After the Second Playthrough, the CP-Less Female Lead Kneels and Begs Me for Forgiveness [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 37

Late at night, the Prince’s Mansion was brightly lit.

Madam Pei and Pei Ming had also arrived at the mansion.

Madam Wang’s eyes were flushed red from crying; the pain of losing her son had left her in utter despair. She demanded an explanation from the Pei family.

The corpses of “Pei Xi” and Wang Chen were laid out in the main hall, covered by white cloths.

Madam Wang wailed, “My son… he’s just gone, and it’s all because of your Pei Xi!”

Madam Pei countered, “Our Pei Xi is dead too. It’s not even certain who killed whom.”

There wasn’t a trace of sorrow on Madam Pei’s face, as if Pei Xi were an utterly inconsequential person to her.

The atmosphere between the two women was incredibly tense, but Pei Ming acted as if she didn’t notice. She walked toward the two figures covered in white cloth.

With a slight flick of her finger, she lifted one, revealing Wang Chen’s pale, sallow face.

Seeing this, Madam Wang lunged to her feet. “What are you doing?!”

Pei Ming gave a faint smile. “Calm yourself, Madam Wang.”

She walked to the other side and uncovered “Pei Xi.” Like Wang Chen, the body was already pale and cold.

Pei Ming examined it closely, then suddenly peeled back “Pei Xi’s” bridal gown, revealing a talisman hidden underneath.

As she peeled the talisman off with her hand, “Pei Xi’s” body abruptly vanished. Without anything to support it, the bridal gown collapsed into a limp heap on the floor.

Madam Wang’s eyes trembled; she nearly lost her voice. “This—what is going on!”

Pei Ming performed a formal bow. “Madam Wang, this was merely a deceptive trick. My younger sister is not dead; she has escaped.”

“It was truly wrong of her to do such a thing. I hope you will join the Pei family in searching for Pei Xi. When the time comes, she will be at your disposal, and the Pei family will not interfere in any way.”

Madam Pei agreed, “Yes, Ming’er is right. I never imagined that girl Pei Xi could be so malicious.”

At this point, Madam Wang didn’t know what else to say. She wasn’t an unreasonable person, and since the dead cannot return to life, there was no use entangling herself further with Madam Pei.

“Search! Send people to find her right now!” Master Wang roared as he entered the doorway. He had heard everything.

His son was suddenly dead, and his grief was no less than Madam Wang’s. He had spent the half-night at the local magistrate’s office reporting the incident and had only just returned.

Pei Ming noted, “She shouldn’t have run very far yet.”

Pei Ming didn’t care whether Pei Xi lived or died; her only concern was Shao Xibei. She hadn’t expected that woman to be so willing to help Pei Xi.

But how far could she really run while dragging Pei Xi along?

The sun gradually began to rise.

After a night of searching, Yuzhou City had been mostly combed through. Only places like restaurants and inns remained, as they were inconvenient to enter during the night.

So far, they had only searched the streets and alleys.

Now that it was daylight, the Wang and Pei families, joined by government officials, split into several groups. One group headed for the outskirts, another re-searched the alleys, and a third went through the restaurants and private residences.

The two families possessed staggering wealth. For those households reluctant to let them search, they simply paid them off, determined not to overlook a single spot.

A Dilapidated Temple in the Outskirts

Sunlight fought its way through the cracks of the ruined temple, flooding the interior.

Pei Xi’s eyelashes fluttered slightly as she slowly opened her eyes.

The faint scent of a unique fragrance filled her nose—the scent that belonged only to Shao Xibei.

Pei Xi moved her fingers and used her elbows to prop herself up. The garment covering her body slid off.

At a glance, she saw Shao Xibei leaning against the wall.

The sunlight spilled across Shao Xibei’s face, making her pale skin appear almost transparent. She looked like an exquisite doll—beautiful, yet devoid of a soul.

A sudden pang struck Pei Xi’s heart. She stood up and stumbled toward Shao Xibei.

She stopped in front of her, then knelt down and slowly reached out her hand toward Shao Xibei’s cheek. She was dazed, as if caught in a nightmare.

Perhaps Pei Xi’s movements were too loud, for they disturbed Shao Xibei.

At the very moment her finger was about to touch the cheek, Shao Xibei opened her eyes.

Pei Xi snapped back to reality, but before she could retract her hand, Shao Xibei caught it.

As if just waking from a trance, Pei Xi blinked rapidly.

What… what was she doing just now? Why did she suddenly feel the urge to touch this person?

Pei Xi tugged at her hand, but she couldn’t pull it back. she didn’t know how to explain her actions from a moment ago.

However, she never expected what Shao Xibei would do next.

Shao Xibei pulled Pei Xi’s hand closer. Looking down, she slowly unwound the cloth strip that had been crudely wrapped the night before and carefully examined the wound.

“Mhm, it’s scabbed over.” It seemed it wasn’t too deep.

Shao Xibei once again tore a strip of cloth from her own clothing and re-wrapped the wound on Pei Xi’s hand.

This time, she was more patient. Having rested for a night, although she hadn’t slept well, she had recovered reasonably well.

She channeled a small amount of spiritual energy; while it couldn’t instantly heal the wound, it could accelerate the recovery.

Pei Xi felt as though her mind had gone blank. Her heart felt obstructed, filled with an extraordinary sense of bittersweet ache.

In this moment, Shao Xibei’s silhouette was etched deeply into Pei Xi’s heart.

No—perhaps from the very beginning, this person’s presence had quietly invaded her soul. By the time she realized it, the impression was already carved very, very deep.

After finishing the bandage, Shao Xibei let go of Pei Xi’s hand. As she stood up, she didn’t forget to pull Pei Xi up with her.

“Pei Xi, we have to leave. Your sister and the others will be coming this way soon.”

Pei Xi asked, “Why… why are you helping me like this?”

Shao Xibei gave a shallow smile. “I don’t really know. I wanted to help, so I did.”

She took Pei Xi’s other, uninjured hand. “Alright, let’s go, let’s go. Maybe we can find some fruit to eat in the woods.”

“By the way, Pei Xi, do you know the way to other places?”

Pei Xi shook her head. She spent most of her time inside the Pei Estate and rarely even wandered through Yuzhou City.

“Am I very useless?” Pei Xi asked suddenly.

Shao Xibei shook her head. “Why would you think that? It doesn’t matter if you don’t know the way; we’ll find it slowly.”

From Pei Xi’s tightly pursed lips, Shao Xibei could tell that the girl hadn’t been comforted.

Suddenly, a quote came to Shao Xibei’s mind.

She turned around and placed her hand gently on Pei Xi’s head. “Little Pei Xi, have you ever heard this saying? Every flower has a different blooming season.”

“You just haven’t reached your time to bloom yet.”

The words were a bit poetic and sentimental; Shao Xibei wasn’t actually used to comforting others. But the young girl before her truly needed affirmation.

“You’ll learn from me, and you’ll definitely be very powerful in the future—even more powerful than me,” Shao Xibei said jokingly.

Hearing these words, Pei Xi felt as if her breath had stopped. Her eyes stung intensely.

Her chest felt tight and swollen with emotion. It felt as though she had a thousand words to say to the person in front of her, but in the end, they only manifested as a simple, “Mhm.”

She tightened her grip on the hand intertwined with Shao Xibei’s. It seemed that Heaven always leaves a path for survival after all.

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