The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Throw him into the hellish prison and tie him to the Reverse Spirit Pillar," Jiang Chen commanded with a wave of his right hand. "While Ye Xuan hasn't completely refined the sacred artifact yet, we might still be able to force him out."

The guards stepped forward, dragged Ye Xuan away, and locked him up.

Xiao Bai: ━━∑(￣□￣*|||━━

"Host, the mission world has only just begun. We can't kill off the protagonist right away! The script is already being updated, so take it slow and deal with him gradually. Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble the script might cause?"

Jiang Chen got up and left the throne. He returned to his luxurious bedroom and lazily replied, "The Reverse Spirit Pillar is just a form of punishment. It reverses the originally positive spiritual energy of the demon race, causing them unbearable pain, making it impossible for them to cultivate, and even damaging their inner core. But they won't die."

"He dared to steal my food; giving him only a physical punishment is already very merciful."

Fluffy dumpling: (⊙_⊙)?

Did I miss some important plot point?

Why can't I keep up with the host's pace?

"Do you know why Ye Xuan dares to speak so arrogantly?" Jiang Chen stretched and laughed, "It's because after he devoured the sacred object, he discovered that the so-called sacred object of the fox demon clan was actually a natal inner core cultivated by the original owner."

Therefore, he noticed the original owner's presence as soon as he swallowed it and arrested Ye Xuan.

Once the inner core is swallowed, it cannot be regurgitated even if it is not refined. This is why Ye Xuan established a bond and connection with the original owner. Otherwise, how could he, with his limited strength, have gotten close to the body of a ten-thousand-year-old fox demon at the end?

Before the storyline is fully updated and the main system releases the next mission, I, a background character with little screen time, have to make my presence felt.

To survive amidst the protagonists' halo of glory, one can no longer maintain the character's role of diligently working for the benefit of the demon race and silently dedicating oneself.

The little white cat didn't understand. "Then... where does the host want to start?"

"How about we start with 'Moonlight Before My Bed'?" Jiang Chen snapped his fingers and took off the black robe that had been covering him.

"What 'before the bed'? What 'bright moonlight'?" Little White looked confused. "Host is in a good mood, he even recited a poem..."

Before it could finish speaking, it saw its host under the black cloak and was so stunned that it almost forgot to breathe!

No wonder she's a fox spirit, she's so beautiful!

"Host, this is the most beautiful face in all the mission worlds!" The little white cat's big, round, deep blue eyes were full of pink hearts, and it pressed its little paws against its pounding heart, exclaiming, "I... I really want to become a catgirl and warm your bed, Host!"

Jiang Chen glanced at it. "I'm a fox demon now, I can pet myself. You should save your energy for now."

As he spoke, two large, fluffy black ears emerged from his long, smooth hair that reached his waist. He stroked his ears a couple of times and shook them with satisfaction.

Xiao Bai: (T^T)

Waaaaah~ I've fallen out of favor!

My host doesn't like to pet me anymore!

As a powerful fox demon, Jiang Chen possesses a face that can captivate all beings with every smile and frown.

Her narrow eyes seemed to hold the twinkling of stars; her angular features made her unforgettable and beautiful without a trace of effeminacy; her long, inverted triangle legs and perfectly proportioned collarbones were all exquisitely beautiful.

"No wonder the script made the original owner a background character, never even showing his face." Jiang Chen looked at his reflection in the mirror and couldn't help but laugh. "This is probably the only supporting male character who can crush the protagonist in every way."

In the plot, this supporting male character who appears throughout the entire story only has a few brief appearances.

So much so that before they entered, they had no idea what this fox demon had done.

Now that Jiang Chen possesses all of the original owner's memories, he realizes that the original owner truly dedicated himself to the future of the demon race until his dying breath.

The natal core that Ye Xuan devoured contained a small portion of his demonic power.

The sacred object was originally intended to protect the lifeline of the entire demon race from being destroyed by demon hunters.

However, the protagonist stole and ate it.

After learning this, the original owner consulted the oracle to inquire about the secrets of heaven. He discovered that Ye Xuan was the chosen one and assumed that he would protect the fate of the demon race in the future. Therefore, he gave him all sorts of preferential treatment.

As a result, Ye Xuan never considered the peace between the two races at all.

After he'd used up all his AC (Anti-Cheat) skills and slept with all the girls, he killed the fox demon, turned around, grabbed the pretty girl, and ran away...

He just abandoned the mess and ran away!

The original owner was deceived by the heavenly secrets, and I can't let the tragedy repeat itself. It seems that this time I have to take a roundabout way to save my clan and act as a savior.

Jiang Chen snapped her fingers and changed her clothes.

The most ordinary striped trousers and black shirt, his straight long legs and slightly open collar, combined with his perfect looks, somehow made him exude the aura of a leading man.

He vanished from the dormitory in an instant, and the next second Jiang Chen strolled leisurely down the street on a spring afternoon.

"Host, those look like demons!" Xiaobai suddenly noticed something and screamed in surprise, "They're dressed as humans...are they working?"

Chapter Three: The Strong Female Lead

The little dumpling felt like her worldview was about to explode.

On the surface, this world is no different from the normal world. Most people are unaware of the existence of the demon race and spend their days busily moving around the city, like ants, rushing about aimlessly.

Both demon hunters and demons are hidden among ordinary people.

For years, the fox demon has been working on a major project—to completely resolve the conflict between humans and demons, allowing harmless demons to integrate into the human world and live a normal life.

At first, the demon hunters were still somewhat conscientious. They turned a blind eye to harmless demons that did not cause trouble, and specifically hunted down the evil demons that instigated battles, killed, and ate people.

However, since humans discovered a few years ago that the inner cores of demons could beautify the skin, nourish the body, and prolong life, those good demons who had no power to resist have become their targets for pursuing profits.

Those poor little demons will be hunted and devoured by the great demons in the demon race;

In human territory, they would become targets for demon hunters.

Unfortunately, there were a large number of harmless little demons among the demon race, and they begged for the protection of their leader, the fox demon. So the original owner came up with a plan to conceal their demonic aura so that they wouldn't be detected by the demon hunters, and then live and survive in the human world as a cat.

"Office workers, waiters, florists..." The little white cat counted the good demons it had seen in the crowd along the way, its smile gradually freezing.

Even the demon race has started going to work and earning money!

That's a demon!

Even demons can't stop the capitalists' advance?

“The human world is much more peaceful and harmonious than the demon world, but demons also need money to live here.” Jiang Chen patiently explained, “So no matter what kind of demon you are, you have to work hard if you want to have money to spend.”

The little white cat rubbed its round face and said, "I think all these demons have gone mad!"

Especially the original owner of this body, who was a powerful demon of ten thousand years!

The kind of being capable of destroying the world in an instant is actually helping little demons blend in with humans to work and earn money?

If you ask me, Host, let's go and challenge the Demon Hunter Alliance one-on-one now, as long as we don't kill the female lead.

Then, tearing through space, I'll send the male and female protagonists to another world, so they can have their dramatic, chaotic love triangle.

“I considered this approach when I finished reading the script.” Jiang Chen strolled leisurely toward the lush park with one hand in his pocket and said softly, “But after receiving the original owner’s memories, I have a new idea now.”

The little dumpling asked, bewildered, "What are you thinking?"

"I need to find out more about the female lead first. The protagonist has swallowed a small portion of the original owner's demon power, so I have to save my clan indirectly."

White kitten: ? ? ?

After its eyes rolled around in black circles for a moment, it completely gave up thinking.

Anyway, the host won't mess things up!

This is a natural park not far from the city.

Despite its claim to be natural, the original vegetation was completely cut down, and the site was replanted by humans as a way to salvage the situation and create an artificial tourist attraction.

But compared to the cold, steel jungle, the environment with mountains, water, and lush greenery is much better.

In the original story, after being released, the protagonist Ye Xuan was fearless and did not immediately refine and devour the sacred object. Instead, he went to the border of the human world under the pretext of observing the enemy and tried to provoke them. Unexpectedly, he bumped into the human saintess - Yan Mingyue, the demon hunter.

The first meeting between a human and a fox demon.

Yan Mingyue, with her powerful abilities, sensed that Ye Xuan was a fox demon and could see his true form. She discovered that he was just a cute but fierce little fox demon, so she did not regard him as a threat and instead concealed her identity and chatted with him.

Ye Xuan was just a little fox demon who had recently cultivated into human form. He didn't have much strength or any plans. When he was attracted by the beauty, he immediately put aside his racial hatred and started to flirt with her.

On a spring afternoon, a fox spirit, as cute as a puppy, rambled on and on; a powerful demon hunter listened patiently and attentively. Their first harmonious and unsuspecting meeting set the tone for their romance.

Even after Ye Xuan turned to the dark side, Yan Mingyue still doted on and loved him as if he were the little fox demon she first met in spring (no way), staging a melodramatic cross-species love story.

Now that the male lead is imprisoned in a hellish jail and the script hasn't been updated yet, the background character who wants to make a splash naturally has to interact with the female lead to see if her love-obsessed mind is still salvageable.

"Judging from the first encounter described in the script, I think Yan Mingyue was probably forcibly made less intelligent by the protagonist's halo."

Jiang Chen walked to a huge tree by the lake that required two people to hug, jumped up, and comfortably lay down on a thick branch, enjoying the sunlight shining through the leaves. He explained softly, "Isolating her from the protagonist and trying to salvage the situation might even win the support of a human saintess, which would be beneficial to my subsequent plans."

"My host is truly the best!" The little white cat immediately showered the host with compliments without thinking twice.

Just as he was lying on a tree branch, resting his head on his left arm and enjoying the sunshine and the gentle spring breeze, while stroking a cat with his right hand in complete comfort, Yan Mingyue, dressed in a white dress, was wandering aimlessly in the park like an ordinary young girl enjoying a spring outing alone.

“No matter how beautiful something is made by humans, it can’t compare to the natural environment.” She sighed, her gaze sweeping over the meticulously arranged artificial lake and pebble path, as well as the flowers, plants and trees specially cultivated and shaped into various forms. She couldn’t help but shake her head and say, “The spiritual energy is too thin. It will probably take several more decades to restore it to its former state.”

As a saintess among the human demon hunters, Yan Mingyue is not as young as she appears.

To be precise, it's just that this body is not very old.

She was marked at birth, participated in her first awakening ceremony at the age of fourteen, and has undergone the same ceremony every two years since then, until now at the age of twenty, she has experienced it four times.

This awakening ritual involves guiding the power left behind by the deceased saintess into the body. If the awakening is successful, one will gain great power and some experience and memories.

Yan Mingyue is the only saint in history to have successfully awakened all four times.

Therefore, at the young age of twenty, she had already merged into the most powerful demon hunter, possessing combat experience and memories that ordinary people could hardly have.

Having directly absorbed the abilities and experience of her predecessors, Yan Mingyue has become a mature and experienced female protagonist with a youthful appearance. Not only is she invincible on the battlefield, but she is also adept at selecting, training, and arranging demon hunters, earning the spontaneous submission of many elders.

Even with heavy responsibilities, Yan Mingyue still makes time to visit this natural park every spring.

Besides relaxing, what's more important is that she needs to quietly reminisce about the brief happy days in the place her deceased mother loved to visit.

Yan Mingyue's mother was just an ordinary person. Her father, a demon hunter, defied public opinion to marry her. The couple were a loving and harmonious couple, and the years when the three of them lived together were the happiest time of her life.

However, fate was unkind, and Yan Mingyue's mother passed away from illness when she was ten years old.

Her mother used to bring her here to play every weekend before she passed away, and the two of them could be seen everywhere in the vast park.

Whenever she misses her mother, she comes here for a walk, as if she can feel that her mother is still by her side.

Until her mother passed away, her father kept it a secret, and she did not know her husband's true identity.

Looking back now, that white lie was probably key to maintaining family harmony. After all, my mother was kind-hearted and often talked about the principles of harmonious coexistence when she brought me to the park to get close to nature.