My chat group is full of female losers

Chapter 285: The Female Character of the Abuse Story Becomes Self-Strengthening (I)

For a while afterwards, Chu Lu remained calm on the surface, but secretly observed Xiao Jiu's movements. He wanted to see what tricks this woman who had suffered a great loss in the palace examination would play next.

The result surprised him. Although Xiao Jiu lost the title of champion and only ranked last in the palace examination, it did not seem to affect her plot. He did not know what tricks she used, but she still hooked up with the Ninth Princess inexplicably.

Things took a sharp turn for the worse. A few days later, the Ninth Princess rushed into the Yangxin Palace in a hurry. As soon as they met, she knelt down in front of Chu Lu, crying bitterly, and claimed that she and Xiao Jiu had secretly decided to spend their lives together and that she would not marry anyone else but Xiao Jiu. If Chu Lu did not agree, she would hit her head against a pillar of the palace and die.

Chu Lu felt a headache watching this familiar "female protagonist forcibly advancing the plot" scene. Faced with the Ninth Princess's threat of death, and not wanting to completely break up with these female protagonists right now, he could only agree to the marriage.

After the Ninth Princess thanked him profusely and left happily, Chu Lu complained helplessly in his heart: "How can two women get married secretly?"

Qin Su explained, "With drugs. In the Xiao Jiu storyline, she used some kind of drug to knock out the Ninth Princess, making her hallucinate that they had touched each other and had an intimate relationship. When the Ninth Princess woke up, she naturally believed that she was Xiao Jiu's person and would not marry anyone else, no matter what."

"Medicine?" Chu Lu raised his eyebrows. "Is there such a convenient medicine?"

"This is how it works in female-oriented novels," Qin Su explained in all seriousness. "Some female-oriented novels don't seem to have any obvious cheats like systems on the surface, but in fact, all kinds of hidden cheats are rampant, and medicine is the most typical one. When encountering any plot problems, female-oriented writers don't want to use their brains at all, and just let the heroine take out a pack of medicine and force a breakthrough."

"From the most basic aphrodisiac, to the poison that will surely kill you, to the bizarre drug that fakes your death, to the drug that will make you unable to move your whole body but your five senses become extremely sharp and you can clearly sense everything around you; the drug that will make you unconscious for a long time; the drug that will paralyze you; the drug that will make a man incapable of doing anything; the drug that will make you die in agony if you don't take the antidote every day; the drug that will change your temperament drastically; the drug that will turn you into a muscular woman after taking it; and of course there are all kinds of abortion drugs, and even those that can specifically abort abortions based on gender... There is nothing you can't think of that a female writer can't write about. The magical effects are amazing."

Chu Lu's eyes twitched when he heard this: "Xiao Jiu is a civil official who is about to become a royal consort. How could she have so many different kinds of medicine? Is she also the heir of Medicine King Valley?"

"That's not clearly defined," Qin Su answered. "But in female-oriented novels, that's how it is most of the time, so there's no need to delve into it. The author is unwilling to give the character a clear system plug-in to explain the source of the ability, and is unwilling to spend time and effort to lay the groundwork for the character's skill acquisition process, so it's easy for a situation like Xiao Jiu to appear in the end. Her case can still be somewhat compensated, after all, in the background of the story, she is the descendant of an official, and her mother has taught her strictly since she was a child. Just add a patch, saying that she once got a lost medical book, or studied medical books seriously when she was young, and has some basic knowledge of medicine, and you can barely fool her."

"There are many more outrageous stories than her. For example, in a certain female-oriented novel, the heroine is set to be an illiterate person who has never been to school. As a result, she works as a cleaner in a top research institute. While sweeping the floor and doing odd jobs, she secretly learns other people's experiments, and then comes back to figure it out on her own. She becomes a top scientist. Yes, a top scientist, according to the original description."

Chu Lu: “…”

He fell into deep silence again, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​continuing to complain about the female channel, and returned to the main topic: "However, judging from Xiao Jiu's series of abnormal actions, our previous speculation may really be correct. She is targeting me, probably not for her own story line, but to lure out the group leader."

"That's right." Qin Su agreed. "If that's true, then her calmness after failing the palace exam and her subsequent forced ties with the Ninth Princess make sense. She needs an identity that allows her to approach you legitimately and have the opportunity to create a crisis."

Chu Lu felt much better after hearing this. At least the enemy's goal was clearer, and he had a better direction to deal with. He smiled calmly: "Then we will deal with her moves and delay her for a while until I can get the correction value to the maximum, and then..."

He narrowed his eyes slightly: "Just kill them all."

In the days that followed, the Ninth Princess and Xiao Jiu's wedding were being prepared intensively. Chu Lu was also happy to have some free time, and during this period of apparent calm, he caught a few undercover agents lurking in the palace, further increasing his correction value.

For example, Liu Fang, the steward of the Imperial Household Department who was in charge of the maintenance of the flowers and plants in the Imperial Garden, was found to have used his position to draw a defense map of the palace and tried to pass it to the people outside the palace; another example was an old maid in Changxin Palace who was found to have secretly put a chronic poison in the Queen Mother's food; and another was an editor of the Hanlin Academy who smuggled private goods and distorted the facts when writing the daily notes for the royal family. Chu Lu was too lazy to investigate these small fish and shrimps, and directly arrested them and executed them secretly.

However, this period did not last long.

Soon, Xiao Jiu's small moves came.

This time she was obviously targeting the spring hunting activities.

The so-called spring hunting refers to the annual royal spring hunting ceremony. This is a traditional activity for royal family members and meritorious ministers to show their bravery and keep in touch with each other. Generally, female relatives do not participate, but this time, the ninth princess went against her usual practice and strongly requested to bring her newly married husband Xiao Jiu to participate.

Chu Lu and Qin Su naturally reacted immediately.

The two discussed it in their minds.

"I think Xiao Jiu is going to take action during the Spring Hunting." Chu Lu said with certainty.

"I think so too." Qin Su responded, "There is indeed a plot in the original work that takes place in the spring hunt."

"So what is the specific plot? What plans does Xiao Jiu have?" Chu Lu asked.

Qin Su was somewhat helpless: "This... I'm not too sure, I just know it seems to be related to the attack by wild beasts in the hunting grounds."

"You're not clear again?" Chu Lu frowned slightly, feeling a little headache.

Qin Su's greatest role was to be proficient in all plot information, allowing Chu Lu to be prepared in advance. However, after arriving at this copy, this most important ability became inconsistent. The greatest reliance became so unreliable that Chu Lu was very annoyed.

Since Qin Su couldn't be counted on, Chu Lu could only think on his own how he could see through Xiao Jiu's conspiracy in advance.

Just as Chu Lu was worried about this matter and paced in the imperial study, a young eunuch bowed his body, walked quickly to the door, and reported softly: "Your Majesty, Concubine Li is outside asking for an audience."

Chu Lu raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and a hint of surprise flashed through his mind. What was she doing here at this critical moment?
He was secretly alert in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he said lightly: "Let her in."

"As you wish." The young eunuch responded and withdrew.

Not long after, Imperial Concubine Li, dressed in a bright palace dress, walked in gracefully. She bowed to Chu Lu politely and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be well and at peace."

"Empress Li, please stand up." Chu Lu raised his hand and his eyes swept over her casually, but in his heart he was thinking about the real purpose of her visit.

After Concubine Li stood up, her beautiful eyes moved around Chu Lu's face.

She actually had no special purpose for coming here this time, she just came to monitor Chu Lu's movements for Xiao Jiu.

Because Chu Lu had stayed by Concubine Li's side all day long in order to avoid Jiang Miaoyan some time ago, Concubine Li mistakenly believed that she had a good strategy and that her relationship with Chu Lu had reached a close level.

As a result, she naturally thought that she was the best candidate for this surveillance job, so she took the initiative to take it over.

After looking at him for a few times, she noticed that Chu Lu's brows were furrowed, and there was a sense of irritation between his brows, as if he was troubled by something. She immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to get closer to him.

So, Concubine Li immediately used her professional expertise as the descendant of Medicine King Valley, stepped forward a few steps, and softly comforted him, "Your Majesty, I see that you seem to be worried and frowning. What is bothering you? Your Majesty is worth a lot of money, please take care of yourself and don't worry too much."

Seeing that Chu Lu just snorted without comment, Concubine Li rolled her eyes and continued, "If your majesty doesn't mind, I have some newly developed tranquilizing incense and some mind-regulating soups, which are very effective in relieving anxiety and calming the mind. Can I share your worries and send these to your majesty for a try?"

She paused, then added, with a hint of strangeness in her tone: "This medicine of mine is very powerful. Even if Your Majesty is angry about something and faints, or if you are emotionally agitated and unable to control yourself for some other reason, as long as you use my medicine, I guarantee that you will be able to calm down quickly and be safe and sound."

Chu Lu sneered in his heart, but his face remained calm. He just said perfunctorily: "Empress Li is thoughtful. In this case, you can send the medicine in a few days."

Of course, it was impossible for him to really take this medicine of unknown origin. Who knows what was added to it.

When Concubine Li saw that Chu Lu agreed, she was secretly happy. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, she took her leave.

Chu Lu sent Concubine Li away and was about to think about the spring hunt again when the message alert tone of the chat group suddenly rang in his mind.

It's the red lotus again.

Hua Honglian: "Chu Lu, are you there?"

Chu Lu frowned when he saw this familiar opening line. Chu Lu: "Yes. What's the matter? Can you explain it clearly this time?"

There was silence on the other end of the chat group for a few seconds.

Hua Honglian: "Um... I... I... it's just... ah..."

The series of ellipsis and sighs made Chu Lu's temples throb.

Chu Lu: "Just say what you want to say. Don't hesitate. I'm very busy."

Hua Honglian: "It's not a big deal... it's just... I encountered a little trouble... well... maybe it's not a small trouble... it's just..."

Her writing seemed particularly hesitant and entangled, as if each word was squeezed out from between her teeth.

Chu Lu was almost impatient, so he interrupted, "So what exactly is the trouble? Stop saying 'yes, yes'! Do you want me to help you? If so, just say so. If not, don't waste my time!"

Hua Honglian was frightened by this reply and began to stutter: "It's not that I really need your help... it's just that... if... if you're not busy... maybe... Oh!"

She seemed unable to continue, and then, without waiting for Chu Lu to respond, she quickly replied: "Forget it! It's okay! Chu Lu, just pretend I didn't ask! Just do your thing! I'll think of another way! I won't bother you anymore!"

Chu Lu: “???”

"What the hell is this guy doing? This is the third time, right?" Chu Lu felt his head hurt even more. "It's always like this, really... Ha!"

Chu Lu let out a long sigh.

Meanwhile, another world.

On the steep and lonely Wanzhen Mountain, inside the misty headquarters of the Demonic Cult, in a secluded courtyard, Hua Honglian was sighing in front of a small pond.

She was wearing a well-tailored dark-colored suit, which made her figure look even more neat, but her pretty face was now filled with sorrow and sadness.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the courtyard, and then a figure walked in. The man's face was as pale as paper, but his lips were a strange purple. His eyes were cloudy, and his hands were dry as firewood. His nails were extremely sharp and shiny black, and they were obviously covered with poison.

It was the elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect’s Punishment Hall, Poisonous Hand Shura.

Seeing someone coming, Hua Honglian quickly suppressed the sad expression on her face and returned to her usual indifference and alienation, as if the person who had just sighed was not her at all.

"Young Master," Poison Hand Shura's voice was hoarse, like the friction of sandpaper.

Hua Honglian's voice was cold: "What's wrong?"

Poison Hand Shura's cloudy eyes swept across her face and said, "Young Master, we have confirmed the hiding place of our sect's traitor Blood Hand Yan San. The leader has ordered us to go down the mountain immediately to hunt him down and kill him, and take back our sect's most precious treasure, the Netherworld Poison Codex, which he stole."

"Got it." Hua Honglian replied calmly, "Get ready and set off immediately."

Poison Hand Shura looked at her deeply again and emphasized again: "Young Master, this operation is of great importance. You are the leader and you must not make any mistakes."

"When do I need you to remind me of something?" Hua Honglian's eyes remained calm. "Don't worry."

Poison Hand Shura then bowed and retreated.

Soon, the group was ready and went down Wanzhen Mountain. There were fast horses prepared at the foot of the mountain, and everyone got on the horses and galloped southward.

A few days later, they arrived at a place called Yuelai Inn and stopped to rest.

Hua Honglian simply disguised herself in the room, changed into the clothes of an ordinary woman, and prepared to go out alone.

"Young Master, where are you going?" Poison Hand Shura asked vigilantly.

"Go out and relax." Hua Honglian said without turning back, and her figure quickly disappeared outside the inn.

Poison Hand Shura and several other members of the Demonic Cult who were accompanying him looked at each other, all helpless.

In a tavern not far from the inn, Hua Honglian occupied a table by the window alone, ordered a pot of good wine, a few dishes, and drank by herself. Without anyone around, the indifferent disguise on her face was instantly removed, and she returned to her sad look and sighed deeply.

"The plot has developed to this point, and there are only a few days left until that key plot point... Oh, what should I do?" She picked up the wine glass, sighed as she drank.

At this moment, a clear and pleasant female voice sounded beside her: "Lady, you are drinking alone in a depressed mood. Have you encountered any trouble?"

Hua Honglian looked up and saw a young woman in a light green silk dress, with a pretty and gentle face, standing beside her table with a friendly smile on her face.

Perhaps it was because the stranger's smile was too warm, or perhaps it was because Hua Honglian had too much depression accumulated in her heart. In addition, she was now in disguise and was not afraid of exposing her identity. She inexplicably developed a desire to confide in someone, so she said in a slightly cryptic tone: "To be honest, I did encounter some troubles."

"Oh? What is it? Can you tell me about it?" the woman asked.

Hua Honglian sighed and said, "I... I have encountered some difficult problems and I hope to get help from my friends. However, I am afraid... he will laugh at me. I have mustered up the courage to go to him several times, but he is always busy and each time he finishes talking after only a few words, which makes me even more afraid to speak."

The woman in the green dress smiled when she heard that, sat down opposite her, and said softly, "Lady, no matter what problem you encounter, you must find a way to solve it. Since the friend you mentioned is very busy, you can find other trustworthy friends. As the saying goes, three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. Even if the others are not as reliable as him, as long as more people work together to find a solution, maybe there will be a way out."

When Hua Honglian heard the words "other friends", her expression suddenly became a little subtle, and she muttered quietly: "They may not be as smart as me."

"How do you know if you don't try?" The woman in the green dress continued to persuade, "No matter what, it's better than struggling alone."

Hua Honglian hesitated again and said, "But...if I go to other people for help, what if 'that person' finds out? Wouldn't that be even worse? He will definitely ask me why I didn't ask him for help. How will I explain then?"

"Didn't the lady say he was very busy?" The woman in the green dress smiled. "Since he is busy with his own affairs, how can he have the leisure to pay attention to your movements? Maybe he won't even notice it. Even if he knows, if you tell me your concerns honestly, a true friend will understand."

The green-dressed woman's words made Hua Honglian feel much clearer. She thought about it again and again, and felt that what she said was indeed reasonable, and that her troubles could not be delayed any longer.

Finally, she seemed to have made up her mind and said gratefully to the woman in the green dress: "Thank you for your advice, young lady. I decided to give it a try and ask my other friends for help."

"That's good." The woman in green dress smiled and nodded.

"By the way, I haven't asked for your name yet, young lady?" Hua Honglian asked.

The woman in the green dress smiled and replied, "My name is Shen Miaomiao."

(End of this chapter)