Chapter 262: System Crashed, Space Occupied

Feng Zhuo glanced at Ah Bao quietly. No matter where she was, the little princess cared deeply for the people. It seemed to be a part of her nature.

The villagers, seeing Di Hongluan’s indifferent expression, became even angrier.

“You ruined our crops, and you still have the nerve to argue.”

“A bunch of troublemakers! Isn’t it just a few fields? I’ll compensate you. Is ten taels of silver enough?” Di Hongluan took out her money pouch.

“Is this how you’re going to dismiss us? Ten taels to pacify us? You really have some nerve, young lady.”

“Fine, twenty taels then.”

“Hmph, still not enough.”

“Are you trying to extort us?” Di Hongluan’s face flushed with anger, “Do you know who I am? I’m—”

As the words were about to come out, Di Hongluan swallowed them.

If her uncle found out she had secretly come to Yue City and met with the Fire Kingdom prince, it would be trouble!

With her current status, she couldn’t afford to meet a prince.

Even though Di Jiaoyang had seen her, being just over a year old, she wouldn’t dare to speak out.

“Just what?” the villagers demanded.

“Isn’t this money enough? If you want more, I don’t have it. If you common folk cause trouble, the government won’t spare you.”

The villagers wanted justice but didn’t want to escalate the matter, especially not to the authorities.

“Go away.”

Di Hongluan turned her head and realized the horse was gone.

“That horse should be included in your compensation. From now on, you’re not allowed to enter our village. If we see you again, we’ll drive you away!”

The villagers led the horse away.

Di Hongluan was stunned. Without the horse, how was she supposed to return to the capital?

And she had no money.

Looking for Di Jiaoyang in the crowd, she found the girl had disappeared without a trace.

Di Hongluan realized she was abandoned in the wilderness, penniless!

“Di Jiaoyang!!!”

She was furious!

Di Jiaoyang had deliberately left her. Even if she was small, she could have pulled her out with the help of that young eunuch who was with her.

Not only did Di Jiaoyang not help, but she also led the villagers to her.

Ahhh!

Di Hongluan was so angry she couldn’t breathe properly, wanting to cry but unable to.

“System, system, system…” Di Hongluan shouted frantically.

【System has crashed. System has crashed. Beep beep beep—】

Di Hongluan couldn’t hold back her anger any longer, and she spat out a mouthful of blood, trembling by the roadside. “Why are you crashing now? You were functioning fine earlier. Now that there’s a problem, you’re playing dead? Come out, come out, come out!”

The system sighed, feeling extremely aggrieved, 【Host’s physical functions are too weak. The system cannot be revived. System has crashed, crashed…】

“Ah!” Di Hongluan slammed the ground with her fist, causing stones to embed in her skin.

“Space, the system is down, but I still have the space! Di Jiaoyang, you’re just a useless pawn. Dream on if you think you can mess with me!”

Di Hongluan nearly forgot about her second advantage. Besides the system, she also had the space.

Inside it were many precious pills she had saved up over ten years of hard work.

Di Hongluan entered her mind space and found the door tightly shut. She tried to enter using her thoughts, but a single word came from inside: “Scram!”

Di Hongluan’s eyes widened. “Evil spirit?”

It was in her space, and it had even locked her out.

“Get out! I need to access the space to get my pills.”

“Who should scram?” the evil spirit’s voice was cold.

Di Hongluan took a deep breath to control her anger. “Come out.”

Once you’re out, I’ll use a talisman to destroy you!

“If you want me to go out, I will. Do you really think you’re someone special? I’m so powerful that no one else can command me.” The red-clad evil spirit clearly wasn’t cooperating.

Di Hongluan couldn’t hold it in any longer. “That’s my space! Mine!”

“Now that I occupy it, it’s mine. You should step aside.”

Di Hongluan roared, “If I die, do you think you can stay inside my body? You’re just a disaster!”

She had wanted to curse the red-clad evil spirit for a long time but hadn’t had the chance. Today, she wouldn’t hold back.

The red-clad evil spirit wasn’t angered and casually threw several bottles and jars at her. “You just wanted the pills from your space, right? Here you go. Why are you in such a hurry? Even as a princess, you have no grace.”

“But your space is quite nice. It’s spacious and full of spiritual energy. Can it be moved?”

The red-clad evil spirit seemed to be eyeing her space with ulterior motives.

Di Hongluan eagerly went to pick up the bottles and jars, opening them one by one, only to find them empty. Her mind went blank.

Forgetting about the red-clad evil spirit’s words, she suddenly screamed, “Ah! My pills!”

The red-clad evil spirit impatiently cleared its ears. “Can you be a bit more composed? You’re always shouting and screaming.”

“My pills?”

“I ate them.”

“How dare you eat my pills? You actually stole from me!”

“Alright, alright, stop whining. Do you think I care? I did, and what are you going to do about it?” The red-clad evil spirit was indifferent to Di Hongluan’s anger.

“I saved you and helped you enter the palace to absorb dragon energy for healing. If it weren’t for me, you’d be long dead. Is this how you repay me?”

“What more do you want? If you anger me, I can do anything. You better watch your words.”

Di Hongluan’s chest heaved with rage, feeling completely helpless against the red-clad evil spirit.

He not only stayed in her body but also occupied her space and ate all her pills.

Two advantages: one system and one space—now both were useless.

Di Hongluan was on the verge of breaking down…

She cried bitterly, but after her tears, she began walking step by step toward the capital.

She couldn’t die outside. She needed to return to the bustling Han Wangfu in the capital, recover her strength, let the system recover, and when she was well, she wouldn’t have trouble accessing her space.

Before dawn, Di Hongluan reached Yue City.

Her stomach growled with hunger, and her hair was disheveled, completely losing her usual high and mighty demeanor.

Before daybreak, the breakfast vendors were already setting up their stalls.

Di Hongluan stood in front of a bun stall.

The vendor shouted, “Hot buns, hot buns! Oh, where did this little beggar come from? Go away.”

Di Hongluan felt her side; she had not a single copper coin.

Starving and seeing a stray dog eating from a bowl nearby, she licked her lips. Hunger was truly unbearable. She walked closer, almost reaching the dog bowl—