Mo Xianchen was still fighting zombies in the apocalypse when a meteor suddenly fell from the sky and killed him.
The good news: He wasn't dead.
The bad news: The brain-dead System had transmigrated with him.
[Sorry, Host. Our souls are bound together.]
So unless his soul died, he couldn't get rid of it? Mo Xianchen was speechless. "What use is a gacha System in ancient times?"
[World download complete. This world is the novel The Divine Doctor Princess Returns with Her Child and Turns the Prince's Residence Upside Down. Host, would you like to open the novel and read it?]
Well... Mo Xianchen was sold. "Why didn't you say you had a novel sooner?"
He'd almost unbound himself from the System.
But the novel's contents blew his mind, especially the male and female leads. What kind of lunatics were they? He was even one of the female lead's simps, and would eventually turn against her out of spite, becoming a villain and bringing ruin upon his whole family.
No way. He couldn't just sit around and wait for disaster. There was only one fair path to rising to power in this world: the imperial examinations.
Only the examinations could give him power and let him control his own fate.
Fortunately, his family had a grandfather who'd been the top scorer in the imperial exams and a father who'd placed near the top as a successful candidate. If he memorized their manuscripts, that would be enough to pass the exams himself.
The problem was that his grandfather was dead, his grandmother was enjoying her retirement, his father was biased, his mother was hot-tempered, and his father had several concubines. The infighting was fierce.
Too bad he was only a three-year-old toddler. He couldn't do anything, and couldn't escape being manipulated either. Looking at his simple-minded mother, he knew he could only rely on himself.
Mo Xianchen decided to win over the true head of the household, his dear grandmother.
"Grandmother, you must be tired. Chen'er will give you a shoulder massage." He scampered over on his short legs and struggled to climb onto the couch.
"Grandmother, I had someone queue up to buy some delicious pastries today. You should try one."
"Grandmother, once I become a high official, I'll get you an honorary title."
The old madam watched her grandson acting sweet and smiled with narrowed eyes. She didn't believe a three-year-old could have any schemes. As for her daughter-in-law, she was probably not even as clever as a three-year-old.
Before long, the old madam's catchphrase became, "My precious grandson!"
Later, Mo Xianchen passed all three levels of the provincial examinations in succession, then became the top scorer in the metropolitan examination and the palace examination.
Only, two people appeared by his side. Judging by their names, they were clearly the novel's male and female leads.
The crazy male lead: "Don't worry, Xianchen. I'll protect you. Once I ascend the throne, you'll be the most powerful official in the land, second only to me."
Mo Xianchen: "Thanks. You just don't want to handle state affairs and would rather focus on romance, right?"
The crazy female lead: "Xianchen, I'm sorry to ask you to serve as Grand Preceptor too, but I'll leave my son in your care."
Mo Xianchen: "Ha! So now I have to raise your kid too..."
Theme: Stay true to yourself in difficult times.
