Chapter 226

That’s not the case! This rubbish system destroys people’s innocence! Reading the lines like this, it seems that she has some shameful thoughts about Pei Ji which she certainly didn’t—

Well.

Although she was indeed a tiny bit worried, it was really just a tiny bit.

Ning Ning never imagined that one day she would be so embarrassed, with her ears turning bright red, while reciting the lines of a vicious supporting female character.

“Ning Ning baby, why do you have to do this?”

Cheng Ying was utterly moved and almost shed two lines of tears like an old mother: “Pei Xiaoji, go comfort her! How can there be such a kind girl, feeling so guilty for not being able to protect you… my heart is melting!”

It glanced at the young girl in front of the bed, seeing Ning Ning’s complicated expression and her ears turning a light pink, making his heart soften further.

Looking at her desperate expression, it was clear that saying these lines had taken all the courage she had. How innocent, how adorable, how touching.

If Ning Ning could hear him, Cheng Ying would shout at the top of its lungs: “Dear, don’t blame yourself! Pei Ji isn’t worth it! As the champion of the Ten Method Assembly, you’re the best!”

Ning Ning had just stepped from one abyss into another hell. She suppressed the urge to blush even more and continued to read on.

The previous lines could still lead to misunderstandings under certain circumstances, but the upcoming plot couldn’t be smoothed over at all.

The original character’s mocking remarks were retorted by Pei Ji, making her so furious that she rushed into the room, grabbed the elixir on the table, and smashed it to the ground.

The most fatal part was that she directly called him “the evil spirit from the demon realm” to his face.

Ning Ning felt doomed.

Her head was pounding as she saw Pei Ji holding the porcelain bottle, staring at her in a daze. She gritted her teeth and, unable to help it, her voice turned slightly hoarse: “Give it to me.”

Pei Ji didn’t know her inner turmoil and, without much thought, handed over the bottle.

“Strange. Pei Ji, don’t you think… Ning Ning’s expression seems a bit off?”

Cheng Ying carefully observed her expression, thoughtfully saying, “She’s been staring at the elixir since just now.”

Pei Ji naturally noticed this anomaly.

Since he picked up the porcelain bottle from the bedside, Ning Ning’s gaze had grown increasingly somber, as if she had something to say but couldn’t find the words. Now that she had the bottle, she stared silently at the elixir inside, lost in thought.

He had never seen her with such an expression.

As he wondered, he suddenly heard Ning Ning’s voice: “Just an evil spirit from the demon realm—”

Evil spirit from the demon realm.

He had heard these four words from countless people but never expected them to come from her mouth.

In this room, it was just the two of them. Ning Ning could only be referring to him.

Pei Ji’s heart skipped a beat, his right hand clenching the bedsheet tightly.

The young girl in front of him lowered her gaze, no longer looking at him. After taking a deep breath, she continued: “How dare you cause trouble at the Ten Methods Assembly!”

Then came the harsh, grating sound.

Ning Ning had smashed the porcelain bottle containing the elixir.

The room was dim and quiet.

The piercing sound of shattering porcelain and the elixir spilling onto the ground resounded together, like a sharp blade piercing through the silence.

Following that was a shallow gasp.

This time, not only Pei Ji, but Ning Ning was also stunned in shock.

She had followed the system’s prompt and smashed the bottle according to the original plot, but as the bottle shattered, the liquid that gushed out was not elixir.

The liquid was colorless and odorless, giving no clue from the outside. When it splashed onto her calf, it felt like highly corrosive sulfuric acid, unleashing unbearable heat instantly.

Soon, demonic energy spread from the wound, a faint black mist like invisible serpents burrowing into her flesh, causing excruciating pain.

“This is bad; the elixir was switched!”

Cheng Ying’s smile vanished as it cried out in alarm: “Pei Xiaoji, quickly—”