Fate Trading System – Chapter 115

Plan A

Rise in Another World 27

The End

This vast sea of stars has returned to its harmless appearance. That uncomfortable feeling of being watched has completely disappeared, making it look like a magnificent and special scenic area, with nothing else remaining.

“Does what you did count as breaking the rules of the world?” Su Xin looked at Fourteen. Fourteen shook his head.

“I didn’t intend to destroy it. It just severely crossed my bottom line. Besides, it’s a lifeless composite. I merely intimidated it a bit, so it went into hiding. After you leave, it will reappear and continue maintaining the order of this world.”

In other words, it will continue preventing overly powerful people from staying in this world.

“Now you can choose where you want to leave from. You’ll still be able to communicate with me in your mind.”

Fourteen’s body disappeared. Su Xin rubbed her head, still finding it a bit magical.

Su Xin could choose any place to land at will. Of course, she chose the entrance of the eighth floor. Who would want to go down and see that bunch of idiots again?

Su Xin entered the teleportation array and vanished from the eighth floor.

Let those people think she had ascended to immortality. Let them be envious and jealous.

Now, Su Xin just wanted to quickly see Little One and tell her, “Hey, I’m not dead. I’m back.”

Su Xin returned to the first floor without any obstacles. The mythical beasts on each floor trembled.

Is it so lively today? Are the big shots coming down for inspection?

Ruyi Si and the others hadn’t run very far. Instead, they found a place to stay in a town around the Sky-reaching Tower. Nan Cheng was still unconscious, and they were watching over her, not knowing what to do.

Su Xin touched the cat-shaped mark on her arm, following a certain connection towards a place, and then saw her cat.

Nan Cheng’s unconsciousness lasted longer this time because she wasn’t bearing the heavy blow for herself. Lending her life to someone else exacted a double price, resulting in a longer sleep.

When she opened her eyes and saw the person smiling at her, she felt sad and wronged in her heart.

That person said, “I’m back.”

Nan Cheng’s response was to pounce on her and bite her finger, then lick it while holding it in her mouth.

Su Xin held the pitiful little cat in her arms, gently comforting her.

“Will you still pursue a higher path of magic now? You’d better stop while you’re ahead because the pinnacle of magic is death.”

Su Xin didn’t explain very clearly, just briefly mentioning it. Yu Si seemed lost in thought.

“I might need to find a nice, quiet place to take my cat and my mother to retire. Do you want to go home, or do you want to continue moving forward?”

Yu Si shook her head; she wanted to follow them.

The next hundred years or so passed uneventfully. Ruyi Si passed away one day, with a smile on her face when she died.

Outside the Sky-reaching Tower, her magical abilities gradually disappeared, slowly turning her into an ordinary person. Her beautiful face also began to age, but she had no regrets.

Rather than dying beautifully but filthily, it was better to be like this. Even if her appearance was no longer beautiful, she could face her inner self.

Perhaps in the future, the eighth floor would still live its chaotic yet orderly life. People outside would revere and yearn for the inside, while those inside would mock the outside.

But who knows the truth? Actually, the people outside are happier.

Yu Si left with someone else, a “zha zha hu hu” (an onomatopoeic phrase meaning clumsy or silly) little girl who managed to melt the glacier.

On the day Su Xin died, she actually had a premonition.

Nan Cheng didn’t know and thought she could live for several hundred years, but it wasn’t possible.

She never gave her the kind of love she wanted because this time, she didn’t have romantic intentions. Perhaps it was because this world was too heavy. She treated her as her best friend and best partner. They were ambiguous with each other but never clear.

Su Xin closed her eyes and saw Nan Cheng’s tearful eyes.

This girl should still have five lives left, right? Hopefully, she won’t come to accompany her.

But the truth is, those who are deliberately kept in the dark will never know.

“I’m very glad that I only have one life to spend the rest of my days with you. This way, leaving won’t be too troublesome.”

Nan Cheng picked up Su Xin’s body and carried her towards the direction she had prepared long ago.

Nan Cheng was very sad but not in pain.

When you’re sound asleep, you’ll belong to me forever.

Nan Cheng didn’t know if her love was too sick and pale, selfish and obsessive, but she buried it all deep inside.

She buried those dirty, unsightly thoughts in her heart, letting them rot, and showed the gentlest and kindest side to the person she loved.

Nan Cheng kissed Su Xin’s lips, something she didn’t dare or couldn’t do before.

“I hope I’m in your dreams.”

Fluttering and swirling, peach blossoms covered the ground.

She was a proud open admirer, accompanying her loved one day and night, growing old together.

This is good too, self-deception, treating it all as a grand dream.

The world hasn’t changed much, just one person died, and a nine-lives cat died as well.

【Returning to the real world, memories have been blurred and processed. Now calculating the remaining lifespan in the real world. Deducting three months from this world, nine months remain, totaling fifty-nine months. Please enjoy your life, host. See you next month.】

Fourteen finished his usual speech and disappeared.

Su Xin got up from the bed. It was now 3 PM. She went to the bathroom to wash her face and looked at the somewhat tired figure in the mirror.

This time, it felt like she had been on a very long journey. Her head was dizzy.

After washing her face with cold water, Su Xin collapsed on the bed and fell into a drowsy sleep again. She slept and woke, woke and slept, very unsettled.

She fully woke up in the middle of the night because she was hungry and couldn’t bear it anymore. She got up to find something to eat in the kitchen.

There were leftovers from yesterday in the refrigerator. It was already two o’clock now, and Su Xin guessed that Qiu Qingqing was already asleep.

She put the leftover rice and dishes together, stir-fried them casually, and when they seemed cooked enough, she put them on a large plate. She sat at the dining table with an iron spoon, and also poured herself a glass of cold drink from the refrigerator. Perfect.

Halfway through eating, footsteps sounded on the stairs.

“Why are you awake?”

Su Xin took a sip of her cold drink.

“I got up to use the bathroom. When I came back, I saw the light on in the dining room. I knew it was you, so I came to check on you. You slept so soundly this afternoon that you wouldn’t even get up when I called you for dinner.”

Qiu Qingqing, wearing her pajamas, sat across from Su Xin, watching her eat.

Su Xin ate while watching videos, laughing with the iron spoon in her mouth.

“Hey, Xinxin.”

“Hmm?”

“When we both retire, let’s find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters to spend our old age, okay?”

“Okay.”

“And let’s raise a cat too.”

“Mm-hmm.”

Right now, they really couldn’t keep any animals. Although where they lived was safe, no one knew if an enemy might show up one day. If they kept pets, it would be really inconvenient.

The two of them stayed up late into the night. After Su Xin finished eating, Qiu Qingqing very naturally went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Su Xin finished the drink in her cup and also went to the kitchen to wash it.

Su Xin was full and no longer sleepy because she had slept for too long during the day. Qiu Qingqing also didn’t seem sleepy, so they sat together on the couch downstairs and watched videos.

“Look at this joke, it seems to make so much sense. Some guys always talk about how different girls look before and after makeup. If the difference isn’t that big, are girls sitting in front of the mirror for half an hour every day making wishes?”

Su Xin was amused and leaned on Qiu Qingqing.

After finishing the videos, Su Xin suggested watching a horror movie. Qiu Qingqing calmly agreed, and Su Xin excitedly went to turn on the TV and started searching.

They watched a rather old American horror movie from a long time ago. There were no ghosts, just something quite scary.

It was about the revenge of a human trafficker who was burned to death by parents in a boiler room. He kills in the dreams of the children of those parents who burned him to death that year. Su Xin twisted her mouth.

He deserved to die in the first place, what revenge is there to talk about?

In the end, the movie’s ending was quite confusing. Su Xin leaned on Qiu Qingqing, feeling drowsy again.

“What’s going on? When I’m not working, I just want to sleep to death.”

“Let’s go upstairs to sleep. Although it’s still a bit hot now, you’ll get sick if you sleep directly on the couch.”

“Don’t want to move.”

Su Xin said lazily, all soft and limp.

Qiu Qingqing stood up in front of her and effortlessly picked her up in a princess carry.

“Hey, you…”

It could be said that her boyfriend power was off the charts. If it were Su Xin, she could also easily princess carry Qiu Qingqing. Both of them were quite strong, but Qiu Qingqing looked more delicate.

“Didn’t you say you didn’t want to walk? I’ll carry you upstairs then.”

Qiu Qingqing steadily carried Su Xin upstairs and put her back in her own room.

Su Xin rolled on the bed, pulling Qiu Qingqing along.

“Don’t go back, sleep with me tonight.”

“Okay.”

Qiu Qingqing agreed readily and swiftly lay down on Su Xin’s bed.

In the new month, they each took on a mission, then had various holidays. The assassin profession is truly a high-risk, high-reward job with lots of vacations.

“Why are there fewer and fewer jobs lately?”

“The higher-ups are cracking down, everyone’s being cautious. After things blow over, I guess the jobs will pick up again. Building a harmonious socialist society and all that.”

The organization’s boss said jokingly. Being a bit idle wasn’t bad either. Actually, it wasn’t really that idle, just that there were some missions he wouldn’t accept or let his subordinates take.

“Isn’t it good to give you a vacation to enjoy life?”

“Good, good, good. Hanging up now, not talking to you anymore. Qingqing is calling me for dinner.”

“Seems like you’re living quite well, even having someone cook for you.”

“Of course.”

“Do you have any intention of getting married and having children?”

The organization’s boss asked.

“Are you crazy? Me, getting married and having children like this?”

“To be honest, I’m actually gay.”

Su Xin thought to herself, did he think she was stupid? To have another child just to become a new assassin?

Su Xin said the last three words very loudly. When she turned her head, she saw her good friend looking at her with a mysterious gaze.

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