Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 362 - 354: Awakening

"Historical records note that the Sikong Family’s Great Divination Master’s legacy is extraordinary; when the elder Divination Master passes to nirvana, the new one receives the inheritance and acquires some of the master’s power.

The source is the mysterious Zhanxing Su Long Staff, which requires the Dao Fortune cultivated by the Sikong Family’s Great Divination Master to sustain it, and cultivating Dao Fortune is challenging, often taking a lifetime of nurturing and comprehension.

Through generations of cultivation by the Sikong Family, the Dao Fortune flourished, allowing the Zhanxing Su Long Staff to return some of its accumulated power to the next successor. That’s why Sikong Yinlong has such formidable combat strength. Otherwise, did you think anyone could casually be trained to Innate Grandmaster Level?"

"No wonder, at that time when battling with grandfather, he was still in the Void Realm, but his progress was so rapid in such a short time, truly..."

Han Yi continued to mutter, interrupted by Gu Ming, "You’ve crossed paths before?"

"Yes!"

Han Yi didn’t conceal anything, recounting the circumstances of their first encounter, still puzzled after speaking, "It doesn’t make sense! At that time Sikong Yinlong was trying to kill Miss Cheng, how could he suddenly travel a thousand miles to rescue someone?"

There must be something fishy here!

No, he can’t sit idly by.

Gu Ming also didn’t understand the key to this, perhaps only the involved parties know.

Han Yi stood up to say goodbye, determined to figure it out and to look into grandfather’s whereabouts.

"The Sikong Family is always mysterious, skilled in divination, and probably not easy to gather information from, and entering the estate to investigate is even more impossible."

"Whether successful or not, I have to make a trip." Han Yi turned, stirring a whirlwind, and disappeared instantly.

"Han..."

Gu Ming wanted to say perhaps he had a bit of camaraderie left, but didn’t expect the other to be so anxious, alas! Forget it, once his injuries heal a bit, he’ll make a trip too!

Pain~!

So much pain!

The head throbbed with pain, in a daze, as if a hazy light flashed before her eyes.

Slightly moving, her whole body trembled with pain.

The person on the bed was wrapped like a mummy, only the mouth, nose, and eyes exposed, her eyelashes quivered a bit before settling into stillness.

"Host, host, are you awake?"

Consciousness drifted like rootless duckweed, floating without knowing where she was.

"Host, host!"

The system’s soft call brought back some consciousness to Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Gradually, her thoughts returned!

Where exactly was she?

No, she should be dead.

Was she...in hell?

Isn’t there supposed to be no sensation of pain after death?

Why did she feel pain everywhere?

She didn’t even have peace after death!

With this thought, she couldn’t help but feel immersed in sorrow.

She died so tragically...

"Host, host, you’re not dead!"

Not dead?

How could it be!

She knew her own body; at that time, it was already at its limit, how could she possibly hope for survival?

"Truly, it was that flamboyant man who saved you last time."

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s mind gradually cleared up.

Weakly, she communicated with the system in her mind.

"Flamboyant slut...no, who is the flamboyant man referred to?"

"When we left the camp last time, that guy suddenly showed up, fought twenty moves with you, and finally fought against the Golden Leg."

Golden Leg, Golden Leg.

Upon realizing who Golden Leg referred to, Cheng Xiaoxiao’s head instantly became clear.

"Right, Yanlan, Zhou Yanan? How is he?"

Hiss~!

The intense emotional fluctuation brought heart-wrenching pain, almost causing her to faint again.

After calming down for a while, she slowly asked with intent: "Is he still...still alive?"

No, that’s not right.

Wasn’t her mission a failure?

How was it possible she was hanging on by a thread?

A series of doubts made her head hurt even more.

"Host host, don’t think about anything now, getting back a life is already a blessing, don’t act rashly with foolish thoughts, if you want to know the cause and effect, I’ll tell you."

’Okay!’

"That day I came back and found that you were unconscious, with a transparent shield around you, protecting you in the center.

And the one who came to save you was that flamboyant man, who could fight evenly with Ouyang Ancestor and even won by luck, really impressive. Right, his name is Sikong Yinlong, the head of the Sikong Family. We knew this before, but what you don’t know is that his family are divination masters, quite formidable apparently.

Their ancestors foretold the current great disaster, instructing descendants to find the variable person, saying this person can mitigate the current crisis. Isn’t it amazing? Those fortune tellers on the street are all frauds, yet in this world, there’s a true divination master, quite accurate. Right, host, you wouldn’t have guessed, you’re the variable person they are looking for to resolve the crisis."

Haha!

’What crisis resolution, isn’t it just being a savior? He really thinks highly of me.’

Indeed, in this world, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

Peering into the future?

In this regard, the Sikong Family indeed has some real skills.

However... they want to play the moral coercion game, finding a puppet to command, completely acting according to their orders, then they’re mistaken.

"That’s what you say, but their ultimate goal aligns with ours. We came to this world to complete tasks not to prevent its collapse and destruction? I think host fits the savior title."

’That title is too heavy, better not to wear it.’

"Host, you still have me, and the mall too!"

Yes, whoever tied her to a somewhat unreliable golden finger!

Rationally aware that every favor needs reciprocation, emotionally unwilling to develop according to a pre-determined trajectory.

This makes her feel like just a tool person; indeed she and the system are actually...but this doesn’t erase the fact that she’s a living, breathing, emotional human being.

A flower a world, a leaf a Bodhi, even if a tool person, so what? Since she was chosen to bring change, then she must do it her way, let no one dream of controlling her.

Seeing the host’s thoughts drift further, brows furrowing, surely because of complex thoughts causing headaches once more, the system swiftly shifted the topic.

"Ahem, host, although you suffered greatly this time, we gained quite a bit too."

"Where are the reinforcements you brought?"

With the host’s inquiry, the system was instantly engulfed with guilt.

If not for Sikong Yinlong’s timely rescue, had it gone back, the host would likely have been dead.

It thought the poisonous insect in hand would allow the host to endure longer, unaware, unaware...

"Sorry, host!"

"You did your best, nothing to apologize for! But remember: plans can never keep up with changes, this saying applies in peaceful times and becomes even truer in ancient times where lives are but grass, ever-changing is the rule of this world, without absolute certainty, no one can predict the outcome, in future, be more cautious before acting, understand?"

"Yes, yes, 77 has remembered."

To luckily retrieve a life, it’s overly pretentious to dwell on what’s happened; since the heavens spared her, she’ll live well.