[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio":3,"chapter-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-718":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, the System Protagonist, Joined a Cross-Dimensional Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2293378,4485,"Chapter 718: Don","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-718",718,"\u003Cp>Mountain winds carried mist; dew hung from leaves, crystal-clear, reflecting the silhouette of a figure standing with a sword as the droplets fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve been following us this whole time—want to join our team?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold air rushed toward Su Lin’s face; dawn’s light pierced the forest as a red-and-white phantom emerged from the haze, her hem brushing the ground, awakening dormant sealing incantations one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or do you need a hundred thousand yuan just to pass?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing “hundred thousand yuan,” the red-and-white shrine maiden’s eyes flickered, then returned to normal as she pulled a spirit-exorcising rod from her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My instinct tells me you’re the culprit behind this anomaly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irrational instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this slightly odd Reimu didn’t radiate the oppressive aura of a city enforcer; playing a danmaku game with her wouldn’t be bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the thought surfaced, several more red-and-white shrine maidens stepped out from around him, identical in appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t the rule of spell card battles one-on-one?” Su Lin asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve already broken the rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories sealed away by past Reimu shrine maidens during the Great Barrier’s reboot have come back to life—this resurrection is truly bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin’s gaze swept over this group of “Reimu Reisen,” noticing their eyes deliberately fixed on a nearby mud truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaguya or Saizou Rin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of spirit-sealing needles shot toward him; a blue sword spirit phantom appeared, exhaling a freezing tide that halted time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin turned his head; blades of light slashed through the air, shattering the needles into glowing phosphor dust amid a swirling vortex of cosmic stars and rivers, splitting the region and space apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re actually my favorite character besides Old Man Red.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin smiled faintly: “So can we make peace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, a growing Yin-Yang Ball hurtled straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a pity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annihilating, ominous crimson starlight transformed into countless sword qi, a killing technique descending like a storm from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day and night alternated; at this hour, the sequence of light and dark grew vague and ambiguous—especially for the hidden human village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nearly impossible to tell whether night or day would come next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when a metallic spacecraft descended from afar, while countless thunderbolts brewed in the clouds—when they collided, they exploded, vaporizing every demon and beast corpse on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the alley, Miko and Huai Shi secretly slipped out of the temple school, puffing smoke, silently watching the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell is going on with this chaotic Gensokyo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bitter taste of nicotine clung to his nostrils; after drawing the last puff, Huai Shi exhaled the stale air from his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoking in public like this would cost him fifty yuan in the Real World, but here, rules were few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed the cigarette butt on the ground and stamped on it with care, minimizing fire risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you just let me finish watching the recap?” Huai Shi sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the big guys up front would hold up the sky, this art style—like a MOBA game loaded with endless patches—was dizzying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miko flicked ash and asked: “Are all those things on the recap real?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the Celestial Golden List was broadcasting how the reincarnated sword cultivator Emiya Shirou stole the Church’s saint, Illya, and was being hunted by a horde of Great Immortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s some artistic embellishment,” Huai Shi said cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As newcomers to the group, they knew little about past events, but there was one thing they all had to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one labeled “Coincidence if Similar”—that endless TV series, the Consuming series, which took over ten straight days to finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Celestial Golden List was a condensed version; Huai Shi found it entertaining, but among the harmless outsiders and transmigrants sheltered in the human village, some wore expressions like they’d been constipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the relationship between Kaguya and the other two?” Fujiwara Miko asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I—” Huai Shi stammered, forcing a smile: “I don’t know that either. I only met them later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What do you mean you don’t know?” The crow appeared out of nowhere on Huai Shi’s shoulder, casually remarking: “Anyone with eyes can see—it’s absolutely, utterly, weird.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huai Shi’s smile froze for an instant, twitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you playing at, you bastard pretending to be innocent?” The crow lifted Huai Shi’s chin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been there. Aside from the two involved and that star-core girl with trash and sticks in her head, who among you wasn’t secretly watching?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If only my fists were bigger, I’d have tied him up with red thread until—mmph?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shut up, don’t drag me into this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huai Shi gripped the crow’s beak tightly, then glanced nervously at Fujiwara Miko—the old rival who had loved and fought Kaguya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?” Fujiwara Miko extinguished her cigarette thoughtfully: “It’s strange that someone as cruel as Kaguya would feel that way—but anyone who meets her usually ends up unlucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam—! A black wing struck Huai Shi’s face unexpectedly, making him yelp and release his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember the Pill of Immortality you ate was made by her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crow fluttered onto Fujiwara Miko’s shoulder and asked: “Your dad chased Kaguya too—and got humiliated?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huai Shi’s eyes widened—he realized this woman was probing his secrets under the guise of conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct,” Fujiwara Miko nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been immortal for thirteen hundred years, and even now, I still hate Kaguya. Isn’t that ridiculous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled out a pack of old-fashioned Japanese Seven Stars cigarettes, shook them twice—only to find them empty—and turned to head back to the temple school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Smoke these—they’re stronger,” Huai Shi held up a cigarette box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miko summoned a flame in her palm and lit the cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you hate her? It was mutual. Besides, immortality is what humans dream of,” the crow continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe,” Miko shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long ago, before she became immortal, she was the daughter of a noble family—but because of her mother’s low status, she was never expected to amount to anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She heard her father had been bewitched by a woman of low birth, so as a child, she sneaked out and went to the bamboo basket house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never seen anyone so beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when discovered, the woman gently played with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, she thought—if only this woman could marry her father and stay with her forever. But good times didn’t last; Fujiwara no Fuhito’s forgery was exposed, and Kaguya vanished into seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father, who had never shown affection, became obsessed with Kaguya—and after being rejected, abandoned his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made young Miko harbor hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Later, I heard she left behind a medicine jar, so I decided to steal it as revenge,” Fujiwara Miko fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To obtain the jar, she followed an army; General Iwakasa was ordered to destroy it, but halfway, she was spotted and mistaken for a lost child—he took her in, gave her food and water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A goddess appeared and told everyone it was the Elixir of Immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, corpses littered the ground, rivers ran red with blood—all soldiers dead. The goddess reappeared, claiming they had slaughtered each other over the elixir; only she and Iwakasa survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Iwakasa sensed something was wrong—last night had been eerily silent—he never noticed the change in Miko’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Immortality.” A magical phrase, promising eternal time to make up for all losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a steep downhill path, Miko kicked him hard in the back, seizing the Pill of Immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans who cannot grow cannot live on the same land; she was forced to keep relocating, fleeing demons and monsters, living a nomadic, wretched life—until one day…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flame Bird, guiding souls through reincarnation, suddenly appeared and swallowed her whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fused in flames, endlessly burning, endlessly reborn—regret, pain, guilt—all blamed on Kaguya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this way could she find the strength to endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she met Kaguya in Gensokyo, though surprised, her heart felt only joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miko exhaled smoke, a self-deprecating smile on her face: “After fighting her, I feel fulfilled. Since I can’t die anyway, this is fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I get it,” Huai Shi said. “But didn’t you ever think the goddess seemed… off?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Irrelevant.” Miko’s cigarette burned to its end; she walked toward the temple school, glancing back at Huai Shi:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know when it started, but lately, when she fights, her eyes show weariness—until recently, when she began using strange weapons, something changed back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t know when it started, but the woman’s eyes grew weary in battle, until recently when she began wielding strange objects as weapons, something in her changed back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So if I can drag that bastard who tasted freedom from hell back, I’ll do anything—no matter what Yuyuko thinks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she opened the door and stepped inside, leaving Huai Shi stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re smoking again? I told you there are children here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scolding voice of Shirozawa Keiin and a dull thud echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huai Shi snapped back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weariness…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you hitting me again?!” Huai Shi’s eyes blazed with fury—he realized this bitch had grown increasingly reckless lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, afraid you’ll get your prince syndrome and ride a white horse to rescue a princess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want me dead?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You wish I were dead?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even consider what rank this Fantasy Land was—just handling the anomalies here and securing the safety of the Human Village had already tied him down; how could he go save a princess?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And who says a prince must ride a white horse? Tang Sanzang rides a white horse too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think I get it now, hmm,” the crow said, cradling its beak with its wing and gently stroking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The kind like Oudem, always finding some amusement for himself—but there are other factors too. I think that line about ‘regretting for life’ was sincere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, if I sacrifice myself for you this time when I go back, will you remain faithful to me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.” Huaishi had no intention of discussing this with the crow—he wanted to know if he’d get a bounty put on his head by both the legal and outlaw factions after returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to wake up tomorrow with a rolling pin shoved through his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I already took care of it,” the crow said, looking smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How exactly did you fix it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what Huaishi couldn’t understand—the bitch vanished for a moment, then came back and swore it was all settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave her word it was secure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could something this messy be secure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Huaishi’s skeptical expression, the crow clutched her chest as if heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just called in a few favors. Oh, by the way—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crow suddenly remembered something and added: “If the Jester’s resurrection match isn’t won, consider this whole thing unspoken—and don’t come back yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of trap did you just dig for me again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t dig any trap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huaishi slowly clenched his fingers: “Then explain how you got back those two Limited Eternity Cards and the resources.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I traded them for the latest research findings from the Heavenly Genealogy,” the crow said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of findings?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crow glanced around, then whispered into Huaishi’s ear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I waved a resurrection coin sealed with a sliver of God’s power and aura in front of those old bastards, and told them the Heavenly Genealogy had developed a breakthrough reversing the Rancher’s nature.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m out of stock now. Once my good sister returns, I’ll get some light from her—then we can keep applying for research funding using this thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A similar divine nature, infused with the full Slavic genealogy’s properties, refined further—you know what I mean.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know your damn twist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you can be bold—those old bastards would happily bang their heads against the ground for you, begging us not to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huaishi’s face flushed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood rushed to his head—he nearly fainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huaishi: [Brother Su, Master Su, please come back alive!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huaishi: [Qiuli ointment, bang bang bang! orz]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the Book of Fate really this terrifying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind how Huaishi learned he nearly got crushed by a card battle where combat power disparities were forcibly erased, and victory relied purely on skill and effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had he come to hold such a place in this boy’s heart?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because the boy was too emotionally devoted—or because of the terror of Azathoth’s dream, the empathy between fellow victims?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin glanced at the recovering existence bar, closed his Yubei  system backpack, and watched the last remaining shrine maiden vanish swiftly through a sub-space hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose not to pursue, instead stepping over the individuals dissolving into particles, arriving at the dump truck and pulling open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the door opened, Hikari of the Immortal Mountain knelt on the seat, holding up a bag of chips with a sweet smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat first, bathe first, or…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door slammed shut, then reopened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t even finish my line.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hikari\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>slumped back in her seat, tearing open a wasabi-flavored chip and shoving it into her mouth: “In a visual novel, this kind of option means you can unlock a CG—aren’t you tempted?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just had a stress reaction. With your face and that line, I almost thought I was still trapped in the Eternal Time Loop,” Su Lin exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wouldn’t it be better to stay with me forever?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After I got hit by Yao Tian’s technique in the City of All Realms, why do you think I chose Su Tuoni’s Path of Karma Fire?”\u003C\u002Fp>",2253,"2026-06-20T04:17:33.470Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8fe37fd6ce40d0067963b07c7456fe1cdae21a7a6ea46de8d9240f3a16bd29ae","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-719","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-717",720,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-cover.jpg"]