NOVEL NEXT Chapter 2:
Chapter 2: System Rewards – Starting from Scratch?:
[Ding! System rewards have been distributed. Host, please check…]
Qin Jiuge woke up groggily.
The first thing he saw was a room decorated in an ancient style. Sunlight streamed through crimson windows, casting a warm glow on an incense burner that emitted a faint, soothing aroma, filling the room with a gentle fragrance.
Clearly, this was the residence of someone wealthy or influential.
He lifted the blanket to see a warm-bed maid curled up in the corner of the bed, breathing steadily, sound asleep.
Qin Jiuge was momentarily stunned.
What was going on?
“Isn’t this the scene from when I first transmigrated five years ago? What’s happening?”
What kind of mess is this?
Did he reincarnate again?
“System, is this the ultimate reward for completing the mission? Are you messing with me?”
Qin Jiuge asked coldly.
Five years!
Does the system even know what he went through during those five years?
To complete the system’s missions, he hadn’t had a single good night’s sleep. Every moment was spent meticulously planning how to get close to each heroine, devising ways to kill them.
Especially toward the end, as the heroines’ cultivation levels grew stronger.
To ensure a flawless kill each time, he carefully planned every move.
Whether he was planning to kill someone or not, he would envision over a thousand ways to strike—from the angle and stance to backup plans in case of failure. He even practiced in illusions over ten thousand times.
Each session only ended when he was exhausted to the point of collapse.
He had endured this high-pressure existence for five whole years, and it wasn’t just to start over again!
“System, I need an explanation!”
[Ding! Since the host completed the mission perfectly, the system has specially chosen the highest-quality reward package for you. Please allow me to explain.]
[The system has seen all of your hard work over the past five years.]
[Knowing how difficult it’s been for you, the system has granted you a new life. This time, you can do as you please. Even if you intentionally disrupt the plot, you won’t need to worry about the balance of the heavenly way, as the system can shield you from 90% of divine punishment.]
Hmm?
Qin Jiuge’s eyebrows furrowed.
In his previous life, Qin Jiuge’s objective was to kill the heroines, but there was a restriction: he had to follow the plotline.
Since the protagonist was the child of destiny, blessed with great fortune, the villain was merely a stepping stone for his rise. Straying from fate would mean opposing the heavenly way, incurring divine punishment, like falling meteors or being crushed by a passing powerhouse…
In short: death in an instant.
If it weren’t for the system, just having the thought of killing a heroine would have scattered his soul.
“You’re saying I’m completely free now?”
Qin Jiuge’s eyes lit up.
He had agreed to kill the heroines only because he refused to be a mere stepping stone. He wanted to defy fate and rewrite his tragic life as a villain.
If he could attain freedom, Qin Jiuge felt satisfied with this reward.
[Apologies, I can currently block only 90% of divine punishment.]
[However, the remaining 10% is insignificant. Once the host gathers all rewards from meeting the heroines, you will fully transcend. At that point, even the heavenly way will be nothing more than a tiny ant.]
“So I have to kill the heroines again?”
[No!]
[This time, it will be much easier. Just meeting the heroines will automatically grant you rewards—no need to kill anyone.]
“Perfect!”
A faint smile appeared on Qin Jiuge’s face.
As a transmigrator who went through nine years of compulsory education, he wasn’t inclined to kill unless absolutely necessary. After all, harmony and kindness were virtues…
…
“Freedom at last!”
Qin Jiuge took a deep breath, savoring the air. It felt refreshing.
This was the air of freedom.
“It seems today is the day when the Holy Land recruits disciples. The protagonist, Ye Chen, will join the sect today, and the first heroine, Nangong Xiyue, will also be present at the ceremony.”
Qin Jiuge muttered to himself.
According to the novel:
His sect was called the Absolute Beginning Holy Land.
And he was the eldest son of the Great Elder Qin Wuyai, with immense strength and exceptional talent, the senior disciple of the Absolute Beginning Holy Land. He was also deeply infatuated with the sixteen-year-old holy maiden Nangong Xiyue.
Nangong Xiyue was breathtakingly beautiful, cold, and proud, looking down upon all men.
She was also the number one beauty of the Absolute Beginning Holy Land.
In the Eastern Domain, she was known as the “Cold Fairy,” admired by countless people, the goddess in everyone’s dreams.
Among them, Qin Jiuge was her number one admirer.
No, the number one simp, to be precise!
But as the saying goes, simps never gain anything; he ended up earning Nangong Xiyue’s disgust. She had repeatedly asked him to stay away from her.
At first, Qin Jiuge paid it no mind.
Until the recruitment ceremony of the disciples, where protagonist Ye Chen displayed an extraordinary talent unseen in ages, causing the elders to fight over him, proclaiming he had the bearing of a great emperor.
In the end, even the Holy Lord of Absolute Beginning personally accepted him as a disciple.
It was then that Qin Jiuge learned Nangong Xiyue had already met Ye Chen during her training outside the sect. She had given him a precious birthday gift—an Ice Dragon Crystal Sword that he’d gifted to her on her sixteenth birthday.
Fueled by jealousy, Qin Jiuge attempted to deal with Ye Chen, only to be repeatedly humiliated in return.
At the end of a three-day challenge, Qin Jiuge not only suffered a devastating defeat and a ruined reputation, but even his father, the Great Elder, couldn’t protect him and ended up being forced to die on the spot.
In his fury, Qin Jiuge took his own life…
In the end, Ye Chen won Nangong Xiyue’s heart, and the two journeyed together to explore Zhongzhou.
“Tsk tsk tsk—”
“A true early-stage overpowered protagonist novel—this taste is really something.”
Qin Jiuge couldn’t help but shake his head.
But it was, after all, just a novel. None of it had truly happened. Even in his previous life, Qin Jiuge had killed Nangong Xiyue in the following days.
One swift strike to her throat, catching her completely off guard.
Thinking about it, Qin Jiuge chuckled softly, as if it was child’s play.
Now, freed from the constraints of the heavenly way, he was curious to see what kind of butterfly effects would unfold if he no longer worried about the plot.
It filled him with a sense of anticipation.