I Have the Aura of a Supporting Character in Yuri Novels - Chapter 90

A figure, sneaking and secretive, vanished the moment she phased through the window, leaving the wall she was clinging to completely empty. Her eyes, unaffected by the darkness, glowed with a cold, eerie light, like floating will-o’-the-wisps that inspired a chilling sense of dread.

She sniffed the air, catching Tang Ruorui’s scent. The air was thick with a faint, exciting scent of a demon, and the thought of capturing the fox clan’s vulnerability, Bai Que’s weakness, filled her with exhilaration. She was sure this would make her a great hero of her clan!

Pei Tingyun gasped in excitement, already picturing Tang Ruorui as her prisoner. But before she could act, she heard a rustling sound. A crawling noise came from the ground. Pei Tingyun felt a sense of foreboding, and her reaction was too late. Her legs were tightly bound by cold, hard vines. The clematis that had trapped her was now crawling up her legs, tightening its grip with every movement, leaving bloody marks on her skin.

Pei Tingyun gritted her teeth, ready to cut the mysterious vines, but then the room was suddenly filled with light. Accustomed to the dark, Pei Tingyun squeezed her eyes shut. The moment she regained her breath, she felt something hard and cold pressed against her neck.

Her pupils constricted as she looked at the woman who had appeared before her. A shiver ran down her spine.

When did this woman notice me?

“Who are you?” Tang Ruorui wore a fluffy autumn nightgown, her long black hair flowing down her back. Her stunning face was filled with a chilling murderous intent as she stared at Pei Tingyun.

Pei Tingyun retorted, “Who are you?”

At that moment, ZhuYun, radiating a gloomy and low-pressure aura, stomped over angrily. She had been sleeping soundly with her girlfriend in her arms, enjoying the perfect night, but all of that was ruined by this uninvited intruder. Now, hearing her speak nonsense, ZhuYun’s short fuse finally blew.

She lunged forward, stopping directly in front of Pei Tingyun, and sneered, pulling out a talisman. Pei Tingyun looked at it, confused, unsure of its purpose. But as ZhuYun slapped it forcefully onto her forehead, Pei Tingyun experienced a true sense of horror.

ZhuYun leaned on Tang Ruorui’s shoulder and nudged her with her chin. “Go on, ask. She’ll answer honestly now.”

Despite her casual demeanor, ZhuYun was crying on the inside over the cost. Using one talisman meant spending more points, and she was on the verge of becoming a pauper. Wuwu.

Tang Ruorui never doubted ZhuYun’s abilities. She never even questioned the strange things ZhuYun did, like producing talismans as an ordinary person. It was as if she had known about this ability from a long time ago, like a habit ingrained in her memory.

Tang Ruorui lifted her hand and stroked ZhuYun’s hair, calming the agitated girl down. She put away her long sword and said plainly, “What is your purpose for coming to my home tonight? Are you from the fox clan?”

It wasn’t strange for her to suspect the fox clan. The You-tan clan rarely made enemies. They were weak and were constantly being pursued by the fox clan, so the You-tan clan was eager to hide. Why would they go and offend another clan?

Pei Tingyun’s expression was blank, her eyes vacant, but her words were clear and coherent.

“I am Pei Tingyun of the wolf clan. I was sent by my young master to capture Tang Ruorui, a You-tan flower who has exposed herself in the human world. The young master’s order is to capture Tang Ruorui alive. If she resists, I am to kill her. After all, we of the wolf clan do not rely on the You-tan clan to take human form. Only the cunning and cruel fox clan would be so pathetic.”

“Our young master’s calculations show that Bai Que’s shapeshifting date is within the next six months. If I destroy the Tang Ruorui that Bai Que wants, it will be forever unable to take human form. On the day Bai Que fails, our wolf clan will invade their territory.”

“I am the young master’s most trusted confidant and the wolf clan’s strongest warrior. It is a humiliation to be sent to capture a fragile You-tan flower. However, I am loyal to my young master, so I will not disappoint him. This night raid is just one plan. If it fails, I will initiate other plans, like a car accident or poisoning, to take Tang Ruorui away before the fox clan’s Bai Que can act.”

This flood of information shocked ZhuYun and Tang Ruorui. So, it wasn’t the fox clan trying to kill them, but the wolf clan, the fox clan’s sworn enemy.

The conflict between the fox and wolf clans had been going on for a thousand years. As far as Tang Ruorui knew, the wolf clan had always held the fox clan in contempt for their persecution of the You-tan clan. Even though the wolves knew the importance of the You-tan clan to the fox clan, the wolf clan had never harmed the You-tan clan. She didn’t expect that with the passage of time, the wolf clan that the You-tan clan had admired would also change.

Tang Ruorui laughed coldly, “I guess I’m a real hot potato, to have two great clans like the fox and wolf fighting over me.”

ZhuYun’s relaxed demeanor was gone. Her eyes scrutinized Pei Tingyun. When ZhuYun heard the words “car accident,” which hit a sensitive spot for her, she couldn’t help but think of the accident from the original plot. She was filled with doubt, unsure who to suspect.

What was my role in that car accident? Pei Tingyun was looking for Tang Ruorui, a You-tan flower, but I’m a normal human. What kind of twists and turns led Pei Tingyun to change her mind and come to kill me instead?

ZhuYun asked in a low voice, “Do you know where Bai Que is?”

“I don’t. Bai Que is very cunning and hasn’t left any clues.”

ZhuYun’s brows furrowed even more. The wolf clan’s information was so delayed. She knew that Bai Que was secretly hiding with Chen Ruian, so why hadn’t the wolf clan noticed?

The clues were a mess, and ZhuYun couldn’t find a single lead.

She looked serious, and after a moment of contemplation, ZhuYun decided to make Pei Tingyun her informant.

ZhuYun held a puppet talisman between her fingers. As she bit her finger to draw blood, a flash of fragmented memory crossed her mind. This unusual event weighed heavily on her. She looked at her unconscious actions, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

From the moment she arrived in this world, she knew she had lost many memories. The leftover potions and talismans in her system space were proof, as were the tens of thousands of points. These things told ZhuYun that she had a lot of stories in her past.

ZhuYun bit her lip. The metallic taste of blood made her exceptionally clear-headed. No matter what secrets 857 was hiding, or why fate had blocked her memory, ZhuYun was not afraid.

There was no point in being afraid of the unknown. ZhuYun hadn’t forgotten the purpose of her contract with 857. She wanted to come back to life. How could a wish that defied the laws of nature not come with danger?

So ZhuYun was fearless. She was ready to face whatever came her way.

She smeared the drop of blood from her finger onto Pei Tingyun’s forehead and said coldly, “Be my puppet obediently. Since both of you want Tang Ruorui’s life, I will turn your two clans upside down!”

The few minutes of torment felt like centuries to Pei Tingyun. Everything she was thinking, her mouth had blurted out. This lack of control was terrifying. It was like watching someone cut her throat, and hot blood gushed out. She wanted to bandage and heal herself, but she was powerless and could only wait for her life to slip away.

Her eyes were filled with a pleading look, hoping ZhuYun would let her go. Although she didn’t know what the puppet talisman did, she no longer had the courage to fight ZhuYun. The power of the truth talisman was still fresh in her memory, so this puppet talisman, stained with ZhuYun’s blood, would only be more terrifying.

But Pei Tingyun’s plea was useless. She felt her rationality being devoured by a force, like countless ants were gnawing at the string of her sanity. Once the string broke, Pei Tingyun would become a puppet chess piece in ZhuYun’s hands.

Tears streamed down her face, but no one was moved, because this was her fate.

The talisman burned out, and the puppet was made.

ZhuYun said slowly, “Go back and tell the young master of the wolf clan that Tang Ruorui has been captured by Bai Que and that he must stop Bai Que’s transformation as soon as possible. His current hiding place is in the entertainment industry. You must quickly find a person named Bai Xuqiu. He is of the fox clan, and Bai Que is with him. You will remember my phone number. As soon as the wolf clan makes a move, you will call me. Do you understand?”

Pei Tingyun’s expression was blank, like a walking corpse. After remembering all of ZhuYun’s instructions, she jumped out the window. As she leaped across the rooftops, she turned back into her wolf form under the moonlight. When Pei Tingyun arrived at a remote mountain forest, she skillfully found the eye of the formation and entered the wolf clan’s territory, becoming a pawn that ZhuYun had placed in the wolf clan.

Not long after she left, ZhuYun turned and tightly hugged Tang Ruorui, whispering angrily, “Ruorui, don’t worry, I’ll protect you!”

Tang Ruorui’s eyes were as gentle as water. She rubbed her face against ZhuYun’s and sighed contentedly, “It’s my luck to hear you say that in this lifetime.”

ZhuYun didn’t like her lifeless and depressed look. She playfully pinched Tang Ruorui’s waist. “From the sound of it, it’s as if you’re going to be captured by the fox clan tomorrow. There’s no cheerfulness, just dejection!”

“ZhuYun.”

“What?”

Her eyes were filled with sorrow and depth, as if she had accepted her fate, yet she was unwilling to let her life be taken at any moment.

Tang Ruorui’s eyes were filled with shattered, soft light. Even though she was full of worry, she couldn’t bear to let ZhuYun see any of it, so she stubbornly kept her smile.

“I’m saying, if I really die, please raise a flower. The first flower you see after I die, please raise it. Maybe that will be me.”

“I was a flower in life, and I’ll be a flower in death.”

“That’s good.”

Tang Ruorui didn’t truly lose hope for her life. It was just that she felt the light that had been shining over her was getting dimmer. With the wolves in front and the foxes behind, this resistance against fate was making her lose confidence.

The indifferent people of her clan, the overbearing elders, and the threats from the fox and wolf clans had left Tang Ruorui exhausted. Only by ZhuYun’s side did she find the motivation to keep fighting.

A tear rolled down Tang Ruorui’s cheek. She still couldn’t hold it back.

Of course, she couldn’t bear to die, and she didn’t want ZhuYun to raise that flower.

No matter how beautiful and moving a flower was, it wouldn’t be her.

ZhuYun’s heart, which was in her chest, was about to break into a million pieces. Tang Ruorui’s sobs made ZhuYun’s heart ache. She smiled and comforted her, “Ruorui, don’t be afraid. It took me so long to get into a relationship, and our honeymoon period isn’t even over yet, let alone the seven-year itch. How could I let them hurt you? Things aren’t that bad yet. There’s still a chance for everything.”

The reason the fox clan was so fixated on Tang Ruorui was that to take human form, they needed the You-tan flower as an ingredient. If they could find a way to solve the fox clan’s shapeshifting problem, the danger to Tang Ruorui and the You-tan clan would be solved.

But this wasn’t the only solution. There was another way: destroy the fox and wolf clans.

ZhuYun had already planned everything in her mind. As long as Pei Tingyun could follow her instructions, the rest of the events would proceed smoothly.

She smiled as she wiped away Tang Ruorui’s tears, and she couldn’t help but kiss the corner of her eye, where a tear drop lingered. It was salty, and it seemed to let ZhuYun taste Tang Ruorui’s bitterness.

“My dear, don’t say such disheartening things. It’s so hard for me to hear. What would I do if you died? Should I just express my feelings through a flower? I’d suffocate. I probably wouldn’t last long before coming to be with you.”

In this world, not only did she have to avoid her own death from the plot, she also had to help Tang Ruorui live.

Tang Ruorui’s eyes, filled with emotion, became moist again. She kissed ZhuYun’s lips, slowly and gently, as if she was afraid to hurt her with any force.

But ZhuYun couldn’t stand her slow pace. She pushed Tang Ruorui against the wall and turned off the lights, her hands firmly holding the person in her arms, just so she could kiss her more passionately.

Their lips and teeth intertwined, expressing their feelings to each other.

The deeper ZhuYun kissed, the more Tang Ruorui couldn’t stop her tears.

“Crybaby.” This affectionate and teasing remark made Tang Ruorui kiss her back with more passion.

In the living room, illuminated by the moonlight, two beautiful women were hiding in the unseen darkness, expressing their love.

Since we’re both awake, let’s do something fun to stop Tang Ruorui from overthinking, ZhuYun thought.

On the spacious, soft bed, a thin blanket covered their bodies. A woman’s long, slender legs hung over the side of the bed. Feeling a bit cold, she pulled them back under the blanket.

ZhuYun looked content, her lips marked with a bite, but she was sleeping soundly. After the recent mess, she and Tang Ruorui were both a little tired. She had expected a big fight, but Pei Tingyun had been dealt with by the two of them in a few simple moves, so their fatigue was from another cause.

Lying beside ZhuYun was Tang Ruorui, with tear stains on her face. Her slightly swollen eyelids gave her face a sort of chaotic beauty after being ravaged. Her even breathing sounded like a beautiful dream.

As they were lost in their dreams, a shooting star streaked across the sky and fell to earth. This fleeting, miraculous sight went unnoticed by anyone because it happened too fast. But the streaking light didn’t disperse. It passed through layers of obstacles and came to rest above ZhuYun.

It hovered, as if gently descending, just to get a closer look at ZhuYun. Its arrival was silent, but when it left, it flew directly into ZhuYun’s forehead.

857, who had witnessed everything, wished it could press its eyes against the screen. Its little dot eyes turned into a big exclamation mark.

Oh my goodness, you came down now? Are you not afraid of being backlashed?!

What kind of golden finger did you give our Zhuzhu? I’m so curious!

After a brief moment of shock, 857 fell into contemplation.

It muttered, You helped Zhuzhu get through this, but what about you?

857’s antenna drooped, looking down and dejected. Sometimes, it really envied Zhujun for not remembering anything.

Losing memories was painful, but it was more painful to be the one silently enduring all the pain.

It buried its head in its arms, worried. 【You have to hold on. Zhuzhu is trying so hard to fix these chaotic destiny paths.

ZhuYun was unaware of 857’s worries. She had a dream tonight, a series of fragmented scenes. When ZhuYun saw a car rushing towards her, she suddenly realized that this was a scene from the original plot.

She didn’t dodge the impending fatal plot point. She stared at the person driving the car, her hands clenching in excitement. She saw who was driving: Pei Tingyun, who had now become her puppet.

And who avenged me?

Zhujun’s dream seemed to have heard her thoughts. The scene shifted, and ZhuYun saw a woman with frosty eyebrows and a beautiful face Tang Ruorui leading Pei Tingyun to see Jiu You from the Special Affairs Department. But strangely, in the dream, Jiu You’s face didn’t have the lotus-like ink patterns, and their relationship wasn’t as awkward as it was in reality.

Tang Ruorui smiled gently, and when Jiu You asked her why she captured the wolf clan’s Pei Tingyun, Tang Ruorui smiled back and said, “I don’t actually know why I did it. When I saw the woman who died in the car accident, I felt very sad, as if I had lost a very important person. Isn’t that strange? We were just strangers. I only learned her name was ZhuYun after she died. This inexplicable emotion made me decide to avenge her. Pei Tingyun deserved to die.”

These powerful words made ZhuYun smile, with tears welling up in her eyes. The plot she had received from 857 was incomplete. Although 857 used the excuse that ZhuYun went offline too early, ZhuYun never gave up on finding the culprit who killed her. Now, in this dream, she saw the complete plot. ZhuYun lamented how fate had toyed with them but also felt lucky that she wouldn’t repeat the same mistakes.

Suddenly, a very important question came to ZhuYun’s mind. Is it possible that the plot 857 gave her wasn’t a prophetic golden finger, but a story she had already experienced once before?

ZhuYun’s mind went blank. She was dumbfounded.

Even after she woke up from the dream, ZhuYun’s expression remained lost.

If the existence of the plot is proof of my past, is the purpose of my second chance really just to avoid being killed by the plot?

“Is someone else here?”

Tang Ruorui beside her wearily opened her eyes and looked at ZhuYun with trust. Her slender, soft fingers were affectionately clutching ZhuYun’s clothes.

Tang Ruorui’s eyes felt a bit sore. She had cried and cried before, so her eyes might be red and swollen tomorrow. But then she remembered that she was a demon, not a human. After a good night’s sleep, her skin would become plump and radiant, so it didn’t matter how badly she had cried.

Her cheeks couldn’t help but blush, as crying made her remember too many things.

Tang Ruorui was like a vine that grew on ZhuYun’s body, her arms tightly hugging her from behind. She said in a gentle voice, “Judging by your expression, it doesn’t look like someone came to attack us again, so was it a nightmare this time?”

“Yes.”

ZhuYun held Tang Ruorui’s hand firmly, her almond eyes lowered and a smile on her lips.

“What kind of nightmare did you have? Tell me about it. I won’t laugh at you.”

ZhuYun pinched her cheek and teased, “In the dream, I died, and you avenged me.”

Tang Ruorui looked up in shock, and the next second she blamed herself, “Did my earlier talk about death cause you to have this dream?”

ZhuYun couldn’t help but laugh at her expression. “Yes, yes. So, from now on, Ruorui, you can’t say things like that anymore, or I’ll die many, many times in my dreams.”

Tang Ruorui nodded obediently. “I won’t say those things again.”

“Good girl, Ruorui.”

ZhuYun sighed and turned to burrow into Tang Ruorui’s arms. “It’s so hard to get some sleep tonight.”

“Why don’t Ruorui coax me to sleep?”

Tang Ruorui pulled the blanket over her, her eyes full of affection and warmth. She stroked ZhuYun’s hair, touched her face, and gently hummed a tune. ZhuYun had never heard the melody before, and she guessed it must be related to the You-tan clan.

The woman’s soft embrace and gentle voice finally guided ZhuYun’s small, lonely boat to the shore.

Her numb brain was soothed, but just as she was about to fall asleep, ZhuYun was startled awake again.

She grabbed Tang Ruorui’s wrist and said seriously, “Ruorui, would you believe me if I told you I have an ancient recipe for a shapeshifting pill that doesn’t require a You-tan flower?”

What?! So this is the golden finger that fate sent you?!

Okay, okay, with fate’s assistance, I feel even more useless. Is my character just a mascot?

“I said, sis, you’re finally here. I thought you weren’t going to the party.”

Zhao Xin rushed over and pushed ZhuYun forward as she yawned. Zhao Xin took in her tired look and her tear-stained eyes, like a delicate flower beaten by the wind and rain. This look of ZhuYun’s was truly endearing.

Zhao Xin gave a suggestive smile and winked. “Did you stay up late last night?”

“Pretty late, yeah.” ZhuYun nodded listlessly.

She said earnestly, “Zhujun, take it easy. Be careful with your health.”

ZhuYun rolled her eyes, “You have a dirty mind.”

She and Tang Ruorui had indeed tossed and turned until very late, but that was because Tang Ruorui was too excited to sleep. After all, ZhuYun had pulled out an ancient recipe for a shapeshifting pill that didn’t require a You-tan flower, so how could the flower demon Tang Ruorui stay calm?

ZhuYun proudly put her hands on her hips, suddenly feeling like a savior. Hehe.

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