*Whoosh—whoosh—smack!*
"Tsk tsk tsk, system, your willpower is really not enough. You still need to cultivate it properly."
Yu Ling slapped the incessantly buzzing parrot-skin system aside. Supposedly, Bai Qingyue had picked up this pet on the road, but in reality, the system had practically begged Yu Ling to agree to buy it a new body. The reason for choosing an animal body was because it was cheaper than a human, and the reason for choosing a parrot was because parrots can talk…
The system happens to be a chatterbox...
Even this cheap item cost Yu Ling a full fifty survival points!
The stipulated one-year survival period has not yet expired, and Yu Ling, whose balance is zero, has clearly been tricked. Because the talkative system, who loves freedom, saw that Yu Ling's survival situation was stable, it encouraged its host to borrow money from the main god.
Yu Ling hates owing anyone anything!
This only shows that the system's annoyance level has reached its limit, making Yu Ling willing to make an exception just to keep him quiet.
But it seems that the opposite has happened.
Sure enough, upon hearing from Bai Qingyue that An Jingxuan was coming to visit Medical Valley today, they started getting restless again, chattering incessantly with their non-standard pronunciation.
"Host, host, I'm still worried that the emperor will find out that you were the one who planted the Gu worms. The favor of saving his life was also calculated, otherwise why would he suddenly come looking for you, host!"
"Host, host! Do you think the Black Armor Army might rebel against Shadow Seven... the new Xiongnu Khan you installed, and turn against us? If that happens, we'll have tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead!"
"Host, host, why does Bai Qingyue listen to you so much? Did you secretly put a love potion on him? I see him working so hard to treat you every day, he cares about you more than he cares about himself~"
"Host, host... can you please pay attention to me? Although you can't see, I've clearly marked your coordinates in the system space. I'm flying to your right. You're so accurate at hitting me, why don't you turn around and play with me instead?"
Very well, the system has gone off-topic again.
But these few sentences alone are enough to reveal a lot of information. For example, the surrender of the Xiongnu was orchestrated by Yu Ling, who secretly transferred Ying Qi from Gu Cheng's army to the Xiongnu, and then, with the support of the Black Armor Army, overthrew the Great Khan and unified the Xiongnu.
For example, birthdays, death anniversaries, and even being poisoned by Gu were all conspiracies (previous context: Gu worms were ineffective against Yu Ling). The effects diagnosed by Bai Qingyue were all orchestrated by Yu Ling herself, that is, intentional and deliberate.
For example, he is now blind and can only see things through the coordinates of the system space. Oh, this is what the system and the uninformed people think. In fact, Yu Ling can see every minute detail within a hundred miles with just her soul perception.
This was nothing more than him being a drama queen, addicted to playing a blind man, which only made Bai Qingyue pay more attention to him. He naturally felt guilty for not being able to cure Yu Ling's eye disease.
"Gah! Someone's coming! Bai Xiaoqiu! Someone's coming!"
Bai Xiaoqiu was a false identity given to him by Bai Qingyue. He was publicly known as Bai Qingyue's long-lost younger brother, and the one making the noise was naturally the parrot skin system, which played the role of an alarm clock in Bai Qingyue's eyes.
Yu Ling stood up from the stone table in the courtyard and asked in confusion:
"That voice... could it be my imperial brother coming to visit?"
"What's wrong with your eyes...?"
An Jingxuan stared blankly at the person in front of him. White hair covered his eyes, and long black hair that reached his waist was draped down. He preferred quiet, but a noisy parrot was flying around him... The person stood under the sycamore tree, letting the sun beat down on his pale and weak body. He was blank and revealed an unparalleled loneliness, which was heartbreaking.
He felt that his younger brother, the regent, a man of such unparalleled talent and elegance, should not be in such a desolate state.
"Eyes? They're just blind, let's not talk about them... May I ask, what brings you here, Your Majesty?"
Yu Ling didn't turn around; that would only make the blind man feel more embarrassed.
Moreover, that person was the original owner's nemesis in his previous life. If the original owner were still alive, he would naturally maintain his arrogance.
Gu Wen remained silent, acting as a background figure behind An Jingxuan. Yu Ling naturally assumed that only the emperor was there and did not greet him.
An Jingxuan, however, no longer had the intention to investigate the Xiongnu matter that he had come with. No matter how he explained, he would definitely not let him leave, but he also did not want him to die. Maintaining the status quo was fine.
"I just came to see you. Bai Qingyue said you're doing well?"
Yu Ling was a little confused. He had been having a great time lately, probably because he had caught the noisy system's influence. Every day, he would either be laughing and playing with the herbs or sitting under the tree, basking in the sun and teasing the parrot-skin system. The quietness away from the crowd made him feel like he was back to being a tree, and he liked it that way.
"Isn't this exactly what Your Majesty wished for?"
Tilting her head, Yu Ling said meaningfully,
"Now that the world is at peace and everything is in need of rebuilding, why is my royal brother still as soft-hearted as ever? I don't think there's anything to see about me, a defeated man. Of course, if you're here to laugh at me, that's another story."
An Jingxuan never liked to see others make fools of themselves.
Xu felt that her arrival might have upset the sensitive prince. An Jingxuan only stayed for a short while before setting off back to the palace, while Gu Wen did not say a word from the moment she arrived until she left.
She was actually quite embarrassed and confused. How could the Xiongnu, whom Jingxuan had tried so hard to subdue, be so easily dealt with by that deposed prince?
Is An Jingqiu really more suitable to be emperor than Jingxuan?
Of course, she was destined to remain in doubt for the rest of her life.
Yu Ling, who can be called an immortal in the demon realm, has seen far too much scheming and intrigue. How could she be compared to a mere mortal?
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