Female Protagonist Assistance System

Chapter 97 : . Long Hair to the Waist

After staying in the Ancient Clan for a few days, Xiao Han was preparing to depart for Soul Hall. Four years ago, people from Soul Hall had attacked her elder brothers, resulting in her eldest brother Xiao Ding's disappearance. Xiao Han suspected that Xiao Ding must have been captured by Soul Hall, especially after hearing that the Young Hall Master of Soul Hall was Xiao Yan.

Due to their favoritism towards her, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had repeatedly clashed with Xiao Yan, who "bullied" her in childhood, causing Xiao Yan to particularly despise these two brothers. However, at that time, although Xiao Yan was talented, he couldn't compare to his much older brothers. Later, when his cultivation improved, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had gone out to gain experience.

Xiao Han had no doubt that Xiao Yan, with his petty nature and extreme tendency to hold grudges, would not let Xiao Ding off easily.

Regardless, she had to go to Soul Hall to investigate.

When she informed Gu Xun'er of this, Gu Xun'er belatedly exclaimed, remembering something.

"Speaking of which," Gu Xun'er said, "I broke Xiao Yan's legs."

Xiao Han was somewhat surprised, not by Gu Xun'er's action of breaking Xiao Yan's legs, but by the fact that Xiao Yan had appeared before Gu Xun'er.

"That guy somehow became the Young Hall Master of Soul Hall," Gu Xun'er frowned, saying, "The Soul Clan Leader, Soul Emperor Tian, wants to obtain the Ancestral Awakening Jade, enter the tomb of Ancestral Emperor Tuo She to obtain the Origin Emperor Qi, become a Dou God, and then declare war on the other seven great clans."

Xiao Han was even more surprised. Declared war? So directly?

If she remembered correctly, in the original story, Soul Hall initially only weakened and dissolved these clans through alienation and underhanded methods. Why had they directly declared war this time? Facing all seven great clans at once, even the Soul Clan, as an ancient clan, couldn't handle it, could they?

Gu Xun'er furrowed her brows slightly: "I don't know why either, but the Soul Clan suddenly increased in strength, and they seemed to have planted spies in various clans. The Medicine Clan was almost annihilated."

Could it be the 'Sha Qi' Wei Yiling mentioned? A trace of contemplation flashed through Xiao Han's eyes.

Otherwise, there was no way to explain the Soul Clan's sudden increase in strength.

"The Soul Clan also planted spies in the Ancient Clan, but fortunately, they were all removed in time. One of them was even an elder within the clan," Gu Xun'er wrinkled her nose, looking quite disgusted. "Although our Ancient Clan isn't on particularly good terms with the Medicine Clan, we share a common fate. So Father still dispatched some powerful experts to support the Medicine Clan, and I led the team."

Hearing this, Xiao Han roughly understood: "You encountered Xiao Yan at the Medicine Clan?"

Gu Xun'er nodded, seeming to recall something unpleasant, her face darkening: "That person, still as disgusting and nonsensical as ever, said many strange things during the battlefield confrontation. Something about being the chosen one, about me being his wife, about Senior Sister being some kind of virus eight... eight brother? Anyway, I basically didn't understand."

Eight brother? Xiao Han was momentarily confused before realizing Xiao Yan probably meant 'bug'.

Gu Xun'er hugged Xiao Han's neck angrily, continuing: "Then he said many insulting things about Senior Sister. I was so angry that in the subsequent battle, I used Heterogeneous Flame to break his legs."

After thinking for a moment, she added: "All three legs were broken."

Xiao Han: "—??!"

For some reason, a chill suddenly ran up her spine. Xiao Han silently shifted her position.

All three legs broken, as expected of her Young Miss.

However...

According to Wei Yiling, although Xiao Yan was a puppet tool, he was also a person bearing the world's fortunes, that is, the protagonist. If Xun'er could so severely injure Xiao Yan, who had great fortune, did it mean... that Xun'er's fortune had approached Xiao Yan's, gradually replacing his position as the chosen one?

[Yes, Host.] Hearing Xiao Han's question, the system checked the data and replied, [Based on current data, the female lead's fortune has indeed nearly caught up with the male lead Xiao Yan's. It just needs a trigger to replace Xiao Yan and become the chosen one.]

"What kind of trigger?" Xiao Han asked.

[This requires the Host to search for the answer herself, because the circumstances differ for each world, so the triggers are different.] The system replied, [In some worlds, it's stealing the protagonist's cheat abilities to a certain extent; in others, it requires cornering the protagonist to a dead end, leaving them no way out. As for this world... the system is not quite clear what the trigger is.]

"Cornering to a dead end..." Xiao Han found it somewhat amusing, "Sounds like a villain."

The system seemed a bit embarrassed: [Although it sounds villainous, we do exist to save the world. It's a bit too much to call ourselves righteous; rather, our stance is on the side of the great dao rules.]

Xiao Han remained noncommittal. She wasn't a good person; as long as it didn't violate the principles her master taught, everything else was irrelevant.

"I want to go with Senior Sister," Gu Xun'er suddenly said.

Hearing this, Xiao Han looked at her.

Gu Xun'er pouted, hugging Xiao Han's waist, nuzzling her like a spoiled child, saying, "I don't want to be separated from Senior Sister again."

Xiao Han was momentarily stunned, then her heart melted completely. She raised her hand to pat Gu Xun'er's head, agreeing: "Consider it as gaining experience."

"Just the two of us?" Gu Xun'er asked, "Do we need to bring more people? I can ask Father to lend us a couple of elders."

Xiao Han thought for a moment, then shook her head: "Just the two of us will be fine. I can protect you."

Gu Xun'er nodded. She wanted to act with just Senior Sister, not wanting anyone else to follow.

So this matter was settled. Before leaving, Gu Xun'er still informed Gu Yuan. Originally, Gu Yuan was worried about his precious daughter's safety and wanted her to take along a few Dou Sheng level elders, after all, these two were going to cause trouble at Soul Hall. However, after Gu Xun'er's strong opposition, Gu Yuan reluctantly agreed not to send people, but gave Gu Xun'er a bunch of good items.

Holding the storage ring filled to the brim, Gu Xun'er felt somewhat amused and exasperated. She wasn't worried about encountering any danger.

Was her Senior Sister a vegetarian?

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"Soul Hall has a branch in a place called Netherworld City in the western region of the Central Plains," Gu Xun'er said, holding Xiao Han's hand while riding on the back of a giant flying magical beast. "I once heard from captured Soul Clan members that the people they catch, as long as they're not important figures, are all locked up in Netherworld City. I think, even if Cousin Xiao Ding has a grudge with Xiao Yan, with his Dou Great Master cultivation, he probably wouldn't be considered important and should be imprisoned there."

Xiao Han nodded and asked, "Does Xun'er know the route to Netherworld City?"

Gu Xun'er smiled, patting the magical beast beneath them, saying, "I might not know, but Little White does."

As if to confirm the truth of Gu Xun'er's words, the magical beast beneath them let out a cry.

This was a genuine Dou Emperor level magical beast, yet it was being raised by the Gu family as a flying mount. According to Gu Xun'er, these types of magical beasts were usually offspring born to the Ancient Clan's magical beasts, raised from birth, so they were particularly loyal and obedient. However, because they were raised primarily as transportation tools, their personal strength was mostly built up through various medicinal substances. They didn't have strong combat abilities and couldn't speak human language like ordinary sixth-rank magical beasts.

Although both Xiao Han and Gu Xun'er possessed the ability to walk on air, and Xiao Han could even directly tear through space for traversal, she didn't know the way. Moreover, Gu Xun'er's Dou Qi reserves weren't sufficient to support long-term air walking. So Gu Xun'er simply brought out a flying magical beast from the Ancient Clan as a means of transportation.

"It's said that branch has several protectors and an elder. Because Soul Hall likes to imprison captured people there, it's considered quite important, so Soul Hall has sent many powerful experts to guard it," Gu Xun'er leaned against Xiao Han, her right hand idly playing with Xiao Han's hair. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she changed the subject, saying, "Senior Sister, your hair has grown so much longer. I didn't notice it the past few days."

Perhaps due to being quite tired in the past few days, Gu Xun'er indeed hadn't noticed that Xiao Han's hair had almost reached her ankles. However, she usually liked to wear it up with a wooden hairpin, so it wasn't noticeable how long it had grown.

Xiao Han hadn't paid much attention to her own hair either. Hearing Gu Xun'er mention it now, she took a rough look, comparing it to its previous length, and nodded: "It has grown quite long indeed."

After all, she hadn't cut her hair in four years. How could it not grow?

After a pause, she added, "When we return from Soul Hall, Xun'er can help me cut it off, alright?"

Hearing this, Gu Xun'er's eyes lit up. She took a strand of Xiao Han's hair, gently rubbing it between her thumb and forefinger, her mind already envisioning several hairstyles that would suit Xiao Han.

Seeing through Gu Xun'er's thoughts at a glance, Xiao Han couldn't help but smile. She reminded her, "Just cutting it short is fine, no need for anything complicated."

Hearing this, Gu Xun'er was visibly disappointed. She played with Xiao Han's hair somewhat reluctantly, saying, "I think Senior Sister's hair is so beautiful, we could cut it into a prettier style... Just cutting it short would be such a waste of such good hair."

Xiao Han raised an eyebrow slightly, turning to look at Gu Xun'er. Her silver eyes seemed to contain deep emotions as she deliberately lowered her voice, making her already beautiful and dignified voice become deep and magnetic: "What's wrong? Don't you think my current hairstyle looks good?"

Caught off guard by Xiao Han's sudden remark, Gu Xun'er felt a rush of heat surge up. Her fair ears instantly turned crimson.

Senior Sister's voice... Gu Xun'er gently bit her lip, feeling an indescribable shyness in her heart. She felt her legs weaken.

This voice was exactly the same as when Senior Sister called her name by her ear in bed!

Seeing the smile in Xiao Han's eyes, Gu Xun'er raised her hand in embarrassed annoyance and lightly punched her: "Senior Sister, you're doing this on purpose!"

Xiao Han looked at her with apparent innocence: "What am I doing on purpose?"

Gu Xun'er's face flushed red. She felt that after four years apart, her Senior Sister seemed to have learned to be mischievous. What was on purpose... How could she say such things here?

Although currently, it was just the two of them and a magical beast, but still...

Feeling her teeth itch with frustration, Gu Xun'er pounced on Xiao Han, hugging her neck and angrily biting her neck.

Not feeling any pain but rather finding it somewhat ticklish, Xiao Han wrapped her arms around Gu Xun'er's waist. She raised her right hand, gently lifting Gu Xun'er's long hair, her gaze softening as she said, "Xun'er's hair... is also very beautiful."

Gu Xun'er buried her head in Xiao Han's neck, not saying anything, but Xiao Han could feel the girl's mood visibly improving.

"I once heard a saying," Xiao Han said softly, looking at the long hair in her hand. "When your hair grows to your waist, will you marry me?"

"Xun'er, now that your hair has fallen to your waist, when do you plan to marry me?"