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Gu Youan gently pushed open the door. The Fifth Princess stood in the courtyard, the moonlight bathing the ground, her face still wet with tears.
The Fifth Princess looked at her quietly and said, "Princess Hezheng."
Gu Youan shook his head and said, "I remember everything. I want to go back to Dayong to take revenge."
The Fifth Princess smiled gently and said, "You've fallen for the characters in the book. Your goal should be to find the Emperor's Sword and help the Fifth Princess find the real murderer of her mother, instead of getting caught up in the plot. The story of Dayong has ended, and the chapter of Sheng Kingdom has begun. You should get back on track."
Gu Youan looked at her calmly and said, "How can you be so sure that the Emperor's Sword is in Sheng Kingdom? The previous system disappeared when I lost my memory. What makes you think I should believe you?"
The Fifth Princess's eyes curved into a smile as she stepped forward, a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes. She gently took Gu You'an's hand and said, "Who else can you trust here besides me?"
Gu Youan shook off her hand and said, "Fifth Princess, I will find the Emperor's Sword. I also want to know what exactly happened that day."
Before leaving, Qingyang and the others transferred half of their internal energy into his body, yet they set off with the determination to die. What secrets are hidden within this?
Even if there were conflicts and disagreements among fellow disciples, they shouldn't leave so abruptly in this way. Gu Youan sighed indifferently, looking into the Fifth Princess's eyes and said, "Since the Fifth Princess sacrificed herself to bring you back, you should cherish this body. I will investigate Consort Lin's matter. This is Sheng Kingdom, and you are just an unfavored consort. This world values martial prowess. If you cannot protect yourself, you must avoid their sharp edge, hide yourself in the palace, and become invisible."
Gu Youan gently pinched her chin, her face puffing out with flesh. She smiled and said, "Don't look at me like that. If it weren't for me, the mission wouldn't be completed, and you'd be sent back to the furnace to start over."
This time, the system returned, but it was clearly inferior to the previous one. It was as if it had been forcibly pushed in. Gu Youan looked at her calmly and said, "You are not as good as the previous one. The previous one had to listen to my commands, let alone you."
The Fifth Princess shook her head frantically and stomped her legs. All was quiet. Gu Youan looked around and said, "Don't stop time so easily. If you can come in, outsiders can come in too. In that case, you and I will be treated as monsters and thrown out."
She stared blankly at everything around her, her heart filled with mixed emotions. No matter what happened, she could only trust herself, not others.
Gu Youan looked up at the distant woods, the shadows of the trees swaying. She had intended to search for her memories, but once they returned, she was plunged into an even greater emptiness and helplessness. Looking back, her former fellow disciples had perished. Why did they have to spare her? Why were they so certain that she could defeat Xie Daoqing? Recalling her past experiences, everything had gone too smoothly. She was the only woman among them, as if she was destined to become an assassin for the Emperor's Creed. Whether it was the original setting or a twist of fate, she had become Xie Daoqing's fiancée. Why did Qingyang and the others believe that she could defeat Xie Daoqing?
Gu Youan looked down at the Fifth Princess in front of her and said, "You really don't know anything about what happened before?"
The Fifth Princess looked at Gu Youan's sinister gaze, shrank back, swallowed hard, and lowered her head, saying, "Host, I don't know about what happened before."
The Fifth Princess looked at Gu Youan timidly. Where did this crazy woman come from? She was ruthless and decisive, and didn't take her, the one who issued the mission, seriously at all. Gu Youan was originally a gentle and quiet young lady from a noble family. Gu Youan's unexpected transmigration into a book broke the original owner's cannon fodder life. This was a BL novel, and Gu Youan became the focus of everyone's attention. She had to bear the consequences.
The Fifth Princess sighed and said, "You were supposed to play the role of cannon fodder in Xie Daoqing and Ye Qingchen's love story, but you made Xie Daoqing fall in love with you, Ye Qingchen willingly follow you, and the Emperor's Company value your physique. Gu Youan, your goal is not to become someone everyone protects and admires, but to quietly complete the story as cannon fodder. If you hadn't insisted on becoming an assassin, how would you have entered this game?"
Gu Youan was stunned, never expecting that she had taken the initiative to enter the story.
The Fifth Princess held Gu Youan's hand and said, "I can detect that your emotions are being consumed by the plot. You need to break free from the plot as soon as possible."
Gu Youan smiled coldly and said, "I feel that things are not as simple as you and I think."
She felt like it was a game within a game. From the moment she entered the book, she was already drawn into its story from the moment she went to the Emperor's Ship, and no matter what happened, she couldn't escape.
The Fifth Princess slowly spoke, "I am your best ally. No matter what happens, please believe me. The Emperor's Sword is hundreds of meters underground in the Sheng Kingdom's palace. Only Xie Daoqing's blood can activate the Emperor's Sword."
Gu Youan frowned as she looked at her and said, "Was this plot set up specifically for me?"
The Fifth Princess nodded. Gu Youan looked up at the starry sky above, where dark clouds obscured the bright moon. She felt dizzy and stunned. The Fifth Princess supported her and said, "The plot has already fallen apart. If you kill Xie Daoqing and get the Emperor's Sword, you can go back. Gu Youan, think about your parents. Do you want them to bury their child?"
Having been here for several years, she diligently completed her missions. Originally, she was supposed to be able to fake her death after the story's ending, but she never expected Xie Daoqing to develop feelings for her.
The Fifth Princess said, "Your storyline in Sheng Kingdom will end once the murderer of Consort Lin is found."
Gu Youan's eyes flickered between light and shadow as he said, "Have you been fooled? This is probably another trap after this."
The Fifth Princess looked at her with a bewildered expression, and Gu Youan felt a chill in her heart. She said, "Didn't the people at the research institute give you any training? How did you manage to come out to work looking like this?"
The Fifth Princess looked at her with a pitiful expression and said, "After the spacetime explosion, your system disappeared. The research institute has been trying to contact this world, but it has never been able to find a way to connect, until the Fifth Princess voluntarily sacrificed her life?"
Gu Youan was stunned. She felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what it was.
She looked down at the Fifth Princess and said, "You must be careful in the future. The people here are very clever."
The Fifth Princess looked at her in a panic, her palms sweating. Gu Youan's eyes flickered, and she touched her head. Back then, she was suddenly thrown here, and now this system is just like a newbie village.
She thought to herself, "Just protect yourself and don't get involved in anything here. Be a nobody. Emperor Huaming doesn't love the Fifth Princess. If you show your special energy, you might be used. Your body is weak and can't withstand any trouble!"
The Fifth Princess grabbed Gu Youan's sleeve and said, "Then you must protect me well!"
Gu Youan smiled and said, "Of course, we are a community with a shared future!"
A shadow appeared, and Gu Younian looked up. Ye Qingchen was standing against the light, casting a long shadow. The Fifth Princess hid behind Gu Youan.
She stood before the Fifth Princess, composed herself, wondering why he had appeared at this moment.
She composed herself and asked, "The Fifth Princess came looking for me tonight, and I was just about to take her back."
Ye Qingchen stopped Gu Youan, his eyes darting around, and asked hesitantly, "The Fifth Princess's poisoning has nothing to do with you, does it?"
Gu Youan pushed his hand away, smiled, and said, "Do you expect me to kill the princess?"
"Ye Qingchen, you are my bodyguard, do you really not trust me at all?"
Ye Qingchen lowered his eyes, shook his head, and said, "That's not what I meant. I was just afraid you would get hurt."
Gu Youan looked into his eyes and said righteously, "I don't need your protection, Ye Qingchen. How long have you been here?"
Tears welled in Ye Qingchen's eyes, and he vaguely found his voice before saying, "I am your guard, don't leave me alone."
The Fifth Princess now stood behind Gu Youan, showing no signs of her illness from yesterday.
He took off his outer robe and draped it over Gu Youan, saying, "It's cold tonight, you should go back early."
He knew that Gu Youan was crying in Sheng Jingche's arms, he knew that they had once been inseparable, and his only wish was to stay by her side.
Gu Youan took out a bottle of wound medicine and said, "You have bloodstains on you, take this and use it."
Ye Qingchen took the medicine from her hand, his fingers touching hers. Gu You'an paused, sensing something—that fleeting feeling, that subtle, imperceptible sensation. Her eyes flickered. Perhaps it was just her imagination, but she had a feeling that Ye Qingchen was extremely dangerous tonight.
The Fifth Princess tugged at her sleeve, and Gu Youan looked down at her and said, "It's cold tonight, so I'll take the princess and leave first."
Ye Qingchen suddenly grabbed Gu Youan's sleeve and said, "I'm just afraid of losing you forever."
Gu Youan paused, then turned and left. The Fifth Princess wrapped her arms around her neck, resting her head against it, and said calmly, "So many people like you, host, you have become the protagonist of this story."
Gu Youan said calmly, "Do you even know what liking someone means? No one in this world can truly like another person. Everyone who falls in love with someone else is essentially falling in love with their missing self. No one can truly love another person."
"Host, you're so cold-hearted!"
Gu Youan gently patted her back and said, "In this world, only indifference can allow you to survive."
The fifth princess nodded in a daze, then gently closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.
The moonlight cast long shadows. Ye Qingchen gazed at her figure with a sorrowful expression. Gu Youan noticed a gaze on her from behind, but she didn't turn around. She simply walked forward slowly.
Love is the most elusive thing. She doesn't need love. She wants to find the truth, she wants to find the Emperor's Sword, she wants to go back, and she wants to use all her strength to go home.
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