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

[There are 100,000 high-grade spirit stones inside.]

Luo Qingcheng: ...

With difficulty, I managed to tear my gaze away from that spirit stone mountain.

"No need, I'm not that short of it."

Who knows?

Her heart was bleeding.

"Honestly, I have something important to do right now, so please let me go."

All she wants now is to get away from this heartbreaking place as soon as possible.

"Luo Luo, where are you going? I can take you there." Sima Sui knew her very well.

Seeing that she really didn't want to get entangled with him anymore and didn't want to be disliked by her, he reluctantly climbed out of her arms.

Just as Luo Qingcheng was about to refuse, he heard the system speak.

[The far north ice plains are extremely far from here, and most of the dangers of this secret realm are concentrated there. It is recommended that the host accept his help.]

The very sensible Luo Qingcheng: ...

The thought of how long this kid would pester me if I didn't agree...

She immediately smiled radiantly.

"Thank you so much. Please take me to the far north ice plains."

Seeing that Luo Qingcheng finally stopped refusing, Sima Sui's eyes lit up, "Mm!"

Seeing the child turn to instruct his subordinates, Luo Qingcheng felt a sense of relief for some reason.

Did Sima Sui know the original owner of this body?

[As far as I know, Sima Sui had no connection whatsoever with the original "Luoqing City".]

That's strange. If that's the case, why is this child so insistent on this engagement?

Before she could figure it out, Sima Sui came running over and said to her, "Luo Luo, it's done!"

Luo Qingcheng looked in the direction he pointed, his eyes widening.

The first thing you see is a giant airship.

It seems to be able to hold over a thousand people.

With its carved beams and painted rafters, it is a magnificent sight.

The system exclaimed: [I never imagined that magical artifacts still existed.]

Huh? What is a "spiritual artifact"?

"Luo Luo! Let's go!" He grabbed Luo Qingcheng's hand and pulled her towards the airship.

Everyone else flew up, but a ladder was lowered down to the side of the ship.

Yes, it's for her.

Sima Sui led her upstairs, making way for her in the middle while he practically stood on the edge, constantly reminding her with concern, "Luo Luo, be careful."

Seeing his act, Luo Qingcheng couldn't help but laugh.

"Luo Luo, what are you laughing at?" Sima Sui looked up at her in confusion.

"It's nothing, young gentleman."

Hearing her say that, Sima Sui smiled, his face beaming with the joy of being praised.

Luo Qingcheng didn't notice that he seemed to have no doubt about the word "gentleman".

After the two successfully boarded the ship, a light blue protective shield enveloped the entire vessel, shimmering with a soft glow.

Luo Qingcheng only felt a slight sway before the entire ship took off and sped off to the north.

"Lolo, we'll be there soon." Seeing her standing by the boat, Sima Sui assumed she was in a hurry to reach her destination.

However, Luo Qingcheng was only curious because he had never been to the sky in this way before.

Through a thin film, you can clearly see the blue sky above and the scenery rushing past below.

As they passed a grassland, Luo Qingcheng squinted and saw a woman carrying a huge package on her back below.

that person……

Could it be red beans?

On second thought, how could Red Bean possibly be in the secret realm? That little crybaby should be crying her eyes out right now because she can't find herself.

"Lolo?"

"Mmm." He managed to squeeze out a perfunctory reply amidst his busy schedule.

Sima Sui looked at her profile for a while, then suddenly said, "This spirit ship is a spiritual artifact passed down from the Sima family a thousand years ago, and it was worth hundreds of millions of spirit stones a thousand years ago."

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingcheng became interested and shifted his gaze from outside to Sima Sui.

He gave a sly smile.

Lolo was indeed more interested in spirit stones.

He continued, "Its current value is immeasurable, and each activation costs at least a million spirit stones."

what?

Luo Qingcheng felt as if an arrow had pierced his heart.

So, they've already spent a million spirit stones to send her to the far north ice plains?!

No, even the top-grade Earth-level secret manuals on the market cost less than a million spirit stones!

She suddenly thought of the Immortal Seeking Sect, remembering how Wanqing huffed and puffed as she climbed the stairs every day, reluctant to use the teleportation array, and how she was exhausted and panting with her tongue lolling out as she descended the mountain...

Is this the difference between people?

Luo Qingcheng couldn't help but burst into tears.

This startled Sima Sui, who had only intended to attract attention with the topic of spirit stones, which was Luo Qingcheng's favorite subject.

"What's wrong, Luo Luo?!"

Luo Qingcheng held back her tears of poverty and forced a smile, saying, "It's nothing, I just got lemon in my eye."

Sour.

Little Sima Sui didn't understand what she meant and genuinely thought she had a foreign object in her eye, so he looked serious.

"Lolo, squat down and let me blow on it for you."

Luo Qingcheng felt no remorse for lying to the child and squatted down without hesitation upon hearing this.

Sima Sui leaned closer, puffed out his cheeks, and gently blew into Luo Qingcheng's eyes.

Then he asked earnestly, "Lolo, is there any more?"

Luo Qingcheng poked his chubby cheek; it was soft, smooth, and tender, with the same pleasant feel as always.

"That's all, thank you, little one."

As she stood up, she casually patted his head.

They truly treated him like a cute little brother.

Sima Suicai refused to be her younger brother. He hugged Luo Qingcheng's waist, buried his head in her body, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm not a little kid. I'm Luo Luo's fiancé."

"Pfft." Luo Qingcheng couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Looking down, she met his accusing and aggrieved gaze before forcing a serious expression and saying, "Fine, fine, you're my fiancé."

But it didn't say whose it was.

Just as Luo Qingcheng was about to unleash his adult mischievousness and tease little Sima Sui, a chill ran through him.

She turned her head and saw that the scenery below the spirit ship had turned into a vast white ice field.

The air was bitterly cold. Luo Qingcheng was still a mortal, and the protective shield on the ship could only protect against wind and attacks from those below the Nascent Soul stage, but it was powerless against the temperature.

The spirit ship was very fast, and in a short moment it entered the center of the ice field. The temperature dropped sharply, and Luo Qingcheng couldn't help but shiver.

She crossed her arms over her chest, trying to retain some warmth.

"Lolo, here you go."

Luo Qingcheng heard the sound and turned around.

Sima Sui raised one hand, and in the center of his small palm was a fiery red jade bead almost as big as his hand.

[Fire Spirit Orb?]

"What is this?" she asked, trembling.

"A little gadget to warm up."

Seeing that she wouldn't take it, Sima Sui pulled Luo Qingcheng's hand and placed the Fire Spirit Orb in her hand.

As soon as her palm touched the bead, she felt a warm current flow through her body from the point of contact. Even though she was still wearing that thin dress, Luo Qingcheng didn't feel cold at all.

She was stunned.

Holding the jade bead and lifting it up, one discovers a blazing fire burning in the center of the bead.

The refraction of light reveals a vibrant and powerful beauty.

"So beautiful," she exclaimed, the flames illuminating her eyes.

"Hmm, really beautiful." As he said this, Sima Sui's gaze remained fixed on her face, never moving away.

"Master, we have reached the center of the far north ice plains," the messenger reported.

"Understood," Sima Sui said coldly.

The spirit ship slowly descended.

"Lolo, is this the place you wanted to come to?"

After inquiring with the system, Luo Qingcheng learned that the final location of the manual was not far from here, and nodded.

"I won't thank you enough. If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."

She patted her chest and said with pride.

Well, she will surely repay this kindness in her next life; for now, let it be.

Sima Sui was about to say that this was what he should do when he suddenly thought of something. His gaze became ambiguous, and when he saw Luo Qingcheng's suspicious look, he put on a simple smile again.

"Then I'll leave things to you from now on, Lolo."

His smile was exceptionally bright.

He had originally planned not to let Luo Qingcheng leave after meeting her this time, but after realizing that Luo Qingcheng only regarded him as a younger brother, he suddenly didn't want to follow her anymore.

He was unwilling to repeat the same mistake.

wait until……

Luo Qingcheng had no idea what he was thinking; he was just happy that he could say goodbye normally this time.

After saying goodbye, the spirit ship took off again, and Luo Qingcheng followed the navigation, heading further north.

Sima Sui gave her the Fire Spirit Orb as a gift. Considering her mortal constitution, she knew she would probably freeze to death on the icy plains without the Fire Spirit Orb, so Luo Qingcheng didn't refuse.

[There are still many dangers ahead, why not continue to let him help you?]

[With so many of them, what if they try to take the secret manual from me?]

As a mortal, she was already at a disadvantage in this secret realm. She only managed to have a fighting chance by using "pressure lending" to make the spirit beasts and others in the secret realm ignore her existence.

I don't know why the aftereffects of the "golden finger" (a term used to describe a powerful, albeit unsustainable, ability to enhance one's abilities) are not working for that child at all.

She has to be careful.

And who said she didn't accept help?

With the Fire Spirit Orb, the biggest threat to her from the Ice Plains was eliminated; all she had to do was find the manual and leave before the aftereffects wore off.

System: [You're so gloomy.]

Luo Qingcheng: [Likewise.]

After today's mutual harm ends, the system will reopen the navigation.

[One kilometer north, estimated travel time is about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.]

Luo Qingcheng struggled to pull his legs out of the knee-deep snow.

[You really are talking without understanding the situation.]

At her current pace, where every step she takes leaves a deep pit, it would probably take her an hour to walk one kilometer.

[Sorry, I forgot you're a loser.]

Luo Qingcheng stopped and took a breath of the cool air.

[Likewise, likewise!]

That's what he said, but the more Luo Qingcheng thought about it, the more unwilling he felt.

What right does this garbage system have to call her trash? She'll show it what human intelligence is all about.

She lay on her back on the snow.

Extend your left hand, which is wrapped with a vine.

The neck and waist are both fatal areas, and she didn't want the vines to wrap around them. Since her dominant hand is her right hand, she finally decided to let the vines wrap around her left wrist.

Perhaps because of the low temperature on the ice field, the once lush and vibrant leaves of the jumping vine are now somewhat wilted.

Luo Qingcheng didn't care about the vine at all and said bluntly, "Use the vine to weave a mat."

Although the vine was not in good spirits, it still jumped off her wrist when it heard her speak, enlarged its body, and wrapped itself up into a rattan mat.

Luo Qingcheng sat down.

"lets go."

"?"

The vines bend into a question mark shape.

Luo Qingcheng revealed his hypocritical capitalist face, "Xiao Teng, I know you're the best helper, you can definitely get me to find the secret manual, right?"

Upon hearing Luo Qingcheng speak human language for the first time, the tumbling vines immediately became energetic, wriggling forward and dragging Luo Qingcheng, who was sitting on the vine mat, along.

The system that witnessed all her outrageous actions: ...

I'm not human, but you're a real dog.

Luo Qingcheng didn't care what the system was thinking about her. After sitting for a while and finding that the direction was right, she lay down on the rattan mat and closed her eyes.

All I could hear was the rustling sound of vines rubbing against the snow.

Surprisingly, it's quite hypnotic.

We arrived at our destination in no time.

Luo Qingcheng jumped off the rattan mat and used the vines to untangle himself.

"Xiao Teng, you are so outstanding, I really like you so much."

Hearing her say that, the vine was extremely excited and was about to wrap itself around her when Luo Qingcheng turned her back on her and refused without any mercy.

"Shrink".

That's such a long string of words, were you trying to strangle her?

Jumping Vine was stunned for a moment, having never seen a human who could change their mind faster than flipping through a book.

Only when it grew to the size of a bracelet did Luo Qingcheng extend his left hand, allowing the jumping vines to wrap around him.

[The secret manual is in the snow cave ahead.]

Luo Qingcheng observed for a moment.

There were no signs of animals passing by, and considering that I still had a buff, I didn't exercise too much caution and chose to go straight into the cave.

Upon entering the cave, Luo Qingcheng encountered two people he never expected.

Wan knew clearly about the man with only one arm and a crow.

The atmosphere is not good.

Luo Qingcheng paused, his gaze sweeping around, and he noticed a book that appeared to be a secret manual, which was currently being held in the hands of the crow-like man.

She confirmed with the system: [Which manual is it?]

The system paused for a moment: [My location is only accurate to the meter; I can only confirm that the manual is currently in this snow cave.]

Luo Qingcheng: [Sorry, I forgot you're a good-for-nothing.]

system:……

She holds grudges.

Luo Qingcheng hadn't walked far when he heard the echo from the snow cave.

"Wan Qingchu, the chief disciple of the Dan Peak of the Seeking Immortals Sect, truly lives up to her reputation."

Wanqing chuckled softly, her flowing, rosy-pink dress making her appear even more beautiful than the flowers.

His words, however, were utterly cold: "Knowing my identity, you still want to compete with me?"

The crow-man didn't look well.

He was a rogue cultivator, and if he injured a disciple of the Seeking Immortals Sect, he would definitely be hunted down by the sect. However, this local-level secret manual was the highest-level cultivation method he had the opportunity to obtain.

He was stuck in the late Foundation Establishment stage for decades because the cultivation techniques he learned were too low-level to support his continued cultivation.

I've heard that Wan is in her early twenties and has exceptional talent in alchemy, but her cultivation level is only at the Foundation Establishment stage...

After much deliberation, unable to make up his mind whether or not to offend the major sects, the crow-man decided to stall for time and look for another opportunity.

"Why must you be so aggressive, Fairy? As the chief disciple of the First Immortal Sect, you have countless resources. Why make things difficult for us rogue cultivators?"

Wan smiled gently, “Cultivators fight against fate and go against the heavens. If they have to rely on others to give up their resources, they might as well abandon their cultivation as soon as possible and enter the cycle of reincarnation.”

Gee tut.

This pretty young woman has a sharp tongue.

Luo Qingcheng hid to the side and sighed, "Isn't this just making the crow man afraid so he can die sooner?"

Sure enough, the crow man was so angry after hearing what Wan Qing said that his face turned ashen, turning blue and purple.

wrong!

This wasn't because I was angry!

"You! Despicable!"

The crow-man spat out a mouthful of black blood, clutched his chest, his eyes filled with resentment, and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Wan breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out she was also stalling for time, waiting for the medication to take effect.