After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

Yue Zijin was stunned by the other party's unexpected and unconventional reason for refusing. "Brother, I'm serious. Tell me all your conditions. I really hope to become your apprentice."

His reason for choosing Lin Ci was quite simple: the other party's attire clearly indicated that he was from a martial arts school, and his moves were exquisite. He couldn't wait to return to the Sword Forging Manor, and besides, the martial arts of the Sword Forging Manor might not be suitable for him.

Lin Ci glanced away and slapped the other person's hand off her shoulder, her posture extremely aloof: "I've said it before, there's no master-disciple bond between us. You should find someone else."

While Yue Zijin was pestering Lin Ci, Su Ning was dealing with another matter.

A mechanical voice inexplicably appeared in my mind.

[System upgrade complete, personal tasks now available]

[A task target has been detected nearby. The host can view it independently.]

[Ding! Optional task has appeared. Host can view it.]

System upgrade? She called out to Xiao Qi in her mind, "Xiao Qi? You successfully upgraded?"

A short while later, she heard a crackling sound in her mind, followed by a long-unheard child's voice: "Susu, I've leveled up again!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Su Ning felt relieved. After all, having another system wouldn't be as good as Xiao Qi.

"What just happened?"

Xiao Qi immediately explained the upgraded system's features to her, "Su Su, do you remember that your current body was known as a 'femme fatale' in the martial arts world?"

"Since your storyline hasn't started yet, I've created a loophole. As long as you complete your personal mission, you can obtain a life-saving item that allows you to withstand a fatal attack and then fake your death."

Su Ning immediately seized on this key phrase and asked hesitantly, "Does that also include when I was finally pierced through the heart by a sword?"

Xiao Qi's attitude was firm: "That's right, even if the host ultimately can't escape the plot's demise, this item can guarantee your life."

After hearing Xiaoqi's explanation, it seems that this task is definitely going to have to be done.

"That's not simple, is it?"

Su Ning asked casually, "Something like this must be quite difficult to accomplish."

Xiao Qi quickly replied with a smile, "Hehehe, I believe that with Su Su's intelligence and talent, she will definitely be able to complete it perfectly."

Su Ning: "Alright, alright, stop flattering me. Tell me what you think."

Xiao Qi pointed to the young Taoist priest who was being harassed by Yue Zijin: "Look, that's your mission target."

"This person's name is Lin Ci. Su Su, you should know his identity if you've read the original novel."

Despite her suspicions, Su Ning wasn't certain of his identity until Xiao Qi revealed his name: "The Daoist disciple of Taihang Temple? It's him?"

Su Ning initially didn't recognize him because he shouldn't be there at this moment, but she could understand it when she thought about the subsequent events caused by her butterfly wings.

Xiao Qi continued, "Because your body was known as a scourge of the martial arts world in the original story, almost everyone who saw you fell at your feet. However, there are still some righteous people who refuse to succumb to the tyranny of this demoness."

Su Ning answered for it first: "Like the main characters?"

Xiao Qi: "Ahem, the main characters are one thing, but there's also a group of prodigies who aren't affected by you, such as Lin Ci, the Daoist disciple of Taihang Temple; Song Hengxue, the chief physician of Hundred Flowers Valley; Yu Xinglai, the Thief Saint; Lou Xianyue, the young master of Luofu Water Pavilion; and Qing, the sect leader of Wuxiang Sect..."

"Su Su, you must win over these proud young men who looked down on you in the original storyline, making them willingly fall at your feet and fulfill your mission as the scourge of the martial arts world."

Xiao Qi finished speaking quickly, afraid that Su Ning would find it and give it a good beating.

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Su Ning really wanted to beat this little system to death, gritting her teeth as she said, "I can let the people before go, but I've never even met the young master of Luofu Water Pavilion in the original story, and what about that Wuxiang Sect Master? Isn't he only mentioned in rumors? My storyline has absolutely nothing to do with him, even until my death!"

Su Ning tried to remain calm, but perhaps because medical students are all too perceptive, You Xunchun came up to her after treating those people and asked if she had been frightened.

Su Ning didn't want You Xunchun to see her emotions, so she quickly brushed it off.

She failed to see the hint of coldness that lurked beneath the man's gentle face as he turned away.

Xiao Qi knew it would be difficult, so she hid and kept quiet, continuing to play dead.

The group, who had just taken the antidote, were exchanging pleasantries with Tang Xi and the others. The one in the lead was named Li Yuan, the boy with him was named Chen Li'an, the baby-faced girl was named Chu Sese, and the pitiful woman who had asked them for help at the beginning was named Shen Lian.

At this moment, they are expressing their gratitude and rescuing Lin Ci from being harassed by Yue Zijin.

Li Yuan sincerely thanked Lin Ci: "Thank you so much, Brother Lin, for saving my life. I will never forget your great kindness. If you ever visit the Northern Mountain, you must visit the Nine Nether Gate."

Yue Zijin, standing to the side, asked in confusion, "So you weren't together after all?"

Lin Ci was annoyed by Yue Zijin's insistence on revealing his name, and refused to agree to anything else.

Chen Li'an, standing next to Li Yuan, scratched his head: "We met Brother Lin halfway through the journey. Learning that we were going the same way, we invited him to travel with us. The journey was peaceful, so we had no idea that Brother Lin's martial arts were so advanced."

After a few more words, Su Ning learned that these people were from a small sect called the Nine Nether Sect. Li Yuan was the senior disciple, and the rest were disciples who had come out to train.

Tang Xi looked at the group, somewhat suspiciously, and said, "Is this your first time going out? That couple's methods weren't particularly sophisticated, how come you weren't on guard at all?"

Chu Sese sighed, "We're a small sect, and we usually stay around the sect's perimeter. If it weren't for the martial arts tournament, we wouldn't have traveled this far. I never imagined the world would be so turbulent."

Seeing their embarrassed expressions, Su Ning asked at the opportune moment, "I've heard that demonic sects are rampant in the Northern Foothills. Are you all from there?"

In fact, Li Yuan and his group had already sized them up. Among them, Su Ning was the most special. She was wearing a veil, had no weapons, and her clothes were different from those of ordinary martial artists. She looked more like a young lady from an official family. When they heard her voice as melodious as a nightingale, they quickly answered her.

"Young lady, you may not know this, but the Demonic Sect is now in decline and basically lives in seclusion. There's hardly any trouble at all. Our sect has been there for over ten years, and we haven't seen a single member of the Demonic Sect. The lives of the common people are basically no different from those in other places."

Su Ning nodded in understanding. The Wuxiang Sect was the most notorious and powerful sect in the original story. As for the sect leader, no one knew his name, only that his code name was Qing.

So Xiao Qi really gave her a good task. Where could she find someone she could never even meet? Besides, she didn't know martial arts. Going to the northern foothills alone was just courting death.