The male supporting character was actually myself.

Without saying a word, Duan Tang made a move to leave, and Murong Liangchen immediately panicked.

He'd rather die than risk his soul's annihilation? Damn it, the fire just inexplicably started; Master Duan probably wasn't lying...

He touched his neck, which was still throbbing from being pinched, and after glancing around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, he lowered his voice and said, "Master Duan, I only trust you! I'll tell you the truth and won't hide anything anymore, but you have to..."

"The living and the dead are separated. We Celestial Masters only solve problems and do not involve others' karma. Please rest assured that this is a matter of confidentiality." Duan Tang moved forward to get the recording device closer so that his voice would be too soft to be recorded.

Reassured somewhat, Murong Liangchen then made a large sum of money as a promise before revealing the whole truth about how he killed his parents and twin brother.

“I found out their itinerary from my younger brother Jiang Chen, and then I disguised myself as Jiang Chen and drove around, tampering with the brake pads. We look almost identical, so no one suspected anything. I originally thought that if they found out, I would make him take the blame, but I didn’t expect that after I tampered with the brakes, it went very smoothly. Their car brakes failed, crashed, and caught fire, burning both of them alive.”

When the relevant departments investigated, because my father had been drinking and was driving under the influence, they attributed the car accident to improper operation...

As for my younger brother, Murong Jiangchen, he's even more despicable. I'm so angry that he embezzled the family fortune..."

Desperate to rid himself of the evil spirit, Murong Liangchen recounted his entire experience, attributing his resentment towards his parents and brothers to their favoritism and greed for the family fortune. His logical and coherent account perfectly corroborated the accident investigation results.

Right after he finished speaking, the investigators in the monitoring room immediately uploaded the evidence video. Five minutes later, the security personnel who had obtained the electronic arrest warrant rushed into the bedroom and arrested Murong Liangchen for murder.

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postscript.

Two months later, a sickly and lifeless Murong Liangchen stood in the dock.

With irrefutable evidence of murdering his parents and brothers, adultery, and illegally altering his identity, this case was so bizarre and heinous that it caused a huge sensation in society. Faced with overwhelming evidence, Murong Liangchen was unable to defend himself and was ultimately sentenced to death with immediate execution.

Prior to this, his wife Jiang Yulu filed for divorce, which was heard first. Given that the couple's investments failed after marriage, leading to the bankruptcy of their group, there was no property dispute or children born in wedlock. Furthermore, Jiang Yulu was deceived into marriage, and the marriage was ultimately ruled invalid. Jiang Yulu regained her freedom and single status, and her personal information was changed to unmarried.

Even after the executioner's bullet pierced his brain, Murong Liangchen still couldn't understand how he had fallen.

After the soul-capturing underworld officials took him away, they didn't follow the proper procedures the exorcists had mentioned. Instead, they took him directly to the Underworld headquarters, the Mirror of Karma, to assist in the investigation. Ultimately, he was convicted of multiple crimes, including killing his parents and brothers, indirectly causing the deaths of others, and was sentenced to be sent to the eighteen levels of hell for over 3,750 years, subjected to torture such as being torn apart by five horses and having his soul ground to dust. After his sentence was served, his soul would be ground into powder, forever losing his human form and only able to reincarnate as mosquitoes, flies, maggots, and the like...

After successfully closing the case, Jiang Chen specifically asked Duan Tang to convey a message to the members of the special task force to fulfill his promise.

This includes, but is not limited to, helping them contact and care for deceased relatives, providing some money to alleviate their financial burden, and ensuring that they all receive the assistance they need.

Jiang Yulu, feeling somewhat guilty towards the real Murong Jiang Chen for secretly absconding with the Murong Group's assets, sought out a Taoist priest to perform a ritual to summon his spirit and erect a cenotaph for him. She also spent a fortune building a special paper-burning pool, requesting the priest to burn countless paper money and ingots for him. For many years afterward, Jiang Chen, watching the ever-accumulating sums in his underworld account, couldn't help but sigh: "Paper money is still so easy to make..."

Wang Baoyi's case has attracted great attention at the headquarters of the underworld.

After looking into the Karma Mirror, it was discovered that since he became famous, he had been intermittently instructing others to create dual cultivation puppets for his own cultivation. It was also discovered that he had maliciously driven away and strangled a large number of innocent ghosts for money, regardless of right or wrong. His numerous sins were sentenced to be sent to the eighteenth level of hell for ten thousand years. After serving his sentence, he would suffer the same fate as Murong Liangchen.

As for his other accomplices who were ordered to do the same, they were all sent to hell, and after serving their sentences, they were reborn as animals...

"What do you think they're after?" Bai Ling sighed after hearing the latest news Jiang Chen brought back. "For fame and fortune, they've lost their true nature and are even worse than animals!"

He peeled the lychees and handed them over, smiling as he said, "Fortunately, the Underworld headquarters reacted quickly enough and uncovered a large number of corrupt officials who acted recklessly because of their good and evil scores. Now even Duan Tang and his ilk have a chance to rise in the ranks."

I heard that the Underworld headquarters has begun working on improving the method of calculating evil, so there should be fewer loopholes to exploit in the future. Your Listening Wind Valley's influence has been significantly reduced, making your path as an upright Celestial Master much easier from now on.”

After feeding her two lychees, Jiang Chen leaned closer and said softly with a slight smile, "To graduate as soon as possible, why don't we seize the time to cultivate?"

Bai Ling smirked and pounced on him, pinning him to the bed. With lightning speed, she slipped a ring onto Jiang Chen's finger. "Remember this, when my lifespan ends and I go to the underworld, you'll still be mine!"

"Hmm, wanting to renew the contract early... that's not impossible, as long as you train diligently with me, I can consider it..."

As summer approaches, flocks of white geese fly across the night sky above Listening Wind Valley, their cheerful calls echoing in the gentle night breeze. Listening Wind Valley, having been thoroughly cleaned and filtered, is ushering in a vibrant new era!

Chapter One Awaits Me

"Host, be careful! Don't take the script again!"

As soon as they returned to the script selection space, the little white cat, who had been prepared and made up her mind, screamed at the top of her lungs, "Stand there and don't move!"

The entire space distorted slightly, as if undergoing some inexplicable change in response to its sound.

The air became "thick," and Jiang Chen, whose reaction and response were both a beat slower than it, found that he really couldn't move! Apart from blinking, he couldn't even ask questions.

He was extremely anxious. He had spent over a hundred years in the mission world thinking about how to get rid of this virtual world and return his soul to reality, but as soon as he returned, the little white cat forcibly restricted his mobility!

When did this little guy acquire this skill?

Could it control the choice of script space?!

At the same time, Jiang Chen instantly sensed that his soul weapon was growing wildly, so fast that even the soul connected to the soul weapon felt a bit suffocated.

He closed his eyes and focused his gaze on the Horcrux. He saw that the upper part of the space was almost the same as the mission world he had entered last time. It was clear that time had been almost frozen here since he entered the script.

At this moment, the broken fragments were still slowly falling. The Horcrux was autonomously occupying the huge, eye-like spot exposed by the spatial rift. It couldn't break through that invisible barrier, but it seemed to be frantically absorbing some kind of energy!

What exactly is the spatial barrier or the "eye" that supplies the Horcrux with enormous energy and drives its rapid growth?

Jiang Chen didn't have time to think; everything happened in the blink of an eye.

The fluffy ball scooped out the medals stored in the system space with one paw, swept its fluffy tail over itself and transformed into a catgirl. Clutching a medal marked with the number 89 in her small hand, she revealed a faint smile, "Host, it seems I'm quite lucky. I managed to snatch a pretty good number of medals."

During the time spent with the host day and night, Xiao Bai always slacked off and didn't help much.

I can feel that the main system is about to collapse. Xiaobai is just an auxiliary system that depends on the main system for its existence. When its energy is exhausted, I will die completely.

Although I'm very reluctant to leave my host, this is my fate.

I'm sorry I can no longer accompany you, host. I can't keep my promise that I'll find you after you change jobs and let you enjoy the treatment of a protagonist.

Little White must perish along with the main system, but the host shouldn't be trapped here waiting to die!

so……"

The kitten girl twitched her fluffy ears, her skirt fluttering even without wind. A contented smile spread across her face as she jumped up and exclaimed, "Little White is so happy to meet you, my host! I'm so glad to have accompanied you through so many joyful and happy mission worlds. My host is the best! I love you forever, mwah!"

As she finished speaking, she clasped her hands together, merging the energy contained in the medal with herself.

Unstoppable beams of colorful light burst forth from the catgirl's hands, enveloping her.

"Little White!" Jiang Chen had a bad feeling, but he couldn't move his whole body and could only watch as a small black ball of light condensed in front of the catgirl. He shouted out with all his might.

"I'm sorry, host, I didn't discuss this with you beforehand." The cat girl smiled brightly and spoke gently. "Little White has already locked this space, and I know you won't abandon me."

But besides the novice's kernel system helping to open the connection channel, what other good methods does the host have?

I've always been living a life of leisure, waiting to win without lifting a finger, but now I can finally do what I can for my host.

Go back to your world; you'll forget all the memories here and start a wonderful new life.

The black orb grew larger and larger, while the catgirl visibly shrank, her smile becoming increasingly childlike, and even her fluffy ears reverted to their youthful state.

"Live well and never die easily again! Once the main system crashes, there's no chance to start over... Go on, Little White will send his best wishes to the host!"

As the sphere of light expanded to nearly two meters in diameter, the catgirl pushed it hard, causing Jiang Chen, who was unable to resist, to be instantly sucked in.

The Horcrux seemed to sense its master was about to leave, and with a "whoosh," it flew into the sphere of light and returned to Jiang Chen's side. Without hesitation, he immediately ordered the Horcrux to entangle the catgirl, trying to pull her in as well.

However, the Horcrux ultimately yielded nothing. The black orb emitted a dazzling light, and then everything went black before his eyes, and he completely lost consciousness.

After the ball of light teleported the person away, it collapsed and disappeared. The catgirl form could no longer be maintained and fell from the sky, turning into a white fluffy ball no bigger than a fist.

It stared at the spot where the ball of light had disappeared, twitched its ears, opened its pink little mouth, and let out a soft, childlike meow.

"noob!"

Jiang Chen suddenly sat up in bed and roared, panting heavily for a couple of seconds before blankly looking around at the familiar surroundings.

This is my bedroom. Apart from the high-definition camera running in the corner opposite, there is a professional testing instrument placed next to the bed, its light shining in the darkness.

Li Chengze, who was nervously watching the monitor in the guest room, jumped up almost simultaneously and rushed to the master bedroom. "Great! You're finally back safely! Who's Xiaobai? You suddenly called out that name just now, and it sounded like you were very sad..."

Jiang Chen felt like a fish thrown ashore, her chest heavy with suppressed emotions that made her feel suffocated.

He covered his face, his shoulders trembling slightly. After a long while, he whispered, "Xiaobai...it's my auxiliary system in the virtual world, it..."

Recalling the brief few seconds of returning to the script space and then being forcibly sent out, Jiang Chen felt a heartache so intense she could hardly breathe.

That adorable little white cat, who always loved to slack off, act cute and charming, loved to eat dried fish and was jokingly called a good-for-nothing by itself, yet would always stand up for itself; that fluffy little ball of fur that was always stingy with its transformation into a catgirl... will never be seen again!

If it weren't for the Horcrux helping to store a large number of memories, I probably would have forgotten the days and nights I spent with it and the many mission worlds I experienced.

A barrage of chaotic memories forcibly entered his mind and churned wildly, giving Jiang Chen a terrible headache. He could only rub his temples and furrow his brows as he tried to sort out those fragments.

"An auxiliary system?" Li Chengze didn't know what had happened to him in the virtual world, but he had never seen him so distraught since they met. It must have been something very upsetting.

I glanced down at the time; less than ten minutes had passed since the other person entered the scenario until they suddenly woke up. I wondered how long they had spent in the virtual world…

"Phew!" Jiang Chen finally managed to suppress the turmoil in his mind and quickly looked up to ask, "How long have I been inside? Has anything unusual happened here?"

"To be precise, it's nine minutes and thirty-two seconds, less than ten minutes. As for our side... I haven't noticed anything unusual, and no alarms have sounded. How are you doing inside?"

Li Chengze looked intently at Jiang Chen, instinctively sensing that something about him seemed different from before.

It seems to have become more "human"?

The micro-expressions on his face are more varied, and his tone of voice is no longer as mechanical and cold as before. Could it be that the virtual world has really modified the human body in some special way?

Jiang Chen frowned, suddenly remembering a crucial point—the barrier between the main system and the real world!

The reason it gradually collapsed was because a bug warned that the protective barrier in the real world was about to be broken, and it had to come back to save the day. If it could find a way to protect the barrier from breaking, could the main system still survive?

In other words... Xiaobai might not necessarily be destroyed along with the main system!

There's also the bug where I somehow accidentally enter the virtual world and I don't know if I can escape in time, and that girl...

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen, who was feeling dejected, had hope rekindled!

Saving himself, saving the world... He looked at the obediently perched soul weapon beside him. In the short time that Xiaobai had used all its strength to teleport him out, it had already become shockingly powerful.

With such a powerful soul weapon by his side, Jiang Chen believed that even if a group of Soul Eaters invaded, he could fight them to the death.

Hopefully, this broken soul can hold on...

He untied the tangled wires from his body, jumped off the bed, and asked, "I need to go to headquarters to check the surveillance footage before I can feel at ease. Do you want to sleep? If not, I'll tell you about what I gained from this virtual world trip on the way; if you want to sleep, I'll tell you tomorrow."

"I must keep you company! Wait a moment and tell me what happened. Did you find a way to freely enter and exit the virtual world? Otherwise, how did you get back? Could it be some kind of competition reward again?" Without thinking, Li Chengze rushed into the guest room, grabbed his coat, put it on, and followed him downstairs while asking the question.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but tease, "So, a suit is definitely your true form, isn't it?"

"Yeah, yeah, the suit is my true form! Actually, I'm a disguised monster hiding inside the security team. If you find out, shouldn't you kill me?" Li Chengze rolled his eyes, pushed up his black-rimmed glasses, and strode downstairs with his long legs. "I'll drive, you talk."

Sitting in the passenger seat, watching the car speed through the empty streets in the middle of the night, Jiang Chen looked up through the sunroof.

The weather seemed rather bad, with some dark clouds drifting by. Only a few faint stars hung in the night sky, and the absence of a moon made it look rather desolate.

He didn't speak, and Li Chengze didn't urge him either, he just focused on driving.

"Don't you think the sky seems a little strange?" Jiang Chen asked suddenly after a long while.

While waiting at the traffic light, Li Chengze glanced up and shook his head. "I didn't find anything. What's wrong? There shouldn't be any problems, right? An alarm will go off if there's any issue. Our system is a little less sensitive to intrusions, but it's very stable and won't make mistakes."