Chapter 234 System Evolution
"Big brother, look at the wind chimes I made—"
Three-year-old Yang Chan proudly showed her artwork to Yang Jiao, while Yang Jian, standing nearby, was not to be outdone. Even though he was four years older than his sister, he was still determined to compete.
"Big brother, look at me, look at me, I did it even better!"
"They're all beautiful."
Although the 9-year-old boy's face still retained a touch of childishness, the outline of his future handsome features was already faintly visible; although he had not yet grown up, his posture was upright, his back was like a pine tree, exuding a unique gentleness, like a precious orchid tree, his brilliance just beginning to bloom.
Therefore, even now, Yang Jian and Yang Chan could tell that he was carrying water. But they were still dizzy and intoxicated by their elder brother's gentle, moon-like smile, like two clingy kittens, snuggling close to him.
Not far away, Yang Tianyou and Yao Ji, a married couple, sat together, smiling as they watched this scene, surrounded by an aura of happiness.
"Only in front of Jiao'er are Erlang and San Niang so well-behaved."
Yao Ji smiled and spoke, and Yang Tianyou replied with a smile, "Jiao'er is the eldest brother, after all. My wife has raised Jiao'er so well, who wouldn't like him?"
"Yes, who wouldn't like Jiao'er..."
As Yao Ji spoke, her smile faded, and a faint melancholy appeared between her brows as she looked at her eldest son, who was gently chatting and laughing with his younger siblings.
She never expected that Jiao'er, as her and Tianyou's first child, would have such good aptitude, so good that even after she tried her best to seal Jiao'er, her radiance still leaked out.
She's still young, and it's just attracting some mountain spirits and ghosts, which she can handle. But when Jiao'er grows up and the seal breaks down...
Knowing what she was worried about, Yang Tianyou gently put his arm around her shoulder and said in a gentle tone, "My wife, don't worry. No matter what, I will protect Jiao'er."
Even if he were just an ordinary person, he would be willing to give everything for his wife and children.
Yao Ji remained silent, and the two gazed at each other with deep affection, their unique atmosphere keeping everyone else at bay.
"My parents are having a heart-to-heart talk again. This must be what it's like for Wangzai to enjoy his time alone."
Noticing this scene, Yang Jian shook his head and sighed. Why could only his parents understand each other? Why couldn't he and his elder brother? That way, they could have their own little secrets behind Yang Chan's back.
Yang Jiao gently patted his head: "Don't talk nonsense, where did you hear all this from?"
“I know,” Yang Chan raised her chubby little hand, “Second Brother sneaked up to the big banyan tree at the village entrance again to eavesdrop on the old ladies’ chatter—”
"You're talking nonsense!"
Yang Jian jumped up and down guiltily, while Yang Chan pouted, sat in Yang Jiao's lap, hugged his neck, and shouted, "I didn't! You did go!"
"I……"
"Yang Jian!"
Upon hearing his elder brother call him by his full name, knowing he was unhappy, Yang Jian instantly cowered and fawned over him, saying, "I was wrong, I won't do it again next time, I swear, please forgive me, elder brother—"
Looking at Yang Jian's ingratiating and obsequious manner, Yang Jiao smiled helplessly: "Don't do it again."
"Okay!"
Yang Jian immediately perked up and wrinkled his nose at Yang Chan in a provocative manner: "You tattletale!"
"You troublemaker!"
Yang Chan's face turned red with anger, and she clung to Yang Jiao with a pitiful expression, refusing to let go: "Big brother, look at him!"
"Alright, alright, Third Sister, don't be angry. Big Brother will teach him a lesson."
Yang Jiao ruffled Yang Chan's hair and gave Yang Jian a reproachful look, "Second brother!"
Yang Jian was indignant. He got angry when he saw Yang Chan hiding in his older brother's arms and smiling smugly at him. What a hateful little brat! She's just taking advantage of her young age. She acts like everyone was a child before!
"What's going on now?"
Yang Tianyou and Yao Ji walked over, smiling as they inquired. Yang Jian, unwilling to lose face in front of his parents, simply shook his head, and Yang Jiao didn't expose him.
As night deepened, the family of five sat around the table, chatting and laughing. Under Yao Ji's magic, the lantern with wind chimes slowly rose into the sky, accompanied by the crisp sound of the wind chimes. Everything was so beautiful.
Yang Tianyou’s gentle voice rang out: “Actually, our family is like this wind chime. Everyone is a part of the family. Only when we can be together as a family can we play a joyful melody.”
...
In the dead of night, when all was quiet, two streaks of light silently slid into Yang Jiao's room, landing and transforming into a white tiger and a qilin, both in small, miniature forms.
"Waaaaah, host, we've finally found you..."
The little white tiger opened its mouth and let out a soft, babyish cry, then bounced and tried to burrow into Yang Jiao's arms, but unfortunately, it was pushed aside by the little Qilin next to it.
"Still calling me host? You're not sincere!" The little Qilin seized a favorable position, snuggled into Yang Jiao's arms, and began to whine, "Master, I've missed you so much!"
Yang Jiao paused as he touched his hand. "What were you looking at again?"
"Huh?" The little Qilin's eyes darted around guiltily.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the little white tiger climbed up and squeezed in to complain: "Master... you don't know, it's all Xiao Liu's fault. He was slacking off during training, which is why we're so late!"
"Why is it all my fault?" Xiao Liu also got anxious and complained, "It's all Xiao Wu's fault. He spent so much time learning that little thing. He must have been stupid by the system bureau's training. It's all because of you that we came out late."
"Because of you!"
The two little ones started playing around in Yang Jiao's arms, and Yang Jiao quickly separated them: "Alright, that's enough. Let me see the results of your training."
Upon hearing this, both beasts quieted down, nestled in Yang Jiao's arms, and allowed him to examine them.
The identities of the three were now clear: they were Landis and Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu, two systems from a new world.
After his tumultuous journey through the perilous little world, Landis, having lost interest in governing a country and becoming emperor, was recommended by the world's consciousness to travel directly through an internal passage to the mythical world of the prequel to the Lotus Lantern.
It's a higher level than the previous world, and the world consciousness offers greater rewards, but its demands are also greater.
"The prosperity of humanity" is clearly the planned path for development in this world, but not everyone... to be precise, not all the gods are happy to see this happen. Therefore, Landis was summoned by the world's consciousness to assist the world in developing on the right track.
To be honest, in his original world, he was always a villainous succubus who interfered with the world's progress, a "rebellious son" of "Heavenly Father." This was the first time he was going to be a "good guy," and he was quite interested, so he agreed.
Whether it was because he agreed too readily, or because he had heard of his past achievements, the world consciousness was very satisfied. So, on top of the already given reward, it added another item: helping him modify two small systems.
Whether it's Xiao Wu from the "Fan Fiction Creation System" or Xiao Liu from the "Character Role-Playing System," no matter how flexible or extraordinary they may seem, they are essentially just combinations of rules.
Just like how Xiao Liu's program was tampered with by Landis, so it directly became a subordinate system and couldn't even control its own panel; just like how Xiao Wu and Landis emptied the System Bureau's treasure trove and were considered to have defected, but due to the rules, it could only call Landis "host".
If Landis hadn't shown mercy to Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu would have long since become a rigid program; similarly, if Landis hadn't protected Xiao Wu's core, Xiao Wu would have been defeated by the System Bureau's decoding long ago.
World consciousness is clearly capable of solving these problems, and the path to solving them is to promote their evolution.
The previous White Tiger and Qilin were skins they obtained from the System Bureau, and they looked incredibly realistic. But they were merely appearances. Now, under the grand scheme of the World Consciousness, their true forms have become the most outstanding White Tiger and Qilin.
The system's rules already existed within them. But now they have transformed from being bound by the rules into true divine beasts who control them.
Of course, he also signed a brand new Soul Master-Servant Contract with Landis.
As for "training," perhaps the World Consciousness's perspective was too high. After resolving the issues for Little Five and Little Six, it worried that they would embarrass Him if they went out like this. So it spoke to Landis, letting him go into the world first, while leaving the other two to Him for further training.
Landis nodded in agreement, ignoring the two children's tearful pleas to stay, and gracefully entered the small world first, becoming Yang Jiao, the eldest son of Yao Ji and Yang Tianyou, a cannon fodder who would have been killed by the heavenly soldiers.
However, with his arrival, Yang Jiao naturally won't become cannon fodder. As for that "gentle second male lead" persona, he's maintained his gentleness very well. And as for "second male lead," under the world's consciousness, Yang Jiao being second is no problem; he can handle it!
Withdrawing his hand, Yang Jiao opened his eyes: "It seems you have indeed been training hard during this time; your bloodlines have been stimulated quite well."
"Master, you have no idea how much Hongjun can talk..."
Upon hearing his words, the transformed Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu couldn't wait to start complaining.
The World Consciousness naturally wouldn't intervene personally, so the one who trained them was Hongjun, who was halfway to the Dao. As the saying goes, "Things resemble their owners," and having followed their carefree and undisciplined master through several worlds, Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu simply couldn't be diligent.
Hongjun, who usually preached to eager and insightful students, was so angry at these two little ones that he almost lost his composure, even though he had no personal feelings for them.
The sages have been preaching for over a thousand years, yet they have only been teaching them for less than ten years. Hongjun felt as if he had encountered the biggest stumbling block on the path to enlightenment.
So as soon as they see results, they can't wait to kick them out, and then they reflect on themselves and realize that their minds are still not at peace.
Over here, Yang Jiao, listening to the two beasts' complaints, raised his eyebrows slightly. He could tell from their voices that Hongjun was suffering. Really... hehe, thankfully it wasn't him who was suffering. He once again thanked the world consciousness for its generosity.
"By the way," Xiao Liu suddenly remembered something while they were chatting, "Master, are you really playing the gentle second male lead in this world?"
Xiao Liu, who was immediately taken to training upon arrival and whose meaning of "gentle second male lead" hadn't been properly explained to him, expressed doubt. Could his domineering master accept such a character setting?
Little Five was unaware that Yang Jiao had accepted the role, and accepted it well. He was also very curious: "Master, isn't it too unfair to you to be the second male lead?"
"No, I think it's fine."
Heaven is number one, he's number two; he can take this loss, it's no big deal, he's magnanimous.
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