Xiuxian Work Log

The river flows quietly, and the water surface shimmers and looks dreamy under the sunlight.

The river water was cool but not too cold. When he stirred the water with his fingers, the clear water reflected Lin Qingyue's figure and face, which was light and gentle.

The Dust-Breaking System watched as Lin Qingyue got up early in the morning and started playing in the water. Wen Lingyun, who was standing next to her, was working harder than her, catching fish and shrimps there.

And its host is playing in the water there!

Dust-Breaking System couldn't stand it any longer: "Have you forgotten your promise from yesterday?"

Lin Qingyue stirred the water without thinking, staring at the river, wondering what he was thinking. Only when he heard the sound of the Dust-Breaking System did he realize it was online.

"You're here." Lin Qingyue scooped up a handful of water, watching it leak out from between his fingers and splash onto the surface. Dust-Breaking System was confused, but suddenly heard Lin Qingyue say, "Do you feel that the beasts are avoiding us?"

The Dust-Breaking System retrieved the data from the past few days and confirmed Lin Qingyue's opinion.

"According to data analysis, there are currently no wild beasts within 300 meters of the host. Those within 300 meters or more, and those outside 500 meters, are mostly wild boars and wild dogs."

"The host turns on the system danger alert mode for a total of twelve hours every day. Since coming here, it has not sounded once."

The Dust-Breaking System looked at the data and confirmed Lin Qingyue's idea.

"So the host's conjecture has some factual basis, but it cannot be ruled out as accidental."

Lin Qingyue scooped up a mouthful of water, which tasted sweet and cool.

"I remember I chose to stay here because there was a mountain spring. Generally speaking, places with high-quality and abundant water sources are more likely to have animals. But as you know, apart from monkeys, I didn't see any other animals drinking here."

"Is someone preventing them from drinking water here? Or is this water source the territory of a more dangerous creature? But if this is the territory of a more dangerous creature, there's no reason why your system's danger alert mode wouldn't warn me."

"So," the Dust-Breaking System speculated, "you believe there are more advanced creatures in this dead realm, and that they are not hostile to you. On the contrary, they will warn other animals to protect you?"

"That's right!" Lin Qingyue nodded, as if realizing something was wrong, and changed his words, but there was still a hint of complacency in his tone.

"And I think it has an inseparable relationship with those monkeys."

"If the monkey's harassment and robbery were its first impression of me, then the monkey's second visit was to get a clearer understanding of my situation."

"So the next step is for it to take you into the cave, bow to heaven and earth, bow to your parents, and then bow to your spouse before sending you to the bridal chamber?" The Dust-Breaking System spoke in its unique AI accent, causing Lin Qingyue's face to change in a second. It was truly a master of face-changing.

"What you said makes me sick." Lin Qingyue raised his middle finger to the Broken Dust System.

Dust-Breaking System explained: "I was just making a reasonable guess based on what you said. Why is it so disgusting? Host, you didn't really think of this, did you? Otherwise, why did you react so strongly?"

Lin Qingyue would not fall into the self-proof trap set by the Pochen System.

"Whether it's a man or a woman or any other creature, linking everything to sex and love is, in my opinion, a form of harm to the person."

"Pochen, you can't just continue to suppress me without any psychological burden just because your words are disgusting enough. I have never seen such a shameless person, unless it is you."

The Dust-Breaking System did not respond, but changed the subject.

"How are you going to draw it out?"

Lin Qingyue looked back and forth between Wen Lingyun and herself, called Wen Lingyun back to the house, and then fell into the river under the emotionless gaze of the Dust-Breaking System.

Lin Qingyue floated down the river. After putting a protective shield on Wen Lingyun, he was still chatting with the Dust-Breaking System in his mind.

"Do you know how long I can hold my breath?"

The answer is very simple. It took the Dust-Breaking System less than a second to find Lin Qingyue's breath-holding records on Earth.

Dust-Breaking System: "Eight minutes and forty-three seconds."

Lin Qingyue smiled and said, "That was the previous record. My physical fitness is several times better now. Use the data to calculate how long I can last."

"Thirty minutes and twenty-eight seconds." Pochen calculated the answer almost the next second after Lin Qingyue said it, but the Pochen system did not support Lin Qingyue's approach.

"I don't think you can lure it out by doing this. Even if you can judge it to be a kind person based on what happened before, it may not have the powerful abilities you think. If you are on the verge of death during this process, I will teleport you to the ancient secret realm regardless of your objections."

"As for Wen Lingyun, my ability is not enough to support the teleportation of two people at the same time. In the end, we may have to give up this mission."

In other words, we have to give up on Wen Lingyun and let him destroy himself.

"Don't be so pessimistic, Pochen." Lin Qingyue said confidently, "I can definitely complete the mission while ensuring my own safety. After all, only when I'm alive can the world be alive."

Dust-Breaking System couldn't help but refute Lin Qingyue: "Host, the existence of living things is not based on personal will. You are a typical individualist."

"Oh, really? I always thought I was a greedy and cowardly person."

At first glance, the river seemed only one meter deep, but once Lin Qingyue fell in, she realized it was five meters deep, and the deepest part was probably ten meters! Fortunately, she was experienced; otherwise, she might have been flustered by the sudden change, and ultimately lost her balance and had to end the experiment early.

Lin Qingyue could hardly hear any other sounds in the water, but the vibrations of the ground were transmitted to her along the water flow.

The river became more turbulent, and Lin Qingyue could hear the sound of various footsteps vibrating in her ears. As she went deeper and deeper, a group of wild beasts seemed to be fleeing downwards as if they were being driven by her.

The river was very long, and Lin Qingyue didn't know how long he had been floating along the river. Several times when he was about to lose consciousness, he was awakened by the stimulating sound of the Dust-Breaking System.

Just as she was about to give up, she hit a rock. Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, she desperately clung to the protruding tree roots along the riverbank, using all her strength to climb ashore, and finally, exhausted, she lay down on the grass.

The Dust-Breaking System looked at Lin Qingyue worriedly, wondering if she was going to die, when it suddenly heard her say.

“It didn’t show up.”

"It's alright, host." The Dust-Breaking System called up the data. "You've broken the record this time. You held your breath underwater for a total of 40 minutes and seconds."

Lin Qingyue lay on the ground for half an hour before he stood up again. He found himself in an unfamiliar place. Compared to the deep mountains and old forests, this place was a slightly gentler hill.

The most important thing was that Lin Qingyue looked at the canvas flag floating in the air, on which was a huge symbol painted.

"There are humans here."

The black cat standing on the branch cast a scrutinizing glance with its emerald eyes at the person who shouldn't be here. Then, its body flashed and turned into a black line, disappearing into the woods.