Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

The brother and sister looked at each other simultaneously, both seeing a deep worry in each other's eyes.

Although they didn't know the origin of this world, the brother and sister received system tasks along with a strict reward and punishment mechanism.

Once the system has assigned a task, it will never allow anyone to take advantage of loopholes.

If their father really was bound to a mission a long time ago, but has not completed it for so many years, how could the system possibly pretend to be dead?

Doesn't Father have to suffer any backlash or punishment?

Gu Mingyue's heart tightened. She stepped forward, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of hot tea, and presented it to Gu Debai with both hands.

"Father, what exactly happened? Please don't keep it from us anymore."

Gu Debai took the teacup and looked at his two children, whose expressions were full of worry and anxiety.

She sighed softly, feeling a pang of heartache and guilt.

"Alright, I'll tell you."

He slowly leaned back in his chair, his deep eyes reflecting the years from decades ago.

"When I was a child... I did receive a 'mission to become a famous minister' assigned by the Heavenly Dao."

"At that time, I was just a young child doing odd jobs at the academy, and I could only hide under the window and secretly learn every day."

"Suddenly one day, a voice rang in my ears without warning."

"It said that Heaven has chosen me and assigned me a sacred task."

"It tells me that when I grow up, I should assist a wise ruler, create a peaceful and prosperous era, and become a famous minister whose name will be remembered in history."

Gu Debai gave a self-deprecating smile, his eyes filled with reminiscence.

"Although I was not yet an adult at that time, I was full of passion."

"I always felt that changing this rotten world was a tremendous responsibility!"

"Therefore, I naturally had lofty ambitions. So I worked during the day and studied diligently at night, even if I was driven away and punished by the teacher, I would still secretly learn."

"And the result?"

Gu Debai's eyes turned cold, and his voice became somewhat mocking.

"Not two years later, my chosen 'target of assistance', Emperor Guangxian, died in a conspiracy by powerful clans because he threatened the interests of the aristocratic families. He didn't live to see me come of age."

"Without a wise ruler, what's the point of me serving him?"

"Since then, the system notifications have been as dead as ever, never appearing again. My 'Minister' mission has been hanging for over a decade."

"Until later, when the Great Yong Dynasty was established, the Heavenly Dao, which had been feigning death for more than ten years, suddenly resurrected and spoke. It said that a new wise ruler had appeared and would become the emperor of the Great Yong Dynasty in more than ten years."

"In order to restart the mission of becoming a famous minister, the first task the system gave me was to eliminate the 'Number One Corrupt Official of the Great Yong Dynasty' and then, based on the merits I had accumulated, gradually return to the emperor's side."

Gu Mingyue listened intently, but her brows furrowed slightly as she softly asked, "Now that there is a new wise ruler, why didn't you, Father, go and assist the new emperor? Instead... things have turned out like this?"

Upon hearing this, the gentleness in Gu Debai's eyes was instantly replaced by a chilling coldness. He sneered, and the knuckles of his fingers holding the teacup turned slightly white.

"When I first became the top scholar in the imperial examination, I was indeed full of ambition, and I was even secretly laying the groundwork to make my mark when the new emperor ascended the throne."

"But what was the result? A few years later, your maternal grandparents were sentenced to death by the late emperor!"

"Ten thousand soldiers of the Lu family were falsely accused and slaughtered! Your mothers too..."

"Such an irreconcilable blood feud! How can I possibly assist the descendants of the Xiao family?!"

Gu Mingyue was deeply shocked.

She suppressed the lump in her throat and couldn't help but ask:

"But Father, if you don't complete the tasks assigned by the system, won't the system punish you?"

Gu Debai took a deep breath, concealing the murderous intent in his eyes.

He raised his hand and lovingly stroked his daughter's soft hair.

"It's alright, Father has a way to deal with it."

"My first task was to eliminate the 'Number One Corrupt Official of the Great Yong Dynasty' as a meritorious deed. I was thinking, what if I were that Number One Corrupt Official of the Great Yong Dynasty?"

"As long as I climb up step by step and become the biggest corrupt official in the Great Yong Dynasty, and seize all the power and wealth, then this task will be completely stuck in a vicious cycle."

"As long as I live, no one will complete this mission!"

"ha?!"

Is this even possible?!

Gu Mingli's eyes widened instantly, and he was filled with admiration for his father!

He originally thought that his exploits of system bugs were already cunning enough.

I never expected that his own father was the real king of this game!

Turn yourself into the mission objective? That's creating a mission paradox!

However, when Gu Debai spoke of that past event, there was little pride in his eyes, but rather a hint of guilt.

"Heaven isn't stupid; it naturally knows that I deliberately created a loophole."

"But because of the rules, it couldn't find a reason to impose direct physical punishment on me. So, it resorted to another despicable tactic to threaten me."

The brother and sister asked in unison, "What kind of threat?"

Gu Debai turned his head, his gaze lingering on his son and daughter's faces, his eyes filled with love and lingering fear.

"That damned thing called Heaven... forcibly extracted your souls and sent them to another world."

"It sent down divine punishment in my mind, saying that it would only let you come back when I realized my mistakes and turned back, and when I was willing to restart the mission of the famous minister."

"What?!"

The brother and sister stood there stunned in shock.

It turns out they don't belong to just one world!

Seeing his children's shocked expressions, Gu Debai sighed deeply, a bitter smile playing on his lips.

"Don't blame your father for being heartless back then. How could your father bear to send you two to such an unknown place?"

"However, if I were to abandon the hatred of the Lu family and work for our enemy, my conscience would not be at peace."

Even if I were to serve a wise ruler and become a renowned minister who benefits generations to come, I would still have no face to face your maternal grandparents in the afterlife.

"Therefore, Father chose to continue fighting against the will of Heaven."

"I first embezzled the first batch of disaster relief funds from Jiangzhou, turning myself into a 'corrupt official.' Then I led people to the Great Qi treasury's treasure. I appropriated it for myself, and Heaven thus considered that money as stolen money."

"Thus, I naturally became the number one corrupt official in the Great Yong Dynasty."

"Every time the Heavenly Dao comes out to settle accounts with me, all I need to do is show that I'm full of greedy thoughts, and it will get stuck back in its original task loop."

"I have been planning for more than ten years, and I have already become powerful, with disciples and old friends all over the court and the country. I originally planned to take action against the Emperor of Dayong."

"Who would have thought he would be poisoned to death by a powerful clan first. The late emperor passed away, and the new emperor, Xiao Ye, ascended the throne. Our plan remains unchanged; the son will pay for the father's debts."

"As a result... on the very night I was about to take action, Heaven intervened again to warn me."

"It said that my two children met with an accident in another world, a life-or-death situation in an instant."

"As long as I stop, you will be sent back. Only by returning and completing the binding task can you continue to live."

"If I were to kill the new emperor now, the world would descend into chaos, and you two would be forever condemned to eternal damnation, utterly annihilated."