Chapter 52: Slacking Off Day 52
Lan Xiaoming’s face showed joy: “Junior Sister Wen, it’s probably about the competition… you might have a chance to participate again!”
Lan Xiaoming was genuinely happy for Wen Ying.
Wen Ying herself, however, might not be as happy.
When the system prompt appeared, Wen Ying had a bad feeling.
“Junior Sister Wen, you… aren’t happy?” Lan Xiaoming noticed Wen Ying’s unusual expression and asked with concern.
“Sigh,” Wen Ying sighed, patting Lan Xiaoming’s shoulder, “Senior Brother Lan, human joys and sorrows are not the same…”
Wen Ying knew that Lan Xiaoming, this frequently appearing tool-like supporting character, was indeed very righteous.
But…
Lan Xiaoming’s emotions were always opposite to hers…
During their conversation, neither of them noticed that Shen Linfeng, who seemed to be standing obediently in the room, flashed a sinister look in his eyes.
And his gaze was always fixed on Lan Xiaoming, who was standing outside the door.
Especially on the shoulder Wen Ying was patting.
“Meow?” Xiao Hei also felt a sudden chill down his spine, turned his head, but saw the strange boy still standing with his head down, as if nothing was wrong.
“Junior Sister Wen means…” Lan Xiaoming pondered for a while, then suddenly understood. “Junior Sister Wen is worried about the other disciples who couldn’t return to the competition? Everyone has their own destiny; it’s normal in the competition. Many disciples misunderstand Junior Sister Wen, yet she still cares for others and repays evil with kindness. Such a broad-mindedness is truly admirable.”
Wen Ying: “…No, you misunderstood.”
Only Lan Xiaoming could have such a thought.
This isn’t repaying evil with kindness; this is excessive saintliness.
“I understand, I understand.” Lan Xiaoming smiled and nodded slightly.
Lan Xiaoming didn’t seem to understand at all from his expression.
Lan Xiaoming’s smile suddenly froze.
Just now, he suddenly felt a surge of intense malice…
Lan Xiaoming suppressed his smile and carefully investigated again, but the malice seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Although Lan Xiaoming didn’t detect the source of the malice, he noticed the boy in ragged clothes in Wen Ying’s room.
He had never seen this person before.
“Junior Sister Wen, who is this…?” Lan Xiaoming curiously asked.
Was there someone he didn’t know in the Xunxian Sect?
Wen Ying followed Lan Xiaoming’s gaze and saw Shen Linfeng standing quietly.
She didn’t hide it and replied, “Oh, he’s a… uh, man I took in?”
Wen Ying almost blurted out “male concubine.”
It wasn’t that Wen Ying was afraid of ruining her reputation; it was mainly because Shen Linfeng hadn’t acknowledged it. Even if it was obvious, she couldn’t just say it casually.
“Took in?” Lan Xiaoming was somewhat worried. “Junior Sister Wen, according to the Xunxian Sect’s rules, you can’t bring outsiders in…”
Hearing this, Shen Linfeng quickly took out a charcoal pencil, quickly wrote a line on the paper, and handed it to Lan Xiaoming.
“I was originally a cleaner in the Xunxian Sect. But now, I belong to Wen Ying.”
Wen Ying also glanced at the content on the paper and almost choked on her saliva.
This was… too obvious.
Lan Xiaoming’s eyes widened.
“Junior Sister Wen, you… he…” After pointing between Wen Ying and Lan Xiaoming twice, Lan Xiaoming said, “Junior Sister Wen, you should… take care of your health. I’ve heard that… excessive dual cultivation… is bad for your health.”
Indeed, the Xunxian Sect didn’t prohibit dual cultivation. Xu Huang and Murong Mo were an example allowed by the sect.
But…
Lan Xiaoming was truly Lan Xiaoming. A supporting character who had seen the world.
“I will, thank you, Senior Brother.” But Wen Ying was also a multi-faceted second female lead who had seen the world. She calmly nodded and turned to Shen Linfeng, “Shen Linfeng, I have something to do with Senior Brother Lan, you and Xiao Hei stay in the room.”
Shen Linfeng didn’t hesitate and nodded obediently. Xiao Hei also responded with a nonchalant meow.
“Shen Linfeng… that name…”
While guiding Wen Ying, Lan Xiaoming was still pondering the boy’s name.
He felt that the name was familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere…
Could he really be a cleaner in the Xunxian Sect? He hadn’t seen many cleaners, so remembering only the name was normal.
Hearing Lan Xiaoming’s thoughts, Wen Ying was even more certain of Shen Linfeng’s identity.
Perhaps Shen Linfeng’s background was indeed real; he was just being used by Xu Huang.
Returning to the competition, this plot also existed in the original storyline where Wen Ying lost.
It was because of the competition rules.
When the competition reached the third round, there was a “revival round.”
The third round was a round-robin format, and the top three disciples could choose to revive one previously eliminated contestant.
Elimination round, revival round.
The rules were very similar to a talent show.
This rule had been passed down since the first Xianxian Grand Competition, emphasizing the concept of “friendship first, competition second,” promoting friendship among disciples.
Therefore, in the original plot, after the midnight rendezvous with Murong Mo, Murong Mo, feeling sorry for Wen Ying, chose to revive her.
And Fu Shuangxue, who was also in the top three, chose to revive Xu Tongtong.
Thus, there was the competition between Xu Tongtong and Wen Ying.
But this time…
She had just rejected Murong Mo so decisively; with Murong Mo’s personality, he wouldn’t revive her now and seem ambiguous.
Even if Xu Mofeng didn’t want her to lose, he couldn’t do it so obviously.
Wen Ying wasn’t worried.
Anyway, everything would be clear when they reached their destination.
Lan Xiaoming led Wen Ying to the competition venue.
Soon, Wen Ying knew the reason.
She was revived.
The one who revived her… was Feng Sixuan.
That’s right, besides Murong Mo and Fu Shuangxue, the top three also included Feng Sixuan.
Seeing Wen Ying appear, Feng Sixuan walked to Wen Ying with a serious expression: “Senior Sister Wen, actually… I know everything.”
Huh?
Wen Ying looked at Feng Sixuan.
Know what? Did she know that the magic was fake, felt she won unfairly, and chose to revive her?
“I know… that last time, you weren’t actually hit by my ‘Magic Magic・Thunderbolt,’ right?” Feng Sixuan asked solemnly.
Feng Sixuan’s expression was serious, but the name of the technique was a little less serious.
“Why do you say that?” Wen Ying raised her eyebrows.
She meant it purely out of curiosity.
“Senior Sister Wen, do you remember what you said when you woke up?” Feng Sixuan said seriously. “You said you worried me. It means… you were actually awake the whole time, you never fainted, right?”
Wen Ying had said that casually, but Feng Sixuan actually noticed such details.
Truly worthy of Lan Xiaoming’s official CP; from a certain perspective, they both have the potential to be detectives.
That’s right, the supporting character Lan Xiaoming was actually the supporting male lead in Feng Sixuan’s “fake daughter” story. Because he was too much of a supporting character, Wen Ying didn’t even know his name in the previous fifty-plus reincarnations…
But Wen Ying hadn’t intended to hide it.
“That’s right,” Wen Ying readily admitted.
She deliberately threw the match; what could they do to her?
“Senior Sister Wen…” Feng Sixuan slowly spoke, her next words were completely unexpected by Wen Ying. “Senior Sister Wen, thank you! Thank you for protecting my dream, even sacrificing your victory… luckily I got into the top three, and I can finally repay Senior Sister Wen and get you back into the competition!”
Feng Sixuan knew that the magical girl thing was considered outrageous, even impossible, by almost everyone in the world. Only Senior Sister Wen helped her discover herself and encouraged her. After realizing this, Feng Sixuan tried her best to get into the top three. Perhaps winning the competition wasn’t important to Senior Sister Wen, but she would do her best to repay Senior Sister Wen!
Wen Ying: “…”
Although Feng Sixuan had a huge misunderstanding, but… could she refuse this repayment?
“Senior Sister Wen, thank you for your encouragement,” Feng Sixuan said resolutely. “I’ve thought about it, the path of becoming a magical girl is bound to be difficult and arduous, but with you, someone who firmly believes in me, I will definitely work hard! I will definitely become a qualified magical girl!”
Feng Sixuan spoke with great passion.
Wen Ying didn’t say much.
Although the magical girl path was definitely a dead end, Feng Sixuan seemed to interpret magic as a kind of cultivation.
If she really took the path of cultivation… it would be quite suitable for Feng Sixuan.
“The top three are Feng Sixuan, Fu Shuangxue, and Murong Mo,” After everyone arrived, Xu Mofeng walked onto the stage and announced with a smile, “Feng Sixuan chose to help Wen Ying, Fu Shuangxue chose to help Xu Tongtong, and Murong Mo chose to give up this opportunity. Therefore, the next match is between Wen Ying and Xu Tongtong!”
Xu Mofeng’s smile was genuine.
He was clearly in a good mood. Although there were setbacks in the middle, the result was as he wished.
According to the master’s instructions, he needed to keep Wen Ying to make her Xu Tongtong’s opponent in the end.
If there was anyone in the Xunxian Sect who could defeat Xu Tongtong, it could only be Wen Ying.
He needed to use Wen Ying to be Xu Tongtong’s opponent in the final round, so that Xu Tongtong could successfully advance.
As for why he wanted Xu Tongtong to advance…
Because in the Xunxian Sect, no one was dumber than Xu Tongtong. Not even Wen Ying.
Wen Ying had seen people who were smarter than anyone else, but someone dumber than anyone… this was a first.
The next match would be interesting.
Xu Mofeng wanted her to lose, and Xu Huang wanted her to seriously injure Xu Tongtong.
For example, as soon as Wen Ying stepped onto the stage, two streams of true energy were injected into her body, seemingly trying to control her.
This was…
Perfect!
As someone who likes to slack off, she didn’t have to do anything, and others would do it all for her, wasn’t that great?
Wen Ying, high above the Xunxian Sect, happily watched the puppet show.
That’s right, as soon as Wen Ying noticed their intentions, she used a piece of wood from the ground to create a duplicate of herself.
Wen Ying had no interest in being controlled. Besides, with these two people’s true energy, they couldn’t control her anyway.
But Wen Ying was very interested in watching puppet shows.
Author’s Note:
That’s all for today~ I have something to do tomorrow, and there will probably only be one update. I will try my best to update more on the weekend!
Thank you for the rewards and nutrient solutions!
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