After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

In particular, the girl resents herself while having no choice but to follow the rules of the game... indirectly pleasing herself by pleasing the 'catalyst'.

This made Ran Meng so happy that she wanted to curl up deeply and squat on the ground.

But... that joy seemed to have come rather unexpectedly to her.

Without any warning, just like a violent storm, a torrential downpour, or a tsunami, Ran Meng was slammed against the rocks.

"Heh heh—" She could only grip the railing with one hand, and her whole body seemed to be about to stagger and kneel down. The graceful young girls dancing on the stage seemed to become double images in her eyes, and then she gasped for breath with her mouth wide open like a fish out of water.

"Great!"

"So good, so good, so good—" A morbid, gentle, and cold voice that sent chills down the spines of the girl behind her.

"Waaah..." The girl, curled up on the sofa, couldn't help but sob in fear, but... but she could only cover her mouth tightly with her hands, her eyes wide with terror.

The girl's small, delicate ankles were clasped together, and her toes curled up as she trembled.

"How scary."

"Will I...will I die?"

"Should we go and ask Lord Yunyi for help right now?"

"He's clearly just an ordinary person with no cultivation..."

Tears streamed down the girl's face.

Clearly... clearly, the older sisters made me serve an ordinary female guest with no cultivation level for the first time in order to take care of me.

But she... but she's really scary.

"Shiyan." Ran Meng kept repeating that name over and over again.

The girl heard that name.

She was very familiar with that name.

The teacher said.

The heir of the Shi family.

Although I will also come to Yinghua City.

But every time I come to Yinghua City, I go straight to the Cabinet to find the Flower Shopkeeper.

The girl has been in Yinghua City for so long... and has only seen the flower shop owner once.

What a pity.

Originally... she almost, just a tiny bit away, had her name read out by the Flower Shopkeeper.

In Yinghua City, anyone who can get even a fraction of the attention of the Flower Shop Master, or the attention of the Flower Shop Master's two maids, can become a Yinghua Girl.

Not only do you not have to compromise your principles, but if you're lucky, you might even be able to cultivate.

A glimmer of hope seemed to appear in the girl's eyes.

She seemed to see a glimmer of hope.

This woman...this woman definitely has some ulterior motives towards Young Master Shi Yan.

I just need to get through this night.

There might be a tiny, even tiny, chance.

As long as... we can get through this night.

The girl clenched her small fists tightly.

She covered her mouth, watching in horror as the woman slowly sat up again and turned to look at her.

The girl's body was trembling.

Ran Meng's eyes were filled with satisfaction.

"Oh dear..."

"My own torture devices seem to have scared the kitten."

"but..."

"I just love seeing their helpless and frightened expressions."

"Especially after gaining a glimmer of hope, the kind of deathly stillness that comes after falling into despair."

"Awesome..."

"Come here~~~" Ran Meng lazily sat down on the chair, where she could see the stage perfectly, and beckoned to the girl.

Hesitantly, the girl moved closer to Ran Meng.

Only then can you see that the girl's legs are bound together with thin red silk threads between her knees, making it impossible for her to take a step.

The scariest thing is... the girl could feel that the red thread was alive.

It felt as if countless invisible, tiny insect legs were crawling across my skin.

She was horrified.

"Good girl~" Ran Meng stroked the girl's head.

"Be good, okay?" She flashed a charming smile, then her smile instantly turned cold. "If you're not good..."

"Even the Immortal Cultivation Hall can't save you."

"Waaaaah!!!" The girl nodded hurriedly.

"Great~ I like obedient girls."

Ran Meng was still looking at the girl, preparing to make a move, when then, *whoosh*—

From across the "Heartstrings" barrier, a wave of overwhelming joy crashed down upon us once more, as if it were free.

Before Ran Meng could even react, she stumbled and fell forward.

"Waaaaah!!!" The girl immediately retreated as if her fur had been bristled.

Ran Meng raised her head, breathing heavily, and her eyes suddenly turned dangerous.

Before she could have another chance to prey on the girl, the overwhelming pleasure from across the "Heartstrings" came crashing down on her again.

Perhaps this witch never imagined that she would have this day.

Unexpectedly... Shi Yan showed no mercy to Shi Ya, and even had a cheat-like 'passing strategy' of "Snow Cold Skill" + "Innate Charm".

Ran Meng was still clutching her throat with both hands, and it took her a long time to recover slightly from the near-suffocating feeling.

She watched the girl run away in fright.

Her hand trembled slightly, then she gracefully pulled out a spirit stone and tossed it over.

The girl hurriedly caught it.

"Alright... that's enough for today." Ran Meng's voice was soft. "Go get me a bottle of green wine."

"Let's go like this."

A glimmer of hope immediately appeared in the girl's eyes.

How can it be?

Ran Meng was still watching the girl's struggling figure as she moved away.

She was just trying to give her a glimmer of hope.

Then...that hope was crushed.

She paid a hefty sum to book this girl for a week, so how could she just let her go so easily?

The girl, supporting herself against the wall, struggled out of the room and closed the door behind her.

She looked at the red lines that seemed to be still circling around her legs, her eyes filled with an inescapable fear.

But... what could she do?

Just then—

"Wait a minute." A cool female voice sounded behind her.

Hope seemed to suddenly ignite in the girl's eyes. She turned around abruptly, sobbing, "Waaah—"

She tried to sob, but no words came out of her throat.

"A mouth-binding spell?" Yunyi looked at the girl in front of her.

While some guests do have unusual quirks, the girl in front of them is clearly going beyond the scope of Yinghua City's hospitality standards.

Yunyi reached out and gently touched the girl's shoulder.

"what--"

"Lord Yunyi..." came the voice, trembling with tears.

Yunyi's movements did not stop.

She said that the reason why the girl in front of her was suffering beyond the scope of Yinghua City's reception was not because of a curse.

Instead...

She brought her right index and middle fingers together to form a sword-like gesture and gently pressed down. The red threads on the girl's legs let out a hoarse, strange cry, and then began to tear apart inch by inch.

"Soul-Sealing Gu".

Yinghua City will not accept these.

"Next time you encounter something like this, just wet the talisman and ask for help, understand?" Yunyi looked at the girl in front of her.

"Yes..." the girl nodded tremblingly.

"Which room did you come from?" Seeing the girl trembling with fear, Yunyi tried her best to put on a gentle smile.

The girl looked up at Yunyi and felt as if she were in a dream.

I've heard that... Lord Yunyi has been in Yinghua City for hundreds of years and has never smiled.

She suddenly felt like she was the 'chosen one'.

It's an illusion, definitely an illusion.