A month has passed since Qingyin returned to the system space from the previous world.
During this month, Qingyin spent some time having fun in her own little world before adjusting her mindset and returning to the system space to continue accepting missions.
Upon opening the quest interface, Qingyin was surprised to find that several wishers had appeared in the River of Time, but since no one had accepted the quest yet, they were just standing there aimlessly wandering in the river.
This is also the River of Time's protection for those who make wishes. To avoid the pain of regaining their memories, they are keeping their memories sealed for now. Once she accepts the mission, these wishes will have their memories unlocked.
Qingyin was puzzled as to why so many people were making wishes during this period. Usually, she would only see one person making a wish after finishing a mission.
Thinking it over, Qingyin decided to forcibly call back a certain system that had sneaked out to ask it a question, and clicked the red button on the system panel.
With a "thud," an excessively fat calico cat fell to the ground. "Ouch!"
The calico cat fell to the ground, its belly fat still jiggling slightly, clearly indicating that it was genuinely fat.
A familiar system voice came through, "Yinyin, you're back! I noticed you weren't here when I came back last time."
"Hehe, why are you calling me all of a sudden? Are you missing your great and intelligent system master? Hahahaha."
The arrogant voice rang out, and Qingyin couldn't explain how she could see the lewdness in a cat's appearance. Perhaps the system's lewdness had corrupted the cat as well.
"Alright! You changed your shell?" Qingyin interrupted the system cat's maniacal laughter.
Upon hearing Qingyin's question, the system seemed to have found a kindred spirit, its eyes lighting up. It twisted its chubby body and struck a very alluring pose for Qingyin—a split with hands on hips. "Hehe, this is my favorite calico cat shell, isn't it pretty!"
"I waited until midnight to sign in and bought the discounted item. It was half the price of usual."
Looking at the system cat with its "I'm such a thrifty and clever little devil" expression, Qingyin tapped its head. "Alright, that's nice. Why are there so many wish-granters lately?"
The system suddenly realized: "Oh, Yinyin, so that's what you wanted to ask. It seems that the Quick Transmigration Bureau said that someone defected with the system and then deliberately caused trouble in the small worlds, creating chaos in each small world. Fortunately, the main system found out quickly and someone has already taken charge of hunting down the defector. However, there's nothing that can be done about the wishers; each host can only deal with them slowly."
"Alright, get ready, I'll let one of the wishers in."
"Received, Yinyin."
Qingyin nodded. Now that she understood the reason, she needed to choose a wisher from outside as soon as possible. Qingyin quickly looked around the crowd. Hmm, that young man in the red robe was dressed well. He must come from a wealthy family. In that case, let's choose him.
At this moment, Qingyin was unaware that appearances can sometimes be deceiving.
Qingyin flicked her finger, and a cloud of mist enveloped the boy, revealing him before her. As the mist dissipated, the boy's face was clearly visible.
The boy had red lips and white teeth, and skin as white as porcelain. His small face was sculpted with features that seemed to have been painted with the most vibrant colors. He had fox-like eyes and cherry lips. His extremely beautiful appearance would make him look like a woman even if he dressed up as a man. He exuded an air of nobility and nobility, but his arrogant eyes revealed a deep sadness, which balanced the bewitching aura of his body and made him look somewhat pitiful and touching.
Qingyin looked at the boy in front of her with pure admiration.
This wisher, putting everything else aside, is definitely a rare beauty in terms of appearance, it's just a pity that she seems a bit introverted and insecure.
The boy remained silent for a while, his head held high with arrogance, but Qingyin could clearly see that he was just a man who could fool people with his appearance.
The boy clearly realized his situation. After trembling for a moment, he said to Qingyin, "Greetings, sir. My wish is for you to take good care of my mother... my foster mother."
Mentioning his mother, the boy's emotions became noticeably unstable. Qingyin silently channeled some spiritual energy into him, and after a while, the boy calmed down, thanked her profusely, and continued:
"I want to leave the Qin family. As for the others, I just want to have nothing to do with them anymore."
Qingyin: "That's all?"
The boy nodded and forced a smile: "That's all. You'll know when you get there, so I don't need to describe it again..."
Seeing that the wisher was unwilling to say more, Qingyin understandingly did not press for details. She nodded and let the system lead the wisher to lie down in the river, while she herself prepared to enter the small world.
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Pink, ambiguous gauze curtains hung in every corner, the room was filled with the soft scent of incense, and dim light shone through the delicate window sills, reminding everyone that it was getting dark.
A series of alluring female voices and several male voices urging others to drink could be heard in my ears.
"Young Master Qin is so generous today, let's have a few more drinks!"
"This little bit of wine is nothing, it's gone in one sip, have another one!"
...
Without even opening her eyes, Qingyin felt a burning heat all over her body and a dizzy, drunken state. She knew roughly where she was without even having to guess.
Pretending to be drunk, Qingyin mumbled in a low voice to cover up her drunkenness, while closing her eyes and quickly absorbing the memories.
Ha, it's her fault. She always looks at faces and clothes when doing missions. This time, the wisher is really pitiful. His family background is fake, and he's a straight man who got rejected. No wonder he's so unlucky!
The original owner's name was Qin Miao, the only son of a great general in a fictional era of the Qing Dynasty. His mother was the youngest daughter of a wealthy family, but she was extremely beautiful. The wealthy family had a business mind, so they opened a shop in the capital. When the girl was out playing, she was spotted by a playboy who wanted to harass her. Later, she caught the eye of the original owner's father, who married her and they had a son.
If things had gone this far, there might have been a good ending. However, General Qin Yi was feared by the current emperor, who wasn't particularly clever. So, the emperor devised a plan: he picked up an orphan and swapped him for Qin Yi's biological son. The one swapped was the original owner of this body, the fake young master Qin Miao.
The reason the emperor was replaced was that he thought that now that he knew Qin Miao's true identity, he could plant spies in the Qin residence to bring down Qin Yi.
When the original owner was young, his mother doted on him, and apart from his father rarely looking after him or teaching him, he basically lived a very carefree life. Then he gradually went astray, becoming arrogant and fond of going to brothels, and was a notorious playboy in the capital.
He was strikingly beautiful, and his mother, Dong Xirou, also had a fox-like appearance. The two, who were not related by blood, bore a resemblance, so no one doubted that the original owner of this body did not look like Qin Yi.
As the original owner of this body grew up, the emperor, seeing how favored he was, secretly told him the truth and used threats and inducements. The original owner, a favored fifteen-year-old boy, was no match for this blow and was terrified.
However, he neither directly refused nor agreed. The emperor had guessed his initial reaction and did not take any other measures, waiting for him to calm down.
This time, the original owner of this body was in a bad mood after just learning about her true identity, so she went out drinking and carousing with some of her brothers.
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