I couldn't quite remember how I ended that awkward encounter and stuffed Ye Tan back into his room; my brain was likely far too muddled.
However, seeing the shadow guard’s eyes shining so brightly before I closed the door, I figured it wasn't a bad thing.
To save the clinic’s fragile beds, I lay back down in the center of the courtyard and drifted back into my confusion. It wasn't until the sun dipped below the horizon and the stars filled the night sky that I finally fell into a deep sleep.
At some unknown hour, for some inexplicable reason, I actually phased back into the modifier interface.
Having just been in the land of dreams, I couldn't react for a moment. In my confusion, I saw a projection on the real-time monitor.
The sky was just beginning to brighten. Ye Tan was leaning over, half-kneeling beside my sleeping form. The tips of his hair brushed down, veiling my face.
...He really was kissing me!!
I hadn't guessed wrong! The activation sequence really was the act of Ye Tan kissing me?!
I was stunned. Just what kind of mindset had I been in when I set this activation condition? What on earth happened during those seventy-five years I spent preparing my graduation project? Was there something wrong with my head?
While reeling from the shock, I diligently tried to deduce the logic: I had performed the same action during the day, yet it failed to trigger. Was the difference because I had been the initiator during the day? So, Ye Tan had to be the one to take the initiative, and I couldn't know about it—it had to be a secret kiss...?
Reaching this conclusion, I felt more and more like I was absolutely toxic.
On the other side of the screen, Ye Tan had already stood up, satisfied. He was carrying a tray set with several bowls and chopsticks; it looked like he had just fetched breakfast. I pulled myself together and hurried to edit the data.
In the cultivation box, there were seven extra zeros—it read 50,000,000. It seemed I really had been quite terrified back then...
Blushing with shame, I deleted a few zeros, but then I realized I didn't know what a "normal" value should be. Was there anything I could use as a reference?
As it happened, the data of people I had recently come into contact with was displayed nearby. Ye Tan had lost all his martial arts, and his various stats were appallingly low, making them useless for reference. The others were ordinary people, also very low. Let’s look further... There, Ze Que.
His stats were truly beautiful; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to copy them exactly. But one strange detail caught my eye.
In the column for "Qi and Blood," which represented vitality, it showed:
*Qi and Blood: 40/3000*
What was going on? A cap of 3000 was naturally what an elite martial artist should have, but now he only had 40 left. This... didn't this mean he was on the verge of death?
I was curious, but I couldn't open the real-time monitor for his side. The option was greyed out; I needed to obtain administrator privileges first.
I had no choice but to give up and move on to other edits. I practically copied Ze Que’s data, only adding 500 to every stat. This way, even if we crossed paths again, I could at least protect Ye Tan and retreat safely.
Once I saved my own ability stats, things felt much lighter. Next came the thing that excited me most: money...!
How much should I change it to? I thought I should at least be able to pay the inn fees... Bah, I couldn't be that stingy. I wanted to buy ten grand mansions, hire a hundred master chefs, open a whole street of gourmet shops, and stock up on many, many beds. I never wanted to sleep on green stone slabs again in this life, ever!
Hmph, let’s start with a hundred million taels. If it’s not enough, I’ll add more!
Feeling lightheaded with joy, I typed a long string of zeros and happily hit enter.
A prompt popped up: [Excess gold coins will be placed around the main character by default. Confirm?]
Confirm.
With a flash of golden light, a massive amount of gold suddenly manifested in the courtyard, stacking layer upon layer until it was higher than the eaves. In an instant, gold covered the entire courtyard. When there was no more room, it continued to spread outward, refreshing continuously onto the streets outside. Gold bars bent the tree branches and weighed down the roofs, flowing across the ground like a mountain torrent.
For a moment, the inside and outside of the clinic were shimmering with jewels and gold, radiant and magnificent.
Ye Tan was startled by this grand spectacle. His hand shook, and the porcelain tray he was holding shattered on the ground.
Immediately following that, the interface suddenly flashed red. With a warning chime, I was forcibly ejected from the modifier.
When I opened my eyes, Ye Tan was turning back to look at me. The tray in his hand was steady, the porcelain bowls and dishes all resting safely upon it.
The only thing around us was a cool breeze; there wasn't a trace of gold to be seen.
...That warning chime. I knew it.
This was.
A system.
Goddamned.
Rollback.
The moment the modifier glitched and ejected me, a few lines of text had appeared: [Error Prompt: Because this operation triggered skepticism from multiple people in this world, the system has automatically rolled back.]
...I messed up big time.
***
| Chinese | English | Notes/Explanation |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 气血 | Qi and Blood | Represents HP/Vitality/Health in a cultivation/game context. |
| 回档 | Rollback | A gaming term for reverting to a previous save state or point in time. |
| 管理员权限 | Administrator privileges | Admin rights within the system/modifier. |
| 毕业设计 (毕设) | Graduation project | Often abbreviated as 'Bi She'; refers to the MC's past work. |
