Competing with the Male Lead for the Female Lead (Transmigration) - Chapter 27
A hollow, ghostly singing drifted on the wind, seeping into their ears.
Wen Wuning slowly opened her eyes.
The woman lay on her side on Wen Wuning’s lap, her long hair cascading like a waterfall to the ground, resembling spilled ink. The fiery red light reflected on her snow-white face, adding a touch of humanity to her ghostly features.
The woman looked tall, thin, and stiff, so Wen Wuning had expected her to be heavy, but she could barely feel any weight on her lap.
Wen Wuning quietly listened to her soft, low singing.
The tune was strange and ancient, but the more she listened, the more she found a unique charm to it, bringing peace to her mind.
Although this woman was strange and her origins unknown, Wen Wuning couldn’t sense any malice from her.
Even though she knew the woman’s fragility was just a facade.
A gust of mountain wind blew, scattering the strange fragrance that lingered around them. Wen Wuning then realized that the singing had disappeared without her noticing, and the woman lying on her lap was silently weeping again. The flickering firelight reflected in her pitch-black, hollow pupils, and red bl00d tears left two red streaks on her pale cheeks.
“Why are you crying again?” Wen Wuning asked.
The woman remained silent.
Over the next few days, they continued their journey. During their occasional short rests, the woman would appear. Every time, she wouldn’t say anything, just lie on Wen Wuning and weep.
Until one day, their mounts flipped their bellies and stubbornly refused to take another step. Their rogueish appearance left them with no choice but to abandon them and walk. However, after only a few steps, Wen Wuning swayed and collapsed amidst two exclamations of surprise.
“Guest, return with servant.”
The woman, who hadn’t spoken for the past few days, finally deigned to open her mouth.
This was the first time Wen Wuning had stood face-to-face with the woman. She was indeed very tall and thin, and the water-blue silk robe seemed to hang loosely on her body.
Wen Wuning asked, “Return to that mansion? Wasn’t it you who wanted to leave with me? If you want to go back, just go back yourself. I won’t stop you.”
As soon as the words left her mouth, the woman shed bl00d tears again. Wen Wuning was extremely annoyed. Without waiting for her to speak, she flicked her sleeve and said, “Don’t cry in front of me. I don’t fall for that.”
“Please, guest, return with servant.” The woman sobbed, reaching out to pull her. Wen Wuning withdrew her hand, avoiding her like a venomous snake, and said coldly, “Let me go back!”
Looking around, the surrounding scenery was exactly the same as before she lost consciousness, only her junior sister and Sheng Baihe were missing.
She was in this woman’s illusion.
Could the green sword open the illusion?
Withdrawing her gaze, Wen Wuning gathered her Qi in her palm. A green light suddenly appeared, transforming into the green sword in her hand. A plaintive sound came from behind her.
“Servant doesn’t want to return, but must return. Guest, come with servant. Servant is so lonely…”
Wen Wuning, utterly annoyed, didn’t listen carefully. She turned and swung her sword. The green sword sliced through the night sky, and a rift appeared out of nowhere.
At the same time, a sharp scream came from behind her. Wen Wuning turned her head and saw the woman looking pale, her black hair swirling and flying behind her.
Ignoring the strangeness in her heart, Wen Wuning leaped towards the rift.
Before she even opened her eyes, a thick smell of bl00d assaulted her nostrils. Wen Wuning frowned and opened her eyes.
“Senior Sister, you’re awake? Are you alright?”
Sheng Baihe’s voice came from above her. Wen Wuning immediately rolled away and stood up. She saw a crocodile lying on its back a few steps away, its belly ripped open, entrails and bl00d spilling everywhere. Her junior sister was nowhere to be seen.
“Looking for that junior sister?” Sheng Baihe lowered his eyes, getting up with his sword in his left hand.
Wen Wuning looked at him, her brow tightly furrowed. “Where is she?”
Sheng Baihe, whose hair was always meticulously combed, now had some short strands falling messily over his forehead, adding a touch of both righteousness and wickedness to his usual gentlemanly image. His eyelids lifted from behind the short hair, and she heard him laugh sinisterly. “What if I said I chopped her up and fed her to the maggots?”
Wen Wuning was stunned, glaring at him angrily. “Where exactly is she?!”
Sheng Baihe’s expression was momentarily unreadable, whether it was anger or hurt.
“Senior Sister, in your heart, I’m just a villain, aren’t I?”
Sheng Baihe raised his right hand and pulled up his sleeve, revealing a bloody wound on his arm. “Just now, you suddenly fainted, and an insect turned around and bit you. If I had hesitated even for a moment, you wouldn’t be standing here loudly scolding me now!”
The wound was clearly from sharp teeth. Wen Wuning looked at the wound with a astonished expression.
Lowering his sleeve, Sheng Baihe’s heart felt like it was being fried in a hot oil pan. He took a deep breath and endured the pain, saying, “No matter what I’ve done for you, you can’t see it. In your heart, I’ll always be that frivolous and despicable person who slighted you. Anyone else in your heart weighs more than me.”
Counting them, Sheng Baihe had saved the Wen family, saved Wen Ran, saved Wen Wuning, and had come forward to help with Wen Ran’s funeral arrangements after his death.
For someone who clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment…
Wen Wuning’s expression was complicated. “What do you want me to do?”
“I just want you to give me a chance.”
The image of Lin Niaoniao before her death suddenly flashed in her mind. Wen Wuning said resolutely, “Impossible! Don’t even think about it!”
Perhaps traveling with Sheng Baihe this time was a mistake!
Now that they were far from the Wen family, no matter what, Sheng Baihe couldn’t possibly bewitch her father and harm the Wen family again.
It was time to make a clean break.
Wen Wuning lowered her eyes. “The past is wiped clean. We part ways here. If we meet again in the future, we will act as if we don’t know each other.”
The evil deeds he had done, not killing him would be considered repaying those favors.
Not expecting Wen Wuning to want to sever ties with him, Sheng Baihe gritted his teeth. “Don’t even think about it!”
Wen Wuning didn’t want to get entangled with him and prepared to leave with Lan Feier immediately. Wen Wuning looked around.
“No need to look! I killed her!”
Suddenly, a fierce wind arose, Sheng Baihe’s clothes and hair billowed. His refined and upright face momentarily looked as terrifying as a demon.
“I’ve wanted to kill her for a long time! Just now, while you were unconscious, I chopped her into pieces alive. She died in great pain, crying and begging for mercy…”
Seeing Wen Wuning’s face gradually turn pale, Sheng Baihe laughed loudly in the wind.
Wen Wuning’s hands trembled slightly. She stared at the laughing figure in the wind, her eyes about to crack with fury.
A flash of green light, her trembling hand gripped the green sword tightly.
“Senior Sister!”
A familiar cry suddenly came from the forest. Wen Wuning’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and she turned her head blankly. A living person ran towards her.
The stagnant air in her chest dissipated, but her eyes felt hot.
Out of lingering fear, her hand still trembled slightly.
Before Lan Feier even got close, she sensed that the atmosphere was wrong. The way Sheng Baihe looked at her was as if he wanted to flay her alive. Not as if he wanted to, but he really wanted to kill her!
Feeling the palpable murderous intent, Lan Feier’s body reacted a step ahead. She nimbly flipped over in place, and a sharp sword Qi shaved off a layer of flowers and grass at her feet.
As soon as she landed, Lan Feier ran back without stopping. The sound of close combat came from behind her. After running out of the danger zone, she hid behind a tree to observe.
The green and white sword light stirred up grass clippings and petals. Sheng Baihe hacked at Wen Wuning like she had killed his own father, recklessly and desperately.
Lan Feier looked completely dumbfounded.
What exactly had happened in these short ten-odd minutes while she was away?