And so, Yi Lingfan died unexpectedly, while Su Baiye achieved his wish of permanently possessing the identity of the “Second Young Master of the Su Family.”
If that had been all, Yi Lingfan might have been angry, but he wouldn’t have harbored such deep hatred for Su Baiye. Su Baiye simply wanted to climb higher, and Yi Lingfan had been in his way, so he was eliminated. Though Su Baiye’s methods were ruthless, Yi Lingfan didn’t find his actions particularly shocking.
Moreover, in his soul state after death, Yi Lingfan learned that the Su family—his parents and brother—had never stopped missing him, even after more than twenty years of separation. Knowing that his loved ones still cared for him brought Yi Lingfan a sense of warmth and happiness.
His friends, colleagues, and others also remembered and cherished him. All of this filled Yi Lingfan with deep satisfaction.
Everyone dies sooner or later. He had simply passed away earlier than those who lived long lives. Yi Lingfan’s mindset was remarkably peaceful.
However, while Yi Lingfan remained calm, others did not—especially Su Baiye.
Even after killing Yi Lingfan, the Su family’s lingering grief for him was like a thorn in Su Baiye’s throat. What if Yi Lingfan’s truth was exposed? This fear tormented Su Baiye endlessly.
Not only that, but the people in the laboratory and workplace were filled with sorrow and regret over Yi Lingfan’s death. Though he had been somewhat aloof and not particularly sociable, Yi Lingfan was exceptionally capable and fair—always crediting others for their contributions and never taking undue credit. If he made a mistake, he would calmly accept criticism, even from subordinates, and work diligently to correct it.
Despite his youth, Yi Lingfan had risen faster than most, his brilliance often overshadowing others. Yet, few who worked or studied with him ever truly disliked or resented him. His outstanding character and charm won people over.
After Yi Lingfan’s unexpected death, colleagues, classmates, and even those from the same orphanage—whether they had stayed or left—gathered at his memorial. Everyone mourned sincerely, grieving his untimely passing and lamenting his tragic fate.
But to Su Baiye, this was unbearable.
Why was Yi Lingfan so outstanding? Why was he so beloved? Why did he shine so brightly? Why… why? WHY!
In the end, Yi Lingfan, now a ghost, could only watch helplessly as Su Baiye orchestrated the death of the orphanage’s matron, causing its collapse. The remaining children were sold to traffickers, living in misery—some maimed, others forced into begging.
Even those who had left the orphanage and built independent lives were ruined by Su Baiye’s schemes, stripped of everything, their reputations destroyed. Some even dragged down those they cared about.
These actions ignited Yi Lingfan’s rage. The worse the suffering of the orphanage and its people, the stronger his fury grew. Yet, as a ghost, he could do nothing to harm Su Baiye. Powerless to exact revenge, his resentment festered.
But Su Baiye’s jealousy was far from sated. His cruelty escalated.
Leveraging the Su family’s influence and his fiancé’s backing, Su Baiye seized the promotion that should have been Yi Lingfan’s. However, the seasoned professionals in the lab respected Yi Lingfan—not Su Baiye. This disparity gnawed at Su Baiye, driving him to sabotage those close to Yi Lingfan, tarnishing their reputations and crushing their futures.
These were elite talents, contributors to the nation’s top research. Yet, because of Su Baiye’s vile envy, they lost everything, their lives and careers in ruins.
Worse still, Su Baiye eventually turned on the Su family itself.
He poisoned the family head and his wife, bribing doctors to declare their deaths natural. Then, in a staged car accident mirroring Yi Lingfan’s fate, he killed the Su heir—Yi Lingfan’s brother.
The explanation was simple: grief over their parents’ deaths had distracted the driver, leading to the crash.
How could Su Baiye achieve all this? Because his fiancé coveted the Su family’s wealth and power.
With the Su family’s leaders dead, Su Baiye was the sole heir. His fiancé, holding evidence of Su Baiye’s crimes—four murders, including Yi Lingfan’s—controlled him completely. Together, they plundered the Su family’s legacy.
In the end, Su Baiye spared no one connected to Yi Lingfan—the Su family, the orphanage, colleagues, classmates. Meanwhile, Su Baiye married into wealth and power, surrounded by sycophants. Even his birth mother, whose actions had condemned Yi Lingfan to the orphanage, lived lavishly, gleefully claiming treasures that rightfully belonged to Yi Lingfan’s mother.
Learning all this, Yi Lingfan’s once-peaceful heart filled with hatred. Then, by chance, he was bound to a “Cannon Fodder System.”
The system promised: by acting as a plot device in other worlds, he could accumulate energy. Enough energy would let him reverse time, undo his fate, and strengthen his soul.
Yi Lingfan cared little for power, but he longed to change his destiny and save those Su Baiye had ruined. So he agreed.
But being cannon fodder was agony. World after world, he suffered brutal deaths, his spirit fraying. Only his desperate wish to return kept him going.
Finally, he discovered the truth: it was all a scheme. In his original world, Su Baiye was the protagonist, and Yi Lingfan was doomed to be cannon fodder. The system merely used him to harvest energy—his strengthened soul was its final meal.
This revelation nearly broke him.
In his last world—a cultivation realm—Yi Lingfan met a powerful suitor, the one who finally won his heart.
This man shattered the system’s intelligence at the cost of his own soul, freeing Yi Lingfan from his cursed fate. Now, the system was his tool. He could control his destiny.
In this reclaimed space, Yi Lingfan should have rejoiced. But as he laughed, tears came instead.
That man—the only one he’d ever loved across countless worlds and years—was gone. Changing fate didn’t mean sacrificing him!
After weeping out his grief, Yi Lingfan had an idea: if the system could strengthen souls, could it also find and piece together his lover’s shattered spirit?
Hope ignited in his darkened eyes. Even the faintest chance was worth pursuing.
As the system’s master, Yi Lingfan fully examined it—now named “Jinjiang”—and laughed again, this time with relief and hope.
He could save his lover. He could bring him back.
Nothing could be better!
Even if the odds were slim, Yi Lingfan would never give up.
He would save him. He *had* to.
Determined, Yi Lingfan prepared to journey through worlds once more—this time, solely to find his beloved.
But as the system’s master, entering new worlds meant losing his memories. This gave him pause.
Yet, in the end, he resolved to try. If that man could scatter his soul for him, why couldn’t he take this risk?
Steeling himself, Yi Lingfan stepped through the door…
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