Li Qingran, You Are So Stupid
The sudden disappearance of a top-grade Heart-Protecting Pill from Chixiao Peak was no small matter.
It was worth tens of thousands of mid-grade spirit stones—a fortune!
Xiao Yifeng had borrowed from everyone he could just to afford it, convinced that, as an alchemist, once he learned to refine a top-grade Heart-Protecting Pill, he could pay off his debts with ease.
But when asked when he lost it—
Xiao Yifeng hesitated.
The pill had vanished out of thin air from his storage pouch.
He had never let go of it since returning from the mountain, and he even checked when he re-entered Qingyun Sect.
Yet somehow, it was gone.
Hearing this, Taoist Qingxuan and the elders, who were ready to defend Xiao Yifeng, were left speechless.
Sect Leader Wu Duantian immediately ordered the entire sect to be locked down.
Every disciple was searched.
But after all the chaos—nothing was found.
Xiao Yifeng clenched his fists, his expression twisted in fury.
“If I find out who stole my pill, I’ll tear them apart!”
Meanwhile…
On the other side, Chen Huaian had just given Li Qingran the very same pill.
“Ah-choo! Ah-choo! Ah-choo!”
Chen Huaian sneezed three times.
“Who’s cursing me behind my back?”
Ignoring it, he quickly focused on the game interface, where a new prompt had appeared:
[Press the Qihai acupoint with your left hand, directing breath towards it, while sliding your fingers to the Guanyuan acupoint.]
[Use your right hand to perform acupuncture according to the Meridian-Opening technique.]
The screen zoomed in—right onto Li Qingran’s waist and lower abdomen.
Due to her inner demon’s backlash, her entire body was drenched in sweat.
Her thin gown, now transparent, clung to her form, revealing delicate curves.
Underneath, her bellyband came into view—a small green fabric embroidered with what seemed to be a lotus leaf… and a tiny frog.
In the lower right corner, three crooked words were stitched:
“Li Qingran.”
“…Wait a second—did Li Qingran sew this herself?“
Any improper thoughts in Chen Huaian’s mind instantly vanished.
The handwriting—horrible.
The same messy, dog-like scrawl he had seen before on the amulet and bracelet she had gifted him.
He wanted to take out the bracelet to compare, but there was no time.
Li Qingran’s acupoints were already glowing, guiding him to place his fingers.
Chen Huaian pressed gently with his thumb and index finger.
Li Qingran trembled instantly.
“This… shouldn’t hurt, right?”
Little did he know, on the other side of the screen—
Li Qingran bit down on her red lips, her face flushed all the way to her ears.
As the acupuncture continued, her breath grew uneven.
Her soft flesh sank in and bounced back under the spiritual hands guiding her energy flow.
Her fingers twisted the fabric of her gown, feet rubbing against the floor, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the earth.
“It’s over. Senior saw my bellyband… I’m so embarrassed!”
“Why did I embroider a frog on it? He must think I’m childish!”
“Li Qingran, you are so stupid! So, so stupid!”
At this moment—her inner demons no longer seemed that important.
The only crisis in her mind was—how could she ever face Senior again!?
The Battle Against Inner Demons
Inside the realm of her consciousness—Li Qingran was trapped in endless darkness.
Her master, Taoist Qingxuan, and her fellow Chixiao Peak disciples surrounded her.
Their faces melted into a wall of twisted mouths, all shouting in unison:
- “Li Qingran, you think you can break through Foundation Establishment? Ridiculous!”
- “Bitch! You deserved to have your cultivation destroyed!”
- “Get out of Qingyun Sect! Get out!!”
- “Senior Sister, people like you don’t deserve to live.”
Their voices were like a thousand sharp blades, cutting through her mind.
The endless accusations pierced her like needles, drowning her in pain and suffocating despair.
She stretched out her hands—grasping at nothing.
Her body felt like it was being crushed, her very existence fading away.
“No… someone… help me…”
Suddenly—
Swoosh!
A sword chant rang through the abyss.
A ray of light tore through the shadows.
A voice called out to her—
“Li Qingran!”
She forced her eyes open.
Before her, the monstrous faces froze in horror.
A searing golden light split their heads apart—flames bursting from within, consuming them into nothingness.
And behind the dissipating smoke—
A figure stood tall.
His black robes billowed like ink against the wind.
His silver hair flowed like a river of moonlight.
A majestic five-clawed black dragon coiled around him, its golden eyes burning with divine might.
“Senior…”
Li Qingran stared at him, her heart trembling.
The suffocating shadows fled in fear, leaving only his overpowering presence.
She felt safe.
She felt… alive.
Awakening
With a sharp gasp, Li Qingran woke up.
The horrors she had endured—just illusions from her inner demon.
She was still inside the hut.
But her body was soaked in sweat, and…
There was a strange feeling in her lower abdomen and waist.
She looked down—
Her face turned bright red.
Two golden spiritual hands were pressing against her waist and stomach.
One hand was guiding her Qi circulation, while the other used spiritual energy acupuncture.
Each touch at her acupoints sent a tingle through her body.
She wanted to gasp, but she held her breath.
Senior is still helping me cultivate. I can’t disturb him!
So she silently endured, watching the spiritual hands move—pressing, releasing, pressing again.
Her fingers tightened around her robes, turning her knuckles white.
Her heart pounded.
She felt like her entire soul was going to burst.
“It’s over. The bellyband… Senior saw it…”
“I’m so embarrassed I could die…”
Even as her inner demon dissipated, her real crisis had just begun.
The Road Ahead
Chen Huaian wiped his forehead.
“Hah, finally done. Her cultivation is stabilized.”
The Heart-Protecting Pill worked wonders, but without his meridian-opening acupuncture, Li Qingran’s realm might have collapsed completely.
Now, she was safe.
But her inner demons?
They weren’t completely gone.
To break free, she had to return to Qingyun Sect and sever her past karma.
Chen Huaian frowned.
He didn’t want Li Qingran to take such a risk.
But this damn game didn’t give him any other options!
As he debated what to do next—
Knock, knock, knock.
A cold voice came from outside the hut.
“Li Qingran, open the door. I know you’re inside.”
