Xiao System: Diviner Yi Hua
The Dust Valley Catastrophe

Yi Hua immediately opened the door that he had been wiping from earlier. Although he was actually confused, why would a Prime Minister like Liu Xingsheng come to his residence. If there was any business, Liu Xingsheng could have ordered someone else to call him.

And, this was where Liu Xingsheng was at his doorstep with a panicked face. It made the face of Yi Hua's shower dull again. It's almost like he's sleep-deprived, but has to be awake again.

It was possible that there would be a new problem that Yi Hua would have to face. Yi Hua prepared to pay her respects as she opened the door, but ...

GREPS!

Without counting any more seconds, Liu Xingsheng directly grabbed Yi Hua's hand. The man immediately shook the grip of their hands with a panicked face. That made Yi Hua a little confused. Though he had originally intended to give Liu Xingsheng a greeting, but his raised hand in the air was instead grabbed by the man.

"Yi Hua, do you see death on my face right now?" liu Xingsheng asked with a pale face.

This person came not picked up, and immediately pulled the hands of others carelessly. I'm disguised as a man, but I'm a girl, sir!

"Of course it's because this person doesn't know, Yi Hua," said Xiao who was saturated with thoughts of Yi Hua.

Why does he always think about the attitude of others to him, when he knows that in the eyes of others he is a man. In their time a beauty is very guarded and usually not many people touch the hands of the girl. Especially if it is not the husband of the girl herself.

However Yi Hua was a being that was seen as a man in this life. So that he could not protest for the actions of other men around him. Especially if it is about intimacy.

Also ...

"Sorry, Prime Minister Liu. I don't understand," replied Yi Hua who was trying to pull her hand from Liu Xingsheng's grasp.

However, it was only after a few moments that his hand was freed, that Liu Xingsheng again withdrew his hand. This time Liu Xingsheng shook it even harder. Even Yi Hua whose body tended to be petite was instantly drawn forward.

"Yi Hua, you have to predict my luck today. If I seem to have misfortune and abstinence, then you should tell me," explained Liu Xingsheng whose face was as pale as he knew.

This man could not cover his own fears.

Just now Yi Hua wanted to answer, his collar was pulled slowly from behind. It made a new figure enter between the commotion of the two of them. There Liu Xingsheng instantly realized that there was someone else near them.

THE TEP!

Liu Xingsheng simply stared confusedly at An's hand which pulled Yi Hua's arm from Liu Xingsheng's grasp. Afterwards, An gave a faint smile to Liu Xingsheng, and paid his respects.

"Prime Minister Liu, it is very disrespectful to speak in front. Please come in," An said as he pulled Yi Hua's shoulder to get inside.

"Either why at first glance I thought that man was like he wanted to slash my head. Or, I just think too much?" That was what came to Liu Xingsheng's mind, but he couldn't question because he was also confused.

Of all things, why was the mysterious bodyguard man in Yi Hua's residence?

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Hey, it's not that Yi Hua can't predict, is it?

Yi Hua clearly did not have the vision that Liu Xingsheng had expected. Especially by seeing luck or predictions about the lives of others. He could not see it, because Yi Hua was a so-called fortune teller.

"If you say his fate is unlucky, then the way to look your prophecy really happens is to go along with him. You can definitely bring misfortune to the lives of others," Xiao said in Yi Hua's ear.

This system ...

Why can he speak so honestly?

"What's up, Prime Minister Liu?" yi Hua asked who poured tea for Liu Xingsheng.

Beside Yi Hua there was An who drank his tea without saying much. Actually Liu Xingsheng was not very familiar with An, because he had only met a few times with this man. Even he himself was not so sure that he could be close to this calm, but gripping man.

Without many words, Liu Xingsheng directly gulped down the tea. However, because his movements were so fast, he coughed loudly. Especially supported by the distinctive bitter taste of the tea.

"GODDESS ... UHUK!! Is this tea made with soaking charcoal?" liu Xingsheng asked with a flushed face.

His eyes stared in horror at the tea that should have been rather clear, but like it had been exposed to ink from a squid. How could anyone make tea this strong?

Then, why would that man named An be able to drink it like this very normal tea?

Coupled with rose petals that are in the tea bowl. It was obviously Yi Hua making rose tea, but why did it taste like it was not rose tea. Liu Xingsheng had until bad thoughts about the contents within his own drink.

"This tea is soaked with sap from the poison-neutralizing roots of the food. It is good to release the poison in the body so that the blood flow is always smooth," Yi Hua replied with a calm face. He saw nothing wrong with what he was doing.

Xiao was becoming more and more inexhaustible with Yi Hua's behavior. It was still early in the morning that Yi Hua had already started a lot of trouble. Especially with his food experiment.

"Why don't you become a Royal Physician instead of a fortune teller" said Xiao, who gave up on Yi Hua's unique thought.

Great idea!

Xiao should have proposed nothing. He was just afraid that a terrifying new type of medicine would emerge from Yi Hua's much more unique thinking. He just didn't want Yi Hua to become a mad researcher like in a different part of the country from them. I don't know who will be the trial material of this Yi Hua.

Liu Xingsheng instantly felt like he had forgotten the reason why he was in this place.

"Yi Hua, it seems like I am indeed being unlucky," whispered Liu Xingsheng who was feeling sorry for himself.

Yi Hua frowned with Liu Xingsheng who continued to fumble about misfortune and so on. "Is there a new mission in the kingdom?"

Yi Hua's gaze briefly glanced back at An. But the man seemed not to care much about what happened. Even if the man was not a personal bodyguard of the King, but he did not seem interested in royal matters. Yi Hua never really understood what An was thinking.

Liu Xingsheng patted her cheek a few times before replying. It seemed like Liu Xingsheng was still on the verge of his consciousness due to the tea from Yi Hua. However, he should not forget his purpose of coming to Yi Hua's residence.

"I have to take care of something in the North City," Liu Xingsheng said after recalling what his purpose was when he came to Yi Hua.

Even he went straight to Yi Hua after he found out the fortune teller was back. Before that, Liu Xingsheng was struck by nightmares and bad prejudices as a result of King Li Shen's orders for him. If he could refuse, then he wanted to refuse. The problem is that this task is so important that the Prime Minister has to step in.

Yi Hua who had been experiencing itching in his head would not want to scratch his head again. He should have taken a shower by now, and cleaned his head. However, due to Liu Xingsheng's arrival, Yi Hua was unable to do so.

Well, because An is also at his residence.

"Then, is this task dangerous?" yi Hua asked who was confused by Liu Xingsheng's hysterical attitude.

This man actually entered the ranks of the High Officials because of the insiders. It was fortunate that Liu Xingsheng did not become the sole Prime Minister of the Li Kingdom. If that were to happen, perhaps Liu Xingsheng would bring the Li Kingdom into a time of silliness.

"Not the task, but the road to it is dangerous!"

Huh uh?

Of course not!

Let alone the Valley of Dust, the market in the City Center he did not know its location. It was all because he was the 'new' person in this world. All he knew was that his life only moved based on the system that set it up.

He was nearly empty upon entering Yi Hua's life.

"It was in the Northern part of the Li Kingdom. The area was rather remote, and the territory was rugged. Although now it has been made a bit wide path, but the possibility of entering the Dust Valley is very large," An explained as he watched Yi Hua scratch his head.

This guy doesn't pull it at all. That was what Xiao thought. Even Yi Hua did not hesitate to pluck her hair to reduce itching. If there were any writing to measure beauty, then Yi Hua would be at the bottom of the list of that size.

"Is there no other way to get to the North City?" yi Hua asked made sense.

It's like you don't have a problem choosing a detour, as long as you don't meet a herd of cows on the way. Because it can make the trip hampered. That was what Yi Hua could suggest to Liu Xingsheng.

"Well, by boat. Penetrating the sea," An replied very briefly, and somehow Yi Hua was able to catch it well. The man only mentioned the important points.

However, the matter discussed by Liu Xingsheng was starting to clear up. The North City is a city far from its center. The road is quite far, let alone rotate by crossing the sea. However, of course because this alternative route cannot be used in recent days. Now is not the best season to travel by sea.

He said, the wind on land alone was very strong, especially at sea. In recent days, all activity at sea level has been halted. Liu Xingsheng obviously could not use the ship to head for the Northern City.

Yi Hua tidied her hair back to make it look a little authoritative. "Maybe the trip could be postponed until the ship could sail" he suggested.

"Maybe it can't" said An who seemed to know about the matter Liu Xingsheng had to work on in the Northern City.

Liu Xingsheng's face also looked extremely frustrated. "So, what should I do, Yi Hua?"

Why are you asking me!? As if you see my life as very good and smooth.

"How terrifying is this Valley of Dust?" asked the curious Yi Hua.

No one had explained this Valley of Dust to her yet.

"Dust Valley, as the name implies, the region is very dusty. The valley, not so far from the road that people could walk. At first the area was fine, until the last ten years there were many strange events in that place. Although there were still passers-by on that road, but it was just like giving life. They're not really coming back."

Oh ...

Yi Hua turned to An who turned out to be kind to her to explain. Especially when he realized that An's explanation had not been completed. There's still nothing An hasn't told me about the valley.

Yet An shook his head as if he understood Yi Hua's intentions. "Nobody knows why the last ten years of the Valley of Dust have been like that. There are too many rumors about it all. Some say that in the region is actually not haunted or anything, just that people get lost in the dust. Then, die of asphyxiation or starvation. There are also those who say that perhaps the one that disappeared inside the Dust Valley was buried by a very thick dust. No one knows."

Was this like the mist made by Zhang Yi? Like there is an effect for sleepiness and so on.

But it can only be a conjecture without any concrete evidence.

Liu Xingsheng actually felt dry in his throat when he heard An's explanation. However, he had no choice but to gulp his own saliva. He obviously didn't want to go into danger twice!

"Say, the Valley of Dust can be passed if the rain comes. The current season is rainy and windy, so Your Majesty allowed us to pass through," Liu Xingsheng said with a very pale face. He obviously didn't want to go through such a dangerous place.

Well, even though he's not alone.

Yi Hua thought about the other advice he could give Liu Xingsheng. However, he was also still confused as he could only find one option for it. That is, pretending to be dying so as not to be given a mission from the Kingdom.

"Are the people who disappeared there all undiscovered?"

He shrugged his shoulders lazily. "It could be yes, but it could not be. No one can guarantee the truth. After all, the government doesn't know how many people would come there if there were no reports."

In other words, it will continue to be 'ignorance' as long as no one comes back and explains what happened there.

"It seems like this Master knows quite a lot."

The remark made Yi Hua and Liu Xingsheng turn towards the door, while An did not care much. Even he was just twirling his empty tea bowl. It was as if he did not want to see anyone speaking before.

"Prime Minister Huan," Yi Hua greeted respectfully.

While Liu Xingsheng only stared horror at Huan Ran who managed to find him. The reason, Liu Xingsheng had actually escaped from the carriage for them to depart. Liu Xingsheng had to look for Yi Hua first to see his luck. So he was not so scared on the way.

"Sister Huan Ran," Liu Xingsheng said timidly.

Huan Ran very 'politely' went inside. He sat down next to Liu Xingsheng, and directly faced An. Even so, his gaze on An was always fierce. It was as if they had a veiled grudge that could not be released for many years.

I don't know.

This was only a conjecture from Yi Hua. He did not think that these two quiet people would have internal conflicts.

"All you did was make a fuss, Xingsheng. You shouldn't have come here, and I wouldn't have met this guy" Huan Ran said, clearly insinuating An.

But An was not so affected. The man only noticed Yi Hua who was busy with her hair. However, he knew enough which was more important to do than to serve Huan Ran.

An smiled thinly. "You know where the door is, Prime Minister Huan."

Yi Hua sighed for a moment. "Sorry if I'm sassy. Allow me to take this journey."

I should always embrace death with me, right?

In his mind Xiao somehow said nothing. However Yi Hua knew he had done what he should. To reach death to live.

How ironic!

"I can see the bad aura, and maybe it can be useful during the trip," said Yi Hua who again developed a lie in his life.

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