System is evil.....

Seeing her avoiding his eyes and stalling for time, Jiang Chen directly asked his system, "System, tell me her desires. I'm getting nervous here."

[Ding!]

[Zi Xia's desires~~

1 - Accept Jiang Chen as her disciple.

2 - Have a secret Master-Disciple Relationship.]

Thump! Thump!

Hearing the desires of the beautiful MILF in front of him, Jiang Chen's heart started pounding hard. 'What the f***?!' How obsessed was she with him? Or… was she actually in love with Jiang Chen?

Was that why she always glared at him? Maybe she wasn't glaring at him after all, but rather warming her eyes with his face.

Jiang Chen's mind raced at full speed. The more he thought about it, the more he reached the same conclusion—Zi Xia definitely had feelings for Jiang Chen. Otherwise, why would she want to take in someone who had been exiled and was currently being hunted down? Not only did she want to take him as her disciple, but she also wanted a secret relationship with him?

Doesn't that mean… me?!

Should I be glad… or terrified?

But looking at her expression, Jiang Chen thought, 'Ahh, I should definitely be glad. Cute~'

"What happened, Elder? Why is your face red? Did something happen to you? Are you sick?" Jiang Chen asked with concern in his eyes, though internally, he was grinning. 'Look at this shy MILF, getting all red over her desires. Well, if someone asked me about my deepest desires, I'd turn red too. I'm not thick-skinned like those other Xianxia protagonists.'

"Amm… no… I'm not sick… You see… what I said to that blue thing was just a test to see if it worked or not… It's not my true desire!" Zi Xia stammered, avoiding his gaze.

"Ahh, okay, but you see… whatever you've said to that blue thing, I have to fulfill it. That's why I'm even here."

"What do you mean you have to fulfill it? Is someone forcing you?" Zi Xia's eyes widened. Her face turned even redder at the realization that Jiang Chen knew about her desires. But then, hearing that someone might be forcing him ignited a surge of rage in her heart.

Jiang Chen hesitated for a moment before sighing. "Ahh… you see, Elder, when I was dying, a blue transparent thing also appeared in my mind. It asked me if I wanted to live. I said yes out of desperation. I… I truly didn't want to die. I wanted to live… to say sorry to you. I was so desperate that I didn't even care whether it was God or the devil. I just… wanted to live. To see you again…"

Zi Xia's eyes glistened with unshed tears. Her vision blurred, but even through the blur, she saw Jiang Chen's slight smile—a smile filled with pain, like a broken man clinging to a desperate hope.

She felt regretful. She had never once tried to reach out to him before. And now, some unknown blue thing had taken advantage of his desperation.

"After I said yes, it told me: 'There are many people with desires they cannot fulfill, wishes they desperately yearn for but have no means to obtain. You have been given a chance to fulfill their wishes, their desires…'

'YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.'

'Will you accept this role and grant wishes to people? Be their hope, their light?'"

Jiang Chen exhaled. "At the time, I thought, 'At least it's not something evil.' So I said yes. Immediately after, it said: 'Since you have decided to dedicate your life to this great cause, let's fulfill your wish first.' And the next thing I knew… I was here."

"Seeing you again, I got nervous. I… I just wanted to leave. I don't even know what I wanted…"

Suddenly, he was pulled into a warm embrace.

Zi Xia hugged him tightly, enveloping him in her soft body. Jiang Chen felt her warmth, inhaled her fragrance—which only added fuel to the raging fire of youth within him.

'So soft… too soft…'

But despite the distraction, he could feel her trembling.

She was worried—worried about him, about what he had gone through, about the unknown power that had saved him. Who had chosen him? Why? What consequences would this bring?

At that moment, she didn't see him as a man. She saw him as someone who had suffered, someone who needed her.

[Detected: Host is unreasonably defaming System, causing System's reputation to plummet in front of a valuable customer. You will be electrocuted on the spot as punishment.]

Jhhhhsssshhhhhhh—!!

Jiang Chen's body jerked as electricity coursed through his veins, forcing him to break free from Zi Xia's embrace.

Zi Xia gasped in shock, sensing the sudden surge of electricity. How could he suddenly have lightning running through his body? Seeing his pained expression, her heart thumped anxiously.

"What's happening, Jiang Chen?!" she asked with concern.

Jiang Chen forced a pained smile. "No… no… nothing, Elder. I just… got punished. Apparently, I wasn't supposed to talk about that. But I couldn't keep it from you… I wanted to share it with you. Sorry, it was just my selfishness."

Zi Xia felt a pang of guilt. Was it her selfishness that had put him in this situation? Was she causing him more trouble?

She sighed. "Okay… don't tell me things that aren't supposed to be known. I don't want you to suffer because of me."

"But I… I wanted to tell you…"

"No." She cut him off firmly.

Jiang Chen reluctantly nodded, but inwardly, he smirked.

"Good assist, System. Now she won't pry too deeply. I can finally say: 'My life, my secrets.' Hahaha."

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