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"Our system store has everything: strength pills, shrinking pills, invisibility potions... What did you say? Elixir of Immortality?" The strategy system choked, "That's way too against the natural order, we don't carry it."
Qi Baicha felt a twinge of disappointment but didn't show it.
"Ah, right, we do have a Life-Extending Pill," the strategy system added, "It won't grant eternal life, but living to 500 years should be more than enough! Do you need it? Although you're already an immortal deity, so I assume you wouldn't need something so trivial…"
"I need it," Qi Baicha interrupted softly, "I need it very much."
Five hundred years is but a fleeting moment to a deity, yet it offers an additional four centuries compared to an average human lifespan.
He could have more time to seek the path to eternal life.
"Um, Lord Snow Deity, all items in the system store need to be exchanged with points, otherwise I can't procure them. One Life-Extending Pill costs 100 points," the strategy system reluctantly spoke up, "The previous host spent all the points…" right when he was considering escaping from your domain.
The point balance is currently zero.
Qi Baicha asked, "How do I earn points?"
The strategy system's voice grew even softer, "The host needs to win over the target individual, raising their affection level to 100 to earn a fulfilling love score, and then they can earn 100 points... The target in this world is CEO Fu Mingye."
Trying to target Mr. Fu, how audacious. Qi Baicha remained expressionless.
He chuckled lightly, "Bind with me."
The strategy system was shocked, "What, what, what, what?!"
"Don't you need the host to win over the target to earn points?" Qi Baicha said nonchalantly, "I would need to bind with you to become a host, wouldn't I?"
Mr. Fu's affection for him would naturally be at its maximum right from the start. Once he binds himself, he can instantly win over Mr. Fu, exchange for the Life-Extending Pill, and then forcefully uninstall this pesky system.
As for Mr. Fu's fortune, with him around, it certainly won't flow towards any malicious entities.
While others have systems that threaten to annihilate their hosts, when it comes to Qi Baicha, the host can destroy the system.
The strategy system was dumbfounded.
"You really intend to court a mere mortal with your divine stature?"
"To think that in my lifetime, I'd have the honor of binding with the soul of Lord Snow Deity!"
"Even if I'm about to be scrapped, I have no regrets anymore, boo hoo hoo..."
Qi Baicha: "Be quiet."
The strategy system immediately fell silent.
A few seconds later, it murmured, "Your divine soul is too strong; I can't bind with you…"
Qi Baicha sighed, "Then I'll bind with you."
[Strategy System 007 has been downloaded.]
[Strategy System 007 is at your service.]
[Retrieving information about the target individual for this world.]
Name: Fu Mingye
Age: 27
Status: Richest man in Huaguo, CEO of Fu Corporation
Background: A self-made business prodigy. Held a wedding with a male individual one year ago; generally aloof and distant.
Also included is a picture with a perfect appearance rating.
Up until this point, everything appeared normal.
[Current affection level of the target individual towards you: 0]
This statement was quite abnormal.
Looking at this line, Qi Baicha asked, "What does this mean?"
The strategy system replied, "It means that Fu Mingye's current level of affection towards you is zero. That's perfectly normal since you haven't begun your strategy yet..."
Normal my foot.
He and Mr. Fu had been in love for two years and had been married for one.
How could the affection level possibly still be zero?
Qi Baicha calmly inquired, "Are you certain this data is accurate?"
"Absolutely, we've never had a mistake in all these worlds," the strategy system guaranteed. "Rest assured! With your charm, you'll undoubtedly win him over at first sight!"
"But I've already been married to the target individual for one year," Qi Baicha stated.
Strategy System: "..."
It seems the situation has escalated considerably.
What earth-shattering revelation did it hear?
A deity falls in love with a mortal, only to be duped emotionally and physically by a mere human scoundrel?
Wait, the strategy system suddenly remembered something.
Before being transported to this world, it had already gathered information on the next world's target, available for the host to review and prepare.
The information at the time was as follows.
Name: Fu Mingye
Age: 32
Position: CEO of the Fu Corporation
Background: A self-made man who rose from poverty to CEO, widowed at an early age, true sexual orientation is gay. Ruthless, calculative, and deeply suspicious. Currently bedridden due to a terminal illness.
Even the photograph showed another man of modest handsomeness, nowhere near as attractive as the current individual.
Back then, the target was 32 years old and was not the richest man in China, but simply a run-of-the-mill CEO who was also terminally ill.
The illness wasn't an issue; it made the conquest easier. The host had even mapped out the strategy, planning to redeem points for a medicine that could cure terminal illnesses, following a path of redemption and care to win over the target.
Who could have guessed that upon arriving in this world, nothing would go according to plan? The target's appearance had drastically changed, he had aged in reverse by several years, was in perfect health, incredibly wealthy, and his widowed past was erased. Instead, he now had a married same-sex partner.
This was a complete transformation.
The strategy system had never encountered such a massive deviation and was utterly bewildered, finally having no choice but to revise the information with a puzzled expression.
In retrospect... the strategy system suddenly harbored a chilling suspicion.
Could it be that from that moment on, the target was no longer the actual target?
Its affection-rating system was designed for Fu Mingye himself, but if the real Fu Mingye is not the current Fu Mingye, then naturally there would be zero affection toward Lord Xueshen since they have never actually met.
If the person who has been married to Lord Xueshen for a year is not the real Fu Mingye, then who could it be?
Who could deceive a deity?
Qi Baicha lowered his eyes; his downcast lashes casting a shadow that obscured the depths, lending an exquisite contour to his face.
Even the emotionless strategy system couldn't bear to watch anymore.
Who could stand to see the gentle and beautiful Lord Xueshen heartbroken?
The fundamentally aesthetically-driven strategy system had completely forgotten that Lord Xueshen had just uncompassionately eradicated a soul.
It couldn't wait to voice the suspicion lurking in its core: "Lord Xueshen, please don't be saddened! Hear me out, the target may possibly—"
[Warning, Warning, Energy Depletion, System Will Soon Be Decommissioned—]
[Warning, Warning, Energy Depletion, System Will Soon Be Decommissioned—]
[Warning, Warning, Energy Depletion, System Will Soon Be Decommissioned—]
The alarm resounded three consecutive times, weakening the Strategy System's voice as it automatically disengaged from Qi Baicha's spirit.
A faint pink glow gently settled onto the table, now diminutive and feeble, too weak even to speak.
It quickly dissolved into a smattering of pink specks, vanishing into the air.
It left nothing behind.
Concurrently, the God of Love sent a voice message: "Once again, thank you for the warning, Lord Xueshen. The Love Demon responsible has been eradicated. There's no need for further concern~"
Qi Baicha responded, "You're welcome."
The God of Love acted swiftly; hardly had Qi Baicha reached out before the Love Demon was already slain.
Naturally, the Strategy System, fueled by the Love Demon, would also be immediately decommissioned.
"Love you, muah~," the God of Love signed off, disappearing from the audible realm as tranquility returned to the room.
Qi Baicha sat quietly in the empty room for a moment, staring blankly at the spot where the pink specks had dissipated.
After some time, a soft murmur broke the silence. It was as if he was asking someone, or perhaps questioning himself.
"It was decommissioned so quickly… Was there a data error just now?"
Qi Baicha, of course, trusted his own judgment more than the sudden data from the system.
However, he has always harbored a doubt.
He couldn't read Fu Mingye's heart.
Qi Baicha believed that Mr. Fu would love him as deeply as he loved Mr. Fu. Through the three years they've spent together, he had never doubted the sincerity of their emotions.
But there was also an objective fact that couldn't be explained. Lord Xueshen possessed an immaculately pure heart, capable of discerning the true nature of all beings—good or evil, genuine or fake. Virtuous hearts appeared white; deceitful, evil ones black. Most people's hearts were a mix of both.
Whether one is sincere or insincere, none could escape the scrutiny of a god's gaze.
But Fu Mingye's heart was empty.
It's rare for a deity to be unable to read someone, but not impossible. Human hearts are a complicated maze. Some people are dispassionate, neither good nor evil, with thoughts so concealed that perhaps even they haven't realized their hearts are empty. Others may appear passionate yet disinterested, their hearts seemingly chaotic but ultimately colorless. Some are highly guarded and adept at disguise, even deceiving themselves; their hearts remain inscrutable.
Human hearts are easily seen through, yet difficult to understand.
Qi Baicha has been pondering which category Mr. Fu belongs to.
Fu Mingye clearly isn't heartless; he holds no guard against Qi Baicha. By all logical accounts, his heart shouldn't appear empty. Yet, Qi Baicha couldn't perceive any color there.
To think that Fu Mingye had been deceiving him for three years—a notion Qi Baicha never even entertained.
Despite Qi Baicha's initial poor impression of Fu Mingye, considering him to be an experienced playboy of sorts,
Qi Baicha still vividly recalls the day he first got into Fu Mingye's car. The man effortlessly launched into a well-rehearsed self-introduction: "Hello, my name is Fu Mingye. I'm 24, single, the wealthiest man in China, car and house owner, both parents deceased, and my hobbies are sleeping, sleeping… and more sleeping."
Though nervous inside, he spoke fluently, having practiced and memorized his lines countless times. Mortals, he understood, appreciated thorough self-introductions that covered family background, social standing, and hobbies—it conveyed a sense of importance. Lord Xieshen believed he had nailed it by all standards.
The beginning was successful. Xieshen was very satisfied.
Upon hearing this polished introduction, Qi Baicha couldn't help but think—such finesse surely indicates experience, and the man must have delivered these lines to many before.
An introduction resembling a match-making meeting, scoring full marks on frivolity.
A wealthy background suggesting a rich man's dalliance, openly admitting to a hobby of 'sleeping,' presumably a Casanova—scoring full marks on fickleness.
The beginning was successful. Lord Xueshen was very satisfied.
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