"You are the one on Master's body..."

Zhan Xinjia was taken aback, her heart jolted, and she felt a chill run from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

This unknown fear is far more terrifying than facing a real flood or ferocious beast. Even if it is a difficult enemy, she can at least try her best to fight to the death. But now "Pei Yi" is standing in front of her, and she doesn't even know what it is.

Where was it born, why does it exist, and how can it be made to perish?

Does it have a physical form? Who created it? And what does it want to obtain?

Since he used the word "parasite," it means that it has the ability to freely move around in other people's bodies. Even if she kills "Pei Yi" now, it can easily break free from this body and find a new host.

Thinking of this, Zhan Xinjia lowered her gaze, her fingers clenching tightly beneath her sleeves.

Although she was reluctant to admit it, she did not yet have the means to control it.

To her, it's no different from a ghost now.

Before her, "Pei Yi" still smiled gently, like a composed ruler, leisurely approaching her step by step.

"We've met before, don't you remember?"

"Back then, on the edge of the cliff, I told you to hold my hand, but you insisted on jumping off with Shen Suqing."

"It's you?!"

Almost instantly, Zhan Xinjia recalled the strange masked assassin who had been chased to the brink of death in Yaozhou City. It turned out that they had crossed paths back then.

But why did it save her in the first place?

Composing himself, Zhan Xinjia tried his best to calm down and remain rational.

Her voice was hoarse but steady.

"So Mu Yunlan has been lying to me all along. She said I would die at the hands of Lord Shen, but I was already 'dead' when I was seven years old. How could I possibly be involved with Lord Shen?"

This is a scam that is easy to break once the memory is restored.

If her life was saved by her brother, she would have died at the hands of the assassins in Nanjun when she was seven years old. She would never have grown up, met Lord Shen, let alone become his enemy.

She had been subtly indoctrinated with false information by Mu Yunlan since childhood, almost like brainwashing. Mu Yunlan took advantage of her affection and trust to deceive her with a mixture of truth and falsehood.

Pei Yi's smile deepened.

"That's right, you're just a vicious female supporting character destined to die young, mentioned only briefly in the story, while Shen Suqing is just an insignificant supporting character."

Even if you left the General's Mansion with Zhan Yinshu that day, even if you didn't die at the hands of the assassins, you would still die from some kind of accident when you were seven years old, because your death was inevitable and destined.

The only reason you've survived this long is because your brother took your life.

However, the story is like a game of chess. No matter what the situation is, as long as the pieces are put back in the correct positions, everything can continue to develop in the direction I want.

Or to put it more clearly, I could easily rewrite your ending.

I had a brief conversation with Shen Suqing in the dungeon of Yaozhou City. I just casually made up a lie for him that you and he were destined to be enemies to the death, and told him that you would eventually die in his hands. He was so anxious that he wanted to push you away, but he also tried to hold on to you more tightly.

The sword of fate hangs overhead, its fall uncertain...

Even the most rational and calm person might gradually be driven insane by such prolonged struggle and torment.

I actually quite enjoy admiring his despair.

"Why?! Didn't you already say that Xiao Shen and I are just insignificant supporting characters in the story? Why do you have to bother with us? Why us?!"

Why don't you ask your good master?

When Mu Yunlan was mentioned, Pei Yi's eyes flashed with disgust, and his expression was one of undisguised contempt and sarcasm.

"Over the course of nine years, I've given her orders at least five times to kill you, the variable, while you're still young, and to correct the plot—"

Of course, I don't think it's cruel, after all, you shouldn't be alive in the first place, right?

But that woman secretly raised you with ulterior motives!

That's enough, there's no point in saying any more nonsense. I just wanted to give you more options, and I didn't mean any harm.

At least in my eyes right now, you are much more valuable than that stupid woman Mu Yunlan. Maybe we can have a pleasant working relationship.

Imagine this: if you agree to my conditions, you can be with your Little Shen forever, Zhan Yinshu can regain a normal, healthy body, and after everything is over, you can even continue living a carefree life with your friends...

And to obtain all this, all that's needed is for the Great Sheng Dynasty to disappear.

As a villain conquest system, codenamed P1, its mission is actually quite simple: overthrow the current dynasty, assist the villain Yan Wuju in ascending to the throne, and then casually pair him with a woman who is good enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

It first took a liking to Mu Yunlan and successfully parasitized her, creating "Lanjiang" with her. But this damned woman killed Yan Wuju when it was away in order to escape its control!

Even if he created a new body for Yan Wuju, it was still fake. When the world came to a settlement, the points it received would be greatly reduced.

For P1, who strives for perfection and cannot tolerate flaws, this was a nightmare.

If it weren't for the fact that it couldn't find a new host, it would have found a way to kill Mu Yunlan long ago. After all, a system without a host cannot stay in the storybook world; it will be immediately ejected and expelled by the will of Heaven.

Now, it has decided to find itself a new host.

Take, for example, this free spirit who seems to be no longer controlled by the plot. As long as it can parasitize her, it can use her to get that strange male supporting character who is too lucky.

This is the best deal ever, isn't it?

Now that the truth behind many of the questions that had troubled her was clear, Zhan Xinjia had nothing more to ask. Besides, the person in front of her seemed to be gradually losing patience.

She silently backed away until her body pressed against the cold wall, with nowhere left to retreat.

Even so, she remained calm and composed.

"Give up. I will never allow a monster like you to stay in my head and control my life."

This answer seemed to be exactly what Pei Yi had expected.

He tilted his head, his deep blue eyes filled with a mischievous glint, and chuckled softly.

"But I never said that Mu Yunlan was willingly bound to me."

"!!!"

Zhan Xinjia turned and fled into a nearby tunnel.

The injury to her knee was getting worse, and every step was excruciating, but she stumbled forward desperately, not daring to stop for a moment, even though she had no idea where to go.

But ultimately, it's safer than staying by its side.

Nevertheless, "Pei Yi" behind her seemed to be toying with her, always appearing at the intersection in front of her with a creepy smile and a ghostly presence, forcing her to change course.

In the end, Zhan Xinjia was completely cornered.

Behind her was a cold stone wall. She leaned against the wall, panting heavily. Her body, exhausted, was beginning to feel numb and weak, and she might collapse at any moment.

The rusty taste that kept stinging her throat moistened her parched lips, overflowing from the corners of her mouth and staining her jaw a beautiful crimson. She took a deep breath and could only force herself to swallow the blood.

Cold sweat had soaked his temples, his face was pale and bloodless, and he was extremely weak. Zhan Xinjia, who was at his last gasp, gritted his teeth and dared not relax his tense spirit in the slightest.

Let alone resist, her swaying figure made it extremely difficult for her to even stand up.

Looking at her disheveled appearance and her still defiant gaze, Pei Yi nodded with satisfaction.

"To be honest, what I like about you is your energetic personality."

Come on, if you want, you too can be a high and mighty 'goddess'..."

As he said this, he laughed and reached out his hand to Zhan Xinjia.