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

Luo Qingcheng raised his hand, and it seemed as if one could see his shattered meridians through his sallow skin.

The cultivation of spiritual energy requires circulation; without meridians, circulation cannot be completed.

Even if she had no spiritual root and couldn't sense spiritual power, even if she successfully attracted spiritual energy, it would only cause the nowhere-to-go spiritual energy to run wild until her body exploded.

What exactly should I do?

She stared at her hands.

[System, didn't you say the cheat system borrows energy from my future self? Since my future self has cultivation abilities, shouldn't I be able to cultivate as well?]

[nature.]

[Do you know how I cultivated?]

[Do you think someone without spiritual roots would reveal cultivation methods to others?]

Luo Qingcheng thought about it carefully.

Whether others would say she didn't know, she herself certainly wouldn't say.

After all, she was a cautious person who even worried that someone with ulterior motives might find loopholes in the "Elementary Mind Technique" and cause her harm.

Throughout her life, she has relied on her caution to avoid countless malicious individuals who approached her or tried to kidnap her.

Now, however, I suddenly wish I weren't so cautious.

She sighed again.

"Eh--"

Wanwan, who had just successfully advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refining, hadn't even opened her eyes when she heard Luo Qingcheng sigh.

She thought Luo Qingcheng's injuries had worsened, and asked hesitantly, "Qingcheng? Sigh?"

Luo Qingcheng then realized that the wind that had been sweeping through the air had stopped. She released her hands that were holding her to the bed and sat up.

Although Wanwan is a child, this child could kill her with one punch.

Luo Qingcheng didn't mince words, "I'm currently worrying about how I should cultivate."

Wanwan: ? ? ?

She thought that Luo Qingcheng had come to ask the Sword Sect because she had some unique method to cultivate successfully, but she didn't expect her to be so stubborn.

With her limited brain, she naturally wouldn't know any way for someone without spiritual roots to draw upon spiritual energy.

but--

Wanwan seemed to suddenly remember something. She stood up from the bed and, under Luo Qingcheng's questioning gaze, walked purposefully past the pile of clutter on the bed toward the innermost part.

"Late night?"

Luo Qingcheng called her name.

Although she knew the child in front of her had already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining, she couldn't help but worry because she saw a little girl moving shakily through the pile of debris, as if walking on thin ice.

Wanwan didn't respond. She squatted down and reached out her little hand toward a beautifully covered book.

Then pull—

With a "crash!", the debris, whose balance had been disrupted, began to fall continuously, hitting Wanwan on the head, who was still squatting to the side.

Luo Qingcheng: !!!

My worst fears have come true!

She suddenly stood up and pounced on Wanwan.

The sight of Wanwan's innocent and adorable face reflected in his pupils made Luo Qingcheng even more nervous.

but--

That's too late!

"boom!"

Luo Qingcheng watched helplessly as Wanwan was surrounded by a pile of junk...

Bury?

Ok?

Was it not buried?

In a flash, Wanwan's figure had moved in front of her, standing directly beneath her outstretched Erkang hand.

[laugh!]

A sneer from the system brought her back to her senses.

Seeing that Wanwan was alright, Luo Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she considers herself a successor to evil capitalism who is proficient in the art of exploitation, she can't help but feel kind-hearted when faced with human children.

The system had been following Luo Qingcheng for so long that it had gotten to know her a little bit.

Hearing Luo Qingcheng inwardly praising himself as a good person, he scoffed: [Isn't it because human cubs pose no threat to you?]

Luo Qingcheng ignored it.

This system seems to be having its period lately; it's irritable and keeps criticizing itself.

The system, once again ignored, quietly sulked.

"Wanwan, don't do dangerous things in front of me next time."

After all, she felt guilty if she didn't do anything about it, as it would affect her remaining conscience.

She earnestly made the request to Wanwan, who was holding the book.

Wanwan nodded and raised her hand to hand the book to Luo Qingcheng.

"For me?" Luo Qingcheng asked in surprise.

Seeing Wanwan nod, she reached out and took it, feeling a little strange.

Then I suddenly remembered Wanwan's behavior just now.

She made no move to look for anything, and upon closer inspection, it seemed as if she already knew where the book was.

Luo Qingcheng blinked, not immediately looking at the heavy hardcover book in his hand, but asked hesitantly, "Wanwan, you didn't know where this book was from the beginning, did you?"

She held up the book and waved it in front of Wanwan.

Wanwan glanced at her with some surprise, as if wondering why Luo Qingcheng was asking such an obvious question.

But she doesn't want to talk; she never asks questions that can be answered with a nod.

Seeing Wanwan nod, Luo Qingcheng asked incredulously, "Do you know the location of everything in that pile of junk?!"

Wanwan didn't nod this time.

Perhaps because of Luo Qingcheng's overly surprised attitude, she asked, "Is it strange?"

Although it was a question, the tone was as steady as a declarative sentence.

Wanwan has a blank expression, but her big, watery eyes express her thoughts very vividly.

It was obvious that Wanwan knew exactly where most of the items she had seemingly casually tossed onto the ground were.

Luo Qingcheng: ...

She couldn't help but think of the basic sword skills that she needed to cheat with the system to learn, while Wanwan clearly didn't have any cheat devices, yet she never asked her, but instead memorized those basic sword skills that were very difficult for Luo Qingcheng after only reading them once.

You have a great memory.

Luo Qingcheng coughed awkwardly, trying to salvage his dignity as an adult.

"Well, of course, it's not surprising."

She skillfully changed the subject.

"Let me see what book you brought me."

Wanwan's attention was successfully diverted.

Luo Qingcheng: So that's one of the reasons she likes children—they're easy to fool.

She chuckled inwardly, then looked away from Wanwan's face and at the book cover in her hand.

Several large characters came into view.

Becoming an Immortal Overnight: The Untold Story Between Me and the Buddhist Disciple

Luo Qingcheng: ? ? ?

Why would a five-year-old girl have a pornographic book in her hand that looks like it contains something indescribable just from the title?

Luo Qingcheng glanced at the book, then at Wanwan, who had no expression, then glanced at the book again, then at Wanwan, who had no expression but seemed to have doubts in her eyes.

Luo Qingcheng: ...

She got it!

Thinking back to Wanwan's arrogant behavior of randomly picking a shop in Wenjian City and demanding that everything be packed up, she remembered that Wanwan had done the same thing.

She now understood where this book, which resembled a pornographic book, came from!

Luo Qingcheng quickly put the book into his storage bag.

He suggested, "Wanwan, let's rest early and practice our swordsmanship again tomorrow morning?"

It took quite a while to advance my skills last night. Although it's not that late yet, if you're used to going to bed early, you should probably get ready to rest.

To Luo Qingcheng's surprise, Wanwan shook her head.

"Qingcheng, the book."

Luo Qingcheng: ...

That's why she dislikes children; she always has some inexplicable obsessions that can't be fooled.