RoCD Chapter 89

Ever since that night they confessed their feelings for one another, Youyou began to openly date the Great Demon King. Although Bai Youjun, as well as the Bai family’s parents and older brother, were all very surprised, they didn’t stand in their way, owing to Youyou’s persistence and Mo Qingwu’s status.

They did not interfere.

After moving from her apartment into the Mo Residence, Youyou took it upon herself to thoroughly redecorate Mo Qingwu’s bedroom according to her own tastes.

For instance, the once dark and oppressive walls were now repainted in shades of light pink and light blue. All the cold, hard, and textured furniture was swapped out for fluffy pieces with a playful and cute appearance. Even the solid black king-sized bed had been made up by Youyou with rose-red sheets and bedding, giving it an exceptionally feminine look.

And as for all of Youyou’s redecorating, Mo Qingwu was indulgent from start to finish. Seeing that her room had been completely transformed, filled everywhere with the young woman’s presence and scent, Mo Qingwu’s lips curved into a slight smile, feeling immensely pleased.

The Bai family’s status rose to a new level because of Youyou’s relationship with Mo Qingwu. As a result, in their treatment of Youyou—this daughter and sister who was both real and not—the Bai family’s parents and older brother couldn’t help but show more genuine affection.

As for Bai Youjun, he had treated Youyou as a sister from the very beginning. When he found out about her relationship with Mo Qingwu, he even secretly warned Youyou to be wary of her and frequently crashed their dates.

However, the consequence for Bai Youjun’s actions was a sound beating from Mo Qingwu. Of course, to prevent Youyou from noticing, Mo Qingwu avoided his face.

As for Shui Sisi…

Previously, in her desire to expand her social network, she had used the rare treasures, spiritual springs, spiritual medicines, and elixirs from the ancient ring to get acquainted with numerous young elites from higher social circles, establishing long-term partnerships with them.

However, once the ancient ring was confiscated by Mo Qingwu and she could no longer produce those magical, otherworldly items, Shui Sisi faced retaliation from those very people.

This was because they had seen Shui Sisi’s items and personally experienced their benefits. Spurred on by immense excitement, they had intended to use her items to curry favor with even more powerful figures and exchange them for greater benefits.

But now that Shui Sisi had dropped the ball, they had lost both face and substance, and even ended up on the blacklist of the truly powerful figures. This dealt a severe blow to their careers, so, in their desperation and anger, they vented all their rage and panic on Shui Sisi.

Although Shui Sisi insisted time and again that those items were now in Mo Qingwu’s hands, who was Mo Qingwu? Even if those people were ten times bolder, they still wouldn’t dare to go and brazenly ask her for them.

And so, Shui Sisi, who was repeatedly taught a lesson by them, suffered for a very long time. However, those people had no intention of causing a death.

After they had vented their anger, they drove Shui Sisi away.

They ordered her never to appear before them again.

Thus, the deeply devastated Shui Sisi languished for a time before leaving the city, going to live in a place very, very far away.

In truth, it wasn’t that Shui Sisi was so good-natured that she didn’t want to take revenge on Mo Qingwu and the others. Rather, the contents of the letters that arrived punctually every day made her understand with profound clarity that her every move was under their control; she simply couldn’t pull any tricks.

A year later, Youyou and Mo Qingwu were married.

The ceremony was one of magnificent splendor, with a ten-li dowry and phoenix robes[mfn]a bridal procession so vast and opulent that it stretches for ten li (roughly 3 miles or 5 kilometers). It usually signifies the bride’s immense status and the groom’s wealth.[/mfn]. With her immense material and financial resources, Mo Qingwu recreated a part of the Sacred City and chose to exchange vows with Youyou in a peach blossom forest, fulfilling the dream that Lian Wuyou[mfn]reference to the previous life. Wuyou was Saintess Na Lian first, so this is a combo of her names[/mfn] had cherished for a thousand years.

After their wedding, Mo Qingwu transferred her shares of the Mo Corporation to Youyou as they had agreed. This news, however, was not made public. On the surface, Mo Qingwu was still the boss of the Mo Group.

At this point, Youyou’s mission was completely fulfilled.

Another two years passed. The remnant soul was restored and merged with Mo Qingwu. After the fusion, the memories and powers belonging to the female ghost, Lian Wuyou, all returned.

However, the first thing Mo Qingwu did upon returning to the peak of her power was to seal the ring spirit within the ancient ring, punishing it for the crime of betraying her.

As for Youyou, she remained in that world for a very long time. Because Mo Qingwu, now that her spiritual power was restored, had found many ways to extend her life. However, a human’s life has its limits. After Youyou died and her soul vanished, Mo Qingwu also ended her own life. Before dying, she casually threw the ancient ring into the sea, leaving it to its fate.

All the beautiful and sweet memories were stripped away by something unknown the moment she returned to the system space.

On the clean, white bed, Youyou dazedly wiped the corners of her eyes, truly not understanding where the tears had come from.

[Congratulations, Host, on completing the mission.]

Seeing the Host’s return, the white, cat-like system, Xixi, immediately flew up to greet her. Waving its translucent little wings, it praised her generously: [Host, you were amazing! You didn’t fail this mission either.]

“Xi… Xixi?”

The daze in her eyes cleared. Youyou gave Xixi a sweet smile before taking a look around this so-called ‘system space.’

“Xixi, can I change the color of the space?”

She remembered Xixi saying that everything in the system space could be changed.

Having stared at white for so long, Youyou now especially wanted a change of color—to pink, for instance, or black, or red.

[“Uh, you can, but… we don’t have many points. Xixi suggests it would be better for the Host not to waste them.”]

Covering its cat face in embarrassment, Xixi landed on Youyou’s shoulder and gestured for her to look at the wall of the space—specifically, at the points balance.

Youyou tilted her head in curiosity and saw the following written on the wall, which was awash with flowing streams of light.

166215, White Lotus Female Lead System Holder Profile:

[Name]: Bai Youyou

[Race]: Human[Total Points]: 121

[Mission Status]: 5 Missions, 5 Successes, 0 Failures

[Rank]: Junior Tasker

Youyou: “…”

“The points… there are fewer and fewer of them.”

Knowing that she would lose her memories of the mission world every time, Youyou patted her empty head and pouted aggrievedly.

“I only worked so hard to earn points because I wanted Bai Qu to see me in a new light and stop treating me like a good-for-nothing. But in the end, I have fewer and fewer points.”

Youyou was sad. Very, very sad.

She sniffled, and tears began to fall.

Seeing this, Xixi was completely stunned. It nuzzled Youyou’s face with its fluffy paws, frantically trying to comfort her.

[“D-Don’t cry, Host! We’ll earn the points back in no time! Besides, you’re amazing, not a good-for-nothing at all! You have to believe Xixi, okay?!”]

“R-Really?”

Youyou looked to Xixi for confirmation, tear streaks still on her face.

[“It’s true! Truer than pure gold! Host, you absolutely must not doubt yourself.”]

Knowing its Host needed to be coaxed, Xixi continued to shower Youyou with praise until she blushed bright red and burst out laughing with a pfft.

“Then, Xixi, can we go earn points right now?”

[Okay, Host.]

…

[Drawing mission. Please wait, Host…]

[Mission drawn successfully. Locking coordinates. Opening channel…]

[Beep beep—Warning! Warning! Channel has been disrupted! Channel has been disrupted…]

[Beep beep—Random teleportation in progress…]

“Eh?”

Wait, this seems different from before, doesn’t it?

She opened her mouth to say something, but in the next instant, Youyou passed out.

…

When Youyou opened her eyes again, she found herself lying on an asphalt road. The air around her was foul and chaotic, and she could faintly smell the scent of blood. Moreover, the sky here was strange—a murky, yellowish-gray, without a single cloud in sight.

Biting her lip, Youyou sat up and surveyed her surroundings, her brow furrowing involuntarily.

The city was dilapidated and looked filthy. There was no one on the streets.

Her gaze slowly shifted from the distance to her own feet, and suddenly, Youyou froze. ‘Xi… Xixi?’

How could this be?

She was still wearing her own clothes? Her puffy skirt and little white shoes? But wasn’t her body supposed to be asleep in the Origin World? How could it be here?

Sitting dazedly in the middle of the street, her naive and bewildered appearance made the men and women hiding in the shadows all curve their lips into smiles at the same time.

Of course, their smiles were all malicious.

[H-Holy crap, Host, run!]

The moment it registered their surroundings, Xixi’s fur stood on end. It frantically urged its Host to run, nearly going insane.

Asura City. Asura City.[mfn](Xiūluó) is the Chinese name for Asuras, mythological demigods in Hinduism and Buddhism known for their violent, wrathful nature and constant fighting. A city named after them implies a place of extreme danger, violence, and lawlessness.[/mfn]

It had never in its wildest dreams imagined that a random teleport would send its Host to this hellhole.

Keenly hearing the urgency in her system’s voice, Youyou pushed herself off the ground and stood up, only to be completely bewildered.

‘Xixi, where should I run?’

All she could see was a very ordinary-looking modern city. She was standing at a crossroads, so which direction was she supposed to run?

Xixi: “…”

Host, if you keep this up, you’re going to die a horrible death, you know that?!

[To the right.]

Pointing its Host in a random direction, Xixi forced itself to calm down. [Find a building to hide in first. Don’t be a target out in the open.]

‘Okay.’

Obediently, she gathered the hem of her skirt and ran to the right. Seeing the suddenly appeared, delicate prey about to get away, the other taskers stirred restlessly at first, but it wasn’t long before they settled back into hiding. This was because most of them had already realized it.

This newcomer was a total good-for-nothing; she wouldn’t last long even if they left her alone.

Killing her would be easy, of course. But if they weren’t careful and became someone else’s target in the process, well, that would be a different story.

After all, of the taskers remaining in Asura City since it opened—aside from the occasional newcomer teleported in—which one of them wasn’t a ruthless killer with blood on their hands?

No one would make such a losing bargain—risking their own life for a woman who was doomed to die soon anyway.

At the very least, daytime was not a good time to hunt.

‘Xi… Xixi.’

Huddled in a relatively hidden alleyway, Youyou squatted on the ground, panting heavily. “There’s… there’s no one around. Why… why did we have to run?”

She was so tired, she could barely catch her breath.

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