After Transmigrating, I and the Female Lead Both Found It 'Really Fragrant' (GL) - Chapter 20
The black mist dissipated incredibly quickly, in just a few dozen seconds, yet everyone had seen it clearly. They gaped, their eyes wide with astonishment.
Xiao Wen watched helplessly as his soul was shattered into dust, his face turning ashen as he stared fixedly at Shen Qiqi. “You…”
Shen Qiqi was stunned for a moment. The sensation of the black mist stroking her head lingered in her hair, like a cool spring flowing through her fingertips.
Although it was terrifying, for some reason, she felt inexplicably familiar and at ease.
“I didn’t expect…” Xiao Wen sniffed the air, his expression turning strange. Suddenly, he laughed, “It’s good that you don’t know now, it’s good.” His long tailing voice seemed to sigh.
Shen Qiqi became anxious and took a step forward, grabbing his collar. “You better explain it clearly. Who was it?”
They were so close that the others couldn’t hear their conversation. The surroundings were noisy, and several elders stood up from their seats and walked towards them with grim expressions.
But Xiao Wen refused to say anything, just gave her a slight smile. His pale face, like a fake smile mask, looked a bit creepy.
Before Shen Qiqi could ask further, she heard an angry voice.
“Enough, Xiao Wen!”
She turned to see a lean man with a scar on his face approaching them. Dressed in black robes, he was probably around 30 years old. He grabbed Xiao Wen angrily and slapped him, “You bastard! How dare you break the rules!”
His eyes seemed to burn with a raging fire, as if he wanted to devour Xiao Wen alive. “You evil creature! Do you know what you’ve done!”
Xiao Wen changed his demeanor completely. His head drooped, and his voice was low, “This disciple knows their wrong.”
Shen Qiqi stood aside watching, suddenly feeling something strange. Xiao Wen, with his lowered head and expressionless face, looked like a lifeless puppet, at the mercy of others.
“Master Feng!” The old Taoist with the white beard also gracefully ascended the stage, his footsteps hurried. “Master Feng, please calm down!”
It turned out that this middle-aged man was none other than Feng Chenyue, the Peak Master of Yufeng Peak, and also Xiao Wen’s master.
Feng Chenyue’s face turned ashen, and the scar on his face twisted like a writhing snake. He gritted his teeth and said, “This is all because I haven’t disciplined him properly… I’ll teach this brat a lesson right now!” As he was about to strike out with a palm, the old Taoist with the white beard quickly reached out and intercepted him.
Xiao Wen lowered his head, a deep red palm print clearly visible on his face. He stood quietly beside him, showing no reaction.
“Forget it, forget it. Doing this in front of so many people will damage Yufeng Peak’s reputation,” the old Taoist said indifferently. “Why don’t we put this aside for now and discuss it properly later.”
Feng Chenyue’s expression softened slightly. He cupped his hands and said, still with residual anger, “Alright, thank you, Master Qilian.”
He lowered his head and looked at Shen Qiqi, asking, “Shen Qiqi, were you injured?”
Shen Qiqi waved her hand and said sincerely, “I’m fine, Master Feng, don’t worry.”
“That’s good,” Feng Chenyue nodded, his expression complex. “If you were injured, I wouldn’t be able to explain it to the Sect Master. On behalf of my incompetent disciple, I apologize to you.”
Shen Qiqi was startled. It was clearly Xiao Wen who had made the mistake, why was Feng Chenyue apologizing instead?
Feng Chenyue turned to face the crowd and said loudly, “My disciple, Xiao Wen, has violated the rules of the competition today, and I, the peak master of Yufeng Peak, have also neglected my duties. Please rest assured, I will not tolerate this matter. I will definitely give you an explanation and deal with this wicked disciple properly!”
After saying that, he grabbed Xiao Wen’s arm and yanked him away. “You’re a disgrace, come with me!”
Xiao Wen was like a soft piece of tofu, being dragged away by his shoulder.
Shen Qiqi stood there watching them leave, and suddenly saw Xiao Wen turn his head and give her a slight smirk, a sly glint flashing in his dark eyes.
Her heart tightened, and before she could savor the moment, she heard the old Taoist ask beside her, “Shen Qiqi, are you alright?”
“Yes, I’m fine!” Shen Qiqi said. “By the way, Master Qilian, do you know…”
She wanted to ask the other party if they knew what was going on with that black mist, but then she heard the old Taoist sigh, “It’s good that you’re alright, it’s good that you’re alright! When he attacked suddenly, we didn’t have time to get to you. Fortunately, you had a protective artifact with you, and you were lucky to escape.”
“…A protective artifact?” Shen Qiqi widened her eyes, what was that?!
Master Qilian was stunned: “Wasn’t that mist emitted from you?”
…Well, it seemed like even this old man didn’t know where the mist came from!
In the original book, Master Qilian was a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Since even he didn’t know the origin of the mist, it meant that… the person who had protected her must have a cultivation level above the Nascent Soul stage!
Hey, it might really be a golden finger!
Shen Qiqi narrowed her eyes and glanced at the faces in the square. Most of the powerful cultivators who participated were at the Nascent Soul stage. Except for her father, Shen Jue, there shouldn’t be anyone higher than that.
But Shen Jue was currently in closed-door cultivation and couldn’t be him.
So who on earth was that person?
“Shen Qiqi? Why aren’t you saying anything?” Master Qilian asked, his expression growing serious. “Could it be that you don’t know where that mist came from either?”
Shen Qiqi came to her senses, rolled her eyes, and replied, “Nothing, you’re right, that mist was indeed my artifact.”
Since that person was unwilling to reveal themselves, it must be because they were wary of the current situation. So if I helped to cover for them, maybe I could gain some favor.
Master Qilian realized what she meant and immediately broke into a smile, looking at her kindly. “Good, good! Well done. You won this match. Go and rest. The matter of Xiao Wen is very serious, but I will definitely give you an explanation, so don’t worry.”
Shen Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly returned to her seat.
As soon as she sat down, Liu Shuang came over and asked softly, “…Are you okay?”
This was the third time she had been asked this question, but seeing Liu Shuang’s brow furrowed with worry, Shen Qiqi gave her a reassuring smile and replied patiently, “I’m fine, Senior sister.”
Liu Shuang lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering slightly, and she slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Qiqi leaned closer to her, her black and white eyes blinking, her breath carrying a hint of warmth. “Senior sister, Senior sister, did you see how well I fought just now?”
Liu Shuang nodded cooperatively, “Yes, I did.”
Shen Qiqi’s lips curled up into a big smile, and she swung her feet back and forth, grinning like a cat that had stolen fish, asking for praise. “Was I amazing?”
Liu Shuang’s eyes twinkled with amusement, and she said softly, “You were amazing.”
Shen Qiqi was satisfied and nodded, saying, “I thought so too. I totally won! Haha… But that Xiao Wen actually cheated, he’s such a bad person!”
In the original story, Xiao Wen had directly defeated Shen Qiqi, so this hadn’t happened. Unexpectedly, she had won, and he had actually tried to sneak attack her. Couldn’t he take a loss?
If it hadn’t been for her “golden finger” protecting her, she didn’t know if she would have been in trouble.
Shen Qiqi propped her chin up and thought, ‘I wonder who this ‘golden finger’ is. If I could get in touch with it, I’d want it to protect my Senior sister more.’
Liu Shuang’s voice was a little cold, “Xiao Wen’s actions have violated the sect rules, he must be severely punished.”
“He should be punished! Punished severely!” Shen Qiqi nodded in agreement, then asked, “By the way, Senior sister, did you see what happened just now?”
Liu Shuang was startled and replied naturally, “…I only saw you enveloped in a black mist, and then you were standing there unharmed.”
Shen Qiqi thought for a moment, ‘I see.’ It seemed that others couldn’t see what was inside the mist, only Xiao Wen and herself could.
But it would be so embarrassing if someone saw me being patted like that…
Liu Shuang handed her the water jug beside her, casually changing the subject, “Have some water and rest.”
She had concealed her demonic energy when she had made her move earlier. The few Masters present were only at the Nascent Soul stage, and they definitely wouldn’t be able to detect that it was her doing.
It was just that Xiao Wen… he was incredibly strange. He clearly had more than just the strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. How could he be hidden among a group of inner sect disciples?
She hadn’t paid attention to this person in her previous life and had no impression of him. Now that she thought about it, the dark horse second place at that time was probably not simple.
Liu Shuang propped her chin up and slowly narrowed her eyes.
Shen Qiqi thanked her with a smile and gulped down the water from the jug, only to spill a lot of it. The water flowed down her slender neck and into her collar.
Noticing Liu Shuang’s focused gaze, she turned her head slightly, only to see the other person suddenly look away and sit up straight.
“…Senior sister?”
“The next match is about to begin.” Liu Shuang’s gaze was fixed on the square, as if she were watching an incredibly exciting performance.
Shen Qiqi chuckled and nodded, “Okay, let’s watch the match.”
The third match was between Qin Qing and Yao Chi, a disciple of Lufeng Peak. As expected of the male lead, Qin Qing’s figure was as graceful as a dragon swimming in water, and his sword energy was so powerful that he won the match in just ten rounds.
“The third match, Qin Qing wins!”
“The fourth match…”
“The fifth match…”
One match after another passed by, each more exciting than the last. Forty-plus inner sect disciples competed for glory, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen had already been eliminated.
Master Qilian came onto the arena and said solemnly, “…The final match today will be between Qingfeng Peak disciple Liu Shuang and Qingfeng Peak disciple Fu Luo!”
The motley parrot echoed, “The final match! The final match!”
Liu Shuang paused and slowly stood up.
The final match was actually between the female lead and the fifth senior sister?!
Shen Qiqi slapped her forehead in regret. She had been so engrossed in watching the previous matches that she had completely forgotten about this.
“Ah? Liu Shuang?”
“Hahaha, there’s no need to watch to know who will lose!”
“How can a 9th level of Qi Condensation cultivator beat a Foundation Establishment cultivator? It’s so boring. Let this useless person get kicked out of the inner sect as soon as possible! Maybe she can still show off a little in the outer sect…”
As expected, as soon as they heard Liu Shuang’s name, the audience started to boo.
Shen Qiqi frowned and suddenly raised her voice, her tone firm, “It’s really something to jump to conclusions like that! You all just sit there and gossip all day, do you think you know everything? Why don’t you come up here and show us how it’s done?”
The crowd fell silent instantly. Many people turned pale and shut their mouths sheepishly. Some people looked livid and were about to roll up their sleeves to argue, but they were stopped by those around them, probably out of fear of her status as an official’s daughter, and dared not to act rashly.
Shen Qiqi felt a sense of satisfaction. So it was this easy to be a troublemaker!
She gently pulled Liu Shuang’s hand and whispered, looking up, “Senior sister, don’t let them get to you. They’re just a bunch of losers who don’t know anything and just talk nonsense!”
Liu Shuang suppressed a smile and her long eyelashes fluttered slightly. “Okay.”
Shen Qiqi raised both her hands, gave her a thumbs-up, and said seriously, “I believe in you, go for it!”
Liu Shuang hid the smile at the corner of her lips, nodded slightly, and left her seat. Her feet lightly touched the ground, and her figure floated like a fairy, her white robes like flowing clouds, and her sleeves fluttering. In an instant, she was on the stage.
Fu Luo watched coldly from the side, her voice like it was squeezed out from between her teeth, “Hmph, the two of you are really thick as thieves!”
Liu Shuang glanced at her indifferently, “Fifth Senior sister, please.”
“Senior sister!” At that moment, Shen Qiqi’s clear voice suddenly came from behind.
Liu Shang turned around, a slight look of confusion appearing between her brows.
“Remember to be careful!” Shen Qiqi was afraid that she would be retaliated against by Fu Luo, so she couldn’t help but remind her.
Liu Shuang nodded and then saw Shen Qiqi suddenly raise both her hands above her head, make a big heart shape towards her, and shout, “Go for it! You’re the best!”
Everyone was stunned.
Liu Shuang was momentarily stunned, then gently curled the corners of her lips, and a rare gentleness flashed in her eyes.
Fu Luo clenched her fists when she saw this, her face turning black with anger, “This… this is all so embarrassing!”
A/N: Your junior sister is sending you a heart!
T/N: I felt embarrassed.jpg