[System]: Host, I understand.
[System]: But we’ve only completed the second mission. We need to be cautious.
To achieve their goals, demons always selected the most suitable prey.
And very often, they also chose the prey they liked best.
Some preferred the young.
Others preferred those who were older.
They had preferences regarding personality as well.
Everyone had their own tastes.
Xue Zhao was a succubus. His abilities were unique.
Perhaps… deep within his instincts, he naturally gravitated toward prey with superior appearances.
In simpler terms,
People who were attractive.
However, putting gender aside, Xiu Jixin was a church priest.
How could someone like him be so easily tempted by a succubus?
The system silently sighed.
In truth, it had already prepared a plan for Xue Zhao long ago.
According to Xue Zhao’s records, he had not been in human form for very long and possessed a rather innocent personality.
A succubus did not necessarily need intimate methods to obtain sustenance.
There were many kinds of human connections.
The system had always believed that the most suitable target was Aunt Huai.
She lived alone and her only son worked in another city.
She also held a favorable impression of Xue Zhao.
Although obtaining nourishment through familial affection would yield only a small amount of energy, it would be enough to maintain his life force.
The missions were the most important thing.
At first, the system had assumed Xue Zhao was too weak and would not survive long.
Unexpectedly, he had completed two missions in a row with remarkable success.
[System]: You’re the Great Villain, after all! In the future, you can have any kind you want.
Xue Zhao remained absent-minded.
Resting his chin on his arms atop the table, he stared blankly into space.
He had not really thought about it that deeply.
At that moment, he had simply been too hungry.
And he had only managed to “eat” a tiny bit.
In his eyes, Xiu Jixin resembled a walking, human-shaped sweet cake.
After daydreaming for a while, Xue Zhao quietly climbed into bed and wrapped himself tightly in the blanket before falling asleep.
Later that afternoon, Aunt Huai finally returned home.
When she learned what had happened at noon, she became anxious and distressed.
She immediately found some medicinal ointment and insisted on treating his injury.
“It’s already much better,” Xue Zhao protested as he was pressed into a chair. “It doesn’t hurt.”
The scrape caused by the stone had not been serious.
He had simply cleaned it himself and paid little attention to it afterward.
Aunt Huai sighed.
“You must have been frightened. Thank goodness the spirit cat and Father Xiu discovered it in time…”
After carefully applying medicine and wrapping the wound, she rose and headed toward the kitchen to prepare fresh pastries and dinner.
Xue Zhao secretly sniffed the scent of the bandages and ointment.
The system asked,
“Did you sense any food from her?”
Aunt Huai had touched Xue Zhao’s hand just now.
They had made direct physical contact.
In theory, the succubus ability should have activated.
Yet Xue Zhao looked confused.
“I don’t think so.”
The system fell into thought.
Could its theory be wrong?
Or was Aunt Huai’s affection level still too low?
If so, they would have no choice but to wait until after the third mission was completed…
Over the next two days, Aunt Huai left the house every morning.
She explained that she was gathering medicinal herbs alongside the clinic workers.
The church required a large quantity of important medicinal supplies.
Once again left home alone, Xue Zhao spent an entire day inside his room.
Around noon on the second day, he wandered into the vegetable garden behind the house and settled beside a pile of hay to bask in the sunlight.
The system activated its scanning mode, vigilantly observing the surroundings.
“You should go back and sleep.”
The demon from several days ago had escaped.
It could reappear at any time.
Xue Zhao opened his eyes and slowly sat upright.
“Mm.”
He was so hungry…
His life value had fallen back to three points.
The sunlight felt pleasant and eased some of his fatigue, but it could not fill the hollow emptiness lingering within him.
Xue Zhao hugged his knees and sat quietly for a while before pushing himself upright against the haystack.
At that moment, a notification suddenly appeared before him.
[New Side Mission Released!]
[Mission Details]: The clinic is currently producing a new medicine. Attempt to stop the process and destroy it.
[Mission Reward]: Villain Points +2 to +10
Unlike main storyline missions, side missions appeared randomly according to the current plot.
The reward depended on the extent of completion.
“What’s the new medicine?” Xue Zhao asked curiously.
Just then, the sound of approaching horse-drawn carriages echoed from the nearby street.
[System]: It looks like Aunt Huai has returned.
Xue Zhao immediately perked up and hurried outside.
Sure enough, Aunt Huai had returned together with the other residents who had gone gathering herbs.
After three consecutive days of searching, they had collected enough medicinal materials and decided to come back early today.
Three carriages stopped in front of the clinic.
Basket after basket of herbs was unloaded and carried inside.
Glancing at the new mission, Xue Zhao took the initiative to greet Aunt Huai and picked up a small basket filled with red medicinal fruits.
Over the past few days, the townspeople had all learned about his circumstances.
He was the survivor found near the altar.
Other than his name, he remembered nothing.
No family members had appeared to claim him.
He had even been attacked by a possessed demon two days earlier.
With his striking appearance, young age and naturally quiet, obedient demeanor, coupled with the stories Aunt Huai occasionally shared about him, most of the townspeople viewed him favorably.
Their feelings were largely sympathetic.
So when Xue Zhao offered to help, no one stopped him.
Carrying the basket, he followed behind Aunt Huai and entered the clinic courtyard without encountering any obstacles.
The system’s scanner remained active, guiding him.
“The room on the right. There’s a furnace burning inside. That’s probably where they’re making the medicine.”
Xue Zhao lowered his head and discreetly glanced in that direction.
The door was firmly shut and locked.
The windows were closed as well.
People moved constantly through the area, making it impossible to act immediately.
After setting down his basket, Xue Zhao crouched beside the others and pretended to sort weeds from the herbs.
Only after all the medicinal plants had been brought inside and the residents and clinic workers gathered elsewhere in the courtyard did he finally make his move.
He slipped over to the medicine room window.
The window was not locked.
Pushing it open, he found several furnaces burning inside exactly as expected.
A rich herbal fragrance drifted outward.
Thinking about how so many leaves had been harvested and then boiled together, Xue Zhao felt inexplicably unhappy.
Even though he had never known them personally.
Pressing his lips together, he picked up a cup sitting on the windowsill.
Without hesitation, he splashed its contents inside.
Water poured directly onto the nearest furnace.
The charcoal beneath hissed loudly as it became soaked, releasing wisps of smoke.
Time was limited.
Someone could notice him at any moment.
Xue Zhao quickly set the cup back down, pulled the window mostly closed and hurried away without even checking whether it was fully shut.
He returned to the courtyard.
However, the mission completion notification never appeared.
The system immediately began analyzing the situation.
“Maybe we need to destroy all the furnaces?”
It worked frantically on a new plan.
Just then, activity stirred outside the clinic.
Xue Zhao heard someone say that the priest had arrived.
His eyes brightened instantly.
Without realizing it, he clenched the sleeve of his robe.
The system remained completely silent.
After hesitating for a moment, Xue Zhao could not resist and headed toward the front.
Xiu Jixin had not appeared the previous day.
Many residents who wished to see him had already been waiting for quite some time.
Before long, a crowd gathered outside the clinic.
Standing quietly along one side of the corridor, Xue Zhao held onto the doorway and secretly watched.
Xiu Jixin stood among the crowd, speaking patiently with an elderly grandmother.
Sunlight illuminated the side of his face.
And in Xue Zhao’s eyes,
he looked exactly like an enormous piece of sweet cake.
Xue Zhao stared.
And stared.
The temptation grew stronger and stronger.
[Mission Completed!]
A notification suddenly flashed across the panel.
The system was stunned.
“Only now? Why did it complete at this point? And why is the reward only 2 points…?”
At the same time, wisps of colorless smoke rapidly spread through the air.
The source was none other than the medicine-making room.
One of the residents responsible for tending the furnaces covered his nose and mouth as he hurried outside.
“This is bad”
Yet before he could take more than a few steps, the panic on his face gradually faded into a vacant expression.
His movements stopped completely.
He stood motionless where he was.
Looking around, several other people had developed the exact same symptoms.
Xiu Jixin turned his head toward the disturbance, frowning.
“The furnace fire went out?”
The assistant beside him reacted immediately.
He ordered everyone nearby to cover their noses and mouths and retreat from the clinic courtyard at once.
From afar, the system overheard their explanation.
The furnace fire had been extinguished before the herbs finished cooking.
The scent released by the half-cooked medicinal ingredients was poisonous.
Anyone who inhaled it would fall into a demonic delusion.
The system hurriedly opened the world’s database.
Sure enough, it found the information it was looking for.
[System] : Demon Grass. When boiled at high temperatures, it can be refined into a medicinal tonic that protects the mind and stabilizes spiritual energy. If it isn’t fully cooked, however, it causes people to fall into nightmares, usually creating illusions born from their deepest fears or obsessions.
Demon Grass had many uses.
Even its negative effects could be beneficial.
Repeated exposure to nightmares could strengthen a person’s willpower, allowing them to break free more quickly when faced with genuine demonic interference in the future.
Originally, the medicine room’s doors and windows had remained tightly sealed.
But Xue Zhao had splashed water inside, extinguishing one of the furnaces.
And he had failed to close the window completely afterward.
At the moment, there were numerous people both inside and outside the clinic.
The incident had occurred without warning.
No one had been prepared.
More and more victims succumbed to the poison.
Every affected person stood frozen in place, trapped in their own illusion and requiring outside intervention to awaken.
Xiu Jixin stepped into the clinic.
“Yingjie.”
The black cat silently dropped down from the rooftop.
Locking onto one of the afflicted residents, it leaped onto the person’s shoulder and delivered a sharp smack with its paw.
[System] : No wonder the mission reward was so low. The Demon Grass can still be boiled again.
The system had only just finished reviewing the information when it suddenly noticed something wrong.
Xue Zhao’s condition was abnormal as well.
It tried calling out to him.
“Host?”
Xue Zhao stood motionless with his head lowered.
There was no response.
…This was bad.
His current body was human.
He could be poisoned too.
Meanwhile, the black cat continued knocking unconscious several afflicted residents one after another, allowing the assistant to drag them aside and lay them safely against the wall.
Xiu Jixin’s gaze swept across the area.
Eventually, it landed on Xue Zhao.
His steps paused briefly.
Then he walked over.
The system, already frantic with worry, immediately grew alert.
What was this human planning to do?
No matter how many times it called out, Xue Zhao failed to respond.
He had already fallen completely into the illusion.
Stopping before him, Xiu Jixin quietly observed him for several moments.
He seemed to hesitate.
Then he raised a hand.
His fingertips gently touched the center of Xue Zhao’s forehead.
Xiu Jixin closed his eyes.
When he opened them again, the world around him had changed entirely.
He found himself standing in another landscape.
Looking around, he saw towering blades of grass two to three meters high stretching in every direction.
The soil beneath his feet was dark, moist and thick.
The scenery was strange.
It was as though someone had shrunk a human being and tossed them into an overgrown field.
This, was Xue Zhao’s nightmare.
Soon, the ground trembled.
Rustling sounds erupted from one side of the grass.
Xue Zhao burst out from between the giant blades.
When he saw Xiu Jixin, confusion and bewilderment flashed through his eyes.
But because he was dreaming, his thoughts were sluggish and unclear.
The ground shook again.
Panic immediately appeared on Xue Zhao’s face.
He grabbed Xiu Jixin’s hand.
“Quick, run!”
Pulling him along, Xue Zhao fled through the grass.
Xiu Jixin offered no resistance.
He simply followed.
After running some distance, they discovered an old flowerpot.
The pot lay upside down on the ground.
Most of it had already broken away, leaving just enough space underneath for someone to hide.
Xue Zhao pushed aside a loose fragment.
Then he dragged Xiu Jixin inside.
The interior was cramped.
It could barely fit two people.
Once they entered, Xue Zhao replaced the broken shard over the opening.
The tremors outside were drawing closer and closer.
Fearfully, he shrank backward.
Almost instinctively, he buried himself in Xiu Jixin’s embrace.
His body trembled uncontrollably.
Lowering his gaze, Xiu Jixin asked softly,
“Why are you hiding?”
Xue Zhao was genuinely terrified.
His beautiful eyes brimmed with tears.
He didn’t answer.
Instead, he lowered his head and rubbed against Xiu Jixin’s collar.
Xiu Jixin asked no further questions.
He simply placed a palm against the ground.
His perception expanded outward.
Far away among the grass…
There were two insects.
Enormous insects.
They twisted their bodies as they frantically devoured flowers and plants.
Realizing these creatures were the source of Xue Zhao’s fear, Xiu Jixin’s thoughts shifted slightly.
The two insects vanished instantly.
Some time later, Xue Zhao slowly lifted his head.
He seemed to sense that something had changed.
Xiu Jixin stroked his dark hair.
“It’s alright now.”
Yet the illusion did not disappear.
Through the cracks in the flowerpot, the sunlight outside grew increasingly bright.
Xue Zhao remained nestled against Xiu Jixin’s chest.
Gradually, he caught the faint scent of sweetness.
Looking up, he stared at Xiu Jixin for a long while.
His gaze was dazed and unfocused.
A little hungry…
Now that the insects were gone, the fear that had filled him earlier slowly faded away.
In its place came a completely different thought.
Xue Zhao looked adorably blank.
A blush crept across his cheeks.
In a small voice, he asked,
“Can you let me have a bite?”
The corners of Xiu Jixin’s lips curved upward.
He appeared genuinely interested.
“How would you eat?”
Xue Zhao said nothing.
His thoughts were muddled and hazy.
Instinctively, he followed Xiu Jixin’s breath and leaned closer.
As though he intended to kiss him.
Just before their lips could meet, Xiu Jixin raised a hand.
His fingers closed around Xue Zhao’s chin.
Stopping him.
The faint smile disappeared from Xiu Jixin’s lips.
His eyes narrowed ever so slightly.
[Character Affection Level Changed]
[Character Affection Level Changed]
Several strange notifications suddenly appeared before Xue Zhao’s eyes.
He stared blankly for a long moment.
Then, at last, awareness returned.
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ChaptersChapter 1 · [Mission Identity]: SuccubusChapter 2 · Let him copy the scriptures fifty more timesChapter 3 · Can I seduce him?Chapter 4 · Can I have a bite?Chapter 5 · I wasn’t full at allChapter 6 · This is its original formChapter 7 · Xue Zhao slowly licked it againChapter 8 · If something is discoveredChapter 9 · Because he is… a succubusChapter 10 · Are you trying to seduce me?Chapter 11 · That’s right, a cage to lock up the devilChapter 12 · Can I keep you company for a while?Chapter 13 · Only one kiss a dayChapter 14 · Uncomfortable?Chapter 15 · Day of RepentanceChapter 16 · It’s the last bit left, silver halideChapter 17 · Current Form: SuccubusChapter 18 · This is your… original form?Chapter 19 · What would you like to eat?Chapter 20 · I’ll show you my tail… okay?Chapter 21 · The premise is that he didn’t lieChapter 22 · It has a light, pleasant fragranceChapter 23 · Demons typically have a limited dietChapter 24 · Don’t touch me…Chapter 25 · MaturityChapter 26 · Touch What?Chapter 27 · I never imaginedChapter 28 · “I’ll feed you until you’re fullChapter 29 · You’d better keep having this kind of luckChapter 30 · Anyway, I’ve already touched it onceChapter 31 · Like a kitten begging for extra food.Chapter 32 · [Skill “Charm” in effect]Chapter 33 · [You have entered the “Mature Stage”]Chapter 34 · He wanted Xiu Jixin to feed him….Chapter 35 · You’re trying to seduce me againChapter 36 · He seems… even more off now.Chapter 37 · Xue Zhao blushedChapter 38 · The fallen Holy SpiritChapter 39 · [Health points have reached maximum]Chapter 40 · [Corruption Value]: 63%Chapter 41 · Besides seducing me, what else can you do?Chapter 42 · Can we take the NPC with us?Chapter 43 · Horror Comics: The Murder DollChapter 44 · [Task Details]: Find a new owner for your itemsChapter 45 · The skill “Entering Dreams”Chapter 46 · The thought of making him cryChapter 47 · With a rather wicked interest.Chapter 48 · I’ll buy you new clothes, little bunnyChapter 49 · I should say, thank you, MasterChapter 50 · Do toy bunnies go into heat?