The Male Lead’s Backyard is on Fire [Transmigration] - Chapter 1

“Yu Chi! Yu Chi!”

The sound of someone’s scream echoed in her mind, accompanied by a terrifying sense of weightlessness. Violent air currents blurred Yu Chi Li’s vision, squeezing and deforming the scenery around her. She struggled to open her eyes, trying to hold onto the last glimpse of the sky in her sight.

To think that she, the world-renowned explorer Yu Chi Li, would die because a bird knocked her off a cliff.

The light before her eyes dimmed, then brightened again; however, this time, it was candlelight.

What on earth? Yu Chi Li widened her eyes, straining to see a carved candlestick less than an arm’s length away.

The candlestick was ancient and mottled with bronze rust. It was covered in years of wax tears and coated in dust, making her feel slightly uneasy. Yu Chi Li moved her arm, and a sensation of warmth trickled onto her fingertips, drip, drip.

She turned her stiff neck and found herself staring directly at a woman beneath her.

The woman was weeping. Yu Chi Li couldn’t find the words to describe those eyes; they were misty, yet seemed to contain vast rivers and seas, fragile yet stubborn.

In her own hand, Yu Chi Li was gripping a sharp, cold blade, the edge of which was pressed right against the woman’s face.

Seeing this scene, Yu Chi Li’s vision went dark. She nearly fainted. It was only thanks to her years of experience traveling alone across the world that she managed to keep her footing, and the knife in her hand didn’t move an inch.

The woman was shaking like a leaf. A pair of apricot-shaped eyes glared deathly at Yu Chi Li. Her clothes were half undone and her eyes were blurred with tears; yet, rather than hiding her stunning features, it only added a touch of pitiful beauty.

The candlelight was dim, and points of light trembled in her hazy eyes.

This situation, this posture, why did it look so incredibly wrong?

“Just kill me.” The woman struggled to straighten her body, her voice trembling.

Yu Chi Li wanted to cry too. She honestly didn’t know which of them was more terrified right now. Who was she? Where was she? What was she doing?

A thought flashed through Yu Chi Li’s mind. She couldn’t possibly be assaulting this young girl, could she?

She was speechless with grief. Could this be a dream? But the sensation in her hand was so real. The woman’s skin felt like warm jade, smooth and delicate enough to break at a touch.

That woman possessed an incredibly fierce temperament. Seizing the moment while Yu Chi Li was lost in thought, she suddenly snatched the knife from Yu Chi Li’s hand and lunged to slit her own fair, slender neck.

Seeing this, Yu Chi Li broke into a cold sweat. She hurriedly grabbed the woman’s wrist at the critical moment, forcing the blade to turn in the opposite direction. The knife hit the floor with a loud clang.

Yu Chi Li pulled the woman into her arms, twisting her hands behind her back to keep her firmly restrained.

“Are you crazy?” Yu Chi Li was still shaken, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she felt a sharp pain in her shoulder.

This person actually used her teeth to bite! Yu Chi Li gritted her teeth and let out a soft cry: “Are you a dog?”

However, before she could do anything, a scabbard struck the woman heavily on the shoulder and back. The woman’s body went limp and she fell forward. Yu Chi Li subconsciously caught her in an embrace.

She was very light. Under her thin gauze clothes, her body was pitiably thin and fragile. It only took a light circle of the arms to hold her completely.

Yu Chi Li looked down, and the woman looked back at her. Her eyes were filled with endless sorrow and hatred. She said syllable by syllable: “Yu Chi Li, one day, I will make all of you pay in blood.”

“Stop talking nonsense.” A voice came from behind. Yu Chi Li jumped in fright and hurriedly turned to look. She saw a girl wearing long robes with wide sleeves, clutching a sword to her chest, standing in the corner like a vengeful deity.

She looked like a maid or perhaps a guard.

Seeing Yu Chi Li look at her, the girl immediately became respectful, her face appearing submissive: “Princess, it is getting late. Let’s begin.”

“Be, begin what?” Yu Chi Li was dazed.

“Strip Liu Luoyi naked and throw her under the city walls. Haven’t you been planning this for many days?” The girl was also dazed.

Liu Luoyi, why did this name sound so familiar? Yu Chi Li looked at the woman in her arms. Luoyi; for a woman of such appearance, the name suited her well.

But the urgent priority now was to figure out where the hell this place was.

Yu Chi Li looked at the girl and said tentatively: “Sister.”

The girl frowned and said: “Princess, Xin Ran has warned you many times. We are not in the Northern Territory anymore. You cannot call a servant your sister. If Lu Yunkui, no, if the Son-in-law sees this again, he will surely put you in confinement.”

When mentioning the name Lu Yunkui, her expression betrayed a flicker of disgust, though she seemed to suppress it because Yu Chi Li was present.

Lu Yunkui, Liu Luoyi, Yu Chi Li thought for a moment, and her body suddenly jolted, shivering three times.

Isn’t this the novel she was reading before?

A few days ago, Yu Chi Li had been invited by several geological experts to join them in Shennongjia. Before entering the depths of the forest, she had stayed overnight at a local villager’s house.

At the time, she was bored and picked up an old, tattered novel. The story inside was full of twists and turns and was incredibly melodramatic. It made Yu Chi Li so angry that she cursed while reading.

The general plot was that the male lead, Lu Yunkui, admired the female lead, Liu Luoyi. He went to her house to propose marriage, but because of his low status, he was mocked mercilessly by Liu Luoyi’s father. He fled in disgrace and from then on hated the female lead to his core.

According to the book’s description, Lu Yunkui was a man of deep calculation and petty vengeance. Conveniently, a princess from the neighboring Northern Territory came to visit. He set a trap to make the princess fall in love with him, leading her to marry down to him regardless of the cost.

Lu Yunkui then framed the female lead’s father, causing him to be imprisoned and their family destroyed.

The female lead was reduced to slave status, and he used a very low price to buy her back and keep her by his side.

Next came the common “torture” tropes. In the early stages, the male lead used every method to abuse the female lead. The foreign princess, acting as the vicious female supporting character, naturally made life difficult for the female lead at every turn.

Eventually, under the male lead’s daily torment and professions of love, the female lead finally accepted him. After the villainess exhausted herself to push the male lead into a high position, she was framed by him for being unfaithful. She was locked in a room, tortured day and night, living in agony.

Finally, the female lead, who had finally “blackened,” stabbed the villainess to death, achieving her great revenge.

The ending was “happy” and peaceful.

The most terrifying part was that the miserably killed villainess was also named Yu Chi Li.

Yu Chi Li shivered again.

“Princess, if you don’t act soon, the Son-in-law will be back.” Xin Ran spoke up in warning.

Yu Chi Li forced herself to regain her composure. Putting aside how bizarre this whole thing was, as long as she wasn’t dead, it was a good thing.

Although her current identity seemed to be not far from death.

Liu Luoyi’s clothes must have been torn open earlier, revealing half of a thin, snow-white shoulder. It was covered in bruises, which made Yu Chi Li’s heart jump with shock, and a sliver of pity involuntarily welled up.

She sighed and took two steps, attempting to place Liu Luoyi on the bed. Liu Luoyi was startled and then struggled violently.

“Yu Chi Li, let me go! If you hate me, you can just kill me. Why humiliate me like this!” Liu Luoyi said hatefully.

“I won’t touch you. Don’t be afraid.” Yu Chi Li said softly. She leaned down, her movements very gentle.

Liu Luoyi was dazed for a moment. She tightly gripped Yu Chi Li’s collar, wrinkling the fine silk. When Yu Chi Li leaned down, she almost completely shielded her in her arms, and a clear, crisp fragrance drifted through the air.

But this was only a momentary trance. In the next second, Liu Luoyi let go of Yu Chi Li and curled up, looking defensively at the woman she both feared and hated.

At this moment, Yu Chi Li’s heart was filled with a mix of emotions. Given the current situation, no matter how hard it was to accept, she had to acknowledge that she had transmigrated. Furthermore, she had transmigrated as a female supporting character with a tragic end.

How to stay alive was the urgent priority.

Yu Chi Li looked at Liu Luoyi’s slender neck, and a bold thought came to mind.

Since the female lead would eventually blacken and kill people, to avoid dying, why not just kill the female lead first?

At that moment, the door behind them was suddenly kicked open. A man strode in, fuming with rage. He reached out to grab Yu Chi Li. Unprepared, she was nearly thrown against the wall by his grip on her clothes.

Yu Chi Li only heard a “bang,” followed by a sharp pain in her arm. She sucked in a breath of cold air and looked up at the man.

The man was tall with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He was very handsome, but his eyes held a hint of ruthlessness.

“Who told you to touch her?” The man said in a low voice, seemingly suppressing anger and violence.

Sure enough, he’s a domestic abuser, Yu Chi Li thought. This must be the male lead, Lu Yunkui.

Before Yu Chi Li could speak, Lu Yunkui suddenly swung his arm and threw a slap. Yu Chi Li was startled and quickly spun against the wall, barely dodging it.

After his initial surprise, a flash of murderous intent crossed Lu Yunkui’s eyes.

However, in just an instant, his expression returned to calm, as if everything just now had been Yu Chi Li’s hallucination.

“Lili, I was a bit hasty just now. Don’t be angry; be careful not to hurt your health. I just came back and didn’t see you, so I was simply anxious.” Lu Yunkui curled the corners of his lips and smiled as warmly as a spring breeze, clear and gentle.

What an actor. Yu Chi Li felt a surge of anger. In her previous life, no one had ever dared to lay a hand on her.

Lu Yunkui said to himself: “Li’er, ever since I met you on the street, you have been the love of my life. There is no need to get upset over a maid. You grow in my heart; you are the drop of blood in my heart that no one else can take away or enter.”

The more he spoke, the more intoxicated he became. His eyes were truly as soft as water. If it were the original owner of this body, she probably would have thrown herself into his arms and sobbed.

However, Yu Chi Li only felt a wave of nausea.

Fortunately, she hadn’t made a move against Liu Luoyi just now. Because compared to the female lead, she wanted to kill the male lead even more.

Lu Yunkui wore a charming smile and waved his hand at Xin Ran. Before Yu Chi Li could scream for her not to leave, Xin Ran bolted out the door and slammed it shut behind her.

Yu Chi Li had lived for over twenty years, and this was the first time she had experienced such an awkward situation. Liu Luoyi was lying on the bed. What Lu Yunkui wanted to do could be guessed with one’s toes.

To use such low-life tactics to upset the female lead, he was simply a beast, Yu Chi Li cursed inwardly.

Yu Chi Li glanced at Liu Luoyi and found that her eyes were tightly closed, but the tear stains at the corners of her eyes and her clenched fists gave her away.

On the other side, Lu Yunkui had already gently removed his cloak and was untying his belt while looking at Yu Chi Li with deep affection, as if looking at prey.

The belt was untied, revealing a smooth and flat abdominal muscle.

“Come here, Madam.”

Yu Chi Li’s stomach turned upside down.

Lu Yunkui slowly approached and opened his arms, wanting to pull Yu Chi Li into his embrace. Unexpectedly, Yu Chi Li suddenly stumbled, grabbed his collar, and began to vomit loudly.

Although the cramping in her stomach was very uncomfortable, it didn’t stop Yu Chi Li from finding the right spot and accurately vomiting all over Lu Yunkui.

Lu Yunkui was a neat freak. How could he stand such a filthy scene? He tried to back away in a hurry, but Yu Chi Li gave him no chance. She continued to clutch him tightly, making him unable to move.

Lu Yunkui’s previously affectionate expression instantly became distorted. He wailed and spun around, looking extremely pathetic.

By the time he finally managed to break free, Yu Chi Li had finished vomiting. She continued to dry heave while leaning against the wall, appearing very weak.

“Yu Chi Li! You shrew!” Lu Yunkui’s face was deformed with rage. He pointed a finger at Yu Chi Li, so angry he couldn’t speak for a long time.

Yu Chi Li just leaned against the wall and didn’t even look up.

After a while, there was a loud bang at the door. Lu Yunkui was gone.

Yu Chi Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. Xin Ran rushed in and, seeing the scene, cried out in shock: “Princess!”

“Help me clean up, thank you.” Yu Chi Li stood up, clutching her stomach. She needed a quiet place now to properly digest the current situation.

As she stepped out the door, Yu Chi Li paused. She turned her head. Under the flickering candlelight, her profile was cast in a silhouette, soft and exquisite, yet carrying a hint of the fortitude unique to people from the outer regions.

Liu Luoyi opened her eyes and happened to meet her gaze from a distance. Yu Chi Li’s eyes were dark and deep, difficult to read.

“What are you crying for? For a man like that? How foolish.”

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