As Yuan Feng traveled to many places and experienced many different lives—farming in the countryside, helping those in need, experiencing excitement, adventure, and tranquility—Xiang Wan ultimately failed to fulfill her wish of finding Yuan Feng his soulmate.
While the king was anticipating a surprise from his son, he was instead greeted with news that the prince had run away with Xiang Wan, leaving only a letter saying he was going to chase after his wife. The king was furious. If he had known his son was so petty, he wouldn't have been so quick to laugh at him. Now his precious grandson was nowhere to be found, and his son had run off with someone else. He immediately sent people to search, but they were always a step behind Yuan Feng, leaving him fuming. Xiang Wan missed her mother and Xiang Xia, and Yuan Feng would occasionally keep her updated on their lives. A year after Xiang Wan left, Xiang Xia married Yuan Yi. The mother, who had initially worried about Xiang Wan, became less concerned after seeing the prince regularly update her with letters. However, her whereabouts remained uncertain, and the men sent by the king could only serve as guards.
Seeing that Xiang Wan had already turned twenty, Yuan Feng was getting impatient and his urging for her to get married was becoming increasingly obvious. Xiang Wan was under immense pressure and kept secretly contacting 007, trying to ask if she could end the mission early, but the system remained unresponsive. Finally, Xiang Wan decided to give up and, on a dark and stormy night, secretly slipped away alone.
Yuan Feng sent people to follow her, and they would always appear unexpectedly, giving Xiang Wan a big fright. After this happened several times, Xiang Wan simply stopped running away and decided to return to the Qin residence.
“Alright!” Yuan Feng readily agreed. “The betrothal gifts will be prepared in the highest standard. Rest assured, wait for me at the Qin residence.”
Xiang Wan nodded. At this point, what's the point of refusing?
Back at the Qin residence, the Queen Mother embraced her, weeping with joy. Yuan Yi, holding a baby in each hand, followed Xiang Xia to welcome Xiang Wan, whom she hadn't seen for many years.
"Wan'er, you've grown up." Xiang Xia said excitedly, holding Xiang Wan tightly, which made Yuan Yi keep looking at her.
"Sister, I'm back."
They smiled at each other, as if the sisters had never been apart.
After chatting about their lives over the past few years and talking for a while, Xiang Wan returned to her room.
"007, come out here!"
Xiang Wan called out to the system in her mind, determined to get it to appear.
"Coming, coming, stop shouting, the system heard you."
"Where the hell have you been? You're nowhere to be found when I need you, and you mess around when I don't. Can't you be a little more reliable?"
"Huh? Didn't this system say it was going to be upgraded? During the upgrade, you can't hear anything."
The system, which lied silently without blushing, gave itself a thumbs up. It was fortunate that it hadn't let its tone give away its purpose, and its cleverness had increased by a level.
Are you male or female?
"Irrelevant topic, I refuse to answer!"
What are the benefits of upgrading?
"This system is more user-friendly now, didn't you notice?"
"I think the original 007 was cuter."
"Hmph, childish!"
"Wait a minute, can we talk about something serious? Have I finished my task or not?"
"I'm really worried about your intelligence! You're still here, how can you possibly be in a completed state?"
"What should I do now? Yuan Feng wants to marry me!"
"Just marry me then, why are you asking me?"
"You really are... I still need to go back to my dear husband. Can I marry him? Besides, what if he wants to do something inappropriate?"
"That's easy. Once the mission is over, let the original owner live to the end in your place."
"The original owner's soul is still here? Wasn't it sacrificed?"
"I'll just give you a disdainful look!" 007 said this without any emotion, making Xiang Wan's face turn even darker.
"You don't have to say it!"
"You can't see the expressions she makes. The original owner's soul is always inside you, watching you complete your mission. It only affects you when her emotions fluctuate greatly. If you let her complete the rest of your life in your place, then you won't be able to absorb soul power in time after you leave, which may affect your future missions."
After pondering for a long time, Xiang Wan made up her mind and said to 007, "Even her soul was sacrificed to exchange for a chance to change the ending. What's wrong with letting her live out her life well? Besides, if she can leave this world without regrets, wouldn't the sacrificed soul be purer?"
007 paused for a long time before saying, "What you said makes sense. So when do you plan to leave this world?"
"Let me see Yuan Feng one last time. He helped me a lot in this world, he's practically my only friend. To leave without even saying goodbye..."
"You will experience many more worlds in the future..."
“I understand, but this is my first world, and I want to end it without regrets.”
"…All right!"
Over the next few days, Xiang Wan spent quality time with Wang Mu and Xiang Xia, and also visited Qin Rong after her breakdown. Seeing her again, Xiang Wan could sense that the original owner's emotions had completely calmed. Seeing her lost in her own world, Xiang Wan thought, this was probably the best ending for her.
She had arranged to spend a day sightseeing in Anyang City with Yuan Feng. She didn't tell Yuan Feng that she was about to leave, believing that after the original owner returned, they would definitely be able to spend the rest of their lives together.
That night, Xiang Wan summoned 007. After her soul left her body, she saw the original owner wake up, and then everything went black and she lost consciousness.
As she neared unconsciousness, Xiang Wan realized she hadn't asked 007 where the next world was and whether she could choose it herself. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time; she could only silently remember it and ask again later.
After Yuan Feng and Xiang Wan got married, Yuan Feng fulfilled his promise to the king. However, the feelings he had longed for were gone, and they lived out their lives in mutual respect.
In the spacious and magnificent hall, a man dressed in a red robe reached out and pinched his Jingming acupoint. He slowly rose from his throne, his long black hair falling loosely over his chest, which he ignored. He had a languid expression, and his exquisite features were as if they had been carefully sculpted. He slowly opened his eyelids a crack, then closed them again, and his thin lips parted slightly: "Jia!"
"God!"
A wisp of smoke appeared, and a man in a white robe knelt respectfully in the main hall.
"report!"
"Yes. The spiritual energy in the world that the God has entered this time is slightly thin. The God is the chosen one of this world and should have a destined partner to assist him. However, the world has not followed the original plot and some unexpected events have occurred."
A glanced furtively at the man on the throne, and seeing him nod slightly, she breathed a sigh of relief before continuing, "It seems the fortune you received wasn't as much as expected, and the person accompanying you isn't the intended protagonist Qin Rong, but... but..."
"explain!"
"Instead, she was a pawn that Qin Rong should have eliminated long ago, but for some reason, she stole the fortune that originally belonged to Qin Rong."
"oh?"
"Your Majesty, I will definitely find out the reason."
"Heh, interesting."
"God?"
"Don't worry about it!"
The man in red looked puzzled, so Jia had no choice but to step back, secretly determined to find out the truth.
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