I Just Want to be a Throwaway Character - Chapter 97

Chapter 97

Unconsciously, a few more days passed.

In these past few days, Huangfu Yue keenly noticed that something was a little off with Ji Wan.

Ji Wan had started to deliberately distance herself from her.

She no longer pestered her to sleep together.

She no longer acted spoiled when it was time to drink her medicine; instead, she would hold the bowl and drink it little by little with a pained expression.

Even the duties that her personal maids should have done were unknowingly replaced by Ji Wan.

In the past, Ji Wan’s hair styling and dressing were all done with her help, but now she had replaced all of them.

Huangfu Yue’s duties suddenly became leisurely.

But this leisure did not make Huangfu Yue happy.

Because it felt as if Ji Wan was suddenly trying to draw a line between them.

This sudden change left Huangfu Yue confused.

She wanted to find some time to properly ask Ji Wan about it.

But in these days, the number of black-clad men had increased.

The seemingly peaceful princess’s residence was secretly a turbulent place.

Huangfu Yue was momentarily tied up with dealing with these matters and investigating the Dragon’s Lair Treasure.

A strange atmosphere appeared between the two of them.

They were close, yet so far.

And everything Ji Wan had done was indeed intentional.

Although she wanted to build a friendship with the female lead.

She thought about her excessive dependence on Huangfu Yue in these past days.

And it seemed very inappropriate.

After all, what kind of good friend would be used to do this and that every day?

Although Ji Wan had never really used Huangfu Yue, she had been clinging to her to sleep every day and not cooperating with her when it came to drinking medicine.

No matter how she thought about it, it was too much.

And Ji Wan also started to worry about the original plot.

Because only when the female lead found the Dragon’s Lair Treasure would she attack the capital within three months.

And that would be her death day.

Even though she was usually bold and optimistic, the thought of her death day approaching still made her a little scared.

After all, this was a book. Even with her as a variable, she couldn’t guarantee that the plot points wouldn’t happen.

So Ji Wan’s sense of crisis came up, and she didn’t dare to get too close to Huangfu Yue.

But in her heart, Ji Wan wasn’t willing to truly alienate Huangfu Yue.

Then Ji Wan thought of trying to compensate the female lead as much as possible now.

The first step was to not make the female lead do so many things.

To let the female lead see her sincerity.

This way, in the future, when Huangfu Yue was about to kill her, she would have to think about how good she had been to her.

After all, the female lead would be the empress in the future. Making her take care of her like this was enough for her to be tortured hundreds of times later.

But Ji Wan was not used to anyone other than Huangfu Yue helping her with her daily chores.

So Ji Wan consciously became self-sufficient.

She was also hoping that the female lead would see how good she was to her.

But Ji Wan strangely found that the way Huangfu Yue looked at her seemed even more wrong.

Every time Huangfu Yue’s obscure and complex dark eyes looked at her, Ji Wan felt so guilty that she didn’t have the courage to look back.

Every time, she would involuntarily turn her head away and not look at Huangfu Yue’s eyes, or simply find an excuse to run away.

She didn’t dare to be with Huangfu Yue.

Because every time she was looked at by Huangfu Yue, Ji Wan always felt as if her heart was broken.

It would beat erratically for no reason.

Ji Wan couldn’t explain this strange feeling; it was like she had a heart condition.

“It seems like the female lead’s lethal power is too great. I get scared just by looking at her.”

Ji Wan thought this, covering her racing heart.

She didn’t notice the strange blush on her cheeks.

Soon, the day of the autumn hunt arrived.

Even though Ji Wan had no interest in it.

As the most noble little princess of the dynasty, she had to attend this annual royal feast.

And this time, the location was Dragon Seeking Mountain, the royal exclusive hunting grounds.

Ji Wan had originally thought it was a useless small event and didn’t plan to bother the female lead to go with her.

But System 111 suddenly appeared. “Host!! You must bring the female lead with you to Dragon Seeking Mountain.”

“???”

Ji Wan was startled by the sudden voice of System 111, and question marks appeared in her mind.

“Host, this is an important plot trigger point,” System 111 explained.

“Xiao 1, isn’t this just a normal autumn hunt? Asking the female lead to go… Is this related to the Dragon’s Lair Treasure?”

Ji Wan asked in confusion.

“It seems so. But host, you must be careful, because the plot has become strange. Don’t be too far from the female lead,” System 111 reminded her.

“Oh, okay, I know,” Ji Wan replied perfunctorily.

She didn’t really care much about it in her heart.

The imperial autumn hunt was heavily guarded with a large number of soldiers.

No matter how strong the assassins were, as long as she didn’t leave the scope of protection, she wouldn’t be in danger.

And…

She was inexplicably a little afraid of Huangfu Yue now.

She was worried that if she was too trusting and dependent on Huangfu Yue now, she would feel very bad once Huangfu Yue showed even a little bit of disgust for her.

Thinking of that day, Ji Wan’s heart ached in throbs.

In the carriage.

Ji Wan felt a little awkward.

Because on the way to the autumn hunt, they had to be as low-key as possible to not attract attention.

So Ji Wan only had one carriage.

And in this carriage, besides the coachman outside, there were only Huangfu Yue and her.

After all, it was not appropriate for Ji Wan to have Huangfu Yue stay with the coachman.

This led to the current situation where Ji Wan was straining her neck to look out of the carriage curtain.

While Huangfu Yue was sitting on the side, reading a book.

The narrow carriage was so divided that it created a clear “Chu River Han boundary” between the two, with an empty path in the middle.

Ji Wan pretended to be looking at the scenery, and she glanced at Huangfu Yue with her peripheral vision.

But she was also afraid of being discovered, so she would quickly look away after one glance.

Even though Huangfu Yue looked very pleasing to the eye while reading.

Ji Wan stubbornly pretended to be seriously looking at the scenery.

But Ji Wan secretly looked at Huangfu Yue again.

Suddenly, she met Huangfu Yue’s eyes, who had just happened to look up at her.

Ji Wan was as if she was startled by something and quickly turned her head away.

Her cheeks turned a delicate pink, making her look very innocent.

But only Ji Wan knew that she was scared.

She didn’t dare to look at Huangfu Yue again.

Even though Ji Wan’s neck was getting sore from looking at the ordinary scenery outside the window.

She still didn’t dare to look at Huangfu Yue again.

Because Ji Wan’s strange intuition told her.

That a scorching gaze had been fixed on her ever since she turned her head.

And there were only two people in the carriage.

“Ji Wan,” Huangfu Yue’s voice rang out.

Although the voice was not loud, it was very clear in the silent carriage.

At least Ji Wan was startled and twisted her neck…

“Hiss~” Ji Wan covered her neck, and the slight soreness was magnified by her strange pain.

It hurt instantly.

Ji Wan couldn’t help but let out a cry of pain.

Suddenly, a hand with a cool touch reached out and touched Ji Wan’s neck.

“What’s the rush? Don’t move. I’ll rub it for you.”

Huangfu Yue had moved closer to Ji Wan’s back at some point and was gently massaging her neck.

“N-no need, hiss~” Ji Wan was just about to turn her head back to refuse.

After all, she felt that she shouldn’t bother the female lead anymore.

But Huangfu Yue ignored her words.

Her hand gently caressed Ji Wan’s skin.

Huangfu Yue lightly massaged Ji Wan, relieving her stiff neck from staying in the same position for so long.

The moment Huangfu Yue touched her skin.

Goosebumps instantly popped up, and she felt a strange, light electric current.

It went straight to her heart.

Ji Wan’s face instantly turned bright red, looking like a ripe apple, with a blush, very cute.

She had originally wanted to refuse Huangfu Yue’s help.

But…

“Don’t move, or do you want me to acupoint you?” Huangfu Yue said softly.

Even though her face was expressionless and her expression was calm.

Ji Wan still heard a little bit of threat in her voice.

“Heh, so what if you know martial arts?” Ji Wan complained in her mind.

Then she obediently stopped moving, letting Huangfu Yue do as she pleased.

She was definitely not afraid of Huangfu Yue’s acupoint skills!!

Seeing Ji Wan’s eyes instantly widen, and a look of panic appear, as if a rabbit had encountered danger.

Huangfu Yue’s lips curved up slightly in a place Ji Wan couldn’t see.

She gently massaged Ji Wan’s white, swan-like neck.

Feeling the smooth touch like expensive silk under her fingertips.

Huangfu Yue’s eyes couldn’t help but darken, and the movements of her hands slowed down.

She looked at the crimson marks left by her, which had almost completely disappeared.

Huangfu Yue was reminded of that night again.

If Ji Wan could be as obedient as she was that night, why would she be so worried and conflicted?

And Ji Wan felt the light pressure on her neck.

Her heart was in her throat.

H-Huangfu Yue, is she going to murder her now to silence her?

Before Ji Wan could finish being scared, the carriage suddenly shook violently.

She didn’t have time to react.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound of air being sliced through came from outside.

Then, several arrows shot directly into the side of the carriage, leaving behind sharp arrowheads.

Before Ji Wan could react, she was suddenly pulled into Huangfu Yue’s arms and was thrown to the bottom of the carriage, rolling to one side.

“Yue,” Ji Wan was tightly held by Huangfu Yue.

She couldn’t help but feel a little scared, gently grabbing Huangfu Yue’s collar and calling out softly.

Her voice carried fear and reliance.

The last time the carriage was attacked, even though Ji Wan was knocked unconscious.

She subconsciously knew that Huangfu Yue had abandoned her once.

Even though Huangfu Yue came back to save her later, Ji Wan still couldn’t help but be afraid that she would abandon her again.

Huangfu Yue held Ji Wan, half-propped up, and was vigilantly listening to the dangers around them.

She was ready to take Ji Wan to safety at any time.

Hearing Ji Wan’s soft call.

Huangfu Yue looked down and met Ji Wan’s helpless and scared eyes.

Huangfu Yue’s vigilant expression froze, and a hint of heartache flashed in her heart.

“Don’t be afraid. I’m here. I’ll take you away.” Even though she knew it wasn’t the right time to comfort Ji Wan.

Huangfu Yue still gently patted Ji Wan’s back, comforting her softly.

After who knows how long.

The sounds outside disappeared, and it was eerily silent.

“Stay here obediently. I’ll go out and check.”

Huangfu Yue gently loosened the hand holding Ji Wan’s waist and was about to get up to check outside.

“Don’t,” Ji Wan instantly hugged Huangfu Yue tightly, burying her head in Huangfu Yue’s chest.

Ji Wan’s voice was full of fragility and fear.

System 111 had said that she shouldn’t leave the female lead when there was danger, and Ji Wan had remembered it.

And she took it as the absolute truth…

“I’m here. I won’t leave,” Huangfu Yue said, comforting her softly, looking at Ji Wan’s dependent appearance.

Tenderness flashed in her eyes.

She coaxed Ji Wan for a while before she slowly got up, holding Ji Wan’s hand.

Because there was no dangerous aura anymore.

“Yue, there’s a white thing there,” Ji Wan said, pointing at a cold-glinting arrow that was firmly embedded in the carriage, to Huangfu Yue.

Huangfu Yue nodded, walked forward, easily pulled out the arrow, and took off the white cloth.

After seeing what was written on it, Huangfu Yue’s eyes instantly grew cold.

“If you want Ji Wan to live, meet me at the Dragon Summit at haishi (9-11 pm) tomorrow.”