After Transmigrating into a Book as a Cannon Fodder Character, The System Turned out to be Completely Unreliable! - Chapter 65

Chapter 65: “Come here.”

 

Ye Lingxi officially became Ji Fuyu’s personal maid—working by day, warming the bed by night…

 

She held a broom, weakly sweeping the floor back and forth, her movements half-hearted. Her senior’s eyes were constantly glued to her.

 

Ji Fuyu was currently busy discussing matters with several others on how to deal with the cultivators.

 

While they were discussing, everyone kept glancing over at Ye Lingxi. She stared back at them innocently, looking like she wanted to speak but didn’t dare.

 

Ji Fuyu finally waved her over. “Come here.”

 

Ye Lingxi immediately ran over obediently, still holding her broom.

 

The others didn’t dare look at her directly and could only sneak peeks.

 

“Husband,” she called out, and that one word made everyone present raise their brows in suspicion.

 

“What’s going on here?”

 

All eyes turned to Ji Fuyu, who remained completely calm. Her serene smile only added to their shock.

 

“I’d heard rumors that she’d lost her memory,” muttered a turtle-like man squinting his eyes. His two curled mustaches made Ye Lingxi stifle a laugh.

 

“You! A prisoner like you dares to laugh at me?!”

 

“Jin Guan, have you finished your task?”

 

“Your Majesty, I…”

 

“All right, Jin Guan, just keep your mouth shut. Now that the king is finally easier to talk to, stop pushing it,” another old man chimed in. His hair looked like a tangled bird’s nest of weeds.

 

The midday immortal intervened to stop the bickering.

 

“You old geezer—”

 

Ji Fuyu pulled Ye Lingxi to sit beside her. “Sit here and behave.”

 

The midday immortal smiled gently. “Your Majesty, those people are still looking for this woman.”

 

“I know,” Ji Fuyu said calmly. “I summoned all of you here to assign you the task of killing the sect leaders, especially Mo Huaishu from Qingyang Sect. We can’t allow her to become a deity—otherwise, our demon race will lose its standing.”

 

“Yes, Your Majesty,” Jin Guan started flattering immediately.

 

The midday immortal bumped into him. “You think you’re capable of that?”

 

“Maybe not, but better than a fallen immortal like you.”

 

“Hey! What’s that supposed to mean?”

 

“Am I wrong?”

 

He’s an immortal?

 

Ye Lingxi bit her finger. Ji Fuyu saw all her small gestures and asked, “What do you think? Should we kill them all?”

 

Ye Lingxi grinned nervously. “Whatever hubby says is good.”

 

Ji Fuyu patted her head. “Good girl.” She pulled her onto her lap and turned to the others. “Why haven’t you left yet?”

 

“Oh! Right, we’re leaving!” The two who had been staring snapped out of it and scrambled up. The midday immortal dragged Jin Guan away.

 

Jin Guan moved slowly, and the midday immortal snapped, “Move it, old turtle! You want the king to punish you?”

 

“You know I’m already moving as fast as I can!” Seeing Ji Fuyu growing impatient, the midday immortal hoisted him up and carried him out.

 

Ye Lingxi whispered, “Hubby?”

 

Ji Fuyu looked down and smiled. “What is it?”

 

“You’re squeezing me. It hurts.” Her eyes were closed, her face scrunched in pain.

 

Ji Fuyu’s hand had been tightly gripping her thigh—deep finger marks had formed.

 

“I hurt you?”

 

“No.” Clearly, Ye Lingxi was lying.

 

Ji Fuyu smiled faintly. “If it hurts, just say so.”

 

“It… hurts.”

 

Ji Fuyu: “…”

 

She released her grip, and Ye Lingxi visibly relaxed. Ji Fuyu said casually, “Go play somewhere else.”

 

“Hubby’s not coming with me?”

 

“You want me to come?”

 

Ye Lingxi wrapped her arms around her neck and lay against her. “I want to be with hubby forever, never apart.”

 

Ji Fuyu’s red pupils widened. She grabbed her and pushed her back. “Do you even know what you’re saying?”

 

Ye Lingxi shyly nodded. “I do.”

 

Ji Fuyu looked thoughtful. “Mm.” She responded calmly.

 

Ye Lingxi panicked. “Hubby, don’t abandon me.”

 

Ji Fuyu froze in the middle of getting up. “I just stood up. I never said I was leaving.”

 

“But you told me to go play.”

 

Ji Fuyu sighed. “I just thought you looked bored and might want to walk around a bit.”

 

“But I don’t know where to go.” Ye Lingxi pouted, fiddling with her fingers.

 

Ji Fuyu took a deep breath. “Go wherever you want. Just don’t get in the way.”

 

“Is hubby annoyed with me?”

 

“Not at all.” Ji Fuyu’s eyes shifted. “Hubby just has important things to do and can’t go with you. Enjoy the Demon Palace.”

 

“Oh.” Ye Lingxi softly replied. “Got it. Then… I’ll come find hubby tonight, okay?”

 

“Mm.” Ji Fuyu smiled, though it didn’t reach her eyes. “Go.”

 

Ye Lingxi skipped off cheerfully from the sleeping quarters to explore other places.

 

Once she was gone, Ji Fuyu’s smile faded. Her gaze darkened. “Keep an eye on her.” A demon soldier appeared behind her.

 

“Yes, my king.”

 

Ye Lingxi didn’t know where she had wandered. Aside from the sound of dripping water, the place was silent.

 

She murmured to herself, “I didn’t expect the Demon Palace to be this big. I’m lost. How do I get back?”

 

“Hurry up! You lot, move faster!”

 

Ye Lingxi heard something and followed the noise. She discovered it was that messy-haired old man who used to be an immortal.

 

She suddenly appeared behind him.

 

“Why can’t you all move faster?!” he yelled, and just as he finished, Ye Lingxi spoke up.

 

“What are you all doing?”

 

The midday immortal jumped, his messy hair standing on end. “Y-You… why are you here?”

 

“Am I not allowed to be?”

 

“What do you think?”

 

“My hubby said I can walk around wherever I want,” Ye Lingxi said innocently.

 

The midday immortal’s heart skipped a beat. “The king said that?”

 

Ye Lingxi nodded. “Yup. If you don’t believe me, go ask her yourself.”

 

“Ah, no no no need for that.” The midday immortal pulled her aside. “So why’d you walk all the way here?”

 

“I don’t know. I just wandered and got lost.” Ye Lingxi earnestly explained her situation.

 

The midday immortal thought she didn’t look like she was lying. After all, this place was sealed off with a barrier—no outsider could’ve entered. He rolled his eyes and asked, “Want to stay and play here?”

 

“Didn’t you just say I shouldn’t?”

 

“When did I say that? If you want to play, I can show you something fun.”

 

He led her to the side.

 

Ye Lingxi curiously asked, “What were those people doing? They were carrying a lot of things.”

 

“Nothing important. Not something the Demon Queen needs to worry about. You just enjoy yourself.”

 

“Play? I’ve walked all over and there’s nothing fun here. Just walls, more walls. Nothing interesting.” Ye Lingxi stopped, starting to get frustrated. “I should go back.”

 

“Hey, hey! You can’t be like that. I told you I’d show you something fun. Why won’t you listen?”

 

“We’ve been walking forever and I haven’t seen anything.”

 

“That’s because we haven’t reached the end yet.”

 

Ye Lingxi looked around. The path stretched far into the distance. “Forget it, I’ll just go back.”

 

The midday immortal grabbed her. “Wait! I’m not lying. We have a very beautiful flower here.”

 

“What kind of flower?”

 

“The Youlan Flower.”

 

“Youlan Flower?” Ye Lingxi’s interest sparked immediately.

 

Seeing her reaction, the midday immortal said, “The Youlan Flower is the most beautiful flower of our demon race. It looks like crystal. There’s even a rare five-colored Youlan Flower—it’s stunning.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Of course.”

 

“Take me to see it, quick!”

 

“Unfortunately, the five-colored Youlan Flower stopped blooming a thousand years ago.” He sighed dramatically.

 

Ye Lingxi was speechless. “Then why mention it?”

 

“Well, our king picked one back then. It’s said the five-colored Youlan Flower brings good luck.”

 

“She picked it? Why’d she pick all of them? Who’d she give them to?”

 

“That’s none of your concern. The king has her reasons.”

 

Ye Lingxi: “…”

 

“You really love keeping people in suspense,” Ye Lingxi huffed.

 

Realizing he might’ve said too much, the midday immortal added, “I’ll take you to see the regular ones—they’re still beautiful.”

 

Ye Lingxi: “…”

 

“Fine, just hurry up and show me.”

 

She followed him, and they arrived at a place with a blue stream. She crouched down and scooped up the water with her palm. Inside, there seemed to be tiny jellyfish.

 

“Up ahead is where the Youlan Flowers bloom,” the midday immortal said, gazing ahead.

 

Ye Lingxi looked up and saw a large field of glowing flowers. Their stems were translucent, and she couldn’t help but exclaim, “So pretty…” Her eyes sparkled.

 

The midday immortal said, “Since you like it, enjoy it. I’ve got other matters to attend to.”

 

Ye Lingxi turned her head, and he was already gone.

 

“Was it necessary to run off that fast?” Though confused, she respected his space. She stepped across some rocks by the stream and walked into the field of Youlan Flowers. Up close, they looked even more beautiful.

 

“If I took a few back, maybe they could be used as lights?” she muttered, reaching out to pick a few.