After successfully driving his apprentice away, Yan Huailiu sat up from the bamboo bed.

He walked around the yard and checked all the formations set up by Gu Xingyun one by one.

Seeing the last look, he said with satisfaction: "You are learning quite well."

The formation and barrier here are no worse than the one where he lives.

Thinking of Gu Xingyun's aggrieved words last night, Yan Huailiu couldn't help but sigh: "Silly or not."

In the original plot, he blamed everything on Gu Xingyun without thinking, but he didn't expect that here Gu Xingyun also foolishly started to take responsibility.

There is no right or wrong, it's just destiny and the direction of the plot.

Ultimately, his master was the one who first broke free and changed everything.

If it weren't for his master's selfless dedication, no matter how they struggled, they would not be able to escape the constraints of the original plot.

"I'll give it a try. I still have time, and this place... is indeed a good place to practice."

Gu Xingyun's spirit gathering formation is almost the strongest aid for cultivation. This disciple has always been serious about his work, and his formations are much stronger than those set up by others.

As long as he is within the range of the formation, he can achieve twice the result with half the effort no matter where he practices.

"Next, I'll have to put some effort into my acting skills."

Yan Huailiu returned to the room and stopped in front of the mirror to check his condition. He ruffled his hair and walked towards the bed.

He skillfully tied the chains around himself, and when he felt the spiritual power in his body being completely suppressed, he focused all his attention and began to call the system.

After shouting for a while, the system finally came online, but it sounded a little weak.

"Host……"

Yan Huailiu blinked and made his voice even weaker than his own: "Hey, Xiao Ba, what's going on? Didn't you say it was okay?"

This preemptive move confused the system, and the sound of electricity was so chaotic that it couldn't answer a single word for a long time.

Yan Huailiu leaned against the bed: "I was locked up by Gu Xingyun. Did you see that? I can't use my spiritual power at all. There are barriers outside. I can't get out, and others can't get in."

He coughed twice more, as if he was about to pass out in the next second.

"Has the mission failed? I have no idea what's wrong with him. He's been tortured all night. His Darkness Level is too high. Is there any chance of it coming down?"

The system was about to cry: "I, I don't know. I have never encountered this situation before. I checked all the programs and found no bugs."

Yan Huailiu's eyes moved slightly: "If that's the case, then there's no need to waste time. Let's delete the file and rebuild it. Didn't you say that we can go back to that first rainy night? Let's try again."

"This time, ahem, this time it will definitely work."

The system was completely silent.

Yan Huailiu spoke in a tone that indicated he was completely on the system's side.

"I'm sorry. I thought I could say goodbye to you properly and let you go get your reward happily. I don't know why this happened. I will definitely be more careful next time."

"Please send me back, otherwise I might not be able to leave when Gu Xingyun comes back."

Playing the emotional card is still very useful, especially for simple systems.

Just these few words successfully made Xiao Ba collapse: "I'm sorry! I lied to you at the beginning. Wuwuwu, I said that just to let you live well. There is no chance to start over."

"Your soul has completely merged. Even if it hadn't merged, you can't go back. Woohoo, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have lied to you."

It turned out to be just as he had guessed.

After confirming the result, Yan Huailiu felt relieved to change the subject.

"So that's how it is. Does this mean the mission is a failure? Are we going to die together?"

Xiao Ba was extremely excited: "No! Impossible!"

After Yan Huailiu hissed, he lowered his voice: "It's impossible to fail. I mean, it's not considered a failure."

"Look, the other disciples are all normal, Gu Xingyun didn't fall into evil, and those tragedies didn't... basically didn't happen."

"It's just... you, wait, let me think about it, his dark value is so high probably because of you, otherwise, how about you go along with him a little? Coax him?"

The system discussed this with Yan Huailiu cautiously.

"Host, I promise you that you will not die. You may just suffer a little bit. I think your disciple listens to you very well. Why don't you try again?"

"Don't give up so easily, please, just try harder. I think if you coax him more, his dark side will definitely go down."

"As long as you don't give up, I will definitely repay you! Really, after this is accomplished, I will give you all the energy I have accumulated."

"I will ask the Lord God to get you some extra benefits. You can ask for any conditions you want. The Lord God has been very good to me, really."

Yan Huailiu said calmly, "Really? I don't believe it."

The system was anxious: "Really! He's been so good to me. He'll definitely agree if I seek benefits for you!"

"Do you remember that time when you were forcibly dragged into an important plot point? It was the life-or-death situation at Zixiao Peak and the incident at Xuanyue Palace!"

Yan Huailiu: ...I don’t really want to remember it, and I don’t want to complain about this strange phrase.

The system didn't bother to listen to his answer and continued speaking quickly.

"I didn't come up with that plot! I was working part-time in another world at the time, and the Lord God came to take my place. He didn't scold me when he found out I was gone!"

"So as long as this mission is completed well, even if Gu Xingyun's blackening value drops to ninety-nine, it will be considered a success. I will explain to the Lord God!"

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