Chapter 102 Fiancé [VIP]
More than a year later, Qingran left the small world with a soul that had merged with fragments of Xing Chao and Xing Wendao.
Unlike before, when she would wake up in a completely unfamiliar body the moment she opened her eyes, Qingran couldn't suppress her cultivation level this time and had to enter the small world for seclusion ahead of schedule.
Therefore, before entering the next world, he had a brief conversation with the system.
The system asked him: "[Does the host want to directly enter the character's body in the next world? I must remind the host that if the host goes to a place for seclusion to cultivate, this body will be recorded as missing or dead in society.]"
If someone has been missing for twenty years, there's no guarantee they won't be registered as dead.
[However, if the character the host transmigrates to dies, the plotline will completely collapse, and since the fragment hasn't yet met the host, the small world is also at risk of collapsing.]
In summary, the system does not recommend that Qingran directly enter the body of another character to go into seclusion.
The system knew more about this than he did, so Qingran chose to follow the system's advice.
[Then I won't enter the original body for now; I can exist as a spirit.]
[This means the host will have to stay in my space for a while longer, until I've finalized the deal with the original owner.]
[Waiting for Lingling's good news~]
[Hehe~] The system flapped its wings happily, [Host, wait for my good news!]
When Qingran opened her eyes again, she saw a vast expanse of white snow. Large snowflakes were falling softly, decorating the world in a spotless color.
Qingran stood barefoot atop the snow-capped mountain, her thick, lush green robes fluttering in the cold wind, revealing her fair and smooth skin beneath, a beauty that rivaled the surrounding snow.
"Is everything settled?"
His deep green, almost black eyes darted around, his gaze lightly landing on a small energy ball floating in the air.
The system excitedly circled around him.
The reason it chose its host at first sight was because of the host's uniquely beautiful and alluring appearance!
Hmph, it's a pity the male lead has the same poor taste as it, always abandoning his official partner and falling for someone else.
Fortunately, it can still absorb energy without any problems!
Upon hearing the host's question, the system stopped in front of Qingran and replied, "The deal is done. Once the host comes out of seclusion, I will send Yu Qingran to be reincarnated in another world."
Yu Qingran is the identity that Qingran will soon replace in this world.
"Moreover, after the deal is completed, I will delete this memory from the other party's mind, so the plot will not be deviated from because of the deal."
Their entry into the small world is considered illegal, and they must assume the identity of the indigenous people first, so reaching a deal is a necessary procedure.
"Aren't there any that ask for an exorbitant amount?" Qingran asked curiously.
"Of course there are. We usually take coercive measures in this case, randomly picking a world and kicking the other side there."
The system angrily shared: "My colleague is from the villain's counterattack group next door. When he encountered someone who became a serial killer due to an unfortunate childhood, he kicked that person into the supernatural world."
So it seems the systems have quite a lot of power and authority?
Please forgive Qingran for always treating the system as a mascot.
He looked around and saw that most of the small worlds had spiritual energy, some more and some less. This world was considered to have abundant spiritual energy among the small worlds. In addition, the snow mountain location was sparsely populated, which was just right for seclusion.
His figure flashed in the boundless snow, and in the blink of an eye, he had already disappeared a thousand meters away, without leaving even a trace of his footprints on the ground.
The system quickly flapped its wings and followed him.
"Host, host, aren't you going to check on the human you've raised? He's still a little kid in kindergarten!"
Qingran's melodious voice drifted in the wind.
"What's so interesting about a little kid? You can't eat or touch him, yet you want to be his kindergarten teacher?"
"Okay, I thought the host would be very curious about the male lead's childhood form."
"I am a little curious, but it's more important to stay in seclusion. A man shouldn't be in a hurry."
As she spoke, Qingran stopped in front of a snow-covered mountain. With a gentle wave of her hand, she silently revealed a cave large enough for many people to enter.
Qingran flew into the cave, casually used the accumulated snow to form a snow bed, and then sat cross-legged on the snow bed.
"Aren't you worried that the male lead and the official couple might spark a romance? The setting of this world is a bit different from before~" the system gossiped.
Qingran looked at the small energy ball that had flown in.
“What’s different?”
The system chattered away and quickly outlined the main plot of this world.
"The male lead, Cen Guanzhou, became a vegetable due to some reason after a car accident. His official love interest, Shen Zhou, was hired by his mother at a high price to take care of him personally. The two spend every day together and are in close physical contact. Aren't you worried, host?"
"Skin-to-skin contact?" Qingran repeated, a half-smile playing on her lips. "Isn't this part of my storyline?"
He still remembered what the system said when it bound him: drugging, seduction, and being cunning—these were always the roles he, the villain and cannon fodder, played.
"So the settings are a bit different," the system patched, "Aren't you worried, host?"
Qingran raised his handsome eyebrows: "I'm not worried."
Having experienced so many worlds, he has come to understand the characteristics of the protagonists. They are all morally upright individuals with sound values, at least on the surface.
"I believe that given the protagonist's character, he wouldn't steal my plot involving drugging or seducing someone," he said casually. "What role am I supposed to replace?"
ah?
The protagonist has sound values, so it's definitely reassuring.
The system stammered: "Oh, he's the male lead's fiancé."
"This is a world where same-sex marriage is legal."
"The male lead becomes a vegetable, and the host's character, Yu Qingran, immediately has someone spread the word that the engagement is to be dissolved. Then she runs to the male lead's mother and argues that she didn't mean it that way."
"The male lead's mother knew that the original owner had leaked the information, so she decisively broke off the engagement with the Yu family. Afterwards, she was still angry that Yu Qingran was materialistic, so she spent money to hire Chen Zhou."
"The original owner was heartbroken and lost, so she went along with it. She didn't expect that the male lead would regain his consciousness later, so she could only try to find him to argue and restore the engagement."
"The male lead's mother strongly disagreed after finding out, and actively tried to get the male lead and Chen Zhou together," it muttered to itself.
"Cen Guanzhou listens to his mother so much?"
Qingran found it strange that it was Cen Guanzhou's mother who had witnessed the original owner's snobbish side.
Even if Cen Guanzhou wakes up and learns about this from his mother, since the original owner was willing to get engaged to Cen Guanzhou, she must have been satisfied with Cen Guanzhou in his non-vegetative state. Wouldn't the original owner have offered an explanation or pretended otherwise?
The system stammered, "Ahem, for some reason, the male protagonist is very clear about Yu Qingran's true colors."
It's another case of this vague wording.
Qingran knew that the system was keeping him in suspense and hadn't told him the whole truth, but he wasn't in a hurry, since there was still a long time before the plot began.
He asked, "When does the story begin?"
"Let me see, Yu Qingran is five years old now, and the male lead is the same age as Yu Qingran," the system carefully flipped through the script, "It's exactly 20 years from now, and the male lead will be 25 years old then!"
"The male protagonist is in a vegetative state at the beginning of the story, and he has been in a vegetative state for a total of one year. At this point, he has been lying in bed for more than half a year."
20 years from now?
It's quite a coincidence that Qingran had estimated her seclusion period to be 20 years.
“You said Cen Guanzhou became a vegetable after the car accident…” he murmured.
The system is on alert.
"Host, although this is unexpectedly tough, it's actually beneficial for the male lead. We don't recommend you interfere with this part of the story."
How can you become stronger without enduring hardship? Qingran decisively dismissed the thought that was faintly rising in her mind.
He decided to remain in seclusion and deal with other matters twenty years from now.
Thinking of this, he said goodbye to the system: "Alright, then see you in twenty years, Zero Zero."
"Huh? The host is going into seclusion for twenty years?" the system said with a mournful face.
Qingran smiled calmly: "She might wake up halfway through, or she might leave the seclusion early, who knows? Lingling can go out and play for a while before coming back."
"There's nothing fun to do outside," the system muttered, flying over and landing on Qingran's lap, then opening an offline downloaded system novel.
"I'll stay with you, host~"
Qingran stroked its wings, cleared her mind of distractions, closed her eyes, and focused on circulating her cultivation technique.
He named his cultivation technique "The Creation Technique".
This "Creation Manual" is neither a rare Taoist scripture passed down for thousands of years by a famous sect, nor an ancient classic obtained from an ancient cave, but rather an unnamed skill he comprehended by observing stone carvings.
The stone carvings come from a meteorite that fell onto the barren mountain millions of years ago.
At that time, the celestial phenomena were unclear, the starry sky was frequently turbulent, and extraterrestrial objects would fall from time to time. The desolate mountains were also barren and remote, and few cultivators set foot there. Therefore, no one paid much attention to this ordinary meteorite.
Millions of years passed, and the world changed. The meteorite was buried deep underground by countless mountains, only to be rediscovered during an earthquake.
Every day at sunrise, the warm sunlight shines through the narrow cracks into the ground, casting a beam of golden light on the meteorite.
Thus, this meteorite, as large as a small house, became a perfect place for a small, unintelligent snake to bask in the sun and rest.
Day after day, year after year... the little snake gained wisdom and gradually embarked on the path of cultivation.
After Qingran achieved success in her cultivation, she observed it carefully more than once.
He discovered that the meteorite's shape actually resembled a heart, with the stone carvings resembling the bulging veins and blood vessels of the heart, covered with numerous densely packed, naturally formed patterns.
Later, his good friend subtly sensed his opportunity. Although Qingran managed to eliminate the friend in time when he tried to sabotage him, the news of his opportunity had already been leaked.
Left with no other choice, Qingran had to memorize all the patterns, shapes, and directions before destroying the meteorite.
He left the desolate mountains and traveled far and wide, sometimes choosing a remote place to cultivate himself, and sometimes observing the stars and the moon while enjoying the scenery.
Until he encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation, he followed the system to experience small worlds and seek opportunities to achieve enlightenment.
Qingran has lived for over a thousand years, and it can be said that most of her life has been related to cultivation.
At this moment, he finally arrived at a crucial juncture for the monks.
What is his Dao?
Having experienced multiple small worlds, Qingran has come to some understanding. What he pursues is never cultivation itself, but the freedom to do as he pleases after becoming a strong person, without being controlled by others.
His path is to be carefree, at ease, and follow one's heart.
Once the thought was formed, the spiritual core in the sea of consciousness spun wildly, solidified into a physical form, and then suddenly dispersed into starlight, merging into the five internal organs, limbs, and bones, all dyed green.
The system, which was playing games while lying on his lap, suddenly felt empty beneath it and fell onto the snow bed with a thud.
Just as they were flying up, completely bewildered, they saw the blue-dyed figure on the bed begin to shift between reality and illusion, sometimes in human form, sometimes in snake form, and sometimes in half-human, half-snake form.
The system suddenly realized that the host's original form was a green snake!
Hehe, so beautiful~
This transformation lasted for a while before settling into a human form, where the person continued to meditate with their eyes closed.
The system tilted its head and stared at its host for a while, feeling that something was different. After thinking for a long time, it flapped its wings!
The previous host was a spirit, but now it is clearly a physical entity!
"Zero zero".
Upon hearing the clear and pleasant voice, the system looked up in surprise and flew over to the awakened man.
"Host, you're awake? Did you successfully complete your seclusion?"
Qingran stretched out her right hand and, with her fingers forming a knife, gently made a cut in her palm. Crimson blood gushed out from the cut made by her spiritual power.
"Ah, why are you hurting yourself, host?!" The system panicked.
Qingran chuckled, clenching and unclenching her right hand. The wound on her palm, along with the blood that had been flowing out, disappeared, completely restored to its original state.
He didn't know what other people's cultivation methods were like, but the most basic characteristic of the cultivation method he had figured out on his own, at the stage of attaining enlightenment, was the transformation between the real and the illusory.
A spirit is not a physical body, but it can be one; a physical body is not a spirit, but it can also be one.
In other words, as long as he has even a single drop of blood left, it means his spirit is not extinguished and he still has a chance to make a comeback.
Guiding the spirit, cleansing the marrow, absorbing the spirit, comprehending the Dao, and transcending the mortal realm are the five stages of the first step in the path of cultivation, transforming oneself from the mortal world.
The second step, gazing at the starry sea, and the third step, transcendence, are both too far away for Qingran.
He has only now embarked on the fourth stage of enlightenment, the transformation from the mortal realm.
Although they have already crushed most cultivators in the Origin Great World, which of the top-ranked sects does not have an Enlightened Ancestor in charge?
He is an old monster who has attained enlightenment for many years and is very likely to have reached the level of the Mortal Realm.
Compared to these old monsters, his foundation is still shallow, and his path of cultivation is still long and arduous.
"Host? Host?" the system called out to him repeatedly.
The small world is perfect for cultivating the mind, which is the fifth stage of the mortal world, allowing one to enter the mortal world without getting lost in it.
His goal of collecting human souls can be considered killing two birds with one stone.
Qingran snapped out of her reverie and asked, "What year is it now?"
"It has been 19 years and 11 months," the system replied. "Currently, the male lead has been bedridden for half a year. Yu Qingran has hinted that she intends to break off the engagement, and the male lead's mother is looking for someone to take care of him."
So, the story will officially begin in just one month?
Qingran got up and left the snow bed.
Twenty years have passed, and the opening that was made back then is now covered by snow and frozen into a thick layer of ice.
As he strolled out, the thick ice quietly melted, and after he stepped out of the cave, the snow behind him fell back down, completely covering the cave entrance and making it appear as one.
"Shall we go find Yu Qingran now and start the mission?" the little energy ball asked, flying behind the man in blue.
"Let's see how things go first," the man in blue said.
The system is an energy body, and Qingran also transformed herself into a spirit body. The two of them flew in the air without worrying about being photographed by satellites or surveillance cameras.
From the deep mountains of Northeast China to the southeast coast, a journey of several thousand kilometers, Qingran arrived at the Cen family villa in less than ten minutes with the guidance system.
"Yu Qingran, have some self-respect!"
A low, restrained male voice, tinged with annoyance, echoed through the quiet corridor.
"The person you're engaged to is my brother, so stop trying to pull me into this mess by bringing up my brother's name."
Qingran raised an eyebrow. This plot?
He and the system followed the sound to the corridor, where they saw a strikingly handsome man with bold features confronting another tall, thin man with red hair in a corner.
The handsome man said, "Cen Mu, have you misunderstood? I just came to see Guan Zhou and wanted to say hello and exchange a few words with you."
"That kind of talk—pretending to fall into my arms and then getting handsy?"
The red-haired man sneered: "You're the one who had the news circulating in the media that you and my brother might break off our engagement."
"Don't think we don't know what you're up to."
After saying that, he turned and left sarcastically.
The man who remained frowned, and then, as if thinking of something, his expression hardened again.
He glanced back at a bedroom with its door tightly shut, then withdrew his gaze in disgust and followed the direction the man had disappeared in.
Qingran glanced at the system: "The person chasing after them was Yu Qingran?"
"Yes, yes," the system nodded repeatedly, "The Yu family's strength is far inferior to that of the Cen family. Yu Qingran wants to switch sides because the Yu family's cash flow is in trouble."
“His father said that a person in a vegetative state cannot hold power, and it would be meaningless to marry Cen Guanzhou, who is in a vegetative state. If Cen Guanzhou does not wake up, Yu Qingran will have to marry another old man.”
No wonder Yu Qingran had her eye on Cen Guanzhou's younger brother.
Qingran didn't follow the two who left, but instead slipped into the room that Yu Qingran had looked into before leaving.
Cen Guanzhou's situation was unusual. Doctors couldn't find anything wrong with him; all his physical indicators were very healthy, and even his brainwaves were very active. The only problem was that he couldn't wake up.
Therefore, the Cen family has always allowed him to recuperate at home.
When Qingran entered, there was a man lying on the bed in a room that looked no different from an ordinary bedroom. Because he was covered with a thin blanket, she couldn't see his build, but she knew he was very tall.
He walked to the bedside.
Cen Guanzhou was undoubtedly handsome, with good bone structure and superior facial features. This handsomeness carried a refined and bright scholarly air, and one could tell at a glance that he had good upbringing and cultivation, appearing gentle and dignified.
Logically, having been bedridden for half a year, he should have looked pale and weak, but no, on the contrary, the man in bed was full of energy and had a very good complexion.
He casually pulled back the blanket, revealing his bare upper body beneath the thin quilt, showcasing his chest muscles, abs, and a beautiful V-line... everything was there.
What kind of caregiver can maintain the muscle condition of a person in a vegetative state to this extent?
Qingran sat on the edge of the bed and casually touched the living body before looking at the system.
"Now you should tell me why Cen Guanzhou can't wake up?"
The system, which had kept everyone in suspense for so long, finally gave its answer, completely satisfied.
"Host, are you familiar with the infinite flow world? The male protagonist's soul was pulled to the infinite world to survive, and when he finally killed the main god and returned, there was a slight problem with the operation."
An infinite world? I think I've heard the system mention that before.
Qingran: "What's the problem?"
System: "The male protagonist's experiences in the infinite world were too dark and bloody. He was afraid that he would not be able to adapt to the safe and stable modern society, so he split his soul in two before returning."
"Half of him has all the memories before the car accident, and the other half has all the memories after the car accident, which are related to the infinite world."
"He originally intended to destroy the latter after splitting it, but the soul of the infinite world was the one who performed this action, and after successfully splitting it, the half-soul immediately regretted it."
Who would want to destroy themselves if they could live?
It's already broken enough, why are you still breaking it into pieces?
Qingran shook her head and glanced at the man lying quietly on the bed, helplessly asking, "So these two fragments are fighting for ownership of the body?"
The system nodded: "Yes."
"Although Cen Tingye is rather crazy, oh, Cen Tingye is the name that the soul of the infinite world gave itself."
"Although Cen Tingye is rather crazy, Cen Guanzhou is, after all, the original form, and is naturally stronger. The two never came to a decisive victory."
"Furthermore, during the years they spent in the infinite world, time was frozen in reality, so how long they lay there was actually how long they fought."
His voice trailed off.
"Furthermore, Cen Guanzhou was originally an upright gentleman, but as he fought against the vicious and insane Cen Tingye, he gradually became corrupted and perverted..."
Qingran: "..."
I can understand. Putting aside the struggles and murderous intent that could kill at any moment, the mere fact that one is in a vegetative state, unable to move or speak, is enough to cause depression.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing." The system suddenly remembered a crucial point.
Qingran asked patiently, "Anything else?"
The system whispered, "After a series of chaotic and messy actions, the two soul fragments have mastered mind reading and can hear other people's thoughts."
Qingran suddenly remembered: "Is this why Cen Guanzhou knew the original owner's true nature in the original story?"
System: "Mmm~"
Qingran looked at the person on the bed again: "Can he hear us now?"
"No way?!"
The system was terrified. Was it really going to be exposed so carelessly in front of the natives?!
"We'll know if we try," Qingran said.
He rolled over and climbed onto the man, pressing his forehead against the man's, and sent a wisp of his spiritual sense into the other's mind.
A note from the author:
The previous chapter didn't include the name list to avoid locking it, so the two chapters have been combined into one.
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