At night, after finishing his part-time job, Yu Tong headed home as usual. Upon returning to the rented house, he was suddenly stabbed multiple times by Brother Chen, his roommate.
The stabs were fatal. He couldn’t even groan before dying on the spot.
Things happened very quickly. Even when his soul was dragged into the system space, Yu Tong hadn’t fully grasped the situation.
A light sphere with beanie eyes and a circular mouth, claiming to be a system, was holding a cigarette and looking at Yu Tong’s soul sullenly.
【 Tsk, how many times have you watched this damn death replay? Let’s sign the contract quickly; I’m short on time. 】
Yu Tong turned to look at it in confusion, “Did I die?”
【 Yeah. 】
“Did Brother Chen kill me?”
【 Yeah. 】
“It can’t be. We’re childhood friends, our relationship was so good. Why would he kill me?”
【 How would I know? I’m just a ball. 】
Looking at its new host, the system opened the death replay once again, blowing out a smoke ring with a weary expression.
【 How about this. Sign a contract with me, be my host, complete the tasks, and I’ll help you resurrect. Then, whether you figure it out on your own or confront your so-called ‘brother,’ it’s up to you. Do as you see fit. Let’s sign the contract first; The higher ups are urging me to hurry up, I’m anxious. 】
He’s already dead, Yu Tong had no other choice.
He closed his death replay and looked at the system in front of him in a daze.
He’s read so many novels, yet had never seen a spherical system with a large gold chain and a tattoo of Lord Guan before.
A perfectly white shiny sphere, dressed up like a colorful glass bead, it was weird no matter how he looked at it.
Yu Tong had just started his freshman year in college. During the summer break, he and Brother Chen went to the big city to work and earn tuition fees. Brother Chen, a few years older and inherently handsome, had always taken care of him since they were little.
He couldn’t understand why Brother Chen would stab him.
After signing, Yu Tong squatted back in the corner to continue pondering.
Did Brother Chen find out about him smoking, drinking, and getting tattoos behind his back? Or did he discover Yu Tong disco dancing at a GAY bar? Maybe he felt like Yu Tong’s ‘innocent and cute little brother’ persona was all fake, which prompted him to stab him in anger?
But he hadn’t done anything wrong, nor had he messed around. Just singing, dancing, and going to a nightclub — certainly not deserving of death.
After the system processed the contract, it surveyed its new host while smoking a cigarette.
Its new host had just come of age, still in college and not yet entered society. His eyes were clear and clean. Coupled with his naturally obedient appearance, with a baby face, fair skin, and drooping eyelashes, he looked especially innocent and well-behaved.
The system was very satisfied.
It liked hosts who were obedient, didn’t cause trouble, and kept things simple.
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The second part was a mission introduction.
As the host, Yu Tong would be transported to various novel worlds.
He needed to find a way to get close to the target character and gain his trust. The task was to guide the character, who was originally supposed to become a major antagonist in the original novel, to become an upright and compassionate ray of sunshine.
The third part was a brief outline of the novel world Yu Tong was going to and an introduction to the target character.
The novel tags include cool overpowered protagonist, urban cultivation, and face-slapping counterattack.
The male lead was originally an ordinary person but, after accidentally binding with the Immortal King System, he gained incredible abilities. He gathered underlings and beauties, crushed all geniuses along the way, and ultimately became a legendary figure.
Yu Tong’s mission target was a genius repeatedly defeated by the male lead: Yun Mingchen, the heir of the Yun family, a prestigious cultivation family.
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When the system returned, Yu Tong had already snapped out of his daze, and was currently sulking with his head down.
His delivery had just arrived, and he hadn’t had time to open it and take a look. The freshly bought fried chicken, which was his favorite honey mustard flavor, remained untouched.
Fortunately, he bought a portion of fried chicken for Brother Chen.
Little victim Yu Tong trembled in anger. Thinking he was crying, the system handed him a tissue.
【 Poor little thing, cheer up. It’s just the body that died; your soul is still alive. It’s not a big deal. Look at me; I don’t even have a human form. I’ve been a ball since birth, and I managed to get through it, didn’t I? 】
Yu Tong: ……?
The system, still holding a cigarette, patted his back with its stick hand while explaining the mission guidelines.
【 I will place you near the target before he turns evil. At that time, the mission target only has personality flaws and can’t be considered a bad person. 】
【 You can check the target’s deviation value here with me. The higher the deviation value, the greater the difference between the target and the original novel’s antagonist, and the lower the likelihood of following the original plot in the future. 】
“I don’t understand. What specifically affects the deviation value?”
【 Personality, values, perception of good and evil, and so on. All these factors will influence the value. The algorithm for the value is quite complex, and I can’t explain it briefly. You’ll understand as you go along. 】
【 I know you just died, and it’s hard for you. Don’t be too sad. There’s no obstacle in the world that can’t be overcome. Think about something positive, like what you want to do after resurrection. 】
“Stab Brother Chen.”
System: ??
Ah?
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Inside the Empire’s top cultivation academy, Yun Mingchen was holding an umbrella, briskly walking towards the teaching building.
It had rained heavily today, with occasional flashes of lightning still visible in the dark clouds.
If it weren’t for the school’s rule against flying on rainy days, Yun Mingchen would have just flown directly to his destination.
Recently, there was a new student surnamed Su in the academy who had been at odds with him.
Despite being an ordinary person with no exposure to cultivation before enrolling, within less than a year, Su had surpassed him in the Swordsmanship Competition.
Yun Mingchen went from being the top student in the academy to second, and even his good friend, who had always admired him, willingly became a follower of newcomer Su.
After the competition, Yun Mingchen dedicated himself to cultivation, aiming to make a comeback.
This morning, he just finished closed-door cultivation and significantly enhanced his strength, thus was currently in a good mood. Coincidentally, his sister and close friend were with Su in the teaching building, and he didn’t know what they were up to.
Yun Mingchen planned to challenge Su. As long as he demonstrated enough strength, he believed his sister and good friend would return to his side.
However, he realized he hadn’t even remembered his opponent’s name, which seemed somewhat impolite. Yun Mingchen stopped in his tracks, opened his phone, and logged into the campus forum with his alternate account.
In the old posts related to the Swordsmanship Competition, he found Su’s full name.
Oh, his name is Su Feng.
He was about to put away his phone when a post title caught his attention.
[Casual observer, this is a rational analysis: Su Feng and Yun Mingchen, who is the true genius of the academy?]
Yun Mingchen looked around to make sure there was no one nearby. He lowered the umbrella and secretly clicked on the post. He gave a thumbs up to all the comments supporting him.
Putting down his phone, Yun Mingchen turned his head to the nearby flower bed.
Ever since he went along this path, he felt someone watching him.
Glancing at the surveillance camera on the wall, he adjusted his body angle and revealed a warm and gentle smile.
“The rain today is heavy, and the flower bed is muddy. It’s not suitable for hiding. You’ve been watching me all the way; it’s time to come out.”
The grass in the flower bed began to shake. After a while, a mud ball poked its head out of the bushes.
Yun Mingchen squinted and carefully examined it, unable to determine whether it was a kitten, a puppy, or a large rat.
While Yun Mingchen was crouching to observe the mud ball, the mud ball was also looking up at him.
Yu Tong blinked in confusion and thought, ‘System, the antagonist is handsome, but he’s really tall.’
The system took a guilty puff of smoke.
‘The plants here are so large because it’s a cultivation world with abundant spiritual energy, right?’
【 Sigh, at least it’s a living thing. It’ll do. 】
The system muttered to itself, ignoring him. Yu Tong turned his head and tried to greet the antagonist.
“Meow?”
His sudden “meow” not only stunned Yun Mingchen but also startled himself.
Yu Tong hurriedly rubbed the mud covering his body on the edge of the flower bed and looked down at his hands.
Once long and fair, his hands had now turned into black cat paws.
Many questions flashed through Yu Tong’s mind.
Where was he? Who was he? Was he still human?
The system couldn’t evade reality anymore and was busy reporting errors to the higher-ups. It had no time to talk with Yu Tong.
On the way here, 8102 had told him that it would transport him to the most crucial point in the early stages of the novel.
Today, the antagonist, Yun Mingchen, would go bother the male lead, and then the male lead would ruthlessly face-slap him.
Yun Mingchen felt that he was publicly humiliated by the male lead and lost all his dignity. His character would become completely distorted, eventually leading him down the path of self-destruction.
8102 emphasized repeatedly that this plot was crucial and that they must prevent the antagonist from finding the male lead.
Yu Tong saw that Yun Mingchen had lost interest in him and was about to leave.
WIth no time to worry about whether he was human or a cat, he rushed out with a “meow” and smashed into the antagonist’s boots, firmly lying on the surface of the shoe.
Yun Mingchen looked down in confusion, meeting a pair of golden cat eyes.
The dirty cat with an indistinguishable coat color seemed to like him a lot. It kept meowing while kneading fervently.
Yu Mingchen’s warm smile slowly stiffened.
His white shoes…
He didn’t know if it was just him imagining things, but he also seemed to see four words shining in the cat’s eyes.
‘Little boy, hug me.’
Translator’s Notes:
Hello hello! Sorry to all those who were camping out there for months. I was dealing with some personal issues so I couldn’t post in that time. 
But now that the ship has finally set sail, we’re off! First stop is the ML with the adorable little kitty, Yu Tong. Let’s give them a warm welcome!
Thank you for the chapter ☺️
Loving the first chapter already! What’s up with brother chen though, stabbing people out of nowhere-
How exciting~ thank you for the chapter
People : Why did brother Chen stab him without any rhyme or reason ???
Author : That’s not important.. Lol
😂😂
Thank you for the chapter! brother Chen, maybe he’s a Yandere?
Yay, finally here! Thanks for the chapter!
And just a thought, but would “dear sir” or something along those lines fit the translation?
This is really great so far.
Finally🤌🏼
Is no one going to talk about the description of the system👀. This gangster system with it’s beanie eyes, stick arms, gold chain, tattoo and cigarette😭🤣. I’m honestly going to name it brother system/ gangster system and no one can change my mind🤣.