As soon as Ming Li finished speaking, she looked up and met a pair of pitiful eyes.
Ming Li, "......"
(￣_,￣)
Has this plot gone off track because this supporting female character refused to be captured? Why has the male lead changed? What happened to his cold and unfeeling demeanor? What is with this clinginess?!
"Senior Sister..."
Ming Li said expressionlessly, "No! Go find your Master!"
With that, her figure flashed, and she disappeared from her original spot, leaving Ling Qianji standing there in a daze...
"Damn it!"
Not far away, Wan Yun watched this scene and almost bit through her silver teeth, "System, what's going on? Didn't you say I was the female lead and Ling Qianji was the male lead?"
In Wan Yun's mind, the system's mechanical voice sounded, "System detected, this is indeed the case."
Wan Yun retracted her gaze from Ling Qianji and said angrily to the system, "Then why is Ling Qianji always pestering that woman! And look at this favorability progress bar yourself! It's only thirty percent! It's been several days, and there's no movement on this progress bar! Tell me, what's going on?!"
The攻略 system was extremely speechless in its heart, and said numbly, "Please do not blame the system for the host's incompetence."
Wan Yun, "......"
(￣_￣|||)
"What do you mean by that, System!"
The 攻略 System, "Please, host, focus on your攻略. This system will not answer nonsense."
Wan Yun, "......" (￣_,￣)
Before Wan Yun could say anything, she heard the 攻略 System continue, "If the host does not successfully攻略 the male lead within six months, she will be punished by the system."
"???"
Wan Yun looked completely bewildered, "What is the punishment?"
The 攻略 System, "Nine Heavenly Fires and Thunders."
Wan Yun, "......"...(⊙_⊙)...
Is this a joke? Nine bolts? Won't that turn her into ashes immediately? Oh no! It would be the kind where not even ashes are left...
Wan Yun came back to her senses and instinctively said, "System, you can't do this to me! Don't forget, you're already bound to me. If I die, you won't have a good time either!"
Upon hearing this, the 攻略 System calmly replied, "You won't die."
Wan Yun, "......"
Wan Yun was somewhat frightened by the system's words. She was just an ordinary high school student. Although she knew she was the female lead of this world, the chosen one, she was still afraid of the system leaving her.
Therefore, Wan Yun began to approach Ling Qianji more frequently.
"Qianji, the water in my tub has turned cold. Come in and help me add some hot water."
Ling Qianji, who was reading a bamboo slip, received Wan Yun's telepathic message. He frowned slightly, but still put down the bamboo slip, got up, and walked towards Wan Yun's room.
"Creak—"
The door was pushed open.
Ling Qianji walked in with a calm expression, expressionlessly picked up a bucket of scalding hot water, and poured it into Wan Yun's bathtub.
Wan Yun, who was almost scalded and screamed, "......"
After pouring the water, Ling Qianji calmly bowed to Wan Yun, "Master, the water has been added. I'm going back to continue cultivating."
Wan Yun, "Wait!"
Ling Qianji, who had just turned around, stopped upon hearing this, "Master, is there anything else?"
"Turn around," Wan Yun said, standing up from the bathtub and looking at the young man in front of her with eyes full of allure.
The furrow between Ling Qianji's brows deepened. He turned around and looked at Wan Yun's eyes expressionlessly, showing none of the youthful innocence that a boy his age should possess.
Wan Yun, "Qianji, look, do I look good, Master?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the system's voice sounded in her mind, "Male lead's favorability: twenty percent—"
Wan Yun, "......" Wan Yun's expression stiffened, and she almost cursed the system.
Just as Wan Yun was feeling speechless, the system's cold and emotionless voice sounded in her mind again, "Male lead's favorability: fifteen percent—"
Wan Yun, "......"
Momentarily sobered by this remark, Wan Yun quickly said to Ling Qianji, "You... you should go back quickly! I'm fine!"
Ling Qianji nodded and withdrew from Wan Yun's room.
Seeing that the male lead's favorability had finally stopped dropping, Wan Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
"System, what's going on? Why did the favorability drop so much?"
The 攻略 System, "Of course, it's because you did something the male lead detests."
Wan Yun, "...... Why didn't you say so earlier!"
The 攻略 System was so speechless it almost rolled its eyes, "You didn't ask earlier. What does it have to do with me? Can you stop blaming everything on this system?"
Wan Yun, "......"
(╬▔皿▔)╯
Over there, as soon as Ling Qianji left Wan Yun's room, he encountered Ming Li, who was going to the kitchen to catch the system, as he passed a corner.
Then, he looked at Ming Li aggrievedly and said aggrievedly, "Senior Sister..."
Ming Li frowned in disgust, tossed the system behind her casually, crossed her arms, and asked, "What is it?"
Ling Qianji, "Senior Sister, I want Tanghulu."
Ming Li, "......" She thought it was something big...
(lll￢w￢)
"It's getting late. The old man who sells Tanghulu at the foot of the mountain has already closed his stall and gone home. You want to eat it now? No."
"But... Senior Sister, I want to eat it..."
Ming Li, with a black line forming above her head, said impatiently, "I'll take you to buy some tomorrow."
Ling Qianji blinked innocently, "But... Senior Sister, I want to eat it now..."
Ming Li was expressionless. Why was this male lead suddenly acting so crazy?
"There are no Tanghulu, do you want chicken legs?" As she said this, Ming Li took out the chicken leg the system had before, and then a foul odor wafted out.
Ling Qianji looked at the pathetic-looking chicken leg in Ming Li's hand, his mouth twitching, "Senior Sister, this chicken leg... it seems it can't be eaten anymore..."
Ming Li, "...... I can see that."
Ming Li threw away the chicken leg in disgust and met Ling Qianji's pitiful gaze, her mouth twitching.
Finally, she sighed, picked up the system, and started walking back, "Alright, alright, I'll make Tanghulu for you! Happy now?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of cunning flashed in Ling Qianji's eyes, "Thank you, Senior Sister! I knew you were the best to me."
Ming Li, "Heh heh..."
(￣_,￣)
The two walked all the way to the kitchen of the Youfeng Sect.
Standing at the kitchen door, looking at the dark kitchen in front of her, Ming Li expressionlessly threw the system in, "Two skewers of Tanghulu. If you don't make it well, you'll be forbidden to eat for a month."
The System, "......" Why is it always unlucky?! Who did it offend!!
(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)
Seeing this, the smile on Ling Qianji's face stiffened slightly, "Shi... Senior Sister, aren't you making it?"
Upon hearing this, Ming Li turned around and looked at Ling Qianji seriously, "I'll make it, but are you sure? This is the kitchen of the Youfeng Sect. Do you want me to blow up the kitchen and be punished?"
Ling Qianji, "...... No."
Ming Li's lips curled up, and she patted the young man's shoulder, "Alright, just wait."
Ling Qianji, "...... Okay, Senior Sister."
Not long after, the system came out holding a string of Tanghulu and looked happily at Ming Li, "Master, have I exceeded the mission requirements?"
Ming Li raised an eyebrow, "So?"
The system took out two skewers of Tanghulu and stuffed them into Ling Qianji's hands, then took the remaining Tanghulu and said to Ming Li, "Then these can be my reward!"
Ming Li's mouth twitched severely, speechless at the system's bold move, "You're something else..."
The System, "Thank you, Master!"
With that, the system happily began to gnaw on the Tanghulu.
Looking at the handful of Tanghulu in the system's hand and then at the two he held, Ling Qianji was unhappy, "Senior Sister..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted speechlessly by Ming Li, "You yourself said you only wanted two."
Ling Qianji, "......" (￣▽￣)"
Seeing that he had no words, Ming Li yawned and said, "Alright, you have the Tanghulu you wanted, and it's getting late. Go back."
Ling Qianji nodded with some disappointment, "Okay, then... Senior Sister, I'll go back to my room now."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards his room.
But before he took two steps, Ming Li called him back, "Were you bullied?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Qianji's body stiffened. After reacting, he shook his head, "No."
After speaking, he didn't hear any sound from behind him. He turned his head and saw that there was no one behind him...
Ling Qianji frowned suspiciously, thinking Ming Li had returned to her room, so he also returned to his room.
After leaving Ling Qianji, Ming Li directly took the sack and went to the female lead's place...
......
The next day, as soon as Ling Qianji pushed open his room door, he saw Wan Yun wearing a veil.
"Good morning, Master." Ling Qianji respectfully saluted Wan Yun, "Master, what happened to your face?" And why does it look like you've gained weight? Strange.
Hearing this, Wan Yun's whole body stiffened, and her expression almost broke. Thinking of the favorability that had dropped to fifteen percent, Wan Yun dared not cause any more trouble and said stiffly, "I'm fine, you should go cultivate."
Upon hearing this, Ling Qianji nodded, then went to knock on Ming Li's door.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
"Senior Sister, wake up and cultivate!"
In the room, Ming Li was woken up by the knocking and, in her rage, casually grabbed something and hurled it towards the door.
The system, feeling itself flying, "???"
Before the system could react, it heard a loud "bang" beside its ear. When it opened its eyes, the system found itself lying in a pile of broken wood and debris, its head still dizzy...
The System, "......" Who am I? Where am I? What just happened to me?
(⊙_⊙)？
Outside, Ling Qianji looked at the door smashed by the system, his mouth twitching slightly, "Divine... Divine Beast, are you alright?"
The System, "...... I am not alright."