After Transmigrating Into a Pirated Novel to Teach Them a Lesson - Chapter 5

Liu Changning only woke up when the sky had already turned dark. Her first words were directed at Fu Chenxue, her voice hoarse.

“Are you there?”

Fu Chenxue heard her and immediately answered, “I’m here.”

Liu Changning barely propped herself up and habitually touched the white silk over her eyes. “I can’t see. Where are you?”

Fu Chenxue took one of her hands and said warmly, “Beside you.”

Liu Changning’s head hurt terribly, but her whole body felt incomparably refreshed, as if her meridians had been opened and all the gu poison had been forced out of her body. Even her dantian seemed to have a spring source flowing with a thin, steady stream.

Only when everything that had happened in the spiritual spring returned to her mind did Liu Changning remember what she had done. She tightened her grip on Fu Chenxue’s hand and asked anxiously, “Did I… bite you?”

Fu Chenxue comforted her. “It’s fine. That spiritual spring already helped open your meridians.”

Liu Changning bit her lip and stretched out her hand. “Does it hurt? Let me touch it.”

Fu Chenxue looked at this child, who was not even as tall as her shoulder, reaching out toward her and asking if it hurt. She could not help revealing a faint smile. “It doesn’t hurt. I just applied some hemostatic powder. It’s already fine.”

Liu Changning insisted on checking, so Fu Chenxue had no choice but to bend down and let her touch her neck.

Fu Chenxue’s hair was long and soft, and it naturally fell over Liu Changning’s fingers. Liu Changning smelled that clear, cold scent and asked softly, “Is the wound deep? It would be nice if I could see.”

Fu Chenxue placed her hand over Liu Changning’s hair. Liu Changning did not dodge. Fu Chenxue replied gently, “It’s fine. It isn’t serious. I made fish porridge. Come and try some.”

Liu Changning happened to be hungry. Fu Chenxue helped her down from the bed. When Liu Changning stepped onto the soft beast-fur blanket, she curled her toes uneasily and asked, “What is this?”

“A beast-fur blanket. I found it in the Qiankun pouch yesterday,” Fu Chenxue said. “You’re barefoot, so you might get hurt easily.”

Liu Changning’s heart softened slightly. She hummed in response, then held onto the other person’s shoulder and neck, letting Fu Chenxue lift her sideways and place her in front of the stone table.

“It smells so good.” Liu Changning could already smell the fish porridge.

Fu Chenxue served her a bowl and held the spoon to her lips. “Shall I feed you?”

Liu Changning shook her head with a red face. “No need. I can eat by myself.”

“Then eat slowly.” Fu Chenxue placed her fingers against the side of the bowl.

Liu Changning fumbled around and took her first bite. The fish was extremely fresh and delicious, melting as soon as it entered her mouth. The glutinous rice was thick but not greasy, and it was fragrant and sweet too. After Liu Changning finished eating, she put down the bowl somewhat embarrassedly.

Fu Chenxue smiled faintly. “Do you want another bowl?”

Liu Changning’s earlobes turned red, and she nodded lightly. “Yes.”

Fu Chenxue served her a second bowl. Watching her seriously drink the porridge, she said, “Later, I’ll support you while you practice walking.”

Liu Changning: “?”

Fu Chenxue was still looking through her Qiankun pouch and answered casually, “You should do some rehabilitation training. It’ll help you recover faster.”

Liu Changning hesitated for half a second. “Rehabilitation training… what is that?”

Fu Chenxue: “…”

She did not explain to Liu Changning what rehabilitation training was, but Liu Changning was very obedient. After finishing her meal and lying down for a while, she really practiced walking with her inside the cave residence.

She held onto Fu Chenxue’s arm and slowly walked step by step, circling the cave residence several times. Seeing that Liu Changning’s forehead was covered in sweat from walking, Fu Chenxue said, “Rest for a while.”

Liu Changning pursed her lips. “I’m not tired. I can walk for another fifteen minutes.”

Fu Chenxue asked, “Do you want to go outside and take a look?”

As soon as she said this, she remembered that Liu Changning could not see. Wasn’t saying something like this just making things worse? She closed her mouth awkwardly, but unexpectedly, Liu Changning said, “Mm. I want to go outside.”

Fu Chenxue immediately supported Liu Changning and walked outside. Each of Liu Changning’s steps was very slow. When they finally reached the cave entrance, fresh air seeped into their hearts and lungs, making them feel especially comfortable. Liu Changning could not help asking, “What is the scenery like beneath the cliff?”

Fu Chenxue draped her outer robe over her and said, “The vines here are green and lush. The leaves are dense, and there’s a small river in front.”

Liu Changning said regretfully, “It would be nice if I could see it.” After saying this, she tugged at Fu Chenxue’s fingers. “Carry me back.”

Fu Chenxue gently stroked her hair. “Are you tired?”

Liu Changning said, “I’m a little sleepy.”

Fu Chenxue picked her up. On the way back, she drew a few barriers in front of the cave residence in case small animals from the mountain accidentally ran inside.

The two of them lay down. The night was very quiet. Before long, Fu Chenxue also grew sleepy. She turned over drowsily, then suddenly heard Liu Changning’s voice.

“Why didn’t you dodge today? Or… you could have used spiritual energy to protect your body.”

Dodge? Use spiritual energy to protect her body?

Fu Chenxue made a vague sound. Only after a while did she remember Liu Changning was talking about the spiritual spring. She comforted her, “Using spiritual energy to protect myself would be good, but if you got blasted away by my spiritual power, wouldn’t that make things worse?”

Liu Changning froze slightly. An indescribable feeling rose in her heart. Then she asked, “Then… why didn’t you dodge?”

Fu Chenxue thought that children really had so many questions, but she still explained softly, “If I dodged, what if you bit yourself in the spiritual spring?”

When Liu Changning heard this, her lashes trembled slightly. That strange, sour softness rose in her heart again.

“Don’t think too much. Hurry and sleep.” Fu Chenxue lay flat. “Tomorrow, I’ll watch over you beside the spiritual spring. I won’t let anything happen to you.”

Hearing this, Liu Changning fell asleep at ease. She even quietly moved a little closer to the edge of the bed. For some reason, when she heard Fu Chenxue say this, she felt very reassured.

Just like this, the two of them spent more than a month inside the cave residence. Fu Chenxue and Liu Changning had already developed a very good rhythm together. Sometimes, when Liu Changning merely stretched out her hand, Fu Chenxue knew what she wanted.

However, accidents still happened occasionally. One night, Liu Changning felt that Fu Chenxue was sleeping deeply and could not bear to disturb her, so she got up by herself to get water. Who knew she would accidentally fall off the bed and give Fu Chenxue, who was sleeping on the floor, a fright?

Fortunately, there was a beast-fur blanket. Otherwise, Liu Changning would definitely have been injured. Fu Chenxue carried her back and asked, “Why didn’t you call me?”

Liu Changning had hurt her shoulder in the fall. She murmured, “You were asleep. I was afraid of disturbing you.”

Fu Chenxue said helplessly, “If you fall like this, won’t I wake up all the same?”

Liu Changning did not speak. She only lowered her head, seeming a little dejected. “Blame me for being blind.”

“And crippled too.”

Fu Chenxue felt angry when she heard this. What blind, what crippled? How could someone say that about herself?

She put on a stern face. “You’re not allowed to say that.”

Liu Changning froze slightly. These days, Fu Chenxue had always been very gentle with her, but this time, she seemed unhappy. Liu Changning could not see Fu Chenxue’s expression. She could only clench her clothes and stubbornly say, “But it’s true.”

“I will cure you,” Fu Chenxue said gloomily, then lay back down with her back facing Liu Changning.

Liu Changning suddenly felt uncomfortable. Clearly, she had only gone to get water because she did not want to wake Fu Chenxue. Besides, wasn’t what she said the truth? She could not see or feel her way around. Wasn’t that being blind?

She became anxious, and the more anxious she was, the more she said the wrong thing. “It’s been more than ten days already, but my legs still haven’t reacted. What’s the use?”

Fu Chenxue had not told Liu Changning that she would need to stay in this cave residence for two whole years before she could be cured.

Forget it, forget it. It was normal for children to be unable to control their tempers.

She sighed, got up, and sat by the bed. She draped the thin robe over Liu Changning and said gently, “Mm. I know you didn’t want to wake me. It’s cold at night. Hurry and sleep.”

Liu Changning immediately felt wronged. In the end, she was only a fifteen-year-old child. She knew she was being a little willful, but she also did not know what to do. She could only purse her lips and shrink uneasily back under the quilt.

Fu Chenxue reached over and held her cold calf. “I’ll massage it for a while. Moving the tendons and bones more will help you recover faster.”

After saying this, she really began gently massaging her.

Liu Changning felt even more wronged. She edged toward Fu Chenxue and mumbled, “Your body is so warm.”

Fu Chenxue found it funny. Children really were interesting. Just now, she had still been sulking, but now she had come over to act spoiled. Fu Chenxue stroked the top of Liu Changning’s head. “If you’re really too cold, you can lean against me while you sleep.”

Liu Changning gave a muffled “oh,” and really leaned against Fu Chenxue.

After finally coaxing Liu Changning to sleep, Fu Chenxue lay back down on the floor to rest.

However, in her dreams, Fu Chenxue dreamed of the most terrifying thing.

…

The cold wind was biting, and white snow covered everything.

A luminous white longsword was stuck in the snow. She raised her head and looked at that familiar face. It was Liu Changning.

Liu Changning wore the disciple robes of the Yubing Sect. Her pale purple clothes fluttered into gentle lines under the influence of the spiritual energy around her. Her skin was fair, and her eyes were like colored glass, holding tiny fragments of light. With what little strength Fu Chenxue had left, she thought that the female lead’s eyes really were beautiful.

However, beautiful eyes did not mean her gaze was gentle. On the contrary, it was extremely dark and ruthless. Liu Changning held a longsword, her voice terribly indifferent.

“Master, when did you become a demon?”

After saying this, she turned her wrist, and the longsword stabbed straight into Fu Chenxue’s heart.

Bewitching crimson drops of blood fell from the wound. Fu Chenxue collapsed to her knees. Purple-black demonic energy spilled from the corners of her lips. She tightly clutched Liu Changning’s robe, her movements gradually becoming stiff…

“!!!”

Fu Chenxue instantly woke up from the dream.

That death was way too miserable. Did it hurt?

Still shaken, Fu Chenxue gripped the front of her clothes tightly.

Damn it. Why had she written it so realistically back then?

In the original book, the original owner failed her tribulation and switched to cultivating the demonic path. Right now, Fu Chenxue was at the Golden Core stage. In other words, one day in the future, she would fail to break through from Golden Core to Nascent Soul, reach the end of her immortal cultivation path, and then turn to demonic cultivation.

A Difficult Immortal Path was written from the female lead’s point of view. Back when Fu Chenxue wrote the master character, she had only written her as a cannon-fodder villain and barely even mentioned her a few times. Moreover, the current plot had become extremely chaotic because of the pirated-novel world. Fu Chenxue could only take things one step at a time.

She had to cure the female lead’s legs and eyes, then let the female lead stab her to death with one sword.

Fu Chenxue: “…”

This mission was too difficult.

The surroundings were dim and silent. Fu Chenxue got up and tucked the corners of Liu Changning’s quilt around her, then lay back down. These days, Liu Changning had already grown used to keeping the white silk over her eyes, even when sleeping. She slept with her head resting on her arm, looking very peaceful.

Fu Chenxue held her forehead.

Forget it. Stop thinking about it. The more she thought, the messier things became. She needed to sleep.

The next day, it was time to soak in the spiritual spring as usual.

Liu Changning sat on the stone bed and hesitated for a long time. Finally, she tugged at Fu Chenxue’s arm.

“Will you come with me?”