My System, My Wife Feng Aotian [Transmigration] - Chapter 47

Xue Mengtao tilted her head back, struggling to tear her gaze away from the massive characters floating in the sky. She turned to her friend and asked, “Is this also one of the noble virtues of Lanyang Palace disciples?”

Hisss!

Mu Rong grabbed Xue Mengtao’s wrist and bolted into motion, shouting, “Run! The living King Yamas from the Enforcement Hall are coming to arrest people!”

Tugged along through the crowd, Xue Mengtao twisted her head in panic. She saw several beams of light shoot out from the direction of Lanyang Palace and fly toward Lanyang City. Among them was a familiar spiritual power.

“Master…” Xue Mengtao managed to gasp out two words before the disciple token at her waist lit up and buzzed.

Mu Rong’s body stiffened. “Not good!”

No sooner had the words left her lips than a Spiritual Cage descended from the sky, trapping them inside.

The pedestrians on the street were first stunned, then burst into laughter, pointing at the two figures in the cage and exclaiming, “They got caught for causing trouble!” and “It’s rare to see so many arrested at once!” Amidst the crowd’s gleeful atmosphere, Mu Rong’s face burned with mortified humiliation. She pointed in a random direction and shouted at the Enforcement Hall disciple who had captured them, “They started it!”

The Enforcement Hall disciple cracked his whip playfully, chuckling, “Can’t worry about others, only you. Junior Sister Apprentices, please step inside.”

The Spiritual Cage transformed into chains, fastening around Xue Mengtao and Mu Rong. Mu Rong followed dejectedly behind the Enforcement Disciple, while Xue Mengtao lowered her head to examine the chains binding her. Amid the spectators’ laughter, her face flushed crimson with shame, convinced she had disgraced her Master.

Just then, Xue Mengtao caught sight of Siyi standing at the street corner. Siyi was smiling as she spoke to someone, her beautiful eyes glancing toward Xue Mengtao. Their gazes met, and Siyi gave a slight nod.

Xue Mengtao’s heart settled, but her shame deepened. She resolved to punish herself by adding seven days of extra training upon her return.

At the street corner, Siyi smiled at the person beside her. “Elder Liu has been working hard.”

Elder Liu gazed at the massive characters still suspended in the sky. “The words are true, but such arrogance before the Grand Competition might draw attention to us. And then there’s the spiritual power…”

Siyi was also startled by the unfamiliar spiritual power. The attacker was a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, but not from Lanyang Palace. She murmured, “Could this have been intentional?” Was someone trying to make Lanyang Palace a target?

Elder Liu shook his head, raising his hand to disperse the silvery-white glow in the sky. He chuckled, “Whether it was intentional or not is hard to say. But judging by the tone, it certainly captures the spirit of our Lanyang Palace!”

Standing before the Palace Master of Lanyang Palace, 03 reflected on her actions. “I should have used the words you taught me earlier,” she said. “These sound outdated.”

Feng Jue crossed her arms and asked, “Which line?”

03’s expression stiffened, adopting a disdainful and arrogant posture. Feng Jue was so startled that she lowered her arms, wanting to reach out and pinch 03’s cheek to see if she was serious. The proud 03 lifted her chin and declared loftily, “Does Lanyang Palace need you to teach them how to operate? Who do you think you are?”

Feng Jue: “……”

03 flicked her sleeve and raised her chin even higher, continuing her arrogant tone, “With the Scarlet Thunder Sword Sect’s excellence, why remain stuck here as a mere sect? Why not ascend immediately and become a Divine Sect in the heavens? What’s the point of lingering on this earth?”

Having said this, she happily lowered her chin, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Feng Jue.

“I remember everything!” 03 said with an innocent, pure smile, demonstrating that she was a System that put its knowledge into practice—even if she were human!

Feng Jue: “………”

Seeing that Feng Jue wasn’t just displeased with her display of learning, her expression darkening, and her gaze lingering on 03’s rear as if itching to deliver a punch, the flowers in the thought bubbles above 03’s head instantly turned into blood-red exclamation marks!

Did I say something wrong?

Confused, 03 discreetly glanced around. She heard cries of alarm echoing throughout Lanyang City, followed by Lanyang Palace disciples being bound and escorted away.

03: “……”

It seemed she was wrong.

“Feng Jue,” 03 said, her voice suddenly serious as she addressed Feng Jue by name.

Feng Jue’s gaze fell upon 03’s face, taking in her stern expression that made her appear even more aloof and cold. Unfazed, she hummed in acknowledgment, giving 03 one last chance to save herself. “Speak.”

03 struggled, pulling out a map marked with two dots—one large and red, the other small and silver. The map depicted the Chongshan Secret Realm, and the dots naturally represented the two of them. Holding her sword, 03 pointed at the map and said, “Here, you told me to be the Young Miss of Lanyang Palace.”

The corners of Feng Jue’s lips curled upward, but she quickly suppressed the smile. Biting her tongue, she affected a cool demeanor. “Mm.”

The map hovering between them swiftly zoomed to another location. When magnified, it revealed a lake where a silver-white orb named Qiuqiu was crying over a wounded woman.

Hmph, did she draw this map just in case I forgot? Feng Jue stopped biting her tongue and began biting her lip instead. Her naturally upward-slanting eyes, framed with coquettish charm, gazed at 03. Caught off guard, 03 paused, muttered “Hold on,” swiftly scanned Feng Jue, and stuffed the image into her data archive before resuming her stern expression.

“Here, you told me that even if I acted recklessly in the palace, you wouldn’t punish me.”

Feng Jue remembered it all so clearly. The corners of her lips finally curved into a bold smile as she gave 03 a gentle look. 03 smiled back, then heard Feng Jue say, “But I remember you saying back then that rules must be enforced, and those who break them must be punished.”

03 murmured, “Stunned.”

Feng Jue was actually using the System’s own words against her!

But 03 didn’t give up. She argued, “03 hasn’t done anything wrong.”

She was just rebelling against humans! Acting recklessly doesn’t necessarily mean committing a wrongdoing.

After speaking, 03 patted herself, feeling that even after becoming human, she still possessed the logical and rational System.

Feng Jue’s smile deepened as she nodded, as if convinced by 03’s words. She said softly, “Very well. I promise that even if you act recklessly within the palace, I won’t punish you.”

03 immediately gave her a thumbs-up.

Unexpectedly, Feng Jue suddenly leaned closer, lifted her hand to grasp 03’s chin, and turned her face aside. Feng Jue gestured for 03 to look at the city ablaze with lights, a prosperous world. She leaned close to 03’s ear, her lazy voice carrying a faint smile, as if speaking to herself, she murmured, “But this is Lanyang City, not Lanyang Palace.”

Reckless behavior within the city would be subject to the city’s laws, not the palace’s. It’s just that the Palace Master of Lanyang Palace established Lanyang City’s regulations, so breaking the city’s laws means accepting punishment from the palace!

03 froze as if struck by lightning, “… Stunned.”

“Hahaha!” Feng Jue burst into laughter, reaching out to pinch 03’s cheeks, her disbelief melting into a pitiful pout. 03 raised a hand to grasp Feng Jue’s wrist, lowering her eyelashes as she gazed up at the beaming Palace Master. Softly, she pleaded, “Please, Palace Master Feng Jue, show favoritism and protect 03.”

At least don’t hit me. I don’t want to hurt.

Feng Jue’s eyes reflected 03’s face. The hand holding her wrist unfurled, its soft, delicate palm caressing 03’s cheek. Feng Jue’s fingers traced upward along 03’s cheekbone, her knuckles gently hooking beneath 03’s eyelashes, causing her to instinctively close her eyes.

Feng Jue chuckled, “Who’s human?”

“03 is human,” 03 hastily replied.

Because I’m human, you can show favoritism.

Feng Jue roared with laughter, clasping 03’s wrist. “Alright, alright. Let me think how to protect you.” Her smiling gaze fell on 03’s hand.

Following Feng Jue’s gaze, 03 looked at the ring on her left hand.

Suddenly, she understood.

She swiftly removed the ring, took Feng Jue’s finger, and slipped it back onto her hand—a ring she had never worn to bed. Feng Jue raised her hand, admiring the ring.

03 clapped her hands. “It looks beautiful.”

“Hmm…” Feng Jue pondered for a moment, then smiled. “Someone bribed this Palace Master, so I’ll make an exception. Not only that, considering it’s your first time here…”

“As a newcomer, I’ll have you observe at the Enforcement Hall tomorrow. See what you can and cannot do.”

“Alright, alright, I’ll go!”

03 sighed in relief. “We’ll go together tomorrow.”

Feng Jue blurted out without hesitation, “The city’s so lively tonight. With your wise counsel, these people will undoubtedly demand an explanation from the palace tomorrow. As the Palace Master, I’ll have to handle it personally. I can’t go with you.”

Feng Jue wouldn’t be going?

Exclamation marks appeared above both their heads again. Their eyes met, both thinking the same thing. Feng Jue hesitantly asked, “Come to think of it… do you still have to follow the old rules now that you’re human?”

The System cannot leave its Host beyond a hundred-meter radius.

03 retracted her thought bubble. “Let’s test this.”

Feng Jue nodded. The two descended from the Dengxian Platform and stood among the crowd. The veiled hats masked their presence; the surrounding people seemed oblivious to their presence, laughing and going about their business.

03 released Feng Jue’s hand. “I’m starting now.”

“Please,” Feng Jue replied.

03 walked away from Feng Jue, counting each step as she went: “One, two, three…”

As she receded into the crowd, her clear voice was drowned out by the noisy throng, like a snowflake on a branch that no one notices. Feng Jue’s thoughts stirred, and she used her Spiritual Power to capture 03’s voice.

“…Ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred.”

Across the sea of people, 03 turned and smiled at her.

The gauzy veil of her hood lifted in the wind, obscuring her bright eyes. Feng Jue watched her lift her leg and suddenly thought: If there were no distance restrictions, if the sky were boundless and the sea limitless, 03 could go wherever she wished, without needing to stay by my side at all times.

Her heart tightened. Before Feng Jue could understand the source of this anxious feeling, 03 called out from the other end of the crowd, “One hundred and one.”

Her azure boots touched the ground.

No warning, no notification.

03 looked down in surprise. “Huh?”

The smile on Feng Jue’s face gradually faded. She raised a hand to her chest. Hearing 03 call her name, she quickly looked up and saw 03 running across the sea of people, landing before her in an instant.

03’s lips curved into a smile as she took Feng Jue’s wrist. “Feng Jue, I’ll be going to Enforcement Hall tomorrow! Please wait for me at home—I’ll bring you a gift!” She pulled Feng Jue along cheerfully. “This is great! If this happens, I can help you with even more things!”

“And my missions will be much easier!”

Missions.

Feng Jue lowered her gaze, looking at their clasped hands. She smiled, then slowly tightened her grip around 03’s hand.

“Okay.”

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