Competing with the Male Lead for the Female Lead (Transmigration) - Chapter 9
Lan Feier needed to think carefully. If she moved over, she would be tied to Wen Wuning for a considerable amount of time. With an extra person by Wen Wuning’s side, it would be difficult not to attract the protagonist’s attention. If the protagonist found out she was a fellow transmigrator, or that she had ruined his plans in the interspatial space, her days would be numbered.
After some consideration, Lan Feier avoided Wen Wuning’s gaze. “Senior Sister, I know your intentions are good, but I know my own limitations. I dare not dream of Lingyun Mountain. However, I promise that I will never be lazy in my daily cultivation from now on.”
If she could just endure for a few more years until the protagonist and heroine went to Lingyun Mountain, Ancheng would be peaceful. Then she could find another way out.
Lan Feier made her stance clear. She also knew that since Wen Wuning had asked her that, she would definitely find a way to take her along.
But the vastness of the world, the dangers, and the conflicts along the way were something Lan Feier didn’t want to experience with Wen Wuning.
Lan Feier’s meaning was clear, and Wen Wuning, being astute, understood her unspoken words.
Wen Wuning stood up. She didn’t know how to describe her feelings. Because she had never actively asked for a playmate when she was young, she had never been rejected. So this feeling was unfamiliar. She walked a few steps towards the door, then stopped. She stood there for a while before finally responding with an “Mm,” as if to acknowledge Lan Feier’s meaning.
But she didn’t leave. After standing for two seconds, she turned back. Lan Feier looked at her blankly.
Wen Wuning took out a palm-sized pouch and placed it in her hand.
“This Qiankun bag is linked to mine. In the future, if you need any treasures from my bag, you can use them at any time.”
Upon hearing this, Lan Feier immediately threw it away as if it were burning her hand.
The Qiankun bag hit Wen Wuning and fell at her feet. The air froze. Lan Feier felt something was wrong. Without daring to look up, she immediately bent down, picked up the Qiankun bag, and patted off the nonexistent dust with a servile smile, returning it to Wen Wuning with a chuckle. “Senior Sister, this is too precious. I can’t accept it.”
From beginning to end, she didn’t dare to meet Wen Wuning’s eyes.
First, she had almost been raped by someone who was usually a respectable fellow disciple. Then, she had been slapped in public. Now, she had intended to form a deep friendship and become a partner with someone, only to be rejected.
Putting aside her identity as the female lead, just as an ordinary person, she would actually feel very wronged and frustrated.
After a long silence, Wen Wuning simply said, “Keep it. You might need it in the future.”
Lan Feier didn’t dare to say anything more. As soon as Wen Wuning left, Lan Feier immediately started a fire to burn the Qiankun bag. But as it burned, the patterns on the Qiankun bag in the flames grew brighter and brighter, remaining unharmed.
She had no choice but to take out her sword to cut it, but she didn’t know what material the bag was made of; even the sword couldn’t damage it.
Holding this hot potato of a Qiankun bag, Lan Feier slumped onto the bed, even thinking darkly in her heart whether the female lead already knew about Sheng Baihe and her identity as transmigrators, and because she didn’t want to be with Sheng Baihe, she wanted to win her over to fight against Sheng Baihe and resist her fate in the book.
She knew it, she knew it!
How could the female lead be so kind, wanting to take her to Lingyun Mountain and giving her a Qiankun bag!
“Take this and throw it away!” Lan Feier forcefully threw the Qiankun bag at the ginseng doll’s head.
The ginseng doll could sense the spiritual power in the Qiankun bag and knew it was a treasure. It looked uncertainly at Lan Feier. Lan Feier was in a fit of anger. She walked over and kicked it out the door, saying fiercely, “Go, now!”
Tears streamed down the ginseng doll’s face, and it ran out crying loudly.
The ginseng doll liked to move underground. Once outside, it burrowed into the ground. It sniffled, intending to bury the Qiankun bag underground, but it was really reluctant. It even wanted to burrow into this bag full of spiritual power to take a look, but the power of the contract seal forced it to obey Lan Feier’s words.
Burying it underground was actually the safest. No one would be able to find it, and it could occasionally go and take a look.
Sniffling as it returned, the ginseng doll found Lan Feier back in bed. As soon as it came back, the person on the bed immediately flipped over. Her appearance was as terrifying as a ghost.
“Where did you throw it? Go and get it back for me!”
The ginseng doll wailed and ran out again. Following such a moody demon, how could its life be so miserable!
When it brought the Qiankun bag back again, Lan Feier was much calmer, at least looking like a human. She took the Qiankun bag and looked it over for a long time.
What exactly was Wen Wuning’s purpose in giving her this? Was it really just to repay her for saving her in the interspatial space? If so, this gift was too heavy. Moreover, later Wen Wuning had also brought her out of the ghostly fog in Tomb Mountain and found the ginseng doll with her. They were even now.
Lan Feier handed the Qiankun bag back to the ginseng doll. “Find an absolutely undiscoverable place to hide it.”
The ginseng doll was about to collapse. The place it had just hidden it was quite good, absolutely undiscoverable.
“Do you have an opinion? Can’t I even order you around anymore!” Lan Feier’s eyebrows shot up, and the ginseng doll immediately ran out in fright.
The ginseng doll could burrow underground and was very sensitive to any movement on the ground. It could also understand human speech, but only its master could understand its words.
Lan Feier slowly figured out its other uses besides serving tea and water, allowing her to know many things without leaving her room.
Sheng Baihe had been recuperating in the Lin family for half a month and had finally recovered. During this time, he had met Lin Niaoniao’s grandfather, Lin Mao. This old man seemed to have believed the rumors outside, thinking that Sheng Baihe and Lin Niaoniao had really gotten together, and had tacitly approved of their relationship, even subtly probing the secrets of the Wen family’s forbidden area.
In order to maintain his persona as a righteous gentleman and a deeply affectionate man, Sheng Baihe naturally didn’t give in to the soft or hard tactics of the old and young of the Lin family, infuriating Lin Mao to the point of wanting to kick him out. But then he thought that if he sent him back, that person would definitely return to the Wen family, thus adding another helping hand to the Wen family, so he had no choice but to let him stay in the Lin family.
Lin Mao wanted to keep him, but Sheng Baihe might not be willing. He chose a sunny day and openly went to the Wen family.
Hiding his aura, he quietly avoided Wen Wuning and directly found Wen Ran.
Upon seeing Wen Ran, he first showed a look of guilt and self-reproach, then, as if remembering something important, he said solemnly, “Take me to see Uncle Wen. I have something to tell him.”
Wen Ran sized him up. He believed his own sister, but he really couldn’t see any flaws in Sheng Baihe. He didn’t ask much and directly took him to see his father, wanting to see what he had to say.
As soon as he saw Wen’s father, Sheng Baihe dropped a bombshell.
Ancheng had three major families: Wen, Lin, and Zhao. Their strengths were comparable, and they had always been both friends and enemies, engaging in open and secret struggles. But now, the Lin and Zhao families were secretly colluding to make the Wen family disappear from Ancheng.
In the original book, the Wen family was caught completely off guard, the spiritual veins in the forbidden area were destroyed, and apart from Wen Wuning, who escaped with Sheng Baihe, the Wen family really did disappear from Ancheng.
But this was something that would happen three years later.
Wen’s father and son looked horrified, but Wen’s father didn’t believe Sheng Baihe’s one-sided story, as this matter was no small thing.
Sheng Baihe had also thought of this. To gain Wen’s father’s trust, he had secretly instigated the Lin and Zhao families over the past half-month, bringing this conspiracy forward by three years.
He took out a piece of silk that had been burned down to a small fragment and handed it to Wen’s father.
Wen’s father recognized the handwriting on it as that of the old bastard from the Zhao family. His whole body shook, and he finally believed Sheng Baihe’s words.
He had also had a friendship with that old bastard from the Zhao family. He hadn’t expected, hadn’t expected…
“Father, during this time, I will increase manpower in the back mountain and find out the spies in the mansion,” Wen Ran said.
Sheng Baihe disagreed. Although knowing the news in advance meant they just had to guard against the other side finding an opening, this was only a temporary solution. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, one of the Lin or Zhao families had to be eliminated.
“Uncle, according to Lin Niaoniao, the Lin patriarch has been asking her to interact more with Zhao Pei recently,” Sheng Baihe fabricated this. Zhao Pei was the youngest son of the Zhao family. He said this to let Wen’s father know that the Lin family had been the first to have this idea.
Wen’s father indeed understood his meaning and said angrily, “That old dog Lin!”
“Baihe believes this matter cannot be defended against,”
“What do you mean?” The two Wen family members immediately looked at him.
“Use their plan against them. However, it will be the Lin family that disappears, which can also serve as a warning to Uncle Zhao,” Sheng Baihe said calmly, causing a huge wave in the hearts of Wen’s father and son.
They hadn’t expected Sheng Baihe, who was usually as gentle as a gentleman, to have such a ruthless side.
“Do you already have a plan in mind?” Wen’s father asked.
Sheng Baihe nodded, but then changed the subject and suddenly knelt down, saying earnestly, “Baihe has done wrong. I beg Uncle and Elder Brother for forgiveness.”
The father and son were stunned and exchanged a look, realizing he was probably referring to the matter with Wen Wuning. Wen’s father couldn’t help but ask, “What exactly happened? Why is Wuning so hostile towards you?”
Sheng Baihe put on a look of being unable to speak about it. “In short, Baihe offended Wuning. After this matter is settled, she can punish Baihe however she sees fit, whether it’s beating or killing. I only beg Uncle not to drive Baihe out of the Wen family.”
The two Wen family men were in a very awkward and difficult position. On the one hand, although Sheng Baihe had done wrong, the news he brought this time had saved the entire Wen family. But on Wen Wuning’s side, with her personality, they couldn’t make decisions for her.
Wen’s father sighed. “Discuss this with Wuning later.”
Sheng Baihe was overjoyed. As long as Wen’s father and Wen Ran didn’t interfere, Wen Wuning alone was as good as his.
He took out a white flower the size of an infant’s fist from his Qiankun bag. Green leaves supported the slender petals in an elegant posture, as delicate as if it had just been picked, still bearing dewdrops.
“Please give this to Wuning, Elder Brother.”
Wen Ran was slightly surprised. “This is the Peacock White Feather?”
“Yes, it’s what Wuning has always wanted,” Sheng Baihe lowered his eyes as if remembering something, a gentle smile appearing on his face.
Wen’s father sighed softly.
Sheng Baihe was so attentive to Wen Wuning. What else could the two Wen family men do?