Chapter 19-019 Sat on My Butt and Dizzy

The autumn wind filled my sleeves, and the yellowing ginkgo leaves fluttered gently against the rolled-up curtain.

Inside the not-so-spacious carriage, four or five dark wooden crates were stacked against the wall. The girl in the carriage sat on the floor, her eyes sparkling, her cheeks puffed out, and crumbs of black sesame-filled pastry stuck to her cheeks, looking bright and happy.

Like a stray cat constantly chased away, encountering a straightforward and enthusiastic welcome for the first time, what rises in the heart is not gratitude, but a burning sensation of discomfort and unease, like a fire burning in the chest.

After a brief moment of surprise, Duan Lansheng turned his head away, avoiding her gaze, his expression cold: "What are you doing here?"

"I'll help you with your mission."

Upon hearing this, Duan Lansheng frowned slightly, his expression turning serious: "Don't be silly, catching demons is not a game."

"I'm not joking. I'm already an outer disciple of the Shu Mountain Sect." Lu Yuanyuan was prepared. She took a badge from her waist, tied it with a ribbon on her middle finger, and waved it in front of him. "See? Before we set off, I studied hard for a month and passed the exam. The Mission Hall registered my name and allowed me to participate in this mission. Otherwise, how could I be sitting here without being kicked out?"

In the sunlight, the jade pendant gleamed, translucent and white, but it couldn't compare to the slender fingers with red strings wrapped around them.

Duan Lansheng pursed his lips.

It is indeed a jade token that allows one to leave the sect to carry out missions.

"Come on up." Lu Yuanyuan put away the sign, moved inside, and kindly made room for us: "If you don't come up soon, we won't be able to catch up with the people in front of us, and we'll fall far behind."

Duan Lansheng's movements as swift and silent as a cat's as he boarded the carriage.

The curtain fell, and the intelligent horses followed the path of the carriage in front, moving slowly forward. Only seats on the outer edge of the carriage remained. Duan Lansheng sat on the far right side, the furthest from her. As soon as he sat down, something warm was stuffed into his hand: "You probably didn't have breakfast, right? I prepared some for you too. It's a sweet cake with sesame filling."

Duan Lansheng looked down and saw a piece of sugar cake wrapped in paper in his hand, which was hot to the touch. His fingers tightened, making a cracking sound.

He didn't eat, but watched the scenery outside the window recede into the distance. Suddenly, he asked, "Why don't you go to the carriage ahead?"

"They seem to look down on ordinary people. The journey is so long, I'd rather travel with people I can get along with."

Duan Lansheng turned back and stared at her intently, his eyes dark: "If you get close to me, they will only isolate you more."

Of course I know I'll be isolated. But I want to be your best friend while you have no relatives or friends—Lu Yuanyuan paused slightly, and this thought flashed through her mind.

If I can't tell the truth, what should I say now to dispel his doubts?

Should we take this opportunity to brainwash Duan Lansheng about her intention to be friends with him?

Thinking of this, Lu Yuanyuan shrugged and said, "So what if we're isolated? It's not our fault that we're isolated. I don't want to be friends with those people either. I think you're a good friend worth having. Besides, we have a lot in common. For example, you're a half-demon and I'm a mortal. We're both disliked, so we can team up and do missions together."

Duan Lansheng lowered his eyes, neither saying good nor bad, making it impossible to see the emotions hidden beneath his indifferent face.

Having experienced his taciturn nature in her past life, Lu Yuanyuan didn't expect to close the distance with just a few words. Undeterred, she stuffed the last small piece of sweet cake into her mouth and mumbled, "I bet you've been bullied a lot before. You always go your own way, so if they gang up on you and frame you, you won't have anyone to testify. Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I promise I won't let anyone frame you again."

After saying that, Lu Yuanyuan wiped her mouth, pulled a bundle from the back of the carriage, and said to herself, "I got up too early today and want to sleep for a while. Make yourself at home."

She hadn't yet formed her core, so she couldn't even use basic magical artifacts like the Qiankun Bag; she could only use rudimentary methods to pack her travel belongings. The space was limited, and if you sat back even slightly, your knees would touch each other's. Duan Lansheng didn't want to watch, but he couldn't help but see her making the bed—he saw her take out a few pieces of clothing from her bundle, set up a makeshift bed for herself, fold one piece of clothing into a pillow, and then lie down fully clothed.

The carriage fell silent. The paper wrapping of the sugar cake in Duan Lansheng's hand made a "crackling" sound. The steam from the cake was almost gone, but he didn't move.

In the past, no one had ever told him anything about wanting to be friends with him.

This person has just arrived in Shushan, and perhaps hasn't truly experienced what it feels like to be isolated.

Once she understands, she will naturally distance herself from him.

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After traveling for several days with the aid of magical artifacts, the group arrived at Fengdu, a city in the southern border of the cultivation world, two days later, at dusk. According to their plan, they would now split up and proceed separately.

Lu Yuanyuan recalled the mission information she had thoroughly studied over the past few days. The instance she had triggered this time was classified as a beginner instance in the system's rating system.

[Instance Name] Immortal Flesh

[Role Positioning] A Dan cultivator participating in the mission.

[Probability of Encountering Danger] 10%

[Probability of death] 0.05%

[Instance Progress] 10%

[More information] has been unlocked. Please click to expand for details.

Half a month ago, a family surnamed Guan in the southern part of the cultivation world suddenly encountered a problem—their only son went missing.

In the cultivation world, the Southern Region is considered a relatively underdeveloped area. Because it's close to the mortal realm, it was once plagued by rampant demonic calamities, and its "qi" (energy) was quite polluted. Cultivators need pure qi most for their cultivation. Therefore, no large immortal sects or aristocratic families have ever established themselves here. The majority of the inhabitants are ordinary people.

That's right, the concept of "common people" also exists in the world of cultivation.

They formed their family by blood ties. Their family background was ordinary, unlike the great immortal cultivation families that possessed countless magical treasures and disciples. They would do some small businesses related to clothing, food, housing and transportation. After all, cultivators also need to eat and sleep. A street can't be full of shops selling spirit stones and weapons. They also need to be down-to-earth.

The biggest difference between the people of the cultivation world and ordinary people in the mortal realm is that the people of the cultivation world can come into contact with cultivators, and they won't be left without help when they encounter problems. Their children also have a greater chance of being noticed by different immortal sects and joining sects of varying sizes through different channels, similar to being admitted through a local school. Unlike ordinary people, who only have a chance to be brought back to the cultivation world by sheer luck. Moreover, because they live in a better environment, even without a Golden Core, their bodies and lifespans are longer than ordinary people, although not quite at the level of Golden Core cultivators.

The demons in the cultivation world are many times more powerful than those in the mortal world, making ordinary people the most vulnerable to being targeted by evil spirits. They are often the victims in the missions received by Mount Shu.

The missing man's name is Guan Min.

The Guan family runs a liquor business in the Southern Territory; they are wealthy, powerful, and quite renowned. Decades ago, one of their ancestors was a rogue cultivator. But now they have basically no connection with the cultivation world. However, Guan Min is not content to spend his life as a merchant dealing with abacuses; he aspires to be a cultivator who slays demons and monsters. He has somehow made some friends who cultivate the Dao and often travels away for ten days or half a month at a time.

Two weeks ago, a friend of Guan Min's surnamed Chen suddenly came to the Guan family.

It turned out that Guan Min had arranged to visit the Chen family in the middle of the month, but he failed to show up. Before this, the two had been exchanging letters, and this young master Chen had heard from Guan Min that he had heard that Fengdu was not peaceful recently, and that there might be evil spirits causing trouble. He planned to go there to investigate on his way here.

Since then, Young Master Chen has not received any more letters from Guan Min. He was worried that something might have happened to Guan Min, which is why he came to the Guan family.

At first, Lord Guan and Lady Guan didn't believe their youngest son was in trouble. After all, Fengdu was the most prosperous city in the southern region, and they thought he had simply been playing and lost track of time. However, after sending someone to Fengdu to inquire, they learned that there had indeed been quite a few missing persons in Fengdu recently—almost all of them were ordinary travelers passing through.

Because they had no relatives or friends in the area, their disappearance didn't attract enough attention. By the time their families realized they hadn't returned home and searched all the way to Fengdu, time had already washed away all traces of their disappearance.

The men sent by Lord Guan and Lady Guan searched all over Fengdu but couldn't find Guan Min, only the inn where he was staying. The innkeeper said that after checking in, Guan Min only mentioned that he was going to a brothel in Fengdu—they didn't know which one. Now, Guan Min hasn't returned to the inn for several days.

Seeing so many missing persons cases, and remembering the words left by their youngest son, the Guan family finally became frightened and dared not take any risks, so they immediately went to Shushan for help.

Fengdu is known for its numerous pleasure quarters, including seven brothels alone. The members of the Shushan Sword Sect decided to split up and gather information.

When assigning team members, no one wanted to be in the same team as Duan Lansheng, whether because he was a half-demon or because they believed the previous rumors. Lu Yuanyuan, on the other hand, because she volunteered to ride in the same carriage as him and was an outer disciple without a golden core, received similar treatment and was assigned to Duan Lansheng's side by the team leader.

Upon seeing the group assignments, everyone's expressions changed slightly. Some male cultivators who disliked Duan Lansheng showed expressions of anticipation, waiting to see a good show.

This outcome was exactly as Lu Yuanyuan had expected. Because if she hadn't come, Duan Lansheng would have been acting alone in this part of the story.

I really don't know what these people have to be so proud of. If things really get dangerous, and she goes with them, she'll most likely end up being thrown down to take their place. Duan Lansheng, on the other hand, wouldn't do that. When she was still a mortal, even when he was in dire straits himself, he never abandoned innocent people. She's confident in that.

The reason this instance requires a dozen or so people to investigate is because the crime scenes are too scattered. With only two people, it would take forever to cover all the suspected locations. Given the low probability of encountering danger and death, it can be inferred that the BOSS is definitely not anything special. Even if they encounter it, Duan Lansheng should be able to handle it alone.

I just don't know how to interpret the "Immortal Flesh" in the dungeon's name. These two simple characters combined somehow give off a very uncomfortable feeling.

To avoid alerting the enemy, everyone changed out of their clan robes and into civilian clothes at their lodgings before splitting up to carry out their missions.

Lu Yuanyuan and Duan Lansheng were assigned to Zhichun Pavilion, the largest brothel in Fengdu.

The most recent disappearance occurred two weeks ago when a merchant's son vanished without a trace, his fate unknown.

Including him, most of the missing people disappeared while they were guests here. So, retracing their steps might reveal some clues.

Under the cover of night, Zhichun Pavilion stands by the water, a five-story wooden building as large as a fortified city.

As the two entered the gate, they were surrounded by swaying, graceful figures. A girl dressed boldly, holding a pipa, covered her mouth, and her daring laughter lingered in their ears.

"Oh my, what a handsome young master..."

"So handsome..."

Duan Lansheng was probably visiting such a place for the first time, yet he didn't hold back. He simply had a frosty, aloof demeanor. Despite his disguise and the sheathing of his sword, his aura was hard to shake off. Appearing in such a place, he truly resembled a fairy who had fallen into a demon's lair. His ascetic appearance only made people more tempted to provoke him.

The madam, who came to greet them, saw the two of them and her eyes lit up. She reached out to touch Duan Lansheng and said with a smile, "This young master looks unfamiliar!"

Duan Lansheng didn't look like someone who came here to have fun at all. To avoid arousing suspicion, Lu Yuanyuan stepped in front of him, brushed aside the madam's hand, and said impatiently, "Our young master is passing by today and has heard that you are the most famous brothel in Fengdu. He is here to enjoy the singing and dancing. Please arrange a private room for us and bring some wine and dishes."

Seeing her protective attitude towards him, like a mother hen guarding her chicks, a flicker of emotion crossed Duan Lansheng's eyes.

The madam exclaimed "Oh!" and, being very perceptive, immediately sent someone to arrange a room for them.

The room was located very deep inside; the path leading there was like a maze. The room was draped with heavy curtains, ornate yet dimly lit, and furnished with a screen. A sumptuous feast was already laid out on the octagonal table, and clear wine floated in white jade cups.

It looked tempting, but in an unfamiliar place where dangers had not yet been eliminated, the two were not foolish enough to touch the food there.

Lu Yuanyuan locked the door, then turned and nodded to Duan Lansheng. Duan Lansheng turned sideways and gently pushed open the window. Outside, it was pitch black, and rain was falling softly.

Their windows faced the backyard of Zhichun Pavilion. Of all the rooms in the row, it seemed only theirs had lights on. The dim light cast shadows on the grass behind them, creating a hazy, indistinct effect.

The two climbed out of the window, silently closed it behind them, and walked down the corridor for a while. Suddenly, Duan Lansheng's pupils contracted, and he abruptly reached out to stop her. The two held their breath and hid against the wall.

The night wind was desolate in the corridor. After a while, very light footsteps approached, and the conversation of two strange men reached their ears.

The man leading the way was burly: "Have you taken all the food in?"

A short, somewhat sleazy-looking man behind him said, "Don't worry, bro, he'll be unconscious in no time."

"As long as nothing goes wrong, hmph..."

Lu Yuanyuan was taken aback, but then she instantly understood.

In dungeons with only a low level of danger, the boss's methods are generally quite simple and clumsy; there's certainly no magic like hitting someone from a distance or retrieving something from thin air. It seems the missing people are all connected to this brothel. They were poisoned by drugs, which led to their deaths.

It sounds like that young master Guan has either been caught or is in grave danger.

However, it seems a bit too easy for them to overhear the mission information like that.

System: "Otherwise, why would it be called a beginner's task?"

Lu Yuanyuan: "...That makes sense."

The rain intensified, and the two men, unaware that someone was eavesdropping nearby, began to speak. The shorter man's tone turned lewd: "Speaking of which, brother, that pretty boy tonight was absolutely stunning, like a goddess..."

The tall, burly man spat and laughed, "What's the use of looking good? I have no interest in men with penises."

"Yes, yes... However, I didn't expect to find such good quality goods the day before delivery. Being able to sell them at the price of 'live meat' saves us a lot of trouble..."

Upon hearing the word "meat," Lu Yuanyuan's eyes widened slightly. In an instant, she thought of the dungeon's name, "Immortal Meat." The thought conjured up unpleasant images, and a chill ran down her spine.

roar--

A muffled rumble of thunder boomed in the sky, conveniently masking the two men's conversation. They whispered for a moment, then parted ways. The taller, more muscular man, who seemed to be the leader, walked to the right. The thinner, more obsequious man darted quickly to the left.

"To catch the thief, first catch the king." Clearly, of the two, the man on the right was the mastermind. Duan Lansheng made his decision in a flash, whispering "Let's go," and had Lu Yuanyuan follow the man on the right with him.

But at this moment, the system said: "Ding! Hidden plot branch: Please make a choice. If you choose to go right, you can act with Duan Lansheng (that is, the original plot when you did not join this mission). If you choose to go left, you can unlock the hidden plot: [Benevolence]."

Lu Yuanyuan paused, "Hidden plot? Is it dangerous?"

System: "The probability of encountering danger and the probability of death are in line with the mission data."

Okay, so this hidden plot is actually quite simple.

She earned three medium-grade spirit stones from unlocking the hidden storyline last time. And this quest is only of beginner difficulty, so it shouldn't be too dangerous. Why not take advantage of something that's beneficial? Thinking this, Lu Yuanyuan quickly shook her head and whispered, "I'll go with the person on the left, you go with the one on the right!"

Duan Lansheng frowned and looked at her: "You haven't formed your core yet."

Lu Yuanyuan said firmly, "I'll be careful. Since we've come together, we should make the most of each other. Otherwise, what's the difference between us coming alone and you coming alone? That way, we won't miss any clues, and we might even be able to save one more person. Don't worry, I'm very clever and won't confront anyone head-on. If things don't look good, I'll turn back."

Duan Lansheng's heart stirred slightly. He knew this person didn't have a golden core, and he had originally thought she would fight desperately to follow him. But he hadn't expected her not to back down during the mission, which made him look at her in a new light.

As soon as Lu Yuanyuan finished speaking, she nodded to him and quickly backed away, hugging the wall. She followed the short man from a distance and saw him go around to the backyard, walk up the stairs to the third floor, and in front of a secluded room, he took out his key and opened the door.

Moonlight shone inside, revealing a boy who was bound hand and foot.

The boy appeared to have been tied up for several days, his mouth gagged, and he looked like he was on the verge of death. When he saw the small man appear, his eyes widened in terror: "Waaah! Waaah!"

The man grinned, revealing two rows of yellow teeth, and said insincerely, "I'm sorry, Young Master Guan, we originally wanted to spare your life and take you to the mortal realm. Unfortunately, your parents are making such a big fuss about finding you, so it's difficult for us to risk transporting you away. It seems we can only make do with you as 'dead meat'."

After saying that, he pulled out his belt, wrapped it around the boy's neck a few times, tightened his hands, and prepared to strangle him little by little.

Unexpectedly, just as he was concentrating on strangling the person, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his head. With a thud, a twig struck the back of his neck, bending it.

The man didn't even utter a sound before his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

The boy on the ground was strangled so badly that his eyes rolled back, and he almost suffocated. Slowly opening his eyes, he saw a girl holding firewood standing behind the man.

Lu Yuanyuan tossed aside the firewood, quickly walked around the man, and untied the rope around the boy's neck: "Are you alright? Are you Guan Min?"

The system announced: "Ding! Hidden storyline [Benevolence] complete. Reward: Double Strength Experience Card, which will be applied to the final settlement of this mission."

Having narrowly escaped death, the boy trembled violently. After his breathing gradually returned to normal, he excitedly exclaimed, "It is I! Were you sent by my parents to save me?"

Lu Yuanyuan nodded and quickly untied his ropes: "Pretty much. Do you know what these people mean by 'dead flesh' and 'living flesh'?"

These words clearly stirred up unpleasant memories for the boy, and his face suddenly turned pale. After his intermittent narration, Lu Yuanyuan finally learned the cause and effect of the incident.

It turned out that Guan Min's cultivation level was not high, and he was quite inconspicuous in the cultivation world. However, in the mortal realm, he was considered a highly respected immortal master. He enjoyed the feeling of being fawned over, so he often went down to help people whose homes were haunted by evil spirits to exorcise them. In the past month, he had encountered several murder cases caused by vengeful ghosts in the mortal realm. When he was performing rituals to help them pass on, he would sometimes glimpse their past lives. Guan Min discovered that these vengeful ghosts were actually ordinary people from the cultivation world, and, coincidentally, all of them had images of the Fengdu singing and dancing halls in their memories.

Why would so many people from the cultivation world appear in the mortal realm and become vengeful ghosts for no reason? Guan Min immediately felt that something was strange, so he ran to Fengdu to find out.

Lu Yuanyuan nodded: "So, because you weren't skilled enough, they drugged you?"

Guan Min looked somewhat embarrassed and said in a hoarse voice, "How was I supposed to know their medicine was so potent! I'm a cultivator..."

Hearing this, it was clear that the young man hadn't systematically studied the knowledge of the cultivation world; he probably had learned from some low-level rogue cultivators. Lu Yuanyuan sighed and said, "You haven't formed your core yet, have you? Drugs that can incapacitate mortals certainly won't work on cultivators. But they must be Golden Core cultivators. Alright, continue."

Guan Min said weakly, "I was captured by them and only then did I learn that some wealthy people in the mortal realm believe that eating immortal flesh can grant eternal life. The so-called immortal flesh refers to people from the cultivation world... A wicked cultivator saw this and colluded with the people of Fengdu to target passersby, drugging them and selling them to the mortal realm. 'Live flesh' refers to people sent down alive; these people usually have tender skin and can fetch a high price. 'Dead flesh' refers to people cut into pieces."

Lu Yuanyuan's eyelids twitched violently. Despite being prepared, she was still disgusted by the truth. At the same time, she pieced together the whole story.

The people here originally intended to sell Guan Min as live flesh. However, after his parents learned of his disappearance, they sent people to search for him throughout Fengdu, which alerted them. These people had arranged to "deliver" the body to the middleman monk before dawn. Perhaps feeling that a living Guan Min would be difficult to take away, they decided to turn him into dead flesh before selling him tonight.

If this hidden plot hadn't been triggered, the boy would have been strangled to death by now, right?

So she unintentionally saved someone. No wonder this hidden storyline is called "Benevolence".

Lu Yuanyuan thought to herself.

Let's leave here first.

Guan Min had been tied up for too long and couldn't get up. Lu Yuanyuan did the same to the person on the ground, tying them up tightly, then helped Guan Min out of the room. Just as they were about to leave, a gust of wind suddenly rose overhead, and a dark shadow landed in front of them. Guan Min screamed in fright, but Lu Yuanyuan quickly covered his mouth.

Duan Lansheng landed in front of them.

Seeing that she was currently powerless, Lu Yuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the only fighting force available to her, and immediately inquired about the situation on his end.

Duan Lansheng said succinctly, "I knocked him unconscious, hid him, and he confessed."

The two compared the information and found that his question was almost identical to Guan Min's version. At this moment, Guan Min slowly caught his breath and suddenly seemed to remember something, grabbing Lu Yuanyuan's hand abruptly: "That's right! Immortal Master, can you save another person? About two hours ago, they also came to see me. I heard them say that they were planning to harm a girl in the first room of the Heavenly Division on the second floor!"

System: "Ding! Hidden plot [Fox] triggered. Please go to the rooftop with Duan Lansheng to check the situation of Room No. 1 in the Heavenly Division."

Lu Yuanyuan: "...?"

Why are there so many hidden plot points? And what does "fox" mean?

As luck would have it, they were currently on the third floor, and by climbing over the railing, they could easily reach the roof tiles of the second floor, making it very convenient to check on the situation of Room Number One.

"I'll go take a look." Duan Lansheng thought for a moment, then climbed over the railing, his movements as light as a cat. Just as he stepped onto the roof, he heard a low clicking sound behind him. Lu Yuanyuan followed him down. When she saw him looking at her, she put on a sincere expression: "I'm worried about you going alone, I'll go with you."

This time, Duan Lansheng didn't refuse. He turned his head away and whispered, "Be careful, follow behind me."

"good!"

The very top of the roof ridge was flat, just wide enough for one person to pass through. Lu Yuanyuan had just steadied herself and taken a few steps towards Duan Lansheng when she heard a sound of footsteps on tiles behind her. Turning around, she saw Guan Min had also come down. She raised an eyebrow: "What are you doing?"

The boy trembled and shook his head repeatedly, refusing to go up no matter what: "I'm afraid to be alone up there, I have to come down. Please, Immortal Master, let me go with you."

Seeing his appearance, Lu Yuanyuan felt a little soft-hearted. Seeing that Duan Lansheng had already walked forward, she had no choice but to ignore Guan Min and follow him.

The three of them slowly moved to the top of the first room in the "Heavenly" section, squatted down, and Duan Lansheng lifted the tile, only to find that the room was pitch black and there was no one there.

Lu Yuanyuan was stunned: "Why is no one here?"

Guan Min asked in a trembling voice, "Has she already been captured? Has something happened to that girl?"

Duan Lansheng stared intently at the darkness in the room, then put the tile back in its place: "...Let's go down first and talk about it later."

The rain had made the tiles slippery, and perhaps because his limbs were stiff, Guan Min suddenly slipped. Lu Yuanyuan, who was closest to him, quickly reached out to grab him, but ended up falling down with him: "Ah!"

Fortunately, Duan Lansheng reacted quickly, grabbing one of the men by the collar and shoving Guan Min upwards. Guan Min clung tightly to the roof ridge, still shaken. Lu Yuanyuan also steadied herself with Duan Lansheng's help. But then, the roof tiles beneath them seemed unable to withstand their rolling, and an ominous cracking sound suddenly rang out.

Duan Lansheng: "..."

Lu Yuanyuan: "..."

Lu Yuanyuan had a bad feeling rush to her head, and the next second, she and Duan Lansheng lost their balance and fell into the room below.

This room wasn't the same VIP room from before, but rather a room next door. It was brightly lit and incense was burning. There was a bed right beneath them, with soft blankets to cushion the fall, so they didn't fall too hard, but they still felt dizzy and lightheaded.

Lu Yuanyuan grinned.

...Was there a pillow under the blanket? It's making her bottom hurt so much.

Lu Yuanyuan struggled to sit up, glanced at Duan Lansheng beneath her, then sat up and pulled back the covers.

But what caught her eye was not a pillow, but an animal the size of a cat.

—A beautiful fox with fluffy fur and fiery red fur.

It looked like it was asleep, motionless with its eyes closed.

Lu Yuanyuan was stunned.

Is there a fox sleeping inside the blanket?

Then a series of system notification sounds rang out:

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully triggering the hidden plot [Fox], allowing Duan Lansheng to meet the female protagonist of this story, 'Xiao Ruo,' ahead of schedule. Reward: +30 Health Points."

System: "Ding! In this storyline, because the host violated the requirement to 'check the roof with Duan Lansheng' and failed to firmly refuse NPC Guan Min's offer to accompany him, an overload accident occurred on the roof. The original storyline of 'You were pushed onto the roof by Duan Lansheng, and only Duan Lansheng fell' has been shifted to 'You and Duan Lansheng fell together,' causing the female lead to be knocked unconscious by your buttocks and revert to her original form. Hidden storylines cannot be developed. Penalty: -300 health points."

Lu Yuanyuan: "…………"

Lu Yuanyuan: "!!!"