Chapter 328: Shen Yanhui is leaving
"The system wants my life?"
These words are obviously simple when read separately, but when put together, Xie Zhaoyuan can't understand them at all.
"You mean, your system wants to kill me?"
"Yes." Shen Yan nodded, "She wants your life."
"Why?" Xie Zhaoyuan was a little frightened, but more confused and bewildered, "I don't know her, and I've never had any conflicts with her. Why does she want to kill me?"
"Besides, isn't she a cold system? Can a mechanical system kill people?"
"She is neither a machine nor a system." Shen Yanhui's face was gloomy, and every word he said was very serious. "To be precise, she should be a supervisory program separated from the system, responsible for supervising the traversers to complete their tasks."
"Program?" Xie Zhaoyuan frowned. "Isn't that just a bunch of messy codes?"
Shen Yan replied: "She is indeed a code, but the terrible thing is that she has developed self-awareness."
"…What does that mean?" Xie Zhaoyuan didn't quite understand. "She developed self-awareness, and then what?"
Shen Yanhui took a breath and said, "The biggest difference between humans and machines is that humans have self-awareness, while machines do not. Now that this program has developed the consciousness that only humans have, she will be eager to become a human."
"Become a human..." Xie Zhaoyuan tried hard to think about what Shen Yanhui said, "She is just a program, a bunch of codes, how can she become a human?"
Shen Yanhui's face was heavy, and every word he said was filled with pessimism: "You can come back to life, and I can travel through time with the system, so why can't she become a human?"
"..." Xie Zhaoyuan was silent.
Shen Yanhui was right. One of them was a time traveler with a system, and the other was a book traveler who came back to life from the dead. If such things beyond the scope of science can really exist, then why is it impossible for this program made up of codes to develop self-awareness and want to become a human?
Xie Zhaoyuan's eyes darkened and he suddenly felt a little panicked. When she thought about what Shen Yanhui had said before, that the system wanted her life, her panic suddenly intensified, and even her breathing became a little unstable.
"She...how does she want to become a human?"
"She has developed a self-awareness that only humans have, but if she wants to break away from the program and become a real person, she still needs to find a human body to house herself."
Shen Yan looked back at Xie Zhaoyuan and said word by word: "With consciousness and a body, she can become a real 'person'."
"Body..." Xie Zhaoyuan bit the two words, and a strange guess emerged in his mind, "Could it be that the body she is looking for is me?"
Shen Yan replied: "...To be precise, it's not you, but the body you have now, that is, the original owner Qin Song."
"It's just that because Qin Song is gone, and you happened to travel through time and occupy her body, the target of the program has changed to you."
"…Then what should I do?" Xie Zhaoyuan's heart sank. He was overwhelmed by intense panic and even his voice began to tremble unconsciously.
"Shen Yanhui, since she has set her eyes on this body, do I have to leave?"
"It's not about leaving." Shen Yanhui corrected her, "It's about dying."
"Only if you die can she live in this body."
"...No!" Xie Zhaoyuan's face turned pale, and his whole body was full of resistance. "I don't want to die, I can't die! She can't take my body away!"
"Shen Yanhui, can you think of a way to stop her?"
Xie Zhaoyuan had gone through so much hardship to barely gain the happiness she has today. She would never let that broken program take away her body and her life!
Shen Yanhui grabbed her hand, patted the back of her hand soothingly, and said softly: "Yes, I have a way."
"What method?" Xie Zhaoyuan asked anxiously.
Shen Yan replied: "The only way is for me to leave. I will leave your world with this program."
"Ah..." Xie Zhaoyuan was visibly unwilling, "You are all alone, where can you go if you leave here?"
"Humph," Shen Yanhui raised her eyebrows and smiled proudly, "I'm so beautiful and so rich, why should I worry about having nowhere to go? Besides, the world is so big, I can live well even if I just find a place to stay."
"Then, will you come back?" Xie Zhaoyuan held Shen Yanhui's hand with his backhand, his face full of reluctance, "Will you come back to find me?"
"...No." Although it was a bit cruel, Shen Yanhui had to tell her the truth, "I can't come back to see you until I get rid of this program."
"..."Xie Zhaoyuan didn't say anything. She pursed her lips and her eyes instantly became wet.
Shen Yanhui was amused by her disappointing appearance and couldn't help but raised his hand to pinch her face: "What's wrong, can't bear to leave me?"
"Yeah." Xie Zhaoyuan nodded and admitted generously, "I can't bear to leave. I don't have many friends to begin with. If you leave, who will I quarrel with in the future?"
"Argue with Pei Xingzhi." Shen Yanhui teased her deliberately, "He is your husband, you can argue with him as much as you want, he will comfort you anyway."
"I don't want to." Xie Zhaoyuan shook his head and held Shen Yanhui's hand tightly. "I want to argue with you. You speak harshly, and it's more interesting to argue with you."
"...Fuck you." Shen Yan rolled his eyes at her.
She looked straight at Shen Yanhui, the sadness in her eyes was so strong that it made people feel distressed: "When are you going to leave?"
Shen Yan replied: "Soon, it will happen in the next two days."
"Why are you in such a hurry..." Xie Zhaoyuan had a sullen face and a somewhat resentful expression.
Shen Yanhui looked helpless: "If I don't leave quickly, your life will be in danger!"
"..." Xie Zhaoyuan buried his head in disappointment, not knowing what to say.
Shen Yanhui smiled with his eyes curved, and comforted her softly: "Okay, don't look so bitter and resentful. Only when you are happy can I feel that my leaving is worthwhile."
Xie Zhaoyuan's eyes were filled with tears and his throat was badly blocked.
She didn't know what to say, so she could only open her arms and hug Shen Yanhui tightly, then whispered in her ear: "Thank you."
With thousands of words in his heart, all Xie Zhaoyuan could say at this moment was a pale thank you.
Shen Yanhui was stunned for a moment, then raised her hands and hugged Xie Zhaoyuan's waist, and responded gently: "You're welcome, this is what I want."
After saying that, she closed her eyes and greedily felt Xie Zhaoyuan's embrace.
Xie Zhaoyuan patted her shoulder and choked up, saying, "No matter where you go, you can't lose contact with me. When I send you a message, you must reply immediately, understand?"
"Okay." Shen Yanhui promised her with red eyes, "As long as it's a message from you, I will reply immediately."
"Okay." She took a deep breath and reluctantly let go of Xie Zhaoyuan. "You go out first. I have something else to say to Pei Xingzhi alone."
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