The male supporting character was actually myself.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before?" She got up irritably, tossed her hair back, and showed everyone her newly sculpted face.

The initially excited crowd erupted in sighs upon seeing the real person.

"I thought it was that vicious and wicked woman, Mu Liuli. I've mistaken her for someone else!"

"Sigh, what a waste of 500,000. Is this woman crazy? Of all the people she could imitate, she had to imitate Mu Liuli's clothes and style."

"Let's just leave it at that, they don't look alike at all, they're not even the same person."

"The little girl was quite pretty, but I don't know why she was struck by lightning for no reason. It's really strange."

"Your face is blackened by lightning, and you can still see she's pretty? You're quite something..."

…………

When the onlookers saw that the other person's face, which bore no resemblance to Mu Liuli, was exposed on camera, the viewers in the live stream lost interest, and many immediately dispersed; while others, not wanting to miss a good spectacle, pointed and whispered about how someone could have been struck by lightning in the first place.

Mu Liuli was preoccupied with using the pills rewarded by the system to torture people and do bad things to earn rewards. She gritted her teeth and got up, feeling that she was extremely strong. It was all the fault of the disgusting system for being so trashy and stingy, taking back the rewards after they were given out to disgust people.

Otherwise, I would be a genuine alchemist now, able to benefit many people!

A kind shopkeeper brought over a basin of water. "Young lady, wash your hands and face. What happened to you? Shouldn't you go to the hospital?"

She washed her face clean without a word, and when she was done, she kicked the basin over to the ground. "How dare you let someone use such a filthy thing? Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You just want to curry favor because you saw me undergoing my tribulation. I've seen plenty of people like you. If you really want to curry favor, at least show some sincerity. This broken basin has been used by so many people, it's filthy!"

[Ding! The kind boss has been bitten back by you, reducing his favorability towards you by 20 points.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received a reward of 100 spirit stones!]

Huh? Why is it only 100 spirit stones? When I beat up the nurse before, the exchange rate between favorability and spirit stones wasn't this high. That filthy system really did take a cut!

"You deserve to be struck by lightning!" The shop owner's face turned black as he watched the water he had kindly brought him being kicked over. He spat and cursed, "You look like a human being, but you do truly inhuman things!"

Other tourists who remained to watch the spectacle also criticized the ungrateful Mu Liuli.

She didn't care what others thought. Who cares what passersby think? The angrier you get and the more you curse, the more reward I get. Why not?

"System, what's wrong with you? The rewards are much less than before!" Leaving the noisy passersby behind, Mu Liuli slipped into a small alley and asked in a low voice, "Before, lowering the favorability rating by a little would get you 10 spirit stones, but now it's only 5?"

[The host's affinity with this system is only 35 points, far below the passing grade, so the reward is halved. If the host wants a better reward, please continue to do bad things and do even more bad things.]

This stinking system, I swear!

I was born at the wrong time and had bad luck, and you're kicking me when I'm down!

Just wait and see, I'll make you look at me in a completely different light and my favorability rating will skyrocket.

She pinned her hopes on killing and torturing the young couple, and made up a reason to find out where Laiwang and his wife lived by asking passersby in the village. She then followed them there.

"Ha, making it sound so tragic, and even doing fundraising online. Look at this house, does it look like someone who's dirt poor?" Mu Liuli glanced at Lai Wang's house and made her conclusion. "Everyone says farmers are simple and honest, simple and honest my ass! They're the shrewd ones. They can easily swindle a lot of money by using their farmer identity and making up some stories."

When someone in the family gets sick, it's like a cash cow; I've seen this happen far too often.

Today, I'm going to act on behalf of Heaven and help those kind-hearted people who donated money to expose these swindlers!

"Is there something you need?" Laiwang had just come out of the room carrying a basin of water when he saw a pretty girl with slightly disheveled clothes standing in front of his door, looking around.

Mu Liuli coughed twice and stepped into the courtyard. "I am an alchemist. I heard that your wife is dying, so I took pity on her and came to see if there is any hope for her."

Surprisingly, I didn't receive any system alerts about the stench. It seems the other party doesn't care about his wife's life at all. If he really cared, he would definitely be furious if he heard someone say she was about to die.

Sure enough, all that feigned affection was probably just a cover for squandering the funds raised.

He might have a lot of hidden money, just waiting to cash in on this money-making machine, play the victim, and then kill himself so he can immediately marry someone younger and prettier. You really can't judge a book by its cover! This young man looked so honest and kind, yet he's so heartless!

"Please come in, my wife is indeed very ill." Laiwang put down the basin of water and stood at the doorway looking at her without expression.

"Look at the way you're acting, it's like you don't want your wife to get better at all. Is this the attitude you should have towards a esteemed alchemist?" Mu Liuli was very dissatisfied, thinking to herself, do you even know what you're talking about?

Even if you have absolutely no desire to save your wife's life, you should still do everything in your power to flatter and fawn over the alchemist. If he gives you a spirit stone or some pill, you'll be rich!

The two self-proclaimed alchemists were worlds apart. Laiwang pursed his lips, a fawning expression appearing on his face, and hurriedly ran to her side, pleading respectfully, "I... I've been deceived many times before, and I really can't tell the difference between the real and the fake. Please don't be angry, young lady, please come in and see my wife, there's definitely still hope for her!"

"Hmm, that's more like it." Mu Liuli still hadn't received the system's reward, but she wasn't worried; the real show was yet to come.

Upon entering the room and seeing the beautiful woman lying on the bed with her eyes closed, her eyes lit up immediately—an absolutely stunning young woman!

Damn, how come beautiful women have fallen to this level?

It's such a pity to marry such a heartless man. She's so sick and he still treats her like a cash cow. She's such a pitiful person.

Mu Liuli decided to do something truly benevolent and use a pill that could cure all diseases and poisons to save people, so that she could make any request she wanted. But before that...

She crossed her arms and shook her head indifferently, "It's hopeless, just wait to die."

"You pathetic mortal, you could have easily abandoned your wife. That way, there would be one less person to feed in the family. Without her as a burden, you wouldn't be so poor. You could work hard for a few more years, earn some money, and then marry a young, beautiful, and healthy woman. Wouldn't that be much better than raising a sickly person?"

Seeing that the other party did not speak, Mu Liuli sighed and put on a compassionate expression, "I am doing this for your own good."

After all, as an alchemist, I am also a half-medical practitioner.

As the saying goes, a doctor should have a benevolent heart. How could I bear to see patients suffer here because of poverty?

Since we don't have the money to buy medicine to cure the illness, let's just wait until the person is dead. Once they're dead, we can just dig a hole and bury them, and then there'll be no need for further treatment."

Despite uttering such cold-blooded and heartless words, the stench system still showed no reaction, indicating that the man genuinely thought the truth and was too lazy to pretend when he was right, hence the lack of any fluctuation in his favorability rating.

Bah! You're a real piece of trash. How did she treat you when you were dying? And how are you treating her now?

You are not good enough for such a beautiful and affectionate young woman. Please give her a way out.

Heaven has opened its eyes and let me meet this poor little beauty. Watch how I, the great philanthropist, will save her from this place of misery and poverty!

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Even When You're Wrong, You're Still Confident

If it weren't for the alchemist Mr. Feng giving him a heads-up, Laiwang felt he would have been furious to death if he had encountered such trash. But now, he just watched coldly as the other party jumped around and performed like a clown.

"But I really love her, and I will never give up on saving her!" He cooperated with the other person's performance with a sincere expression.

The fluffy ball of fluff put one paw to its forehead and scratched the wall with the other. "It's really tough on the young man. He has to keep his emotions in check and communicate with this kind of trash. If it were a cat with a bad temper, it would have scratched her face long ago!"

The other party looked sincere, but Mu Liuli didn't believe it at all.

Bah! If you truly loved her, you wouldn't act like this. You haven't given me a single reward. What use is a piece of trash like you!

"Really? You really love her?"

Laiwang nodded emphatically, "It's true, I'm willing to do anything to save her!"

"Willing to do anything?" Mu Liuli's eyes lit up with a good idea. She pretended to consider it for a moment, crossed her arms, tilted her chin up, and said with a grin, "Okay, then you write a divorce agreement and divorce her, and I'll cure her. To repay my life-saving grace, she'll be my slave from now on, serving me tea, water, warming my bed, and washing my feet."

She felt that the request was reasonable.

That scoundrel treated the poor beauty like a cash cow, raising money online but refusing to treat her illness. How can someone like that deserve to have such a beautiful young woman?

A single pill that cures all diseases and poisons could fetch a price on the black market that would be more than enough to buy the lives of hundreds of ordinary people!

He used the money to save a beautiful woman's life for free, not asking her to be his slave, but just to be obedient and warm his bed. What a kind and benevolent person would make such a decision.

Laiwang never expected the other party to say such a thing. He twitched his lips, took a deep breath, and managed to keep his composure and avoid any fluctuations in his emotions.

"Host, I think Laiwang is about to give up." The fluffy little dumpling jumped onto its host's shoulder, rubbed its cheek against him, and whispered in his ear.

Jiang Chen, who had concealed his presence and was hiding in the back room, waved his finger, indicating that it should look at the camera.

"Meow~ My host is so clever. She broadcast it to the law enforcement team, which preserves evidence without lowering her favorability in front of them, but will this lead to a criminal sentence?"

The little white cat licked its paws, looking bewildered. "Although she was utterly wicked, it was ultimately just an attempt. Even if she had really caused the deaths of two people, in the original story they committed suicide together. The wild fake master can get a reward, but it seems the law can't punish her."

Jiang Chen smiled faintly and explained in a low voice, "It doesn't matter if the law can't punish her. Our goal is to make the system she's bound to fall apart from her. Once the system is gone, Mu Liuli won't be able to cause any trouble."

"Hehehe..." The fluffy little ball of fur peered at Mu Liuli with bright, greedy eyes, meowing, "I can even devour a wild system to satisfy my appetite!"

It's a pity that it only swallowed it instead of absorbing and fusing it. Otherwise, it would be great if my auxiliary system could have some lucky charm attributes.

Laiwang's face was full of conflicted and pained expression. "Is...is this really how it has to be?"

He forced out a few tears, feigning heartbreak, and said in a desolate voice, "If I sign the divorce papers and divorce her, she will no longer be my lover. I... I love her more than I love myself... How can I live without my wife?"

Hmph! You've finally shown your true colors. Of course you can't survive by playing the victim anymore now that you've lost such a pretty cash cow.

"What? You don't want to divorce her? You don't love her at all, you're a heartless man!" Mu Liuli seized the opportunity to immediately begin her sarcasm. "If you truly loved your wife, how could you bear to watch her die in agony? The last straw was placed in front of you, and you hesitated. You selfish man!"

“No, I didn’t.” Laiwang’s breathing was rapid, and it was clearly difficult for him to suppress his emotions. He said hurriedly, “I find it hard to accept… The condition for curing my wife’s illness is that I have to abandon her and give her to you as a slave. It’s so cruel, just thinking about it makes my heart feel like it’s being ripped out with a razor blade…”

Mu Liuli still hadn't heard the stench system give her a reward, and she grew increasingly impatient.

If it weren't for needing to use cunning to win the beauty's heart and get her to be close to him, the fairy wouldn't bother wasting her breath on him. A stupid, wicked, skinny man—tying him up and slowly torturing him to death would surely bring in a lot of rewards!

"I...I don't want to." Hongmei, lying on the bed, slowly woke up and said weakly, "I would rather be tormented to death by illness than be separated from my beloved husband."

My favorite?

She actually thought this man loved her?!

The stunningly beautiful young woman was actually deeply in love with such a disgusting man. Mu Liuli, who admired her beauty and wanted to possess her, was furious and ashamed. "Ha, wake up! He doesn't love you at all! If he truly loved you more than himself, why would he hesitate when he knew I could save you?"

Anyone with eyes can see that letting me save you is the best choice for you to come with me.

He doesn't want to divorce you at all; he just wants you to give him a better life, but he won't even do that. And you still say he loves you? He's a heartless man!

The righteous and absurd arguments left the honest and simple-minded Laiwang momentarily bewildered, unable to process them.

What she said seemed...to make sense?

Hongmei said weakly, "He is not a heartless man. I believe he loves me deeply. Laiwang just doesn't want me to become someone else's slave. People should have dignity whether they are alive or dead."

"That's ridiculous! You're about to die and you're still thinking about dignity? Even ants try to survive, and you're a living, breathing human being!" Mu Liuli pointed at Laiwang and gritted her teeth, saying, "Beautiful sister, you've been manipulated by this kind of scumbag. Believe me, he doesn't love you at all. If you don't believe me, I'll show you the true face of this selfish and heartless man!"

She looked at Laiwang with a sneer, her chin raised in a disdainful smile, and lifted her dirty shoes, which had been worn from a long journey and struck by lightning. "Come on, kneel down and lick them clean for me, then go get a bottle of pesticide. It doesn't need to be much, just drink half a bottle and I'll cure her."

Mr. Feng is right, this is indeed a demonic and evil cultivator!

Seeing this, Hongmei quickly stopped her, saying, "Don't rush to make things difficult for my husband. You say you're an alchemist, but you should at least provide proof, right? What if you're just an imposter coming to trick people? If you force my husband to drink poison, and you can't even cure me, wouldn't that be killing two people?"

“My wife is right. With such cruel demands, how can we believe you can really cure diseases?” Laiwang seized the opportunity to retort, “Do you have an alchemist badge issued by the High Martial Arts Alliance?”

Mu Liuli: ……

Damn it, how dare you question me?

She paused for a moment, a little confused, but then again, she really didn't know how to treat a patient.

But this couldn't stump the beautiful and intelligent fairy. She coughed twice and mumbled, "Of course I can cure diseases. I know your symptoms very well. Isn't it just a rare genetic disease? As an alchemist, I can cure you with a rare pill that eliminates all diseases and poisons."

Hongmei stared at her coldly, "Produce proof, otherwise why should my husband lick your shoes and drink poison?"