Chapter 12: Slacking Off, Day Twelve
It was clear that all the elders firmly believed, without question, the statement that “carrying melon seeds prevents spirit-controlling.”
Thus, amidst the elders’ discussion of how to divide the melon seeds, Wen Ying was acquitted and dismissed from the hall.
[MISSION COMPLETE!!!!!!!]
As soon as Wen Ying stepped out of the hall’s main gate, four large red characters, each the size of her head, followed by six exclamation points, appeared before her, almost obscuring her entire vision.
Before Wen Ying could dismiss the obstructive prompt, a jubilant voice, like it was celebrating the New Year, echoed in her mind.
[Host! I’m sorry! I misjudged you before! It turns out you were deeply hidden, planning everything while eating melon seeds in the back mountain!]
…No, she didn’t.
[Due to successfully escaping suspicion, the previous “Xianxia Novel’s Second Female Lead” Missions 1, 2, and half of Mission 3 are also completed simultaneously, rewarding 70 points! Also, for completing the series of missions “Reverse the Second Female Lead’s Frame-Up for Releasing the Ferocious Beast!”, you are rewarded with 100 points. You now have 1,230,1030 points. Additionally, you have received the rewards “Wisdom Level,” “Culinary Level,” and “Physical Level,” each +1, but since all your levels are maxed out, they cannot be upgraded further. Plot completion increased to 1.4%.]
…Oh.
[I knew it! How could the host, with such intelligence and wisdom throughout the previous fifty-two cycles, become so decadent in this one! Don’t worry, host, I will definitely help you find a way to completely complete this world’s mission so you can escape reincarnation!]
[When will you find a way?] Wen Ying finally responded to the system in her heart.
[This, this… Little System me will work hard… ]
The system’s voice faded and finally disappeared from Wen Ying’s mind.
Still a useless thing.
Wen Ying disdainfully curled her lips again.
Wen Ying didn’t obsess over whether the mission was completed or not. Failure was failure; those rewards meant nothing to her. If she succeeded, so be it. Those rewards still meant nothing.
The results never mattered. What mattered were the new plot characters.
Overall, Wen Ying was satisfied with her dungeon trip. She unlocked quite a few people and events.
It’s just that damn box…
With the system’s disappearance, the mission prompt blocking her vision also vanished. At that moment, Wen Ying noticed someone familiar standing before her: the previous Extra A.
“I’m sorry!” Extra A’s sudden apology was unexpected.
Extra A bowed deeply to Wen Ying, saying sincerely, “Just now, I heard the elders say you didn’t release the ferocious beast. Before, not only did I misunderstand you, but I also spoke harshly to you because of the rumors. I know a single apology doesn’t make up for my past mistakes. If you dislike me or hate me, it’s understandable…”
Apparently, this Extra A took Wen Ying’s previous disdain for the system as her feelings towards him.
The mission prompt blocking her vision was indeed very troublesome. Wen Ying’s disdain for the system grew even stronger. This system really did nothing useful. Whenever it acted, it caused trouble.
“No, no,” Wen Ying waved her hand. “I accept your apology.”
Wen Ying didn’t dislike righteous people.
“Really?” Extra A raised his head, clearly surprised. He clasped his hands, bowed to Wen Ying, “Thank you, Junior Sister Wen. With such magnanimity, I was blinded by rumors; it was truly inappropriate…”
Extra A sighed and shook his head, his words filled with sincere self-blame.
Suddenly remembering something, Extra A quickly said, “Junior Sister Wen must have entered the sect later than me; calling you Junior Sister, you wouldn’t mind, would you?”
“No, no,” Wen Ying waved her hand. Speaking of names, Wen Ying was curious about something else. “Then, may I ask, Senior Brother… what is your name?”
Since this man was just an ordinary Extra A, Wen Ying had seen him fifty-two times but still didn’t know his name. He was a complete tool man without presence.
“My name is Lan Xiaoming. Lan as in orchid, Xiao as in small, Ming as in bright,” Extra A—now Lan Xiaoming—answered Wen Ying readily.
“Oh… so it’s Senior Brother Lan.” Wen Ying remained outwardly calm, but internally, she couldn’t remain calm about this name.
Xiaoming…
Wasn’t that the Xiaoming from the math textbook who could never get the answers right?
The name was really very Extra A-like.
…
After parting ways with Lan Xiaoming, Wen Ying headed towards her room.
The hall was located not far from the Xun Xian Sect’s south gate. Lin Yu, seeking “tranquility,” specially chose a courtyard in a secluded corner in the northwest of the Xun Xian Sect. Wen Ying didn’t feel the tranquility, but she did experience the remoteness of the location.
Just getting from the hall to the courtyard required almost circling the entire Xun Xian Sect.
Because of this, Wen Ying also heard a lot of gossip along the way—about herself.
Sometimes, Wen Ying felt that her treatment as the second female lead was even better than the fifty-two ubiquitous male and female leads she’d encountered. No matter where she went, she could attract the attention of the Xun Xian Sect disciples, accompanied by pointing and whispering.
As the saying goes, “negative attention is still attention.” To be noticed to this extent was unique in the Xun Xian Sect—not even the Sect Master had this treatment.
Only moments after leaving the hall, the full content of the hall’s conversation had been perfectly replicated in the rumors. The speed of this information spread was comparable to the internet, if not television.
Indeed, there was a very capable war correspondent in the Xun Xian Sect. She could report firsthand news from any dangerous place, even those inaccessible.
Of course, as a good journalist, the war correspondent always reported truthfully.
But “three people make a tiger,” and rumors always spread according to people’s hearts.
This time, the focus wasn’t on “Wen Ying didn’t release the beast,” but on “what Wen Ying gave Elder Zhi Fa.”
As the rumors spread, people insisted that Wen Ying used precious items from her family to bribe the elders, resulting in her release.
Along the way, most disciples were indignant, dissatisfied with Wen Ying’s actions, believing she took advantage of her family’s power.
To this, Wen Ying just wanted to tell these disciples, “It’s okay, my family’s power will be gone soon,” because she wasn’t the real daughter of the Wen family.
That’s right, she, Wen Ying, was the wrongly adopted daughter of the Wen family! The real Wen family daughter, Wen Meng, was about to appear.
Sure enough, the mission prompt appeared in time.
[“True Daughter Novel’s Second Female Lead” Mission 1: Refuse to bully the female lead, Wen Meng! Improve the relationship between the female lead, Wen Meng, and her friend, Luo Yun!
Small text: Host, I believe in you!]
Wen Ying dismissed the prompt with a flick of her finger.
It’s fine; she also believed she could slack off well and unlock new characters and plot lines.
Next, Wen Meng was about to appear, accidentally bumping into Wen Ying and receiving her unreasonable scolding.
Reality unfolded as Wen Ying expected.
The next moment, a woman suddenly flew from the front and “bang!” collided with Wen Ying’s… head.
Head-to-head collision, the sound was particularly loud.
Wen Meng’s expected voice didn’t come. Wen Ying looked down—
Wen Meng was lying on the ground, eyes rolling, foaming at the mouth, and her limbs slightly twitching.
Who would have thought that because she didn’t duck or dodge, Wen Meng would directly and decisively hit her head?
Wen Ying subconsciously touched her forehead, which didn’t hurt at all.
After all, this was a skull that could break through a stone wall; knocking someone unconscious was reasonable. The fact that she didn’t crush Wen Meng’s skull was thanks to Wen Meng’s relatively high cultivation.
Uh… In a way, the plot had changed.
Author’s Note:
Didn’t expect this update to be so early, hehehe!