Game World: Am I a toy of the system?

For the next ten days, Yao Jun would take Bai Xiaotao to the breakfast shop every day to have breakfast first, then stroll around the city to appreciate the local customs and culture. When it was almost noon, they would go to drink a pot of tea before returning to their temporary residence.

He didn't know what would happen this time. Every day the system would ask him to go to that breakfast shop. After observing for a few days, he didn't see anything unusual. Yao Jun was very puzzled and couldn't figure out the situation.

Although he didn't understand the system's intention, Yao Jun didn't gain nothing. At least the breakfast there was really delicious. Countless people went there to buy breakfast every day. The price was slightly higher than other restaurants, but it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of gourmets.

Even people of this era cannot resist the temptation, let alone Yao Jun who has lived here for more than 20 years. He has long missed modern delicacies.

Although that breakfast shop only sold steamed buns and stir-fried vegetables, it already made Yao Jun extremely surprised, so today he planned to have a frank talk with the grandfather and grandson and invite them to go to Yaoguo to cook for him. The treatment would be absolutely great!

I am the cousin of King Jiqing, the future ruler of Yao Kingdom, a hero in the martial arts world, and Young Master, and I am not short of money!

The idea was good, but when they came to the breakfast shop at noon to have tea, they found that there was no stall set up today and the door was closed.

Seeing this, Bai Xiaotao hurried forward and knocked on the door, but after knocking for a long time, no one answered. Then she asked the neighbors and found out that the grandfather and grandson were picked up after they closed their stall in the morning.

Returning to Yao Jun, Bai Xiaotao told him what she had learned, and finally asked worriedly, "Sir, do you want someone to investigate?"

Yao Jun put his right hand behind his back and placed his left hand on the hilt of the sword. He thought for a moment, nodded slightly, then turned around and walked back the way he came.

After receiving the order, Bai Xiaotao did not follow. Instead, she took out a small bronze mirror the size of a palm from her bag, pointed it at the sky at a good angle, and shook it a few times. Then a falcon descended from the sky and landed steadily on Bai Xiaotao's shoulder.

Then she took out a bamboo stick about the length of her index finger, with tiny words engraved on it, and stuffed it into the tube on the falcon's ankle.

After doing all this, Bai Xiaotao took out a piece of meat and fed it to the falcon before letting it fly away. Then she quickly walked towards the vegetable market in the city.

Yao Jun left and strolled in this ancient city.

The wind blew the veil, revealing the handsome and immortal face. His pair of black pupils were calm, silently observing the people of this world.

Only by experiencing it personally can you understand the meaning of the saying "When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer even more."

Today's Daji is relatively stable, and the princes respect the one in the Yujing Palace as the emperor. However, knowing history, he understands that Daji will be destroyed sooner or later, and will experience hundreds of years of war among the princes.

Even in modern times, wars have never been absent, but they have been kept outside the country by our powerful motherland, allowing our people to live and work in peace.

"Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant."

“I wonder when the world will be at peace?”

"In ancient times, humans competed with nature for living space, but as time went by, it became a battle between people."

"How sad!"

For the first time, compassion appeared in Yao Jun's, or Bai Meng's, heart, and for the first time he set his sights on the bottom of society.

Although Bai Meng's family is also poor in modern times, at least the family is harmonious and healthy. Compared with those who are really in difficulty, they are so lucky.

"It's a pity that I'm small and weak, and I can't do it." Yao Jun sighed.

He walked aimlessly like this. There were fewer and fewer people around him, the road became wider and wider, and the houses on both sides became more and more magnificent.

When he looked up again, a huge palace gate appeared in front of Yao Jun.

"The palace of Chen State, I don't know how much of the people's money has been used."

"The more you plunder, the more you fear being murdered, and then you continue to plunder wealth to protect your own safety."

“Although the city is large and the walls are strong, they also separate the hearts of the people from the king.”

It was not the time to go in yet, so Yao Jun turned around and walked back. Her two-foot-long black hair fluttered in the air as she turned around, with each strand clearly visible. A dark jade crown was tied on her head, which looked low-key and luxurious.

At this moment, he didn't know that the person he was looking for was in the palace behind him.

King Chen Muzhe sat on the throne with his eyelids drooped, observing the women of marriageable age from the branch who were summoned from below.

There was another seat next to the throne, where sat a graceful and elegant woman, none other than Queen Meng. She had a beautiful face and narrow, long eyes that were somewhat cold.

"You all know why I summoned you here today, right?"

"Twenty days later, the young master will come to you on a blind date under the order of the emperor. If any of you can catch his eye, you will enjoy endless wealth and honor in the future."

"In the past, people said that the Zong family was ruthless. Don't say that the Zong family didn't give you a chance this time."

"From today on, you must come to the palace after breakfast every day to learn etiquette, so as not to embarrass yourself. Do you understand?"

Chen Xi hid behind everyone, wanting to be invisible. It would be even better if everyone could forget about her.

Anyone who wants this kind of opportunity can take it, she doesn't want it anyway. As the saying goes, once you enter a noble family, it's like entering a deep sea. Let alone a young master, even if it's the emperor, she doesn't want to marry him.

But he couldn't do anything about it. Since he had been brought into the palace, he had to behave himself. At least he was provided with a meal.

I just don’t know how long I will be busy and whether I will have time to go back and prepare the breakfast to be sold tomorrow morning.

After the king and queen finished their speeches, they left, and the eunuchs took the women from their branch away.

On the way out of the palace, Chen Xi felt that the atmosphere among these branch sisters had become tense.

Maybe it was because she looked young and was wearing coarse linen clothes, although Chen Xi was beautiful, she was not treated as an enemy by these unfamiliar sisters and sisters. This made her temporarily relieved, but she did not dare to be careless.

When I got home, my grandfather had already returned. Neither of them said much. They quickly prepared lunch and took a nap after eating.

After waking up from a nap, Chen Xi scooped some water from the jar and drank it, washed his face, and then began to take care of the vegetables planted in the backyard.

There are only a grandfather and a grandson in the family. Chen Xi's parents died of an illness eight years ago, and his grandmother also died of the same disease a few days later. As for his mother's family, they have long lost contact and have no contact with each other.

It was also from that day that the business of this breakfast shop fell into the hands of Chen Xi and his grandfather.

Although Chen Xi looks only fifteen or sixteen years old, her actual age is already 23. In this era, she is unwanted and will be criticized by others.

It’s not that no one proposed marriage, but they were all rejected.

At Chen Xi's age, he is either a single young man with problems or his wife has died. No young girl would be willing to do that, let alone her.

At dinner, Grandpa Chen finished a mouthful of vegetable porridge in his bowl and washed it down with hot water. He was really frugal to the extreme.

"Xixi, do you... want to fight for it?" Grandpa Chen asked hesitantly.

Chen Xi shook his head: "No, if it's a good thing, will the king and queen still think of our branches?"

Grandpa Chen also knew that there was something wrong, but he had also heard of Gongzi Jun's reputation. He was a great hero and a great man.

Moreover, she came here on the order of the emperor this time. If she can catch his eye, her granddaughter will have a backer in the future.

Grandpa Chen continued to persuade: "Xixi, don't jump to conclusions so quickly. I'll go ask the elders for help later. I hope you'll have someone to rely on in the future."

Chen Xi sighed in her heart, drank the porridge in her bowl in a few mouthfuls, stood up and walked to her grandfather and sat down. Just like when she was a child, she hugged her grandfather's arm and said coquettishly: "Grandpa, I will never marry anyone in this life. I will just stay with you."

Grandpa Chen shook his head and said, "Silly girl, Grandpa is old now, how many years can he accompany you?"

"No, I'll let grandpa accompany me!" Chen Xi said with tears in her eyes.

Grandpa Chen grabbed his granddaughter's hand, sighed, and his face was full of worry. In two years, if his granddaughter still couldn't get married, the royal family would have to appoint a husband for her, and then she wouldn't have the chance to be picky.