“Do you mean to say that I died, you saved me, and you want me to transmigrate into books to complete missions so I can have my wish granted?”
In a vast, white space, Hua Xiangrong rubbed his chin and looked thoughtfully at the small blue light ball in front of him.
“Yes! Specifically, the Host will travel to novel worlds and bind with this system. With my help, you will complete relevant tasks and solve the problems existing in those worlds. That way, I can grant your wish!”
A cheerful, girlish voice came from the light ball.
As it spoke, the small orb flickered on and off, appearing extremely excited.
“Is this the kind of transmigration plot commonly found in webnovels?”
“Exactly, exactly! It is just like that!”
‘This is great! I encountered a Host with such high acceptance on my very first mission! The seniors were right; choosing a heavy webnovel reader as a Host really saves a lot of worry!’
System 099 secretly hid the novice guide within its data stream—it was something the seniors had stuffed into its programming before it set out—while thinking happily to itself.
“Hmm… I suppose it is fine… Let me just ask, you wouldn’t happen to electrocute me or threaten me with death just because I cannot complete a task, would you?”
Hua Xiangrong asked tentatively.
“How—how is that possible?! I would never do something that so seriously violates the System Professional Code of Conduct!”
The small blue light ball instantly expanded in front of the young man’s eyes, as if it had been greatly frightened.
“I am an official system who passed the Transmigration Department’s System License Exam to get this job! Acts that harm the Host’s physical or mental health or destroy the good cooperative relationship between a system and its Host are things I will absolutely, positively never do!”
As it finished speaking, the blue light ball suddenly shrank into the shape of a tiny cross in the air before returning to its original form.
‘That scared me to death! How could the Host ask such a terrifying question? I just started my first day on the job; I do not want to lose my work like this…’
099 grumbled quietly in its heart with lingering fear, its internal data stream still not completely settled after that conversation.
“Transmigration Department? Does that mean you have many other departments?”
Hua Xiangrong keenly caught the information in the little system’s words.
“Of course! The System Bureau is an incredibly massive organization. We do not just have a Transmigration Department; there is also a Cheat Department, a Rebirth Department, a Dragon Aotian Department…”
“But those are not important!”
099 circled around Hua Xiangrong twice, the light ball glowing brilliantly as it spoke in a jubilant tone.
“Host, you have already been taken over by me, System 099 of the Transmigration Department! The most important thing right now is for us to travel through novel worlds together and save those terrible endings!”
“Then, 099, can I ask what kind of cheats you can provide me?”
Hearing this, Hua Xiangrong’s eyes lit up.
He rubbed his hands together, his tone unable to hide his excitement as he questioned the system.
“Uh… well…”
The luster of the small blue ball dimmed instantly, and even its voice became hesitant.
“Well, because I am a newly hired rookie system and you are my first Host, I cannot provide very good missions or rewards for the time being… These all have to wait until we complete tasks and slowly level up before they can be unlocked…”
“Ah, but do not worry! As a Transmigration System, I definitely have all the most basic functions!”
Fearing that its first Host would quit then and there, 099 hurriedly added more.
“I can provide the original script of the novel! This time, we are going to a female protagonist cultivation novel!”
As soon as it spoke, a novel woven from data streams appeared out of thin air in front of Hua Xiangrong.
“Uh… although the script does not have the specific background stories of the characters, only the main plot… and—and generally speaking, because of the influence of the Butterfly Effect, most of the original plot cannot be used as a reference by the time you reach the middle or late stages of the mission…”
As it spoke, the light of the small blue ball dimmed a few degrees further.
“But, but I can also help you choose any initial identity! Whether it is an Immortal Venerable, an Emperor, or even a core figure close to the protagonist, anything is possible!”
Following 099’s words, figures of various identities began to flicker rapidly before Hua Xiangrong’s eyes.
“Uh… it is just that if you choose to be an Immortal Venerable, you will only have the status without the corresponding cultivation. If you choose someone close to the protagonist, you might be seen through as an empty-shelled impostor…”
After the light flickered several times, the small blue ball spoke again urgently, its tone carrying a hint of pleading.
“But we still have the novice benefits distributed uniformly by the Transmigration Department!”
Hua Xiangrong held the data book and slowly raised his head, looking at the little system without saying a word.
“I can deploy the Host at any time and location in the entire book! You can also freely choose any constitution from the novel! Whether it is a legendary Ancient Mysterious Constitution, a unique special constitution, or one that needs slow development, one that relies on overwhelming power, or something mysterious and unpredictable—I can satisfy all of it!”
This time, 099 finally felt proud.
The light ball glowed amazingly bright, and its tone was full of pride.
Hearing this, Hua Xiangrong nodded calmly.
“Then, 099, let me ask one more thing—if I want to become someone who did not exist in the original book at all, that should be fine too, right?”
Hua Xiangrong closed the data book in his hand—which, of course, did not make a sound—and a brilliant smile blossomed on his face.
“Of course that is no problem!”
“Is it also fine if I want to look like anything?”
“That is a given!”
The small blue ball bounced up and down excitedly, looking very much like it was nodding vigorously.
“Then—transmigrate me as the child of the protagonist Yun Xuechang and the villain Hua Yan!”
“But—but…”
099 suddenly froze in mid-air.
The light ball flickered erratically as its internal data stream completely crashed, unable to react for a moment.
“But Yun Xuechang and Hua Yan are both women! They were mortal enemies in the book to begin with, and—and they do not have children at all!”
“Heh, just because there is no child doesn’t mean there can’t be one!”
Hua Xiangrong laughed softly and shook the data script in his hand, his smile becoming even more radiant.
“Oh, 099, don’t you worry! Based on my experience reading thousands of Girls’ Love novels, there is definitely something fishy going on between those two!”
“Just do as I say, and I guarantee I will lead us to success!”
……
In the southwestern part of Shenzhou, a flower valley was hidden deep within rolling green mountains.
Inside the valley, streams meandered, and various flowers competed for beauty, never withering throughout the four seasons.
Small bamboo buildings were scattered throughout the valley, known as “Hua Wu.”
These were the unique residences of the demonic sect, Hundred Flowers Valley—one bamboo building corresponded to one disciple.
Most disciples of the Hundred Flowers Valley were women, and they often decorated their buildings with their favorite flowers and plants.
Furthermore, because the valley’s cultivation techniques could drive plants to set up protective arrays, every bamboo building became a private bastion, hence the name Hua Wu.
Deep within the flower valley, several palaces sat quietly.
Aloeswood served as beams and embroidered flowers as windows, while purple wisteria vines wound and climbed over them.
Inside the hall, the floor was paved with white jade, and various flowers decorated the surroundings.
It was elegant yet refined, without a hint of extravagance.
This was where the high-ranking members of the Hundred Flowers Valley—the Valley Master, Protectors, and others—handled the important affairs of the valley.
At this moment, an elderly woman sat on the main seat in the hall.
A few silver strands were mixed among her sandalwood-red hair, which was tied into a low bun and secured only by an ebony carved flower hairpin.
She wore a dark red peony brocade robe and looked kind and gentle.
One of her hands flipped through the bamboo slips in her possession, while the other held a tea cup, leisurely sipping Glazed Flower Tea.
‘Ah, a peaceful life is truly wonderful…’
Hua Yuheng put down the report regarding sect affairs and let out a long sigh of relief.
‘Not bad, not bad. We harvested several more batches of medicinal herbs from the west of the valley this month, and several disciples successfully broke through their cultivation. No blind fools dared to come to the valley to provoke us, either.’
‘Even that rascal Hua Yan has been behaving lately and hasn’t caused any trouble for me. Good, truly good…’
The current Valley Master of the Hundred Flowers Valley, Hua Yuheng, rose from her seat in high spirits and began to admire a blooming peony in the hall with great interest.
“Valley Master! Valley Master! Something terrible has happened—ah, no, it is a great thing!”
A dark-haired woman in a green brocade dress rushed in from outside the palace doors, instantly shattering the tranquility of the hall.
“Protector Liu? Why are you in such a panic? What happened? Is it bad or good? Come, have a cup of the Glazed Flower Tea I just brewed. Catch your breath and speak slowly.”
Hua Yuheng turned around with a smile and waved her hand.
A cup of warm tea was automatically poured and drifted slowly from the table to Protector Liu.
Gulp, gulp…
Protector Liu took the cup and drained it in one go, having no time to savor the taste before she spoke urgently.
“Valley Master! Something huge has happened! The Young Master… the Young Master…”
“What? Did that brat Hua Yan cause trouble again?”
Hua Yuheng’s brow furrowed, and her tone instantly darkened as she questioned her with annoyance.
‘That rascal. I was just praising her for being well-behaved, and she goes and causes trouble for me the very next moment?’
“Tell me, which elder’s medicinal herbs did she steal this time, or whose spirit beast did she bully?”
“No—neither!” Protector Liu waved her hands repeatedly.
“Neither?”
Hua Yuheng’s frown deepened.
“Then did she beat up a disciple from another demonic sect outside and have them come knocking on our door?”
“No, that is not it either!”
“?”
Hua Yuheng was completely bewildered.
It wasn’t this and it wasn’t that.
What on earth did that girl Hua Yan do this time?
It couldn’t be that she actually did something good for once, could it?
At that moment, Protector Liu, having finally caught her breath, blurted out the rest of the news, her voice trembling slightly.
“The Young Master… the Young Master’s daughter has come looking for her! Valley Master, you have a great-granddaughter!”
Hua Yuheng: ????