Qiao Shan's eyes gleamed as she stared at the computer screen, her fingers flying across the keyboard.
After drastically altering the original text, she let out a long sigh of relief. It felt so good! Not a single person she hated ended up with a good ending, hahaha~
Seeing that it was getting late and fearing sudden death, she shut down the computer and prepared for bed.
As she fell asleep, her brow furrowed, her expression contorted in terror. Cold sweat poured from her body as if she were experiencing something dreadful.
Qiao Shan found herself in a strange world, all alone.
She was in a desolate wilderness. In front of her was a large screen, on which comments were scrolling wildly.
The subject of their discussion was herself.
Was she being broadcast live?
Believing this to be another of her adventures, she became extremely excited. Smiling at the screen, she enthusiastically introduced herself, "Hello everyone, my name is Qiao Shan... Ah!"
Before she could finish, a bolt of lightning struck the crown of her head, causing her to convulse as if having an epileptic fit.
The live chat was filled with rolling "hahaha"s that dominated the screen, as if mocking her miserable fate.
Qiao Shan endured an hour of pain, like being electrocuted and burned, before finally recovering.
Her eyes were filled with helplessness. What had just happened? httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
After a moment's thought, she became optimistic again.
Although that lightning bolt had caused her immense pain, it hadn't killed her. Could it be preparing to bestow upon her some heaven-defying cheat?
Just as she thought this, the sky rumbled with thunder and lightning, and soon a torrential downpour began.
The rain fell and fell, until it completely submerged her.
In the water, she struggled in despair, eventually drowning...
Then, she lived.
This time, the scene shifted, and she found herself in a barren wasteland. Before her was still a giant screen, with comments critiquing her, saying she didn't look good when she drowned, that it wasn't brutal enough, and that they were not satisfied.
Lin Shan's eyes widened in terror.
What was going on?
She still vividly remembered the suffocating, helpless feeling in the water. Were even more terrifying things waiting for her?
Then, she noticed the entire wasteland shaking. The ground beneath her feet seemed to be splitting open, and she quickly ran forward.
The cracks behind her grew larger and larger. She ran desperately forward, but was ultimately swallowed by the fissures. Endless darkness enveloped her, and she finally fell into a deep pit and died from the impact.
Yet, she lived again!
This time, she was in a scorching hot valley. There were ten suns in the sky! The intense sunlight baked the earth, rivers ran dry, and not a trace of vegetation remained. In the end, she died of thirst.
Qiao Shan opened her eyes and found herself back in her own home. She patted her chest. It must have been a dream, until her pupils widened, reflecting a giant screen...
In this state of being completely controlled and dying endlessly, she seemed to understand something. Those countless characters she had killed under her pen, were they not feeling the same way she felt now?
She searched everywhere for her computer, wanting to restore the novel's ending to its normal state.
But it was too late. The next, even more terrifying event awaited her...
Qiao Shan died again and again, experiencing all the natural and man-made disasters she had deliberately altered in her novel.
After enduring all the calamities, Qiao Shan finally returned to the real world. However, she couldn't believe she was in reality, becoming increasingly suspicious and frightened herself to death.
*
The Kingdom of Dan suffered various natural disasters, causing heavy casualties and widespread panic among the populace.
Suddenly, from a certain moment, the bizarre natural disasters across the land vanished, and the people rejoiced.
The Empress of the Kingdom of Dan had been poisoned by Dan Yue. Although she had narrowly escaped death, her health had been steadily declining.
Coupled with the frequent disasters and her constant engagement in state affairs, worrying about the country and its people, her body grew weaker and weaker.
As the disasters ended, she decisively abdicated the throne to Dan Rong and wrote a "Confession," taking responsibility for the natural disasters.
Simultaneously, she guided public opinion: the disasters ceased the moment Dan Rong ascended the throne, proving she was the chosen one.
Xu Qingfeng looked at the constantly coughing former Empress Dan Hemin and sighed, "Why must you do this? You lived a life of diligent governance and love for your people, only to take all the blame upon yourself and be slandered by the world."
Dan Hemin smiled weakly, "Dan Rong is good in every way, but she's too fond of playing. I also doted on her and didn't discipline her too strictly. Now, handing over such heavy responsibility to her so suddenly, she needs an adjustment period. This popular support is a gift for my not having guided her properly all these years."
"Alas, I also feel I've wronged you... I married you after much hardship, yet I couldn't prevent you from suffering grievances..."
"My Empress, you have done your best."
"Eh? Host, that's strange. Detecting that Susan in reality has no vital signs, why did she suddenly die?" Early in the morning, Xiao Shaozi exclaimed loudly.
Qiao Ci opened her eyes and looked at Dan Qing, who was sleeping beside her, exhausted. She reached out to tuck him in and replied lazily, "Those who attempt to control the destinies of others will ultimately be controlled."
Although Xiao Shaozi didn't fully grasp the meaning of the great one's words, it immediately understood that Qiao Shan's fate was somehow connected to the great one.
The natural disasters had stopped, and Qiao Shan had died...
It was just unclear how the great one had accomplished this.
Of course, Xiao Shaozi didn't dare to ask further.
"Oh!" Suddenly, Xiao Shaozi cried out.
"What is it now?" Qiao Ci cast a light glance at the small black dog on the ground.
It bared its teeth, wagged its tail, and said, "Xiao Kuaizi returned ten thousand points to me! Ahhhhhhh, Host, am I dreaming?"
Qiao Ci asked in confusion, "Xiao Kuaizi? A quick-transmigration system like you? Is there also a Xiao Chazi?"
"Host is amazing! Xiao Kuaizi and Xiao Chazi are from the same batch. We're very close friends, hehe, so our names are similar."
Qiao Ci nodded.
No wonder Xiao Shaozi didn't have enough points to even manifest at the beginning. It turned out to be such a warmhearted ladle~
Remembering that Qiao Ci always gave it some points after completing a mission, Xiao Shaozi happily said, "Host, you don't need to give Xiao Shaozi points anymore. Xiao Shaozi has accumulated some savings now, hehe."
Qiao Ci smiled.
With its childish nature, she wondered if the creators of this batch of systems were also so unreliable in personality.
The three months of natural disasters had severely damaged the foundation of the Kingdom of Dan. Upon her ascension, Dan Rong, following her mother's advice, began to issue a series of policies reducing corvée labor and taxes, which indeed won her considerable popular support.
However, some astute individuals believed that the large-scale natural disasters that befell the Kingdom of Dan were a sign that the Kingdom had angered Heaven, and thus Heaven had sent punishment, and the Kingdom of Dan was guilty!
Rumors then spread that these natural disasters were merely a warning, and if the Kingdom of Dan angered Heaven again in the future, perhaps everyone would suffer heavenly punishment along with them.
Thus, nations led by the Vermilion Bird Kingdom began to unite, preparing to carry out Heaven's will and destroy the Kingdom of Dan!