After Transmigrating Into a Cannon Fodder, I Got a Happy Ending with the Female Lead [Transmigration Into a Novel] - Chapter 23

【Holy crap! Sister Shuang is amazing!】
【If I’m not mistaken, that’s a little boy?】
【No, I think it’s a little boy ghost…】
【Sister Shuang is my role model, actually confronting a ghost child’s challenge!】

The densely packed comments scrolled across the screen. Ji Shuang looked at the swaying curtain and the trail of little footprints, gradually coming back to her senses.

She tightly covered her mouth, preventing a scream from escaping. Only when she saw Yue Xi approach did her anxious heart calm down a bit.

Luckily, her persona was preserved.

Previously, she only livestreamed in relatively creepy and spooky places. This was the first time a ghost had “ridden her face,” so even though her courage was ironclad, she couldn’t withstand being scared like this.

“Are you okay?”

Yue Xi walked over. Next to her, Xiao Qing glanced at the handprint on Ji Shuang’s face and lightly said, “Ah oh.”

Ji Shuang shook her head, replying, “It pinched me, then ran away.”

The livestream continued. The screen now revealed half of Yue Xi and Xiao Qing’s faces, causing the audience to erupt again.

【The little beauty appears again!】
【Little beauty? Respect her, she’s a transcendental expert!】
【Is cultivating Dao really this intense now? These two could debut as idols!】
【Just remove the ‘could,’ this face can guarantee them a lifetime of wealth and honor.】
【Maybe they’re indifferent to fame and fortune.】
【Could be, after all, they are experts.】

Yue Xi didn’t know that the viewers assumed she was indifferent to fame and fortune, when in reality, she was quite pragmatic—she needed money to support children.

Ji Shuang felt a bit embarrassed, patting at nothing. Xiao Qing glanced at her silently, saying nothing.

Yue Xi burned the talisman in her hand, releasing a wisp of blue smoke that soon filled the bedroom with a faint haze.

“Come out, you can’t escape.”

No response. The curtain rustled slightly.

“You’re too dumb, why not run outside?”

The curtain moved again, and a small figure slowly appeared, walking to Yue Xi and lightly tapping her leg.

“You’re the dumb one!”

Ji Shuang never expected this turn of events. She had thought ghosts were violent and scary, not little cute ones.

Yue Xi patted its head. “You’ve lingered too long in the mortal world. If this continues, your soul will scatter. I’ll send you to the Underworld to be reincarnated.”

The little ghost kept tapping her, crying, “I want to wait for Mom and Dad!”

Seeing it pitiful, Yue Xi formed a seal and checked. The little ghost’s parents had long since reincarnated.

The family of three had died in a car accident at this spot. The parents’ spirits were taken away by two underworld attendants, while the child’s spirit was too light, floating beyond the accident scene, missing its chance to enter the Underworld, and thus lingered in the mortal realm.

At that time, the area was still under development. There was a warning sign, but the child’s father didn’t see it and drove straight into the accident, dying instantly.

The little ghost had instinctively returned, but everything had changed, and the house was empty. It had been hiding here ever since.

Truly a tragic child.

“Your parents have already reincarnated. Even if you wait a hundred years, they won’t come back.”

Yue Xi’s words made the little ghost cry loudly. Its shoulders trembled, and its body became increasingly transparent, showing how weak its spirit had become.

Yue Xi didn’t realize just how fragile it was. She wanted to help, but the ghost resisted violently.

After waiting for so many years, it realized its parents no longer waited for it.

Its face turned pale, tears falling like stones, turning to ash on the floor.

Xiao Qing squatted down. “Are you hungry?”

The little ghost looked at her. Seeing a kind and beautiful sister, it forgot to cry.

“I have lots of delicious food I can share with you.”

Xiao Qing smiled, holding its hand and leading it out.

Yue Xi’s talisman didn’t affect Xiao Qing. She easily led the little ghost to the kitchen, took out cola, ice cream, and other treats from the fridge.

“This is so tasty, try it!”

The little ghost had never had cola, forbidden by its parents. It took a sip, and some dribbled down its chin.

It was a ghost; it shouldn’t drink this.

The little ghost pouted, about to cry again. Xiao Qing quickly comforted it: “Don’t cry, don’t cry. Sister will think of a way.”

She looked at Yue Xi, silently asking for help.

Yue Xi obliged, placing a talisman on the cola bottle, reciting a chant. The bottle vanished and reappeared in the little ghost’s hand.

“Drink it.” Xiao Qing encouraged.

The little ghost finished the bottle in one gulp. Yue Xi did the same for many other foods. The little ghost eagerly accepted everything as if it would never be full.

It had wandered the mortal world for so long, never receiving offerings. Now, tasting human food again, memories of its past life surfaced, and it cried while eating.

Yue Xi asked if it wanted to reincarnate, but it adamantly refused.

Ji Shuang exchanged a glance with Yue Xi, sensing the little ghost’s stubbornness.

Xiao Qing gently patted its back. “Eat slowly.”

Once it had eaten enough, she softly asked, “You can’t wait for your parents here, but after reincarnation, you might meet them again. Do you want to go?”

The little ghost paused, then nodded.

Xiao Qing glanced at Yue Xi. Yue Xi immediately understood and ignited mugwort, combining it with a talisman for transcending spirits.

Blue smoke curled, and two tall figures appeared at the end. One held chains, the other a whip.

Yue Xi slightly bowed to them. “Thank you, sirs. This child had no karma in life. Its lingering in the mortal realm is due to unresolved attachment. Please take care of it.”

A distant, ethereal voice replied:

“This is a lost soul of the Underworld. We have a responsibility too.”

The child looked back at Xiao Qing and waved. Strangely, the two attendants also looked at Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing waved back, her eyes pure and bright.

Ji Shuang stood behind Yue Xi, completely forgetting herself.

As the smoke and the two underworld attendants vanished, the house returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

Yue Xi was about to lead Xiao Qing back to rest when Ji Shuang grabbed her sleeve, her face beaming.

“Daoist, if I die, will these two attendants take me too?”

Yue Xi: “In theory, yes.”

Ji Shuang, excited: “Can you ask them to look after me too?”

Seeing the fire in her brow extinguished, Yue Xi nodded.

“I’ll do my best.”

Ji Shuang clasped her hands in prayer. “May good fortune be with you.”

Yue Xi and Xiao Qing left. Ji Shuang remembered the livestream and noticed the screen was now flooded with ten times more comments, completely unreadable.

She quickly shut down the livestream and turned off her phone to avoid being disturbed.

She had only staged the livestream to boost her fame in the supernatural world, never expecting so many events.

And she had even seen the legendary Black and White Impermanents—wasn’t this revealing too much of heaven’s secrets?

Would she die soon? Ji Shuang began worrying about her life.

The house, owned by Pei Ying, was large, with many spacious and luxurious bedrooms.

Standing at a bedroom door, Yue Xi told Xiao Qing: “You’ve been up half the night; go rest early.”

As she was about to enter, Xiao Qing held her wrist.

“I want to sleep with sister.”

Before, they shared a bed because there was only one. Now, the room was spacious.

“You’re a big child now. You need to learn to sleep alone.”

Xiao Qing shook her head and snuggled close. “The house is too big; I’m scared.”

“…Really?” Yue Xi thought. She had just happily interacted with the little ghost.

Yue Xi hesitated. Xiao Qing climbed into bed with her, turning on the bedside lamp.

Yue Xi sighed, lifted her into the blanket: “Take a shower first. You touched a ghostly thing. Use the talisman water to ward off evil and avoid getting sick.”

Xiao Qing obediently went to the bathroom. At the door, she asked: “You won’t sneak away, right?”

Yue Xi: “No.”

Xiao Qing giggled and finished quickly.

Wrapped in a towel, she got into bed, pretending to sleep. Yue Xi went to shower as well. When she returned, Xiao Qing seemed asleep but suddenly woke, snuggling close.

“Now it’s warm.”

Yue Xi stiffened, barely breathing, afraid her towel would fall.

Tomorrow, she thought, they definitely needed to buy pajamas!

Xiao Qing hugged her waist tightly, breathing close.

“Sister, why are you so hot?”

Yue Xi: “Maybe my inner fire is strong.”

Xiao Qing: “Oh.”

She hugged her tighter.

Yue Xi couldn’t sleep for a long time, only falling asleep after exhausting herself.

The next day, she was woken by a knock. Wearing clothes, she opened the door to Pei Ying.

“Daoist Yue, I need to tell you something.”

Yue Xi glanced at the still-sleeping Xiao Qing, motioning to go outside.

In the living room, Pei Ying said: “People from the Daoist Association saw you through Ji Shuang’s livestream. They want to invite you to the Daoist Academic Exchange Conference.”

“Daoist Academic Exchange Conference?”

It sounded fancy. Yue Xi hadn’t realized that Daoist circles had become so modern and trendy.

“Yes, it’s an internal exchange for cultivators. They tried contacting you directly but couldn’t find your phone number, so they asked me to deliver the message.”

Yue Xi: Not only no phone number, she didn’t even have a single mobile device.

After thinking for a while, Yue Xi refused.

“I’m just a wandering cultivator. Before descending the mountain, my master told me not to reveal our sect. If anyone asks, I wouldn’t know how to answer.”

The original owner had been useless; after the master left, no one paid attention to her.

Her senior brothers feared she would damage the reputation of Fengshan Lingyin Temple.

Pei Ying understood and said she would politely decline on Yue Xi’s behalf.

At that moment, Ji Shuang came out yawning. Pei Ying noticed her expression change slightly, concerned: “Miss Ji, what’s wrong with your face?”

Ji Shuang touched her face, replying, “Nothing.”

Seeing the hesitant expressions of Pei Ying and Yue Xi, Ji Shuang felt uneasy and went to her room to check the mirror.

The next second—

“Ahhhhh!”

A surprise update in the dead of night, giving the readers a shock.

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