[Quick Transmigration] The Pretty Little Cannon Fodder Who Doesn’t Speak - Chapter 1

Old Southern District, Provincial Capital of A Province.

In the past, the old southern district was considered the most prosperous area of the city. However, with the town’s continuous development, the old southern district had become the most backwards part of the city.  The once-best houses now look shabby compared to the current prosperous A Province.

In front of a somewhat dilapidated auto repair shop, Song Qingchuan at the entrance, smoking a cigarette.

His sharp eyebrows and striking features surpassed even those of the most celebrities. His washed-out work clothes and pitch-black, abyss-like eyes exuded a sense of gloom. A breeze stirred the strands of hair over his furrowed brow, deepening his melancholic aura.

A pair of large, well-defined hands, as if meticulously sculpted by an artist, held a half-smoked cigarette between the elegant fingers.

Song Qingchuan’s eyes darkened, growing more dangerous by the second, though no one knew what he was thinking.

“Yuan Bao… He looks so scary. I don’t dare to go!” 

Xia Zhixu crouched in the corner; his delicate little face was tense with anxiety.

Flushed cheeks, naturally wavy black hair, and doll-like features made him look like a porcelain figure on a display behind a shop counter. A single strand of hair stood upright atop his head, quivering faintly in tune with his unease. From a distance, he looked at Song Qingchuan nervously. His heart was constantly beating the drum of retreat.

Yuan Bao grew anxious. ‘Host, don’t be afraid! I’ll protect you! For the sake of the task, you can do it!’

Xia Zhixu clenched his fists, gathered his courage, stood up straight, stepped forward, then immediately retreated three steps.

‘….’

He could actually take one step forward and take three steps back.

Xia Zhixu curled himself up into a ball and squatted in the corner.

Wuwuwu… So scary! o(╥﹏╥)o

Even though the protagonist can’t win against him, if I go, I’ll just get slapped!

Why did he end up being alone, ah? In the next life, he wants to be a tree, so he won’t have to deal with social anxiety anymore!

Seeing him crying like this, Yuan Bao said, ‘But… Host, didn’t you say you don’t want to be a scumbag? If you don’t go, then you’re being a scumbag!’

Xia Zhixu clenched his fists and took a deep breath, then stood up and said, “I’ll go.”

Yuan Bao, ‘Host! Host! Give it your all! Charge ahead, fight on!!’ ヾ(◍°∇°◍)ﾉﾞ

Xia Zhixu clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and charged forward with his head down. In his heart, he kept reciting, All men must die. Some deaths are heavier than Mount Tai, others lighter than a goose feather… Even if it is lighter than a feather, I still can’t be a scumbag!

***

The light before him dimmed.

Song Qingchuan raises his eyes sharply and sees a familiar face.

Yuan Bao suddenly started screaming in alarm. 

‘Ahhhh, system warning! System warning!! Song Qingchuan’s darkening value is at seventy per cent. Host, please find a way to reduce the darkening value as soon as possible!’

Xia Zhixu cautiously opened his eyes. The moment he saw the person in front of him, he opened his eyes wide in disbelief, completely ignoring Yuan Bao’s screams in his mind.

…How could this be… He looks exactly like Lu Heyan…

Xia Zhixu’s eyes turned red instantly. Tears teetered on the edge of his lashes as he looked at the person in front of him with a grievance.　

Song Qingchuan clenched his hands and frowned in annoyance…

Two Days Ago—

The best university in Province A, University A, holds the title of ‘National Key University’.

During a first-year architecture theory course.

The professor had a constipated look on his face as he looked at the little pitiful one who was crying so hard he was about to pass out. He hesitated for a moment but still set down his book and walked over to murmur gently, “Student, if you’re not feeling well, just tell the professor. I’ll have someone send you to the infirmary.”

The little pitiful one had a head of jet-black curls, with natural curls framing his delicate face. Even though he is already an adult, the baby fat on his cheeks makes him look even more youthful. His large eyes, like glistening grapes, brimmed with tears, looking so pitiful.

Many male and female students in the classroom felt an overwhelming surge of parental affection just watching him.

‘He’s crying so sadly. Something must have happened at home, right?’

“Professor, I’m his roommate. I’ll take him to the infirmary.” A tall and thin boy sitting beside the little pitiful one hastily spoke up.

“Alright then, remember to let me know how he is doing after you’re back!”

The professor, seeing him cry like this, didn’t dare to keep him in the classroom.

***

Xia Zhixu was originally the young master of the prestigious and affluent Xia family. Unlike his other brothers, who were as intelligent and outstanding, the only thing he has going for him is his good looks and his only worth lies in being offered up for an arranged marriage.

When Xia Zhixu was eighteen years old, he was engaged to Lu Jingzhi, the heir of the Lu family.

Although Xia Zhixu was stupid, he knew that Lu Jingzhi did not like him.

When Xia Zhixu turned twenty, his family instructed him to establish a relationship with Lu Jingzhi. Lu Jingzhi took him on a business trip. However, a conflict arose between Xia Zhixu and Lu Jingzhi’s secretary, who accompanied them. Lu Jingzhi then abandoned him alone in the suburbs and left without looking back.

Xia Zhixu had finally somehow managed to hail a cab, but the cab driver turned out to be a criminal. Not only did he rob Xia Zhixu of all his money, but he also stabbed Xia Zhixu to death.

When Xia Zhixu opened his eyes again, he found himself sitting in the classroom with a voice in his head saying a bunch of incomprehensible nonsense.

Especially socially anxious Xia Zhixu couldn’t hold back and cried out, surrounded by people he didn’t know—so scary, ah!

How is he so miserable? Other than being a bit greedy with food, a bit of a homebody and slightly socially anxious… He didn’t have any significant flaws, and he didn’t commit anything evil, so how could he have run into something like this?

Even Yuan Bao, bound to Xia Zhixu, had never witnessed such a spectacle—trembling in fear, it cowered in the corner of his mind.

Yuan Bao watched Xia Zhixu cry for two hours and couldn’t help but sigh…

This person is truly capable of crying so much!

Don’t ask how Yuan Bao knew. It timed it.

The System tried hard to be amiable after thinking of its novice training.

Yuan Bao finally spoke, ‘Host, have you …… finished crying yet?’

Lying on the dormitory bed, Xia Zhixu jolted in surprise.

“Are you asking me?”

Yuan Bao replied, ‘Ah… yes!’

Xia Zhixu’s mouth quivered, and tears instantly filled his eyes.

Yuan Bao, Σ(っ°Д°;)っ ‘You first don’t cry, ah! Let’s talk properly!’ 

Xia Zhixu started crying again.

“Wuwuwu, ( Ĭ ^ Ĭ ) Am I losing my mind? Why is there a voice in my head? It is terrifying! Do you have to study even after you die and go to the underworld? It is too much, ah!”

Yuan Bao, ‘…..’

Are all new hosts like this? Waiting online! Urgent!!

Yuan Bao still tried to continue to explain, ‘Even though you died, you’re alive again… Host, listen to me first—don’t be anxious yet.’

Xia Zhixu blinked his eyes and said, “You speak then.”

The System then began introducing itself. 

‘Hello, dear host, I am System No. 76590 under the Department of Merit. I’m thrilled to be bound to you. You can call me Yuan Bao. In the previous small world where you were originally from, C-A65789, the cause of death was robbery and murder. However, due to the exceptionally high purity of your soul, you were selected by the System. By completing tasks issued by the System, you can earn experience rewards. You will then have the opportunity to join the Time and Space Bureau and step onto the pinnacle of life. Once your experience reaches a certain value, the System can also grant your wishes and ooh! It includes returning to your original small world.’

Xia Zhixu said, “So I’m not in the underworld but in another small world?”

In the past, Xia Zhixu thought that this kind of thing would only happen in novels, but now he was experiencing it for real! He had once been obsessed with stories of leaping between lives, so his acceptance was quite good.

Yuan Bao, ‘Yep yep~ that’s right!’ (*╹▽╹*)