Chapter 10: The First Quest and a Fox’s Stinky Revelation

As Xiao Xixi gazed at the colossal red quest arrow, pondering how to trigger the task, a text description materialized in her vision the very next second.

[Newbie Quest: Host, please rewrite the ambiguous relationship between Xiao Changgu and Bai Luozhu in the original plot. (Note: As this is the Host’s first quest, the Salvation System offers a warm guide: the Host may communicate with Xiao Changgu using ‘fox speak’.)]

[Quest Reward: Newbie Luxury Gift Pack (One-time only) (The quality of the reward depends on the time taken to complete the quest.)]

[Failure Penalty: None; the plot will continue as originally planned.]

Upon seeing the quest description, Xiao Xixi’s eyes instantly brightened.

Xiao Xixi’s astonishment wasn’t due to the ‘Newbie Luxury Gift Pack’—a reward that sounded inherently grand. Rather, her greater surprise stemmed from the fact that the entity known as the ‘Salvation System’ had finally issued a quest.

While a system issuing a quest might seem unremarkable at first glance, Xiao Xixi, who was once a reclusive gamer adept at various single-player games, knew better.

She understood that quests weren’t merely about players completing tasks for rewards. Indeed, rewards were only one aspect; more crucially, players used the intel provided by quests to determine their next objectives.

Gazing at the quest that finally pointed her in a direction, Xiao Xixi, who had felt like a headless fly ever since transmigrating into the book, was genuinely moved.

It was as if, as an adventurer, she had finally found her guide, her ‘Paimon.’

Yet, emotion aside, Xiao Xixi quickly refocused her attention on the task at hand. She reread the description: ‘Change the ambiguous relationship between Xiao Changgu and Bai Luozhu.’

Faced with this proposition, Xiao Xixi found herself genuinely stumped for a moment.

In truth, if the roles of Bai Luozhu and Xiao Changgu were reversed, Xiao Xixi would have an immediate solution. A certain anime masterpiece once taught that if one wished for a girl to be disappointed in a boy, and subsequently lose all interest, there was a very simple method.

“Please, may I see the panties you’re wearing today?”

Generally, after such a remark, girls would respond with a look of utter disgust, whether they actually revealed their underwear or not was a secondary matter.

The problem, however, was that her own elder brother had fallen for Bai Luozhu, making the situation rather tricky.

As someone who was once a boy, Xiao Xixi knew that males could often be quite rebellious. External advice might not only be ineffective but could even produce the opposite result.

Pondering these difficulties, Xiao Xixi couldn’t help but furrow her smooth brow.

She knew that if her first attempt to persuade her brother failed, this newbie quest would likely end in defeat. The thought of failing, coupled with the tragic ending of her brother Xiao Changgu leaping off a cliff in the original book—an outcome that had deeply distressed her—compelled Xiao Xixi to seriously consider how to approach this open-ended problem.

Standing by the bed, Bai Luozhu observed her junior sister, who was sitting adorably in a ‘duck sit’ pose, slumped softly on the mattress. The delicate skin of her smooth, pale forehead was gathered in a frown.

Mistaking the little one’s pained expression for a headache caused by a ‘cold,’ Bai Luozhu gently formed a hand seal. Immediately, the gargantuan bowl of traditional Chinese medicine, which had been sitting on the table, floated gracefully into her hand, not a single drop spilled.

Just as Xiao Xixi was deep in thought, she caught a scent she could never forget. Her body reacted before her mind, entering an emergency aversion mode.

After scrambling with her short legs for a few moments, she huddled back into the corner of the bed.

Retreating to the corner, Xiao Xixi calmed down. As she watched Bai Luozhu holding the bowl of medicine, a sudden inspiration struck her, offering a breakthrough idea.

‘Just as I disliked this traditional medicine,’ she thought, ‘all I need to do is find a flaw in Senior Sister Bai Luozhu that my brother would find off-putting!’

With this thought solidified, Xiao Xixi quickly began to scrutinize Senior Sister Bai Luozhu, who stood before the bed.

Her clothes were whiter than snow, her wide sleeves billowed elegantly, her beautiful eyes were as clear as autumn waters, and her delicate face was as fair as congealed cream, her entire being radiating a faint glow.

Though her bangs obscured a portion of her bright, almond-shaped eyes, Xiao Xixi couldn’t help but sigh in exasperation: ‘Darn it, the female lead actually looks quite perfect!’

‘However, for a girl, it’s not just about the face!’ Soon, Xiao Xixi’s gaze drifted down to Senior Sister Bai Luozhu’s waist.

What she saw filled Xiao Xixi with a sense of despair. Bai Luozhu’s slender waist immediately evoked a desire to pull her into an embrace.

Below that delicate waist, two straight, long, tender white legs further ignited endless fantasies.

Previously, because Xiao Xixi had believed herself to be Qing Zhou, she had maintained a respectful but distant attitude towards the female lead, Bai Luozhu, never observing her too closely.

But now, after a thorough and careful appraisal, she realized that Bai Luozhu, in terms of both beauty and figure, was truly deserving of the female lead role.

As for why Xiao Xixi didn’t describe Bai Luozhu’s somewhat modest ‘bunnies,’ it was because, during her month of living with Xiao Changgu, Xiao Xixi had developed a daring theory.

Her brother, it seemed, was a ‘flat-chest enthusiast.’ To mention *that* particular ‘flaw’ would be akin to walking straight into her brother’s trap, wouldn’t it?

Xiao Xixi had scrutinized Bai Luozhu’s face, figure, ‘bunnies,’ and slender legs. However, due to her vantage point sitting in the corner of the bed, Xiao Xixi had failed to observe Senior Sister Bai Luozhu’s small, delicate lotus feet.

Just then, the bedroom door opened, allowing a cool breeze to waft in, carrying with it the potent, bitter scent of traditional Chinese medicine.

Catching this aroma, Xiao Xixi’s small, delicate nose instinctively twitched twice. Unconsciously using her sleeve to cover her mouth and nose, her eyes suddenly lit up.

This bitter scent had sparked a brilliant idea in Xiao Xixi’s mind—a perfect solution to her brother Xiao Changgu’s burgeoning romance.

Although… *emmmmmmm*, Xiao Xixi surmised that she would likely face dire consequences if this method were ever discovered.

Yet, remembering her brother’s tight-lipped nature and her desire to prevent his tragic fate of once again becoming a stepping stone for the protagonist, Xiao Xixi deliberated for a short while.

Ultimately, she decided to employ the plan forming in her heart. After all, as long as Senior Sister Bai Luozhu didn’t find out, everything would be fine, wouldn’t it?

With a plan in mind, Xiao Xixi soon shuffled little by little towards the edge of the bed, intending to begin her brother’s ‘ideological work.’

To avoid drinking the traditional medicine from Senior Sister Bai Luozhu’s bowl, Xiao Xixi deliberately chose to dismount the bed at the furthest point from her.

However, the moment her small feet touched the ground, Xiao Xixi, having descended too hastily, immediately discovered a crucial problem.

Her legs, having only just transformed last night, refused to obey her. ‘Huh, why are my knees so weak?’ she wondered.

With her legs now on the floor, Xiao Xixi found herself unable to support her own weight and watched as she plummeted towards an imminent face-plant.

Resigned to the impending pain, Xiao Xixi closed her eyes.

Yet, after a long wait, the anticipated pain never arrived. When she opened her eyes, somewhat bewildered, Xiao Xixi realized she had been caught.

She was now nestled in Senior Sister Bai Luozhu’s rather slender embrace. At this moment, Bai Luozhu was playfully blinking her smiling eyes, looking at Xiao Xixi as if silently asking, ‘Little one, how can you be so clumsy?’

Observing the way Bai Luozhu treated her like a child, the adult Xiao Xixi felt a pang of shame. She was about to correct her, to state that she wasn’t a child.

However, to her surprise, what came out was merely the unintelligible ‘xixi… xixixixi’ of fox speak.

Experiencing a communication barrier once more, Xiao Xixi was feeling a headache coming on, wondering how she would express herself. Just then, she saw her brother approaching from the doorway.

As Xiao Changgu drew nearer, Xiao Xixi suddenly recalled her primary reason for getting out of bed: to make her brother lose interest in Bai Luozhu and thus avert a ‘bad end.’

With her objective rediscovered, Xiao Xixi, her small body cradled in Bai Luozhu’s arms, suddenly found herself conflicted.

Her idea, which aimed to make her brother Xiao Changgu lose favor with Bai Luozhu, involved somewhat tarnishing Senior Sister Bai Luozhu’s image.

Now, being held in the very person’s arms, even though Xiao Xixi knew her ‘fox speak’ wouldn’t be understood by Bai Luozhu, the thought of badmouthing someone while nestled in their embrace felt incredibly strange.

A sense of guilt and impropriety washed over her.

Just as Xiao Xixi wrestled with whether to speak or not, she saw her brother approaching. His gaze, seemingly unintentional, subtly flickered towards Senior Sister Bai Luozhu.

As someone who was once a boy, Xiao Xixi found this scene incredibly familiar. After all, during high school, he too had secretly glanced at girls he admired in the same way.

Now, seeing her brother’s ‘smitten’ expression, Xiao Xixi, still held in Bai Luozhu’s arms, finally cast aside her hesitation. She uttered her malicious plan to Xiao Changgu:

“Xixi… xixi… xixi… xixi… xi.”

‘Brother,’ she thought, translating her fox speak, ‘I want to sleep in your room. You don’t know, Senior Sister Luozhu’s feet are super stinky…’