The male supporting character was actually myself.

It was during this frenzied act of revenge that Ye Xuan encountered Yan Mingyue, the holy maiden of the demon-hunting clan, and fell in love with her at first sight. On their very first meeting, disregarding the safety of dozens of lesser demons, he forcibly abducted Yan Mingyue and raped her.

The entire story's tone shifts completely at this point, becoming a tale of sadomasochistic love between a human and a demon.

She fled, he chased, but she had no way to escape.

After various breakups and reconciliations, and a melodramatic and heart-wrenching romance, the female lead, Yan Mingyue, finally falls in love with the male lead, Ye Xuan, after being subjected to a combination of psychological manipulation, forced intellectual impairment, brainwashing, and Stockholm syndrome.

Ultimately, because they defied the will of Heaven, the demon race suffered divine punishment, and the fox demon lord bore the brunt of it all, sustaining severe injuries.

To demonstrate his determination to elope, Ye Xuan kills the fox demon he is bound to and, along with Yan Mingyue, tears through space to elope to another world, where they achieve a happy ending of freedom and beautiful love.

"Ah!" The little white cat scratched its ears frantically with its paws after watching the plot while rubbing its face against his. "What sins have we committed to deserve such an eyesore and disgusting plot!"

It felt like I ate shit, ugh!

Jiang Chen frowned slightly, feeling utterly speechless.

What exactly is the scriptwriting team?

What kind of nonsense is this?!

In order to highlight the torment and love between the male and female leads, they really didn't care about anything else?

Leaving aside the slightly higher-level themes like the survival of the race or whether demons and humans can coexist in a balanced way, the plot is designed to forcibly tie the male and female protagonists together in a way that would take a decade of brain damage to come up with!

"The female lead was brainwashed by Ye Xuan and felt that the demon hunters had been using her as a tool all along. Her anger, despair, and sadness led her to burn down the demon hunter alliance?" The little white cat scratched its paws, looking conflicted. "What's the point?"

It would have been fine if the female lead had killed a few bad guys and demon hunters under the male lead's influence, but that didn't happen!

She burned down a beautiful, large manor.

The result was that it angered the Demon Hunter Alliance, leading to a massacre of the demon race.

Meanwhile, the culprit, Ye Xuan, was having a romantic time with Yan Mingyue under the moon!

After the other side was exhausted and littered with corpses, these two ran back, crying and shouting, blaming the heavens for injustice and demanding revenge.

What kind of revenge are they taking?!

What a waste of such a beautiful and adorable cover photo.

The fluffy little dumpling swept the script aside with its big, fluffy tail, looking disgusted, and said angrily, "Choosing a script is like jumping into a pit. You'll never know how much shit is hidden under the beautiful cover until you open it!"

"Looks like I'll have to work hard to turn this prime-time melodramatic soap opera into a serious drama." Jiang Chen frowned as he carefully examined the script, considering how to bring the plot back on track!

Chapter Nine: The Lone Star of Calamity

[Mission: Dispatch Fox Shadow to personally check on Ye Xuan's condition. Reward: One-time use C-grade item x1; Memory Coin x1]

The main system releases tasks as needed.

The little white cat was slightly taken aback. "Huh? Host, you have Memory Coins! If we can get them, we can buy a wonderful journey of memories. But..."

"Let me send Fox Shadow over now. It seems the male lead has already accomplished his mission and is just waiting to loot the loot and continue to increase his strength." Jiang Chen couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. "With the memories I inherited from the original owner, I just can't understand how Ye Xuan was able to forcibly refine his inner core and achieve a comeback under the torment of the Spirit Gathering Array."

So... in order to get him into power, the laws of physics and magic have completely stopped working?

What if the protagonist is forced into a corner later in the story, could they suddenly mutate and gain a massive power boost?

"Eek!" The little white cat exclaimed in shock, its fur standing on end. "The script can't be this outrageous, can it?"

"That's hard to say."

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen called Fox Shadow in, "How is Ye Xuan doing in prison?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency," Fox Shadow hesitated, then knelt and performed a deep bow. "Your subordinate has done something foolish!"

Outraged that Ye Xuan had devoured the sacred artifact and disregarded the lives of his entire clan, I... ordered the jailers to activate the Reverse Spirit Array, causing Ye Xuan to vanish into thin air. Later, I realized I shouldn't have acted on my own.

Since Ye Xuan has devoured the sacred object but has not yet refined it, and the Reverse Spirit Pillar cannot force it out.

Even if... my lord, you cut out Ye Xuan's demon core and devour it, it will at least make up for some of the magic power you lost.

"It was my foolishness and recklessness; please punish me, sir!"

Jiang Chen raised his hand in the air, and a gentle force helped the fox shadow up.

"Do you know why I don't allow my clansmen to devour other demon cores to increase their strength?" He explained patiently and gently, "It's also my fault for being too cautious in the past. I thought that if I revealed the secrets of heaven, it would bring divine retribution, so I never explained it in detail."

Fairies can rapidly increase their strength by consuming demon cores.

But that power wasn't something he cultivated himself. The demon core contained a lot of resentment and anger before his death. Once you devoured and refined it, you would not only become addicted, but you would also gradually have your mind clouded.

Look at all the demons throughout history who cultivated by devouring demon cores—weren't they all driven mad, tragically struck by lightning, and their souls scattered?

Fox Shadow was startled upon hearing this.

Jiang Chen continued to explain, "There's a threshold for devouring demon cores. The greater the energy contained within the demon core, the greater the damage. After Ye Xuan devoured the sacred object, even I wouldn't dare to easily devour his demon core."

If it is absolutely necessary to devour, there is only one way—to use a secret technique combined with various rare and precious materials to refine the demon core into a pill. However, each demon can only take such a pill once in its lifetime. Rare and precious materials are hard to come by, and a suitable demon core is even harder to find. Without the right timing, location, and people, it is very difficult to achieve this.

"Your subordinate has learned a great deal!"

"As for your order to activate the Reverse Spirit Array, it was out of resentment and injustice. Although it was inappropriate, it was understandable. You must not act rashly in the future. This counterattack went against the will of Heaven. If anything happens to me, the future of the fox demon clan will be your responsibility. You cannot continue to act recklessly without considering the consequences."

"My lord..." Fox Shadow felt a pang of sorrow in his heart, unsure of what to say.

When I was young, I almost died because I went astray in my cultivation and suffered a qi deviation. Fortunately, I met a wandering fox demon who saved my life and took me under his wing, teaching me carefully.

Although he was a subordinate, in Fox Shadow's heart, the Fox Demon Lord was not only a benefactor but also a mentor.

However, now...

Knowing that the will of Heaven cannot be defied, the fox demon still led the demon race to rise up in resistance after his thousand-year plan failed, even prepared to die and perish.

For a fleeting moment, Fox Shadow really wanted to advise the adults to lead their people to hide deeper in the mountains, avoiding contact with humans and fighting to avoid divine retribution.

But he couldn't bring himself to say it.

That only buys time; it's not a fundamental solution. Adults once had a stunningly beautiful cave dwelling, but even that treacherous place was developed into a tourist attraction and is no longer habitable.

Deep within the mountains, how many demons can they accommodate? And how long can they last?

When resources gradually become scarce, even without the need for demon hunters to encircle and annihilate them, infighting will inevitably erupt within the already undisciplined and discordant demon race, leaving them with no way to survive.

Hopefully... the fox demon can devise a way to avoid divine retribution and find a new path for the demon race.

“I’ve calculated the secrets of heaven, and Ye Xuan is probably a jinx in this chaotic world. The Reverse Spirit Array is very likely not able to kill him.” Jiang Chen patted his shoulder and attached a wisp of soul weapon to the fox shadow, instructing him: “Go and evacuate all the guards, jailers and other demons near the Hell Prison, and then go and see if Ye Xuan is dead or alive.”

"Yes!" Fox Shadow accepted the order and quickly went downstairs.

Jiang Chen could clearly feel that the main system seemed to be lagging a bit, and it took a while before it judged the task to be completed.

"Host, this operation was too blatant and a bit dangerous. Let's tone it down a bit next time." The little white cat, who had a more direct connection with the main system, whispered in his ear.

He played with his fluffy black tail thoughtfully without saying a word.

"Squeak!"

After evacuating the other nearby fairies, Fox Shadow nervously opened the last gate of the Hell Prison.

Ye Xuan is actually a cursed lone star!

The fox demon is always cautious in her speech and would never make a statement without absolute certainty. Since she has spoken, Ye Xuan must be a cursed lone star who has little impact on herself but is extremely malevolent towards those around him, and may even kill others to save his own life if necessary.

If that's really the case, even the Reverse Spirit Array can't do anything to him?

How exactly did they do that?

Filled with unease, curiosity, and doubt, the fox's shadowy figure flickered and disappeared, only to reappear on the cliff the next second.

"Hiss! As expected..." After he saw that only the iron chains on the stone pillar in the middle of the Reverse Spirit Array were swaying slightly, he was so shocked that he lifted his black robe and took a step forward to see more clearly.

Below the cliff, on the side wall, Ye Xuan, whose injuries had long since healed and whose strength had greatly increased, was hidden in the thick fog, his white robes fluttering. When he sensed the powerful fox shadow approaching, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"Fox Shadow? That coward's lackey! My revenge will begin with you! All you fairies who have looked down on me and cursed me, prepare to face my wrath!"

Laughing wildly to himself, Ye Xuan suddenly burst out of the thick fog like a ghost, shooting straight at Fox Shadow like a white arrow.

"You really didn't die!" Fox Shadow instantly felt an intense pressure and was unable to move. Cold sweat instantly seeped out of his forehead.

This feeling of terror is quite similar to facing an angry fox demon!

After Ye Xuan devoured and refined the sacred artifact, even his aura possessed a hint of an adult's...

With his pupils shrinking, he could only watch as the other party grinned and charged towards him, intending to take his life. In his final moments, Fox Shadow was filled with immense rage. Damn it, traitor who stole the master's power!

"Om~"

The fox shadow, powerless to resist, closed its eyes in despair and awaited death. Just as Ye Xuan was about to seize a powerful demon core to devour and strengthen his own power, his hand, which was touching the other's body, was suddenly repelled by a strange force!

The sudden sense of crisis made Ye Xuan react quickly and gracefully back away, only to find that his right hand had been cut with a very deep wound, and blood immediately gushed out.

Chapter Ten Arrest Warrant

From the moment Fox Shadow arrived at the cliff to the moment Ye Xuan was cut by the Soul Weapon, the entire process happened in the blink of an eye.

Before the enraged Ye Xuan could cast a spell, the space around the fox shadow distorted. Jiang Chen, with one hand in his pocket and one foot on the cliff, casually patted the fox shadow beside him, and only then did he recover from his stiff state.

"Coward!" Ye Xuan, whose strength had greatly increased, sensed who had come the moment the space distorted. Knowing he was no match for them, he roared and disappeared from the spot.

Jiang Chen only caught a fleeting glimpse of his escape, and then the hellish prison was empty except for the fox shadow, panting heavily and saying with lingering fear, "Thank you so much for saving my life, sir! I was incompetent, I almost..."

"It's not your fault." He waved his hand, took a step forward, looked down at the prison which was like a hellish abyss, and smiled faintly: "It seems that he really did manage to escape from a place where there was no way to escape, and incidentally, he also managed to refine the sacred object as a result of the misfortune."

I'm afraid that apart from me, no fairy can rival him.

Fox Shadow spread the word by displaying Ye Xuan's portrait, causing all the demons to avoid him to prevent being killed.

"Yes!" Fox Shadow accepted the order and quickly went downstairs.

The little white cat perched on its host's shoulder and whispered a reminder: "Host, the script was just updated. Instead of absorbing the inner cores of the fox shadows and the jailers, the protagonist Ye Xuan encountered an elite squad of wolf demons and devoured all their demon cores, yet his strength still increased significantly."

"Heh, the script has gotten smarter and knows to arrange backup plans to give the main character special treatment, huh?" Jiang Chen took the script and read it carefully.

An elite squad of wolf demons?

How did it end up on its own chassis?

The news spread by the fox shadow makes it easy to conclude that the wolf demon Li Qing is after the sacred artifact.

They probably wanted to directly devour Ye Xuan, who had swallowed the sacred object, to increase their own strength, so they sent an elite team to investigate the situation in the prison. Unexpectedly, the team turned into a delicious treat delivered right to the protagonist's doorstep.

Sure enough, none of these fairies were easy to deal with.