Xiao Shang's sudden words startled Jia Xitong.

"ha?"

What does this mean?

"So don't try to seduce me. I won't like anyone, let alone a soul that doesn't even have a body."

In the original novel, Xiao Shang coldly stated that he had no feelings.

Jia Xitong opened her mouth, but it took her a long time to utter a sound: "Confidence... is also a virtue."

"snort."

The young merchant arrogantly turned his gaze away and walked straight toward the inn ahead.

late at night

The guest room was pitch black, and the intermittent knocking sounds from outside made it difficult for the sharp-eared cultivators to fall asleep.

"Damn, what a lousy place."

The cultivator living next door cursed inwardly, "Couldn't they have found the secret treasure sooner?"

What's the point of staying in a place like this?

"That idiot Yan Qing thinks he's something special just because he knows a little bit."

...

In the stillness of the night, all the frustrations of the day are vented. A faint sound rises from the house two steps away; even amidst the knocking, the name of a small merchant can be faintly heard.

"Little Shang..."

Jia Xitong sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the male protagonist of the original novel who was lying on the bed but not actually asleep, and said, "If it really doesn't work out, let's not go with these people."

In the original story, Shang Yanting listened to her words but did not react at all.

Seeing this, Jia Xitong paused for a moment, then continued, "I don't think everyone at Dingtian Academy is a bad person. For example, Uncle Karl who picks up people at the academy gate, Hu Changxiu, and Qu Changxi are all pretty good people."

Uncle Carl, in particular, is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and a righteous person.

Upon hearing Jia Xitong's introduction of these three people, Shang Yanting, the author of the original novel, suddenly opened his eyes.

He didn't know who Hu Changxiu and Karl were, but the name Qu Changxi was well-known in the academy. The younger brother of Qu Haifeng, one of the four deans, the number one genius of Dingtian Academy, and a...blind fool.

Oh.

Upon thinking of this person, Shang Yanting scoffed, then became wary and sensitive, "How do you know about these people? Who exactly are you?"

Jia Xitong's words reminded Shang Yanting of something: no matter how harmless the other party appeared, she was still a remnant soul of unknown origin.

Although she currently appears to be without hostility,

However, he never received any real help during his past experiences.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. What seems good now might come at a much higher price in the future.

In the original story, Shang Yanting opened his eyes, his cold gaze fixed intently on her.

That gaze seemed to want to tear away her disguise, strip Jia Xitong bare, and reveal the darkest thoughts hidden deep within her heart.

"I already told you, I'm a medicine delivery boy."

Jia Xitong was taken aback. Why was such a dangerous topic being brought up again?

The reason this dangerous topic was brought up is because Xiao Shang, the author of the original novel, felt that she was dangerous.

No lingering problems

This is Shang Yanting's code of conduct after leaving the Shangmou family.

Faced with a remnant soul of unknown origin that appeared randomly and without warning beside him, he once wanted to kill her.

Jia Xitong watched as Shang Yanting's gaze grew increasingly dangerous, then silently moved away from him to a corner.

If it weren't for the distance restriction, she could move outside the door.

What's the point of looking at her?

She didn't come here to be a medicine delivery boy.

The Primordial Taiyi Pill is extremely precious; even her family members are reluctant to eat it.

Speaking of which, time is passing so slowly during today's trip to the original world. When are we going back?

...

Jia Xitong's inner world is quite rich at this moment.

On the other side

Shang Yanting, lying on the bed, watched her try to escape—

I really want to kill her!

He stretched out his palm, and spiritual energy gathered in his palm.

Just then, streams of light suddenly surged from his entire body.

"Ugh—!"

pain!

The feeling of excruciating pain.

Jia Xitong turned around and saw Shang Yanting from the original novel lying on the bed, his face pale and his whole body trembling.

"Hey? What's wrong?"

She hurriedly leaned closer, and the next second she heard the sound of fabric being torn.

Shang Yanting's upper garment was completely exposed, and the transparent light beneath his skin resembled nerves. Then, his spine began to bulge, and white bones burst forth from beneath his flesh.

This, this!

"Shang Yanting?!"

Jia Xitong was terrified when she saw his hunched back.

How could this happen?

She kept calling his name, but Shang Yanting in the original story no longer had the strength to respond to her.

The white bones continued to swell.

Not only his back, but also his ribs in his chest were growing larger and protruding. Shang Yanting was in so much pain that he lost his mind.

This is... dragon bone!

Jia Xitong stared intently at the protruding skeleton and finally recognized what it was.

Dragon bones collected by the Jiaolong clan were discovered in the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes.

She collected the dragon bones to make materials for pills and magical artifacts, while in the original story, Shang Yanting truly acted as if he were a dragon, using his small body to contain the entire assembled dragon bones.

This is probably...

No, that won't work!

"System, come quick and save me!"

With no one around to give her advice, she frantically called upon the True System.

[Sorry, this situation is outside the scope of the original story, and the system cannot make a judgment for the tasker.]

Holy crap.

As expected, the system really can't do anything except for pixelation.

Seemingly having overheard Jia Xitong's inner thoughts, the True System added, "[The mission takers can try the Primordial Taiyi Pill; also, the male protagonist will not die.]"

"Do you know why you fail every mission? It's because of this kind of thinking."

Jia Xitong got angry when she heard this. "The bones are sticking out of the flesh, and you're telling me it's okay since I won't die? In ancient times, people were tortured into being turned into human pigs and they didn't die, and that was fine too?"

"System, could you please put a little more effort into your tasks?"

This male protagonist is not the mission objective.

"Don't you have any ambitions?"

Jia Xitong hugged Shang Yanting from the original work, reached out and took out the spiritual essence, feeding him all the essence she had accumulated in the past few days.

While taking care of the person, she complained to the real system, "Since you're already here, don't you want to save this world and increase your performance? We're all Shang Yanting, why distinguish between this and that?"

[Is the tasker confirmed?]

"Hey, there's no harm in trying."

Jia Xitong stretched his palm upwards toward the void, "Now you only need to invest two Yuan Chu Tai Yi Pills to be able to participate in this great salvation plan."

After saying this, the real system fell silent for a moment.

Is the person performing the task trying to scam me out of the pills?

"Please, am I the kind of person who would scam someone, being so cute and innocent?"

Jia Xitong dragged Shang Yanting along, his ribcage already protruding from his chest. She lifted his upper body to prevent the bones from causing him further injury.

"To stop the original author Shang Yanting from destroying the world, you at least have to make some sacrifices. Trying to take the fruits of someone else's labor without any effort is unacceptable!"

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