After Transmigrating into a Book as a Cannon Fodder Character, The System Turned out to be Completely Unreliable! - Chapter 31

Chapter 31: “A Former Acquaintance Who Deceived Me—and Someone I Hate!”

Yu’er wanted to deliver the final, fatal blow. Ye Lingxi thought she was about to restart (her life), but unexpectedly, Ji Fuyu, who had been standing under the tree, suddenly flashed in front of her and grabbed the already demonized Yu’er with one hand.

Right now, Yu’er couldn’t recognize anyone. She raised her other hand to attack, but Ji Fuyu caught that too.

Yu’er couldn’t move. “I’m going to kill you!”

Without saying a word, Ji Fuyu absorbed the demonic energy from her body. Yu’er lost her berserk aura and gradually lost consciousness, collapsing to the ground.

Ji Fuyu lowered her gaze and looked at Ye Lingxi lying on the ground. She reached out her hand.

Ye Lingxi glanced at her, then at the hand she extended, and slapped it away. “Don’t think I don’t know you taught her those moves.”

She threw a tantrum and refused to be helped, getting up on her own.

Ji Fuyu squatted down and lifted her up with one hand, stepping over the fallen Yu’er. “Hey hey hey! Put me down!”

Ye Lingxi bit the flesh on the back of her hand, but Ji Fuyu seemed to have no sense of pain and remained unmoved, carrying her like a chick.

Back in her room, the system spirit cat, who had been sleeping, was awakened by their noise. Seeing them come in, it simply hid to watch what they were up to. Its slightly poking-out head was full of curiosity.

“Put me down, do you hear me! You demon woman!”

This was the first time she had called her a demon woman to her face.

Ji Fuyu threw her heavily onto the bed. Ye Lingxi cried out, “Why are you like this again!”

Ji Fuyu used both hands to pin her to the bed, not letting her move. The two locked eyes.

“You… you… why are you looking at me like that?” Ye Lingxi wiped the bl00d from the corner of her mouth.

Damn it, if I don’t clean this up, it’ll dry.

Ji Fuyu said sternly, “Am I really that annoying?”

“Yes… yes, you are!” Ye Lingxi insisted.

Ji Fuyu asked, “Then why did you come looking for me?”

Ye Lingxi stubbornly denied it. “Who… who came looking for you?”

She heard that? But why did she wait until I got beaten up before coming out? No, I can’t make up with her that easily.

Ji Fuyu’s lips twitched slightly upward. “If you won’t say, then I’ll leave.” She stood up without another word.

Ye Lingxi called out, “Wait!” She gently tugged at her skirt like a child who had done something wrong. “Don’t go yet.”

Ji Fuyu tugged at her lips but didn’t turn around. “Why should I listen to you?”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

“I… I apologize!”

Ji Fuyu turned around and saw Ye Lingxi with her head lowered. She gently lifted her chin with a finger. “I’m not that easy to coax.”

Really?

I just said one sentence and you turned back. That’s not hard to coax at all.

Ye Lingxi took a deep breath and hugged her waist. “You’re the bigger person, don’t stoop to my level.”

This thigh—I can’t afford to lose it.

Her plea worked wonders on Ji Fuyu. She smiled and relaxed. “Then tell me, how can we properly create a world together? Or are you planning to openly rebel against me?” She pinched her chin a bit harder.

Ye Lingxi cried out in pain, “Ow…” Tears welled up. Her internal injuries still hurt, and now she was pinched on the same spot. Tears flowed uncontrollably.

“It hurts?” Ji Fuyu murmured. “Good. Pain means you’ll remember.”

This jerk.

“You should learn your lesson.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

For some reason, when she said that, Ye Lingxi felt like she’d fallen into her trap—as if she was warning her that without her, she’d get hurt.

Ugh…

She nodded. “I get it.”

Ji Fuyu sneered. “So, what did you come to me for?” She let go.

Ye Lingxi rubbed her chin, pouting, and glanced at her. “Do you know what’s going on with my eyes?”

Ji Fuyu’s smile froze. She had noticed the change in her eyes the moment they met—and it was the one color she least wanted to see.

She hesitated, and Ye Lingxi noticed. “You know, don’t you!”

Her two big golden eyes sparkled in front of her.

Ji Fuyu hated those eyes—but somehow, on her, they didn’t seem so bad.

“Mm-hmm.” Ji Fuyu turned away and coughed to hide her expression.

Ye Lingxi frowned, not understanding why she suddenly turned away. She tugged at her. “Then tell me, is it dangerous?”

Her little mouth kept going. Ji Fuyu wanted her to shut up, but she just had to know what was going on.

Her restless heart pounded faster and faster.

“No.” Ji Fuyu spun around like a carousel as she answered.

Ye Lingxi followed her. “Then why did it happen? My martial uncles don’t know, and the system said it might be due to demonic energy damaging my eyes and changing their color. Do you agree?”

“System?”

“Yeah.” Ye Lingxi pointed to the system spirit cat hiding nearby.

Ji Fuyu glanced over. “What an ugly name.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

Spirit Cat: “…”

“Not as nice as the names I come up with.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

Spirit Cat: “…”

“That’s not important.” Ye Lingxi continued to act cute. “Just tell me. I asked you so many things and you didn’t answer a single one.”

Ji Fuyu had a headache.

She tried to sit down, but Ye Lingxi pulled her up. “You can’t sit until you answer.”

Ji Fuyu gritted her teeth, wanting to hit her.

Ye Lingxi stood her ground. Even though she was scared, she wouldn’t rest until she got answers.

“Well? Is there or isn’t there?”

Ji Fuyu sighed. “No.”

“No? Are you sure?”

Ji Fuyu: “…”

“I already answered. What more do you want?” Her tone turned impatient. She never imagined Ye Lingxi could talk so much.

Ye Lingxi pouted. “Why are you yelling? I was just asking.”

“You!” Ji Fuyu had no energy left to argue. She poured herself a cup of tea to calm her throat and temper.

Ye Lingxi sat down too. “Why didn’t you just say so earlier? I’ve been asking forever.”

Ji Fuyu: “…”

That mouth of hers…

She closed her eyes, trying to calm down. Ye Lingxi stuffed a pastry into her mouth. “Cool off.”

Ji Fuyu now had a big lump in her mouth. She sighed and took a bite.

Ye Lingxi started again. “So, do you think my eyes are pretty?” She widened her eyes for her to see. “Look closely—aren’t they pretty?”

This was her new look. Ji Fuyu said it wasn’t dangerous, so it should be fine. But she still wanted to show off her new eyes. All the important people had seen them—of course she wanted to flaunt them.

Ji Fuyu found her unreasonable. “Not pretty.”

“Huh? Why?” Ye Lingxi pulled at her eyelids. “But everyone else says they’re special.”

They were indeed special—just like that person’s.

“Clearly, your demon kind has different taste from us cultivators. If you say they’re not pretty, then they must be.”

Ji Fuyu nearly spat out her pastry. She shouted, “What? Are you questioning the aesthetics of the demon realm?”

“Isn’t that right?” Ye Lingxi teased, playing with her eyes.

Ji Fuyu said, “The flowers in our demon realm are the most beautiful in the world.”

“What flowers?”

“Ghost Orchid.”

Ye Lingxi murmured, “Ghost Orchid? Sounds familiar.”

“In our demon realm, Ghost Orchids are crystal-clear and full of spirit. Your plants are all plain green. Ours are vibrant, with every color imaginable—even the stems.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

“Fine, fine. If you say they’re pretty, then they’re pretty.” She boredly picked up some sunflower seeds and started cracking them.

Ji Fuyu was about to explode. “Were you even listening to me?!”

“I was.” Ye Lingxi pushed over a pile of cracked shells. “See? Proof.”

Ji Fuyu: “…”

Ye Lingxi stretched and yawned.

Ji Fuyu, annoyed, grabbed a few seeds and cracked them too, not wanting to hear her talk.

But Ye Lingxi had a million questions. “But your gaze seems sad when you look at my eyes. Why is that?”

Ji Fuyu froze. Her gaze slowly shifted to her. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“But it’s true.” Ye Lingxi rested her chin on her hands and smiled. “So tell me—why?”

Ji Fuyu stopped cracking seeds. She lowered her gaze for a long time before speaking. “Your eyes remind me of someone.”

“Oh?” Ye Lingxi perked up. “Who?”

“Someone who deceived me—and someone I hate!”