Playing the male antagonist in a melodramatic novel is fine for a bit of fun.

Along the mountain path at the foot of Peach Leaf Mountain, Chen Zhou hummed a tune happily, as peach blossoms continued to bloom along the way.

Despite it not being the month for peach blossoms to bloom, some tourists were surprised to see peach blossoms in bloom, believing it to be a manifestation of Buddha's power, and took many photos to commemorate the occasion.

Chen Zhou then picked some peach branches that caught his eye, intending to use the peach blossoms on them to make wine.

The little woman sat on Chen Zhou's shoulder. Unlike the tourists who couldn't see Chen Zhou because of his magic, she could see his every move and expression clearly.

Conquest Character: [Are you happy?]

The author, in fact, didn't quite understand Chen Zhou's happiness.

As Chen Zhou tossed the peach branch into the vortex space, he replied, "Some."

The strategy guide says: [I only guided the old monk to see that golden poisonous gas, was it really necessary to be so happy?]

Chen Zhou: "You even know that stuff is poisonous?"

The little figure in the strategy guide crossed his arms, a smug look on his face: "Of course, after all, faith is part of our system's recipes."

However, if we consume too much faith, our system will lose its individuality and become assimilated.

This is also one of the reasons why the system only consumes Qi Luck. Qi calculation is the most harmless type, at least it will not affect the system's will.

Chen Zhou: "Indeed, faith is a poisonous thing. It can be used, but it's best not to let it become incompatible with one's own soul."

The little man's strategy: [Then why are you still guiding the old monk?]

"I told him about the dangers, and he doesn't have to choose it. I won't force him to do what I want," Chen Zhou replied, before continuing down the mountain.

What if it causes harm later?

Chen Zhou immediately replied, "As long as it's not a cult's belief, it's difficult for it to cause harm."

"Besides, if there's anything that can't be resolved, I'll step in."

The strategy guide nodded: [So, what makes you happy?]

Chen Zhou's expression turned serious: "Thoughts."

"I want to see what kind of belief system will emerge in this world without any use of religious methods."

The strategy guide paused, then said: "That will take a long time."

Chen Zhou nodded, then saw Dou Wen's photo on his phone.

While answering the strategy guide, he showed it Dou Wen's photo: "It does take a long time to build a system from scratch."

"Give this girl permission to explore the wilderness once, and you can also familiarize yourself with your new function."

The strategist, observing Dou Wen's expression, noted it down: "Okay, leave it to me."

……

The Chen family.

After learning from Chen Zhou that there was a Grandmaster puppet in the family, Chen Xin immediately brought Dou Wen to the Chen family.

Her plan was to play it safe.

If someone else targets the barren mountain, with the Grandmaster puppet there to smash everything, Wenwen's safety will naturally not be a problem.

As for himself, with his elder brother's jade pendant in hand, there was no danger he could possibly face.

Dou Wen was purely curious about the Grandmaster puppet.

It should be noted that grandmasters are always treated as honored guests, no matter where they are.

Even grandmasters can influence the decisions of some small countries.

Now, he was actually hearing from Xin Xin that the Chen family had a Grandmaster puppet.

This is incredible.

Only those with the ability to control corpses can make puppets, and the puppets themselves are not very powerful.

The strongest puppet I know of so far is only B-rank.

So, driven by curiosity, she agreed with Chen Xin's idea.

Chen Xin led Dou Wen to the Chen family's basement and immediately noticed the figure standing there, as well as the bell in the figure's hand.

Chen Xin stopped in her tracks: "Why is he a foreigner?"

Dou Wen felt a sense of dread: "This looks way too much like a living person!"

Dou Wen felt that the puppet in front of him was as if it were still alive, which gave him a sense of fear.

Chen Xin glanced at it and nodded, "It really does look like a living person."

Chen Xin did not feel fear because she always unconditionally trusted her brother.

As long as Chen Zhou says it can be used, then there is absolutely no problem with this puppet.

Dou Wen looked at Chen Xin with some surprise, feeling that if Chen Xin practiced martial arts, she would definitely be a master.

That's a really good mindset.

At that moment, Chen Xin picked up the bell from the puppet's hand.

She looked at Dou Wen and asked earnestly, "Wenwen, do you think this thing can only be used after a blood oath is performed, like in novels?"

Dou Wen pondered for a moment and offered his suggestion: "Try shaking it and see if there's any reaction. After all, your brother told you to come back and get it directly, so he must have done all the preparations. You can use it right away."

Chen Xin also felt that this made sense, and immediately shook the bell in her hand and said, "Lift up that big cauldron."

As the bells rang and Chen Xin gave the order, the puppet immediately sprang into action, lifting the large cauldron with a mighty motion.

Excitement shone in Chen Xin's eyes: "This is so cool!"

Dou Wen nodded: "It really is cool."

This was the first time she had ever seen a puppet controlled by someone who wasn't an alien.

Then, Dou Wen said, "Xin Xin, let him punch me."

"Yes, just a punch delivered with the strength of internal force will suffice," Dou Wen added. A punch that was too heavy for her to handle, after all, she was only an E-level superhuman.

Chen Xin hesitated for a moment: "Won't there be any problems?"

Dou Wen patted his chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, taking a move with hidden force is very easy for me, there won't be any problems."

At Dou Wen's insistence, Chen Xin shook the bell: "Use your hidden strength in a punch on Wenwen!"

From Chen Xin's perspective, a fleeting afterimage flashed by.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud bang as Dou Wen crashed directly into the basement wall.

Chen Xin rushed over and helped Dou Wen up. Dou Wen coughed up blood: "This thing is incredibly strong!"

That punch was indeed at the level of internal energy, but I couldn't block it.

Compared to the physical pain, Dou Wen now only feels like he's dying.

After all, physical pain won't kill you, but social death would be really embarrassing.

He was so confident that there wouldn't be any problems, but he was taken down in one move.

At the same time, Dou Wen began to have some trust in the "Universal Extraordinary Technique 3.0" that Chen Xin had mentioned.

That thing might actually solve my health problems and allow me to use it without any side effects.

Chen Xin had no idea that Dou Wen was thinking so much. She just looked at Dou Wen with concern, afraid that he might be hurt too badly because of her.

Chen Xin: "Wenwen, how are you?"

Dou Wen: "Once you expel that energy from your body, everything will be fine."

Chen Xin rang the bell: "Get the energy out of Wenwen's body."

The puppet immediately acted, releasing the energy that had remained within Dou Wen's body.