Honkai Simulation, why is it always me who becomes the Herrscher

"Hey kid, where are you looking? I'm talking about a junior disciple."

"Oh, a junior disciple... I definitely don't want one. Besides, I don't even have a sect, how could I have a junior disciple?"

He wasn't a disciple of the Tai Xu Sword Sect, just a family member of one.

"I knew you wouldn't want one." Lin Zhaoyu put on a look of "As expected" and chuckled, saying:

"A few days ago, while I was exterminating demons in a village, Master found a talented but foolish child and wanted to take him back to be his disciple, but I stopped him."

"..."

Silence. Ye Chang'an was silent.

He remembered Old Six, the Old Six who had activated the System for him.

"What's that foolish child's name?" he asked.

"Hmm~ What was it again? I think it was Ma Yanqing. He has golden hair and some Rakshasa blood. You haven't met any Rakshasa people yet, have you? I'll take you to see them sometime if you have the chance. They're quite good-looking."

"But still not as good-looking as my Chang'an. Chang'an is the best-looking."

"..."

This time, he was truly speechless.

No wonder he hadn't interacted with Old Six but had changed Old Six's fate. It turned out Lin Zhaoyu had gotten rid of Old Six.

The source of it all was still him.

Feeling a mix of emotions, he gently hugged Lin Zhaoyu and thanked her.

"Lin Zhaoyu, thank you."

A heartfelt thanks, as it should be.

It was Lin Zhaoyu who helped him activate the System, allowing his life to no longer be aimless.

"What's there to thank?" Lin Zhaoyu shook her head and chuckled, stroking Ye Chang'an's hair, remembering the vow she had made in secret.

—To let this child be happy.

Eight years ago, she, at eighteen, had killed Ye Chang'an's biological parents who had transformed into demons.

It was a helpless act. Having followed Chi Yuan for many years, she understood this principle.

She had adopted Ye Chang'an in imitation of Chi Yuan, but not her teaching methods.

Even if Ye Chang'an had no talent, she still wanted to ensure this child could live a happy life.

Therefore, when faced with the talented Ma Yanqing, she had stopped Chi Yuan's intention to take him as a disciple, simply because she didn't want Ye Chang'an to feel uncomfortable on the mountain.

Even if the possibility was minuscule, she didn't want such a situation to occur.

This was Lin Zhaoyu's tenderness.

"Lin Zhaoyu, can you do me a favor later?" Ye Chang'an broke free from her embrace and spoke earnestly. His resolve to change the fates of Lin Zhaoyu and the others had become even firmer.

It wasn't to increase simulation times, but because he wanted to change the fates of these disciples and Chi Yuan.

He had given his all in the false world, so how could he be timid in the real one?

Although he hadn't found a suitable method yet.

But methods are thought of, and paths are walked.

He was no longer the same person who could only joke around.

"No problem." Lin Zhaoyu nodded, agreeing without even asking what the favor was.

As long as it could make Ye Chang'an happy, she was willing to do anything.

"Thank you." Ye Chang'an smiled, turning his gaze towards the distance.

His eyes were filled with light.

Chapter of Tai Xu: Section 7: 7. Chi Yuan, do these Erosion Markings on me look good?

It was only the afternoon when they returned to Tai Xu Mountain. Flying swords were indeed fast for travel.

Su Mei and the others were confined by Chi Yuan, the reason being that they had gone down the mountain privately and were not focused on practicing martial arts, thus deserving punishment.

Ye Chang'an was not confined because he was not a disciple of the Tai Xu Sword Sect.

He was quite satisfied with this situation. After comforting the girls who were confined, he went to find Chi Yuan.

Of course, he didn't forget to bring Lin Zhaoyu with him.

"What is it?" Chi Yuan asked calmly, sitting cross-legged on a prayer mat. Her attitude was similar to how she treated Su Mei and the others.

It wasn't that she acknowledged Ye Chang'an as a disciple, but rather that everyone was the same in her eyes.

All beings were equal, not swayed by status or position, with the only distinction being whether they had fallen into demonic ways or not.

Four thousand five hundred years of time had turned her into this.

"Immortal Chi Yuan, I want to show you something." Ye Chang'an spoke respectfully, then began to unbutton his clothes in front of Chi Yuan.

???

Chi Yuan felt confused, and Lin Zhaoyu's face was also bewildered.

Lin Zhaoyu was about to stop him, but Ye Chang'an had already taken off his clothes.

He was wearing hemp trousers, his upper body bare, revealing clearly visible Erosion Markings.

At that moment, the air stopped flowing, and an invisible pressure emanated from Chi Yuan.

Lin Zhaoyu snapped awake and quickly rushed in front of Ye Chang'an, kneeling before Chi Yuan and pleading urgently.

"Master, please don't do this, Chang'an is still just a child."

Erosion Markings were a sign of demonic possession in the eyes of Tai Xu Sect disciples.

For Tai Xu Sect disciples who adhered to the rule of "Demonic possession must be purged," Ye Chang'an was practically a dead man.

Furthermore, revealing them in front of Chi Yuan was pure suicidal behavior.

Lin Zhaoyu's plea might not be effective, but Ye Chang'an knew Chi Yuan wouldn't simply crack his skull open.

Because Chi Yuan wouldn't kill someone who hadn't yet become a demon. Jiang Wanru, the catalyst for the Seven Disciples' Matricide, was proof of this.

If people were killed just for showing Erosion Markings, Jiang Wanru would have died long ago.

Therefore, Ye Chang'an wasn't panicked at all. He waited for Lin Zhaoyu to break the tension before continuing to speak.

"Immortal Chi Yuan, this isn't what I wanted to show you. I'm only using this to more clearly display what I want to show you."

His calm tone made Chi Yuan frown slightly, and she retracted the pressure she had subconsciously released.

Lin Zhaoyu looked back at the composed Ye Chang'an in surprise, her panicked and nervous expression gradually filling with confusion and bewilderment.

At that moment, Ye Chang'an became completely unfamiliar in Lin Zhaoyu's eyes.

He didn't seem like an eight-year-old child at all, but rather like a youth even more steady than herself.

"Zhaoyu, please move aside. Let Immortal Chi Yuan see more clearly." Ye Chang'an sat cross-legged on the ground, picked up a guqin, and gently plucked its strings.

Lin Zhaoyu moved aside, her gaze still fixed on Ye Chang'an's face.

That tender face held a calmness she didn't recognize, as well as a gentle smile she was unfamiliar with.

Chi Yuan remained silent, a hint of reminiscence appearing in her eyes.

This child's smile strongly resembles Eden's.

It was the gentle smile of someone focused on music.

The silence was broken by the sound of the zither. Ye Chang'an began to play, plucking the strings, initiating his attempt to change the fate of the Tai Xu lineage.

His boldest attempt.

After realizing that the Chang'an Melody could also be effective in this world, sensing the appearance of Erosion Markings on himself, and understanding the outcome of Ma Yanqing's fate change, he chose this path.

Old Six's fate was altered due to his lack of connection with Tai Xu Mountain. Perhaps the fate of the Tai Xu lineage was closely linked to the Seven Disciples' Matricide.

And the catalyst for the Seven Disciples' Matricide was Jiang Wanru, or rather, Chi Yuan's "Demonic possession must be purged."

If he could show Chi Yuan the effects of the Chang'an Melody, letting her know that those who fall into demonic possession could be spared, would the fate of the Tai Xu lineage change as a result?

That was why he did this.

Like Blanca, he became a guinea pig, allowing people to clearly understand the effects of the Chang'an Melody.

Last time it was Mobius, this time it was Chi Yuan.

"..." The melodious zither music suppressed everyone's ability to speak.

Chi Yuan looked at the child before her, who bore a striking resemblance to Eden, with a dazed expression. She saw the Erosion Markings on his chest fade and disappear.

Lin Zhaoyu looked at the child she had raised for eight years with confusion, his completely unfamiliar aura overturning her past memories.

Is he really Chang'an?

Lin Zhaoyu fell into deep doubt, no longer even concerned with Ye Chang'an's demonic possession.

As the song ended, the Erosion Markings completely vanished, as if they had never appeared.

Master and disciple were silent. Ye Chang'an smiled and stood up, turning around in front of Chi Yuan so she could see his upper body clearly. He smiled brightly and asked, "Immortal Chi Yuan, did you see what I wanted to show you?"

"...I saw it." Chi Yuan came back to her senses and nodded. Her usually placid expression showed a rare complexity. She lightly parted her lips and asked, "What was that song called?"

"Chang'an Melody. It's a melody composed for me by the most important person in my life. It's a melody that allows the listener to resist demonic possession."

Ye Chang'an replied as he put on his clothes, his smile unchanged, but his heart felt a little heavy.

The simulation count hadn't increased, and the fate of the Tai Xu lineage still hadn't changed.

It seems this alone isn't enough.

He sighed inwardly but didn't feel discouraged.

He could still continue to work hard.

"Who is that person?" Chi Yuan asked again, but a figure had already appeared in her mind.

Eden!

Ye Chang'an, who had been playing the zither just now, and Eden were truly too similar.

Although their appearances and even genders were completely different, their temperaments were exactly the same. It was a temperament that loved music so much it had permeated their very being.

Chi Yuan could not forget the golden superstar who represented an era, nor would she ever mistake her.

"Her name is..." Ye Chang'an hesitated for a moment before finally saying it.

"Eden."

Lin Zhaoyu snapped back to reality, speechless, her mind filled with question marks.

—Who is Eden? Is there anyone in Shenzhou named Eden? That name doesn't sound like Shenzhou's naming style.

—And how could this Eden compose music for my Chang'an? When did she get to Tai Xu Mountain?

—Could she have met her while descending the mountain this time? That's not right. Chang'an hasn't been down the mountain for many days. Even if they met, it's impossible for her to play the zither this well so quickly.

Lin Zhaoyu felt her head buzzing, and a strange sourness began to grow in her heart.

After all, Ye Chang'an had just personally said, "The most important person to me."

It wasn't her, nor Su Mei, nor anyone from Tai Xu Mountain, but Eden.

It felt like the child she had raised had been snatched away by someone else.

She was so angry.

Her little cabbage…

"Did you see her in a dream?" Chi Yuan, unaware of what her eldest disciple was thinking, asked Ye Chang'an with a complicated tone.

There was no possibility of her lying, because what Ye Chang'an had just displayed was not something that could be achieved through lying.