I Have the Aura of a Supporting Character in Yuri Novels - Chapter 105

A surprising reply filled Zhuyun with endless sweetness. She was overjoyed, yet also a little apprehensive, as if she had received a gift from heaven and was overwhelmed by it.

“You… do you know what you’re saying?”

Zhuyun’s legs didn’t feel weak, but her body went a little soft. Her voice was shy, as if she were standing high up, about to fall if she wasn’t careful. She couldn’t quite grasp what she was thinking; her mind was a blank. It was an unexpected turn of events for the female lead, Tang Guo, to confess her feelings to her, but Zhuyun felt no resistance. Instead, a sense of secret delight rippled through her heart.

Tang Guo sighed again, a helpless look on her face. Her eyes were filled with Zhuyun, and all her affection was contained within those expressive eyes.

Tang Guo was at a loss for what to do with her. The fierce Zhuyun from a moment ago had become a cute, weak-kneed shrimp, which made Tang Guo laugh. She was amazed at her own power and realized that she was indeed the one who had subdued her.

“I said, my heart is for you. I’ve repeated this twice already. Does little Zhu want to hear it a third and fourth time? But that’s fine, as long as you’re willing to listen, I’m willing to say it for a lifetime.”

“Don’t think I’m being frivolous or reckless. I’m a person who doesn’t have many plans, and I don’t have the ability to stay by your side without showing my true feelings. So I couldn’t hold back, I couldn’t control myself. I’ve thought about it from the moment we bowed in the wedding ceremony, we were already tied together by the Old Man of the Moon’s red thread. We are destined to be inseparable.”

Tang Guo had gone all in. She knew there was no turning back once the arrow was released from the bow, so she might as well take this opportunity to pour out her heart to Zhuyun.

Zhuyun looked at her, and their eyes met for a long time. Then, suddenly, Zhuyun reached out and wrapped her arms around her, sighing softly, “Silly girl.”

Tang Guo stiffened in Zhuyun’s embrace, her mind in a daze. The intense excitement temporarily overwhelmed her, and she could only stand there blankly, letting Zhuyun have her way.

“You’re right, the Old Man of the Moon tied us with a red thread a long time ago. Otherwise, how could you have become my sister-in-law? Oh wait, no, I shouldn’t say it like that, it makes it sound like Zhu Tianci deserves all the credit. I should say thank you for bravely marrying into the Zhu family, for allowing me to meet you.”

Zhuyun silently held Tang Guo tighter. Her wandering heart seemed to have found its home. This was probably the feeling of settling down, a feeling that surpassed the satisfaction of avoiding a plot-based death. It was as if completing the mission was secondary, and finding her was the most important task.

As Zhuyun lowered her eyes in thought, she didn’t notice a red light flashing across her brow. Her mind was already captivated by another situation: she heard the sound of a flower blooming, ethereal and faint. And she was the pistil hidden inside the flower bud, only able to escape the cage that couldn’t harm her but could trap her after layer upon layer of petals had peeled away.

Everything in the world stopped. The autumn wind no longer rustled the bamboo forest, and Zhuyun couldn’t hear Tang Guo’s breathing. Only she remained, a living, breathing soul.

Ripples spread from under her feet, as if she were standing on a clear blue surface. When a water dragon coiled around her ankle and pulled her into the clear pool, a phantom image flew from Zhuyun’s brow, like her most loyal guardian warrior, ready to protect Zhuyun with all her might.

[Little Zhu!]

The voice of 857 broke into Zhuyun’s mind. Her hazy consciousness returned in an instant. She slowly opened her bright, green eyes, and the red dot on her brow solidified, like a drop of rouge blood on a pure and beautiful camellia, radiant and noble.

She looked at the constantly flying 857, and her eyes suddenly became lively, as if emotions had been poured into them.

Zhuyun felt like she was seeing an old friend she hadn’t seen in a long time. She greeted it affectionately, “Have you been well all these years?”

The antenna on 857’s head spun wildly. It flew and landed on Zhuyun’s face, asking in surprise, [Ahhh, you remember everything?]

Upon hearing this, Zhuyun awkwardly tilted her head. “It seems I haven’t.”

[Hmph, and here I thought you’d remembered! You always love to tease me!]

Zhuyun frowned in embarrassment and laughed drily, “As soon as I saw you, I asked that instinctively.”

857 loftily left Zhuyun’s face and flew around, looking her up and down.

The person was still the same, but her appearance had changed. Her black pupils had turned into a lush, vibrant shade of plum green. This was becoming more and more like the person 857 remembered, which made it feel nostalgic.

[Look, look, hurry and put on your colored contact lenses to cover your eyes, in case you scare Tang Guo.]

Zhuyun was confused. She quickly asked, “What is this about? I haven’t even asked why you pulled me back into the system space without a word, and now you’re talking about colored contacts.”

857 flew a large mirror right in front of Zhuyun and pointed at her, saying, [Who pulled you in? You suddenly broke in yourself! That’s very rude, you know. You have to respect my private space, okay?

Zhuyun opened her eyes and looked in the mirror, touching her face. She then asked 857 in puzzlement, “I know you’re hiding something from me, but the way I look now, I don’t seem human. What exactly am I?”

[Pfft, hahaha. I can’t say. You’ll find out eventually anyway. See? Your current change means that the confinement placed on you by a certain person is getting weaker and weaker! You’ll soon be able to return to your original form!]

“A certain person? Original form? Is it my enemy?” Zhuyun keenly caught the key points in 857’s words. Linking it with the word “confinement,” she naturally assumed that person was her enemy.

[Cough, cough, that’s… that’s not what I said. I’m innocent!]

857 flew around happily, like a little yellow bee, buzzing nonstop.

Zhuyun gazed at herself in the mirror. She didn’t feel the slightest bit of strangeness. Black hair and green eyes, noble and aloof. When Zhuyun tugged at the corners of her lips and revealed a faint smile, the delicate, painted face took on a hint of pure beauty.

“So after all this, I’m not a person.”

“Hmm, I’m pretty though. Hehe.”

[Ah, you idiot! Don’t you think this is weird? This world shouldn’t have any accidents, right? Could it be that some bad guy is targeting me again?! No, no way, I’m just a tool! Don’t come bothering me again!]

857 howled at the sky a few times. Zhuyun grabbed it with her hand and wrapped it up. Only then could her ears find peace.

Zhuyun said helplessly, “Actually, the accident happened a long time ago. I saw Tang Guo perish in a sea of fire before, and then a mysterious power helped me. Only a slowpoke like 857 would just realize it today.”

All signs pointed to Zhuyun’s current abnormality not being a sudden event but something that had been foreshadowed for a long time.

[Gah!?]

[Then… won’t everything be a mess?!]

[Wait for me, I have to quickly seek some outside help!]

Under normal circumstances, 857 could not contact the Heavenly Dao, but given the frequent strange occurrences, 857 was worried that something big would happen and lead to the failure of the mission, so it had to contact the Heavenly Dao.

857 struggled to break free from Zhuyun’s fingers and continued to hover around her. A flash of starlight descended this was 857 transmitting Zhuyun’s current situation to the Heavenly Dao.

Zhuyun was still observing herself in the mirror, racking her brain to figure out what she was.

Zhuyun pinched her cheek. Who would have thought she wasn’t a person?

At this moment, 857 landed on Zhuyun’s hair, teasingly building suspense.

[I have some good news and some bad news. Which one do you want to hear, little Zhu?]

Zhuyun cut straight to the chase. “Tell me both. I want them all.” She was still bothered by her identity and had no patience for 857’s roundabout talk.

[You’re so boring. The good news is that you might be able to remember everything immediately. It’s… it’s something like that.]

Zhuyun grabbed it, looked at it speechlessly, and said in a deep voice, “Do you know that you’re just speaking nonsense?”

I’m… I’m not entirely sure either, so I can only tell you this.

“This is your good news? I’ve never heard of good news that comes with uncertainties.”

[Then… the bad news that follows is definitely something I can swear to little Zhu!]

Zhuyun decided to give 857 one more chance, gritting her teeth. “Spit it out!”

[The bad news is, because your true form was too rebellious and broke through the confinement so early, you will have to re-experience the pain from back then during the rest of your mission.]

Zhuyun took a deep breath and said slowly, “I admit I’m at my breaking point. I hate riddles more than anything in this life! What do you mean I have to re-experience the pain from back then? I honestly don’t understand a single word you’re saying.”

[That’s why I also brought you some good news! When you remember, you’ll know what I’m talking about.]

Zhuyun managed a stubborn smile and asked, “What if I can’t remember?”

[You still have me, don’t you? I’ve said it for a long time: I’m little Zhu’s cheat code. Even if you don’t remember, I’ll still give you the plot.]

Zhuyun chuckled coldly. “In other words, whether I remember or not isn’t important. My true form is the one causing me trouble. In other words, I’ve brought trouble upon myself.”

Exactly! That’s the truth. Don’t be angry, because little Zhu wasn’t a good thing to begin with. It’s completely rational for her to do something like this.

“…That’s not rational!”

[That’s because the current little Zhu doesn’t have those initial memories. After being domesticated by humans, you now find this irrational.]

Zhuyun understood the underlying meaning of its words and laughed drily, “Was I a mischievous monster back then?”

Hmm, lawless, you were a hundred times more arrogant than the you in this world plane now.

“Then… why was such an arrogant me put under confinement?”

[The Monkey King caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago. What happened in the end?]

Zhuyun fell into an awkward silence. She placed 857 on her shoulder. After a moment, she suddenly asked, “Did I do something wrong?”

[No, little Zhu was also forced by the plot.]

That’s why someone would go all out and pour all their effort into little Zhu, just to let her start over and change her fate.

“Then how should I cooperate with you?”

Little Zhu just needs to obediently avoid the plot-based death, and we’ll have succeeded by more than half. In my heart, little Zhu is a very, very good friend. When you were willing to spend all your points just to unbind with me, from that moment on, I made up my mind if you want me to accompany you, I, 857, will do it wholeheartedly! I truly hope you don’t resent the true form that’s trapped somewhere.

Perhaps the sleeping little Zhu was afraid that this all-or-nothing effort would fail, so little Zhu was trying with all her might to wake up. But what she didn’t know was that it was too late. Fate had already begun to reverse and loop.

Zhuyun put her hands on her hips. The reflection in the mirror showed a free-spirited and radiant smile. “I won’t hate myself. I’ll deal with the trouble I’ve caused.”

“It’s up to me to make it happen.”

“Right?”

857 couldn’t help but fly over and stick to her face, whining affectionately, Yes, yes! This is my good partner, little Zhu!

Always facing the sun, always brilliantly dazzling.

“I’m going back now.”

[Wait, little Zhu, you haven’t put on your colored contacts yet.]

Zhuyun laughed when she heard that. “Can’t I even be in charge of my own eyes?”

A slender finger traced in front of her face, and the stunning eyes turned back into black pupils. No one could tell that Zhuyun’s original eye color was plum green.

Hurry back. I’m afraid that if time stands still for too long, it will affect Tang Guo.

“Okay.”

A warm circle of light appeared before Zhuyun’s eyes. She jumped lightly and bid farewell to 857. The once bustling system space made 857 feel a little uncomfortable. It listlessly flew back to its spot.

[After everything is over, I must make them keep me company. I, a mere tool, put in a lot of effort!]

The screen in the system space was no longer frozen, and 857 breathed a sigh of relief.

[That almost scared me to death. I didn’t expect little Zhu’s power to be this strong. Heavenly spirits and earthly spirits, please bless them so they can go smoothly!]

At this moment, Zhuyun felt the wind blowing past her ears and Tang Guo’s nervous breathing. The conversation with 857 felt like a dream. After returning to this world, she was just Zhu family’s daughter, Zhuyun. All those complex secrets had nothing to do with her.

“Guoguo, why aren’t you talking? Are you shy?”

Zhuyun released her hands and looked at the shyly bowing woman with gentle eyes.

Tang Guo playfully hit her on the shoulder and mumbled, “You know I’m shy, but you still have to call me out. I knew you were up to no good.”

Zhuyun teased, “You think someone who covets her sister-in-law is a good person?”

Tang Guo’s cheeks flushed, and the redness crept up to her ears. She glared at Zhuyun and said angrily, “You… were you doing that on purpose every time you called me ‘sister-in-law’?”

No wonder Zhuyun always felt strange. It turned out that when she called herself “sister-in-law,” she was being naughty! Before the truth was revealed, she could still take the title as real, but now it seemed like this person was just teasing her!

Zhuyun couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Fearing her laughter would anger Tang Guo, she considerately covered her mouth, but it had no effect; Tang Guo was still mad.

She hurriedly chased after the fuming Tang Guo and said, “I was wrong, I was wrong, don’t be mad.”

Tang Guo bit her lip. Her fiery eyes were exceptionally beautiful, and even a thorny flower couldn’t hide its inherent beauty. She secretly pinched Zhuyun’s arm and whispered, “It’s you who purposely angered me, and it’s also you who comes to me humbly to appease me. Zhuyun, what are you after?”

Zhuyun secretly reached out to hold her hand, her face full of flattery, “I’m after you.”

“Smooth talker.” She complained, but she still let Zhuyun hold her hand.

Zhuyun knew what the root of Tang Guo’s problem was. She leaned close to Tang Guo’s ear and whispered, “You don’t need to be conflicted. Zhu Tianci isn’t my biological brother at all; I’m the only daughter of the Zhu family. But I won’t announce this to the outside world because I still need to use his name. From now on, I am Zhu Tianci, and also…”

She took the opportunity to hold Tang Guo’s fingertips tightly and said softly, “Also your Zhuyun.”

Tang Guo’s eyes widened, and she covered her lips in shock.

“That’s why I’ve always been against him. I suspect Zhu Tianci has long known about his background.” Zhuyun twisted the truth, moving the blame from the original plot to the present. Only in this way could Tang Guo throw off her sense of guilt and not be burdened by their identities. Zhuyun was willing to be a bad person for Tang Guo, as long as she could live a life of ease and happiness. That was enough.

“He’s so bad!”

Zhuyun nodded in agreement. “Right? I think he’s really bad too!”

Tang Guo lovingly comforted Zhuyun and said with a pained heart, “You’ve really suffered all these years.”

“Yeah, I’ve been so miserable. So how is Guoguo going to dote on me?”

Tang Guo asked tentatively, “What do you think I should do?”

She cleverly kicked the question back, which was exactly what Zhuyun wanted. Zhuyun smiled and said, “I want to eat Guoguo’s signature dishes.”

“I’ll remember that!”

“I also want Guoguo to paint my eyebrows and do my hair.”

Zhuyun’s eyes sparkled slyly, and she seized the opportunity to climb up the pole, saying directly, “And I want Guoguo to coax me to sleep even more.”

“Ouch, why did you hit me?”

Tang Guo said faintly, “If I don’t hit you for a day, you’ll try to climb to the roof.”

Zhuyun decided not to hold it against her. As the saying goes, a hit is a sign of affection, and a scolding is a sign of love.

The two of them held hands, and Zhuyun playfully swung their hands back and forth. Their shadows gradually merged in the sunset, with you in me and me in you, a truly sweet sight.

“Sister Lihua, Sister Lihua! Master was right, I caught that white-bearded old man!” A chubby young boy with a tiger-like face lifted the curtain and rushed in. The sudden appearance of the little fatty made Xiao Lihua’s abacus-clicking fingers stop. She rolled her eyes. Where had she left off in her calculation?

“Wait, you said the person Master was looking for has appeared?” Xiao Lihua suddenly came back to her senses, put the abacus on the table, and jumped off the stool in a hurry. She asked Er Niu.

Er Niu nodded, his mouth still sticky with sugar from a candied haw. Xiao Lihua wiped his mouth with a handkerchief in disgust and asked, “Who’s watching him now?”

“Brother Wang is watching him. Sister Lihua, don’t worry. With Brother Wang’s help, one person is definitely worth two.”

Xiao Lihua laughed. “Not just in strength, but in appetite too. Alright, we have to tell Master about this quickly. Master will be very happy to know.”

“Got it!”

The cries of street vendors were one louder than the next. Inside a carriage, Zhang Jiuling, who was flipping through a medical book, spoke. He had a benevolent face and clear eyes. He asked, “I can’t cure that young man’s confidante’s illness, and I won’t. If it weren’t for the fact that he and I had a connection in the past, I wouldn’t have come to Luzhou City today. Just find any inn and drop me off. Go back and give this letter to Qin Xuyu. After he reads it, he can come and see me.”

The guard driving the carriage had a worried expression. Upon hearing Zhang Jiuling’s words, he was in a difficult position. He said, “Divine Physician, the Marquis has already prepared a banquet for you at the manor. How can a simple, ordinary inn be worthy of you?”

Zhang Jiuling waved his hand and said dismissively, “I’m just a doctor, not an immortal who can bring people back from the dead. Whether Qin Xuyu’s legs can be cured, I need to see for myself. As for that restless woman, I won’t save her. My willingness to save Qin Xuyu is based on our past connection. We have no other friendship!”

Zhang Jiuling had already heard about Qin Xuyu and Tang Feiqian. When he found out they were still suffering from that heavenly fire, he felt even more disdain. His willingness to step foot into Luzhou City was already a compromise on his part, and he would not give in one more step.

“Divine Physician…”

“My mind is made up.”

Zhang Jiuling chose a random inn and had the guard stop the carriage. The stubborn old man checked into the inn alone with his medicine box. This scene was witnessed by a beggar begging on the opposite side of the street.

The guard dejectedly flicked the carriage whip and left the area. Thinking of the persistent gloom at the Marquis of Changning’s manor, the guard couldn’t help but worry about his own life.

Late at night, an unexpected guest came to visit the divine physician Zhang Jiuling in person.

Tang Feiqian wore a veiled hat to cover the burns on her face. She looked haggard and no longer had her former charming beauty.

As she lowered her head to knock on the door, she heard others speaking, which made her nervously hide behind Xique, afraid of being discovered that she was Tang Feiqian.

“Master Zhang, this humble girl has something to ask of you. I beg you to save me.”

As soon as the person left, Tang Feiqian spoke.

Her opening line made 857 cackle.

[Little Zhu, little Zhu, do you remember that popular modern meme?]

[Baojuan, my throat… my throat!]

“…”

Zhuyun suppressed her laughter and promptly blocked 857.

Whew, peace and quiet.

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