Chapter 681 – The Time-Traveling Time-Traveler (Part Two)
The System remained silent, offering no response.
Talking to herself was boring, and she quickly grew tired of practicing her martial arts.
Settling onto the sofa, hugging a soft and cozy pillow, the woman asked the System, “Is there any task now?”
After a moment, the System replied, “Yes, there’s a task from an audience member named ‘Butterfly Tears of Heartbreak Dream’ for 99 luxury private yachts. Another audience member, ‘Loving You Is Not My Fault,’ has posted a task for 88 aircraft carriers.”
Her eyes sparkled with excitement, and she hurriedly opened the task list.
One luxury private yacht equated to 1,000 popularity points, while an aircraft carrier was worth 10,000 points.
She had just spent a fortune on popularity points and now needed to gather them back.
The contents of the two tasks were similar; she frowned at the screen, “These brainless men…”
The first task wanted her to share a moment with someone decked in royal attire, while the second one aimed for a rendezvous with a lady-in-waiting by the Emperor’s side.
The System calmly stated, “Separated by a dimension, the audience isn’t shy about revealing their malice; anyhow, no one will know their true identities. Spending a little to enjoy the perks of being the Emperor, who wouldn’t want that? Will you accept the task, host?”
She scoffed and decisively replied, “Of course, why wouldn’t I? I’m in desperate need of money, just follow the old procedures.”
As the System noted, in a separate dimension, strangers would not bother to conceal their nature and malice.
Her live stream room had leveled up to Level 6, now accommodating seven hundred thousand viewers.
Upon reaching Level 6, the System had introduced additional features that allowed audience members from another dimension to experience near-real sensations in their dreams. Initially, those viewers were spending money to watch her live interactions with other men, thinking they were merely viewing something entertaining, and it wouldn’t cost them anything. However, upon discovering this new function, their demands grew even cruder.
Yet, she wouldn’t dive into it personally.
Who knew if those viewers were human or dog? She wasn’t a prostitute.
However, her audience supported her livelihood, so she couldn’t just ignore them. She thought about other methods.
She directly had one of the palace maids serve as her stand-in; after all, she had placed the “Loyalty Talisman” on the maid, ensuring her loyalty.
“Tsk, if only the ‘Loyalty Talisman’ would work on Xie Qian, that would be wonderful…”
She had tried to use a “Loyalty Talisman” on Xie Qian earlier, but it had just shattered without a clue as to why.
“Xie Qian has been practicing martial arts since childhood; he’s practically a master, so an ordinary ‘Loyalty Talisman’ won’t work on him.”
The System doused her hopes with cold reality.
She pouted and said, “Tsk, then can’t you give me a ‘not ordinary’ ‘Loyalty Talisman’?!”
“There is one, but you can’t afford it,” the System teased.
Surprised, she asked, “There’s really one? Let me see.”
【Ninth-Rank Loyalty Talisman】, orange quality.
According to quality, items were classified as gray, white, green, blue, purple, and orange, with orange being the highest and most expensive rank.
“Twenty-five million points… Damn, why don’t you just rob a bank?” Frustrated, she pressed on, “Will this ‘Ninth-Rank Loyalty Talisman’ make Xie Qian submit? Wait, for such a small fry, using a ‘Ninth-Rank Loyalty Talisman’ would only puff him up!”
The System chuckled, “This ‘Ninth-Rank Loyalty Talisman’ has an 80% chance of making the Son of Destiny from this dimension submit to you.”
Her heart raced, and she blurted, “Does that include the Cheng Emperor?”
“Indeed, it includes her.”
She bit her teeth in contemplation, as if debating whether to buy it.
“But, I don’t even know who the Cheng Emperor is… Buying it would be pointless…” She sighed in frustration, “That old man Liu Zhi is so annoying, I’ve received so many vague messages but none about the Cheng Emperor… To fit the historical narrative, I even lost that money-wasting daughter of his, and I never expected her to die so uselessly…”
Liu Zhi had taken in his illegitimate daughter Liu Huan, which was her deliberate design.
She thought Liu Zhi had no daughters, so the nominal Liu Huan had a chance of becoming the “Cheng Emperor,” but it had turned out quite the opposite.
“Tsk… That damned harlot Gu Min…”
Suddenly murmuring such, the System understood her anger towards the already deceased Gu Min.
Years ago, when she discovered Gu Min was a time traveler, she had used a soul-searching technique on Gu Min to prevent her from causing any major issues.
After delving into Gu Min’s memories, she unexpectedly learned that Gu Min was actually from the future of this dimension.
Currently, the Son of Destiny was Liu Zhi’s daughter, who would become Jiang Zhao’s Cheng Emperor.
However, with Gu Min as a variable and the troublesome Liu Zhi in the mix, the identity of the Cheng Emperor had become shrouded in mystery.
Years of searching had yielded no results.
“… If it weren’t for Gu Min shamelessly stealing her sister’s husband, I wouldn’t be struggling to find out who the Cheng Emperor is… Damn!”
The System whispered temptingly, “It’s not that hard; just be willing to pay a price, and you can buy any information.”
She snapped, “With so many popularity points, you want me to overdraft?!”
The System replied, “Not too expensive, not too expensive—thirty million points, and you can buy any piece of information.”
She hesitated for a long time, thinking about the future Cheng Emperor who would unify the Central Plains, feeling restless.
There was no particular reason for her targeting him; it was simply that he posed a threat to her.
The System had said that as long as the Cheng Emperor lived and unified the realm, she would die—because of some so-called cosmic rules, only one of them could survive.
Self-interest reigned; of course, she’d prefer the so-called Cheng Emperor to vanish.
Meanwhile, as long as she leveled her stream to the top, she could wish to leap back through time while taking everything she gained from the System along.
Her current goal was to level the stream to Level 7; once she achieved that, spending one billion popularity points would allow her to open a channel to the cultivation realm. If the powerful cultivators there gifted her with Spiritual Pills and Elixirs, Cultivation Techniques, rare herbs, or even Celestial Spirit Beasts, she’d receive actual goods! With that, she’d become a cultivator, and when she returned, wouldn’t she be able to act as she pleased?
Unfortunately, all the popularity points she had painstakingly gathered from streaming and completing tasks were about to be spent in one go.
However, if she were to spend twenty-five million points on the 【Ninth-Rank Loyalty Talisman】 and then thirty million on the Cheng Emperor’s information, she’d eliminate the threat to her safety and could savor her time as a time traveler without worry, which didn’t sound bad at all.
Gritting her teeth, she declared, “Buy! I want it all! I need to know who that damned Emperor really is!”
After a moment, a letter materialized before her, holding an orange rune nestled in a jade box.
The letter was as finely crafted as delicate mutton-fat jade, inscribed with two dazzling golden characters—
Liu Xi.
The woman was taken aback, then her expression turned fierce. “Wait, are you saying Liu Zhi’s legitimate son Liu Xi is actually a woman?!”
The System seemed equally shocked, taking a moment before replying, “Data never lies; Liu Xi is the Son of Destiny and the historical Cheng Emperor.”
She was further enraged, throwing things around in her living room like a madwoman.
Who could remain calm knowing they had overlooked their target for years?
“Liu Zhi, you bastard!”
