Transmigrated as a Scum Alpha: Now I Have a Wife via the Heartless Dao - Chapter 3

The hovercraft cabin was unusually quiet. The two of them sat facing each other without saying a word, each lost in their own thoughts.

Rong Shu was purely zoning out, lacking the interest to play along, while Yu Qianyan was feeling somewhat hesitant.

After hesitating for a good while, Yu Qianyan carefully spoke up, “You… do you not get along with your father and sister?”

“He is not my father.” Rong Shu’s voice was cold, much like frozen stone buried in the deep earth of a frigid land, “My biological father, an Omega, passed away when I was six. Less than three months later, that man brought Rong Xin, who was only two years younger than me, into the Rong family.”

“I apologize.” Yu Qianyan regretted bringing it up. She wanted to say something comforting, but looking at Rong Shu’s lowered brows and the elegant, slender neck exposed, she couldn’t find a single word. She had no choice but to shut her mouth.

Unexpectedly, Rong Shu seemed to suddenly find the conversation interesting. She lifted her face slightly, raising her eyes from beneath thick, long lashes to look at Yu Qianyan’s expression. Her eyes were flickering with hidden emotions, yet her expression was pitiful.

“Miss Yu, were you able to tell that my stepfather doesn’t like me? I thought… you were like them, that you preferred Rong Xin more.”

Rong Shu’s voice was extremely soft, and she put on a timid appearance.

Yu Qianyan found it unbearable to watch, yet also felt it was somewhat funny, “Of course I could tell.”

Sword cultivators were mostly straightforward people. Especially strong ones like Yu Qianyan, who were accustomed to using sheer force to overcome any trickery. She never cared for schemes, as they always had to bow to her anyway, but that did not mean she could not see the ulterior motives of others.

Take, for example, the Rong family stepfather who had tried to make her a sucker to pay for Rong Xin’s expenses, or Rong Xin who had tried to entice her to trample on her own sister’s dignity.

And take, for example, Rong Shu, who was acting pitiful in a way that was almost too deliberate.

However, she was always extra tolerant toward Rong Shu. She didn’t say any harsh words to prick her, but instead handed her a warm drink.

For a child who had grown up without a father’s protection, being a bit calculating was not a bad thing.

Recalling Rong Shu’s ending in the original book, Yu Qianyan sighed. She couldn’t help but feel a sense of pity and guilt because of her current identity.

Rong Shu was a person lacking love. Although her acquaintance with the original Yu Qianyan had started very unpleasantly, she had still been full of joy when she married into the family.

A young girl longing for love, and with the original Yu Qianyan being good-looking and from a prominent family, no matter how bad the rumors were, she would have held expectations for her future wife.

She was a very, very good Omega, but she had met the worst possible Alpha.

Yu Qianyan thought, even if the original had committed thousands of evils, if it hadn’t been for that final madness that caused Rong Shu to miscarry, Rong Shu might not have ended up in a mutual destruction scenario for the sake of the child.

The Yu family’s enemies were not to be trifled with. Who knew what suffering Rong Shu had endured to gain their trust, or why she had lost the will to live and passed away without a struggle.

Now that Yu Qianyan was in her place, she would definitely protect Rong Shu well.

Rong Shu was soft-hearted and kind, with such a good nature and ability to manage things. Even if Yu Qianyan could not give her the same kind of feelings due to her long cultivation of the Heartless Dao, as long as she fulfilled her duties as a wife, respected and cherished her, Rong Shu would certainly be able to live a good life.

In that sense, Yu Qianyan was actually a bit glad that there was no spiritual energy here. Since she couldn’t cultivate, it wasn’t a matter of obstructing her Dao heart. Otherwise, she certainly would not have agreed to the marriage.

Rong Shu was a top-tier person. As long as she didn’t encounter scum like the original, she would always have a good ending.

As she thought about this, her mind drifted away. Suddenly, Yu Qianyan remembered Yu Qishan.

Yu Qishan’s long-term military service had left her with old injuries. Her health was already broken, far less robust than others her age. Yet, she still had to clean up all the messes left by the original, and in the end, was literally angered to death by her daughter.

Yu Qianyan sighed, feeling that the responsibility on her shoulders had grown heavier.

Marriage was approaching, so she had to treat her wife well, but she couldn’t be unfilial to her mother either. She didn’t need to worry about inheriting the Yu family’s title, but Yu Qishan’s years of service and the family’s generations of honor could not be ruined by her own hands. She had to hold up the family name.

“Still need to have a sword…” Yu Qianyan muttered to herself.

This sword was not just any sword. For Yu Qianyan, the Dao of the sword was in the heart. Even if she couldn’t swing a sword in the future, it wouldn’t affect her pursuit of greater power.

But having a sword in her hand was different. It could remind her never to slack off, and it could remind her not to forget her original intentions and where she came from.

“What did you say?” Rong Shu thought she had misheard. What was this about needing a sword?

Was it equipment for fencing, a niche retro sport that was currently popular?

Since when did Yu Qianyan have such elegant hobbies? Rong Shu looked at her strangely.

She always felt that the Yu Qianyan in front of her was very different from the one in her memory, especially the look in her eyes when she stared at her. There was not a shred of wicked intent, nor was there the dissatisfaction or disdain that should have been there. Her eyes were clear and bright, like a devout ascetic believer.

And her reaction on the night of the banquet…

She was really good at pretending. Rong Shu sneered in her heart, but on the surface, she had to act innocent and pure, asking Yu Qianyan for guidance, “Are you talking about the sport of fencing?”

“No.” Yu Qianyan was dumbfounded. Fencing seemed to be a unique sport in this book, and it couldn’t be called the same school of thought as her sword. It was completely unrelated.

Seeing that Yu Qianyan didn’t intend to discuss it in detail, Rong Shu tactfully stopped asking and just silently noted it in her heart.

From the current situation, Yu Qianyan was acting as if she had willingly accepted her as a fiancée, which was completely different from her previous life.

She remembered that at that time, Yu Qianyan had resisted extremely violently, which caused a huge scene. The media across the entire Capital Planet was reporting on the scandal of a Duke’s daughter forcing a decent Omega. Her father, the head of the Rong family, had joined forces with another Duke to push the matter to the Imperial Emperor.

Yu Qishan had only agreed to the marriage under the Emperor’s decree when it became clear the situation couldn’t be suppressed.

Yu Qianyan had also been beaten half to death by Yu Qishan, and from then on, the gap between mother and daughter had grown deeper, to the point where they were practically enemies.

It was nothing like now. There wasn’t even much news on the StarNet about the Yu and Rong families getting married. Even the reports that did exist were congratulatory notices.

This deviation from her past life’s fate made Rong Shu feel somewhat irritated, as if unforeseen effects might arise once events left her control.

Just as Yu Qianyan had thought, Rong Shu was not a person who held grudges, but at the same time, if someone managed to make her hold a deadly grudge, she wouldn’t easily forget it even after taking revenge.

How could it be enough to make Yu Qianyan pay just once?

Heaven had given her a chance to do it all over again, so it must have seen how pitiful she was, allowing her to vent the malice in her heart.

If she didn’t make Yu Qianyan suffer endless pain, how could she repay the debt of being covered in wounds, disfigured, disabled, and unable to bear children in her past life?

And her unborn child…

Yu Qianyan was just pondering how to modify the method of body cultivation when she suddenly sensed a fierce, murderous intent. She instantly stood up with a start, grabbing Rong Shu and pulling her behind herself.

“Careful!”

Rong Shu was startled by the grab, not understanding what Yu Qianyan was making a fuss about.

“Careful of what?” Rong Shu looked left and right. There was no one in the cabin except for the two of them. The bodyguards, assistants, and driver were all in the cockpit.

“There is murderous intent,” Yu Qianyan kept her guard up even after the feeling vanished, “I suspect a killer has infiltrated.”

Murderous intent… Rong Shu understood instantly, but her suspicions deepened.

Could that trash, Yu Qianyan, who only had brute strength and no brains, really have such sharp insight? Could she capture even the slightest fluctuation of her own emotions?

Yu Qianyan, unaware of Rong Shu’s thoughts, assumed that the delicate Omega raised in a boudoir had never encountered such things and was too scared to speak. She comforted her, “Don’t be afraid. I will protect you.”

After thinking it over, if there really was a killer, they must be targeting her. Worried that the other party might have some high-damage weapons that could implicate Rong Shu, Yu Qianyan pressed the alarm and called the bodyguards and assistants into the cabin.

The bodyguards and assistants were all people arranged by Yu Qishan. They were veterans retired from the military, and whether in administrative or combat roles, they were all Double-A rank. The security was very well-guaranteed.

The originally spacious cabin immediately became crowded. Rong Shu had a tall, burly Beta assistant sitting on each side of her, and not far away, two Alpha bodyguards were pacing back and forth, checking everything in all directions. It was quite lively.

Of course, no matter how they searched, they wouldn’t find anything. They came with full vigilance, and after tossing the place around, they left completely confused.

Rong Shu found it amusing. She felt as if the resentment that had been accumulating since her rebirth was like a bulging sandbag about to explode, and it had suddenly been pricked by a tiny needle. Although only a little fine sand had leaked from the hole, the danger of it potentially bursting at any moment was gone.

Yu Qianyan was a bit embarrassed, knowing that she had probably made a fuss over nothing, but she didn’t think there was a problem with being overly cautious.

In the cultivation world, murderous intent lurked everywhere, and this world was not necessarily safe either. Otherwise, how had the original been set up?

Making a small joke was better than being negligent and falling into an ambush.

Fortunately, after all that commotion, the relationship between the two seemed to have broken the ice. The previous alienation was gone, and although they still sat in silence, the atmosphere was much more harmonious.

After another while, they finally arrived at the address the butler had given before they set off.

For a family of the Yu’s status, they wouldn’t buy clothes and jewelry in the bustling city. They all had several century-old, time-honored private custom shops they were accustomed to using.

If there was an urgent need, they would just give a heads-up in advance, and all expenses would be put on the account and paid together when due.

The first shop they arrived at was the one Yu Qishan visited most often. Most of Yu Qianyan’s daily clothes were also made by the masters here. The materials were excellent, the tailoring was appropriate, and the styles were mostly simple and elegant. However, they didn’t make gowns for banquets or ceremonies. The shop owner didn’t like to deal with those flashy but impractical things.

Coming here first was because Yu Qianyan wanted to buy Rong Shu some daily clothes first. Dresses for the engagement and wedding weren’t urgent.

When they first met, she had noticed that Rong Shu’s banquet dress didn’t fit well, while the one Rong Xin was wearing was clearly several grades better than Rong Shu’s.

Since they had to make this trip anyway, they might as well get everything settled at once.

However, all of this was what Yu Qianyan had calculated in her own heart, and she hadn’t told Rong Shu.

Therefore, after entering the shop, the surprise on Rong Shu’s face was not fake at all. She didn’t remember Yu Qianyan mentioning buying anything else.

“Miss Yu, are you here to buy clothes?”

So she was using her as a front to come and buy things for herself, huh? Rong Shu didn’t find this very surprising. It was exactly what she expected.

Thinking about it, the marriage being settled so smoothly this time must have been due to Yu Qishan putting in a lot of effort, and all the differences Yu Qianyan had shown so far must have been fake.

Things seemed to be back on track, but Rong Shu wasn’t very happy. Instead, she felt even more stifled inside.

“No, I brought you here to buy some.”

“Okay, I’ll wait for you to…” Rong Shu replied subconsciously, then suddenly reacted, looking back in surprise, “Buy for me?!”

“Of course.” Yu Qianyan nodded as if it were a matter of course, “I’m not short on clothes. I brought you here, so buy plenty.”

After saying that, she quietly moved a few steps closer to Rong Shu, leaned over to her ear, and whispered, “Buy plenty. Buy the best-looking and most comfortable ones, so you can annoy those who want to sponge off us but couldn’t.”

Annoy those who wanted to sponge off us but couldn’t?

Rong Shu looked in the direction Yu Qianyan was gesturing toward. It was Rong Xin, who had arrived a step after them. The latter was staring with wide eyes at the new fabrics on the racks and the latest ready-to-wear garments on display, her face full of longing.

Encouraged by Yu Qianyan’s not-very-infectious words, Rong Shu couldn’t help but smile. The smile was as gorgeous as the colorful patterns on a venomous snake deep in the rainforest.

Seeing this, Yu Qianyan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had finally managed to improve Rong Shu’s mood. She raised her hand to summon the master attending the shop to take Rong Shu to see the new promotional brochures, while she herself turned to go chat with the owner.

Rong Shu was enjoying herself. As she looked up, she caught a glimpse of Yu Qianyan talking to the owner with a serious face. Suddenly, she felt a bit intrigued. She gestured for the master to “wait a moment” and tiptoed over to eavesdrop.

“Owner, do you know…”

“Where I can buy a good sword?”

Here we go again!

Rong Shu was instantly exasperated.

What kind of riddles was this person playing and what kind of ghost sword were they trying to buy.

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