The reason it's called "one of the collaborators" is because in his past life, the people who schemed against Aunt Qimeng weren't just one. Aside from He Jing, there must have been others working with her.
In his previous life, as a college student, Lin Yu had no ability to investigate everything thoroughly. By the time he gained some life experience, the incident had long become untraceable.
All he knew was that after being deceived, Aunt Qimeng had cried in front of him, saying:
"I trusted He Jing too much, that's why they fooled me. I had no grudges against them—why did they want to harm me?"
Back then, Lin Yu couldn’t uncover the truth.
Now, not only does he intend to investigate everything, but he also wants to prevent it from happening again.
...
[Ding!]
[Dining with two high-ranking sect elders and conversing harmoniously—the host’s status within the sect is bound to rise soon!]
[Reward: 20 spirit stones.]
After having lunch with Chi Qingchi and Mo Shangying, Lin Yu didn’t rush to engage in further conversation with them. There would be plenty of time in the future—as long as the apartment remained, they would stay.
The most pressing matter now was naturally the [Sect Protection Plan]!
In his past life, Aunt Qimeng had taken meticulous care of Lin Yu.
He remembered all of it.
Since Aunt Qimeng didn’t have time for lunch, Lin Yu wouldn’t let her come back to eat leftovers. Before the three of them started their meal, he packed a portion of the food into a thermal container.
After quickly finishing his lunch, he hurried out to Aunt Qimeng’s flower shop to deliver the meal.
The commercial street where the flower shop was located wasn’t far from the apartment.
A leisurely ten-minute walk would get him there.
On this street, aside from Aunt Qimeng’s flower shop, there was also Mao Ruirui’s pet store, as well as the workplaces of his other two roommates—a retail store and a community clinic.
If he ever had free time in the future, visiting his roommates’ shops to chat and complete tasks wouldn’t be a bad idea.
But for today,
everything else had to wait.
Before long,
Lin Yu arrived in front of Aunt Qimeng’s shop—[Starlight Blossoms] Flower Shop!
Through the glass window,
he could see Aunt Qimeng busy at work.
Beads of sweat dotted her forehead, and she wore a purple headband to keep her hair in place.
She always did this when she was busy—it kept her hair from getting damp with sweat, which would take longer to fix later.
Aside from Aunt Qimeng, there was another woman in her thirties inside the shop, helping wrap roses.
The two seemed close, chatting and laughing together.
Lin Yu stepped inside.
"Welcome—Eh? Xiao Yu, what brings you here?"
Chen Qimeng almost mistook Lin Yu for a customer.
When she realized it was him, her face immediately lit up with joy.
Lin Yu raised the thermal container in his hand and said,
"You spent the whole lunch break cooking but didn’t eat yourself, so I had to play delivery guy."
[Ding!]
[Heartwarming gesture—while the acting sect leader was busy managing sect affairs, the host remembered to deliver a meal, earning her deep appreciation!]
[Reward: 20 spirit stones.]
The reward made Lin Yu feel a little guilty.
The food had been prepared by Aunt Qimeng herself—he wasn’t even "borrowing flowers to offer as a gift," just doing the delivery.
Upon seeing Lin Yu,
the woman next to Chen Qimeng leaned in and whispered:
"Qi Meng, is this the college boy you’re raising at home? He’s so handsome!"
"No wonder you keep turning down blind dates when people try to set you up."
"Fresh grass nourishes best, hahaha… You’re so lucky—and you know which kind of 'luck' I mean."
Chen Qimeng’s face instantly turned red to the tips of her ears.
She quickly swatted the woman’s arm and muttered:
"Be serious! I’m Xiao Yu’s aunt—don’t let him hear you."
After the two exchanged a few hushed words,
the woman waved at Lin Yu with an easygoing smile:
"Hey there, handsome! I’m your aunt’s good friend, He Jing."
"Don’t call me 'aunt'—it makes me sound old. Just call me Sister Jing."
[Ding!]
[Danger Alert: The mastermind behind the sect’s greatest crisis, the "Thousand-Faced Fox," has appeared. Host, proceed with caution!]
[Task Linked: Sect Protection Plan.]
So it’s her…
The system even automatically triggered a danger alert.
This wasn’t a bad thing.
From now on,
if he encountered anyone colluding with her, the system would likely issue a warning too.
As long as he kept a close eye on Aunt Qimeng,
the other conspirators would eventually show themselves.
The He Jing before him had shoulder-length hair,
wearing a black off-the-shoulder bodycon dress, her face heavily powdered.
Her fiery red lipstick gave her a somewhat seductive, "respectable woman" vibe.
If he hadn’t already known about the vile schemes hidden beneath her skin,
his first impression might have been fooled by her friendly charm—thinking she and Aunt Qimeng were the closest of friends.
Suppressing his disgust,
Lin Yu adopted the cheerful, carefree demeanor expected of a college boy and said:
"Hello, Sister Jing. Sorry, I didn’t know there was someone else in the shop."
"I only packed enough food for one…"
"How about I go buy something else from the restaurant next door so you and Auntie can eat together?"
[Ding!]
[Brilliant move—the host’s flawless acting successfully lulled the Thousand-Faced Fox into lowering her guard. Remain vigilant while getting close to the enemy and uncover their weaknesses!]
[Reward: 20 spirit stones.]
Rather than acting cold or hostile and making He Jing wary,
playing the role of a clueless college student would make her more confident in making her move…
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
world slacker. But a genius female disciple just had to get clingy, insisting that he take her as a disciple. Not only that, she was always making advances on him, thoroughly disrupting his peaceful slacker life...
ave】 Shen Qingling was a man with peerless looks, a cunning mind, and the ability to play both the aloof noble and the innocent sweetheart—a master of seduction who could outplay any player. But after an untimely death, he found himself bound to a system and transmigrated into the tragic "true young master" of a melodramatic novel. In the original story, his childhood sweetheart treated him as a backup plan, his fiancée swore to break off their engagement for the sake of the "fake young master," and his own sister saw him as the family's disgrace. He was nothing more than a rat everyone wanted to stomp on. System 077: "Your mission is to change the original fate and conquer the goddesses." Shen Qingling: "Thanks for the invite. If seduction had tiers, I’d be max level." His childhood sweetheart knelt, begging for forgiveness: "Qingling, I was wrong. Please give me another chance." His ex-fiancée refused to marry anyone else: "Shen Qingling, I was blind before. In this life, I’ll marry no one but you." A yandere CEO went mad for love: "Shen Qingling, you can only like me. I’ll stop at nothing to make you mine!" His green-tea sister clung to him daily: "Brother, look at me, won’t you? I’m more obedient than them—I love you the most~" At first, they scorned and trampled on him. Later, they burned themselves like moths to a flame, all for his sake. His looks were his weapon, his sweet words the bait—heroines obsessed over him, villains turned to madness for him. Shen Qingling became a true male siren, igniting battlefield after battlefield of women fighting for his affection. Years later, when System 077—now one of the elites—was asked how to become as outstanding as it, it lazily exhaled a smoke ring and replied: "Just know how to cheer ‘666’ at the right time."
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
