The Cannon Fodder in Quick Transmigration Refuses the Usual Path

Chapter 623: The Villainous Cannon Fodder in the Imperial Examination Story 7

"The Life Winner System?"

Hmm... how to put it, it wasn't exactly a surprise.

Feeling the energy continuously transmitted through the jade talisman in her hand, after roughly a full hour. Confirming that there was no more wool to be sheared from the other side. On the small bed, An Ning finally extended her little hand and completely severed the connection between the two jade talismans. In the very next second, she swiftly tossed several Spirit-Replenishing Pills into her mouth.

"Ho... host, are you alright!"

Noticing her host's little face was frighteningly pale, within the spiritual sea, the system immediately panicked.

It told her so, even though its host's spiritual awareness was strong, the spiritual energy in this era was simply too sparse. It was impossible to raise her strength significantly in a short time.

Just activating the jade talisman alone required considerable effort.

Taking action this early was still far too risky.

"Waiting any longer would be the real risk!"

After a brief moment of calming herself, An Ning took a deep breath. The next second, her whole body collapsed like a cat pancake onto the pink little bed that smelled of sunshine. She looked up, admiring the system energy she had just sheared from the other side.Not gonna lie, after being condensed by the spiritual energy within the jade talisman, it was a watery blue color, quite pretty!

But no matter how pretty, it didn't negate the danger within.

Having traveled through so many worlds, An Ning had gained some understanding of how systems operate.

Not all of them, but at least most of the ones she had encountered so far were related to the host's own reputation, luck, or status.

In other words, by the time she gradually improved her own strength bit by bit, the other party over there might have already completed the journey from Xiucai to provincial graduate to advanced scholar.

Based on her previous life, it probably wouldn't even take ten years.

And what about herself? With this body's innate talent, plus the meager spiritual energy in this era, even breaking through to the second layer of Qi Refining in ten years would be a miraculous feat.

Moreover, unlike other worlds, this body's environment and age made it very difficult to rely on external forces to deplete or consume the system's energy.

"Since that's the case, then there's no choice but to gamble and strike first!"

"But come to think of it, this system's core program is quite tenacious. Even with its energy almost completely drained, it's still holding on."

Through the system, observing Young Uncle Lin's suddenly widened pupils on the other side, and his inexplicable muttering to himself...

At this point, An Ning even felt somewhat grateful. The jade talisman on the surface had absolutely no connection to her from start to finish.

The person who bought it back was her cheap maternal grandmother. The one who launched this "Rising Step by Step" jade pendant was the He Family's Treasure Pavilion.

What could she, a six-year-old, innocent and naive child, possibly do?

At most, she just mentioned in front of Miss He that Tutor Yang finally managed to pass the Xiucai exam last year, and his beloved green bamboo "Rising Step by Step" jade pendant. Then she prepared an identical piece in advance and took the opportunity to swap it during that shopping trip...

The system: "..."

That's so you! Just...

The dog, with an air of aloofness, crossed its arms:

"Isn't it possible that your current strength is too weak, and this jade talisman can't unleash its maximum power!"

Hmph, as if it didn't know! Back in the cultivation world, its host and her little nephew had researched this very thing for quite some time!

The response was its host's shameless nod of agreement:

"Oh, isn't that just a fact!"

She was still just a six-year-old child, after all!

The system: "..."

Its gaze paused on its host lying on the small bed, dressed in a goose-yellow little koi fish inner garment, sprawled on the pillow, little feet kicking in the air, with a few stray hairs sticking up on her forehead.

Fine then!

After a glance, the system quickly shifted its gaze.

It better just focus on watching the show properly!

A moment later, it satisfactorily enjoyed watching Young Uncle Lin on the other side first look terrified, then switch to shock, hesitation, and finally transform into ecstatic joy.

It was hard to imagine one person's face displaying so many expressions in such a short time. While still savoring the scene, the system couldn't help but secretly comment:

Heh, so much for being aloof and proud. Look at how quickly that little face changes!

Unfortunately, facing a system whose energy was almost completely depleted and currently couldn't produce anything, that ecstatic joy on the other side didn't last long...

"What, you say your energy was all sucked away!"

In the study, the smile instantly vanished from the white-robed man's face.

***

Since she had nothing better to do, while the system was watching the commotion, An Ning had already started playing with the deep blue energy in her hand. Since the opportunities of protagonists in these small worlds mostly couldn't be taken away, adhering to the principle of never wasting anything, An Ning quickly took out her inventory from the space and began working on it.

It wasn't until nearly bedtime, seeing her host still busy, that a certain dog suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, host, what are you going to use this for?"

A moment later, the six-year-old little figure on the bed stroked her small chin, looking quite pleased:

"System, actually, I think this system thing isn't always that bad, right?"

The system: "Huh?"

Not that bad, seriously?

Thinking about how its host was not the first time to completely annihilate a system, without a shred of thought about repurposing the waste like others might, a certain dog within the spiritual sea looked utterly incredulous.

Ignoring the system's almost jaw-dropping reaction beside her, and thinking of Lin Qingyun from her previous life who obtained everything effortlessly, standing high above with full glory and honor. And also of the original owner's mother from her previous life, who exhausted all her strength searching for a way out, only to be scorned, abandoned by her so-called family, and then pointed at and criticized from a high position by others, a flash of mockery quickly passed through An Ning's eyes.

Greedy for wealth and status, willingly degrading oneself, how laughable!

The system: "???"

But soon, it understood what its host intended to do.

During midsummer, the sky always brightened earlier.

On this day, after the customary morning greetings and checking on her precious daughter, Madam Lin returned to her room as usual. A moment later, she habitually took out the newly purchased, still brand-new copy of "Mencius" from the small table beside her. Leaning against the head of the bed, she slowly began to read.

Yet, she couldn't help but think of what she had just seen:

That little one, only six years old, having attended school for barely two days, already knew to pester Master for a Huzhou writing brush.

But Ning Ning seemed so happy just now, she must really love going to school!

I heard even the tutor praised her for being clever!

Truly her daughter.

Thinking this, a slight smile unconsciously appeared on Lin Ting's face. Completely unaware that, at some point, a cut had appeared on her palm. Not very deep, but a full half-finger in length.

It wasn't until a drop of bright red blood flowed from her palm that Madam Lin suddenly reacted, looking at the book in front of her with astonishment.

Sun-dried pages were always a bit stiffer. She had been cut by them before, but a cut this long...

Madam Lin: "???"

Just as Lin Ting couldn't help but suspect there might be something wrong with this book.

However, the next second, something even more terrifying occurred. The moment the blood from her palm flowed onto the jade bracelet on her hand, a somewhat low female voice suddenly sounded in her ear:

"Host, hello! Learning System 10008 at your service!"

Lin Ting: "!!!"