Chapter 1

【Host, wake up quickly!】

【Aloof master, darkened Eldest Senior Brother, lovestruck Second Senior Sister, drama queen Third Senior Brother, yandere Fourth Senior Brother, pretentious Fifth Senior Brother……are currently refreshing, cough cough... on their way, please get ready immediately, host!】

【The capture progress bar is at 0/100000000】

Inside the bamboo hut, the girl lying on the bed heard these words, and in her deep sleep she unconsciously furrowed her brows, then pulled the blanket over her head.

I won't listen, I won't listen, the tortoise chants sutras.

【Host, as a cannon fodder character who dies before even appearing in one chapter, please treat this capture mission seriously and solemnly.】

【The capture mission can help you change your cannon fodder fate!】

【With only three days left until the plot of chapter one in the book occurs, this means your lifespan is now only three days; if you cannot raise a target's Awakening Value above 50 within three days, you will be erased!】

Yuan Yao lifted the blanket, lay on the bed, and let out a long sigh of utter hopelessness.

I don't even know what this 250 system is?

Since just now, it has been chattering away in her mind.

It said she is a cannon fodder character in "Overbearing Immortal Lord's Fierce Pampering"; Yuan Yao, as the Carefree Sect's youngest junior sister, choked to death after swallowing ten bird eggs in one gulp three days later.

From then on, she became the sect's unspoken white moonlight. Until the female lead Lu Xiangxiang arrived at the Carefree Sect, her personality and appearance reminded everyone of the white moonlight Yuan Yao.

The master broke convention to take her as a personal disciple and fell in love with her; the Eldest Senior Brother darkened and fell into demonic cultivation for her; the Second Senior Sister died tragically after falling for the same man as her; the Third Senior Brother became a male prostitute for her and was bullied by everyone; the Fourth Senior Brother castrated himself and broke his legs for her; the Fifth Senior Brother gave her his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Their fellow sect members went crazy and mad, smashing into walls for her.

Meanwhile, everyone in the Carefree Sect treated the female lead kindly, considering her a replacement, never harming her in the slightest—yet she wiped out the entire sect.

Upon hearing this plot, Yuan Yao's mouth twitched.

This aloof female lead took all the benefits for herself, and as a result you felt utterly insulted and went berserk in your revenge against the Carefree Sect.

Sigh, it turns out everyone in the Carefree Sect are just big suckers.

For now, she'll just play the sucker.

Because this damned capture mission requires her to capture a hundred million people—does it mean she has to capture everyone in the cultivation world?!

Is Yuan Yao a people-pleaser?!

Is Yuan Yao really this humble?!

Yuan Yao seemed to think of something and asked, "Does this 'Awakening Value' mean letting the book's characters gradually break free from their preset roles and gain their own thoughts?"

【Yes, host.】 The mechanical voice of the 250 system sounded again.

"Then what roles do my master and the others play in the book?"

The 250 system said: 【Your master, Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister, Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother, and Fifth Senior Brother are, respectively, Deeply Devoted Male No. 9, Deeply Devoted Male No. 8, Toxic Female Supporting Character No. 18, Deeply Devoted Male No. 7, Deeply Devoted Male No. 6, and Deeply Devoted Male No. 188.】

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao froze: "No way—my Youngest Senior Brother is so handsome, and he even gave up his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys for me, yet he's only ranked No. 188?!"

【Because your Youngest Senior Brother is too pretentious, his swagger repeatedly overshadowed the male and female leads' protagonist aura, causing them to feel inferior and dislike him.】

Yuan Yao: "……" These male and female leads just aren't broad-minded enough.

"Who is the male lead?"

The 250 system: 【Sorry, host, you don't yet have the qualifications to unlock the male lead's information.】

Yuan Yao probed: "The male lead couldn't possibly be someone from our Carefree Sect, could he?"

The 250 system gave no response.

Seeing that she couldn't get any more information, Yuan Yao stretched, then got up and left the bed.

She walked to the weapon rack, took out a colorful ceremonial sword, drew it with a clang, and the cold light reflected on Yuan Yao's delicate brows and eyes as she pondered: "250, do you think I could kill the female lead with a single sword thrust three days from now?"

If the female lead dies, wouldn't that avoid all this trouble?

The 250 system sharply detected that the host's killing intent had spiked just now, and it sternly said: 【Host! Straighten your thoughts, don't take extreme actions! If the female lead dies, the order of the cultivation world will fall into chaos, space will warp, and the Heavenly Dao will begin erasing all life except the male lead!】

【Host, please don't call me 250; please address me as 250.】

Yuan Yao sheathed her sword, flicked her ears, and said, "My ears aren't deaf; I can hear you—you don't need to shout."

Just then——

Rap rap!

The door was knocked.

【Host, I solemnly remind you again: your lifespan is only three days left; if you cannot raise a target's Awakening Value above 50 within these three days, you will become cannon fodder again and be completely erased.】

Upon hearing this, a flicker of dark, unclear emotion crossed Yuan Yao's eyes.

"Junior sister, are you in there?" was the voice of Eldest Senior Brother Song Yan.

"Here." Yuan Yao quickly composed herself and walked to the door as if nothing were wrong.

She opened the door, and only one person came into view.

Before her stood a young man in white robes, tall and slender like bamboo, with a clear and bright demeanor, his face slightly thin, features refined and three-dimensional, his brows and eyes revealing solemnity.

"Junior sister, have you grasped sword intent?"

Upon hearing that, Yuan Yao instantly recalled the excuse she'd made a few days ago to skip training and sleep, and she gave an embarrassed smile.

"Almost there... almost there..."

"In the entire Carefree Sect, you're the laziest—still haven't broken into Foundation Establishment Realm at fifteen." Song Yan said with a cold face, feeling utterly helpless; outsiders would think the youngest junior sister has terrible cultivation talent, but that's not true—her talent is excellent, she's just extremely lazy.

And she's very spoiled.

After a little sword practice, she soon starts complaining of pain and fatigue, then sneaks back to sleep.

Truly, laziness year after year.

She lacks any ambition, because her birthday wish every year is basically: master and senior brothers and sisters should strive to become stronger, then protect her for a lifetime without worry.

Yuan Yao lifted her head, a pair of bright, sparkling eyes fixed on Song Yan, and she lightly laughed: "Eldest Senior Brother, I will study diligently from now on."

To make the targets 'awaken' and extend her own lifespan, she now has no choice but to train properly.

After all, she can't possibly win over a hundred million targets with love.

So she now only wants to increase her strength and use force to hammer them awake.

Song Yan, hearing this, raised his eyebrows in surprise, but he didn't believe it in his heart.

【62> He reached out and tapped Yuan Yao's forehead, saying, "Just don't be lazy; why are you still thinking about being diligent?"

He extended his finger and tapped Yuan Yao's forehead, "You just need not to be lazy, and you're still thinking about being diligent."

Yuan Yao: "... Eldest Senior Brother, sooner or later I'll be stronger than you—do you believe it or not?"