CH 76

On the day of the wedding, there were initially some criticisms of Ren Shuhan in Nanxi’s live stream. However, soon this segment of the live stream recording was spread online, and netizens who were not fans of Ren Shuhan revealed the truth:

“Nanxi has been actively pursuing General Ren multiple times before. He even misled fans into thinking they had a marriage arrangement. Shouldn’t General Ren be more cautious?”

“I remember Nanxi once said not to cue him in, but now he’s actively approaching? And then he’s completely ignored!”

“And then he was completely ignored haha…”

With so many merfolk suddenly appearing in the Interstellar Alliance, Nanxi’s days in the entertainment industry would not be easy in the future.

Ren Shuhan only saw these entertainment news reports after the end of their honeymoon period. He learned that Nanxi had completely stopped pursuing him now. He even specifically told General Lu not to invite Nanxi anymore and disturb his life. He received General Lu’s approval and finally felt relieved.

But the next day, he suddenly woke up to find himself in a blank space, suspended in it.

Hmm… the protagonist is really a jinx. Ren Shuhan thought silently.

“What’s going on? Another crossing? What world is this?”

Normally, there would be a warning before each crossing. Also, this situation doesn’t seem like a new world, right?

The system didn’t respond for a long time.

In the vacuum-like world, Ren Shuhan was surrounded by countless open books floating up and down, along with some strange elongated characters emitting a greenish glow, resembling computer code, entangled together in a complex manner.

He couldn’t understand the code, so he randomly picked up a few books to read. He found that each book had several tags written on them.

Common tags included “transmigration,” “rebirth,” “face-slapping,” “satisfying story,” and so on, each with its own differences, but there was one tag that was the same on every book—

Chasing after the wife in the crematorium.

“What’s going on?”

The system still hadn’t replied. He looked at a few pages of novel summaries, which were mostly similar, with no significant differences from the original works he had experienced. But strangely, there was only one familiar name among them—

Jiang Qingyue.

There were no other familiar names like Qu Chong and others he had encountered repeatedly. Even the names of the protagonist and the love interest were different each time. Although there were many names for the love interest with the pronunciation of “Xi” and “Ci,” they were also different. And as for the protagonist, there wasn’t even one with the surname Ren; most of them were surnamed “Gu,” “Shen,” “Lu,” etc., and there were no names with the characters “Shu” or “Han.”…

Could it be that the original protagonist wasn’t Ren Shuhan at all???

Thinking of this, Ren Shuhan felt a chill.

At this moment, the code around him suddenly started flashing frantically, with countless characters flying down from above. At the same time, there was a burst of noise around him, as if the system was repairing itself.

“The system has been subjected to forced interference and suddenly malfunctioned,” the system’s voice said, “The specific cause has not yet been detected. It is recommended that the host quickly cross into the next world within 1 minute to prevent memory loss.”

“Okay,” Ren Shuhan replied, “But my request is still the same as before. I want Qingqing to have a happy family from childhood.”

Before the system could reply, it transported him into the next world.

Ren Shuhan opened his eyes, and within his line of sight was only a canopy bed with a magnificent canopy hanging from the ceiling.

He tried to sit up to take a look, but found that he couldn’t move his body at all…

…

Ren Shuhan couldn’t help but curse in his mind, “Why am I paralyzed all over this time?”

Okay, he basically had no sensation below his neck.

System: “The host’s body is currently poisoned. It can be detoxified, but the protagonist is on his way and will enter the room soon. It is not advisable to detoxify temporarily because the protagonist’s aura has already increased its anti-interference abilities. It’s easy to be noticed and retaliated against by the protagonist if the setting is disrupted in front of him.”

“Can’t beat the protagonist’s halo again?”

Ren Shuhan sighed helplessly, “Is the protagonist’s aura really that powerful?”

Every time he thought the system was invincible, it would throw him into such situations again. Moreover, the antagonist in the previous world was too weak. Ren Shuhan even thought that antagonists would become weaker in the future. But why did evil forces suddenly rebound in this world?

Only in the first world, he did try to pursue the original protagonist’s love interest, but later, not to mention pursuing, he didn’t even pay attention to him at all. The previous world was even more ridiculous; he didn’t even see the edge of the crematorium, let alone get close to it. Life was simply too comfortable.

The system explained, “The protagonist’s halo was originally getting stronger. The specific reasons are currently unknown. There are two reasons detected for the weakening of the protagonist’s aura in the previous world: one is subjective, the protagonist may have sensed the existence of this system and adjusted the plot to a milder mode, wanting to appeal to the host emotionally. The second reason is objective; the recent chaos caused the entire timeline of the world to become unstable, and the halo was forcibly destroyed by unknown forces by half.”

Ren Shuhan couldn’t help but laugh, “He wants to appeal to me emotionally?”

But what caused this sudden chaos?

The system couldn’t answer him.

Ren Shuhan didn’t care too much because he had an idea—once his own power returned, he would be able to figure all of this out.

“Then, explain the original work to me.”

“The protagonist’s love interest: Jiang Qingci, will arrive at the bedside in one minute. He is the male spouse sent by the Jiang family to congratulate the host based on their previous engagement, replacing his favored stepbrother Jiang Qingyue. He has a gentle personality and is a bit of a crybaby, timid and shy, and greatly fears the host’s reputation as ‘the Stern Judge of Hell.’ Due to this, he had a rift with the original protagonist and was assassinated by the antagonist. After reincarnation, he gained courage and planned to get close to the host, take care of the host, and cling to the host.”

Ren Shuhan calmly remarked, “Hmm. My nickname sounds pretty cheesy.”

The system continued, “Lu Yan: the host, the protagonist, bestowed the title of King of Qin, Former regent king, the current emperor’s uncle…”

Ren Shuhan interrupted, “…Wait a minute!”

I’ve been renamed???

The system confirmed, “Yes, this time the protagonist’s aura is even stronger. It will take about six months for the system to upgrade before it can be shielded. The system can only protect the host from being affected. The host can choose to change his name after rebelling.”

Ren Shuhan: “…”

Damn.

The name Lu Yan feels like just being an ordinary CEO male lead. Losing my real name feels like losing my soul.

“What about Qingqing?”

“Jiang Qingyue: the vicious antagonist, engaged to the host since childhood. But after the host’s nephew poisoned him, he broke off the engagement and married into the palace. Later, in the original work, he resisted the protagonist’s advances and was killed by Jiang Qingci himself.”

Ah, this time Yan Huan gets a break again?

How can I dare make Qingqing play the antagonist in person?

Ren Shuhan had speculated that his Qingqing might be traveling with the researchers from the institute, entering each new world alongside him. Because Qu Chong said that people are the product of their environment, different experiences could completely change a person, and in the last world, Jiang Qingyue had become much more cheerful because he was pampered by Ren Shuhan since childhood without any barriers from the outside world. He wasn’t very shy anymore. But in other worlds, Jiang Qingyue, whether in character or appearance, hadn’t changed much. It was as if…

As if Ren Shuhan had just arrived in those worlds himself.

But Ren Shuhan didn’t want Jiang Qingyue to be in cahoots with the researchers.

Because Qingqing was a very sensitive person and probably wouldn’t participate in Qu Chong’s cross-world experiments. He wouldn’t want his beloved to suffer for him.

The system chimed in, “Friendly reminder, it has been detected that there is a second system in this book. However, the setting for Jiang Qingci, the protagonist’s love interest, is that he is a reborn character without a system. Therefore, it is speculated that this system may belong to Jiang Qingyue.”

Ren Shuhan: Unexpected surprise!

My Qingqing is amazing. He just mentioned wanting to develop a system for himself in the last world, and now it’s actually implemented in this world. The efficiency is really something.

But the problem is, the system clearly stated that once he crosses into the next world, the previous world disappears. So where did Qingqing find the time to develop this system?

The longer Ren Shuhan spent with the system, the more he realized its limitations. However, this wasn’t necessarily bad news, as it indicated that his own abilities were strengthening. Consequently, his demands on the system increased.

The system only explained the three main characters’ settings before the arrival of the protagonist.

Jiang Qingci knocked on the door.

The once bustling and prosperous Qin Palace was now empty. There wasn’t a single servant in sight. Jiang Qingci thought to himself that based on his memories from his previous life, Lu Yan was probably feeling very irritated at this moment. It would be normal for him to tell Jiang Qingci to “get lost.”

As a result, a voice came from inside the room: “Please come in.”

Jiang Qingci was dumbfounded: “???”

After a moment of confusion, Jiang Qingci suddenly became ecstatic: Could it be that Lu Yan was also reincarnated? Would he be good to me in this life?

After all, in the previous life, it was because he always had a stern face that scared me away, and that’s why I got into trouble. Now, he must feel guilty!

Jiang Qingci pushed open the door, dressed in fiery bridal attire, and walked briskly to Lan Yu’s bedside. With anticipation, he shyly stuttered, “I, I am your, um, that… Jiang Qingci.”

Ren Shuhan smiled at him.

Jiang Qingci was dumbfounded again: “???”

Lan Yu was famously known for his cold and stern demeanor. Even if he was reincarnated, he wouldn’t show such an expression… Could it be that he’s just so happy to see me?

“After three days, when you return, please help me deliver this letter to your younger brother Jiang Qingyue,” Ren Shuhan said.

He instantly had the system write a letter to ask Qingyue if he had a system and if he remembered anything from their past life.

After Jiang Qingci received the letter and put it away, he said, “Oh,” looking rather unhappy.

In Jiang Qingci’s mind, if Lan Yu had also reincarnated, then he should start pursuing him again from scratch. How could he just come and ask him to deliver a letter to Jiang Qingyue? Even if the letter contained harsh words scolding Jiang Qingyue for being heartless, it wouldn’t be acceptable unless he voluntarily explained himself.

But Ren Shuhan not only didn’t explain himself, but also said to him, “I see you’re speaking uncomfortably, shrinking your shoulders and avoiding eye contact. Are you afraid of me?”

Oh, is he finally trying to please me? Jiang Qingci nodded hastily: “Yes, I am afraid.”

“It’s okay to be afraid,” Ren Shuhan politely smiled at him. “There’s also a letter on the table for you. Open it and take a look.”

Jiang Qingci opened the other letter suspiciously, only to find a sincerely worded…

Divorce letter!!!

Here we go to a new world… I still don’t understand what happened at the end of the previous chapter??? this one started in a completely different setting so idk I’m confused lol I thought I missed a chap but no…?

I’m kinda at loss with the development of the plot lol, I thought Jiang Qingyue was just a char from a book… but no… they’re literally studying the protagonist halo… and our genius boy even got his own system now, I’m proud :’))))

Also, the end lol

Thank you for reading