{System, assuming I don't die at the male protagonist's hands four days later as in the original story and the mission fails, is it really impossible to go back?}
Upon hearing Ling Yi's thoughts, the two women in the car both became more serious.
They also wanted to know the answer.
Unfortunately, they couldn't hear the system's voice.
[If the mission fails, there are ways for the host to return to their own world.]
What method?
[Make the male protagonist break ties with all the female protagonists and turn to the dark side.]
[Once the male protagonist turns evil, he will be abandoned by the world's World Consciousness, World Consciousness will then actively search for a new male protagonist.]
[If the host can actively make any of the female leads fall in love with them after the male lead turns to the dark side, the probability of the World Consciousness choosing the host as the new male lead will greatly increase.]
[The more female protagonists fall in love with the host, the higher the probability. If the host can make all the female protagonists fall in love with him, then the host will definitely become the new male protagonist.]
[At that time, this system will use the host's identity as the male protagonist to secretly absorb the world's Origin Energy. Once there is enough Origin Energy, it can take the host back.]
Ling Yi couldn't help but smile wryly.
{Making the male lead turn to the dark side is something I could plan. His beautiful the Final Master once said that one must not force oneself upon the person on the marriage certificate, or one will fall into the demonic path.}
Falling into demonic ways, wouldn't that be considered turning evil?
{But how could the female lead possibly fall in love with me, a Number Two fodder character?}
{Also, if the male lead is made to turn evil, at least one female lead will inevitably be hurt, right?}
{I could never do something like that.}
[Host, do you really need to have such a strong moral compass? They're just two-dimensional characters!]
{We've been out of school for nine years, so isn't it normal for us to have sound values? Is having sound values wrong? If I'm willing to use any means to achieve my goals, then what's the difference between me and a villain?}
Do you think that if I actually did that, the World Consciousness would still choose me as the new male lead?
[ The World Consciousness chooses the male protagonist without considering his values. Host, what kind of good thing do you think the current male protagonist is?]
Anyway, I won't actively guide the male lead to become evil!
[Actually, host, to make the male lead turn evil, you don't necessarily have to hurt the female lead.]
Ling Yi's eyes lit up!
How so?
[If the male protagonist were to force himself on any woman, his Chaos Yin and Yang Technique would automatically transform into the Chaos Yin and Yang Demonic Technique, turning him into Magic Cultivation and causing him to fall into the demonic path.]
Are you sure any woman will do?
[It's confirmed that the cultivation technique the male protagonist practices is inherently a demonic art; only by uniting with a woman of a specific constitution can he attain immortality.]
[The eight women that the male protagonist's beautiful the Final Master found for him were not chosen randomly.]
[But if the male protagonist takes advantage of any woman, regardless of who she is, she will inevitably become possessed by a demon, and the Reversal!]
If that's the case, then there's a lot of room for creative interpretation; there are quite a few women with warped values in this short drama world.
{Yes, it's easy to make the male lead turn evil, and easy to make the female lead fall in love with him...}
Ling Yi shook his head.
{Even if it were possible, I couldn't do it, because I'll eventually leave this world.}
{So what's the difference between me and the male lead? Is there any other way?}
[have!]
{Really?}
[Find the Awakened of this world!]
Are you talking about Qin Yu?
[Host, it's possible that it's not just Qin Yu; this world may have already reset its Reincarnation countless times, and each Reincarnation means the emergence of an Awakened.]
{Could you help me find these Awakened?}
[It can be detected as long as someone is within 100 meters of Awakened.]
Ling Yi nodded to indicate that he understood.
However, this matter cannot be rushed; we can only proceed slowly for now.
Liu Ruyan and Xu Zhiyi exchanged a glance in the rearview mirror and immediately had an idea.
The car arrived at the hospital quickly.
With Ling Yi's proactive intervention, Liu Ruyan's mother's surgery went very smoothly.
By the time Liu Ruyan's mother was properly settled, it was already past 7 p. m.
Liu Ruyan and Xu Zhiyi both stayed at the hospital.
Liu Ruyan had to take care of her mother, while Xu Zhiyi's reason was to stay with Liu Ruyan in case anything unexpected happened, as Liu Ruyan wouldn't be able to take care of her alone.
Less than ten minutes after Ling Yi left the hospital, Jiang Wan'er and Qin Wanwan also arrived at the hospital one after the other.
It was the same special care ward where Xu Zhiyi had stayed when she was drugged.
Next door is the special care ward where Liu Ruyan's mother is staying.
"We probably don't need to introduce ourselves anymore, right?" Qin Wanwan sat on the chair with her arms crossed, her eyes sweeping over Liu Ruyan and the other two women.
"The female lead, it's a harem, Xu Zhiyi took out a women's cigarette and put it in her mouth.
"Smoking is not allowed in the hospital!" Jiang Wan'er rolled her eyes at Xu Zhiyi.
"This is a VIP ward, costing 20,000 yuan a day. The furnishings and amenities are comparable to a presidential suite. Do you think this is a regular ward in a regular hospital?!"
Xu Zhiyi lit a cigarette and blew out a smoke ring.
"Let's get down to business!" Qin Wanwan said.
"Sister Wan'er, how did Lin Chen escape from prison?" Liu Ruyan asked.
Jiang Wan'er's face turned colder. "They forcibly broke through the detention center wall, killed several colleagues, and forced their way out."
"According to the surveillance footage, he stabbed himself several times with silver needles, which suggests he used some secret technique to forcibly enhance his strength, allowing him to break through the wall with a single punch."
"Now its whereabouts are unknown."
"I've already applied for an arrest warrant, and it should be approved soon. Once the warrant is issued, we can activate the Heavenly Eye System."
"By then, even if Lin Chen escapes and hides in the deep mountains Old Lin, we will still be able to find him."
"Do you have any detailed information about Lin Chen?" Qin Wanwan asked.
"Yes, I'll send it to the group right away."
Xu Zhiyi then looked at Qin Wanwan and asked, "How did you join the group?"
" Ling Yi mentioned you guys in his heart, and since I happen to know Jiang Wan'er, I tried to contact her, and then I was added to the group!"
"You seem quite unwelcoming to me joining the group?" Qin Wanwan smiled, her eyes narrowing.
"You're overthinking it, it's not like that." Xu Zhiyi shook her head.
Xu Zhiyi didn't know why, but when she saw Qin Wanwan, she inexplicably couldn't like her, and even felt a little disgusted.
"It's normal that you don't like me!" Qin Wanwan tossed her hair.
"I don't really like you guys either. I guess this is what they mean by 'kings don't meet'?"
"Beautiful women, especially top beauties like us, generally find it difficult to become friends."
Liu Ruyan looked at the two of them. "Sister, is it really okay for you to praise yourself like that?"
Jiang Wan'er rolled her eyes and said, "Ignore her. Qin Wanwan is a narcissist; very few women like her."
He paused, then added, "I don't like her either."
"That's just jealousy!"
"I am indeed jealous. Wherever you appear, other women pale in comparison. You steal all the limelight. It's just... quite annoying."
Qin Wanwan raised an eyebrow. "I'll take that as a compliment."
"You're welcome!" Jiang Wan'er rolled her eyes.
It's clear that Qin Wanwan and Jiang Wan'er are close, though it's unclear whether they are actually on good terms.
Jiang Wan'er clapped her hands. "Alright, let's not go off-topic. First, tell us what you all think about what you got from Ling Yi, summarize the information, and align the granularity of your thoughts."