Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

Xi Mingzhu's consciousness returned, and 0561 was the first to discover it.

0561 cried for a long time from the time Xi Mingzhu lay at the dungeon exit until she woke up. As soon as she felt Xi Mingzhu wake up, she immediately rushed over with joy.

"Waaaaah, host! If you hadn't woken up, I would have had to start writing a self-criticism. Thank goodness you're alright, thank goodness, main system!!"

Xi Mingzhu slowly opened her eyes upon hearing 0561's voice, and the first thing she saw was Lu Tiannan.

This person rarely put on a soft and gentle facade; his stern face revealed absolutely no hint of cuteness.

Lu Tiannan's pupils contracted slightly when he met Xi Mingzhu's gaze. He immediately reacted and nervously stepped forward to hold Shen Yi's hand.

"Brother, how are you? Is anything bothering you?"

Hearing the commotion, Lin Yue and a few others came over, including Feng Tianlan, who didn't even know Shen Yi.

Xi Mingzhu reacted slowly, his brow furrowed.

"fine."

Xi Mingzhu tried to subtly shake off Lu Tiannan's handshake, but Lu Tiannan didn't give her the chance.

Xi Mingzhu noticed that Lu Tiannan's grip was tightening, and he narrowed his eyes to meet Lu Tiannan's gaze.

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"Brother, I'm so worried about you. You must take me with you when you go into dungeons in the future. I can't leave you alone." Lu Tiannan said this with a lot of self-reproach and worry.

Xi Mingzhu knew that Lu Tiannan was acting, but he couldn't figure out what benefits he would gain from continuing the act.

With Lu Tiannan's help, Xi Mingzhu sat up and inexplicably felt a soreness in her back.

0561 explained the situation in a low voice: "Host, I don't know what happened after you were pulled into the mirror. Then the mirror shattered into pieces, and we logged out of the instance. You were unconscious, so I lay with you at the instance exit. Fortunately, a few minutes later, a kind teammate who logged out of the instance brought you back to the rest room."

Suddenly I understood why my back hurt—it was from lying down.

"Shen Yi, you..." Lin Yue hesitated, wanting to say something. She wanted to blame him but couldn't bring herself to say it, after all, she had received a favor from him, and she wanted to care but found herself to have no right to do so.

They're just temporary teammates; it's not right to say anything more.

Lin Xiong interrupted Lin Yue, his face serious.

"The three of us have discussed it and decided to give you the items we obtained from this dungeon."

Xi Mingzhu knew they felt bad that they had led them out of the instance while they were still unconscious.

However, this was an accident.

The awakening of his talent was not something that was expected.

Lu Tiannan finally let go and stood by the bed, looking like he was ready to take Shen Yi back at any moment.

After clarifying the cause and effect, Xi Mingzhu said coldly, "No need. You don't owe me anything, and you don't need to pay for my actions."

"Lin Yue helped me before, so it's fair to say it cancels out. But I'll be troubled if I encounter someone in the future who doesn't care about my life or death."

Lin Yue felt very frustrated when she heard Shen Yi say those words.

She would have thought this person was ungrateful if it were anyone else, but only when Shen Yi spoke up did she understand that the other person was genuinely troubled.

Shen Yi never intended to entrust her life to them from the beginning, but in the end she had no choice but to gamble with her life so as not to owe them a favor.

They are the kind of people who are very difficult to approach.

Unable to form a deep friendship.

Lin Yue's voice was hoarse when she spoke again, "It won't happen again."

Seeing that they had finished their chatter, Lu Tiannan prepared to take Shen Yi away. Just as he was about to hug Shen Yi, she pushed him back and refused.

“I can walk on my own, I’m not crippled.” Xi Mingzhu’s tone was cold and indifferent.

Feng Tianlan didn't say a word from beginning to end. Having offered no help whatsoever, he didn't dare mention points again. Besides, the person who had brought him here was quite intimidating for a moment, so he figured he'd better slip away as soon as the party ended.

Xi Mingzhu put on his shoes and thanked Lin Yue and the others.

"Thank you for bringing me back."

Lin Yue quickly replied, afraid that this would also be considered a favor.

"It was nothing, don't worry about it."

Xi Mingzhu nodded slightly, and Lu Tiannan smiled and waved to Lin Xiong and the others.

"Brother Lin, my brother and I are heading back now. We can do a dungeon run another time."

Lin Xiong knew that Lu Tiannan was acting, but he chose to play along.

"it is good."

Following behind Lu Tiannan and Shen Yi, Feng Tianlan quickly fled the scene as soon as he stepped out, heading straight for his lounge.

Feng Tianlan was still feeling lingering fear on the way...

This time, he almost couldn't save the person and ended up getting himself killed.

Future posts should be more detailed, with clear annotations on the treatment of external injuries.

learn from mistakes.

On the way back to the lounge, Lu Tiannan softened his tone and asked in a muffled voice, "Brother, was it very dangerous this time?"

Xi Mingzhu pondered for a few seconds, and concluded that there was no danger involved.

The accurate statement is that I haven't adapted to this world yet.

"Fortunately."

Lu Tiannan grabbed the person walking beside him and hugged them tightly.

"I'm really worried. The thought that I almost didn't see my brother again makes me very uneasy."

Xi Mingzhu's brows were so furrowed they could trap a fly.

Her whole body was resisting Lu Tiannan's intimate contact.

After he was about seven years old, he never hugged anyone so intimately again.

Lu Tiannan had hugged him repeatedly, and he could no longer bear it.

"Let go, I told you I have OCD."

It's so cold it can spit out ice crystals.

"Brother, I'm not dirty. I'm just afraid of losing you."

Lu Tiannan looked aggrieved, but he still obediently let go of the hug.

0561: "Host, the villain doesn't seem dirty at all! He even has a faint scent of sandalwood on him."

Xi Mingzhu softened under Lu Tiannan's aggrieved gaze and added a cold explanation: "I didn't say you were dirty. I don't like touching you."

Alchemists must be cold-hearted and detached to avoid being taken advantage of.

There are too many examples around him that make Xi Mingzhu want to avoid anyone who wants to get close to him.

One wrong step leads to a deeper and deeper predicament.

Xi Mingzhu cannot afford to make a single wrong move, nor will he allow others to get close to him.

"I just wanted to comfort you, brother. If you don't like it... then I won't do it this way. Please don't hate me, brother." Lu Tiannan's words were very sensible, but they couldn't help but reveal a bit of pitifulness.

0561 was deeply deceived. "Host, I always feel... someone like this shouldn't be a villain. Could it be a player with the same name?"

Xi Mingzhu glanced at 0561 coldly, seemingly with disdain.

Xi Mingzhu knew that Lu Tiannan was acting with her, but she didn't understand his purpose or why he wanted to stay by her side instead of following the original script.

According to 0561, Lu Tiannan has a lot of storyline, most of which revolves around the protagonist, but right now Lu Tiannan is still wandering on the edge of the storyline.

Was it because his arrival changed Lu Tiannan's original trajectory?

Alternatively, he should take Lu Tiannan into the instance.

Either get rid of the other person completely, or keep them firmly by your side.

According to the original plot, surviving for three years means that Xi Mingzhu needs to ensure that he lives for a certain period of time.

If Lu Tiannan's trajectory changes, he might not need three years, but it's uncertain whether the trajectory will require a longer or shorter period.

Lu Tiannan's face suddenly loomed large in front of him, his expression innocent as he blinked at Xi Mingzhu.

Xi Mingzhu realized that the other person was still looking down.

"Brother, you're daydreaming... What are you thinking about?"

Xi Mingzhu remained silent, took a step back, and asked, "Want to come into the dungeon with me?"

"I told you in bed that I'd go into dungeons with you from now on. Did you forget or weren't you paying attention? Be serious, brother. I'm not kidding." Lu Tiannan had a gentle smile on his lips, but his harmless appearance couldn't hide the threat in his eyes.