Lin Yan woke up with a sway.
Ming Hao was walking in front of her again this time. Lin Yan herself was a Celestial Master, nourished by spiritual power, and had a longer lifespan.
But Zeng Xuan Ming was an ordinary person, so when his physical functions began to fail in his late sixties, Lin Yan had already had a premonition.
She could only use some metaphysical powers to make his later years healthier.
After he passed away, Lin Yan contacted him again.
Knowing that he was well and would reunite with her in the next world, Lin Yan's grief over his passing had lessened.
Coupled with the knowledge that his points were accumulating quickly on his end, Lin Yan looked forward even more to the moment he would open his eyes in their world.
"Yan Yan, don't feel burdened. My points are very high. Just live the life you want, and don't deliberately pursue points." The world was becoming more dangerous, and he was very worried about Lin Yan's psychological state.
He had no memories; after finishing one world, those memories would gradually fade and wouldn't affect him.
But Lin Yan had memories, and he was afraid that everything Lin Yan had experienced would affect Lin Yan's personality and psychology.
Although he had no memory in the worlds, he discovered changes in Lin Yan's personality after coming out.
Liang Ming Hao didn't know if this change was good or bad, but he was very worried about Lin Yan.
In future worlds, if Lin Yan wanted to earn more points, she would definitely choose to do more dangerous things.
And he, without memories, could not offer much help to Lin Yan. All the burdens would fall on her shoulders, and he truly couldn't bear it.
"I know, but I really want to see you soon. Ming Hao, it's been so many years, so many years since I've seen you."
Lin Yan was not unaware of her own changes; she had always maintained her bottom line. Even in the apocalypse, she had never once entertained the thought of killing anyone.
It wasn't that she didn't want to kill. In that apocalypse, she had seen so much darkness, and many times, she had wanted to kill those beasts who could no longer be called human.
She had still controlled herself and not taken action. But even so, she was no longer the person she used to be.
"Soon, very soon. We will meet again in the next world." Liang Ming Hao knew what Lin Yan meant and could not put more pressure on her.
He asked his system to contact Lin Yan's system, asking 036 to pay more attention to Lin Yan's emotional state and to use emotional dilution if anything was wrong.
"Yes, we will meet in the next world very soon." Lin Yan's vulnerability was only shown to him.
She knew that he was very worried about her condition, so she didn't want to make him worry so much. He had also borne a lot, and she couldn't add more pressure to him.
Lin Yan looked at her eight-figure points. Soon, very soon, they would be reunited in reality and continue the wedding they had planned for a long time and envisioned many scenarios for.
Composing herself, Lin Yan began to observe her current situation.
Before her was a somewhat cramped carriage, in which sat six people wearing scholar's robes, including Lin Yan.
The six people were seated on both sides, their knees almost touching.
Among the six, there was an older middle-aged man with a goatee, wearing what should have been the attire of a scholar.
The remaining few were not old, looking only about ten years old. Although their clothes differed in color and material, their styles were the same.
Lin Yan dared not look for too long, so she lowered her head and looked at her hands.
These hands were small, and the calluses on them told her that these were hands for writing.
Although there was no mirror here, Lin Yan knew that her attire and appearance were likely the same as the other four.
Could women also study in this dynasty? Lin Yan was very curious.
This was probably not simply about studying. For a woman to wear scholar's robes and sit in the same carriage as other students was not just liberal.
It seemed there was some inside story.
"System, what's the situation now?"
Because the road conditions outside were poor, everyone was meditating with their eyes closed, which allowed Lin Yan to ask.
"Host, you are on your way to take the imperial examinations. You will be going to the county town for your first exam."
"Women can also participate in the imperial examinations, so is this an alternate history?"
"Ahem, Host, you are registered as a man in the household registration."
"Registered as a man, which means I'm cross-dressing as a man?" A crack appeared on Lin Yan's usually calm face.
"Yes, Host."
"Then what is my identity in this story?"
"Your role this time is very important. In terms of screen time, you are the second male lead and the female lead's white moonlight."
She was the second male lead, what kind of plot was this? It sounded quite interesting.
"System, transfer the memories and plot!"
"Understood, Host."
The familiar dizziness set in, but this time Lin Yan did not
The experience in the supernatural world had significantly strengthened Lin Yan's soul, and the discomfort from memory transfer was already negligible.
The original host was born into a family of scholars and farmers, belonging to the direct lineage. However, for many years, the direct lineage had always been weak in connections. By the time of the original host, her father had passed away early, and the original host was an heir born after her father's death.
And it was in her father's mourning hall, when the collateral branches demanded to adopt an heir, that Lin's mother discovered she was pregnant.
With a child from the direct lineage, there was naturally no need for adoption. It was just that no one expected the child who was so eagerly awaited to be born a girl.
Lin's mother fainted directly upon learning this, and the original host's grandmother, to prevent the direct lineage's property and resources from falling into the hands of the collateral branches, directly "turned" the original host into a boy.
The original host grew up as a boy, and she was very accomplished. When she studied alongside all the collateral branch children, her academic performance was outstanding.
Every teacher who taught the original host said she was a natural talent for studying.
The more excellent the original host was, the sadder her mother and grandmother became. Why wasn't she a boy?
To avoid disappointing them and to prove herself, the original host worked even harder, starting to take the imperial examinations at a very young age.
The original host's imperial examination journey was very smooth. She passed the Xiucai, Juren, and Jinshi examinations, becoming the pride of the entire Lin family.
Finally, a Zhuangyuan (top scholar) archway was built in the village where the Lin family resided.
Looking at the first Zhuangyuan archway of the Lin family, Lin's mother and grandmother were both surprised and fearful.
They had only intended to protect the direct lineage's property, but now they were in a difficult situation.
They could only stay by Lin Yan's side and help her conceal it. Once discovered, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, and the entire Lin family would be punished.
After three years in the Hanlin Academy, the original host was assigned to a small county town. From there, far from the emperor's reach, no one would discover Lin Yan's identity.
If she had not encountered the transmigrated female lead.
The original host's life would not have been discovered, and although she might have lived as a man, she would not have brought disaster to her family and friends.
As for getting married and having children, with the reputation of being unlucky for wives, and her mother and grandmother not paying much attention, others would not worry too much about other people's family affairs.