Surviving as a Terminally Ill NPC in a Wuxia Game

A trash game where the entire world conspires to screw over the protagonist. I’ve ended up inside a game where the main character dies more easily than a sunfish. The problem is, I’m not a supporting character or even an extra—I’m trapped in the body of a terminally ill NPC. Setting the ending aside, if I want to survive, I have to secure a place by the protagonist's side. I'm a four-year veteran player; catering to the protagonist's whims should be a piece of cake. To earn the sympathy of the righteous young master of the Orthodox Sect, I was more than willing to pretend to be fragile. But… did I act *too* well…? ‘Open your mouth. Our skin must touch for me to transfer the medicinal ...