After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

Hearing this, Gu Qingze looked at her with a serious expression. Although Shen Mengli's words just now were due to misunderstanding, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when he thought of her making such presumptuous assumptions about Ling Xiao's current situation.

He could allow other people to say such words to him, but when it came to Ling Xiao, he was always extremely sensitive and found it difficult to let it go.

He shook his head gently, trying to dispel the haze in his heart, and changed the subject, not wanting to argue with her too much about this matter.

Gu Qingze tried hard to forget the unhappiness just now, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a perfect smile: "Senior Sister Shen, I have something to ask you. This matter is very important. Can I have a moment to talk with you alone?"

Shen Mengli seemed to have noticed something and nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's talk alone."

However, when they were about to go to the basement, Lan Yue blocked their way and looked at Shen Mengli with an aggrieved look on her face: "Sister Mengli, I..."

Shen Mengli responded to her with a gentle look: "Good boy, have you forgotten the rules I told you before?"

Although her tone and attitude were extremely gentle, Lan Yue still felt the invisible pressure, so she had to retreat and said no more.

.........

The exchange, the basement—

After Shen Mengli activated the system shielding function, Gu Qingze slowly spoke, his tone direct and decisive: "Senior Sister Shen, I want to ask you, besides you, is there anyone else in this world who has a system?"

Although Chu Lingxiao only left a short note when he left, it didn't seem to reveal much information, just telling him that he would be back.

But even so, Gu Qingze vaguely sensed some clues.

Shen Mengli hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes, and his level is much higher than mine, and his camp is also different."

"I am in the Reconstruction Department, and I am a Reconstructor. The other one...if I am not mistaken, he should be a Maintainer, who is against my camp."

Gu Qingze keenly grasped the key information and asked, "Maintainer? Can you tell me more about it?"

Shen Mengli nodded and explained: "We, the reformers, will take advantage of the weakness of the Heavenly Dao in each small world and seize the origin of the world. Then, we will gather the origins of the small worlds from all sides and build a new world."

"The maintainers are the exact opposite. They stand on the side of Heaven and maintain the stability of the small worlds."

Gu Qingze felt that he had gradually found a clue and continued to ask: "Senior Sister Shen, you said that the maintainers maintain the small worlds of each party, so how do they maintain them specifically?"

"Generally speaking, they will ensure that the 'Son of Heaven' in each small world develops according to the plot and meets the demands of the Heaven's Way in that small world. If there is a deviation from the right track, they will forcibly intervene to correct it..."

As Shen Mengli spoke, she also felt something was wrong.

She looked at Gu Qingze, as if seeking an answer: "So, Junior Brother Chu was captured by the maintainers to follow the plot? After all, the current plot is very different from the original one."

"I'm not sure either." Gu Qingze lowered his eyes slightly, his heart filled with uncertainty, "But this is indeed the most reasonable explanation at the moment."

Shen Mengli looked at him, a trace of sympathy flashed in her eyes, and she patted his shoulder gently: "Then you...if nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid you and Junior Brother Chu will be in a hostile position the next time we meet."

"Not only that, in the original plot, the hero has many concubines in his harem. You are afraid that you will be cuckolded... and not just one, but many."

She sighed, with a bit of helplessness in her tone: "I told you, investing your feelings in this small world is really not worth it, especially if you get entangled with the protagonist of this world, it is even more not worth it. It is wise to enjoy life while you can."

Gu Qingze ignored Shen Mengli's almost gloating tone in the second half of her voice and shook his head firmly:

"I don't care about these. I just want to know, if the protagonist deviates from the plot and is discovered by the maintainer, in addition to corrections, will the protagonist encounter danger or receive any other punishment?"

Shen Mengli pondered for a moment and replied, "That won't happen. After all, the protagonist is known as the 'Son of Heaven'. It is not easy for Heaven to choose a 'Son of Heaven'. They probably won't be willing to take action against him."

"And the maintainers basically belong to the Heavenly Dao camp. Since Heavenly Dao is reluctant to let them go, he should not make things too difficult for the Son of Heavenly Dao."

Hearing this, Gu Qingze felt a little relieved: "It's good that Ling Xiao is not in danger."

Seeing this, Shen Mengli found it even harder to understand him: "Even if you don't mind being cuckolded a dozen times, you and him will be in a hostile state when you meet him from now on."

"...and if you let the plot develop as it is, he will kill you in the finale. He will kill you, and you will lose your life directly. Don't you care about this?"

"Aren't you afraid of death? Aren't you afraid of death?"

Gu Qingze smiled, his eyes revealing an inexplicable determination: "Actually... I am quite afraid of death, but if I am killed by Ling Xiao himself, it seems to be a good choice."

"As long as... Ling Xiao can survive, I'm willing to do anything."

Shen Mengli looked at him even more confused: "You are such a strange person. I originally thought that the Son of Heaven was silly. After all, although you seem to love him, you don't love him as passionately as he does. But now it seems..."

Gu Qingze waved his hand and interrupted her: "I just said that under desperate circumstances, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I still want to live with Ling Xiao."