The System Teaches You How to Be Human

Back when Si Yisi was talking with Mu Weiqing,

“I am indeed not your disciple, Si Mobai.” Si Yisi removed all his disguises, returning to the cold, inorganic state of the system. “But the reason I occupy his body is due to his own wish.”

Mu Weiqing calmly retracted the dangerous aura he had sent out.

He stroked his long beard, using a probing gaze to observe Si Mobai. The more he looked, the more surprised he became; he couldn’t sense the origins of the entity that had taken control of his disciple’s body.

Si Yisi’s cold gaze made Mu Weiqing feel a strange illusion, as though he should…

“I’m a remnant soul that remained after a great being fell during a tribulation 1,000 years ago. I came in response to Si Mobai’s request to help him change his fate; one where he was reviled by all and expelled from the sect.”

Si Yisi’s words were seven parts true, three parts false.

Mu Weiqing’s gaze flickered. He extracted much from this statement and, when he looked at Si Yisi again, his expression changed.

Indeed, only such a great being would have the ability to reverse time!

Si Yisi finished speaking, waiting for Mu Weiqing’s reaction.

He knew that earning the trust of Si Mobai’s master would be the best shortcut, but if Mu Weiqing didn’t believe him… Si Yisi had no problem using force to break through.

Although his cultivation wasn’t as high as that of the master in front of him, he still had the strength to escape if needed.

There was more than one way to complete the mission!

While Mu Weiqing was pondering, the small dragon hidden in Si Yisi’s hair finally struggled to pull its body out.

However, just as it escaped the “sea of hardship”, it sensed the lingering sword aura in the air. Its dragon whiskers immediately curled up and retreated, no longer daring to release lightning. It quickly buried its head and crawled back into the sea of hardship, trying to cover up its actions.

Si Yisi: “…”

Mu Weiqing looked at the little dragon and asked, “Is that a thunder dragon’s soul fragment?”

Si Yisi replied, “To be exact, it’s a fragment of the ancient Thunder Dragon, the one known as the ‘Ancient Thunder-Strike Demon-Slaying Thunder Dragon.'”

“Does it have a name?”

Mu Weiqing twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking that such a serious demeanor was definitely not like his unruly disciple. He was actually speaking with Si Yisi as if having a casual conversation.

Indeed, this little dragon’s appearance removed the last bit of doubt in Mu Weiqing’s heart. Dragon souls were rare, and he had only caught glimpses of them in records about ancient powerful beings’ thunder tribulations.

This, in turn, made Si Yisi’s identity as the “remnant soul of a failed tribulation of a great being” seem even more authentic.

A name?

Si Yisi thought for a moment before answering, “Ah Tu.”

It was uglier than a snake and completely bald; “A Tu” seemed most fitting.

(T/N: Ah Tu = “Ah” is a prefix// “Tu” meaning “Bald”. So he’s calling the dragon “Baldy”)

The little dragon suddenly stuck its head out and bit Si Yisi’s finger with its sharp teeth.

Crunch!

Unfortunately, it repeated its earlier mistake, and this time all its teeth fell out. The little dragon burst into tears and curled up into a trembling dragon ball, retreating.

Si Yisi expressionlessly withdrew his hand, then turned to Mu Weiqing and said, “It’s called A Tu.”

“…Cough.” Mu Weiqing coughed lightly. “That’s a good name.”

Si Yisi nodded. He thought it was indeed much better than the dragon kings or conquerors that his previous hosts had named their dragon-shaped pets.

***

“Then why did my useless disciple ask you for help?”

Si Yisi glanced at him and, after a long pause, replied, “Because the hidden instigator who pushed Si Mobai to become a villain was someone who had fallen into the demonic path.”

And this person, who had fallen into the demonic path, had a demonic nature so deep that it could destroy the operation of the small world.

So the small world had issued a warning, causing the system to select someone within the Qingmo realm and change their fate.

A host, who was solely focused on completing the task, probably had no awareness of this. But Si Yisi, as a system; even if he were ranked the lowest; could see that the real essence of changing Si Mobai’s fate was actually to indirectly disrupt the plans of the person secretly falling into the demonic path.

“I understand.” Mu Weiqing pondered for a moment. “I ask that you bear with me.”

He could tell that most of what Si Yisi, occupying Si Mobai’s body, said was true.

Moreover, if Si Yisi had truly forcefully seized control, Mu Weiqing would have sensed it immediately and wouldn’t have allowed Si Yisi to speak at all.

Mobai… Mu Weiqing sighed inwardly.

But this was his disciple’s own choice, and as his master, he couldn’t intervene.

Si Yisi seemed to sense Mu Weiqing’s thoughts. He paused and said.

“Si Mobai left a message for you.”

“He said; I never regret the day I became your disciple. You are my eternal master.”

“Master, I will go ahead.”

After Si Yisi turned and left, Mu Weiqing moved his lips, silently shedding a tear.

I’m sorry, I couldn’t protect you… Mobai.

He had guessed that in the future, he, as a master, would be unable to protect Si Mobai, which was why he had no choice but to place his hopes in others.

Mu Weiqing had a premonition that Mobai must have been utterly disappointed with the current cultivation world.

“What exactly… did Mo Bai encounter?”