After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Entangled by a Crazy and Beautiful Villain - Chapter 39

When the other person asked this, Song Linlin also looked embarrassed. How could she know why the little snake in her sleeve, which had been very quiet all along, would suddenly crawl out?

Song Linlin could only clear her throat, pretending to be calm, and then reached out to grab the little snake’s body, pulling it out from her collar. The snake’s body coiled up into loops in her hand.

“Ahem, this…”

Song Linlin was outwardly composed but inwardly flustered, frantically thinking about how to answer. In the end, she decided to shift the blame.

“This one is raised by Lin Qianqian. She’s been busy focusing on her cultivation lately and hasn’t had time to look after it, so she entrusted it to me to take care of for a while.”

Song Linlin said slowly, giving an awkward smile: “I was afraid it might crawl out if left alone in the room, so I took it with me.”

“Oh, I see…”

Shen Wanyi didn’t doubt it much after hearing this. Everyone was working hard on their cultivation during this period, and it was understandable to entrust the care of a pet to someone else if they were busy.

Besides, she wasn’t familiar with Lin Qianqian and didn’t know much about her. It wasn’t unbelievable that the woman raised a snake; many people kept snakes as pets.

Seeing that Shen Wanyi wasn’t suspicious, Song Linlin finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she had never raised anything before, and now suddenly having a pet appear—better safe than sorry—it was wiser to be cautious.

She looked down at the little snake in her hand. Although its sudden appearance had flustered her, she wasn’t going to blame it. It had just unintentionally scared Shen Wanyi’s two spirit pets.

“Is Little Xiao and that new spirit pet okay?”

Song Linlin asked guiltily. Although the little snake did nothing after crawling out of her collar, only glancing at Little Xiao, the two little creatures were clearly frightened. The new one was still trembling under a chair far away…

This made Song Linlin feel very uneasy facing Shen Wanyi. Yet, she couldn’t blame the little snake for suddenly crawling out, so in a way, it was still her fault.

“They’re fine. Little Xiao probably got scared because it hasn’t seen a snake before. It should be alright soon.”

Shen Wanyi shook her head and turned to look at the other spirit pet in the distance. “That one is probably not used to the new environment? Coupled with seeing a snake, it hid.”

“Wait a moment.” Shen Wanyi stood up, holding Little Xiao in one hand, and walked toward the other one. “I’ll go catch it.”

She moved a chair, squatted down, and grabbed the spirit pet’s body with one hand, lifting it up. However, as soon as it saw Shen Wanyi trying to take it toward the table, the little creature fluttered its wings non-stop, looking very unwilling to go, and began to shriek uncontrollably.

At first listen, one might think someone was abusing it.

But no matter how much it struggled, it couldn’t escape Shen Wanyi’s hand. It then struggled even more violently. Little Xiao, on the other hand, was much calmer, though it still buried its face in its owner’s arms, afraid to look at the outside world.

Seeing this scene, Shen Wanyi gave an awkward smile. “The new one might be a bit timid and disobedient. Please excuse it.”

Sitting on the chair, Song Linlin also felt uncomfortable all over. The poor little creature was shrieking so miserably largely because of her, which made her very embarrassed, giving her the feeling of sitting on pins and needles.

The original intention was to visit and see her spirit pets, but now both of the normally well-behaved pets were scared out of their wits because of her. She felt truly sorry about it.

Song Linlin stood up, holding the little snake, and forced a smile at Shen Wanyi, saying somewhat stiffly: “Uh… I suddenly remembered I have something to do this afternoon. I won’t disturb you any further today. I’ll head back now and visit another time.”

“Are you leaving already?” Shen Wanyi held both spirit pets in her hands and nodded at Song Linlin. “Alright then, I’m a bit tied up right now, so I won’t see you out.”

“Next time you come, I promise I’ll have this disobedient one properly trained!”

Song Linlin gave a perfunctory nod, then quickly slipped away. Strangely, as Song Linlin walked further away, the spirit pet that had been crying loudly gradually stopped, and its fluttering wings folded back, appearing very docile.

Little Xiao also tentatively poked its head out, no longer hiding in its owner’s arms.

“Hmm???” Shen Wanyi was left completely baffled.

Song Linlin quickly ran out of the garden, not forgetting to close the gate behind her. Once she was out, she completely relaxed.

Looking at the little snake in her hand, Song Linlin sighed and said helplessly, “Why did you suddenly crawl out? I couldn’t even catch you.”

However, she didn’t complain too much, only shaking her head and sighing: “Forget it, let’s go back. Since there’s nothing much to do this afternoon, we might as well go back and sleep.”

Carrying a snake openly back was naturally not very appropriate. Song Linlin lifted her sleeve and let the little snake crawl inside, then walked down the mountain path back to her own dwelling.

Upon returning home, Song Linlin plopped down onto the bed and immediately lay down, not wanting to move another finger. Her laziness instantly flared up as soon as she got home.

The little snake crawled out from her sleeve, slid across Song Linlin’s wrist and palm, and onto the bed. The next second, the little snake vanished, and in its place sat Chi Qianning.

“Huh?”

Song Linlin noticed the change beside her in her peripheral vision and immediately turned her head to look at Chi Qianning, blinking to make sure she wasn’t seeing things—Chi Qianning had genuinely appeared.

It had been a week since she last saw Chi Qianning, and for a moment, Song Linlin couldn’t react. She stared at her blankly for a few seconds before belatedly scrambling up and sitting down, maintaining a face-to-face posture with the other person.

“Uh… why did you come out? Long time no see?” Song Linlin didn’t know what to say.

Chi Qianning looked at her, her tone carrying an undeniable stiffness. “What, are you disappointed to see me?”

“Huh?”

Song Linlin scratched her head, unable to figure out how she had managed to displease the other party again in such a short time.

She mused that although her reaction was a bit slow when she first saw Chi Qianning, it shouldn’t be enough to warrant such an accusation, should it?

Song Linlin immediately shook her head and quickly defended herself: “How could that be? There’s no such thing!”

“Hmph.”

Chi Qianning lightly snorted, though her expression seemed to soften somewhat. She looked at Song Linlin, and Song Linlin stared back. The two looked intently at each other, and after not speaking for a week, there was an inexplicable awkwardness.

“I decided to go find something else to do this afternoon. Do you want to come?” Song Linlin couldn’t stand the silent atmosphere and proactively spoke.

Chi Qianning shook her head, clearly not having forgotten the experience of being tricked by Song Linlin into going fishing. When she was in her snake form, it was fine—Song Linlin wouldn’t be so heartless as to expect a little snake to run errands for her—but now, it was hard to say.

Moreover, if Song Linlin went to work, Chi Qianning would just be watching on the side, and that scenario sounded boring. So, she refused without a second thought. “No.”

“Oh, okay then…”

Song Linlin nodded, meaning she would have to go alone. There were about twenty-odd days left until the competition, and Song Linlin estimated she could still find a job that lasted a little longer.

“Right.”

Song Linlin stared into the other’s eyes, remembering something important, but felt a bit too awkward to bring it up directly. After two seconds of silence, she asked, “Has your heat passed?”

“No, it’s not that fast…”

Chi Qianning didn’t really want to talk about this topic. Song Linlin clearly didn’t understand anything. Only a little over seven days had passed. Did she think she was a cat? To be cured in a few days.

Normally, the heat for a snake lasts at least a month or more, and Chi Qianning was no exception. However, as time went on, the heat’s effect on her body would become progressively weaker and easier to control.

It wouldn’t be as uncontrollable as in the beginning, with an urge to get close to the person she was intimate with.

Song Linlin nodded. It seemed she still needed to maintain some distance from the other person these days, to avoid another mutually embarrassing incident.

“Then I’ll head out first. I’m going to the Hall of Affairs to find something to do and will be back tonight.”

Song Linlin felt uncomfortable staying with her any longer. After not seeing each other for several days, the young person’s energy was high, and the bed was no place to linger. She decided to make a quick escape.

Chi Qianning nodded and didn’t stop her. Although the first few days were over, she couldn’t guarantee that she would definitely be able to control the desire deep within her body.

Especially when she turned into a snake, Chi Qianning was carried around by Song Linlin every day, and at night, the little snake coiled around her limbs. This close contact was partly due to Song Linlin constantly holding onto the little snake, but ultimately, it was because she herself wanted to be close to the other person; otherwise, Song Linlin wouldn’t be able to catch the slippery snake body.

Song Linlin honestly went to find another laborious job. This time, the task was much more troublesome than the last, resulting in her being completely exhausted when she returned home at night. She just fell asleep as soon as she got into bed. The two of them had a rare, peaceful night’s sleep together.

Although there was a beauty waiting for her in bed every night when she returned home, it also depended on whether Song Linlin had the energy. After working hard for the sect all day, all she wanted to do was sleep when she came back, with no other thoughts.

After spending more than ten days in such peace and quiet, Song Linlin woke up in a daze this morning as usual. She routinely put on her clothes and got out of bed to wash up. The difference this time was that she didn’t immediately rush out for morning lessons. Instead, she took the rare step of wearing her long sword.

Today, she even styled her hair neatly; normally, she would just casually brush it twice before heading out, which showed how much importance she placed on today.

“Why are you so diligent today?” Chi Qianning sat on the bed, watching Song Linlin busy herself.

Song Linlin yawned, looking a bit listless. “The appearance time of the Mirror Moon Secret Realm was brought forward by a few days compared to the prediction. The opening time will probably also be advanced, so the sect’s competition was moved up as well. The people selected will have to leave immediately the day after the competition to head to the location where the secret realm appears.”

The opening of the secret realm can only be estimated within a rough timeframe, and the location where it appears in the world is completely random. According to the estimation of the diviners in the cultivation world, there should have only been signs of its appearance a few days later, but precursory signs of the secret realm about to appear suddenly showed up in a small town in Guanzhong.

Guanzhong is far from Xuan Yun Sect, and coupled with the uncertainty of the secret realm’s opening time, the sect competition was naturally moved up. Once the competition is over, the selected individuals must immediately be taken to Guanzhong to wait.

Time was tight, and Song Linlin probably wouldn’t be able to go to work for the next few days.

Song Linlin looked at Chi Qianning and tentatively asked, “Do you want to come and watch too? There will definitely be a lot of people there, and you should be fine blending in.”

Moreover, Song Linlin remembered that Chi Qianning hadn’t left the room for over ten days. While she was busy doing sect tasks and hard labor for the sect during the day, Chi Qianning was alone in the room all day, so she was probably getting bored.

Chi Qianning thought for a moment and nodded. She had been in the room for so many days, and it was indeed time to get some fresh air, so she agreed. “I can.”

“Great! Wait a minute, for such a grand occasion, you definitely need to wear the sect uniform.”

Song Linlin turned around again and retrieved a brand-new set of uniforms from the closet. Since Chi Qianning’s clothes last time didn’t fit her, Song Linlin had specifically bought two sets one size larger.

She handed the clothes to Chi Qianning with a chuckle, looking quite proud. “Try it on. This one definitely won’t be too small!”

Chi Qianning took the clothes, walked behind the screen, and changed into the uniform. The size was slightly larger than the previous one, which had been a bit short on Chi Qianning. This set, however, fit just right.

When she walked out from behind the screen, Song Linlin scanned Chi Qianning up and down, confirming that she hadn’t bought it too large. The fitted white uniform perfectly outlined the other person’s figure. She looked more like a person of the righteous path than Song Linlin herself.

Song Linlin nudged Chi Qianning’s shoulder, guiding her to sit down at the dressing table. Her fingers gripped the silver long hair cascading down her back, and she slowly said, “You sit here. I’ll style your hair!”

“Can you do it?” Chi Qianning didn’t recall the other person having this skill.

“Don’t underestimate me.”

Song Linlin was very confident and eager to try. As she picked up the ebony comb from the mirror and smoothly combed the long hair for the other person, she slowly said, “I have been learning things lately, it’s just that you haven’t seen it, so you don’t know. Besides, I had planned to learn this a long time ago, but I was too lazy at first and didn’t want to do anything.”

“Now you just wait. I can definitely do this small thing well.”

Although she said that, Song Linlin wasn’t entirely sure what kind of hairstyle she could create. She had only seen others do it and hadn’t actually practiced much herself. But since she could style her own hair today, styling someone else’s should be the same, right?

Styling Chi Qianning’s hair was more complicated than her own, but since she had only just learned a little, she certainly couldn’t create anything overly complex. She braided a few sections, then coiled the hair up, securing it with a long hairpin—and it was done.

Song Linlin glanced at the mirror and felt that her first time styling someone’s hair had turned out so perfectly. Of course, a large part of the reason was that the other person’s face was beautiful enough to carry any hairstyle.

“Alright, mission accomplished!”

Regardless of whether Chi Qianning was satisfied, Song Linlin was very pleased with her first creation.

“How does it feel?” Song Linlin bent down, leaned closer to Chi Qianning, and asked with a grin.

Chi Qianning looked at the mirror, then at Song Linlin. It was the first time someone had styled her hair. It seemed to look quite decent, but she still opened her mouth a little awkwardly: “It’s… it’s okay.”