Chapter 1: The First Day of Slacking (Revised)
The back mountain of Xun Xian Sect was filled with rich spiritual energy, perpetually shrouded in a mist that lent an ethereal quality to the lush greenery. Standing amidst this scene, with clouds beneath one’s feet and misty beauty all around, one might feel as if they were in a fairyland.
But who would have the heart to appreciate such scenery if it was a trial ground?
Indeed, today was the day of the Xun Xian Sect disciples’ trial.
The Xun Xian Sect trial was a regular, cyclical assessment. Disciples were divided into groups of three and sent into the back mountain for the trial.
Xu Tongtong and Fu Shuangxue walked side-by-side through the mountain mist.
The fog obscured their vision, making their hearing all the more acute.
The mountain was naturally quiet and desolate. Xu Tongtong must have stepped on something, for a sudden insect chirp startled her and she almost screamed.
Seeing this, Fu Shuangxue quickly steadied Xu Tongtong’s shoulders, trying to make her voice sound soothing, “Don’t be afraid.”
“Mm.” Xu Tongtong looked at Fu Shuangxue with wide, innocent eyes, nodding vigorously.
Fu Shuangxue, usually aloof and indifferent, softened considerably at this moment.
“Let’s go,” Fu Shuangxue said, supporting Xu Tongtong. “If you’re scared, you can hold onto my sleeve.”
“Thank you, Senior Brother Fu,” Xu Tongtong’s face flushed slightly. She lowered her head and reached out, clutching the corner of Fu Shuangxue’s sleeve.
“Thwack!”
At that moment, a sound like something falling to the ground came from behind them.
Turning around, Fu Shuangxue’s eyes instantly returned to their icy, even somewhat disgusted state.
In the trials, each group consisted of three people.
Therefore, besides Fu Shuangxue and Xu Tongtong, there was one more person – Wen Ying.
“Oh, it’s nothing, nothing, I just killed a mosquito,” Wen Ying casually waved her hand. “You two continue, continue.”
Fu Shuangxue couldn’t possibly believe Wen Ying’s lie.
She must have planned something…
“Senior Brother Fu, what’s wrong?” Xu Tongtong tilted her head, her young face full of confusion.
“Nothing,” Fu Shuangxue withdrew his gaze. “Let’s continue.”
Xu Tongtong, with her pure heart, didn’t think much of it, assuming it was a coincidence. But Fu Shuangxue knew it wasn’t that simple.
Wen Ying must have used some means to be in their group.
Listening to Fu Shuangxue’s inner thoughts, Wen Ying suddenly understood.
So, she used some method to be in their group. Even she didn’t know how.
Wen Ying didn’t even look at the “mosquito” corpse beside her; she kicked it away with her foot and continued walking forward.
“Oh my god! Who’s so inconsiderate, throwing such a big thing around!”
About ten miles away from Wen Ying’s group, another group happened to pass by. The mosquito corpse, coincidentally, landed on the head of one of the disciples.
When he picked it up, the disciple saw the creature’s large head and almost dropped it again in fright.
But the next moment, surprise replaced fear: “My god! Isn’t this a second-order spirit beast, a Sky-Soaring Giant Insect! We struck gold!”
The final assessment of the trial was based on the number of spirit beast corpses in one’s storage pouch.
The disciple put the corpse into his pouch and looked up to the heavens, hands clasped together in thanks.
Thanks to nature’s gift.
Wen Ying didn’t think that much about it.
She simply felt that the insect’s buzzing was annoying, so she casually used a bit of her true energy to kill it. Anything that buzzes around people’s ears is a mosquito, no problem.
The deeper they went into the mountain, the denser the fog became.
Fu Shuangxue became increasingly vigilant, his heart growing more uneasy.
They hadn’t encountered a single spirit beast along the way. The more this was the case, the more uneasy Fu Shuangxue became.
Yes.
Wen Ying also found it strange.
Previously, she had focused entirely on the task and never paid attention to the surroundings. Only now did she realize how many mosquitoes and insects there were. She hated insects the most in her life, so she killed them without even looking.
Just then, a low growl, like that of a giant beast, faintly echoed from within the mist.
Xu Tongtong’s grip on Fu Shuangxue’s sleeve tightened.
“Don’t be afraid, I’m here,” Fu Shuangxue patted Xu Tongtong’s hand.
“Mm.” Xu Tongtong bit her lip, trying to suppress a sound.
The trial was only to test their recent cultivation progress. The elders said they wouldn’t release any high-level ferocious beasts…
Xu Tongtong silently repeated these words in her heart to comfort herself.
“Roar!”
The next moment, the beast’s roar echoed, almost directly in Xu Tongtong’s ear!
A pair of sharp claws viciously tore through the thick fog, and a ferocious beast, at least twice the height of a person, emerged from the mist, its gaping maw aimed at Xu Tongtong!
Xu Tongtong was petrified, her legs weak, unable to move.
She had never seen such a high-level ferocious beast before. With her cultivation level, she couldn’t possibly…
At the critical moment, a long sword appeared before Xu Tongtong, blocking the beast’s attack.
Sparks flew where the sword met the beast’s claws.
It was Senior Brother Fu!
A flash of brilliance shone in Xu Tongtong’s eyes.
As long as Senior Brother Fu was there, any difficulty could be overcome!
Fu Shuangxue muttered incantations, forcefully thrusting the sword forward, forcing the beast back three steps.
He shielded Xu Tongtong, coldly staring at the beast before them.
It shouldn’t be here.
“Be careful, this is a high-level ferocious beast that someone deliberately released,” Fu Shuangxue said slightly to Xu Tongtong behind him.
“Ah? Who is it? Why would they release a beast in the back mountain…” Xu Tongtong was completely baffled.
Fu Shuangxue’s gaze grew heavy.
This ferocious beast was deliberately targeting Xu Tongtong.
And the person capable of such a vile act…
It was clearly Wen Ying.
The ferocious beast roared again, lunging towards Fu Shuangxue. Fu Shuangxue had no time to think, his true energy surging as he engaged in battle!
The moment the beast roared, two lines of text, familiar to only her, appeared before Wen Ying’s eyes.
【Tasker, greetings! Congratulations on receiving a new task!】
【”The Xianxia Novel’s Second Female Lead” Task 1: Prepare in advance to eliminate suspicion of releasing the ferocious beast.
Task Reward: Five points (You currently have 12,301,001 points), Wisdom Level +1 (Your current Wisdom Level is: Level 100 Max), Task Completion Rate 1% (Your current Task Completion Rate is 0%, the highest ever is 99.9%)】
A new task? Even after seeing tasks 40-50 times, they are still called new tasks?
Wen Ying sneered and dismissed the task window.
Do the task, huh? Fine.
Wen Ying took out a soft cushion from her left sleeve, and a bag of sunflower seeds from her right sleeve.
What else to do? Eat seeds and watch the show, of course.
Wen Ying lifted her robe and sat down, grabbing a handful of seeds.
This was already the fiftieth-plus time Wen Ying had transmigrated into this world.
Before all these transmigrations, she was an ordinary office worker.
The system told her that she was chosen by heaven to transmigrate into various novels as the vicious second female lead, to help the second female leads make a comeback.
The system also told her that because this sweet and innocent cultivation novel was too difficult, it provided an inheritance function. If she failed and had to start over, she could inherit her previous cultivation and skill points.
At first, what a wonderful thing!
As a lover of certain green novels, Wen Ying was full of ambition upon first hearing this, rolling up her sleeves and getting ready to work!
Later…
She reincarnated countless times.
Wen Ying couldn’t remember how many times she had achieved a 99.9% task completion rate only to still fail.
Do the tasks?
Do what?
Eating seeds and watching a show is much more enjoyable!