The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

Lin Du landed in the area where the dining hall's kitchen was located.

The number of disciples in each generation of the Supreme Sect is not large, so even if the masters are different, they are mostly arranged according to the time and age of their entry into the sect.

Mo Lin is the eldest disciple among the hundredth generation disciples, while the second senior sister, Xia Tianwu, is the white-robed female cultivator who accompanied the sect leader to welcome Lin Du that day. She is aloof, composed, and otherworldly.

Of course, that's only on the surface.

This second senior sister among the juniors has a single fire spiritual root and possesses a strange fire. She is a disciple of Jiang Liang, the only medical cultivator of the previous generation of the Supreme Sect. However, because she has not yet fully integrated with the strange fire, she blew up several palaces and kitchens in the sect within a short year.

Because of this unique and extraordinary fire, she was deceived and became pregnant. The scumbag then cut open her abdomen to remove the child, which was used as medicine for his beloved who was suffering from cold poison.

Mo Lin had already flown onto the roof with practiced ease and began repairing the hole.

Xia Tian met Lin Du's hesitant gaze, her face still cold, only her voice weak as she spoke, "Junior Uncle... I just wanted to cook you a pot of donkey-hide gelatin cake to replenish your qi and blood."

"Junior Uncle, since you're already here, why don't you give it a try?" Xia Tianwu pointed behind him.

Lin Du looked in the direction she pointed. A large hole had been blown open in the wall. Through the charred hole, he could see a small, black pot that was missing its lid and broken into pieces. A layer of black, viscous substance had formed on the bottom of the pot, which gleamed with an eerie dark light in the twilight.

It's really... burnt.

Lin Du paused for a moment, then said, "I appreciate your understanding, but I feel that this fried cake is really..."

The aloof beauty's eyes dimmed, revealing a pitiful and aggrieved expression that would make anyone who saw her feel guilty.

Unfortunately, Lin Du's heart was evil.

Xia Tianwu was a genius alchemist; while others used alchemy to save lives, she used it to kill.

Anything that deviates from the prescribed formula and is created through one's own interpretation will most likely result in landmines, the kind with biological and chemical attacks.

At least in some sense, he is a genius.

Whether the food cooked with that strange fire is edible is another matter. For others, it might just be a minor side effect, but for Lin Du, who has an ice spiritual root, if the fire poison enters her heart, it could kill her instantly.

She offered her advice earnestly, "Although this rice cake doesn't look very palatable, I think its stickiness and gelatinous texture could be used to help your senior brother build and repair the walls."

Mo Lin jumped down from the roof, his voice still cheerful, "Junior sister, the roof is repaired, what about the rest of these things?"

Xia Tian sighed, lowered his eyes, and said, "We can't waste it, so let's use it to feed the pigs."

Mo Linxing's eyes flickered, as if he vaguely sensed something. "Junior Sister, that boar in the beast garden is pregnant. Could it be your doing?"

Xia Tian looked at her senior brother innocently, "Huh? Senior brother, how could I..."

Mo Lin immediately realized she had misunderstood. "I mean, you fed the boar some failed pills you refined, and it got pregnant?"

Xia Tian, ​​without a hint of guilt, avoided his gaze. "These are all rare and valuable medicinal herbs. We can't waste them. Otherwise, we'll just feed them to the pigs."

"What a talent! The legendary fertility pill has been created! Can it be used by men?"

Lin Du crossed his arms, stroked his chin, and watched the spectacle. He then turned to meet Ni Jinxuan's trembling eyes.

The new disciples behind her lined up, their eyes revealing the same sense of despair after the dream filter had shattered.

Upon hearing Lin Du's words, Xia Tianwu's eyes lit up. He threw down his things, grabbed a record book, and ran towards the alchemy room, leaving a mess behind.

Just then, a series of gurgling sounds began to rise and fall.

The four boys all looked at their senior brother.

His pleading eyes were filled with "Senior brother, I'm hungry, I need food."

Normally, the elders take turns cooking and tending to the sect's properties, including the fertile fields, animal farms, and subordinate shops. The younger members of the sect only need to eat obediently and help out occasionally.

Today happened to be the turn of Xia Tianwu's master, Jiang Liang. Jiang Liang couldn't leave to refine pills, so he sent his disciple to cook some rice and stew some soup first.

This has led to the current situation.

Mo Lin reluctantly put his things down. "You guys go to the dining hall to meditate and cultivate for a while. I'll cook right away."

Lin Du had been swimming in the icy water for a long time today and was really hungry. "Let me help. Let's just cook some vegetables and have a meal."

She was an orphan, and having lived to the age of thirteen, she naturally had the ability to survive. Mo Lin didn't doubt why she knew how to cook.

When the adults aren't around, the kids take charge.

Just as she was picking a handful of chives, preparing to start chopping them, the system, which hadn't spoken in a long time, suddenly sounded in her mind.

According to the plot, Mo Lin will bring back his destined lover when he goes down the mountain for training this summer.

Lin Du paused in her movements. These past few days, she had been thrown into the water every day, and after getting out of the water, she would stay on the ice to practice breathing exercises. Every day, she wanted to shake her head to see if water had gotten into her brain and drowned the system. Otherwise, why would this guy be so slow to speak?

It's already the end of March, and summer is just around the corner.

She glanced at Mo Lin, who was intently plucking the feathers of the spirit chick, and asked, "Should I go with him?"

It's true that someone at the peak of the Phoenix Realm should go down the mountain to broaden their horizons, but Lin Du is no ordinary disciple. The original owner of this body had no parents and had spent the previous thirteen years struggling in the mortal world, experiencing the coldness and warmth of human relationships. In addition, her health was not good, so Yan Ye had no intention of asking her to go out.

[It is recommended that the host address the problem at its source, guiding Mo Lin away from unfavorable circumstances, so that new medicinal herbs can be obtained for treatment as soon as possible.]

What is the reward after solving the problem?

A single Heavenly Heart Lotus can be used to repair the host's heart.

"What if we complete 50%?"

[Since this is a story about a love-struck protagonist seeking redemption, you'll receive a medicinal pill reward for completing each plot point. However, as the story progresses and the protagonist's feelings develop, you might not be able to complete the mission and obtain the crucial medicinal herbs needed for your body, dear. Therefore, we suggest you act decisively.]

"Do you have some misunderstanding about me?"

Lin Du pressed his pale, bony knuckles against the fresh, green chives, his gaze gentle, as he held a cleaver in one hand and cut the chives into sections.

System: ...This damn sense of immersion.

Lin Du didn't say anything, but it seemed like he said everything.

Chives should be chopped slowly, cut into sections.

"Food tastes better when it's cooked thoroughly." Lin Du lowered his eyes. "You want me to directly cut off Mo Lin's favored relationship and prevent them from having any contact? I don't think that's necessarily a good thing."

I think... host, you just want to fleece me.

Lin Du casually tossed the pork belly into the pot, making a sizzling sound.

"Other systems insist on following the plot, but don't the butterfly effect and plot inertia exist in this world?"

Even if the first encounter is severed, the protagonist and the unfortunate one might meet again in another way due to the inertia of the plot. It would be better to follow the plot and observe the situation, and then make a move when the time is right.

Based on what she's seen these past few days, she hasn't noticed a single thing about how lofty and noble the Supreme Sect is portrayed in the plot. The three love-struck teenagers are just innocent-hearted teenagers, showing no signs of the suffering that awaits them; they are all vibrant, living people.

The system's words were mostly filled with regret for these gifted individuals who abandoned tradition, lost their talents, and fell into the mundane world because of love. It was eager to sever these unhealthy ties and pull these people back to their original life trajectory.

If she is a tool for Heaven to correct the imbalance of fate, then what about the original Lin Du? If the tragic ending has already played out once, will she really face no consequences after intervening and changing things?

【I don't understand, honey. This is my first time being a system too, but I have to give it a try, honey.】

Lin Du swung the spatula, suspecting that this system must have originated from Taobao customer service.

The pork belly was stir-fried until it released its oil, sizzling and gradually turning golden brown. A handful of bright green chives were added to the pan, bursting up a cloud of white mist and blue smoke.

The slender man wielded the heavy iron spatula with ease, and a little girl in a pink shirt, who had somehow appeared behind him, promptly came up with a plate.

"Junior Uncle, the plate."