1 Demon World
◎He is the protagonist!◎
"Tang'er, keep running forward and don't look back!"
The girl only felt that the scene in front of her suddenly twisted into a ball, and her eyes suddenly became dark, and then she lost consciousness.
…
“Tick, tick…”
The crystal-clear blood splashed onto the moss-covered stone slabs. If it weren't for the strong smell of blood that pierced the nose, everyone would have thought it was just an ordinary dewdrop.
Li Jintang didn't know how long he had slept in this cave. When he opened his eyes, he saw the wind blowing through the forest, rustling the leaves.
She shuddered, wiped the blood from her cheek, climbed up, picked up the dagger on the ground with the blade three-quarters buried in the soil, and walked towards the cave entrance.
Outside the cave, a strong wind blew from nowhere, blowing up layers of dust, forcing her to retreat back into the cave.
She just took a nap, and when she woke up she found herself in a strange place, being chased by a group of weird-looking monsters. Didn't they want her life?
Before he could think deeply, he caught sight of a storybook lying on the ground. Li Jintang picked it up and used it to brush off the dust on a nearby stone bench. As soon as he sat down, he saw the book suddenly light up.
Can storybooks still glow these days?
Could it be that this was left by some immortal, and she accidentally touched someone else's things?
Li Jintang suddenly felt something was wrong and immediately stood up, ready to apologize to it honestly.
"I am the Book of Fate created by the immortal with his spiritual power. How dare you, a foolish girl who doesn't know your place, use me to slap the dust?"
The girl didn't understand what the words 'immortal' and 'book of destiny' meant, but she heard the indignation in the man's tone, so she said hurriedly, "I didn't mean to do that. How about I clean it for you again?"
After she said that, she rolled up her sleeves and was about to step forward.
"No need for that," the fortune-telling book snorted, then angrily said, "I just said I'm a fortune-telling book. Do you understand? You didn't even react?"
Li Jintang pondered for a moment and shook his head: "I don't understand."
“…”
For a moment, she felt that if this fortune book had tampered with something, it would rush forward and beat her up.
But it didn't and couldn't, it just angrily explained what the "Book of Destiny" was.
So, Li Jintang probably understood——
She was now in a world of a storybook, and the book of fate knew everything that had happened. If she wanted to go home, she had to do as it said.
After hearing this, Li Jintang didn't pick up the fortune book, but left it lying on the ground. She asked, "How can I believe that what you said is true?"
"Hmph," the fortune book flipped a few pages and suddenly jumped beside her. "Were you being chased by a lot of monsters just now, and you ran and hid here, and then you accidentally got knocked unconscious by the poisonous gas in the forest, and you only woke up now?"
Li Jintang listened to its babble and couldn't help but feel suspicious - this thing could actually accurately describe what he had seen on the way to escape, could it really help him escape?
"How could a fortune-teller as powerful as you be willing to help me?"
When the fortune teller heard this, he was delighted: "I saw that you, a little girl, had come here alone and were not afraid at all, so I naturally decided to accept you."
Li Jintang frowned slightly: "What do you think of me?"
The destiny book pretended to be serious and said, "If you want to leave here, you must complete the tasks I assign to you one by one."
There was no other way at the moment. She placed her hands on either side of the stone slab, turned her head away and asked, "Can you please tell me what I should do now?"
I can't stay stuck here forever, waiting to starve to death.
The fortune-telling book pondered for a moment, then, under the girl's expectant gaze, said slowly, "Now we should first find a way to get out of here."
“…Alright.”
Li Jintang took the divination book in her hand, stood up, and walked towards the cave entrance. By then, the wind outside had subsided considerably. Clutching the dagger tightly in her hand, she calmed her breathing and took a few tentative steps forward.
Suddenly, a long, shrill cry came from not far away, startling the birds in the forest. She was so frightened that she retracted her legs and fell to the ground. The book of fate under her arm rolled to the side, but the dagger was still held in her palm.
"Ouch," Mingshu cursed, "You are too impulsive, girl, you dare to fall..."
"Keep your voice down," Li Jintang hurriedly closed the book and gestured outside, "There's a monster outside."
After waiting for a while, the noise seemed to have died down. The girl knelt on her knees, slowly moved to the entrance of the cave, hid sideways in the cave, and carefully stuck her head out.
Before he could see the situation clearly, his face suddenly felt cold and a strong smell of blood invaded his nose.
It's human blood.
She subconsciously held her breath and raised her hand to wipe the blood from her face, but the more she wiped, the dirtier it became. Her heart was beating like a drum, as if it was about to burst out of her chest. She dared not move, and looked out.
I saw three strange-looking monsters huddled together, their strange and ugly feet stepping on the thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground, making crackling sounds.
Li Jintang strained to see for a long time before finally catching a bit of information from the gap in the middle.
They were surrounding a person.
The monsters suddenly dispersed and then gathered on both sides, leaving a path for her sight.
Li Jintang saw clearly this time that the person lying on the ground was a dying young man. The dark yellow setting sun shone on him, and his chest rose and fell slightly, indicating that he still had some life.
"Wow, I know, he's the protagonist!"
She was stunned for a moment and asked uncertainly, "Really?"
"Why would I lie to you? He's the protagonist of this book, girl. You saved him, and this guy will definitely protect you to repay his kindness. What's there to be afraid of when you're following the protagonist?"
It seems... makes sense.
Li Jintang looked outside and saw the young man struggling to stand up, but he was still no match for the monsters with his bare hands. The crimson collar of his clothes pierced her eyes, and her heart softened. She recalled her father's words in her mind -
"Dad doesn't ask much of you. I only hope that you will follow good intentions in the future. Every day you live is a day of blessing for the world."
God bless, she just wants to get out of here alive.
Given her current condition, how could she possibly snatch people away from those monsters?
But he is the protagonist, it is definitely not that easy for him to die. She just needs to take advantage of the protagonist's halo, and maybe she can get out safely.
"Okay, I'll go save him."
Li Jintang's legs felt weak, but when she thought that as long as she held on to that thigh tightly, she could leave here and go home, she quickly calmed herself down, tried her best to breathe steadily, and then aimed at the group of monsters. As she loosened her grip, the stone drew an arc and hit one of the three-eyed monsters squarely on the back.
"Who attacked me? Was it you?!"
Li Jintang suppressed his panic and looked carefully for a while before realizing that the three-eyed monster had not discovered him. Instead, two similar-looking monsters had appeared in the forest at some point, and these two were naturally regarded as coming to compete for prey.
Seeing the five monsters fighting in a ball and rolling behind a dead tree a few steps away, Li Jintang crouched and ran out quickly, and soon he was next to the young man.
She squatted down, thankful that his legs were still able to move. Without saying anything more, she put one of his arms on her shoulders and dragged him along with a staggering gait.
After taking a few steps, she suddenly felt a flash of golden light before her eyes, and a demonic creature shaped like a vicious dog pounced at her with its fangs and claws bared. Li Jintang hurriedly pushed the boy's back hard, and they both rolled to the side, avoiding the claws.
Fortunately, the vicious dog didn't seem to be very smart. After missing its target, it crashed into the tree and fell into a ball.
Li Jintang took advantage of the situation and carried the young man on his back again, running away. The other four monsters noticed something was wrong and naturally would not let them go, so they pounced on them one after another.
If she were alone, she might have managed to escape, but now with the added weight on her shoulders, her feet felt as heavy as lead, and she felt powerless. Suddenly, a vine appeared out of thin air beneath her feet, and she was unable to dodge it, and they both fell forward.
Because of this delay, the monster behind him was almost there.
The vine under their feet was twisting and winding, as if trying to surround them.
Her mind suddenly went blank, and she reached out her hand to pull the vine apart. A stinging sensation instantly spread across her palm, and she saw that the vine was covered in sharp thorns, which made her hands bleed.
"Cut it open..."
The person beside her opened his mouth slightly, his breath was weak, but she still heard it. Yes, she was so scared just now that she forgot that she was still holding a knife in her hand.
The girl immediately raised her knife and stabbed it down. Every time she stabbed an inch deeper, she could hear the miserable howls of the tree demon above her head.
Li Jintang held the broken vine in his palm, and when the four monsters caught up with him, he raised his hand and swung it forward. The four monsters were caught off guard and were thrown to the ground.
She hugged the boy's arm and continued to run away, with only the sound of the wind whistling past her ears.
I can no longer stay in the cave. Where should I go now?
A landslide suddenly appeared before his eyes, bottomless. Li Jintang stopped and looked back. The monsters hadn't caught up yet, but he saw a cloud of dust behind him, so he guessed they knew where he was.
She pressed hard on a nearby rock with both hands, until her palms turned red, but the rock didn't move at all. Getting anxious, she simply raised her foot and kicked it hard, and the rock finally loosened and rolled towards the bottom of the valley.
Li Jintang felt his arms go weak, so he leaned over and whispered in the boy's ear, "Sorry." Then he grabbed the boy's arms and dragged him behind a tree.
The four monsters soon chased here, looked around but saw no one, and saw a scratch at the bottom of the valley. They guessed that the two people must be trying to escape from there, so they jumped down one after another without thinking.
Li Jintang breathed a sigh of relief, only then realizing that his hands were shaking so much that he could hardly hold the knife.
"How are you?"
She leaned the man against the tree trunk, and when she reached out to check, she was shocked to find that he was almost dead.
This time, Li Jintang did not feel panicked. She had learned the art of healing from her father and elder sister since she was young, and she had saved many people from injuries like this.
Noticing the boy's eyes slightly open, she leaned forward to cover them, sheathed the dagger's blade with her other hand, and pressed the hilt into his palm.
"I'm going to heal you. If you feel any pain, hold it tightly and don't scratch yourself."
"Don't be afraid, I won't let you die."
You are the protagonist, and I am waiting to curry your favor!
She gently moved her hand away from the boy's eyes, gathered a few strands of dark green on her fingertips, and gently brushed across the boy's wounds.
Fortunately, the scars left by the monster were only shocking in appearance, but not actually deep. After a while, his wounds were almost healed. Li Jintang sat down opposite him, and when he raised his eyes, he met his deep eyes.
The young man leaned against a tree trunk, half of his body immersed in the shadows. He raised his hand to wipe the blood from his lips, but blood trickled down between his pale knuckles, staining his jade-like complexion with a dark crimson.
"Look at what I'm doing—"
Halfway through her words, she suddenly remembered that she had not wiped the blood off her face yet. Thinking that she had scared him, she quickly got up and ran to a nearby stream. She clasped her hands together, scooped up some clean water and wiped it on her face.
When she came back, she placed a jade pot filled with water beside him.
"I just saw this hanging on you, so I took it myself," Li Jintang said, feeling something was wrong. He quickly waved his hand and added, "I didn't use it. I filled it with water for you."
The young man raised his eyelids slightly, then his gaze stayed on her face, motionless. It was like a jade bottle that was exquisitely crafted but would break at the slightest touch.
You're so scared, why do you still want to save him?
【Author’s words】
I'm promoting my own follow-up novel, and I'm collecting the pre-collection of "Has the Male Lead Turned Dark Today?" with the same theme and frequency. The copy is as follows:
After Xu Songhe's death, he traveled through the book, and his mission was to increase the male protagonist's black value and promote his transformation into a demon.
System: Please host strictly follow the previous plot to abuse the male protagonist
Xu Songhe silently glanced at the boy half-kneeling on the ground with a bruised face and nose——
Listen to what you're saying. Is this human language?
System: "If you don't do this, Qi Wuyang will kill you first when he turns evil."
Xu Songhe: …
In order to complete the task as quickly as possible, she had to harden her heart and make things difficult for the innocent man, and secretly give him special treatment behind the system's back to make up for her inner guilt.
With her diligent efforts, Qi Wuyang's blackening value finally reached 80%.
It was a drizzling day, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood. Qi Wuyang, holding a long sword in his hand, walked across the sea of corpses and blood to come to her, and wiped the tears from her face with a smile.
"Ah He, no one dares to hurt you while I'm here."
But the person who really wanted to hurt him was her...
The evil-turned boy gave her all his remaining tenderness, but when he was completely devoted to her, she stabbed a sword into his chest, her movements clean and neat, without any hesitation.
The heavy rain washed away the hostility in him, and the youthful spirit was still there: "Why?"
Why? Because she wanted to live.
It was the system that transmitted the wrong message and told her that she had done the wrong mission for so long, and now she must kill the male protagonist with a maximum black value in order to protect the safety of the family.
After that day, Xu Songhe lived a leisurely life for a long time and was about to marry his gentle childhood sweetheart.
But on the second day after her wedding, she opened her eyes and was shocked to find herself in a dungeon. The shackles on her feet were heavy and made her feel pain all over.
Qi Wuyang leaned over and pinched her jaw hard, his smile still as gentle as before: "Ahe, will you come with me to meet someone?"
Although his tone was questioning, he pulled her up roughly, and the salty rain water from the dungeon splashed all over her face.
Her childhood sweetheart was being forced to lower his head, and he was in a state of disarray after being tortured all night.
Xu Songhe begged him to let him go, and the young man smiled faintly: "Okay, then you will take the rest of the punishment for him."
If she was wrong that day, then the endless torture of the past few days should be paid off. He hated her to the core, and she was only afraid of him. The little affection they had for each other in the past had long since disappeared.
Xu Songhe chose a perfect day for his burial. When Zhuma's sword was about to touch Qi Wuyang's chest, he leaned forward to block him.
Blood kept gushing out of her mouth. She closed her eyes under the boy's increasingly panicked gaze, feeling her breath slipping away bit by bit.
"I have never apologized to you. Now this sword is my repayment."
*
Qi Wuyang is the protagonist of the storybook who is heartless and devoted to cultivation just to kill his enemies. Love, such a ridiculous thing, should not belong to him.
But until he met Xu Songhe
He was of humble status, and she was the only one who would secretly bring him lots of delicious food and wine when he was in solitary confinement.
She was the only one who would be the first to rush into danger to save him, regardless of the danger.
Only she would hug him tightly with a pair of smiling eyes when he was obsessed with it, and was willing to live and die with him.
She was like a bright and beautiful flower blooming in a dark dungeon. How could he not be greedy for that little warmth, how could he not love her madly?
Later, Qi Wuyang watched with his own eyes as she stabbed the knife into his chest, and a bright red stain penetrated his clothes.
Before he could ask why, she cruelly pushed him off the cliff.
When she came back again, she was about to become someone else's wife.
He hated her and wanted to see her suffer a fate worse than death and then humbly beg for mercy from him.
The fact is, after saving his life, he never dared to harm her once, but what did she say?
He never asked her to pay back the debt, how could she be so cruel?
The young man knelt on the ground for a long time, bent over and hugged the dying girl tightly in his arms, his tears soaking her clothes.
I'll open this book when I finish it! Please collect it, my dears [poor]
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