Chapter 95: Fallen God (Part 1)

Xiao Yan—【You are so heartless to me!】

It wouldn't send!

Xiao Yan—【Believe it or not, I'm going to come catch you!】

It still wouldn't send!

Xiao Yan sighed, changed his appearance, and his identity—【Rock Paper Scissors】.

Su Xi looked at the name in second place on the leaderboard, which had changed to 【Rock Paper Scissors】, and let out a low laugh. This silly younger brother, he didn't know to spend some God Point to hide it; otherwise, he should just wait to be robbed.

【Da Miao, can you hide it for him?】

【Xiao Yan is the host's ally; I can modify the name for an ally.】

【Hmm, change it. Originally, the Lighthouse Village mission was his anyway; us splitting half is still extra profit.】

【Very well, Host. What name should I change Xiao Yan's to?】

Before she could change it, Er Miao said in surprise: 【Host, Xiao Yan transferred his Game Points to you!】

【What?】 Su Xi looked at the leaderboard in surprise; Xiao Yan's name had disappeared, leaving only her—!

【This child, he isn't going to do anything foolish, is he?】 Su Xi suddenly felt worried.

【It's possible! Some pure-hearted puppies will even die for love. Host, you've already taken such great advantage of him, giving him a status isn't much.】 Er Miao chose to stand on Xiao Yan's side.

Su Xi was speechless, 【It's not... let's just calm down for a bit first.】

Zhang Tu—【The mission countdown has begun, you all should head over quickly. Xiao Wei and I won't be going this time. I wish you all a smooth run and that you all get the rewards!】

Su Xi—【Compared to the mission, you two flirting is more important, haha~】

Wang Weilin—【Da Miao is wrong, they are flirting and making love! Hehehe~】

Zhang Tu—【Go, go, go! Hurry up and do your mission.】

This was only the second time Su Xi had participated in a large-scale mission.

Background information for the mission appeared in the air.

【Ancient Records—Heavenly punishment descended upon Zuyuan Continent, darkness covered the sky and earth, all things withered, the order of the human world fell into chaos, the people suffered, and all living things lived in constant fear.

A remarkable woman emerged from the common folk, named Shun Run.

She established the Da Cheng Dynasty and became the first emperor in the history of Zuyuan Continent, the Taishi Emperor.

During her reign, relying on her profound and transcendent wisdom, she unified the continent in a mere twenty years.

The Taishi Emperor's life was one of great achievements; after her passing, she became a human god—the Taishi True God—due to her immeasurable merit.

After becoming a god, Shun Run still worried about the Da Cheng Dynasty and her beloved, Zuo Qingchen.

Unexpectedly, one day in the God Realm is three years in the mortal world. She had been in the God Realm for ten days, but thirty years had already passed in the human world!

She had campaigned her whole life and exhausted her heart and soul governing the dynasty, never leaving behind an heir. The new emperor she appointed died of a sudden illness in the second year after ascending the throne; the Da Cheng Dynasty fell into chaos and soon split apart.

As for her beloved husband Zuo Qingchen, he had long since died by drinking poison out of longing for her after she became a god.

Shun Run fell into the demonic path... she reversed time, wanting to save her beloved husband, but ended up opening the gates of the Demon Realm, bringing even greater disaster to Zuyuan Continent!】

After reading the background information, Su Xi felt as if she empathized with this Taishi True God; she stood rooted to the spot, unable to recover for a long time.

Geng Shu called out to Su Xi, "Da Miao—"

Su Xi jerked her head up, dazed for a moment before saying, "Oh, I was thinking about this Taishi True God."

"These are all compiled materials, mainly for the crusade against the Fallen God, which is this Taishi True God. You don't need to pay too much attention to the rest."

"I know. This mission has attracted quite a few players; it seems God Point is still very tempting."

"Even completing the mission only gives 1 God Point. Haven't you seen these players all scouting to see who is—The Baby Who Loves Hide-and-Seek! And the later changes in God Point prove that this God Point can be stolen!" Geng Shu asked in a low voice: "That, did Xiao Mi go home?"

"She went back a long time ago. How could her family let a nursing baby keep playing in the game," Su Xi laughed.

"That's true, Old Geng also thought of Xiao Mi," Wang Weilin laughed. "I was the first to think of her too, the baby who loves hide-and-seek."

Su Xi said secretly to Er Miao: 【The name you picked...】

Er Miao said: 【Hehehe~】

Su Xi soon saw a familiar figure.

She froze for a moment, then walked toward him, "You... why did you give all your Game Points to me?"

Xiao Yan's appearance as an adult was very different from before, so Geng Shu and the others didn't recognize him and were still talking about the game.

【10, 9, 8, 7,...】 A countdown appeared in the air.

Xiao Yan suddenly grabbed Su Xi's hand, "Xixi, I don't want to be separated from you!"

Su Xi was stunned, and just as she was about to answer, the scene before her suddenly changed!

She was standing in front of a huge bronze mirror, wearing a noble dragon robe, with a crown on her head, and over a dozen palace attendants serving her.

What was going on?

She looked at the surrounding palace attendants in shock, 【Er Miao?!】

Er Miao replied: 【Host, the game has started.】

Su Xi asked: 【What is going on with me? I feel like a female emperor.】

Er Miao confirmed her guess, 【Yes, Host, you are now a female emperor. Your first mission is to find the Empress's husband, Zuo Qingchen.】

【Why? Isn't the start of the game supposed to be killing the demonized Taishi True God?】 Su Xi felt that the missions she had been doing lately all had so much plot.

【Yes, Host, there are many plot missions in the God-Favored Game. It has to do with the creators who developed the game.】

【Where is Zuo Qingchen?】 Su Xi asked, 【I have already forgotten the plot summary from before the game started.】

【The time the Host is currently in is the very beginning of the establishment of the Da Cheng Dynasty. Zuo Qingchen was noticed by the Taishi Emperor when he participated in the Taishi Emperor's first Enke Grand Selection. So what the Host needs to do now is to conduct the Enke Grand Selection first.】

【I didn't expect that while doing a mission, I would even become an emperor. I must tell Xiao Mi about this later... if I have the chance to see her again.】 Su Xi actually missed that quirky little girl quite a bit.

Sitting on the Nine-Five Supreme dragon throne, Su Xi looked at the civil and military officials in the great hall; some looked a bit familiar, while others were very strange.

Er Miao reminded Su Xi, "Host, the players in this mission are all playing different roles. Originally, when the game started, a light chain enveloped the host, wanting to seal the host's memories, but Er Miao's Firewall has now reached S-rank and blocked that light chain. So, the host can now keep her own memories while performing the mission."

Su Xi secretly praised, "My Er Miao is the best!"

Er Miao laughed proudly, "Hee hee~"

The imperial decree eunuch announced the imperial decree for the special examination; the civil and military officials all complied, kneeling and shouting long live.

"Rise, court dismissed—" the supervising eunuch of the decree announcement chanted.

Su Xi rose and descended the imperial dais first, then, guided by palace attendants, headed to the Qinzheng Hall to handle court affairs.

She had no idea how to do this, and staring at the flowery language in the memorials, she couldn't understand a thing after a long while.

Er Miao said to Su Xi, "Host can send these memorials to the Ziwei Province and let the ministers there handle them first."

"Right." Su Xi immediately ordered the palace attendants to send the memorials to the Ziwei Province.

But very soon, the Ziwei Province sent the processed memorials back.

"Er Miao, you have already scanned the civilization data of this mission world, right?"

"Yes, Host."

"Give it to me, I'd better do it myself."

"Very well, Host."

Su Xi rubbed the corners of her eyes, took a vermilion brush from the brush rack, dipped it in red ink, and began to process the memorials.

Soon, a day passed, and the memorials were also finished.

Su Xi's spirit could not help but wither with fatigue, "Er Miao, is this the kind of life Zhou Chuchen lives every day?"

Seeing her take the initiative to mention Zhou Chuchen, Er Miao tentatively replied, "It should be; he became emperor very early on."

Not far from the Huang Gong was the Zhou Wang Mansion.

Xiao Yan leaned on a jade couch in the garden's open pavilion, his slender, beautiful fingers twirling a white jade cup, lightly swirling the rich, mellow wine inside.

His gaze reached forward to a Crystal Ball.

Inside was Su Xi, who had just finished processing the memorials and was slumped over the imperial desk from exhaustion; she took a sip of tea, which must not have been to her taste, but she swallowed it anyway.

"Xiao Tiantian: This is the mission that your sister Xiao Chanchan specially sent after learning about your situation."

"Xiao Yi Yi: Thank you, Sister Chan; I'll have her treat us to wedding wine later."

"Xiao Tiantian: Isn't it your wedding wine?"

"Xiao Yi Yi: If they keep playing like this, I'm afraid I'll end up alone for the rest of my life."

"Xiao Tiantian:......"

"Xiao Yi Yi: She has already sensed that the mission is abnormal. Later, we will enter the normal God-Favored Game process. She and I have plenty of time; there's no rush for this moment."

"Xiao Tiantian: As long as you're not in a rush."

In the blink of an eye, a month passed, and the special examination had also concluded.

The top scholar was Zuo Qingchen!

To see this person sooner and complete the mission, Su Xi didn't even think before naming him the top candidate.

Yet in the original plot, Zuo Qingchen was the third-place scholar.

This minor flaw didn't matter, though.

Su Xi was painting in the garden corridor, facing a pot of blooming red chrysanthemums; her brushwork was inspired, bold and unrestrained.

A palace attendant brought someone over.

"Your Majesty, the top scholar Zuo is brought here."

Su Xi raised her eyes to look at the person approaching; he had a slender figure, wore green cloth robes, and his hair was tied with a matching ribbon; as he walked, his elegant hair tips fluttered along with him.

"Your humble servant pays respects to Your Majesty, long live, long live, long, long live!" The person lifted his robes and respectfully performed the rites of a subject to Su Xi.

"Raise your head." She was somewhat curious about what Zuo Qingchen, who caused the Primordial True God to fall into demonic ways, looked like.

Zuo Qingchen slowly raised his head.

At first glance, Su Xi was captivated by his extremely beautiful peach-blossom eyes. She couldn't help but slightly raise her eyebrows...

His thick, jet-black long hair shimmered with a dazzling luster under the noon sun.

Between his exquisite, picturesque features, there was an innate, soul-bewitching charm. Yet this talent was suppressed so deeply that it instead became a fatal, ascetic attraction.

His skin was as delicate as white jade, his features finely carved and perfect beyond reproach, and his whole being exuded a rich, scholarly, and refined aura.

Su Xi sized him up; he was indeed very good, a rare and stunningly beautiful man.

"Host, next is to paint Zuo Qingchen!"

"No wonder you asked me to prepare the painting desk."

"Stand still!" Su Xi said to Zuo Qingchen.

"The Primordial True God painted a portrait for Zuo Qingchen. Once the painting is finished, the first mission will be considered complete."

Su Xi began to work hard at her painting.

Zuo Qingchen's gaze fell upon the red chrysanthemum painting Su Xi had just finished.

Su Xi noticed his gaze and asked with a smile, "What do you think of this painting of mine?"

Zuo Qingchen first looked at Su Xi's gentle and peaceful smile and was slightly stunned; she was completely unlike the legendary figure who was aloof, cold, and cruel in her methods.

After a pause, he replied, "Your Majesty's painting is naturally extraordinary; if there is any deficiency, it is that the brushwork is too strong, and it could be softer."

After saying this, he himself was stunned. Because at this moment, Su Xi's smile was very soft and gentle.

Yet, she was painting him!

Zuo Qingchen's expression instantly became somewhat flustered.

Su Xi finished painting Zuo Qingchen at the fastest speed, and the painting suddenly spontaneously combusted.

"Er Miao, what is going on?"

【Host, wait...】 Er Miao quickly replied: 【This Zuo Qingchen is fake—no, that's not quite right, because he is the real Zuo Qingchen. But there is another Zuo Qingchen who replaced him, and that one is the true favorite of the True God of Primordial Beginning.】

【Let me get this straight, is that what you mean? Someone replaced Zuo Qingchen and has been accompanying the True God of Primordial Beginning ever since. And that is the one the True God of Primordial Beginning wants?】

【Correct, Host. Now we must go find the real Zuo Qingchen who replaced the Zuo Qingchen.】

【Don't you go confusing me.】 Su Xi's head was spinning.

Then, looking at Zuo Qingchen, she said to the palace attendant, "Take the Top Scholar Zuo away."

"Yes." The palace attendant took Zuo Qingchen away.

Su Xi said to Er Miao: 【Where am I supposed to go to find that guy?】

【He will definitely go to find the real Zuo Qingchen; as long as the Host follows him, you will certainly be able to catch him.】

That night—

The bright moon was a half-circle, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, exceptionally quiet and enchanting.

In the Moon-Viewing Pavilion of the Imperial Garden at Taihua Palace, after bathing and changing her clothes, Su Xi leisurely played the ancient zither toward the moon.

It was Rong Shou who had taught her.

It was just that she never had the patience, and in the end, she never learned it well, leaving the melody half-finished and out of tune.

Suddenly, a clear and resonant flute melody rang out, guiding Su Xi.

Su Xi looked toward the direction the flute sound came from in surprise, her fingers not stopping, still plucking the zither strings. She lightly raised her brows and eyes, gazing toward the roof of the Taihua Palace hall.

Under the bright, enchanting moonlight.

A refined and handsome figure stood against the moonlight, dressed in a snow-colored brocade robe, very conspicuous, as if bathed in moonlight.

Su Xi stopped plucking the strings.

That person flew gracefully from the roof of the hall.

The Imperial Guard hidden in the shadows appeared, intending to stop him.

Su Xi waved her hand, signaling the Imperial Guard to retreat, and stood up gracefully.

After he landed, he walked slowly and leisurely to Su Xi, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

He was much taller than her, and he wore a mask on his face.

Su Xi raised her hand to cover the mask, but she touched a bone-chilling coldness and instinctively wanted to pull back...

A hand, even colder than the mask, grasped hers.

It even guided her hand to touch the knot of the mask tied in his hair.

Su Xi unexpectedly touched his hair, as smooth as the finest silk, sliding over her fingertips and skin.

His fingertips hooked hers, touching the end of the knot, tempting her; with just a light pull, the mask would fall off.

Her slender fingertips moved, slowly pulling open the knot...

The mask slid off along with it—