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

0561: "Dear host, you've passed! You've lived another day! Keep it up! The three-year deadline is just around the corner."

Xi Mingzhu hung the watch face back up and walked out of the classroom one after the other with Lu Tiannan.

The moment I stepped out of the classroom, it vanished behind me, replaced by another unfamiliar place.

"Brother, why do you look like that? Aren't you happy we're back?" Lu Tiannan tilted his head and looked at Shen Yi innocently, a gentle smile on his lips.

Xi Mingzhu looked around expressionlessly; there were hardly any people in the empty hall.

It's quite deserted, which is nice.

"happy."

Seeing Xi Mingzhu's absent-minded appearance, Lu Tiannan guessed that the other party probably wanted to get rid of him.

So wherever Xi Mingzhu went, he followed, becoming an inseparable little tail.

0561: "Host, this is the player rest area. The Spider Classroom we entered earlier was one of the dungeons on the first floor. This small world has a total of seven dungeons, with the difficulty increasing progressively. Once the main characters have cleared all seven floors, they can return to the safe world."

0561 really liked the rolling motion, and said in a cheerful tone, "What the host has to do is survive until the main characters clear the seventh level of the dungeon~"

Xi Mingzhu remained silent, his gaze towards 0561 filled with complex emotions.

0561: "No one else can hear me when I'm talking to the host~ We can have a stream-of-consciousness conversation."

"It takes three years to clear the dungeon? If I finish early, can I unbind myself from you?"

0561: "Theoretically, it's possible, but host, we don't have the protagonist's halo. Apart from introducing you to the world background, I'm not very useful. Of course, if you progress quickly, you can exchange items for useful items in the system shop to speed up the process."

After Xi Mingzhu came out of the Spider Classroom, she had a string of Bodhi beads on her wrist; this was the prop.

Xi Mingzhu's heart skipped a beat. "Can I trade pills for something with you?"

0561: "Theoretically, it's an equivalent exchange, provided that other hosts can use these pills. Otherwise, if we can't exchange them, there's nothing we can do. We systems are like middlemen, but we don't make a profit."

Xi Mingzhu seemed to be deep in thought, wondering how he could get his hands on an alchemy furnace and raw materials to refine pills in exchange for some tools.

"Brother, where are we going?"

Ever since realizing that Lu Tiannan was taller than him, Xi Mingzhu felt very uncomfortable and awkward about the other party showing weakness.

0561: "Host, come with me. Although in the original timeline the host and his teammates were wiped out, the host's arrival saved the lives of the cannon fodder supporting characters and reversed their tragic fate. Shen Yi's rest room is still reserved for the host."

Upon hearing this, Xi Mingzhu coldly raised her eyes and glanced at Lu Tiannan's chin, thinking that looking up at people was too tiring, so she decided to just leave it at that.

"Go back to the lounge."

"Brother, can I live with you? I'm scared." Lu Tiannan casually took Xi Mingzhu's arm.

Xi Mingzhu's body stiffened, and the soul fire caused his body temperature to rise significantly.

Lu Tiannan sensed something was wrong and immediately let go.

"Brother... are you angry?"

"Don't touch me."

Lu Tiannan rolled his eyes inwardly. She was fine when she covered her mouth with her hand in the classroom, but he wouldn't let her touch it? Double standards!

"I'm sorry, brother, I was really scared, that's why I did this." Apart from his height, which made him unsuitable for playing the victim, Lu Tiannan was perfectly believable in every other way.

Xi Mingzhu knew that the other person was following her with a purpose, whether it was good or bad was still uncertain.

Since Lu Tiannan wants to follow him, then even if he refuses, the other party won't give up easily, right?

It's better to keep them around and test each other.

"Living together is fine, but who will protect whom is uncertain. If I push you out in a life-or-death situation, don't blame me." Xi Mingzhu's words were incredibly heartless.

Lu Tiannan stared at Xi Mingzhu quietly for a while, then smiled sweetly: "Brother is so good, I'm willing to be your human shield."

0561: Look at them, host, you're too indifferent.

Guided by 0561, Xi Mingzhu and Lu Tiannan entered Xi Mingzhu's lounge, a very small room.

The basic infrastructure is just the standard for a small hotel room with a double bed.

As expected of a newbie, it's clearly saying—don't waste resources if you can't survive for more than a few days.

Lu Tiannan's room is a bit bigger, but it's on the second floor. If he takes Shen Yi back with him, he'll be exposed immediately.

It's not unacceptable to make do with what you have for a while.

Xi Mingzhu went to take a shower first. After getting familiar with the world's timeline and basic supplies, he decided to make the best of it and see how things went.

After taking a shower, Xi Mingzhu found that her neck was clean in the mirror, and the marks of being hanged in the Spider Classroom were completely gone.

Noticing Xi Mingzhu's gaze, 0561 immediately explained, "It's a cover-up by the system for the host. The matter of being resurrected from the dead cannot be discovered! In the future, injuries sustained in dungeons will be carried out of the dungeon."

Xi Mingzhu lowered his voice, "Isn't the one outside planning to kill him to silence him?"

0561 stated that they are a law-abiding and good system, and that this kind of thing is beyond their business capabilities and they cannot do it.

Lu Tiannan ordered his own food, including Shen Yi's portion, without considering whether she liked it or not.

When Xi Mingzhu came out of the restroom, she was dressed neatly, with a towel hanging around her neck, and her short, wet hair was still dripping.

Just now, Xi Mingzhu noticed in the mirror that Shen Yi looked almost exactly like him, except for his height.

It seems this unlucky system really intends to keep me as Shen Yi for a long time.

Hearing the sound, Lu Tiannan looked at Shen Yi and said, "Brother, you washed so quickly! Come and eat."

"No, no, let me dry my brother's hair first." Lu Tiannan eagerly picked up the hairdryer and went to Shen Yi to dry his hair.

This kind of thing, blow-drying hair, isn't in the knowledge that Xi Mingzhu is taught about.

His eyes revealed a rare look of bewilderment and helplessness.

Because they didn't understand, they immediately missed the opportunity to refuse.

Lu Tiannan tested the temperature with the hairdryer, and then dried Shen Yi's hair little by little.

Originally, Lu Tiannan didn't need to do these things at all, but seeing the wet hair, he suddenly couldn't resist the urge to find something to do for himself.

When his hair was about 90% dry, Lu Tiannan turned off the hairdryer and put it aside.

"That's about right. Brother, you must be very hungry. Do you think these are to your liking?"

Xi Mingzhu felt grateful for the other party's kindness and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Lu Tiannan went back to pick at his half-eaten meal, which was a bit cold, and threw it into the trash bag next to him after only a few bites.

Since he was just sitting around doing nothing, Lu Tiannan decided to take a shower.

This is Shen Yi's room, and the clothes are all custom-made for her.

Lu Tiannan looked at the clothes in Shen Yi's closet. They were a size too small for him and definitely wouldn't fit.

"Brother, I'm going back to get two pieces of clothing. Remember to open the door for me later." Lu Tiannan told Shen Yi before leaving, still worried.

Xi Mingzhu watched Lu Tiannan leave in silence. Actually, he should have let the other person go back to his own room to sleep; there was no need for him to run back and forth.

Then she remembered that the other person had just blow-dried her hair, and a simple thank you wouldn't really mean anything, so she decided to let Lu Tiannan sleep with her for the night.

When Lu Tiannan returned, he was carrying large bags and small packages as if he were moving house, which made Xi Mingzhu's eyes twitch.

Looking back at my own lounge, I felt a bit of a headache.

"What are they?"

"Clothes, and little trinkets for my brother." Lu Tiannan happily showed them to Shen Yi.

0561: "Host, I just remembered something."

Xi Mingzhu shifted her gaze from Lu Tiannan's belongings. "?"

Lu Tiannan continued talking to himself, but after a while, seeing that Shen Yi only gave a few perfunctory "hmm"s and seemed uninterested, he went in to take a shower by himself.

"Lu Tiannan is the villain of our little world."

"..." Okay, I understand. Don't do it again next time.

After letting the wolf into the house for quite some time, you realize the other party is the villain.

Why didn't you wait until my grave was overgrown with weeds before telling me?