The Art of Subduing Dragons

Chapter 55

Luo Qingci's heart was pounding as she hurried to pick up Ruan Li and carefully placed her on the bed.

Her hands were trembling with anxiety, and her heart was racing. She took a deep breath to steady herself, then directed her spiritual power into Ruan Li's body.

Closing her eyes, she traced Ruan Li's meridians and found nothing abnormal. Thinking back to when Ruan Li had been clutching her head, Luo Qingci's expression darkened. She concentrated her spiritual power in Ruan Li's dantian and, at the moment she entered, suddenly forced her consciousness into Ruan Li's sea of consciousness.

This was a risky move. Ruan Li shivered and murmured "Chi Qing" before falling silent again. Luo Qingci saw a faint shadow in her sea of consciousness, which quickly vanished into the depths.

Not knowing what disturbing images had caused Ruan Li's intense headache and agitation, Luo Qingci was cautious not to probe too deeply in the sea of consciousness for fear of causing harm. Not finding the red shadow again, she withdrew.

The absence of demonic energy in Ruan Li's body was not a cause for celebration. Recalling their first encounter with the Eye of the Demon Lord, where a trace of demonic energy had clearly entered Ruan Li's body but then disappeared, and the recent incident where her left eye turned red after coming into contact with the Eye of the Demon Lord's powerful demonic energy, Luo Qingci had an ominous suspicion.

She didn't have time to investigate further. Luo Qingci carefully wrapped her spiritual power around Ruan Li's forehead to alleviate her pain.

"System, can you give me an answer?" Luo Qingci asked internally, her mood already darkening.

The system knew that Luo Qingci had been enduring a lot, and being brought to this place seemed like a pointless misfortune to her. The so-called mission was fraught with contradictions and constraints.

It was clear to the system that it wished for Luo Qingci to succeed more than anyone, but as a divine messenger, it was merely an executor and had no decision-making power.

"Don't worry, she's fine. But there's something in her body, heavily tainted with demonic energy and malevolent aura, which wasn't part of the original scenario. I can't determine what it is."

Luo Qingci fell silent, frowning as she looked at the unconscious Ruan Li, feeling a tinge of sadness.

"You went to great lengths to bring me here, claiming it's to prevent her from turning to darkness, yet you don't allow me to act freely and insist on maintaining Luo Qingci's original identity. It seems absurd to me. I've pondered and can't figure out why. It's as if my identity is more important than my mission."

Luo Qingci found this increasingly absurd and even began to doubt the true purpose of the system.

"Even though uLo Qingci has a significant role in the original story, she's far from being the main antagonist compared to the protagonist. If I had come here directly using her identity, I could have changed many things. Even if I am her enemy, protecting her openly would be much simpler than the current predicament. At worst, she would have had her revenge directly."

"No, if the aim was to prevent the heroine from turning to darkness, you shouldn't have replaced Luo Qingci or done so at that moment."

Luo Qingci suddenly realized that she had been confused by sharing the same name and face as Luo Qingci. If the goal was to prevent the heroine from turning to darkness, assigning the mission to anyone else would have been more effective. The male lead is not a thousand times better?

Although she had not read novels about transmigration, she understood that the purpose of transmigration was to foresee and change outcomes. The system needed to make changes as well but had imposed many restrictions and offered little help. It felt as if she was begging the system to complete the task.