I Just Want to be a Throwaway Character - Chapter 98

Chapter 98

“Yue?” Ji Wan subconsciously called out, seeing Huangfu Yue’s expression turn serious. She wanted to get closer to see what was written on the white cloth strip.

“It’s nothing.” Huangfu Yue quickly put away the cloth strip, and her expression returned to her usual gentleness towards Ji Wan.

Ji Wan looked at Huangfu Yue in confusion as she quickly hid the cloth strip in her arms. She didn’t understand why Huangfu Yue had to hide it.

But Huangfu Yue didn’t say anything; she just tightened her grip on Ji Wan’s hand, and a look of vigilance flashed in her eyes.

Huangfu Yue led Ji Wan out of the carriage.

Suddenly, Ji Wan’s eyes were drawn to the bloodstains where the coachman was sitting, and her body instantly went rigid.

The coachman outside, due to the volley of arrows, had already fallen in a pool of blood and was lifeless.

It was blood, so much blood.

Panic instantly appeared in Ji Wan’s eyes. She instinctively started to tremble.

“Good girl, don’t look.”

Fearing that Ji Wan would be frightened by the blood.

Huangfu Yue subconsciously pressed Ji Wan’s head against her chest and whispered in her ear.

Even though her sight was blocked by Huangfu Yue, Ji Wan’s nose still caught the scent of the blood.

The horrifying image of the coachman’s dead eyes flashed in her mind. It was so intense and terrifying.

Despite her fear, Ji Wan forced herself to calm down by biting her lip.

But her face was still deathly pale, a sight that made one’s heart ache.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a bloody scene.

The civilized society she was from had given Ji Wan the impression that death was a natural part of life, not something that was taken so casually.

At this moment, Ji Wan realized that this world was a bloody struggle for the throne.

Every step was filled with sacrifices.

Would she become a sacrifice on Huangfu Yue’s path to becoming queen, and be abandoned by her?

Thinking of this, Ji Wan felt an indescribable chill on her back, and her heart began to ache violently.

Her waist, which was being held by Huangfu Yue, also stiffened and resisted.

As if sensing Ji Wan’s fear.

Huangfu Yue’s lips were tightly pursed, and she was momentarily at a loss. She didn’t know how to comfort Ji Wan.

“I’m here, I’m right here…”

Huangfu Yue hugged Ji Wan and repeated these words, trying to ease her fear.

For some reason, Ji Wan seemed to have heard something, and the high wall she had just built in her heart crumbled.

The tears that had gathered in her eyes could no longer be held back.

“Woo, Yue, blood… woo, blood.” Ji Wan tightly grabbed Huangfu Yue’s collar and sobbed.

She didn’t even dare to cry out loud, only sobbing softly.

Ji Wan was like a person stranded on a deserted island, clinging to her only source of support.

She was all in.

Huangfu Yue didn’t speak. She just kept gently stroking Ji Wan’s trembling back, comforting her.

She didn’t know how to make Ji Wan stop crying, nor could she stop her fear.

All she could do was be there for her.

She could only do this little by little to help Ji Wan calm down.

Suddenly, the sound of cloth tearing was heard.

In the next second, Ji Wan’s tear-streaked eyes met Huangfu Yue’s eyes, which were filled with tenderness.

“Don’t be afraid. I’ll take you away.” Huangfu Yue’s fingertips gently wiped away the tears from Ji Wan’s eyes.

Ji Wan didn’t have time to react.

Then her vision turned completely dark.

Huangfu Yue had used a strip of cloth from her sleeve to blindfold Ji Wan.

For some reason, even though she was in darkness, Ji Wan no longer trembled.

A strange sense of security washed over her.

Perhaps Huangfu Yue wouldn’t hurt her after all?

Ji Wan thought to herself.

Feeling that Ji Wan’s trembling had stopped and her body had gone limp, as if she had completely entrusted herself to her.

Huangfu Yue felt her heart pound.

As if she was being noticed by Ji Wan, she quickly looked up at her surroundings.

Then she gently held Ji Wan’s waist, being careful not to hurt her.

Using her strength, she lightly leaped onto the still-living horse.

She untied the ropes that were restraining the horse from the carriage.

Huangfu Yue held Ji Wan and took her towards Dragon Seeking Mountain.

Looking at the towering mountains in the distance, Huangfu Yue’s gentle eyes turned sharp.

She had to ensure Ji Wan’s safety before she could remove the threats to her.

As for the people in the dark who wanted to harm Ji Wan, she wouldn’t let a single one of them go.

When Ji Wan arrived at the royal hunting grounds.

She finally let out a sigh of relief.

Ji Wan didn’t tell Ji Yuanhan that she had been attacked again.

Because these people were targeting her, and sending more people would only protect her for a short time.

It was better not to involve those innocent people in the plot.

After settling into her exclusive princess tent.

Ji Wan sat in the center of the bed, feeling a little lost.

The image of the coachman’s tragic death flashed in her mind.

Even though Ji Wan closed her eyes and shook her head, not wanting to think about it, that one image was firmly locked in her mind and wouldn’t go away.

Because those assassins were targeting her.

So the coachman’s death was indirectly related to her.

So it was her fault.

She should have just stayed in the princess’s residence. She should have given up on this difficult world. She shouldn’t have met Huangfu Yue…

Ji Wan’s eyes momentarily became hollow, and she fell into self-doubt.

“Host, are you still scared?” Noticing Ji Wan’s emotional state was off.

System 111 appeared thoughtfully and asked with concern.

“Xiao 1, will Huangfu Yue’s path to becoming queen sacrifice many people?

Today it was a coachman, tomorrow it will be father and mother.

And finally, me…”

Ji Wan’s voice carried a rare sadness. She had fallen into a painful and sorrowful state.

“Host, the female lead would never hurt you.

And this is a fictional world. The characters in it have their own destinies.

Their lifespans are not decided by you; they are decided by this world.

So don’t blame yourself,” System 111 tried to comfort her.

“But, but he died because of me, just… just… woo.”

Ji Wan’s emotions burst out, and her voice became choked with sobs.

She was so choked up at the end that she couldn’t speak, and she just sat in the middle of the bed, weeping softly.

“Host, this…” System 111 wanted to say something more to comfort its host, but it keenly sensed the female lead approaching.

Sigh, let the female lead do the comforting.

Huangfu Yue had only intended to check if Ji Wan was sleeping soundly and to cover her with the blanket.

But when she gently pulled open the curtain of Ji Wan’s tent, she saw the sight of the girl silently weeping in the middle of the bed.

Huangfu Yue’s steps froze.

Ji Wan wasn’t crying loudly but was silently shedding tears.

The silent state made one’s heart tighten.

But the words Ji Wan had just said echoed in her mind.

“Will Huangfu Yue’s path to becoming queen sacrifice many people?

Today it was a coachman, tomorrow it will be father and mother, and finally, me.”

Huangfu Yue’s hands clenched tightly, and she was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

Ji Wan had always known why she was by her side.

She was worried and afraid that she would hurt her.

Although she had indeed intended to use her at first.

She never thought she would fall in love with Ji Wan.

If there was no love, what Ji Wan said might be true.

Huangfu Yue’s hand, which was clutching the corner of the curtain, slowly let go.

Then she quietly left.

Perhaps her presence would only make Ji Wan feel afraid.

And System 111 watched anxiously as its host’s tears gathered and fell like a kite with a broken string.

It had hoped the female lead would comfort her, but she just looked at her and left?

There was no other way. System 111 steeled itself and went in.

“Host, actually the female lead would never hurt you because she lo…”

“Beep, beep, beep, warning, warning…”

A shrill mechanical sound rang out.

System 111 was just about to tell her that the female leads in all the worlds would love its host.

But for some reason, the rest of its words were inexplicably silenced.

In the next second, System 111 was sent to the small dark room.

Everything happened very suddenly.

“Xiao 1?” Ji Wan gently wiped the tears from her eyes with her sleeve and called out to System 111, which had stopped in the middle of a sentence.

But no matter how Ji Wan called, System 111 did not respond.

Ji Wan instinctively became scared.

In this world, System 111 was her only link to her original world.

If System 111 was gone, she would truly be all alone.

Ji Wan clutched the blanket and wrapped herself tightly, hoping to get a sense of security from it.

She was now on the verge of a breakdown.

Suddenly, Ji Wan’s heart ached violently.

Illusions appeared in her eyes.

Countless black lines inexplicably grew from where her slender and fair wrist connected to her palm, spreading from her arm to her heart little by little.

“Yue, mmm.” Ji Wan subconsciously called out.

She pointed to the empty space, hoping the person she wanted would come in.

But in the next second, waves of intense pain came from her heart.

“Mmm,” Ji Wan curled up in pain and fainted.

By the time Huangfu Yue found Ji Wan, she couldn’t wake her up no matter how she called.

Panic flashed in Huangfu Yue’s eyes as she looked at Ji Wan’s bloodless face.

She was momentarily in a state of chaos, her mind filled with the image of a dying Ji Wan.

Just yesterday, she was still lively and energetic. Just yesterday, she would still blush when she saw her.

And Ji Wan’s unconsciousness also alarmed Ji Yuanhan.

The dignified emperor, regardless of his image.

He just put on his outer robe haphazardly, not even caring about his shoes, and ran in.

“Wan’er, wake up. I’m your father. Wake up, look at me. Don’t sleep. Where’s the imperial physician? Hurry, hurry.”

Ji Yuanhan looked at Ji Wan’s pale face and was instantly at a loss.

His voice was filled with panic as he anxiously called for the imperial physicians.

A line of imperial physicians was already kneeling on the ground. They all looked troubled and kept sighing.

They had never seen such a strange illness before.

Her body seemed normal, but her energy was being drained little by little, as if by something.

Such a situation was truly rare, and they were at a loss. If they let Ji Wan continue like this, the outcome… alas, a beauty’s life is but a fleeting moment.

Compared to Ji Yuanhan’s panic, the Empress was a little more composed.

But her heart ached no less than Ji Yuanhan’s, and she even knew what her child was going through.

Was this her destiny?

Huangfu Yue ignored Ji Yuanhan and everyone else who had appeared.

She held Ji Wan’s hand tightly, wanting to warm her cold body.

“Ji Wan, you’ll be fine. I won’t allow anything to happen to you. I haven’t even made you say you love me yet. I haven’t even made you my wife.”

Huangfu Yue stared intently at Ji Wan, her voice filled with sorrow.

“Quacks, quacks! My Wan’er is just sleeping, and you dare to tell me to prepare for her funeral?

Guards, drag him out and behead him, behead him!”

Ji Yuanhan, uncharacteristically, lost his image as a gentle and wise emperor and raged.

“Stop. They can’t do anything. This is a蛊虫.”

Tears streamed down the Empress’s face. She was a little unstable and was supported by a maid next to her as she trembled and spoke.