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Chapter 5: Useless System · Oct 13, 2026

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1 Chapter 1: The Strange Place 2026-10-13
2 Chapter 2: The Dinner Banquet 2026-10-13
3 Chapter 3: Get Out 2026-10-13
4 Chapter 4: Affection Points 2026-10-13
5 Chapter 5: Useless System 2026-10-13
6 Chapter 6: Displeasure 2026-10-13
7 Chapter 7: Multitasking Hands 2026-10-13
8 Chapter 8:The Homemade Breakfast 2026-10-13
9 Chapter 9: Unfamiliar Life 2026-10-13
10 Chapter 10: A Delivery [1] 2026-10-13
11 Chapter 11: A Delivery [2] 2026-10-13
12 Chapter 12: System Store Locks 2026-10-13
13 Chapter 13: An Awkward Silence 2026-10-13
14 Chapter 14: The Business Dinner[1] 2026-10-13
15 Chapter 15: The Business Dinner [2] 2026-10-13
16 Chapter 16: The Business Dinner [3] 2026-10-13
17 Chapter 17: The Golden Light 2026-10-13
18 Chapter 18: The Library 2026-10-13
19 Chapter 19: The Glowing Book 2026-10-13
20 Chapter 20: Strength Or Cultivation 2026-10-13
21 Chapter 21: The Tree 2026-10-13
22 Chapter 22: The Library’s Secret 2026-10-13
23 Chapter 23: I’ll Help You Practice 2026-10-13
24 Chapter 24: Relief 2026-10-13
25 Chapter 25: Young Master? 2026-10-13
26 Chapter 26: Mother 2026-10-13
27 Chapter 27: Can I Fly Now? 2026-10-13
28 Chapter 28: Stage Three 2026-10-13
29 Chapter 29: Xiang Village [1] 2026-10-13
30 Chapter 30: Xiang Village [2] 2026-10-13
31 Chapter 31: Wait For Me 2026-10-13
32 Chapter 32: The Unusual Maid 2026-10-13
33 Chapter 33: King C 2026-10-13
34 Chapter 34: The Big Bird 2026-10-13
35 Chapter 35: The Goat Can Talk? 2026-10-13
36 Chapter 36: A Creature From The Mountains 2026-10-13
37 Chapter 37: What Is The Internet? 2026-10-13
38 Chapter 38: What Is Wrong With Me? 2026-10-13
39 Chapter 39: 15% System Progress 2026-10-13
40 Chapter 40: A Bottomless Pit 2026-10-13
41 Chapter 41: Waiting 2026-10-13
42 Chapter 42: Call Huo Jingchen [1] 2026-10-13
43 Chapter 43: Calling Huo Jingchen [2] 2026-10-13
44 Chapter 44: Calling Huo Jingchen [3] 2026-10-13
45 Chapter 45: A Brilliant Chef [1] 2026-10-13
46 Chapter 46: A Brilliant Chef [2] 2026-10-13
47 Chapter 47: Where Is King C? 2026-10-13
48 Chapter 48:I’m Sorry 2026-10-13
49 Chapter 49: Breakthrough 2026-10-13
50 Chapter 50: King C and Huo Jingchen 2026-10-13

Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Useless System

The fish soup was ready not long afterward.

Xi Yunxui stood beside the stove, carefully checking the consistency.

The soup was clear but rich, carrying the delicate fragrance of the fish without being overly heavy.

She added the final seasoning, tasted a little, and nodded.

”Done.”

The chef beside her watched with admiration.

”You really know what you’re doing.”

Xi Yunxui smiled.

”Cooking isn’t difficult once you understand the ingredients.”

She transferred the soup into a clean insulated container and sealed it carefully.

Then she carried it back to the dining area.

Elder Qin was still there.

The moment he saw the container in her hands, his eyes brightened.

”Is that mine?”

Xi Yunxui nodded.

”Yes.”

She handed it to him.

”It’s best eaten while it’s warm.”

Elder Qin immediately accepted it with both hands.

”Young lady, thank you.”

”You’re welcome.”

He looked at the container, then at her.

After a moment, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small card.

He handed it to her.

”Keep this.”

Xi Yunxui looked at it.

There was a name and a phone number printed on it.

She recognized the word phone from Xi Yunxui’s memories.

”What is this?”

”My contact information.”

Elder Qin smiled.

”If you ever need help, call me.”

Xi Yunxui hesitated.

She didn’t want to accept something unnecessarily.

But Elder Qin had already placed it in her hand.

”Don’t refuse.”

She looked at him.

”Then I’ll keep it.”

”Good.”

Elder Qin smiled.

”Young people should ask for help when they need it.”

Xi Yunxui nodded.

”Thank you.”

As she turned to leave—

Ding!

[Mission completed!]

Xi Yunxui paused.

[Congratulations, Host.]

[Mission: Prepare Fish Soup for Elder Qin — COMPLETED.]

[Reward: System Progress +5%.]

[Current System Progress: 7%.]

Xi Yunxui’s eyebrows lifted.

Seven percent already?

She quietly smiled.

Not bad.

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The dinner finally ended late into the night.

One by one, the guests departed.

The Huo residence gradually became quieter.

Xi Yunxui stood near the entrance and looked outside.

The streets were dark.

The unfamiliar city lights flickered in the distance.

She remembered her journey earlier that day.

Cars.

Large vehicles.

Strange sounds.

Unknown roads.

She immediately shook her head.

No.

She wasn’t going outside.

Absolutely not.

She might have been bold, but she wasn’t stupid.

What if I encounter a wolf?

She imagined a large wolf appearing from the darkness.

Her expression became serious.

Or a bear?

She imagined an enormous bear.

She shuddered.

Or even one of those moving devices?

She remembered the huge vehicles she had seen on the road.

Some had been so large that they looked like moving buildings.

I even saw some very big ones on my way here.

Xi Yunxui hugged her arms.

”Forget it.”

She turned around.

”It’s safer to stay here.”

She spotted Auntie Zhang nearby and quickly walked over.

”Auntie Zhang.”

The older woman turned.

”Yes?”

”Can I stay here tonight?”

Auntie Zhang looked at her.

”Stay?”

”Yes.”

Xi Yunxui hesitated.

”It’s already very late, and I’m unfamiliar with the roads.”

Auntie Zhang immediately understood.

”Of course.”

She smiled.

”We have staff quarters. You can sleep there tonight.”

Xi Yunxui’s eyes brightened.

”Thank you.”

”Come with me.”

Auntie Zhang led her toward the staff quarters.

The building wasn’t nearly as luxurious as the main residence, but it was still far better than what Xi Yunxui had expected.

She was shown into a small but comfortable room.

There was a bed.

A wardrobe.

A small table.

A bathroom.

Xi Yunxui looked around.

”This is for servants?”

Auntie Zhang laughed.

”Of course.”

She opened the wardrobe.

”There are some spare nightclothes. You can use them.”

”Thank you.”

Auntie Zhang nodded and left.

Xi Yunxui picked up the nightwear.

The moment she touched the fabric, she froze.

It was soft.

Smooth.

Silky against her fingers.

She rubbed the material between her fingertips.

So soft.

She remembered her childhood.

The coarse fabric her siblings had worn.

The rough clothes that scratched their skin.

The countless times she had stayed awake late into the night repairing torn sleeves.

She remembered Mo Yulan complaining about uncomfortable clothes.

Mo Yichen pretending he wasn’t cold.

Mo Yuze quietly wrapping his old clothes tighter around himself.

Her eyes suddenly became wet.

Xi Yunxui quickly blinked.

”Why am I crying?”

She looked down at the fabric.

”It’s only clothing.”

But she knew it wasn’t.

It reminded her of everything she had left behind.

Her siblings.

Her home.

Her entire life.

She took a slow breath.

Then she changed.

The soft nightwear felt almost unreal against her skin.

Xi Yunxui climbed into bed.

The mattress was comfortable.

Much too comfortable.

She sank into it.

”Modern people really know how to sleep.”

She pulled the blanket over herself.

Her eyes slowly closed.

Then—

Ding!

Xi Yunxui’s eyes snapped open.

She stared at the ceiling.

”Again?”

[New Mission detected.]

She sighed.

”What now?”

[Mission: Relieve Madam Huo’s Headache.]

Xi Yunxui sat upright.

”What?”

[Madam Huo, Su Meilan, is currently experiencing a headache.]

[Host must provide an appropriate head massage to relieve her discomfort.]

[Reward: System Progress +3%.]

Xi Yunxui frowned.

”A massage?”

[Correct.]

”Now?”

[Correct.]

She looked toward the window.

It was already late.

Xi Yunxui sighed.

Fine.

She climbed out of bed.

The problem wasn’t the massage.

She knew how to massage pressure points.

Her mother had suffered from headaches in her previous life, and Xi Yunxui had learned several simple techniques to ease them.

The problem was...

How was she supposed to explain why she knew Madam Huo had a headache?

Xi Yunxui left the staff quarters and walked toward the main building.

As she walked, she began rehearsing possible explanations.

Madam, I heard you have a headache.

No.

Too strange.

Madam, are you feeling uncomfortable?

Better.

But what if Madam Huo asked:

How did you know?

Xi Yunxui stopped walking.

She frowned.

Then she imagined another possibility.

I came to check on you.

But why?

She wasn’t a doctor.

She wasn’t even Madam Huo’s personal maid.

That explanation wouldn’t work.

Xi Yunxui continued walking.

Perhaps I can say I was passing by.

She immediately rejected it.

She was coming from the staff quarters.

At this hour.

Who would believe that?

She sighed.

”Why is completing a simple mission harder than preparing fish?”

She reached the entrance to the main building.

She stopped.

There were still a few servants moving around.

Xi Yunxui immediately straightened her clothes.

She had to look natural.

Very natural.

She took one step forward.

Then another.

Just don’t let anyone ask questions.

She had barely reached the corridor when a servant turned toward her.

”Xi Yunxui?”

She froze.

The servant looked at her curiously.

”What are you doing here?”

Xi Yunxui’s mind went completely blank.

The system remained silent.

For the first time since it had appeared...

it was completely useless.

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