Chapter 228
The Luck System remained silent, still locked in a stalemate. Through its meticulous calculations, it concluded that Shen Shuyu was merely being stubborn and trying to negotiate terms.
Shen Shuyu couldn’t be bothered with it and walked toward the roadside with his hands in his pockets.
Luck finally asked: [Luck System: What are you doing?]
Shen Shuyu said: [Hailing a taxi to go home. What else? Did you think I was taking you out to see the world?]
A taxi drove toward Shen Shuyu from a distance, getting closer and closer. Finally, the driver braked in front of him. Just as Shen Shuyu bent down to speak, the Luck System in his head said: [Luck System: Don’t go. I’ll talk.]
Shen Shuyu curled his lips. He said to the driver, “Sorry, I’m not going.”
The driver stepped on the gas and left.
Shen Shuyu said: [Speak then. I’m listening.]
[Luck System: What do you want to know?] Luck asked. [Luck System: I can tell you some of it first.]
[Shen Shuyu: You said before that you were the one who brought me here five years ago. I have no memory of it, so tell me about that first.]
Luck let out a sigh of relief. It said: [Luck System: At that time, your high fever wouldn’t go down. The director of the orphanage sent you to the townâs health clinic, but after treating you for a long time without improvement, the doctor told the director to take you to a major hospital. But where would an orphanage get that much money? There were over a dozen other kids waiting to eat. Later, the director had no choice but to take you back. You were already delirious by then. I happened to be looking for a suitable candidate to enter this novel world to complete a mission, and your will to survive summoned me. The arrival was smooth, but an accident occurred during the soul-landing process. I was hit by an energy field and was forced to separate from you.]
Shen Shuyu asked: [Then what about the original owner of this body? Is he dead?]
[Luck System: No,] Luck said. [Luck System: Since you entered his body, he naturally went into yours.]
The Luck System continued: [Luck System: To put it simply, you swapped souls.]
Although he had already guessed some things, hearing the truth still made Shen Shuyuâs scalp tingle.
He asked: [Since the original owner isn’t dead, you could have just found him to complete the mission, couldn’t you? Why does it have to be me?]
The Luck System said: [Luck System: That has nothing to do with you. You should understand that if it weren’t for me, you would have died long ago.]
The system urged: [Luck System: Alright, thatâs how it happened. You should go do what I instructed now.]
Seeing that the Luck System was unwilling to reveal anything else, Shen Shuyu said: [Fine. Since you were sincere just now, Iâll go take a look.]
As he spoke, he walked toward the place the Luck System had mentioned earlier.
The corner…
Shen Shuyu looked at the corner ahead. He walked straight toward it, not forgetting to ask as he walked: [You said that person is the key figure for consolidating my position. When I meet him, am I supposed to ask him for something?]
He turned right at the corner, only to see Chi Yanxun standing not far away, chatting with an elderly man. His expression was very gentle as he patiently listened to the old man speak. Once the man finished, Chi Yanxun reached out and pointed in a certain direction.
The old man said something more, and both of them looked relaxed and happy.
Shen Shuyu didn’t go any further. He asked: [The key figure you mentioned… it couldn’t be Chi Yanxun, could it?]
[Luck System: Yes,] the Luck System said. [Luck System: Your next mission is to fall in love with him, and then clear all potentialâ]
Before Luck could finish, Shen Shuyu turned and walked away.
The Luck System said exasperatedly: [Luck System: What is it now!]
It hadn’t saved a dying man; it had saved a living ancestor!
Shen Shuyu said: [I have a grudge against him. I can’t love him even a little bit now.]
Luck persuaded: [Luck System: But this is the direction of this world. You must fall in love with Chi Yanxun to deceive the detection of this world.]
Shen Shuyu stopped: [I pestered him relentlessly before, and he never even looked at me properly. Now you want me to go get entangled with him again? I can’t do it. I have dignity too.]
He paused: [Is there no other way?]
Luck replied irritably: [Luck System: No. This is originally the world of a book. If you don’t follow the plot, this world will sooner or later strangle you. What does dignity matter? Your life is on the line; do you still need dignity?]
Shen Shuyu stood quietly and thought. The Luck System struck while the iron was hot: [Luck System: As long as you safely finish your plot, you can dump him ruthlessly then. Once the plot ends, the world’s detection won’t be able to find you. At that time, you can torment himâmake him kneel in the rain for three days and nights to beg for forgiveness, or make him chase his ‘wife’ to the ‘crematorium.’ You could even scatter his ashes then; it wouldn’t be a problem.]
Shen Shuyuâs expression softened: [That does sound quite satisfying. How long will it take?]
The Luck System said: [Luck System: Not long. Just until you finish the plot points youâre supposed to.]
Shen Shuyu said reluctantly: [Fine then, Iâll try.]
The Luck System breathed a sigh of relief: [Luck System: Good. You don’t need to be afraid; I will help you.]
Shen Shuyu gave a hum of affirmation. Luck wanted to say more but, seeing Shen Shuyuâs state, it remained quiet.
It would let him finish the current task first before arranging other things.
Otherwise, if his rebellious psychology flared up, it would be detrimental to the development of events.
Luck stopped speaking. Shen Shuyu took a deep breath and turned around to walk toward Chi Yanxun, but to his surprise, Chi Yanxun had already walked over.
He seemed a bit surprised to see Shen Shuyu but still approached and greeted him proactively: “What a coincidence, you’re actually here too.”
Shen Shuyu nodded. “Yes. The house is being deep-cleaned, so I was bored and came out for a stroll.”
The two fell into a brief silence. Shen Shuyu forced himself to speak: “Where are you headed?”
“I was bored too, so I was planning to just walk around.” Chi Yanxun looked at him. In truth, he had seen Shen Shuyu long ago, including the way he had turned and walked away, but now he had been called back by that Luck System.
Shen Shuyu pursed his lips: “Since we’re both bored, let’s walk together. Itâs not like we have anything else to do anyway.”
Chi Yanxun said “Okay,” and the two of them walked along the roadside without speaking.
Luck said in Shen Shuyuâs mind: [Luck System: Shen Shuyu, say something.]
Shen Shuyu muttered: [I haven’t thought of what to say yet.]
While he was silent, Chi Yanxun took the initiative: “The escape room yesterdayâwhat did you think of it?”
Shen Shuyu said: “It was okay. It would have been better if the NPCs didn’t pop out to scare people as much.”
With the escape room as an icebreaker, the two finally began to warm up.
Suddenly, a frantic bicycle bell rang from ahead. The rider shouted: “Out of the way, out of the way! The brakes failed!”
Before Shen Shuyu could react, he was pulled by Chi Yanxun beside him, crashing into Chi Yanxunâs chest.
He lifted his head slightly to look. Chi Yanxun had reacted quickly, using one hand to grab the bicycleâs handlebars for the rider, bringing the out-of-control bike to a halt.
Chi Yanxun looked down and asked: “Shen Shuyu, are you okay?”
Translator’s Note
Wow, the “soul swap” reveal is official! Shen Shuyu (our MC) swapped with the original host five years ago. And Luck is really pushing the “fall in love with Chi Yanxun” agenda.
Terms to note:
- Secondary Center (揥ä¸ĺż): As mentioned before, the person holding the second-most narrative weight.
- High Fever (éŤç): A common trope used to explain memory loss or the “vulnerability” needed for a system to enter a host.
- Symbiotic Relationship (ĺ ąçéäż): How the system and host are tied together.
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