postscript
[The End of the Story]
Hanjiang and Wenxu were transported to a transit station-like place, a pure white and innocent space, awaiting the system's assignment.
There wasn't even a chair.
The two exchanged contact information and agreed to meet again when they returned home.
Han Jiang knew the answers to most of the questions about the story, but there was one thing she didn't know. She turned to Wen Xu and asked earnestly, "Sister Wen, what is the name of this book?"
She was genuinely curious about what kind of story the original book told, and she planned to search for it online when she got home to pay homage to it.
Wen Xu laughed: "You really want to know?"
Han Jiang nodded: "What's wrong with saying this?"
What would you like this book to be called?
Hanjiang is confused. What does it mean that she wants the book to be called something? Does it mean she can just call it whatever she wants?
Wen Xu said, "What I mean is, if this book were about you, what do you think it would be called?"
"Me?" Han Jiang stroked his chin, pretending to think. "If it were me, it should be called 'I Always Fail at Slacking Off'! After all, every time I try to slack off, I get caught up in the plot."
"What if I were the protagonist?"
"You should think of that yourself!"
“That makes sense, but it’s obvious that I’m not the protagonist of this book.” Wen Xu nodded. “Actually, I don’t know what this book should be called either, because I didn’t name it when I wrote this story.”
"Huh? You wrote it? So you're the author?" Han Jiang was taken aback, but after thinking about it, it seemed that he could tell from Wen Xu's previous reaction.
Wen Xu laughed heartily: "I've been forgetting to name this book. Since that's the case, let's go along with your suggestion and give it a new name!"
She never imagined she would be transported into her own book, much less encounter Han Jiang here.
While the two were still arguing about why the story was written this way, a bright light suddenly shone behind them.
“Xiaoman.” Cang Jingqi slowly walked out, raised his hand, and gestured for Han Jiang to look at his wrist.
A golden thread connects the two, bridging the distance in space.
"We can never be separated except by death." A blessing from the Azure Mirror Sword.
"Ah Qi, do you want to come with me to the First World?" Han Jiang asked with a smile.
There's no need to worry about Cang Jingqi's real-world identity, because the system is specifically designed for this purpose: to fill in unreasonable loopholes, and there's always a suitable reason.
Wen Xu said, "Now I'm the third wheel!"
Cang Jingqi took Han Jiang's hand and asked, "What's a light bulb?"
Han Jiang laughed: "No rush, I have plenty of time to explain to you."
Wenxu, being tactful, stepped into the light first.
Real life was just around the corner. Hanjiang and Cangjingqi held hands, chatting and laughing, and walked towards the light of home.
On the other side, Cang Jingmo watched as people disappeared one after another, and besides standing there dumbfounded, he didn't know what to do for a while.
His intuition told him that no one was dead, they were just gone.
He had lost his weapon, lost his brother, and it seemed he had lost something else as well, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He could only drag his weary body back to the camp alone.
After a year of correction and adjustment, the world has finally returned to normal, and people are starting to get used to their new lives, even with a few fewer people around.
The Demon Realm has been unable to select a new Demon Lord for a long time because Cang Jingmo cannot find anyone to enter the secret realm with him.
The following year, during the Snow Festival, Cang Jingxue was so disappointed in Cang Jingmo that she almost arranged a marriage for him with the entire Demon Realm.
Amused by Cang Jingye, he sat in front of Cang Jingjue and Cang Jingxing's graves and laughed for a long time.
She wasn't saddened by Han Jiang and Cang Jingqi's departure; she knew they were probably living happily somewhere.
"I was just kidding Han Xiaoman. I woke Cang Jingqi up the moment she left. We read that letter together, but Cang Jingqi took it with him. Otherwise, I could have read it to you both. It was so cheesy." Cang Jingye laughed. "Han Xiaoman's already home, she can't scold me now, hahaha!"
Gui Xu dragged Cang Jingmo back to the castle several times, but they still couldn't find it.
In the end, she could only write a new book based on Cang Jingmo's oral account. After confirming that Gui Qu probably existed even earlier than that country, Gui Xu felt even more unhappy. She couldn't accept that she hadn't seen the places Gui Qu had seen.
Could it be that only Han Jiang can find the lost kingdom? Gui Xu was furious and ordered the storyteller to spread the story of Han Xiaoman. His original intention was to spread rumors about Han Jiang, but the story became more and more fantastical, saying that Han Xiaoman was some kind of chosen one. Gui Xu was so angry that he couldn't sleep all night.
Han Tian discovered the tomb that Han Jiang had prepared for Luo Luo at Han Jiang Villa. The next day, he took in a new disciple and planned to pass on his skills to the disciple this morning before traveling the world like the old sect leader.
Of course, there is one person whose story doesn't end.
In a town in Yinzhou, a traveler arrives for the first time.
The restaurant's flags fluttered in the breeze, and the owner chatted warmly with the guests who came and went.
"Hello, are you here for a meal or a hotel?" The owner was a young woman, and her tone was cheerful.
The traveler asked, "Looking for a room? I heard you don't allow guests from the Vermilion Bird Pavilion to stay here?"
The shopkeeper nodded: "Yes, the Vermilion Bird Pavilion does not allow entry; they have their own post station. The Four Continents Sect offers free accommodation, but you'd better not fake it. I can tell the Four Continents Sect's token at a glance."
"I haven't," the traveler said. "Sir, have you seen many people? I'd like to ask you about someone."
The owner said, "I enjoy learning about the stories of passersby and imagining myself experiencing those adventures."
"Have you ever seen someone named Luo Luo?" the traveler asked, looking up.
“No,” the boss shook his head, “but my nickname is Luo Luo, and I have a younger sister named Ya Ya.”
“Sister, it’s me…” Hanqi choked out.
After she sacrificed herself in the desert, she was reborn in the body of a traveler who died in the wild.
Han Jiang was right; the female lead will indeed be fine.
And the female lead always manages to find what she's looking for.
[Additional information provided by Wenxu]
Wen Xu can be considered a sophisticated egoist.
From all aspects.
She was like that when she was in school, and she was still like that after she transmigrated into the book. When she was in school, she always felt that studying was her own business, and that communicating with others was either a waste of time or just creating more rivals for herself. Secretly studying behind other people's backs was her norm.
Attending a good university is her whole life, and any mistake in an exam would be a devastating disaster for her.
Not to mention the college entrance examination.
But she failed her college entrance exam.
She was determined to repeat a year of high school.
However, with the next college entrance examination reform, the pressure on her was unprecedented. Under the high pressure she put on herself, she did not do well on the exam again.
Wen Xu didn't want to repeat a year of high school anymore; it was just too tough. She already had a score that many people could only dream of.
As the family packed up and left the tutoring room, Wenxu went back to his hometown to sort through old belongings and found a fantasy novel he had written when he was a child.
Looking at the senior sister with the same name as her, who was specially arranged in the book, she felt a sense of self-mockery.
Wen Xu, the senior sister of the sect, is the strongest among the elders. Although she is a supporting character, she has a unique personal charm.
This was the effect she wanted back then.
She thought that if she appeared in the novel, she would definitely play a role that would leave a lasting impression and amaze everyone.
Failed the college entrance exam, she felt nothing but self-loathing, so she began to drastically rewrite her own novel.
Wen Xu became a vicious second female lead who did all sorts of evil deeds but got a good ending, and in the end, the villain succeeded.
At this moment, she so wished she could be a successful villain, instead of putting in so much effort only to remain subservient and fail to achieve the desired result.
Why not be a villain and destroy the whole world?
Wenxu listened quietly from next door while her parents argued all night. The next day, her mother packed her things again, and Wenxu, who had just moved back home, moved back to the room where she was staying with her parents.
She had long forgotten about the novel; under endless pressure and pain, she was in her fifth year of high school, preparing for her third college entrance exam.
Every word from my parents felt like a heavy burden, as if I would die if I didn't get into those two prestigious schools.
Finally, a month before the exam, she chose to end her life, only to find herself transported into the novel she had written.
Wen Xu thought this was a second chance given to her by God.
She has a chance to turn things around. She works hard and completes all the tasks. The system will give her the opportunity to rewrite her college entrance exam.
That's right, the result of her lying to Han Jiang and completing all the tasks wasn't going home, but rather that she could start over.
She had to make sure everything went perfectly, even if it meant using the cold wind, even if it meant truly becoming a villain, just like the "warmth" she had changed.
Even if the character wasn't originally created for this purpose.
During the battle for the treasure among the three gates, Han Jiang swayed her heart, so much so that she chose to save Han Jiang in the desert.
She stayed.
He also lost his life for this.
She thought she was finished, but Han Jiang saved her and gave her a true new life.
She could have chosen to continue the mission, but she chose not to. She didn't want to place her hopes on a man; she had many other options in this world.
After enduring so much suffering during the Cold Descent, the two of them ultimately had to win each other's hearts in order to go home.
She doesn't want it; that's unfair to Han Jiang.
She made a deal with the system, changing her original task and giving up the opportunity to rewrite her college entrance exam for Han Jiang, choosing instead to take Han Jiang home with her.
Fate gave her the best arrangement.
At first, she didn't understand why the system would bring an innocent person into this world.
Han Jiang is like someone who is inexplicably dragged into a situation and inexplicably drawn into the plot.
Wen Xu thought she was there to save the world, after all, it was a story she wrote when she was a child.
But she later realized she couldn't do it.
She was trapped in the illusion, trapped in her obsession, until the cold descended.
The cold wind saved the story, which had been completely altered by Wen Xu, and it also saved Wen Xu.
In the beam of light, at the moment the system cheered, Wen Xu finally understood what he wanted.
It's strange, isn't it? Her name is Wen Xu, but it seems she's the one who's being warmed.
Wen Xu is no longer a sophisticated egoist.
Although she is still an egoist, otherwise she would not have chosen a new future for herself.
However, this future with the arrival of cold weather will definitely be different from the original one.
The End.
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