After finishing her conversation with the system, Lin Zaozao was immediately rendered speechless.
The two choices the system gave her were equivalent to no choice at all. She was unhappy with either letting her consummate marriage with Ji Fantian and the others, or trading her lifespan.
Ji Fantian and the others would not agree to consummate marriage.
And she did not agree to trade her own lifespan.
After all, who would be willing to die early after getting a chance to be revived!
But if she did not complete this mission, her death would be certain. She had miraculously gained a second life and did not want to die yet.
Just as Lin Zaozao was hesitating, the system's sly words clearly resounded in her mind.
[Host, you can choose both conditions at the same time. First find a husband to consummate marriage with, then trade five years of your life.
If the level five antidote is not enough, this system can provide the host high-grade infatuation drugs for free, to aid the consummation of your marriage.]
[Damn it! It's easy for you to say when you don't have to trade your life.
Besides, the men in the Canglan Country cherish their reputation as much as the ancient women.
No matter which husband I consummate marriage with now, I will have to take responsibility for them in the future.
But Ji Fantian and the others have special identities. Do you think we would live happily ever after if we were forced to be tied together because of consummating marriage? ]
[System: ......]
[Furthermore, do you think I can force them if I wanted? ]
[The fat girl definitely can't overpower them.]
[Damn it! Stupid system. You know I can't overpower them yet you still suggest these rotten ideas.]
As Lin Zaozao watched the people kneeling on the ground begging her for help, she got a headache and plopped down on the ground out of exhaustion.
She squeezed the fat on her belly and looked at the kneeling people, feeling that she was about to faint.
But her physical fitness was too good and she remained extremely clear-headed.
Damn this wretched fate.
Just as she started to see a glimmer of hope in her new life, this wretched fate sent her such a huge "gift".
Right now she was utterly useless, only fat.
As Lin Zaozao looked at the fat on her belly, her eyes lit up and she frantically called out to the system in her mind.
[System, as long-term cooperative partners, I have a tiny request that I hope you can agree to.]
[What request?]
[System, can I trade my body fat for level five antidote! One hundred catties for one pellet, two hundred catties for two pellets, good deal right! You won't lose out!]
[Okay, host. It starts at three hundred catties per exchange. May I ask, do you have three hundred catties of fat?]
[I do! Let me first trade two hundred catties of fat. I'll owe you the one hundred catties first. I'll pay you back immediately when I gain more later.]
[Sorry host, there is no credit policy here. Or you can eat well and gain four hundred catties first before exchanging with the system for level five antidote, how about that?]
After the system's voice disappeared from Lin Zaozao's mind, she was not scared at all. Instead, she narrowed her eyes and smiled.
Damn it, losing weight was difficult for her, but gaining weight was the simplest thing for her, Lin Zaozao!
With that weight gaining cheat device, she could become a four hundred catties fat ball in one day.
As long as she gained enough weight, she would immediately trade for the antidote. With four hundred catties, minus the three hundred trade, her one hundred catties self would definitely transform into a peerless beauty.
Thinking of this, Lin Zaozao felt relieved. She was even grateful to the system for providing her such a fast way to lose weight.
She patted her butt and stood up, looking at the Old Village Chief and Wang Family members kneeling on the ground.
"Old Village Chief, don't keep kneeling. Answer my questions honestly first and tell me everything you know. I'll consider saving you after that."
Upon hearing Lin Zaozao's words, when the Old Village Chief and Wang Family men raised their heads, they met her cold piercing eyes.
There was not a shred of smile left in Lin Zaozao's eyes now. Only sharp scrutiny that plunged straight into their hearts.
Damn it, she could pretend to be ignorant and uncaring, but she was no fool.
If she really became an idiot, how would she survive in this strict ancient hierarchical society?
Seeing Lin Zaozao's icy gaze, the Old Village Chief and Wang Family men exchanged glances, realizing that there was no way to hide the truth from her.
After all, the plague had already started spreading outside.
"Old Village Chief, Wang Family elders, is your wife afflicted by evil spirits or suffering from some incurable disease! Or rather, has she contracted a contagious plague fatal to others!"
Lin Zaozao had just finished speaking when Zhao Yingmei, who had been standing beside the Old Village Chief along with her twelve husbands, immediately retreated several steps.
Plague!
If it was true that the Wang Family wife had contracted plague, having shared the yard with the Wang Family members for so long meant that she and her husbands might also be infected.
No wonder when they first arrived, that fat girl Lin Zaozao had promptly locked her own husbands indoors.
Turned out she already knew that the Wang Family wife was infected with plague and was worried her husbands would get infected!
Hearing Lin Zaozao's icy tone, the Wang Family members and Old Village Chief recalled how she had summoned lightning in broad daylight yesterday.
Now she could see straight into the depths of their hearts with one glance. This Lin Zaozao was indeed a grand wizard.
Realizing this, the Old Village Chief no longer dared to hide the truth. He swallowed, composed himself, and slowly recounted the whole story.
"Little Flower Lin, the Fengshuo Country has broken out in large scale plague. Many people have already died.
The Wang Family wife often conducted business with the Fengshuo Country. After returning from Fengshuo Country this time, she contracted a bizarre illness that made her body ache all over.
At the beginning there were no symptoms except feeling discomfort.
But in the later stages, whenever she encounters light, large areas of her skin would ulcerate. Much of the Wang Family wife's skin has already ulcerated. That's why her husbands use black cloth to wrap her entire body tightly.
Many physicians have examined her and confirmed that her bizarre illness is a type of plague.
Because she frequented many doctors earlier, aside from our Waterfall village, the plague has already spread to many other places. Only the severity varies from person to person."
Hearing the Old Village Chief's words, Lin Zaozao's brows couldn't help furrowing.
She had assumed only a few were infected with the plague. But according to the Old Village Chief, the plague had spread from Fengshuo Country into Canglan Country.
Since it was already widely spread in Canglan Country, how well could Fengshuo Country be faring!
Thinking of this, Lin Zaozao felt her heart sink.
With her few hundred catties of fat, how many people could she even save!
Even if the ancient world's population density was less than modern times, now that the plague had spread, what should she do to save so many people!
Most importantly, Lin Zaozao only wanted to slack off, not be any savior!
The system said three hundred catties of fat could only exchange five level five antidotes. To save her own life she had to gain at least four hundred catties.
With her height now, if she really became four hundred catties, wouldn't she turn into a ball!
Lin Zaozao looked back at Murong Hai and the others, who were peeking through the door crack. She couldn't help heaving a long sigh.
Oh well, since their hearts were not on her, she shouldn't contaminate them.
If she really consummated marriage with them for the level five antidote, as a woman she could cope with anything.
But it would have too huge an impact on Ji Fantian and the others' futures as Canglan Country men.
She, Lin Zaozao, was really too kind-hearted.
Lin Zaozao closed her eyes early and heaved a long sigh of relief. Looking at the Wang Family and the Old Village Chief, she said coldly,
"I can cure your illness, but there is one condition. The ten taels of silver you spoke of yesterday is no longer enough. At the very least, it has to be ten taels of gold."
"Lin the Immortal, as long as you can save my life, I can give you one hundred taels of gold. My Wang Family is wealthy, I have the ability to take out one hundred taels of gold."
The Wang Family Wife, who had been kneeling on the ground in silence, immediately responded upon hearing that Lin Zaozao could cure her illness, "Okay, I now promise one hundred taels of gold."
"Fine, I will first halt the progression of your illness for now. Go back and prepare the money, then come find me again tomorrow!"
"Alright, you may have contracted the plague. Old Village Chief, I won't help you up, go back by yourselves!"
After finishing speaking, Lin Zaozao turned and walked back into her room, poured herself a cup of tea, and added a drop of the Marrow Cleansing Elixir she had obtained from the System. She then turned and walked out of the room.
"Drink up! My medicine is hard to come by even if you offered thousands in gold. Charging you one hundred taels of gold is not overcharging at all."
The Wang Family Wife looked at the cup before her, reached out and grabbed it tightly, examining it closely.
It was just an ordinary cup of water, without any odd smell.
Could such an ordinary cup of water really save her life?
"If you want to live, drink it now. If you feel I can't save you, give the cup back to me." Lin Zaozao said coldly, looking at the Wang Family Wife's hesitation.
In order to complete the task given by the System, she had no choice but to make herself into a 400-jin fatso.
Giving this woman a drop of Marrow Cleansing Elixir meant she would gain another 4 jin of weight.
She was already very fat, but still had no choice but to swiftly make herself weigh 400 jin to complete the task.
Lin Zaozao swallowed the irritation in her heart. She felt as if she had been made a complete fool ever since she transmigrated. It seemed she and this pile of fat flesh on her would never part!
