This is the world of the novel "Peach Blossom Blossom." The female protagonist of the original book is named Tao Yaoyao, a spirit born from a peach tree. Tao Yaoyao was originally just an ordinary peach tree. A thousand years ago, nourished by a drop of sacred water, she gained sentience. From ancient times, it has been more difficult for plants to cultivate than for animals, so she diligently cultivated for another five thousand years before transforming into human form.
Tao Yaoyao was innocent, romantic, and kind-hearted, so the other spirits also liked her very much. Among them, the flood dragon spirit Jiao Long especially favored Tao Yaoyao. He deeply admired this beautiful and kind female lead, always remaining around her, protecting her every time she encountered danger.
Unfortunately, Jiao Long was only the second male lead. Tao Yaoyao’s heart belonged to another object of her affection, the heavenly great roc, Zhang Yunpeng, who had given her the sacred water back then. Zhang Yunpeng, while transporting sacred water for an immortal, passed by Tao Yaoyao's planting site. Seeing that the peach tree was about to wither, he felt a pang of pity and secretly dripped a drop of sacred water onto it.
The first thing Tao Yaoyao saw when she gained sentience was the roc's dashing and heroic figure. She bore this kindness in her heart and reserved her pure, kind love for Zhang Yunpeng. However, Tao Yaoyao knew that she was a demon and he was an immortal, so naturally, she felt she was not worthy.
Thus, Tao Yaoyao cultivated even harder, vanquishing demons and accumulating merit.
The story's ending, of course, was a perfect conclusion where Tao Yaoyao, after enduring various hardships, finally cultivated into an immortal and became a celestial couple with Zhang Yunpeng.
However, this perfection was for the male and female protagonists. What about Bai Qiushui, the original owner of Xiao Wenqiang's mission? This was a completely different version of the story.
Bai Qiushui, the white rabbit spirit, was a crucial minor character in the trials of the female protagonist Tao Yaoyao. Bai Qiushui was a fanatical admirer of the flood dragon spirit Jiao Long. Because Jiao Long had saved her once before she transformed into human form, she also developed feelings for him.
During the days Jiao Long pursued Tao Yaoyao, Bai Qiushui also stayed by Jiao Long's side, helping them overcome dangers time and again.
Once, during a conflict, Tao Yaoyao was severely injured, her demon core shattered, and her five thousand years of cultivation were about to be ruined. At this moment, Jiao Long, in order to save Tao Yaoyao, dug out the inner core of Bai Qiushui, who deeply loved him, and gave it to Tao Yaoyao without batting an eye.
Of course, the innocent and kind female protagonist Tao Yaoyao was unaware of this. When she woke up and found Bai Qiushui gone, she naively believed Jiao Long’s lie that Bai Qiushui had fled out of fear of being implicated.
However, Tao Yaoyao eventually learned the truth. She found Jiao Long's actions unacceptable, deeming him cruel and deceitful, so she distanced herself from him.
Originally, Tao Yaoyao had been conflicted because Jiao Long treated her so well. Now, she could finally be with Zhang Yunpeng without any psychological burden.
Jiao Long still loved Tao Yaoyao deeply, believing her to be truly kind, innocent, pure, and elegant. Even though Tao Yaoyao did not end up with him, he was willing to protect her forever. When she had disagreements with Zhang Yunpeng, he would still take Tao Yaoyao around, letting her relax, acting as a permanent supporting character.
As for their original owner, Bai Qiushui, without her inner core, she was captured by demons she had offended while helping Tao Yaoyao. After being repeatedly humiliated, she finally met her end. Therefore, her resentment was at its peak at that moment, and she was captured by system number 86365.
"Jiao Long is truly disgusting. He steps on others' lives to prove his love, pah!" Xiao Wenqiang exclaimed after absorbing the entire plot. "What were the original owner's wishes?"
"Original owner Bai Qiushui's wishes: Do not lose her inner core; find someone who truly loves her and live a free and unrestrained life." 86365 announced the mission.
"Is that all? Nothing else?" Xiao Wenqiang asked doubtfully.
86365 paused, confirmed again, and replied, "Yes, those are all the wishes."
"Doesn't she want revenge on Jiao Long?" Xiao Wenqiang found this unreasonable.
"The original owner said Jiao Long did genuinely help her before, and with her current strength, she couldn't defeat him. There's a two-thousand-year cultivation gap between them, so she decided against it."
"No, I'm angry just hearing about it! 86365, tell the original owner Bai Qiushui that based on her wish mission, I will help her further and see if we can get some revenge on this Jiao Long."
"The original owner says it's acceptable. She won't force it. If you can accomplish something else, she'll give us more energy, and I'll help you apply for a conversion into points." 86365 replied after a brief communication.
"Alright! Deal! Let's do this!" Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) clapped her small rabbit paws, sending a few wisps of fur flying.
Scratching her tiny rabbit face, Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) suddenly thought of a problem. "86365, this is a world of spirits. Can I exchange for any special functions? Like cultivation techniques for accelerated progress?"
"There are cultivation techniques, but Wenqiang, you still owe us points! The system won't open exchanges until this debt is cleared!"
"Then how will I survive in this world? If I can't complete the mission, won't the original owner's resentment remain?"
"You'll have to figure that out yourself, but you can utilize your soul artifact."
"Right! I still have my soul artifact!" Bai Qiushui's (Xiao Wenqiang's) shining little red eyes darted around. Suddenly, an idea struck her. "Can my soul artifact transform into something like a truth-telling device?"
"Yes, as long as you can imagine it, the soul artifact is omnipotent with soul power support."
"Then alright, let the soul artifact transform into a truth-telling device." Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) willed it, and the soul artifact transformed into a delicate and cute silver bracelet, which she put on her right hind leg. A gentle breeze brushed through her fur, and the silver bracelet became perfectly invisible.
"Now, as long as your body touches someone, you can know their true inner thoughts at that moment. However, this requires your cultivation to support it, meaning if you want to test more people's thoughts, you need stronger cultivation." 86365 explained.
Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) nodded and extended her little rabbit paw towards a nearby wildflower to test.
"Wow wow wow, this little white rabbit next to me is so cute, all fluffy, I really want to pet her..." The little wildflower swayed its branches. Suddenly, it tightened its leaves and cried out in Bai Qiushui's (Xiao Wenqiang's) mind, "The little white rabbit touched me, wow wow wow, so shy, does she like me too..."
Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) quickly retracted her little rabbit paw. She hadn't expected this little wildflower to have such rich inner thoughts. However, the first test of the 'soul artifact truth-telling device' was quite effective, and most importantly, there was no language barrier between species. The feeling of being able to know someone's true inner thoughts was indeed quite good.
Just as Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) was feeling completely satisfied, a burning sensation suddenly spread through her abdomen. "Oh no, I'm about to transform prematurely."