A Female Lead Wants a Lifelong Union With Me (Quick Transmigration) - Chapter 24

An He sat by the river, still wearing the cloak Lin Ruoxue had made for her. The white fur fluffed up in the wind, brushing against her face like a gentle caress from Lin Ruoxue—warm and tender.

“Hurry up!” Amidst the colorful reflections of the river lanterns, An He turned back with a smile and waved to Lin Ruoxue, who was approaching with candied haws in hand.

“Coming!” Lin Ruoxue replied, quickening her pace to sit beside her.

The temperature was quite low, so most ghosts were huddled at home. There weren’t many people strolling by the river, and the two of them were happy to have some peace and quiet.

Lin Ruoxue smiled and handed a stick of candied haws to An He, inconspicuously scooting a bit closer. By the time An He realized it, Lin Ruoxue was already pressed against her.

An He paused but didn’t say anything, taking small bites of the candied haws. Unlike the ones she had eaten in the real world, these fruits were larger and sweeter, coated in a thick layer of syrup.

Lin Ruoxue watched her eat with total concentration. After a moment, she whispered, “Is it good?”

“Delicious,” An He nodded, her eyes reflecting the brilliant lights.

Lin Ruoxue stared into her eyes, mesmerized. She couldn’t help but lean down and press a soft kiss against her eyelid. “Since it’s so good, let me have a taste too, okay?”

“Don’t you have your own?” An He blinked, feeling a bit ticklish from the kiss.

“Mine doesn’t taste as good,” Lin Ruoxue shook her head. “Yours looks better.”

Hearing this, An He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Ultimately, she held her stick horizontally in front of Lin Ruoxue. Lin Ruoxue smiled happily and bit off the fruit An He hadn’t finished yet.

“Is mine tasty?” An He asked with a curl of her lips.

“Mhm,” Lin Ruoxue nodded quickly, her hand brushing against the back of An He’s. “Very tasty.”

They sat there finishing the candied haws, watching the river lanterns drift further and further away. After a while, Lin Ruoxue pulled out the small fireworks the shop owner had gifted them. She split them with An He, and with a flick of her spiritual power, ignited them all.

An He held the fireworks, watching the sparks hiss and crackle, igniting the night and illuminating Lin Ruoxue’s face.

“Xixi,” Lin Ruoxue sat beside her, watching the dancing sparks. A faint smile remained on her lips. “Do you like me?”

She spoke very softly. An He’s attention was half-stolen by the fireworks, so she didn’t hear her clearly. But Lin Ruoxue only smiled and continued to whisper bit by bit:

“I really like you, you know. I like you the most of all.”

After the fireworks, it was getting late. An He let out several yawns in a row, feeling quite sleepy.

“Want to go back?” Seeing her tired, Lin Ruoxue scooted closer again, letting An He lean against her shoulder.

“Mhm.” An He let out a few more small yawns against her shoulder, her eyelids growing heavier.

“Sleep if you’re tired.” Lin Ruoxue reached out to stroke her hair, her eyes full of love. “I’ll carry you back.”

With that, she stood up and lifted An He onto her back. An He’s body was very light; carrying her didn’t make Lin Ruoxue feel fatigued at all. She smiled and hummed a soft tune as she slowly walked back.

Before long, An He fell fast asleep on her back.

Lin Ruoxue stepped softly, leading her around the river, across the bridge, and back to the front of the inn. However, she didn’t go inside this time. Instead, she carried An He cautiously around to the back of the building.

It was a quiet place filled with old, broken furniture—a place where no one usually came. But this time was different; a horse was waiting there.

Sitting on the horse was the person Lin Ruoxue had sought out this morning: Lin Yueyue.

“You’re back?” Lin Yueyue greeted them in a low voice, waving to Lin Ruoxue. She was dressed in all black, with a black hat and a black cloth covering her face, making her almost invisible in the night. Even the horse she rode was pitch black.

“Mhm,” Lin Ruoxue responded, gently lowering An He into her arms. She then pulled a small black pill from her pocket and tenderly fed it into An He’s mouth.

“What is that?” Lin Yueyue asked softly from atop the horse.

“It has no name,” Lin Ruoxue said. “I refined it myself. It makes a person unable to move their body for a short period of time.”

“I see.” Lin Yueyue nodded. After a moment, she let out a soft sigh. “Are you really just sending her away like this?”

She couldn’t help but ask. In the novels she wrote, whenever danger occurred, the two protagonists always faced it together—to her, that was a “happy ending.” But Lin Ruoxue thought differently; she wanted to send her lover away and stay behind to face the danger alone.

“Yes, I have to let her go.” Before she could think further, Lin Ruoxue had already answered. She carefully lifted An He and placed her on the horse.

Lin Yueyue quickly held onto her, afraid An He would fall.

“It’s fine,” Lin Ruoxue said softly. She produced a rope from somewhere and tied the two of them together. “I’m counting on you.” She gave Lin Yueyue a deep bow. “Take care of her.”

“I will, I will,” Lin Yueyue replied quickly. Without wasting another second, she snapped the reins.

The black horse began to run, darting through the darkness. Lin Ruoxue stood there, watching An He’s receding figure. She pursed her lips and clenched her fists, but she hardened her heart and turned back toward the inn without a moment’s hesitation.

The enemy’s target is me, she comforted herself over and over.

Xixi will be fine. She will definitely be fine.

An He had a dream.

In the dream, she seemed to be riding a horse. The horse was running incredibly fast, carrying her across a vast grassland. But before long, the horse suddenly changed direction, taking her toward a rugged, uneven mountain path.

The path was so steep that An He felt like her backside was about to be shaken into eight pieces. Finally, as the horse plunged into a deep mountain gully, An He was jolted awake.

She blinked her eyes open dizzily, looking ahead with bleary vision. She noticed the scenery was rushing backward. The wind roared, and the white fur of her cloak blew up, blurring her sight.

An He froze, thinking she was still dreaming.

“You aren’t,” the System suddenly spoke. “You are currently on a horse.”

“Huh?” An He felt extremely strange. She wanted to turn her head to look, but realized her body couldn’t move at all. “Why did Lin Ruoxue suddenly take me riding for no reason?”

“It’s not… Lin Ruoxue,” the System paused, then said slowly, “It’s Lin Yueyue.”

This left An He even more bewildered. But before the System could say more, Lin Yueyue spoke from behind her: “You’re awake?”

“Mhm…” An He responded, realizing her body was still paralyzed. “Why am I here? Where is Lin Ruoxue?”

“She entrusted you to me. She’s still at the inn,” Lin Yueyue said. “She told me to take you out of the Ghost Street.”

“What?!” An He’s heart skipped a beat. Her desire to look back grew even stronger.

“Don’t waste your energy, Great Immortal,” Lin Yueyue sighed, her voice laced with helplessness. “Lin Ruoxue fed you medicine. You won’t be able to move for a while.”

As they spoke, the horse continued to gallop, eventually reaching the end of the Ghost Street. This was An He’s first time here, and she had been brought by force. Ahead was a pitch-black tunnel where the scenery vanished—it looked like a rift in reality. An He felt a wave of nausea just looking at it.

“Let me down!” Wrapped in Lin Yueyue’s arms, she could do nothing but utter a few words.

“We’re almost there,” Lin Yueyue said.

This was the boundary between the Ghost Street and the human world. Normally, the living couldn’t enter, and ghosts couldn’t leave. But if a human entered, it was easy to leave; after all, this wasn’t where they belonged. As long as a ghost acted as a medium to see them off, it was simple.

Before getting off the horse, Lin Yueyue relayed the words Lin Ruoxue wanted her to say.

She said: Someone will be waiting to receive you outside, Xixi. Don’t worry, I’ve arranged everything. Don’t worry about me; that man is just scum, he can’t do anything to me. Once I settle this, I’ll come find you immediately. I hope you’ll wait for me to return.

“I won’t allow it!” An He felt a pang of grief, her voice trembling. “If she wants me to wait, then don’t send me out! Let me stay here and wait!”

“That’s not for me to decide.” Lin Yueyue dismounted and tied An He more securely to the saddle. “She’ll be fine.” Then, she slapped the horse’s flank.

Startled, the horse bolted, flying toward the black hole ahead.

An He lay across the horse’s back, unable to move a muscle. Despair washed over her, and she finally burst into tears. Only now did she realize Lin Ruoxue had lied to her; those papers were just a distraction she’d been meant to see.

“Bastard!” An He gritted her teeth, spitting out the word.

But the word was too light; it was instantly scattered by the rushing wind.