Transmigrating as a Crazy Villainess, She Becomes Invincible by Slacking Off - Chapter 26

This Storage Pouch contained tens of thousands of Spirit Stones!

Jackpot! Jackpot!

Seeing Ruan Dongling’s delighted expression, Qi Sichen’s voice softened, a rare occurrence. He said, “I’ve roughly calculated the value of the items you gave me and converted them into Spirit Stones to return to you.”

“If you need any resources, feel free to purchase them directly. If you can’t find what you need, let me know. I…”

Before he could finish, Ruan Dongling had already stowed away the Storage Pouch, turned, and walked away.

“Ruan Dongling! You dare deceive me!”

Qi Sichen’s anger, which had momentarily subsided, flared up again. With a swift movement, he appeared in front of her, blocking her path.

“Explain yourself clearly!”

Ruan Dongling tilted her head, genuinely puzzled. “Deceive you? How have I deceived you?”

“Everything you did before was just an act, wasn’t it?” Qi Sichen’s expression twisted slightly.

What’s this? Is he getting desperate?

Now that his number one simp has stopped simping, he’s getting desperate?

“Ah, yes, yes, yes! You’re absolutely right! It was all an act!”

“But what does it matter? You’ve always despised me anyway.”

“You never reciprocated my feelings in the slightest. Wasn’t my acting just a waste of time?”

“Now, everything you owed me has been repaid. The marriage contract your parents forced upon you under the guise of gratitude has been dissolved.”

“Now we’re even. There’s nothing between us anymore. From now on, it’s best if we never see each other again!”

Ruan Dongling truly didn’t care.

She wasn’t the original owner of this body. She felt only disgust for Qi Sichen, not a shred of affection.

Ruan Dongling brushed past Qi Sichen again, walking away without looking back.

“You’re not her! Where did you come from, you wandering ghost?!” Qi Sichen’s voice was like ice, chillingly cold.

Ruan Dongling flinched, turning sharply to face Qi Sichen. She smiled faintly and said, “You’re right. She’s already dead… She died the moment you, blinded by your own twisted sense of justice, carved out her Spirit Root…”

Ruan Dongling felt a pang of guilt. Qi Sichen was right—she really was a wandering ghost.

She whistled, and within moments, Too Flashy’s dazzling golden figure appeared in the sky.

The dragon circled a few times before descending. Ruan Dongling mounted Too Flashy, and they soared away.

Qi Sichen’s figure, standing on the mountain path steps, grew smaller and smaller in the distance.

Back in her small courtyard, Ruan Dongling finally wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

Though she had appeared calm as an old dog in front of Qi Sichen, her heart had been pounding with panic.

In this Cultivation World, cases of body possession weren’t unheard of. If Qi Sichen had decided she was some ancient demon in disguise and killed her on the spot, she would have been helpless.

The Dog Protagonist had already reached the Late Golden Core stage.

What on earth is going on? How is the plot completely different?!

Is the book I originally read even set in the same world as the one I’ve transmigrated into?!

Apart from the characters’ names, everything else had changed.

The energy she had expended today far exceeded that of any other day in her three months at the Heaven Origin Sect.

After a good night’s sleep, she woke up the next morning.

Ruan Dongling sat up and noticed Xiao Si, the pale little snake, coiled into a poop-shaped lump beside her pillow.

“Xiao Si, what’s going on with you? What do you need to evolve?”

Xiao Si blinked his beady black eyes, looking utterly clueless.

Ruan Dongling touched the Borrowing Jade Token Duan Tianhe had given her, preparing to head to the Scripture Pavilion to study.

Ruan Dongling had always been a terrible student, the type who could fall asleep during lectures. Forcing her to read was practically torture.

But she couldn’t remain ignorant like a fool.

Riding Too Flashy to the Scripture Pavilion, Ruan Dongling dismounted, straightened her robes, and walked toward the building.

Elder Li, the pavilion’s guardian, recognized her. After all, her Foundation Establishment ceremony a few days prior had caused quite a stir.

Elder Li’s face crinkled into a smile as he saw her. “Exceptional talent, and diligent too! Excellent, excellent!”

Elder Li stroked his beard in approval.

Ruan Dongling’s face flushed as she presented her Borrowing Jade Token with both hands. “Elder, I wish to borrow books from the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion.”

Elder Li glanced at the token, smiled faintly, and nodded.

Ruan Dongling bowed respectfully to Elder Li and entered the first floor.

From the outside, the Scripture Pavilion appeared to be a small building, but its interior held a vast and profound world.

The first floor was densely packed with bookshelves, containing not tens of thousands, but certainly over ten thousand volumes.

Many disciples were seated on futons scattered throughout the hall, engrossed in their reading.

The only sounds were the soft rustling of turning pages; no one whispered or chattered, creating an atmosphere of serene concentration.

Ruan Dongling had originally intended to go straight to the third floor, but the abundance of books on the first floor caught her eye. She casually pulled a volume from the shelf:

True Martial Prefecture Regional Gazetteer

The book detailed the various regions within True Martial Prefecture.

Beyond the Cultivation World, True Martial Prefecture also encompassed the Mortal Realm, with its kingdoms and dynasties.

The prefecture’s barrenness stemmed from the fact that sixty percent of its land was desert.

This entire row of shelves was dedicated to books about True Martial Prefecture.

Ruan Dongling had initially hoped to find books on the Cultivation World’s cultivation systems—such as Demonic Cultivation, Ghost Cultivation, and Buddhist Cultivation—or perhaps even a volume explaining Xiao Si’s strange condition.

No matter which book Ruan Dongling picked up, she found herself wanting to read it.

Everything inside was unfamiliar, knowledge she lacked.

Determined, she borrowed about a dozen books at once.

Back in her small courtyard, she opened one and vowed to read it diligently.

But after only two pages, drowsiness overwhelmed her. Her eyelids grew heavy, and she eventually collapsed face-down on the table, fast asleep.

Before drifting off, she wondered, How can I read if I can’t stay awake?

She slept for four hours, her arm numb from being pinned beneath her.

Seeing the drool stain on the book, Ruan Dongling hastily wiped it away, sighing inwardly.

Ah, I’m just not cut out for studying.

Ding! Host has successfully slacked off! Reward: 100% comprehension of the True Martial Continent’s Ten-Thousand-Year Chronicle!

In an instant, the entire contents of the brick-thick historical tome were imprinted into Ruan Dongling’s mind.

Amazing!

This is like Bulbasaur eating Bugles—absolutely perfect!

Wiping the drool from her mouth, Ruan Dongling picked up another book and began reading.

That night, she used the books as pillows.

When she woke up the next morning, the contents of all the books were fully memorized.

Elder Li watched as Ruan Dongling returned over a dozen books in a single day, only to borrow another dozen before leaving.

This pattern continued for several days. Finally, Elder Li couldn’t resist asking, “Have you not found the books you’re looking for?”

“I’ve guarded the Scripture Pavilion for a century and know its contents well. If you’re looking for books on a specific topic, I can help you!”

Ruan Dongling, clutching her books, looked puzzled. “Elder, these are all the books I want to read!”

“You can read so many in a single day?” Elder Li clearly didn’t believe her, suspecting she was exaggerating.

Ruan Dongling nodded.

Elder Li grew displeased, convinced the girl was being dishonest. He deliberately posed several tricky questions to test her knowledge.

To his astonishment, Ruan Dongling answered flawlessly about every book she had borrowed, reciting passages without a single error.

Elder Li was stunned into silence for a long moment.

A prodigy! A true prodigy!

Even with cultivators’ mental strength being a hundred times greater than that of ordinary mortals, it’s impossible to read so many books in a day!

Let alone memorize each one perfectly!

As Ruan Dongling’s figure receded into the distance, Elder Li gently wiped a tear from the corner of his eye.

Truly, the True Martial Prefecture has hope for a glorious future!