After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Entangled by a Crazy and Beautiful Villain - Chapter 37

Chi Qianning was forcibly grabbed by her and compelled to leave the bed. Her body was suddenly suspended in the air before landing in Song Linlin’s palm. She could only helplessly wrap her tail around Song Linlin’s wrist to maintain balance and prevent herself from falling.

The original reason Chi Qianning transformed back into her snake form and curled up on the bed was to maintain some distance from Song Linlin. Affected by her estrus period, she was constantly struggling to control her urge to get close to the other person.

This was a situation that had never occurred to her before. Yet, Song Linlin lacked any sense of personal space and kept pressing against her, especially after what happened last night. Chi Qianning deeply felt that if things continued this way, she would become very strange.

Chi Qianning no longer held out hope that Song Linlin would consciously stay away—the other party seemed incapable of doing so. So, she could only think of a solution herself to prevent last night’s situation from recurring. Chi Qianning had to temporarily abandon maintaining her human form; she would remain in her original body form for the next few days.

Anticipation is always beautiful. She reverted to her snake form to keep a distance, but the result was that Song Linlin didn’t distance herself; instead, she became even more enthusiastic than before.

However, since she was currently held in the other party’s hand, Chi Qianning could only accept it. At least in this state, nothing strange would happen again.

But upon hearing Song Linlin say they were going out to play in the afternoon, Chi Qianning was momentarily stunned. Her snake eyes very vividly expressed an expression of distrust.

Chi Qianning hadn’t forgotten that the last time Song Linlin said she wanted to go out and play, it turned out to be her helping Song Linlin complete a Sect mission—it had nothing to do with playing.

This Song Linlin, surely, she wasn’t planning to make herself help with a mission even after turning into a snake, was she?!

In short, Chi Qianning was extremely distrustful of Song Linlin’s words now.

Noticing the clear emotion in the little snake’s eyes wrapped around her arm, Song Linlin naturally understood the other party’s distrust. Coupled with her prior misdemeanor in this regard, it was perfectly normal for the other party to be suspicious.

Song Linlin tried to defend herself. She lowered her head and looked into the little snake’s eyes, pouting as if deeply hurt. She retorted half-jokingly, “Do I look that unreliable? Although I did indeed plan to do a Sect mission… I definitely won’t make you do it this time!”

“Look at the size you are now. How could I be so heartless as to still think about making you help me? You just stay put this time and watch me work!”

She spoke sincerely and looked genuine, not fake. Chi Qianning decided to temporarily trust Song Linlin’s words.

Song Linlin also found it amusing when she thought about it. Chi Qianning was currently in her snake form; expecting a snake to help her work would be too capitalistic, wouldn’t it?

Furthermore, Song Linlin hadn’t intended to rely on anyone else this time. Her plan was to complete the mission herself through hard work.

Since she was going alone, she definitely couldn’t take on any high-difficulty missions. Otherwise, if she went to catch fish by herself, she might not catch a single one even after working all afternoon. In that case, she wouldn’t even meet the minimum standard for the mission, and she would waste an entire afternoon, resulting in nothing.

That would be too much of a loss!

Song Linlin had to act within her capabilities and look for simple missions. It didn’t matter if the mission reward in Sect contribution points wasn’t much. Anyway, she was only doing this to pass the time and expend energy.

She tucked the little snake’s body into her sleeve. The snake was very well-behaved, wrapping around Song Linlin’s forearm, and didn’t move around on the way.

Song Linlin arrived at the Hall of Tasks and walked straight to the mission collection area. Looking at the rows of various wooden plaques for pending missions on the wall, her gaze scanned over each one, and finally, she picked one that presented no difficulty.

She took down the mission plaque and handed it to the duty staff. Once they completed the registration, she had successfully accepted the mission.

The mission location wasn’t far, just on a nearby mountain. Song Linlin walked leisurely towards the destination, which was much closer than the Jilan River from last time.

In no time, she arrived at her destination. As soon as she stepped onto the mountain, she felt that the entire mountain was filled with abundant spiritual energy—much better than the mountain where Song Linlin lived. The air was also full of the fragrance of various plants and flowers.

This was considered one of the Sect’s properties. The mountain was planted with various herbs and fruit trees with unique effects. Except for certain designated individuals, unrelated disciples were not allowed to enter the mountain casually.

Song Linlin handed a wooden plaque to the disciple guarding the foot of the mountain. The person examined it carefully, then gave Song Linlin a basket, and let her pass.

Carrying the basket, she walked halfway up the mountain. The climate here was different from the outside world. A faint mist permeated the area, the spiritual energy was abundant, and a glance showed that the trees were already laden with red fruits.

Song Linlin stepped into the fenced area and began her harvesting work. She thought this job seemed quite interesting, although the contribution points awarded weren’t very high.

The fruits here were, of course, not rare ones. Truly precious items were likely on the mountaintop and would be heavily guarded. In the area she was currently in, no one was watching her. The mission only stipulated the minimum harvesting quantity. If she collected more, the excess would be calculated based on the number of additional fruits for extra contribution points.

Song Linlin was clearly just planning to pass the time and intended only to meet the minimum requirement. This was a job that lasted for several consecutive days, and Song Linlin wasn’t the only one doing it. However, everyone who accepted this mission was assigned to different areas. It seemed they wouldn’t meet until they had finished collecting the fruits in this area.

“Song Linlin, today you collected… and the total for these seven days is…”

Song Linlin sat under a fruit tree, watching a woman holding a notebook and brush, calculating her harvest over the past few days to determine the total contribution points for the seven-day period.

It was noon, and the temperature on the mountain was very cool. Because a faint mist constantly permeated the mountain, the scorching sun at midday couldn’t penetrate the layer of fog.

She rested her chin in her hand out of boredom. Nearby, there were several others also wearing disciple robes; they were the others who had accepted this mission with Song Linlin. Song Linlin hadn’t gone anywhere else after her morning class these past few days, always heading straight to this mountain.

To her surprise, the number of fruit trees in this area was too great. Song Linlin had thought it could definitely be finished within three days, but it took a full seven days of fruit picking until she finally met up with the other few people and they finished harvesting this area.

During the first two days, Song Linlin still found it novel, but later it became mechanical, repetitive work of picking fruit. She often had to sit down and lean against a tree for a rest after working for a while.

She hadn’t seen Chi Qianning in her human form for a week either. Whenever Song Linlin sat down to be lazy, the little snake would crawl out from her sleeve. Song Linlin was quite used to seeing Chi Qianning in her snake form now.

Currently, as Song Linlin sat under the tree, she felt the snake wrapped around her forearm move again. Immediately after, the snake’s head pushed open her sleeve and poked out.

This startled Song Linlin. She quickly pulled her sleeve back up, poked her finger into the sleeve to gently push the little snake back, and then nervously glanced around.

Fortunately, everyone’s attention was focused on the settlement of contribution points. No one was paying attention to Song Linlin sitting under the tree, which allowed her to quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

Song Linlin waited until the on-site inventory count and settlement were complete before quickly running down the mountain. This area was rarely approached by casual people because the surrounding mountains were planted with all sorts of exotic things by the Sect and were guarded year-round.

Walking back, there were hardly any people around now, so Song Linlin dared to let the little snake wrapped around her hand out. She stroked the little snake’s cool body. The feel of her finger sliding over the scales was pleasant. Looking into the little snake’s eyes, she spoke with a sense of good fortune:

“It’s a good thing no one was watching me just now, or someone else would have discovered you.”

At the same time, she didn’t forget to admonish, “Don’t come out randomly. There were so many people there just now; what if you were accidentally discovered?”

If she were talking to Chi Qianning in human form, Song Linlin naturally wouldn’t dare to touch her while speaking to her in this tone. However, after a week of getting along, she had gotten used to the other party’s snake form and their interaction was good.

If Chi Qianning were in her human form, Song Linlin might feel embarrassed and be more reserved, but with the little snake, she had no such concerns. She could even sleep soundly at night when the other party wrapped around her neck.

The little snake naturally didn’t reply to her. Song Linlin was used to it and continued to talk to herself, “Finally, this job is done. I didn’t expect this mission to take me so long. I wouldn’t have done it if I had known.”

“Alas! But getting seven days’ worth of contribution points all at once—even though the average for each day wasn’t much—still feels like a lot when it’s settled all at once!”

Song Linlin walked towards the dining hall. Her mood was good because she had earned a lot of Sect contribution points from the settlement, and her steps were much lighter. She chuckled:

“I finished work just in time for mealtime. I’m a person who’s just been paid, so of course, I have to spend a little bit of money. I’m going to eat something good today! I’ll buy you something expensive to eat!”

Regardless of whether the other party could understand her words, Song Linlin continued to chatter endlessly. She was already quite talkative, and now that Chi Qianning wouldn’t interrupt her, she couldn’t stop talking, especially since Chi Qianning was in the form of a little snake. This made Song Linlin even less guarded, and she dared to say anything.

Chi Qianning also admired this about Song Linlin. In all her long life, this was the first time she had seen a human who could talk to herself for so long when no one was listening.

Arriving at the dining hall, Song Linlin selected her food and also bought a little raw meat. She had recently become obsessed with feeding the little snake. However, on the first day, no matter what method she used, the other party simply wouldn’t eat cooked food.

Reluctantly, Song Linlin bought some raw meat to try. Chi Qianning was truly bothered by her persistence, so she reluctantly ate a little. If she could do it again, Chi Qianning would definitely choose not to take that one bite.

Afterward, Song Linlin concluded that the little snake loved raw food and forcibly fed her every day. Unable to resist her, Chi Qianning could only reluctantly eat a little each day.

Today, Song Linlin chose a secluded spot to sit, as sitting there made it less likely for others to notice her. Although it was mealtime, it was relatively late, and there weren’t many people nearby.

Sensing that no one was paying attention to her, Song Linlin first fed the little snake its food for the day and then prepared to eat her own.

Song Linlin was happily eating alone in the corner with her head down when she heard a familiar voice from not far away.

“Song Linlin, what a coincidence, you’re here too!”

Shen Wanyi held a tray in one hand and waved her arm with the other. The bell on her wrist emitted a crisp sound as she quickly approached Song Linlin and sat down across from her. The cheerful ringing of the bell didn’t stop during this time.

What an entrance, a woman who brings her own sound effects, Song Linlin couldn’t help but think to herself.

“I feel like I haven’t seen you for several days. Other than morning class, what have you been up to?” Shen Wanyi asked curiously.

Song Linlin looked up and saw the food on the other party’s wooden tray. She couldn’t help but curl her lips; this girl was eating all the most expensive, limited-edition items.

Is this what it means to be rich?!

However, Song Linlin quickly adjusted her mindset. She had seen enough displays of wealth on Earth to be numb to it, and besides, the other party probably wasn’t doing it on purpose.

She sighed. At this moment, Song Linlin was wearing a bamboo conical hat on her head and sleeves covers on her arms. Of course, she was only wearing all this specially to match the scene, as she had seen pictures of fruit farmers harvesting online dressed this way.

“Alas! I’ve been on the mountain picking fruit for the past few days, doing a Sect mission.”

“You really are something!”

Shen Wanyi clearly hadn’t expected that answer. She shook her head and chuckled, “The date for the competition is getting closer, and everyone is busy cultivating hard. Yet, you still have the mind to do a Sect mission. So you really don’t want to go to the Mirror Moon Secret Realm! I thought you were just joking that day.”

“What’s there to joke about?” Song Linlin’s attitude was firm. She clenched her fist. “I don’t plan on going, anyway.”

Shen Wanyi spoke with food in her mouth, her voice muffled, “Are you still going to pick fruit this afternoon?”

“No need, I’ve already finished the job. I have nothing to do this afternoon.” Song Linlin shook her head.

“Really? That’s great!”

Shen Wanyi was thrilled. Everyone had been busy cultivating recently, and she couldn’t find anyone free. She immediately said, “Didn’t I mention earlier that I asked a cousin to send a message to my family, asking them to find a mate for my little ‘Xiao Xiao’ in the West Sea?”

“Hehe, the matter is settled. The male one can be brought in soon! If you have nothing to do this afternoon, let’s go together to meet the delivery person. It’ll be a chance for you to see my little Xiao Xiao!”

After speaking, Shen Wanyi looked at Song Linlin with anticipation. Song Linlin chewed her rice, thought carefully, and realized she really had nothing planned for the afternoon. She figured few people in the Sect were as free as she was.

Since she was free anyway, she might as well go. So, Song Linlin nodded. “Sounds good, I’m free this afternoon.”

“Great!”

Shen Wanyi immediately nodded. She didn’t even feel like eating the food she had ordered now and kept excitedly telling Song Linlin how adorable her little Xiao Xiao was. Song Linlin just ate and nodded along.

However, Song Linlin was so focused on listening to Shen Wanyi that she completely failed to notice the little snake on her wrist, who had poked its head out and was looking at her with a mournful gaze.