Life Simulator, Gu Yuan's Gift!

Jia Ma Empire, Wutan City, Xiao Family.

In the reception hall, the three elders of the Xiao Family were all smiles, carefully currying favor with a middle-aged man.

Xiao Zhan, sitting in the seat of honor, had long since lost his usual majesty, replaced by a trace of nervousness.

Is this Gu Xun'er, the future number one beauty of the Dou Qi Continent?

In the corner of the reception hall, Xiao Chen's gaze fell upon the slightly nervous young girl standing beside the noble-looking middle-aged man.

Although Gu Xun'er was still young and lacked maturity, she was born a natural beauty, complemented by an ethereal temperament.

Even Xiao Chen, who had seen countless beauties on the internet in his past life, couldn't help but exclaim: "Potato did not deceive me!"

Moreover, compared to those "beauties" on the internet in his past life who relied entirely on filters and skin-smoothing, this natural beauty of Gu Xun'er was far superior.

Seeming to notice Xiao Chen's gaze, Gu Xun'er poked her head out from behind the middle-aged man and looked at him.

The moment their eyes met, a mechanical, ethereal voice suddenly rang out in Xiao Chen's mind.

[Ding! Detected the arrival of an important character, "Gu Xun'er". Life Simulator binding... Binding complete!]

Xiao Chen suppressed the urge to leave his seat immediately, smiled and nodded at Gu Xun'er, then withdrew his gaze. With his eyes fixed on his nose and his heart focused on his thoughts, he silently communicated with the system: "How does one simulate?"

[The host can choose an important character in this world to simulate their life. As long as you change their life trajectory during the simulation, you can receive rewards!]

[Rewards are issued based on the life achievements attained after the host changes their life trajectory!]

[Note: If the life achievements after changing the trajectory are lower than before, there is no reward!]

[Currently available character: Gu Xun'er!]

"That's it? You're kidding me, calling this a choice? There's only one available character! You want me to simulate Gu Xun'er?"

Xiao Chen looked at the lonely option on the system interface and couldn't hold back his frustration. If the system had a physical form, he would definitely give it a punch or two.

Who was Gu Xun'er? The daughter of the Ancient Clan leader—the Nine-Star Dou Saint Gu Yuan, the little princess of the Ancient Clan possessing a God-rank bloodline, a peerless genius rarely seen among the billions of people on the Dou Qi Continent!!!

Simulating the life of such a peerless genius and having to change her life trajectory—

And the resulting achievements couldn't be lower than before? How the hell was that possible?

"Heh! You damn system, what use are you to me? If I have to simulate Gu Xun'er, I might as well continue lying flat and wait to hug Xiao Yan's thigh!"

Xiao Chen curled his lips and slumped into the chair behind him, his whole body radiating a sense of laziness.

He had transmigrated to this world eight years ago. Since he was born into it, the current Xiao Chen was only eight years old.

Logically, at this age, no matter how poor his aptitude was, he should have condensed some Dou Qi, but Xiao Chen had never been able to sense its existence. As time passed, he simply gave up.

Therefore, he could only pin his hopes on Xiao Yan, waiting for Yao Lao to absorb Xiao Yan's Dou Qi and turn him from a genius into trash.

When that time came, he would shower him with meticulous care. Given Xiao Yan's loyal and righteous character, after he ascended to the Great Thousand World, he would surely exhaust every means to solve Xiao Chen's inability to cultivate.

[Don't be like that! Host, just try it. Trying doesn't cost anything, what if it works?]

"Fine, if I have time later, I'll give it a try!"

In truth, Xiao Chen didn't hold much hope for the system. Changing Gu Xun'er's life trajectory was far more difficult than hugging Xiao Yan's thigh.

He truly couldn't imagine what kind of changes he could make to push Gu Xun'er's life achievements even further.

While Xiao Chen was communicating with the system, Xiao Zhan finished his conversation. He beckoned to Xiao Yan and said, "Yan'er, come here. Take Miss Xun'er out for a walk and help her get familiar with our Xiao Family's environment!"

Xiao Zhan undoubtedly had selfish motives for doing this, yet no one present dared to object, not even the three elders, who could only watch Xiao Yan with envious eyes.

"Father, I have to cultivate later. If you want someone to show Miss Xun'er around, maybe we should change to someone else!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan frowned and impatiently waved his hand to refuse this heaven-sent opportunity.

Seeing Xiao Yan's refusal, the First Elder's eyes lit up immediately. He stepped forward and said, "Senior, Clan Leader, since the Third Young Master is busy, why not let Xiao Ning show Miss Xun'er around?"

Seeing the First Elder speak up, the Second and Third Elders were filled with deep regret, hating themselves for being too slow. If not for the presence of the middle-aged man, they would have likely slapped themselves in the face.

"No need. Little friend, would you be willing to take my daughter to get familiar with the Xiao Family?"

The middle-aged man smiled at these words, waved his hand to reject the First Elder's proposal, and turned his head toward Xiao Chen.

From the very beginning, he had noticed this youth secretly observing him—and yes, he was looking at him, not at Gu Xun'er.

He didn't know if it was just an illusion, but he felt that this youth seemed to know something, which puzzled him greatly.

Logically, the Xiao Clan had fallen to such a state that it was impossible for anyone to know his identity.

This made him curious about Xiao Chen, and he decided to use this opportunity to test him.

"Ah? Me? You mean me?"

Xiao Chen never dreamed that the middle-aged man would suddenly do this, and his face was full of confusion.

"That's right, would you be willing to do me this favor, little friend?"

As the middle-aged man spoke, he flipped his palm, and an ancient, pitch-black token appeared in his hand. "Of course, I won't waste your time for nothing. Let this be a gift to you!" With that, the middle-aged man waved his hand, and the pitch-black token landed in Xiao Chen's hand.

As the token landed in his palm, a cool sensation enveloped it. Xiao Chen didn't know what material it was made of; it felt like neither gold nor jade, heavy and solid in his hand.

What truly shocked Xiao Chen was that in the center of the token, the character "Gu" was clearly engraved. Seeing this "Gu" character, combined with Gu Xun'er's attitude toward the middle-aged man, his identity was beyond doubt.

The current leader of the Ancient Clan, the Nine-Star Dou Saint—Gu Yuan.

"I never expected that he would actually come in person to drop off Gu Xun'er!"

Although Xiao Yan's future achievements were destined to be limitless, he was, after all, currently nothing more than a mere child at the second stage of Dou Qi.

Yet the person before him was a true titan standing at the very pinnacle of the entire Dou Qi Continent; a single breath from him would likely be enough to snuff out his life.

That such a figure would specifically name him to show his daughter around left Xiao Chen completely bewildered.

However, regardless of Gu Yuan's true intentions, he lacked the standing to refuse, nor did he have any reason to do so.

With that thought, Xiao Chen took a deep breath, severed his stray thoughts, tucked the token into his clothes, and stood up to offer a respectful bow. "A gift from an elder cannot be refused. Since you trust this junior so much, Senior, I shall take Miss Xun'er around the clan to help her get acquainted with the surroundings!"