Before dawn, the entire Northern King’s Manor was brightly lit.
The maids quietly prepared hot water and court robes, the steward waited outside the courtyard, and the guards had already taken their positions.
Only Feng Zexuan’s bedroom remained silent, its windows tightly shut.
Meanwhile, she was curled up under the blankets inside her portable space, sleeping soundly.
【Host, time to wake up.】
【Mmm… let me sleep a little longer…】
She pulled the blanket over her head and curled into a tighter ball.
【Didn’t you spend ten thousand gossip points to have this system attend court in your place?】
【Yeah… so hurry up and go… stop bothering me…】
She mumbled incoherently, too lazy to even open her eyes, then rolled over and continued her sweet dream.
In the dream, she was riding a roller coaster at a modern amusement park, screams echoing everywhere…
【Fine then. This system is heading out.】
The system fell silent for two seconds, sounding somewhat helpless.
【Remember… don’t get mesmerized by this king’s peerless beauty… and… don’t spend my gossip points recklessly…】
【Also, act naturally…】
She yawned, her voice growing softer and softer.
【Yeah yeah, just relax already!】
The system replied, then paused for a second.
【Ready, Host? Countdown to the swap—three, two, one!】
The next instant—
Her body suddenly became weightless!
A terrifying pulling force erupted from the depths of her soul!
Feng Zexuan felt herself lifted into the air as an invisible force forcibly dragged her spirit out of her body!
“Holy crap crap crap crap—!”
She snapped her eyes open and instinctively tried to grab onto something.
But her hands flailed uselessly through empty air.
The scenery around her began twisting and stretching.
The ceiling of the apartment inside her space shattered into countless points of light, sucked into a gigantic vortex!
“Oh my god oh my god oh my god—this is way too exciting!”
Weightlessness and dizziness crashed over her simultaneously!
She felt like a wisp of smoke, yet also a beam of light, tearing through countless dimensional barriers!
Endless scenes flashed before her eyes—
Ancient palaces, modern cities, futuristic galaxies, and bizarre fantasy worlds beyond imagination!
The images passed too quickly for her to see clearly.
Who knew how much time had passed—
Maybe one second, maybe an entire century—
Bang!
A soft thud sounded.
She landed heavily on… something fluffy?
Feng Zexuan slowly opened her eyes.
There was no trace of her bedroom anymore.
Everywhere she looked—
Flowers.
Pink, white, purple, blue—flowers bloomed densely in every direction.
Each blossom looked fresh and vibrant, releasing a refreshing fragrance into the air.
【W-Where am I?】
【Did the swap fail and send me straight to heaven?】
Still dazed, she tried to sit up.
And the moment she did—
“Ow!”
Her entire body floated upward!
That’s right—floated!
As if gravity no longer existed, her body drifted weightlessly through the air while her limbs flailed around wildly.
“Holy crap! I can fly?!”
Excited, she waved her arms enthusiastically.
As a result, her body spun in midair, nearly crashing into a gigantic pink flower nearby!
Panicking, she instinctively reached out to steady herself—
And her hand passed through the petals!
No… not passed through.
Her hand had become semi-transparent!
【???】
Feng Zexuan lowered her head to look at her hand.
Her fingers were long and slender, her skin so pale it looked translucent, without even visible pores.
Faint streams of light flowed beneath the surface.
Was this… a physical body?
Or an energy form?
She flexed her fingers experimentally.
The next second, she was completely stunned!
Her fingers could twist freely, stretch longer or shorter at will!
And it didn’t hurt at all!
With a single thought, her fingers extended half a meter long!
Another thought, and they shrank back to normal size, then became thicker, thinner, tied themselves into knots, and untied themselves…
“Oh my god!”
If these hands played the piano, she could hit as many octaves as she wanted!
Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff—every last one of them would kneel on the spot!
“This is incredible!”
Her playful side exploded as she began experimenting nonstop.
The moment she thought of a rose, a vivid red rose bloomed from her fingertips!
When she imagined butterflies, two fluttering butterflies formed from her palms!
When she imagined stars, her entire arm transformed into sparkling starlight!
“Hahaha! This is so fun!”
She flipped through the air before finally noticing her surroundings properly.
The entire house was made of flowers!
The walls were flowing pink petals that slowly rotated.
The tables and chairs were formed from condensed white stamens, radiating faint floral fragrance.
The ceiling was a dome woven from vines, from which hung clusters of purple bellflowers.
The floor consisted of countless tiny petals; every step she took sent colorful ripples spreading outward.
And what she had been lying on earlier—
Was a bed made of clouds!
Yes, actual clouds!
Soft white clouds had condensed into the shape of a bed, floating about five meters above the ground.
“T-This is way too dreamy!”
Feng Zexuan wanted to descend, and the instant the thought appeared—
Her body gently floated back to the ground.
No qinggong required.
It was entirely controlled by thought!
Thrilled, she spun around in place.
With every turn, a new flower bloomed beneath her feet.
Pink, purple, white—
Like fireworks exploding before slowly fading away.
The moment the thought of a mirror crossed her mind—
The floral wall in front of her instantly transformed into a smooth reflective surface.
A completely unfamiliar figure appeared in the reflection.
Delicate features.
Smiling eyes.
Naturally upturned lips with a playful hint.
Her shoulder-length hair faded from purple into gray, swaying softly with her movements.
Her skin was so pale it was almost transparent, glowing faintly beneath the sunlight.
She wore a dress woven entirely from flower petals, each petal softly luminous.
【Not bad, not bad. Pretty decent-looking!】
【Wait… this height doesn’t even look like 1.7 meters?】
She lowered her head to examine her legs.
Long and perfectly proportioned.
But indeed…
A little short?
【Shouldn’t higher-dimensional species all start at like 2.8 meters tall?】
【Why is the system so tiny?】
She muttered to herself for a couple of seconds before quickly accepting it.
【Whatever! Cute is justice!】
【Aren’t the lead singers of those legendary bands all around 1.68 meters too?】
【They still charm millions of girls!】
Just as she was studying her new body—
A shrill alarm suddenly rang inside her head!
Beep beep beep—Unauthorized access detected—
Beep beep beep—Host attempting to access core permissions—
Feng Zexuan nearly jumped out of her skin.
【What unauthorized access? I was just looking around!】
The alarm abruptly stopped.
Replacing it was an icy mechanical voice.
【Identity verification complete. Temporary permissions activated.】
【Welcome to the Higher-Dimensional Plane Management Center.】
【You have one new message.】
“A new message?”
Feng Zexuan froze for a moment.
A semi-transparent holographic screen suddenly popped up before her eyes, displaying a line of text:
【Urgent Notice: Host Feng Zexuan, your system is currently carrying out the substitute court attendance mission.】
【Current Progress: 15%】
【Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour 42 minutes】
【Real-time footage transmission in progress…】
“Holy crap! There’s even a live broadcast?!”
Feng Zexuan’s eyes lit up.
The next second—
The image on the screen flickered.
The hazy mist slowly dispersed, becoming clearer and clearer.
She saw the familiar Golden Throne Hall.
Civil and military officials stood in orderly rows on both sides.
The Emperor sat high upon the dragon throne.
And she herself—
No, rather, the system disguised as her—
Was standing perfectly straight among the officials, expression indifferent, aura fully unleashed.
Feng Zexuan blinked.
【Damn, the system’s acting is actually pretty convincing!】
【That temperament, that posture, that expression…】
【It looks even more like me than I do!】
She was just about to continue watching when suddenly—
The “Feng Zexuan” in the screen moved.
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