Sub-system Host? Please Follow

Xu Changqing was dragged by Ning Rongrong all the way to the other side of the hill, probably several hundred meters from where they had started.

Even that was not enough. She poked her head out to check whether her Sword Grandpa had secretly followed them, acting so mysteriously that even Xu Changqing's previously mild curiosity had been thoroughly piqued.

"Hey, that's far enough, right? Why are you being so mysterious? If you've got something to say, say it, little girl," Xu Changqing urged from the side.

"Who are you calling little girl?!"

The moment she heard that, Ning Rongrong turned around, instantly displeased. With her hands on her hips, she said resentfully, "And I have a name. Don't call me 'hey.' I'll say it again: my name is Ning Rongrong. I'm the future heir of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Do you even understand how impressive that status is?"

"Wow, that's amazing."

Xu Changqing mimicked her tone, rolled his eyes, and applauded repeatedly as he praised her. But the expression on his face made Ning Rongrong want to strangle him on the spot.

"I'm warning you, if you keep making me angry, I'll have Sword Grandpa tie you up and take you back to the sect. Then you'll serve me every day, pour my tea, fetch my water, rub my back, and massage my legs."

Hearing that, Xu Changqing's expression changed. He immediately became much more serious, putting on a look that said, Young Miss, please speak. I'm listening very carefully.

He had no choice but to submit. This little ancestor had not one, but two Titled Douluo protecting her. Even more terrifyingly, both Titled Douluo obeyed her every word and doted on her endlessly.

In the original story, when Ning Rongrong first entered Shrek Academy at twelve, she had already been a Little Demoness who dared to point at Dean Flender's nose and curse him out. She had not even entered Shrek Academy yet, was even younger now, and was clearly far less mature than she had been then.

He really could not afford to provoke her!

Children had to be coaxed.

Otherwise, Xu Changqing suspected this little ancestor was genuinely capable of having him dragged away to pour tea and fetch water for her!

He admitted it—he was scared. But that was nothing shameful. If two Titled Douluo were standing beside you sharpening their blades, you would be scared too.

Seeing Xu Changqing's attitude suddenly become so proper, Ning Rongrong nodded in satisfaction. "That's more like it. Let me tell you, I have—"

At that point, she suddenly shut her mouth. Her face fell as she recalled the terror of being dominated by electric shocks a few days ago.

"What do you have? Wasn't it some huge secret? Keep talking," Xu Changqing asked, puzzled. Why had she stopped halfway through?

You like speaking in riddles, huh?

Xu Changqing's urging made Ning Rongrong anxious. The feeling of wanting to speak but being unable to say it drove her nearly mad.

"Stop rushing me! Let this Young Miss think carefully about how to tell you," she said, stamping her foot and waving her hands repeatedly.

Xu Changqing: "..."

Is her cerebellum underdeveloped or something?

Does it really take this long just to organize a sentence?

Helpless, he found a large rock and sat down, crossing one leg over the other and propping his chin on his hand as he yawned repeatedly.

The situation is stronger than the man. I'll endure it.

Ning Rongrong paced around for quite a while without coming up with a good solution. She did not want to give up the System's rewards, and more importantly, she had already suffered enough from the punishment for failing missions. She truly had no other choice.

After considering it from every angle, she gritted her silver teeth, intending to endure the electric shock punishment and reveal everything—that she had a System, and that the System's missions were connected to Xu Changqing.

"I have a Sys-sys-sys! Sys—ugh!"

Before she could finish, the punishment arrived right on schedule. Even though she had mentally prepared herself, she was still electrocuted on the spot, standing there twitching violently and rolling her eyes.

"Holy shit!"

Xu Changqing was startled. What was going on?

Was she having an epileptic seizure?

No, no, no. Please, spare me!

Don't have an episode in front of me!

How am I supposed to explain this if Sword Douluo asks?!

He hurried over, wanting to check Ning Rongrong's condition.

But the instant his hand touched her shoulder, a numbing current surged into his body through his arm. Xu Changqing immediately began twitching like Ning Rongrong.

"Damn it! Why does this electric shock feel so familiar?!"

"Why do I feel like I've experienced this somewhere before..."

Those were the last thoughts left in his mind.

After that, he lost the ability to think, "comfortably" "enjoying" the "massage" of electrotherapy.

Until—

Three minutes later.

The strange current suddenly vanished.

Xu Changqing and Ning Rongrong both gradually came back to their senses.

Ning Rongrong looked miserable. It was over!

She really could not say it!

She had originally wanted to see whether she could endure the electric shock punishment and reveal the great secret in her heart. The result was obvious: she had failed.

Xu Changqing, meanwhile, frowned as he carefully searched his memories. His spiritual power was now extremely strong. If he deliberately tried to recall them, even seemingly unimportant memories that his subconscious had sealed away and forgotten could easily be brought back.

He could even dig up, bit by bit, fragments of memories from his previous life that had long been buried deep in his mind. This was one of the benefits brought by enhanced spiritual power—that was, soul strength.

Before long, he remembered where he had experienced this similar numbness before.

"Xiao Wu..."

"That time, Xiao Wu had also come running over excitedly, saying she wanted to tell me a big secret. In the end, we were both struck by electricity, and then the matter was left unresolved."

Xu Changqing glanced at Ning Rongrong, whose face was full of misery.

Didn't her current expression look exactly like Xiao Wu's back then?

Interesting!

From those clues, Xu Changqing felt that he had deduced something. Neither Xiao Wu nor Ning Rongrong had possessed this ability to discharge electricity in the original story. Even if they had, they would not electrocute themselves for fun. That would be insane.

By that reasoning, this ability to discharge electricity should have come from a third party. And since both girls had been electrocuted while trying to tell him something, it looked more like a punishment intended to stop them from revealing certain important information.

Before Ning Rongrong was electrocuted just now, she had uttered the word "Sys." Xu Changqing naturally thought of the System. It seemed that only the System possessed such an ability.

No wonder he had felt Xiao Wu was acting strangely for a period of time before. Sometimes, she would suddenly sneak a kiss from him. She was clearly shy, yet also incredibly bold. He had suspected something then, because not long after Xiao Wu kissed him, the System had notified him that he had completed a Black Level Task.

But Xu Changqing had only been suspicious at the time. After all, the System had said that the Servant System was distributed randomly. There were so many people on the Douluo Continent—what were the odds that one would happen to be assigned to Xiao Wu, someone close to him?

And the idea that kissing him once could complete a System mission was simply too absurd, wasn't it?

Xu Changqing was not narcissistic to that extent.

After thinking it over, he had decided he was probably overthinking things and had not taken it to heart.

But looking at it now, had his suspicions back then very likely been correct?

If Xiao Wu had truly bound a Sub-system, then Ning Rongrong standing before him had a high chance of being the same as Xiao Wu. She had most likely bound a Sub-system as well!