The male supporting character was actually myself.

As the target drew closer and footsteps could be heard, Wu Tianlong rubbed his hands excitedly and chuckled, "Having two kids to feast on isn't bad. Tomorrow I'll disguise myself as a traveling merchant and get some rattles and other toys. I don't believe a mighty demon like me can't appease a few children!"

If it weren't for the need to conceal his presence in this yin-heavy mulberry grove, fearing he might accidentally reveal his whereabouts and be tracked down by the old bald monk, he would have pounced on the two children right now and swallowed them whole.

"Be patient, wait a little longer!" Wu Tianlong comforted himself, inwardly blaming the two children for walking too slowly.

Just as he was impatiently peering into the reeds, several bright lights suddenly flashed in the sky.

"What kind of demon dares to act wildly in front of me!" Ye Qingyun was quite far away, but she was still a goddess. Even if she was only a god who entered the path through medicine and was not good at fighting, she was still tens of millions of times stronger than the evil demon.

She vanished into the gale from the backyard of the pharmacy like a gentle breeze, and it only took her a moment to pinpoint the location of the evil demon.

At the same time, Jiang Chen, the young sea god, also caught up. Without saying a word, he knocked the two children unconscious with a water strike, rolled them around, and threw them backward. "Take the children to a safe place!"

Liu Ying's cultivation level was the lowest, so her speed was naturally too slow.

Hai Dayou had deliberately slowed down the journey because he was taking care of her. The two of them caught the two children in mid-air. Seeing that other cultivators were also arriving with great momentum, they felt a little relieved.

"Young Master Jiang, please be careful!" Hai Dayou called out worriedly, "We'll come help you as soon as we've settled the children!"

Young Master Jiang?

What a coincidence! Just before he sensed the demon flying over to harm people, didn't he just drop a visiting card that also bore Young Master Jiang's signature?

Moreover, the aura of the person who spoke just now was very familiar, like the clam spirit that bestowed the elixir.

What is he doing here?

Who exactly is this Young Master Jiang?

Ye Qingyun was slightly taken aback by the surprise, but without the slightest hesitation, she shot the silver needle in her hand straight at the evil demon hiding in the mulberry grove.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

How could a mere evil demon withstand the divine silver needles and magical weapons of the supreme deity?

She was already prepared to leave quietly and disappear without a trace when suddenly a golden light appeared in the mulberry grove. Her silver needles were deflected and driven into the tree trunks, snapping two large trees in half!

Wu Tianlong transformed into his original form and swiftly disappeared into the bushes.

"The aura of the Golden Cymbal Immortal?!"

Ye Qingyun was both shocked and furious. She was shocked because the golden light that protected her body, bestowed by the Golden Cymbal Immortal, must have been the one that allowed her to dodge her silver needle magic weapon. She was furious because a dignified immortal would actually bestow blessings upon such a vicious evil demon!

"Where do you think you're going, you monster!" Jiang Chen roared, and his invisible soul weapon chased after him.

In the blink of an eye, everything happened. As he swept the children away with the water ribbon he had condensed and handed them over to Hai Dayou and the other two, Ye Qingyun's silver needle magic weapon was also shot out but was immediately blocked.

As soon as Jiang Chen withdrew his spell, he saw the evil demon about to flee. He then used his soul weapon to chase after it at an even faster speed, piercing directly into its steel-like hard shell. The several-meter-long black shadow writhed in pain and hissed, but stopped moving a few breaths later.

Only then did Ye Qingyun notice that a divine mark was faintly flashing on the body of this handsome young man with a slender figure and dressed like a noble young master!

He was actually a born deity who had not yet reached adulthood?

Ye Qingyun couldn't help but feel a bit more curious. Most of the gods or immortals she had seen in her daily life were created by humans or demons who pursued the Great Dao and cultivated themselves. She had never seen a god that was naturally created by the essence of heaven and earth in legends.

Although he has the appearance of a human, it is unknown whether he is different from other gods because he is not human.

“This… young master.” Her interest in medical skills and the study of human anatomy was stirring, and she couldn’t help but pretend not to know the other party’s background, asking, “May I ask what kind of cultivator you are, young master?”

Many thanks for helping to slay this evil demon and maintain peace in the world. However... this demon just now used the golden light of the Golden Cymbal Immortal to protect itself, so its identity and background must be extraordinary.

"If possible, perhaps I could collect his body and go confront the Golden Cymbal Immortal?"

The Golden Cymbal Immortal?!

Upon hearing this name, Jiang Chen frowned. Could it be that the soul weapon had just killed the centipede demon Wu Tianlong?

Damn!

Isn't this the scene where the female lead steals the show in the original story?

Chapter Twenty-Four: Making Friends

If I remember correctly, this part was quite late in the original storyline.

At that time, Wen Menglong had already endured various punishments and hardships. He returned to his hometown from the border prefecture in glory and opened a pharmacy called Jishetang. Subsequently, the Linzhou prefectural and county government issued a notice saying that several children had recently gone missing, and asked everyone to keep an eye on their children and report any abnormal behavior.

Wen Menglong's brother-in-law, Li Chuanxing, was ordered to investigate the matter and arrested several suspected human traffickers. However, the fundamental problem was not solved and the incident caused a great uproar in the city. Various rumors came in an increasingly frightening manner.

The boy was actually missing because a centipede demon named Wu Tianlong, who had cultivated for over six hundred years, was causing trouble there. Moreover, because he possessed the protective golden light of the Golden Cymbal Immortal, many cultivators and high monks were unable to subdue him.

The female lead, Lian Yunshang, would naturally not miss such a good opportunity to show off and accumulate merit.

So she secretly investigated, tracked down, and tried to capture the centipede demon. The whole process was naturally thrilling and full of twists and turns. Under the guise of helping her brother-in-law rid the people of this scourge, she even went so far as to make enemies with other cultivators and the enlightened monks of Yuntai Temple.

Finally, she stormed the Heavenly Court, relying on her protagonist aura to humiliate the Golden Cymbal Immortal in front of all the gods, thus becoming famous in one battle.

It can be said that in the original story, the part about the female lead's battle against the centipede demon was exciting, dramatic, and took up a large portion of the story.

From the mortal realm to the Heavenly Court, many powerful figures noticed this beautiful, clever, and kind-hearted mermaid. This directly established the female lead's status in the hearts of the Heavenly Court's powerful figures, laying the foundation for her to escape retribution for causing widespread death and injury when the Cloud Terrace was flooded, and for being pardoned without charge when she risked her life to steal souls from the Dream Sheng Tower.

Even if the female lead hadn't been imprisoned under the Golden Pagoda by his own scheme, according to the original script, she should at most be in the stage of stealing government silver while still deeply in love with Wen Menglong after their wedding ceremony, before being discovered. How did the centipede demon suddenly appear?!

Could it be that the female lead, Lian Yunshang, was suppressed under the golden pagoda, causing the plot to be disrupted and thus brought forward?

Did the centipede demon begin to wreak havoc on the human world during the early stages of the male and female protagonists' marriage, but it was not discovered and eliminated?

Many questions flashed through Jiang Chen's mind in an instant.

"Junior Jiang Chen greets Senior. Since Senior is so clear about the origin of the evil demon's moves, then I will trouble Senior to clean up the mess."

He flew through the air and used his magic to investigate, but the other person's face was obscured by some unknown spell, and he could only detect a blurry shadow, unable to make out their specific features.

Even with the original owner's abilities, they couldn't sense the other party's origins or the depth of their magical power.

But someone who can steal the female lead's spotlight and block an underage deity's investigation is definitely not an ordinary person. In addition, her calm tone when she mentioned the Golden Cymbal Immortal earlier clearly shows that she knows that immortal!

With all the clues coming together, Jiang Chen immediately concluded that the person in front of him was very likely a deity descended to earth.

The evil demon was dead, and the intense killing intent that filled the air quickly disappeared, and the demonic wind gradually stopped.

Seeing that the other party skillfully collected the corpse of a large centipede several meters long, Jiang Chen pretended not to know the other party's background and stepped forward to clasp his hands and say, "May I ask your honorable name, senior? It is truly fate that we met today and that I was able to assist in killing the evil demon. We will pay you a visit another day."

"Young Master Jiang is too modest. You personally strangled this centipede demon. My magic weapon was blocked by the golden light protecting me from the Golden Cymbal Immortal." Ye Qingyun was always straightforward, and at this moment she was even less likely to take credit. She gently patted the embroidered sachet at her waist and smiled lightly, "Once I have investigated the cause and effect, the High God will naturally reward me according to my merits."

She was worried about how to establish a relationship with this underage deity so that she could have the opportunity to study whether a born god was different from others.

Since he had concealed his divine seal and used magic to cover his face, it was clear that the other party could not detect his identity as a supreme god. Perhaps by chance, this little sea god could lead out the chosen one?

Therefore, Ye Qingyun responded positively to Jiang Chen's intention to befriend him, saying, "My name is Ye Qingyun. I recently opened a pharmacy called Jishetang in Linzhou Prefecture, which specializes in treating various difficult and complicated diseases for the local people."

"Young Master Jiang Chen, that name sounds familiar. Could it be... that I once sent him a visiting card?"

"Senior is the renowned Physician Ye? This junior did indeed submit a formal request, wishing to bring my friend Wen Menglong to become his apprentices." Jiang Chen was also very surprised and delighted. What a coincidence!

I searched high and low without finding it, but then it came to me without any effort at all.

The plot has become quite interesting so far. The female lead, Lian Yunshang, is imprisoned under the Golden Pagoda and cannot get out. The mission world adjusts and revises itself, and then a deity descends to earth to replace the fairy female lead in healing the sick and saving lives.

He even helped kill the centipede demon. Instead of Lian Yunshang showing off her talents and attracting much attention, this led to a connection that gave Wen Menglong the opportunity to get a master of divine skill, so that he could naturally fulfill his wish to become a famous doctor!

In the original story, although the male protagonist Wen Menglong's wish was to become a famous doctor and heal the sick and save people, the whole story was about Lian Yunshang attracting attention and using her magic to solve problems. Therefore, Wen Menglong's medical skills were not described in a positive way until his death, and he was probably only half-baked.

In any case, no matter what the illness was, Lian Yunshang used herbal medicine blessed with magic to cure it, so there was no need for Wen Menglong to improve his medical skills.

"Young Master Jiang doesn't seem to have entered the Dao through medicine." Ye Qingyun scrutinized him with a critical eye, pretending not to recognize his divine identity, and covered her mouth with a light smile, saying, "Why would you be interested in medicine and want to become an apprentice?"

Jiang Chen hurriedly promoted, "Although I am dull-witted and unable to enter the path of medicine, I still want to learn some real skills to rely on. My good friend is named Wen Menglong, who is a good prospect for learning medicine. I hope that you can examine him in person. If he is destined to become your apprentice, that would be wonderful."

“In that case, Young Master Jiang, please bring him to Jishetang early tomorrow morning. There will be many people on the street, so it will be difficult to enter. You can knock on the back door and explain your purpose.” Ye Qingyun waved goodbye without hesitation and said, “I still have to deal with the centipede demon. We can talk another day.”

"Thank you, senior!" Jiang Chen bowed politely and watched the other person's figure disappear into the air.

A deity descended to earth to open a pharmacy?

That's interesting!

I just don't know which deity is this, or why they insist on coming to the mortal world to wade into this mess. In many stories, deities seem to have nothing better to do than either fall in love and descend to earth to marry a poor man, or be forced to marry a poor man they've been spied on and whose clothes they've hidden. And yet, they openly traffic women and still manage to sing praises of celestial love…

"Ha, the storyteller's imagination is too wild!"

He flicked his sleeves, turned and walked toward the main road, muttering to himself, "A god who has lived for thousands of years, what kind of geniuses haven't he seen? How could he be so bewitched by a poor cowherd?"

Do you really think that immortals have brains turned to mush after living for so long?

An old ox and a demon were enough to outwit the gods; I really don't know if the gods were stupid or the storyteller was stupid.

Hopefully, the goddess I've encountered this time won't be too stupid, otherwise she'll insist on breaking the heavenly rules and being with Wen Menglong, and I'll really be in for a lot of trouble...

Chapter Twenty-Five: Dream Interpretation

They prevented Wen Menglong from having a passionate, tragic love story between a human and a demon with Lian Yunshang; they also prevented Liu Ying from becoming a potential replacement, and now a god descending to earth has suddenly appeared.

Jiang Chen returned to the courtyard and sat under the camphor tree, feeling worried for the male protagonist.

Is it really that difficult to find a normal human being to have a sweet romance, live happily ever after, and grow old together?

The script said Wen Menglong was a virtuous person who had accumulated good karma for ten lifetimes and deserved the best reward, so this is how it turned out? Are you sure that a virtuous person who has accumulated good karma for ten lifetimes won't ultimately suffer retribution? Otherwise, why make the male lead's life so difficult?

"Young Master Jiang, we're back!"

After a short while, Hai Dayou, the clam spirit, returned with Liu Ying to report, "We helped the two children find their homes; we erased their memories of tonight and cast a warning talisman so that no matter how naughty they are in the future, they can't sneak out and wander around in the middle of the night. We also checked the surrounding area and didn't find any other children who had slipped out."

The young master just reported that the evil demon has been dealt with. What kind of demon was it, exactly?

Liu Ying was also full of curiosity, "Who is that cultivator? Was it the evil demon that you killed together?"

"That was a centipede demon that devoured young boys to cultivate evil arts. I joined forces with that senior to strangle it. The centipede demon's origins seem a bit troublesome. He was protected by the golden light of the Golden Cymbal Immortal, so he might have a significant connection with the Heavenly Court."

"But don't worry about it, that senior has already taken care of the body." Seeing them return safely, Jiang Chen stood up and instructed, "Go back to your rooms and rest. Tomorrow I'll take Young Master Wen to his apprenticeship; we can have breakfast outside. You don't need to get up early to prepare."

The two agreed and chatted quietly for a while before reluctantly returning to their rooms to rest.

"Host, these two seem to have some interesting chemistry."

The little white cat licked its paws and glanced at the two people living next door in the backyard wing. Its deep blue eyes shone brightly in the moonlight. "Hehe, a clam spirit and a mermaid, both aquatic animals, seem quite a good match."

Jiang Chen was pondering how to trick Lian Yunshang when he lay on the bed, staring blankly at the cold moonlight streaming through the window.

The fluffy ball made a gurgling sound in its throat, rubbing against his arm and meowing, "Host, what are you thinking about?"

"Of course, I want to figure out how to complete the mission smoothly and prevent Lian Yunshang from causing trouble for Wen Menglong."

"Meow~ Thank you for your hard work, my host!" The little white cat kissed him and said in a more serious tone, "Don't worry, I've already reported this to the main system. Making us pick scripts from the garbage dump is already bullying enough, and they're still pushing their luck by giving us all sorts of disgusting tasks. What kind of department is this unreasonable?"