Half a year after the Allied Forces’ failed campaign against the Demon King, in the Wood Elf Settlement of the eastern kingdom, the Deep Woods district.
Under the watchful eyes of several knights and mages, the Saintess once again arrived at this Elven Sacred Land—an enclave painted with countless exotic flowers, treehouses, and lotus ponds.
“How has he been lately?”
“The same as always.”
The Saintess’s elegant beauty drew admiration even from the Wood Elves themselves. After exchanging pleasantries with the local clan leader, the Saintess ventured alone into the Deep Woods Forbidden Zone.
Since her eighth refusal, her guards no longer asked if she wanted company, instead keeping vigil outside the restricted area.
Within the Forbidden Zone stood a massive, flourishing tree, beneath which a door was concealed. She entered alone, waving her hand to dispel an invisible barrier. Inside was a room resembling a bedroom, with a jade stone bed where someone lay.
Seeing him, Yuelan’s composed expression instantly melted away, replaced by anxiety and regret.
“Aoki!”
She threw herself onto the bed, trembling hands gently caressing Aoki’s handsome face as she stammered, “I’m sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry! It’s all my fault—I shouldn’t have given you the wrong magical potion and turned you into a vegetable! I just wanted you to stay obediently by my side!”
As Yuelan spoke, she crawled around the bed on all fours, mumbling endlessly, “Aoki, Aoki, Aoki, Aoki—”
No one would have imagined that the usually pure and dignified Saintess could behave in such an undignified manner.
After crawling several laps, Yuelan suddenly stopped and muttered in confusion, “But I don’t understand… Aoki, what are you thinking now? Are you thinking about your sister again? But things aren’t the way you think. I love you more than you can imagine, and I’m even better than her. I know you can’t hear me right now, so…”
Kneeling before Aoki, Yuelan pulled a syringe filled with a purple liquid from beneath her nun’s robe. With an excited tone, she uttered a blasphemous remark, “Haah… to hell with the church’s stupid bans! Why would they forbid something that brings people joy?”
She injected the potion into Aoki’s arm with her right hand, her pinky raised and trembling.
“This is my secret special concoction. Now you’ll see me in your dreams~ Trust me, I’ll heal you. When you wake up, I’ll keep you by my side… hehe.”
Having finished, she hid the syringe and then licked the injection site with her tongue before howling aloud, mumbling that it wasn’t intentional. She crawled around again, but suddenly sensed movement outside and darted out in a flash.
As for the words she just spoke, Aoki, caught in a semi-conscious state between sleep and wakefulness, could barely register them.
But Aoki knew: whenever his mind cleared a little, it meant the crazy girl Yuelan had come.
Why she came, he didn’t understand. As a somewhat talented mage, he knew he should have been dead long ago. Being placed here in the Elven Sacred Land was nothing but a meaningless drain on his energy, with no hope of healing.
He no longer wished to endure her madness!
What on earth is she doing! The Demon King is still the enemy, yet you, the Saintess, killed the hero and poisoned the battle strategist into a vegetable?
Unheard of! Such a thing is extraordinarily rare!
Oh, you’re a demon tribe spy!
I always thought only someone like me—a transmigrator with no allegiance to the gods or the kingdom—could fall to the Demon King’s side, but never imagined you, the broad-browed and handsome Saintess, would betray us too!
You poisoned me into a vegetable; my magical power is completely drained and useless, only barely sustained in the Elven Sacred Land.
Betraying the Allied Forces is one thing, but why are you scratching your head repeating what ‘liking’ means?
Unlucky me! Being liked by such a parricidal traitor is a disaster without a doubt!
Thinking of the Allied Forces slaughtered by the Demon King, Yueqi’s tragic death beneath the cliff, and my own pitiful state… hatred!
Such deep hatred!
When did you become the Demon King’s lackey all of a sudden without any warning?
I’ve been lying here for so long, my body numb and aching!
I want to die, I want to die, I want to die!
Is this miserable fate because I don’t have a Bonded System?
Aoki couldn’t understand why, despite being a vegetable, he still had consciousness.
It was so painful!!!
As Aoki broke down in despair, a line of text suddenly appeared in the darkness.
【System activated: Simulated Life System. The host may experience different lives in various worlds during simulation.】
【Each life grants the host unique tasks; completing these tasks yields rewards (including power restoration).】
【Do you “Accept”?】
System? So sudden!
But… power restoration?
No need to hesitate!
Aoki grabbed at this lifeline desperately.
【Constructing world… construction complete: Immortal Cultivation World】
Like a drop of ink blurring on paper, a scroll painting of cranes riding clouds and misty green mountains unfurled before him. Aoki felt as if he regained control over his body. Looking down, he saw the form of a child dressed in a black robe embroidered with cloud patterns. Just as he marveled, a strange sound came from ahead. Raising his head, the scroll suddenly slammed into him.
Then he realized he was standing beside a pool of water. The scenery around him matched the scroll exactly. His reflection in the water was that same face but much younger—a child of five or six.
He stared at his moving fingers, felt his limbs no longer restrained, breathed in the fresh air deeply, and gazed up at the blue sky, trembling with excitement.
【Your name is Aoki. As a child, you and your younger siblings were taken in by the Lin family and trained as loyal guardians to serve the eldest daughter, Lin Qiyou. Your duty is not only to protect her but, due to your special constitution, your spiritual veins will be gradually drained until age eighteen and transferred to her.
Because your younger siblings also serve the Lin family, you cannot choose your own fate. Your entire being will be slowly consumed by the Lin family, and Lin Qiyou remains unaware of this.】
【Mission issued: Protect Lin Qiyou, become the nourishment for her damaged spiritual veins, and remain silent. Simulation ends in twelve years. Success grants rewards.】
The fantasy world was ruined by a yandere spy little sister, leaving him a vegetable; now in this simulation, he’s a spiritual vein miner for someone else? Could life get any worse?
By the water’s edge, Aoki calmed himself, feeling a hint of helplessness. But this was a turning point. As long as he completed the mission in this false simulated world, he could regain his strength and repay both the Saintess and the Demon King with interest!
This little suffering was nothing!
As he pondered, footsteps approached from behind.
“Aoki! What are you doing there?”
Turning, Aoki saw three people behind him, dressed in the attire typical of the immortal cultivation world, which felt strange and unfamiliar.
Two men were the Lin family head and the steward; the girl was about Aoki’s age, the simulation’s main character—Lin Qiyou.
Lin Qiyou hid behind the family head’s leg, revealing only her head, a mischievous smile playing on her face. Aoki was momentarily dazed, recalling his first meeting with Yuelan.
A bit unlucky…
The simulation was incredible. Aoki’s mind was filled with many memories from the immortal cultivation world, but these weren’t from outsiders—they were real experiences he had lived.
Taking a deep breath, Aoki composed himself and ran up to the family head. Raising his right hand, he instinctively performed a Western-style salute, then realizing it was inappropriate, quickly bowed his head and said, “Master, the eldest daughter asked me to catch the turtle.”
He understood that worrying about the real world was useless. Overthinking would only affect his mindset. He decided to put the simulation first and focus on the task at hand.
This was what truly mattered, the real reason to strive.
“Pfft, I didn’t! You look like a turtle, Daddy! This wooden block is lying!”
The little girl, Lin Qiyou, wrinkled her nose and denied having ordered Aoki around.
Up close, Lin Qiyou was quite adorable. Her big eyes were spirited and mischievous, with a small beauty mark below her left eye.
It was easy to imagine her future breathtaking beauty.
“Enough, stop fooling around!”
The family head patted Lin Qiyou’s head and instructed the steward to take her away. Once only he and Aoki remained, the family head spoke earnestly, “Aoki, there is something I need to discuss with you…”
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