Ling Qianhe did not want the Jade Bone Lotus.
Lin Muci would not indulge him. He was old enough to eat heavenly treasures without needing to be coaxed. Precisely because Lin Muci would not indulge Ling Qianhe, she stood up and said.
"Let's go."
Ling Qianhe looked at her, his eyes slowly revealing a hint of confusion.
"Go? Go where?"
He didn't understand.
Lin Muci said.
"Hunt fierce beasts. You have no spiritual meridians or bones, and you have to endure the pain of broken meridians and dislocated bones every so often. The fierce dan of fierce beasts will benefit you; it can repair your shattered body."
"Didn't you want revenge? You're better off alive to get revenge."
"I know you harbor immense hatred, so much that even mountains and seas cannot block it."
"But—"
Lin Muci looked up, her eyes as clear as glazed glass.
"If you have hatred, bear it."
"Living is the most important thing."
Although his death would only make him more rebellious, for now, surviving would suffice—Lin Muci thought this, plucking a fierce beast's dan with her fingertips and tossing it to the youth opposite her.
"Take it and swallow it."
Ling Qianhe stared at her cheek with a deep gaze, as if suppressing something. After a while, Lin Muci finally heard Ling Qianhe say through gritted teeth.
"I don't want the charity of a mere maid like you!"
Lin Muci smiled.
In truth, she wasn't exceptionally beautiful. Having reincarnated in the lower realm, she couldn't have an ethereal face.
It was just her eyes, which, when she smiled, seemed to hold a hint of captivating charm.
Ling Qianhe, however, merely glared at her fiercely, and then Ling Qianhe heard her say.
"You still know this is charity from me?"
"So what if it's charity? So what if your dignity is trampled underfoot? In your current state, who are you expecting to save you?"
The corners of her lips curved.
Yet, her words carried a sharp, piercing chill.
"Your so-called dignity is so cheap it's laughable."
The youth opposite her began to breathe rapidly.
His face was as pale as paper, and he stared motionlessly at Lin Muci's face.
Her expression was extremely cold, her eyes like icy stars in the night sky.
He felt as if his heart had been tightly squeezed. He knew she was not wrong.
Yet, he still hated—hated his own uselessness, hated the injustice of the heavens and the earth.
Everyone bullied him…
Everyone wanted him dead.
He took a deep breath, forcefully took the dan, and swallowed it.
The dan, whatever its properties, felt like a raging fire burning his throat the moment he swallowed it. He clenched his fists tightly, unwilling to let out any cry of pain in front of his little maid.
She didn't look at him; she simply turned around.
And asked the little system.
"Do I look ugly right now?"
"Why does he always look at me like we have a deep hatred for each other? Is it because I'm ugly?"
"That can't be, right?"
The little system immediately explained.
"Your current appearance is how you looked when you were on your mission—the appearance you had when you first met Ling Qianhe at the orphanage, becoming his Muci sister. A gentle sister of a humble family."
"Didn't he later make a doll based on your appearance? Don't worry, he really likes this face."
"But your true appearance is the one you had when you later possessed the Lin family's eldest daughter, Lin Muci. It can be described as stunningly beautiful."
"The daughter of the previous Demon God, the Phoenix of destiny, should be overwhelmingly majestic, looking down upon all beings."
"Beautiful to the point of astonishment, gorgeous and resplendent, incomparably beautiful, the most beautiful woman in heaven and earth…"
The little system was about to launch into a string of flattery when Lin Muci quickly stopped it. This way, she understood.
Two identities again.
It was likely she would have to shed the persona of this little maid later.
And switch to the identity of the former daughter of the Demon God.
This was commonly known as logging into the main account from an alt account.
This story—why did it have to be so troublesome?
She sighed, pressing her temples with her fingertips. Suddenly, Ling Qianhe's voice came from behind her, his voice slightly cool, with a hint of icy sarcasm.
"Si Muci."
He called her by her full name, his words devoid of any emotion.
"Don't think I'll be indebted to you—I know you must have signed some agreement with that old hag. You can't hide it from me. When you suddenly appeared by my side years ago, I knew you must have some secret."
"My spiritual meridians were crippled, and I was exiled to the Vast Wilderness. Others avoided me like the plague, yet you insisted on following."
"Si Muci, you just want—"
He took a deep breath, and his voice grew even deeper, filled with endless hoarse pain.
"Do you want me to fall in love with you?"
"And then abandon me, forcing me to wish I were dead for you, to be a dog by your side!"
"That old hag detests me, so she wants me to abandon everything, abandon my dignity, and ideally, watch me die for you, a mere maid, to the point of my soul scattering."
"She wants to humiliate me in the most ignominious way."
"Is that it?"
"Or is there something else about me that can be exploited—I have no spirit bones, no spiritual meridians."
"But my talent was so high, there must be something special about me. She sent you here precisely to wring out the last drop of my value!"
Lin Muci listened to his extreme words and felt a headache coming on.
Ling Qianhe was indeed a paranoid and yandere, but he wasn't stupid.
Couldn't this guy stop spouting such incredibly foolish words while wearing the face of her beloved? She was truly grateful to him!
She turned her head and snorted, retorting to him like a string of firecrackers.
"Pah."
These two concise and powerful words seemed to slap him in the face.
"Be my dog?"
"You wish."
"I don't lack men who want to be my dogs!"
Ling Qianhe stared blankly at her face, finally processing the meaning of her words. His cheeks instantly turned as red as a beet.
What did that mean, what did she mean by... he was wishing?
He didn't even qualify to be a dog?
Lin Muci, however, didn't give him a chance to get angry, quickly firing back.
"Ling Qianhe!"
He looked into her eyes, and she sneered.
"What, you feel humiliated? Your spiritual meridians were stolen, your spirit bones were extracted, but looking at you now, you've lost your brain! Who would humiliate you in such a way?"
"Besides, you useless cripple, what value do you have?"
"Even the fierce beasts would find you, a useless prince like a piece of mud, unchewable if you were thrown to them!"
"You went to the Vast Wilderness, and I was also in the Vast Wilderness."
"You were almost bitten to death by demonic beasts, and I had to save you."
"Do you think the Jade Bone Lotus is easy to obtain?"
She rolled up her sleeve, revealing a patch of bloody wounds on her wrist. She then tore open her collar, revealing bloodstains that snaked from her collarbone, like plum blossoms blooming on her fair skin.
She looked up at him, her eyes full of disdainful mockery.
"You think everyone is trying to harm you."
"Is your brain filled with water?"
"I went to all this trouble just to make you my dog? To make you feel touched by me? To make you fall in love with me?"
"I'm not a lunatic!"
"Is your head filled with water?"
"You have no dignity? You only want revenge, and you've reached such desperate straits, yet you can still fall in love with a woman?"
"You poisonous-tongued, shameless, brainless trash!"
"You make me so angry!"
"Go to hell!"
She berated the youth opposite her in one breath, preparing to face his frantic, collapsing counterattack.
She knew that the snake-like youth was definitely not to be trifled with. He was vengeful and must have hated her for scolding him like this.
However, the youth opposite her suddenly froze.
For a moment, it was as if a gust of wind had passed through his eyes. He stood stunned for several seconds, and after a moment.
He was silent for a bit, then he said.
"You do have... a degree of self-awareness."
"I would indeed never fall for a woman like you."
Lin Muci snorted coldly.
She wasn't interested in this demon either.
She already had Ling Qianhe… This was just acting. After the scene in the acting space ended, she would have to face the jealous Ling Qianhe.
Honestly, she was already feeling quite guilty, constantly feeling that if she interacted too much with other men in this world.
Her Qianhe, that vinegar jar, would find out.
And she would be finished.
She stood up and said.
"Revenge, is it? Let's make a deal. I'll help you get revenge."
Ling Qianhe looked at her gentle face with a somewhat lost gaze. He opened his mouth, clearly hesitant. After a few seconds, Ling Qianhe suddenly asked her.
"Then you..."
He was silent.
After a moment.
He finally asked.
"Everything has a price."
"I want revenge, so what exactly do you want to get from me?"
"I have nothing to exchange with you now."
Lin Muci glanced at the youth still appearing somewhat cold. She raised an eyebrow and said.
"Don't think that you're the only one in this world with enemies who have a sea of blood and deep hatred."
"I have them too."
"I'll help you get revenge. When your spiritual meridians are repaired, and you cultivate properly..."
"Will you help me get revenge too?"
She rubbed her chin with her fingers. After much thought, she felt that although Ling Qianhe was currently just a useless prince, if his spiritual meridians were repaired, he might become very powerful.
After all, he was the most powerful great demon in heaven and earth.
She asked the little system.
"If he doesn't become a demon, can he defeat Helian Lanyan?"
The little system hesitated.
"It depends on how far he cultivates... It's hard to say. But his talent is exceptional, perhaps he can."
Lin Muci nodded. She was satisfied with this answer.
"What about Xuanyuan Yuting?"
The little system remained silent.
"The Human Emperor is a bit tricky. The Human Emperor is also human after all... unless he can replace him. But the Human Emperor previously sacrificed the demons in your Shan Hai Tu Ce. However, you destroyed his Human Emperor Token, so it's considered even."
"Whether he can win, I don't know."
"He is naturally suited for cultivating demonic arts, but you insist on him being a proper cultivator—that's quite troublesome."
"Otherwise, why not just kill him and let him become a demon?"
The little system offered a suggestion.
Lin Muci sneered.
"Can the script be written like that? Definitely not."
"If the TV series is broadcast later, good heavens, the protagonist becomes a world-destroying great demon, instigated by me, the female protagonist."
"Wouldn't that lead to parents reporting the TV series and it being taken down from the internet?"
"It's all written in the synopsis, after all. I both kill him and save him, and in the end, I trade my life to prevent him from becoming a demon. This main storyline cannot be broken—then I can only think of another way."
She glanced at the youth opposite her, who seemed to be deep in thought.
His expression was indifferent, but that coldness gradually faded.
He looked up, his clear eyes gazing at Lin Muci, and then Lin Muci heard him say.
"Okay. I promise you."
"You help me once."
"If I can regain my own spiritual meridians and spirit bones in the future, I will help you once as well."
"You are just a little maid, so I imagine your enemies won't be very strong, right?"
Lin Muci smiled without speaking.
Not strong, not strong.
A single finger could crush the current you.
Hmm. Urging a demon to be a good person and strive for success.
It's quite interesting. Although she was a bit harsh—but well, if he could make a comeback from a desperate situation, it wouldn't be a waste of her painstaking efforts to enter this acting space!