Chapter 6: Obsessed Senior Sister

After an uneventful night.

The next morning, Qin Wanyuan lay on the bed in a daze, staring at the familiar ceiling.

The mess in the room had already been cleaned up by Lin Que, and the soiled bedding had been washed and hung out to dry. That gentle young man was now preparing breakfast.

[Host, there’s no need for you to wear such a hopeless expression. This system operates on the principle of mutual benefit, and of course, it will offer you many advantages.]

“Advantages?” Qin Wanyuan curled her lips into a cold smile. “None of them could ever compare to my Lin Lang.”

In truth, Qin Wanyuan had already accepted reality. She understood that with her own strength alone, she couldn’t change fate or save Lin Que. But emotionally, it was still hard for her to accept the system’s so-called terms.

[What if this system said it could improve your physical constitution so you and Lin Que could enjoy a normal sex life….so you wouldn’t be such a dead fish anymore?]

At those words, Qin Wanyuan’s brows twitched, but she didn’t react any further. She only gave a faint, indifferent “Oh.”

“Just tell me what you want me to do…”

The thought of having to push her own cultivation partner into another woman’s bed made Qin Wanyuan sick to her stomach. But if that was what it took to change Lin Que’s fate, she had no choice.

After one rebirth, Qin Wanyuan could no longer bear a life without Lin Que. Every second and every moment without him felt like being devoured by a thousand ants.

If it hadn’t been for her younger sister who still needed her, Qin Wanyuan likely would’ve followed Lin Que in death in her previous life, instead of waiting until Qin Qian’er was safe and settled before ending her own life.

Now that she had been given a second chance at life, no matter what, Qin Wanyuan was determined to change that ending.

[What the host needs to do isn’t directly tying a red thread between Lin Que and others. This system will automatically select suitable top-tier dao companions for him. What you need to do is choose a target, complete the missions, and help facilitate their connection. It’s more like playing matchmaker.]

“I’m supposed to be the matchmaker for my own husband?” Qin Wanyuan nearly laughed out of sheer anger at the system’s matter-of-fact explanation.

[At least I’m not asking you to bend him over yourself, right?]

She could vaguely hear that last part.

Veins popped on Qin Wanyuan’s forehead. Once all this was over, she was definitely going to find a way to teach this system a proper lesson.

But for now, she was under someone else’s roof and had no choice but to lower her head.

Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west. Don’t bully a poor young girl!

I’ll endure this!

[In short, the host doesn’t need to forcibly bind two people together. Rather, you will create subtle changes that lead to a butterfly effect, allowing everything to fall into place naturally. Their emotional development will progress on its own.]

“What’s the butterfly effect?”

[Simply put, even a small change can influence the outcome of major events. Like how a butterfly flapping its wings in the Western Region might eventually cause a hurricane in the Eastern Region.]

“So it’s connected to causality and fate…”

Qin Wanyuan furrowed her brows in thought, seeming to grasp the idea somewhat.

“…And then?”

[After that, the host will earn system points and mission rewards, which can be used to improve Lin Que’s aptitude. The host herself will also receive corresponding enhancements.]

[Additionally, the system will periodically issue missions. Completing them may reward you with items, direct stat boosts, or other benefits.]

[If the matched target shares a special bond with you or Lin Que, bonus points will be granted.]

After listening to the system’s explanation, Qin Wanyuan pondered for a moment before asking, “What do you mean by a special bond?”

[For example, your younger sister Qin Qian’er. She’s related to you by blood, and she’s also Lin Que’s sister-in-law. Missions involving her will yield triple the points.]

“That’s absolutely out of the question! She’s my sister!” Qin Wanyuan said sharply.

[The choice is yours, Host. It’s your freedom to decide.]

The system replied, seemingly without any intention of pressuring her.

[However, based on this system’s calculations, for Lin Que to safely survive the calamity two years from now, the host will need at least 30,000 points.]

“Thirty thousand?” Qin Wanyuan blinked. “Then how many points do I get for completing one mission?”

[Mission rewards do not include points. However, the base reward for successfully pairing one match is 10,000 points.]

“Only 10,000?”

Hearing this, Qin Wanyuan couldn’t help but count on her fingers. “So… I have to help Lin Lang get with three women at least?!”

Come to think of it, isn’t this basically the same as the emperor building a harem?

[Friendly reminder: missions involving your younger sister will yield triple the points.]

“Well, that would mean just Qian’er alone would be enough… Wait no! There’s no way I’m dragging Qian’er into this!”

Qin Wanyuan spat twice. She realized just how close she’d come to being swayed by the vile system.

[In fact, the number of people required isn’t as high as the host imagines. In addition to mission and pairing rewards, any intimate actions between Lin Que and a match will also earn points.]

[Ten points for holding hands, twenty points for a deep kiss, and one hundred points for intercourse. There are also special conditions that can yield bonus points. But those are for the host to discover on her own.]

“What kind of nonsense is this…”

Hearing the system speak so matter-of-factly, Qin Wanyuan felt utterly helpless and almost on the verge of tears. In the end, she could only shake her head and ask, “Aside from Qian’er, are there any other potential matches?”

[Based on Lin Que’s current relationships and potential, there are three possible targets. They are the host’s senior martial sister Jiang Moqing, the host’s master An Xiaoyao, and the host’s younger sister Qin Qian’er.]

Seeing those three names, Qin Wanyuan quickly made her decision.

“…Then it’ll have to be Senior Sister.”

Her master and her own sister were absolutely out of the question.

Her sister was a non-starter, obviously. And as for her master, who had taken her in as a personal disciple….it would feel like a complete betrayal of trust.

Qin Wanyuan wasn’t someone who could repay kindness with ingratitude.

That left only her senior sister. Which meant she still needed to earn 20,000 more points…

Qin Wanyuan started counting on her fingers. As long as Lin Que and Jiang Moqing held hands 2,000 times, that would do it. A bit tedious and exhausting, perhaps….but still doable.

As for kissing or intercourse? Sorry, not happening! Unless it was absolutely unavoidable, she wouldn’t even consider it.

The next issue Qin Wanyuan faced was figuring out how to help Lin Que win over this senior martial sister whom she had never even met.

That’s right….never met.

In both her past and present lives, Qin Wanyuan had never once seen this senior sister.

In her previous life, she had been entirely absorbed in her sweet days with Lin Que, while the senior sister spent most of her time training outside the sect. Even when she occasionally returned, the two had never interacted. Rumor had it that the senior sister was cold by nature and disliked socializing.

So, although they were both personal disciples of the same sect, they’d had no real connection whatsoever.

And then, that senior sister had died.

She passed away before the sect disaster, under unclear circumstances.

If she remembered correctly, it had been around the autumn of the following year.

News of the senior sister’s death reached the sect the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival. That day, Qin Wanyuan had been making mooncakes with Lin Que and Qin Qian’er.

Though they weren’t close, out of respect, none of them felt it was appropriate to celebrate the holiday joyfully.

As Qin Wanyuan recalled these events, the system’s voice echoed in her mind.

[Host has selected Jiang Moqing as the target for strategy. Affection and attribute panels unlocked. First mission initiated: Pay a Visit.]

[Mission details: Visit Jiang Moqing together with Lin Que. Duration must be at least half an hour.]

[Reward: One Shared Dream Talisman.]

After hearing the system’s mission, Qin Wanyuan blinked in confusion, a clear hint of cluelessness flickering in her eyes. “Affection level… attribute panel….what are those?”

As someone born and raised in this world, she naturally had no idea what any of that meant.

Just as she was feeling puzzled, she suddenly noticed a new interface appear in her sea of consciousness. With a thought, the interface opened before her eyes.

It resembled a large scroll, displaying names including herself, Lin Que, Qin Qian’er, Jiang Moqing, and An Xiaoyao… each with their own respective panels.

There were also several slots marked as “Locked.”

The panels for her master An Xiaoyao and Qin Qian’er were currently inaccessible.

The only ones she could view were her own, Lin Que’s, and Jiang Moqing’s.

Qin Wanyuan first looked at Jiang Moqing’s attribute panel.

[Name: Jiang Moqing]

[Personality: Ice-cold, extremely possessive, secretly a severe yandere.]

Seeing that, Qin Wanyuan immediately frowned. “Why do I have a bad feeling about this…”

Being ice-cold was still within the realm of normal. But extremely possessive? That definitely didn’t sound like a good trait, no matter how you looked at it!

“And system, what do you mean by secretly a severe yandere?”

Sick and clingy? Qin Wanyuan couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

[You’ll understand in time, Host.]

The system replied mysteriously and offered no further explanation.

“…….”

She had the sinking feeling that she was pushing Lin Que straight into a pit of fire.

Every time the system refused to explain something, it always turned out to be a trap. That’s exactly how it tricked her into signing the contract….and clearly, nothing had changed.

Qin Wanyuan: “System, is it still possible to change the target?”

[No. The target was initiated by the host herself. However, the host may choose to unlock additional targets and run dual strategy threads.]

Qin Wanyuan: “…..”