Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Binding System

Wu Tianyue was lying on an exquisite and soft bed, his handsome face was covered with bruises, but one could still vaguely see his expression of despair.

[Host, just promise me.] A strange voice suddenly sounded in Wu Tianyue's head.

However, he had long been accustomed to it. Ever since he won the fight with the second prince Wu Wuyu half a year ago and was ambushed and pushed into the water, this voice has been there. It also said that it was some kind of system, that his life was over, and that if he wanted to survive he had to save the heroine of the world.

What a nonsense! Wu Tianyue snorted coldly and pretended not to hear.

"It's been half a year. In the past six months, your father, mother, and consort have called countless Taoist priests and monks to get rid of me, but it's all in vain. The external forces of this world are useless to me." The system seemed to be driven mad by his silence and shouted, "If I don't bind you, accidents will keep happening. Can't you compromise a little?"

Wu Tianyue remained silent. The system went mad, gnashing its teeth as it compromised: "You don't have to save the heroine. She died of tears at the age of 17. Just let her survive that year safely, and you'll complete your mission."

[This is truly my final line!] Seeing Wu Tianyue roll over and ignore him, the system continued to wail, [In the past six months, I've used up all my energy to save your life. If you don't complete the mission, both you and I will die.]

[Oh.] Wu Tianyue replied coldly. He hadn't been able to practice martial arts for the past six months, couldn't leave the house, and would choke on every sip of water. It was a life worse than death. But if he had to be controlled by others just to survive, he might as well die.

[What are you being so stubborn about?] The system said, [I promised you, as long as the heroine is alive, I won't interfere with anything you do.]

It kept saying this every day, which was so annoying. Wu Tianyue turned over impatiently again, and the sturdy bed suddenly collapsed with a loud noise.

The servants outside heard the noise and came in in an orderly manner to dig Wu Tianyue out. Before Lan Ye, the head maid in Wu Tianyue's room, could speak, a little maid ran to the main courtyard as if she was familiar with the route to inform Prince Zhongshun and his wife.

The system expended its energy to save Wu Tianyue's life. Seeing its energy level nearly depleted, it said in despair, "Don't you long to lead troops into battle? I'll give you a set of military manuals."

Wu Tianyue was rescued again. He just woke up and heard this. He said disdainfully: "I don't have any military books. Do I need yours?"

"You have to squeeze out time for martial arts training every day, so how can you possibly have a military manual?" the system retorted.

Wu Tianyue choked, but still said stubbornly: "I haven't finished studying the Four Books and Five Classics yet. Once I finish, I will naturally have time to read military books."

You're already born with supernatural powers, yet your parents only let you learn basic boxing and kicking. It's unlikely they'll allow you to spend time on military manuals in the future. The system curled its lips, deciding not to provoke him: "This is a military manual from a later era. You've definitely never seen it before. It also contains various weapon manufacturing methods. I just don't know if you can find the materials."

Wu Tianyue snorted lightly, this lonely ghost is really good at making up stories, I won’t be fooled by him.

Seeing his disbelief, the system angrily retrieved the data, downloaded it, and sent him two pages: [Transmitting future-world information is against the rules. If I weren't bound to you, I'd die if you died, so I wouldn't take the risk.]

Thinking of this, the system burst into tears. At that time, seeing this brat standing up for justice several times, he thought he was a good boy with a domineering appearance but a kind heart. He didn't expect him to be so difficult to deal with.

Wu Tianyue was impatiently listening to his father and mother saying that the abbot of the Huguo Temple said that this was the path he had to take and that everything would be fine after he got through this disaster, when he saw that strange transparent thing appear in front of him again. He was about to cross it out when he saw the words "Historical War Collection". On the page next to it was written about a battle in which the outnumbered side defeated the larger force, and there was also an analysis.

The refined language above aroused Wu Tianyue's curiosity. After reading it carefully, he felt that the analysis was incisive and profound, which could never be expressed by someone without extensive war experience. Wu Tianyue read it with joy, but just when he came to the important part, it suddenly stopped.

Just as he was about to agree to the system, he heard it say that it was against the rules. Wu Tianyue said cautiously: [What if they find out before you give me the item?]

"Don't worry." The system said lifelessly, "I'll log off after downloading the data. Until the mission is completed, I can only be a chat AI."

Wu Tianyue didn't understand those strange words, but he roughly guessed their meaning, so he nodded with satisfaction: "Then give me the thing. I promise you."

"You wish." The system snorted coldly, "I'll give it to you once you start the mission. I'll only give you one page a day, to prevent you from taking it and then denying it."

[Is this the kind of person I am?] Wu Tianyue said angrily, [I agree, pass it on to me quickly.]

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a warm current running through his body. The translucent panel in front of him reappeared. There was a small book mark in the upper left corner. Wu Tianyue clicked it and read it with relish from the beginning.

Seeing their son's strange behavior again, Prince Zhongshun and his wife sighed and advised, "Yue'er, just agree to that wild ghost for the time being..."

"I've already agreed." Wu Tianyue waved his hand.

Prince Zhongshun and his wife saw him waving his hands, fearing his arm might be dislocated, so they hurried to support him. Finding that he was fine, they happily exclaimed, "It's all right."

He then had Wu Tianyue carried out of the door. He was not hit by tiles or fall, and was overjoyed. Then he whispered, "Don't worry, Yue'er. This is just a temporary measure. Once the abbot of Huguo Temple finds a way, you will be free."

Wu Tianyue was busy reading a book, but he couldn't let others notice his strangeness, nor did he want to show his powerless appearance in front of others, so he nodded perfunctorily and ordered people to carry him back to the house.

Princess Zhongshun held him back and said, "Although you're fine now, you can't tell anyone else. After your mother informed your father, you almost died."

"I know, I know." Wu Tianyue nodded repeatedly and ordered his servants, "Carry me back quickly."

After he returned to the house, King Zhongshun and his wife hurried to make arrangements and would take action as soon as he recovered from his injuries.

Wu Tianyue was in good health and had the help of the system, so he recovered from his injuries in just about half a month.

However, after his injury healed, he stayed indoors. The system tolerated him for a few days, but when it saw him immersed in the ocean of knowledge, it said in a hateful voice, "When are you going to do the mission?"

【Whatever you worry about, I will always do it. 】

If you don't do it, I won't give you the rest of the information.

[Don't get excited.] The things this system gave him were really good, so Wu Tianyue laughed when he heard the threat and said, "I'll do it right away."

After saying this, she called out to Lan Ye, the head maid in her room, and ordered, "Go and ask Father if he has found any news about Lin Daiyu?"

"Sir, the prince sent a message a few days ago." Lan Ye didn't know why the masters suddenly cared so much about this person, nor why the prince, who had previously refused to listen, suddenly asked about it, but she still replied respectfully, "Miss Lin is the daughter of Lin Ruhai, the Imperial Salt Inspector. She currently lives in the Jia family of her maternal grandfather's Rongguo Mansion."

"The Jia family?" Wu Tianyue thought for a moment and asked, "But what about the Jia family where the heir to the first house became a Taoist priest, the elder brother from the second house was driven into a corner, and the younger brother lives in the main courtyard?"

"..." Why don't you remember anything else but these gossips? Lan Ye was speechless. "It's about the Jia family."

"I heard that although the old lady of the second house is partial, she is also quite unlucky." Wu Tianyue heard this and became interested. "The eldest son is incompetent. He inherited the title but didn't do his job well. The second son loves to study and asked the emperor to grant him an official position, but he has no skills and can't flatter, so he is still a clerk for many years. The youngest daughter carefully selected a man with a title ancestor and worked hard to achieve the third place in the imperial examination, but he died young. The second son finally gave birth to a scholar, but he died young."

Then he added, "I heard that one of his grandchildren was born with a jade in his mouth, and the rumor has spread everywhere. Is that true?"

"Speak less, or someone might overhear you," Lan Ye advised. "Jia Min, the youngest daughter of the Jia family who passed away early, was a close friend of the princess."

"Ah?" Wu Tianyue was stunned for a moment, then realized that his mother was creating an opportunity for him to get in touch with some heroine.

Just as he was about to continue gossiping, he heard the system crying and nagging him to hurry up and complete the task. So he put down the book he was copying and said, "Let's go and ask Mother for the details."

When he arrived at the residence of Princess Zhongshun, Prince Zhongshun had not yet left the court, so Wu Tianyue asked her about Lin Daiyu.

Princess Zhongshun originally saw that her son had not done any tasks in the past few days and it was okay, so she wanted to delay it to see if there would be any changes.

Seeing his son asking, he was afraid that the wild ghost would harm his son, so he smiled and said, "I was just about to tell you. I have already posted a message and invited people from Rongguo Mansion to come in a few days. You should meet them first."

[Did you hear that?] Wu Tianyue said disdainfully to the system, [I don't know her now. If I go straight to her house, she'll probably die even faster.]

The system didn't understand this, but since what he said made sense, it said aggrievedly, "I understand."

Wu Tianyue suddenly asked, not knowing what he was thinking, "You're in my head, so you know everything I do? Do I have any privacy left?"

"I'm not a pervert, why would I spy on you every day?" the system complained. "And you can block me at any time."

As soon as the words came out, the system realized that it had spoken too quickly. Before it could make amends, it was immediately blocked by Wu Tianyue who called out the panel and found the button in the corner.

"You're so cruel." The system gritted its teeth and pulled up the game it had downloaded. "Fortunately, I was prepared."

Wu Tianyue blocked the system and listened to Princess Zhongshun say, "Your Aunt Min and I have been good friends since childhood, but your father disliked the Jia family, and she married far away, so we lost contact. I recently learned that after her death, her only daughter went to the capital. You should control your temper and don't scare her."

"Don't worry, mother. I will treat her like my own sister." Wu Tianyue knew that his mother was telling him not to reveal the truth, so he nodded in agreement.

Without the system chattering, Wu Tianyue felt a lot more relaxed. He chatted with Princess Zhongshun, and when he saw that she was busy, he left and returned to his own yard.

As soon as he left, Princess Zhongshun said to her maid, Xia Jin, "Send a message to the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion. Tell them that I came across a letter from my youth today, and it suddenly brought back memories of the past and an old friend. Unfortunately, my friend married far away, and I've been busy, so I've lost contact. I wonder if her family has any news about her."

Xia Jin took the order and went, and soon returned with a woman wearing brilliantly embroidered clothes.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, is greeted by your servant Wang."

Princess Zhongshun was reading a book and did not look up. She just asked, "Who are you?"

"I am the wife of Jia Lian, the second son of the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion. I have come to answer your Majesty's message on your grandmother's orders," Wang replied, bowing her head. "Thank you for remembering this, Majesty. Unfortunately, the aunt of the mansion passed away some years ago, leaving behind only a daughter who is being raised by her grandmother."

The Jia family had no idea when their aunt, who had passed away early, had become a close friend of Princess Zhongshun. The Rongguo Mansion and the Prince Zhongshun Mansion had never had much contact, and now that they were in decline, they dared not try to establish a relationship with them.

However, if she could have a relationship with her current favored younger brother, it would definitely be of great help to the future of her descendants. Therefore, the ancestor of the Jia family, Lady Shi, sent her granddaughter-in-law, who is now the housekeeper, to personally reply.

Princess Zhongshun had already found out what Wang said, and now she pretended to be shocked and wiped away her tears in grief.

"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences." Wang said soothingly, "If Madam knew that you still remembered her, she would certainly be delighted."

She was quite talkative. Princess Zhongshun looked up. She was not as fond of beauty as Prince Zhongshun, but her eyes lit up when she saw Wang, and her tone softened a lot: "I wonder what's wrong with Min'er?"

When Wang heard her call out the name, she couldn't help but believe what her close friend said, and told her in detail what Daiyu had said when she came to the mansion.

Princess Zhongshun sighed and cried again after hearing what she heard. After being comforted by Wang and others, she gradually stopped crying and asked, "I wonder if she is Min'er's daughter?"

"My cousin's surname is Lin, and her name is Daiyu. Like my aunt, she is talented and filial. She heard that you are my aunt's good friend, and she wanted to come and pay her respects. However, her grandmother was afraid to disturb the Empress, so she stayed at home."

"She's thoughtful," Princess Zhongshun said with a pleased smile. "She's not afraid of disturbing me. Just let her come."

Seeing this, Wang complimented her, "Your Majesty is so kind, my cousin is truly blessed."

Princess Zhongshun saw that she spoke so nicely and asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

"My name is Xifeng," Wang said, taking advantage of the situation. "Your Majesty, just call me Sister Feng."

"You're busy, so I won't keep you here. I'd just ask you to bring this red silk inkstone to Yu'er." Princess Zhongshun nodded, then said with a look of reminiscence, "This is what I promised Min'er before. It's a pity she can't see it."

Sister Feng quickly replied, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will personally bring it to Miss Cousin."

Princess Zhongshun couldn't help laughing at her words, and gave her a lot of gifts before letting Xia Jin send her out.

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