After Redeeming The Beautiful and Tragic Heroine [Transmigration] - Chapter 22

“Overstepping?” Xue Qingshu deliberately leaned closer to Yu Yuan, her hand reaching toward the other woman’s clouded eyes. “In what way did you overstep?”

Yu Yuan stiffened. Realizing what was happening, she dodged Xue Qingshu’s hand and explained: “This disciple shouldn’t have touched Master’s hand without permission.”

Xue Qingshu retracted her hand. “That doesn’t count as overstepping.”

Yu Yuan: …

Yu Yuan: ?

She looked up at the white figure sitting in front of her, then lowered her head and felt her own forehead.

I don’t have a fever.

Then why did I just hear my villain master say something so ridiculous?

Could the side effects of the Clear-Sky Thunderbolt Talisman be more than just my eyes?!

Yu Yuan started poking her ears.

Xue Qingshu sat opposite her, watching this action, her phoenix eyes slightly narrowed in silent amusement.

“A’Yuan, tell me about the situation here,” she redirected the conversation.

Yu Yuan stopped poking her ear, her eyebrows slightly raised, thinking: My ears are better this fast?

She then quickly recounted everything that happened in the Lake Pavilion to Xue Qingshu from start to finish.

When Xue Qingshu finished listening, her expression darkened. “You had eight Shadow Corpses here?”

Yu Yuan nodded. “That’s right. They were incredibly difficult to handle. Luckily, this disciple had plenty of talismans.”

Xue Qingshu remained quiet.

After a moment, she asked: “Why didn’t you escape?”

Yu Yuan pointed behind Xue Qingshu and explained: “The Lake Pavilion was sealed by a restriction. You can get in, but you can’t get out. This disciple was preparing to leave after eliminating seven Shadow Corpses, but the restriction bounced me back onto the ground and scraped my hand.”

Yu Yuan pulled back her sleeve, revealing the lower part of her palm, which indeed had a scrape.

Xue Qingshu: …

She flipped her hand, conjuring a bottle of Autumn Water Cream that she’d acquired earlier in the Medicine Hall. She took Yu Yuan’s hand and began applying the medicine.

Yu Yuan winced suddenly in pain, letting out a soft “hiss.” She tried to pull her hand back from Xue Qingshu’s grip, but Xue Qingshu held on tightly, refusing to let go.

Yu Yuan had no choice but to give up and let the other woman apply the medicine.

“By the way, Master, how many Shadow Corpses did you encounter?” Yu Yuan asked, looking at the blurry figure in front of her.

Xue Qingshu answered concisely: “Just one.”

Yu Yuan: !

That’s so unfair! Tears welled up in her eyes.

Xue Qingshu added: “That Shadow Corpse saw me and immediately hid, likely trying to delay me from coming to find you.”

Yu Yuan: ?

I actually thought those two straggler Shadow Corpses had a sudden change of heart.

It turns out they were targeting me too.

Am I really that disliked by the Shadow Corpses?!

Or is it the person controlling the Shadow Corpses who dislikes me…

Yu Yuan lowered her eyes, recalling the City Lord, confused. He’s dead; are the Shadow Corpses still being controlled by someone?

If so, why would the new Shadow Corpse controller want to kill her?

It couldn’t just be because they found her irritating, could it?

Yu Yuan couldn’t figure it out and didn’t force herself.

She looked at the sky, which seemed to be nearing dawn, and said to Xue Qingshu: “Master, let’s go check on Wei Haoran’s situation.”

Xue Qingshu put away the Autumn Water Cream and looked at Yu Yuan: “What about your eyes?”

Yu Yuan offered a faint smile: “It’s fine. Once my spiritual energy recovers, my eyes will heal on their own.”

Xue Qingshu: …

She stared at the smile on Yu Yuan’s face, remaining silent for a moment. Then, she raised her hand and brushed it over the other woman’s eyes, covering them with a white gauze.

“This gauze can help you recover your spiritual energy,” she explained.

Yu Yuan closed her eyes, sensing the faint spiritual energy fluctuations on the gauze. After confirming Xue Qingshu’s words were true, she felt reassured.

“Thank you, Master,” she said.

“No need to thank me.”

Xue Qingshu helped Yu Yuan stand up and looked at the Lake Pavilion’s restriction.

She hadn’t sensed the restriction when she entered the pavilion earlier, but now, she slowly raised her hand, clenching her fist. The restriction around the Lake Pavilion instantly shattered with a crisp sound.

******

Leaving the Lake Pavilion, the two went to the City Lord Manor’s front hall where Wei Haoran was located.

In the front hall, the black cat served as Yu Yuan’s eyes and reported to her:

【Host, there is one Shadow Corpse remaining in the front hall. Please be careful.】

【Also, the Lake Pavilion Shadow Corpse achievement has been attained. The adorable Shadow Corpse pet has been issued to the Host’s storage bag. You may summon it if needed.】

An adorable Shadow Corpse pet.

Yu Yuan thought she would likely never summon that thing in her life.

Furthermore, what did the system mean by ‘one Shadow Corpse remaining in the front hall’?!

Wei Haoran didn’t even deal with a single Shadow Corpse?!

Isn’t he the Male Protagonist?

Is the Male Protagonist really that weak?

Hmm…

He never seemed that formidable, I guess.

Yu Yuan managed to convince herself.

“System, locate the Male Protagonist.”

Yu Yuan poked the little black cat on her shoulder, who was trying to fall asleep again.

The black cat sprang up from her shoulder, let out a few irritated squeaks, and then paused.

【Host, the Male Protagonist is in the third bush outside the front hall.】

Yu Yuan understood and shared the information with Xue Qingshu.

Xue Qingshu didn’t ask how she knew. She simply let her gaze sweep subtly over the little black cat that had already settled down again on Yu Yuan’s shoulder, and then walked out of the front hall.

In the third bush outside the front hall, Wei Haoran was trembling and hiding in the grass, muttering something under his breath.

Yu Yuan estimated Wei Haoran’s general location by listening and gently touched the bush with her toe, intending to warn him that she and Xue Qingshu had arrived.

However, before she could say a word, Wei Haoran quickly shot out of the bush with a “whoosh,” exclaiming: “Who? Who is it?”

His eyes darted around, landing on Yu Yuan, whose eyes were covered with white gauze.

The stark moonlight paired with the white gauze.

Wei Haoran: …

He gasped, about to shout: “Ghost! Female ghost!”

Xue Qingshu, losing patience, kicked him, sending him sprawling hard onto the ground.

“Stop being so jumpy.”

Xue Qingshu supported Yu Yuan, guiding her into the bush and helping her crouch down against the wall.

Beside them, Wei Haoran looked on dumbly. He rubbed his eyes and finally reacted: “Immortal Lord? Young Sect Master?”

Xue Qingshu paid him no mind.

Yu Yuan was too busy to respond.

Wei Haoran: .

Yep, that’s the Immortal Lord and the Young Sect Master.

He shrank to the side, looking at Yu Yuan, and asked curiously: “Immortal Lord, what happened to the Young Sect Master?”

Xue Qingshu placed a small barrier around Yu Yuan, stood up, and replied coldly to Wei Haoran: “She was injured by a Shadow Corpse.”

“Injured by a Shadow Corpse?!” Wei Haoran subtly moved further away from Yu Yuan.

Seeing this, Xue Qingshu glanced at Yu Yuan, suppressed her urge to kill Wei Haoran, and asked: “How many Shadow Corpses did you kill?”

“Well…” Wei Haoran awkwardly bowed his head, remembering that he hadn’t killed a single one. He spoke sheepishly: “Immortal Lord, this disciple is useless. I didn’t eliminate any Shadow Corpses.”

Xue Qingshu: …

Her fists hardened.

“Since you know you’re useless, shut your mouth.”

As she finished speaking, she didn’t want to look at Wei Haoran anymore. She simply flashed, disappearing into the night.

Wei Haoran stared at the spot where Xue Qingshu vanished, remaining quiet for a short while. Then he looked at Yu Yuan, who was dozing off due to spiritual energy exhaustion, and asked: “Young Sect Master, where did the Immortal Lord—”

Go?

He didn’t get to finish the question before a blade of light grazed his cheek.

Wei Haoran: …

He dared not speak again.

******

Xue Qingshu stood on the roof tiles of the front hall. In front of her, a Shadow Corpse was crouched, afraid to come near her.

“Speak. Who ordered you?” Xue Qingshu asked.

The Shadow Corpse let out a hiss but didn’t answer.

Xue Qingshu raised her hand, revealing a light blade hovering in her palm.

“I don’t need to state the obvious that Original Shadow Corpses are indistinguishable from people, do I?” she said unhurriedly, walking toward the Shadow Corpse.

The Shadow Corpse shivered all over and backed away.

Xue Qingshu squinted at the Shadow Corpse and smiled. “Still pretending to be mute? Looks like you want to die.”

Shadow Corpse: !

It stopped hesitating and turned to run.

But after only a few steps, it found itself immobilized.

Xue Qingshu slowly walked in front of it, the light blade in her palm pressed against the Shadow Corpse’s throat. Her face turned cold: “Speak. Who is instructing you?”

The Shadow Corpse gritted its teeth, remaining silent.

Xue Qingshu pinched the Shadow Corpse’s jaw, forcing it to open its mouth.

“Speak,” her tone was already showing impatience.

The Shadow Corpse lowered its eyes, looking at Xue Qingshu’s hand, which was stained with its blood. It finally spoke.

“Aren’t you afraid of becoming a monster like me?” it asked.

Xue Qingshu increased the pressure in her hand. “Stop with the nonsense.”

Shadow Corpse: …

It tried to play mute again.

But Xue Qingshu’s pupils, which were gradually turning silver, and her long hair, which was turning silver strand by strand, caused its mind to reel. It cried out in terror: “A demon… you are an Phantom Demon!”

Phantom Demons are immune to all poisons and feed on human fear.

The Shadow Corpse was terrified.

It tried to break free of Xue Qingshu’s hand.

But just as the first ray of dawn touched its body, the light blade pressed against its throat sliced its neck.

“I told you, stop with the nonsense.”

Xue Qingshu released the Shadow Corpse’s jaw, wiped the blood from her hand, transformed back into the appearance of Immortal Lord Wen Ti, and left.

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