The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Thank you for your generosity, Senior Brother Liu." Lin Xucheng forcibly suppressed the blood that was about to spurt out again, and said in a hoarse voice, enduring the churning in his chest, "My injuries are not too serious, so I don't need such an expensive pill as the Top Grade Rejuvenating Pill."

Furthermore, Junior Sister Zhou and I only traveled together during our training trip down the mountain; Senior Brother Liu, please don't misunderstand.

After saying that, he glanced at Zhou Zhixue with cold eyes, turned around, and used his long sword to support his body as he slowly climbed up the seemingly endless stone steps filled with ethereal mist. Each step was arduous, and a lot of blood dripped down, which was quite conspicuous.

Zhou Zhixue was at a loss for what to do. She clutched the jade bottle in her hand, unwilling to let go, but she couldn't find a reason not to spend spirit stones to leave the pills.

"Give it to me!" Seeing this, the fluffy ball, true to its greedy nature of keeping the good stuff in the family, stepped forward and scratched the jade bottle out of her hand, placing it back in its host's palm.

Jiang Chen didn't stand on ceremony and casually put the pills away, saying, "Since you don't need them, I'll take some time to send them to the Sect Master of the Blissful Sect. These are pills that Sect Master Liang customized."

In the original script, Liu Jiangchen delayed the delivery of the Rejuvenation Pill, which angered the sect leader of the Blissful Sect, who personally came to demand its return. Coincidentally, this created an opportunity for the protagonist to get to know and befriend the beautiful woman.

"Cough cough!" Lin Xucheng couldn't help but cough twice, and fresh blood trickled down between his fingers.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhixue felt heartbroken and rushed forward to help him up, "Brother Lin, you..."

"Junior Sister Zhou, please have some self-respect!" Seeing that everyone was watching the show, Lin Xucheng pushed her away fiercely, gave her a cold look, and continued to stubbornly walk his own path.

Two months ago, while watching shooting stars in the back mountain, he unexpectedly met Zhou Zhixue, the most popular junior sister in the sect. The two chatted about everything under the sun and about romance while watching the stars and the moon in the purple bamboo forest.

As they chatted, the two kindred spirits couldn't contain their excitement and ended up buying all their clothes in the process...

Lin Xucheng knew that his junior sister had a suitor named Liu Jiangchen.

After all, there are only a handful of people in the whole world who can be called alchemists. Apart from the two most famous old monsters, the only person you can come into contact with in the Free and Unfettered Sect is Liu Jiangchen.

Logically speaking, an ordinary fairy would have been moved and fallen for the alchemist who was the chosen one of heaven.

Zhou Zhixue accepted all his kindness, but whenever he got close, she would put on a long face and say things like that men and women shouldn't touch each other and that she only treated him as a brother, and she has never let Liu Jiangchen touch her.

The beautiful and lively woman that even a highly admired alchemist could not obtain, only by conquering her would one feel a sense of accomplishment!

So Lin Xucheng did everything he could to make her happy, thinking it would be difficult to win her over, but he didn't expect to win her over in less than two hours.

Ironically, Liu Jiangchen, who was pampered and protected by the Xiaoyao Sect like a treasure, was completely unaware of this. He even treated his plaything as a goddess and tried to please her in every way. Little did he know that the several pills he had given to Zhou Zhixue to help her cultivation over the past two months had already been handed to him by her groveling!

For Lin Xucheng, the women he had won over were of little use once his desire to conquer them was satisfied, aside from the small benefit of dual cultivation.

Especially since Zhou Zhixue's strength is too weak, one cannot gain much benefit from dual cultivation with her.

"Looks like I have no choice but to give up. A woman who would tell others about our intimate relationship and leak our secrets isn't worth protecting or keeping. I'll draw a line from now on, as long as it doesn't stop me from dating other girls..." Lin Xucheng planned out his next move as he walked with difficulty.

There's a saying that women are like clothes, you can change them whenever you want.

But Lin Xucheng felt that women he could easily get his hands on were like smelly socks—they couldn't be changed, but rather thrown away when they got dirty, lest they taint him with his own stench and disgust others.

A woman worth protecting and keeping must be someone that ordinary people absolutely cannot touch, in order to guarantee her absolute loyalty.

A girl like Zhou Zhixue, who would readily undress and throw herself into the arms of a man she'd just met with a few sweet words, is probably only someone as honest as Liu Jiangchen who could win her over.

The other people didn't dare to pursue Zhou Zhixue because they were afraid of angering Liu Jiangchen, which would only benefit them.

Otherwise, Zhou Zhixue, who lacked both strength and willpower, would probably have long since become a plaything for her fellow disciples!

"Host, what are you thinking about?" The fluffy dumpling felt really good about turning the tables. Exposing the adulterous couple in public and hitting the innocent girl made her lose face. But her host didn't seem satisfied. She looked at the male lead's back and squinted her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

Jiang Chen glanced at Zhou Zhixue, who had chased after him but was pushed away by Lin Xucheng and was now sitting on the ground, covering her face and crying. She was puzzled.

The script describes a male protagonist who owns a huge fishpond. Any fairy who has seen him and has even a little bit of beauty and status will fall for him, willingly becoming his fish, warming his bed, and providing him with resources.

But Lin Xucheng never abandons the fish in the story...

Is it because raising fish has never encountered any obstacles? Today, her own reversal made Lin Xucheng realize the obstacle, so he didn't even try to save her, and now he's just going to abandon Zhou Zhixue decisively?

Is he, a cultivator who has always wanted to cultivate the Great Dao and become an immortal, only lusting after beautiful women to build a harem? And incidentally, to obtain their resources and strong support?

Completely baffled, Jiang Chen rode forward on his sword and said loudly, "Junior Brother Lin's injuries prevent him from flying on a sword? In that case, your senior brother will give you a ride!"

Anyway, in this script, he's just a supporting character and won't die easily. He doesn't mind maintaining a superficial relationship with the male lead. If he knows the other party's true thoughts and goals, wouldn't it be easier to deal with him?

"When it comes to dealing with people, we still need our Senior Brother Liu's magnanimity!"

"Those who cultivate immortality have broad minds and do not hold grudges, and those who heal have benevolent hearts. Senior Brother Liu should be a role model!"

"Speaking of which, what is the relationship between Junior Sister and Lin Xucheng?"

"It's highly likely, but Lin Xucheng is denying it, probably because he's afraid of offending Senior Brother Liu."

"Tsk tsk tsk, what do you think Zhou Zhixue is after? Senior Brother Liu is a once-in-a-millennium genius alchemist, he's been so good to her, but she doesn't appreciate it. How did she end up with some nobody like Lin Xucheng?"

"Don't you understand? Some people are like that; the more you flatter them, the more arrogant they become; the more you mistreat them, the happier they are!"

"Are you out of your mind? We cultivators are supposed to be intelligent and destined for immortality, how could someone like this appear?"

"You think all cultivators are virtuous and kind? I've heard before that it's incredibly difficult for cultivators from the lower realms to ascend to our cultivation world. They're even capable of annihilating entire sects and clans in their quest for opportunities!"

"That terrifying? Their bloodlust is too strong; they are neither good nor evil!"

"I heard that in the lower realms, such people are praised for their lack of compassion and their ruthless decisiveness..."

…………

The disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect whispered among themselves as they walked into the mountain gate. Jiang Chen, who possessed extraordinary strength, vaguely heard a few whispers and couldn't help but frown slightly—it seemed that Lin Xucheng had ascended from the lower realm.

He glanced at Lin Xucheng, who was sitting on his sword, his face pale and eyes closed in rest. He wondered if this guy was a time traveler since the script didn't mention it in detail.

After all, from the perspective of the mission world, if the ordinary people down the mountain who have no affinity for immortality are still living in an ancient setting, Lin Xucheng only joined the Xiaoyao Sect at the age of twenty-five.

Before this, living in the ordinary world down in the mountains, he would have already had a large number of wives and concubines.

Why are you so thirsty, going after every one you see?

Looking at the scripts that most people have experienced, it seems that only time travelers, especially losers who have traveled from modern society, who have never enjoyed having multiple wives and concubines, have such an obsession with building a harem.

"Thank you for giving me a ride, Senior Brother Liu." A moment later, Lin Xucheng sensed that he was already above the Spirit Medicine Hall. He opened his eyes and weakly clasped his hands in a fist salute to Jiang Chen, explaining again, "Please don't misunderstand, Senior Brother Liu."

My junior sister Zhou and I truly only traveled together for training. I have no idea what she thinks, but from the bottom of my heart, I only regard her as a younger sister, and I have no other intentions.

Look how sweetly she speaks.

Want to travel together? How about a trip to Wushan?

"Junior Brother Lin is joking." Zhou Zhixue wasn't the girl he liked, and Jiang Chen didn't want to confirm the original owner's reputation as a simp. "Even if you really married Junior Sister Zhou, it wouldn't matter."

To be honest, the reason I was nice to her was simply because Junior Sister Zhou looked a lot like one of my younger sisters who died young.

As an alchemist, I can easily obtain a lot of resources, so I've always taken care of her a bit. I just didn't expect that Junior Sister Zhou had misunderstood, and lately she's become increasingly presumptuous and doesn't know her place.

My younger sister, who died young, was not as immature as her; she was truly disappointing.

"I don't mean to embarrass Junior Brother Lin today, it's just that Junior Sister Zhou went too far. Please don't hold a grudge against your senior brother because of this."

Lin Xucheng quickly replied, "I see!"

What my senior brother said today is reasonable and there is nothing embarrassing about it.

In the future, junior brother will inevitably need to trouble senior brother again; if senior brother has any requests, please don't hesitate to ask, and junior brother will do his best!

The two exchanged some insincere compliments, and Jiang Chen watched him limp into the Spirit Medicine Hall before flying back to his secluded Spirit Medicine Peak on his sword.

Before long, rumors about the Xiaoyao Sect began to spread everywhere.

It turns out that the sect's most treasured alchemist, Liu Jiangchen, was not deeply in love with Zhou Zhixue and determined to marry her. He simply took extra care of her because she resembled his deceased younger sister.

As for why the rumors spread so widely, it was because Zhou Zhixue, presuming on her own affections, deliberately distorted the news and spread it around, claiming that Senior Brother Liu was deeply in love with her, in order to satisfy her vanity.

In the past, Senior Brother Liu had been in seclusion for many years researching and refining elixirs, and rarely paid attention to trivial matters, so he was unaware of this.

Now that they know that the entire Xiaoyao Sect has been misled by rumors, which have seriously damaged the reputation of their cultivation, Lingyao Peak has issued a special statement and will pursue accountability.

"No wonder! The rumors are all over the place, making it sound like Senior Brother Liu was practically begging her to marry him. But what happened? Did the two of them ever have any intimate contact in public? They didn't even hold hands!"

"Let alone our sect, looking at the entire Maple Orchid Continent, if Senior Brother Liu wants to marry anyone, even the Holy Maiden of Kunlun Divine Mountain would find it hard to refuse, okay?"

"In this era, only a handful of pharmacists can stand out from the many who only know how to grind and knead medicine balls to become alchemists. Senior Brother Liu has a bright future and can get anything he wants. Why would he be so shallow as to take a liking to her?"

"What a self-aggrandizing person!"

"Zhou Zhixue's looks are not outstanding even in the sect. She is popular only because she is clever and young. Who would have thought that she would use a trivial matter as an excuse to elevate herself?"

"I heard from the monster that keeps her in the back mountain that she and Lin Xucheng did 'it' in the Purple Bamboo Forest!"

"Tsk tsk, even spreading rumors won't get her on Senior Brother Liu's side, and since she can't stand being alone, she's trying to seduce other senior brothers..."

…………

As soon as Lingyao Peak released its statement distancing itself from the matter, the entire Xiaoyao Sect immediately understood why the genius alchemist had never responded to Zhou Zhixue's "pursuit"—it turned out that she had orchestrated and spread rumors based on Liu Jiangchen's favoritism!

In addition, a certain big-mouthed monster kept in the back mountain vividly described what it "saw and heard" in the Purple Bamboo Forest, how Lin Xucheng and Zhou Zhixue were so affectionate and how they whispered sweet nothings to each other, adding fuel to the fire and making the story more exciting than a storyteller's tale.

The entire Xiaoyao Sect was soon in an uproar.

“Those who cultivate immortality should transcend the mundane world and take it upon themselves to save all living beings.” Jiang Chen sighed as he listened to the children whispering gossip. “But nowadays, storytellers insist on bringing the scheming, intrigue, and deceit of the mortal world into the cultivation world.”

The entire mission world is written in a chaotic and murky way; where is the ethereal beauty to speak of?

Forget saving the world; the protagonists' little misunderstandings and disagreements are enough to make the entire world pay with its life. What did the world do to deserve this? They're a bunch of good-for-nothings, wasting all their years of their lives!

Despite her dissatisfaction, the background setting could be used to put pressure on the male lead. After spreading the gossip, Jiang Chen packed up and left the Xiaoyao Sect for the Jile Sect.

Let the public opinion fester. Anyway, it's a fact that Lin Xucheng and Zhou Zhixue were having an affair. Only by making a big fuss can we stop him from catching any more fish in the pond.

The fairies in the script who originally had bright paths to immortality will not fall into depravity under the protagonist's halo and become pawns who indulge in pleasure and love but have no heart for cultivation.

"Who? Who said they were having a tryst in the Purple Bamboo Grove?" Lin Xucheng bought some healing medicine made by a pharmacist at the spiritual medicine hall set up in the sect. The pills made from this powder formula could not compare to the healing effect of elixirs, so he could only lie in bed to rest and heal.

Upon hearing someone vividly describe the passionate encounter in the Purple Bamboo Grove that night, Lin Xucheng, feeling guilty, suddenly sat up in bed. His wounds throbbed with pain, and his face paled. Ignoring his injuries, he pressed on, "Where did you hear this from?"

A junior brother looked at him with a teasing smile, "Senior Brother Lin, is it true? I heard that Junior Sister Zhou has a particularly good voice. When she calls you 'Brother Lin,' her voice is full of tremolo and turns, it's really powerful!"

"Pfft!" Startled, Lin Xucheng spat out another mouthful of blood.

Another junior brother hurriedly stepped forward to pour him a cup of tea. "Senior Brother Lin, don't worry. We heard it from disciples of other peaks. It's said that these details were spread by a talkative and gossipy monster kept in the back mountain."

Monster?!

Lin Xucheng's face turned even paler.

I see! He must have heard about Liu Jiangchen from the demon beasts, since he, as an alchemist, had a very good relationship with them…

"Bang!" Enraged, Lin Xucheng slammed his fist on the bed.

He thought he had done it perfectly and that no one would know, but who would have thought that the monsters would overhear it and spread it everywhere!

The Free and Unfettered Sect occupies a vast area, including not only the main peaks but also a back mountain where they cultivate spirit rice, medicinal herbs, and raise demonic beasts.

Because the area was sparsely populated, very few people went there except for the disciples responsible for planting and raising animals, so Lin Xucheng thought that doing that in the vast purple bamboo forest would not be discovered.