After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Entangled by a Crazy and Beautiful Villain - Chapter 57.3

“Junior Sister Song, please accept it. Didn’t I owe you compensation after returning from the sect training? I haven’t been able to find anything suitable until now, and this sword manual is just right.”

Ye Tingran spoke earnestly, and fearing Song Linlin might continue to refuse, she added, “There’s no need to decline. If you don’t take it, I can only assume Junior Sister Song is not satisfied with this item.”

“Uh… I am satisfied. Alright, I’ll take it then.” Song Linlin was genuinely afraid that if she refused, Ye Tingran would go and find some other powerful technique to give her. It was better to just accept this sword manual now.

However, Song Linlin really wasn’t interested in cultivating sword techniques.

Song Linlin managed a forced smile and accepted the sword manual. The paper of the manual was yellowed, carrying a sense of historical deposition. It looked ancient, but fortunately, the paper was special, allowing it to be preserved for so long.

After accepting the sword manual, Song Linlin tossed it into her Cosmic Ring. It was highly likely that it wouldn’t come out again for a long time and would just gather dust inside.

“Thank you, Senior Sister Ye, but I have some other things to attend to know, so I’ll be leaving!” Song Linlin just wanted to escape now.

“Alright.” Ye Tingran didn’t stop her and was relieved to see her accept the sword manual.

Song Linlin quickly strode away from the area and headed towards her residence. She didn’t look back along the way and soon returned to her dwelling.

“I’m back,” Song Linlin pushed open the bedroom door, saying her routine greeting to the person inside.

“Mhm.”

Chi Qianning inside responded faintly, “Zhang San left?”

“Yes!” Song Linlin sat down beside her. It had been the entire afternoon, and she hadn’t had time to drink any water. It was getting late, almost dusk. She poured herself a cup of water, quickly drinking the cool boiled water, which moisturized her throat considerably.

Song Linlin put down the cup and looked at Chi Qianning, saying, “The people who went to the Moon Mirror Secret Realm also returned. That place is really not for ordinary people. Only eleven returned, and one is lying on a stretcher, not knowing if he will even wake up. Everyone else is also injured.”

“See? My not going was definitely the right choice. Otherwise, it would be questionable if I could have made it out!”

Chi Qianning frowned upon hearing this. She also knew about the Moon Mirror Secret Realm, but due to the spatial restrictions of the realm, only those at or below the Golden Core stage could enter, so she didn’t know much about it. However, a major sect like Xuan Cloud Sect having nearly half its disciples perish was too unusual.

“What happened inside? Why is the casualty rate so high?”

“I don’t know,” Song Linlin shook her head, spreading her hands. “I tried to ask them, but they clearly don’t want to talk about it. They all look very distressed.”

Chi Qianning nodded. It was normal for those who had just narrowly escaped death not to have recovered yet. To find out the specific details, she would probably have to wait a few days to ask.

However, these matters were unrelated to Song Linlin and Chi Qianning anyway. After all, neither of them went to the Moon Mirror Secret Realm.

Song Linlin seemed to recall something. She proactively picked up the teapot, poured herself a cup of water, and then picked up another cup, filling it with clear water. She pushed the clean cup towards Chi Qianning before putting down the teapot.

Chi Qianning watched her actions and didn’t interrupt, but her eyes were slightly puzzled. She hadn’t said she was thirsty. Song Linlin being so proactive in pouring her a cup of water suggested something was up.

When Song Linlin looked up again, she naturally saw Chi Qianning staring at her. Her black-blue eyes met Chi Qianning’s red eyes, and she could see a slight confusion in the other woman’s gaze.

Song Linlin smiled and slowly explained, “Didn’t you suck my blood two days ago? The excess medicinal power must have been absorbed by you.”

“Actually, that medicinal soup has a minor side effect. Zhang San only told me about it today, but she refined a pill to eliminate the side effect before she left and gave it to me. Although the side effect is not obvious, you should take two pills too.”

Song Linlin naturally didn’t have the nerve to tell her the side effect was the easily-pregnant constitution. She decided to blame Zhang San entirely. Since Zhang San was gone now, Chi Qianning couldn’t question her.

Saying that Zhang San only told her about the side effect today made her seem more innocent. Otherwise, if Chi Qianning asked why Song Linlin hadn’t said anything sooner about the side effect, Song Linlin wouldn’t be able to answer.

She could only sacrifice Zhang San!

Fearing that the other woman would ask her questions, Song Linlin wasn’t sure she could answer. So, Song Linlin immediately pulled a small jade bottle from her pocket, reached out to gently pry open Chi Qianning’s fingers, and poured two pills onto Chi Qianning’s palm.

Song Linlin also poured two pills for herself, then capped the bottle and placed it on the table. She said, “Alright, take the medicine!”

Chi Qianning stared at the two pills in her hand and didn’t immediately take them. It was impossible for a normal person to immediately ingest pills with unknown effects given by someone else in such a situation.

In the past, Chi Qianning never took pills of unknown efficacy given by others. After all, she had made many enemies, and some might try underhanded means like poisoning if they couldn’t defeat her with force.

“These pills…” Chi Qianning spoke, wanting to ask more questions.

Song Linlin, however, was afraid of having to answer her questions. She immediately tossed the pills into her mouth, then picked up the cup and swallowed the two small pills with a gulp of water.

Song Linlin completed this action in one go within three seconds. Song Linlin put down the cup and looked at the still-puzzled Chi Qianning, saying tearfully, “Look, I’ve taken them! We’ve been together for so many days. Are you really suspecting I would poison you?!”

“I’m not…” Chi Qianning gave up the questions she wanted to ask when Song Linlin questioned her like that.

Song Linlin stared sincerely into Chi Qianning’s eyes, “Then take them.”

Looking at Song Linlin, and then at the two pills in her hand, Chi Qianning hesitated for a few seconds, but finally put the pills into her mouth. She picked up the cup, took a sip of water, and smoothly swallowed the pills.

As for whether the pills were poisonous, Chi Qianning wasn’t too worried. On one hand, she felt Song Linlin probably didn’t have a reason to poison her. On the other hand, she wasn’t afraid of taking poison. At her level of cultivation, her body was immune to most poisons and could naturally expel the toxins, though the detoxification process would be a bit troublesome.

Poisons that could truly threaten Chi Qianning wouldn’t look so unremarkable.

Seeing her take the pills, Song Linlin finally sighed in relief. Since she had taken the medicine, she probably wouldn’t ask what the pills were for, right?

Song Linlin reached for the bottle on the table. After pouring out four pills, there were still quite a few remaining inside. Although she would never need the contraceptive effect, throwing them away seemed like a waste. Song Linlin decided to put them away.

Holding the medicine bottle, Song Linlin was about to stuff it back into her pocket when her arm suddenly paused…

She was holding a medicine bottle in her hand, so why was there still a medicine bottle in her pocket?

Song Linlin fell silent. Her whole body stiffened instantly. Only now did she realize that the antidote Zhang San gave her was in her left pocket, while the other pocket…

It contained the Harmonious Union Powder she had refined!

When she reached for the medicine just now, she had almost instinctively reached into her right pocket and pulled out a bottle. So, what she and Chi Qianning had just taken were two Harmonious Union Powder pills.

Realizing this terrifying fact, Song Linlin slowly turned her head and looked at Chi Qianning, not knowing how to speak.

“What’s wrong?” Chi Qianning, noticing Song Linlin’s abnormality, frowned slightly and asked.

Song Linlin’s voice was shaky as she weakly spoke, “I need to tell you something. Please don’t be angry.”

Chi Qianning frowned deeper. Song Linlin having this expression right after they took medicine made her roughly guess something. She asked, “Is the medicine we took problematic?”

“Yes…”

Song Linlin reached into her left pocket, pulled out the correct antidote bottle, and said guiltily, “This bottle is actually the antidote Zhang San gave me to fix the side effect…”

Chi Qianning was silent for two seconds. She had anticipated this outcome when Song Linlin pulled out another bottle of medicine. But since both of them had already taken the medicine, she could only continue to ask, “Then what was the other bottle?”

Song Linlin cautiously looked into her red eyes, “The other bottle was… Harmonious Union Powder.”

This time, Chi Qianning was utterly silent. The room fell quiet, and the only sound Song Linlin could hear was her own increasingly fast heartbeat.

“Then… what are you planning to do?” Chi Qianning asked.

Song Linlin shook her head, “I don’t know. We swallowed them. It’s not like we can force them out now!”

Her heart was pounding relentlessly. Song Linlin felt so nervous she was shaking, especially with Chi Qianning sitting right next to her, silently staring at her.

“Can I kiss you?” Song Linlin was extremely nervous and instinctively asked.

Chi Qianning’s pupils widened for a moment. She didn’t answer, sitting still and looking at Song Linlin. It was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

Song Linlin also looked at Chi Qianning. After waiting for almost five seconds with no response from the other woman, she leaned in and decisively kissed Chi Qianning’s lips.