TSFLIP Chapter 246

“What happens after failing a mission?”

Feng Guang had expected her points to be reset to zero. After all, when she used her points to exchange for a space transfer cheat, she hadn’t anticipated that any would remain. But now, as she stood alone in this dark void, even the system’s voice was gone—what was happening?

This wasn’t the usual white space that appeared after a mission ended. Now, she was surrounded by pitch black, unable to even see her own hands. Feng Guang tentatively called out to the system a few times, but her voice seemed to vanish into the void, with no response. After what felt like an eternity, she squatted down, hugging herself, and began to cry softly.

If Xue Ran was the one who made her feel despair, then the system’s disappearance filled her with fear. In despair, she could choose the foolish escape of ending her own life, but in the grip of fear, she could do nothing at all.

“Why are you crying?”

“System!” Her tear-filled eyes widened. Slowly, white light replaced the darkness around her, illuminating the space. She felt a sudden sense of security but also anger. “Why did you take so long to show up?”

The system’s emotionless voice replied, “Why are you crying?”

“I’m scared…” Feng Guang wiped her tears. “And… I miss Xiaoxiao.”

Her emotions hadn’t been erased yet, which was why she couldn’t stop thinking about Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao was the daughter she had carried for ten months and given birth to, but she had only been able to stay with her for a few short months.

“This mission could have been a success.”

“And then what? I was supposed to spend my life with the man who killed my father?”

“That was the mission.”

“Mission, mission—you don’t understand that the person doing the mission has feelings too, do you? Unless you completely strip away my emotions, I can’t calmly stay with him,” Feng Guang said, biting her lip. “I could tolerate him hurting me, but I can’t accept him harming my family. That’s a line I won’t cross.”

When it came to her family, she had an unshakable determination. Even though she understood deep down that her bond with Xia Chao was fabricated and that he was merely a character in the book, she still couldn’t change how she felt. As the system had said, all she needed to do was complete the mission—but she couldn’t.

Feng Guang thought of her father. Strangely, she couldn’t recall what he looked like. A sudden sharp pain struck her head, and she pressed her hand to her temple, her expression dazed.

The system spoke, “Host’s points reset to zero.”

This snapped her out of her thoughts, though she wasn’t surprised. Ever since she decided not to compromise her principles to stay with Xue Ran, she had anticipated this outcome.

She had to admit, at the moment of her death in front of Xue Ran, she’d felt a twisted sense of satisfaction. Wasn’t he always so proud of controlling everyone like pawns? Yet, even in death, she refused to take the path to immortality he offered her. She wondered how he felt tasting the bitterness of failure.

But Xiaoxiao… A current surged through her mind. To her, the name “Xiaoxiao” now felt like that of a stranger.

The system announced, “Selecting a new script.”

Feng Guang was momentarily disoriented but quickly extended her hand, skillfully grabbing a book that materialized around her. The title slowly emerged on the cover: The Beauty Above All: Blossoms in Full Bloom.

Great, this title was already an improvement over The Overbearing Prince Fell for Me.

The protagonist, Xia Fengya, was originally a modern-day writer of smutty novels. One stormy night, she was struck by lightning and transmigrated into her own story as the second princess of the Dongyun Kingdom. Thanks to her unpretentious demeanor, she attracted a host of admirers. Eventually, she overthrew her elder sister, the empress, and ascended to the throne, ruling as empress with three thousand consorts in her harem.

It was clear Feng Guang had been assigned the role of this empress. As for the target of romance? Normally, the male leads—first, second, third, fourth, and fifth—would all belong to the protagonist. However, to avoid breaking up any canonical couples, the system had designated a lesser-featured character, the regent, as her target. Not because Xia Fengya disliked him, but because the regent ultimately sacrificed himself to save her.

Feng Guang couldn’t help but remark inwardly: Honestly, the line of men willing to die for the protagonist could stretch a mile.