Chapter 215 Law Enforcement Elder Guards the World (29)

“It kept urging me to complete the task, complete the task, without any specific criteria for evaluation. It often said, ‘Shen Zhuzhu, I’ve never seen someone as stupid as you. Hurry up and reform him, stop him from harming innocent people.’ The last part was particularly strange. When Shen Zhuo punished his servants, System 168 also demanded that I intervene. I thought the servants deserved it and had brought it upon themselves, but System 168 insisted they were innocent. If I didn’t comply, it would inflict soul punishment on me.”

“In the following years, it saw my performance as too foolish and spoke in a condescending tone, ‘I’ve never seen a host as stupid as you. There’s no progress at all. I’ll spare your life, but you’ll stay here.’”

“Master, then it vanished. I lived in constant fear and despair, dreading that the guillotine at my neck would fall at any moment. Later, Shen Zhuo, engulfed in demonic aura, massacred everyone in Prince’s Shen Mansion. It was just my luck, but then came a divine thunderbolt. Shen Zhuo was gravely injured and left, and I survived. Afterward, I hid, but Shen Zhuo seemed to find me and had evil spirits torment me to death. I was speechless and frustrated. The original owner did all the bad things, but I was the one who suffered in the end!”

Shen Zhuzhu’s despair and anger grew as she spoke.

Bai Tang smiled gently. “The past cannot be changed. Shen Zhuzhu, I’m sending you back now. Cherish what you have and avoid giving yourself a chance to regret. Remember, this world was just a dream for you.”

Shen Zhuzhu nodded with tearful eyes. “Yes, master, I’ll remember.”

Bai Tang performed a hand seal, sending Shen Zhuzhu’s soul away. Even the laws of this world offered no resistance.

Once Shen Zhuzhu was sent away, her body fell to the ground, lifeless.

…

Shen Zhuzhu opened her eyes and looked around. This… was a hospital ward?

Beside her, her exhausted mother was asleep, slumped over. Her father entered through the door, and upon seeing Shen Zhuzhu awake, the fruit he was holding fell to the ground.

“Zhuzhu, are you really awake?”

The mother awoke with a start, rubbed her eyes, and couldn’t quite believe what she was seeing.

Shen Zhuzhu burst into tears, clinging to her mother. “Mom and Dad, I missed you so much! I’m sorry, I’m sorry for not appreciating your love. I was wrong, I won’t be willful anymore! Only you two can tolerate me and won’t abandon me.”

The father said with relief, “Zhuzhu, you were wrong. Your mother and I were indeed annoyed by your foolishness. But what can we do? You’re our daughter, after all.”

The mother, holding her daughter, shot a glare at the father. “Watch how you talk, our daughter just woke up. Go get the doctor to check on her. If everything’s fine, let’s get ready for discharge. She’s been lying in this hospital for a year—almost draining her parents’ life savings.”

Shen Zhuzhu’s sobs ceased abruptly. She wiped her tears. “I’ll make it up to you.”

After the doctor’s examination confirmed that Shen Zhuzhu’s body was fine, they approved her discharge.

Back home, Shen Zhuzhu learned from her parents that she had suddenly fainted at school and had been unconscious for a year, with no clear cause discovered.

The father asked, “Zhuzhu, why did you say all that in the hospital?”

He found it hard to believe that she had suddenly become sensible after being ill. His daughter was usually very stubborn; it was hard to imagine her apologizing.

Shen Zhuzhu explained, “Mom, Dad, during the year I was unconscious, I had a long and terrifying nightmare. In the dream, I became the daughter of a prince and mistreated an illegitimate son. I wanted to be kind to him and change him for the better, but he tried to kill me several times. Fortunately, I survived.”

The mother interjected, “That’s nonsense. If he wanted to kill you, you must have done something terrible.”

Shen Zhuzhu defended herself, “But it wasn’t me. The original owner died, and I ended up in her body, becoming the scapegoat. Later, that person released evil spirits, and I was tortured to death by them.”

…

Shen Zhuzhu: “Odd changes, even remains.”
Little Tang’er: “Symbols reveal quadrants.”

Shen Zhuzhu: “Imperial jade wine.”
Little Tang’er: “180 per cup.”

Shen Zhuzhu (eyes welling up with tears): “Fellow countryman.”
Little Tang’er: “I’m not.”

Shen Zhuzhu (confused): “Isn’t this the right code?”

Shen Zhuo: “Has the Master been infected by this idiot?”

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