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

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned their gaze to Yu Nu.

But I had some doubts in my heart.

If Yu Nu knew how to break the curse, why did she pull them into the illusion?

Isn't this contradictory to what Luo Qingcheng said before, that Yu Nu would open the illusion to allow outsiders to find a way to break the curse?

Yu Nu seemed oblivious, paying no heed to their gazes and refusing to respond to Luo Qingcheng.

Luo Qingcheng didn't urge him. He took out a few more fruits from his storage bag and ate them while waiting.

She stared at the demon for a long time before finally shifting her gaze slightly to Luo Qingcheng.

"you are wrong."

She denied what Luo Qingcheng said.

Luo Qingcheng spat out the fruit pit, a knowing smile on his face. "Since the Venerable One says I'm wrong, then I'm wrong."

Although she said that, anyone with eyes could tell from her expression that she didn't admit it.

Fortunately, Yu Nu didn't mind.

Luo Qingcheng changed the subject, and while carrying his sword toward the demon, he said, "Since the pretty sister doesn't know, then I'll tell you how to break the curse."

Yu Nu followed, remaining silent. Luo Qingcheng's voice echoed throughout the underground space. She stood in front of the demon and turned to face Yu Nu.

The demons' silent roars and struggles intensified as the delicious scent of the young girl grew stronger. Painful, struggling faces cried out and yearned for the pure scent of mortals and the fragrant soul—instincts etched into their very being.

This wild instinct contrasts sharply with the dark depths of the girl's eyes, yet they complement each other, creating a cruel yet magnificent scene that irritates Yu Nu's nerves, which had been aching since Luo Qingcheng told her that she knew how to break the curse.

Luo Qingcheng handed over his sword and calmly said, "Kill it!"

Yu Nu's first reaction was to refuse.

She stopped and looked at Luo Qingcheng quietly, her deep gaze shifting to the demons, her soul gradually calming down after hearing Luo Qingcheng's words.

For a moment, her expression showed pain, but she quickly regained her composure. She took the ordinary sword, which she would never have given a second glance before, and looked at Luo Qingcheng's all-knowing expression. She wasn't surprised by the three words she said, but asked, "Is there any other way?"

As if he had expected it, Luo Qingcheng answered the question, which sounded like it was being deliberately difficult, without any hesitation.

It would be good enough if you could come up with one way to break the curse, but you need a second one.

But there really is a second way, Luo Qingcheng said: "Kill yourself."

"Miss Luo?"

"Sister?"

Hongdou looked at her senior sister Hu on her left and then at Li Zhiming on her right. Although she didn't know why they suddenly called her "Miss," she still hesitated and called out, "Miss!"

Luo Qingcheng: -_-||

Li Zhiming pulled back Hongdou, who was trying to join in the fun, while Hu Muyu ran to Luo Qingcheng's side, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Girl, are you crazy? Do you know that's a Nascent Soul Venerable! She could kill us all without even farting! How dare you?!"

Luo Qingcheng whispered back, "Senior sister, you said she's a Nascent Soul Venerable, do you think she can't hear us talking like this?"

Hu Muyu glared at her. Of course she knew that Yu Nu could hear her. Wasn't this a good opportunity to quickly state her position before the Venerable One made a move?

Having finally calmed Hongdou down, Li Zhiming also came over and said, "Miss Luo, I know you're very good at persuasion, but advising someone to commit suicide and incur karmic retribution is a sin that will be struck by lightning!"

Luo Qingcheng said, feeling wronged, "I wasn't lying, why don't you all believe me?"

Although what she said was all guessing, it wasn't random or unfounded; it was a well-reasoned and evidence-based guess.

But Li Zhiming didn't believe it. He still remembered how Luo Qingcheng tricked a bunch of people into abandoning resource-rich places and instead running to the desolate and vast ice plains to find a non-existent barrier-free spiritual plant for leveling up.

That's harmless.

The fact that she tricked someone into committing suicide is that her own merits are damaged. Since Venerable Yu Nu appeared, she has not done anything heinous. Everyone can see how much she values ​​the curse. If Venerable Yu Nu suddenly had a brain fart and agreed to what Miss Luo said, what would happen?

Li Zhiming looked at the swindler with the eyes of a conman: "Still saying it's not a scam? What does the Venerable's life or death have to do with whether the curse can be broken? The Venerable didn't even cast the curse!"

Luo Qingcheng slapped Li Zhiming on the shoulder, completely unaware of his growing strength. If Li Zhiming hadn't caught a glimpse of Hongdou staring at him out of the corner of his eye and forced himself to maintain his composure, he wouldn't have stumbled from the slap.

As the tingling sensation in his shoulders and back gradually subsided, he realized what Luo Qingcheng had just said.

She said, "You're quite clever; this curse really was cast by our Venerable One!"

Li Zhiming: Σ(っ °Д °;)っ

Even Red Bean, who was playing nearby, came running over. At this point, she no longer doubted her unreliable young lady's words at all. "Then she was casting a curse while having someone break it. Isn't that... umm!"

He was interrupted by Li Zhiming who covered his mouth halfway through his sentence.

She leaned against Li Zhiming's chest, thrashing about like a live fish just thrown into a frying pan.

Li Zhiming: ...

Hu Muyu glanced quietly at Yu Nu, who was lost in thought and oblivious to their words and actions. She wiped away non-existent cold sweat from her forehead and felt her life teetering on the brink of death.

But she was really curious why Luo Qingcheng said the curse was cast by Yu Nu.

And whom did Yu Nu curse?

Could it be that the person behind what they previously believed to be the creation of demons was Yu Nu?

However, no matter how much she scratched her head and jumped around, Luo Qingcheng had no intention of telling them how she guessed it.

She pushed away Hu Muyu's head that was leaning in, and raised her voice to interrupt Yu Nu, who was lost in her memories, "Pretty sister, who do you choose?"

Yu Nu was displeased at being interrupted. She used her shrinking technique to reach Luo Qingcheng in the blink of an eye. At the same time, mist filled the air again, but this time it was not red mist.

Within seconds, the white fog thickened to the point that even though the people were very close, they could no longer see each other's figures.

Luo Qingcheng was deliberately separated from others.

"Miss, Miss!" Hongdou called out anxiously.

"Sister!"

"Miss Luo!"

The three of them thought in unison: Has the Venerable One finally lost his patience and decided to take action against Luo Qingcheng?

Despite their repeated calls, Luo Qingcheng couldn't hear them at all. If she had, she could only laugh at how their worries were somewhat unnecessary.

At this moment, she personally experienced what her senior sister Hu had told her before: the feeling of being unable to hear or see.

But what she didn't know was that after losing her sight and hearing, Hu Muyu actually heard a beautiful song that seemed to come directly from her mind.

The ethereal and beautiful music instantly soothed her bewilderment.

The price is an out-of-body experience :)

Unlike Hu Muyu, Luo Qingcheng heard Yu Nu's voice.

Her uniquely gifted voice is quite distinctive; her voice, which should have been carefree and joyful, is instead filled with confusion and sadness.

She said, "I will leave the decision to you."