When Assistant Qin drove back to Xiange, the rain had stopped, but the gale and lightning still refused to stop.

Xie Wei returned to the Immortal Pavilion, changed into his slippers, and headed to the living room. His mind was filled with the information he had just seen using the Eye of Destiny, and the blankness in his eyes reached his very core.

Name: Bai Shiying (Bai Qianqian); Strength: Early Stage of Acquired Realm;

Fate: Female lead... Female supporting character... Female lead... Female supporting character...

Key Fate: Error...

Cooling Down……

ConnectionFail…… (Error)

DataRemaining…… (Residual)

...

Unable to query

The information Xie Wei had just seen was exactly like that. Apart from the three basic points, the rest were all incorrect information, but the impact of the words "female lead" was significant enough for Xie Wei.

Xie Wei summoned Xie Lan, told Xie Lan what he had seen through the Eye of Destiny, and then looked at Xie Lan, wanting an explanation.

“I’ve never encountered this situation before,” Xie Lan said after hovering around Xie Wei for a while. “For some reason, her future is uncertain.”

"I can think of many factors that changed her fate, and quite a few of them, which made her destiny not entirely certain."

"However, it's also possible that the karma you created with her hasn't dissipated yet, which would cause this situation."

"What consequences will this situation cause?" Xie Wei rubbed his fingertips, his tone indifferent, yet seemingly carrying a hint of hostility.

"Once discovered by the Heavenly Dao, it will consider her a bug in this world and take all reasonable measures to erase her from it."

Upon hearing the system's words, Xie Wei's pupils contracted uncontrollably. The rubbing of his fingertips turned into a clenched fist, with the veins on his fist bulging as if he wanted to dig his nails into his palm.

"And me? Hasn't my fate been constantly changing too?" Xie Wei looked at Xie Lan, his voice calm yet imposing, as if trying to find the answer in her face. "Why won't I be erased?"

"This...that...this..." Xie Lan nervously clasped her hands.

"When you came into my body, you said my fate was to be decadent until the world was destroyed, a reason I've always had doubts about."

"I know myself best. If Qianqian were still alive, I would never have remained so depressed. I would find her no matter what it takes."

"I don't understand the meaning behind what you said back then, and I don't completely trust you. I was just using you to get what I wanted quickly."

"But after so much has happened, after going through so much together, I'm not such a heartless person. I gradually trusted you, treated you like family, named you, and thought that when I was old enough to talk, you would definitely tell me."

"So, Xie Lan, I need an explanation now," Xie Wei's voice was no longer as oppressive as before, but soft and pleading.

"Sigh," Xie Lan sighed, looking at Xie Wei's face and thinking for a long time before speaking.

"Xie Wei, you are the only variable I found in the endless cycle of reincarnation. In my memory, there shouldn't have been anyone like you."

"I was happy to find you. I exhausted my energy to shield you from the gaze of the Heavenly Dao, and have been sleeping in your mind ever since."

“When I woke up, you were frantically searching for Bai Shiying. You couldn’t accept the fact at the time, so you made up a lie. I knew you would find out sooner or later, but I didn’t expect you to find out from the very beginning.”

"In my memory, Bai Qianqian, the woman you're looking for, is Ye Yan's destined one. In my memory, she was taken back to the Bai family after the college entrance examination and renamed Bai Shiying. She was groomed to be the next head of the Bai family, and then she met Ye Yan. There's no scene where she falls in love with you. It seems you changed her fate."

"That's all I know. What follows is something you and I will experience together," Xie Lan said, sitting on Xie Wei's lap in spirit form, swinging her legs as she spoke.

Xie Wei had no time to appreciate the beauty's kindness. He leaned back on the sofa, his eyes closed, his brows furrowed, digesting the information Xie Lan had just shared.

Why Xie Wei is a variable is something that probably only Xie Wei knows.

Xie Wei was not originally from this world. In his own world, he was an orphan who grew up eating food from many families and wearing clothes from many families. After graduating, he just became an ordinary worker, and he thought he would continue like this forever.

He was hit by a truck and lost consciousness while trying to save a group of children.

When he woke up again, he found himself transformed into a newborn baby, held in the arms of a nurse. When he tried to speak, he was met with the loud wailing of an infant.

After learning about this world from the Xie family, Xie Wei realized that he might have transmigrated. The world he was in was completely different from his original world. This world had so-called spiritual energy, cultivators who used spiritual energy to cultivate, and cultivation techniques. The territory of the Dragon Kingdom was also much larger than that of his original world, and its international status was far ahead of other countries.

Xie Wei was no longer an orphan, but the crown prince of the Xie family in the capital, the third young master of the Xie family.

Xie Wei didn't know if this was a dream before he died, but it seemed he wouldn't wake up anytime soon, so he might as well live well in this "dream".

But Xie Wei always felt that it wasn't that people from this world were incompatible with it; they were simply living life their own way, disliking being taken care of by others, and preferring to cook and live independently...

"A variable?" Xie Wei smiled. "There's a way, isn't there?"

Xie Lan understood what Xie Wei was talking about, was surprised by Xie Wei's ability to cope, and was also happy for Xie Wei.

"It would be best to completely change her fate before the Heavenly Dao is discovered, whether she's the female lead or a supporting character," Xie Lan said.

"Fortunately, when the Chosen One appears, the gaze of Heaven will be focused solely on that Chosen One. As long as the Chosen One hasn't made contact with her, she won't notice."

"But she has the destiny of the female lead, and their meeting is only a matter of time. The karma surrounding her is somewhat complicated, and if left unchecked, her encounter with the chosen one could be changed in less than a day."

“But I believe you won’t let that happen, right?” Xie Lan turned around and met Xie Wei’s eyes.

Xie Weitong used his spiritual power to wrap his fingers around Xie Lan's white hair, just like before. He didn't answer correctly, nor did he say wrong. He just smiled at Xie Lan, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.

"Fine, whatever you do, I'll support you. After all, you're my host," Xie Lan said, poking Xie Wei's smiling face with her finger.

Xie Wei kissed Xie Lan's fingertips as an apology and also as a thank you.

Xie Lan looked at Xie Wei quietly. Xie Wei flicked Xie Lan's head, then hugged her tightly and looked out the window.

Outside, a torrential downpour began again, and the wind howled relentlessly against the windows, accompanied by thunder.

The two of them just stared out the window in silence, saying nothing, as if they had said everything.

(The plot hole regarding Xie Wei's time travel will be filled in at the end, with a twist.)