Mary Sue Reversal System

When the morning sun rose slowly from across the top of the mountain and penetrated through the forest, the initially dark forest became clearer little by little until the warm rays of the sun completely illuminated every corner of the forest. There was a crisp sound of chirping birds that resounded throughout their surroundings. At this time, there was a sudden heavy sound of horseshoes heading towards them. The pace became slower and slower the closer they were.

“It’s dawn. Those assassins shouldn’t be coming after us anymore.” Fu Yichen breathed a sigh of relief as he exerted a slight force on the reins that he was holding. The horse’s pace slowed down to a walk amongst the dew-covered green grass. It gave off an idle feeling for a moment, as if they were having a casual stroll.

“Hm.” Su Zhan who was sitting in front of him lowered his head slightly. Fu Yichen could only see the side of his face when he tilted his head. Fu Yichen really didn’t know what was going on inside his head.

The sunshine and vitality of the early morning could always easily brighten up people’s moods. Not to mention that they had just experienced a life-and-death chase. It was really an indescribable feeling to be able to embrace the person that they liked in such a situation.

At this time, Fu Yichen’s forearm was stuck on Su Zhan’s waist and Su Zhan’s back was completely attached to Fu Yichen’s chest. The two sat on the horse in a very ambiguous posture. Following the horse’s movement, the bodies of the two were constantly moving up and down. From time to time, Fu Yichen’s chin would touch Su Zhan’s shoulder and even brush across his neck.

Su Zhan was at a loss at first, especially because that man’s arm had always been clamped around his waist. The reins were also being held by the man with his1 hands. So his2 hands had nowhere to rest. But it was fortunate that at that moment, the situation was urgent and those assassins had been after them. So Su Zhan couldn’t care about it at that time.

But now, being hugged from behind and riding a horse while walking on green grass in the forest, Su Zhan couldn’t help but fall into a charming dream. This posture was a bit too ambiguous and romantic. Especially when Su Zhan’s mind began to chaotically recall the process of their journey. Whether it was the martial arts skills of the National Teacher or the set of moves he performed to appear behind him, his horse riding skills, the scene of him repelling the assassins… Su Zhan couldn’t help but feel agitated all over his body just thinking about it.

Some emotions are just uncontrollable. Although Su Zhan felt that the picture was unreal at one point, but he had to admit that the man was so handsome that his gay heart couldn’t control how agitated he was. So Su Zhan couldn’t help but jump3 up when he thought that it might just be the two of them for quite some time.

However, what made Su Zhan feel a bit depressed was that this part was the end of the plot that he knew. He was completely at a loss as to what will happen next. The most important thing was the notices that the system gave him.

[The host only has 30 points, the plot can’t be unlocked.]

‘Didn’t I get a few points just now?’ 

After Su Zhan was embraced by the National Teacher and they rushed out of the assassin’s encirclement, the system sounded out a series of prompts in Su Zhan’s mind.

[Obtained the attention of the Second Male, +2 points]

[Obtained the protection of the Second Male, +2 points]

[Obtained intimate contact with the Second Male, +3 points]

[…]

At that time, while the two were jolting on horseback and there were assassins in black chasing after them, Su Zhan hadn’t had the chance to ask the system clearly. But he didn’t expect that to unlock the next part of the story, he would require a certain amount of points.

‘Was it not enough?’ 

While he was in a trance, it seemed that his points had increased.

[The host currently has 21 points. The points are less than 30, so the plot can’t be unlocked.] 

The system’s tone wasn’t warm and it sounded mechanical and emotionless.

Su Zhan was made speechless by this, but he gradually thought of some ideas to obtain the points. It seemed that as long as the National Teacher took the initiative to show him kindness, he would get points. But why were points deducted that one time? Su Zhan still hadn’t figured it out yet. But the key point now was that he had to find a way to obtain 30 points in order to unlock the new plot.

Thinking of it this way, Su Zhan leaned back slightly in a strange manner. Immediately, the feeling of strong muscles from his back made him blush. He felt that he was a little wretched. His face felt warm and he was embarrassed. But at this time, his neck felt a little itchy as a warm breath passed by. Su Zhan broke the silence first in a fit of panic.

“It’s really all thanks to the Guoshi. Otherwise, zhen… zhen’s afraid that zhen’s life wouldn’t be guaranteed.” Unknowingly, Su Zhan’s face burned even more after he finished speaking.

With the most outstanding martial arts skills in the world, what do you mean when you said that your life wouldn’t be guaranteed? Su Zhan really wanted to reach out his hands to cover his face. His lies got more and more entangled which made it impossible for him to go back. If this continued, he would definitely have to swallow a hard pill4 sooner or later.

Fu Yichen who was about to speak, almost laughed out loud when he heard Su Zhan say ‘life wouldn’t be guaranteed’. How was he able to talk such nonsense in such a serious manner?

According to common sense, a person who practiced martial arts would definitely be different from ordinary people. Coupled with the miraculous internal strength settings in a martial arts novel, whether it was walking speed, posture or even speech, etc. It could be seen clearly whether that person was someone who practiced martial arts or not.

So a person who was a master in martial arts was pretending to not know martial arts in front of another master-level martial artist?

This was something unreasonable. But when he thought of the author’s settings, the Male Lead had been pretending to be someone inconspicuous in a place like the imperial palace for more than 20 years without anyone noticing. Thinking about it in this way, it was quite reasonable for him to behave in such a way.

It’s just that Fu Yichen hadn’t found out what Su Zhan’s purpose was. But he was quite sure of one thing, that is, his system was definitely not the Mary Sue system. Otherwise, he wouldn’t even try to get close to him or talk nonsense to him with his eyes open.

Moreover, according to Su Zhan’s reactions and previous performances in this world during their few contacts, Fu Yichen boldly guessed that Su Zhan’s tasks had something to do with him.

So, Su Zhan, who was sitting in front with his face burning, couldn’t see it, but Fu Yichen who was sitting at the back unconsciously had a smile that held some unknown meaning.

Applying a little force, Fu Yichen pressed his arms closer to Su Zhan’s waist and then stretched out his neck to lean closer to Su Zhan’s ears on purpose. He even sprayed his exhaled breath on Su Zhan and even followed the ups and downs of his body movement. Sometimes intentionally or unintentionally, he would even rub the tip of his nose against Su Zhan’s reddish ears.

He could clearly feel the stiff body of the person in his arms, even the unconscious actions of the person moving away from his chest. But in the next second, Fu Yichen would go along with the inertia from the horse and stick to Su Zhan’s back once more.

Fu Yichen was intentionally clinging onto Su Zhan’s body, hugging him and making him feel that it was just an accident and something that couldn’t be controlled. Fu Yichen found that whenever he was facing Su Zhan, some playful factors would always unexpectedly appear.

“Protecting the Emperor is Chen’s duty.” Fu Yichen was clearly being provocative, but his voice was still serious, speaking in the cold and alienated voice of the National Teacher who had no distracting thoughts.

Su Zhan could immediately feel his face burning up even more. Firstly, he felt that he was a bit too wretched to have overthought things. The other man was clearly dedicated to carrying out his duties in a serious manner. His cheeks were red and hot as if he had just gotten a fever. At this time, the voice of the system sounded out once more in his head.

[-1 point, total points are 20.]

Su Zhan was momentarily taken aback, ‘Why?’ What happened5?

However, the system didn’t answer him. At this moment, the person behind him spoke once more.

“The news of the Emperor leaving the palace must have been leaked. So this trip to Jiangnan is probably going to be extremely dangerous.” Fu Yichen unscrupulously stared at the side of Su Zhan’s face but his tone sounded serious. This was the advantage of having the other person’s back turned towards him, he didn’t have to control his facial expressions while he was acting.

Not only the bursts of warm breath that hit his neck from time to time, but Su Zhan could even feel the vibration of the other person’s chest as he spoke. It had to be said that such close contact made Su Zhan feel a little nervous. Except for the man from his dreams, he had never been in such close contact with other men, and more so with such an ambiguous posture.

Su Zhan unconsciously swallowed and then said solemnly, “Indeed, Zhen has just been enthroned not long ago and Zhen’s foundation in the court is not stable. Several imperial younger brothers of mine are ambitious people. There is danger lurking in every corner. Now it seems that the people around Zhen aren’t trustworthy.” As a veteran actor who had just entered the state that he should have for the role, the tension and restraint that Su Zhan felt previously had now been unexpectedly eased, “This time, it’s all thanks to the Guoshi. Zhen is afraid that Zhen will have to rely more on the Guoshi in the future.”

If it wasn’t for knowing the plot well, Fu Yichen might have thought that this new Emperor was trying to make a deal with him. Being unable to twitch the corners of his lips at this moment, Fu Yichen just looked at the side of the face of the person sitting in front of him and smiled meaningfully, “Your Majesty, please rest assured. With Chen here, no one can hurt you.”

Hearing this, Su Zhan’s heart moved slightly. A reliable and powerful man would always make people’s hearts flutter. Additionally, this man was really handsome. Such a man was like an addictive drug to Su Zhan, who was a pure zero, timid and had never been in a relationship.

But at this moment, the sound of the system’s notifications sounded out once more, making Su Zhan’s sense of loss return.

[Obtained the appreciation of the Second Male, +1 point]

[Obtained the oath of the Second Male, +2 points]

Su Zhan took a deep breath. He no longer needed to act cautious and sneaky, not even daring to fantasize. He could now boldly have contact with another man without any scruples. But he must control his heart. He must not get trapped as he will go back to reality in the end.

Thinking of this, Su Zhan’s face warmed up once more, “With the words of the Guoshi, Zhen can rest assured.” His priority now was to find a way to obtain 30 points so he could hurry up and unlock the next part of the plot.

“Guoshi, since Zhen is visiting in private, we are now in disguise. It might be inconvenient for us to address each other as monarch and minister.”

Su Zhan suddenly spoke these words. Fu Yichen didn’t know if it was his imagination or not, but he just felt that the person in front of him suddenly let go of a lot of things and his original rigid body became more natural.

“Then what should the Emperor be called?”

“Zhen is twenty-two this year.” Su Zhan felt a little guilty when he said this. Although he was a bit older, he was now pretending to be tender6. “Guoshi…”

“Chen is twenty-eight this year.” Fu Yichen said, feeling somewhat pleased.

“Then, how about Zhen and the Guoshi act as a pair of siblings?” Unconsciously, Su Zhan took up a tentative tone. Although he was the Emperor, this person7 didn’t eat soft8 or hard9 and always had a cold attitude. It wasn’t impossible for him to refuse on the basis of maintaining the etiquette between a monarch and a minister. So after Su Zhan finished speaking, he added, “It would be more convenient to do things this way.”

Fu Yichen readily agreed with him, “That’s fine, it’s just that Chen will be overstepping.”

Su Zhan frowned. This really was a man who didn’t take the Emperor seriously. He’s been hugging the Emperor for more than half a day, wasn’t this already overstepping? But having said that, there was still an unexplainable distance between the two of them. Su Zhan was quite happy to be able to change how they could address each other.

Fu Yichen noticed that the corners of a certain someone’s mouth were curled up in happiness and he himself became happy for a moment. Then intentionally or unintentionally, Fu Yichen put a part of his chin on Su Zhan’s shoulder and then spoke in a tone that was different from the cold tone of the National Teacher, his tone coming out in a leisurely manner, “Wuji-didi10?”

Su Zhan, who had already blanked out because of the sudden weight coming from his shoulders, suddenly heard a certain someone say ‘Wuji didi’ in his ears. Su Zhan only felt his body jolt up and his head started to buzz. It was obviously a sweet and somewhat greasy title. But inexplicably, Su Zhan seemed to have been stunned and even turned his head in reflex because of how shocked he was.

As a result, a crisp sound of heads hitting each other sounded out. Fu Yichen, who hadn’t expected Su Zhan to suddenly turn his head, was hit by Su Zhan’s head and had to take a mouthful of air.

“A-apologies…” Su Zhan really wanted to slap himself on the forehead. His image in the entertainment industry was someone who was cold, indifferent, calm, gentlemanly and polite. But he was definitely someone who wasn’t reckless. It was even more impossible for him to do such naive actions. So what the hell… was he doing.

Fu Yichen’s nose hurt so much that his face distorted in pain. No, it was also his fault for teasing the other person with his words. This was retribution. A dose of his own medicine11.

“Jia12~” After a while, Fu Yichen clamped his legs on the horse’s belly with a dark face. As expected, it would be better for him not to bully others.

1

Fu Yichen’s

2

Su Zhan’s

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expression. He didn’t actually jump

4

face the consequences

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raws didn’t include this in Su Zhan’s thoughts

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young

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Fu Yichen

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weak/easy to compromise

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oppressive

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younger brother

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punishment that he deserves

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a way to urge the horse to move. First time I saw this was like in bubujingxin/scarlet heart. Like a person riding a horse and going jia jia