The system makes me so beautiful that I don't care about anyone else's life or death.

Director Han instructed them for a long time not to act familiar with Guiyin when they met her.

But when they saw her, their gazes lingered for several seconds before they forced themselves to look away.

Fortunately, they weren't the first.

Every time Su Ran appears in people's sight, she firmly captures everyone's attention.

The villagers do not welcome men into the village because they cannot carry on the family line and are outsiders.

Furthermore, their appearance was so striking that it aroused a bit of jealousy in the men who were usually unkempt in the village.

But they didn't want to show it in front of Su Ran and the others, since their current persona was that of "good citizens".

“You’re very lucky. Our village is the only one within dozens of miles. If you went any further, even if you walked for days and nights and crossed several mountains, you might not see any other living people.”

The village chief's hospitable voice rang out, as if he had triggered something, and all the villagers' expressions changed from wary to warm.

“Young man, you’re carrying such a big load on your back. It must be very heavy. The journey is long. Come in with me and rest for a while.”

“More than a dozen families in our village have gone out to work and haven’t come back for several years. Their houses are all abandoned. I have the keys to them. You can stay for a while and rest before you continue your journey.”

An Yecheng then spoke with a smile that revealed neither his true feelings nor his true emotions, "Then I'll have to trouble the village chief."

Su Ran and Lan Yue passed by him.

A faint, almost imperceptible, fragrant breeze wafted by.

The boy's long eyelashes trembled, his eyes and heart burning with the passion of spring.

The two stood there, and the girl who had left with someone never looked back.

In an instant, I felt half joy and half sorrow.

Lan Yue continued gossiping with laughter, "Why is Teacher Gu here? And why is Yu Ran's boss here too? Are they here to see you? After all, you work for the same company."

Su Ran simply changed the subject, "Let's dismantle the bamboo and mix it with mud."

Blue Moon shut her mouth.

When An Yecheng and Gu Cai arrived, Su Ran and Lan Yue were plastering the wall.

Su Ran had smashed a large, square hole in the cracked wall, and the wind was howling inside.

Bamboo stalks, about the thickness of a thumb, were broken into pieces and used as reinforcing bars to form a fence-like structure to fill the large hole, which was then sealed layer by layer with mud mixed with straw.

"I'll help," Gu Cai said, running over.

"No need, we'll do it ourselves." Noticing that some villagers were watching them, she quickly brushed Gu Cai's hand away.

"Why did you have to tear down this wall and then rebuild it?" Gu Cai started a conversation.

Su Ran frowned; she didn't really want to chat with Gu Cai.

Seeing Gu Cai interacting with An Yecheng and Su Ran, the village chief, who was not far away, had a sharp look in his eyes.

"Ah Fan, what do you think?" he asked the middle-aged woman next to him.

There weren't many women out and about in Mingyuan Village. The middle-aged woman had two braids and her clothes were cleaner and more presentable than those of the other women.

She said, "Those people are all actors, and if they're well-known, these two passengers couldn't possibly not recognize them. Especially that one called 'Ghost Voice,' once she appears on the big screen, how could people not remember her?"

Her Mandarin was very standard, without a trace of her local accent.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

“It’s very simple. No matter what their reasons were for coming up the mountain, they have already seen these six guests, so there’s no way they’ll let them come down the mountain alive.”

"You mean?"

“If there are no valuable men from other families, we will deal with them the same way as the other three male guests.”

After they finished speaking, they glanced in Su Ran's direction and then left.

After they left, Su Ran looked back as if she had something on her mind.

She has exceptional hearing; even the quietest conversations between the two can reach her ears.

Little Butterfly: [Host, the woman who spoke is named Ruan Zhou. She wasn't born in Mingyuan Village.]

Su Ran glanced at Gu Cai.

"so troublesome."

"Huh? What?" Gu Cai was confused, his eyes flashing with clear stupidity.

Why is Guiyin ignoring Gu Cai? Didn't they know each other on the talent show?

[You missed the previous part; I just heard Director Han say in Ma Zhu's live stream that they were going to pretend they didn't know each other.]

But Ghost Voice is too cold-hearted.

[Don't try to stir things up upstairs. I remember Guiyin even helped Gu Cai get into a concert last time. They must have a good relationship in private. They're just putting on an act for the villagers.]

Actually, that netizen is right.

Su Ran was indeed deliberately ignoring Gu Cai.

Not only that.

She ignored all the boys around her who had feelings for her, especially acquaintances.

She wasn't sure what they liked about her.

Is it her face, or her figure?

The restoration of her appearance allowed her to slowly regain her confidence, but when faced with others' unusual feelings, she felt neither inferiority nor arrogance; all she felt was distrust.

Gu Cai was pampered by everyone as he grew up. He was like a little prince living in a forest kingdom, enjoying the sunshine and rain every day, carefree and unrestrained.

He can throw a tantrum whenever he wants and be nice to whomever he wants, which has shaped his aggressive and unruly personality.

But Su Ran is different.

She held her own umbrella, provided her own sunshine, and took care of herself as she grew up.

She didn't want to take care of children who never grew up.

She once thought about the day when she could hide under someone else's umbrella and be sheltered from the wind and rain, but now she doesn't need to anymore.

Now, she will run fearlessly in the pouring rain before anyone offers her an umbrella, because she is now indestructible.

But some people's passionate hearts will not give up because of her coldness.

"Gu Cai, let's go find the village chief to get the key."

The man's voice was deep and resonant, possessing an imposing presence that made one want to submit.

Upon hearing this, Gu Cai left Su Ran's side with a sullen face.

Seeing An Yecheng's imposing figure and his sharp, focused gaze as he immersed himself in the shopping mall, he couldn't help but wonder if Su Ran would like someone as powerful as Yecheng.

He turned to look at Su Ran and saw that she only glanced at An Yecheng before going about her own business, which relieved him.

He frowned, thinking about all the things he still had in his bag that he hadn't given away yet.

After the bamboo wall was sealed, Su Ran and the other three burned firewood under the damp walls inside the house to quickly dry the wall surface.

"The repaired wall is so nice, it doesn't let in any draft, and it's much warmer than before," Wang Biqing said with delight.

She's feeling better now and can get out of bed to tidy up the house nicely, making it look much brighter than before.

into the night.

Two men stealthily approached a mud house, carrying a bundle of rope in their hands.

"Where are the keys?" the man asked.

"Keep your voice down when you open the door here."

"Got it. Those two men are really good-looking, especially the one with slightly curly hair and fair skin. He might even be more attractive than a woman."

"Are you tired of playing around with women? But you're right, those two men are indeed good-looking, even better-looking than those three male guests."

"What, you're interested in this too?"

"Hey, let's stop arguing and get to work. The village chief said we have to deal with them today and make it look like they left early this morning."

"It's not like it's the first time we've done this, what's the rush?" he said dismissively.

Unbeknownst to them, a tall figure loomed far behind them.

Gu Cai tossed and turned; the kang (heated brick bed) was cold and hard, and he couldn't fall asleep even at four in the morning.

"How can Ghost Voice endure such suffering without uttering a sound?"

He muttered to himself, not expecting An Yecheng beside him to hear him.

The wind howled outside the door, and the leaves rustled, sounding eerily like ghosts clapping their hands.

The old wooden door creaked, and if the person inside was sensitive enough, they would surely notice a cool breeze blowing in from outside.

A sense of crisis made An Yecheng suddenly open his eyes, and a rope came into view, which was about to be put around his neck!

Gu Cai, who was sleeping next to him, was the same.

"Brother Ye Cheng—" Gu Cai managed to shout out three words, but his throat was tightened by the rope and he could no longer speak.

The two men turned pale and their tongues stretched out.

An Yecheng used the force to turn his body around, tightening the choke around his neck, but also allowing him to see the other person's face clearly.

The man was stunned. He thought he couldn't cause any more trouble, so he decided to kill An Yecheng.

Unexpectedly, when An Yecheng struck his crotch with all his might, the rope in his hand loosened slightly, and An Yecheng turned the tables, using the rope in his hand to put it around his neck.

An Yecheng was clearly trained; he tied the rope into a flexible knot on his hand, tightly locking the other person's throat.

However, to An Yecheng's surprise, a gleaming knife shot out from the other party's hand and stabbed fiercely towards his chest!

Just before the blade was about to pierce the skin, another longsword collided with it first, knocking the knife from the opponent's hand with a clang!

The open door creaked and groaned in the strong wind, much like the eerie winds in folk legends.

A deafening roar of thunder shook the house, and in the flash of lightning, a woman in white with long hair, like a vengeful ghost, instantly floated from outside the door into the house!

An Yecheng looked sharply in the direction of the woman in white, but did not see her at all.

He turned sharply to look at the two men who wanted to murder him and Gu Cai, only to be horrified to see them lying on the ground in agony, their eyes wide with fear.

The rustling of leaves outside sounded like the howling of ghosts and wolves.

Under the moonlight, a woman in white stood against the wind.

She suddenly stretched out her arms and began to dance enchantingly.

The ethereal, melodious singing, accompanied by a soul-devouring dance, shook everyone's senses under the thunder and lightning.

Her slender waist, alluring eyes, and divine yet wicked aura made people want to keep their eyes glued to her forever, never looking away.

The thunder stopped, the wind ceased, and everything seemed to stand still.

With a flick of her slender finger, she emitted a silvery laugh, her voice soft and alluring:

"Hehe~ Come here~"

The two men who wanted to murder An Yecheng and Gu Cai were instantly bewitched, their expressions greedy and blank as they approached the woman in white.

They took a few steps forward, and the woman in white took a few steps back, her steps so light that it was as if she hadn't even touched the ground.

Come here~

She called out softly.

The two men moved forward uncontrollably, reaching out to hug the woman, but they missed.

The woman laughed loudly, mocking their ridiculous behavior, but they didn't get angry and just laughed along with her.

Even in death, they still wore that smiling face.

An Yecheng and Gu Cai snapped out of their daze and discovered that the two men were gone.

The village chief, still half asleep, felt an itch on the tip of his nose, as if something was rubbing against it. He closed his eyes and brushed his face with his hand, but before he could put his hand down, the tip of his nose started to itch again.

I initially thought it was the mosquitoes causing the problem, but then a thought suddenly popped into my head: Where are there mosquitoes in the middle of winter?

He groggily opened his eyes, only to be met with two grinning faces on the roof beams.