When the purple aura in the sky dissipated, everything returned to calm.

Gu Yao then turned his gaze to the system boy who had been standing behind him. "66, now that Qing Yan has returned from his tribulation, you should tell me what happens next. If I'm not mistaken, this body probably won't live much longer."

66 lowered its eyes and didn't reply. It simply tapped a few times in the air and switched to an electronic, mechanical voice, "Qing Yan has successfully completed his tribulation. The subsequent plot has been successfully unlocked. Please accept, host."

Gu Yao felt a sharp pain in his head as a flood of information rushed into his mind.

Hey!

Could the system be made a little more user-friendly and change the way it transfers memories?

It always hurts so much!

My head is about to split open.

I should file a complaint against him.

As the pain intensified, the information in Gu Yao's mind gradually became clearer.

The original storyline should have been that Qingyan successfully returned from his tribulation and fell in love with his white moonlight.

However, after a long time, the white moonlight's old illness relapsed.

Qingyan discovered that the person hadn't fully recovered, so he started taking advantage of the original owner again.

They bound the original owner, who was already severely injured and wandering the mortal realm, and brought him back to the Heavenly Palace, using him as a medicinal ingredient for that white moonlight.

Completely disregarding her weakened state, he took the nine-tailed fox's heart blood without even a flicker of emotion.

They truly showed no regard for any feelings whatsoever.

The young prince, who had a life of wealth and ease in the first half of his life, suffered greatly in the second half of his life because he trusted the wrong person and loved the wrong person.

Finally, the original owner died in the Changqing Hall of the Heavenly Palace and was hastily buried under the plum blossom tree in the courtyard.

A large hole was ripped into his chest by his beloved, letting in the wind.

The wind in Changqing Hall is really cold.

It was so cold that my body and mind felt like I was in the dead of winter, freezing so badly that ice crystals were falling off.

A sliver of light pierced the darkness through the small skylight of the dungeon, which was the last sight the original owner witnessed.

Gu Yao clutched his chest, panting heavily, feeling as if his heart had been hollowed out, drained of its lifeblood, leaving only an empty shell.

That despair, sorrow, and unspeakable lament permeated Gu Yao's entire being.

It left him unable to calm down for a long time.

66 was anxious but helpless.

They emphasize immersive experiences, which makes it easier for the user to immerse themselves and complete tasks more effectively.

However, this world is a world that was cut in half; even the original owner died mysteriously, and he should have lived to the later stages.

What he passed on to Gu Yao was only the original trajectory of development; there were too many variables in this world, and he didn't know how things would develop.

After all, Qingyan in the story is not experiencing a love tribulation, but rather the eight tribulations of suffering.

From the moment the original owner died young and the host temporarily took over the body.

This world is already very strange.

No one can say for sure how things will develop in the future.

Feeling the complex emotions surging in his heart, Gu Yao calmed down, looked at the sunlight pouring down from above, and suddenly laughed out loud.

His eyes held a flame capable of burning everything.

A hint of madness crept across his face as he looked up and stared straight at 66, his voice low and hoarse, "66, if I hadn't come into this world, this would have been his fate, wouldn't it?"

After a moment of silence, 66 carefully spoke, “Host, this world is a world that has been abruptly cut short. Many variables have already emerged. The original owner’s early death and Qing Yan’s love tribulations are all variables. No one knows what the true ending of this world will be. What you received is just an outline.”

Gu Yao leaned against the sycamore tree, looking up at the sky. The yellowing leaves above him completely blocked out the sky.

A sliver of sunlight occasionally peeks in, just like the dark prison of Changqing Palace.

Gu Yao looked at 66 intently, his gaze distant, and shook his head firmly. "66, it's not that it didn't happen, it's that it has already happened. I can feel it."

He pointed to his chest, his face filled with grief, and even his breath caught in his throat for a moment. "Here, all the blood was truly drained out, along with my soul."

"Host, this is just..." the system's immersive experience.

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a bird's chirping from afar. There was a figure standing on the bird's back, waving at Gu Yao.

She is Gu Yao's second cousin, Gu Zhen.

Gu Yao composed himself and waved to Gu Zhen.

Upon landing in front of him, Gu Zhen didn't wait for the Mie Meng bird to bend down before hurriedly leaping off its back.

Gu Zhen took Gu Yao's hand, her face full of excitement, "Brother Yao, the Celestial Clan's Lord Qingyan has returned from his tribulation and is holding a celebration banquet. He has invited many prominent figures from the Six Realms, and this time, your royal uncle and aunt have agreed to let you go with them."

The Su Fox Clan, who have always lived in seclusion, surprisingly accepted the invitation this time.

Gu Yao lowered his eyes and remained silent, knowing that it must be his fault.

Because he was easily deceived, his father and mother wanted You Su to communicate with the outside world.

However, Su Bishi did so out of necessity because his family was dwindling and he was afraid of being targeted.

Now, it's all about connecting these younger generations with the outside world.

Gu Yao felt a pang of sadness in his heart, and his face showed disappointment.

Gu Zhen could clearly sense that her younger brother was in low spirits. She raised her hand and touched Gu Yao's temples, her voice gentle, "Brother Yao, this is not your fault. You Su's seclusion is not a long-term solution. If this continues, the You Su Fox Clan will be wiped out in the long river of history and no one will know."

Accepting the Celestial Clan's invitation was an opportunity to restore communication with the outside world, and also a way to see if a solution could be found there.

Gu Yao looked up at Gu Zhen, whose blue eyes, inherited from her, were full of tenderness and heartache, but without a trace of blame.

No one blamed him for trusting others too easily, disregarding his own life, and wasting thousands of years of cultivation.

When the time comes, you still need your family to cover for you.

Gu Yao's eyes stung and burned. Perhaps it was because he had just received the plot, but the guilt he felt towards his family surged up again, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

Large teardrops rolled down onto the grass and disappeared into the soil without a sound.

When Gu Zhen saw Gu Yao crying, she was at a loss for what to do. She frantically searched for a handkerchief but couldn't find one, so she could only reach into her sleeve to wipe Gu Yao's tears.

Today she's still wearing narrow-sleeved clothes, not even good enough to be used as a handkerchief, which makes her seem even more anxious and flustered.

"Brother Yao, don't cry, don't cry."

Gu Zhen was flustered and at a loss. The usually eloquent person was now speechless and tongue-tied.

She had no way to deal with Gu Yao since he was a child. This younger brother was much older than her and her older brother. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the two of them had watched him grow up.

Over the past thousand years, they have had the royal family of the Suhu clan, and now they have added this new member.

They would treat it as if it were something to be held in their hands for fear of dropping it, or something to be kept in their mouths for fear of melting it.

Gu Zhen has always liked this cute little brother who looks like a white dumpling, and she is happy to spoil him.

When Gu Yao was little, she would cry her eyes out, her fair and chubby little face turning red, which was truly heartbreaking to see.

Gu Zhen felt so happy that she wanted to pluck all the stars from the sky for him.

Even after growing up, he still couldn't do anything about Gu Yao.

After all these years, she still hasn't learned how to coax her younger brother.

Fortunately, Gu Yao is now an adult and won't cry and fuss endlessly like she did when she was a child.

Seeing Gu Zhen scratching his head and looking helpless, his face even more bitter than Gu Yao's, who was crying, was so adorable that Gu Yao couldn't help but burst into laughter through his tears.

He raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, smiled, and patted Gu Zhen's hand to comfort her, "Second sister, I'm alright now."

Mature adults need to comfort themselves.

Seeing Gu Yao stop crying and start laughing, Gu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and looked troubled. "It's good that you're alright. You have no idea how afraid my brother and I are of you crying. When you were little, you would cry for ages without stopping."

Gu Yao smiled but didn't reply.

This is the original owner's dark history, what does it have to do with him?

Anyway, he won't cry for half a day.

He would never admit it.

will not!

Seeing that Gu Zhen was about to ramble on about his "tears," Gu Yao just wanted to quickly change the subject. He looked at Gu Zhen and asked, "Second Sister, is there something important that you came to see me about?"

Gu Zhen slapped his forehead, looking somewhat anxious. "I almost forgot, the merman sister passed through Yousu and came to visit my uncle and aunt. They asked me to take you back to measure your dimensions."

The merfolk are masters of textiles and clothing. This is Su's first public appearance in a thousand years, so she can't afford to lose face. That older sister is only here temporarily and will be leaving soon.

With that, Gu Zhen hurriedly pulled Gu Yao onto the Extinction Bird and flew back in the direction they had come from.

Gu Yao felt somewhat helpless looking at Gu Zhen's impulsive manner, so he let her be.

Anyway, the topic-changing has already been successfully changed.

Plan complete!

66's words caught in his throat. Looking at the gentle smile on Gu Yao's lips, which seemed to be completely immersed in the role, he sighed silently.

Forget it, that’s fine too.

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