A Girl Disguised as a Boy Enters the Martial Arts Academy

[Please Note: This story has a happy ending! The past-life bonus chapter has a bad ending!!!!] Story blurb: System 999 was just created when it was sent across parallel worlds to work. It had to bind itself to this world's Child of Fortune and help him grow. This world's Child of Fortune was Shen Jingnian, a great general. But the System wasn't familiar with the controls, and the binding went wrong. Not only was its Host not named Shen Jingnian, but the gender was wrong, too. System: ⊙▽⊙ Pei Qi, from a bandit stronghold, had dressed as a boy since childhood. Apart from her bandit chief father and the old doctor in the stronghold, no one knew Pei Qi was a girl. By a twist of fate, the System bound itself to her. System: I'm System 999! I've bound myself to the Child of Fortune to save the world! Pei Qi: ... System: Where are you going? Pei Qi: Dad! Is that Taoist Huang who you mentioned still in town? Is he any good? Does he really have skills? System: ?⊙▽⊙ (System: I'm not a ghost, thanks.) Pei Qi finally agreed to go find Shen Jingnian. After enduring countless hardships, she reached the capital and took the military exam disguised as a man. On the day the results were posted, Pei Qi looked at the civil-service list beside the military list. Civil-service list, top scholar: Shen! Jing! Nian! Pei Qi: ? System: ! Pei Qi: Is there something wrong with my eyes? System: I, I think Little Nine System might be malfunctioning. We, we must have seen it wrong, ha, haha. (System: Hello, everyone! Watch me dig a hole in the ground with my toes! Look! That's how I dug up Tyrant King Stronghold!) Pei Qi attends the military academy, while Shen Jingnian attends the civil academy. Ever since the two schools were founded, they've been rivals. The military academy looks down on the civil academy's frail, bookish students, while the civil academy mocks the military academy for being all brawn and no brains. That is, until Pei Qi arrives. Everyone is amazed. Since when did the civil and military academies get along so well? The students chat and laugh together, even making plans to travel together during the holidays. And Pei Qi? Pei Qi: Buddy, have you considered joining our military academy? How about becoming a great general? Shen Jingnian: I'm the top scholar in the civil-service exams! Pei Qi: Being a great general is amazing! You'd be so imposing, so powerful! Look at General Fu, he's so popular and so handsome! Shen Jingnian: I'm number one at the civil academy! Pei Qi: I can tell from your excellent bone structure that you're a martial arts prodigy! System: Exactly! You were born to be a general! (Shen Jingnian: Were you only friends with me because you wanted to recruit me for the military academy? I'm sorry, let's go our separate ways. Just pretend we're not friends!) doge.jpg "Going Back to the Interstellar Age to Become a Director" Xiang Xiang, a native of the interstellar age, accidentally transmigrated through various eras before returning home. She found herself in a house with bare walls. Having truly grown up scavenging through trash to survive, Xiang Xiang fell silent. She lived in a peaceful world with extremely advanced technology, but she was stuck on a poor, backward garbage planet. Forget living a carefree retirement, even surviving was a struggle. By chance, Xiang Xiang saw a short-drama contest where the entry with the most votes would win 10,000 star coins! Broke as she was, Xiang Xiang was tempted, so she got moving, picked up her directing skills again, and made her way into the interstellar film and television scene. Quack Forum Original poster: sigh.jpg. Everyone, any good space dramas to recommend? I'm so bored I'm growing weeds. First reply: Watch "Chronicles of the Nether Star." It's pretty good. Original poster: Seen it. How do I put this? There are too many of that kind, all mecha battles. Second reply: You should watch "XXX." It's a real hidden gem, ahhhhh! Third reply: Replying to the second post: I'm watching it now, it's really, really good! Original poster: Never heard of it. What kind of show is it? Fourth reply: I've seen it! It's amazing! Fifth reply: I know, I know! The show's actors are all newcomers, and the director is new too, but I really love the food in it! Sixth reply: Food? Seventh reply: The show is so sweet, and the food looks delicious too~ Xiang Xiang's dramas were a huge hit, but she didn't stop at making shows. She also developed related businesses. Her XX-brand potato chips were snapped up by every species, her clothing designs hit record sales on their very first day, and she even opened a full-dive virtual zoo. Every day, the zoo made so much money she could barely count it. Her competitors grumbled that she was neglecting her real work, spending all her time on flashy side projects instead of figuring out how to make better dramas. Netizens fired back: They liked potato chips, they liked wearing pretty clothes, and they liked spending money to see animals that had gone extinct across the stars! Besides, Xiang Xiang's dramas had more views than all the dramas made by the people criticizing her put together. Years later, Director Xiang Xiang looked at the balance on her wrist computer and smiled with satisfaction. That's enough, that's enough. I can retire now. Countless netizens: Retire? Have you finished filming your dramas? Have you released the latest XX-brand snacks? Have you designed any pretty clothes? Are there any new animals at the zoo? Theme: Stay positive and hold fast to your convictions