Quick Transmigration: Hosts, We're Only Responsible for Counterattacking

Chapter 124 Turning the Tables to Become King (37)

"Okay!" The little girl's voice trembled with joy at the end.

After they finished talking, 2345 trembled as she leaned over and displayed the information on the screen.

Gender: Female (variable)
Name: Shen Yun

Skills: None

Points: 1000
Character score: +2000
(Gain three chances to receive the King's Disdain, the timing of which is uncertain.)
"Compensation?" Shen Yun raised an eyebrow.

2345 awkwardly replied, "No, it's because the missions in this world are very difficult, so that's all the points I get."

"So, Mu Changxue's performance really is part of a hidden plot?"

Yes, yes.

Upon seeing the words "contempt for the king," Shen Yun's eyelids twitched. This shouldn't mean what she had imagined.

Shen Yun doesn't know yet that sometimes imagination is much better than reality.

[Would you like to see what happens next, host?] 2345 almost cried, feeling deeply that as a system, he had failed to do what a system should do.

Shen Yun remained silent for a while, then suddenly looked up at it and said seriously, "Let me take a look at the little cutie."

2345 has been blocked for quite a while, so I'm really confused. [What cute little thing?]

Shen Yun coughed, "Xia Yuyan." She had forgotten that she had blocked the dog.

2345 moved slightly, and the screen immediately displayed an accelerated version of the high-definition video.

"Stop for a moment," Shen Yun said.

The scene paused, precisely at the time she left the bedchamber. Xia Yuyan collapsed to the ground, and floating above him was a faint blue light... was it blue spiritual power? Or perhaps not.

Those who become immortals, having lived for so long, often find themselves bored and like to find something interesting in their mundane lives, even the color changes of their spiritual energy when they cast spells.

She had seen cyan spiritual energy before, but upon closer inspection, the color seemed different; the cyan here appeared to be clearer.

She thought about it for a while, but came up with no results, so she had to give up for now.

Xia Yuyan woke up not long after, but seemed to have forgotten why he had fainted, and was just a little confused.

To Shen Yun's surprise, Mu Changxue was arrested, but her luck did not seem to decrease; in fact, it was even greater than before, surpassing even the luck of Xia Yuliu at the beginning.

Strangely, she was incredibly pure, as pure as a newborn baby, without a trace of sin.

Her body was found on the bed. Although she knew it wasn't her, she had been in that body for a long time, so it still looked a little strange.

I don't know what kind of poison it is, but just inhaling its smell can kill a person. It is indeed a rare and valuable thing.

Corroded by poison, her face was naturally not so beautiful. Her eyebrows and eyes were sunken, her face was haggard, but her lips were bright red, making her look extremely strange.

Xia Yuyan's expression was also very calm, so calm that Shen Yun began to doubt whether his previous actions were all fake.

Not long after Mu Changxue was arrested, she died in prison. There were no external injuries or signs of poisoning. When Shen Yun saw this, he had some guesses in his mind.

After Shen Mo returned and learned of her death, he secretly took her body back and buried it next to the original owner's parents.

The ministers were terrified upon seeing the new emperor's death, and they were also worried about the state of affairs, as the country could not be without a ruler for even a day.

Upon learning the truth, the Grand Tutor earnestly requested Xia Yuyan to ascend the throne. Xia Yuyan remained silent, saying that he would give him an answer in three days.

To her surprise, when the Grand Tutor returned three days later, the place was deserted, leaving only an imperial edict, or more accurately, a will, written in imitation of "Mu Changrao's" handwriting. The edict stated that Mu Qingyan could be made the new emperor. Upon seeing this, Shen Yun raised an eyebrow. Mu Qingyan was indeed her idea, but she hadn't expected him to find out.

Mu Qingyan is from the second branch of the Mu family. However, in the early years, the two branches went to the government to prove that they would no longer have any connection with each other.

This happened early on, so when the Mu family was in trouble, Xia Yuliu didn't expect that the Mu family had a second branch. The second branch lived far from the capital, so it wasn't involved in the disaster.

However, the two branches are unrelated, and it's not because of the original excuse. Rather, the original owner's father was afraid that his position would cause trouble, so he separated the second branch so that if something really happened, the Mu family would still have descendants.

A few days after Shen Yun arrived, he had someone investigate. Mu Qingyan was the eldest son of the second wife. He was not fond of martial arts, but he was very knowledgeable in literature and had his own opinions.

After she ascended the throne, she told her second wife her wishes.

After several twists and turns, they finally agreed.

Mu Qingyan was somewhat weak-willed and indecisive, but these traits were just right for the relatively peaceful world she left behind.

"Let's keep watching Xia Yuyan." Shen Yun lost interest in watching other people's lives and instead became curious about where Xia Yuyan had gone.

……

Xia Yuyan died from a very mild case of typhoid fever at the residence she had found in the capital. Before she died, she was still holding a strand of her hair.

Not long after, a person dressed in black took his body away and buried it next to her.

Because of their identities, neither of them has their name on their tombstone.

Seeing that Shen Yun remained silent, 2345 said somewhat flusteredly, "Host, he was going to die anyway."

Shen Yun: "What do you mean?"

2345: [He was poisoned as a child, and although he was later cured, his lifespan was shortened as a result. So even with careful care, he won't live long.] Not to mention deliberately ruining his body.

After a while, Shen Yun produced a talisman out of thin air and said, "Place this on the original owner's corpse."

Consider it as doing a good deed every day.

2345 seemed taken aback by her words and reacted somewhat slowly. "This... might be a little difficult." Besides, what's the use of putting up talismans when the person is dead? They can't possibly bring the corpse back to life.

Shen Yun spoke calmly, his tone completely unwavering, "If we don't put it up, Mu Changrao's 'next life' will be even more spectacular than this one."

In a hazy state, 2345 seemed to vaguely see the host's face, but it was as if it were in a dream, and everything was an illusion. It was startled, and after thinking about it, it still felt that it should listen to the host. Although the host's behavior was a bit strange, it was impossible for the host to do something without a reason.

They're like grasshoppers tied to the same rope.

Unseen by 2345, Shen Yun's lips curled into a chilling smile.

"The next world."

……

It was a rainy day, the sky was overcast and the room was dark.

The faint scent of medicine seemed to lull him into a hazy dream.

The air was filled with a fragrant scent. Amidst the vibrant colors, a woman dressed as a man frowned slightly, her face showing displeasure. She then tightly grasped his hand and pulled him down, forcing him to lean over. A soft kiss landed on his lips, and in that instant, sweetness filled his heart. He didn't know if it was a dream or reality, and his consciousness gradually sank away.

If it's a dream, he'd rather never wake up.

It's not necessarily a bad thing to live the rest of your life as a dream.

(End of this chapter)