After returning to the Space, Yun Qing observed the golden specks within his Soul. This should be Merit, right? They were quite beautiful, glittering with golden light. There were clearly more than ten of these specks.
“Xiao Liu, are these extra specks also Merit?” Yun Qing asked.
“Yes, Brother Qing. These extra specks were given by the Heavenly Dao. You contributed to the nation for several decades in this lifetime and achieved results, so you deserve them,” Xiao Liu replied.
“Does this Merit have some great use?” Yun Qing asked again.
“Of course. With Merit upon you, your luck in your next life will improve. Even evil spirits will not dare provoke you. Merit protects your body, and even the Heavenly Dao will favor you somewhat,” Xiao Liu said.
“I understand. Let’s go.”
“Don’t you need to rest for a while? And do you want to clear away the emotions from this lifetime?”
“Clear away my emotions?” Yun Qing asked in confusion.
“Rich emotions will affect your judgment and weigh down your mood. In the terms of the cultivation world, they can easily give rise to an Internal Demon,” Xiao Liu explained.
“How do I clear them?”
“Cultivate 《the Pure Heart Formula》. Just search for it. It is a top-level cultivation technique from the cultivation world and can calm the mind and sharpen the intellect.”
Yun Qing searched for 《the Pure Heart Formula》, memorized the cultivation technique, and tried circulating it throughout his body. He found that it was indeed much easier than before. It was quite an effective method.
“By the way, what happened to the Original Host’s Soul, Zhou Yunqing?” Yun Qing asked Xiao Liu.
“He went to be reincarnated. Once his obsession disappeared, I let him go. Actually, his obsession disappeared when you were admitted to secondary technical school,” Xiao Liu replied.
“The disappearance of his obsession means that I completed the mission, right?”
“Yes. From now on, your days belong to you,” Xiao Liu explained.
“Remember to remind me when I complete a mission in the future,” Yun Qing said.
“All right, Brother Qing.”
“Then let’s go. There’s nothing else to do anyway.” After saying this, Yun Qing pressed the start button.
When he regained consciousness, he discovered that he seemed to be in a school dormitory.
Three people were still sleeping in the room. Yun Qing thought that every time he crossed over, it was at night, leaving him time to absorb the memories. That was quite considerate.
“Transfer the memories,” Yun Qing instructed Xiao Liu.
“All right, Brother Qing. I’ll transmit the memories and the plot to you now.”
The Original Host, Shen Yunqing, was twenty years old that year and a sophomore at a top medical school in Shanghai. His hometown was Shen City. Both of his parents were workers at a State-Owned Enterprise. He was born in the 1980s and, due to Family Planning, was an only child.
He had excelled academically since childhood and was a typical child other people’s parents held up as an example.
Studying medicine had always been his dream. If he had not died young, he would have had a wonderful future.
Unfortunately, life was unpredictable. During the summer vacation of his sophomore year, his life was forever frozen at the age of twenty.
According to his memories, he had merely gone shopping after finishing his exams, wanting to bring some local specialties home for his parents. When he returned to school a little late, a group of people dragged him into an alley and beat him to death.
Until the moment he died, he did not know whom he had offended, nor did he know who wanted him dead.
He had three wishes. First, he wanted to know who wanted him dead. Second, he wanted to complete his studies and become a doctor who saved lives and healed the wounded. Third, he wanted to be filial to his parents. As an only child, his death would certainly devastate them, and he hoped the Mission Taker could allow his parents to enjoy their later years in peace.
Yun Qing looked over the plot again. This was a world derived from a novel called 《True and False Heiresses Truly Have Affection》.
The female protagonist was named Gu Nian. She had been switched at birth in the hospital and exchanged identities with the false heiress, Gu Ran.
Her Adoptive Parents were State-Owned Enterprise workers. Although she was a girl, they had raised her with great affection. She had excelled academically since childhood and was the apple of her Adoptive Parents’ eyes.
Her Birth Father was the head of Gu. His ancestors had been merchants. Her grandparents and Father had once been sent down, and after their rehabilitation, they resumed their old business. In just twenty years, they had become one of Shanghai’s top families, while the Gu Group had become an outstanding leader in its industry.
Logically speaking, these two families were one in the south and one in the north. How could the babies possibly have been switched?
In the early 1980s, Gu’s father’s business was just getting started. He had worked his way up through hardship, and Gu Mother naturally accompanied him in establishing the business. As it happened, she went to Shen City on a business trip, where she negotiated a partnership with the factory employing the Adoptive Parents.
Gu Mother was carrying twins and went into premature labor. With no other choice, she was admitted to the factory hospital.
On the same day, the Adoptive Mother also went into premature labor while at work. Thus, both women were admitted to the same hospital, and in the ensuing chaos, the babies were switched.
During the Gaokao medical examination, the false heiress, Gu Ran, was found to have an incompatible blood type. Gu’s father and Gu Mother became suspicious, so they arranged a paternity test. Only then did they learn that the babies had been switched.
However, after raising the children for eighteen years, neither family could bear to part with them. After discussion, they decided that the two families would become sworn relatives. For the time being, both girls would live in Shanghai. After all, it was a modern metropolis with a high quality of life and many top universities. Once they graduated from university, they could decide for themselves where to settle.
Both families were very satisfied with this outcome. They had found their biological daughter without losing their adopted daughter, creating a happy ending for everyone.
Gu Nian studied well and was admitted to a 985 university in Shanghai, majoring in financial management. Gu Ran’s academic performance was average, but through the Gu family’s arrangements, she entered the Drama Academy to study acting.
Although both girls had grown up spoiled, they occasionally had minor disagreements. Still, they were harmless. After all, neither girl lacked love, and neither felt compelled to fight to the death or reach the point of one existing only at the expense of the other.
After graduating, Gu Nian joined the Gu Group and became her twin older brother Gu Ting’s capable assistant. Later, she met the male protagonist, Fu Shen, who was also a second-generation rich heir.
Through the male protagonist’s persistent pursuit, he defeated countless rivals and ultimately won the Beauty’s heart. The Fu and Gu families became related by marriage, and the male and female protagonists lived happy, successful lives.
It was a very loving, positive-energy novel—a strong female-protagonist novel. Much of it described the female protagonist’s resourcefulness in the business world and how she helped her brother take the Gu Group to even greater heights.
There were no scenes of women competing viciously or tearing each other’s hair out. In fact, the female protagonist and the false heiress even had a good relationship. After all, they were not competing on the same track, so where could there be so many conflicts? The false heiress was not stupid enough to deliberately offend a powerful backer.
But what did any of this have to do with the Original Host?
It turned out that the true heiress and female protagonist had a crazy antagonist suitor named Su Muzhou. He was determined to win the Beauty’s heart. Relying on his family’s wealth, he swaggered around all day as though he owned the world. Anyone around the female protagonist—not only men, but even male creatures—would be subjected to his furious revenge.
The plot mentioned that when the Original Host went out to buy local specialties, he happened to encounter the female protagonist. They had grown up in the same family compound and were neighbors in the same building. From the Yuhong class through high school, they had been classmates. They truly were old acquaintances meeting in a foreign place.
The female protagonist was delighted. The Original Host had often looked after her when they were in school, and she was deeply grateful to this older neighborhood boy.
Happily, she pulled the Original Host along to eat. The two of them talked about many things from the past, and the atmosphere was exceptionally harmonious. This beautiful scene was witnessed by Su Muzhou, who had followed them there. He was deeply provoked, so on the Original Host’s way back to school, he hired people to kill him. The Original Host died on the spot.
When the female protagonist learned that the Original Host had been murdered, she was devastated. Using the Gu family’s connections, she investigated the cause of his death. The Gu family joined forces with the Fu family and swallowed up the Su Family.
Su Muzhou, the antagonist and mastermind of the case, was sent to prison by the female protagonist, where he was executed by firing squad. This could be considered revenge for the Original Host.
It was this incident that allowed the female protagonist to meet and get to know the male protagonist, becoming the starting point of their romance.
Thus, the Original Host was merely a Cannon Fodder catalyst.
Yun Qing was so angry that he nearly laughed. What had the Original Host done wrong? He had lost his life for nothing more than that.
And what had the Original Host’s parents done wrong? They had been forced to see their child die before them!
When they learned that their son had lost his life while buying local specialties for them, they were consumed by guilt. Their hair turned white almost overnight, and regret accompanied them for the rest of their lives. They passed away early.
After reading the plot, this first mission could be considered complete. Still, thinking about it left him feeling stifled with resentment!