Puppy Xie's Darkening Diary - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

“Wait!”

“My pentakill-ah!”

Accompanied by a blinding flash of white light, I was yanked back into this damn Mission World.

A brown sugar pearl was still stuck in the straw between my teeth.

Damn System!

Couldn’t you wait until I finished my milk tea before teleporting me?!

The System replied: [Host, it’s urgent, urgent, urgent! This mission is time-sensitive. If it’s judged a failure again, this world will collapse! Finish the mission, and I’ll buy you a hundred cups.]

I rolled my eyes.

“You lied to me last time, saying the difficulty level for the mission to charm Xie Yuchao was below zero.”

And the result?

I had to work myself to the bone, diligently accompanying him from his life as an exiled, deposed crown prince all the way through his comeback. I gave him my heart and soul-and my body-before I finally cleared the mission.

The System went silent out of guilt.

Then, it dropped me straight into the imperial palace.

[Host, the timeline of the Mission World is different from the real world. Five years have passed since you ‘died’ in front of Xie Yuchao.]

I still remembered the scene of our parting.

Back then, once the mission was successful, the System said I could choose when to leave.

I had snuggled in Xie Yuchao’s arms and asked, “Can you make me your empress?”

He fell into a long silence.

It seemed he wasn’t willing.

Thinking that if I stayed, I would have to endure the bloody storms of harem infighting, the cliché drama of a ‘white moonlight’ turning into a ‘stray grain of rice,’ and eventually becoming the tragic heroine of an angst novel who ends up losing her heart and kidneys… well, the last shred of my lingering attachment vanished.

Goodbye, you jerk.

The System interjected: [It was a huge misunderstanding! He didn’t speak because he was calculating the preparations needed for the rebellion; he didn’t want to make you wait any longer! But then, on the night before he raised his troops, you spectacularly scalded yourself to death with hot soup!]

What a filial son of a System!

I continued to be confused. “But he’s already the Emperor now. He’s a winner in life. Why is he still turning into a villain?”

[You see him possessing power and the empire, but… he lost his true love!!!]

Me: “…”

System: [Host, there’s a double bonus for re-completing the mission~]

Xie Yuchao, here I come!

I was teleported to the front of the Throne Hall.

Before I could make my next move, a body was thrown out with a loud thud. Fresh blood stained the white jade steps in front of the hall.

At the same time, a furious roar echoed from within:

“Get out! All of you!”

“What I hate most is that face! Get out!”

I was scared out of my wits.

The guards, however, showed no emotion, as if they were used to it.

As they moved to clean up the mess, they whispered among themselves, “That’s the fifth one this month.”

The System, clearly having seen much larger scenes, calmly explained: [Host, those were all assassins who disguised themselves to look like you to get close to Xie Yuchao.]

At that moment, a maid carrying food turned pale, not daring to go inside and face his wrath.

Seeing me, her eyes suddenly lit up.

She shoved a plate of Red Bean Cake into my hands.

“I… I suddenly have a stomachache! Please, deliver this to the Throne Hall for me!”

Then, as if her feet were caught in a gale, she vanished into the night at high speed.

Me: “???”

Do I really look like such a pushover?

I desperately wanted to run, but a mysterious force pushed me toward the Throne Hall.

The System cleared its throat: [Host, it’s time for you to clean up the mess-no, I mean, it’s time for your grand entrance.]

“Dog System!”

“I’ll take you down with me!”

System: [What? Host? You want to die with me in a suicide pact? That’s a bit intimate, don’t you think?~]