Warning! Warning!
System malfunction detected!
Initiating self-destruct sequence.
Countdown.
10.
9.
8.
3.
2.
Suitable soul detected for binding!
Bind?
Within the system space, 008 frantically clicked yes.
Initiating binding.
Binding.
Binding successful.
System is automatically repairing.
The moment Ming Li opened her eyes, she saw a small blue orb bouncing not far away. A faint spectral light flashed through her amethyst and silver irises, turning them into a bottomless black.
When the system turned around, it noticed nothing unusual. It happily exclaimed, "Congratulations, Host! Task System 008 successfully bound!"
Ming Li: "Oh."
System: "..."
Wait, this reaction is not right! Shouldn't normal people be curious? Why is the host it bound to so calm?
System: "Host, do you have any questions?"
Ming Li: "No."
System: "..."
System: "Then, Host, do you wish to accept tasks?"
Ming Li frowned: "Reject."
System: "Okay, Ho— Huh?" The system was completely bewildered. By the time it understood, it was met with a pair of icy eyes. The system shivered violently and immediately moved away from Ming Li.
Ming Li said coldly: "Unbind."
System: "..." It silently moved further away again...
System: "Well, Host, it’s like this: once you bind with this system, unless your soul is destroyed, you cannot unbind from this system."
Ming Li: "..."
With a flick of her hand, she drew the small light orb into her palm, her gaze fixed on it coldly. She tried, but couldn't destroy it for now. Her eyes darkened slightly.
The system screamed internally: "Ahhh! Save me! Main System! Someone here is trying to murder a system!"
Ming Li, extremely displeased: "Initiate tasks."
The system breathed a sigh of relief: "Understood, Host."
System: "Please check the task panel:"
Name: Ming Li.
Gender: Female.
Completed Tasks: 0.
System: "Accept tasks?"
"Accept."
Initiating teleportation.
Teleporting.
Teleportation complete.
Watching Ming Li disappear from the system space, the system collapsed onto the ground.
It was so scared; it thought it was going to die just a moment ago!
Ming Li opened her eyes again and found herself lying on a bed. She surveyed the surroundings, realizing she was in an antique-style room.
Ming Li got up and went to the table, pouring herself a glass of water, which she drank in one gulp.
At this moment, the system emerged: "Host, would you like to receive the plot now?"
"En."
The original host, Bai Ming Li, was the sole daughter of the Grand Chancellor of Da'an Kingdom. From birth, she was doted on by everyone in the mansion.
Sixteen-year-old Bai Ming Li was innocent and lovely. One day, she met and became acquainted with the male protagonist of this world, His Majesty Nangong Jin, on the street. From then on, she fell deeply in love.
Later, she learned that the person she admired was the current emperor and decided to enter the palace to be his consort and stay by his side.
However, her father disagreed, warning her that "entering the palace gates is like stepping into a deep sea." He worried she couldn't outwit the concubines in the harem.
But the original host did not heed her father's warning and insisted on entering the palace. She even knelt outside the Chancellor's study until her father relented, forcing the old Chancellor to agree to her entry into the palace.