Chapter Sixty-Five didn't explain the details of the task, only stating that it involved advancing the plot. During this time, Zhang Xu could see a plot progress bar; when the bar reached 100%, her mission was complete and she could go home. The main problem with this book was that it stopped updating at the climax, and Zhang Xu's main task was to help the book finish, while also fulfilling its most important outline: a love-hate relationship culminating in a happy ending.

The task progress bar is currently at 0.1%, which is comparable to Pinduoduo's price-cutting system. The road home seems to be a long way off.

Zhang Xu still remembered some of the general plot of the book. Although Xu Xu was the second female lead, she was a vicious supporting character. It would be quite difficult to ask her to do the things that Xu Xu did in the original work.

"Sixty-five, sixty-five, what would happen if I didn't do those things Xuxu did? Would it affect the direction of the story?"

"I don't know! You can try it. If the alarm goes off, it means it's not possible; if it doesn't go off, it's possible!"

What use are you?!

According to the original book's plot, the story is still some time away from beginning, but Xuxu's wickedness is innate! Right now, what she should be doing is taking Rongyue's cloak and, if she sees a dying pigeon, stomping on it. In the original book, to portray Xuxu's viciousness, she really doesn't even spare a bird.

Following Sixty-Five's instructions, Zhang Xu obtained Rong Yue's cloak. At that moment, a pigeon was fluttering by the roadside. Upon closer inspection, blood could be seen seeping from its wing, indicating it was injured. Remembering the issue with her character, Zhang Xu decided to take a gamble. She pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket to bandage the pigeon, but an intense pain immediately struck her, as if a sharp blade was churning wildly in her mind. Zhang Xu's face instantly turned as white as paper.

"Warning! Warning! Warning! Character deviation! Character deviation! Please correct this, host! Please correct this, host!"

"Zhang Xu! Zhang Xu! Quickly put the pigeon down!"

At this moment, Zhang Xu's mind went blank from the pain. She reached out and grabbed the fluttering pigeon tightly, and could hear a red alarm sounding in her mind!

Zhang Xu's eyes were red as she held the struggling pigeon in her hands, struggling to wrap a handkerchief around it. Her pale face and bloodshot eyes made the scene look somewhat terrifying. The boy hiding in the shadows watched this scene, his fists clenching and unclenching behind his back, but in the end, he let go with red eyes and silently watched the pigeon struggle in Zhang Xu's hands.

Just when Zhang Xu thought the pain was about to subside, a sudden "ding" sounded in her mind, as if a switch had been flipped. The pain receded like a tide, and her vision suddenly became clear.

Is everything alright?

But the pigeon was still struggling and seemed to be alive. How could it have died? Does it depend on a person's pain threshold?

"Hidden plot, Yan Chenghuan's hidden plot one!"

When the voice of number sixty-five rang out, Zhang Xu was a little confused. What was this?

The pigeon was still fluttering, a small ring tied to its leg. As it struggled, the ring was about to fall off, and the scroll of paper attached to it was also on the verge of falling. Recalling the hint given in point sixty-five, could this scroll belong to Yan Chenghuan? It could actually trigger a hidden plot involving the second male lead! Zhang Xu immediately became interested. She took out some wound medicine from her pocket, carefully bandaged the pigeon, and reinforced the scroll to ensure it wouldn't fall off before releasing the pigeon with satisfaction.

"So hidden plot points can actually solve the problem of character inconsistencies?"

"No, that's not it! It's about perfecting the plot over the character design. In other words, you need to be able to perfect the plot of the original book, and the character design can take a backseat."

The plot is complete, which means that if the plot can be improved, some character settings can be replaced? Wow!