After Redeeming The Beautiful and Tragic Heroine [Transmigration] - Chapter 30

“Did something happen between you and me?”

Yu Yuan let out a breath of relief after asking the question.

However, Xue Qingshu’s grip on her brush tightened upon hearing her words, believing Yu Yuan had seen that letter.

The content of that letter….

Xue Qingshu’s delicate brows furrowed. She didn’t want to recall it, nor did she know how to answer Yu Yuan, so she chose silence.

Little did she know, this silence, in Yu Yuan’s eyes, became a refusal to answer anything about the past.

However, for Yu Yuan, whether Xue Qingshu answered or not was no longer important.

She looked at the other woman and had already drawn her conclusion: Xue Qingshu must be a Reborn person.

This explained many things:

For instance, the reason Xue Qingshu was able to kill and replace Immortal Lord Wen Ti was because she had anticipated the event long ago and was prepared.

For instance, her ability to predict the future in the Brahma Illusionary Realm was also because she had already lived through it all and had a plan.

And for instance, Xue Qingshu saving her might be because the “Yu Yuan” of the previous life successfully redeemed Xue Qingshu and formed a deep bond with her.

As for why Yu Yuan didn’t suspect herself of having amnesia? Because in her twenty years of memory, there was no trace of Xue Qingshu, nor were there any missing days, months, or years. Therefore, the problem couldn’t be with her.

Having figured this out, Yu Yuan had no intention of pressing the issue further.

She crumpled the paper in her hand, changed the topic, and asked Xue Qingshu: “Since this illusion is born of you, do you know how to break it?”

She thought that if she only asked about the present and not the past life, the other party might be willing to talk to her.

Yet, Xue Qingshu still wouldn’t even spare her a glance, continuing to copy the Scripture of Clarity and Stillness.

Yu Yuan was helpless. She sighed dejectedly, got up, and began aimlessly wandering around the room again.

After only a few steps, her feet stopped in front of the desk.

I almost forgot, I haven’t given Xue Qingshu the flower yet.

Yu Yuan glanced at the pear blossom on the desk, then at the coldly copying Xue Qingshu. Ultimately, she couldn’t bear to waste the flower and moved it over to her.

“The pear blossoms in the courtyard are in full bloom. I picked a branch for you.”

Yu Yuan told Xue Qingshu, then quickly walked away, terrified that Xue Qingshu might say: “I don’t like this flower. Take it away.”

Or, “This flower was painstakingly cultivated by me and A’Yuan. How dare you snap it!”

Yu Yuan didn’t want to hear either. But the flower still had to be given.

As for the consequences of giving the flower, Yu Yuan sprinted out of the room and stood in the courtyard. Surely, now that I’m in the courtyard, Xue Qingshu won’t chase me out here, right?

Yu Yuan glanced back at the still-copying Xue Qingshu and relaxed.

In the courtyard, the setting sun had half-sunk into the horizon, and the evening glow filled the entire sky. The brilliant light fell on her and on the pear tree.

The scattered petals were all dyed a vibrant red, drifting down onto a swing set with the breeze.

Yu Yuan’s eyes fixed on the swing, a flash of delight crossing her eyes.

She had always wanted to hang a swing on the pear tree in her own courtyard, but Yu Qinzhong always cited safety concerns, tearing it down every time she put one up. Eventually, she gave up on the idea of having a swing.

But now, Yu Yuan glanced back at Xue Qingshu again, then eagerly rushed to the swing.

She tugged on the swing ropes, confirmed its stability, and then sat down.

Tapping her toes on the ground and slowly pushing back, Yu Yuan stretched her legs straight. When the swing reached a certain height, she released her feet, putting her full weight onto the swing beneath her.

The swing began to rock back and forth.

Yu Yuan grasped the ropes and closed her eyes, feeling the cool evening breeze of the dusk.

Behind her, Xue Qingshu stood at the doorway at some unknown point, one hand braced on the doorframe, the other clutching an unopened letter.

“I’m sorry,” Xue Qingshu silently said to Yu Yuan.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to break the illusion; she was just greedily hoping to spend a little more time with the other woman in this world.

Perhaps staying in this world forever wouldn’t be so bad.

The thought suddenly popped into Yu Yuan’s head as she swung.

Just the two of them. No distracting affairs of the Miaoyin Sect, no plot missions, and no roles like male lead, female lead, villain, or minor character. Living life spontaneously every day, undisturbed by the outside world.

“How wonderful,” Yu Yuan couldn’t help but sigh aloud.

But she also knew she couldn’t stay.

Her father, mother, and sister were waiting for her outside the Soul Annihilation Array. She couldn’t shirk her responsibility as the Young Sect Master. Most importantly, Xue Qingshu’s wounds hadn’t healed. If they stayed in this illusion, something terrible might happen.

Yu Yuan opened her eyes, intending to persuade Xue Qingshu again.

Unexpectedly, as the swing rocked, she suddenly felt a wave of nausea. Immediately afterward, her vision went black, and she felt inexplicably dizzy and lightheaded.

What’s wrong? Yu Yuan tried to stop the swing and steady her body.

But the strength seemed to be completely drained from her body. Not only could she not steady herself, but her hands gripping the swing ropes also weakened uncontrollably and slipped down.

As a result, the momentum flung her off the swing…

At the same time, Xue Qingshu, standing by the door, didn’t even have time to react before Yu Yuan fell from the swing, hitting the ground hard and spitting out a mouthful of bright red blood.

“A’Yuan!”

A blur flashed by the doorway. The next second, Xue Qingshu was beside Yu Yuan. She quickly helped the girl up, conjured a chair with a backrest, and helped her sit down.

“What happened?” Xue Qingshu asked while placing her hand on Yu Yuan’s wrist to check her pulse.

Yu Yuan was still a bit fuzzy. She raised her hand to wipe the sticky blood from the corner of her mouth. After her vision cleared slightly, she explained: “I suddenly felt dizzy and fell off the swing.”

As she spoke, she felt the hand gripping her wrist. She turned her head, focused her gaze, and asked: “Is there a problem?”

Xue Qingshu’s fine brows were tightly furrowed, and she countered: “Why is the spiritual power in your body dissipating so rapidly?”

It was so fast that almost half of it was gone, leaving only a tiny bit of spiritual energy to support her body.

Yu Yuan recalled the spiritual power she had transferred to Xue Qingshu all night and admitted candidly: “It’s probably because I transferred spiritual power to you all night. I’m depleted.”

She didn’t hide the fact that she had transferred spiritual power to the other woman. She even hoped to use this to get Xue Qingshu to agree to break the illusion.

Xue Qingshu clearly understood Yu Yuan’s intention. She knelt in front of the girl, remaining silent for a long time, but finally conceded.

“I do know how to break this illusion,” she said.

Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow, suppressing the urge to smile, and focused her gaze on Xue Qingshu. “What is it?”

Xue Qingshu met Yu Yuan’s eyes without flinching, smiling lightly and seriously: “Kill you.”

Yu Yuan: ?

Yu Yuan: !!!

Her almond eyes widened, and the smile on her face slowly disappeared.

Kill her? So, she’s destined to die either way! She said I wouldn’t die!

Yu Yuan’s eyes went blank as she slumped back onto the chair.

Seeing this, a hint of amusement flashed in Xue Qingshu’s eyes. She got up, sat on the swing next to Yu Yuan, and slowly added the rest of her statement.

“But killing you can only break the first layer of the illusion. After the first layer, there might be a second, and a third. Therefore, the key to leaving the Soul Annihilation Array is not the illusion itself.”

The light in Yu Yuan’s eyes gathered again. She looked at the sky, which had once again plunged into darkness, deep in thought.

If the key is not the illusion, then it must be something outside the illusion, or rather, the source of the illusion itself.

And the source of the illusion is us—

No, that’s not right. It’s the Soul Annihilation Array.

Yu Yuan’s thoughts paused, and she sat up from the chair, quickly correcting herself. Since the problem lies with the Soul Annihilation Array, then the fundamental way to break a formation is obviously—

“The Array Eye.”

Yu Yuan suddenly realized, looking at Xue Qingshu, who was covered in pear blossoms.

Xue Qingshu nodded in agreement, but her face showed no sign of relief.

“But finding the Array Eye is very difficult,” she said in a heavy tone. “The illusion is born from the minds of you and me. As long as there are distracting thoughts in our minds, the illusion will not disappear. And as long as the illusion doesn’t disappear, it will trap us again and again, preventing us from finding the location of the Array Eye.”

Yu Yuan: …

The problem is circled back again.

She pursed her lips and leaned back against the chair, muttering to herself: “This is practically the century-old problem of which came first, the chicken or the egg!”

She sighed, placing her hand on her storage pouch.

The pouch was somewhat deflated. Its contents hadn’t been replenished after the Brahma Illusionary Realm before she fell into the Soul Annihilation Array.

Currently, it only contained: the Invisibility Cloak from the System, a bizarre talisman that read “Are you crazy today?”, a Cute Shadow Corpse pet, and a letter written by Xue Qingshu to “A’Yuan.”

Wait, the Cute Shadow Corpse?

Yu Yuan jolted up from the chair.

“I know how to find the Array Eye!”

Xue Qingshu, who was preparing to temporarily seal off her emotions: ?

Xue Qingshu, who saw Yu Yuan summon a Shadow Corpse pet from her storage pouch: ??

Xue Qingshu, who saw the Shadow Corpse coquettishly wrapping one hand around its pigtail and the other pulling at Yu Yuan: ???

“Where did you get that?!”

Xue Qingshu stood up from the swing. The pear blossoms on her body fell to the ground and scattered with the wind.

Yu Yuan pushed away the clingy Cute Shadow Corpse for the fifth time and stammered out an awkward excuse: “Well, when I was in the Brahma Illusionary Realm, I saw a small Shadow Corpse. It was quite cute and wasn’t poisonous, so I just picked it up.”

Xue Qingshu gritted her teeth: “…Is that something you can just casually pick up?!”

Her gaze locked onto the aggressively provoking Cute Shadow Corpse, and a blade of light began to condense in her palm.

Yu Yuan sensed Xue Qingshu’s killing intent toward the Shadow Corpse and silently moved between them, explaining: “Shadow Corpses have no heart; they won’t be trapped by the illusion. She can help us find the Array Eye and leave the Soul Annihilation Array.”

Xue Qingshu: …

She was forced to restrain her killing intent.

Unexpectedly, the Cute Shadow Corpse suddenly became provocative: “Oh, Master, you’re so mean! This servant has a heart! Feel it, feel it!”

The Cute Shadow Corpse began to be physically inappropriate.

Yu Yuan: …

Xue Qingshu: …..

“This Shadow Corpse doesn’t look heartless. I’ll carve it open and check, just in case it causes trouble.”

Xue Qingshu sneered coldly. In the next instant, the Cute Shadow Corpse pet was seized by the neck.

The two stared at each other again. Immediately, the Cute Shadow Corpse whined: “Aiya, Master, look! She’s flirting with this servant—”

The Cute Shadow Corpse didn’t get to finish its sentence before Xue Qingshu mercilessly pierced its body with a blade of light.

The Cute Shadow Corpse: !

Yu Yuan: !!!

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