All the members are good people, only the host is a pervert

In the Xiangyang Villa, sunlight streamed through the window onto the chessboard, creating patches of dappled light and shadow. Lin Ruan sat at the table, facing Xie Yunze across from him, the two playing chess in this tranquil atmosphere.

On the chessboard, black and white pieces interlaced, a scene of silent war. Xie Yunze, a skilled chess player, had already captured several of Lin Ruan's pieces, but she remained calm, continuing to place her pieces at a leisurely pace.

She gently picked up a white piece and placed it on the corner of the board, seemingly unfazed by the situation. Her eyes were focused and determined, as if the entire world was reduced to the tiny battlefield before her.

As time went on, the game intensified. Xie Yunze continued to attack, trying to break Lin Ruan's defense; while Lin Ruan cleverly responded, using softness to overcome hardness, gradually consolidating his position.

Throughout this process, Lin Ruan remained calm and composed. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves outside the window. Inside the house, there was no other sound except the occasional clatter of chess pieces dropping.

The long-silent system spoke without warning, "Host, there's absolutely no need for you to do this. There's absolutely no need to drag this poisoned body around, nor is there any need to force Xie Yunze, a sinless man, to become unable to have sex for no reason. There's even no need to deliberately cause famine among the Xiongnu and war in the northern border. Just tell me what you're hoping to achieve."

It didn't know why it said this. It had followed many hosts, and almost none of them had a worse attitude than Lin Ruan.

But at this moment, the system still wants to give her another chance, as a reward for the winter plum blossom that night.

Lin Ruan's lips curled up slightly, and he sneered in response, "Yes, it's just as you said. As long as you take action, everything can be easily handled. But what will happen next? My name is not Lin Tianzhen! How can there be a free lunch in this world? You frequently ask for help, so you must have something to ask for, right? In the end, I'm afraid it's not me who will be restricted. You must know that I'm just someone you met by chance, full of variables and uncertainties. So, your real target should be these small worlds I traveled through." Lin Ruan's tone became certain, "If you take action more often, you will definitely find a way to control these small worlds."

Although the system has no real body, for some reason it gives off a chill.

"Don't be afraid, Gouzi~" Lin Ruan seemed to have noticed the system's subtle mood changes and said soothingly in a soft voice. Then he changed the subject: "Actually, for me, many things are not that important. For example, I don't care how many people have to be sacrificed to get what I want! Similarly, I don't care whether you are trying to control those small worlds. I don't have any special purpose in talking to you about this today, I just want you to understand one thing..."

Lin Ruan silently recited every word in his mind, as if he wanted to engrave them into the system's code. "I can cooperate with whatever you want to achieve, but the premise is - don't play tricks or schemes behind my back. At worst, we'll be done with. I definitely can't be a fool who lets something take advantage of me!"

At this moment, Lin Ruan seemed to be split in the eyes of the system. It felt that the Lin Ruan at this moment was completely different from the Lin Ruan who said "peace every year" to it that night.

"Host, you don't look like someone born and raised in peacetime!" the system couldn't help but sigh. It looked at the cold, indifferent woman before it, and an unspeakable fear welled up in its heart. Lin Ruan had once frightened, left him speechless, and moved him. She had been at odds with it, yet they had lived together in mutual dependence. But now, she seemed to the system to have a completely different heart, a cold and ruthless nature that was chilling.

She didn't care at all whether she could go back to her original world.

Originally, it only needed to complete two tasks to take the host across time and space: first, to help the host continuously cross these cyclical worlds; second, to rely on the vitality of the host's body to leave anchor points in the cyclical worlds in order to absorb their energy.

"Lin Ruan," the system sighed, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that my settings are like this. I can't actively tell you anything you don't ask."

Lin Ruan was so angry that she almost laughed. She asked back, "Didn't you have an anime called 'Madoka Magica' in your time? Don't call yourself Seventeen, call yourself Kyubey."

System: "Host, what are you talking about?"

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Lin Ruan: "Nothing, I'm asking you, do I have to pay anything for seeking your help?"

System: "Yes, what is paid is the energy that originally existed in this cyclical world."

Lin Ruan: "Qubi, speak human language!"

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"It's the vitality of this body that you, the host, possess~"

Lin Ruan: "Only if I actively seek your help?"

System: "Yes, this is the only way to carve anchor points in these cyclic worlds and absorb energy."

Lin Ruan: "What use is energy to me?"

System: "It is the basis for maintaining the operation of the system. It also takes a lot of energy to carry you through."

Lin Ruan suddenly thought of something and asked, "What if I don't have enough energy? Will I die in this world?"

The system said, "Yes. The system does not have enough energy to carry your soul through to the next world."

"Okay, Gouzi, Qiubi won't lie, and I'm willing to believe that you're not as mean as Qiubi." Lin Ruan stated her request calmly, "First, I want you to help me remove the toxins from my body, but I hope I can still appear poisoned so no one can see any clues. Second, I want you to inform Earl An Ning in the capital that Xie Yunze is infertile, and have them investigate the matter personally to ensure they can discover that it was the emperor's doing.

Lin Ruan had already made all the necessary arrangements, but considering the system's existence, she suddenly thought, since she had such a capable assistant, why take any risks herself? So she decided to use the system's power to make things more secure. She believed in the system's capabilities and believed it could perfectly complete these tasks.

After all, apart from the system, no one can guarantee that the plan will be foolproof, not even Lin Ruan. She is just used to preparing one, two, three, four, five backup plans to keep herself in a reserve.

She never liked to fight a desperate battle or give it a try.

"Third, some time will pass before a minister proposes that I go to the Northern Frontier. I want you to blur the emperor's mind when he has murderous intentions towards me, and get him to agree to let me go."

The system was delighted. "Okay, my dear host, Seventeen is happy to serve you."

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Then it silently added: "Although I don't know what Kyubey is, I can't lie anyway, because the code for lying hasn't been programmed yet. Only you humans can lie."

Lin Ruan sneered: "Go away, you dog Qibi!"

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