Gossip System

[Little Melon, is this my birth parents' home?]

Little Melon said happily, [That's right, host. Go ahead and tell them who you are! Your birth parents have been looking for you all these years.]

Listening to Little Melon, Ning Sang-sang looked at the gold lettering on the black plaque before her-"Duke of Ning's Residence"-and walked up to the entrance. The gatekeeper stopped her. "Miss, who are you looking for?"

Ning Sang-sang said, "I'm here to reunite with my family. I'm the long-lost third young lady of the Duke of Ning's Residence."

At that, the gatekeeper's eyes widened, and he carefully studied the young girl before him. She looked about thirteen or fourteen, with delicate features as lovely as a painting. Her eyes were bright and lively, and she radiated a spirited air.

"Hey, young man, back with us yet?" Watching the gatekeeper stare blankly at her, Ning Sang-sang waved a hand in front of his eyes.

Her voice snapped the gatekeeper out of his daze, and he hurriedly said to her in a respectful tone, "Please wait here, miss. I'll go announce you right away."

With that, the gatekeeper turned and rushed into the prime minister's residence, unable to contain his excitement. Heavens, the third young lady who had been missing for thirteen years had actually returned! If this was true, the Duke of Ning's Residence was going to be in an uproar!

Ning Sang-sang stood around idly, thinking about what had happened to her. She had originally been an entertainment reporter in the twenty-first century, commonly known as a paparazzo. Chasing juicy gossip, she had stayed up night after night, staking out locations to take photos, until she suddenly dropped dead on the street. She had transmigrated into an abandoned infant in the Great Xiao Dynasty, a dynasty unknown to history, and had been adopted by Yun Zhongzi, the master of Ten Thousand Flowers Valley in the martial world. He had even given her the same name she had in modern times, Ning Sang-sang, and had treasured her like a precious pearl from childhood.

She ranked ninth among the disciples in the valley, with five senior brothers and three senior sisters above her. They all doted on her like their most precious treasure and granted her every request. Life simply could not have been better.

She had thought life would go on like that forever, but half a year ago, a freshly manufactured Gossip System had suddenly bound itself to her.

The Gossip System told her that it was the one that had brought her here. It had crashed after running out of energy, which was why it had only now bound itself to her. It also told her that the world she was living in was a fictional world derived from a tragic-ending novel titled "Bad Endings for Everyone: They've All Gone on Killing Sprees." She had transmigrated into a cannon-fodder character who was supposed to be everyone's darling yet died a miserable death.

The Gossip System asked her to help it feast on gossip and collect gua energy without interfering with the main storyline. Once the job was done, it could revive her in a world of her choosing, with any identity she wanted.

While enjoying gossip, she could also earn points to unlock a space where she could redeem all sorts of items, including skin-whitening pills, strength pills, fertility pills, martial arts manuals, and more.

She absolutely loved juicy gossip, so she agreed to the system's request without a second thought. Half a month ago, the system had told her to come to the capital and reunite with her birth parents, saying there was plenty of gossip to feast on there.

Her senior brothers and sisters had left the valley on business, and her master had gone wandering far and wide. She was the only one left in Ten Thousand Flowers Valley and happened to be bored, so she had come with Little Melon to the Duke of Ning's Residence in the capital to reunite with her family.

As she was thinking, a luxurious carriage stopped outside the prime minister's residence. A handsome young nobleman dressed in splendid brocade, radiating nobility, stepped out. After alighting, he lifted the carriage curtain and carefully helped down a beautiful, fragile-looking girl dressed in plain white. Ning Sang-sang raised her eyebrows. [Oh, come on. I've only just arrived, and you're already flaunting your romance in my face.]

[Dear host, that's your biological second brother, Ning Chengxiao.]

Hearing that, Ning Sang-sang turned her gaze to Ning Chengxiao and sized him up, her eyes brimming with interest. [Wow, so this is my second brother, the one being taken for a sucker.]

Ning Chengxiao had just helped Bai Xinrou out of the carriage when he unexpectedly heard a voice full of interest. He frowned slightly and looked toward its source. What met his eyes was a girl of about thirteen or fourteen, wearing a pale yellow dress. Her features were as lovely as a painting, and her large, lively eyes were watching him with keen interest. His brows drew tightly together. Had he just imagined that voice?

"Chengxiao, what's wrong?" Seeing Ning Chengxiao's gaze settle on Ning Sang-sang, Bai Xinrou suddenly felt threatened and hurriedly asked after him with concern.

The concerned voice of the woman he loved brought Ning Chengxiao back to his senses. He withdrew his gaze from Ning Sang-sang and turned to Bai Xinrou, saying gently, "Xinrou, I'm fine. Let's go inside."

Bai Xinrou hesitated. "Chengxiao, someone of my standing isn't worthy of you. We should just forget about us, so you won't upset your family by taking me inside." As she spoke, her eyes began to redden.

Seeing his beloved look so pitiful and wronged, Ning Chengxiao's heart ached terribly. He opened his mouth and was just about to comfort her when that clear voice rang out again:

[I'm dying. This woman really knows how to act! Look at her, all delicate and pitiful, on the verge of tears. Just seeing her makes your heart ache. No wonder that sucker of a second brother of mine fell out with his family over her.]