When Qiao Qiu woke up again, she saw a white ceiling, white walls, and a liquid crystal television.

I'm back...

They're back!!!

Qiao Qiu rolled over and started pounding the sofa bed. "Aaaaaah, this damn curse! Damn God! Damn plot! Damn male lead! Damn plot holes... Damn it!"

"Master, welcome back," Xiao Jie said calmly.

After venting her frustrations, Qiao Qiu turned back, sighed, and held her hand in front of her eyes. Seeing that not a single crystal on the ring had been lit, she sighed again.

She never imagined that fate had led her to such a trap. The thing she found was actually Zhao Yucheng's human skin mask, painted with the likeness of that scoundrel Zhao Yuce. She never imagined that Zhao Yucheng's killing of the emperor wasn't a true usurpation, but rather an attempt to inherit the throne using Zhao Yuce's appearance, so he could elope with Qiao Dong.

She knew it! Zhao Yuce's nose is so sensitive, how could he not smell Qiao Dong's scent, yet he still made her empress?

It turns out that the emperor at that time was no longer Zhao Yuce, but Zhao Yucheng.

Zhao Yucheng is the real male lead, while Zhao Yuce is just cannon fodder.

Now that she has mistakenly killed the protagonist and been thrown back, she has lost everything, both inside and out.

Qiao Qiu rolled over in frustration and buried her face in the sofa bed. She thought she was all-powerful, but she was proven wrong in her first life. How could she still have the face to face the LCD TV behind her?

Although Xiao Jie was angry that she wouldn't stop talking to him, he couldn't bear to see her like this, so he softened his tone and said, "Master, you're just too impatient. If you don't succeed in this life, there's always the next. Let's not be discouraged and take it slow."

Qiao Qiu rolled over and lay on her back. "I was indeed a bit too hasty. I rushed off and then lazily followed fate, thinking that I was capable enough that even if the protagonist cut off all my paths forward, I would still have a way out. But I overlooked the fact that the one who was truly against me was this God. The protagonist couldn't kill me, so it simply sent the protagonist to me to kill. Tsk, this kind of act of mutual destruction is indeed very much in line with God's cunning personality."

“Before my master went to his previous life, I still had something to say.”

Qiao Qiu was taken aback. "Didn't you say you had nothing to say?"

"...What I said at the time was, don't go near that person unless you have to."

Xiao Jie was speechless. Qiao Qiu could tell, and she was also speechless. They had been misunderstood like this. It was all for nothing in her previous life.

"Xiao Jie, is there anything else you want to tell me? Tell me now. And who is this person you mentioned?"

"That person... well, it's the emperor you encountered in your previous life. He doesn't have any distinctive features, but he'll follow you to every world, hiding by your side. You have to find a way to avoid him. With him around, you'll have a lot of trouble. The chance of smoothly escaping being cannon fodder is almost zero. Isn't this a perfect example?"

Qiao Qiu looked at the TV. "Then what exactly is he? Why is he following me around?"

“Once you lose control, the curse will also evolve, so it was created to hinder you. You two are destined to be mortal enemies.”

When Xiao Jie used the words "mortal enemy," Qiao Qiu clearly felt as if her heart had been ripped open, bleeding profusely. But she didn't react, only saying, "I understand, Xiao Jie. After the crystals in this ring light up one by one, besides being able to return to the real world, what other benefits will I get?"

"Yes, with each crystal lit, the room will change a little more. Correspondingly, as you travel through those worlds, your physical condition will also be adjusted in stages according to the number of crystals lit, until it is finally adjusted to the best state that the world can withstand."

Qiao Qiu nodded again. "Is there anything else you need to tell me?"

Little Jie fell silent, as if thinking about what might have been overlooked. After a while, it finally spoke, "No, just remember to avoid that person."

"Okay." Qiao Qiu closed her eyes. She was very tired and just wanted to sleep for a while.

Whether it was mental or physical exhaustion, Qiao Qiu closed her eyes and fell asleep almost immediately. When she woke up again, the room was still the same pure white room, and the green undulating stripes on the LCD TV were still undulating. Everything was the same as before she fell asleep.

Qiao Qiu closed her eyes, took a deep breath, stretched, and got up.

“Master, I can’t speak outside this space. There are many things I can’t tell you in time. You must be careful.”

Qiao Qiu laughed and said, "Okay."

She walked to the door again, opened it, took a deep breath, and turned her head. "Really nothing else to say?"

"……there is none left."

"That's good." Qiao Qiu smiled, turned around, and gracefully leaped down.

When Qiao Qiu awoke again, she stood in a vast, gray field. The sky was gloomy, the flowers and grass withered; she felt as if she had entered a gray world. Various skeletons lay scattered everywhere—human, animal, and some strangely shaped—only the traces of blood on the ground still showed their red color. A heavy, lifeless atmosphere permeated the air. Behind her was a mountain; she didn't know what lay beyond it. In front of her was a flat plain, almost endless, with only a row of small, uneven mountains on the horizon.

This place is so godforsaken, there's not a soul in sight except for her.

She walked to a relatively clean large rock, kicked aside a mutated sheep bone, and sat down. Just then, a flood of memories rushed into her mind. Qiao Qiu finally understood where she was; this was the apocalypse. No wonder the colors were so strange, and there were so many skeletons.

This world is nearing its end. Most areas are occupied by zombies and mutated beasts, leaving only a small number of people who occupy the four cities in the east, west, south, and north, struggling to survive.

This world still has two protagonists, a man and a woman. The man is named Luo Lin, and the woman is named Bai Wei. The man is the son of the Northern City Lord, an exceptionally intelligent genius. The woman is a zombie, a zombie without any zombie characteristics. Yes, it's that amazing. Not only does this zombie lack zombie features, but among zombies, she holds a very prestigious position; she is the zombie queen of a region.

Bai Wei, a highly intelligent zombie, dedicated herself to eliminating humanity before meeting the male protagonist. But how could she be so foolish as to rely solely on brute force like other zombies? She also knew how to use strategy, so she went undercover in human territory. The northern city was her first place of infiltration, where she encountered Luo Lin, the turning point in her zombie life.

Luo Lin, as the second young master of the northern city, is proud and arrogant. He saw through Bai Weiyi's true form as soon as she entered the city, but he did not point it out. It was the first time he had seen a zombie without any zombie characteristics, and he was very curious and wanted to see what this zombie wanted to do.