"Of course not, I just saw a bunch of peeping tom stalkers following you, so I came to join in the fun."

The young lady dressed as a man was quite dashing, and she seemed very sincere. Yu Ling accepted her, and then turned her gaze to the woman beside her.

The man, dressed as a scholar and accompanied by a page, said, “I am of little talent but have some family fortune. Seeing your extraordinary abilities, I would like to invite you to my home as a guest. If possible, please forgive my boldness, but I would like to ask you to be a guest of my household.”

That's what they said, but Yu Ling heard another voice.

"Hello, handsome young man! I'm a system from another world, the kind with a physical body. Would you like to bind with me and reach the pinnacle of life together?"

Yu Ling: ...No wonder Zhang Xiaofan believed he was a legitimate heir; it turns out there really is a precedent of a heir binding himself to an indigenous person!

He also thought to himself, "What about your previous host?"

"You really know a lot, huh? My former host died and went back, but the money he paid is enough for me to stay for fifty years, so I'm settling down here~ I'll accumulate more energy to level up, and the price will definitely go up when I go back!"

Yu Ling didn't expect that the interstellar publishing system was also a looks-obsessed person. However, a physical system should be similar to her current situation, and scanning it would be just like scanning a person, so it shouldn't expose her.

"Forget about binding, but I can take you with me. Can you still level up without binding to a host?"

Yu Ling herself is a fake leader, how could she possibly be affiliated with another leader?

"Of course, but I have to do the mission myself. You're a local and you know so much. Did you have a previous relationship with the leader? Well, you're so good-looking, it's normal for us to have our eyes on you. I just don't know why we haven't seen you before."

Yu Ling: Because I only recently "looked like a human being"...

Through encrypted chat, Yu Ling learned a lot about the official version of the game, which would make her disguise even more flawless. It was a good thing, and Yu Ling tacitly agreed to travel with this male player named Lan Si.

As for the pageboy, he was a little beggar he picked up on the road. He had studied when he was young, so he could help out and do some rough work. He could be used as a tool when all the system skills were sealed.

The two parties communicated through a spiritual connection, that is, through "heartfelt words." They didn't need to open their mouths. In the young lady's eyes, they were just two very handsome young men. After introducing themselves, they began to gaze deeply into each other's eyes.

But instead of feeling embarrassed, she watched with great interest and excitement, as if she were... shipping a real-life couple.

Only the pageboy seemed to be acting strangely. Of the four people present, three were in a daze. Had he missed something in the plot? No!

They were chatting so enthusiastically about the real and the fake that they forgot all about it and even agreed to walk together. After taking a few steps, they realized that there was a local following behind them.

"Young lady, are you just going to follow us three strange men like this?"

Lan Si, a legitimate character, how could he not tell that she was a woman? Only that tool-like pageboy was dumbfounded and shocked once again.

“I’m also going to Qi Kingdom, and it happens to be on my way. Since you two are already so familiar with each other after just meeting, you must be straightforward and kind people. Would you mind having me as a companion?”

The young lady introduced herself, saying that her name was Guan Yue, that she had practiced martial arts since childhood and was quite skilled, and that she was practically a martial arts expert who often traveled between countries and would never be a burden.

Yu Ling could tell that she had some skills, but when facing him and Lan Si, who were both overpowered, she was really a liability.

"Of course, there's the issue of competitors, but once we arrive in Qi..."

These words implied rejection, clearly indicating a desire to part ways once they reached their destination. However, Lan Si then transmitted his voice to Yu Ling:

"She is the empress of Lu Kingdom, but her real power has been usurped by a tycoon from our other world. He's trying to fight his way back. She probably thinks you're a talented person, which is why she's set her sights on you." Of course, it's also possible that she wants to marry you as a male concubine.

However, Lan Si wisely refrained from saying the second half of that sentence.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ling exclaimed, "An empress! And from the Hu Kingdom, the very one chosen by the Son of Target! In that case, she's not a liability, she's a powerful asset! When the war breaks out with the Cangyang Kingdom, this empress will definitely play a decisive role!"

Yu Ling quickly changed her tune: "Once we get to Qi Kingdom... we can travel together, hahaha."

No wonder he has such a common name like Guan Yue. If you reverse it, it's Yue Guan, or perhaps "I, the Emperor"? How old is he, still playing word games?

Since her real name was unknown, Yu Ling temporarily used the alias Guan Yue to refer to the empress. Guan Yue was probably used to being suppressed by the transmigrators and didn't have any airs of an emperor, naturally following behind the two.

As an empress supported by a nation, and who ascended the throne as a woman in a patriarchal ancient world, Guan Yue's martial arts skills are definitely top-notch among the local natives. She is confident enough to kill anyone without encountering any cheat-like beings from another world!

What she didn't know was that two of the three "people" next to her were the one who had cheated.

The environment shapes the people, and after this little incident, Yu Ling's team expanded to four people.

With the team expanding, the chances of Yu Ling being targeted decreased. Even if someone followed her after smelling her scent, Lan Si could easily deal with them, which made Yu Ling much more worry-free.

How come this system produced by interstellar technology seems more useful than the garbage published by his main god?

The system following the group is currently unaware that its position has been taken over by the little devils outside, but it will definitely learn of this big surprise when it finds time to pay attention to its host.

The whole process was a little hasty, but considering the completely different world, it seemed quite reasonable. In short, the four people who had temporarily formed a team really did embark on the journey to the Qi Kingdom.

The task assigned to Lan Si by the interstellar plane system is to make a lot of money. If he does it half-heartedly, he can only pick up bargains to resell or find treasures to sell, which is just a piece of cake. However, it is still a long way from the small goal of upgrading.

Lan Si could stay for a long time without any rush. He considered himself better than those systems that only cared about having fun with their hosts. He had earned so much energy by fighting against pirated systems to buy physical items, which could easily be converted into money. Moreover, with such a beautiful native following him, he was sure to attract big business for him.

After all, he's not a real person. Even if Yu Ling is beautiful, he wouldn't be able to feel any affection for her. He must have had ulterior motives for coming over.

Yu Ling may have realized this, which is why she accepted it so openly. However, Guan Yue may have already locked them up, and she was very self-aware, never getting too close to either of them to be a "third wheel".