I traveled through the Cretaceous period and farmed with the ever-changing dog egg.

The system was taken away by the world's consciousness, leaving Li Ergou alone. Lin Chaoyan wanted to know the secret behind Qingyuexiao, so she didn't kill him for the time being.

The next day, early in the morning, Qiu Shenji was studying the Thunder-Controlling Whip in the courtyard, while Han Dong was deducing how these things would be useful to him, and finally chose the umbrella.

Following the principle of giving way to the younger one, the two left all the unworn clothes to Lin Chaoyan and chose some worn men's clothing instead.

At the same time, Du Ming was given two sets of martial arts robes, which moved him to tears. He knew he was just an ordinary mortal and couldn't help his master with anything beyond mundane matters, but being remembered and taught martial arts by his master was already an immense favor. Now, he was even bestowed with divine robes that made him invulnerable to swords and spears, and impervious to water and fire.

He quickly kowtowed in Lin Chaoyan's direction, then turned and went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Lin Chaoyan was engrossed in studying the flute and completely ignored him.

We've examined it thoroughly, inside and out, but there's nothing hidden!

"Asagao, do you want to try blowing on it?"

Han Dong figured that since it was a musical instrument, it must be played, but he didn't know if the person in front of him knew how.

Blow? Why didn't I think of that! Lin Chaoyan twirled the jade flute in her hand and immediately started to blow, but she found that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make a sound.

"Could it be mute?" Even if she couldn't play, it shouldn't be completely silent, right? Lin Chaoyan refused to believe it and tried a few more times, but still no sound came out.

"Master, breakfast is ready!"

"Forget it, we'll figure it out after we eat," Lin Chaoyan thought, "eating is the most important thing in the world." She lifted her skirt and ran towards the restaurant.

Shredded pork noodles, fried dumplings, pickled radish, salted duck eggs. Perhaps due to her cultivation, Lin Chaoyan's appetite was unusually large; she ate from a basin about the size of a washbasin.

"We need to harvest the wheat today, and then plant another crop. The paddy fields should be kept dry. After harvesting the wheat, we can transplant the rice seedlings. I won't participate in the transplanting; there are leeches in the fields, which are very annoying." I really don't understand how such a disgusting species can exist in the world, and it's even used as a traditional Chinese medicine.

"No problem, girl, you can rest assured and leave these tasks to us!" Qiu Shenji patted his chest and assured her.

"There's a foot-operated threshing machine in the warehouse, and all sorts of farm tools and seeds are available. Just go and get them if you need them." After arranging things, Lin Chaoyan returned to her room and slipped into her spatial dimension to study the flute.

"How about we infuse it with magic and try blowing it again?"

Without hesitation, Lin Chaoyan closed her eyes and channeled her magic power into the Qingyue Flute through her fingertips. In that instant, the Qingyue Flute shed its old appearance and radiated a brilliant light. Its jade-like luster was warm and smooth, its white light dazzling—truly a rare treasure.

She didn't hear any music, but instead entered a room resembling an igloo, surrounded by transparent white ice blocks. Lin Chaoyan hugged her arms and walked forward, inwardly exclaiming that she was freezing to death.

After walking a few steps, I heard a series of intermittent, rattling sounds of iron chains rubbing together.

Could it be that some ferocious beast is locked up inside? Lin Chao thought to himself as he continued to probe deeper inside.

...? Is that a person? A white-haired man was sitting cross-legged with his limbs and neck chained together, his eyes closed.

Upon closer inspection, the man's skin was fair, like jade, his lips were red like cherries, and he had sharp eyes and bright eyebrows. His whole appearance was gentle and refined, making him very handsome.

It's beautiful but freezing! Lin Chaoyan's teeth were chattering from the cold. "...Um...you...who are you?..." This is so damn cold! For the first time in her life, Lin Chaoyan's tongue was tied in knots and she was shivering from the cold.

"My name is Nie Lianzhou."

The sound passed by like a gust of wind, and Lin Chaoyan was so cold that she couldn't stand it anymore.

"Oh! Hello! My name is Lin Chaoyan. It's too cold here, so I'll be going now. Take care of yourself!" She felt like she would freeze into an icicle if she didn't leave soon.

Hearing that Lin Chaoyan was about to leave, Nie Lianzhou panicked and quickly called out to her, "Fellow Daoist Lin, please wait!"

"...? I can't help you even if you're in trouble. It's freezing here, and if I stay any longer, I'll definitely get menstrual irregularities and cold uterus. Will you take responsibility if it affects my ability to have children?" She was in a hurry to leave and started talking without restraint, leaving Nie Lianzhou, who originally had something to say, stunned.

…He paused for a moment, then his face showed determination. “Okay! I’ll take responsibility for you.”

"Huh? How are you going to take responsibility for this? I was just kidding, bro." Lin Chaoyan turned to look at the handsome guy who hadn't opened his eyes to look at her even once the whole time.

"Say something quickly!"

"My name is Nie Lianzhou, the chief disciple of Lingyun Sect. I consider myself a proud son of heaven and am arrogant..." Nie Lianzhou began to recount his past.

"Hey hey hey!! I didn't come here to listen to your bragging!!" Thinking this to herself, Lin Chaoyan didn't interrupt Nie Lianzhou.

It turns out this guy is essentially one of the chosen ones in their world, a lazy cultivator who only knows how to cultivate. Everything was disrupted by the unrequited love between his sect's junior uncle, Mo Nanfeng, and his disciple.

The once aloof and ruthless junior master, solely focused on his pursuit of the Dao, suddenly fell deeply in love with his beloved disciple, Mo Shi'an, whom he had raised himself. He was hopelessly smitten. For her sake, he fled his home to seize the throne, slaughtering all his brothers and sisters, killing anyone who stood in his way.

Nie Lianzhou was summoned by the sect leader to investigate the specific reasons for Mo Nanfeng's sudden change. The biggest change, it turned out, was in Mo Shi'an, the young disciple whose personality had drastically altered after returning from the secret realm.

Mo Nanfeng is fine as long as he leaves Mo Shi'an, but he loses his mind and becomes strange whenever he sees or gets close to Mo Shi'an. He is aware of this, but he is unable to get rid of Li Ergou, who has possessed Mo Shi'an.

By the time Nie Lianzhou found him, he already had more than ten children. Before the two could even discuss their meeting, they were discovered by the palace intrigue system and Li Ergou.

He couldn't hit him, but he couldn't bear to give up when he saw Mo Nanfeng's pitiful eyes. Every time he tried to steal Mo Nanfeng away, Li Ergou would discover him and then beat him up.

Left with no other option, they turned to their sect for help. However, Mo Nanfeng was misled by Li Ergou into believing that Nie Lianzhou was the villain who had ruined their relationship. After several low-level attempts to frame Nie Lianzhou, Mo Nanfeng beat her severely and forced her to flee.

When Mo Nanfeng finally came to his senses, it was too late for regrets. Although blinding himself would prevent him from being bewitched, the entanglements of love would follow him for eternity, causing him to fall in love with the first person who awakened him. For the sake of his own path, he chose to hide in Nie Lianzhou's Qingyue Xiao and fall into a deep sleep.

Having lost his beloved, Li Ergou launched a frenzied revenge against the already severely injured Nie Lianzhou, intending to turn him into a tool for his sexual gratification. Nie Lianzhou was locked inside his magical artifact, the Qingyue Flute, the icy enclosure designed to prevent the perverted Li Ergou from molesting him.

...! How pitiful! Driven to this point by a pervert, Lin Chaoyan had nothing to say but sympathy.

After the story was finished, the surrounding temperature rose and there was no longer a trace of cold air.

What do you want me to do? Set you free?

Lin Chaoyan hesitated a bit before letting him go. She wasn't sure if she would lose too much of her magic power, since she couldn't replenish it.

"Yes! I would like to ask you to do two things for me, and I will reward you handsomely afterwards. I will open the restriction on the storage space you obtained from that damned thing. In addition, I swear by my inner demons that Nie Lianzhou and my uncle Mo Nanfeng will be completely at your command from now on. If we break this oath, may our Dao heart collapse and be doomed to eternal damnation."

He was forced to witness Li Ergou's actions while following him, and he also saw what Lin Chaoyan did. Nie Lianzhou never expected that what he and his junior uncle had tried so hard to achieve, the girl in front of him had accomplished so easily.

In fact, whether Lin Chaoyan helps or not, she is a benefactor to Nie Lianzhou, and he will do his best to help her achieve her long-cherished wish.

Lin Chaoyan was startled by Nie Lianzhou's serious and solemn oath-taking manner, after all, oaths made by inner demons in novels seemed to be very serious. He didn't just grant a wish or anything, but simply gave her his orders.

"Do you know how impolite it is to talk to someone without looking at them? You haven't looked at me once since I came in. Are you looking down on me?" Lin Chaoyan didn't believe such a disrespectful oath, as the person wouldn't even look at her directly.

Upon hearing this, Nie Lianzhou lowered his head, and his constantly clenched fists revealed his extreme nervousness.

"Young lady, you misunderstand. I am extremely grateful to you, how could I possibly look down on someone like you? My eyes will frighten you."

In the past, he would always cover his eyes when he went out, or simply stay indoors and focus solely on cultivation. Nie Lianzhou didn't want to frighten the kind-hearted girl in front of him.

"Scared me? What? You have red Sharingan eyes?" Lin Chaoyan didn't believe in anything about eyes scaring people. "I don't care, I want you to look at me when you talk. You just swore, and now you won't even open your eyes. Who knows if you're telling the truth? If you don't want to, my mom won't let me play with rude kids, so I'm leaving!"

According to those "chosen ones" tropes, they'd at most have heterochromia or other eye colors. What color eyes haven't I, a modern person, seen? What's there to be afraid of!

"I think you shouldn't go!!"