After Transmigrating into a Book as Cannon Fodder, I Pampered the Villain - Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Forgotten

Why was Yan Huaixi looking at her as if she were a heartless scoundrel?

While her consciousness was in a state of chaos, Yu Yingxia seemed to hear faint, trembling sounds the other person was calling her name, coaxing her, telling her to take back her power.

But at that moment, Yu Yingxia couldn’t listen to those words. She only felt that her entire body was in agony. Power that didn’t belong to her was wandering and merging within her soul. Her own soul instinctively repelled the external force, resulting in a feeling of being both swollen and pricked by sharp pain, as if needles were stitching her soul together.

The only thing that made her feel more comfortable was the soul beside her. As long as they embraced and intertwined, the discomfort in her soul would ease significantly. Thus, her craving grew.

The two soul-forces became tightly entangled. The discomfort and pain were gradually replaced by another sensation that made her soul tremble a strange, comfortable, and addictive feeling.

In this soul-realm space, the two powers, now completely inseparable, merged together. Finally, Yu Yingxia heard a helpless sigh.

“You were the one who initiated this. You are not allowed to go back on your word.”

Following that sigh, Yu Yingxia discovered that the comforting power suddenly became vast, wrapping around her like an endless tide. She felt as though she let out an uncontrollable moan, then completely submerged herself in the desires granted by the waves.

Yu Yingxia didn’t know how long this entanglement lasted; she only knew that she eventually fell into a deep, exhausted slumber. A second before losing consciousness entirely, she seemed to hear the sound of waves hitting the shore over and over gentle waves like the best lullaby. She felt herself hugging something, then sank into sleep with satisfaction.

She slept very soundly and, upon waking, couldn’t distinguish between dream and reality for a moment.

Instinctively, Yu Yingxia tightened her grip on the soft… person in her arms?!

Her eyes snapped open, and all sleepiness vanished instantly.

Yan Huaixi was sleeping beside her—she had once again turned the big villain boss into her body pillow! She had clearly planned that if she ever shared a bed with Yan Huaixi again, she would tie her own hands to prevent using her as a pillow.

However, despite being startled, Yu Yingxia showed some growth this time; she didn’t scramble into the corner in a panic.

She tried to calm herself and remember what had happened. Her memory stopped at hearing the conversation between Yan Huaixi and Teng Yuelan; she had no idea what happened afterward.

Right, she was clearly cultivating. Why would she wake up in bed with someone after a normal cultivation session?! Could it be that she accidentally fell asleep while practicing and then hugged her in a sleepwalking state?

Yu Yingxia’s thoughts were a mess, causing the unstable spiritual power in her body to act up. Because of this, she discovered another incredible thing.

Her cultivation level had increased significantly!

Originally, she only intended to reach the middle stage of Foundation Building during this retreat, but after waking up, she found herself at the Great Circle of the Foundation Building stage! She could attempt to break through to the “Refining Essence into Qi” stage at any time!

Yu Yingxia even wondered if she was still dreaming, given how many absurd things were happening.

She pinched herself—hiss… it hurts!

So this wasn’t a dream?

Just as Yu Yingxia pinched her leg, the person beside her stirred. Yan Huaixi didn’t open her eyes but suddenly pulled her tightly into her arms.

In that instant, the faint, elegant fragrance belonging to Yan Huaixi enveloped her. For some reason, Yu Yingxia had a strange feeling, as if she had been held even more deeply by a similar power not long ago.

Strange. Yu Yingxia frowned slightly. She had no memory of it, but if she tried to recall the sensation, she subconsciously curled her toes.

That feeling was unspeakable. If she had to describe it… Yu Yingxia’s breath hitched slightly; it was just like having a wet dream.

Her face flushed red as she awkwardly brushed that nonsensical thought from her mind.

Yan Huaixi, who was holding her, seemed to be in that half-awake, “grumpy riser” phase. She somewhat impatiently pulled the person moving in her arms closer, bringing them even tighter together.

As Yu Yingxia looked up, she realized she was almost kissing Yan Huaixi!

Since there was only one pillow, they were already very close; hugging only made them more intimate!

Yu Yingxia’s face turned scorching hot. She froze, motionless. Yan Huaixi’s warning from a long time ago surfaced in her mind.

Yan Huaixi wouldn’t allow her to have any inappropriate thoughts. If she opened her eyes to such an embarrassing scene, Yu Yingxia wouldn’t be able to clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River!

Yu Yingxia slowly moved backward, trying to distance herself. Her movements were very light, but she was still noticed by the grumpy sleeper.

Yan Huaixi frowned in her half-sleep and pulled Yu Yingxia tight once more. This time, the movement was large. Yu Yingxia’s eyes widened as she felt a soft, warm touch brush against her lips.

After pulling her close, Yan Huaixi went quiet again. The room fell into silence once more. Yu Yingxia’s head was buzzing; it felt as though only a rhythmic “thump-thump” remained in the room—the sound of her own heartbeat.

And this increasingly chaotic, heavy heartbeat also woke the person holding her.

Before opening her eyes, Yan Huaixi smelled an exceptionally lovely peach blossom fragrance. She slightly curled her lips, then nuzzled Yu Yingxia and whispered, “Yingxia, your heartbeat is racing.”

Suddenly hearing Yan Huaixi’s voice, Yu Yingxia trembled with fright.

Yan Huaixi reached out and gently patted her back. “Look at your courage why is it so small? Just saying a word can scare you?”

The heat on Yu Yingxia’s face hadn’t faded. After being looked at by Yan Huaixi with a mix of deep meaning and reproach, she instinctively looked away.

“I’m sorry, Sister.”

Yan Huaixi raised an eyebrow. “What are you apologizing for?”

“I… I just didn’t dodge in time, so I touched you.” Yu Yingxia was too embarrassed to say she had accidentally kissed her.

Yan Huaixi’s gaze shifted slightly. Although she hadn’t been fully awake, she vaguely knew what had happened or rather, every move just now had stemmed from her desire. She had thought they had taken a step closer, but seeing Yu Yingxia’s reaction, Yan Huaixi had some bad suspicions.

“Yingxia, do you remember what happened over the last few days?”

“What happened over the last few days?” Yu Yingxia showed a look of blankness and confusion. “I… I only remember something going wrong at the critical moment of my breakthrough, and then I don’t remember anything. Did I do something during these past few days?”

That day… she had accidentally overheard the conversation between Yan Huaixi and Teng Yuelan. Those words had triggered some bad memories, and as a result, a problem occurred during her cultivation. Yu Yingxia tried her best to fix it, but accidentally lost her consciousness in the process.

Yu Yingxia’s look of total confusion didn’t seem faked. Yan Huaixi felt a surge of emotion that was hard to settle.

She managed a smile. “You did something very bold.”

“Even bolder than what happened this morning.”

Yu Yingxia felt like her pupils were vibrating. Her? Doing something bold?

“Was I… sleepwalking?”

Yan Huaixi was silent for a moment, then said, “No.”

Yu Yingxia was even more confused. “Then I should have been unconscious. What could I have done that was ‘even bolder’?”

Yan Huaixi ground her molars. That day she had warned Yu Yingxia not to deny it later, and it had become a self-fulfilling prophecy—this person really had forgotten everything!

Yu Yingxia noticed that Yan Huaixi’s expression didn’t look good; her face practically had the words “I’m unhappy” written on it.

Although this “bad cat” in front of her liked to be unreasonable, she had never fabricated facts to deceive her. So, it was possible she really had done something while asleep or unconscious…

At this point, Yu Yingxia didn’t know that the two of them had already done everything they should and shouldn’t do on a soul level—and that she was the one who actively clung to the other.

But she knew how to smooth a cat’s fur.

Yan Huaixi sat up, prepared to settle the score, and the “rabbit” beside her also sat up and wrapped her arms around her waist.

“Sister, I didn’t mean it.” Those peach-blossom eyes, seemingly rippling with light, showed a pitiful expression. “I must have been confused from sleep.”

Looking at Yu Yingxia in her arms, the small flame that had just ignited in Yan Huaixi’s heart was instantly extinguished. Who could bear to scold such a pitiful and cute rabbit?

Yu Yingxia thought the “bolder thing” Yan Huaixi mentioned couldn’t be too serious. After all, their clothes were perfectly neat; it didn’t look like anything had happened.

“You really don’t remember anything?” Yan Huaixi’s tone softened.

“I really don’t. I view you as my own sister. If I had been conscious, I definitely wouldn’t have done anything to cross the line. I… shouldn’t have done anything too excessive, right?” Yu Yingxia’s worried eyes seemed to say: I couldn’t possibly commit incest with my own sister, don’t worry!

The words Yan Huaixi was about to say suddenly got stuck in her throat. Her expression wavered, and she looked at Yu Yingxia for a long time without being able to respond.

After a while, she gradually found her voice.

“You… treat me as your own sister?”

“Yes. I’m grateful you don’t dislike me and are willing to treat me as a sister. Didn’t you say that before, Sister?” Everything Yu Yingxia said was what Yan Huaixi had repeatedly emphasized before.

When Yan Huaixi woke up this morning, she wanted to enjoy some intimacy with the rabbit in her arms, but now it felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head.

This infuriating rabbit… was actually using the “sister theory” she had once used herself!

“I…”

I’m not! Yan Huaixi wanted to retort immediately. At this moment, she felt that her past words were coming back to slap her in the face across time.

“Sister, rest assured.” Yu Yingxia smiled with curved brows, her smile sweet and full of seemingly unreserved trust. “I could never have any thoughts of incest!”

With such a heavy label placed on her, Yan Huaixi felt a slight pain in her chest, as if the wound pierced by that silly girl surnamed Fang was acting up again. Of course, the pain wasn’t just in her chest, but also in the foot she had smashed with her own stone.

Yu Yingxia found that she hadn’t managed to soothe the “cat” this time.

Early in the morning, Yan Huaixi left in a huff, and the look in her eyes as she watched Yu Yingxia was full of resentment, as if she were looking at a heartless, unfaithful woman.

Yu Yingxia used every means possible to recall what happened while she was unconscious, but unfortunately, she came up with nothing.

So what exactly happened during those few days? Why was Yan Huaixi looking at her like that? She had clearly done exactly what she was told not crossing any boundaries so why was the cat the one who ended up unhappy?

Indeed, a cat’s mind is hard to read, and people with “cat” attributes are equally hard to handle.

Moreover, after getting angry, that cat didn’t return for several days. Yu Yingxia almost felt like she had been abandoned.

After staying there for two days, Yu Yingxia couldn’t sit still any longer and quietly went out to ask around. Generally, no one came to Yan Huaixi’s courtyard; the only one who appeared frequently was Jiang Li, who came daily to deliver medicine.

Fortunately, it was a familiar person, so she wouldn’t be stabbed like a hedgehog by glares as soon as she approached.

Yu Yingxia found Jiang Li, but just as she was about to step forward to ask, she saw Jiang Li’s face fill with shock. As she got closer, Jiang Li repeatedly stepped back.

“Cough… Miss Yu, let’s keep some distance while we talk.” Jiang Li’s smile was a bit forced.

Yu Yingxia didn’t feel it herself, but Jiang Li could tell at a glance that she was practically drenched in the Master’s aura. The Master was announcing to everyone that Yu Yingxia was her property.

Yu Yingxia found it even stranger, but seeing Jiang Li’s troubled expression, she could only maintain a certain distance and ask, “Doctor Jiang, do you know where the Master went? She hasn’t been back for several days.”

Jiang Li thought for a moment and said, “I don’t know. Maybe she’s at the back mountain next door; the Master often cultivates there.”

“Okay, I’ll go look for her.” Yu Yingxia didn’t yet know the severity of the situation, so she decided to check out the mountain next door.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Li, Yu Yingxia set off to the neighboring mountain.

Jiang Li originally wanted to tell her to be careful—after all, that place was a graveyard with many ghosts and monsters. However, Jiang Li then realized that Yu Yingxia certainly wouldn’t lack protective magical artifacts or life-saving items. Even the hairpin on her head could save her life. So, she only told her to be safe and said nothing more.

After Yu Yingxia left, Jiang Li let out a slow sigh of relief.

Look at Yu Yingxia’s cultivation—suddenly at the Great Circle of Foundation Building. Those two days of dual cultivation must have been very intense!

Jiang Li had gone to deliver medicine as usual that day but didn’t see the Master. She only sensed two soul-forces intimately entangled in Yu Yingxia’s room. She didn’t need to guess to know what the two were doing inside.

The Master hadn’t even hidden the aura on Yu Yingxia; Jiang Li felt embarrassed just looking at her. She didn’t know what the Master was thinking.

Forget it, forget it. The matters between the Master and Yu Yingxia were not for her to question.

Jiang Li hurried away from that troublesome spot, fearing that if those two really fought, it would affect her.

Yu Yingxia followed Jiang Li’s directions and found the path up the mountain next door. There was only one small path leading directly to the cultivation area on the back mountain.

At first, Yu Yingxia didn’t notice anything unusual, only that the temperature was slightly low. She thought it was just the climate and didn’t think much of it. However, as she climbed higher, she felt the temperature drop unnaturally. The bright sun was covered by dark clouds, and the light dimmed instantly.

Yu Yingxia rubbed her arms and immediately channeled her spiritual power to resist the cold. This spiritual power was indeed magical; after covering her body in a layer of it, she didn’t feel so cold.

However, the day looked very strange. Aside from the few crow calls she heard at the beginning, she didn’t see or hear any signs of living creatures on this mountain.

Is this really a normal cultivation area?

Yu Yingxia felt a bit uneasy. Does Yan Huaixi usually like to practice in such a place? No wonder her temper is so unpredictable; staying in such a place for long would make anyone depressed.

She took out her magical artifact from her storage bag and called out for Yan Huaixi a few times.

Unfortunately, the only response was the wailing of the gloomy wind.

Is Yan Huaixi not here?

Yan Huaixi was a “Void-Refining and Dao-Combining” cultivator. If she were here, she should have sensed her coming up the mountain. However, it was also possible she was still angry and didn’t want to talk to her.

Yu Yingxia sighed and decided to look a little more. If she couldn’t find her, she would head down first.

Snap…

Suddenly!

A sound of a dry branch breaking came from not far away.

She immediately held her breath and focused her attention. There was a thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground; it was autumn, after all, so there were plenty of them.

The sound came from under the pile of leaves. Could it be a small animal like a rabbit or a hedgehog?

Yu Yingxia was very cautious and didn’t step forward; she even maintained a certain distance from that spot. After all, if she were lucky, it would be a harmless small animal; if she were unlucky, it might be a snake.

But unfortunately, her luck turned bad again. Inside the pile of leaves was neither a rabbit nor a snake, but a skeletal hand with rotting flesh suddenly reaching out!

Yu Yingxia jumped back several steps, her face turning pale.

At the same time, rustling sounds came from all directions. One skeletal hand after another reached out from the ground, almost blocking all her exits!

The skeletal hands pushed against the ground, and one by one, full skeletons crawled out from the earth. Their eyes glowed with eerie green flames their soul-fires.

Yu Yingxia was most afraid of ghosts. Although she had grown a lot, her legs still felt a bit weak seeing this horde of ghosts. However, she quickly calmed down. The aura of these ghosts wasn’t very strong; Yu Yingxia could feel that her power was superior to theirs.

When she could easily subdue these ghosts, they became less scary.

The skeleton behind her pounced first. Despite being a frame of bones that looked ready to fall apart, its movements were surprisingly agile. Without turning around, Yu Yingxia sensed the surging yin energy. She immediately dodged, and the ink marks from her brush-tip sliced off the ghost’s claw.

Yu Yingxia no longer held back her power. Her cultivation at the Great Circle of Foundation Building was revealed. The little ghosts realized they had kicked a steel plate, so they immediately began scattering in all directions without a second word.

There were too many of them for one person to chase, but Yu Yingxia had another way.

The fleeing skeletons noticed there was no noise behind them and thought they had escaped. Suddenly, a giant fishing net that blotted out the sky covered their heads.

In the instant they looked up, the net covered them. Then, the net passed through their bones, but the eerie green flames in the skeletons’ eyes were all trapped in the net.

Yu Yingxia slowly pulled back the painted net. The ghosts wailed inside her net; the feeling was like a dozen large fish struggling. She couldn’t reel them in quickly and had to drag them little by little.

As it turned out, the concentrated aura of the ghosts attracted a more powerful monster. With a loud “boom,” a ghost about five or six meters tall, looking like a yaksha, dropped from the sky and stepped on Yu Yingxia’s fishing net.

It clenched its claws in the air, and all the ghosts in the net fell into its hands. It chewed and ate them. This amount probably wasn’t enough to fill its stomach, so the yaksha’s gaze fell on Yu Yingxia.

This human’s soul emitted an enticing aura; no ghost interested in souls would miss out on her.

The yaksha’s cultivation was above Yu Yingxia’s, so she didn’t plan to go head-to-head with it. Just as the yaksha reached out its claws, a stone flew in from afar and directly blew its head apart.

The yaksha’s body crashed to the ground. Although the scene was quite shocking, Yu Yingxia managed to reveal a slight smile.

She dropped her fishing net and walked toward the direction the stone had come from.

Deep in the woods, she saw a red figure sitting in a tree.

Yu Yingxia let out a sigh of relief. Although she didn’t know why Yan Huaixi was angry, she hadn’t abandoned her. This was good; it meant she could still win her back.

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