Wen Bai sat up expressionlessly, trying to comb through the messy hair that covered his eyes.
The children in the carriage, startled by Wen Bai's sudden movement, tumbled into a heap.
Some were even crying from fear.
System 001 seized the opportunity to begin explaining the world's main situation to Wen Bai. "Host, all the plot in this world follows the protagonist's life. This is a world centered around a great male protagonist. The protagonist, Mo Xingchen, was originally born into a wealthy martial arts family, enjoying a life of luxury. However, he later endured immense suffering. His life was a series of dramatic ups, downs, and then more dramatic ups. His happy days were essentially all in his childhood."
System 001 sighed. "He was kidnapped by human traffickers in his early years, endured untold hardships on the road to find his way home. Not long after, his entire family was murdered. He was then adopted by relatives, only to discover that his adoptive family was the very enemy who had killed his entire family."
"His enemy relative originally intended to raise him to be useless. But Mo Xingchen, burdened by a profound blood feud since childhood, was exceptionally diligent and desperate. Initially, he wanted to enter officialdom, but his relatives were wary and secretly thwarted his career, even destroying his reputation. Later, he finally met the woman he loved. However, at the height of their passionate love, she too met a tragic end..."
System 001 sighed again and continued, "After that, the male protagonist Mo Xingchen took a shortcut. This part is quite similar to you, Host. Seeing no hope for revenge, he directly hired assassins to kill his entire enemy family, abandoning all worldly emotions. By chance, he met an elder who guided him, and thus he embarked on the path of immortality. He dedicated himself to cultivating immortality, and from then on, his life became one of cheating death. Although his path was still not smooth, he eventually became an immortal feared by all three realms..."
"Therefore, Host, the timing I chose this time is excellent. Nothing has happened yet. If the male protagonist becomes an immortal, how can we possibly resist? As long as we prevent him from cultivating immortality before he decides to do so, this world will be completely changed..."
Wen Bai sat in place, listening to System 001's narration. He continued to try and manage his messy hair in the jolting carriage, but it only got worse.
At this moment, a small hand reached out.
Wen Bai looked over. It was his nominal younger brother.
That small hand gently parted Wen Bai's disheveled hair, revealing Wen Bai's tender, fair face, smudged with a few traces of blood.
The small hand even took the opportunity to wipe his face.
Wen Bai brushed away the hand that was fumbling on his face. He looked around the carriage.
He then realized that in this carriage, only Wen Jue's ropes had been untied. The other children were still tightly bound, rolling around with the jolting carriage.
System 001 cautiously reminded, "Host, in this world, the original body died directly after being kidnapped. The younger brother in front of you is not simple. He directly replaced you and became the future head of the Wen family. By the way, your younger brother's name is Wen Jue."
Wen Bai mumbled the name, "Wen Jue."
Wen Jue, hearing Wen Bai call his name, looked at Wen Bai with an unreadable expression and obediently responded, "Gege."
"Host, the male protagonist is also in the carriage. That chubby little guy tied up by your leg, yes, this one, this is the male protagonist Mo Xingchen."
Wen Bai looked down and saw a boy around 5 years old rolling by his leg.
The boy, though chubby, was exceptionally cute. His features were well-defined, if one overlooked his swollen, tear-filled eyes.
Wen Bai looked at him carefully for a moment, memorizing his face.
Wen Jue followed Wen Bai's gaze, looking confused.
Then, Wen Bai untied the ropes binding Mo Xingchen's small hands.
Mo Xingchen scrambled backward in panic, pressing himself against the carriage wall far from Wen Bai.
He took the cloth gag out of his mouth and cried loudly, "I saw you kill someone from the window... Waaahhhhh... You killed someone..."
The other children's eyes immediately filled with tears from fear.
Seeing Wen Bai's action, Wen Jue also squatted down and untied the ropes binding the other children's hands.
Including Wen Bai, there were a total of five children in the small carriage: four boys and one little girl.
The little girl seemed quite strong, not making a sound or crying.
Another little boy was already silently weeping like a fountain.
Wen Bai expressionlessly picked up the rolled-up cloth that Mo Xingchen had just removed and walked over, shoving it back into his mouth.
His voice, with a childish tone, said coldly, "If you don't want to die, shut up."
At this moment, from outside the carriage window, the sound of hooves and neighing horses could be heard, accompanied by a man's voice shouting, "Damn it, you little brats! Stop!"
Wen Bai walked to the window, stuck his head out, and glanced at the man on horseback chasing after them.
Then, Wen Bai said to System 001, "Go faster."
System 001: "Roger that, Host."
System 001 exchanged for something that would lure horses and dangled it directly in front of the horse. The horse, wanting to bite it, could only continue running forward, allowing its direction to be controlled.
This time, System 001 let the horse take a bite. Having tasted sweetness, the horse charged forward like mad.
However, the man's horse was strong and sturdy, while the horse pulling the carriage carrying Wen Bai and the children was an old horse.
Before long, the man caught up. The man was ruthless and directly severed the rope connecting the carriage to the horse.
The old horse, startled, ran off without looking back. The carriage, losing its balance, continued to move forward due to inertia for a considerable distance.
Afterward, the carriage, tilting, veered off the small path and headed towards a tree, almost flipping over.
At the critical moment, System 001 used points to exchange for a protective shield, saving the carriage.
After a loud crash, the carriage and the children inside were unharmed.
The man lifted the carriage curtain, reached in a hand, and like picking up a chick, casually pulled out Wen Bai, who was closest to him in the middle, "You little brats, why don't you keep running?!"
All the children instantly fell silent.
Wen Bai looked at the male protagonist in the carriage, who was crying uncontrollably, and truly could not understand how such a person could become an immortal feared by all three realms.
Wen Jue was more composed than him.
At this moment, Wen Bai, held in the man's hand, had already made his plans for this world in his heart.
In the last world, in order to deviate from the plot, he chose to remove the female protagonist, which backfired.
This time, he was determined to stay by the male protagonist's side.
To prevent him from cultivating immortality.