Transmigrated Into The Arms Of The Heroine Of A Sadistic Novel - Chapter 36

“It’s precisely because I trust them too much that I don’t want to tell them,” Tan Changxin shook his head, “You’ve spent little time with them, and with me as well. If I were to reveal our relationship now, Feng Xianchen might feel uneasy, and Senior Zhuang… might worry.”

“Why is that?” Lin Yanyu asked, puzzled. “But every time they see us getting along so well, they seem really happy.”

“It’s said in the picture books that companions and lovers are different,” Tan Changxin tried to explain. “They probably hope you’ll be my companion someone who can care for me and also persuade me when needed.”

Lin Yanyu propped her chin up, thinking carefully for a moment, and then said, “You said Feng Xianchen might feel uneasy, and it reminded me of something. When we first came to the human world, she would sometimes interrupt us when we were interacting. Could it be because of my mother and her mother…?”

“Feng Xianchen is indeed still hung up on that,” Tan Changxin nodded. “Back then, the Lord of the Demon Realm also volunteered to become Feng Funing’s demon attendant. They became an enviable ‘immortal couple.’ But what happened later, I’m sure you’ve heard about.”

“Past generations are past generations. We are us!” Lin Yanyu said seriously. “Since we already know where the tragedy happened in the previous generation, we can just avoid it. Why let it stop us? Besides, once you’re of age and really want to marry me, they, as your close friends, will have to face our relationship, it’s just a matter of time.”

After she finished speaking, seeing that Tan Changxin was still hesitant, her brows furrowed, so she quickly changed the subject. “It’s fine. If you don’t feel it’s the right time to tell them, we can keep it between us for now.”

Even though this was a world where same-sex marriage was allowed, Lin Yanyu still hesitated to open up about their feelings. After all, the relationship between humans and demons was still tense. As long as she and the young girl belonged to opposing species, it meant they would have to break through many barriers to be together in the end.

“Mm, I’ll find the right time to tell them,” Tan Changxin smiled faintly, agreeing with her.

This night was destined to be sleepless. Lin Yanyu was worried about the situation on Que Ling Island, so after discussing it with Tan Changxin, she went to find Feng Xianchen and the others.

When Feng Xianchen came to open the door, her anger hadn’t subsided yet. She and Senior Zhuang had just sent the demon exterminators from Ningzhou off.

“These demon exterminators are both incompetent and arrogant. What gave them the audacity to warn us?!” After closing the door, Feng Xianchen couldn’t help but curse. “Changxin, if you’re not in a hurry to go back, let’s go to Que Ling Island. My intuition tells me something bad’s about to happen there.”

“We came to discuss that very matter,” Tan Changxin said. “Yanyu also suggested we visit the nearby demon clans.”

Lin Yanyu nodded. According to the original setting, there were many places in the human world where demon clans gathered. Some held the demon criminals left over from the war eighteen years ago, while others were long-established demon territories, with rulers who had been in place for hundreds of years.

Que Ling Island was one of the latter.

“So, the place we’re going to is called Que Ling Island, right?” Lin Yanyu asked knowingly. “It sounds like it’s the domain of the Feather Clan.”

“Que Ling Island is indeed one of the places where the Feather Clan gathers in the human world. It’s jointly guarded by the demon exterminators from the Qiuyan Academy in Yunzhou and a certain demon extermination faction from Ningzhou,” Tan Changxin explained, then paused to think for a moment before continuing, “The leaders of these gathering places have an agreement with the human rulers of each state. If the demons in these places cause harm to the human world and the demon leader doesn’t deal with the criminal demons in time, the human side can send exterminators to intervene. At that point, who knows what will happen in these gathering places?”

“Tan Changxin’s words are correct,” Senior Zhuang Wei nodded. “If tonight’s demon is from Que Ling Island, since we’ve encountered it, we can’t just stand by and do nothing.”

The four of them quickly reached an agreement and set off that night, using flying swords to leave Ningzhou City and head towards Que Ling Island.

Lin Yanyu still couldn’t shake off what the demon exterminators from Ningzhou had said. On the way, she couldn’t help but ask Feng Xianchen, “Those guys said that even the exterminators from Qiuyan Academy can’t get involved in Ningzhou’s matters without the official token. Do we have our tokens with us?”

Feng Xianchen snorted and replied, “Yanyu, don’t listen to those cowards talking nonsense! Senior Zhuang and I are walking, talking tokens. As long as we’re with you, we can get onto the island!”

Lin Yanyu was somewhat skeptical, but seeing that Feng Xianchen was still angry and Senior Zhuang Wei was focused on flying the sword and wasn’t in a position to communicate or confirm, she just nodded and sat back down beside Tan Changxin.

After Lin Yanyu sat down, Tan Changxin quietly reached for her hand, trying to mimic the main characters from the picture books by gently hooking her finger.

Lin Yanyu glanced down, then also hooked her fingers around hers.

“Do you think Feng Xianchen’s words are trustworthy?” she whispered.

Tan Changxin nodded. “If we meet someone from Qiuyan Academy, we’ll be able to get in.”

“Then… what if the contact isn’t there, or something goes wrong…” Lin Yanyu asked tentatively.

Tan Changxin paused for a moment, then sighed softly. “Let’s just get over there first. I’m afraid if we go back to the academy to get the token, we won’t make it in time.”

Lin Yanyu: …

The young girl’s worries were right on point, as though she had read the original text.

Generally speaking, it would take at least three days to fly from Ningzhou City to Que Ling Island. However, since they were all cultivators, they didn’t need food or rest during their travels, and Lin Yanyu could also control the flying magic tool. When Senior Zhuang Wei needed to rest due to exhaustion, she took over flying the sword.

Thus, after just one day and night, they arrived at the outskirts of Ningzhou.

Lin Yanyu saw a vast lake ahead with no end in sight. She used Spirit Control to sense the area and felt a barrier in the air that would attack if touched. Quickly, she landed the sword and asked Feng Xianchen, “How do you usually get onto the island?”

“We take a boat. The Feather Clan sets up a barrier in the air, so flying swords aren’t very convenient,” Feng Xianchen answered, then looked at Tan Changxin with concern. “But I remember Changxin seems to get seasick…”

“No worries,” Tan Changxin interrupted. “Let’s quickly find a boat to the island.”

“No need to find one. I’ll take you to see the senior in charge of the boats,” Feng Xianchen said. Then, she turned to Senior Zhuang Wei and added, “Senior Zhuang, there’s too much moisture near Song Yan’s place, you’ll feel uncomfortable. Please rest here for a bit!”

Senior Zhuang Wei nodded and sheathed her sword.

The dock was not far away, and nearby there was a towering banyan tree. Beneath the tree, a demon exterminator dressed in silver robes was sitting in front of a water mirror, grooming himself.

When they got closer, the demon exterminator looked up and, upon seeing Lin Yanyu, was taken aback. He quickly hid the rouge and stepped out. Why are you here in the human world?” the exterminator, Song Yan, asked, looking surprised.

Lin Yanyu froze, realizing that the exterminator was speaking to her. She quickly shrank behind Tan Changxin, waving her hands nervously. “You’ve mistaken me for a cat! I’m just a harmless…”

“Song Yan, this is my sister, Xuan Lin,” Feng Xianchen interrupted. “Xuan’s mother is hiding in the demon realm and can’t come to see you.”

Lin Yanyu was even more confused. Recalling the original text, she remembered that there was indeed a silver-ranked exterminator named Song Yan on Que Ling Island, who was a close friend of the original character’s two mothers. Later in the story, Song Yan appeared as a supporting NPC, helping heal Tan Changxin when she was gravely injured.

Silver-ranked demon exterminators were rare, and Lin Yanyu was shocked to encounter one here. She quickly stepped forward and bowed. “Greetings, Senior Song Yan!”

“Oh, so you’re the little one of the little black cat?” Song Yan examined Lin Yanyu carefully, then suddenly leaned in to sniff her, frowning. “Why do you smell like Soul Locking Fragrance?”

At the mention of this, Lin Yanyu suddenly recalled that she had this fragrance on her. She quickly checked inside herself and discovered that the Soul Locking Fragrance had shrunk to the size of a grain of rice, and it seemed like it would be completely used up soon.

She was instantly struck with fear. The original character’s soul was incomplete, and if the Soul Locking Fragrance were to leave her, her soul would scatter and she would die!

Before she could recover from her fear, she felt a heavy weight on her head. Song Yan’s finger was pressing on her Baihui acupoint, and a flow of spiritual energy entered her body. It quickly circulated through her meridians and was then drawn back, with the tiny Soul Locking Fragrance also falling into Song Yan’s hand.

“Strange… very strange. Your soul is perfectly intact, so why would you use the Soul Locking Fragrance? It’s so inauspicious,” Song Yan muttered, then rubbed Lin Yanyu’s cat ears before retracting her hand. “Xuan Lin is still the same, overthinking things. When you return to the demon realm, pass my regards to her.”

Lin Yanyu stared at the Soul Locking Fragrance in Song Yan’s palm, almost unable to believe her ears.

The original character’s soul was intact? How was that possible?

But these were the words of a silver-ranked demon exterminator, and the Soul Locking Fragrance had been taken away. She didn’t feel any signs of her soul scattering.

Could it be… that her soul transmigrating had fixed the original character’s soul?

While Lin Yanyu was lost in thought, Feng Xianchen and Tan Changxin had already borrowed a boat to cross the water and explained their purpose.

Upon hearing about the demon attack, Song Yan’s expression changed, but she simply urged them to hurry to the island. After they stored the boat in their storage jade, she turned and went back into the banyan tree’s hollow, resuming her own business.

“Song Yan and her Daoist partner, Mu Rong, have a special bond with this land. If they want to stay alive, they can never leave,” Feng Xianchen explained when she saw Lin Yanyu and Tan Changxin looking back frequently. “They can’t deal with demon attacks, at most they can only stop any evil demons passing by here.”

“Mu Rong… is that the banyan tree Senior Yan lives in?” Tan Changxin asked.

“Yes,” Feng Xianchen nodded, looking a bit sad. “Song Yan can only move within the root system of Mu Rong. I heard from my uncle that this is the ‘price’ they pay to stay together.”

“Are they also demon exterminators and demon attendants?” Lin Yanyu asked for some reason.

Feng Xianchen didn’t answer, only sighing.

“Forget about it. Let’s go back.” Tan Changxin quickly changed the subject. “Senior Zhuang is still waiting for us.”

By the time they returned to the dock, Senior Zhuang Wei had already rested enough, standing with her giant sword on the wooden boards.

Feng Xianchen placed the boat into the water and helped Senior Zhuang Wei onto it.

Lin Yanyu was also about to do the same when she was suddenly picked up by Tan Changxin, who swiftly leaped into the boat with her in her arms.

When they landed in the boat, the vessel rocked slightly, causing Tan Changxin to lose her balance and almost fall backward.

Lin Yanyu hurriedly used her Spirit Control to support her, then transformed back into a cat, letting the young girl steady herself.

“Are you sure you’re okay?” She tapped Tan Changxin’s face with her paw, her voice full of concern. “If not, why don’t you lie on me while we travel? My body’s soft, so it should be easier for you to avoid seasickness.”