Chapter 16: Are You a Time-Travelling Woman?

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According to Meng Yuanyuan, when players embark on dungeon quests, certain unforeseen events might trigger a curse. Once a player is burdened with this curse, every moment ahead feels like walking on a razor’s edge. The curse manifests swiftly, seemingly at any given time or place, without any prior warning—it simply drags the player into a punishment realm. Generally, if a player loses their consciousness within this punishment space, they never escape. Even if they do, they emerge deranged and unstable.

The areas illuminated by the flashlight were filled with a pervasive lethargy. Those people’s eyes were vacant, as if they had lost their minds. Just as Lu Xi was about to turn and change direction, a figure caught her eye out of the corner of her vision. Her hand holding the flashlight trembled; her body reacted faster than her mind. When Lu Xi regained her senses, she was already instinctively jogging across to the other side.

Meng Yuanyuan cried out tearfully, her voice breaking, “Lu Xi! Auntie! Ancestor! Don’t go, please... sobbing...” She was genuinely terrified. After all the effort to see a familiar face, that familiar face was now running away.

The man sitting against the cage narrowed his eyes slightly, a faint smirk curling at the corner of his lips.

“Bang!” Lu Xi slapped the cage with her palm. “Ji Chenling?” The man before her looked far worse off than Meng Yuanyuan. His entire body appeared as if he had been mercilessly beaten; his cheeks were sunken, and he looked even more haggard and frail. His complexion was as pale as paper, and his chest barely rose or fell with each breath.

“No response?” Lu Xi sighed regretfully, shaking her head. “Looks like there’s no hope.” Without hesitation, the young woman turned and walked away.

“Ahem, ahem…” Lu Xi’s steps halted abruptly.

“Sis… long time no see.” Ji Chenling raised a weak smile toward her. He was naturally blessed with an extraordinarily captivating appearance. Now, feigning a pitiful expression, he struck directly at Lu Xi’s heart.

“Did you come specifically to rescue me?” Ji Chenling’s gaze held a faint smile.

Another truth-telling skill activation.

Lu Xi: “No.”

The smile on the man’s lips stiffened.

“Then why did you come?” he asked again.

Lu Xi: “I was kidnapped by two ruthless bunnies.”

For some reason, this struck a chord with the man’s sense of humor, and he suddenly dropped his head, laughing so hard his shoulders shook.

Lu Xi: “…”

A full minute later, he was still laughing.

“Hey, that’s enough.” Lu Xi pouted, wondering if it was really necessary.

Finally, Ji Chenling stopped laughing, lifting his gaze to look at her, his thin lips parting gently: “So, are you still planning to save me?”

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Under the influence of the truth-telling skill again, Lu Xi obediently answered, “I can try to save you.”

“Can? Try?” Ji Chenling’s pupils contracted sharply, his jet-black eyes growing darker and colder than ever, staring intensely at the girl like a soul-devouring demon.

Lu Xi’s consciousness gradually became hazy, her eyes vacant: “Because, as the saying goes, you’ve come this far.”

The girl squatted before him like a puppet on strings; whatever he asked, she obediently replied.

Two rabbits huddled nervously in the shadows nearby.

The gray rabbit whispered, “See? The poor little girl’s about to kick the bucket.”

They had witnessed this scene countless times before and clearly understood what the big villain would ask and what he would do next.

For the girl before him, there was only one outcome: death.

It had always been this way.

Lu Xi, her consciousness controlled, didn’t know what she was doing or saying.

Ji Chenling looked at her grimy little face and reached through the cage to gently caress her cheek. His long, clean fingers slowly wiped away the blood and dirt from her face. The wound on her neck gradually healed beneath his knuckles.

“From another world, huh?” he sneered.

Lu Xi nodded stiffly and slowly.

Under his control, her movements were sluggish, like a slow-moving puppet.

Ji Chenling’s eyes instantly turned icy cold.

Just as he thought.

Exactly as he had suspected.

“Let me guess… what’s your mission?” he said with a mocking smile, his gaze growing increasingly cold.

His hand slid from her cheek to her slender neck, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

Her skin was pale and flawless.

His large palm covered her neck, and with just a little pressure, he could easily snap that beautiful head off.

Life and death hung by a thread.

His eyes filled with a sinister gleam as he slowly loosened his grip. “Are you a transmigrator?”

Lu Xi: “Yes.”

The two rabbits shook their heads simultaneously, falling silent with dread, both thinking, This woman’s doomed.

Gripped by the neck, Lu Xi’s face had already turned a dark purplish-red.

“Your mission is to win me over, isn’t it?” Ji Chenling glared at her, his eyes brimming with hostility and… murderous intent.

Transmigrators… people from other worlds who didn’t belong here.

Before Lu Xi appeared, Ji Chenling had encountered many such others.

They all shared one trait: skilled at sweet talk, they ensnared hearts, approaching him under the guise of salvation, but in truth, they deceived him for their own missions to conquer him.

Ji Chenling had been targeted by countless transmigrators, but unfortunately for them, their acting skills were awful.

Lu Xi was not the first, nor would she be the last transmigrator to die by his hand.

True sincerity was the hardest thing to find, and he did not believe such a thing existed in this world.

Yet, in the next moment,

The girl shook her head.

“No.”

The hostility abruptly ceased, and the murderous intent vanished instantly.

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Hmm?

Ji Chenling was momentarily stunned, the coldness in his black eyes replaced by surprise.

“You’re not trying to win me over?” His fingers loosened slightly, and the pressure on her neck lessened considerably.

The purplish hue on the girl’s face gradually faded.

Lu Xi: “No.”

“Why not?” The man’s voice was hoarse and low, thick with confusion. “Then who are you trying to win over?”

Lu Xi: “No one. My mission is to eat well, drink well, and live well.”

Ji Chenling’s eyes flickered. “Nothing else?”

“Nope.” Controlled Lu Xi seemed exceptionally obedient, answering every question with the true thoughts deep in her heart.

Under his control, no one could hide anything.

So Ji Chenling did not worry she was deceiving him.

Ji Chenling: “What if you die? What will you do? You should know what kind of world this is. Here… death is the norm.”

His voice grew softer, like a feather gently brushing the tip of her heart, the trailing tone carrying a seductive charm.

Lu Xi: “If I die, I die. No big deal. If I can live, I will; if I can’t, then I won’t.”

Hearing such unexpected answers, Ji Chenling’s expression grew strange.

This was unlike any transmigrator he had ever met.

Just as he was about to retract his control, a sudden thought crossed his mind. Smirking faintly, he looked at her and asked, “Who do you think I am to you?”

If she uttered the words “target,” her head might very well have found a new home.

Lu Xi blinked blankly, her face expressionless. “A green tea guy, pretends to be pitiful, handsome, and well-built…”

“Shut up.” Ji Chenling pinched her cheek. “Are you reciting some nursery rhyme?”

Surprisingly, the girl’s fair face was soft and pinchable, like a fluffy white bun.

After a few seconds, Ji Chenling asked again, “So, what do you want to do to him?”

This time Lu Xi remained silent.

The man’s face grew cold again. He ordered, “Speak.”

“Can I do anything I want?” Lu Xi asked.

Ji Chenling sneered. Sure enough, all transmigrators were the same—there was always an ulterior motive for approaching him.

Only this transmigrator was somewhat special; she was a “key,” unintentionally unlocking the imprisonment within his body and freeing him from that space.

“Of course, whatever you want to do is fine.” Ji Chenling’s voice dropped, a dangerous glint flashing through his eyes.

Lu Xi seemed to think of something, her lips curling into a faint smile, and in her once dull eyes, a rare spark of excitement appeared.

The man raised an eyebrow at this.

Lu Xi: “Take off your clothes and show me your abs.”

Ji Chenling: “…”

The two rabbits hiding in the shadows covered their mouths with their paws, their ears standing straight up in astonishment.