The night deepened, and the blood moon hung high overhead, as if soaked in blood, its redness piercing.
The cold wind was biting. Su Tang lay in the ruins, her entire body covered in wounds. Her beautiful brocade clothes were torn and tattered, stained with blood, their original color indistinguishable. She didn't move, and if it weren't for the slight trembling of her eyelashes, she would have looked dead.
However, with such severe injuries, there wasn't much difference from death.
On the surface, it was a very desolate scene, a life passing away silently, accompanied only by the cold wind and the dark night. But no one knew how joyful Su Tang, lying in the ruins, felt inside.
This was her last mission. Once completed, she could pocket a huge reward and happily go home to enjoy her retirement.
To hell with these damn missions, to hell with these damn male leads!
"Come on, darling, tell me the results of this mission."
A familiar voice rang out in her mind. With a 'ding', the system said, "Mission completion points: 80. Total accumulated points: 10001. Host, do you wish to return to the original world?"
Su Tang had been waiting for this moment after completing so many missions. She immediately replied, "Yes."
"Returning to the original world will deduct 10,000 points. If there are no objections, the process will begin in ten seconds." After a pause, the system began the countdown. "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2… 2… 2…"
Having completed so many missions, she was no longer a newbie. She had long ago purchased pain immunity with her points. Looking at the blood moon in the night sky, she curled her lips, wanting to hum a little tune. She waited quietly for the system to finish counting down. In just ten seconds, she would be able to return to the world she missed day and night.
However, it seemed the world was playing a joke on her. At the last second, the system actually froze!
A bad feeling arose in her heart. She forced herself to stay calm. "What's going on?"
The cold, mechanical voice of the system disappeared, replaced by a gentle, magnetic voice. However, now, the owner of the voice was not only cold but also carried a hint of mockery. "Just now, all your points were frozen."
Su Tang's eyes widened instantly, the emotions in them even more panicked than when she was facing life or death. But after the panic, came a burst of anger. "What the hell! Why are my points frozen?!"
Facing her anger, the system was very calm, even with a hint of schadenfreude. "Every time you do a mission, you have to mess around. No matter what script you're given, you always find a way to go down the villain's path, dragging everyone down with you. You drove the perfectly good female lead to split personalities, the female supporting character went crazy, and in the end, you didn't even spare the cannon fodder! The male lead isn't stupid. Although you completed all the tasks assigned by the main system on the surface, after you left, the male leads all, uniformly, without exception, all turned dark." The system gritted its teeth as it spoke the last few words. "The mission worlds are all collapsing. It's already merciful that you weren't eliminated."
Su Tang went completely crazy. She struggled to raise her hand and touched her chest. With pain immunity, she shouldn't feel any pain, but the thought of her hard-earned points being untouchable made her suffocate, her heart aching.
She tried to salvage the situation, explaining, "But you only said I had to complete the mission."
Being bound by the system to do missions was already frustrating enough. To relieve the pressure, she always had to find some fun, but it seemed she had gone too far this time.
The system choked and remained silent for a whole minute before reluctantly speaking, "At this point, do you still want to unfreeze your points or not?"
Su Tang: "..." I do.
System: "Return to those worlds, clear all the dark side values, and then you can unfreeze your points."
Su Tang was dumbfounded. In an instant, all her fighting spirit vanished. She felt powerless, her vision darkening.
The system didn't get a response for a long time and said angrily, "Are you going to do it or not?"
Su Tang was powerless. At this point, what else could she do?
She sighed, resigning herself to her fate. Just as she was about to nod, she saw the supposed winner in life, who should be having his wedding night, actually appear before her. He was filled with a violent aura, his face so gloomy that it could rain. His gorgeous red robe didn't carry a hint of joy, instead, he looked like a demon crawling out of hell.
Su Tang was about to go crazy. "What the hell is going on? Shouldn't he be embracing the female lead, deeply in love, on their wedding night?!"
The system scoffed and didn't bother explaining.
On the other side, the male lead saw that she was still alive, his bloodshot eyes darkened even more. "You better be glad you're still alive, otherwise…"
Su Tang couldn't listen anymore. She felt that the male lead had gone mad, even more villainous than her, the supposed big villain. Subconsciously, she pleaded with the system, "Quick, teleport me away!"
Facing such a male lead, she would lose a layer of skin even if she didn't die.
However, after a wave of dizziness, before she could even rejoice, she realized that her current situation was still not optimistic.
She was now in a luxurious bedroom, a six-foot-wide bed made of fragrant wood, draped with a gauze canopy embroidered with begonia flowers in silver thread and pearls. Beneath her was a soft, silk mattress, as soft as clouds. To quickly understand her current situation, she got out of bed.
As expected, she wasn't wearing shoes, and the floor beneath her feet was soft.
This was her first mission world, so long ago that her memory was a little blurry.
She sat down in front of the dressing table and looked at the slightly familiar face in the mirror. After a long time, she finally recalled her memories.
In this world, she was the little princess of the An Manor, with a noble identity and loving family. However, after she turned ten, a conspiracy arose in the court. Her father, the King An, was killed, and her twin brother was seriously injured and left mentally disabled. Surrounded by enemies eyeing their downfall, Su Tang stood up and shouldered everything.
However, in the original world, the original owner couldn't bear the burden. After the sudden change in the An Manor, the Emperor showed mercy and took her into the palace to be raised. In the end, she became arrogant and willful, even daring to bully some of the less favored princes and princesses. And as luck would have it, the male lead of this world was one of those less favored princes, a cannon fodder, and his final fate was naturally tragic.
Because the plot had collapsed, Su Tang didn't need to maintain the original storyline after she transmigrated. Her mission was to help the male lead ascend to the throne, and then she could successfully retire. After all, she was someone from the 21st century who had completed at least nine years of compulsory education. How could she endure a world where men were superior to women? Therefore, when the An Manor suffered a sudden change, she simply switched identities with her twin brother.
To avoid attracting attention to the An Manor, Su Tang continued the original owner's path, teasing cats, walking dogs, bullying men, and dominating women. Gradually, the reputation of the little prince of An became worse and worse, and the An Manor gradually withdrew from the circle of power in the capital.
Of course, this was only on the surface. With the system as a cheat, Su Tang secretly supported many forces. In order to help the male lead ascend to the throne, she even gave her full support.