Chapter 57: 057 Wen Jiang VS Qin Shi_1
This Miss Du is searchable online, a genius Spirit Card Master from the Frost Moon Country, yet her family immigrated there years ago from Yunxia.
The family’s influence is naturally immense, and now there’s news of their return to the homeland. Wen Jiang stared at her photograph for a few moments.
She had the distinct features of the Yunxia People, poised and majestic, clearly of a nobility not raised by an average family.
This family had immigrated over a hundred years ago yet chose not to intermarry with the people of Frost Moon Country.
Of course, just by looking at it, it was difficult to tell whether she was bound to a System or not.
Wen Jiang glanced again at Nian Jian and seemingly casually asked, "Do you know Du Zhaiyue?"
Nian Jian looked up, her eyes flickering with panic, stammering, "No... I don’t know her."
"Huh?" Zero Egg sensed an abnormality in her hormones. "It’s a bit strange; it’s like she’s lying but not quite?"
"Then she knows her, but not well."
Wen Jiang didn’t seem to want to ask any more. Instead, Nian Jian looked towards Wen Jiang nervously, afraid that she would continue questioning. It was obvious there was something off about her. Wen Jiang had saved her, and since she wasn’t afraid, she should have left, but she had chosen not to. Thinking further about her previous claim of having been locked away all this time, it suggested she didn’t want to return either.
Wen Jiang looked at Nian Jian, "Though I saved you, it was but an accident. What do you plan to do?"
Nian Jian fell silent. She huddled in the wardrobe, looking like a frightened little deer, frail and pitiful.
"It seems you don’t want to go back to where you came from. I don’t care about your reasons. I can keep you for a while, but I don’t support idlers."
Nian Jian looked up at Wen Jiang in surprise. "What... do you mean?" she asked, her voice faint.
Wen Jiang pointed at the table with the leftovers from their meal, "I live in a hotel now, so I don’t need you for these tasks, but if you want to stay, you’ll have to learn to work. Can you cook and clean? I happen to need a nanny."
This was indeed something she had considered. Previously, when she was living alone, Zero Egg was just a System capable of controlling household appliances, but many things were beyond its help. Wen Jiang enjoyed the finer things in life and had been planning to hire a nanny to take care of her. But with so many secrets, she needed someone discreet and not talkative.
Nian Jian seemed a bit dumbfounded. Seeing that Wen Jiang didn’t seem to be joking, she slowly mustered up the courage and said softly, "I can’t..."
"You can learn if you don’t know. If you’re staying, are you expecting me to take care of you?"
But looking at Nian Jian’s delicate skin, the System could modify genetic data, but her temperament made it clear she wasn’t one for household chores. Most likely, she had been kept cloistered. Unfortunately, there was no concept of cherishing beauty in Wen Jiang’s world. After all, she did indeed need a nanny.
As soon as she said this, Wen Jiang saw Nian Jian actually pouted.
It seemed like a subconscious reaction. Although she appeared timid and fearful, there was also a sense of petulance about her. She had been well-raised before, and considering the cards used on her, could it be she was being reared to be offered to someone as a canary? Given the nature of this world, that was quite possible.
Wen Jiang had only been in this world for a short while when she had already witnessed some of the scandalous gossip among the nobility, though it wasn’t widely reported.
Zero Egg might have been slow-witted but could still sense something amiss. "Wouldn’t keeping her cause some trouble?"
Wen Jiang replied, "If she’s a nuisance, kill her." Her words were cruel and merciless.
Zero Egg: "..."
You just saved her, and now you’re changing your tune. That doesn’t seem very appropriate. Of course, it also believed that Wen Jiang was not joking. Wen Jiang wouldn’t do anything rash, but if this Nian Jian turned out to be troublesome and caused problems for Wen Jiang, there was a good chance she would indeed be killed.
Zero Egg couldn’t help but pray for Nian Jian in its heart.Nian Jian observed Wen Jiang for a while. She noticed the slight smile on Wen Jiang’s face, but there was little emotion in her eyes. Nian Jian knew she wasn’t joking.
With no choice, she came out from the wardrobe and slowly approached, her voice carrying a trace of suppressed grievance. "Fine, I’ll learn."
No sooner had the words left her mouth than Wen Jiang glanced at her sideways. "Don’t play the weakling with me; I’m not fooled by that act."
Nian Jian: "..." The look of grievance in her eyes deepened.
Even Zero Egg couldn’t stand to watch. "Host, if you don’t like her, why did you save her? She’s just a pitiful young girl..."
Wen Jiang remained silent.
Zero Egg, despite not having a human form, could feel that the atmosphere was getting heavy and wisely shut its mouth, saying no more.
「In the following days.」
Nian Jian truly stayed put. Apparently fearful of the outside world, she didn’t venture out and spent her time watching TV in her room instead. Even though Wen Jiang was staying at a hotel, there were still things Nian Jian needed to do. After several probing attempts, Wen Jiang confirmed that the girl really couldn’t do anything and was a complete novice in life skills.
Wen Jiang found a slew of live streams like "How to Go From a Novice to a Master Domestic Helper" for Nian Jian to watch. She wasn’t joking—she was serious about training Nian Jian to become a qualified—nanny!
No matter how despairing Nian Jian appeared, Wen Jiang focused on these tasks while also keeping an eye on her own competition.
As the days passed, more and more competitors were eliminated, with many of the favored seed players maintaining an undefeated advantage. Of course, this included Wen Jiang.
Nian Jian knew about Spirit Card Masters in this world, but she seemed to lack a deep understanding of their lives. When Wen Jiang went to compete, she would watch her live stream.
Regrettably, An Fuxue was eliminated on the third day. Her luck had been poor, matched against a seed player from the Broken Heart Association. One loss led to her elimination. Though she was dejected, she had expected this outcome. An Fuxue could only lament her misfortune but chose to stay and continue watching Wen Jiang’s matches.
Wen Jiang’s fame was gradually increasing online. Not to mention how Zero Egg had manipulated the hot comments on the first day to draw attention to her, Wen Jiang’s subsequent matches were impressive enough to merit attention. She didn’t deliberately throw any matches, winning each one cleanly and decisively. Moreover, up to this point, she had either used the Rabbit Demon Card or the Child Demon Card. She hadn’t used any other cards even once.
There were few doubts about her strength. Her effortless wins showcased her abilities, but the problem was that she won too easily. The seed players were holding back, and the audience found it boring. This continued until the fifth day finally brought a highly anticipated match.
Wen Jiang faced a popular candidate from the Aurora Association, Qin Shi.
Without a doubt, he was a formidable player, and Wen Jiang remembered him somewhat—he was one of the few on the field who looked as smug as Noah and just as deserving of a smack based on his expression alone.