Back in Personal Space, everyone saw Red Heart A again, all smiling warmly.
Upon seeing Hearts Sister, Ye Qi couldn't help but complain: "Big sister, can you be a little more reliable? You actually want me to play the top courtesan in a brothel? How could you even think of that!"
Red Heart A smiled and said, "Your age and skills are most suitable for this role. Otherwise, what should I do? Should I have Old Mo play the part?"
Mo Xuemin's lips twitched: "Spare me."
Ye Qi was extremely annoyed and didn't want to talk to the smiling Guardian.
Red Heart A looked at Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang and smiled, "And you two, are you satisfied with the identities I arranged for you?"
Yu Hanjiang: "..."
Xiao Lou: "..."
Should they say they are satisfied or dissatisfied?
Yu Hanjiang's face stiffened, and he decided not to answer the question. Xiao Lou's ears turned slightly red, obviously thinking about the days he had shared a bed with Yu Hanjiang. Although they only chatted under the covers every night, Yu Hanjiang was right next to him, in the same bed, filled with the man's strong hormonal scent. Just thinking about it made Xiao Lou's heart pound.
Seeing that they didn't answer, Red Heart A smiled and said, "Congratulations on your perfect completion. Here's the reward: a story card."
The [ Turmoil of War story card] appeared before everyone. Originally, everyone thought that the story card would recreate the story of Consort Xian poisoning the Empress, just like the previous story cards. Unexpectedly, this time, the protagonists of the story card are actually them!
The timeline of the story card is exactly the year they left the secret room—after the emperor lavishly rewarded the Zhenjiang Prince's Mansion. Due to Xiao Yu's outstanding performance as an undercover agent, he was also promoted to a deputy general in the army with the strong recommendation of General Lin and was transferred back to Jiangzhou to be responsible for the border security of Zhao State and Qi State.
This way, he could see his brother more often. He could also keep an eye on Yu Hanjiang to prevent Lord Yu from bullying his brother.
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou are a loving couple. To avoid gossip about not having children, they adopted a son and a daughter in Jiangzhou, both children who lost their parents in the war. In the video, the two adorable children call Yu Hanjiang "Daddy" and Xiao Lou "Mommy"...
Xiao Lou blushed.
Wait, Hearts Sister...
Was there a mistake with the story card I received this time?
Ye Qi stared in disbelief at the scene on the big screen of Lord Yu and his wife being "very loving" and "having both a son and a daughter," and said with a complicated expression, "What the hell is this plot card? Why are we acting it out ourselves?"
Red Heart A smiled and said, "You've influenced the world of Turmoil of War, so you can't just disappear into thin air, right? This story card tells of your experiences after that world. Don't rush, take your time to read the story of Turmoil of War."
Five years later, Yu Hanjiang returned to the capital and rose through the ranks, eventually becoming the prime minister and the emperor's right-hand man.
Xiao Lou took Liu Qiao back with him. Liu Qiao opened a clinic in the capital to treat the sick and save lives.
After Qu Wanyue returned to the capital with Ninth Princess, Ninth Princess heard that she had taken a liking to Long Sen, a guard in the palace, and arranged for her to marry Long Sen.
Mo Xuemin had always served as Yu Hanjiang's advisor, and Yu Hanjiang took him with him when he returned to the capital.
As for Shao Qingge and Ye Qi...
With the help of the eldest son of the Shao family, Miss Ye bought Zhuangyuanlou in Jiangzhou after Tianxiang Tower went bankrupt. She opened a restaurant and became a small business owner. Shao Qingge invested in Zhuangyuanlou, and the two of them made money together, happily counting their silver every day.
Ye Qi laughed and said, "I'm very satisfied with the ending they arranged for me!"
Shao Qingge narrowed his eyes and asked, "What happened to me afterward? I didn't get married or have children?"
Red Heart A said, "In this secret room, you are just an insignificant passerby, so your subsequent storyline has not been included."
Shao Qingge: "..."
Does being able to win by doing nothing mean you have no human rights? Why is it that Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou are born with both a son and a daughter and are winners in life? He just invests in a restaurant and that's it?
Looking at the story cards, everyone is dressed in ancient costumes, and they have their own endings in another world.
Xiao Lou felt conflicted, as if she and Yu Hanjiang had truly been husband and wife for a lifetime.
They were not only a loving couple, but also adopted two children. Yu Hanjiang later rose to the position of Prime Minister, second only to the Emperor, but he remained incorruptible throughout his life, always devoted to his wife Xiao Lou, and never considered taking a concubine. Xiao Lou also consistently assisted her husband; whenever Yu Hanjiang encountered difficulties in court, she would help analyze the situation and offer advice…
Both lived to the age of seventy before passing away, and were buried together by their descendants.
Yu Hanjiang: "..."
This story card left everyone with mixed feelings, as if they had a split personality in another world.
Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou and found that the latter's gaze was evasive and his ears were already bright red.
A thought struck him, and he couldn't help but whisper in Xiao Lou's ear, "This ending is very satisfying, don't you think?"
Xiao Lou: "...It's alright."
The Turmoil of War ended with His Majesty becoming a wise and benevolent ruler, Yu Hanjiang becoming a prime minister praised by the people, Shao Qingge becoming the richest man in Great Qi State, and Long Sen, Qu Wanyue, Mo Xuemin, Liu Qiao, Ye Qi, and others finding their own happy endings.
They were not merely passersby in that world, but rather participants in its storyline, altering the balance of power among the four kingdoms and assisting His Majesty in quelling the chaos, allowing the people to live peaceful and prosperous lives. This is what constitutes a "perfect playthrough."
Although all of this is presented in the form of [story cards].
But the ending of " Turmoil of War, " the Secret Room World, is indeed very satisfying.
However, Xiao Lou couldn't be sure whether Yu Hanjiang meant "perfect" in the literal sense, or whether he meant that his marriage with Xiao Lou in this life was perfect. She didn't dare to ask.
After all, Yu Hanjiang behaved very uprightly in Secret Room World. Even though the two of them shared a bed every day during this time, they did not have any intimate actions. The so-called "wedding night" was just a memory and did not actually happen. Yu Hanjiang would not even kiss him, let alone hug him in bed. At most, he would gently put his arm around his shoulder and call him "Madam".
Xiao Lou was in a state of confusion and quickly put the story cards into the card holder.
He will not open this story card again.
Watching himself and Yu Hanjiang portray the lives of Prime Minister Yu and his wife of the Great Qi State in ancient times, he truly felt...
It's so beautiful.
That kind of love was so beautiful that he couldn't believe it.
Everything was over. Looking at my teammates around me in their jeans, white shirts, and dresses—modern attire—it felt like waking up from a time-traveling dream.
Xiao Lou felt a deep sense of loss.
In the past, after clearing the game, he just wanted to return to the main city as soon as possible, but this time after clearing the game... he was actually a little reluctant to leave.
Yu Hanjiang was also reminiscing about the plot he had just witnessed— growing old together with Xiao Lou was exactly what he had hoped for when he left the world of " Turmoil of War." Unexpectedly, in that world, he and Xiao Lou actually played husband and wife for a lifetime.
Neither of them spoke, and their teammates looked at each other in bewilderment.
What's going on when Professor Xiao and Captain Yu both space out at the same time?
The glittering treasure chest is right in front of them, can't they see it?
Author's Note:
All the details have been explained, and the ending was planned long ago. The young emperor, Eighth Prince, Prime Minister Yu, his wife... everyone has their own destiny in this world. They cannot simply disappear into thin air, so there is this part of the [plot card] where Yu and Xiao are husband and wife for a lifetime in this world.