Lin Mu Ci redeemed the acting space.
Within it were the complete materials of hundreds of films she had acted in in a previous small world, as well as some insights and experiences from her past acting.
Memories fade. Upon entering the next world, everything about the previous one would be erased.
All those entanglements of love and hate would turn to dust.
But when she immersed herself in the acting space again,
her past memories would revive within her body. She would gradually regain her former recollections, possess her past experiences, and her acting skills would be honed bit by bit.
Previously, while possessing the human puppet, Lin Mu Ci
had achieved the goal of a 100%攻略 of Ling Qian He, earning one thousand points.
She had used them directly.
Five hundred points were exchanged for TCM skills, which were then used to obtain Uncle Li's information, costing another ten points.
The acting space redemption
required two hundred points.
Seeing her points dwindling, Lin Mu Ci asked the system.
"Can I acquire more points?"
The system looked troubled.
"I can only give them to you if someone achieves a perfect攻略 again. So host, you need to use them sparingly. In principle, those thousand points should be taken back."
Lin Mu Ci completely ignored it.
She immediately succeeded in redeeming the acting space
and then immersed herself in it wholeheartedly.
Within her line of sight, hundreds of films appeared, most of which she had personally participated in in a certain small world.
She could choose to experience them again, and her past acting skills would return to her body. Lin Mu Ci looked at the floating films, but one of them displayed an unopenable state.
Lin Mu Ci was stunned and then asked the system.
"What is that?"
The system was also taken aback.
"Huh? That is... wait, that's not a film. That's a memory. Wait, the system had a slight malfunction, this memory shouldn't be in the acting space. I'll delete it immediately."
Lin Mu Ci immediately said,
"Wait!"
"Don't delete it."
Her voice was urgent.
"No, I want to open it and see."
The system was very reluctant.
"But it doesn't comply with regulations..."
Lin Mu Ci said,
"You haven't done few things that don't comply with regulations, have you? If you don't let me open it, I'll report you. We are a community of shared interests, sharing honor and disgrace. Since you've misplaced that memory in my acting space, let's just go with it."
The system had no choice but to yield.
"Then... alright."
The system said.
"Hurry up and watch it. I can't hide it from the main monitoring system for long."
That memory gradually lit up.
Lin Mu Ci reached out and clicked on the cover.
Then the surrounding scene changed.
She was instantly on a ship tossed by a stormy sea.
The vessel rocked violently. This looked like a cruise ship. The salty smell of the sea surged upwards.
Lin Mu Ci frowned. She seemed to be in a cargo hold.
In the dim light,
she saw a little boy squatting in a crevice at the bottom of the ship's cabin.
Urgent footsteps could be heard from outside.
He turned and hid among the narrow boxes around him. He pried open a refrigerated container, and he squeezed inside.
Outside, hurried footsteps sounded, and then Lin Mu Ci heard someone say coldly,
"Haven't found that damned brat yet?
Don't let him escape. He's worth a hundred million US dollars!"
Inside the refrigerated container, the boy shivered.
He was very handsome, with an exceptionally delicate face, hinting at the grace he would possess when grown.
In his palm, he clutched a broken piece of porcelain, obtained from smashing a ceramic cup.
Someone outside shouted sternly,
"That brat must be hiding here. We don't have much time. We can't open every box one by one, and the crew will be here soon.
Bring his mother! Kill that woman!"
Lin Mu Ci's breathing suddenly quickened.
"No..."
She suddenly realized what memory this was.
She gritted her teeth and asked the system.
"This is Ling Qian He's childhood memory, isn't it?
Why would his memory appear in my acting space? Are you deliberately trying to make me pity him? I'm not watching anymore, I want to go out! Let me out!"
The system dodged the question.
"Uh, once you're in, you can't get out, host. Take your time watching it."
Lin Mu Ci cursed the system in her heart for the nth time, but indeed, since she was already in, she couldn't get out.
Moreover, she was indeed a bit curious about this experience that Ling Qian He had never spoken of – the death of his mother.
Lin Mu Ci was silent for a moment and continued watching.
A woman with a beautiful face was pushed forward. She looked gentle and demure, but her face was pale. She opened her mouth, and a dagger was pressed against her chest. She heard the vicious thugs say,
"Where is your son?
Where is that damned brat?
Madam Ling wants that damned brat killed!"
This woman with a beautiful face gritted her teeth and remained silent.
The little boy in the cold storage was crying.
He was probably only five or six years old. He clutched the porcelain shard tightly in his palm. He wanted to go out, but he couldn't.
He pressed the porcelain shard against his own wrist and cut his wrist with force. Blood began to flow out little by little.
He needed to let the warm blood flow out.
If he wanted to remain calm, he could only harm himself this way.
If it hurt a lot, he wouldn't lose control.
Tears mixed with blood.
From outside, the woman's desperate, suppressed cries could be heard. She dared not scream, fearing that young Qian He would hear and run out.
But she didn't know.
The little boy could see.
Through the gap in the container.
He could see clearly.
How the dagger pierced his mother's chest, how the blood flowed out...
He curled up in the container. He watched his mother being killed by the assassins sent by Madam Ling.
Blood flowed all over the floor.
He sobbed.
Lin Mu Ci stared blankly at his face. She thought she wouldn't cry, but she was a task executor, so calm.
However, she couldn't help but shed tears.
The little boy curled into a ball. She desperately wanted to hug him, but her hands could only pass through his body. This was just Ling Qian He's memory; she couldn't touch him.
She gritted her teeth, her whole body growing cold. The scene gradually disappeared, and she returned to the acting space.
The system, hearing her silence for a long time, became a bit flustered.
"Hos-host?"
Lin Mu Ci remained silent for a long time, then said.
"Why didn't you show me this video before I started the mission?"
If she had seen it before, she might have treated young Qian He a little better.
The system was very guilty.
"According to regulations, I couldn't show it to you then. Before a mission, how could you be allowed to feel sympathy for the target of攻略?
Isn't it that the system had a chaotic bug, trapping you for five years, causing the main character to blacken and you to almost dissipate? To compensate you, I could secretly show you this video."
Lin Mu Ci sniffled.
The system asked her cautiously.
"Host, are you starting to feel soft-hearted?"
Lin Mu Ci remained silent. After a pause,
"Why would I feel soft-hearted for him?
When he abused me, did he feel soft-hearted? How I begged him, I told him I didn't betray him, did he believe me? He only suspected I ran off with other men!
And when he went crazy, he wanted nothing more than to devour me alive. I'll be exhausted by him in bed sooner or later!"
Although it was a complaint, her tone had changed.
The system mumbled.
"Don't deny it if you're soft-hearted. It's not shameful.
Besides, wasn't it you who lied to him back then? That's why your brother misunderstood and didn't trust you. It's also because of his childhood experiences; he was hurt and deceived by too many people, which is why he became so paranoid and twisted.
But he truly loves you too! Otherwise, you wouldn't have been revived."
Lin Mu Ci was silent for a moment and asked.
"Can I voluntarily tell him that I am his Mu Ci older sister?"
The system flatly refused.
"Absolutely not! This is a system taboo! If you say it, the entire system will collapse! You can do anything else, but not this!"
Lin Mu Ci snorted coldly.
"Ghost system!"
"Poor rating!"
"But..."
"Is it possible to give Ling Qian He a little hint?"