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

The two took their leave.

Wanqing stood there watching the two leave, a gentle breeze causing her skirt to flutter.

She tilted her head and chuckled, looking at the burly man who was walking with the wind beside her, and asked teasingly, "Uncle-Master, do you have any regrets?"

Wearing a black, tight-fitting outfit that accentuated his strong, muscular physique, Master Taiqi stood like an ancient pine tree, his voice booming like a bell, "A true man never regrets his actions. Hongdou is simple and focused; she will have her own destiny!"

only--

"If it were a thousand years ago, then it would be fine if her young lady stayed. Our Immortal Seeking Sect isn't short of people to support..."

At this moment, in the eyes of Master Taiqi, Luo Qingcheng had no presence at all, and was only regarded as an accessory to Hongdou.

Looking at the Taiqi Zhenren in front of her, who always presented a strong demeanor but now seemed melancholy as he recalled his past glory, Wanqing continued, "In order to have a place in the world a thousand years from now when spiritual energy is declining, cultivators must be free from distractions."

This is a well-worn topic.

Master Taiqi laughed heartily and nodded repeatedly, "Exactly! Exactly!"

The owner of the red bean was focused on asking the Dao, and the Immortal Seeking Sect could not help her, nor could they force her to stay.

The muscular man's disappointment lasted only a moment. Seeing that he could no longer see the two figures, Master Taiqi put everything aside, laughed heartily, and said loudly, "We'll meet again someday, why be sad? Little Qing, your master has to go inspect the workshop, I'll be going now!"

Wan knew her own uncle's temperament well, so she wasn't surprised and nodded.

A playful breeze gently lifted a stray strand of hair from her temple, which froze in the air for a moment before slowly drifting down.

Upon closer inspection, the person beside him was nowhere to be seen, as if they had never been there.

Wanqing reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

A faint sigh.

With the road ahead uncertain, she found it difficult to comment on the pursuit of enlightenment by someone with no spiritual roots and shattered meridians.

All I can say is, I wish them success.

Luo Qingcheng was unaware that Wan Qing was actually not very optimistic about her journey.

At this moment, she was holding a round pill in her hand, examining it closely against the sun.

"Miss, why aren't you eating?" Hongdou crunched the two fasting pills in her mouth and looked at Luo Qingcheng, who seemed to be studying something, with a puzzled expression.

"Is this the legendary 'Bigu Pill'? It looks no different from ordinary candy."

Hearing the crisp sound coming from Hongdou's mouth, Luo Qingcheng came to a conclusion.

Hmm, it's still a hard candy.

System: [Second-tier pills are naturally simple and unadorned. Ninth-tier pills, however, can even draw upon heavenly lightning to temper the body and transcend tribulations, transforming the user into human form.]

It didn't tell Luo Qingcheng that the Wuji Pill she had eaten before was a seventh-grade pill, which was the highest-grade pill that could be refined under the current circumstances of insufficient spiritual energy.

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingcheng quickly put the fasting pill into his mouth.

They were afraid that this second-tier pill might mutate.

One bite, and it has no taste at all.

Luo Qingcheng frowned, seeing Hongdou eating with relish. After swallowing, he asked in confusion, "Hongdou, this Bigu Pill clearly has no taste at all, how come you're eating it so deliciously?"

Hongdou was taken aback.

"Isn't it strawberry flavored? A senior brother from the weapon-refining room gave it to me."

Luo Qingcheng understood something.

In Changqifeng, there are more men than women. Hongdou is cute and has a simple personality. When she was in Luofu, servants would often bring her food. It's even more normal that she is popular here.

However, seeing that Hongdou didn't understand, she didn't say anything.

He patted the bewildered Red Bean's head and placed the remaining two Bigu Pills in her hand.

"Miss, aren't you going to eat?" Hongdou was taken aback.

"I plan to officially begin fasting." Luo Qingcheng didn't value food and drink to begin with, and he only took one out of pure curiosity.

“But Miss, I’ve asked the other senior brothers and sisters, and they said that mortals who haven’t yet guided their spirits into their bodies cannot truly abstain from grains. It’s said that one can only formally abstain from grains once they reach the Foundation Establishment stage.” Hongdou tightened her palm, afraid that the round abstaining pill might accidentally fall to the ground, and said cautiously.

"What?" Luo Qingcheng's eyes widened.

"Also, Miss, Senior Sister Wan said that after you took the Wuji Pill, you only felt better on the surface. In reality, all your meridians are still broken. Unless a miracle happens, you will never be able to draw spiritual energy into your body in this lifetime."

"What?!" Luo Qingcheng couldn't believe it.

Hongdou didn't repeat herself; she looked at Luo Qingcheng with pity, like a mother looking at her good-for-nothing, foolish child.

Luo Qingcheng was quite shocked to learn that he was probably not destined for the path of immortality.

He stood rooted to the spot, sullenly tapping the system: [Did I choose the wrong path? Should I be on the palace intrigue route instead of the cultivation route?]

system:[……]

Speaking of her background, it's perfect for palace intrigue. She's the unfavored legitimate daughter of a low-ranking official in the Fengtian Dynasty. After being jilted, she's sent to the palace, where she carefully schemes for power, eventually killing the emperor (hmm? Something weird is popping up here), and taking the throne herself to become the empress of all time.

Isn't this exactly what she should be doing?

The more I think about it, the more feasible it seems.

The system, capable of monitoring Luo Qingcheng's burgeoning thoughts in real time, replied: [...You haven't switched to the wrong channel.]

If they didn't make a sound, Luo Qingcheng would have to take Hongdou to find the passage to the mortal realm.

[Then I can't cultivate!]

The system, having had enough, reminded you: [You have no spiritual root and are therefore unable to cultivate.]

Luo Qingcheng suddenly realized.

That's right, she couldn't cultivate in the first place, so why would she look for a sect?

Seeing that Luo Qingcheng's thoughts were becoming increasingly skewed, the system blurted out: [Didn't Wanqing tell you already? Go ask the Sword Sect!]

It wasn't until the system saw the wicked smile on Luo Qingcheng's face, a smile of triumph, that it realized it had been tricked.

Luo Qingcheng was actually testing her to see if asking the Sword Sect could solve the problem of not being able to cultivate!

The system retorted: [If you want to ask a question, just ask it directly. Why bother with all this fancy stuff?]

"Ha," Luo Qingcheng sneered. If this broken system had answered all her questions properly, why would she have bothered with this mess?

Do you really think female celebrities don't get tired of acting?

"Red Bean, let's go, let's go to the Sword Sect!"

Hongdou nodded, looking worriedly at Luo Qingcheng's excited profile.

Is Miss going crazy from being unable to cultivate? Why does she always suddenly start spacing out for no reason, and her expression keeps changing? It's kind of scary.

When Luo Qingcheng read novels before, the protagonist's interactions with the system were always intermittent. Little did she know that because of this useless system, the image of her being mentally ill had already taken deep root in Hongdou's mind.

Occasionally, when she caught a glimpse of Hongdou's caring gaze towards the mentally challenged, she thought Hongdou had a mental problem and couldn't help but let her eyes dart around.

After the two women, mistress and servant, started thinking each other was stupid, they then began to think each other was mentally challenged.

Fortunately, the results are good.

The master and servant, who tolerated each other as if the other were mentally challenged, grew increasingly close through their mutual respect and deference.

However, this genuine feeling did not last more than a day.

"Red Bean, Miss is hungry." Luo Qingcheng looked at Red Bean expectantly.

"Miss, I'm hungry too." Hongdou looked at Luo Qingcheng expectantly.

This scene seems familiar.

Luo Qingcheng was helpless. The problem was that they were indeed penniless when they were in the capital, and she had just given Hongdou two fasting pills not long ago.

Seeing that Hongdou was going to play dumb, Luo Qingcheng raised an eyebrow and broke the ice, "Hongdou, take out the fasting pills I gave you and give one to each of you."

Hongdou's innocent face, made even smaller by working out every day for the past two months, has made her already chubby face even more delicate. She's especially skilled and natural at feigning innocence.

"Miss, we're out of fasting pills." She said matter-of-factly, "What's given to me is mine, isn't it? I've already eaten it!"

what?

Luo Qingcheng stared at Hongdou's flat little belly, not understanding how she could still be hungry after eating three of those fasting pills, which were supposed to be equivalent to a strong man's full meal.

System message: [Not three, but a whole bag.]

Yes, she also ate a bag of strawberry-flavored fasting pills given to her by a senior brother who seemed to have a crush on Hongdou.

Now Luo Qingcheng was genuinely starting to worry.

[Is there something wrong with Hongdou's health?] Eating so much, don't make her sick.

The system usually doesn't pay attention to Hongdou, but after hearing Luo Qingcheng's words, it casually scanned her and said: [Hongdou has exceptionally high talent. The spiritual energy concentration in the Seeking Immortal Sect is higher than in other places. She accidentally attracted spiritual energy into her body, but without the cultivation method, she unconsciously expended a lot of physical strength to capture spiritual energy, which she couldn't retain in her body, resulting in a physical deficiency.]

Those fasting pills have too weak spiritual energy; no matter how much you eat, it won't replenish it.

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingcheng seemed to be deep in thought.

So the most urgent task is to find a mentor for Hongdou as soon as possible?

But finding a master isn't that easy.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Qingcheng asked, unwilling to give up, "System, is there really no cliff where cultivation manuals are hidden?"

If you can't find a teacher, you can let Hongdou learn on her own. As long as you have a good textbook, with Hongdou's aptitude, she can totally study on her own and get into Tsinghua University!

Luo's mother has confidence in her silly child!

How come she hasn't forgotten about this?

The system, unaware of modern people's obsession with cliffs, replied speechlessly: "No one knows."

As it spoke, it involuntarily activated its scanning function and subsequently discovered a glittering golden marker on the map…

After a moment of silence, the system replied: [...No cliff, but interested in a secret realm?]

I guess I've heard Luo Qingcheng talk about treasures falling from the sky so many times that the treasure actually came, although not under the cliff.

Of course I'm interested!

Luo Qingcheng was pleasantly surprised and was about to share the good news with Hongdou when he saw Hongdou squatting on the ground watching ants move their nest.

Luo Qingcheng: ...

"Red Bean, what are you doing?"

Hongdou looked up and said, "Miss, are you done daydreaming? I was observing the ants."

daze?

Upon hearing those two words, Luo Qingcheng suddenly realized something was wrong.

and so……

Whenever she speaks with the system, from a bystander's perspective, she suddenly starts to space out.

Just as she was about to (twistress) (darkly) (crawl) (wriggle on the ground) go crazy, she suddenly realized that no one knew her, and besides, when you experience a lot, you unconsciously turn one cheek to the other—shameless on one hand and two-faced on the other.

Great!

Mom no longer has to worry about me feeling embarrassed when I'm out in public!

Let me just space out.

"Red Bean, stop looking at ants, they're not going to send you sea buckthorn juice."

"Huh?" Why is Miss speaking in a language she doesn't understand again?

Luo Qingcheng said this entirely out of his own volition, not for Hongdou's ears. He didn't have time to answer Hongdou's questions. "Hongdou, come with me to snatch the treasure!"

Besides being a little foodie, Hongdou is also a little penny-pincher; she gets all excited at the mere mention of the word "treasure."

She jumped up and excitedly circled around Luo Qingcheng, "Miss, what is it? What treasure?"

"Your supplementary teaching materials!"

Hongdou, who had gradually gotten used to not understanding Luo Qingcheng's words, stopped questioning him and simply ignored him: "Oh, oh."

Although I couldn't understand it, it sounded very impressive.

Following the navigation provided by the system, I gradually encountered more and more people along the way.

Luo Qingcheng looked around and knew that these oddly dressed people were probably their competitors.

A crow perched on the shoulder of the young man who had lost an arm; his face was cold and stern, and he looked like someone not to be trifled with.

The long-haired person wearing a bright red veil, whose gender was unclear, had the hem of her skirt tucked into white underpants.

Luo Qingcheng didn't understand how avant-garde this aesthetic was, but she respected this kind of performance art!

Looking at her with admiration, Luo Qingcheng turned to find Hongdou. She planned to use that person as a negative example and tell Hongdou that if she dared to imitate these unconventional styles, she would make her pay!

Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I saw Hongdou hugging a tree and shaking it violently.

Luo Qingcheng: ? ? ?

People passed by from time to time, giving them disgusted looks while whispering to their companions.

"Whose child is that? Why does he look like a wild monkey?"

"I don't know, why don't the parents take care of things?"

Luo Qingcheng, who thought he had mastered the art of being shameless, blushed.

Miss Luo has always been a socialite and a trendsetter in the fashion world, always basking in the envious gazes of others.

Who knew that after time-traveling, he would always be embarrassing himself.

She half-covered her face, walked over, and whispered like a thief, "Red Bean, what are you doing?"

Red Bean didn't even come down from the tree; its limbs clung tightly to the trunk, seemingly knowing it couldn't move the giant tree and intending to climb up directly.

She turned around and laughed loudly, "Miss! You've arrived! This tree has fruit! I'll be able to have our lunch ready in no time!"

Fruiting?

Luo Qingcheng was taken aback, but it wasn't peach season yet.

"Go and pick that fruit; it's a spirit tree," the system suddenly announced.

But it was too late.

As soon as Hongdou said this, almost everyone who had come because the small secret realm was about to open heard it.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Without the protection of a major sect, independent cultivators have an exceptionally keen sense for treasure hunting. Upon hearing this, they immediately knew that this tree was probably no ordinary tree.

A few groups that came together just treated it as a joke, glancing at it dismissively before leaving, while most of the lone travelers stopped in their tracks.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly froze, with only Hongdou still "huffing and puffing" as she clung to the tree trunk and climbed upwards.

“Red Bean!” Luo Qingcheng lowered his hand from his face, looked up, and spoke in a serious tone.

At this moment, Hongdou could reach the spiritual fruit that was so close at hand.

Hearing that Luo Qingcheng's tone was off, she reached for the spirit fruit while turning to look at Luo Qingcheng, asking in confusion, "What's wrong, Miss?"

That's too late!

Out of the corner of his eye, Luo Qingcheng noticed the weapons in the hands of the crowd, which seemed ready to be used.

Seeing that the unsuspecting Red Bean touched the fruit—