The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Chapter 9 Twilight Town 2

Wen Li and her group of five found an inn to stay at. Since they were on official business with the Crown Prince, they naturally wanted the best accommodations. Even her second master had people specifically assigned to take care of him at the inn. This made Wen Li somewhat resentful. When they were on official business with the Xuanling Sect, the money provided by the imperial court was sometimes not even enough for food.

Wen Li had dinner in her room first, then took a relaxing bath. She had just lain down when Si Xiaxia woke her up.

"Oh no, oh no, oh no! I just checked with other systems and found that my detection couldn't possibly be wrong!"

"The protagonist has turned evil! What do we do? What do we do?"

"But why would he turn evil? It shouldn't be like this! He's rich, powerful, admired by thousands, and young and beautiful."

Wen Li thought about it seriously for a rare moment: "You said that he suddenly turned evil for no reason in his past life, and before that, his behavior was exactly the same as the description in the book. And his current situation is the same."

"Since you're not a piece of trash, then he's probably just pretending from the beginning."

Can a person really pretend for that long?

Si Xiaxia asked in confusion, "Why is he pretending? There's no need! He's the protagonist, the chosen one, he has the right to act recklessly."

"He's putting on an act, of course, for others to see. The main plot can't be changed, but the fates of our supporting characters can be altered. So, who is he putting on this act for?"

Wen Li sat up in bed and said, "Perhaps he already knows about his background or the novel, and what's worse, he may have memories of his past life like me."

Si Xiaxia's vision went black. She had thought this mission would be easy and she would even get to meet her idol, but now it seemed to be hellishly difficult.

They didn't even find out the reason why the protagonist turned evil in his previous life, and now he's already turned evil.

Wen Li simply lay down and said, "It doesn't matter. Since he's still pretending, it means he doesn't have the world-destroying divine power he'll have later. Once he ascends to the level of a demon god, we can all just die together."

Si Xiaxia was speechless. Other people's hosts were either optimistic and cheerful little suns, or they would actively try to influence the protagonist, but her hosts had all become as corrupted as the protagonist. She herself didn't love this world, so how could she make the protagonist fall in love with it again?

Si Xiaxia: "I want to die."

"Death is acceptable, but you must first help me find the truth behind the Jiang family's demise. By the way, where are my clues?"

"It's only a 1% reduction. It should be at least 20% before you get it," Si Xiaxia said, annoyed.

"Since I promised to help you, I would still help you even if I knew the truth beforehand. But if you don't give me any clues now, I'll suspect you're lying to me, and I don't want to do this anymore. You said it would be easy, but it's this difficult. Go and heal that sesame dumpling yourself." After saying that, Wen Li covered herself with the blanket and closed her eyes peacefully.

Si Xiaxia hesitated. At first, she only knew that the seal had loosened naturally, so she was certain that the Jiang family had been wronged.

She obtained this clue specifically from the otherworld administrator. Although she had the clue, the administrator advised her that it would be best not to let the host continue investigating, saying that he was afraid the host couldn't handle it.

Seeing Si Xiaxia hesitate, Wen Li closed her eyes and said, "You have to give me some incentive so I'll be motivated to do the mission. Otherwise, I'm too lazy to even move."

Si Xiaxia was helpless; she was now facing two powerful figures.

“I told you that wasn’t enough. Everyone connected to the Jiang family, including servants, retainers, and disciples, died mysteriously after the Jiang family was wiped out. Even some close friends disappeared without a trace ten years after the Jiang family case.”

They were all dead. Even the Feather Spirit Army members who participated in the massacre died fighting against the demons who invaded the capital the following year. She should have guessed it long ago; she still searched relentlessly for ten years in her past life. Everyone was dead, and the Jiang residence had been burned down during the massacre.

"Here's a hint: in Mushan Town, you'll meet someone who has lived with the Jiang family for over ten years."

"Who!" Wen Li straightened up, her drowsiness instantly dissipating.

"I will tell you when the male lead's corruption level reaches 80%."

Eighty percent!

Upon hearing this, Wen Li immediately stopped sleeping, put on her shoes, and went outside.

"Where are you going?" Si Xiaxia asked.

"Where to? Of course, to heal the corrupted protagonist."

As Wen Li walked to the corner, she saw Wen Mingzhu standing at the door with a plate of exquisite pastries.

As Wen Mingzhu patted the door, she said, "Fourth Brother, I made you hibiscus cake myself."

"Fourth brother, are you asleep? Please open the door for me."

Seeing that no one inside the door reacted after a long time, Wen Mingzhu stared dejectedly at her pastries.

She secretly cheered herself up, thinking, "It's okay. My fourth brother is just a bit aloof. He'll get better with time."

But a moment later, she said with renewed energy, "Fourth brother, one day you will like me."

Then she skipped away, completely unfazed by her earlier dejection.

As the villainous older sister of the female lead, Wen Li was naturally pleased to see Wen Mingzhu being turned away, and she even felt a little schadenfreude.

Si Xiaxia felt a pang of sympathy, but she knew that once Shen Yingsi fell into trouble, Zhuzhu would become his savior. Only someone as energetic as her could heal the corrupted protagonist.

"Si Xiaxia, so in your past life, did Shen Yingsi fall in love with Wen Mingzhu?"

"It's written in the novel that Wen Mingzhu was the only person who stood by his side when he was despised by the world. She was his light, and he was able to get through the ten years in Guigu and cultivate to become an immortal by thinking of Wen Mingzhu."

Seeing Si Xiaxia's excited expression, Wen Li couldn't help but chuckle mischievously, "Then why did Shen Yingsi turn evil in the end? And why wasn't he afraid of hurting Wen Mingzhu when he was destroying the world?"

Wen Li's series of questions shattered Si Xiaxia's hopes of shipping the couple.

Yeah! Why did he still turn evil? Was it because he didn't love her enough? She wanted to see the male lead go through a dramatic "chasing back his wife" moment.

No, I can't be fooled by this vicious female supporting character; she must be talking nonsense.

"Shen Yingsi is a character who would rather betray one person than betray the world. That's why he ascends to godhood in the end of the book, instead of being bound by petty love. He does like her, but it's not as important as the common people."

Ignoring Si Xiaxia's incessant chatter, Wen Li quickly arrived at Shen Yingsi's door.

Wen Li is used to being a femme fatale; being proper and orderly is not her style.

Reaching the door, he lifted his leg and kicked it hard, instantly opening the previously locked wooden door.

The commotion was so loud that guests in nearby rooms peeked out to check, but seeing Wen Li's menacing demeanor, they all shrank back inside.

The person inside the room remained calmly seated at the chessboard. He was playing chess against himself.

How boring.

She was still dressed in white, with peonies embroidered on her arms. The wind blew through the window, causing her hair and ribbons to flutter in the breeze, making her look ethereal. But that mask was truly ugly, or rather, truly frightening.

The pure white mask revealed a pair of large, deep red eyes, beneath which lay a single red tear stain. The mouth on the mask was gaping open, revealing black teeth. The mask's ambiguous smile was chilling.

This is his true inner world, not the mask of a person who always wears a gentle smile.

"Shen Yingsi, would you like to go out for a stroll together and see how the people live under your rule?" Wen Li walked to the other side of the chessboard and sat down.

"The outcome is still undecided, so why don't you play this game with me first, Miss Wen?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Li glanced at the chessboard on the table.

On the chessboard, only the king, the general, and a pawn remain.

Wen Li didn't know anything about chess. When she was a child, her mother only taught her to read and write, and mostly taught her the Jiang family's swordsmanship and ghost talismans. So Wen Li could only recognize some characters, but she knew nothing about music, chess, calligraphy, or painting.

However, even if you haven't eaten a pig, you've at least seen one run. Wen Li thought that since she had one more soldier than him, if she ate his general, he would have nothing and that would mean he had lost.

So Wen Li, with a serious expression, directed the soldiers who were still in their own country to fly diagonally toward the enemy general.

With the soldiers pressing down on the general, Wen Li hesitated for a moment before looking up. Her bright eyes were fixed on the eyes visible through Shen Yingsi's mask. Seeing that he made no move, her eyes remained smiling as always.

Wen Li was unsure but still dawdled and took it away, while Shen Yingsi still did not react.

Si Xiaxia was stunned by her host's amazing actions. Ever since she learned that the protagonist had turned evil, Si Xiaxia wanted to play dead whenever she faced the protagonist.

She then drifted off to play with her friends for a while, only to return to find herself in this bizarre situation.

Then Si Xiaxia heard Wen Li's confident voice.

"Your Highness, your chess game wasn't very good. I won. Come with me."

Si Xiaxia gasped, fearing that the protagonist might lose her composure and immediately turn hostile.

"Miss Wen is indeed remarkable."

Wen Li couldn't see his expression behind the mask, but she saw him slowly get up and straighten his wrinkled clothes.

Wen Li didn't have the patience to indulge him, and directly grabbed his sleeve and flew away.

"trouble."

Si Xiaxia's heart was practically in her throat. Although the protagonist didn't possess divine power yet, he was still the number one cultivator in the world. She was terrified that he might kill her vicious female supporting character if he got upset.