Scum Gong Walks the Career Line in the Crematorium

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Lin Hanchuan felt faint moisture seeping into his clothes, gradually penetrating his heart.

Pei Cun had an extreme and cold personality, and he didn’t care about anything, acting as he pleased without any scruples. According to Lin Hanchuan’s observations, Pei Cun even seemed indifferent to his own life and death.

Living casually, dying without any concern.

Perfunctory.

Carefree.

When Lin Hanchuan was killed by Cheng Ding Chen in the past, Pei Cun didn’t shed a tear. He was like a child who had lost a toy and just wanted to find it back. Later, when Pei Cun died himself, Lin Hanchuan didn’t shed a tear either.

Initially, after Lin Hanchuan was bound by the scum man system 001, Pei Cun followed him into the little world. In the little world, Lin Hanchuan played the role of a scum man, while Pei Cun played the role of cannon fodder.

However, the plot of the newly born little world was too unreasonable. As a mentally healthy adult with normal values, Lin Hanchuan found it difficult to follow 001’s instructions to chase his wife to the crematorium.

And every time Pei Cun played the cannon fodder, he was always turned into the protagonist by Lin Hanchuan.

During this time, Lin Hanchuan also faintly noticed the inconsistencies of the little world. He discovered that if the protagonist’s actions deviated significantly from the plot, the little world seemed to “come alive.”

The little world was not just a mechanical novel; they were newly born worlds, and the protagonists or cannon fodders were not just soulless NPCs; they had their own thoughts.

By making the protagonist deviate from the plot, Lin Hanchuan indeed obtained a considerable amount of energy.

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After a few worlds, Lin Hanchuan was resurrected. He and Pei Cun returned to the real world together and exposed the system hidden in Cheng Ding Chen – but this system was different from 001 and 007.

001 and 007 only played their roles and followed the plot without affecting the integrity and growth of the little world; instead, they contributed to the improvement of the little world.

However, some systems tried every means to seize energy from the little world and even designed ways to kill the protagonist and harvest all their luck, leaving the newly born little world withering and dissipating into dust without the protagonist.

That system enticed people around the protagonist, killing several protagonists and destroying several little worlds.

The energy it contained far surpassed that of 001 and 007. In the end, Pei Cun lured that system into his own body and made 007 self-destruct to resolve that system.

As Lin Hanchuan recalled all of this, he held Pei Cun’s hand even tighter.

Pei Cun, a person who seemed to care about nothing, eventually made 007 self-destruct, and they both perished together with that system… Just like Yin Hu, who turned into Pei Cun, an empty heart that now held someone.

For that person, he was willing to change from an assassin to a bodyguard, willing to protect the world even if it meant sacrificing himself.

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As for Lin Hanchuan, he was pulled out of the boundless wilderness by someone, but that person disappeared, leaving him in utter despair.

Fortunately, 001 came up with a plan. After 007 self-destructed, the energy it collected returned to the original worlds, bringing back the fragments of Pei Cun’s and 007’s souls.

As long as Lin Hanchuan returned to the worlds they had experienced together and collected those soul fragments, he could bring Pei Cun and 007 back.

However, they had already entered a little world once, and if they entered again, they would likely be immediately detected by the world consciousness and thrown out.

In the end, Lin Hanchuan took a risk. He had 001 block all his memories and reversed the timeline back to when he was pushed under the wheel by Cheng Ding Chen… and 001’s memories were also blocked.

With no knowledge, Lin Hanchuan and 001 returned to their first shared world, “The Regret of the Dominant CEO After His Contracted Lover Left.”

They remembered nothing – not Pei Cun, not 007, not any of their shared experiences, not the promises they made to each other, nor the burden of carrying Pei Cun and 007’s two souls.

If there was even a slight mistake, could the present Pei Cun still stand here, being embraced by Lin Hanchuan?

Lin Hanchuan had made many significant decisions and had never regretted them, but now, he felt a strong sense of fear and relief. He gently kissed the top of Pei Cun’s head and said, “I’m back.”

Pei Cun rubbed his head against Lin Hanchuan’s chest and lifted his head, still wearing a smile, but his eyes glistened with moisture, revealing a rare fragility and vulnerability. “Why kiss my hair, kiss me.”

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It wasn’t just Lin Hanchuan who was feeling relieved; Pei Cun also felt it.

He was like a tamed little fox, experiencing warmth and love, but then leaved the little prince and returned to his desolate planet, how desperate must he have been?

The two of them stared at each other for a long time, seeing their reflection in each other’s eyes and the joy and love in them.

Love was possession, jealousy, inferiority, weakness, sensitivity, and selfishness. It was the ugly and hidden roots that couldn’t see the light. Love was endurance, sacrifice, bravery, hoping for the other’s happiness, and bathing in the radiant sunshine of beautiful flowers.

Some loved the bright and beautiful flowers but couldn’t accept the ugly roots of their partners. Others believed that only obsession and selfishness were true love, dismissing all tolerance and gentleness as inadequate expressions of love.

But in reality, love was like intertwined twin lotuses, both ugly and beautiful.

[“When Lin Hanchuan decided to seal his memories to find you, what was the success rate?”] The two systems, 001 and 007, were locked outside the door, sitting together, chattering.

007’s color turned into a light orange, showing that its mood was actually quite good. [“Less than 1%.”]

001 sighed and leaned against 007, their matchstick-like legs swaying comically and cutely. [If you stay in the little world for too long, Pei Cun’s soul will completely disappear, and Lin Hanchuan will also be lost in the little world, never able to find his memories again.]

[Aren’t you urging him to leave as soon as possible?] At this point, 007 nudged 001, [Do you still retain some memories?]

001 hesitated and stammered, [I just added a small, tiny reminder for the tasks.]

007 criticized, [What if the world consciousness notices that you’re outsiders? Being thrown out is the least of your worries. They might treat you like a virus. You’re not very rational.]

If it weren’t for worrying that you might really die, I wouldn’t have done this stupid thing! 001 huffed and rolled into the corner, ignoring 007.

007 thought for a moment and calmly floated over, [As long as the final result is good, that’s all that matters.]

007 was a very qualified system, never speaking more than necessary, rational and cold. It couldn’t understand why 001, as a fellow system, was so emotionally rich, almost like a human.

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However, 007 didn’t dislike it; it found it interesting.

The next day, Lin Hanchuan woke up and looked at Pei Cun lying next to him with tender eyes, unable to take his gaze away for a long time.

Given Pei Cun’s sensitivity to the outside world, he should have reacted after being stared at so intensely for so long. However, after their reunion last night, emotions ran high, resulting in some intense activities.

Lin Hanchuan was a very qualified protagonist in the novel, excelling in physical strength, body fitness, and certain other aspects. Even Pei Cun, an elite mercenary with extraordinary combat capabilities, was somewhat overwhelmed.

After a night of stormy passion, Pei Cun, who still had complete trust in Lin Hanchuan, was sleeping soundly and deeply, unable to wake up for a while.

Carefully getting up from the bed, Lin Hanchuan tucked Pei Cun in, and just as he opened the bedroom door, a round ball rolled in from outside.

Lan Hanchuan: “…”

001: [Chuanchuan!]

001 cheerfully pounced on Lin Hanchuan and rubbed against him with force. Having experienced many worlds together with Lin Hanchuan, 001 witnessed the development of their feelings between him and Pei Cun, and it had a deep attachment to both of them.

At this moment, seeing the two humans finally get together, 001 was truly happy for them.

[Thank you, 001.] Lin Hanchuan allowed 001 to squat on his head and looked at 007 floating in the air, [007, welcome back.]

007 flew up and down, awkwardly replying, [No need to thank me.] Its tone was stern, but its color had turned into a light pink.

Just as the atmosphere was warm and harmonious, a sudden scream came from the screen that had been monitoring Shu Shuangyu.

Looking at the source of the sound, they saw Shu Shuangyu’s pupils contract as he covered his mouth, afraid to make any more noise.

Only to see Shu Shuangyu’s gaze fixed on the direction where two equally handsome men were walking side by side toward him. They were none other than the Imperial Marshal Lu Xiu, whom he had successfully conquered in this world, and the Crownless King of the Underground Kingdom, Xia Zuo.

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“How did they end up together?!” Shu Shuangyu’s ominous premonition came true, and he paced anxiously in the room, wishing he could dig a hole and disappear.

When he conquered these two characters, he never let them meet each other, maintaining different personas in front of them.

In front of Lu Xiu, he was a pitiful orphan whose family was killed by the Zerg race. Homeless, poor, and weak, he would tremble in fear at the slightest provocation and seek refuge in Lu Xiu’s embrace.

But in front of Xia Zuo, Shu Shuangyu used the resources and wealth provided by Lu Xiu to disguise himself as an aristocratic heir, naive and innocent, who had not experienced any suffering except for the loss of his parents to the Zerg race. He portrayed himself as a kind-hearted young master who was almost foolishly innocent.

Now, the two of them walking side by side was nothing short of a showdown in the battle arena.

As he frantically racked his brain for a strategy, the tightly locked door suddenly opened, and those two familiar figures walked in from outside.

While Lu Xiu remained calm, Xia Zuo rushed forward, hugging Shu Shuangyu tightly. “Xiao Yu, you’re really not dead! Where have you been these three years? I thought… I thought…”

“Did he imprison you? Xiao Yu, tell me, don’t be afraid. I’m stronger now, I can protect you…”

Hearing Xia Zuo’s sincere confession, instead of being moved, Shu Shuangyu gritted his teeth: [This fool, he didn’t tell everything to Lu Xiu, did he?]

[The storyline has deviated from the original text, unable to investigate.] The system responded as usual.

Shu Shuangyu lowered his eyes and quickly crafted a plausible excuse: [Xia Zuo has always disliked wealthy people; he wouldn’t have had deep conversations with Lu Xiu. As long as I can avoid meeting them together, I can explain it away.]

[I’ll be a wealthy orphan who first met Xia Zuo, but later ran into some trouble, had my family property stolen, and was rescued by Lu Xiu when I had nothing left… As for the three years of disappearance, if I insist on amnesia, they won’t be able to uncover anything.]

[System, set the storyline for me, and make sure the timeline of meeting them is staggered.]

Shu Shuangyu, whether in the real world or in the quick transmigration worlds, had grown accustomed to being pursued by several men at the same time. He didn’t even need to think carefully; the lies naturally flowed from his lips.

Fortunately, he had the system to rely on; otherwise, he wouldn’t know how to explain this situation. Shu Shuangyu had a solution in mind and felt confident. He pushed Xia Zuo away and asked, “Who are you? Why are you hugging me?”

However, what Shu Shuangyu saw was Xia Zuo’s expression, which became just as complex as Lu Xiu’s.

[“System, did you stagger the timeline?”] Shu Shuangyu asked the system subconsciously.

The system replied, [“I have already followed the host’s request and staggered the timeline of the encounter between the protagonist, Lu Xiu, and the antagonist, Xia Zuo.”]

Shu Shuangyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although the system occasionally malfunctioned, it was generally reliable. He smiled shyly at the two men before him, his eyes gentle and beautiful.

But Xia Zuo’s gaze suddenly turned cold.

 

Author’s Note:

Only a few chapters left to finish the story. There will be two extra chapters planned: one about the marriage of the seme and uke, and the other about them returning to the worlds they experienced before, seeing the protagonists and cannon fodders whose lives they changed.

If you don’t want to read the extra chapters about returning to previous worlds, please let me know in the comments, and I won’t write them.

Regarding the relationship between the seme and uke, I don’t know if I made it clear, but it seems a bit too complicated.

In short, the uke has always been the quick transmigrationer and is attracted to the seme during the process. They are ambiguous at first, but then something happens to the seme, and he also enters the quick transmigration worlds. They team up for quick transmigrations, deepening their feelings from ambiguity to a committed relationship. After returning to the real world, they find that the system on Cheng Ding Chen’s body might destroy the world. The uke, for the sake of the seme, chooses to perish together with the system. The seme, in order to save the uke, reenters the quick transmigration world to collect the uke’s soul—just like the story at the beginning of the article.

One person dies once, and the other saves them once. It’s quite equal (head pat).

From the beginning, the seme and uke reunite after a long separation, not a first encounter. So their feelings progress relatively quickly not only because this is a face-slapping story for the main storyline but also because they have already experienced the same world once before.

Only a few chapters left, let’s first give the quick transmigration uke some face-slapping. After all, this is a face-slapping story. Thank you for the support, little angels. Grateful, heart emoji.