“Qingqing? You’re finally awake!”
Yu Qing opened her eyes to a field of snowy white, the scent of disinfectant filling her nostrils.
She disliked the smell, wrinkling her brows slightly.
The woman who had called her name, thinking she was feeling unwell, hurried out to fetch a doctor.
Yu Qing had just entered this body – the original host had recently attempted suicide, losing too much blood and leaving the body extremely weak.
She could only close her eyes to rest, slowly adapting to this new vessel.
Yu Qing was originally a small peony flower in Qing Ci Di Zun’s Li Jing Immortal Palace. Since childhood, she had been delicate and petite, unlike other vibrant, charming flowers abundant with immortal energy.
Later, the Emperor noticed her by chance and moved her to his own Immortal Palace to nurture her exclusively.
The Emperor was the only remaining ancient deity in this world – ethereal and transcendent, with immeasurable divine power.
Peony flowers are also called “jiangli” (parting herb), so the Emperor always called her A Li.
Under the Emperor’s daily care and nurturing, little A Li quickly cultivated into a flower fairy and manifested human form.
She still remembered the first time she appeared before the Emperor in human form – the usually aloof and indifferent Emperor showed rare astonishment, his deep eyes fixed on her for a long time.
Later, he gave her a name: “Yu Qing”.
Qing Ci Di Zun’s true name was Rong Yu. He took the homophone “Yu” from his name and the homophone “Qing” from his title.
But little A Li, innocent and naive, didn’t understand the deeper meaning.
Life in the Immortal Palace was originally peaceful and happy, until those later events…
Suddenly, a voice in her mind interrupted her memories.
[Hello host! I’m your Quick Transmigration System Little Candies!]
[Tell me, what must I do to save him?]
[The Emperor’s Immortal Soul Shards are scattered across three thousand minor worlds. You need to collect them one by one to awaken the Emperor! I’m here to help you complete the mission~]
[Good, then transmit the plot to me.]
This was a modern society minor world.
The original host was also named Yu Qing, a fake young miss whom the Yu family had mistaken for twenty years. She was actually a child of the Bai family, while Bai Jiao Jiao was the true Yu family young miss.
There was no dramatic story behind the child mix-up – it was purely a hospital error.
Both the Yu and Bai families were considered minor wealthy families, though the Bai family later encountered misfortune when Mr. and Mrs. Bai died unexpectedly, leading to their decline.
Although Yu Song and Qin Meng had found their biological daughter, they didn’t plan to abandon Yu Qing, whom they had raised for twenty years, especially since the Bai family no longer existed.
However, the original host had been exclusively pampered since childhood and was somewhat spoiled. Unable to accept Bai Jiao Jiao competing for her parents’ affection, she had threatened them by cutting her wrists in a fit of anger.
Bai Jiao Jiao had lived quite comfortably in the Bai family, except for the blow of her parents’ death in recent years.
But after the Bai family went bankrupt, they left massive debts that Bai Jiao Jiao couldn’t repay even by selling all their assets. In desperation, she sought help from the head of the Gu family, Gu Yu Bai.
Gu Yu Bai helped her repay all the debts, and she became his mistress.
Besides Gu Yu Bai’s close confidants, no one else knew about this matter.
Bai Jiao Jiao’s first goal upon returning to the Yu family was to find a way to repay the debt and leave him.
And the original host’s tragic life ended at age twenty with this suicide farce.
After hearing the plot, Yu Qing was momentarily speechless.
She had read many storybooks in the immortal palace, but why did the original body in this world seem a bit…?
【Little Milky Candy.】
【Here, host!】
【What is my mission?】
【It’s like this: This is the first small world, belonging to the novice trial period, so it’s very simple. The host only needs to help the original body live well. Additionally, the main mission is to collect fragments of the Di Zun.】
【The Di Zun… what is his identity in this world?】
【He is Xie Qing Ci, the current head of the Xie family, and also the second uncle of the original young lady’s former fiancé.】
???
【So how do I obtain his fragments?】
【By winning him over, of course! Achieve 100% of his favorability!】
【So I have to win over my fiancé’s second uncle? And you’re telling me this is a novice mission?】
Little A Li felt like crying, wishing she could return to the Li Jing Immortal Palace and continue her leisurely life.
(ó﹏ò)
Wah wah wah—
【A Li, don’t cry. Only by collecting all of the Di Zun’s fragments can you awaken him! Once the Di Zun awakens, won’t you be able to return to the immortal palace and live happily again?】
After hearing its analysis, the naive little A Li found it quite reasonable.
(ω)
One flower and one system—who knew who was fooling whom.
Yu Qing quickly grasped the plot, just as Qin Meng returned with the doctor.
“Qingqing, my dear, how are you feeling? Does the wound still hurt?”
Qin Meng had only found her biological daughter, who had been missing for twenty years, last month. Faced with this daughter whom she had mistakenly raised and cherished like a pearl for two decades, her feelings were inevitably complicated.
On one hand, she felt this girl had monopolized the affection meant for her own daughter for so long; on the other, she clearly knew this girl had done nothing wrong.
The young girl on the hospital bed was slender, the smallest-sized patient gown hanging loosely on her. Her face, no larger than a palm, was pale and bloodless, with long, ink-black hair casually draped behind her—a sight that evoked pity.
The doctor stepped forward to check her condition and confirmed she was out of danger, needing only to rest in the hospital for a while.
Qin Meng finally relaxed, saw the doctor out, and returned to sit by the bed.
Remembering the angry words Qingqing had spoken before her suicide attempt, she was momentarily at a loss for words.
“Mom.”
The young girl’s voice was low and hoarse from her long coma.
Hearing these two words, Qin Meng was so moved she nearly shed tears!
After all, twenty years of being together day and night—how could such deep affection be erased just because there was no blood relation?
“What does Qingqing want to say to Mom?”
Little A Li was just a small peony flower and had no concept of a mother, unaware of what feelings one should have toward a mother.
But just now, the system Little Milky Candy had told her to imagine it as the Di Zun who had pampered her year after year!
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“Mom, I’m sorry. I was immature before, too impulsive, and made you and Dad worry.”
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