When Leng Yue woke up, she saw Ling sleeping soundly while holding the Happy Doll.
When Zero is asleep, she looks like an angel. Her long eyelashes flutter like two butterflies. Her delicate face and chestnut-colored curly hair make her incredibly cute.
As she watched, Leng Yue unconsciously chuckled. At that moment, Ling also woke up, awakened by Leng Yue's laughter.
"Did I disturb you? I'm so sorry." Leng Yue said insincerely while rubbing Ling's soft head.
At this moment, Zero smiled, "Yueyue, are you alright?"
Leng Yue shook her head. "Yeah, I'm fully recovered! But you, why are you sleeping with a Happy Doll?"
Ling blushed and told Leng Yue about Xiao Mei's situation, then said embarrassedly that she was a little frightened.
Leng Yue's thoughts were different from Ling's at this moment. After listening carefully to Ling's words, she asked, "I remember you said before that after we complete many missions and regain our bodies, we can make our own choices, right?"
Zero looked at Leng Yue, "Did I say that? I think so." Zero herself wasn't sure, but thinking about it, it seemed like there was such a thing.
"If that's the case, why would Xiao Mei's host fake his death now? His level is so high, wouldn't he be able to break free from headquarters' control soon?" Leng Yue took the Happy Doll into her hands, leaned against Shao Fa, and idly stroked the doll's head.
"Maybe he's really fed up? Or maybe he's really dead, but Xiao Mei just won't admit it?" Ling was also puzzled by Leng Yue's words.
“I don’t think so,” Leng Yue shook her head. “There might be some inside story we don’t know about.”
"What's the inside story?" Zero was also curious. If that's the case, does it mean that Xiao Mei's curse is ineffective?
“For example…” Leng Yue kept thinking, “For example, Xiao Mei’s host discovered that the ascension channel is invalid, and no matter how long the mission is, there is no possibility of leaving headquarters. Or, he discovered some of Xiao Mei’s secrets, so he faked his death to try to bypass Xiao Mei. Or… well, I can’t think of anything else, but that should be it!”
"Why is it called Xiaomei's secret?" Zero cared a lot about this. In his mind, Xiaomei had always been the most wonderful person.
"Just guessing, don't take it too seriously." Leng Yue knew that Ling cared, but after thinking about it, she still said, "Ling, if her master doesn't come to her first when something happens, there's a big problem with that."
"To put it simply, if I don't have any help in the mission world, wouldn't you be the first person I turn to?" Seeing that Ling only partially understood, Leng Yue explained in detail.
Zero nodded, and they would stay in touch throughout the mission world unless absolutely necessary.
“However, Xiaomei’s master has inexplicably disappeared. This is very strange. Either Xiaomei wasn’t telling the truth, or her host did it on purpose. Either way, it shows that their level of trust has dropped significantly.” Leng Yue didn’t want to be so blunt, but she was afraid that Ling would be deceived by Xiaomei while she was away.
“But they were so affectionate before…” Zero still didn’t understand.
"The past is the past, and the future is the future; people change." Reality is not a fairy tale, and nothing in the adult world remains unchanged. "In short, if Xiaomei takes the initiative to contact you in the future, you should be more cautious."
"Will Xiaomei really turn bad?" Although Zero was frightened by Xiaomei's curse, he still held onto hope. He still hoped that Xiaomei's change was just a temporary lapse in judgment.
"Nobody knows for sure. After all, Xiaomei is also a system. Who knows if she'll change like a human?" Leng Yue didn't want to draw any conclusions because no one knew the truth behind these things. She didn't want to make any hasty judgments.
"Alright, it's always good to be careful from now on. And there's one worst possibility I haven't mentioned." Leng Yue looked at Ling seriously, then said in a very low voice, "That is, this was done by headquarters. It's possible that Xiao Mei's owner did something that led to her being eliminated by them."
"This is the worst-case scenario. Just keep it to yourself and don't tell anyone," Leng Yue repeatedly warned, afraid that Ling would cause trouble.
Ling stared wide-eyed at Leng Yue, and after Leng Yue gave her instructions, she covered her mouth, indicating that she would not tell anyone.
"Especially don't tell Xiaomei. Telling her now will only hurt her, understand?" Leng Yue thought for a moment and then gave her some more instructions.
Zero nodded, realizing his own mind was definitely not as sharp as Leng Yue's. Especially when it came to conspiracy theories, how could his data-driven system compare to a human being?
“Just draw the mission. You can stay in the space as usual. You can go online and shop by yourself. Just keep a low profile and don’t cause trouble.” Seeing that Ling seemed very nervous, Leng Yue comforted her, “As long as we don’t cause trouble, headquarters won’t bother us. Don’t worry.”
Zero nodded, got up and drew the mission "The Young Marshal's Runaway Bride" for Leng Yue.
Leng Yue glanced at it; it was a mission set in the Republican era. The story was about a girl who could have married a young marshal and lived a peaceful life, but she was seduced by a scoundrel and eloped with a slick-haired scholar. In the end, she and her unborn child died tragically in the streets.
But the young marshal married her maid, a substitute bride. The two went from mutual suspicion and distrust to loving each other.
Ironically, the scholar was the maid's fiancé. Moreover, he was the scholar the maid rejected, and it was the maid who encouraged this girl to pursue true love.
Leng Yue looked at them and couldn't help but feel that the girl had been deceived by the maid. To put it simply, the girl and the maid were like two scripts from the same production team. One was called "My Runaway Little Wife," and the other "My Substitute Bride."
Both scripts feature two female leads but only one male lead, the young marshal. Therefore, in the competition for resources, the two female leads will inevitably vie for the lead role.
The result was obvious: the female lead in "My Runaway Little Wife" lost, lost inexplicably, and lost miserably. Meanwhile, the female lead in "My Substitute Bride" laughed from beginning to end, winning effortlessly.
Zero glanced at her and said, "Yueyue, the timing this time is uncontrollable because the timeline of that spacetime is very chaotic and difficult to control. I can only do my best to ensure your safety; the rest is up to you."
Leng Yue nodded. "Don't worry, I've seen it all. I'm fine. By the way, what did the original owner say?"
"Headquarters has changed the rules again. There won't be any more opportunities for the original owner to be reborn." Zero said simply, and after confirming that Leng Yue was ready, he teleported Leng Yue over.
Zero was right; the teleportation tunnel was very bumpy and distorted. Several times, Leng Yue was almost thrown out of the tunnel.
After an unknown amount of time of turbulence, Leng Yue finally landed completely. At the same time, the passage closed instantly.
Leng Yue's head was throbbing from the jolting, and when she reached up to touch it, she found someone on top of her. Reflexively, Leng Yue kicked the person, hitting them squarely in a groin.
"Ouch!" A scream like a pig being slaughtered rang out, and the person on top of him fell to the ground.
Upon hearing a man's voice, Leng Yue didn't have time to think and quickly fled the area.
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