Journey Through Realms: Fulfilling Last Wishes

Chapter 3 The Innocent Little Lotus of the Demon Sect

Outside, faint sounds of commotion echoed through the air, waking Anran from her daze. As she looked around, she took in her surroundings—solid wood furniture, landscape screens, and shelves adorned with various porcelain, jade, and bronze artifacts.

The bed she sat on had carved posts and an ornate canopy—clearly, this was no ordinary household. While she was still marveling at the décor, the noise outside suddenly ceased, and someone pushed open the door.

A maid walked in softly, asking in a low voice, “Miss, are you awake?”

Before she even finished speaking, she was already by Anran’s bedside, checking on her. Seeing Anran awake and sitting up, looking puzzled, the maid cried out in joy, “Thank goodness, Miss! You’ve finally woken up! Heaven bless!”

Anran frowned at the overly excited maid and said, “What’s all this noise? Do you have something to say? If not, leave.”

The maid, surprised by her young mistress’s impatience, quickly bowed her head and retreated without another word.

After the maid left, Anran began calling out, “Is anyone there? Whoever brought me here, can you come out and explain? Where am I, and what’s my task? Can someone explain, please?”

For a while, there was no response, and just as Anran was about to give up, a voice finally answered.

“Hello, this is Service Unit 225 at your service. How can I assist you, my master?”

Anran’s face darkened. This sounds anything but intelligent—it was so different from what was described in novels. Annoyed, she still asked, “Where am I, and what is my task?”

“Hello. You are currently in the Wuyuan Empire. Your task is to fulfill Ji Muxue’s commission—protect the Demon Sect leader’s life and sever ties with the righteous sects.”

Anran felt the explanation was too vague. After thinking for a moment, she asked, “Can you give me Ji Muxue’s memories? I can’t just walk around blindly. Also, can you provide all the information I need at once? None of that drip-feeding stuff—try to be a bit smarter, okay?”

“Understood, my master.”

With that confirmation, a transparent panel appeared before Anran, showing three options—User Instructions, Content Overview, and Points Exchange.

Anran quickly clicked on the first option, and a stream of text flooded her mind.

In no time, Anran had absorbed the instructions. The system was designed to help characters deemed as ‘cannon fodder’ fulfill their final wishes. Each completed wish would reward the user with ‘wish power’, the amount of which depended on the difficulty of the task.

Each tasker could choose one skill from the system’s store to assist them in fulfilling the wishes. To gain more skills, they could either complete hidden tasks or spend wish power. The initial wish power was set at 100, but failing a task would deduct 50. If wish power dropped to zero, the tasker’s soul would be erased.

Next, Anran selected the second option, and this time, not only text but also images flashed through her mind. She saw a girl kneeling on the ground, holding a man covered in blood. People were fighting around them, but the girl seemed oblivious, her eyes vacant, muttering something under her breath.

After what seemed like an eternity, the girl stood up, carrying the man step by step. A white-robed man in the midst of the battle noticed her and wanted to stop her but couldn’t leave the fight. He could only watch her silhouette grow smaller as she walked away.

Anran now had a clearer understanding of the story. Ji Muxue had been adopted by the Demon Sect leader when she was young. Adorable and sweet-tongued, she was well-loved by the elders and disciples of the sect, growing up carefree and sheltered. She had never left the mountain before coming of age.

When she became an adult, her curiosity about life beyond the mountain led her to beg her childhood friend to take her down. He couldn’t refuse her, so he agreed. Along the way, he protected her, and they encountered no danger. But on the way back, her friend was recognized and attacked, and they got separated. Ji Muxue was then found by the male protagonist from the righteous sects, who took her back to his sect. Meanwhile, her childhood friend barely escaped with his life.

After recovering from his wounds, her friend came looking for her, only to find that Ji Muxue had fallen for the male protagonist and didn’t want to leave. In their struggle, the male protagonist discovered Ji Muxue’s identity, but instead of condemning her, he comforted her, saying that as long as she hadn’t done anything wrong, she could be forgiven. Touched by his words, Ji Muxue refused to leave with her friend.

Realizing the situation was hopeless, her childhood friend withdrew. Ji Muxue stayed with the righteous sect but slowly realized that people began to look down on her. To make matters worse, the male protagonist had a fiancée, and they were deeply in love.

Disheartened, Ji Muxue decided to leave. However, when she went to say goodbye to the male protagonist, she overheard him plotting with other sects to use her as a tool to destroy the Demon Sect. Panicking, she tried to flee but was caught and imprisoned. Only then did she realize that from the moment he said he didn’t mind her identity, he had already planned this betrayal. Filled with regret, she made up her mind to escape and warn her childhood friend not to engage in battle.

Ji Muxue managed to kill the maid bringing her food and escaped. She found a secret contact point and sent out the warning, but was recaptured soon after. Still, she felt relieved, knowing the message had been delivered. She was treated worse after killing someone and was locked up in the dungeon until the sect’s final showdown.

Ji Muxue had lost all hope, thinking no one would come for her—until her childhood friend arrived, leading over a hundred men in a desperate rescue mission. That was the scene from the beginning.

Ji Muxue’s dying wish, muttered in her final moments, was, “If I could do it all over again, I would never involve myself with the righteous sects. I would protect Shen Yu and live a simple life.”

After seeing the entire story, Anran sighed. Regret is good and all, but if the task was to make the male protagonist fall in love with me, I’d probably lose those 50 points right away. No way I could ever chase a fake, scheming guy like that.

She then opened the store, which indeed had a vast array of options. However, she could only choose one, and in a story like this, the best choice was obvious– unparalleled martial arts. Without hesitation, she selected it.

Afterward, Anran took a moment to digest everything and began to ponder where exactly the plot had progressed.