Achieving A Happy Ending With The Tragic Female Lead [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 25.1

She was worried that as time dragged on, the poison would take hold. She didn’t know how high the dosage in the incense was, or how long her Eldest Senior Sister could hold out.

The City Lord painfully raised his eyes, a look of shame in his expression. “In truth… this is an act of revenge.”

He sighed and began his tale.

“A hundred years ago, a plague broke out in our city. While the local doctors were helpless, the traveling Medical Immortal, Bai Zhi, stepped in and saved everyone. Afterward, the medical lady and her companion stayed for a while to observe. The citizens treated her as a guest of honor, everyone respected and loved her. But that respect turned toxic after a secret was revealed.”

Su Mi listened quietly, taking note of the word “companion.”

“A passing cultivator accidentally let the then-City Lord know the secret of the medical lady. It turns out she was a ‘Medicine Human’ refined from childhood. Rumor had it her blood could cure any disease or poison; that was likely how the plague was solved. Coincidentally, a wealthy city a hundred miles away also suffered from a plague. They sent messengers to the City Lord asking for a cure, promising a massive reward.”

At this point, the City Lord licked his dry lips.

“The city was in ruins and needed funds desperately. If he simply introduced the medical lady to them, the City Lord wouldn’t have received such a rich reward. So, he turned his greedy eyes toward the frail, blind medical lady. While her companion was away, he imprisoned her and drained her blood to make medicine. He lost control, and the medical lady eventually died from excessive blood loss.”

Su Mi frowned deeply, and Wanqi Yue was so furious she could barely stop herself from cursing aloud.

“Fearing discovery, the City Lord forged evidence that she had left. But before he could destroy the body, the companion returned and found the long-dead medical lady. Only then did they realize the companion was the medical lady’s partner and a powerful cultivator.

The female cultivator was enraged by her lover’s tragic death. But after venting her fury, she realized that killing everyone wouldn’t bring her lover back. So, she thought of another way. She preserved the medical lady’s remaining soul, then used white jade to hand-carve a likeness of her lover. She forced the people to worship it to absorb their essence and reshape the soul. She spent her days with it and set up layers of arrays around their original residence, forbidding anyone from entering.”

“Unfortunately, this method defied the Heavenly Dao. The female cultivator suffered severe backlash. Although she eventually ‘resurrected’ the medical lady, she died herself as a result.”

The City Lord’s throat was dry by the time he finished the story. “Later, as you see, the medical lady couldn’t accept the death of her lover and tried to follow her example to bring her back. Because we are the descendants of those people, she blackmails us into doing these evil deeds. If I refuse, my own life is forfeit.”

He obeyed, but half his life was still held in the medical lady’s palm.

Wanqi Yue felt conflicted after hearing this. The Medical Immortal was originally the greatest victim, but now, to resurrect her lover, she had become unscrupulous, treating others’ lives as grass.

Su Mi: “What about those brides?”

The City Lord replied: “Those were people the medical lady found who shared the same fate-alignment as the female cultivator. She uses their bodies to nourish the soul, and the amulets help her find such people.”

“What does she want with so many cultivators now?” Su Mi asked, her brow smoothing out slightly. “Is it also a life for a life exchange?”

Just as they were speaking, an invisible wind arrived quietly. Su Mi spun around quickly to dodge.

A white silk ribbon appeared, coiling around the City Lord’s neck and dragging him backward at high speed. The City Lord grabbed at his neck, his face turning purple instantly.

Wanqi Yue rushed forward and sliced the white silk. The City Lord collapsed to the floor, gasping for air on his knees.

The hollow, ethereal voice unique to the Medical Immortal rang out: “Wasted trash.”

The Medical Immortal’s form gradually materialized. She tucked a stray hair behind her ear and walked forward with light, graceful steps.

Appearing with her was the Mountain Lord, still dressed in an unrecognizable outfit.

Wanqi Yue no longer cared about the priestess on the ground, she moved to Su Mi’s side, wanting to protect her.

The Mountain Lord looked at Su Mi and said, “The remaining spiritual energy gap can be filled by that priestess.”

Bai Zhi also looked at Su Mi and said slowly, “Then keep a good eye on her.”

The priestess had intended to slip away quietly, but realizing she was being watched, she abandoned her disguise and tried to leap away. However, the doors slammed shut, blocking her path.

Su Mi immediately unsealed the restraints on the priestess’s hands. “We are all tied to the same rope now. A smart person knows what to do.”

Though reluctant, the priestess could only grip her fly-whisk and comply.

White silk ribbons lunged from all directions. The spiritual light from Wanqi Yue’s sword tore through the air, shredding the ribbons into thousands of pieces. She glanced back at her Eldest Senior Sister, then charged forward with the priestess to engage the Medical Immortal.

Wanqi Yue didn’t want Su Mi to face the Mountain Lord, but she knew Su Mi was poisoned by the Tengxiu Grass, and the Mountain Lord didn’t seem likely to kill her. Thus, it was safer for her to handle the Medical Immortal.

The Mountain Lord looked at Su Mi and spoke in a voice hauntingly similar to Wanqi Yue’s: “I don’t want to be your enemy. Just come with me.”

Su Mi hesitated for a moment, several talismans appearing between her fingers. Her face was as cold as water: “Stop your chattering.”

In that moment, the usually quiet Coal Ball suddenly let out a terrified shriek because it had just received a message from the Main System.

【Oh no, oh no! There was an error when this world looped back. The female lead who had previously turned into a soul entity wasn’t completely erased. Instead, she looped back into this world as well. Now there are two female leads in this world. That Mountain Lord… is the female lead born from the original timeline!!!】

Hearing this, Su Mi’s talisman, which was intended for the Mountain Lord’s chest, suddenly veered off. The spiritual power struck a distant corner with a deafening explosion.

The Mountain Lord’s eyes brightened instantly. She took a step forward and reached out as if to touch Su Mi.

This moment of Su Mi’s “soft-heartedness” also fell into Wanqi Yue’s eyes. The resentment she had been trying to suppress flared up into an indignant rage once more.

She swung a fierce, resolute strike toward the Mountain Lord: “Don’t you touch her!”