A foot quickly stretched out from the side and kicked the edge of the pool with force. With a "plop," the splashing water almost splattered Xiang Wan's face.
"Hmph, poaching someone's partner? Not even in the next life, let alone the life after that!"
Looking again at the pond, Feng Yulian was nowhere to be seen. Xiang Wan's lips twitched, and she glanced at him speechlessly.
Su San shrugged indifferently and said, "It's nothing, I just thought she was an eyesore, so I sent her to meet the King of Hell ahead of time."
Only Shi Di remained, and Xiang Wan wanted to handle it herself. Su San understood, so she led her people elsewhere to clean up the mess.
A knife was plunged into Shi Di's thigh. He opened his bloodied and mangled eyes, looked at Xiang Wan, and let out a low, deep laugh.
"I want to ask, why am I being targeted?"
"Haha, you're such a fool. No matter how I hint or suggest, you don't respond at all. Fine, since you want to fight for the Zhao family, then I'll destroy it. Whichever one you want, I'll destroy. In the end, you'll have nothing and will have to stay by my side!"
"madman!"
“I’m insane. I went insane the first time I saw you. Why do you have such clean and pure eyes, while I live in darkness forever? I should be the one who is high and mighty, and anything you want should only be given to you by me.”
"So, you ordered your men to kidnap me and bring me here, didn't you?"
"That's right, I wanted to see if this kind of environment would turn you into someone like me. Unfortunately, it all fell short. I was just one step away from having the whole world, and I could have given it all to you. Why did I have to know beforehand? Do you know how much effort I've put into achieving this situation?"
"You'd be happy if you ruined everyone else?"
“They all deserve to die! I'm the one who brought you in, what right do they have to boss you around? And those disgusting aristocratic families, talking about eliminating social ills, they are the biggest cancer in this world. Do you think I could have gotten this far without their support? They're just good at putting on a show, who knows how filthy they are underneath. They'll betray even their closest relatives, only those worms won't betray me. Look how obedient they are…”
Shi Di twisted his body and crawled to the edge of the pool, a satisfied smile appearing on his face as he looked at the pool of churning, blood-red worms.
"Since you like them so much, then stay with them!"
Xiang Wan kicked him, and Shi Di suddenly turned around and said, "Don't you want to know where the other insect pools are?"
"No need, you're more disgusting than an insect."
After sending Shi Di off to reunite with his beloved insects, Xiang Wan suddenly felt lost and didn't know where to go. She leaned against the wall, lost in thought. Scenes from the world she had experienced replayed before her eyes, and she always felt that something was missing.
The mission in this world is now complete, and it seems that the original owner's relatives have been found. However, I suddenly feel a bit tired and don't want to stay in this world any longer.
"Don't think like that. There are still things we haven't gotten. If we leave like this, won't we regret it?"
007 suddenly appeared, but Xiang Wan was already indifferent to him.
"Really, really, learning more things will be very beneficial for you. Why don't you think about it some more?"
"So, I don't necessarily have to stay until the end of my life, I can leave, right?"
"Honey, we weren't talking about that just now..."
"So, this host has been tricked by you again, hasn't he?"
"That can be explained by this system!"
It's as if you can see a slightly aggrieved little system fiddling with its fingers, secretly trying to come up with a reason to cover up its lie.
"No need. You have your reasons, but don't you feel bad for me if you keep putting your host in this way?"
"Actually, it's not really a scam, it's just to help you get some skill points..."
"One lie requires a thousand to cover it up. You're not tired of it, but I am. If you need anything, just tell me."
"Oh, it's that Thousand Faces. If the host obtains it, it will be much more convenient for traveling the world in the future."
"Alright. Now let's settle the score for bringing me to this world. Why can't I come out? I can't even say a word? I'm supposed to have a bug, but I'm worse off than the natives. Can you explain this to me?"
"Hehe, actually, this system was thinking about the future. If in a certain world this system can't appear at all, can the host complete the task independently? After all, we can't be together forever. You need to be independent. If you develop a dependence on this host, this system will eventually be deemed unqualified and will be eliminated."
After hearing these words, Xiang Wan remained silent for a long time.
The system was already feeling guilty, so it made up this story, unsure if Xiang Wan believed it. It didn't dare make a loud noise, lest Xiang Wan notice. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, the person listening to it actually fell asleep—asleep!
007 was almost furious. She wanted to give Xiang Wan a good scolding for disobeying her, but seeing that Xiang Wan was indeed extremely tired, she had no choice but to back down and quietly slip away.
Hmph, it's not that this system is being overly kind; it's just making amends for what happened before, absolutely!
At some point, Su San came to Xiang Wan's side, gently picked her up, and walked out of the cell.
In the days that followed, Xiang Wan always followed Su San around, going wherever he went, like a little follower. Su San probably knew what she wanted to do, so he always kept her hanging on. Sometimes when he was in the mood, he would spar with Xiang Wan and teach her a little something. Other times when he was unhappy, he would pick a fight with Xiang Wan and then teach her a little more.
Upon returning to her so-called father, Xiang Wan learned that the original owner of this body was named Zhao Xiang Wan, taking her mother's surname for her own safety. Her father was a key member of a state secret agency, and even his family members were kept secret. The Zhao family, driven by greed, knowingly allowed their men to kidnap Xiang Wan, hoping to exchange her for state secrets held by her father.
The Zhao family's downfall can be attributed to its own actions. Chang San and his group betrayed them, revealing all of Shi Di's plans. All the "insects" were wiped out, and aside from potential future troubles, their crimes outweighed their merits; they would spend the rest of their lives in labor camps. The Su family also suffered a devastating blow. If Su San hadn't extended an olive branch in time, his family might not have existed at all.
Su San was his code name; his real name had long been abandoned, euphemistically called "changing social status." He occasionally joked that his mother and the original owner's mother had arranged a childhood betrothal for them, making this younger sister his fiancée. Xiang Wan didn't believe him; he never told the truth. If they were to be siblings, she might consider it. Su San repeatedly complained to her about the unfavorable weather, insisting that his jokes were unserious.
Xiang Wan should still study and fight, and occasionally help the original owner's father with some tasks, not for any other reason than to have something to do in this world so as not to waste her martial arts skills.
Before leaving this world, Su San had entrusted everything to her, sighing, "Is your heart made of stone? Even if it is stone, it should be warmed up by now."
Xiang Wan smiled but didn't dare to reply. She owed him so much in this life that she could never repay it. If they met again in the next world, she would protect him for the rest of her life.
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