After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Entangled by a Crazy and Beautiful Villain - Chapter 63

It wasn’t until the time for the entrance to open was approaching that Song Linlin remembered a crucial issue. Due to the special nature of the secret realm, one needed something that could act as a key to enter.

To prevent unrelated individuals or people from the Demonic Dao from mixing into the Profound Yin Realm, the sect would not fully open the secret realm’s entrance. Instead, they issued identity jade plaques to all the disciples who were going to enter this time. These plaques possessed spatial properties and could directly take people into the interior of the secret realm.

However, Chi Qianning was not a registered disciple of the Profound Cloud Sect, so naturally, she hadn’t been issued an identity plaque. Song Linlin thought about it. As for suddenly killing a disciple and taking their plaque… that would be too unethical…

It was overly villainous behavior.

Song Linlin glanced around. Seeing that no one dared to approach their vicinity, she leaned towards Chi Qianning’s ear and quietly asked in a voice only the two of them could hear: “Oh, right, how are you going to get in then? When we get to the entrance of the secret realm, you need a plaque to enter the interior.”

As she spoke, Song Linlin pointed to the object hanging at her waist. This was the identity plaque she had received earlier. It looked smooth and round on the surface, made of a stone-like material that Song Linlin couldn’t recognize. It felt cool and smooth to the touch, and it was engraved with Song Linlin’s name.

Chi Qianning understood Song Linlin’s concern. This minor issue would not be a problem for Chi Qianning. She opened her mouth with a casual air: “Don’t worry, I can get in without this thing.”

“Oh, that’s fine then.” Song Linlin nodded. Since the other person was confident about getting in, she wouldn’t worry too much about it.

When the secret realm’s opening time officially arrived, following the command of the Elder at the very front, the Profound Yin Realm was opened. The first batch of people near the entrance instantly vanished and entered the interior of the secret realm.

The disciples behind them immediately followed suit and began walking forward. Song Linlin held Chi Qianning’s hand to prevent them from being separated by the constantly moving crowd, and also took a step forward: “Let’s go.”

Although Song Linlin was very reluctant to enter, now that the two of them were standing here, the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. They could only follow the crowd inside.

After a moment of dizzying weightlessness, Song Linlin felt a blur before her eyes. When she opened them again, she saw a scenery completely different from before—they had entered the interior of the Profound Yin Realm.

This time, the transmission seemed to have randomly selected their landing spot. Song Linlin looked around. The people beside her were not the same group from earlier. Fortunately, the touch she grasped in her hand was still there; Chi Qianning was still standing beside her.

Song Linlin then looked up and realized that the sun was not visible here. A faint mist permeated the sky, blocking the light and making the entire interior of the secret realm relatively dark.

No sun meant that Song Linlin could not determine her current location, only knowing that she was in the surrounding area and that the transmission entrance was behind her.

As soon as Chi Qianning entered the interior, she felt an extremely strong pull emanating from a certain direction. Subconsciously, she turned her head and squinted at a specific spot.

This was rare. Even the air was permeated with a pleasant scent. The smell was like it had some fatal, dark fragrance added to it. Just smelling the odor made her generate the impulse to find the source of the scent.

Fortunately, Chi Qianning was still in the surrounding area, and the scent was diluted by the air, with only a few faint traces. For Chi Qianning, it was easy to ignore the effect it produced.

This was the first time Chi Qianning had been so close to the Dark Underworld/ Profound Isolation Fruit She had only seen descriptions of the fruit in a few ancient texts, which said that this object had a very strong attraction for snakes. She hadn’t expected it to be true, and the intensity of the attraction exceeded her expectations.

“What are you looking at?” Song Linlin noticed that Chi Qianning had been staring at one place. Following the other party’s gaze, she found nothing but a dense forest, so she curiously asked.

Chi Qianning retracted her gaze, shook her head, and said lightly: “Nothing. Let’s leave this place first.”

“Mm.”

Since nothing could be seen, Song Linlin stopped probing further and nodded, agreeing to the suggestion: “Let’s go.”

It wasn’t that Song Linlin was eager to explore the interior. It was purely because there were many demonic beasts in the Profound Yin Realm. Demonic beasts were different from humans; their sense of smell was very developed. This area was the transmission entrance, and now a large number of humans had gathered here, so the scent belonging to humans must be particularly strong.

The nearby demonic beasts must have noticed the abnormality in this area. If they stayed put, they might encounter a pack of demonic beasts, and once surrounded by a large number of them, it would be a huge problem.

In short, now, before the danger arrived, they should quickly slip away. Even if they had no intention of conducting an in-depth exploration, they had to leave this place now and hide in a more distant spot.

The gathered crowd scattered. Song Linlin led Chi Qianning, choosing a direction with no one else to proceed. However, Song Linlin didn’t dare to simply walk straight down a single path. She would occasionally circle around or change direction to continue walking. This action was, of course, to prevent potential tracking and to confuse the demonic beasts that might try to approach them by scent.

They had already delved into quite a few areas of this forest compared to when they started. Song Linlin’s behavior was very cautious. Relative to the size of this secret realm, they were still within the surrounding area.

Chi Qianning followed Song Linlin silently along the way. The alluring scent in the air here was undoubtedly a bit stronger. Her thoughts began to drift towards the Profound Isolation Fruit again, thinking about Song Linlin’s previous words about someone going to steal the fruit. She spoke, addressing Song Linlin in front of her:

“Song Linlin, you said…”

“Hmm?”

Song Linlin heard Chi Qianning call her name from behind, turned her head to look at her in confusion, and then saw Chi Qianning gazing in a certain direction again, slowly saying: “Do you think that person will really go and steal the Dark Underworld Fruit?”

“That’s for sure!”

Song Linlin was a woman who had read the plot and was firmly convinced of her prediction. After all, all the plots described in the book before hadn’t they all come true? This time, it certainly wouldn’t be wrong!

Seeing that Chi Qianning was still curious about this matter, and that Chi Qianning had previously entertained the idea of going to steal the dark underworld Fruit, Song Linlin was afraid she was still plotting after the fruit. She immediately said:

“The secret realm has just started. That person definitely won’t act so quickly. They will only make a move to steal the dark underworld Fruit after a few days. For these next few days, we’d best not lower our guard and try to stay away from the central area.”

Song Linlin looked at Chi Qianning somewhat nervously. Fortunately, after hearing her words, Chi Qianning didn’t express too many thoughts, just nodding slightly. This allowed Song Linlin’s dangling heart to finally relax.

Chi Qianning nodded simply because she felt Song Linlin’s words made some sense. After all, as a major sect, the security on the first day of the secret realm’s opening would definitely be very strict. No one with a brain would choose to cause trouble on the first day.

If they really wanted to cause trouble, they would definitely choose the middle or the time near the end. By then, many disciples inside the secret realm would have approached the central area. They could mix in among these disciples, and then all make a move together, catching everyone off guard.

In any case, the Profound Yin Realm was open for almost half a month this time, and Chi Qianning was not at all anxious to steal the Profound Isolation Fruit on the first day.

She hadn’t forgotten that she had promised Song Linlin not to “casually” steal the Profound Isolation Fruit before others made a move. Since she had promised the other party something, she had to fulfill it. Moreover, Chi Qianning was also very curious about what kind of person would dare to steal this object.

“Don’t worry, I won’t casually steal things.” Chi Qianning saw through Song Linlin’s thoughts and said with a light chuckle.

Receiving the other party’s assurance, Song Linlin undoubtedly felt much more relaxed. She was truly afraid that Chi Qianning would head straight for the central area to steal the Profound Isolation Fruit once inside. Once the core of the secret realm was stolen, not to mention the later villain, Hong Ye, would come looking for trouble, the first ones to come settling the score with the two of them would definitely be the sect people.

She was currently in the sect’s territory, and the sect was gathered with so many powerful experts. Once the object was stolen, they definitely wouldn’t be able to stay within the sect and would have to flee to the outside world, being chased and hunted down by the sect.

Chi Qianning might not mind being hunted down since she was so powerful, but Song Linlin was only at the Core Formation stage, and a mere figurehead who couldn’t really fight. If she were truly hunted down, she would be in big trouble.

Not to mention that villain Hong Ye, upon hearing the news, might also come chasing after the two of them. If they really encountered such a situation, it would mean offending both the righteous and the demonic paths.

The consequences could not possibly be good.

As for making a move when Hong Ye came to steal the Profound Isolation Fruit, the result would definitely not be much different from the previous situation. In short, Song Linlin genuinely didn’t want to get involved in such a huge trouble. Her ideal was only to be a lazy fish in the sect. When encountering this situation, naturally, she wanted to hide as far away as possible. The fight between powerful figures was not something anyone could participate in; one careless move could easily hurt themselves.

“It’s great that you think this way!” Song Linlin nodded, deeply feeling that Chi Qianning’s thinking had progressed. Being able to correctly assess the situation was a rare quality.

Chi Qianning was well aware of Song Linlin’s fear of death. She had anticipated the other party’s reaction at this moment. Unwilling to continue dwelling on this topic with Song Linlin, she deliberately said: “Well, let’s keep going. There are demonic beasts approaching.”

“Oh crap, why didn’t you say so earlier?”

Song Linlin was startled as expected, and immediately pulled Chi Qianning to quicken their pace, instantly losing the desire to continue the previous topic. At the same time, she muttered and complained while walking quickly:

“This place is bad because of this; there are too many demonic beasts. Those not-so-powerful ones appear in groups, and the ones that appear alone are too strong, one can match a group of others.”

“But the environment here is much more comfortable than the outside. I feel like my breathing has become much smoother as soon as I entered, and the temperature is cooler than outside.”

Chi Qianning explained: “That’s because the Yin energy here is heavy. Naturally, you feel more at ease here than outside.”

The Profound Yin Realm used the Profound Isolation Fruit as its core, and the power of the Profound Isolation Fruit permeated its interior. Although it was only a small part, the changes brought about were enormous.

The two of them had walked quite a distance by now. Song Linlin had the leisure to turn her head and look at Chi Qianning, her eyes slightly widened: “Is that so? Doesn’t that mean that if I cultivate in here, it will be twice as effective?”

“That’s right!” Chi Qianning nodded, looking at Song Linlin with a sense of relief. This person had been lazy for so long; it was truly rare for her to want to cultivate diligently once.

Song Linlin just nodded silently, pretending not to see the expectation in the other party’s eyes, and turned her gaze elsewhere, saying listlessly: “Ah… I’m so tired. Let’s forget about it.”

As her gaze shifted, Song Linlin sharply noticed a river not far from her. So, she continued as if nothing had happened: “Hey, look, there’s a river there. It’s almost lunchtime, and I’m hungry. I wonder if there are any fish in the river. How about I go catch some fish and make you some grilled fish?”

Chi Qianning looked at Song Linlin. Song Linlin blinked innocently at her. In the end, Chi Qianning could only sigh helplessly. She had known what kind of personality Song Linlin had for a long time. Sure enough, she shouldn’t hold unrealistic expectations for such a lazy person.

Chi Qianning said resignedly: “Fine, go ahead.”