The male supporting character was actually myself.

Let's hurry and leave here to see where we can get to Grandma Wang's house.

Only five minutes had passed since the reality show officially started airing, more than twenty minutes earlier than the expected completion time.

Before they could even find a suitable opportunity to manipulate the vengeful spirit to push everyone away after the emergency plan was activated, the criminals had already dug up all the deeply hidden clues and even confronted the vengeful spirit head-on!

The atmosphere in the game center was tense; all the staff stared at the big screen with grave expressions, unsure of what to do.

The various contingency plans that had been discussed and prepared for months failed before they could even be implemented—they couldn't really kill Qin Xiaoyao, but the usually gentle and introverted girl had become unusually brave and fierce, even daring to chop at Ghost Shadow with an axe. How could they possibly defend themselves? What else could they do?

All eyes subtly turned to Qiao Yi, the game designer who was scratching his head.

If we don't find a way to get back on track, the live streaming of shows, which absolutely cannot be stopped, is really going to get completely out of control!

"How could this be? This doesn't make sense..." Qiao Yi was sweating profusely, staring at the actors gathered on the big screen, trying to figure out how to unlock the next scene, and she kept pulling her hair out.

The first scene is a crucial moment for getting the actors into character and enhancing the audience's immersive experience, so he specially designed many small details.

For example, to open the jewelry box, the actors need to find the key. They need to study the pattern puzzle on the box to find clues to locate the well in the backyard of the hotel. At that time, a ghostly figure in the tree will suddenly appear and sing a sad song. The actors must remember the key lyrics to decipher the code in order to find the key and get the key prop, the golden hairpin.

But Qin Xiaoyao just chopped the lock in half!

The entire subsequent ingenious arrangement completely lost its meaning, not to mention the carefully arranged horror song and the face-to-face kill scene that would absolutely scare the audience to death.

"Mr. Qiao, this is the phone number for the headquarters office," the assistant whispered, quickly leaving after the call was transferred, afraid of being scolded.

The white-haired leader looked at Qin Xiaoyao, who was carrying an axe and discussing something earnestly on the big screen. He pinched off the fresh, blooming petals on the table with his neatly trimmed nails and said coldly, "You can't control yourself."

"Your Majesty, I'm working hard to adjust the setup for the subsequent show," Qiao Yi stammered, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. "Qin Xiaoyao's personality has changed drastically; the live stream can't be interrupted, so to avoid making it too contrived, I haven't let the professional actors make any rash moves. This is only the first scene; as long as the subsequent traps trigger correctly, it will definitely..."

"What's going on with Sun Dieqi, who's making such a scene? How could they arrange for such a stupid woman to be in such an important show?"

"The selection of professional actors is not under the jurisdiction of our game center. I heard that she is Director Zhang's lover..."

"Find an opportunity to arrange it, give the role to someone else." The leader swiped his right hand a few times on another large screen, crossed out Director Zhang's photo, and clicked to send it to his confidant.

It's one thing for ordinary reality shows to use their positions to place people with connections, but to dare to send in a stupid woman to cause trouble on such an important show—this ignorant and incompetent person doesn't deserve to see the moon tonight.

Joe nodded and bowed repeatedly, assuring the leader without saying anything more before hanging up the phone. He then wiped away his cold sweat and instructed, "Make it a little harder for them. Release three vengeful ghosts before unlocking the next scene, so that Sun Dieqi, whose approval rating is plummeting, can quickly get her lunchbox!"

Upon receiving the notification, the staff hurriedly dragged three more ghost models into the show.

As three fierce ghostly figures appeared on the electronic virtual sandbox in the game center, a sudden gust of wind swept through the show, causing the trees to whistle and the faint mist that filled the dim night to send shivers down everyone's spines.

"Let's get out of here quickly." Apart from the excessively brave Qin Xiaoyao and the ridiculously cowardly Sun Dieqi, the only normal actress in the room had a bad feeling.

Holding a torch to illuminate a high blue brick wall in front of her, she said in a trembling voice, "The map I found clearly shows that beyond this wall is the grove outside Peach Blossom Town, and Grandma Wang's house should be over there."

But how do we get there?

Jiang Chen, with one hand in his pocket, reminded him, "There's a mechanism on the wall. Once you open it, you'll see a large wooden door. After solving the puzzle, just use your key to unlock it. Go up and feel around. The mechanism is a little below where Zeng Hao is standing. Look closely and you'll find a brick that looks different from the others. Just press it."

The live-action show, which was nowhere near as fun as a single-player PC puzzle game, left him feeling a bit unmotivated; the "dimensional reduction attack" style of the game, lacking any real opponents, was just too boring.

"Since the map shows we can get here, there might be some kind of trap." After hearing the hint, Qin Xiaoyao picked up the axe in one hand and felt around on the wall with the other.

Then, pretending to press the brick casually, the ancient city wall made a "click" sound, followed by a rumbling sound as the bricks twisted and changed shape. Everyone cautiously stepped back a few meters and looked up. Before long, a magnificent city gate appeared on the wall.

"Wow! As expected of a big-budget production, the effects are absolutely amazing!"

"Qin Xiaoyao is so smart! She's been performing exceptionally well since she started walking the runway. Could those previous mistakes have been due to a mismatch with the runway atmosphere?"

"Killing cats and setting fires just because you don't get along? These brainless trolls are just using that whitewashing tactic again!"

"It's not about the person, but about the show. I support Qin Xiaoyao. Sun Dieqi is a piece of trash and should die..."

…………

While the online discussion was heated, the people at the show were also stunned—the moment the city gate appeared, four fierce ghosts emerged from the wall, their bodies radiating thick black resentment, and rushed towards them.

"Ah! A ghost!" Sun Dieqi let out the first scream, then collapsed to the ground in terror, unable to even run away, only able to watch as the nearest blue-faced, fanged ghost grew larger and larger in her pupils...

Jiang Chen immediately became interested, "Qin Xiaoyao, relax and don't move, I'll do it for you!"

Oversized black wings unfurled, carrying him into the sky. Several strands of black "threads" wrapped around his fingers, connecting him to Qin Xiaoyao. She watched in terror as she "flew up," like a controlled puppet.

Oh no, it was just a dashing autumn wind sweeping away leaves. The axe in his right hand flew out and cut the fierce ghost in front of Sun Dieqi, who was in the most critical situation, in half. The fierce ghost turned into a wisp of black mist and disappeared.

After landing, she caught the axe that had just flown towards her and, following Mr. Devil's advice, shouted, "I'll hold off these ghosts; you all open the door now!"

A key was thrown from her left hand and landed precisely in Captain Wang He's hand. She then swung her axe and slashed at the second approaching red-clad ghost. Without pausing, she smoothly slashed at the third ghost.

"Quick! Once we finish this huge puzzle, we can unlock the door with the key!" Liu Yihong was stunned for a couple of seconds, then, seeing that the little girl was handling it with ease, he hurriedly called on others to help push the enormous puzzle pieces.

The fluffy dumpling watched with great interest, munching on sunflower seeds. "So, host, you're just like me! You don't have any skills when playing games, you just brute force everything. You've chopped everything you could on that street, and now you're even using an axe to chop down ghosts. Aren't you going to find some talismans or something?"

“There’s no need.” Jiang Chen moved his fingers slightly, using black “threads” to play with Qin Xiaoyao like a puppet. “The show designer wouldn’t dare kill Qin Xiaoyao, and he doesn’t have much ability to create these ghosts.”

How can we clear her name if we don't let her show off her real skills?

The ghosts that just appeared were targeting Sun Dieqi. It's probably because the designer thought this woman was too much of a hindrance and wanted her to die here, while also framing Qin Xiaoyao.

We'll not let him have his way; after all, we'll need her to expose the truth later.

"Meow?" The little white cat jumped onto its host's shoulder and rubbed against its handsome and comfortable feathers, making a gurgling sound in its throat. "When it gets ruthless, it even kills its own people. Game designers are really no good."

Jiang Chen couldn't help but laugh. "A designer who sends 'criminals' to their deaths at a professional fashion show is no good to begin with. We're stopping the female lead from going on a killing spree to avoid harming innocent people..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly had a strange feeling, and instinctively the feathers on his wings tensed up.

"Really?" While controlling Qin Xiaoyao to fight against the vengeful ghosts that kept coming together and then dispersing, Jiang Chen turned his head and was immediately stunned. "There really are angels in the mission world?"

Angel?!

Upon hearing this word, Little White's sleepiness vanished instantly. It tiptoed and followed its host's gaze, and sure enough, in the distance, it saw an angel in the sky, waving equally huge, super cool, pure white wings, radiating holy light, and even dropping starlight as its wings flapped.

She was enveloped in light, and could only be seen clearly when she flew closer.

With a flawless face and a gentle smile, the angel, with her long, flowing hair, wore a simple white dress. Beneath the flowing hem, a pair of smooth, bare feet were revealed, making it impossible to look away.

She folded her wings and landed on the high wall, tilting her head to watch as the demons manipulated humans into battle, lest the vengeful spirits emanating from their bodies harm their somewhat panicked companions.

"Hi!" the angel greeted him, asking with a kind smile, "Are you a summoned demon?"

Chapter Eight: Successful Defection

“Of course, demons can only come to the human world when they are summoned.” Jiang Chen controlled the fight and chatted with the angels simultaneously. “What about you? This is the first time I’ve seen an angel. Were you also summoned?”

She glanced down at the thrilling fight scene on the runway and replied gently, "Of course not. Angels are different from demons. We descend to protect you voluntarily. Those were the humans who summoned you?"

The angel carefully observed Qin Xiaoyao, paused for two seconds, and then said softly, "She is the source of evil and the end of destruction. It's strange that a demon like me didn't aid and abet her and go on a killing spree. That's really troublesome..."

"What's so tricky?"

"Of course I can't just eat you up." She sat gracefully on the high wall, her beautiful eyes like the sea under the moonlight, mysterious and deep, as if containing the stars and the ocean.

With an angelic glow and a beautiful smile, her words made the fluffy little ball tremble: "Meow meow~ Host, she still wants to eat you!"

Jiang Chen: ...

"I probably don't taste very good." He smiled slightly and shook his head. "Do you often eat demons?"

The angel's gentle and beautiful smile deepened. "How could that be? In hundreds of years, only one person in this world has been able to summon a demon."

For angels, demons who wantonly slaughter are a rare and delicious treat, but unfortunately I have never encountered one.

I finally managed to sense your presence today, but you're not the type to indiscriminately kill innocent people.

This was a part that didn't appear in the story's setting, and Jiang Chen was very curious about the relationship between angels and demons, so he asked, "When you choose to descend and protect, do you need to sign a contract or something with the other party?"

A hint of surprise appeared on the angel's face, as if he was puzzled by the man's ignorance.

But apart from that child, no one could see him, and he had no companions to talk to or chat with. He thought he could have a good meal, but he didn't expect the other party to be a rule-abiding devil.

"Forget it, just consider it a way to pass the time." She thought for a moment and explained with a hint of helplessness, "You must be a little devil who was just born recently, right? You don't even understand something this simple."

If a human actively summons a demon, a soul contract must be signed between you for it to take effect.

Angels choose to descend and protect children on their own. Every pure, kind, and gentle child will have their own guardian angel. There is no need to sign a contract or establish any relationship. Angels are absolutely free.

This is determined by nature—demons gain power by taking away; angels gain energy by giving.

Therefore, demons delight in killing, robbing humanity of despair, hope, and even life and soul; while angels love to give, fulfilling their desires and reaping their longing and satisfaction. Our two races are natural opposites.

The more demons kill, the stronger they become; angels must consume sufficiently powerful demons to offset the effort required for digestion.

The angel shrugged and smiled helplessly, "Your ability to restrain your instincts from slaughtering is very weak. The energy I gain from eating you is less than the effort I expend in digesting you, so eating you is not worth it."

Jiang Chen: (oωo?)

Fluffy dumpling: !!(o'?'o)?o????

Who in the scriptwriting team came up with the mission's world setting?

Angels, known for their beauty, are eating each other with gentle smiles – it's so sensory-irritating! Why do I feel like angels are even more sinister than demons?

"Crack!"

The key was inserted into the iron lock and opened smoothly. Wang He and the others pushed the city gate open a crack and shouted, "Xiao Yao, come quickly! Those ghosts can't cross scenes. Once you get past this gate, they won't be able to stop you!"

Qin Xiaoyao closed her eyes in fright several times. Although Mr. Demon was very powerful and could defeat those ghosts, he could not kill them completely and could only scatter them again and again.

The appearance of those four vengeful ghosts was truly unappealing; anyone who got close to her dared not open their eyes to look.

Hearing Wang He and the others shouting, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In less than five minutes, I was manipulated to jump, chop, hack, smash, and hack in the air. It looked cool, but it was also really painful all over my body. After all, I had never done such a big pulling motion before, especially while carrying a heavy and big axe.

Finally able to rest for a moment, she retreated while "fighting" and ultimately covered her teammates' escape.

"Phew!" Qin Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that the four vengeful ghosts hadn't followed. She leaned on her axe and gasped for breath.

Liu Yihong didn't hold back his praise, "Xiao Yao is really amazing. I didn't expect you to be so thin and weak, but you're actually so good at fighting! Luckily we had you, otherwise we would have had a hard time getting through the first scene."

"Yes, yes, Xiaoyao is amazing!"

"Take a break first. We'll have plenty of time after the countdown ends. You've been playing for so long, it's not too late to start later."

"Thanks to Xiaoyao's efficiency and competence, we cleared the last scene very quickly. If we keep it up, we'll definitely achieve unprecedented results..."

…………

The actors showered Qin Xiaoyao with praise, and her audience support surged ahead, surpassing Sun Dieqi, who was still collapsed on the ground crying.

“The living environment in Falling Moon City is very harsh. My mother and I depend on each other for survival. We need to have some real skills to survive.” Qin Xiaoyao said coldly, following Mr. Demon’s instructions. “Usually, in order to fill our stomachs, my mother and I often hunt in the forest. Dealing with a few ghosts is not difficult.”

She said she was feeling a little down, but then her mother's kind smile flashed before her eyes.