After Transmigrating, I and the Female Lead Both Found It 'Really Fragrant' (GL) - Chapter 5

Liu Shuang paused for a moment and slowly stood up.

Master Xu Fu glared at her and shouted, “Liu Shuang, I told you to cast the Summoning Fire Spell, have you done it?”

He knew very well that Liu Shuang, who was only at the Qi Condensation stage, naturally couldn’t use a Foundation Establishment spell. He deliberately asked this question to embarrass Liu Shuang in front of everyone.

Liu Shuang stood straight, neither humble nor arrogant. “Disciple cannot.” She was exceptionally beautiful, and even the ordinary white robe worn by the disciples looked elegant and refined on her, making her appear even more composed.

Seeing her calm demeanor, completely unaffected, Master Xu Fu felt a little petty and couldn’t help but blush. His face, already wrinkled like an orange peel, seemed to wrinkle even more.

He shouted angrily, “You can’t even do it and yet you dare to be so arrogant! You’re shameless!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Liu Shuang give him a cold look. Her gaze was as sharp as a shining blade, as deadly as poison, and there was even a hint of killing intent in it.

Master Xu Fu remained expressionless, but his heart jumped. ‘How can this girl, who is clearly only at the 9th level of Qi Condensation, have such a strong aura?’

Looking again, Liu Shuang had already looked away and was standing there calmly.

“Perhaps I was mistaken,” he stroked his beard and calmed himself down.

The surrounding disciples, however, had not noticed the undercurrent between the two. Someone couldn’t help but sneer, “Ha, she can’t even use such a simple spell. She truly deserves the title of the biggest waste in Qingli!”

“That’s right! She should just go down the mountain and marry a good family. Maybe she’ll be of some use then!”

“I think the sect master should expel her from the inner sect, so she won’t drag down our cultivation progress.”

Shen Qiqi frowned at their harsh words. These people were extremely cruel, even a bit sexist. She couldn’t help but want to say something snarky – the inner sect disciples were all a bit brainless.

She looked at the few disciples who were gloating with the eyes of a dead person. Anyway, those who dared to insult the female lead would definitely not have a good end.

Shen Qiqi couldn’t help but look up at Liu Shuang. The other party had suffered so much slander and attack, yet she remained calm, as if she was quite accustomed to it.

Her heart ached, and she couldn’t help but reach out and gently tugged on the other’s slender finger as a form of comfort.

Liu Shuang felt the itch on her finger and stiffened slightly. She looked down at her, her eyes filled with inexplicable emotions.

Shen Qiqi gave her a bright smile, giving her a look that she thought was full of “motherly love”: “Kid, Mom loves you!”

Meeting her “affectionate” gaze, Liu Shuang twitched the corner of her mouth and shook her head with a wry smile.

The inner sect disciples talked and talked, treating Liu Shuang as a punching bag, mocking her with great pleasure. Suddenly, there was a loud bang that attracted everyone’s attention.

Qin Qing furrowed his brow and slammed his fist on the wooden table, making a loud noise. He said coldly, “You’re all too noisy.”

Ah, the male lead is standing up for the female lead! What a delightful scene. Shen Qiqi couldn’t help but lean back and watch the show with relish – Third Senior Brother, well done! Now is a great opportunity for Qin Qing and Liu Shuang to develop their relationship!

According to the book, the female lead’s favorability towards Qin Qing was the highest among all the male leads, and she almost became his Taoist companion.

Qin Qing was extremely talented and was considered a genius in the inner sect, with considerable prestige. Many disciples dared not provoke him, so they shut their mouths in embarrassment, and the surroundings became quiet again.

Seeing that the plot was developing smoothly, Shen Qiqi couldn’t help but glance at the female lead.

However, Liu Shuang looked up, her expression cold, as if she was unmoved, completely unlike the description in the book where “her fair face turned slightly red, and her eyes were filled with complex emotions of gratitude and joy.”

Shen Qiqi was shocked: What’s going on? Could my female lead have turned into a cold beauty?

Master Xu Fu had suffered a setback with Liu Shuang and naturally would not let the female lead off easily. He raised his hand slightly and summoned a thin black ruler, which floated to Liu Shuang’s face and ordered, “Extend your hand!”

The two of them looked up and saw the black ruler in Master Xu Fu’s hand, and Shen Qiqi couldn’t help but feel indignant – this old man was so bad, he started the trouble first and now he wants to punish the student?!

Liu Shuang, who was now at the peak of the Mahayana stage, was naturally protected by demonic Qi, and no one could harm her unless she wanted them to. Looking at the ruler, she thought about whether she should just break it directly.

Just then, one of the disciples beside her suddenly exclaimed, pointing at Master Xu Fu, “Fire, fire!”

The other disciples, who had been gloating, turned their expressions to fear. “Master, you… fire!”

“What fire?” Master Xu Fu’s ruler hovered in the air, somewhat puzzled, but suddenly he smelled a pungent odor, as if something was burning.

He quickly looked down, only to find that the smell came from his own hundred-year-old white beard!

Master Xu Fu’s eyes widened. At the tip of his beard, a small flame was burning, and it was spreading up the beard, burning everything it touched to a sooty black.

Master Xu Fu’s face turned pale, and he quickly summoned a water talisman, but he forgot that the fire summoned by the Summoning Fire Spell was the True Samadhi Fire, and ordinary water could not extinguish it, but would actually fuel it.

Sure enough, the flame hissed and burst open, burning even larger and spreading everywhere. Everyone scrambled to their feet, slapping their sleeves as if trying to swat fleas.

“Ahhhhh!”

“It’s on fire! My hair!”

“Woo, my spirit gathering pouch! Quick, put out the fire!”

Shen Qiqi sat calmly, humming a tune. She retracted her spellcasting hand and said gleefully: ‘Serves you right, for bullying people! For punishing students!’

In the heat of the moment, Shen Qiqi didn’t notice that the female lead was looking at her thoughtfully.

Master Xu Fu finally used the Summoning Water Spell and managed to extinguish the flames. Everyone’s clothes were soaked and they looked disheveled, especially the Master’s beard, which had been burned by a third, leaving the end black and unsightly.

“Who did this!” he roared, his beard askew, his eyes wide with anger, and his spiritual pressure was like a tidal wave, echoing through the room. “Come out!”

Shen Qiqi finally stood up leisurely and said obediently, “I did it.”

“Master, I’m so sorry! I just wanted to try the power of this spell again, but I didn’t expect it to turn out like this…”

She spoke sincerely, with a genuine look, and since she was the sect master’s own daughter, even if others were angry, they couldn’t easily give her a cold shoulder.

Master Xu Fu’s angry face twisted for a moment, and finally he angrily waved his sleeve and said, “Both of you, get out!”

Shen Qiqi thought to herself: Wow, the status of a rich second generation is so useful! She then “rolled” out of the room with Liu Shuang without any remorse.

There was still half an incense stick of time before the end of the morning class. The two of them stood outside, looking at each other. Inside the room, Master Xu Fu vented his anger on the other inner sect disciples before finally starting the lesson.

Shen Qiqi wasn’t that interested in cultivation and didn’t want to listen, so she stood there lazily. The sunlight outside was bright, and the bright light fell on her cheeks, casting a hazy halo, and the fine vellus on her face was clearly visible.

Liu Shuang stared at her without blinking, a strange feeling passing through her heart.

Shen Qiqi had helped her again.

Recalling her previous arrogant and spoiled behavior, she was completely different from the sweet and lovely girl in front of her.

Her fingers slowly clenched beside her body, and she thought to herself: Could this be another new scheme? Is she trying to lower my guard, gain my trust, and then betray me again?

Liu Shuang’s eyes darkened, and her high spirits gradually sank. She had seen such despicable tricks too many times. She would not give her heart to anyone again.

Shen Qiqi leaned on the railing, looking around, and suddenly pulled on Liu Shuang’s sleeve, saying softly, “Senior sister, Senior sister! Look at that, what is it?”

Liu Shuang sighed softly and put away her emotions, saying indifferently, “What’s wrong?”

Shen Qiqi pointed at an old tree with pale red branches in the distance and asked curiously, “Why is that tree bl00d red?”

Liu Shuang looked up and saw that the ancient tree was lush and luxuriant, with a familiar bl00d-red glow flowing between the branches, and she couldn’t help but be startled, squinting slightly.

“That is the Regret Tree. It withers in spring and blooms in winter. It bears fruit once every hundred years. If people eat its fruit, they will spend the whole night immersed in dreams of regret.” She spoke in a cold voice, calmly.

Shen Qiqi was stunned, looking confused. “It’s spring now, how could it…”

Liu Shuang said, “It’s indeed strange.” She looked at the demonic Qi flowing slowly on the tree and raised the corners of her lips slightly.

Such a high-profile action must be the work of a demon cultivator. She vaguely remembered that in her previous life, someone from the Demon Realm had come to Qingli Sect to provoke them, but they were eventually driven away by the sect master who had been in seclusion for many years.

Shen Qiqi propped her chin up, pondering, when she heard the clear chirping of a green kite. She immediately perked up – class was over! I don’t want to think about it anymore!

Several female disciples walked out of the door and were about to call Shen Qiqi to go back together as usual, but unexpectedly saw the junior sister following Liu Shuang, and the two of them left one after the other.

Fu Qing held a paper fan to her chin and pondered, “Has Junior sister been getting too close to Liu Shuang recently?”

Fu Luo smiled smugly, “Junior sister has her own plans.” She thought she had seen through the surface, thinking that Shen Qiqi was carrying out a vicious “plot”.

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Liu Shuang: “Why are you following me?”

“Because I want to go back with Senior sister.” Shen Qiqi’s almond-shaped eyes curved slightly, and she looked at her expectantly.

Shen Qiqi really didn’t want to go back with that group of scumbag disciples. After looking around, she decided that the female lead was the most gentle and lovely, and she liked her very much.

Liu Shuang said indifferently, “As you wish.” and ignored her.

Shen Qiqi chuckled and quickly took a step forward, walking side by side with her. The two of them walked together along the lakeside corridor. The lake water was like a mirror, reflecting a patch of blue sky and clouds. The spring breeze passed by, gently rippling the surface.

Shen Qiqi glanced casually into the lake, but her expression changed, and she stopped.

Noticing her strangeness, Liu Shuang looked sideways and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“These koi…” Shen Qiqi walked closer, lowered her head to look at the water, and her face turned pale. “So many of them are dead.”

Several originally lively red koi were now floating belly-up on the water surface, their eyes bulging and lifeless, looking extremely strange.

Seeing this scene, Shen Qiqi’s head seemed to buzz, and her body swayed, almost falling to the ground. Liu Shuang quickly supported her and exclaimed in surprise, “What’s wrong with you?”

Thank you everyone…