After Transmigrating, I and the Female Lead Both Found It 'Really Fragrant' (GL) - Chapter 6
A vision of fireworks seemed to flash before Shen Qiqi’s eyes, causing her legs to go weak. She stumbled backward, caught off guard. Fortunately, Liu Shuang reacted extremely quickly and reached out to catch her, instinctively holding her in her arms.
Liu Shuang stiffened at the embrace, as if she had been shocked.
It was too hot.
Since she had cultivated the demonic way, her body temperature was as cold as ice. She hadn’t had such close contact with a normal person in hundreds of years. The soft, warm body in her arms was like a hot iron, burning her heart.
For a moment, she wanted to push her away but hesitated. She could only stand there like a statue.
The once powerful Demon Lord was now at a loss for what to do.
Shen Qiqi felt extremely uncomfortable and let out a whimper. Being shorter, she slumped into Liu Shuang’s arms, like a newborn creature, rubbing her head affectionately against the snow-white side of her neck.
Her warm breath swept over the cool skin of Liu Shuang’s neck, one breath after another.
Liu Shuang shuddered, closed her eyes, and reached out to wrap her arms around Shen Qiqi’s slender waist, pulling her away slightly. She called out in a low voice, “Junior sister Shen, wake up.”
She probed into the other’s spiritual sea but found it to be chaotic and disordered. Several broken symbols floated in the air. Liu Shuang looked closely and realized that those square symbols were more like a kind of writing, but she couldn’t understand them.
After calling out several times, Shen Qiqi gradually regained consciousness.
She slowly opened her eyes, her vision gradually clearing. Seeing Liu Shuang’s beautiful profile so close, she seemed to be still half-asleep and rubbed against her again, mumbling, “Senior sister, you’re so cold…” Then she reached out and hugged Liu Shuang tighter, as if trying to warm her.
Liu Shuang: “…” She sighed helplessly and forcefully pulled Shen Qiqi off of her, pinching the other’s cheek.
Shen Qiqi was pinched and let out an “ow”, bouncing to one side. She suddenly came to her senses, looked at Liu Shuang standing upright in front of her, her brows furrowed and her lips pressed into a straight line.
She was stunned for a moment, then gradually remembered what she had done and blinked awkwardly, saying, “…I’m sorry, Senior sister.”
Oh no, did the female lead think I was hitting on her? Is she going to be angry?
Liu Shuang turned her head and said, “It’s nothing.” Her voice was as clear and cold as a mountain stream, but her breath was slightly unsteady.
Shen Qiqi looked closely and found that her Senior Sister’s expression was calm, but her ears were faintly red.
She was startled and couldn’t help but smile: Oh my god, I just hugged her, and she’s already shy! This female lead is so cute!
Shen Qiqi suppressed her smile, stood up straight, and said to Liu Shuang, “Thank you for your help, Senior sister.”
Liu Shuang lowered her eyes and said, “You’re welcome.” She looked away awkwardly and said softly, “…What exactly happened to you just now?”
She carefully examined Shen Qiqi’s body but found no abnormalities. It was indeed strange that she had suddenly fainted. But looking at Shen Qiqi’s expression, it didn’t seem like she was faking it.
Shen Qiqi looked puzzled and shook her head.
She didn’t know what had happened just now, but she started to have a headache after just looking at the fish. She couldn’t remember anything now, only that there was a roaring sound in her head, as if countless mysterious voices were speaking at the same time.
Shen Qiqi could only reply, “Maybe I didn’t get enough sleep last night.”
Liu Shuang was speechless. If she hadn’t used her black bird to investigate last night, she might have believed this explanation.
“However, these dead fish are very strange,” Shen Qiqi said. “What do you think, Senior sister?”
Liu Shuang replied, “Perhaps someone put something poisonous into the water that fish can’t eat.”
The two looked at each other calmly, each with their own thoughts.
Shen Qiqi nodded and said no more, “Senior sister is right. Let’s go back.”
As they walked along the mountain path, they saw many more dead bird and deer carcasses. The wind blew, and the dark red leaves of the Regret Tree swirled and fell, covering the mountain steps.
Shen Qiqi’s expression was calm, but her heart was secretly excited.
She remembered this part of the plot.
In the early part of the book, the female lead had cultivated extremely quickly, becoming the top disciple in the inner sect in just three years. However, she later stagnated, not because she lacked talent, but because her own external cheat hindered her cultivation.
What kind of overpowered protagonist doesn’t have a cheat? The female lead’s cheat was naturally different from ordinary people – she had the ancient bloodline of the demon realm flowing through her veins.
The demonic bloodline was incompatible with the righteous way, so she could not cultivate the Qingli sect’s cultivation techniques and was therefore unable to break through to the late stage of Qi Condensation.
At this time, Liu Shuang was unaware of her innate destiny and still had a kind heart towards the righteous way. It wasn’t until uninvited guests invaded Qingli sect that she began her descent into demonic cultivation.
And these dead animal carcasses were the handiwork of those uninvited guests – people from the demon realm, equivalent to modern tourists “leaving their mark,” reminding everyone that they were coming to cause trouble.
Although the invasion of the demon realm didn’t cause too many casualties in Qingli, it left an indelible impact on Liu Shuang.
Because she met the young master of the demon realm, Si Tuyun. From him, she smelled the familiar scent of her own kind.
She gradually discovered, to her horror, that her desire to cultivate demonic magic was irresistible…
Thinking of this, Shen Qiqi stroked her chin and glanced at Liu Shuang beside her, feeling a hint of regret.
It was a pity to think that the gentle and lovely little white flower Senior Sister would soon become a dark and evil demon lord.
The “little white flower” beside her looked indifferent and suddenly stopped, “I’ve arrived, Junior sister.”
She stopped in front of the simple herb garden and turned to face Shen Qiqi.
Shen Qiqi was startled and looked at the simple herb garden in front of her. Remembering that this was indeed where the female lead lived, she waved with a smile, “See you tomorrow, Senior sister.”
Hearing this, Liu Shuang paused slightly, pushed open the fence gate, and walked in silently.
Watching the clear and indifferent figure gradually disappear, Shen Qiqi withdrew her gaze and hummed a song as she walked towards her room.
••••
The next day, Shen Qiqi had a good night’s sleep and woke up feeling refreshed.
Since she didn’t have any morning classes and no Qingyuan to disturb her, she slept until the sun was high.
After waking up, Shen Qiqi rubbed her stomach and decided to go find something to eat.
She had already cultivated to the early stage of Foundation Establishment, so in theory, she could go without food. But this young lady, probably because she had a sweet tooth, hadn’t specifically cultivated to abstain from food.
Shen Qiqi didn’t mind at all. There were so many delicious foods in the human world, it would be a waste not to try them.
As she walked out of the courtyard, she saw a bird flapping its wings and flying straight towards her.
Shen Qiqi jumped and quickly dodged to the side, only to see the bird turn around and land right on top of her head, hopping around on her head with its claws.
Shen Qiqi: “…” She reached out and grabbed the bird off her head. On closer inspection, it seemed to be a pigeon.
The pigeon was pure white, with deep red eyes and feet, and looked quite plump. Shen Qiqi couldn’t help but swallow, feeling a little hungry.
She thought to herself: “Ah, I really miss the pigeon soup my mom makes…”
Under her wolfish gaze, the pigeon shivered its wings, looking like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, weak, pitiful, and helpless.
Shen Qiqi saw its bright eyes, which seemed quite intelligent, and couldn’t help but laugh. “Don’t worry, I won’t eat you.” She was about to turn it around and release it when she noticed something tied to its leg.
Startled, she took off the piece of paper and released the pigeon, only to see the white bird fly away like a lit rocket.
Shen Qiqi was speechless. She gently unfolded the piece of paper and saw that it was completely blank. She frowned in confusion, “…Is this a blank scroll?”
But the next second, a golden light flowed across the paper, and words began to appear one by one.
“Recently, many disciples have complained that there has been no exchange between the inner and outer sects for a long time. Therefore, the elders of each peak have agreed to hold a promotion competition. All inner sect disciples must participate in friendly sparring and stop when touched. The winners will be posted on the red list and announced in descending order of rank.”
“Outer sect disciples can also sign up if they wish. Winners will have the opportunity to be promoted to the inner sect.”
“The competition will be held in 15 days. We hope that the inner sect disciples will prepare carefully and win.”
Shen Qiqi read it word by word, then realized: This is basically the same as a midterm exam, except it’s a martial arts competition, and they’re even making a ranking list… I don’t know how I came up with such a boring thing.
However, the requirement that “all inner sect disciples must participate” was a bit too much. She didn’t know any cultivation techniques except for a Summoning Fire Spell and a Qingxin Mantra. What was she supposed to do on stage? Cast a spell, start a fire, and then be kicked off the stage?
Thinking about that scene, Shen Qiqi couldn’t help but frown.
To avoid losing too badly, she felt it was time to brush up on her cultivation knowledge.
However, this knowledge was like a needle in a haystack, how could she find it? She remembered that Qingli Sect had a library, but she didn’t know where it was.
Shen Qiqi crumpled the paper in her hand and walked along, lost in thought. Suddenly, she heard a shout, which brought her back to her senses.
She looked up and found that she had unknowingly wandered to the herb garden.
Shen Qiqi hesitated for a moment, then pushed open the fence gate and tiptoed into the garden.
The garden was very quiet, and there were not many people. Acres of medicinal fields were a boundless green, and many spiritual herbs swayed gently in the morning breeze.
The shout seemed to come from the inner room.
Shen Qiqi walked towards the room and heard an old man shouting, “You’re crazy today! You actually threw the Flame Grass into the furnace as an ingredient? That’s outrageous!”
Through the paper window, she saw Liu Shuang sitting cross-legged on the ground with her back straight, holding a bunch of herbs in her hand. Beside her stood a cloth-clad old man with a stern face and a dark complexion.
Shen Qiqi watched for a while and couldn’t help but call out, “Senior sister!”
Liu Shuang seemed to hear it, turned her head suddenly, and saw her junior sister standing by the window, poking out a small head and smiling sweetly at her.
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