After Redeeming The Beautiful and Tragic Heroine [Transmigration] - Chapter 12

The blinding silver light vanished.

Yu Yuan opened her eyes again, finding that her skirt and top had changed into a short-sleeved school uniform. In her hand was a speech manuscript, but the words on it were blurred, as if they had been soaked in water.

What is going on? Wasn’t I squatting on the roof beam?

Feeling odd, Yu Yuan raised her head, taking her eyes off the manuscript. Unexpectedly, the entire environment around her had completely changed, leaving her breathless.

She was in a lecture hall. A row of teachers wearing thick glasses sat before her, their faces indistinct, all turned in her direction, seemingly scrutinizing her intently. They each held a pen, writing and pausing, recording something unknown. Behind these teachers sat numerous students, packed tightly together, too many to count. They were all looking at her, whispering and seemingly talking about her.

Yu Yuan involuntarily gripped the manuscript, swallowed, and wanted to escape, but her legs felt like they were filled with lead, heavy and impossible to move even an inch.

“Student Yu Yuan, please continue your speech.”

A teacher sitting below suddenly stood up, urging her to continue reading the manuscript. But the words on the manuscript were completely illegible. Even if Yu Yuan wanted to read it, she couldn’t, so she could only keep squeezing the manuscript until—

“Tear—”

She tore the manuscript in two.

Yu Yuan: …

She froze for a moment, looking up. The displeased voices of the teachers and the mocking sounds of the students grew louder in her ears. Yu Yuan gripped her hands in despair, when a sudden sharp sting came from her fingertips, jolting her awareness.

Wait, my hand is injured. It was cut by the teacup at the City Lord’s Manor.

The City Lord’s Manor.

Yes, I should be at the City Lord’s Manor, not in this lecture hall!

A faint throbbing started in Yu Yuan’s head. Amidst her scattered memories, a voice echoed: “Have you memorized the Scripture of Clarity and Stillness?”

The Scripture of Clarity and Stillness?

Yu Yuan latched onto those three words. She quickly calmed herself, closed her eyes, recalled the content of the scripture, and began reciting it out loud, word by word. Simultaneously, the scenery around her began to dissipate with the sound of her recitation, until the last word fell, and all the illusionary constructs completely shattered.

This time when Yu Yuan opened her eyes, she was still not on the roof beam, but in a thick layer of mist.

On her shoulder, a black cat jumped down into her palm, squeaking incessantly. Yu Yuan poked its head, realizing she could move. She then forcefully pinched her own arm. It hurt intensely; she wasn’t dreaming.

Having confirmed these two things, Yu Yuan looked at the black cat and asked, “System, where is this?”

Hearing her, the black cat stopped squeaking and became motionless in Yu Yuan’s palm.

[System loading…]

[System starting location services…]

[City Lord’s Manor.]

[Póluó Illusion Realm.]

[City Lord’s Manor.]

[Póluó Illusion Realm…]

[Location failed.]

[Relocating…]

[City Lord… Póluó Illu… City Lord’s Manor…]

[Host, your current location may be experiencing spatial overlap.]

The system finally concluded.

Spatial overlap? Yu Yuan sat cross-legged in contemplation for a while, when she suddenly felt something hard on her wrist. She lowered her head, raised her hand, and looked at her wrist, finding a string of bead bracelets hanging there, made of small, white bones (Spirit-Lock Bone Bracelet). Each bone was shimmering with a faint silver light.

Yu Yuan turned her wrist, and the bone beads rolled with it. Abruptly, Yu Yuan focused, discovering a thin silver thread stretching between two of the bone beads. She tugged on the silver thread, finding it impossible to break. Moreover, the end of the silver thread seemed to be connected to something, as it snapped taut when she pulled back.

“System,” Yu Yuan poked the black cat guarding at her feet, “can you detect what this thing is?”

She asked. The black cat turned its head, raised a paw to tug the silver thread, and began scanning.

[System scanning…]

[Scan results: A string of white bone bracelets.]

[Danger level: None.]

[Aesthetic quality: Four stars.]

[Outfit matching suitability: Three stars.]

…

The system recited a long string of analytical results, which, simply put, meant it hadn’t figured anything out, apart from the lack of danger. Yu Yuan looked at the bracelet and tried to take it off, but failed. The bracelet would disappear the moment it left her wrist, only to reappear on her wrist a moment later.

With no other choice, Yu Yuan decided to wear it for now.

After sitting still for a little while longer, Yu Yuan saw no sign of the white mist dissipating, and she didn’t want to wait passively. So, she scooped the black cat into her palm and followed the silver thread into the mist.

All the while, to ensure her safety, Yu Yuan made the system constantly monitor the danger level of the surrounding environment. If anything felt even slightly off, she would immediately turn back, only continuing forward once the system confirmed it was safe.

Following the silver thread, she walked for a long time. Finally, Yu Yuan stopped on a small road paved with cobblestones. However, she stopped not because she reached the end of the silver thread, but because the silver thread disappeared. The bone bracelet on her wrist vanished along with it.

Yu Yuan stood on the cobblestones, falling into a dilemma: Should I follow this road? Or should I turn back?

She thought for a moment, her gaze falling upon a peach tree beside her. She picked a peach blossom and began plucking the petals. Since she couldn’t decide, she would leave it to fate. Yu Yuan plucked the last petal and concluded the decision fate had made for her: Go back.

Yu Yuan: …

She remained silent for a moment, then muttered, “My fate is not determined by the heavens.”

Then, she lifted her foot and walked forward along the path beneath her feet.

The end of the road led to a pear blossom tree. The pear blossoms on the tree were snow-white, crowding the branches, exceptionally beautiful. Yu Yuan couldn’t help but want to get closer to look carefully.

But a gust of autumn wind suddenly blew through, carrying a blanket of petals that resembled a winter snowfall. The petals blurred her vision and momentarily unsettled her thoughts, causing her to involuntarily look down toward the base of the tree.

And then she discovered a person lying beneath the tree.

That person’s hair was silver-white, flowing in the wind like a deity guarding the pear blossom tree. Yu Yuan was stunned. Remembering Xue Qingshu, who also had silver hair, she quickly rubbed her eyes, intending to take a good look.

However, once her eyes were clear and she seriously examined the person’s appearance, she found that the person lying beneath the tree was not Xue Qingshu at all.

It was her villainous master Immortal Lord Wen Ti.

As for the silver hair she thought she had seen earlier, it was purely due to pear blossoms covering the other woman’s head, causing her mistake. Yu Yuan felt a little disappointed.

Still, she walked over to the other woman, wanting to wake her up. Unexpectedly, the moment she got close to Xue Qingshu, the woman suddenly opened her eyes, and an arrow of mist immediately zipped past her cheek.

Yu Yuan: …

I should have listened to the decision fate made for me and turned back.

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