The Demon Lord is My Dark Moonlight [Transmigration Novel] - Chapter 11

An hour later, the two of them had washed away the blood and changed into clean clothes in the room next door. Shen Chigui was called out alone. Whatever she said to Nangong Jinyao worked; for the next two days, neither of them was forced to leave the room.

Thanks to the lead, Gu Jinli finally had her own room and the time and space to catch her breath.

Two days later, having spent the entire time lying in bed mending her fractured psyche, Gu Jinli saw the lead again. This was their first face-to-face meeting since the brawl.

“Big Sister, it’s time to go.”

As if nothing had happened, Shen Chigui wore a gentle, hypocritical expression. “Today is the Young Mistress’s birthday. She specifically told me to bring you along.”

“Hmph.”

A cold snort was the only reply she got. Gu Jinli straightened the clothes the servants had brought that morning and walked out with an air of feigned composure. Ever since their fallout, she hadn’t given the lead a single pleasant look.

Today was a major plot point: the day Gu City announced the opening of the Secret Realm. Shen Chigui would never pass up this chance. After all, this was the “EXP pack” Gu Jinli had personally designed for her—the sooner she “ate” it, the better.

Gu Jinli had already decided: she was going into that Secret Realm with Shen Chigui!

While no one but the lead could take the main treasures out, there were plenty of other things to gain. For instance, learning specific manuals, mastering techniques, or obtaining ancient inheritances… Knowledge was power. Gu Jinli was sick of being pushed around; she wanted to seize every chance to get strong so she could finally discipline this ungrateful daughter of hers! She would pay her back a thousandfold for everything she’d endured!

“What are you thinking about, Big Sister? You seem to be in a good mood.”

Noticing the lightness in Gu Jinli’s expression, Shen Chigui led the way, acting cute and coy. “I haven’t seen you for two whole days. I missed you, Big Sister.”

Hiss~

The lead was at it again. Gu Jinli felt the goosebumps rising.

“Shut up!” Gu Jinli snapped. “You miss me? You probably just missed trying to figure out how to kill me!”

“Is that so~?”

Shen Chigui blinked, her voice smooth and accommodating as she asked, “Then tell me, how exactly can I kill you, Big Sister?”

“You want to kill me? Keep dreaming!”

Gu Jinli rolled her eyes without a second thought. “Dreaming is more realistic for you.”

She had come to terms with her situation; after all, she couldn’t die and she didn’t fear pain. Was there anything left in this world to drive her to despair? No. Therefore, she was invincible! Even the female lead was clearly at a loss for what to do with her.

At this moment, Gu Jinli could never have imagined that in the future, she would be tormented in a completely different way—one that would have her wailing and begging for mercy. Similarly, Shen Chigui could not have imagined that one day, she would willingly kneel before this person, pleading for the chance to be insulted and trampled upon.

But of course, that is a story for another time.

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Perhaps because the plot had shifted, there was an extra person entering the Secret Realm this time: Nangong Jinyao.

Normally, as the City Lord’s daughter, Nangong Jinyao wouldn’t need to risk her life in a realm; she could simply sit back and enjoy the spoils. In the original novel, the lead had to endure her abuse for over a year before finding a chance to sneak in and trigger her “one-click power-up.”

Now, at her own birthday banquet, the City Lord followed custom by publicly announcing the discovery of the Gu City Secret Realm, causing a massive stir. Then, before the gathered crowd, he dispatched several teams to investigate. Shen Chigui was among them.

It’s worth noting that Nangong Jinyao and Gu Jinli had also managed to slip in—an arrangement made clearly without the City Lord’s knowledge. In the entire Manor, only the Young Mistress had the authority to pull that off.

So, the lead had spent those two days convincing the Young Mistress to enter the realm with her? And dragged Gu Jinli along for the ride? What was she planning? Revenge?

Gu Jinli couldn’t fathom the lead’s thoughts, but she reaped the practical benefits of not having to worry about how to sneak in. She kept her mouth shut and buried herself in the middle of the group, wearing nondescript clothes that made her look entirely unremarkable.

“Then I wish you all a safe journey!”

Standing at the entrance of the Secret Realm within the Manor, the City Lord looked coldly at the groups brought by the other clans and offered some half-hearted pleasantries.

Today’s announcement was a secret shared with the clans closest to him, so they had organized several teams, totaling over a hundred people. In contrast, the City Lord’s Manor had only prepared fifty—less than half the number of the others. If he wasn’t intentionally hiding his strength, it would be a miracle.

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Nangong Jinyao did not miss the undercurrents between her father and the other clans. She let out a cold snort, even more determined to make a name for herself inside the realm.

Ever since that girl, Shen Chigui, told her about the Secret Realm two days ago, she had been planning how to exploit it. Since her father refused to tell her or let her in, she would go anyway. Why sit back and wait for others to bring things out when she could find them herself? Nangong Jinyao was proud and confident; she believed she was fully capable of exploring the realm on her own. The path to power was right in front of her; there was no reason to wait like a sitting duck.

“…”

Seeing the Young Mistress’s excited expression, Gu Jinli pursed her lips from her hiding place in the crowd. She knew the lead must have told Nangong Jinyao something about the realm, but it was certainly not the full story. At the very least, she hadn’t mentioned that nothing could be brought out. If she had, Nangong Jinyao would have realized why her father forbade her from going and wouldn’t have snuck in so recklessly.

The lead was truly ruthless when it came to setting people up.

However, even though she knew the reason, Gu Jinli didn’t say a word. To be honest, letting the Young Mistress suffer a bit sounded fine to her—she still remembered those two lashes she’d received.

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