"Who?" Gu Jiayue's heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad feeling.

"Zhang Yangzai!"

Zhang Yangzai is bound to the system?

When did this happen?

Gu Jiayue was stunned. How could she not know anything about this?

Not only did she not know, the system also didn't know. This system clearly didn't exist when I scanned it before.

Did it come later?

"Maybe it was bound during the time we were in Annan County, or maybe its system level is higher than mine, so I can't sense its existence without actively detecting it. Maybe it has known about my existence for a long time!" The system's voice began to reveal panic, and its ball-of-light body swayed uneasily in front of Gu Jiayue.

The system really panicked.

During the period when he lost contact with the system world, he performed many unconventional operations in order to help the host complete the task.

If he were to be detected by a system of a higher level than his own, and his violations were discovered and reported to the main system, he would definitely be judged as violating the rules and would be destroyed!

ah!!!

What should I do? ...

He doesn't want to be destroyed!

The system screamed wildly in its heart, and the entire ball of light was shaking slightly.

The system's nervousness also affected Gu Jiayue. He could feel the anxiety in the air. "System, what's wrong with you?"

"Host, let's run!" The system's voice was filled with tears. "I feel that the system level in Zhang Yangzai's body is much higher than mine! If he forces me to check my core data, I will have no way to resist!"

Huh? So overbearing?

Gu Jiayue was a little surprised.

"Yes, this is the rule of the system world. High-level systems can view the data and tasks of low-level systems! When necessary, they can also let low-level systems sacrifice their own tasks and hosts to help it complete the task!" The system explained hurriedly.

What!

Sacrifice low-level systems and hosts!

Gu Jiayue's face darkened instantly.

"Therefore, all systems and hosts in the system world will work hard to complete tasks and improve their levels! The higher the level, the greater the authority obtained, and the higher the chance of completing tasks! It will also give you more confidence when encountering other systems." The system continued, its voice full of fear.

"During this period, the host used all his points to help the people of Daqian fight drought and disaster relief. I haven't upgraded in a long time. If the system in Zhang Yangzai's body is 10 levels higher than mine, even if I disagree, it can forcibly break through my protection data and read everything about me!"

Speaking of this, the system feels a little aggrieved.

Before, the host didn't need him, and he was embarrassed to ask for education points to upgrade it. But recently, the host's frequency of using it has increased dramatically, so it should be able to get a lot of education points.

However, every time it sold something to the host, it tampered with the price, undercutting the price of Education Points. So, it didn't even keep its commission. Furthermore, the host had previously bought it the Persian cat skin it had been dreaming of, making it even more embarrassed to level up.

Of course, generally speaking, a small world wouldn't have two systems at the same time, so he wasn't busy upgrading. He thought it wouldn't be impossible to let the host upgrade all at once when the mission was completed.

It's just that there's something wrong with this world. Let alone rebirth and time travel, there are already three systems that he knows of!

Three! And there are many who have been reborn and awakened. Is this world consciousness seeking suicide?

Gu Jiayue took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. There was no point in panicking at this point; it would only make her lose her ability to think.

"Don't be afraid. Tomorrow, we'll meet him first. Keep a low profile for the next few days and try not to appear in front of him."

The system tried to shrink its light ball again and again, as if trying to hide itself. "I understand, host."

Early the next morning, Gu Jiayue walked towards the courtyard where her second aunt and her family lived.

The leaves of the several old locust trees at the gate of the yard had long since fallen off, leaving only bare branches pointing to the sky.

"Second aunt!" she shouted while standing outside the courtyard gate.

Soon, the courtyard door creaked open and my second aunt-in-law came out.

Her face looked a little haggard, with a faint bluish-black tint under her eyes, as if she hadn't slept well.

But when he saw Gu Jiayue, he still forced a smile: "Jiayue, when did you come back? Why didn't I hear anything?"

"I came back a little late last night. I didn't want to disturb everyone's rest, so I didn't come over to say hello." Gu Jiayue explained.

She arrived at Taohua Village yesterday at noon. She first went to the orphanage to see the children, then went to the school to arrange various matters, and then went to see the village chief to discuss continuing to prepare for drought.

After a busy day, everyone returned to their own courtyards when they got home. So it was normal that Second Aunt did not see Gu Jiayue.

"I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're back." Second Aunt nodded and stepped aside to let her in. "You've been busy lately, haven't you? You've lost weight. Please sit down first. What would you like for breakfast? I'll make it right away."

Today it is my second aunt's turn to cook. Although I have something on my mind, I can't be lazy. I still have to do what I have to do.

Gu Jiayue held her second aunt's hand. "Second aunt, where's Yangzai? I haven't seen him for a long time. I want to chat with him."

At the mention of Zhang Yangzai, Second Aunt's eyes immediately reddened, and her voice choked with sobs. "That child...that child hasn't been feeling well lately, constantly twitching for no apparent reason. I called in Doctor Lin, but he couldn't find anything. He said all his internal organs are severely damaged, and I'm afraid...I'm afraid..."

She couldn't continue speaking and just wiped her tears with her sleeves.

She simply didn't go out, but squatted in the yard, leaning against the mottled earth wall, covering her face with her hands, wiping away her tears as her shoulders twitched.

As she cried, she kept repeating the lamb's name in her heart.

This child has had such a hard life. He lost his parents at a young age, and now he has contracted this strange disease. He is tortured terribly all day long.

She thought about her own bad luck. She had waited so many years for a son, but now she had to face something like this. Who knew how long this child could stay with her?

Tears flowed down through the fingers like beads that had broken off the string, wetting the front of her clothes.

When Gu Jiayue heard this, her heart sank and the color on her face faded a little.

How could this happen?

When she left home, the lamb was fine and jumping around. How come it became like this after just a few days?

Could it be that some system is causing trouble?

"Second aunt, don't cry first, I'll go see the lamb." Gu Jiayue held second aunt's arm, her voice trembling slightly. She suppressed the panic in her heart, turned around and walked quickly towards the house.

As I entered the room, a faint smell of medicine hit me in the face.

The little lamb lay on the bed, curled up in agony like a wounded animal. Its teeth were biting its lower lip so tightly that it had turned white. Its forehead was covered in beads of sweat, and it was obvious that it was enduring great pain.

"Yangzai, are you okay?" Gu Jiayue walked to the bedside and asked softly.

Zhang Yangzai, who was almost losing consciousness from the pain, seemed to hear someone calling him in a daze.

The voice was very familiar.

It’s the Master!

The Master is back!

No, I can’t let the Master see me like this!

His heart suddenly tightened and he tried his best to open his eyes.

When he opened his eyes with great effort and saw Gu Jiayue sitting in front of the bed, looking at him with concern, he became even more panicked.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed Gu Jiayue's hand tightly. The force was so great that his fingers turned white from the exertion. "Master, hurry... hurry up! Get away from me, get away from me!"

As soon as he finished saying this, his whole body suddenly began to tremble violently and uncontrollably, as if it was being torn apart by something.

His eyes, originally moist with pain, were instantly bloodshot, his gaze fierce. "Evil creature! Don't even think about controlling me! Forget about your mission! Kill me if you dare!"