After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Entangled by a Crazy and Beautiful Villain - Chapter 13

Song Linlin realized that this fellow had done it on purpose. What a malicious snake, trying so hard to see her make a fool of herself.

Fortunately, after struggling for so long, Chi Qianning finally released Song Linlin. She slowly retracted her arms. After all, the person outside couldn’t see her face, and only Song Linlin was embarrassed.

The moment she was released, Song Linlin immediately scrambled up. Her body, which had been weak all over, suddenly filled with strength. She quickly got out of bed, slipped on her shoes, and rushed over to Ye Tingran.

“Senior Sister Ye, I know you have a lot of questions, but please don’t ask them yet.”

Not giving the other person, a chance to speak, Song Linlin continued incoherently, “Senior Sister, you are still young and inexperienced. What you see with your eyes might not be the truth. The waters here are deep, and you won’t be able to handle it, so it’s best not to ask.”

“You know, people have their hobbies. As the saying goes, ‘Man will die for money, and the bird for food.’ ‘Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river…'”

Song Linlin spouted a bunch of irrelevant nonsense, eventually suffering a mental block and unable to think of anything else to use as an excuse.

On the contrary, Ye Tingran, who had quietly listened to her rambling for a while, was silent for two seconds before she offered, “Junior Sister Song, actually, I wasn’t overthinking it…”

“Huh?” This time, it was Song Linlin’s turn to be confused.

“Although I don’t know the specifics of the situation, it’s not a major issue.”

Ye Tingran calmly explained, “In the end, it’s just a matter of personal preference. Just like how I like to collect some sword manuals and cultivation techniques, Zhiyu likes to cultivate spiritual plants, and that Hall Master of Water Cloud Peak in the sect changes their Dao companion every ten years…”

“As long as it’s nothing harmful or wicked, this won’t affect our friendship as fellow disciples.”

“Senior Sister Ye, you truly are a good person!” Song Linlin said with great respect.

She really is worthy of being the one with the ‘Great Female Lead’ script. Her mindset is so open-minded! If this had been seen by some gossipmonger, I would never be able to face anyone again.

Ye Tingran smiled and said, “It’s nothing, it’s a small matter.”

“I only came to remind you that it’s already noon, and you should go down for a meal. Later, we plan to discuss meeting that person from Falling Maple View tonight. Junior Sister Song, will you be joining us?”

“Yes! I definitely want to go!”

Song Linlin nodded. She certainly couldn’t miss out on this kind of thing. She had gone to great lengths to get this information yesterday, so how could she not go?

“Good.” Ye Tingran gently nodded. Since there was someone else in the room, she didn’t intend to stay long. “Then I’ll leave first, Junior Sister Song. Once you’ve dealt with your personal matters, please come downstairs for lunch.”

With that, she turned and left, departing quickly and decisively.

Once Ye Tingran was out of the room, Song Linlin finally let out a sigh of relief. Only then did she turn around to look at Chi Qianning, who was still lying on the bed.

On the bed, Chi Qianning was lying leisurely on her side. She supported her head with one hand, her knees crossed. The exquisite curves of her body were perfectly outlined from the side. Her alluring eyes were smiling as she stared at Song Linlin.

Song Linlin, who had been a little angry, turned her head and, upon seeing such a scene, inexplicably felt unable to blame her.

Damn it, beauty is misleading!

Although she wasn’t angry with her in her heart, she had to pretend to be on the surface, otherwise, wouldn’t it make her seem too casual?

Song Linlin walked to the edge of the bed and sat on the side, her eyes fixed on Chi Qianning as she questioned, “Didn’t you say before that others couldn’t see you? You clearly did that on purpose just now!”

“Didn’t you say you didn’t mind?” Chi Qianning replied righteously.

“I was just speaking impulsively,” Song Linlin added, feeling the other party wouldn’t understand, “It was purely a moment of excitement. In reality, I didn’t actually mean it, understand?”

“Oh…”

The other party’s casual reply, along with a tone that clearly hadn’t registered what she said, made Song Linlin feel like she was dealing with a naughty child.

This made Song Linlin a little exasperated, but she genuinely couldn’t do much. After all, she couldn’t beat Chi Qianning. If she angered her, and the other person slapped her to death, that would be a disaster.

Never mind, I won’t talk to her for now.

Song Linlin decided she should go wash up first, then head downstairs to eat. She had been so tired yesterday that she actually slept until lunchtime. She was hungry now.

After putting on her shoes, Song Linlin got up and walked toward the washing area. Since Chi Qianning had used a cleansing spell on her yesterday, the water prepared in the inn hadn’t been used and could be used now.

When she finished washing her face, she turned around and saw that Chi Qianning had walked over at some point and was standing not far from her.

“Whoa!” Song Linlin was startled, completely caught off guard. She frowned and asked, “Do you walk without making any sound? When did you get here?”

However, Chi Qianning didn’t answer her immediately. Instead, she spoke after a few seconds, “Are you angry?”

“Huh?”

Song Linlin looked at her strangely. Does this girl even care if I’m angry? Could this Chi Qianning in front of me be an imposter?!

This made Song Linlin scrutinize Chi Qianning carefully. The person standing before her still had that familiar, flawless face. Her silver-white hair hung down to her waist, perfectly complementing her pale-moon-colored clothes.

Compared to when she first arrived at the inn, her pale complexion was undoubtedly a bit rosier, and her red eyes weren’t as cold as they usually were.

She didn’t look like a fake.

Seeing Song Linlin not answer for a long time, Chi Qianning sighed slightly, turned her head, and said somewhat awkwardly, “Then I’ll accompany you tonight.”

“Really?” Song Linlin was a little skeptical. She wasn’t angry at all; she had just taken a moment longer to reply.

“Why would I lie to you?” Chi Qianning turned her head back, sized up Song Linlin, and said faintly, “Lest some people, when they go out, look as though they’ve been chased by an enemy.”

Although she was mocked by the other party, Song Linlin didn’t mind. She immediately moved closer to Chi Qianning and chuckled, “You said that yourself! You can’t go back on your word!”

“If I promise something, I will naturally do it.”

Hearing this, Song Linlin was relieved. Given her unpredictable personality, Song Linlin had genuinely worried that Chi Qianning might suddenly say she wasn’t going tonight.

But now that she had said so, she shouldn’t break her promise!

With a powerful person covering her, she definitely wouldn’t run into a situation like the last time, where she was chased and beaten.

Thinking this way, Song Linlin’s mood improved considerably. Looking at Chi Qianning, she suddenly felt that letting her take a bite occasionally wasn’t a big deal. At least she would be very easy to talk to during the time immediately after she finished feeding.

Ordinarily, Song Linlin wouldn’t expect her to help. Not being coldly indifferent was already good enough.

“Do you want to eat?” Song Linlin asked cheerfully.

Chi Qianning shook her head, looking uninterested. “No need.”

“Alright then.”

Song Linlin remembered that she had also refused the last time she asked, so she didn’t press the matter. She said, “Then I’ll go by myself. I’ll probably be discussing things with the others later, so I’ll be back a little late.”

“You go ahead.”

Night fell, and the moon hung high in the night sky. There weren’t many stars tonight.

Song Linlin waited until the time they had agreed upon during the day. Because she had gone to bed early last night and slept for the entire morning, she was still very energetic and felt no fatigue; in fact, she was slightly excited.

Today is different from the past. Yesterday I might have been chased and beaten by Mu Tong, but today that absolutely won’t happen!

Song Linlin stood up. She didn’t wear the long sword anymore. After all, the blade was broken, and it would be too embarrassing to go out with a broken sword. It was better to go empty-handed.

I need to find time to get a backup sword for myself. Today will have to do, but I need to pay attention to this later.

Seeing that Song Linlin had stood up, Chi Qianning, who was sitting on a stool leisurely drinking tea, put down her teacup and said calmly, “Time to leave?”

“Yes, it’s about time. I estimate someone will come to call me soon, so we might as well go out ahead of time,” Song Linlin nodded and replied.

“Mhm.”

Song Linlin held out her hand, grinning. “Come on, it’s too far to walk, and you definitely don’t want to walk. I’ll take you there!”

“You’re quite proactive.”

Chi Qianning did not refuse. Her fingers touched Song Linlin’s wrist, and she transformed into her snake form, coiling around the other’s arm.

This time, Song Linlin was not as flustered as she was initially. She watched the little snake move along her arm, its scales leaving a strange, cool sensation as they slid across her skin.

The snake itself possessed an unusual beauty. Song Linlin took the opportunity to pet it twice before pulling down the sleeve of her clothing.

She then cleared her throat and said seriously, “I’m not trying to touch you on purpose, okay? I’m just pulling down my sleeve.”