The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Xie Shiqing couldn't understand it, but he moved quickly, carrying Yun Yici and running even faster than Yun Hao and Yun Wu.

Yun Yici put her arms around Xie Shiqing's shoulders, but in her mind she was negotiating with the system: "Draw a lottery, draw a lottery, for the sake of the lucky one, give me some decent rewards."

As for the reward, it doesn't have to be earth-shattering, but it shouldn't be too ridiculous.

"Congratulations, host, you've drawn a one-time protagonist's halo..."

Yun Yici was overjoyed, and then heard the Dog-like System continue: "The Noob Dog's Taunt x3 has been automatically equipped for the host, muah."

Holy crap, what do you mean by mocking a noob?!

Before Yun Yici could even curse the system, she heard a woman's exclamation from not far away.

It turned out that a female cultivator in front of them had tripped and was about to be swept into the wave of monsters behind them.

Everyone gasped, and the female cultivator quickly leaped up, drew her sword, and prepared for a bloody battle.

Unexpectedly, the humanoid monster closest to her ran right past her without even giving her a second glance.

The scene astonished everyone, and the cultivators closer to her even loudly questioned her whether she had discovered some secret treasure there.

Soon everyone realized that the monster horde that had been chasing them seemed to have consciously changed direction and was heading in one direction.

The elders of the Nanhua Sect also stared blankly at the water mirror in the main hall.

Countless humanoid monsters in the water mirror were chasing Xie Shiqing, who was still running forward carrying Yun Yici on his back, while the others were not even glanced at.

One of the peak masters finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Is this image-recording bead broken? Why is it behaving so strangely?"

The disciples taking the test were almost all at the Foundation Establishment stage. The reason they deliberately chose the Golden Core mission's recording bead was to force them to cooperate and observe how each disciple would react to an insurmountable life-or-death crisis.

Now a life-or-death crisis has arisen, all for Xie Shiqing and Yun Yici, while the other disciples stand by, unable to see what's going on.

Nan Hua Sect Master Gu Ruyi frowned and said, "When Fu Yue entered the territory to search for the girl named Yun Yici, she did not notice anything unusual. Let's take another look."

After being chased until she was numb, Yun Yici finally understood what the "protagonist halo" and "noob" mockery meant. It was all just a way to attract hatred!

She's in the eye of every boss, big or small!

Xie Shiqing originally wanted to ask what it meant to borrow some luck, but seeing the urgency of the situation, he couldn't stop.

Yun Yici hurriedly said, "Put me down."

The other eight people stood by and watched, presumably planning to wait for the two of them to be eliminated.

They had run through most of the village, and she vaguely remembered that she had fallen from her sword not far ahead.

Now that she had received Xie Shiqing's help, she could not burden him any further.

After saying that, Yun Yici broke free and jumped off Xie Shiqing's back.

Before Xie Shiqing could react, he saw Yun Yici completely ignoring him, her feet moving like the wind, and she instantly flew far away.

He carried Yun Yici on his back for a long time, never expecting her to abandon him so decisively.

The pain of mistakenly believing that she had been used and then abandoned made Xie Shiqing look somewhat confused, and her steps slowed down.

He was caught up in the blink of an eye. His expression changed, and he drew the sword from his back and assumed a defensive stance.

But the monsters didn't even glance at him and rushed straight towards the pure white figure in front of him.

Xie Shiqing was shocked. Only then did he belatedly realize that Yun Yici had not abandoned him to take advantage of him, but rather had chosen to run away alone because she was afraid of being a burden to him.

At the same time, system notifications kept ringing in Yun Yici's ears:

“谢时卿好感度-5-10-20+20+10+5......”

Just as Yun Yici was about to defend herself, she heard the system say, "Because Xie Shiqing's favorability towards the host fluctuates greatly at this time, the final determination of Xie Shiqing's favorability is 70."

Yun Yici didn't have time to turn around. As she ran, her figure almost blended into the wind. She asked the system, "How much favorability is needed for the next reward?"

"The next reward requires 80 points of favorability. Please continue your efforts, host."

10 points short!

Yun Yici, unwilling to give up, bargained, "I remember I still have two 'noob' halos. How about I exchange them for one chance to draw a prize?"

"This item is too dilapidated; the system will not accept it."

Yun, who was being chased to the point of fainting under the stigma of being a pathetic loser, vomited: "I'll kill you with one punch!!"

Despite the cursing, she continued to run, and before long, Yun Yici found the spot where she had fallen with her sword.

With a wave of her hand, a white sword light shot into the sky from the rotten, dark soil, bringing everyone back to their senses.

Seeing that the sword light was about to be swallowed up by the terrifying horde of corpses, Xie Shiqing reacted and was about to chase after it without thinking, but someone stopped him.

He turned his head and saw that it was a female cultivator from another family who had been on good terms with the Xie family for many years. She stopped him and said, "Fellow Daoist Xie, the Yun family doesn't care about themselves. You are all alone. Rushing in would be like throwing an egg against a rock."

The problem now is that they can't kill this evil god unless they join forces, but they are competitors and are afraid of becoming stepping stones for others.

They are wary of each other and are constantly at odds with each other, making it impossible for them to break the deadlock.

When Yun Hao and Yun Wu were called out, Yun Wu lowered her head in embarrassment, while Yun Hao said with a forced smile, "According to what you said, my brother and I rushing in would be suicide, wouldn't it?"

"There's no need to be so obvious about eliminating dissidents."

"Yun Yici won't really die, she'll just be eliminated. Thank you for your anger for your beauty, my cousin's elimination might actually be a good thing for you."

No matter how talented Yun Yici is, her timid and submissive nature will prevent her from achieving great things. However, she could be a precious gift to be given away for a marriage alliance.

The intimacy in Yun Hao's words was nauseating. Xie Shiqing sneered, "I never knew what a shameless scoundrel was before, but I've finally seen one today."

"You'd better just stand here and wait. Don't think that you can pass the trial just by surviving to the end."

"I, Xie Shiqing, will not tolerate this humiliation. Even if I fail the trial, I will still have a good fight."

After he finished speaking, he dashed into the horde of corpses ahead.

Yes, after they caught their breath and had a chance to observe, they realized that these monsters controlled by the "evil god" were actually villagers whose life force had been drained.

Xie Shiqing was not a reckless person. Knowing that these corpses only had eyes for Yun Yici, he did not make any rash moves on the outside. Instead, he carefully passed through the gaps to search for Yun Yici's whereabouts.

All that could be heard was the clanging of swords. Xie Shiqing looked in the direction of the sound and saw a white-clad woman among the hideous and ugly corpses. Her clothes fluttered in the wind, her sword shadow was exceptionally beautiful, and her eyes shone with a light like a goddess from the heavens.

Xie Shiqing stood there, feeling as if all the sounds of the world had vanished, and all he could see was this one man and his sword.

At the same time, Yun Yici finally heard the system's notification: "Xie Shiqing's favorability has reached 80. The host's current luck value is 8, and the main quest progress is 2.5%. One lottery draw opportunity can be unlocked. Do you want to use it now?"