The system takes the poor cub to find his father

The night was as dark as ink, tightly wrapping the room. The oppressive atmosphere was like an airtight cocoon, tightly binding the two people in the room.

Mingxu leaned against the innermost part of the bed, saying nothing, but from time to time he secretly glanced at Wu Ze who was lying on the bed out of the corner of his eye. His eyes were full of disappointment and anger after his expectations were dashed.

In his heart, if Wu Ze just said something soft and made a soothing gesture, this silent cold war might end immediately.

But Wu Ze was like a cold sculpture, leaning against the wall motionless, without any response to his emotions. This made Mingxu's anger grow more and more intense, and at one moment, a thought flashed through his mind:

I might as well just leave this guy behind. I have the memory of my past life, so I won't necessarily do worse than him.

However, reason quickly suppressed this impulse. Mingxu knew that Wu Ze had extraordinary abilities. He was like a sharp blade, and could be his right-hand man to help him overcome obstacles on his way to the throne.

Although I carry the memories of my past life with me, they can guide me and prevent many things that shouldn't happen.

But the journey ahead is full of unknowns and variables, and no one can predict at which corner an unexpected storm will come.

Without Wu Ze, this powerful helper, he would inevitably fall into an extremely passive situation. Such worries made Mingxu deeply entangled. He tossed and turned in bed, and every time he turned over, he was struggling inside. The sheets were messed up by him.

Wu Ze's face turned pale due to excessive blood loss, and his bloodless lips were slightly cracked.

At this moment, he was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. This was a completely unfamiliar and dangerous place for him. His nerves were like a string that was stretched to the extreme and would break if he wasn't careful. His right hand was subconsciously placed in a position that was convenient for action at any time, with muscles tensed, ready to deal with any possible emergency. Even the slightest sound could wake him up from his half-asleep state in an instant, like a vigilant cheetah, ready to jump up and fight hard at any time.

Wu Ze was not unaware of Mingxu's uneasy gaze, but he had just experienced a life-and-death struggle and had consumed too much energy. At this moment, he was exhausted both physically and mentally, and he really did not have the extra energy to pay attention to Mingxu's little emotions.

In his heart, this seemingly strange child was his savior after all. Although Mingxu's actions puzzled and puzzled him, as long as the other party did not make any substantial threats, he did not want to cause any more trouble at this time.

At this moment, fragments of memory surged in Wu Ze's mind like a surging tide. He gradually recalled his thrilling journey of escaping from the land of exile.

In that place of exile, he went through untold hardships and finally found a chance to escape.

I thought I would be able to find a glimmer of hope once I reached Qingzhou City, but I didn't expect that as soon as I set foot on this land, I would be discovered and reported, and the officers and soldiers chased me like wolves.

He ran all the way, panicking and not knowing where to go, and finally escaped into this seemingly ordinary house. Strangely, when the officers and soldiers chased him to the door of the house, they seemed to have encountered some terrible taboo, and suddenly stopped, and there was no movement anymore.

These memories flashed through Wu Ze's mind quickly, and what emerged next was a heart-wrenching memory. His younger brother, the once innocent and cute child with a bright smile, had just been exiled to that hopeless place, and he caught a cold due to the harsh environment. In the absence of medical care and medicine, the younger brother's condition deteriorated rapidly, with a high fever that would not subside, and eventually he closed his eyes forever. Those who supervised them were as indifferent as emotionless machines, and they threw the younger brother's body into a mass grave without a care, leaving it to be eaten by wild beasts and die on its own.

The moment he heard the sad news, Wu Ze felt his world collapse in an instant. He was grief-stricken, and a desperate impulse ignited in his heart.

He took the great risk of being executed and sneaked into the mass grave at night. In that gloomy and horrible place filled with the stench of decay, he searched everywhere for the body of his younger brother regardless of the danger. Finally, he found the small, cold body.

At that moment, he hugged his younger brother tightly in his arms, tears welled up in his eyes, and his sobbing was heart-wrenching, as if he wanted to release all the pain and despair in his heart.

It was also because of this adventure that he was discovered by the guards. Under the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, he panicked and fell off the cliff. Fortunately, fate showed him a trace of mercy at the last moment. He survived by chance and fled to Qingzhou City with his wounded body.

However, he never expected that he would come to the place where Ming Yunqi rose to power. Thinking of his younger brother's miserable experience, Wu Ze, who originally did not have much hatred towards Ming Yunqi, now felt a burning hatred.

Originally, Wu Ze did not care too much about the overthrow of his grandfather's rule because he held an open-minded attitude that the winners are kings and the losers are bandits.

But now, his younger brother's tragic fate was like a sharp dagger, piercing straight into his heart, leaving the pain and resentment in his heart like a flood that had burst its dam, with nowhere to vent.

He could only blame Ming Yunqi for all the pain, even though his reason told him that it might not be fair to do so. But in this abyss of despair, Ming Yunqi became the only "straw of hatred" he could grasp. If he didn't even have this hatred, he felt that he would completely lose the motivation to live and fall into endless darkness.

Wu Ze frowned. The memories in his mind were like a chaotic dream. Although every scene was so real, as if it happened yesterday, he always felt that he and the "him" in his memory were not the same person, as if separated by an untouchable film.

He seemed like a bystander, watching another life movie of his own. But when the scene switched to him holding his dead younger brother and crying bitterly, his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand. The pain was unbearable, and tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes and rolled down his cheeks.

Wu Ze frowned uncomfortably, his heart filled with doubt and fear. He couldn't help but ask himself,

What exactly happened here?

Why do I have this strange feeling?

For a moment, he even felt that the world he lived in was like an illusory bubble, seemingly real but liable to burst at any time.

He began to wonder if his head had been severely injured during the pursuit by the soldiers, causing his memory to become disordered. He frowned and secretly made up his mind to find time to check his head. To him, death was not terrible, but if he became a fool and lost the ability to think and take revenge, that would be the real damnation.

In another dimension, Ming Yunqi, Bai Ze and others were watching all this closely. They watched Ming Xu and Wu Ze's first encounter in the virtual world. Although the process was full of twists and turns and various situations, fortunately the overall plot did not deviate too much from the track they set. Seeing this scene, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly retreated.

At this moment, in the study room of Mingyunqi Villa outside, it was quiet and peaceful.

Ming Yunqi and Bai Ze slowly opened their eyes at the same time. Ming Yunqi was sitting behind the desk, with Ming Jiang sleeping soundly on his legs. The little beast's body rose and fell slightly with its breathing, and there was a sweet smile on the corner of its mouth, as if it was having a sweet dream.

Ming Yunqi's hand rested lightly on the little cub's head, and his fingers stroked it gently from time to time. His movements were as gentle as the spring breeze. The little cub seemed to feel the tenderness and care, and slept more soundly, smacking his lips from time to time.

The room next to the study was simple yet cozy. On a wide bed, two people, one big and one small, lay. The big one was Wu Ze, who was sent to Ming's house by the soldiers. Although his face was still a little tired and haggard, his breathing was steady, as if he had temporarily forgotten the troubles of the world in his sleep. The small one was Ming Xu, his brows were slightly wrinkled, as if he was also experiencing an inner struggle in his sleep.

Above their heads, there was a small white ball emitting a soft glow. This ball was like a mysterious guardian, and the light around it formed a transparent cover that firmly enclosed them.

After seeing the holographic images that Bai Lian brought back from the interstellar era during the spiritual power movement, Ming Yunqi was shocked by the magical technology and had a bold idea in his mind. Although their current technological level is far from the level of the metaverse, it is not impossible to use the known plot to create a realistic holographic immersive world.

For Bai Lian, who once served as the chief holographic engineer of StarCraft Game Design, this task was challenging but not impossible. They cleverly used spiritual power to make up for the shortcomings of technology and carefully constructed this virtual world.

In order to make this world real enough to deceive everyone, the main characters who enter it will have their past memories forcibly blocked at the first second they step in.

This means that the final outcome depends entirely on the deepest choices made by the entrant, and is full of countless possibilities and uncertainties.

In order to ensure that the plot can develop in the general direction, there needs to be people who do not exist in the original plot to play the role of supervisors. Once the plot shows signs of deviating from the right track, they will take action in time to pull it back on the right track.

Ming Yunqi is a crucial and indispensable key figure in the whole story. However, since his role has not yet officially begun, Bai Lian did not deliberately restrict his identity as a bystander when he first entered this virtual world.

Ming Yunqi and Bai Lianzheng sat together and had an in-depth discussion on the direction of the subsequent plot.

When talking about Ming Yunqi's participation in the subsequent scenes, Bai Lian said:

"Once your role officially begins, I must treat you equally according to the established rules. Only in this way can the entire plot be more realistic and the development of all characters follow the most natural logic."

Ming Yunqi nodded slightly, agreeing with this point.

After the two finished discussing the business, there was a brief silence in the room for a while.

The atmosphere was a little subtle, as if covered by an invisible film. At this moment, the little cub who had been sleeping quietly in Ming Yunqi's arms suddenly made a soft "whimpering" sound, which was childish and a little aggrieved, as if it had encountered some unfair treatment in its dream. Then, the "whimpering" sound suddenly turned into a low roar like a protest, which was small but full of power.

Ming Yunqi, the cub's guardian, and Bai Lian, the cub's uncle, who was sitting next to him, finally realized that something was wrong.

Ming Yunqi's heart suddenly tightened, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He and Bai Lian looked at each other, and in an instant, their faces turned pale.

"It's bad," Ming Yunqi exclaimed in his heart, "Is his baby going to stay in the virtual world?"

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Ming Yunqi stood up suddenly without hesitation, holding the little cub in his arms. His movements were so fast that he almost knocked over the chair next to him. Bai Lian, who was sitting next to him, could no longer sit still. He stood up quickly and walked over quickly. His eyes were full of worry and anxiety, staring closely at the little cub in Ming Yunqi's arms, as if he could see through the little cub's condition.

At the same time, in the virtual world, the little cub, who was originally playing happily in the arms of his father (Ming Yunqi), experienced a sudden change. In just a blink of an eye, his father and Uncle Shadow (Bai Lian) suddenly disappeared as if swept away by a mysterious wind. Their figures were like bubbles, shattered and dissipated in front of the little cub's eyes, leaving only an empty space.

This sudden change frightened the little cub. It stared with wide eyes and looked around in panic. The originally lively and warm world seemed to have suddenly become cold and silent. Apart from itself, there seemed to be no other living creatures around. Since the character Ming Jiang has not appeared in the plot setting, the little cub is currently just a bystander of the plot and cannot really participate in the plot.

In this virtual world, the cub found that it could touch other things, but it could not let the characters in the plot notice its existence. This feeling of powerlessness made the cub feel more scared and lonely.

It accidentally fell from a height and landed on its back. The little cub shook its tail, which was hurt by the fall, and tears flashed in its eyes, but it still climbed up from the ground. It first looked at the person lying on the bed, then looked at the person sitting in the corner, hesitated for a moment, and then crawled straight towards Wu Ze.

The little cub still vaguely remembers what Bai Lian discussed with his father. He knows that he can no longer be partial to others because of his own preferences and must try his best not to disrupt the trajectory of the plot, otherwise it will easily cause chaos in the entire plot.

But when it was halfway up, the little cub seemed to suddenly remember something and stopped crawling towards Wu Ze. It tilted its head, thought for a while, then suddenly turned around and rushed towards the door. "Good cub, I won't cause trouble for my dad and uncle." The little cub thought secretly in his heart.

At this moment, a gust of wind blew from nowhere and hit the door in front of the cub. The door creaked open slowly, and the agile little guy seized the opportunity and rushed out like a flash of lightning, disappearing outside the door.

The rustling sound coming from outside the door made Wu Ze, who had been on alert, frown. He keenly felt that a strange breath was approaching him.

He opened his eyes instantly, his eyes full of vigilance. However, when he looked around, he saw the door being blown open with a "clang", leaving an empty doorway with nothing in it.