The male supporting character was actually myself.

In that case, I might consider leaving your heroine with a complete corpse!

The little white cat was laughing smugly when it suddenly heard a short, startled cry from inside the house: "Help! Help me!"

It hurriedly jumped in and peeked inside, only to see Qiuyue slumped by the bed, lifeless. Just minutes before, he had been a lean yet still robust man, but now he was a dried-up corpse, drained of all life force, with an empty mouth, an aged face, and wide-open, unseeing eyes.

The culprit, Zhang Xiyue, was clearly in a daze, unaware that the monster's power of abduction had already turned her playmate into a dried-up corpse. Her jet-black hair flew in the swirling smoke, a scene that looked both alluring and terrifying.

"Holy crap, that ultimate move is even more powerful than eating people!" The little white cat was startled by the dried corpse and jumped onto the table, trembling as it looked at Zhang Xiyue, who was in a frenzied state on the bed.

Fortunately, she did not regain her senses from the sudden death. After being extremely excited, she lay down next to the mummified corpse and fell into a deep sleep, ignoring everything.

Xia Yu, who was preparing food for the little monster so she could regain her energy to continue playing, heard the commotion and went inside. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and her legs went weak. "Someone has died!"

Before he left, his companion was a perfectly healthy person. In just over ten minutes, before he could even cut a plate of meat, he was drained into a dried-up corpse. The fear of death instantly made Xia Yu overcome the pleasure of inhaling the drug.

He scrambled and stumbled into the next room, shouting, "Something terrible has happened! Someone's been killed! The little demon has eaten someone!"

"Who? What ate people?"

"Holy crap? Who got eaten? Did you guys forget to use the 'Free and Easy Powder'?"

The other two off-duty employees were lying in bed smoking when they heard the scream and jumped up in fright.

If you take enough of that "Free and Easy Powder," even a little demon won't regain its senses, so how could it possibly think about eating people?

Xia Yu's hands were still stained with blood from cutting raw meat. Holding the knife, she trembled as she shouted, "I... I saw that the little fairy was a bit weak, so I thought I'd give her something to eat so that I wouldn't be left without a game."

Who knew I'd go cut some meat... before I'd even finished, I heard him scream for help. I assumed he was just playfully hitting me too hard and was begging for mercy, but I never expected this..."

His left hand trembled as he pointed to the next room, his voice distorted, "He was drained dry by that little vixen!"

"Damn it..." Chunhua cursed weakly, then lowered her voice and asked, "Where's the little vixen? What's she doing?"

"She seemed to be asleep, so I didn't dare to go closer to look."

Dongmei, her heart hardening, snatched the knife from his hand and said in a deep voice, "What are you afraid of? She's just a little vixen. At worst, we'll chop her up! Anyway, we brothers have enjoyed ourselves these past few days. Who knows what will happen to Xiao Jiangchen when he gets back?"

"Running is futile; we're surrounded by enemies. We have no choice but to risk everything and see what the situation is!"

“Let’s go together, the three of us. We can handle anything that happens.” Chunhua hurriedly got out of bed to find her shoes to put on.

A moment later, the three men crept closer to the side room and peeked inside.

The mummified corpse lying slumped beside the bed was unrecognizable. If it weren't for the fact that it was still wearing Qiuyue's clothes, they wouldn't have recognized it as the strong man at first glance.

The exposed flesh of the entire corpse had turned completely black, shriveled and clinging tightly to the bones.

At first glance, it looks as if it was just dug out of an ancient tomb.

"Is that Qiuyue?" Dongmei glanced at it and was dumbfounded. He couldn't understand how a living person could be turned into this in just a few minutes.

Chunhua swallowed hard and whispered, "This is a classic case of being completely drained! Don't forget, she's a vixen! Oh no, what are we going to do now?"

"Chop that vixen up!" Dongmei had just finished inhaling the venomous drug and was in a state of high excitement, acting as if she were the most powerful person in the world. She grabbed a knife and rushed into the house. "Heh, I'll at least take someone down with me before I die. Killing her won't be a loss!"

The situation developed too suddenly. Before the fluffy dumpling could recover from the shock of the mummified corpse, it saw Dongmei, with a ferocious face, rushing into the house with a knife in hand. It was so frightened that it meowed, "What should I do? Host, should I stop him to protect the female lead? Will things be quiet for a long time after Zhang Xiyue is chopped up?"

Whether the female protagonist's reincarnation is a good thing or a bad thing, it can't figure it out.

Normally, deliberately provoking others to kill the bad protagonist would be a great thing for the Best Supporting Actor, but this time he is facing a monster that can reincarnate. What if he gets killed and loses control?

If we stop him from killing, what if the female lead Zhang Xiyue activates her halo and drains them all dry? The host won't be able to handle it and will instead be controlled by her magic. Wouldn't that be even worse?

Just when the little white cat was caught in a dilemma and didn't know what to do, the long-dormant heroine's halo shone brightly.

A long-lost, dazzling light emanated from the unconscious Zhang Xiyue, instantly enveloping the three living people within it.

"I...I'll kill you!" Dongmei rushed to the bedside, knife in hand. Her bloodshot eyes were fixed on the delicate, boneless, fair neck, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. "She's so beautiful, so gentle to me...how could I hurt her?"

Chunhua and Xiayu, who were enveloped in the aura, also realized what was happening and stepped forward to snatch his knife away.

"Don't act impulsively! We need to plan this carefully!"

"Yes, we can't blame the little fairy for this happening. After all, she's not human, and she probably didn't want to become like this."

"You were out of the house then, so who knows if that kid did something shady that angered the little vixen?"

"That's right, we at least need to find out the whole story, we can't just wrongly accuse her and kill her like this!"

Under the brainwashing effect of the halo, the fluffy ball stared blankly at the three of them. After a brief discussion, they decided not to provoke the little fairy for the time being, and instead moved the dried-up corpse out to wait quietly for Zhang Xiyue to wake up.

"Oh no, oh no, it seems like I've messed up a bit." The little white cat rubbed its face vigorously with its paws, deciding to report to its host to see how to handle the situation.

Jiang Chen didn't care about losing a few lives.

To put it bluntly, they were just a bunch of wicked bandits who deserved to die long ago. Keeping them alive for a while longer was just to buy time so they could contribute their last bit of value to the female lead.

But after witnessing Zhang Xiyue unconsciously seizing life force and exploiting human essence, he became somewhat worried—was the script team deliberately delaying updates?

He dug a pit to lure the female protagonist he was raising into a trap, supplying her with over a hundred lives to devour. Once the number was reached, he would take a shortcut to update the plot, allowing Zhang Xiyue to instantly return to her peak strength. At that time, even if Lingquan Daoren could successfully complete the fusion, the two would be evenly matched and it would be difficult to determine who was superior.

At that time, as an ordinary person, I will be no threat to monsters at all.

We have to be wary of the script team's underhanded tactics; it seems we have to strike while the iron is hot!

"Lieutenant Guo, pass down the order that I must be down the mountain within two days." After making up his mind, Jiang Chen casually took out two gold bars from his spatial storage and handed them over. "The garrison brothers have worked hard clearing snow and roads. Take these and let them buy some wine to warm themselves up."

Lieutenant Guo accepted the order and left.

Money paves the way, and you'll be welcomed everywhere.

After the gold bars arrived, the local garrison was in high spirits to clear the snow, and it is estimated that the closed mountain road will be completely opened in less than two days.

Even thousands of miles away in the main courtyard of the Marshal's Mansion, the atmosphere was just as lively.

"Miss, I cut you some more of your favorite pork belly, eat it while it's hot!" Surrounded by the aura, Chunhua was completely dazzled by Zhang Xiyue and tried every means to make her happy.

Fortunately, Zhang Xiyue's mind was completely clouded by the smoke. All she wanted to do was eat, drink, and have fun, indulging in the silky smoothness. As for eating people to become stronger, she had long forgotten about it.

Even if Qiuyue's life force was completely drained, it was only done unconsciously, not because she consciously wanted to kill her.

The three of them served her even more diligently than before, and even though they were all rapidly losing weight, none of them raised any objections or questions.

Chunhua placed a plate of spiced meat by the bedside, completely unaware that some white powder had been sprinkled on it, which quickly dissolved into the raw meat after being soaked in blood.

"I don't know how long this dose of medicine will last, but hopefully it will ensure that she recovers about half of her strength before dying from the poison. After reincarnation, she'll be quiet for a while, and then we can seal her away while she's still weak!" Jiang Chen manipulated the soul artifact to administer the medicine, rubbing his temples. He had a feeling that things might not go very smoothly, but he hoped the script team wouldn't cause any more trouble.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Strike First, Win

Two days later, the heavy snow that had blocked the mountain was finally cleared, creating a safe road section. Jiang Chen and his group, who had been trapped for several days, were finally able to leave Lingyu Mountain.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in the Marshal's Mansion, Zhang Xiyue, the woman in charge of the military affairs, "accidentally" drained the other two into dried corpses. However, from the first-person perspective of the Soul Weapon, he discovered that Zhang Xiyue truly had no subjective consciousness.

She was so under the influence of the drugs that she had long lost all ambition, and she was in a daze every day that she couldn't even tell day from night.

Moreover, if Zhang Xiyue really had the idea of ​​eating people, given her brutal nature, she would definitely choose a more direct and bloody method to devour them alive, rather than unknowingly taking away their life force.

The more Jiang Chen thought about it, the more likely it was that the script team was trying to lull him into a false sense of security, but were actually plotting something behind the scenes!

"Could it be... that all that effort turned out to be ineffective against Zhang Xiyue?" As he drove away from the town, he looked up at the towering mountains and had a bad feeling.

How can the best supporting male character, who can't directly kill the protagonist, secretly kill a monster heroine?

[Mission: Within two hours, assign no fewer than four strong men to accompany Zhang Xiyue for pleasure. Reward: One-time use D-grade item x1]

Sure enough, a new mission was issued as soon as Jiang Chen arrived at the airport.

Staffing wasn't a problem; the marshal's mansion dungeon had a dozen or so people being well-fed and cared for, enough to last a few days. And if all else failed, what prison didn't have a few death row inmates?

Now his problem is how to turn the tables on Zhang Xiyue after anticipating the script team's prediction, so that he can seal her away directly after Lingquan Daoren comes out of seclusion!

After making a phone call to settle the task, Jiang Chen boarded the plane and headed back.

Upon arriving in Yongning City, he immediately removed the Soul Weapon from the Marshal's Mansion and sent it to Lingyu Mountain to guard it, in order to prevent the script team from releasing new plot updates that would target Lingquan Daoren.

With all the defenses in place and making sure there wasn't even a rat besides death row inmates within the heroine's aura's influence, Jiang Chen finally pushed open the gate to the marshal's mansion.

"Host!" The fluffy little dumpling bounced over with its big, fluffy tail standing upright and jumped into his arms, rubbing against him. "Meow, I missed you so much! How is Daoist Lingquan? When will he come and seal this menace away?"

Jiang Chen played with it a couple of times, and the solid kitten was getting rounder and rounder, making it feel even better.

"Beat the drums fast, then slow the gongs; stop the drums and gongs, and listen to the singing..."

The sound of a phonograph playing softly drifted from inside, mixed with the cacophony of men shouting and women laughing. Wisps of smoke drifted out from the window cracks, enough to imagine what kind of scene was inside.

The little white cat nestled in its host's arms, enjoying being petted, and tilted its head back, purring softly. It chuckled boastfully, "Host, how's your soft, cute, and clever little white cat doing? Now the female lead is completely wicked and no longer thinks about harming others. Look, even the script team is at their wits' end!"

It wagged its big, fluffy tail, its deep blue eyes blinking as it stared at him, its face practically screaming, "Praise me! Praise me!"

"Hmm, as expected of the increasingly capable newbie, he's left the script team completely bewildered." As the host, he naturally had to meet the not-so-high requirements of his own auxiliary system. Jiang Chen stroked his fur and glanced inside through the window.

Zhang Xiyue's eyes were glazed over, clearly she was in a state of extreme excitement, and a burly man who had been temporarily brought up from the dungeon was serving her by the bedside.

"Young Miss, are you satisfied?" The man, his face full of drooling and fawning, swallowed hard as he looked at the pretty young woman leaning to the side.

He never expected that being imprisoned in the dungeon of the Marshal's Mansion would lead to such a wonderful stroke of luck!

She was chosen as the lucky one to serve a beautiful and open-minded young lady.

It has to be said that this little vixen is truly captivating. Ever since she was summoned to serve me yesterday, she has been incredibly generous, sharing everything as if she just wanted to find a strong and capable playmate.

You can make as much of the finest longevity tonic as you like;

Playing with a pretty and charming young girl at will—is there a better job in the world?

"Satisfied!" Zhang Xiyue, still in a daze, reacted a few beats slower, waving her hand and laughing like she was drunk, "Hehe, I'm so satisfied! Good brother, come on, let's keep having fun!"

The man quickly handed her the prepared opium pipe and then knelt down beside the bed.

"Hiss..." As a puff of thick smoke entered her mouth, Zhang Xiyue felt as if she had been pierced by something.

She felt as light as a wisp of smoke floating in the sky, before being dragged down and crashing back into reality.

Even the immortal soul seemed to be bound by its flesh and blood body, its heart pounding wildly and causing its blood to flow faster.

Under the influence of the drug, amidst swirling smoke.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but she felt a refreshing sensation rush straight to the top of her head, and no matter how many times she tried, she could not resist this temptation.

"I've lived such a wasted life before," Zhang Xiyue murmured in a daze, then exhaled a puff of smoke and grumbled, "Such wonderful things exist in this world, and I had no idea!"

The man lay on one side in a classic reclining position, holding his pipe in his hand, taking a puff, and muttered, "Then you really have no knowledge."

Let me tell you, there are so many damn good things in this world!

"What's a 'longevity pill' if you have enough money? You can't even imagine the happiness of the rich..."