A Snake Transmigrated as a Scum A - Chapter 38

Since then, Fu Man has been diligently cultivating in the underground palace, seeking to attain immortality.

After finishing filming the drama, Li Yingxue entered her break period and received her due payment.

Of course, inevitably, half of it will go to her parents, because they had seen the contract and knew how much she earned.

Li Yingxue thought of her grandmother. If the Fu family could step in and ask her grandmother to live with them, that would be great.

As soon as this idea popped up, Li Yingxue dismissed it. Her parents would definitely refuse to hand her over, citing her grandmother’s health as an excuse. It couldn’t be that simple…

Then… I guess we’ll just have to go ahead and deal with the consequences later.

Li Yingxue turned the steering wheel, planning to discuss with Fu Man about hosting a banquet at home to create a diversion.

The white Bentley drove through the city.

Li Yingxue suddenly remembered that during this period, Fu Man seemed to be deliberately avoiding her, not even returning to the bedroom at night.

It is said that she has been staying in that hot spring palace all along.

Half an hour later, Li Yingxue came out of the mall, and there was a bagged gift on the passenger seat.

Return to the villa at the mountain villa.

Li Yingxue saw that A Ci was at home, walked up to her with a cold expression, and handed over the gift: “For her, I need to discuss something with her.”

A Ci was flattered and took it, “Her Highness has been very busy lately, so she probably won’t be coming up for a long time.”

Li Yingxue: “How long will it take?”

A Ci : “About a few months, I guess.”

Li Yingxue: “I’ll go find her.”

A Ci hurriedly stepped in front of her: “No!”

Li Yingxue looked at her suspiciously: “Why?”

A Ci : “Because… because Her Highness has been unavailable to meet people lately.”

Li Yingxue suddenly scrutinized her from head to toe: “What do you mean by ‘unavailable to meet people’?”

A Ci hesitated and wouldn’t say, “…… She just can’t.”

The empress has already entered the Nascent Soul stage for cultivation. If the Nascent Soul breaks through, it will enter the God Transformation stage.

Only one step away from becoming an immortal.

At that time, they will be able to return to the Holy Spirit Continent and will no longer be trapped in this world that constantly drains their spiritual energy.

The empress, who has entered the Nascent Soul stage, is in a state of a spiritual snake. If Miss Li were to see her, it would be troublesome.

Li Yingxue didn’t want to delve into it with her: “Well, she has to eat three meals a day, right? I’ll go deliver her meals and chat with her a bit, that should be enough.”

“……” A Ci hesitated, “Miss Li, are you in a hurry?”

Li Yingxue: “Hmm.”

A Ci: “Then I’ll ask Her Highness in a couple of days, because she said no one is allowed to disturb her these days.”

The empress said that breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage will happen in a few days.

Li Yingxue agreed, and seeing A Ci about to leave, called her back: “Wait, why do you call her Highness?”

“This…” A Ci’s mind was almost in knots, “It’s because everyone else calls her that.”

Li Yingxue increasingly couldn’t understand: “Who else?”

A Ci gritted her teeth: “The subjects of Her Highness.”

Li Yingxue shook her head and rubbed her temples, looking quite speechless. “She really knows how to play a role.”

How did she not notice before that “Fu Man” had this kind of habit?

Several more days passed, and Li Yingxue still hadn’t received a report from A Ci.

She is pacing back and forth in the room with her arms crossed.

The phone from Mom and Dad kept ringing and ringing.

Li Yingxue stood firm, answered the call, and with a displeased tone, said, “Didn’t I say I’m busy these days? I’ll call back in a couple of days, what’s the rush?”

After finishing, without waiting for the other person to respond, she hung up coldly.

She can’t possibly transfer the money that quickly; this is her bait.

This bait is still missing a line.

Otherwise, sending it over would be like throwing it away.

When is that woman Fu Man going to come up?

Li Yingxue put on a piece of clothing, turned around, and went down to the front of the hot spring underground palace. Li Yingxue hesitated a bit, wondering if she would disturb her.

Just then, there was quite a commotion coming from behind the screen. Li Yingxue, puzzled, slowly walked in.

What is she doing in there?

Did it collapse? Or she’s still experimenting?

Li Yingxue was more inclined to think that there might have been a collapse inside, after all, it was a cave built under the mountain villa.

But this commotion only lasted for a moment before returning to calm. Now it is night, the surroundings are dim, and only the lights are on, giving off a somewhat eerie feeling.

Li Yingxue tried hard to ignore the strangeness; Fu Man couldn’t possibly be a monster.

As she delves deeper, she is about to approach that hot spring.

Li Yingxue saw that the area near the hot spring was empty, with not a single person in sight. She tried to get a little closer.

When she reached the edge of the hot spring, she looked down with confusion.

At that very moment, she met a pair of deep green eyes.

Li Yingxue’s breath hitched, her mind went blank and crashed.

The rippling surface of the hot spring was pierced by a silver snake’s head, slowly rising up.

Getting higher and higher…

After reaching a height, stop and look down at Li Yingxue from above.

In Li Yingxue’s pupils, a giant silver snake was reflected, the blood color on her face gradually fading away, and this scene kept stimulating her brain.

Terror filled her eyes.

Li Yingxue couldn’t utter a single word and turned to flee.

Little did she know, just after running a few steps, she was stopped in her tracks by the giant snake that had suddenly appeared at the door.

Li Yingxue kept retreating, bumping into a cup on the table. She suddenly grabbed it, smashed it, and held up a shard towards the monster in front of her.

When Fu Man saw her action, a fleeting, indescribable emotion passed through her heart.

She recalled that memory again, the way Min Tian clung to her, burying her face in her neck with a look of dependence.

…completely different treatment.

Fu Man cast a cold glance, then transformed into a figure with a human head and a snake’s body, revealing herself before her.

Sure enough, the woman in front of her was even more shocked and terrified than before.

“You want to kill me?”

Fu Man looked at her with little expression, slowly cornering her step by step until she could retreat no further.

“Who… exactly are you?”

Li Yingxue forced herself to calm down, but upon closer listening, one could still hear the tremor in her throat.

Fu Man glared, “Who am I? We’ve been sharing the same bed for so many days, and you still don’t know who I am?”

Li Yingxue tightened her jaw; it turned out that the person she had been sleeping in the same bed with was not human!

Some details came to mind at this moment.

On the deserted island survival variety show, Fu Man can command snakes to do her bidding, dive effortlessly into depths of a hundred meters, and even find her way with precision in the vast sea…

At that time, she thought it was due to Alpha’s abilities, but now it seems…

Li Yingxue was lost in those trivial details, not noticing that the glass shards she was tightly gripping had already cut into her palm.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became—

A shadow fell from above, and Li Yingxue’s breath hitched. She suddenly raised the sharp glass shard in her hand, but unexpectedly, it cut through Fu Man’s fingertip.

“Don’t come over!”

Fu Man looked down at her cut finger, a bead of blood oozing out and dripping down her fingertip.

“Li Yingxue, are you afraid of me?”

Just like she fears the snakes in her dreams.

Li Yingxue also saw her cut finger, bit her lip, but did not stop being afraid of her.

The scene before her had already exceeded the limits of her comprehension.

Fu Man raised her hand, and with just this small gesture, Li Yingxue’s face turned pale again.

Although she still wore that aloof and proud expression, her eyes were not deceiving. No matter how much she pretended to be calm, she couldn’t hide the fear in her heart.

“You… let me go, and I won’t tell anyone you’re a monster,” Li Yingxue tried to negotiate.

Fu Man suddenly burst into laughter, “Why should I trust you?”

She is a snake, Li Yingxue is a human. Humans and snakes are different species, how can there be trust?

Li Yingxue’s gaze fell on the other person’s high nose bridge, “So what do you want?”

Fu Man raised her chin: “Erase your memory.”

Li Yingxue watched as she reached out, not doubting her ability for a moment, and instinctively grabbed her hand, “No! You can’t erase my memories.”

In this lifetime, there are many things she needs to pay attention to and many people she needs to be wary of. Those memories are her lifeline, a chance given to her by heaven.

If it gets erased, it will only repeat the fate of the previous life.

Compared to the experiences of my past life, what is this giant snake?

Li Yingxue suppressed the fear in her heart and stared directly into the woman’s eyes. “I promise to keep your secret and never reveal it.”

Fu Man glanced at the hand she was holding, then her gaze slowly returned to her face: “I told you I don’t trust you.”

Li Yingxue breathed heavily for a moment and said, “I can cover for you.”

Don’t let others know she is a snake.

Fu Man still had that same attitude: “I don’t need it.”

After being rejected, Li Yingxue fell silent, opening her mouth a few times only to close it again. It seemed she had reached a dead end.

Fu Man raised her hand to gather spiritual power and cast a spell, just as it was about to land on her head.

Li Yingxue, however, looked at herself with a heart as dead as ashes, a few tears welled up and fell down her cheeks, and then she slowly closed her eyes, waiting for her erasure as if awaiting a verdict.

Fu Man took in her appearance, and the hand hovering above Li Yingxue’s head slightly closed.

She actually finds it hard to bring herself to do it.

“You…”

Fu Man pressed her thin lips tightly, lowered her hand, and let her spiritual power dissipate, ending the spell. “Can you really guarantee it won’t be leaked?”

Upon hearing the words, Li Yingxue reopened her eyes, her lashes damp as she looked at her, but she slowly became resolute: “I promise.”

“My memories are very important to me.”

By saying this, it was equivalent to Li Yingxue revealing her vital point to her.

“This is what you said. If you can’t do it, I’ll make you aware of the consequences.”

With a flick of her snake tail, a table instantly shattered into pieces. Li Yingxue suppressed her inner shock.

After laying down the threat, Fu Man glanced at the beautiful face before her, “Add one more condition.”

Li Yingxue: “What are the conditions?”

“Don’t be afraid of me.”

“……”

Fu Man watched her leave.

Li Yingxue came out of the hot spring and ran into A Ci, who had come down after hearing the noise. Seeing her calm expression, Li Yingxue suddenly remembered the title “Her/Your Highness” and the so-called “subjects.”

“Miss Li? Why are you down here?” A Ci asked, puzzled.

Li Yingxue thought that she might also be a human transformed from a snake, her throat tightened, and she closed her eyes.

It turns out she actually lives with so many monsters.

“Miss Li?” A Ci noticed her pale complexion and leaned in to ask, but unexpectedly received the response, “Don’t come over.”

“Miss Li, what’s wrong with you?” A Ci asked, puzzled.

Li Yingxue hurriedly climbed the stairs.

Back in the room, Li Yingxue leaned against the door, took a deep breath, and only then dared to relax her nerves.

Does this world really have to be so fantastical——

Li Yingxue gave a bitter smile; if she could start over, then others could also be monsters.

It’s a dream, right…?

The abuse in the basement was a dream, and Fu Man turning into a snake was also a dream…

Everything is a dream…

Li Yingxue, with her red lips pressed together, quietly gazed at the bright moonlight outside the window, a full moon hanging high in the sky.

She brushed her smooth hair after the shower and tucked it behind her ear.

After a moment, she, exhausted both physically and mentally, walked towards the bed, lifted the covers, lay down, and elegantly placed her hands crossed on the blanket.

Just sleep it off.

That’s fine.