WARNING: MTL
Plan A
The Days and Nights of the Courtesan 1
I feel like hitting someone
Su Xin’s silhouette moved through the night, her steps leisurely. When she reached her destination, she climbed up the wall with agility, jumped through the window, rolled lightly on the floor, stood up, and patted her pants.
Blinding lights turned on, and Su Xin squinted her eyes.
“Can you come into my house like a normal person?”
A woman in pajamas, holding a lollipop, said irritably to Su Xin who was standing in the living room.
“You’ll get used to it. Eating candy at night again? Be careful, you might ruin your teeth. Qingqing, I’m hungry.”
Su Xin rubbed her stomach and winked at Qiu Qingqing.
“You’re so annoying.”
Qiu Qingqing came down the stairs, shoved her half-eaten lollipop into Su Xin’s mouth, and walked towards the kitchen, turning on the kitchen light.
Su Xin sat cross-legged, eating the lollipop, waiting for Qiu Qingqing to cook for her.
It wasn’t long before Qiu Qingqing brought out a plate of Yangzhou fried rice and placed it on the dining table.
“Eat.”
Su Xin spat out the lollipop stick she had finished and tossed it into the trash can. After washing her hands in the kitchen, she sat in the living room to eat.
“How many days can you rest this time?”
Qiu Qingqing asked softly.
“I don’t know. I just finished a small job, and I’m a bit tired.”
Su Xin mumbled through bites of delicious fried rice.
Su Xin’s profession is quite unique; to put it bluntly, she is not a good person.
An assassin is supposed to be a very mysterious profession. Su Xin started at the age of 16, and now at 23, she is beginning to feel weary after 6 years.
Her parents were both assassins and were quite renowned within the organization. They had hoped for her to live a normal life, but when she was 4, her parents were ambushed during a mission and didn’t make it back alive. Under the organization’s arrangement, she inherited her parents’ profession and began a life that was far from clean.
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For Su Xin, there weren’t any significant emotional fluctuations. The hellish training had taught her to point the blade at her enemies—or her comrades.
At the age of 17, she was no longer just a pure assassin but had become more like a cleaner, responsible for eliminating other criminals.
Initially, she wasn’t highly valued by the organization because she had her own principles, which the leader found laughable—she refused to harm innocent people.
So, after working for a year, she was assigned the role of a cleaner by the organization.
Qiu Qingqing watched her finish eating, then took the plate to the kitchen to wash it.
“Qingqing, when does your leave end?”
Qiu Qingqing was the only companion Su Xin trusted; their bond had been forged through shared experiences.
“Soon. You should go take a bath and get some sleep.”
Su Xin nodded and, after bathing, lay down on her bed.
【Ding-dong, Host, you have received a request for a trade from an ancient dimension. Do you accept?】
The voice of System Fourteen echoed in Su Xin’s mind, and she chose to accept.
In fact, Su Xin was already a dead person. She had been crushed to death by a large truck while trying to save a child, driven by her helpful nature.
Although she was quite formidable, it was only in comparison to other humans.
Just when she thought she was about to meet her end, she heard a mechanical voice.
The mechanical voice introduced itself as the Fate Trading System, designed to promote truth, goodness, and beauty. It initiated a series of philosophical transactions, binding her and explaining the rules.
As long as she completed a mission, not only could she survive in the mission world, but she would also gain an additional year of life in the real world. This great offer was something Su Xin, who did not want to die, immediately agreed to.
System Daddy Fourteen said that following it would lead to a promising future.
She had no idea what method Fourteen used, but even though she had clearly died, she found herself climbing up from the ground again, with no one noticing anything unusual. It was incredibly eerie.
Fourteen did not make her start a mission immediately because it said that there were requirements for Fate Traders; not just anyone could casually engage in trades .
Su Xin was now in a state of credit, consuming the lifespan she would gain from successfully completing future missions in advance.
Su Xin also asked Fourteen if it wasn’t afraid of her failing the missions and wasting their efforts.
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Fourteen said that if she failed, she would die miserably, meaning she would experience two types of death.
There was no “if” for Su Xin; she answered Fourteen resolutely at that time.
【Dimensional transmission in progress, trader’s identity being revealed, real-world cryogenic sleep successful, mission starting.】
In front of Su Xin was a woman dressed in ancient clothing, with bright eyes and a charming demeanor, though her expression was very troubled.
“Are you the noble person who will help me?”
The woman spoke in an archaic manner, her expression tinged with excitement.
“Yes, I am. I will receive all your information shortly. What is your wish?”
Su Xin, dressed in black leather clothes and pants, looked completely different from the woman.
“This humble one wants to become the top courtesan and be recognized as the most beautiful woman in the Four Kingdoms!”
The woman was full of ambition, looking at Su Xin as if she were a treasure.
“I entrust my body to you, noble person. I will leave first.”
The woman in ancient clothing smiled, and then disappeared into thin air.
Su Xin opened her eyes and saw a brass mirror in front of her, reflecting a somewhat blurry image.
In the mirror, the woman had delicate eyebrows, but her gaze was cold and contrasting with her beautiful face.
Master Fourteen, what did the trader say her wish was? To become the most beautiful in the Four Kingdoms?
【Indeed, that is correct, my esteemed host.】
What a strange wish… What are the rules for selecting people in your world?
Su Xin thought it might be some undercover mission or revenge plot, but for it, fighting and killing were everyday occurrences. However, a beauty contest was an entirely new experience.
【Please do your best, esteemed host. Fourteen will always be your spiritual support.】
Who is the most beautiful person in the Four Kingdoms?
【I’ll check it, found it, the Empress Qu Feiqing of the Qu Liu Kingdom.】
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How big is the gap between her and me?
【It’s like the difference between clouds and mud.】
…Damn it.
A knock on the door, and someone whispered outside.
“Miss, it’s time to freshen up. Mother is waiting for you.”
Su Xin remembered that this body was only sixteen years old, and in a few days, she would be able open her flower bud.
【Host, abnormal emotional fluctuations detected.】
I feel like hitting someone.
