I Just Want to be a Throwaway Character - Chapter 101

Chapter 101

Ji Wan’s closed eyelids trembled restlessly, and a thin layer of sweat covered her face.

A strange, chaotic energy surged through her body.

Seeing Ji Wan in discomfort, Huangfu Yue had no choice but to pick her up and walk toward the formation in the cave.

Outside the cave, Lan Hongyi’s men were already subdued.

The heavily injured Ji Minghao was being escorted inside by a guard.

Huangfu Yue gently placed Ji Wan flat in the center of a complex formation.

In an instant, light suddenly emerged from the area around the cave.

“Hmm.” The chaotic energy wildly surging through Ji Wan’s body instantly quieted down.

Soon, the light disappeared.

Ji Wan’s eyelids fluttered, and she slowly opened her moist, almond-shaped eyes.

“Huh. Where am I?” As soon as Ji Wan opened her eyes, she saw Huangfu Yue looking at her with an emotional expression.

The surroundings were clearly not her room.

Ji Wan felt a dull ache in her head; she felt like she had forgotten something.

Before she could question it, her vision blurred.

Suddenly, she was tightly pulled into Huangfu Yue’s arms.

“You’re finally awake.” Huangfu Yue’s voice was filled with lingering fear. Her arms holding Ji Wan tightened.

She held on tightly, like a drowning person grabbing a final piece of driftwood.

“Yue?”

Ji Wan’s mind, having been asleep for so long, was still in a state of chaos. She hadn’t figured out the current situation.

She was a little bewildered and gently wrapped her hands around Huangfu Yue’s back, patting her lightly.

She didn’t understand why Huangfu Yue looked so scared, as if she had lost and then found her again.

“Host!!! The Dragon’s Lair Treasure has been opened!!!” System 111’s familiar voice rang out again.

It was truly shocked. It had just been in the little dark room with its host.

And as a result, the mission was completed.

This surprise came so suddenly.

“Huh? What?” Ji Wan listened strangely to System 111’s frantic, excited voice in her ear.

Before Ji Wan could fully react.

A sound of moving stones suddenly rang out.

A wall of the cave suddenly opened a crack, slowly widening. A large door appeared in front of Huangfu Yue and the others.

Looking at the stone door with two slots.

The group was a little stunned.

They had finally opened the door, only to find it needed keys?

“Cough, cough, cough… I have one of the keys.” Ji Minghao coughed violently and took out a jade pendant from his arms.

His body had reached its limit from excessive cultivation.

Although he was still holding on with those medicinal herbs.

He also knew he didn’t have long to live.

He might as well do a favor, hoping that Huangfu Yue would spare the Ji family and Ji Wan.

“Wan’er, I’m sorry, but I don’t regret it. Because I’ve lived to avenge Mother, and I hate Ji Yuanhan.”

A look of determination and a hint of sadness appeared in Ji Minghao’s eyes.

“You hate me?” Ji Yuanhan’s voice suddenly came from the entrance of the cave.

Ji Yuanhan had originally been worried about Ji Wan. He never expected that in the end, it was his “good son” who had done all this.

He walked to Ji Minghao, a complex look in his eyes.

He sighed softly.

Ji Minghao was also a pitiful child.

“Your Mother was not killed by another person. She simply went to be with the one she truly wanted to be with.”

Ji Yuanhan’s eyes looked at Ji Minghao’s angry eyes, which were no longer feigning hatred upon seeing his arrival. He explained calmly.

“You’re lying. How could my Mother, such a gentle person who’s so afraid of pain, choose to end her own life?”

Ji Minghao’s voice was filled with hysterical anger. He clearly didn’t believe Ji Yuanhan’s words.

“Sigh.” Ji Yuanhan sighed helplessly.

He remembered Lan Zhi’s tone that day. Her grief-stricken voice still echoed in his ears.

“She promised to take me away with her, but she broke her promise. But I remember. It’s so cold there, I don’t want her to be alone…”

Ji Yuanhan then turned to Huangfu Yue and said.

“You have a similar jade pendant, don’t you?”

He wasn’t asking a question; he was stating a fact.

Huangfu Yue didn’t say anything. A complex look flashed in her eyes as she took out a jade pendant from her arms that matched Ji Minghao’s.

“As expected.” Ji Yuanhan’s expression showed no surprise at being right, only a sigh of helplessness.

“The Dragon’s Lair Treasure was discovered by your mother long ago, but besides countless riches and magnificent splendor.

All that remains is the brutality of its builders.

And countless bones and countless vengeful spirits, like a living hell.

So your mother chose to keep this secret hidden.

And gave the key as a token to Lan Zhi.

I never thought it would still cause people to become greedy.”

Ji Yuanhan looked at Huangfu Yue, his thoughts drifting to the person who resembled her.

“It’s about time you see what’s inside,” Ji Yuanhan’s voice deepened.

He gently took the jade pendants from Ji Minghao and Huangfu Yue and placed them in the slots.

Rumble. The door slowly opened.

The only things that met their eyes were two tombs.

Lan Zhi, Lu Zijin.

That was!!

Shock flashed in Huangfu Yue’s eyes.

Her expression instantly froze.

“Mother… Mother…”

Ji Minghao instantly went limp and couldn’t make a sound.

Tears streamed uncontrollably down the face of the dignified man.

“Sigh, go see your mothers.” Ji Yuanhan felt a bit emotional looking at the two tombstones.

Remembering Lan Zhi’s words before her death, Ji Yuanhan felt like he was really addicted to being a good person.

Not only did he agree to Lu Zijin’s shocking request to ascend the throne and save the world.

He also agreed to Lan Zhi’s request to be buried with her lover.

He never expected that this deception would become a mental obstacle for these two children.

It was ultimately their generation’s fault.

“Host! There seems to be a side plot! (Extra story)” System 111’s voice became excited.

After hearing these stories, Ji Wan’s expression was a little dazed.

This love story was a bit…

Ji Wan had just recovered from the plot.

She looked at Huangfu Yue, who was standing stiffly by the tombstone, not moving.

She looked so lonely and dejected.

Ji Wan couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache.

She slowly walked behind Huangfu Yue and gently hugged her waist.

“Don’t be sad. You still have me. I’ll be with you.” Ji Wan’s soft voice echoed in Huangfu Yue’s ear.

Although she had just woken up, her voice was still a little hoarse.

It was even difficult for her to get up and walk over.

But Ji Wan’s voice still clearly reached Huangfu Yue’s ears.

Every word was like a precious vow.

It made one’s heart soften.

A flicker of emotion flashed in Huangfu Yue’s eyes. Her hand also grabbed Ji Wan’s hand wrapped around her waist and held it tightly.

The matter of the Dragon’s Lair Treasure temporarily came to an end.

Ji Wan and Huangfu Yue returned to the princess’s residence.

And Ji Minghao was demoted to a commoner by Ji Yuanhan.

He was arranged to be confined in a temple under the pretext of recuperating.

Because the crime of conspiring with others to harm one’s relatives was unforgivable.

It was only after Ji Wan pleaded for him that his death sentence was commuted.

And Ji Minghao was ready to leave half a month later.

Ji Minghao gave the jade pendant that belonged to Lan Zhi to Ji Wan.

“Brother?” Ji Wan was a little dazed as she took the jade pendant from Ji Minghao.

Wasn’t this the last memento her Mother had given him?

Holding the jade pendant, Ji Wan was about to return it to Ji Minghao.

“Wan’er, take it. It will ease my guilt a little. I’m sorry,” Ji Minghao said.

“Brother, it’s okay. You didn’t really want to hurt me.” Ji Wan, holding the jade pendant, was a little unsure whether to return it or not.

“Wrong is wrong. I’m sorry to you.

For the rest of my life, I will recite scriptures to atone for my sins against you, Mother, and everyone I have harmed.”

After Ji Minghao said this sincerely, he got into the carriage that was detaining him without looking back and left.

On that day, it snowed in the capital.

The snow, like white goose feathers, fell little by little, coating the red bricks and green tiles of the capital with a striking white layer.

It made one’s heart involuntarily linger on this beautiful scenery.

Ji Yuanhan’s carriage drove further and further away until only the tracks of the wheels were left on the snow-covered ground.

Only Ji Wan was left standing in front of the city gate for a long time, looking at the jade pendant in her hand.

Until a warm coat was draped over her.

“Aren’t you cold?” Huangfu Yue wrapped the large coat tightly around Ji Wan.

Seeing Huangfu Yue’s concerned eyes, Ji Wan gave her a smile, and her voice unconsciously softened. “I’m cold. Let’s go back.”

Huangfu Yue didn’t reply. Her expression was only one of doting, and a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.

In an instant, she was breathtakingly beautiful.

But unfortunately, Ji Wan didn’t look up.

She just lowered her eyes, wondering what she was thinking.

“Yue, actually, Brother is a pitiful person,” Ji Wan suddenly said, her tone filled with sympathy.

After all, his birth was nothing more than a political scheme and exploitation.

“Alright, don’t think so much about it. He will live the rest of his life well. Let’s go back.”

Huangfu Yue grabbed Ji Wan’s hand, which was noticeably cold, and held it tightly.

Ji Wan was about to say something else, but she looked up and met Huangfu Yue’s deep, star-like eyes that seemed to want to pull her in.

A strange feeling washed over her.

“Xiao 1, is Yue acting a little strange recently?”

As Huangfu Yue held her hand and walked toward the princess’s residence, Ji Wan couldn’t help but ask System 111 in her mind.

Ever since they returned from Dragon Summit, Huangfu Yue seemed to have become very close to her.

Not to mention touching her face and holding her hand from time to time.

But that day when she was taking a nap.

She remembered the moist touch on her forehead and Huangfu Yue’s warm breath so close to her.

Ji Wan felt her face become a little hot, and she was so embarrassed.

Do sisters all get along like this?

Why does it feel so strange?

“Uh, host, it’s normal. Aren’t modern girlfriends always kissing, hugging, and carrying each other?” System 111 said calmly and perfunctorily.

It had given up on trying to make its host understand.

This kind of thing was better left to the female lead.

But this female lead was a little lacking. It had been so long, and she hadn’t made her host realize her feelings at all.

Unlike the female leads in other worlds, whose progress was like a rocket.

System 111 couldn’t help but feel anxious for the female lead.

It felt like a mother who was worried that her daughter would never get married.

“Is that so?” Ji Wan looked at her hand intertwined with Huangfu Yue’s, her face red.

Her wildly beating heart finally calmed down a little.

So it was normal.

It was a good thing it was winter, so Huangfu Yue wouldn’t notice her unusual blush.

“By the way, host, two missions have been completed. Do you have any way to make the female lead ascend to the throne?”

System 111 looked at the plot and suddenly felt that it was very difficult to complete.

After all, Ji Yuanhan suddenly had no more hatred for Huangfu Yue.

Although it was a bit nonsensical, and the plot had changed a lot.

But the female lead really didn’t seem to have a reason to make Ji Yuanhan give her the throne.

It was really making the system’s head go bald.

And Ji Yuanhan had four sons in total.

Leaving out Ji Minghao.

The eldest son died young.

The other two had already come of age and were made princes.

The second son was dedicated to the military and only liked to fight. The third son was attached to the mundane world and didn’t want to be tied down.

Looking at it this way, Ji Minghao seemed to be the most reliable, so the throne would be his sooner or later…

“Host, it seems like you’re the most likely one to ascend to the throne now,” System 111 said after sorting through the plot.

“Uh…” Ji Wan was also a little lost for a moment.

This… it couldn’t be that she would become an empress and then abdicate to Huangfu Yue, right?

“How about I marry Huangfu Yue?” Ji Wan suddenly blurted out.

“…” System 111.