Xiao Ling: [I can't believe I'm still alive! I'm so moved I'm crying tears of joy.]

Qiao Zhen: [Congratulations! Since that's the case, why don't you hurry up and let me return to the Heavenly Realm?]

Xiao Ling: [Okay, see you again sometime.]

[System 0 is unbinding you—1%...16%...45%...62%...99%...100%. It was an honor to work with you. Until we meet again.]

Qiao Zhen felt a wave of dizziness and returned to her original body. She moved her arms and felt her body was limp and her movements were stiff. "This is too much! Luckily I had the chance to come back, otherwise my body would be pretty much useless after the mission."

She walked along muttering to herself, occasionally reaching out to brush the dust off her dress.

The man in the light purple clothes walking towards her was someone she had met during her internship.

Qiao Zhen withdrew her scrutinizing gaze and bowed, saying, "This humble fairy greets the Divine Lord."

The man just stared at her blankly, then suddenly hummed in response. He brushed past Qiao Zhen, then turned back to look at her intently. "What's your name?"

"My surname is Qiao, and my given name is Zhen."

The man grunted in response, then turned his head away and walked off.

Qiao Zhen didn't take the matter to heart; she had more important things to do and needed to find Taibai.

Taibai was refining pills when Qiao Zhen barged in, grabbing him by the collar. "Are you out of your mind?! You almost killed me!"

"Cough cough..." Taibai was being choked by the collar of his clothes, and he couldn't catch his breath. He used his whisk to hit Qiao Zhen, his old face turning red.

Qiao Zhen belatedly released her grip. "You deserve it. You attacked without even knowing what happened. Tell me, how are you going to handle this?"

Taibai spread his hands and swept his whisk at Qiao Zhen, chasing her out of the hall. "How to handle this matter is none of your concern." With a "bang," the hall door closed completely, leaving Qiao Zhen no room to maneuver.

Qiao Zhen paced around outside the palace in a fit of rage, but since she couldn't do the kind of vulgar rants that common women do in the Heavenly Realm, she could only sit on the ground in frustration.

Perhaps it was fate, for the man I just met also had something to ask the God Taibai.

Qiao Zhenmo spun around a few times, then decided to take a roundabout approach. So, she casually hooked one of her fair and delicate hands onto the man's sleeve, and smiled coquettishly, "My Lord, do you have business with the God of Taibai? Why don't you bring this little fairy along?"

She clasped her hands together in a prayerful gesture.

The man remained silent.

Qiao Zhen took it as a tacit agreement.

Just as Qiao Zhen was following the man into the temple of the God of Taibai—"Bang!"—there was another loud noise, this time with the man inside and Qiao Zhen outside.

Qiao Zhen raised her hands and pressed them against the palace door. She took a deep breath, slammed her hands down, gritted her teeth, and stared at the closed door before her. In the end, she could only leave in disappointment.

Chu Chu is receiving her junior high education at the Divine Pet School, and Xiao Ling has also broken free from her bond. Qiao Zhen is once again all alone. Alas, loneliness is as cold as snow.

She sat on the steps of the South Heavenly Gate, holding a peach in her hands, taking bites one by one, and occasionally sighing, "Luckily, Taibai has a conscience and still knows to leave me a peach."

The man who had met Qiao Zhen yesterday walked up to her carrying a basket of peaches. "Here you are."

Qiao Zhen looked at the man in surprise, "My Lord, I cannot accept a gift without merit. This fairy dares not accept this immortal peach."

The man stuffed the basket full of peaches into Qiao Zhen's arms, half-forcefully saying, "Since they're for you, they're yours. You can eat them or throw them away as you please."

Qiao Zhen simply hugged the whole basket of peaches into her arms without any hesitation, beaming with joy, "Then they're mine."

When the man saw her smile, he couldn't help but smile back, utterly astonished by her beauty.

Three days later, the God of Taibai summoned Qiao Zhen to see her, but instead had her lie directly on the Ice Jade Bed.

As soon as Qiao Zhen lay down, her consciousness was pulled away, and she fainted after everything went black.

[System is binding... 15%... 56%... 98%... 100%]

I knew it was the right person when I saw their eyes.

Qiao Zhen: [Xiao Ling?! ...

Xiao Ling: [Long time no see, host. Let me reintroduce myself. Hello, I am System Code Name 0. From now on, we'll be relying on each other again. Are you happy?]

Qiao Zhen knew that this was a solution decided upon after discussions among Taibai Shangshen and the others. [Okay, please teleport me there.]

[Data updated.]

Your full name is Qiao Zhen.

May you live to the age of a tortoise and crane: 10,000+ years, an unpredictable number.

To decide the male and female: female.

Miyan Nili: No cheat codes.

He was knowledgeable in everything: dance, poetry, tea ceremony, embroidery... He seemed to know a little about everything but was actually good at nothing.

Rare finds: Risk detector bracelet, Qiankun bag, Qingming lamp, King of Glory pesticide, little pony, 128 candy beans, little chrysanthemum body, mood thermometer, mobile phone, Wi-Fi, and a certain amount of data.

Too numerous to mention: 3/x

All efforts were in vain: Go to hell! Living is a waste of air.

[Data update complete. Proceed to the next task.]

Qiao Zhen's vision went black again; she was being forced to kneel on the ground.

Qiao Zhen: [What's going on?]

Xiao Ling: [I don't know... Judging from your appearance, you must be a palace maid, and that man must be a king.]

"Drag her away and execute her," the man at the head of the table coldly commanded.

Qiao Zhen knelt down with a thud, and without thinking twice, she cried pitifully, "Your Majesty, I have elderly parents and young children at home, and a good-for-nothing brother. Please forgive me!"

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