Chapter 158: Past and Present

Long Hanjie listened to Su Mengli’s words and found it somewhat amusing: “Being stabbed in the throat by an octopus monster? With Ye Xuan’s strength, what class of octopus monster would that be?”

Su Mengli shook her head and said, “I’m not too sure, but it doesn’t seem very strong.”

Long Hanjie directly said, “Then it’s even more impossible. With Ye Xuan’s strength, even if there was such an octopus monster, it would be almost like being eaten as sashimi. How could it possibly kill Ye Xuan?”

At this moment, Chen Ya said, “Alright, it’s just a dream, nothing to dwell on.”

Su Mengli nodded, putting the matter behind her. However, Ye Xuan felt that this dream was not as simple as it seemed.

In his past life, he was killed by an ordinary octopus monster that stabbed him in the throat. Mengli had this dream, and there must be some connection between the two.

Just as Ye Xuan was thinking this, a notification from the system sounded: “Congratulations, host, triggering the mission ‘Empress’s Dignity.'”

Empress’s Dignity: How can the strength of an empress lag behind? Please help the empress increase her power development class to over ten percent as soon as possible, mission rewards unknown.

Upon hearing the system notification, Ye Xuan’s expression seemed to change slightly. Most of the missions issued by the system were related to Mengli.

Initially, Mengli became his first friend directly. After the system update, she was even referred to as Empress, partner, and so on.

Ye Xuan initially thought that it was because he added Su Mengli as a friend first that she was treated so specially.

But now, it seemed that it was not Ye Xuan who chose Su Mengli, but the system that chose her. At that time, apart from Su Mengli, Ye Xuan had no other choice!

Of course, Ye Xuan was very willing to make this choice himself. However, considering the various missions he triggered, Ye Xuan felt that things were not that simple.

Thinking about it, Ye Xuan asked the system in his mind, “System, do you know Mengli?”

After a moment, the system responded, “Questions unrelated to the system will not be answered by this system.”

Ye Xuan asked, “Unrelated to the system? Do you believe that yourself? You have indeed helped me a lot, but in my opinion, Mengli is your true service target, right?”

On the first day of binding with you, Mengli encountered her first trouble. I can only help Mengli solve problems to gain favorability and enhance my own talents.

And I want to continue to improve my talents and strength, I must be good enough to Mengli. After the system update, you became more blatant, issuing various missions to help Mengli.

Of course, I don’t oppose helping Mengli. She is my girlfriend, even if I initially raised favorability with ulterior motives.

But now, I really love her. I’m not asking to blame you, I just want to know what’s going on.”

The system fell silent for a moment before saying, “Empress is my former host.”

Ye Xuan was surprised, “What? Mengli is the former host? How did she get into trouble? Didn’t you give her the dog curse?”

The system explained, “Empress is indeed my former host, but this system has never been activated.”

Ye Xuan paused, “Why is that?”

The system continued, “Host, do you remember how this system was activated?”

Ye Xuan thought and said, “It was because I met Mengli, a genius above S rank.”

The system said, “Genius has different definitions at different times, and the genius defined by this system is at least three classs higher than the host, which is considered a genius.

The host is C rank, meeting at least S rank characters will be recognized as a genius, and encountering such geniuses will activate the system.”

Ye Xuan said slowly, “Mengli is SSS rank, so she needs to meet at least SSSSSS rank geniuses to activate you?”

The system replied, “That’s correct. Therefore, this system has always been attached to the Empress and has never been activated, like a waste, until Empress encountered danger.”

Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Although you have never been activated, you are conscious?”

The system affirmed, “Yes, although this system has never been activated, it has a certain class of consciousness and has absorbed some energy over decades.

At that time, when Empress and the world-shaking Kunpeng were about to perish together, this system told her that if she was willing, this system could take her back in time and let her start her life over.”

Ye Xuan was stunned, “Then why? Why am I the one starting over?”

Ye Xuan was certain that Mengli was not a reincarnator. Otherwise, how could she be bullied by classmates and foster parents?

The system slowly said, “This was Empress’s choice.”

“What do you mean?”

With a hint of reminiscence in its eyes, the system said, “At the moment when Empress and the world-shaking Kunpeng were about to perish, while you were looking at her in the crowd, was she not also looking at you?”

Ye Xuan was surprised, “Looking at me? What do you mean? Did Mengli fall in love with me in her past life?”

The system explained, “You are thinking too much. Empress did not fall in love with you; she was only repaying a favor.”

Ye Xuan asked in confusion, “Repaying a favor? How come I don’t remember anything about this?”

The system continued, “In the past, Empress lived with Chen Xiulan. Chen Xiulan’s lover, Zhong Hai, also lived in that house.

Since Zhong Hai came to that house, Empress had been on edge, not even daring to undress to sleep.

On a rainy night, Zhong Hai lost control and tried to force himself on Empress. Chen Xiulan clearly heard Empress’s cries for help but chose to ignore them.

Fortunately, Empress was prepared. She had hidden scissors under her pillow and after injuring Zhong Hai, she escaped from that house.”

As the system narrated, Ye Xuan also recalled this long-past event.

At that time, the rebirth of spiritual energy had not been announced. In a monthly exam before the college entrance examination, his grades were decent, moving from third to last to eighth from the bottom, a progress of five places.

His parents and sister were very happy. The family drove to a high-end restaurant to celebrate, and his parents rewarded him with a Mercedes-Benz. He could drive it once he got his license after turning eighteen.

His sister rewarded him with the latest model of a mobile phone to celebrate Ye Xuan’s advancement by five places.

Of course, this plot did not happen in this life because after being reborn, Ye Xuan didn’t care about exams at all. His ranking plummeted from third to last to last place, and these rewards were no longer there.

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