Jiang Li, an utterly ordinary Vidyadhara passerby, meets a System when she's on the verge of death.
The System tells her that if she can win over five romanceable characters at the same time, she can come back to life.
The romanceable characters in question include, but are not limited to, Xianzhou generals, Xianzhou marshals, Xianzhou fugitives, former Xianzhou fugitives, and Xianzhou fugitives still on the run.
Jiang Li: ?
Jiang Li: I'll choose death, thanks.
The System, lacking energy and unable to find a new Host, refuses to accept her refusal and forcibly binds itself to her.
[System binding in progress...]
[Host's mission detected as complete. Beginning settlement. Please do not exit.]
[Settlement complete. All missions have been completed. Thank you for your hard work.]
Watching pop-up windows appear one after another and seeing the five pink hearts light up on the settlement screen, Jiang Li falls silent, Jiang Li is shocked, Jiang Li falls silent again, Jiang Li is shocked again.
Watching the mission rewards arrive in a flash and its energy fill to the brim, the System, which has never before bound a Host, settled a mission, and unbound a Host all within ten minutes, crashes on the spot.
“So...” Having received information far too shocking to process, the System's synthesized electronic voice begins to tremble uncontrollably. “...You're the real big shot.”
Jiang Li: ...
Jiang Li: How did I not know five people were crushing on me at the same time???
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The Vidyadhara are reborn through reincarnation, and all memories of their past lives sink into the ancient sea, wiped clean.
Jing Yuan knows this. So he doesn't ask questions or search for answers. He just occasionally visits the plaza in Exalting Sanctum to sit and look at an “old friend” when official business weighs on his mind.
People come and go like clouds. In the end, it all comes down to the word “fate.”
Unspoken feelings and friendships that couldn't last may simply mean fate didn't bring them together for long enough, and that was how things were meant to be.
Jing Yuan knows.
Jing Yuan has always known.
Until one day, an old friend he should have forgotten cheerfully calls him General and jokingly urges him to fulfill a promise he made offhandedly long ago, one he can't even remember. Only then does he suddenly realize...
Perhaps fate is fixed.
But he still wants to fight for it.
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Warnings:
1. Silly wish fulfillment, with lots of one-sided crushes.
2. Pairing: Jing Yuan.
3. The Rebellion of Imbibitor Lunae contains invented details. Baiheng survives.
4. The Trailblazer is Stelle.
5. Lots of headcanon. Out-of-character characterization warning.
Theme: Life isn't a track, it's a wilderness.
System: can be resurrected Host: I won't consider it for now. Thank you. System: Can you let go of your interpersonal relationships, career and property? Host: Send me away now!
Wow, that sentence without any worries made me laugh to death.
Teacher, will you come back for dinner?
Why is it still under review, ah ah ah, I really want to see it
I would like to ask about the frequency of updates?