Binding System
Mo Zuili cut to the chase: "Name, age, experiences before transmigrating. Why are you bound to a system? What system are you bound to? What are the conditions? How do you get back?"
Qi Shuyan showed no anger at being questioned; instead, she smiled with relief: "Sister Li, you haven't changed at all."
Before Mo Zuili could frown, he quickened his pace: "Qi Shuyan was 22 years old before transmigrating, and I don't know after transmigrating into the book, but I estimate he's around a hundred years old. Before transmigrating, you took me racing, we fell off a cliff, and you died."
I don't know why the system chose me. When I fell off the cliff, I lost consciousness instantly. When I regained consciousness, there was a voice talking to me. I asked it if it was the system, and it said yes.
The system said I was already dead, but it could save me, but we both had to travel into the world of the novel. I was thinking of jumping off a cliff, and we were both probably doomed, so I agreed.
When I opened my eyes again, I found myself inexplicably in a different place—the Dragon Palace. I called out to the system, but it didn't respond. I stayed in the palace for almost half a year, figuring out what I could. Then the system suddenly returned, appearing suddenly in my mind, and said that my soul had been transferred and that I could have a brief conversation with it.
They also told me that this was a novel world called "The First Lone Journey". I thought to myself, isn't this the novel you've been spending money on to create fan fiction for?
Based on my experience reading novels, I'm guessing that you, Sister Li, have most likely transmigrated into the body of the female lead with the same name as you.
You told me that the female lead died halfway through the story. To prevent the tragedy from happening, I had the system deliver the Azure Dragon Bracelet to you. The Azure Dragon Bracelet contains spatial power and my cultivation gathered through dragon clan secret techniques. You can absorb it directly, and after absorbing it, you will at least reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage..."
Mo Zuili raised her hand to interrupt, her face full of question marks: "So the system brought you here, but didn't give you any tasks that you have to complete?"
Qi Shuyan shrugged and shook her head, saying, "No, it only appeared twice. Once before I transmigrated into the book, and once when you transmigrated. Before I spoke to you, the system told me that as long as I found you, we could go back. After we went back, you could be resurrected."
Mo Zuili chuckled twice, lightly tapping the Phoenix Flame Spear with her fingertips. Her entire being exuded distrust as she looked at Qi Shuyan and said, "Haven't you ever suspected anything?"
The system bound Qi Shuyan, preventing him from doing tasks and even simply throwing him in and then ignoring him.
According to Qi Shuyan, compared to Qi Shuyan chosen by the system, Mo Zuili felt that the system was more like it was there to help her.
"well."
Qi Shuyan smiled helplessly and sighed, "I also find it strange, but Sister Li, I haven't lied a single word. This is the truth as I know it."
Mo Zuili raised an eyebrow and chuckled.
Not lying doesn't mean it's true; even an eight-year-old could skillfully use montage-style lies.
Mo Zuili opened her mouth to ask another question, but saw Qi Shuyan's expression suddenly change.
Mo Zuili immediately gripped the Phoenix Flame Spear tightly, ready to strike if Qi Shuyan dared to launch a sudden attack. She would feign weakness before delivering a fatal blow.
"Sister Li, the system is here..." Qi Shuyan said slowly.
Mo Zuili remained vigilant and asked, "Really? What did it say? Do we need to complete some strange task before we can go back?"
After hearing the system's words and then Mo Zuili's words, Qi Shuyan looked incredulous and slowly said, "No, the system said we can go back now. It has prepared the energy and can send us back to our original world at any time. In our original world, Sister Li, your body has also been resurrected."
Mo Zuili also looked incredulous, stunned by the news. After a few moments, she realized something was wrong and asked, "There won't be any additional conditions, will there?"
After hearing Mo Zuili's question, Qi Shuyan calmed down. Before he could relay the message to Mo Zuili, the system answered in his mind.
[There are no strings attached, except that after I send you back, please try not to tell anyone about your transmigration into the book. As time passes, your memories of this world will gradually fade, and in the end, you will only remember that you survived the car accident.]
Qi Shuyan relayed the system's words to Mo Zuili in detail, and added at the end: "The system can hear you. Sister Li, you can ask me any questions you have. I will just relay the system's words to you."
Instead of immediately voicing her doubts, Mo Zuili said, "Then ask it if it can come out and talk to me directly?"
Qi Shuyan blinked for a long time, then shook her head: "It says no, it doesn't have a physical form right now, so it can't do it."
After he finished speaking, Qi Shuyan saw Mo Zuili nod expressionlessly, and he had a bad feeling.
The next moment, Mo Zuili didn't press the system for answers, but instead changed the subject, saying, "Why did you tell me to wait for you to come find me? You already guessed that I would definitely come to you directly, so why did you choose to give me the Azure Dragon Bracelet instead of the Dragon Domain Token? How did you give the Azure Dragon Bracelet to the system? You said you would come find me? And why have you been staying in the Dragon Domain and not coming out?"
Oh no, Sister Li is really angry.
Qi Shuyan carefully observed Mo Zuili's expression and cautiously explained, but even after she finished, she couldn't tell whether Mo Zuili believed her or not.
Mo Zuili gripped the Phoenix Flame Spear, arms crossed, her face expressionless, but in her heart she still believed Qi Shuyan's explanation to some extent.
According to Qi Shuyan, the situation was urgent at the time, and the system suddenly appeared and told him that it could send him something. Qi Shuyan had read "The Beginning of Solitude" in the real world because he liked it.
But because I really don't like this type of story, I skipped through it.
The novel is not yet finished. Unlike Mo Zuili, who reads it every day, Qi Shuyan usually saves up a month's worth of reading and then finishes it all at once.
I haven't had time to read the latest chapter yet, but all I can think about is the female protagonist's cultivation regressing and being called a waste.
That's why the Azure Dragon Bracelet was passed down, because it contains Qi Shuyan's cultivation level, which can help him reach the peak of Foundation Establishment without any side effects.
The reason he came to find her was because that's what the system told Qi Shuyan.
If Qi Shuyan finds him, both of them can go back.
The Azure Dragon Bracelet disappeared the moment Qi Shuyan took it out and put it down.
After a long while, Mo Zuili exhaled, released the Phoenix Flame Spear, and sat down on the stone bench next to Qi Shuyan, saying, "Then tell me about the situation of the Dragon Clan."
Qi Shuyan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mo Zuili believed her.
The idea of transmigrating into a book is too fantastical, and I also encountered a system that is completely different from those in ordinary novels.
He had been with Mo Zuili in the real world for five years and had known her for over ten years, so he had a thorough understanding of Mo Zuili's wariness.
If it weren't for the fact that she still had some dignity, Mo Zuili wouldn't have taken her with him when he returned to China.
After all, caring for others provides emotional value, which Mo Zuili can also achieve by throwing money at it.
"The situation of the Dragon Clan..." Qi Shuyan sighed. He had a headache just thinking about the Dragon Clan.
As Qi Shuyan's fingertips traced the edge of the stone bench, her gaze swept over the flowing golden barrier, and she said in a low voice, "The current Dragon Emperor of the Dragon Clan, who is my own father, has been lying down for almost ten years. He's barely breathing and about to die."
But he hasn't chosen a successor to the Dragon Emperor yet; he's been delaying the selection, so the Dragon Realm has been closed for over ten years, forbidding princes from entering or leaving. Even princes who explicitly stated they wouldn't participate in the Dragon Emperor's struggle are prohibited from doing so. And…”
Qi Shuyan maintained his usual smile and dropped a bombshell: "The old Dragon Emperor has too many descendants. Currently in the Dragon Domain, there are more than twenty who are capable of competing with him, none of whom have disappeared or died."
It turns out I wasn't included. My body was originally a stillborn child, meaning I was born without consciousness or soul; only the body was preserved in a spatial realm. After I transmigrated, I gained consciousness, and the dragon priest released me from the realm. The priest divined my name and said it would be Qi Shuyan.
I suspect the system might have manipulated things behind the scenes.
Mo Zuili was astonished. She held up her hand and made a "six" gesture towards Qi Shuyan, saying, "The old Dragon Emperor's reproductive prowess shocked me, but your body shocked me even more. No wonder we can share the same name after transmigrating into the book. And then? Continue, is there a power struggle among the nine princes in the Dragon Realm right now?"
Qi Shuyan nodded wearily and said, "From my observation, the four most promising candidates in the Dragon Domain are the First Prince, the Second Prince, the Fifth Princess, and the Ninth Princess. The Ninth Princess seems to be living a peaceful life, but I've met her, and I always feel she's planning to be the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. The other three are already locked in a fierce battle..."
Qi Shuyan then gave a general overview of the personalities and methods of the other three, and seeing Mo Zuili's serious expression, he had a bad feeling.
"Sister Li, the system says we can go back now. When are we going back?"
Mo Zuili looked up, stared directly at Qi Shuyan, and said with a smile, "Perhaps, we can't go back yet."
Qi Shuyan pursed his lips and remained silent. He knew that it was strange that Mo Zuili didn't act immediately after hearing that she could go back, but instead asked him about the Dragon Clan.
Qi Shuyan tried to salvage the situation one last time, saying, "Sister Li, is it because the system is acting strangely that you don't want to go back?"
"no."
Seeing Qi Shuyan's confusion and shock, Mo Zuili explained that she had stayed behind because she hadn't finished consolidating her cultivation, and that Huang Tianyao's sneak attack had almost cost her her life. She also revealed that she had been forced to enter the Dragon Domain.
Mo Zuili had never suffered such humiliation before!
She had to avenge this grudge, not only against Huang Tianyao, but also against those madmen from the Phoenix Clan. Since the Demon Clan had already come, she would also take their conspiracy into account.
After explaining, Mo Zuili, having mentally prepared herself, asked, "Ask the system, can the original owner of this body I'm currently using come back after I leave?"
[...will come back]
For some reason, Qi Shuyan detected a hint of hesitation in the system's response.
After relaying this to Mo Zuili, Qi Shuyan knew that Mo Zuili would definitely not return until she had resolved all the trouble she had caused.
The thought that even if she stayed in this world, she might still be able to act with Mo Zuili in the future made Qi Shuyan accept the idea in 0 seconds.
The next second, Mo Zuili asked again, "If I don't go back for the time being, can Qi Shuyan go back by himself?"
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