After Kissing the World-Weary Female Supporting Character [Transmigration] - Chapter 89

Song Xingzi was startled and instantly reacted. She forcefully pushed Ji Ruyue away and cautiously squatted down on a wooden log, her face as red as a small tomato, determined not to look at Ji Ruyue.

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!!! My heart is beating so fast! I’m going to die! I can’t handle this!

Song Xingzi carefully glanced at the little boy on the slope, who had a foxtail grass tassel perched on his head. She then used the corner of her eye to peek at Ji Ruyue, who was radiating an aura of “I am very unhappy,” and a guess flashed through her mind: Ji Ji, she was trying to kiss me just now, wasn’t she?

Thinking of this, fluffy ears poked out shyly from Song Xingzi’s head, twitching happily in the wind.

Wait a minute!

Song Xingzi covered her mouth and turned to look at the smug Little Tail.

That Little Tail is done for! Tail, I can’t protect you. Your life is over!

“Song Xingzi! Why did you get arrested?” Little Tail jumped down from the slope, landing exactly between Ji Ruyue and Song Xingzi. His small body completely blocked Ji Ruyue’s line of sight. He put his hand on Song Xingzi, inspecting her up and down in detail. “Did you find your enemy in the Bewildering Wind Formation? I had the Mountain Spirits notify Brother Mengmo for you; they’ll be here soon to watch the excitement.”

Song Xingzi frantically blinked at Little Tail.

Shut up! Can’t you feel the cold air surging?! Your tassel is gone!

“Hmm? Why is there a human scent here?” Little Tail twitched his nose and turned around, following the smell. “Aaaah—a ghost!”

With a scream, Song Xingzi’s friend, Little Tail, gloriously fainted, revealing the gently smiling Ji Ruyue behind him.

Song Xingzi trembled: “???” Little Tail, are you really gone? Wait, did the Great Demon King just attack in the street? She truly disregards the laws of the yokai world!

Ji Ruyue’s voice was extremely gentle: “He’s fine. He just needs a little nap.”

Song Xingzi grew even more terrified. This was the first time she had seen Ji Ruyue make a move. “Ji Ji, Little Tail just has a foul mouth; he’s not bad otherwise.”

“I didn’t attack,” Ji Ruyue shook her head. Although she wasn’t pouting or glaring, a slight frown conveyed a natural sense of grievance that immediately made Song Xingzi side with her.

Song Xingzi swore confidently: “I believe you! Where would a ghost come from in broad daylight!”

The Ox Yokai and the Snake Yokai exchanged a look: It’s clearly the Mirror Demon’s innate illusion talent, you jealous thing! Never mind, never mind. We’ve arrived. Let’s hand the prisoners over to Leader Mengmo and collect the reward.

“Brother Mengmo! Over here! Over here!” Seeing the arriving figure, Song Xingzi excitedly waved. “Brother Mengmo, come quickly!”

Ji Ruyue’s expression subtly darkened. She felt as though a large-scale drama from the ‘Green Green Grassland’ (a metaphor for infidelity/being cheated on) series was beginning to unfold above her head.

Song Xingzi, keenly aware of Ji Ruyue’s shift in mood, thought she felt neglected. She immediately introduced Ji Ruyue to Meng Xiuxian (孟修): “Brother Mengmo, this is Ji Ji, my new friend.”

Ji Ruyue’s expression worsened, and a sense of abandonment by her owner lingered around her.

Just a friend?

Ji Ruyue’s gaze was like a clear spring, reflecting only Song Xingzi.

“Little Pine Nut? What happened to you?” Meng Xiuxian smiled at the two unfamiliar yokai, then observed Song Xingzi’s detained status. “Did you commit a crime?”

Song Xingzi quickly shook her head: “No, no, neither Ji Ji nor I did. Let them tell you, Brother.”

The Ox Yokai’s nose was no longer acting up, and it stopped snorting. Staring at Meng Xiuxian with an expression of adoration, it began to speak nonstop: “Leader Mengmo, Changtiao and I are…”

Individual adoration is not to be trifled with. By the time the Ox Yokai had finished recounting its years of devotion to Meng Xiuxian, how it joined the Yokai Realm Alliance with a great and proud heart, what it had accomplished all these years, plus the five-sentence Mirror Demon case, Ji Ruyue would not need lunch; afternoon tea would be more appropriate.

Meng Xiuxian watched them with a gentle gaze and concluded with one sentence: “Yes, thank you for your hard work. Leave this human and Little Pine Nut to me.”

Song Xingzi once again admired Brother Mengmo’s patience. She was dying of anxiety waiting, yet Meng Xiuxian remained so peaceful and patient.

Song Xingzi turned and found Ji Ruyue looking at her with a gaze just as peaceful as Brother Mengmo’s. She leaned in and whispered into Ji Ruyue’s ear: “Hey, Ji Ji, aren’t you anxious?”

The soft ear brushed against her cheek, and warm breath swept across her neck. Ji Ruyue’s eyes curved as she softly replied, “I’m not anxious. With you here, there’s nothing to worry about.”

Oh dear! Why are you doing this! Don’t keep flirting with me! Flirting with a yokai requires responsibility!

Song Xingzi, her face red, watched the Ox Yokai and the Snake Yokai unlock the cuffs on her and Ji Ruyue. She rubbed her stiff, red wrist, thinking of something to say to break the silence. Just then, Ji Ruyue naturally took her hand and began to gently and skillfully massage her wrist.

Song Xingzi: “Cough, cough, cough!”

Oh my god! No! This is cheating! How is the progress so fast and so natural?!

Ji Ruyue looked concernedly at Song Xingzi’s lips: “Do you have a sore throat?”

Song Xingzi: …Why are you looking at my mouth if my throat is sore? Are you lusting after my body? Shameless!

Ji Ruyue secretly added in her heart: If I weren’t lusting after your body, you should suspect I’m a eunuch.

Meng Xiuxian squatted down to greet the two lovey-dovey ‘little couple’: “They’ve already walked quite far. Aren’t you two planning to get up?”

Song Xingzi guiltily pulled her hand out of Ji Ruyue’s, sprang up, and stood at attention. “Get up, get up, get up! Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go! Home!”

Ji Ruyue quietly mirrored Song Xingzi’s movements, sizing up the ‘Brother Mengmo’ mentioned by the little yokai.

Mengmo, an ancient divine beast, was rumored to feed on dreams, devouring them and also having the ability to reproduce the consumed dreams.

Is that you? The creator of the world?

“Are you Ji Ruyue?” Meng Xiuxian calmly allowed Ji Ruyue to examine him and introduced himself warmly. “I am Meng Xiu. You can also call me Brother Mengmo, as Pine Nut does. Either is fine.”

Ji Ruyue lowered her gaze and answered expressionlessly: “Ji Ruyue. Any address is fine.”

Song Xingzi: “???” Is it my imagination? Why does it feel like Ji Ji doesn’t really like Brother Mengmo? That makes no sense. Isn’t this their first time meeting?

Meng Xiuxian rubbed Song Xingzi’s ears, restoring them to their original appearance. “Pine Nut, you go back to Que Mountain first. Your friend will lend herself to Brother Mengmo for a little chat.”

Song Xingzi: Huh? You’re sending me back already? I still wanted to ask Brother Mengmo if my memories of the dream realm can be recovered.

But, will they fight? I don’t know who to worry about, but Brother Mengmo is so strong. Ji Ji is definitely going to be at a disadvantage.

Song Xingzi pitifully shook Meng Xiuxian’s arm: “Brother Mengmo, Ji Ji isn’t very familiar with the Demon Realm. Don’t bully her!”

This girl! She’s not even married yet, and she’s already completely siding with him.

Meng Xiuxian chuckled and nodded, then led Ji Ruyue towards Tushan.

“Please sit. Would you like a cup of tea?”

Meng Xiuxian was very approachable, his words like a gentle breeze, making people naturally relax.

Ji Ruyue coldly pushed her chair back a bit. “No need.”

Ji Ruyue’s attitude was aloof, but Meng Xiuxian was not bothered. “Regarding the Nine-Cycles Rebirth Technique and Pine Nut’s situation, I have informed Pine Nut’s other elders. We will discuss it when they arrive. Do you have anything else you would like to ask?”

Ji Ruyue challenged him: “You created the world, you are their God, yet this is how you treat us? The world’s path keeps repeating itself, with no past and no future. Everyone is just a chess piece! Do you know what it feels like to repeat existence life after life? Do you know the taste of a life without choice? You don’t know! You are unworthy, unworthy to create a world, and unworthy to be their God!”

Meng Xiuxian waited calmly and tolerantly for Ji Ruyue to finish her outburst. He then handed her a cup of clear tea and slowly said, “Have a cup of tea first. It’s the new tea Pine Nut fried last year.”

Meng Xiuxian did not reject the world Ji Ruyue showed him. He looked at Ji Ruyue peacefully, yet his eyes displayed a rapidly changing, authentic world.

Some people argued, some laughed, some begged, and some enjoyed. Everything was orderly.

“I am not your God, nor did I intend to create a world. I am very sorry that the world you lived in was my first work. I truly didn’t anticipate that a mere dream could possess such power, enough to give birth to the rudimentary form of a world,” Meng Xiuxian wore a hint of apology on his face. “You are their God, aren’t you?”

“You!” Ji Ruyue was initially furious, then stared blankly at her palm. Her destiny was finally in her own hands, but where should all those millennia of repetition, those past prayers and hatreds, go?

Meng Xiu is not our creator; he is unintentional and unworthy. Then what about me? My struggles and resistance were meaningless and useless. In the end, Xingxing had to make a sacrifice. Who am I now? Am I even worthy to be their God?

Meng Xiuxian continued to offer words of encouragement: “You have done very well. Even I might not have done as well as you did. You are worthy of their trust. You are very brave and very intelligent. Your birth was not an accident.”

Ji Ruyue lowered her eyes. The phantom image of the world appeared on her palm, reflected in the winding lines.

“Pine Nut uprooted her favorite peach blossoms for you, replacing them with a ten-mile forest of Dye-Flower Pomegranate; she begged me to make perfume, a cedar scent, but she said none of the dozens of versions I blended were quite right; she has been greedy for food since she was a child and fears pain, yet she dug out her inner core for you, sacrificed her bloodline, and performed the Nine-Cycles Rebirth Technique. Even after leaving the illusion and forgetting everything, whenever she encounters anything related to you, she becomes incredibly desperate…”

Ji Ruyue clenched her fist, the clear lines of her palm grasped tightly within her grip.

“I heard you came out of the Bewildering Wind Formation? That’s quite an ordeal. Yuuyuu and Uncle Kui were originally worried that Pine Nut was deceived by the scumbag male lead in the book. We were planning to find that person, lock him in the back mountain dungeon, and just keep him barely alive,” Meng Xiuxian paused for a moment and gave a slight smile. “But since it is you, I suppose that won’t be necessary.”

Ji Ruyue declared, “Are you threatening me? You don’t need to tell me; she is mine too!”

Meng Xiuxian shook his head: “It’s not a threat. It’s a blessing.”

“Since you have inherited the Di Ting (- Truth Listener) bloodline, are the Sovereign of a Realm, and are deeply in love with Pine Nut, what reason do I, as an older brother, have not to give my blessing?”

Ji Ruyue was silent. After a long while, she moved her lips and asked, “Does Xingxing know about the illusionary realm?”

“She is not aware,” Meng Xiuxian picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. “She has seen the blueprint of the illusionary realm but can’t recall it. You shouldn’t stimulate her. Forcing her to recover her memories would be too much for her. Of course, if you genuinely want her to remember, you can engage in more Dual Cultivation (雙.修) with Pine Nut. When your hearts are in perfect sync, her mind-reading abilities might return. You can have more of that marital fun.”

Ji Ruyue: …So, this is the kind of Creation God you are? I never would have guessed.

“Also, Yuuyuu and Uncle Kui are not easily fooled. Take your time courting her,” Meng Xiuxian’s eyes brightened, and his voice was unusually cheerful. “They’re here. That was fast.”