I Won, Leon

Faced with such a bold declaration, Zhong Yi was momentarily stunned.

He couldn't help but wonder how he would answer if he were in this situation.

"Love? Death?"

Inside the movie, Li Ang shook his head with feigned disdain.

"Spare me, Su Di'er... I am tired of these childish games of playing house."

"You think this is just a game?"

Su Di'er seemed to have made up her mind. She pulled open a drawer and took out an exquisitely crafted hand crossbow.

"Fine, then let's play a game... the kind you taught me."

Saying this, she took out four purple-black poison bolts and placed them one by one into the special cylinder in the center of the crossbow.

The girl spun the cylinder, the bolts making a harsh creaking sound.

This "game" was very familiar to the cultivators.

It was the life-gambling game from the "Liar's Teahouse."

The difference was that in the "Liar's Teahouse," only one bolt was placed in the five-slot cylinder; but in Su Di'er's hand, there were four bolts in the five slots.

It was no exaggeration to call it a suicide attempt.

Under the shocked gazes of the audience, Su Di'er aimed the crossbow at her own temple.

"If I win, you have to let me stay by your side... for a lifetime."

The girl's gaze was firm.

Li Ang did not meet her eyes. "And if you lose?"

"Then you can go back to being alone, just like before."

Hearing this answer, Li Ang finally looked at Su Di'er. "You will lose, Su Di'er... I heard it. The first slot holds a bolt. You will die."

"So what? Even if the bolt pierces my head right in front of you... what will you do?"

The girl asked back provocatively.

"I won't do anything."

Li Ang took a deep breath and answered slowly.

"I hope you aren't lying, Li Ang."

Su Di'er paused, tears shimmering in her eyes.

"I hope that deep in your heart, you have no love for me at all."

"Because, if there is even a tiny bit..."

"You will regret not saying anything to me..."

As the girl spoke, her eyes grew redder.

Large teardrops rolled down from her beautiful eyes.

Speaking, Su Di'er took the crossbow and pressed it against her temple.

As if she had made up her mind, the girl took a deep look at Li Ang, then shut her eyes tight.

"Li Ang, I love you."

At the same moment, the cinematic ended, and Zhong Yi gained control of the character.

A mission objective instantly popped up in the top right corner:

[Main Mission: Stop Su Di'er's "Game"]

"Wha—"

Zhong Yi froze for a second, then reacted immediately.

He sprang up, grabbed Su Di'er's wrist, and jerked it upward.

"Bang—!!"

The crossbow bolt buried itself deep into the roof beam.

"Huff... huff..."

Zhong Yi gasped for air heavily.

The switch between the movie and the illusion gameplay was too sudden. Being someone with slow reflexes, he almost didn't make it, breaking out in a cold sweat.

The girl in front of him was crying and laughing at the same time.

"I won, Li Ang."

...

...

[Main Mission Updated.]

[Main Mission: Raise Su Di'er to Level 50]

[New Permission Unlocked: You may now take Su Di'er on missions. Mission experience will be shared.]

Seeing the new system prompts, Zhong Yi was overjoyed.

Before, raising Su Di'er and performing missions were separate activities; now, they were combined into one.

After Su Di'er won that absurd game, Li Ang finally laid his cards on the table with the tavern owner, applying for a temporary assassin identity for Su Di'er.

His excuse was that he was injured and needed an assistant.

Thus, the two began their legitimate cooperation.

In the original movie, this part was skipped over quickly; but in the illusion, Lu Ze had turned it into the main storyline for the mid-to-late game.

Taking Su Di'er into dungeons, doing missions, exploring towns.

The new raising mechanics and the two-player dungeon mode elevated the playability of the entire illusion to another level.

However, at this moment, the forum reviews for *This Demon Cultivator Isn't Too Cold* were in a heated debate.

The reason was that for most players, the storyline had just reached the "Love or Death" chapter.

Cultivators were very divided on the plot point where Li Ang refused to take revenge for Su Di'er.

Those against Li Ang felt that since he had feelings for Su Di'er, he should avenge her.

Those who supported Li Ang were divided into three factions.

One faction believed Li Ang's personal strength was insufficient to fight the government, so refusing was wise.

Another believed Li Ang wanted to keep Su Di'er innocent and didn't want her to stain her hands with blood.

The last faction believed in the principle of "better a fellow Daoist die than this poor priest"—avoiding karma and focusing solely on the Dao was the correct path.

In short, the arguments between the sides were fierce.

Of course, if the cultivators hadn't been so deeply immersed, it probably wouldn't have been this intense.

Outside, it was just past midnight.

Lu Ze's illusion had been released in the morning, and the cultivators had unwittingly played for nearly a whole day.

...

Meanwhile.

Green Mountain Sect.

Zhang Yuxian looked at the vote count in the illusion network and couldn't help but beam with joy.

The Green Mountain Sect's *Legend of Slaying Demons* was far ahead of the pack, leading by a wide margin and still rising.

On one hand, this illusion was pre-made by the experts of the time and incorporated all the novel features of Lu Ze's illusions.

On the other hand, *Legend of Slaying Demons* was released earliest, so the most cultivators had experienced it.

As for Lu Ze's *This Demon Cultivator Isn't Too Cold*, it was very quiet.

Almost no one had voted for it.

"Elder Zhang! That kid really is finished... The forums are full of curses! Hahaha!"

Yang Zhengxin walked over laughing, absolutely delighted.

In the past, which of Lu Ze's illusions wasn't praised by everyone?

But this time, with *This Demon Cultivator Isn't Too Cold*?

People were arguing endlessly, and quite a few were cursing it!

"Hehe, as a member of the Righteous Path, he dares to use a demonic cultivator as the protagonist... This boy is too arrogant."

Zhang Yuxian sneered.

It was now past midnight, and voting had officially begun.

The results would be out by noon.

Based on the current momentum, Lu Ze was sure to lose.

However, Zhang Yuxian felt that...

The number of people voting seemed a bit lower than expected...