When the Villainess Transmigrates as the Heroine of a Sadistic Novel [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Wuxia Arc

“What are you doing?” Accompanied by these cold words, Jiang Chenyue flicked her hand, pushing Ning Yunqing to the ground. It was lucky that her internal energy was depleted and her strength weakened; otherwise, Ning Yunqing’s newly saved life would have been sent straight back to the King of Hell.

“Senior Sister.” Ning Yunqing was still weak. Falling to the ground, she made no move to get up, instead looking up at her sister with a pitiful, pleading gaze to evoke sympathy.

Jiang Chenyue snorted. She didn’t help her up, but stood over her, looking down. “You are becoming more and more audacious.”

Ning Yunqing felt helpless but feigned a face of total innocence. “What are you talking about, Senior Sister? Cough, I… I was just… Pfft—” A mouthful of black blood sprayed out. Ning Yunqing took the opportunity to collapse against the floor, dialing the tragic atmosphere up to the maximum. “Senior Sister…”

It must be said, this tactic was somewhat effective. Jiang Chenyue was cold by nature, but because she had grown up with Ning Yunqing, she had a certain affection for her. Seeing her so miserable, she felt a pang of pity. She reached down and pulled her up, though she didn’t soften her expression. “Since you are just recovering from a serious illness, I will wait a while before punishing you.”

“Senior Sister.” Ning Yunqing leaned into Jiang Chenyue’s embrace, looking at her with a wronged expression, complaining, “Yunqing has no strength.”

“Truly useless.” Jiang Chenyue glanced at her and led her out.

After helping Ning Yunqing back to the Cloud Pavilion, Jiang Chenyue turned to leave, but Ning Yunqing stopped her. Dissatisfied, her expression turned icy. “Is there something else?”

Ning Yunqing blinked her eyes, showing a trace of fear, looking utterly pitiable. “Senior Sister, Yunqing doesn’t know what I did to make you angry.”

She doesn’t know what made me angry? This is exactly what makes me angry! Jiang Chenyue’s voice grew colder. “You truly don’t know what you did?”

Ning Yunqing shook her head. “That day, seeing Xie Yufeng trying to harm you, I stood in front of you. Did that displease you, Senior Sister?”

This brat! Jiang Chenyue’s anger surged, but she suppressed it. “That is the first of your mistakes. I could have flicked his weapon away with one hand; why did you need to block it?”

Ning Yunqing lowered her head even further, looking more pathetic by the second. She bit her lip. “I was just worried Senior Sister would get hurt.”

Jiang Chenyue was momentarily stunned. Recalling Ning Yunqing’s recent action (the kiss), her anger returned. She barked coldly, “Have you already forgotten what you did just now?”

Ning Yunqing looked at her innocently. “The moment I woke up, Senior Sister pushed me to the ground.” Her expression seemed to say: Clearly, you’re the one bullying me, so why are you saying I provoked you?

Jiang Chenyue gave a cold laugh of pure frustration. “Very well.” She raised her hand to give Ning Yunqing a lesson, but due to her depleted internal energy, she stumbled, nearly fainting.

Ning Yunqing quickly supported her, asking with concern, “Senior Sister?”

Jiang Chenyue pulled her hand back and glared at her. Still not satisfied, she raised her hand again. Seeing her junior sister close her eyes in fear, her heart softened. Instead of a slap, she pinched Ning Yunqing’s cheek—right on the spot where she had been kissed and snapped, “Think about it carefully.”

With that, she turned and walked out. Ning Yunqing watched her leave, rubbing her ravaged cheek, and smiled helplessly: This habit of pinching people when she’s angry… it’s exactly the same as before.

Back at her own quarters, Jiang Chenyue dismissed her maids and sat on her couch. She looked at her right hand, dazed: I actually pinched my junior sister’s face? How could I do such a thing? And— She moved her hand to her lips. There seemed to be a lingering soft sensation there. Strangely, she didn’t find the feeling repulsive.

Frowning slightly, she began to circulate her internal energy. When she had been healing Ning Yunqing, the poison had traveled through her own body. Although most had been expelled, some remained. She meditated until evening to completely purge the toxins.

After two days of exhaustion, her body was covered in a fine sheen of sweat. Jiang Chenyue ordered her maids to prepare a bath, but they reported that the Second Palace Mistress had already prepared the pool.

She prepared the pool? Does that mean she’s better? Jiang Chenyue asked flatly, “Where is the Second Palace Mistress now?”

“Replying to the Great Palace Mistress, she is in the Council Hall handling palace affairs.”

Jiang Chenyue nodded and went to the bath. Steam rose from the water, and red flower petals floated in the pool, filling the room with fragrance. Under the service of her maids, Jiang Chenyue undressed and stepped into the water. The water was warm and carried a faint herbal scent.

“The girl is quite clever,” Jiang Chenyue praised softly. She leaned against the edge of the pool and closed her eyes in enjoyment. Suddenly, she felt someone massaging her temples. She was about to flare up—no one in the Nether Palace dared to touch her without permission! She gathered her internal energy to teach the bold servant a lesson, but looking up, she saw Ning Yunqing watching her with a gentle gaze. Her brow furrowed as she sneered, “I wondered who was so bold. It’s you again.”

“Senior Sister,” Ning Yunqing called out with a smile, looking gentle yet playful.

Considering she was still recovering, Jiang Chenyue suppressed her anger and asked, “Are the palace affairs finished?”

Ning Yunqing nodded and looked for credit. “Is my massage comfortable?”

Jiang Chenyue remained silent and closed her eyes again, changing the subject. “Did you come here looking for me?”

Ning Yunqing hummed in affirmation, her hands gently working the pressure points on her sister’s forehead. “Yunqing made Senior Sister angry and knows I was wrong. I’ve come to beg for forgiveness and hope for your leniency.”

“Heh.” Jiang Chenyue let out a mocking laugh. “Do you realize? If not for me, you would be dead by now.”

“Yunqing understands.” Ning Yunqing’s voice grew even softer. “I can never repay Senior Sister’s life-saving grace. If Senior Sister is willing, I will give myself to you.”

Junior Sister wants to give herself to me? Recalling the kiss from earlier, Jiang Chenyue’s heart skipped a beat. She opened her eyes and replied, “Nonsense.” She turned her head, staring directly into Ning Yunqing’s eyes. “Ever since Xie Yushu arrived, your behavior has been erratic. Did he give you some kind of drug?”

This is a total misunderstanding. Except for the day she tried (and failed) to disfigure herself, when was she ever alone with him? If anyone was being poisoned, it was her poisoning him. However, was her sister asking because she feared a conspiracy, or because she was jealous?

Recalling the previous excuse she had used, Ning Yunqing lowered her head and said shyly, “Yunqing is like this because… well, doesn’t Senior Sister already know?”

So it really is her monthly visitor. Jiang Chenyue remained silent. She took a lock of her sister’s hair and played with it. Suddenly remembering something, she looked at her. “Have you still not bathed these past few days?”

A perfect opening. Ning Yunqing nodded sheepishly.

Jiang Chenyue immediately let go of her hair and rinsed her hands in the water. She said flatly, “If there is nothing else, you may leave.”

So much distate! Ning Yunqing twitched the corner of her mouth but persisted. “Senior Sister, actually, I came here for another reason.”

“Mhm?” Jiang Chenyue glanced at her. Ning Yunqing replied, “Senior Sister, I… that… it’s over now. I want to wash up.”

Jiang Chenyue looked at the girl’s pitiful expression and sighed. “Since it’s a medicinal bath, you may come in too.”

“Thank you, Senior Sister!” Ning Yunqing cheered. Without calling for maids, she began to undress right in front of Jiang Chenyue.

As the white robes fell one by one, Jiang Chenyue’s face began to burn. This was a strange sensation that surprised her. They had known each other since childhood and had seen each other’s bodies countless times, so why did it feel so hot this time?

Jiang Chenyue turned her head away. Hearing her sister say, “Senior Sister, I’m coming in,” she moved to the far end of the pool.

“Senior Sister, I…” Ning Yunqing swam toward her. Jiang Chenyue avoided her like she was a venomous snake, tapping her toes and leaping out of the water. “Enjoy your medicinal bath.”

Trying to run? Ning Yunqing leaped out after her, exposing her honest self to her lover. “Senior Sister…”

Before she could finish, Jiang Chenyue grabbed her clothes from the rack and vanished like the wind.

Water dripped onto the floor. Ning Yunqing looked in the direction her lover had disappeared, a playful look on her face. “Her face was so red… was she shy?” She knew it. No matter what form her Feng Xuan took, she would always fall for her.

But as for that annoying “Third Party,” when was he going to leave the stage?

In the cool night, Ning Yunqing went to the North Pavilion. Before she could speak with Yun Shi, she saw Jiang Chenyue walking over. She turned to leave, but Jiang Chenyue called out, “Come here.”

Though no name was mentioned, Ning Yunqing knew it was for her. She walked over with a smile. “What are your orders, Senior Sister?”

“I know what you want to do.” Jiang Chenyue glanced at her and turned to climb the stone steps. “Follow me.”

Ning Yunqing followed closely. They went to Xie Yushu’s bedroom. It was late, and when they arrived, Xie Yushu had just undressed and was wearing only his thin inner robes. Hearing them enter, he didn’t put his clothes back on; instead, he pulled at his collar, exposing his chest, and turned with a smile. “So the two Palace Mistresses have come. I have been impolite.”

Ning Yunqing frowned. Xie Yushu’s “half-exposed” look was clearly an attempt at seduction. Trying to seduce my lover in front of me? You really have a death wish. Sensing Ning Yunqing’s chill, a smile appeared on Jiang Chenyue’s lips. The two of them stared at Xie Yushu in silence.

Xie Yushu began to feel uneasy. What’s happening? Didn’t they like me before? “Is there something you need, ladies?” He bowed low, causing his collar to open even further.

Does he think this is a BL novel? Ning Yunqing curled her lip. She glanced at her sister’s expression and replied, “Senior Sister and I met an old acquaintance recently. Thinking you were familiar with him, we came to see you.”

“Oh? And who might that be?” Xie Yushu’s hands clenched inside his sleeves, and his teeth began to chatter.

“Him? His surname is Xie,” Ning Yunqing said with a smile. Sensing his agitation, she stepped closer and teased, “But my Senior Sister said he wasn’t nearly as handsome as you.”

Xie Yushu laughed awkwardly, hiding his hands behind his back.

So suspicious. Is he the typical “White Lotus” male lead? Ning Yunqing smiled and intentionally turned her back to him, giving him an opening to attack. Xie Yushu took the bait. Thinking this was his chance, he lunged with a dagger. Puff—

Xie Yushu was struck down by internal energy, and the dagger fell to the side. As an expert, Ning Yunqing could strike even with her back turned. She didn’t look back but turned innocently to Jiang Chenyue. “Does Senior Sister believe me now? Xie Yushu truly had ill intentions.”

“If you wanted me to believe he had ill intentions, you should have let him strike me with that dagger,” Jiang Chenyue replied calmly. She sounded skeptical, but she was actually testing her.

“Senior Sister.” Ning Yunqing pouted with a hint of flirtatiousness. “After the incident with the second brother, can you still not see? I value Senior Sister’s life more than my own.”

Jiang Chenyue found these words pleasing, but before she could speak, Xie Yushu began to howl: “Demons! You two female demons! You killed my second brother! I will avenge him!” His hand reached for the dagger, but before he could grasp it, the weapon turned on its own and plunged directly into his heart.

“Ugh.” With a muffled groan, Xie Yushu left this world.

“With such a look, how can he be called a ‘Jade Man’? Junior Sister, wouldn’t you agree?” Jiang Chenyue withdrew her hand, her chin slightly raised, her expression cold and indifferent.

“Yes.” Ning Yunqing smiled and agreed: The third party is dead, and he died by Senior Sister’s hand. This is wonderful. As her sister turned to leave, Ning Yunqing hurried after her. Just then, the system’s warning bell rang out.

WARNING! WARNING! THE MALE LEAD IS DEAD. THE WORLD WILL BECOME UNSTABLE!

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