After Transmigrating Into a Cannon Fodder, I Got a Happy Ending with the Female Lead [Transmigration Into a Novel] - Chapter 38.1

Yue Xi traveled for a whole morning and finally arrived in the neighboring city. While eating in a small restaurant, she thought of a very serious problem.

What would she do for a living in the future?

The variety show’s labor fee hadn’t been settled yet. She had left the initial deposit and the money she earned from Xu Ruoci for Xiao Qing.

She only had tens of thousands of dollars on her. If she was frugal, it would be enough to live for a while. By the time the money ran out, Xiao Qing should have forgotten her, and it would be no problem for her to show her face again.

She could return to her old profession of live-streaming exorcisms, fortune-telling, and reading horoscopes. If all else failed, she could set up a stall under a flyover. Could a person really starve to death in this society?

Having figured it out, Yue Xi picked up the menu and was stunned by the prices.

A bowl of beef noodles cost 18 yuan, and a simple shredded potato with rice cost 28 yuan. She immediately gained a new understanding of a second-tier city.

Even near a train station, it shouldn’t be this expensive. This was simply going to kill her.

After much hesitation, she ate a bowl of 16-yuan beef noodles and drank every last drop of the soup. After all, it was her hard-earned money, and not a single cent could be wasted.

Leaving the station and standing in this unfamiliar city, Yue Xi felt out of place.

She had already found a house on the train and was going to check it out now. If there were no major issues, she would rent it.

The location was a bit remote and the place was small, but for her current situation, it was enough.

Yue Xi thought of the money she had left for Xiao Qing, and her heart ached. She wasn’t a saint. If it weren’t for her role as cannon fodder, she would never have given all the money to Xiao Qing.

From the moment she met Xiao Qing on Floating Jade Mountain, she had taken good care of her, and she had given her all the money. She only hoped to save her life.

Her phone kept flashing, with a call from Ji Shuang.

Yue Xi was reluctant to throw away her phone, so she had kept it off during the journey. As soon as she turned it on, she was bombarded with messages. From the dozens of missed calls, it was clear that Sister Shuang was very angry.

Yue Xi didn’t dare to answer and set her phone to silent. If she didn’t have to take the subway, she wouldn’t have turned it on at all.

After taking the subway and then two bus transfers, Yue Xi finally arrived at the address the landlady had sent her.

It had to be said that there was a reason for the cheap price. Delivery services probably wouldn’t even come to this place.

The landlady was a middle-aged woman who gave Yue Xi a cold shoulder, saying, “Follow me,” and walked inside.

The old residential area exuded an indescribable smell. The paint was peeling off the walls in large, mottled patches, like the age spots on a frail old person.

Someone was drying clothes on the stairs, and water was dripping all over the floor. The landlady cursed softly and stopped in front of a house on the third floor.

“This is it.”

The landlady pushed the door open, and the lock fell to the ground. She was too lazy to bend down and impatiently kicked the lock into the room.

“All the houses here are like this. Although it’s a bit small, it’s clean and tidy.”

Yue Xi walked in and felt a chill. The sweat she had worked up from climbing the stairs instantly disappeared, and the heat on her face also faded.

The house was indeed very clean. Besides being small and having poor lighting, it was fine for living in.

“This house was originally for my daughter as a wedding room. After she was transferred to another city, we moved. We’ll only come back at the end of the year, so no one has really lived here.”

Yue Xi didn’t doubt her words. She could tell from the walls that the house was very “new.”

Yue Xi looked around again. There was a water heater and a washing machine, and the temperature in the house was low, so she didn’t even need to buy an air conditioner.

Three hundred a month, what more could she ask for?

“Girl, have you made up your mind?” The landlady glanced at her phone, seemingly having something to do.

“Auntie, I’ve decided to rent it. When can we sign the contract?”

The landlady pulled two contracts out of her bag and said, “You’re a straightforward person. I won’t ask for a deposit. You don’t look like someone who would cause trouble.”

Yue Xi looked at the terms, confirmed there were no issues, signed her name, and stamped her fingerprint. The landlady put her copy of the contract into her bag, and the “Broad Palace Breaking Formation” melody rang out.

As the landlady walked out, she said, “Three short? Wait a moment, I’ll be right there!”

After hanging up, the landlady glanced at the lock that Yue Xi had picked up and placed on the shoe cabinet. “Girl, can you replace this lock yourself?”

Yue Xi thought that since the landlady had waived the deposit, it wouldn’t cost much for her to replace a lock.

“I can.”

“Then I’ll be going now.” The landlady had already walked several meters away while speaking, seeming very concerned about her mahjong game.

Yue Xi only had a small bag containing the books her senior brothers had given her and a few talismans, so she didn’t need to tidy up.

She sat and rested for a while, feeling a little cold.

The sun couldn’t shine in, but it shouldn’t be this cold. Yue Xi found it strange and observed the place carefully, but she didn’t find any issues.

She decided to let the matter go for now and go buy a new lock.

She had already checked. The door could be locked from the inside, so she just needed to buy a lock similar to the old one.

Of course, this wasn’t very safe, but the house didn’t even have a security door, so she couldn’t replace it with a high-end lock.

The moment she opened the door, a black shadow darted past her eyes. Yue Xi didn’t even see if it was a person or a ghost.

The door next door made a sound, and she looked over, seeing messy footprints at the neighbor’s door and a black mark on the door, as if it had been scorched.

Yue Xi took a step. As soon as she got closer, a chill rose from her feet and spread to her limbs.

Yue Xi didn’t move forward. She stood there, feeling that someone was watching her, just a door away.

The summer day was hot, but Yue Xi couldn’t feel a bit of warmth.

After standing for half a minute, she turned and walked toward the stairs. Whatever lived next door, buying a lock was more important.

She also needed to buy some daily necessities, like oil, salt, and soy sauce. From now on, she would cook for herself and keep her expenses to a minimum.

Walking out of the residential area, the sun shone on her, and Yue Xi sighed in comfort.

Life in the mortal world was more suitable for her.

She had a cart full of various things. When she was checking out, Yue Xi’s heart ached, and she decided to put finding a job on her agenda.

She thought she could live a carefree life after transmigrating, but she was still hustling for a living. Alas!

As she was carrying two large bags back, there was a string of footprints at the door, seemingly from a size 40 shoe or larger.

The lock was still hanging on the door, but Yue Xi knew that someone had been inside.

Yue Xi put the bags on the ground and said in a clear voice, “If you want to visit your new neighbor, just come out openly. Why are you so sneaky? I won’t eat you.”

No one answered her, but she knew that the person who needed to hear it had heard it.

Yue Xi didn’t know the other person’s intention for watching her, but the feeling of being constantly watched was disgusting, so she decided to draw two talismans to deal with the pervert.

You like to watch, huh? Fine, I’ll let you watch to your heart’s content.

She placed four talismans on the wall of the side bedroom that connected to the neighbor’s. Yue Xi smiled in satisfaction and turned to cook dinner.

Within half an hour, two sizzling sounds came from the side bedroom. When Yue Xi went to check, the four talismans had been burned to ashes.

Interesting. It could break her talisman formation. It seemed like a fellow practitioner.

After dinner, Yue Xi cleaned the house inside and out, and organized her things. It was starting to look like a home.

It was just a bit lonely living alone. If only Xiao Qing were here.

Suddenly, she thought of Xiao Qing and was stunned for a moment, then laughed at herself, lying down on the bed.

She used to live alone and never felt lonely. It hadn’t been long, and she was already unaccustomed to being alone. Humans were indeed fickle creatures.

After she left, everything would follow the plot of the book. Xiao Qing would be with Yu Qing, and she, the cannon fodder, would have to live carefully and not get in the way of the two protagonists.

Sighing, Yue Xi picked up her phone. The screen was filled with missed calls and messages. Ji Shuang had even used Alipay. From the beginning, she was asking where she was, and later, when she didn’t reply, she became hysterical.

Yue Xi looked at the emojis she sent and smiled. There was no sense of incongruity if you replaced the faces in the emojis with Ji Shuang’s.

Xiao Qing was quiet, and she hadn’t even sent a single message.

Yue Xi felt a little disappointed but then thought, this is probably for the best.

That’s what she thought, but a sadness still welled up, more painful than a breakup.

In the past, Yue Xi had never complained about her identity, but now she wished she were the female protagonist, so she could justifiably possess Xiao Qing.

Yue Xi hugged the blanket and wrapped herself up. It was odd that she felt cold in the middle of summer.

She didn’t know when she fell asleep, but she was woken up by the sound of something hitting the wall.

Yue Xi opened her eyes. The room was pitch black. The sound was coming from the side bedroom, and the echo in the quiet house was eerie.

Yue Xi didn’t even turn on the light and groped her way into the side bedroom. The moment she stepped in, the sound disappeared.

The coldness in the side bedroom was less, but there was a layer of moisture on the wall, like sweat seeping from a person, which was hard to see without a close look.

After waiting for a while, the sound didn’t reappear. Yue Xi had planned to go and ask, but it was late, and it wasn’t suitable to go into an unfamiliar environment.

Yue Xi was a carefree person. Even though she knew there was a problem next door, it didn’t stop her from falling asleep quickly.

She had a dreamless night and woke up the next day when the sun was almost at its peak.

Yue Xi looked at the time and was surprised to find that she had slept for more than ten hours. She was stunned.

Was the bed here so comfortable? She didn’t feel anything and had slept for so long.

She got up, washed up, and made breakfast. Ji Shuang called again. She hesitated for a moment and then answered.

“You finally answered the phone!”

Sister Shuang started with a curse. Yue Xi didn’t feel anything wrong with it; instead, she felt a sense of familiarity.

“You’d better tell me where you are, or Xiao Qing is going to look for you alone.”

Yue Xi’s heart skipped a beat. She asked, “Xiao Qing wants to find me?”

“Nonsense!” Ji Shuang was anxious and angry. “You left without a word, and that child has gone crazy. She’s been acting strange for the past two days, and it’s terrifying. I don’t even dare to breathe.”

Yue Xi turned off the stove and walked out of the kitchen.

“Didn’t she go to find Yu Qing?”

Ji Shuang asked, “Who is Yu Qing?” She paused for a moment and said, “There was a woman who came by, but she left after hearing you weren’t here.”

“Left?” Yue Xi was confused.

“Yeah,” Ji Shuang became agitated again. “Xiao Qing didn’t even say a word to her. Don’t talk nonsense. I’m just asking if you’re coming back?”

Yue Xi sighed inwardly. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to, but she couldn’t.

“Next time that woman comes, tell her to take Xiao Qing with her,” Yue Xi’s voice got softer and softer until it was almost a murmur.

She felt so suffocated and found it hard to breathe.

If she had a choice, she would never push the person she liked into someone else’s arms.

Ji Shuang frowned, suspecting she had misheard, and looked at the number again, confirming it was Yue Xi.

“What?! You want me to hand Xiao Qing over to a stranger? Is that a human thing to say?!”

Yue Xi knew she was in the wrong and said weakly, “It is.”

“Don’t be crazy. Come back now! Xiao Qing is timid and shy. Can you bear to let her go looking for you everywhere?”

I can’t bear it, Yue Xi thought.

“Sister Shuang, keep an eye on her and don’t let her run off. That woman is Xiao Qing’s destined partner. They have a special connection. You just need to play matchmaker.”

Ji Shuang was about to be driven crazy by these two sisters. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

“I have work to do. How can I watch her all day? What happened? Can’t you talk to us about it?”

Yue Xi wasn’t irresponsible, and because of the special nature of her work, there must be a reason for her sudden departure, but she didn’t have much time to wait.

“Yue Xi, if you don’t come back, I’ll leave, and no one will take care of Xiao Qing.”

Both sides fell silent.

“I can’t just hand Xiao Qing over to someone else. Don’t you know she can’t live without you?”

Xiao Qing was in her own room, but she heard their conversation clearly. Yue Xi’s words meant one thing: she didn’t want her anymore.

But this wasn’t something she could decide on her own.

Xiao Qing’s eyes darkened. Her clear eyes were tempered by a coldness, becoming even brighter and more brilliant.

She said Yu Qing was her destined partner? Fine, then she would cut off this connection.

A vine as thin as a needle grew from her fingertips, and the mark on her forehead appeared. At the same time, the surrounding plants moved without wind, swaying a few times before all swaying in the same direction.

Ji Shuang felt tired from the conversation. She sat on the sofa, rubbing her temples, and her voice softened.

“If you’re not coming back, at least tell me the address, and I’ll bring Xiao Qing to you.”

Yue Xi said lightly, “You just need to do as I say, and Xiao Qing will forget about me soon.”

Her heart suddenly ached. Yue Xi quickly hung up the phone.

She felt guilty toward both Ji Shuang and Xiao Qing, but even if she went back, the outcome of some things would not change.

Admittedly, she was a selfish person.

Yue Xi sighed deeply, covering her face.

Ji Shuang didn’t call again. She had said all she could. As for what Yue Xi chose to do, she couldn’t interfere.

Footsteps came from behind her. Ji Shuang turned her head and saw Xiao Qing walking toward her.

Ji Shuang didn’t know what to say, but Xiao Qing spoke first.

“Sister Shuang, do you want to live?”

Xiao Qing stared at Ji Shuang. Her forehead was dark, and her figure was ethereal, a sign of impending death.

Ji Shuang’s pupils widened, and she opened her mouth in shock, because she saw herself in Xiao Qing’s eyes.

Yu Qing went to Fan Xing’s house and was surprised to see a lively Xu Ruoci.

According to the information she had received, Xu Ruoci had fed herself to an evil creature, and her soul was so badly corroded that she shouldn’t have been alive.

There was no trace of evil energy left on Xu Ruoci’s body, as if she had never come into contact with an evil creature.

“Since Miss Yu is also from the Taoist sect, you must know Reverend Yue, right?”

Fan Xing really wanted to thank Yue Xi, but Yue Xi didn’t answer her phone, and Ji Shuang didn’t know where she had gone.

Yu Qing shook her head and said, “I’ve only met her once. I wouldn’t say we know each other.”

And Yue Xi seemed hostile toward her, though she didn’t know where the hostility came from.

Fan Xing was disappointed and said, “Oh.”

Yu Qing looked around again, and after confirming they were safe, she left.

Recently, in preparation for the Taoist Conference, disciples had let their guard down, and such a thing had happened. She had come out of seclusion this time to find the trace of the evil creature.

The demonic energy on Floating Jade Mountain had become much stronger. Could a major event really be about to happen?

Yu Qing felt she had to go and find Yue Xi again, hoping she would be there this time.

The day after her call with Yue Xi, Ji Shuang woke up in a hospital bed. Her memory stopped at the point where Xiao Qing asked her if she wanted to live. She couldn’t remember anything after that.

She was in a VIP room. The huge ward was just for her, and it was very comfortable.

Ji Shuang wanted to clarify things, but when she called, it said the phone was turned off.

For some reason, she felt a pang of fear. Ji Shuang called Pei Ying and asked her to go home to see if Xiao Qing was there. Pei Ying, who was on her way to see her, answered the call in an empty house.

“Did something happen?” Pei Ying was keenly aware that something was wrong.

She had been on a business trip for half a month. When she came back, the house was so quiet it seemed nobody lived there, and with Ji Shuang’s anxious tone, it was hard not to overthink.

Ji Shuang couldn’t explain it all at once. She made a few excuses and hung up, then quickly called Yue Xi.

“Xiao Qing is missing!”

Because of Ji Shuang’s words, at midnight, Yue Xi got on a train home.

There were no more tickets, so she could only buy a hard seat. After a night, she felt stiff all over.

When she arrived the next day, Yue Xi was in a daze. Her eyes were sore and in pain, and when the sun hit them, tears kept streaming out.

Ji Shuang had already been discharged from the hospital. She had only found out that half a month had passed after making the call, and for some reason, her body had miraculously recovered.

Pei Ying had asked people to look for her, but Xiao Qing seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Yue Xi thought of that shy face and was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Xiao Qing was so timid and introverted. What if someone bullied her?

“If you had come back sooner, this wouldn’t have happened.” Ji Shuang wasn’t blaming her, but she was also worried that something had happened to Xiao Qing.

Yue Xi had nothing to say. Ultimately, it was her fault, and she had no defense.

Pei Ying comforted them, telling them not to think so badly. Although Xiao Qing didn’t like to socialize, she wasn’t a weak person and should be able to protect herself.

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