One Word Changed, Characters in Chaos

Ye Xiao instantly looked over and took the opportunity to pick up a handkerchief, beginning a pretense of fake sobbing.

On the bed, Gu Xu slowly opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw was Ye Xiao with tears blurring her vision.

[Thank goodness my acting is top-notch. Those tears, they come on cue! Guaranteed to move this Marquis Valiant to death.]

A crisp voice rang inside her head.

The lips of Marquis Valiant trembled slightly.

He stared intently at Ye Xiao.

In her mind, the voice of the 1111 system sounded.

“Host, this mission is to reclaim the female lead’s golden finger. Because this mission has already seen three taskers fail, this time it is carried out by a pair working together. Your partner tasker is No. 108, a supernova among taskers. She has completed only three missions and her rank has skyrocketed, allowing her to enter the top hundred after this world! Host, we are still newcomers, so our goal is to find this No. 108 big-shot first, and then cling to her coattails fiercely.”

“The big-shot was here before us; she must have started working on the task already. Let me check how far the task has progressed.”

No. 1111 checked and was instantly dumbstruck.

“??? Why has the progress of the task already surpassed 90%??? Holy shit, is this the speed at which a big-shot completes tasks!”

No. 1111 began screaming like crazy.

Gu Yan did not hear a single word.

He was just staring fixedly at Ye Xiao.

This was only the second world he had experienced.

He had prepared himself to search a hundred, a thousand worlds.

Yet, he had found her so soon.

“Marquis, you’ve finally woken up,” Ye Xiao immediately burst into more pathetic crying, while observing Gu Xu’s expression as she wept.

After crying for a while, Gu Xu was still just staring blankly at her, without any reaction whatsoever.

Ye Xiao instantly became worried.

[What’s going on? Has he become an idiot from being unconscious too long? The book didn’t write it like this! What should I do, find the female lead to jab him with a needle again?]

Just as Ye Xiao was considering whether to look for Chang Xueqin,

a somewhat hoarse voice rang out.

“Xiaoxiao?”

Ye Xiao was taken aback.

Xiaoxiao?

Why the heck, she’s not a clown on sale!

The next moment.

Ye Xiao suddenly came to her senses.

She stood up abruptly, looking into Gu Yan’s eyes with a glimmer of disbelief.

Her real name was Ye Xiao, but she would have a new name while on a mission.

After so many years, no one had called her that.

This Marquis Valiant was…

Ye Xiao stared at Gu Yan and suddenly, she sensed something, her whole person became devastated!

Those stubborn, terrifying eyes.

This person… was Gu Yan???

Having traversed three small worlds, Ye Xiao thought she had left this person behind long ago.

But unexpectedly,

she could still flip through her memories and recognize his obstinate gaze.

“Xiaoxiao, I…” Gu Yan tried to say something.

Ye Xiao quickly glanced at the plot.

Well, this part had no script.

Ye Xiao raised her hand and suddenly struck Gu Yan’s neck.

Gu Yan was taken aback, and then he fainted.

It was only then that Ye Xiao let out a long sigh of relief.

Her action was completely instinctive!

With Marquis Valiant turning out to be Gu Yan, she was totally unprepared. It made sense to let him faint again for a while, right?

The next day.

“Host, host, do you know this big-shot?” As soon as Gu Yan woke up, he heard the system frantically asking.

Gu Yan didn’t care about anything else; he sat up suddenly.

“You’re awake.” Chang Xueqin said calmly as she finished with the needles, then she pulled Ye Xiao outside to talk about something.

Gu Yan looked somewhat dazed as he watched Ye Xiao’s retreating figure.

Unconsciously, his lips formed a smile.

Heaven truly favored him excessively; he had found Ye Xiao so quickly.

“Host, do you know what they’re talking about?” the voice of No. 1111 suddenly trembled, “That Chang Xueqin was asking her if you should keep on being unconscious.”

Gu Yan: “…”

Isn’t Chang Xueqin the female lead?

Isn’t his identity the male lead?

The female lead actively suggesting the male lead should never wake up.

Very well.

As expected of Xiaoxiao.

Charisma that transcends gender.

“Good news, good news, the big-shot did not agree,” the system breathed a long sigh of relief.

Hearing Chang Xueqin’s suggestion, Ye Xiao nearly didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

This male lead and female lead… there was really no fate between them at all.

Looking at Chang Xueqin’s manner, with just one word from her, she might actually keep Marquis Valiant unconscious for a lifetime.

After a lot of persuasion, Ye Xiao calmed Chang Xueqin down, then entered the room alone to see Gu Yan.

Once the door was closed, the world suddenly became quiet.

Ye Xiao had also mentally prepared herself, and with an indifferent look, she said, “Gu Yan, I did not expect that you also became a tasker.”

Gu Yan nodded, his gaze never leaving Ye Xiao.

“I wrote a new ending back then, but it seems that you still broke free from constraints?” Ye Xiao asked.

Gu Yan said softly, “Those constraints didn’t mean much.”

He was still looking at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao could only offer an awkward smile, “Then you’re really awesome.”

She quickly changed the subject, “So, what’s your task?”

Gu Yan said, “To deprive the female protagonist of her golden finger.”

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow, “I can take on that task myself. How about this, we divide our labor, you handle the matters of the two children at home, and I’ll take care of the golden finger business. Let’s finish it quickly and move on to the next task.”

Gu Yan’s heart trembled.

He hurriedly said, “After completing the task, we will return to the alternate space to rest. Can I add you as a friend so I can… occasionally come to see you?”

All task executors have a dwelling in the alternate space.

The higher the rank, the more luxurious the dwelling.

Ye Xiao’s current rank is 108, and her room number is correspondingly 108. Once she accepts the friend request and grants permission, Gu Yan will be able to see Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao hesitated for a moment but nodded, “Okay.”

System 108 and System 1111 instantly exchanged friends in a harmonious fashion.

It was then Gu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief, a smile lighting up his eyes.

With this friend position, he would no longer lose Ye Xiao in the future.

“Now that you’re awake, let’s work together to wrap up this small world in three days?” Ye Xiao proposed.

“Sure,” Gu Yan agreed without hesitation.

Ye Xiao nodded.

Without saying much, the two set about their tasks.

The news of Marquis Valiant waking up caused quite a stir. The Emperor granted various rewards right away, and Chang Xueqin’s reputation soared even higher for having cured Marquis Valiant.

Having dealt with external affairs, Gu Yan met with Gu Changze that night, and the next day, he announced the death of his eldest son from serious illness and tossed Gu Changze into the military.

The Gu Changze of Marquis Mansion no longer existed; this Gu Changze was just an ordinary person.

His fate from then on depended on his own fortunes.

If he could be straightened out, then he could regain his identity; if not, then it’s as if this son never existed.

Gu Shu kept insisting on marrying Lin Yuezhi, and after Gu Yan realized he couldn’t change her mind, he declared that Gu Shu held great righteousness and would pray for the country at the Taoist temple.

At the same time, he assigned several people to keep an eye on Gu Shu. If she didn’t want to be the daughter of Marquis Mansion, then she could live out her life by the ancient temple’s cold lamp.

Gu Yan’s actions were swift.

That day.

Ye Xiao hosted another banquet inviting Chang Xueqin.

She smiled slightly, “Doctor Chang, nowadays, your medical skills are touted as increasingly miraculous. Even the Empress Dowager wants to summon you to the palace to treat illnesses.”

Chang Xueqin smiled modestly, her face aglow with confidence.

She was already gifted with the contributions of two worlds, and here, she was undoubtedly a goddess of medicine.

The medical skills from the other world became her largest golden finger.

As for the other golden finger…

She thought she didn’t need it.

She aimed to write a book that would be passed down through the generations. To achieve this goal, there was no other way than to keep honing her medical skills relentlessly.

That other golden finger would only disturb her mind.

Better off without it.

Just as this thought crossed Chang Xueqin’s mind.

System 108’s voice rang out with a surprise, “Host, the golden finger can be reclaimed now. Chang Xueqin’s intention to give it up has reached one hundred percent.”

Ye Xiao calmly said, “Reclaim it.”

The next moment.

The system retrieved the golden finger.

Chang Xueqin was taken aback.

She felt as though something had gone away from her forever.

What was it?

After thinking for a bit, Chang Xueqin just smiled lightly.

It was something unimportant.

With the golden finger reclaimed, the task was already complete.

Ye Xiao and Gu Yan simultaneously received the system prompt that they could leave.

Ye Xiao looked up to find Gu Yan watching her from a distance.

She smiled slightly.

“108, let’s leave.”

At the same time, Gu Yan also chose to depart.

After their departure, the real Ye Qingrong and Gu Xu would return.

Having watched the way Ye Xiao and Gu Yan handled things from beginning to end, they would likely be impacted, making this world ultimately a bit different.

But it was just a moment.

Ye Xiao returned to her own dwelling.

Facilities at Residence 108 were already lavish. Once the rewards for this task were distributed, her rank would climb even higher.

At that moment.

A visitation request appeared on the system interface.

Ye Xiao looked at the words “task executor Gu Yan.”

A light smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Meeting Gu Yan had been an accident.

Gu Yan being able to find her was another accident.

With so many accidents.

It was probably fate.

So let’s see what kind of guidance fate wants to give her.

Ye Xiao accepted Gu Yan’s visitation request.

In the future, she would traverse many more small worlds and complete many more tasks.

Perhaps.

Having someone to accompany her on the journey might be a pleasant experience.

In the room.

Gu Yan’s figure slowly materialized.

Ye Xiao smiled and extended her hand, “Task executor Ye Xiao.”

Gu Yan took her hand, “Task executor, Gu Yan.”