Su Mian opened task 99-1.
It turns out that after completing the mission as a tasker, although he was reincarnated as an ordinary person, the system was never uninstalled; it was just in a dormant state.
She was in a car accident not long ago.
When the system was on the verge of collapse, it was reactivated.
[Because your parents had weak ties with their relatives, they were destined to suffer the loss of their children.]
[But luckily you're a mission taker; you can complete missions to earn a chance to survive. Once you get through this ordeal, your whole family can live to be a hundred years old.]
She asked, "What task?"
Go and fill the regrets you had when you were a mission taker in your previous life.
"What regrets?"
[For mission 99, you did indeed raise a wise ruler, so you got full marks. But he couldn't accept your departure.]
[He knew you were a modern person. He believed that as long as he achieved immortality, as long as he lived alone for several thousand years, he could see you. So he researched the methods of immortality, but ultimately died young from poisoning by elixirs.]
So Su Mian went back to the time when he was a hostage and saved him once more.
Since entering a mission means you can't retain the memories of the mission participant, she still thought it was the first time she had redeemed him.
She nurtured him into a wise ruler before bidding him farewell.
After they separated, he realized once again that he couldn't live without her.
He tried every means to find her again.
This time, Prince Sheng's men went deep into the Imperial Observatory, claiming they had a way to find the Empress.
He then believed the Imperial Astronomical Bureau's report of unusual phenomena observed during nighttime stargazing, and was lured to the Star Gazing Platform, where he died at the hands of Prince Sheng.
When Su Mian returned home, she learned that he had died tragically again, and she had to start all over again!
So I started the second playthrough and activated 99-2.
And so it went, again and again.
It turns out that every version of his ending that I found in history books was indeed his ending, and they were all closely related to her.
It turns out there really are people who have been saved by her, and they try again and again to overcome obstacles and follow her.
It turns out that when people are together, they are unaware of how much they love each other.
When they parted ways, they both thought they were being rational.
They all chose to take responsibility.
Each time, he died tragically after she left.
Each time, she went to save him after his tragic death.
... To meet is to meet in certain death.
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After reviewing all the tasks, Su Mian curled up sadly on the sofa.
"I feel so much pain... Do you think it's more painful for me to save him again and again, or to not save him in the first place?"
I think he's in a lot of pain.
[Rescued time and time again, abandoned time and time again, and dying tragically time and time again.]
[But you have a choice. You can seal your memories away, or if you're ruthless enough, you can even pretend nothing ever happened.]
Su Mian was silent for a moment, then said, "Don't tell me, really don't tell me."
She would have no idea about these things if she hadn't actively looked into them.
She can finally live a peaceful life with her parents.
[Moreover, Master, the fact that he always dies on that same day, three years later, isn't solely your fault. It's because history has a certain self-consistency; his fate was sealed.]
The difference is whether you die tragically with regrets or die happily without regrets.
"To die happily? Who would be happy to die so young?"
"Look at you, you've become so inhuman again."
[All right...]
Su Mian continued to check the panel, trying to see if there were any methods she had overlooked that could help her escape her inevitable death.
Continuing like this is pointless.
This cycle must be broken.
She was greedy; she wanted to be with him, but she also wanted to be with her parents, and with Xiao Xuanzi and Xiao Guizi.
Suddenly, she noticed the score in the upper right corner of the panel.
"What are I doing with these 90,000+ points?"
[After completing the task, you will have over 90,000 points. These points are enough to redeem the world's richest person as your parents.]
[But you only chose an ordinary couple as your parents, which only cost you 1000 points.]
"What?!"
"My parents are so good, how could they be so cheap?"
Hehe, your parents are great value for money, right?
"..."
No, is this a compliment?
There's something off about talking about my parents like this...
"What can we do with the remaining points?"
[You can use points to visit old friends in any world where you've completed quests, or bring people to the merged world to live. However, bringing people to the merged world is only supported; bringing them to other worlds is not supported.]
Su Mian remained silent.
She didn't want him to die again.
Whether it was a predetermined death or dying for her... she didn't want it.
She quietly stroked the bracelet on her wrist.
The bracelet is carved with kapok flowers inside; it was a gift he prepared for their wedding.
He ran towards her ten times, but failed each time.
This time, it was her turn to walk towards him.
Su Mian suddenly sat up from the sofa, rushed downstairs, took a taxi that very night, and went to her parents' place.
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It was already midnight when I knocked on my parents' bedroom door.
Su Yang and Lin Nian both got up.
Both of them were dressed in their pajamas and asked with concern, "Why are you here so late?"
When a daughter comes over in the middle of the night, even if she's perfectly fine, any parent would suspect that something bad has happened.
As soon as Su Mian opened her mouth, her voice trembled with tears. "Dad, Mom, I have someone I love very, very much, but we can't be together right now."
The couple were both terrified!
They quickly pulled their daughter to sit on the sofa, flanking her on either side.
Su Yang: "Is it a woman?"
Su Mian shook her head. "No."
Lin Nian: "Is it an old man?"
Su Mian: "Definitely not! She's three years younger than me."
Su Yang then asked, "Is he ugly? Does he have a hereditary disease? Are his parents difficult to get along with? Or is he already married?"
Su Mian: "Incredibly handsome, no illnesses, no parents, and single."
The elderly couple could finally breathe a sigh of relief after asking this question.
Lin Nian: "Then you two talk. I don't know what's stopping you two?"
Su Mian sniffed. "But he's in a very far place. The environment, technology, culture, and customs are similar to ours, but it's so far away that it means giving up everything here... I love him, but I can't bear to leave you all. Can you come and live with me?"
Su Yang and Lin Nian exchanged a glance.
A lot of worry flashed in their eyes.
They remained silent for a long time.
Su Yang then asked, "Can you find a higher-paying job over there? Your parents don't support their daughter marrying far away because they're worried that she'll be putting all her future on one man, and what if that man isn't reliable?"
"I have a career; I've even become a director of a large company."
Su Mian opened her small backpack, showing off the gold and silver jewelry she carried with her.
I'm absolutely rich!
So dazzling!
The elderly couple squinted at the dazzling jewels!
My goodness, so many jewels...
And they're all designed so beautifully!
It looks incredibly valuable!
Lin Nian's eyes widened. "This must be worth several million, right?"
Su Mian was afraid of frightening them.
These jewels are considered antiques in the world of fusion; they could easily fetch billions of dollars.
The couple both thought their daughter was amazing!
What else is there for them to say?
Even if not for this man, for a better career, it's worth moving out for your daughter!
Su Yang immediately agreed, "Go ahead. We have few relatives, no other family members around, you are our most important daughter."
Su Mian didn't expect that it would be done so easily.
She hesitated for a moment, then said, "But you're going to have to leave all your friends here."
Lin Nian pouted. "My best friend died last year. The others are just casual acquaintances. I hate all the people at work. I get annoyed just looking at them every day. If it weren't for the salary, I would have stopped associating with them a long time ago."
Su Mian knew that the aunt had passed away from illness, and her mother hadn't had any close friends since.
Su Yang was somewhat reluctant to part with him.
He sighed, "My friends are all family-oriented too. Look at your Uncle Liu, his daughter married and moved abroad, and he and his wife immediately left me to live abroad as well. At our age, we're all the same; our daughters' happiness is the most important thing."
Su Mian held tightly to her parents' arms. "Thank you, Mom and Dad. Let's get ready and leave."
-
Next, the Su Mian family quickly sold off their assets.
She can also use her points to exchange for the currency of the merged world at a one-to-one exchange rate.
Take what you can, and give away what you can't.
With everything prepared, she first took her parents, Xiao Xuanzi, and Xiao Guizi to the fusion world to settle them in.
Then, without stopping, they went to Northern Liang to find Duan Xuanyu.