The male supporting character was actually myself.

Mu Jiuxiu's heart trembled with excitement. He had already planned out his future happy life—the shop owner did not allow marriage, and in particular, the shop did not allow ordinary people to stay except for the owner.

But the puppet maid is clearly an extraordinary being; she can live there forever, as long as both parties are willing.

So, not having a wife in real life is tolerable. You can win her over, make her the boss's wife, and continue managing the business in the shop. In the mirror world, you can create some happy and fulfilling stories, be the protagonist, date, marry, have children with all kinds of beautiful women, and earn points. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?

The thought of a sweet and happy life ahead made Mu Jiuxiu excited.

However, no matter how hard she tried, the fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged puppet maid maintained an elegant and smug smile, demanding that the new shop owner hire her as the treasure trading administrator with the shop's points as her salary.

"Then it's settled. I'll pay you fifty points every month." His lips were dry from talking, but Mu Jiuxiu still couldn't win over the other party with his personal charm and had no choice but to accept the hiring price.

He thought that the puppet maid's rigid, contract-abiding, and stubborn personality might be a good character design, at least he wouldn't have to worry about her betraying him.

"I will manage the shop as well as before, please rest assured, Shop Owner Mu." Yi Mei bowed gracefully like a white swan and went downstairs to prepare for opening the shop and waiting for her destined customers to come.

After eating and drinking his fill, Mu Jiuxiu used the key to open the attic door, carefully locked it from the inside, and then went to the machine to look at the beginner's tasks.

"This request is worse than not making it at all." The little white cat perched on its host's shoulder, glanced at its owner, and pouted. "Asking for a romantic story about love is like giving us nothing at all..."

There are plenty of sweet and romantic love stories out there, and Jiang Chen really doesn't understand why he insisted on choosing the Cowherd and Weaver Girl meeting on the Magpie Bridge.

Limited by the times, poor young men in ancient times fantasized about having a celestial fairy, a fox spirit, or at the very least, a peerless female ghost to keep them company. Not only would she send herself to their door, but she would also give them her family fortune to help them become rich. She would also find them several concubines and have a bunch of children for them, living happily ever after. This was purely a fantasy born from sleepless nights.

But you, Mu Jiuxiu, are a modern person!

As young people of the new century, living in an era where information is readily available and abundant, can't we create a love story with a happy ending where both parties run towards each other and fall in love?

Mu Jiuxiu clearly didn't think so.

He frowned as he pondered. Since he was going to enter the mirror world and play the protagonist, he should naturally win without lifting a finger to be worthy of the male lead's treatment. For his first attempt, he decided to be conservative and go for the most famous traditional love story: marrying a celestial beauty and having an annual Magpie Bridge Festival, which would become a widely circulated and touching tale!

"Tap tap tap!" The keyboard was tapped, and a very short story was typed in a narrative tone. Soon, the mirror appeared in a misty state, and a beautiful scene of mountains and rivers seemed to be visible in the misty clouds.

"The newbie benefits are really great. As long as the completion rate is 80%, you can get 100 points; 60% will get you 70 points, and anything below 60% is a failure and you get no points..." Mu Jiuxiu chuckled. As a male escort, he could just sit back and wait to win. How could he not complete the task?

He couldn't wait to step into the mirror, and his figure disappeared.

Chapter Three: The Rescue of the Weaver Girl

Meanwhile, on the other side of the magnificent mirror in the center, another mirror world is reflected—a different era and setting, but the core is exactly the same as what Mu Jiuxiu inputted and wrote.

On the left, an ancient scene is about to unfold a timeless love story, while on the right, a modern scene presents a completely different picture.

A group of fair-skinned and beautiful girls went on a trip together, but were targeted by Lao Niu, a human trafficker with ulterior motives.

Old Niu was originally a well-paid senior executive at a company. He was dismissed by the chairman for making a mistake and harbored resentment. He wanted to make his daughter pay for his father's debts, so he found a poor, penniless bachelor who had no house, land, education, and couldn't afford to get married in a remote mountain village while traveling. The two hit it off and devised a plan to coerce and abduct the chairman's most beautiful youngest daughter.

Imprisoned and unable to leave, the girl was forced to have a son and a daughter with him.

The chairman lost his beloved daughter and searched everywhere for her. With the help of relevant departments, he finally found her and rescued her.

However, the poor guy who was living a good life thanks to the rich and beautiful woman's abilities couldn't bear to give up this cash cow, so he found the "human trafficker" Lao Niu. Lao Niu knew all the information about the chairman and taught him to take the two children directly to the city where the rich and beautiful woman lived.

A beautiful, wealthy woman should have had a bright future, but she was trafficked and gave birth to a child. After finally returning to the city, she could never go back to her original life.

While her classmates and friends continued their happy lives, she was already a mother of two.

How could one so easily part with a child they carried for ten months, gave birth to, and raised with so much care and attention? Coincidentally, a poor young man came chasing after them with the child, relentlessly using the child to blackmail and harass them.

Right after the chairman forcibly kicked him out, a mediation program called "Magpie Bridge Meeting" sensed a business opportunity in the conflict. Using the theme that children cannot be without their mothers, they morally blackmailed the rich and beautiful woman, demanding that she not be materialistic and should "return to her family" for love, and guided public opinion to cyberbully the rich and beautiful woman's entire family.

Left with no other option, after a long period of "mediation," she could only agree to reunite with the father and his two sons every so often.

Old Niu's revenge was successful, not only bringing a bad reputation to the chairman's entire family, but also ruining the life of his most beloved daughter.

The poor young man, a male prostitute, won a great victory by gaining custody of two children. He taught the children to play the victim to keep their mother involved. If she did not cooperate, he would incite the children to curse her for being unfit to be a mother and instill hatred towards her. He was even praised as the most affectionate man.

The Magpie Bridge Association is known for its selfless and altruistic approach to helping people and bringing together lovers, earning it widespread praise and immense popularity, and making a fortune.

The only ones who suffer are the rich, beautiful women whose lives are ruined and who can never escape the consequences...

[Based on testing, this story does not conform to mainstream values ​​and is rated as a one-star work, with 30% of the points reward deducted. There are no penalties during the newbie protection period. After the newbie period, three consecutive one-star works will trigger penalties. Please be aware of this.]

After the story outline was laid out in the mirrored world on the right, a reminder immediately appeared.

Unfortunately, the protagonist, Mu Jiuxiu, was already too eager to become a gigolo and didn't see this scene at all.

"So the mirror created two worlds to verify something?" The little white cat perked up immediately, stroking its fluffy ears and asking curiously, "From what I've seen so far, the mirror is quite fair. Look, it doesn't even like the story the protagonist inputs, so how come Mu Jiuxiu in the script is still making great strides, earning points, and picking up girls?"

Jiang Chen frowned slightly, still unable to figure it out. "Maybe the protagonist's halo is too strong. We need to hurry up and follow him in. The male lead should be getting into character by now."

His translucent figure stepped into the mirrored world on the left and blended into the scene of swirling clouds and mist.

Please select the role card you wish to play.

Upon entering the mirror world, an option similar to the game interface pops up, except that the male protagonist's option, the male lead, is grayed out, indicating that Mu Jiuxiu has already chosen it and entered; the old ox, who occupies a very important role, does not appear, so Jiang Chen can only choose between ordinary villagers or those who are not even human.

The Mirror World is automatically generated with only the remaining outline, and many of the characters are characters that never appeared in the original story.

Jiang Chen chose an inconspicuous minor role, stepped through the character card, and entered.

Surrounded by clouds and mist, amidst green hills and clear waters, he looked at himself, dressed in light green clothes, standing under a large locust tree, and just as the Lord of the Abyss had said, he was indeed able to reveal his form.

"Host, where are we now? Is it too late to save the Weaver Girl?" The fluffy dumpling stood on his shoulder, tiptoeing and looking around, but there was no sign of human habitation in the deep mountains and forests, only lush bushes in sight.

Jiang Chen sensed that his magical power was weak, and he was a newly cultivated spirit capable of transforming into human form, but he was still quite familiar with the surrounding terrain.

"The Peach Blossom Village where the Cowherd lives is in the northwest. Go and keep an eye on him; I'll hurry to the Jade Lotus Pond to find the Weaver Girl. The sun hasn't set yet, so I should be able to make it in time!"

"Okay, meow~" The fluffy little ball raised its big, fluffy tail and was about to hop away when he added, "Keep an eye on that old ox. Mu Jiuxiu only remembered the general idea and didn't specify the ox's origin. The mirror world will automatically fill in the details. It should be more than just being banished to the mortal realm in the original story."

"I understand, host, please be careful!"

The little white cat skipped away and disappeared into the forest, while Jiang Chen hurriedly rushed to Bilian Pond—the lake where the Weaver Girl and her sisters bathed and played in the water at the beginning of the story.

The mountains are lush and green with blooming flowers. The Bilian Pond, nestled among the mountains like a pearl dropped from the sky, is rarely visited. Its surface is shimmering and very quiet.

"Splash!"

With a soft murmur of water, a beautiful face emerged from the surface. Her eyes, as clear as autumn water, were misty with a faint sheen. The Weaver Girl felt both anxious and afraid.

As dusk approached, she couldn't find her red fairy dress anywhere.

Today's descent to the mortal realm for leisure and water play was made possible by the grace of the Queen Mother of the West, granting me a one-day limit to freely enter and leave the Heavenly Palace. If I do not return overnight, even if I find the celestial robes to restore my magic, I will not be able to return to the palace smoothly, thus violating the Heavenly Laws.

After all, there is a difference between immortals and mortals, and the Heavenly Palace has decreed that fairies are not allowed to descend to the mortal realm without permission.

Firstly, there is concern that they might recklessly use magic to disrupt the peace of the world and interfere with the fates of mortals;

Secondly, immortals achieve enlightenment only through arduous cultivation. If an immortal and a mortal marry and have a second-generation immortal, the child will be superior to a mortal from the start. Not only will their cultivation be twice as effective, but they will also be favored by their elders and will definitely seize the opportunities of other mortal cultivators and spirits.

If this continues, the path to immortality will be monopolized by second-generation and third-generation immortals, or even relatives and friends. Mortal cultivators without background or connections, and various spirits and monsters, will never have a chance to rise above their circumstances and achieve enlightenment, no matter how hard they cultivate. Wouldn't the human world descend into chaos?

The sisters' time to travel to the mortal realm was short and rushed, and their curiosity about the human world caused them to linger for too long.

It was already late afternoon when they arrived at the Jade Lotus Pond to play in the water. As it was getting late, the sisters were worried about missing the time to return to the Heavenly Palace, so they hurriedly set off. As a result, the Weaver Girl discovered that the Rainbow Robes that were clearly placed together were missing hers!

Restricted by the Heavenly Laws, without her celestial robes, she had no magical power whatsoever, let alone the ability to return to the Heavenly Palace. In desperation, she begged her sisters to quickly return to the Heavenly Palace to inform the Queen Mother of the West and then come to take her back.

The eldest sister originally wanted to stay and keep her company, but the Weaver Girl was worried that it would implicate her in violating the heavenly rules and being punished. Losing the Rainbow Fairy Robe was her own fault, so how could she implicate the eldest sister?

So the Weaver Girl submerged herself in the lake and waited silently, hoping that her sisters would come to take her back soon with their fairy robes.

"Sigh, how could it have been lost?" She recalled it countless times. She remembered that when she took off her fairy dress, it was placed together with her sisters' dresses, and the red one was the most eye-catching!

While playing in the water, they didn't notice and their fairy clothes disappeared without them realizing it.

Losing the fairy robes and returning to the Heavenly Court would surely result in punishment, after all, they were precious treasures that carried the magic of fairies. If they were lost in the mortal world and obtained by demons and monsters who used their supreme fairy power to do evil, the sins they would commit would be enormous!

The Weaver Girl was now both afraid and worried. If the fairy robes had been stolen, the thief who could deceive all the fairies was no good.

Moreover, descending to the mortal realm to play at the Jade Lotus Pond is a rare and grand event that only happens once a year. What kind of demons in the mortal world could possibly know the secret of the fairies bathing and playing in the water?

The other party openly stole my fairy robe, what do they want to do with it?

A series of questions lingered in the Weaver Girl's mind, making it difficult for her to feel at ease.

"Susu!"

She heard some noises coming from the bushes, which startled her. She quickly dove into the water to observe secretly.

A boy dressed in light green stumbled out of the bushes, his simple hair tied up with bits of grass still stuck to it. He was fair-skinned and handsome, but his disheveled and slightly messy appearance was rather endearing.

Although the Weaver Girl had lost her magic power, she could still sense some auras. It seemed that the newcomer was not human but a spirit. However, she didn't know what kind of cultivation had made it into a spirit. It had just been able to transform into human form and its magic power was weak and posed no threat.

"There's no road at all. How did the Cowherd sneak over here without alerting the fairies and stealing his fairy clothes?" Jiang Chen had suffered quite a bit along the way.

The locust tree spirit was still very young and inexperienced, so when it transformed into human form, it only looked like a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old.

The place where the fairies bathed and played in the water was secluded and not easily noticed by mortals. He did not know any escape techniques, and even with a soul weapon, he had to explore, climbing mountains and venturing into forests. He inevitably slipped and fell into pits or climbed up and down, making his journey quite disheveled.

Fortunately, the sun hadn't completely set yet. Mu Jiuxiu wrote clearly that the Cowherd would only kidnap the Weaver Girl after it was completely dark, under the moonlight, by threatening her with the fairy's clothes, and then take her back to the village in the dead of night without being noticed by the villagers.

That poor fairy should still be soaking in the Jade Lotus Pond right now.

"Fairy Maiden?" Jiang Chen greeted her, trying to keep his voice down. "Fairy Maiden, I know you can't leave the Jade Lotus Pond."

I was originally a locust tree in Peach Blossom Mountain that cultivated into a spirit. I overheard the cowherd of Peach Blossom Village discussing with his talking, magical old ox about stealing the fairy maiden's red fairy robe and blackmailing you into becoming his wife and bearing his children.

They have now successfully stolen the fairy robes and are just waiting for the dead of night to abduct the fairy maiden.

I knew this was a heinous crime, but I couldn't defeat that old ox, so I secretly came to help the fairy.

As he spoke, he picked a few leaves and used his magic to transform them into clothes, placing them on the shore. He then instructed, "Fairy, please put on these clothes and think things through carefully. Since the old ox dared to instigate and assist the Cowherd in stealing the fairy's clothes, he must have a backup plan to force you to comply. Please think it over!"

After Jiang Chen finished speaking, he turned around and walked behind several big trees to avoid suspicion, giving her some time to consider.

A cowherd? An old ox?

The Weaver Girl was terrified. If what the little tree spirit said was true, then the theft of the fairy robes today would not be so simple!

Since its cultivation is even deeper than that of the little tree demon, why does it only speak human language but not take on a human form?

How could the old ox know where the fairies were bathing and playing in the water?

He even specifically asked to steal my red fairy robe? Does the old ox recognize me?

Strange things are happening at the Jade Lotus Pond today, and the Weaver Girl, relying on her intuition, is more inclined to believe the little tree spirit. After all, his meager magical power, barely enough to protect himself, couldn't possibly escape her notice, and it's highly unlikely that he could steal the fairy robes so quietly.

"Come here, I've already gotten ready." The Weaver Girl, always clever, quickly made up her mind to come out of the water and change into the clothes and shoes offered by the little tree spirit. Then, she covered her wet hair with a handkerchief and said softly, "I am one of the seven fairy maidens in the Heavenly Palace who are responsible for weaving clouds and mist. How should I address you, young man?"

Jiang Chen then stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, Seventh Princess, I am Jiang Chen."

Since ancient times, one day in heaven is equivalent to one year on earth. The Seventh Princess was tricked by villains and lost her celestial robes, making it impossible for her to return to the Heavenly Palace. Even if the heavenly soldiers and generals find out and come to search for her, it will likely be at least a year later. The Seventh Princess should make plans as soon as possible.

Not knowing who their opponent was or what their intentions were, the Weaver Girl frowned slightly and thought for a moment before softly saying, "Although I have lost my magic, I still have a divination technique that I can use. I just need to borrow some of your magic power. I'll trouble you, Brother Jiang Chen, to help me."