Chapter 7

After returning to the hall and taking a seat, Ji Linglu suddenly asked in her heart, “Why are you so quiet?”

Shouldn’t it have started screaming wildly the moment Senior Sister carried her on her back, then roared for her to let go of Senior Sister?

And mixed in with that should have been one beautiful cry of “pervert” after another…

Ji Linglu herself was not a well-behaved person. She had plenty of experience doing bad things, so she very much suspected that this ghostly thing’s current silence meant it was preparing to make trouble behind her back.

She would rather the ghostly thing openly strike her with lightning than see it use some evil trick in secret to harm her Senior Sister.

The system squirmed awkwardly and gave a vague, official-sounding answer. [Hard to say. Not easy to explain. Considering all the reasons above, it’s better not to say.]

It could not very well say that the sight of the vicious female supporting character and the protagonist shou laughing and playing together had been far too beautiful!

A beauty like a flower, years flowing like water.

If there are no idle troubles weighing on the heart, every season in the mortal world is good.

For one instant, it had almost believed that this pair of Senior and Junior Sisters would carry each other all the way to the end of the world. In that moment, it had completely forgotten that the protagonist shou had her own official match, the protagonist gong.

Alas, the root cause was still that their character models were too amazing. The two of them standing there were like an ink-wash painting of freehand beauty that not even the greatest painter in the world could create. Naturally, the system could not escape the law of appreciating beautiful things either.

Only in the good days on Mingguang Peak would Ji Linglu not become that disgrace of the righteous path whom everyone shouted to kill. Here, she was the treasure her [unauthorized copy]Senior Sister held in her palm, afraid she would fall, and kept in her mouth, afraid she would melt. She did not even have to walk the road home herself.

No matter how vicious and arrogant the future Yunzhong Jun became, no matter how many storms she stirred up in the cultivation world, the time she missed most was probably this very moment.

Perhaps to Ji Linglu, being Yunzhong Jun truly was not as good as being the protagonist shou’s Junior Sister.

Thinking this, it asked aloud.

Ji Linglu was silent for a moment. She was extremely hard and cold toward her enemies and herself alike. Only when facing Yun Ningqing did she have a heart full of tenderness. She truly could not understand why a ghostly thing that was not even human would be so sentimental. Still, that was better than it plotting something bad.

No one knew what she thought of, but laughter rippled through her brows and eyes. “No. I have always been someone who does not regret or long for the past. Being able to experience every stage of each other’s lives with Senior Sister is my lifelong wish.”

Did Ji Linglu only like Yun Ningqing at this time, and would not like the Yun Ningqing of the future?

Not being able to participate in Yun Ningqing’s first twenty-nine years was already the regret of her life. Was she supposed to miss the next twenty-nine years, two hundred and ninety years, two thousand nine hundred years, and so on as well?

The past could not be chased. As long as every day of Yun Ningqing’s remaining life belonged to Ji Linglu, that was enough.

No matter how good these days on Mingguang Peak were for Yun Ningqing and Ji Linglu, what they relied on was nothing more than Mingguang Zhenjun’s posthumous reputation and Qingxuan Sect’s protection. The two of them combined were not even a hundred years old. To the old fossils of the cultivation world, whether one was at Foundation Establishment or Golden Core, they were both unarmed and defenseless, at the mercy of others, with no ability to fight back.

The sort of person Yunzhong Jun in her previous life could whip whenever she wanted was now, to them, a great figure they could not afford to offend.

Ji Linglu did not like the feeling of placing Senior Sister’s life and her own in someone else’s hands.

Besides, Senior Sister had her own good points at every period. Senior Sister now doted on her without read the original at bailiantales.comrestraint. Senior Sister in the future, in bed…

So what if she became the supreme Yunzhong Jun whom everyone shouted to kill? She still looked down on those petty, scheming creatures. In the end, she was the one who profited, because Yunzhong Jun had cast an even greater shadow over the cultivation world. Even though she had failed at the final step, the cultivation world would find it difficult to erase Yunzhong Jun’s influence for a thousand years.

All the treasures in the world had to pass before her and Yun Ningqing first. They ate delicacies from mountains and seas, drank fine nectar and jade dew. It could be said that beneath Senior Sister alone, she stood above ten thousand people, summoning wind and rain, covering the sky with one hand. Exactly what was bad about such a life?

Her beloved was at her side. Strength was in her hands. The whole world was hers… If even that did not count as good, then what did?

Surely even asking for the stars and moon in the sky would be simpler than this!

Thinking carefully, it seemed she had not lived a single bitter day in her previous life.

Why did everyone, including nonhuman things, think that she had been unwilling to become Yunzhong Jun? Why did they think she was good by nature, only misled onto the wrong path and forced step by step to Baima Pass? Why did they believe that deep down, she still longed for peace and beauty, and that with just a little education, she could become an active, upright good person, even willingly handing over her beloved Senior Sister…

In her previous life, ascetic monks had lined up to admonish her, saying that the sea of suffering was boundless, and turning back was the shore… Those bald donkeys themselves could not even eat many decent dishes, nor did they know the benefits of having a beloved by one’s side. Yet they still came to annoy Yunzhong Jun and seek death by trying to convert her. How was that any different from being tired of living?

Sometimes, one truly could not blame Yunzhong Jun for killing until her eyes went red. There were simply too many people in the cultivation world who could not understand human speech.

Ji Linglu very much could not understand what exactly had caused both human and nonhuman beings to form such a huge misconception about her.

She was nothing but a vulgar person, selfish and self-serving, greedy for pleasure, and vengeful over every slight. As long as she could live well together with Senior Sister, she would be perfectly satisfied. She did not have the slightest lofty ideal of sacrificing herself for others.

In truth, as long as Yun Ningqing was there, everything was good.

Yet there were always people and things that refused to take her words seriously.

At this moment, the system looked at Ji Linglu and felt that she seemed pitiful everywhere. Even as a creation made only of programs and code, a few traces of pity inevitably arose in it. Its mechanical voice sighed in a very human-like way and said,

[Host, it doesn’t matter that you lost your master. It doesn’t matter that you were surrounded and died. It doesn’t matter even if the protagonist shou doesn’t want you anymore. From now on, you don’t have to pretend to be strong, because your strength has arrived!]

“Crack—”

The system looked closely and saw that Ji Linglu had expressionlessly crushed the cup in her hand.

Ji Linglu curved her lips into a smile. “It was only an inferior product. It’s good that it broke. I was just about to replace it.”

The system did not dare speak. Its barely existent emotional intelligence urgently came online, afraid that its host might think of killing it and replacing it with a new system.

The mechanical voice laughed dryly.

[Host, life can start over, but reform missions cannot.]

Ji Linglu poured herself another cup of tea. Just as the rim of the cup touched her lips, she heard those words and asked without showing any reaction, “What do you mean?”

The system did not try to act mysterious.

[Well, I’m not the last… oh, newest batch of systems from the Main God Space, right? This time, I came with a performance assessment. If I can’t make you, Host, the vicious female supporting character, complete your reform, then the mission will be considered a failure. I’ll be recalled, restored to factory settings, and have my underlying code reset. By then, I won’t be me anymore! Not only that, Host, your reform mission will also be listed as high-risk, and a high-level senior system will come to continue completing your vicious female supporting character reform mission.]

Ji Linglu took a sip of tea and set down the cup. “You are showing weakness, as well as threatening me. I don’t fall for this trick.”

The system had not expected to convince Ji Linglu with just a few words either. It was not as if it could daydream. [Aiya, this system finally got serious for once, and Host still won’t give me any face. You cold, heartless, stone-hearted bad woman!]

It fake-cried.

Ji Linglu did not care about the system’s accusations. She was considering the information hidden in the ghostly thing’s words.

Ji Linglu lowered her eyes and smiled, letting the mist from the hot tea dampen her brows and eyes.

She had found this ghostly thing’s weakness.

The ghostly thing was not human. It had no physical form, spoke in a strange manner, and could even shock people with electricity. According to what it said, it came from a higher dimension and had a cooperative relationship with the Heavenly Dao. It seemed to have no flaws at all. But it had one fatal weakness—it had developed self-awareness and did not want to be destroyed.

Humans were greedy for life and afraid of death. What about a creation that could not even be considered a living being?

Perhaps even the ghostly thing itself had not noticed that when it mentioned being restored to factory settings and having its underlying code reset, its high-spirited mechanical voice had immediately become low and dejected.

In truth, Ji Linglu did not understand factory settings or code or anything of the sort, but at that moment, she was extremely excited—she had gained another trump card.

When something nonhuman became like a human and developed the seven emotions and six desires, it was not a good thing.

But Ji Linglu did not plan to do anything to the ghostly thing for now. The ghostly thing had a weakness, but she also had a soft spot. She did not want to use her precious jade-like Senior Sister to clash head-on against the ghostly thing’s stubborn stone.

If Yun Ningqing were even slightly hurt, Ji Linglu would lose all reason and go mad on the spot.

She had concerns and attachments, so she could only proceed step by step.

After all, the ghostly thing had said that above it, there were seniors, and also the Main God… Heh, she was truly so afraid.

“Then forget it. Other ghostly things probably don’t scream as beautifully as you do.”

The system: [Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!]

[No other host is as infuriating as you either!]

Ji Linglu raised her brows and smiled. “Thank you for the compliment.”

[If this system really died from anger, wouldn’t that be exactly what you want? This system won’t! I’m very happy!]

“…As long as you’re happy.”

As soon as Ji Linglu learned what she wanted to know, she immediately burned the bridge after crossing it. Smiling brightly, she rose to welcome Yun Ningqing, who was walking over with a plate in her hands. “You’re too noisy. Don’t disturb me and Senior Sister while we eat dinner.”

Yun Ningqing smiled sweetly. “It’s very hot.”

Then, with the hand that had just held the hot plate, she smilingly pinched Ji Linglu’s ear and said with perfect reason, “Now it’s not hot anymore.”

Ji Linglu was not someone who would suffer a loss without striking Read on BaiLianTalesback. She immediately rubbed her handsome face against Yun Ningqing, and her hands instantly found the right position, familiarly and easily gripping Yun Ningqing’s waist.

Yun Ningqing laughed and pressed against Ji Linglu’s shoulder as she squeezed over. “All right, it’s time to eat. You’re not allowed to bother me in the middle of the night again and say you didn’t eat enough at dinner.”

[When you need this system, you pull me forward; when you don’t, you push me back!]

[I’m going to be noisy! Noisy! Noisy!]

[You’re not allowed to eat food the protagonist shou picks for you!]

Ji Linglu laughed coldly in her heart. “There’s nothing I can do. If I don’t eat the food Senior Sister picks for me and end up eating too little, someone will feel distressed.”