The pale blue fluorescent data stream came to life from its dormant state. Since Yu Ling, this imposter system, could only see its surroundings by floating out of Nan Yuxiu's body, he simply walked out.

Moreover, because she was not used to the ghost state, Yu Ling put on the body of a "cross-dressing master" she had just created. Unexpectedly, as soon as she went out, she fell into a spring with a splash.

This spring water is surprisingly warm, haha...

Yu Ling only stayed in the water for a second before quickly jumping out and turning his back. It wasn't that he was shy; he wasn't very familiar with Nan Yuxiu yet, so there was really no need to be so formal!

"system??!"

Nan Yuxiu was also skilled in martial arts, so he immediately noticed the "person" who had suddenly appeared beside him. He picked up the clothes by the pool and put them on, using his internal energy to evaporate the water from his body. He then leaped over to Yuling's side in a few steps.

Seeing the simple, beautiful woman in a plain blue dress covering her eyes as if she were frightened, Nan Yuxiu found it laughable. He knew a thing or two about the system; it didn't need to use its eyes to see people or things.

He slightly curved his lips, and very lightly tapped Yu Ling's head with the whisk in his hand, saying:

"Put your hand down. Your sudden appearance today means you've finally figured things out and want to confront me?"

Yu Ling graciously lowered her hand, and after confirming that the other person was dressed, she took the initiative to clarify her own identity.

"Ahem, you might not believe it, but although the system consists of genderless data products, I am male."

This time, Yu Ling is wearing clothes created by the costume prop "Thousand Illusions". According to Yu Ling's wishes, the clothes in this world have been modified into a gender-neutral style that is neither male nor female.

To avoid being mistaken for a woman, Yu Ling didn't even wear a hair ornament; she simply gathered her hair at the back and tied a ribbon at the end.

This time, we can't say he's wearing women's clothing, can we?

"Alright, alright, you're a man, you can share the same 'pool' with me."

Nan Yuxiu was clearly speaking with a forced tone; it didn't sound sincere at all.

"I've completed your task of getting me to meet Zhang Xiaobai, so... is the system going to reward me?"

award? ? ?

Oh, right, it was the original owner who used rewards to heal the other person's body in order to seduce him into meeting that protagonist.

"Oh, well, of course I'll honor it for you, emmm, it's just..."

No matter how Yu Ling tried to explain, she couldn't get it right. The original owner had been pretending to be stupid for so long, Nan Yuxiu must have realized that the tasks it issued were not right. They were clearly all tasks to trick the owner, so how could it possibly fulfill its promises to him?

No wonder Nan Yuxiu wanted to confront Zhang Xiaobai; maybe he had a way to eliminate the system and protect himself!

"Fine, I'll just tell you the truth."

Yu Ling sighed, her face filled with melancholy.

"I've deducted all your mission rewards and used them to build this body for you. I don't have any energy left to heal you."

Even when lying, the beautiful woman in green remained expressionless; unless one knew her well, it was easy to be deceived.

"There's one more thing. The tasks I gave you back then were all made up. I was just using you to find opportunities to kill some people who were bound to other systems and swallow their systems."

At this point, Yu Ling paused, trying to read Nan Yuxiu's thoughts from his expression, but all she saw was the professional smile that he had developed from serving the emperor.

There was no reaction. Was she angry or not? Yu Ling tried to pretend to leave to see how the other person would react.

"Perhaps you've already realized that you're no longer of any use to me. Why don't we part ways amicably?"

If the other party agrees to part ways, they're definitely up to no good. If they don't let you go and can still ask for something in return, then they don't hold a grudge and there's still a chance for a relationship. But if...

Yu Ling had a perfect plan, but he ran into a guy who didn't play by the rules.

As Nan Yuxiu listened, he straightened his clothes, flicked away a speck of dust, and said lightly:

"Oh? But it seems you can't leave..."

The unexpected answer left Yu Ling speechless. He widened his eyes in surprise and asked, "W-why?"

“Of course it’s because…” Nan Yuxiu lowered his eyes to look at Yu Ling’s clothes. After a long while, he looked up and stared directly into Yu Ling’s eyes, and dropped a bombshell that even the original owner didn’t know about, “Because of the contract between us, only I can break it.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Ling's shock was genuine. The original owner was really too arrogant! How could she have so quietly handed over the initiative to someone else?!

"How is that possible?" Yu Ling blurted out, "You're just a human!"

"This is all thanks to you, System," Nan Yuxiu said. "Who would have thought that after you entered my body, I would also be able to see the strange energy surrounding other people. That's probably the other systems you mentioned."

“Every time you destroy those systems, I also get a share of the power. Although it’s insignificant to you in terms of strength, I’ve deciphered some things about the contracts.”

"Then, the contract between us was changed to those systems, and the master-servant relationship was changed to me being the master and you being the servant. However, you seem to be very slow to react to this, and you don't seem to notice the difference at all."

Of course it's slow to react; it's just a fake system disguised as a virus!

Yu Ling: The original owner's death was not unjust at all, really.

Seeing Yu Ling's disbelief and absent-minded state, Nan Yuxiu, who had originally wanted to avenge himself, finally understood Zhang Xiaofan's way of thinking a little.

Such a beautiful face, so unguarded and completely harmless, it's really hard to bring myself to do it.

The conversation ended with Yu Ling's utter defeat. When Nan Yuxiu noticed that Yu Ling was distracted, he took the opportunity to lift Yu Ling's clothes to confirm that Yu Ling was indeed a man and not Princess Taiping. He then received an angry glare in return.

"Tsk, she's got quite a temper."

Yu Ling: You're such a wicked person!

This world didn't restrict his entire body, but it disabled all his functions. The blank character card and the angel character card were also disabled. He had nothing except for his powerful physique. Even the connection between Nan Yuxiu and himself could only be inherited from the original owner and could not be modified.

Yu Ling was also helpless, but there was nothing he could do. However, Nan Yuxiu couldn't do anything to him except untie him, so he should be able to accept it.

Having calmed down, Yu Ling mustered her courage to continue her carefree adventures, but as soon as she stepped out of the room, she was surrounded by a group of beautifully dressed women.

A high-pitched soprano voice rang out: "Ah!!! Which palace lady is this? Why is she wandering around the Southern Chief Eunuch's territory?"

Yu Ling felt her head buzzing. Did these palace maids have to react so strongly? He had only come from Nan Yuxiu's bedchamber... uh, he was fine.