My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

"This illusion was created to break your defenses. Do you really think our home is any better?"

Luo Hanying sighed, "Don't be anxious or afraid. I still rely on you to take care of me."

You've always had better grades than me, and you're more capable of handling things. You're good at dealing with people, and I want to be like you but I can't. Isn't it normal that you envy me?

I envy you so much too; people just envy each other.

We've known each other for so many years, how could I possibly have a rift with you over such a small thing? Everything in the illusion is fake.

Ruan Chayan choked up as she listened to her words: "I know, I know, but I just can't help thinking about it..."

I'm telling you this because I believe you won't blame me, but I'm also afraid you'll think I'm a petty person...

Luo Hanying hummed in agreement and said sadly, "Me too. I can't help but overthink things, and then I get mentally drained. I force myself not to think too much now, and you shouldn't think about it either."

I'm so happy you believe me! We're going to be best friends who can talk about anything!

We used to argue a lot in high school, almost breaking up, all because we both tended to overthink. We'd think about things but never say anything, and the more we thought about it, the angrier we got.

Luo Hanying took Ruan Chayan's hand, and the two of them burst into laughter through their tears.

"Yes, wow, it's been so many years since I've cried like this."

Ruan Chayan remarked with a sigh, "It seems like we enjoyed a period of carefree living as well."

Luo Hanying nodded: "However, life is full of suffering; even in death, we search for moments of peace and happiness amidst misfortune."

People cannot empathize with a life or situation they have not experienced.

Similar upbringing, similar life troubles, and similar ways of thinking enabled them to understand each other, comfort each other, and become best friends.

Feeling a bit relieved, Ruan Chayan's mood naturally improved. She wiped away her tears and exchanged contact information with Luo Hanying.

After being imprinted with divine consciousness, the communication jade slip flickered twice and then returned to calm.

Ruan Chayan tried calling out 1127 or String Song in her mind, but received no response.

She looked inward at her own consciousness, at the small, gray ball of light frozen within, and asked curiously, "You said the system was in hibernation, so why can we still communicate in our consciousnesses?"

Luo Hanying pondered for a few seconds, then gave up thinking: "I really haven't thought about this question. Is it possible that even though the system is in hibernation, there are still some things running by default?"

I remember it mentioned before it went into hibernation that the communication and language systems were functioning normally.

By the way, I heard a senior student from my class talking about the Discipline Hall today. I was thinking, "The system's already in hibernation, is it even necessary for us to do any quests?"

Ruan Chayan said, "We still need to do it. Otherwise, if the system returns to normal and this mission fails, our mission progress will be reduced."

Luo Hanying's thoughts were rather jumpy. She smoothed her sideburns and started a new topic: "1127 is the offspring data of Xiange. Now that 1127 is dormant, does that mean something happened to Xiange?"

They said they'd be back in half a month, but they've never heard from me since. Could something have happened to them?

Ruan Chayan was powerless to do anything about it: "Xiange is a system that can travel through time and space and bring us from other worlds. It's so amazing that I really can't imagine what could happen to it."

I now suspect that it thought we couldn't complete the mission, so it abandoned us and ran away.

Luo Hanying sighed and smiled wryly: "I'm really impressed. How can a system be made if it's so unreliable?"

Is there no way to file a complaint with the system?

["Didi - System Complaint Interface Open -"]

The sudden mechanical voice in their minds sent chills down their spines. A light screen appeared in front of each of them, distorting and changing before transforming into the shape of their world's laptops, displaying a complaint interface.

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying were stunned.

Ruan Chayan: [“This is also possible?”]

Luo Hanying: [“No, I’ve said ‘complain’ quite a few times before, so why now?”]

Ruan Chayan: [“Maybe it’s because the strings weren’t under their control, so the keywords were activated?”]

Luo Hanying: [“Those String Song and 1127 really deserve to die! They didn’t even tell the host there was a complaint channel. I must write this down.”]

The two immediately went to the keyboard, selected the type of complaint, and typed text with their fingers flying, emphasizing the fact that the system had inexplicably lost contact.

"Are you done yet?" Luo Hanying craned her neck to look at Ruan Chayan's screen.

Ruan Chayan said excitedly, "Alright, alright, hurry up, let's send it now and see. Hopefully, the people on the String Song platform will..."

"Sending failed!" The mechanical voice interrupted Ruan Chayan's words.

Ruan Chayan clicked again, and a mechanical voice announced: "Sending failed!"

Luo Hanying: "What the hell?"

Undeterred, Luo Hanying clicked repeatedly, only to hear a continuous, mechanical voice in her ears: "Send, send, send, send failed!"

Ruan Chayan took a deep breath: "Now we know that something really happened to Xiange."

"If something happens to Xian Ge, will I still be able to go home?"

"How do we save XianGe if it's in trouble? It shouldn't need our help, right?"

Luo Hanying steadied herself, looked at the glowing laptop in front of her, and couldn't help but roll her eyes: ["Damn it, what happened? What a disappointment! That's too much!"]

"After system self-check, the system is not in the channel. The complaint has been automatically saved and will be automatically sent after channel communication is restored."

The light curtain burst open, and the starlight scattered and disappeared.

The two looked at each other, speechless and choked with emotion. By the time it was sent, the music would have faded away.

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying gave up their entanglement with the system, while another group of people were monitoring the two of them.

"Since arriving at Xinglin Peak, Le Shu has been meditating and cultivating in her cave. Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying met privately and were just crying in each other's arms. I don't know what they are talking about now."

Jiang Shiren, the second elder of the Discipline Hall, withdrew his divine sense and said, "I don't think we need to investigate so urgently. These three have only just arrived at the Shiren Sect. Even if they really want to do something, they can't act immediately."

Li Shuhe said with concern, "It's better to be safe than sorry. What if they take advantage of our inattention to destroy the spiritual plants in Jiu Mu Tian, ​​or poison the Shi Gu Tang, or even go to the forbidden area to release the ferocious beasts?"

Xu Hengzhi sighed: "I never imagined that my newly accepted apprentice would turn out to be a suspect."

Ji Ying hesitated, then Tong Wei patted her hand, signaling her not to worry too much.

"Sect Leader Li, I think you're overthinking it. The three little girls, the highest of whom is only at the Nascent Soul stage, what kind of trouble can they possibly cause?"

The Grand Elder of the Discipline Hall, Tao Man, didn't take the three girls seriously at all. It's really hard to understand why these people treat three girls with low cultivation levels like they're facing a formidable enemy.