reborn as a system

Raas chapter 9

With only those few words, Qin Mo caused Shi Qing to blank for a moment, and then he fell deeply into thought.

When he recalled the entire process of the task, Qin Mo actually did not do too much. He manufactured the miraculous medicinal pill, had someone introduce it to Concubine Li, and reminded her of her desire to return to her youth. After that, it was a matter of leading the players, step-by-step, on the game board that he had laid out for them.

If the old Emperor had not been greedy for longevity, and obsessed with power and influence, he would not have fallen for such a simple ruse, and he certainly would never have eaten medicine from an unknown source.

The Second Prince, Rongxiang, had he not been so anxious about ensuring his position, was unlikely to have entered the palace at that time. If he had remained outside, he would have ultimately avoided the snare that proved to be his ultimate downfall.

In the final analysis, it was the worldly desires of the two men that had caused them to plunge into the abyss of death on their own initiative. Of course, it could not have happened as it did without Qin Mo's small 'contributions' to the situation.

As he had recalled their experience, Shi Qing was nevertheless startled in his heart. He already knew that because of Qin Mo's experience of being used and abused, first by his stepfather, and then his biological father, he had blackened into a complete psychopath. What he did not expect was his keen awareness of the intricacies of the human heart; he was familiar with the weaknesses of human nature, and he put that knowledge to very good use.

Shi Qing was apprehensive...it was not that terrible working with a psychopath; the horrible thing was that with his tremendous IQ, as well as a high EQ, you could not really call it working together!

At this rate, won't he be eaten so thoroughly that not even his bones will remain?

For a moment, he was depressed.

Shi Qing was very self-aware; when he was alive, his IQ was just barely at the low end of normal compared with people across his country. He was still a long ways from being mentally handicapped, but he could not even reach the geniuses with an eight foot bamboo pole. Yet, now he wanted to try to get along with this psychopath...QAQ...he should have just waited five hundred years.

While he was wallowing in remorse, a shrill alarm bell suddenly sounded in Shi Qing's ear and startled him. He hastily removed himself from the jade pendant, reverted into a mass of black mist, and sped towards the quick guide. Once there, he quickly turned to the page he had in mind, and when he saw the contents, his heart tightened. He immediately shouted at Qin Mo, "Qin Mo, get ready, in thirty seconds you will leave the system space and return to your body!"

His voice faltered; Qin Mo's figure had already started to disappear.

Shi Qing was troubled, cursed, and immediately returned inside the jade pendant, then followed after Qin Mo.

While Qin Mo was in the process of disappearing, Shi Qing displayed his ability to speak exceedingly fast, and flew through an explanation, "In the past was my mistake. I did not make it clear that while every time you enter the system to complete your task, time remains static; after finishing the task, the system will require three hours to reset and review the task. During this time, you cannot stay in the system space—therefore, you can only go back to your world. Three hours, you just have to go back for three hours!"

His voice had just faded when their immediate surroundings changed dramatically; they had returned to Qin Mo's world. Just to be safe, Shi Qing immediately fell silent and remained so. He also jumped down and hid in Qin Mo's bosom.