Chapter 88 Chapter 88 The Fifth Wish
Hongzhu was stunned. She hadn't expected the situation to change so quickly. He Shile was about to be beaten to death. She stepped forward to support He Shile, but for a moment she didn't know how to start. She shouted, "You old bastard, you are completely unreasonable. Lele won in the first place, but you refused to acknowledge it. Now you are making trouble again. How can the dignified leader of the Xiancao Sect be such a despicable person! Why bother holding a hypocritical election? I think you should just give the position of leader to that loser!"
She spoke quickly and urgently, her voice loud and powerful, leaving no room for interruption. Everyone listened to her scolding, and even they were embarrassed. He Ying laughed in anger and said, "I have to teach you a lesson today!"
Although Hongzhu was screaming, her hands were not idle either. He Ying's attack landed squarely on the lotus mark, which immediately faltered after taking the blow. Hongzhu carefully carried He Shile back and handed him to Lan Xin. Lan Xin gave her a sword, the new sword she had forged for her recently.
Hong Zhu's attacks posed no threat to He Ying, but she kept on lashing out, cursing no matter how dire the situation. Therefore, superiors shouldn't easily lose their temper with those below them. If the inferior flipped the table and lashed out, it would only be the superior who would lose face. He Ying's face was utterly humiliated, and her attacks became increasingly ruthless. Lan Xin, sensing the situation, set He Shile aside and stepped forward to help Hong Zhu fight.
The campaign had become a farce, leaving the visiting monks in a dilemma. He Shile was distraught; it was because of him that the Hongzhu sisters had fallen into this predicament. He watched as the two became increasingly exhausted, yet he could do nothing.
"Host, you can also use that sword technique, right?" System 05 suddenly said.
When Chen Mu was revising the "Life and Death Sword Technique," He Shile had been watching and had also seen Chen Mu's demonstrations. Later, when Hongzhu was practicing swordsmanship, Chen Mu would first teach He Shile what he didn't know, and He Shile would then teach it to Hongzhu. As a result, he was at least very familiar with the swordsmanship in theory, though he had never actually used it in combat.
System 05 said, "Take out the sword."
He Shile was stunned for a moment before realizing that the sword he was talking about was probably the one he had obtained in the secret realm.
Hongzhu and Lanxin were locked in a fight with He Ying. Within a few moments, Lanxin was severely injured. The two exchanged glances, preparing to flee with He Shile. They also had some unique escape methods. Hongzhu glanced over at He Shile, only to see He Shilie sneaking over and about to attack him. It was too late for Hongzhu to warn him. At that moment, a flash of silver light passed by.
He Shilie was flung away, and a long sword stood in front of He Shile. The sword was silver in color, with intricate patterns, slender and beautiful. A faint light wrapped around the sword, making it look more like a beautiful ornament.
Compared with before, the sword seemed to come alive now, and the silver light flowing around it rose and fell like breathing. He Shile stood up with the sword in his hand. A flash of silver light appeared, and it was the starting move of the "Sword of Life and Death".
The faint light gathered to form a transparent and illusory human figure. Then, the figure gradually showed a clear outline. The figure was slender, with hands clasped together, brows lowered and eyes cast down, and long silver hair that fell to the waist swayed slightly, like a beautiful and exquisite doll.
At this time, only a few people present could see him.
Hongzhu, Lanxin and He Ying have all seen this scene.
This scene was very different from the previous one. He Shile and Hongzhu used the "Life and Death Sword Technique" together, and Lan Xin assisted them. However, her attention was completely focused on the sword. She sensed a familiar aura on it. She had always believed that it was Chen Mu who was secretly helping He Shile, but now it seemed that it was the extraordinary sword spirit from before.
Even with System 05's assistance, He Shile and the other two couldn't defeat He Ying. After all, they weren't Chen Mu. But this time, He Ying couldn't kill them so easily. The two sides fought for a long time, and He Shile and the others showed no signs of surrendering.
He Ying suddenly stopped and said, "Your spiritual power is exhausted. It's only a matter of time before you are defeated. Do you really want to fight me?"
He Shile: "Then we'll talk about it when the time comes."
He Ying stared at him, as if looking through him at a distant old friend: "If you had taken out this sword at that time, the position of Sect Leader might have been passed on to you."
He Shile stared at him suspiciously, not understanding what he meant.
He Ying sat back down again, supporting his chin with his hand. He Shile and the other three were all in a mess, but he was no different from before the battle, not even the corner of his clothes was torn.
"Defeat the strong with the weak, forge ahead without hesitation... He Shile, I underestimated you before." Xiancao Sect was his life's work for many years. He Shilie's performance today was dismal, while He Shile, on the other hand, displayed his tenacity, bravery, ability, and character. He had previously paid little attention to the descendants of the Fen family, and today's battle was a case of misjudging him.
"I feel at ease leaving Xiancao Sect in your hands." He Ying sighed heavily and winked at the servant next to him. The servant was slightly stunned but quickly reacted.
"The winner, He Shile, will be chosen as the successor to the Xiancao Sect."
He Shile still did not fall down. He held on for a breath and held the sword tightly.
"System 05, I win."
System 05 said: "Congratulations."
The essence of the wish system is to provide help to the host, but ultimately, it allows the host to realize the wish through his own strength and determination.
System 05 breathed a sigh of relief. After the result was announced, Lan Xin rushed over. She eagerly asked He Shile something, but System 05 could no longer hear her.
The simulation ends.
He returned to the main interface.
System 05 took two seconds to adjust to the screens before it, then immediately said, "The result is still the same. Hongzhu won't die, and He Shile's wish has been fulfilled. It won't matter how many times I simulate this."
The main system's tone was calm: "It seems that the result is indeed so."
System 05: "So please release Chen Mu. He has no impact on the small world."
Main System: "Just because he doesn't have it now doesn't mean he won't have it in the future. I can't let him wander around in the small world with you."
System 05: "Then follow the correct process. It will become a system and work for you."
After Chen Mu's death, he should have come to the main system and become some kind of subsystem, but he escaped.
The main system was silent for a long time, thinking that System 05 had never treated it with such respect. After a while, it said, "Okay, as long as you bring him back."
System 05 finally breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave when the main system suddenly said:
"One more thing."
"What?"
"The points consumed in the simulation will be deducted from your account."
…
System 05 once again returned to world number S20 through the emergency passage. Chen Mu was still locked in the cage, and number 239104 was also trapped aside. In just a few minutes since he returned, five days had already passed in the small world.
He Shile was actually there, sitting next to Hongzhu. It looked like he had already taken care of his own business. Actually, Chen Mu's appearance had other consequences. For example, after fighting side by side, He Shile and Hongzhu's relationship quickly warmed up, reaching a stage of mutual understanding. However, here, they were still a long way from breaking through that window of hope.
System 05 mentally apologized to He Shile, "I'm sorry, host." After he reappeared, Lan Xin immediately looked over. System 05 made a soothing gesture and released Number 239104. Number 239104 had already received the main system's order and opened the cage holding Chen Mu.
"I have to take him away." System 05 said to Lan Xin and Hong Zhu, "The agreement has not changed. We will come back together in the future."
After saying goodbye to the Twin Lotuses, System 05 specifically thanked He Shile. He Shile didn't understand why, as it had always been System 05 that had been helping him. System 05, who had previously been passive about his relationship with Hong Zhu, whispered in his ear, "She'll like you. Don't worry about it. I wish you everything you want will come true soon."
Amidst He Shile's stunned look, System 05 and Chen Mu left together.
This was Chen Mu's first time to come to the main interface. He looked at this pure white world curiously. After coming back, System 05 automatically changed into the simple white uniform, exactly the same as the one with number 239104.
"So you come from a place like this."
Although the uniforms were the same, the appearance of the systems coming and going was slightly different. In addition, there were some floating blue blocks. Chen Mu stretched out his hand, and the blue blocks passed through his palm.
"That's the maintenance system. Don't interfere with its work." System 05 grabbed his hand and said nervously, "Just agree to whatever the main system tells you later."
"Is the main system the one that keeps issuing tasks to you?"
"yes."
"What does it look like?"
"It has no substance, but appears to be a pile of blocks."
"What will it say to me?"
“…” System 05 was silent.
After becoming a system, Chen Mu will lose all his previous memories, and Chen Mu has known this for a long time.
Would he be willing? System 05 can be sure that he would not.
But no matter what, he will convince Chen Mu to agree. The main system will not allow Chen Mu to transcend the system rules and become a risk to destroy world security.
In just a blink of an eye, the two appeared in front of the main system. Seeing the existence of the main system for the first time was undoubtedly very shocking. Chen Mu's pupils shrank slightly. He saw different worlds on those screens. The past and future, reality and destiny of a world were contained in small cubes.
Although he was mentally prepared, it was difficult to appreciate this dimensional crushing unless he saw it with his own eyes.
The main system spoke directly: "Name: Chen Mu, from small world number S20. After fulfilling your wish, you escaped the summons from the main interface without paying the price. Do you acknowledge this?"
"I admit it."
"You roam between different worlds, affecting world security. Do you admit it?"
"I admit it."
"You intend to imprison the Wish System, track System 05, and influence System 05 to complete its mission. Do you admit it?"
"I don't think I affected his ability to complete the mission... I admit it."
"You violated many of the main interface's rules, but System 05 paid the price for you. As long as you sign the contract and become a system, all that happened before can be written off. Do you agree?"
"I disagree."
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