Chapter 1 Qin 1
Zhu Qing'ai lay on the ground, blood flowing continuously from her body, but she didn't regret it much. When she instinctively stopped the knife-wielding thug to save her students, she didn't think too much about it.
Finally, she felt the heat draining from her body, and she still felt like thinking that both the East and the West seem to say that those who die a violent death cannot be reincarnated or go to heaven.
However, she felt that she hadn't done anything wrong. The one who was wrong was that middle-aged man who was taking revenge on society, not her. If she wasn't going to heaven, then she wasn't going to heaven. Heaven wasn't even worthy of her!
**
It felt like a long time had passed, but actually it wasn't. Zhu Qing'ai regained consciousness, and she felt her body become very light.
She looked down and saw a woman lying on the ground with her long hair disheveled. She looked so familiar. Wasn't that the image she saw in the mirror every day?
A group of little kids, all her students, were surrounding her, crying.
Next to him is the murderer, who has been subdued by the police and pinned to the ground.
So there really is a soul after death? Does that mean she's going to become a ghost, or...?
She looked around but didn't see the Black and White Impermanence, so she really couldn't be reincarnated?
After a moment of shock, she calmed down. She had no reason to return to the human world. She had grown up in an orphanage without parents and had only a few relatives and friends.
She was just a little confused at the moment. Should she stand here and wait for the Black and White Impermanence, or should she run away as soon as possible before they arrived?
The former had to drink a bowl of Meng Po soup in the underworld before she could be reincarnated, while Zhu Qing'ai was pondering some philosophical questions, wondering if she was still herself after forgetting everything. The latter was even more out of the question; wouldn't she just become a wandering ghost?
【whether】
Oh, she forgot, there's a third possibility. It seems she's caught up with the times and is about to be resurrected/reborn/time-traveled!
Without hesitation, Zhu Qing'ai clicked "yes" on the light screen that appeared in front of her, but she did not immediately leave the world she had lived in for so long with the system.
Instead, she asked the system, "System, can you help me forge a will? Leave all the money in my bank account and my house to my best friend."
System 99 paused for a moment. All its previous hosts were male, and it had never heard of such a requirement before. However, recalling the fates of its previous hosts, and thinking about why it had carefully selected this host in the first place...
System 99 gave in and beeped: "Okay, host, please wait a moment."
Soon, a document appeared on the virtual screen. System 99: "System 99 is at your service. This is a forged will for you, but rest assured that it looks real in this world. We have also found a notary and lawyer for you. All you need to do is sign it."
【Bamboo Green Mist】
Zhu Qing'ai signed her name and felt a sense of relief. She was now penniless, but with the system around, she felt that she wouldn't do too badly in the future.
"What do you need to do now? Are you in charge of time travel, rebirth, or quick transmigration?"
System 99 also brought many hosts with it. It had just transformed from a bunch of rigid programs into intelligent life forms, though it looked a bit dull. It explained, "Because the host's body in this world has died, we need to travel to other worlds to arrange a new body. Please rest assured that all these expenses will be covered by the system."
"Okay, I understand," Zhu Qing'ai nodded. Isn't this just like the beginning of a popular time-travel novel? "Let's begin then. By the way... can I choose the world?"
"No, host. The worlds we choose are usually ones that offer some profit or are similar to your original world, so you can adapt to them easily. If you have a favorite world, you can wait until you become stronger."
In reality, System 99's words were just empty promises. None of the hosts it had previously brought had ever lived through a complete world. However, it had now upgraded, and this host seemed quite normal. It believed that it would definitely be able to successfully bring out a powerful host this time.
Zhu Qing'ai nodded. She would be happy to live another lifetime; her demands weren't actually that high.
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After Zhu Qing'ai agreed to initiate the spatial transfer, the system took her on a journey through time and space. Upon arrival, two orbs of light appeared on the street, but no one on either side could see them.
The ball of light representing Zhu Qing'ai trembled. She said, "System! This shouldn't be a film studio or anything like that, right?"
"no……"
Zhu Qingai paused for a moment. "So this is ancient times. Thanks for the invitation. As a modern person, I don't really want to come to ancient times. There's no air conditioning, no computers, no cell phones, no internet, and no sugary drinks in ancient times. Only someone who's not thinking straight would want to travel to ancient times."
She had initially thought that when the system said something was similar to her world, it meant a modern or contemporary world, but she never expected...
As soon as Zhu Qing'ai turned her head, she saw that the panel she could see had changed, and there was now an "Edit" button after the system name.
She clicked on it nonchalantly and changed it to the [Imperial Examination Famous Official System]. Since she had come to ancient times, she naturally thought that she should take this route, which not only fit the original positioning of the system, but also the aspect that she was interested in.
Palace intrigue and family feuds were not within her considerations; she had no interest in a life of pleasing a man or aiming to become someone's wife.
However, the original intention of changing the name was just to complain about how the system's original name was out of place in ancient times, but System 99 suddenly spoke up: "Who changed my name?"
Several question marks appeared above the head of the small ball of light representing System 99, clearly indicating that it couldn't understand any of this either.
Zhu Qing'ai coughed, refusing to admit it: "Let's first see where my body is placed in this world. Names and such are not important."
"Yes, host. We have entered the necessary procedures. Please come with me to a more secluded corner."
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The two orbs of light deliberately drifted to a rarely visited alley. The houses here were low, simple, and rough. System 99 created the body of a young man with an elegant appearance. He was dressed plainly, but he was good-looking and looked good in anything.
By the standards of someone who's obsessed with looks, he'd be handsome even if he were wearing a burlap sack.
He closed his eyes and leaned against the wall, as if he were asleep.
When sculpting the host's body, System 99 took the host's personal preferences into account, combining the various anime characters the host had liked in the past, and defining the host's preferred gentle type as a trait.
After finishing the sculpting, System 99 confidently asked Zhu Qing'ai, "I sculpted your body according to your preferred style. How is it? Do you like it?"
Zhu Qing'ai: ...
"How come it's a man... I thought it was a woman disguised as a man. You gave me a cheat code so I could pass the imperial examination and never be exposed during the body search, and then benefit the world, become famous in history, stay single for life, and become everyone's white moonlight."
"It wasn't until later generations conducted an archaeological excavation of my tomb that they discovered that this renowned minister was actually a woman. Her lifelong celibacy was merely a way to conceal her gender and give future generations a small shock."
The meaning is obvious: it's a noob; it can't do it.
"Okay, a guy is fine too, but..."
How could she explain to someone who isn't human that her preferred type refers to the way she stands opposite someone, not that she likes herself as she is?
Silence filled the alleyway. Neither of the two orbs of light uttered a sound. Finally, System 99 couldn't help but ask, "Host, don't you like it? But when you read novels, you always prefer the gentle second male lead, and when you play games, you always have a one-sided crush on him..."
"Alright, alright, it's not impossible," Zhu Qing'ai was quite conflicted. She liked it, but she found it hard to resist being seductive in this body (x). "Let's leave it at that."
Her new body was neither a possession nor a reincarnation. She thought this new body was probably a beginner's bonus or something. Since she had already created it, she probably couldn't change it, so she decided to just make do with it.
System 99 breathed a sigh of relief, and felt that its data search was still working fine. Fortunately, it had seen the various updates the host had posted in previous worlds beforehand.
It activated the sculpted body... activated the sculpted body... activated, activated!
? !
Why can't it start? System 99 was getting anxious. Although the host hadn't said anything, it was really embarrassing for the system that the body hadn't been activated for so long.
While Zhu Qing'ai was operating the system, she took the opportunity to examine her 'host' panel. Suddenly, she saw a section on her host introduction page that featured her new body, followed by a button called "Start".
She looked at herself, still floating, and understood; she needed to activate her body before she could go inside.
The system didn't even say a word, just left her waiting. Muttering to herself, she mentally clicked "Start".
A suction force came, a flash of white light, and only a ball of white light remained in the alley. The man leaning against the wall opened his eyes and slowly stood up, his eyes still showing obvious confusion.
"you?"
"ah?"
"I……"
The bamboo mist, floating in place and waiting to enter the body: ? ? ?
System 99, suddenly sucked into the body: ? ? ?
This isn't what we agreed on. Zhu Qing'ai was stunned, and System 99 was also stunned. He took a wobbly step and fell sideways.
Zhu Qing'ai: "...Pfft, hahahahahaha."
System 99 simply stopped standing up. He supported himself on the ground and started looking through his system panel, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't use the system functions as easily as before.
Now he only has a host panel left, without those function keys, it's really the kind of panel that the host should use.
No wonder he couldn't activate it after he finished shaping the body. So that's why. When he came to this world, his permissions gradually transitioned to the host's permissions, and his system permissions ended up in the hands of his host...
System 99 raised its head expressionlessly and spoke in a wronged voice: "Host, there must have been some accidents when we were binding."
Zhu Qingai took a deep breath and subconsciously tried to reach out to rub her forehead, but after trying for a long time, she could only extend a small, milky-white tentacle to scratch her round, luminous body.
She wasn't blaming System 99; she just felt a bit overwhelmed by System 99's appearance.
"...At least your facial expression and tone of voice should match."
"Okay, host." System 99 struggled to use the brain of this body to think about what humans should do.
Then Zhu Qing'ai saw that the refined young man in front of her, as gentle as a breeze and as bright as the moon, had slightly red eyes, his eyes covered with a layer of shimmering water, yet he still asked gently, "Is this alright?"
The gentle, magnetic voice was incredibly pleasant to hear, but Zhu Qing'ai felt conflicted. The body the system had created really did grow from her own body!
She hesitated several times, wanting to speak but stopping herself, trying to shake off the idea that couldn't exist on Jinjiang.
Zhu Qing'ai: ...
"..."
Forget it!
"No need for that... Hey, do you have a newbie gift pack?"
System 99 instantly composed himself, regaining his refined demeanor. If one ignored his current disheveled appearance, anyone would praise him as "a gentleman as jade, unparalleled in the world."
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Host, you now have system privileges. You can send out newbie gift packs if you want."
"After traveling through time and space, I also have a brand new, unclaimed body. My legal identity in this world is just a beginner's gift. Everything else is extra, depending on whether the system wants to subsidize me. My balance might not be enough..."
After listening to System 99's explanation, Zhu Qing'ai spent a long time searching before finally finding her own balance within the system's permissions. Looking at the three-digit balance, Zhu Qing'ai fell silent.
She glanced at System 99, who was trying to control his body, and sighed at his clumsy movements. She found the section for purchasing items from this world and decided to buy a small courtyard first. System 99 was not allowed to go out until he practiced being a proper human.
A note from the author:
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Originally, the female lead could have had the chance to disguise herself as a man and become everyone's ideal woman, but unfortunately, the male lead was too incompetent, so he didn't get the chance. (Here, he's genuinely incompetent; there's no hidden identity, no reincarnated powerhouse, no such setting!) The female lead is the male lead's life mentor (huh?). As an author who has been single for over twenty years without ever being in a relationship or liking anyone, I can only guarantee that the male lead will be a competent tool. There is a romantic subplot, but I've written it so you might not notice... so I won't mention it, that way you won't find it obvious and I won't feel awkward (hands on hips). I'm such a genius!
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For a detailed explanation of Ying Zheng's surname and Qin clan in this article, please refer to the first chapter of the adjacent resource compilation. To summarize: During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, rulers took the name of their state as their surname, therefore Ying Zheng's clan name was Qin. I will directly delete any comments arguing about Zhao Zheng in the comments section.
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A big thank you to the lovely starry sky moonlit night who threw the lightning bolt, and also to the lovely person who donated nutrient solution, but I don't know exactly who donated (I don't know where to check the records on the website qaq).
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