After Transmigrating, I and the Female Lead Both Found It 'Really Fragrant' (GL) - Chapter 1

Shen Qiqi rested her chin on her hand and sighed deeply, “Sigh…”

“Junior Sister, you’ve sighed hundreds of times already! What’s troubling you so much? Tell your senior brother,” a man in white robes sitting at the table advised.

Shen Qiqi glanced at him and shook her head, “You wouldn’t understand.”

The senior brother said, “You’re not me, how would I know what you’re worried about?”

Shen Qiqi slowly glanced at him, her face ashen, “I might not have long to live.”

The senior brother’s pupils dilated in shock, his inner turmoil reflected in his distorted expression, “J-Junior Sister, is that true?! Does Master know about this? Don’t joke about this!”

Shen Qiqi looked away, her gaze falling on the chaise lounge and the octagonal table. She looked at the antique furnishings in the room, which were completely different from anything in the modern world, and her heart ached. She couldn’t help but cover her face and let out a long sigh.

Just a few hours ago, she had finished writing her daily update, comfortably enjoying the cool air conditioning and a cold drink, lying on her own Simmons bed.

A few hours later, she had transmigrated, and to make matters worse, she had been transported into her own novel!!!

If she had become the protagonist, it would have been fine. At least she could have lived a long life and ruled the world. But she had instead become a stupid and malicious cannon fodder, someone who loved to bully the female lead.

This was no different from receiving a terminal illness diagnosis.

Shen Qiqi clenched her fists and slammed the table hard, “I knew I should have read fewer quick transmigration novels!”

Shen Qiqi was a full-time author of shuangwen (爽文, lit. “extremely satisfying novels”), famous for her female-led novels where she would torture the female leads, causing them to lose hope in life and become emotionally numb.

In this novel, the female lead fell from grace and was constantly betrayed and slandered by those around her, ending up alone and eventually turning to the dark side.

How dramatic, how satisfying, how typical of a domineering male lead novel! Even the authors on Qidian (a popular Chinese online literature platform) would say it was a classic!

But as the saying goes, no snowflake is innocent during an avalanche. When the female lead went dark, no cannon fodder could escape responsibility.

Shen Qiqi never imagined that the words she had typed with such enthusiasm would one day make her a part of that avalanche!

The body she was currently in belonged to Shen Qiqi, the beloved daughter of the head of the Qingli sect, and the junior sister of the female lead.

She was arrogant, willful, and cruel—a typical vicious female supporting character. It was almost too obvious.

However, Shen Qiqi wasn’t even considered a proper female supporting character. If the entire novel were a movie, she would be the… 18th-tier character.

In other words, she was a cannon fodder who barely existed.

But in the early part of the novel, as a vicious cannon fodder, the evil deeds she had done to the female lead were enough to make readers hate her to the core.

She had stolen the female lead’s hunting spoils, and she would often order her followers to bully and isolate the female lead. She would even blame the female lead for everything she had done wrong.

And the female lead in the early stages, like a saint, would forgive this unreasonable junior sister time and time again, making the readers furious.

Now that she thought about the ending where the female lead beheaded this cannon fodder and hung her body on the city wall to decay… Shen Qiqi felt terrible.

She should have been more careful when naming the cannon fodder! There was no way around it now; she was Shen Qiqi.

To stay alive, she had to lower her sense of existence and avoid provoking the female lead at all costs.

The senior brother looked at Shen Qiqi, whose eyes were filled with fire and whose expression was constantly changing. He couldn’t help but take a step back: What was wrong with his junior sister today… She was so strange, she must have gone mad!

“Senior brother!” Shen Qiqi suddenly called out to him and calmly bowed to him, “I’m going to leave the Qingli sect starting today. We’ll meet again someday!”

The Senior brother eyes widened, his mouth opening wide enough to swallow a chicken. He nearly slid off his chair. “…Junior sister, are you serious?” Just a moment ago you were saying you might not have long to live, and now you suddenly want to leave?

Shen Qiqi: “Of course!”

This world didn’t force her to follow the plot, and Shen Qiqi didn’t want to repeat the same mistakes and wait for the female lead to come and kill her!

After careful consideration, Shen Qiqi realized that if she wanted to stay safe, she should stay as far away from the female lead as possible. The farther, the better. That way, when the female lead went dark, she wouldn’t be caught in the crossfire.

By staying away from the female lead from now on, she could at least live safely in this world until she was 90.

Although she couldn’t cultivate and become a superior being, living a long life… but being an ordinary person was much safer than engaging in the high-risk profession of cultivation!

Moreover, the world was so big, and wouldn’t it be great to be a carefree and carefree mountain bandit, eating and drinking to her heart’s content?

Shen Qiqi became more and more satisfied with the idea and nodded repeatedly. She suddenly stood up from her seat.

The senior brother reacted and quickly stopped her, “Junior sister, where are you going?”

“To find Shen Jue…” As soon as she said that, she realized something was wrong and quickly changed her words, “No, to find my father!”

Shen Jue was the grandmaster of the Qingli sect, and also the original Shen Qiqi’s biological father.

She wanted to find her biological father and seriously discuss leaving the sect. After all, he was her father, and she could try to persuade him with some coquetry and childishness.

The senior brother chuckled, a helpless expression appearing on his handsome features. He shook his head, “Master is currently in seclusion. Even if you go now, he won’t see you.”

Shen Qiqi was stunned. The sect master was in seclusion?

She then slapped her forehead, remembering a plot point from the early part of the story: Shen Qiqi’s father had indeed been in seclusion.

Therefore, he did not know that his disciple, the female lead, was being bullied and humiliated by others.

Looking at it this way, she couldn’t go to her father right now.

Because Shen Jue was a ruthless, emotionless cultivation machine. When he was cultivating, he treated everyone equally, even his own daughter. He had repeatedly warned people not to disturb him, otherwise they would be punished with fifty lashes or expelled from the sect…

Shen Qiqi felt deflated and slowly sat back down at the eight-legged table, resting her chin on her hand and sighing softly, “Sigh…”

The senior brother: “…” Great, she’s sighing again. This junior sister’s mind is really hard to fathom!

Just as the two of them were sitting there, feeling troubled, there was a sudden commotion outside.

They could faintly hear someone calling a name. The senior brother listened intently and suddenly smiled mischievously, “It’s Xiao Wu’s group. They’re always idle and probably bullying Liu Shuang again.”

Liu Shuang! Shen Qiqi perked up. Wasn’t that the name of the female lead in this novel?!

“Junior sister, do you want to go take a look?” The senior brother listened intently to the noise outside, and smiled at Shen Qiqi, “If we go out now, we’ll probably catch the good show.”

Shen Qiqi’s heart skipped a beat. She felt a mix of emotions, a little conflicted.

On the one hand, as a vicious cannon fodder, she really wanted to stay far away from the female lead.

On the other hand, as the author of this book and the “mother” of the female lead, she was really curious about what her character looked like.

For example, take her second senior brother, Fu Qing. Although he’s full of bad ideas, he’s at least considered handsome.

And the original Shen Qiqi? She looked in the mirror when she first transmigrated. After all, as a spoiled young lady, she had fair skin, rosy lips, and willow-like brows. A classic beauty.

Liu Shuang… as the main protagonist, she must be one of a kind, unparalleled in the world. She remembered when she created her, she wanted to use all the most beautiful adjectives, empty her mind of all literary talent and ink, and search high and low for the perfect description.

How could I not see such a celestial being with my own eyes?

Fu Qing saw Shen Qiqi hesitate and pulled her along with a smile, “Come on, let’s go watch the fun!”

Half-pushed and half-pulled, Shen Qiqi followed with intense curiosity.

The Qingli Sect was located on a qingfeng peak, surrounded by clear waters and mist, a peaceful and beautiful scene. Who would have thought that decades later, it would become a sea of blood.

After Liu Shuang became a demon, the first place she thought of was the Qingli Sect. She slowly tortured all 5,000 teachers and students, leveling the qingfeng peak. From then on, there were no more birds or clear streams here, only a hellish nightmare.

— Corpses were scattered everywhere, blood flowed like rivers. For 3 whole years, the stench of rotting corpses lingered in the air.

Recalling this, Shen Qiqi shivered.

If that day really came… she hoped everyone would be safe.

Walking out of the room, a winding corridor lined with lotus ponds came into view. Red tiled corridors, jade-paved floors, and endless green lotus leaves stretched as far as the eye could see. The pool reflected the blue sky and the bright sun, and colorful koi fish swam and played in the water.

Seeing the scene from her novel come to life was quite shocking.

Shen Qiqi thought to herself: The Qingli Sect is indeed the number one sect in the cultivation world. Even the outer scenery was built with such extravagance, even the floor exuded the smell of money… Perhaps this is what it means to have money!

In the middle of the corridor, a group of people in white robes stood. Shen Qiqi recognized them immediately; the Qingli Sect’s uniforms were white.

“It’s definitely Xiao Wu and Liu Shuang,” Fu Qing led her over.

Shen Qiqi walked closer and saw her fifth senior sister, Fu Luo, with her arms crossed, talking innocently to someone on the opposite side, while the person on the other side had their back to Shen Qiqi and their face was not visible.

The back was elegant and refined, with an aura of gentle elegance.

Even the way the female lead stood was exceptionally beautiful. Shen Qiqi was itching with curiosity and couldn’t help but stop.

••••

Liu Shuang lowered her eyes, her lips pressed into a straight line, quietly listening to the group of people berating her like a flock of crows. A few strands of hair fell over her cheek, making her delicate profile look gentle and jade-like.

Although she seemed to be listening very attentively, she was actually lost in thought.

“I saw it with my own eyes, Miss’s jade comb has been missing for a long time, and it’s clearly in your room!” A-Bao, a maid standing beside Fu Luo, crossed her arms, strutted proudly, and interrupted her thoughts with a sharp voice, “Hand it over now!”

Liu Shuang didn’t answer, but simply raised her eyes slightly, and her clear, cold gaze swept across the group of people in front of her.

She didn’t care about this group of worthless people who were bullying others. … But these people seemed so real. Could this not be a dream? Did she really go back?

Liu Shuang tried to mobilize all her strength and found that her limbs were unimpaired, and her dantian was filled with undamaged demonic aura, with no abnormalities.

With her current strength, she could kill everyone in front of her with a single finger.

Liu Shuang glanced at the arrogant group of people, her eyes gradually turned cold, and her fingertips, which were resting by her side, curled slightly and lifted.

Suddenly, Fu Luo changed her sarcastic expression and her voice softened, “Second Senior brother, Junior sister!”

A cheerful laugh came from behind, it was Fu Qing’s voice. “What are the two junior sisters talking about here? Tell us quickly.” Light footsteps approached gradually.

Liu Shuang paused slightly, then gently lowered her hand.

She almost forgot that she had a junior sister.

This junior sister was the “culprit” who would later cause her to massacre the Qingli Sect.

She had spent those unbearable days on the qingfeng peak thanks to the other party.

Shen Qiqi, the spoiled daughter of the sect master, simply because she didn’t like her, had repeatedly encouraged others to isolate and slander her, step by step pushing her to the forefront, allowing her to endure everyone’s malicious insults.

She half-closed her eyes, hiding the coldness in them, and turned to greet them lightly, “Second Senior brother, Junior sister.”

Fu Qing laughed, “Junior sisters, let’s talk things over calmly, don’t quarrel anymore.”

Shen Qiqi, who was standing aside, widened her eyes and stared intently at Liu Shuang.

“It’s just a misunderstanding,” Fu Luo smiled sweetly, facing Liu Shuang, and said tremblingly, “Junior Sister Liu, it’s definitely not like they said. You wouldn’t steal something, would you?”

Then, she looked at Fu Qing and Shen Qiqi pitifully, as if she were the innocent one.

One was playing the good cop, and the other was playing the bad cop. It was a typical tactic of giving someone a carrot after hitting them with a stick.

Liu Shuang didn’t bother to argue, she simply replied softly, “The jade comb was a gift from Master. I don’t know anything about the jade comb that Senior sister lost.”

A-Bao became aggressive, “You’re lying! I saw it with my own eyes, your comb is exactly the same as Miss Fu Luo’s!”

The atmosphere was tense for a moment. Fu Qing stroked his chin with interest, while Shen Qiqi stood aside, unusually quiet, but still staring fixedly at Liu Shuang.

Liu Shuang looked around at the hypocritical faces, and it was easy to guess the hidden intentions behind them.

She blinked lightly, and when she opened her eyes again, she could see through the true thoughts of others.

She heard Fu Luo calculating smugly, “I’ve always liked that jade comb, and it’s also a second-order spiritual artifact. As long as I insist on my claim, the jade comb will definitely fall into my hands… Anyway, no one will help her!”

Liu Shuang then calmly looked at Fu Qing and heard the second senior brother thinking maliciously, “Hahaha, this is interesting. It would be even better if they could quarrel even more fiercely and tear each other apart!”

She sneered: Sure enough, no matter how I explained, no one would help me.

Turning her gaze to Shen Qiqi, the last one, Liu Shuang was ready to see what kind of vicious thoughts the scheming woman had in mind—

“Oh my god, oh my god, how can the female lead be so beautiful! Those eyebrows, those eyes, that nose, that mouth… Ah, I’m dead, I can do it, I really can! No wonder I spent all my dictionary looking for words to give birth to this cub, woohoo…”

Liu Shuang: “…” What kind of nonsense is this?