The female lead thought she had a "proud and arrogant" character script.

"Tap!" The person stopped at the corner.

A rustling sound came from the wall, the firelight flickered, and the newcomer placed the torch in a fixed position on the wall.

Then they walked out around the corner.

Seeing Luo Qingcheng kneeling motionless on the floor in the cell, she exclaimed in surprise, "Miss! You're awake!"

Luo Qingcheng was focused on memorizing his enemy's face when he heard the familiar voice and was startled.

"red beans?"

Hongdou stepped forward and pulled off the hood on her head. "Miss, it's Hongdou!"

Before Luo Qingcheng could ask her what had happened, Hongdou was about to tell him everything, chattering away like spilling beans, when Luo Qingcheng stopped her with a gesture.

A red and black patterned snake fell from her raised arm.

……

"Red Bean, we can talk about this later, get me out of here first!"

She didn't know how thick-skinned Hongdou had to be to ignore the bunch of obviously venomous snakes swimming around in front of her, but she had reached her limit!

"Miss—" Hongdou hesitated, her expression innocent and naive.

Luo Qingcheng understood.

Okay, this little girl doesn't have a key at all. Although I don't know why she can move freely when the two of them were captured together, it's clear that Hongdou is powerless to rescue her.

Luo Qingcheng took a deep breath.

calm down.

You've known for a while that Red Bean is an idiot, haven't you?

[System, how much time has passed? Can I borrow future cultivation power now?]

The system stated that you can only borrow again after you have fully repaid your loan.

Her current condition is different from when she first borrowed the energy, when her body felt like it was being crushed by a large rock. It is estimated that she has been unconscious for quite some time.

[This is the second day. There is still one cup of tea's time left in this luck-lending period. It is recommended that the host escape this predicament before the end of this period. Otherwise, according to the system's prediction, the host will die from being attacked by a swarm of snakes after one cup of tea's time.]

[Why?!] Luo Qingcheng was shocked.

[Wasn't it you who prevented these snakes from biting me?]

She still thought she was safe, even though she felt a little disgusted.

[No, it's because these snakes love your bad luck. Once the bad luck disappears, you'll be devoured to death by the snakes.]

Luo Qingcheng looked at the iron pillar, which was as thick as her wrist.

It was obvious that with her small arms and legs, it was impossible for her to break through the iron pillar and escape on her own.

Before this loan ends, she can't use her cheat ability. The moment the loan ends, she will be attacked by a swarm of snakes known for their speed and agility!

Not bad, at least she knows why those poisonous snakes didn't attack her... what a load of rubbish!

Isn't this a dead end?!

"Miss?" Hongdou didn't know why Luo Qingcheng had suddenly fallen into a daze again, and his expression was unpredictable.

Luo Qingcheng snapped out of his daze and instructed Hongdou, "Hongdou, you should leave here first."

She's about to take a huge gamble, and if she fails, the scene of being devoured by a thousand snakes will be quite gruesome. It's better to let Hongdou leave.

We must not leave psychological trauma on underage girls.

Hongdou was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized something, "Miss, how did you know it was time for me to leave? Miss is so clever!"

The strange old man kept her around so she could serve him tea and water. She slipped out during the old man's bath to see if Luo Qingcheng had woken up.

With her eyes sparkling, Luo Qingcheng didn't offer any further explanation, watching her leave with every step she took, turning back to look at him again and again.

He then said seriously, "System, I need to borrow your cultivation."

"Are you sure? If we continue to rely on this luck, although we won't be able to leave here, at least we can save our lives," the system confirmed meaningfully.

[Save my life? Or let these little snakes use my bad luck to become even more venomous?]

When Hongdou left, she didn't take the torch with her. With the help of the light, she could clearly see that the snakes were wrapped in wisps of gray mist. If she wasn't mistaken, that mist was her bad luck.

Even if the venomous snakes are interested in her bad luck now and don't bite her, who knows when they might suddenly lose interest?

[…Okay.] The system remained suspiciously silent for a moment.

Luo Qingcheng assumed the system was worried and didn't pay much attention: [My life is entirely in your hands. The moment the bad luck on me disappears, you have to reactivate my cheat system.]

If the system had been even a step too late, even if she hadn't been devoured to death, she would have died from the mutated snake venom.

The system did not respond; the only sounds in the air were the hissing of snake tongues and the friction of snakes slithering around.

The time it takes to drink a cup of tea passes quickly.

Luo Qingcheng kept her eyes closed, and cold snakes would occasionally wriggle across her body, even crawling up her neck and flicking their tongues near her ear. Every inch of her skin that they touched made the hairs on her body stand on end.

[three--]

Luo Qingcheng tensed all his muscles.

[two--]

A bead of cold sweat rolled down his cheek.

[one!]

The heavy feeling, as if a weight was being borne all over my body, suddenly lightened!

"hiss!"

The golden python that had been docilely resting on her shoulder suddenly sprang up, its jaws snapping open towards her cheek—

[Your cheat code has been credited to your account.]

The moment the mechanical voice sounded, an inexplicable force surged through Luo Qingcheng's entire body.

The comfort lasted only a few milliseconds.

The next instant, abundant spiritual energy surged through her body. Her face flushed red. Having never cultivated before, she didn't know how to channel spiritual energy. Luo Qingcheng's meridians were instantly ruptured by the spiritual energy, and blood gushed out!

"Ugh!" Under the sudden stimulation, Luo Qingcheng couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

The energy spread out in circles, blasting away the swarm of snakes that had been entangling her and were now driven mad by the disappearance of blood and mold. The snakes lay lifeless on the ground.

Unbearable pain filled Luo Qingcheng's mind, shattering her reason!

She just wanted to release all the power that was causing her pain!

The violent surge of spiritual energy caused the earth to tremble. The iron pillar swayed precariously, seemingly intact, but upon closer inspection, its surface was riddled with cracks.

At this moment, Hongdou, who hadn't gone far, seemed to sense something. She turned around and saw the dungeon entrance collapse, huge rocks fall, and dust instantly fill the sky and earth.

Miss!

Hongdou was startled, and inexplicably thought of the scene where Luo Qingcheng had just told her to leave.

A strange-looking old man rushed out of the room with disheveled hair, unkempt clothes, and a damp feeling on his body.

It was obvious that he rushed out before he had finished showering.

A voice like a crow's caw rang out, "What happened?! How can there be spiritual energy fluctuations from a Nascent Soul cultivator here?!"

Could it be that the immortal sects discovered him? But he was just a nobody among the demonic cultivators, how could the immortal sects possibly send a Nascent Soul Venerable to capture him?

The strange old man looked terrified, gazing into the distance toward the dungeon.

Hongdou didn't understand what a "Nascent Soul Grandmaster" meant; she only knew that the dungeon had collapsed and Luo Qingcheng was buried underground, so she had to rescue him immediately!

She bit her lip, trying to hold back the tears welling up from the depths of her heart.

Red Bean, don't cry! Miss is waiting for you to save her! Miss is blessed by heaven, she will be alright!

While encouraging herself, Hongdou steadied herself, which was being blown around by the hurricane, and began to move towards the dungeon.

"What are you doing?!" The strange old man couldn't help but ask, drawn by her unusual behavior.

Hongdou ignored him. If it weren't for the strange old man locking the young lady in the dungeon, how could the young lady have been in danger?

She didn't say a word. The hurricane blew pebbles over and hit her arm. Hongdou covered the wound with one hand. The intense pain made her think that if such small stones hurt so much, the young lady must be in even more pain under the big stone.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat and tears welled up in her eyes.

At this moment, Luo Qingcheng was indeed in great pain.

She was in so much pain that she lost consciousness, but then the pain brought her back to her senses.

Her expression was ferocious, and she asked through gritted teeth: "Why didn't you tell me about the consequences of borrowing cultivation power?"

The system, unwilling to take the blame, believed it had already advised Luo Qingcheng, by repeatedly confirming whether she truly intended to borrow cultivation power: [I thought you knew.]

How could an ordinary person withstand the impact of spiritual energy infusion?

Luo Qingcheng choked. She had only been in this world for a short time. Although she had read a lot of novels, she had no concrete impression of cultivation or spiritual power. She only thought that she would suddenly become powerful like a magical girl.

What bad intentions could she possibly have? She just wants to show off!

The surrounding area had been reduced to ruins by the rampaging spiritual power, but Luo Qingcheng was not buried under the rubble as Hongdou had expected.

The burst of spiritual energy sent the soil layer, which served as both ceiling and floor, flying away.

With smoke rising from her head, Luo Qingcheng looked up. The dungeon was so dark that she thought it was nighttime, but the sun was high in the sky, just past noon.

[Is there any way to stop the surge of spiritual energy?]

Her brows were furrowed, her face was pale, her lips were bitten until they bled profusely, and large drops of cold sweat slid down her forehead. Her whole body was twitching slightly uncontrollably, and upon closer inspection, her skin was covered with cracks from which blood kept oozing out.

[There's no way around it. All the meridians in your body have been shattered by the spiritual energy. Even if you were exceptionally talented and could instantly comprehend the cultivation method, you wouldn't be able to restore the spiritual energy. Besides, you're dull-witted and have no spiritual root. Just wait to die.]

The system said coldly.

Grass (a plant).

Luo Qingcheng couldn't help but curse.

She thought the system needed something from her and would do its best to save her life, so she boldly asked to try the cheat system. Even though she knew that using the cheat system had side effects, she didn't ask about them carefully.

Forget it.

Luo Qingcheng suddenly understood.

She should have known long ago that no one in this world cared about her life, not before, and not in the future.

She stopped struggling, lay down on the ground, and forced her furrowed brows to relax, even revealing a smile.

With that laugh, the crack on his face widened, making his entire face look incredibly terrifying.

[What...are you laughing at?] The system was puzzled. Based on its understanding of humans, no matter who it was, even if they laughed before they died, they would not show such a crazy laugh.

Yes, madness. It has seen relieved smiles, regretful smiles, all sorts of smiles, but never this kind.

Luo Qingcheng did not return.

She stared at the blue sky above her for a moment.

The spiritual energy was still surging violently, and stones would occasionally slide down and turn into dust in the air.

Despite the tranquility, a restless atmosphere permeated the air.

Her brown eyes stared silently upwards, unblinking, and no one knew what she was thinking at that moment.

Sudden--

Luo Qingcheng suddenly rolled over.

She was bent over, her hand covering her stomach.

She was in pain all over her body, but all she could do was clutch her stomach.

He muttered to himself, "Before I die, at least I'll avenge myself."

That strange old man with the awful voice—if it weren't for him locking himself up with so many snakes he hated most…

Now, I can at least make that weird old man die a horrible death.

Luo Qingcheng walked step by step toward the stairs.

With each step, a deep pit was left behind, along with a layer of blood.

When Luo Qingcheng finally crawled out of the ground, he was covered in blood.

"Miss!" Hongdou called out in surprise when she saw her figure in the distance, her eyes squinting from the wind.

but--

Was the young lady originally wearing a red dress?

Hongdou's doubts were quickly replaced by the pleasant surprise that Luo Qingcheng was alright.

She was about to rush over when Luo Qingcheng stopped her.

"do not come!"

Hongdou paused in her steps.

She was puzzled and was about to ask why when Luo Qingcheng said, "Take me to the strange old man who kidnapped us."

Hongdou is single-minded, but her greatest strength is that she is obedient.

After hearing what Luo Qingcheng said, she thought about it and decided to do as her mistress instructed.

Although the young lady is sometimes silly and I have never discovered that she secretly eats alone, she is also very smart and never makes a mistake in doing things for her. Every time the second young lady comes to pick a fight with the young lady, she gets so angry that she is half dead.

Red Bean turns around.

Luo Qingcheng followed, her hands clenched into fists, her nails, which hadn't been cut for days, digging deep into her flesh, but she felt nothing.

My whole being was forcibly enduring this pain that went deep into my bones.

So she didn't notice until she was surrounded by a group of people dressed in white robes with the words "Seeking Immortality" embroidered in green silk thread on their chests.

"Venerable One?" A clear voice reached Luo Qingcheng's ears through the thin membrane that separated her from the outside world.

Luo Qingcheng focused his unfocused gaze and saw a cultivator who looked very much like someone from a TV drama, respectfully bowing and greeting him.

"Senior Brother, this person is probably a commoner woman captured by that demonic cultivator. The fluctuations of spiritual energy around her are very suspicious."

Another person stepped forward and launched into a frank analysis, which drew nods of approval from the others.

It seems that he does not approve of the senior brother's behavior of calling Luo Qingcheng "Venerable One".

It should be noted that the title "Venerable One" is reserved for powerful beings whose cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Luo Qingcheng didn't care what these people called her; she only cared about one thing.

"Where is that demonic cultivator you're talking about?"

She had a bad feeling.

The man looked at her with surprise, then replied matter-of-factly, "Of course, kill him."

killed?

Luo Qingcheng's vision went black.

She's been planning this for so long!

He went to great lengths, preparing to pack a big one before he died, but instead, he got killed?!

The last breath he had been holding on to burst forth, and Luo Qingcheng swayed as he heard a group of people calling out, "Hey! Venerable One! Miss!"

fell down.

Yes, nobody knows that in the moment she knew she was about to die, all she wanted was to make a big deal out of it.