Everyone was captivated by Lin Muci's beauty, but some fans suddenly realized something.
"Wait a minute, where is Qianhe... Isn't he practically Little Ci's shadow now?"
"Little Ci's movie promotion, and he's not here for something so important?"
"What did he go to do?"
...
Ling Qianhe, of course, had important matters to attend to. For instance, right now, he was standing in a place he logically shouldn't have been.
He stood outside the campus gate, watching the child star with a backpack walk out. He smiled and walked over.
"Shall we talk?"
The child opposite, on his exquisitely beautiful face, showed a hint of helplessness. The child sighed and then quietly said.
"Why do you have to find me?"
"Our movie is finished filming, isn't it?"
But Ling Qianhe stared intently at the handsome boy and said.
"But our matters haven't been resolved."
"When we were filming, I was constantly observing you."
"You should know, I would eventually discover your existence. So, shall we talk?"
Seeing gazes already falling on them, as the school entrance was a public place, and both Ling Qianhe and his face were too striking.
He seemed to mumble a "damn it," then looked up, revealing a childlike, harmless expression befitting his age.
"Okay. Brother Qianhe, let's find a place to talk."
...
A moment later, Ling Qianhe looked down at the live stream on his phone. Only after Lin Muci had finished walking the red carpet did he look up at the little boy opposite him, who looked like he might roll his eyes at any moment.
He smiled.
"You came here... to find Little Ci?"
"What should I call you?"
On his exquisitely beautiful face was a certainty that saw through everything.
"I know, since her contact with the outside world has been severed, someone would surely come looking for her. After all, according to... according to your terms, she should be considered a 'task completer,' right?"
The boy opposite could only sigh.
"How do you know everything?"
"Forget it, forget it... I should have known you wouldn't be easy to deal with. With your intelligence, discovering Lin Muci's identity was probably only a matter of time... After all, she comes to this world, again and again, changing identities. Only a fool wouldn't be suspicious..."
His tone seemed to be complaining, yet also helpless.
But he immediately sat up straighter.
His clear eyes stared directly at Ling Qianhe, who was slightly taken aback. He heard the boy say.
"But there's one thing I must tell you, you've guessed wrong."
Ling Qianhe raised his eyebrows calmly.
"What did I guess wrong?"
The boy's voice was childish, but his tone was quite mature. Although this was a very strange scene, Ling Qianhe accepted it well.
He didn't find anything odd about it.
Then Ling Qianhe heard the little boy say.
"I'm not here to find Lin Muci..."
"She's so outstanding. I wouldn't worry about her."
"I'm worried about another existence. In her mind, there's a system—that guy is foolish and naive, easily fooled into counting money."
"Lin Muci will be fine. But this world being cut off from the outside universe is equivalent to my system also being cut off from her system."
"Moreover, without external energy replenishment, her system will gradually lose power."
"If the power loss continues for too long, it will disappear completely, ceasing to exist forever."
A flicker of annoyance crossed his eyes.
"I cannot tolerate this happening, nor can I tolerate her system disappearing—that's why I used some means to descend into this world."
This was his true purpose for coming.
Upon hearing the other party's words, Ling Qianhe looked at him with a half-smile.
"So that's how it is."
"It seems you care a great deal about that little system."
"Since it's with Little Ci, it should share her breath and her fate."
"You came, precisely for that little system!"
Ling Qianhe had truly not guessed this. The boy opposite sighed old-fashionedly, but his gaze quickly turned cold.
"Don't cause any more trouble. This world is already precarious due to various reasons."
"Fortunately, the main quest previously issued to her still counts—as long as her popularity reaches over ninety percent, at least this world can be maintained from collapsing."
"Don't make any more small moves. Let her focus on completing this world's conquest with peace of mind, otherwise, you and she will both be trapped in this small world, buried with it!"
Ling Qianhe listened quietly to the threatening words.
He suddenly murmured.
"Then the system on her will also disappear completely, right?"
The boy opposite's face instantly turned ashen.
"Ling Qianhe!"
"Don't threaten me!"
Ling Qianhe laughed.
"I'm not threatening you, I'm just stating a fact. Can't I even state the truth?"
"She completed the mission, and she will leave, won't she?"
"Once she leaves, your little system can regain its power. Hmm, this is truly... a rather tricky situation."
He looked at the other party unhurriedly. The boy opposite's expression was unpredictable. Honestly, he never paid attention to the villains of these small worlds in the past. With his status, why should he bother with these NPCs who were destined to disappear?
But Ling Qianhe... he was different.
He took a deep breath.
A hint of desolation and coldness appeared in his eyes.
Then, he reluctantly revealed some heavenly secrets.
"You are different."
Ling Qianhe smiled.
"Of course, I know I'm different."
"If I were an ordinary person, why would she need to conquer me?"
"However, I am very curious. You said she is so outstanding, you wouldn't worry about her, which proves she's doing a great job on her missions. Has she conquered many men?"
"This world probably isn't the first world she's visited. Has she loved other men?"
"What kind of people has she met?"
He said with a half-smile. Despite his extremely handsome face, the smile never reached his eyes. Even the main system, which lacked much superfluous emotion, couldn't help but get a headache seeing Ling Qianhe's expression.
He rubbed his temples.
This damned mess.
Why should he, the dignified main system, clean up Lin Muci's mess?
But Ling Qianhe still looked at him.
After a moment of silence, he said.
"You can ask her yourself."
Ling Qianhe snorted softly.
"So, there are."
The boy opposite felt that his words might easily lead the man opposite to misunderstandings, so he coughed, trying to salvage the situation.
"It's not that—"
"Lin Muci she..."
"Anyway, ask her yourself. Oh wait, her memory was sealed, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to complete missions—anyway, it's different from what you imagine."
Ling Qianhe nodded slightly.
But he showed no intention of letting go of this topic easily.
"Then what is it like?"
"You can take your time and tell me. I'm quite, quite curious, and I'd really like to hear it."