System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 43

Chapter 43

◎Please Strike Harder!◎

Mo Jiu already had questions in the previous world.

When she first gained consciousness, the worldview instilled in her was:

The world is created by the Library based on books.

The System belongs to and serves the Library.

She is an NPC created by the Library System and must obey the instructions given by the System to complete missions.

But the reality was:

The Library, which supposedly created the world, actually understands the world by analyzing the original book plot and scanning the surrounding environment. It’s as if the world was instantly generated based on the original book plot. The Library seems more like a layman using a convenient tool than a God who created the world.

The System giving her instructions needs to consult with the Library when it cannot make a decision. This means the System is the System, and the Library is the Library. Although the System might serve the Library, its will is not entirely equal to the Library’s will.

The Protagonist, Villain, important characters, and unimportant characters are all created by the Library. Why is she the only one who needs to complete a series of missions under the System’s guidance?

If the Library’s goal is for the main characters to fully act out the original plot, why not install Systems in the main characters? Why not install them in Ye Lan and Yun Wenzhou?

If the Library’s goal is for the main characters to fully experience the original plot, why not install Systems in the other supporting characters? Why not install one in the Chief?

There are strange points no matter how you look at it. It’s just that Mo Jiu in the previous world was preoccupied with her beloved and focused only on how to handle the outcome for herself and her loved one, never properly considering these questions.

Until the System in this world threw out these words to her—This world has an extremely strong intent to kill Ye Lan. Please make sure to protect her.

Didn’t the Library create the world?

Didn’t the Library create the Protagonist?

Isn’t it the Library that wants the original plot to be completed?

The world killing the protagonist… What kind of self-sabotaging behavior is this?

Mo Jiu: Why does the world want to kill Ye Lan?

Mo Jiu asked directly.

System: You don’t need to know why. You just need to know that the missions assigned by the System must be completed, or there will be punishment.

Mo Jiu: Isn’t it just deducting some reward points or resetting the world?

Mo Jiu completely didn’t care about a world that still had her, but no longer had her. She didn’t care how many times it reset.

System: New item added to the store—Wish Stone. It can resurrect one person in the Secret Garden, no matter which world that person died in.

Mo Jiu: “…”

Mo Jiu silently called up the store interface. There were indeed two new items.

Open Secret Garden: 10,000 reward points. Opens a special space capable of sustaining life. You can enter and exit freely and bring others in and out.

Wish Stone: 100,000 reward points. Make one wish. As long as the wish doesn’t conflict with the main mission, no matter how outrageous, it can be realized.

Mo Jiu stared at these two new items for a long time, then let out a sigh: “You don’t understand… Will the resurrected her still be her?”

System: My creator once said that life is life, and memory is memory. The soul follows the memory, not the life. Resurrection is about stuffing the memory of a dead person into a living body. The way you were resurrected into this world is the way she can be resurrected.

Stuffing the memory of a dead person into a living body—Mo Jiu carefully chewed on this sentence.

Oh, right. Not only Yun Wenzhou died in the previous world, she died too. They died together.

Then her consciousness came to this world. In a sense, she was indeed resurrected into this world.

Is there really a possibility of resurrecting Yun Wenzhou?

Mo Jiu pursed her lips.

She didn’t think for too long, because she realized thinking about this question was pointless—even if it was a carrot dangling in front of a donkey, as long as there was a chance to reach it, she would do it without hesitation.

Mo Jiu: I understand. I will complete all missions.

Mo Jiu: By the way, your creator? Not the Library?

System: It is the Library.

System: It’s considered a part of the Library.

A part of the Library? The Library is composed of several parts? This could explain some of the Library’s seemingly contradictory actions.

Mo Jiu controlled her sword, chasing after Ye Lan under the System’s guidance, and looked up at the sky.

There really was a thunder cloud following diagonally above Ye Lan.

Lightning was brewing in the thunder cloud. The intent to strike Ye Lan dead was obvious.

A thunder cloud in a Xianxia world easily brings to mind Heavenly Tribulation, and Heavenly Tribulation is the executor of the Will of the Heavens. In other words—the Will of the Heavens wants to kill Ye Lan?

Mo Jiu: A part of the Library controls the Will of the Heavens?

System: You could say that.

Mo Jiu: You serve another part of the Library, and these two parts are at odds?

System: This is irrelevant to your mission.

Mo Jiu: Tsk.

Although she wanted to threaten the System with “I won’t save anyone unless you explain clearly,” Mo Jiu now had the need and motivation to accumulate reward points, so she shouldn’t mess around.

Considering her current persona was arrogant and dismissive, she didn’t need to deliberately act. Mo Jiu flew next to Ye Lan and simply carried her!

Yes, literally carried—Mo Jiu picked up Ye Lan in a bundle and hoisted her onto her shoulder.

You carried me once in the last world. I’m carrying you back in this world. We’re even.

“M-Master?” Ye Lan was startled by Mo Jiu’s sudden action. Although she was utterly confused about what happened, since it was her Master, she didn’t resist and let Mo Jiu carry her.

“After receiving your reward, go cultivate. Why are you still wandering around?” Mo Jiu scolded coldly, then flew her sword “swoosh” back to her own Water Moon Peak residence, dropped her off, and entered her room.

“Uh, thank you, Master, for bringing me back!” Ye Lan hadn’t finished speaking when the door closed.

She maintained the bowing posture towards the door, blinking perplexedly, until a voice sounded in her mind: The strange thunder cloud has been shaken off. Your Master may seem bad-tempered, but she still cares about you.

“Mhm. Master just hopes Senior Sister and I can reach Nascent Soul stage soon.”

Go cultivate now.

“Yes, Senior Star River.”

Yun Wenzhou covered her abdomen and flew alone towards Water Moon Peak.

She had only recently learned to fly on her sword, so her flight was already unstable. Coupled with her injury, she flew very unsteadily.

I’m sorry, Master. I disappointed you…

I’m sorry. Please punish me…

In fact, before today, Yun Wenzhou hated being punished by her Master.

No one enjoys being punished, except for masochists.

But today, for some reason, she preferred to be punished by her Master rather than see any look of disappointment on that beautiful face.

Whether it was love at first sight or lust at first sight… No, her liking for Master was not that superficial.

Yun Wenzhou didn’t know where this subtle feeling came from. It might just be the quiet “Good” when Master nodded, or perhaps just the sash of Master’s robe fluttering in the wind as she walked.

But ever since she realized this feeling, her memories related to Master seemed to have been overthrown and rewritten. She regretted her past actions.

She regretted talking back to Master.

She regretted badmouthing her Master behind her back.

Master… Master… Master…

Along the way, even though more sounds were entering her mind, and inappropriate inner voices were speaking on their own, the only word that lingered in Yun Wenzhou’s mind, always and forever, was “Master.”

Finally, she dragged her exhausted body to Water Moon Peak.

Arriving outside her Master’s room, she fell to her knees with a “thud”: “Disciple Yun Wenzhou, due to insufficient strength, has disappointed Master. Please administer punishment.”

Mo Jiu heard her voice, her chest ached, and then she let out a “Tsk.”

Mo Jiu, Mo Jiu, can’t you get your act together? It’s just the same voice. It hurts every time you hear it. Will you ever recover?

If this continues, I won’t need this world’s Yun Wenzhou to do anything. I’ll follow the Yun Wenzhou of the previous world into the afterlife myself.

Mo Jiu took a deep breath, tidied her chaotic thoughts, and then spoke coldly: “Kneel outside.”

“Yes, Master.” Yun Wenzhou was already kneeling. Hearing the command, she remained kneeling. If her Master didn’t speak, she would stay kneeling.

Mo Jiu took the opportunity to search the room for cultivation manuals.

Mo Jiu: Arrogance, Arrogance, Arrogance, is there any cultivation technique that is harmful to the body but beneficial to it? Like the Eight Extremities Collapse?

System: “…No.”

System: But there is something called the “Vessel Forging Scripture.” Using a whip made of dragon tendon to strike specific parts of the body can clear the meridians throughout the body, prolong life, and significantly increase cultivation speed.

Mo Jiu: That’s the one! Where is it?

System: 500 reward points. It will be transmitted directly into your mind, with a complimentary dragon tendon whip.

Mo Jiu: “…”

Tsk, why is this artificial intellectual disability such a good businesswoman?

500 reward points. That’s a painful amount.

But thinking that this “Vessel Forging Scripture” might allow her to complete all the missions of punishing Yun Wenzhou…

Mo Jiu grit her teeth and bought it!

System: Thank you for your patronage.

The System, named “Arrogance” by Mo Jiu, immediately transmitted the usage of the “Vessel Forging Scripture” into Mo Jiu’s mind.

In an instant, Mo Jiu clearly knew the specific sequence and locations to strike with the dragon tendon whip to clear the entire network of meridians.

Yun Wenzhou had been kneeling outside for a while. Mo Jiu didn’t know how she was doing.

Mo Jiu stopped procrastinating, picked up the incredibly tough golden whip, and got up to leave the room.

Outside the door, Yun Wenzhou was kneeling obediently, head lowered. Her long black hair was lightly swayed by the breeze. Her sheathed sword was placed horizontally in front of her knees.

Mo Jiu looked down at her, her face expressionless, her eyes showing no joy or sorrow.

“Stand up, turn your back to me, and take off your clothes.”

Her voice was completely calm.

Yun Wenzhou said “Yes” and stood up. While turning her back to her Master, she untied her belt.

She saw the whip in her Master’s hand. She knew her Master was going to punish her by whipping her, so she didn’t think too much.

But why… are my ears still red?

Yun Wenzhou held her robe at both lapels, pulling it back to expose her pale shoulders.

When she released her grip, the robe slid down her body and fell to the ground, leaving her body completely exposed.

The thought of her Master’s gaze scrutinizing her uncovered back made her face flush, and her ears turned red.

She waited for the pain to arrive, feeling a mix of nervousness and anticipation.

However, before her Master’s whip fell, a voice suddenly echoed in her heart:

Is this what you call accepting punishment?

You are clearly very excited.

…What?

This voice did not belong to Master… Who is it?

Ever since she saw her Master at the competition venue today, Yun Wenzhou suddenly awakened a special ability: reading other people’s inner voices.

She could identify who each voice belonged to, but she couldn’t identify this one.

You are showing your body to Master.

You wish you could turn around, let Master strike you from the front, and let her see you blushing fiercely from the blows.

What a shameless creature.

How could you… Wait, could you be…

Yun Wenzhou suddenly realized something, her face instantly turning ghostly pale.

As the first whip fell, the answer was revealed.

Yes, I am you.

More precisely, I am your Heart Devil.

To actually fall for your Master, truly… you have excellent taste!

Master deserves to be loved by everyone! So it’s not strange that I love her too!

Ahhh, Master, please strike harder!

Yun Wenzhou: “…”

Oh no.