Chapter 356 – The Sweet Princess Was Here – Qiu’er’s Anger (01)
[Points settlement: Breaking up the male and female leads — reward: 10,000 points. Side mission: Protect the vampire clan from extinction — completion rate 100%, reward: 1,000 points. Protect humanity from disaster — completion rate 100%, reward: 1,000 points.]
The mechanical female voice reported the points as usual. Hearing that the points were several times higher than in the previous world, Qiu’er couldn’t help grinning from ear to ear. “We’re rich! We’re rich!”
In the previous lifetime, after Trey became a vampire, he quickly took over the management of vampire affairs, organizing everything within the clan in perfect order. He and Bai Tang possessed endless life, and their appearances would never age.
But staying in the castle for too long, living the same unchanging life, made Bai Tang feel stifled.
He left the castle in Butler Norman’s care and followed Trey to travel the world’s beautiful sights.
They wandered leisurely, sweetly and lovingly, for hundreds of years. Edith died of old age, and the knights Trey had personally trained also grew old and passed away. Several generations of new guardians and Popes came and went. Humans and vampires maintained peace, and the vampires grew accustomed to drinking animal blood instead of human blood.
According to the world’s operating rules, a new Child of Fate should have been born. However, Trey never died, endlessly occupying the position of the world’s male protagonist, preventing a new Child of Fate from being born.
Qiu’er received complaints from the Heavenly Dao and communicated with Bai Tang, ultimately deciding to leave this world.
“But I’m a vampire. I won’t die easily. Am I supposed to commit s*icide?” Bai Tang asked in confusion.
Xiao A replied, “Better not. If the host dies, the male protagonist is also currently a vampire—he’s extremely powerful. Who knows what insane things he might do? He might even massacre humans in order to revive you…”
Bai Tang thought about the consequences and agreed that he couldn’t let innocent humans die because of him.
“Then what should we do?” The little squirrel was out of ideas.
Qiu’er said, “How about going into a deep sleep? Leaving the world while asleep?”
Xiao A agreed. “That could work. Based on our observations, the male protagonist is completely fixated on the host. As long as the host leaves, his soul will definitely chase after the host.”
And so, Bai Tang told Trey his wish: “This world is too boring. I want to sleep.”
As a devoted wife-spoiler, Trey had no objections. Whatever Bai Tang wanted, he would support it.
After giving Butler Norman a simple explanation, the two lay together in a coffin, arms wrapped around each other as they drifted into slumber.
The two systems extracted Bai Tang’s soul. Not long after Bai Tang left the world, just as Xiao A had predicted, the male protagonist—unable to sense the little squirrel’s presence—also left the world, his soul chasing after his beloved.
After learning the outcome of his “afterlife affairs,” Bai Tang felt joyful.
His beloved husband had always followed him—how could Bai Tang not be happy about that?
“Let’s go to the next world,” the little squirrel said, already impatient to see his husband again. They had only just separated, yet he already missed him.
Qiu’er took out a spinning wheel, turning it with great mystery while chanting under his breath, “World A, World A, World A…”
World A had a high difficulty ceiling and high points, but it wasn’t too dangerous. The truly dangerous ones were S-level worlds. The previous vampire world was an S-minus world—one wrong step and you’d die. Luckily, with Qiu’er’s and Xiao A’s protection, Tang Tang managed to complete the mission smoothly.
Qiu’er conveniently tossed aside all of the male protagonist’s contributions. Who was the male protagonist? Never heard of him.
Unable to uncover the male protagonist’s true identity no matter what he tried, Qiu’er became resentful. He refused to admit his own ability wasn’t enough or that his authority level was too low. No—if the male protagonist wouldn’t reveal himself, it must be because he was too sly, hiding on purpose. And why hide? Clearly because his real identity couldn’t stand the light of day.
Xiao A rested his chin in his hands, watching Qiu’er. Ah~ the way Qiu’er puffed up in anger was just too cute.
The spinning wheel slowed down, and the pointer stopped on one of the sections.
Qiu’er picked up the plot book in that slot. On the cover was written “The Sweet Princess Was Here.” Seeing that it was a B-level world, Qiu’er was a bit disappointed.
Xiao A comforted him, “Even though it’s a B-level world, it’s safe. You won’t have to worry about the host’s safety.”
Qiu’er thought about it and realized that was true. Fine—fewer points were fewer points. Tang Tang’s safety was the most important.
They looked at the plot book. Just from the title, it seemed like a light-hearted story. Qiu’er instantly felt relieved. A cheerful world shouldn’t have any major problems. And even if it did, with Tang Tang’s ability, wouldn’t it just take a flick of his finger to solve it?
Although it was a B-level world with a generally upbeat tone, the supporting male lead’s fate was unexpectedly tragic.
In this world, the male protagonist was named Wu Chenyi, the crown prince of the Wu Dynasty. The female protagonist was Bai Fangxin, the third princess of the Mei Kingdom.
Huan Kingdom was a small northern nation, famous for its beautiful plum blossoms that bloomed in winter. The country loved peace and never sought conflict with others. Its harsh climate and poor soil also meant that other nations had no desire to invade it. No matter how lovely the plum blossoms were, they couldn’t be eaten, and the people of Huan often lived half-starved year-round.
Then one year, a devastating earthquake struck Huan. Countless citizens were injured or killed, and the already meager harvest was further reduced. The kingdom fell into famine almost overnight. The king of Huan sought assistance from neighboring small countries, but the disasters had not only struck Huan — the surrounding nations were also suffering their own forms of calamity.
With no options left and his people dying of starvation one after another, the Huan king set his sights on the richest and strongest nation in the Central Plains: the Wu Empire.
He brought with him his most beautiful son, Bai Tang, and his loveliest daughter, Bai Fangxin, and set out for the Wu Empire.
Upon arrival, the Huan king stated his purpose. He wished to merge Huan into the territory of the Wu Empire and earnestly begged the emperor to grant them food supplies to help them survive the crisis.
The king of Huan was a good ruler. If he weren’t completely cornered and his people on the brink of death, who would willingly bow to another nation?
During the banquet, the Wu emperor — who had certain unsavory preferences — took an interest in the delicate-looking Bai Tang. He agreed to the Huan king’s request, but on the condition that both the princess and the prince he brought must remain in the Wu Empire.
The Huan king felt heartbroken for his children, but for the sake of his people, he had no choice but to sacrifice them.
To conceal his filthy intentions, the Wu emperor bestowed Bai Fangxin in marriage to his crown prince, Wu Chenyi — the male lead.
The pairing of a handsome man and a beautiful woman caused the ministers to cheer with approval.
After their marriage, the male and female leads gradually fell in love. The female lead was capable in handling political affairs and became a virtuous helper to the crown prince. When the emperor sought to punish corrupt officials, the couple even volunteered to conceal their identities and investigate among the common people.
Before leaving the capital, the male lead brought the female lead to say farewell to the empress. In the inner palace, they saw Bai Tang — tortured until he was barely recognizable.
Seeing his sister, Bai Tang begged for help, asking her to take him away. He would rather die outside than continue living in the imperial palace.
Bai Tang’s appearance was even more striking than Bai Fangxin’s. Bai Fangxin feared that if she helped him and Bai Tang escaped, Wu Chenyi might fall for him and she would lose her place. So she refused to help. Later, when Bai Tang managed to escape the palace with great difficulty and ran into her, begging her not to send him back, she still showed no mercy and forced him to return.
Bai Tang lived in utter despair in the palace for a year. He clung to life only to wait for the male and female leads to return from their mission. Near death and longing to see a familiar face one last time, he was granted permission by the empress out of pity.
By coincidence, Bai Fangxin had just had her skirt accidentally splashed at the victory banquet and had gone to change clothes. When she arrived to see Bai Tang, she discovered Wu Chenyi speaking with him.
By this time, Bai Tang’s beauty had long faded. Even on the verge of death, he still remembered his half-sister who had been left in the Wu Empire with him. Upon seeing Wu Chenyi, he begged him to treat Bai Fangxin kindly.
In the end, when Bai Fangxin and Bai Tang were speaking alone, Bai Fangxin—driven by jealousy—pressed a pillow over Bai Tang’s face and suffocated him, ending the pitiful life of the naïve, sweet supporting male lead.
Meanwhile, Bai Fangxin and Wu Chenyi’s deeds while visiting the common people—seeking justice and righting wrongs—spread far and wide. They earned the support and admiration of the populace and eventually ascended the supreme throne after the Wu emperor’s death.
After reading the entire story, Qiu’er jumped up in fury. “I’m so angry, I’m so angry, I’m SO ANGRY!”
“What fairy descended to the mortal world? She’s just a conniving green-tea b*tch—absolutely disgusting…” Qiu’er cursed nonstop, so much that even Bai Tang and Xiao A couldn’t get a word in.
“Qiu’er, don’t be mad. I won’t end up like that,” Bai Tang said confidently. He trusted his male lead completely—his husband would never stand by and watch him die.
“I’m mad because the female lead harmed you! And this is supposed to be a B-level world. There aren’t any sudden dangers, but instead they throw in a massive green-tea b*tch just to disgust us?” Qiu’er’s anger was serious. “I’ve decided—I’m definitely going to stab her. Tang Tang, Xiao A, you’re not allowed to stop me.”
Having traveled through so many worlds, Bai Tang now understood that you couldn’t judge a person’s character just from the plot book.
“I’m not stopping you. But switching out a target for a straw doll costs points, you know~” The little squirrel poked directly at the thing Qiu’er cared about most.
“Ah… points…” Qiu’er ran in frantic circles around the main system space. When would he finally save up enough points?
Xiao A looked worried about Qiu’er’s state, but Bai Tang said, “It’s fine. Let him run it off. If he’s still angry later, just calm him down with food. He loves dishes from the high-level recipe list. And if you don’t have enough points, use mine. Mm, just exchange it.”
When it came to people he cared about, the little squirrel was generous. Points could always be earned again—but there was only one Qiu’er. He couldn’t let him get upset.
“I know. I won’t let Qiu’er go hungry.” Xiao A had no intention of using Bai Tang’s points to buy food for Qiu’er. As Qiu’er’s husband, using another man’s “money” to feed his own wife was basically an insult. Even if that “other man” wasn’t really an outsider, he still couldn’t accept it. His wife was his responsibility—he would take care of him.
After Qiu’er finished venting his energy, Bai Tang walked over and picked him up. “Alright, alright. Qiu’er, are you ready? We’re heading out now~”
Lying in his beloved Tang Tang’s arms, Qiu’er felt thrilled inside, though his body was weak. “R-ready… let’s go.”