"Host, wake up!"
The system's voice came incessantly from her ears. Qin Jiujiu was woken by it.
The system, which was usually as quiet as a ripple, always made its presence known at times like this.
Qin Jiujiu opened her eyes and saw a stone chamber.
She had been kidnapped too many times, so this time Qin Jiujiu was unusually calm.
"System, why are you shouting? You can't help me anyway, so go back to sleep!"
"Host, this time is different from usual. The plot is nearing its end. Xie Jing has not blackened because the host is not fixated on the world's heroine, Bai Qianluo. However—"
Upon hearing this, Qin Jiujiu knew that what followed would be bad news.
"Host, the truth can be revealed to you now. It will be transmitted to your memory bank immediately. Receive it yourself!"
Before Qin Jiujiu could react, she felt her head grow heavy, as if she were falling asleep again.
In a daze, Qin Jiujiu seemed to hear the system's words.
"Host, good luck. I hope we don't meet again~"
...
Qin Jiujiu's head was very heavy. She felt like she was constantly falling downwards, without stopping.
Until—
"Father, I like Xie Yun, Young Master Xie. Please let me marry him, okay?"
This voice, wasn't that Qin Wanwan?
But where was she?
From Qin Jiujiu's perspective, Old Master Qin was sitting opposite her.
This was Qin Wanwan's room.
But why was her perspective directly facing Old Master Qin?
"Daughter, Father knows your feelings, but marriage requires mutual affection. How can one force another?"
Old Master Qin said earnestly.
But it was precisely because she was facing him.
Qin Jiujiu finally realized that she was currently in Qin Wanwan's body.
The scene shifted and it was the moment she had first transmigrated.
Qin Wanwan tried her best to seduce Xie Yun, but she did not succeed.
Just like in the original plot, Xie Jing took Xie Yun away, then the fox spirit returned here and possessed Qin Wanwan, after which Qin Wanwan was killed by Xie Jing.
Qin Jiujiu realized that this was following the plot of the book, so she did not resist at all.
Anyway, if she followed the plot, she should be able to return to reality after she died.
But—
After Qin Wanwan died, she heard a voice.
That voice was not the system's.
【That hateful woman Qin Wanwan is finally dead!】
...
A series of voices came intermittently, like comments in a novel's comment section. Each voice was different.
【What? Xie Jing died at the end? And so abruptly?】
【Author, I'm going to send you a blade!】
【Author, did you forget to lay the groundwork for Xie Jing's darkening? Was the great villain's darkening too rushed?】
【I agree with the above! Xie Jing's darkening is too inexplicable! And he died too easily!】
【Did the author not finish writing it?】
...
These people must have seen the ending.
Just as Qin Jiujiu wanted to leave Qin Wanwan's body and tried many times but could not separate, the system's voice suddenly came.
"Hey~ Qin Wanwan, do you want to live?"
Why Qin Wanwan?
Didn't the system know she was Qin Jiujiu?
But Qin Jiujiu found that she couldn't speak at all. Although Qin Wanwan was dead, this body still seemed to belong to her.
She stood up and replied, "Of course, I do!"
"As expected..." The system paused, then continued, "I am the system that maintains this world. My purpose is to repair the plot. This world is basically broken, and I've found many people to try and change this ending. In the end, the great villain Xie Jing still blackened. Now, I've found you."
Qin Jiujiu: ...
Qin Wanwan: "So? How can I live?"
System: "Don't rush! I will bestow new memories and a new name upon you. Of course! All of this is for you to complete missions better and to be reborn. Answer me now, are you willing to accept my mission!"
"What about my family?"
Qin Wanwan was asking about Old Master Qin and Young Master Qin, of course.
The system said without hesitation, "Don't worry, you are still Miss Qin. You are the only one who knows what I'm telling you. In the eyes of others, you are still the same Qin Wanwan as before. I'll give you ten minutes to consider whether to accept the mission."
Qin Wanwan replied without hesitation: "No need! I accept!"
The system's voice came again, "Contract with Qin Wanwan successful! System binding successful!"
"Beginning to alter Qin Wanwan's memory..."
Qin Jiujiu, who had heard the entire process, had not yet had time to speak when she saw light again from the darkness.
What she saw before her eyes was the scene of her transmigration.
She was currently lying in bed, and the man beside her was Xie Yun.
...
Qin Jiujiu was gone.
Xie Jing soon discovered this.
The Empress's Palace.
A dark figure, hidden by the night, quickly slipped into the Empress's Palace.
"Ah!"
The little palace maid was about to go out when a knife was placed at her throat.
"You..."
Before the little palace maid could speak, she was knocked unconscious by Xie Jing.
He gradually moved towards the inner chamber and saw a figure sitting at the dressing table, meticulously combing her falling hair.
"A'Jing, is that you?"
She had heard the sound earlier, and now, recognizing the scent on Xie Jing, she had already identified him.
Xie Jing had had that scent on him since childhood.
Xie Jing did not hesitate to fly up, and the sword in his hand was instantly at Yun Yaoyao's throat.
"I know Jiujiu is missing. Don't worry, I know where she is."
During this time, she had deliberately approached Sheng Huai'an to uncover his secrets.
Sheng Huai'an had been wicked-hearted since childhood. Although he was her son, Yun Yaoyao did not treat them equally. She only considered Xie Jing as her son. As for Sheng Huai'an, he was someone who had been unloved by both his father and mother since childhood.
This time was no different.
"Where is she?" Xie Jing's voice trembled slightly.
"Don't rush. I will find a way to save her. I know she is very important to you..."
The sword at her neck suddenly tightened.
Yun Yaoyao was already pale, and the bloody marks on her neck were exceptionally vivid, instantly stinging Xie Jing's eyes.
The crimson in his eyes gradually appeared.
Yun Yaoyao quickly comforted him, "A'Jing, be good. Trust your mother. Mother will definitely bring Jiujiu back for you!"
Xie Jing immediately withdrew his sword and was about to fly away.
Yun Yaoyao, however, stopped him. "A'Jing, can you call me 'Mother'?"
The answer she received was silence.
Xie Jing still left.
Yun Yaoyao's eyes were red. Since childhood, she no longer shed tears easily, especially when she was alone, because tears were a sharp weapon to her. She only appeared when she wanted to use this sharp weapon.
But in front of Xie Qing and Xie Jing, she unconsciously shed all her disguises.
She raised her head, letting her tears return to her eyes.
The floral adornment on her forehead was dazzlingly red.
Yun Yaoyao's eyes slightly curved upward. She knew that the place Qin Jiujiu was currently in contained Xie Qing's corpse.
Sheng Huai'an, like Sheng Huaizhi, was extremely adept at hiding himself, but once he went mad, he was terrifying!
Back then, it was Xie Qing who desperately saved Xie Jing. Now, it was her turn to desperately protect her A'Jing!