After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

"...Since I still need to follow the plot, do I have to start from the beginning? After all, I have strayed quite far from the truth here, and..."

Chu Lingxiao was silent for a moment, carefully considering his words, and then he spoke slowly.

"No need to go to so much trouble." Feng Ying raised his eyes and looked at him. "After years of dedicated research, I have found the loopholes in the plot."

"Each 'original plot' contains several crucial key points. As long as you can successfully pass these points, you have completed the plot."

Chu Lingxiao's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

He thought he had to go through all the plots again, but now it seems that this is not the case.

In this way, he doesn't have to kill innocent people like in the so-called "original plot", nor does he have to be forced to have a harem. This is good news for him.

However, he suddenly thought of something, frowned, looked at Feng Ying, and confirmed with him: "The major nodes you mentioned do not include... killing Qingze before ascending?"

"Don't worry, it won't get that far." Feng Ying said calmly, "Because in my plan, you won't ascend, and you won't sacrifice yourself to death as the Heavenly Dao expects. So although this is a major node, you don't need to go there."

Chu Lingxiao nodded, and a big stone in his heart finally fell. Then he asked carefully: "What about the harem in the 'original plot'? I don't have to follow the plot with them, right?"

"You don't have to follow the love storyline. It was written by the author just to make up the word count." Feng Ying chuckled. "But there are a few women who can help you with the major plot points, so you need to establish a cooperative relationship with them."

Chu Lingxiao seemed to have grasped some key information, with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "The author is making up the word count? Could it be that this world is actually formed by a storybook?"

"Almost." Feng Ying said, "Otherwise, how could there be such a thing as the 'original plot'? This world was actually originally evolved from a novel, which is what you call a storybook."

"Later, for some unknown reason, a small world was formed. Since it is a small world, it needs a maintainer, so I entered this small world."

..............

When Chu Lingxiao slowly withdrew from that memory and gradually came back to his senses, his eyes fell on the extremely simple little bed in the inn. He shook his head helplessly, with an indescribable complex emotion surging in his heart.

Although he really wanted to say goodbye to Qingze properly, Feng Ying did not allow it. The opportunity to leave a note was already the result he had strived for.

"...Only by completing this so-called plot as soon as possible can I meet Qingze as soon as possible."

Chu Lingxiao encouraged himself in his heart, his eyes flashing with determination and resoluteness.

He closed his eyes, and the contents that Feng Ying had left him regarding important plot points and other guidance reappeared in his mind.

He reviewed every detail, making sure he understood and remembered all the key information.

Then, he reviewed what he had told the old man's residual soul in his body to make sure there were no omissions or mistakes.

After making sure everything was ready, he finally lay down on the simple little bed and slowly closed his eyes. However, he was not resting. Instead, he was thinking about something.

..............

Qingyun Sect——

Gu Qingze thought about it carefully in his mind, and finally decided to go to the Trading Peak to find Shen Mengli there.

The trading peak is shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland, and the exchange is located among the clouds, making it particularly mysterious.

When he stepped into the exchange, he saw Shen Mengli half lying on an exquisite lounge chair, her posture lazy and elegant.

Beside her, Lan Yue was busy shuttling between various affairs, taking care of everything in the exchange, and everything seemed in order.

When Shen Mengli saw Gu Qingze coming, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she subconsciously looked to his side, as if looking for that familiar figure:

"Strange, where is your Taoist partner? Hasn't he always been following you like a shadow, watching you closely as if he was afraid that you would disappear? Why are you the only one here this time?"

Gu Qingze's mood, which had originally calmed down, began to waver again with her words.

He was silent for a long time before he spoke slowly, with a barely perceptible hint of depression in his voice: "He...left."

When Shen Mengli heard this, her eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

Her eyes, which were originally a little sleepy, were now completely awake: "He...he left?! Is this true or false?"

Gu Qingze couldn't understand her reaction and felt confused.

He tilted his head in confusion and looked at her: "Of course it's true."

Shen Mengli seemed to suddenly realize her own gaffe and smiled awkwardly.

She said intermittently: "Well...I'm so sorry. I just didn't expect that he would suddenly...leave you. You two were so loving...It's true that there are unexpected events in life. It's hard to predict."

Her voice was full of concern, as if she wanted to provide some comfort to Gu Qingze, but she didn't know how to start.

Gu Qingze was even more confused: "Excuse me? Excuse me for what?"

Shen Mengli felt even more sympathy for him when she saw his reaction:

"I know you don't want to accept this fact, but since it has already happened, don't deceive yourself. If he were still alive, he would definitely not want to see you so depressed."

Gu Qingze finally realized something was wrong after hearing her words: "Wait a minute, did you misunderstand something? When I said Ling Xiao left, I didn't mean...that kind of leaving, but...literally, I simply meant that he left Qingyun Sect."

Shen Mengli's face became even more embarrassed when she heard this. She quickly waved her hands and said with a smile, "I thought...I thought something happened to him. If that's the case, then I'm relieved."

"I told you so. After all, he is the 'Son of Fortune' of this world. It's impossible for him to die so easily."