What Do You Mean I’m Supposed to Be the Villain, But Everyone’s Chasing After Me? - Chapter 12:

Chapter 12: Fifth Junior Sister’s Persona Has Collapsed Too?:

Last night, Li Changju had spent enormous effort persuading Xiao Hongyan to hand over the “Treasure Record of the Pill King.” By the time he walked out of the Phoenix Perch Palace, the sun was already high in the sky.

“If I follow the system’s hint from last time, this mission can also be divided into three steps—kidnap, threaten, and make her hand over the Yin-Yang Ice Soul. As long as I complete these three steps, it should count as fulfilling the mission. That should be fine, right?” Li Changju stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

He then shook his head and said, “Forget it. This time, I’ll just stick to the mission. There shouldn’t be any more accidents!”

He quickly flew out of the Phoenix Perch Palace on his sword. The sun was just rising, its golden rays spilling across the sky, shining on his shoulders. The snowfall had stopped, and as Li Changju hovered in midair gazing into the distance, an unexpected sense of comfort rose in his chest. Flying on a sword—wasn’t this the dream of countless young men? Now, he had finally experienced the exhilarating feeling.

The beautiful scenery stirred his poetic spirit. “What’s the point of transmigrating if I don’t compose poetry?” he thought. He raised his voice, reciting: “The snow-covered mountains are as beautiful as a painting, I wanted to compose verses to gift the world, but alas, I lack the culture, so all I can say is—damn, the snow is huge!”

After reciting, Li Changju’s face beamed with satisfaction.

“Pfft~” A sudden laugh echoed.

“Who’s there?” Li Changju’s brows furrowed as his vigilant gaze swept around. But all he saw were clouds and snow—there wasn’t a single person in sight.

“Am I hearing things?” he muttered, rubbing his ears before refocusing and continuing forward.

Not long after he left, a figure slowly emerged from the void.

It was a woman, quietly watching the direction Li Changju had gone.

After a while, her lips curved into a faint smile. “I didn’t expect the Radiant Jade Sword Sect to still have such an interesting person,” she whispered. Removing the thin veil from her face, she revealed a peerless beauty.

Her black feathered robe outlined her graceful figure, her skin was as flawless as jade, smooth and tender as if carved from cream. Between her brows was a faint charm, yet her aura brimmed with overwhelming sharpness, nobility, and elegance.

Her eyes were pitch black, like a deep, unfathomable pool, impossible to read. “Interesting… truly interesting.”

She swayed her slender waist and walked a few steps before her figure vanished into thin air.

…

“Why is it so far?” Li Changju muttered as he neared Guiyun Mountain, where Murong Daidai’s cave residence was located. Unlike the main peak of Jade Peak, this area was usually deserted.

As he approached, the ground trembled violently, followed by a massive surge of power. “BOOM!” 

A gigantic donut-shaped blast erupted from one of the cave mansions, soaring straight into the clouds.

“So this is why they had her move so far away…” Li Changju’s mouth twitched. He finally understood why his senior sisters had all petitioned together to force Murong Daidai to relocate her cave. 

Murong Daidai might look harmless, but she was the center of chaos. Once, she had even blown up half of Jade Peak by herself.

This was already the thirty-seventh time the Pill Chamber exploded. 

From the thick smoke, Murong Daidai emerged, her hair tied in two buns now charred black, with a half-burned page of the “Ancient Pill Scripture” stuck to her locks in the shape of a butterfly. 

Her round face, smudged into panda eyes from soot, blinked as she held a ruined pill in her palm. Suddenly, the pill cracked open to reveal a crystal-clear crimson pill core.

“Hehehe… it worked, I did it!” Murong Daidai cheered, hopping excitedly. 

Her yellow ribbons had been blasted into spider-silk curls, and her light purple short robe was covered in ash-like pill dust. Without hesitation, she popped the crimson core into her mouth, chewed, and swallowed it. 

Instantly, her petite body, not even 1.5 meters tall, grew taller, and her chest puffed out slightly.

Satisfied, she closed her eyes, enjoying the surge of power flooding her dantian. 

At the same time, she sensed someone spying outside the protective formation. 

“Him?” she thought, her eyes flashing.

…

Li Changju was uneasy. 

After all, in the original novel, even when holding the “Treasure Record of the Pill King,” the original Li Changju had to wait an entire day and night just to get her to come out. “The novel never made it clear why she hated me so much. Could it really just be hatred for hatred’s sake? Damn that author, why not write it more clearly? Then again, I was just a villain character with little screen time, so it makes sense…” He clenched his teeth. “If I really have to wait here a whole day and night like in the novel, I’ll be dead before the mission is done! No, I must think of another way.”

Standing outside Murong Daidai’s cave, he hesitated. “Hey, system, didn’t you say this mission was supposed to be simple?”

[Host, first of all, don’t call me ‘hey.’]

[Second, I am not a dog.]

[Finally, this mission is too low-level. This system refuses to speak further!]

Li Changju’s face darkened. 

Suddenly, an overwhelming pressure surged toward him, making his heart tighten. He immediately rose into the air on his sword.

A girl appeared before him, her hair tied into two buns, dressed in a short purple robe. She was incredibly delicate and pretty, her snowy skin flawless, her round face cute and captivating, her big dark eyes sparkling like water, and her pink lips curved into a shy smile. She was breathtaking—a true beauty.

This… was Murong Daidai?

Li Changju froze. In the novel, she wasn’t this big… and he hadn’t even shown her the “Treasure Record of the Pill King,” yet she had come out on her own? Maybe she had been planning to go out anyway. Whatever the reason, he couldn’t waste the chance. He quickly reached into his storage bag—the Binding Immortal Rope was ready.

When Murong Daidai saw him, her brows furrowed slightly. 

Li Changju assumed she was already showing disgust toward him, but it no longer mattered. “Since you delivered yourself, don’t blame me… hehehe…”

But then, something completely unexpected happened. Instead of avoiding him like in the novel, Murong Daidai lowered her head, timidly walked closer, pulled out a longer Binding Immortal Rope, and tied herself up tightly. She even added a bow for good measure.

Li Changju froze, staring dumbfounded. 

∑(O_O;) What was happening? Weren’t you supposed to hate me to the bone? Weren’t you supposed to avoid me like the plague? Fifth Junior Sister’s persona has collapsed too?! At this rate, she was practically delivering herself!

Murong Daidai lifted her head, blinking her round eyes like a frightened deer, and asked softly, “Is this… okay?”

“Uh… y-yes, I guess…” Li Changju twitched as he answered.

Murong Daidai tilted her head innocently and asked, “Aren’t you going to put something in my mouth to gag me?”

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