I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 490 The So-Called Life Extension...

"Yes," Xiao Siyue replied firmly.

Seeing Xiao Siyue's determination, the system agreed, which is why Lu Zhijin, who should have died from a ruptured heart, ended up unharmed.

However, the moment the merit was transferred, Xiao Siyue fell into a coma due to the loss of merit.

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As Xiao Qinian called out, Xiao Siyue's soul gradually awoke, but her body remained asleep.

"Host, you're awake." The system's voice came through my mind.

"Ah."

"System, how much time do I have left?" Xiao Siyue knew she was about to die.

"Host, you only have ten days left. You can use these ten days to earn merit."

"If I can accumulate some merit within ten days, will I be spared from dying?" Xiao Siyue's eyes lit up. Yes, how could she not have thought of that?

"Host..." The system was about to say something when it heard a voice from outside.

"Waaah... Yue'er, it's all my fault, I really can't bear to part with you." It was Lin Qin's voice.

"Mother, don't blame yourself, this has nothing to do with you." Xiao Siyue felt a pang of heartache and guilt upon hearing this. Her mother loved her so much, yet she had caused her so much worry.

But what she said next plunged Xiao Siyue into despair.

"Yue'er, it's all my fault. I was selfish. I dragged you into this in order to save your life. Now you're leaving. I really can't bear to part with you."

"Mother doesn't know where you came from, but for the past ten years or so, Mother has always loved you as if you were her own daughter. You are so well-behaved, so filial and intelligent, but now you have to leave. Mother has been in great pain these past few years, hoping that time could pass more slowly so that we, mother and daughter, could spend more time together. But time waits for no one. Mother hasn't even seen you get married yet, and you have to leave. Mother is really heartbroken."

"System, what does my mother mean? Am I not my mother's biological daughter?" Xiao Siyue asked the system in a trembling voice.

But then she shook her head again: "No, I came out of my mother's womb, how could I not be her daughter? Could it be... could it be that my mother knew I was from another world? But wasn't I reincarnated?"

"System, tell me what's going on? Is my mother suffering from hysteria?" Xiao Siyue hoped to get confirmation from the system.

The system remained silent for a long time before saying, "Host, what your mother said is true. She does know that you are not her daughter."

This sentence completely devastated Xiao Siyue. How could this be?

"So all the love my mother has shown me over the years was fake?" Xiao Siyue asked cautiously.

"The love is real. Your mother only found out you weren't her biological daughter when you were ten years old. Even in the years that followed, your mother still loved you, but..." Without the system needing to say more, Xiao Siyue already understood that her mother loved her, but there was still a distance between them.

"System, can you tell me what's going on?"

The system remained silent for a moment before saying, "Actually, this all happened in your past life. In your past life, the body you possessed, which was actually Xiao Siyue, did not live to this day. Instead, she died at the age of ten due to a chronic illness caused by premature birth."

Xiao Siyue knew that her body was depleted, and if it weren't for the system's life-extending effect, she would have died at the age of ten.

The system continued, "Your Xiao family spent all the money they had earned on the original owner of this body in an attempt to save her, but in the end, they still couldn't save her. On the day the original owner died, your mother broke down, and I happened to be there at that time, so I made a deal with your mother."

"What kind of deal?" Xiao Siyue looked at it sharply.

“I promised her that I could let her daughter live, but I need to accumulate merit. She needs to lend me her daughter’s body until the merit is complete, and then I will return her a healthy daughter.”

Xiao Siyue stared intently at the system: "So, it wasn't an accident at all. You pulled me from this other world. But why me? Out of so many people, why did you choose me?"

Xiao Siyue couldn't accept that she had always been a tool, a tool to earn merit to extend the lives of others.

"No, you did die back then. Although I wanted merit, I would never take someone's life. As for why it was you, it was just a coincidence. I was going to another world to find a suitable soul, and I happened to encounter your death, so I brought your soul here. You know what happened after that."

"As for why your mother knew, I really don't know. I only know that when you were still in Qianyuan County, you and your mother went to Guning Temple. After that, your mother regained her memories of her past life. She shouldn't have had any memories of her past life." The system was also helpless. It originally only wanted to earn merit and leave, but who would have thought that an accident would happen.

"Hehe, so now, I've used up all my merit. Can the real Xiao Siyue still come back? She'll probably be very disappointed." Xiao Siyue seemed to have exhausted all her strength. She couldn't explain what she was thinking; she only felt a pain in her soul.

The system glanced at Xiao Siyue silently and said with a hint of pity, "Host, the original body has always existed, and she is about to awaken."

Xiao Siyue felt as if her soul had plummeted to the bottom, realizing that the original body had been there all along.

"System, what else are you hiding from me? Tell me everything."

"Host, actually, the merits you earned were divided into three parts. One part went to the original Xiao Siyue, one part went to me, and the other part was the one you used up before. Originally, those merits would have allowed your soul to return to the 21st century, but now..." The system's words were not finished, but Xiao Siyue already understood.

"So now I..." Xiao Siyue's face was expressionless, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry.

"Host, if you don't accumulate merit soon, your soul will dissipate."

"Dissipate!" Xiao Siyue murmured. It's good that she's dissipated. Anyway, all her arrogance back then was fake. The family she thought she had were actually the original body. After she's gone, the real Xiao Siyue will wake up, and they will still be happy. Apart from Lin Qin, probably no one will know about her existence.

"Host, as long as you accumulate a certain amount of merit within ten days, I guarantee you will not disappear. Moreover, the merit you accumulate this time will not be divided; it will all be yours."

"Hehehe, is that so?" Xiao Siyue laughed.

"Yes, host, you've been asleep for a day. Don't waste time, wake up!" the system urged. Actually, it didn't want Xiao Siyue's soul to dissipate either. Even if it weren't for their years of friendship, the system was still very grateful for the merits the host had bestowed upon it.