Chapter 510 - 254: Plot Bonds with the Host

Su Qianxue: "..."

"I’m in the mortal world, not the underworld. What’s so strange about seeing a living person? Do I really need to report it?"

"Why didn’t you report it before?"

If I had to report every time I met a living person, this trashy system would definitely crash, right?

Thinking of this, Su Qianxue couldn’t help but secretly look forward to the day this trashy system might actually break down.

If that happened, maybe she could completely free herself from its control and wouldn’t have to struggle doing tasks every day.

Other female leads enjoy life lavishly, but not her. She goes through wind and rain, flirting with one only to have to flirt with another, yet she can’t win over any of them.

The goal all day long is to revolve around the male lead, and now she even has to chase him to the Border, like a pathetic follower.

A pointless female lead like this is better not to be played.

Just as she was thinking this, the system’s notification sound rang out again.

[Not all living people need to be reported. NPCs are not within this system’s detection range. In other words, this person is an important character in this world, with plot connections to the host.]

Hearing this, Su Qianxue’s eyebrows twitched, and she instantly became interested.

"If you put it that way, then I’m interested. Quickly, tell me who this person is."

An important character with connections to her, so who could it be?

Su Qianxue raised her eyebrows and thought, names flashing through her mind.

[Ding, it is the host’s former fiancé, the original female lead Yun Wanyao’s brother—Yun Wanchen.]

Yun Wanchen???

Su Qianxue was suddenly stunned.

The last time she heard this name was when she was about to make a move on the unconscious Mo Yuanhao, but was stopped and knocked out by Yun Wanye. That was months ago.

Come to think of it, she’s been in this world for quite a while now and hasn’t seen Yun Wanchen yet.

Tsk, the first gentleman of Haojing?

She really wanted to see what kind of person he was. Hopefully, he wouldn’t disappoint her.

"System, share Yun Wanchen’s location with me."

With the location, she would be able to see his position, route, and distance from her in real time.

[Don’t mess around!]

[In the original plot, the host was only meant to cancel the engagement, design a way to ruin his reputation, and have the concubine’s younger sister Su Qianyue marry him instead.]

[Although this plot has collapsed, fortunately, the host’s engagement with him has been annulled. As a mere cannon fodder, the impact of the replacement marriage plot is minimal, so it can be ignored.]

[The priority is for the host to first conquer the male lead, then repair the male supporting characters’ plots.]

[As for the cannon fodder, the plots that haven’t happened yet can be prevented, and those that have happened shouldn’t be meddled with, as they won’t affect the main plot of the world.]

When the system mentioned her and Yun Wanchen’s original plot, Su Qianxue recalled it once more and couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt.

Uh, to cancel the engagement by ruining someone’s reputation. Well, it’s a bit bad, but she’s always been an opportunist. Those actions were indeed in line with her usual style.

Coming back to her senses, she coughed and nonchalantly replied to the system.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I’m just a bit interested in this former fiancé, and since I happened to meet him, I just wanted to take a look. I’m not going to do anything to him."

"Besides, you said it yourself, he’s merely cannon fodder, so even if I do something to him, it shouldn’t have any serious consequences, right?"

[...]

[Advising the host not to act rashly. If it causes a change that affects task progress, the system will commence punishment to serve as a warning.]

"..."

"Alright, alright, can’t I behave? I promise, I’ll only take a look and won’t actively provoke him."

Frightened by the word "punishment," Su Qianxue dared not argue further and quickly adjusted her attitude to make a promise.

Soon, the location was shared, and she saw that Yun Wanchen was getting closer to her, just two more miles before he’d catch up to her.

They’re on the same route. Could it be that he’s also heading to Dingbei Pass?

Su Qianxue’s eyes flashed with suspicion, then her lips curled into a smile, and she felt a burst of joy in her heart.

It’s getting dark. Honestly, staying overnight in this barren wilderness is quite scary, even if she has tools and the system.

But now, she’s lucky enough to encounter Yun Wanchen.

Just like getting a pillow when one feels sleepy, although her luck was snatched by the new female lead, she couldn’t deny that her current luck was still pretty good.

Later, no matter what, she had to cling to Yun Wanchen and spend the night with him.

Preferably, let him take her to Dingbei Pass.

Mo Yuanhao was unreliable, but if she could rely on Yun Wanchen, that wouldn’t be bad either.

Wait, the original character was notorious, hated by everyone in Haojing. As her former fiancé, Yun Wanchen must also know who she is.

Although she was in men’s clothes now, familiar people would certainly still recognize her.

No, no, she couldn’t let Yun Wanchen recognize her!

Otherwise, with his paralysis and the original character’s disdain for him, as well as her behavior of seducing his prospective brother-in-law Mo Yuanhao, he would surely hate her to death.

Encountering her in this wilderness, he might just cut her down in anger, so how could he be kind enough to take her to the Border?

Thinking this, Su Qianxue broke out in a cold sweat.

How dangerous, she almost risked her life due to a moment’s carelessness.

Seeing the distance between them getting closer, she hurriedly took out the Illusion Face Pill and swallowed it without hesitation.

Then, she focused on the face of a certain superstar from her previous life.

That superstar was famous for their looks, their face was flawless like a masterpiece of Nuwa, with no bad angles, her favorite face among everyone she knew.

With this face, she was sure it would soften any man’s heart.

"System, take a photo and send it to me."

Without a mirror, Su Qianxue could only use this method to check the results.

After a notification sound, she received a beautiful photo. Although dressed as a man, the face in the photo was still breathtakingly beautiful, unmistakably revealing her female identity.

It was indeed her favorite face, and Su Qianxue was very satisfied, allowing her tense nerves to relax.

"Clop, clop, clop..."

The crisp sound of hooves came from behind, and Su Qianxue pulled the reins, commanding the horse to stop, then turned around to look back.

Dust rose as a silver-white figure galloped on horseback.

Clothes fluttered, hair flew, like a breathtaking vision.

The distance was still far, and the sky was dim, clearly unable to see very well, yet that person inexplicably had a stunning charm, causing Su Qianxue’s breath to catch, and a wild thought to pop into her mind...

The first gentleman of Haojing, deservedly so, living up to the reputation.

It wasn’t until the figure on horseback passed her that Su Qianxue came back to her senses, mouth agape, watching as the person and horse gradually disappeared into the distance.

"Hey, brother, wait for me..."

She shouted loudly, scrambled to kick the horse’s belly, and galloped to catch up.