The system asked me to chase his wife

Xia Mang nodded mysteriously.

Xiang Xiu'an got a positive answer and cried for joy. He wanted to go forward and hug Xia Mang, but considering that she was a woman, he held back.

"Brother! Brother!" Xiang Xiu'an cried with tears and snot, not caring about his image at all.

At this moment, he was like a child who had suffered a great injustice. After finally seeing his parents, he could no longer bear it.

"You clearly promised that day that you would come back soon, but why didn't you keep your promise?"

"Do you know that when mother saw your body, she vomited blood!"

"Grandmother is already old, but she still endures the hard work for the Duke's Mansion, and there is also my sister-in-law!"

"Sister-in-law just came in and you abandoned her. Do you know what people in the capital say about her?"

What happened that year left a very deep impression on the young Xiang Xiu'an.

The whole family was happy and joyful the last moment, but suddenly the whole house was in mourning as his relatives died one after another.

In the past, everyone respectfully called him Mr. Xiang Er and fawned on him, but later on, they kept their distance from him, simply because they were afraid that he was also a short-lived and unlucky person.

The more glorious the princess once was, the more difficult it became for the duke's mansion to survive later.

His friends told him to cheer up, his grandmother and sister-in-law told him to be strong, but reality told him not to cry.

That year, he was only eleven years old, and the cruel reality almost crushed him.

For more than a thousand days and nights, even Xiang Xiu'an himself didn't know how he managed to survive.

But when he saw his brother today, he was shocked to realize how helpless and wronged he had been in the past three years.

Xiang Xiu'an cried and complained, tears flowing out like crazy.

Who cares if men don't shed tears easily?

He was crying for his brother's unjust death and for himself being forced to grow up.

It’s just that human joys and sorrows are not shared.

Xia Mang felt very uncomfortable with Xiang Xiu'an's crying. She looked outside the door, fearing that Xiang Xiu'an's crying was too loud and would attract other people.

"Alright, alright, you're a man, why are you crying?" Xia Mang said with a fierce face.

Xiang Xiu'an lost his father when he was very young, and Xiang Xiukai was like a brother and a father to him.

At this time, he was certain that Xia Mang was "possessed" by Xiang Xiukai. When Xia Mang yelled those words, even though he was still very sad, he still sobbed and held back his tears.

Seeing that the child finally stopped crying, Xia Mang began to follow the task requirements.

"I know you want to go to the battlefield, but your family is in such a bad situation now, you have to leave a descendant, right?"

Xiang Xiu'an buried his head and listened to his "brother's" lecture. After a while, he said, "An'er knows what brother means. The battlefield was a place of blind killing. None of our ancestors, including you, were able to return from that place."

"But," Xiang Xiu'an sobbed and said, "An'er just wanted to go and see what kind of place it is. Why is it so cruel and unfair that it took away so many lives of my Xiang family?"

Xiang Xiu'an spoke the truth to his "brother", and Xia Mang didn't know how to persuade him.

"So, that's why I said that. That place is full of cannibalism. You must not take risks. Now that I'm dead, I can only ask you to take on the responsibility of the Duke's Mansion. Live well and don't..."

Before he could finish his words "Don't give up literature and pursue martial arts", the familiar ding-dong sound rang in his mind.

Xia Mang thought that the mission reward had been distributed.

However, it does not.

'The system task has been updated. Please do not persuade Xiang Xiu'an to give up literature and take up martial arts.'

Xia Mang: ".Fuck you!"

This idiot might have split personality, right?
I have already made my move and you are telling me you want to take it back? ! ! !

Xia Mang felt very uncomfortable with a mouthful of traditional Chinese medicine in his mouth, but Xiang Xiu'an still looked at his "brother" with ignorant eyes.

"Brother, what do you want?"

Xia Mang was brought back to her senses by his call. After gathering her strength, she continued with the second half of the sentence.

"Don't be bound by the world. Do whatever you want. I don't care."

I'm tired, whoever wants to care can care!

system:'.'

Xiang Xiu'an timidly read Xia Mang's emotions and whispered, "Brother, are you angry? An'er is not willful anymore. An'er listens to me, lives well, does not put himself in danger, and never mentions going to the battlefield again."

Xia Mang: ".That's not what I meant."

Xiang Xiu'an thought he had angered his "brother" and knelt down on the mat in shame, swearing: "An'er will study hard from now on, and will definitely pass the imperial examination to bring honor to our family."

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is a hereditary title, and his sons can inherit the title unconditionally. Studying and becoming an official are just icing on the cake.

But this was not within Xia Mang's consideration. Seeing Xiang Xiu'an's determined look, she realized that this mission was likely to fail.

Looking at Xiang Xiu'an's straight back, Xia Mang said gloomily: "Then you kneel down, I'll leave first."

Xiang Xiu'an thought it was his "brother" saying goodbye to him, and he shed tears sadly.

Xia Mang hurriedly left the ancestral hall, walked to a deserted place and began to question the system.

"I said, this time it's not my fault, what's the matter with you changing your mind at the last minute? Will you give me the reward or not?"

The system responded in a businesslike manner: "Since the mission objective has not been achieved, the reward for this mission will be..."

Xia Mang interrupted the system coldly and exposed his past without any hesitation.

"Hmph, stop pretending, I know you are Xiang Xiukai!" Xia Mang initially suspected that this crappy system was a living person, but later she found out that the system knew so much about the Duke's Mansion, so she concluded that this guy was from the Duke's Mansion.

Through the incident of deceiving Xiang Xiu'an today, Xia Mang determined that this man was Xiang Xiukai, the young master who died just after going to the battlefield!
As for why the tasks issued by the system were inconsistent, Xia Mang now roughly understood.

At first, Xiang Xiukai probably didn't want his younger brother to follow in his footsteps, so he wanted to persuade him to give up the idea of ​​joining the army.

But after hearing Xiang Xiu'an's confession, he suddenly changed his mind.

The system fell into a dead silence.

Xia Mang thought that this guy was going to escape again, but a series of garbled messages rang in his mind one after another.

'Warning! ! Violation of Articles 16, 20 and 34 of the System Law will be punished'

'In view of. Zi! ! This Zi'

'Warning! System violation occurred. Beep! Beep! ! !'

'Alarm cleared, bug fixed!'

'In view of the bad experience this accident brought to the host, I hereby reward you with 1000 points! '

'Your points reward has been received, please check it! '

After a few breaths, the chaotic sound disappeared and the system's voice sounded again.

Only this time the voice had more humanity added to it.

'As you said, I am Xiang Xiukai.'

Xia Mang didn't bother to count her points. She asked uncertainly: "Are you a human or a ghost now?"

Xia Mang felt a chill when she thought that this thing that was parasitic in her mind was once a real person.

The system continued: "This machine has informed the host in advance that this machine has departed from the carbon-based biological sequence and is neither human nor ghost."

Xia Mang was silent for a long time, but finally couldn't help but said: "Then you should still speak like before. I feel scared when I hear your voice now."

I always feel like there's a living person squatting in my brain.

Hey!

The system was silent for a moment, and then resumed its calm, mechanical voice: "As you wish."

Xia Mang felt much better and started to ask questions: "How did you become a system?"

It's amazing how a living person can become a system!
This time, the system Xiang Xiukai did not intend to continue hiding it: "Perhaps this is the cause and effect of reincarnation. The way of heaven told me not to die, so it chose me."

Xia Mang was a little confused, but thinking that the system might have some limitations, he didn't plan to ask for more details.

"Then why did you let me travel to this place and issue some inexplicable tasks from time to time?"

He changes his orders every day!
System Xiang Xiukai paused for a moment and let out a distinctly human sigh.

"I died young in vain. Perhaps it is God's way of making up for me by calling me back to fulfill my long-cherished wish. After I finish my business here, I will travel through the world."

Xia Mang: '.'

Wow, this is like signing a contract to sell yourself.

Thinking about it, Xiang Xiukai is somewhat pitiful. If there really is such a thing as reincarnation, Xiang Xiukai would probably not even be considered a human being.

Xia Mang expressed his concern for him sympathetically: "What unfulfilled wish do you have?"

After working so hard until now, she finally understood her position. She was chosen by Xiang Xiukai and sent here to help him fulfill his wish!

Well, be a good person and it’s not impossible to give him a hand.

Xia Mang was moved by herself, but Xiang Xiukai didn't say anything.

"I don't know what I wish for, but there is a feeling of unwillingness that lingers all the time."

Xia Mang: '???'

Xia Mang was still here exchanging wits with the system version of Xiang Xiukai, but he had no idea that chaos had already broken out outside the Duke's Mansion.

Let’s get back to Wu Wendong, who ran away from the Duke’s Mansion crying.

The child thought that he had suffered a great injustice in the Duke's Mansion, so he ran out of the Mansion crying.

The coachman who was waiting outside the Duke's Mansion saw that his young master's face was covered with tears and snot. The worst thing was that his head was still wrapped in gauze with blood seeping out. He immediately felt a black screen in front of his eyes.

The servant who ran out with Wu Wendong looked even more pale. He knew that if he went back today and his masters saw the young master like this, he would be in great pain if not dead.

After the servant sent Wu Wendong into the banquet hall, he was invited to a side room to drink.

Their young master always makes others suffer losses and will never let himself be bullied by others.

So the servant went about his business with peace of mind, but when he got the news, the young master had already suffered a great crime.

The servant and the coachman tremblingly helped Wu Wendong onto the carriage.

The coachman wanted to drive the carriage directly back to the marquis's mansion, but the sound of Wu Wendong's gnashing teeth was heard from the carriage.

"Go to the military camp and find grandpa!"

The driver and the servant both felt their hearts sink.

Well, this is a big deal!

(End of this chapter)