Mingyue wasn't in a hurry; she even had the leisure to pull a bag of bear-shaped cookies from the little rascal's private pants. "Have you thought it through?"

Liu Zhenzhen clenched her fists and bit her lip. "If I... if I find out that my own body has been buried, can I still return to this world?"

Mingyue tilted her head slightly, a smile playing on her lips. "You can't have your cake and eat it too."

Liu Zhenzhen's last shred of hope vanished completely. The question of whether to go back or not was now before her. "If I go back, what will I do after the body is buried?"

"Reincarnation".

Liu Zhenzhen frowned, biting her fingers in a dilemma. Should she take this huge gamble?

If it's too bad, she can just go back. If she's to be reincarnated, so be it. Anyway, she doesn't like ancient times. Besides, she has to prepare to get married at fourteen or sixteen, otherwise she'll be an old maid and be pointed at and gossiped about by the whole village.

However, she knew the direction of the world if she stayed here. As long as she clung to He Nian's coattails, she would be worry-free for the rest of her life. It was better than going back to face reincarnation and starting over.

"The longer you wait, the more things might change. You can think about it slowly before I finish this meal."

After finishing the bear-shaped cookies, Mingyue left her words unsaid, just as Liu's mother finished cooking the noodles.

As Mingyue had instructed, she wanted an extra-large portion, so she cooked enough for three people, added five eggs, and some homemade pickled vegetables.

“Miss Mingyue, my family really doesn’t have anything good. You’ve given me too much money. Here’s half a string of cash back.”

As Liu's mother spoke, she placed the money on the table. After He Qiang's story spread throughout the village, no one dared to defy Mingyue.

The house burned down without warning, and no one could find any evidence. The Liu family remembered that Liu Zhenzhen had almost bumped into Mingyue, so they dared not take a single extra penny.

"It's alright, just accept it since you've given it to me."

Mingyue picked up a mouthful of noodles; the taste was bland, not as good as He Nian's. Adhering to the principle of not wasting food, Mingyue still finished it.

Liu Zhenzhen, who had been sitting in her room, heard the Liu family members outside seemingly seeing Mingyue off. Panicked, she quickly ran out, calling out, "My lord!"

Mingyue's lips curled slightly. "Have you figured it out?"

Liu Zhenzhen nodded. Whether she lived or died was fate, and she wanted to go back to see her parents.

"Come with me."

Mingyue was waiting outside.

The Liu family members, confused, grabbed Liu Zhenzhen and asked, "What have you figured out? What did you say to the important person?"

Liu Zhenzhen's eyes were complicated. "It's nothing, I'll be back soon."

"Why……"

The Liu family could only watch helplessly as Liu Zhenzhen left. What exactly was going on?

No matter how panicked the Liu family was, even Liu Zhenzhen was terrified. "My lord, I want to ask what will happen to my body if I go back?"

Mingyue said, "After you left, Liu Zhenzhen came back."

"She's not dead?"

Liu Zhenzhen was stunned. Didn't the system say that "Liu Zhenzhen" was already dead, which is why she was able to take over her body?

"She didn't die. She was devoured by the system, but it wasn't fully digested. After the system was captured, its soul remained dormant. It woke up after you left."

Liu Zhenzhen felt even more embarrassed to stay in this body. "Then what about Sister He Nian?"

Mingyue opened a bag of Want Want candy. "She is real. Yuan He Nian went to be reincarnated without any regrets despite having a high fever."

Liu Zhenzhen then understood. No wonder she had asked why "Liu Zhenzhen" had suddenly passed away, even though she was just a minor character in the story.

"Where do we go now?"