After Transmigrating Into a Pirated Novel to Teach Them a Lesson - Chapter 8

Cold sweat broke out on Fu Chenxue’s forehead. Her entire mind was in utter chaos.

The original owner did not usually take disciples, and Liu Changning’s eyes were almost identical to Ye Luofeng’s…

A strange guess faintly emerged in her heart.

No way… Could it be that the original owner wanted to take Liu Changning as a disciple because Liu Changning’s eyes looked like Ye Luofeng’s?

Then this so-called abandoning music to practice medicine was actually some bizarre plotline created because she wanted to pursue Ye Luofeng?

Countless “what the hell”s raced through Fu Chenxue’s mind.

The original owner liked Ye Luofeng, gave up entering the Dao through music, chose to start over, became a medical cultivator just like Ye Luofeng, and was jointly known with her as one of the “Two Immortals of Wind and Snow.” Then, in a rush of emotion, the original owner confessed and was rejected. Disheartened, she saw Liu Changning at the disciple-recruitment ceremony, discovered that Liu Changning’s eyes looked exactly like Ye Luofeng’s, and happily took her in as a stand-in?

No wonder Ye Luofeng had said today that Fu Chenxue did not like taking disciples and asked why she had suddenly accepted one. So it turned out… she had found a stand-in!

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The system’s voice confirmed Fu Chenxue’s guess. She simply did not know where to begin complaining.

Sure enough, transmigrating into books came with risks. Even background characters she had never designed could have their own storylines.

Fu Chenxue’s scalp tingled from the original owner’s actions. Her mind spun wildly.

Wait. Since Ye Luofeng cultivated the Unfeeling Dao, she definitely did not want to be entangled with her. As long as Fu Chenxue acted like everything was already in the past, that should be fine. If neither of them brought it up, then no one would know. Besides, what mattered right now was healing the female lead’s legs and eyes. She should finish those things first.

Seeing that Fu Chenxue had not spoken for a long time, Liu Changning fumbled around and pulled her hand over. Somewhat embarrassed, she said, “But if there comes a day when I can see again, the first person I want to see will definitely be you.”

Fu Chenxue looked at her eyes and quickly hummed. “You’ll get better.”

Forget about the stand-in or whatever. In any case, those two people would not meet.

Liu Changning lowered the corners of her lips. “But I still don’t know what you look like.”

Fu Chenxue answered, “Then… why don’t you feel for yourself?”

Liu Changning reached out and touched Fu Chenxue’s cheek, the tip of her nose, and her thin lips. Only after a long while did she reluctantly withdraw her hand. “You’re really beautiful.”

Fu Chenxue could not help laughing. “You can’t even see what I look like, so how do you know whether I’m beautiful or not?”

Liu Changning threw herself unhappily into Fu Chenxue’s arms. “I don’t care. You’re beautiful.”

Fu Chenxue rubbed her hair. “If you say I’m beautiful, then I’m beautiful. Be good, Changning. I need to cook porridge. Go rest on the bed for a while.”

Liu Changning handed the white silk to her. “Wait. You have to tie this on for me first.”

Fu Chenxue had almost forgotten about that and quickly tied the white silk over Liu Changning’s eyes.

After the two finished dinner, they sat and rested for a while. Liu Changning then clingily rubbed against Fu Chenxue and said in grievance, “When you weren’t here today, I had nightmares.”

“It’s not like I can stay in the cave residence every day.” Fu Chenxue answered while tying up Liu Changning’s hair.

Liu Changning thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, “Once I’m better, are you going to leave?”

Fu Chenxue had not expected Liu Changning to ask this question. But she was Liu Changning’s master. In the future, they would see each other constantly. How could she possibly leave? So Fu Chenxue answered, “No.”

“If you won’t leave, then where are you going to go? I’m definitely going back to the Yubing Sect.” Liu Changning anxiously grabbed her wrist. “Why don’t you come back to the Yubing Sect with me once my legs recover?”

Fu Chenxue said, “Sure.”

Liu Changning froze. “Really?”

Fu Chenxue nodded firmly. “Really.”

“But what identity will you use to come back to the Yubing Sect with me? I’m still only an ordinary disciple.” Liu Changning became discouraged. “My master said she would only accept me as her disciple and no one else… Why don’t you become a disciple under another elder? There’s an elder named Xue Linglong. She has a very good temper.”

Xue Linglong?

Of course Fu Chenxue remembered this elder. She was a fuse. It was she who discovered the evidence that the original owner had secretly cultivated the demonic path, causing the original owner’s reputation to be ruined.

Fu Chenxue said, “I don’t need to become anyone’s disciple.”

Liu Changning thought Fu Chenxue was unwilling to leave with her and immediately asked, “Are you going to abandon me once I’m better?”

Where did that come from?

Fu Chenxue placed her hand on Liu Changning’s head. “What nonsense are you thinking?”

Liu Changning’s tone was cold and wronged. “Then are you going to save someone else?”

“Save someone else?” Fu Chenxue blinked in confusion. Then she suddenly realized that in Liu Changning’s heart, she was only an unaffiliated, wandering medical cultivator. She was surely someone who traveled everywhere. If she happened to meet an injured person on the road, helping them would be only natural.

She asked seriously, “Why do you say that?”

“Because you saved me.”

“Your legs were injured, so you couldn’t walk. Your eyes were blind, so you couldn’t see. If I hadn’t saved you, you would have died.”

“Then if you meet someone like that in the future, will you save them too?”

Fu Chenxue hesitated for half a second. “If I happen to be able to help, then I’ll help.”

In an instant, Liu Changning felt unbearably uncomfortable. She could not see this person and did not know what expression she had. But strange emotions surged wildly in her mind, and the aura inside her body also became chaotic. Everything she had experienced in the Demon Realm returned to her mind.

Blood had been poured into her eyes again and again, and crimson lines had madly spread past her nose and cheeks…

Why help others? Helping others would only lead to an incomparably disgusting and humiliating end.

She did not want this person to save anyone else…

Do not go save anyone else…

She wanted to keep this person by her side.

Liu Changning took a deep breath and forcefully endured the discomfort in her heart, returning to her obedient and well-behaved appearance from earlier. “You’re right.”

Fu Chenxue did not notice anything unusual. She patted Liu Changning’s head. “In three days, shall I take you to the market?”

Liu Changning hugged one of her arms and said gloomily, “What are we going to the market for?”

“I have something to give you.” Fu Chenxue yawned. Seeing that the sky was already dark, she thought it was time to sleep. “All right, I’ll tell you when the time comes. Hurry and sleep.”

Three days passed very quickly. Fu Chenxue carefully tied the white silk over Liu Changning’s eyes, then stroked her long hair. “Changning, we’re getting ready to leave.”

Liu Changning hummed and reached out for Fu Chenxue to carry her.

Fu Chenxue picked her up and swiftly flew up the cliff.

Because they had gotten up very early, there were not many people at the market. When the two arrived at the carpenter’s shop, the boss had not opened for long either.

Seeing Fu Chenxue arrive, the boss hurried forward and said with a smile, “Miss, the item is finished.”

Liu Changning had not seen people for several months. Hearing someone suddenly speak made her somewhat uneasy, and she instinctively tightened her grip on Fu Chenxue’s sleeve. Fu Chenxue patted her hand to indicate that everything was fine.

“Boss, please push it out so we can have a look.”

Liu Changning heard a creaking sound come from behind her, as if wooden wheels were making the noise.

“Changning, come try it.” Fu Chenxue carried Liu Changning onto the wheelchair. As soon as Liu Changning sat down, she felt a force behind her pushing her forward.

Fu Chenxue said happily, “This is a wheelchair. With this, things won’t be so troublesome in the future.”

The boss saw that a young girl in purple robes was sitting in the wheelchair. Her cheeks were snow-white, her lips crimson, and her beautiful hair hung behind her ears. It was just that a layer of white silk covered her eyes, preventing him from seeing her true appearance, which inevitably felt regrettable.

The boss swallowed. “Miss, you can’t see?”

Liu Changning frowned lightly and did not answer.

Fu Chenxue took over the conversation. “Boss, I’ll settle the bill.”

The boss hurriedly said, “All right, all right. This way, miss.”

While settling the bill, the boss said to Fu Chenxue, “By the way, miss, I heard there’s a medical clinic not far from here. If someone in your family has an eye condition, going there would be just right. The physician there is very skilled. No matter the illness, he can cure it as soon as he takes action…”

Fu Chenxue smiled and answered, “Mm. Thank you for telling me.”

The boss gave a simple, honest smile. “It’s nothing, it’s nothing. Take care, miss.”

Fu Chenxue pushed Liu Changning out of the carpenter’s shop. Sitting in the wheelchair, Liu Changning felt the cool wind blowing toward her and asked, “What were you talking about with the boss just now?”

Fu Chenxue said, “Nothing much. He told me about a medical clinic, saying that the physician there is good at treating eye diseases. But there are mostly ordinary people here. Ordinary physicians are ultimately different from medical cultivators. Your eye injury can’t be cured by ordinary herbs.”

Liu Changning nodded lightly. “But I want to be cured quickly.”

Then… she would be able to see you.

Fu Chenxue sighed. “Don’t worry. Treatment has to be done slowly. As long as your legs recover, your eye condition will also improve.”

As Liu Changning was pushed along, she found it rather novel. “By the way, is the weather very good today?”

“It is very good.” Seeing that the streets were becoming livelier, Fu Chenxue found a teahouse and sat down with Liu Changning. “They have peach blossom cakes and the like here. Do you want to try some?”

Liu Changning smiled faintly. “I do.”

Fu Chenxue ordered a pot of tea and two plates of powdered pastries. “Let’s just eat a little here first. In the evening, I’ll take you somewhere else.”

Liu Changning obediently nodded and revealed a gentle smile. “Okay.”

Fu Chenxue’s Qiankun pouch contained some broken silver and spirit stones, but not much. They would probably be spent in a few days. She was currently worrying about what to do afterward.

After all, she and the female lead had to stay in the Jade Stone Cave Residence for two whole years. She herself could go two years without eating, but Liu Changning had not reached the fasting stage yet. If she did not eat, she would starve to death.

Thinking of this, Fu Chenxue placed a piece of peach blossom cake into Liu Changning’s hand and said earnestly, “Changning, do you want to learn a core cultivation method?”

Liu Changning froze slightly. “Learn a core cultivation method?”

Fu Chenxue said, “Yes. I’ll teach you.”

Liu Changning hesitated. “But I already have a master.”

Fu Chenxue: “…”

Damn it. She had nearly forgotten about that.

Fu Chenxue said, “It’s fine. Your master won’t mind. Besides, cultivating a core method will also help you better absorb the spiritual energy in the spiritual spring. It’s for treating your leg injury.”

When Liu Changning heard that it was to treat her leg injury, she quickly asked, “Really?”

Fu Chenxue nodded. “Of course.”

She had long suspected that Liu Changning’s slow recovery was related to her cultivation level. If a Foundation Establishment cultivator entered the spring, they could probably absorb all the spiritual energy inside the spiritual spring in no time at all. There would be no need to waste so much time.

Moreover, Liu Changning had once been horribly harmed by the people of the Demon Realm. She needed the ability to protect herself. Fu Chenxue also still bore the heavy responsibility of “letting the female lead stab herself to death with one sword”…

In short, she had to start teaching Liu Changning a core cultivation method and guide her onto the path.

Liu Changning asked, “Then what should I do?”

“Draw qi into your body, reach fasting, and cultivate.” Fu Chenxue had already flipped through the core-method books in the Qiankun pouch earlier. “Don’t worry. I’ll stay with you.”

When Liu Changning heard those words, her cheeks flushed slightly. “Mm. All right.”

“Also, I’ll feed you some pills. They’re all meant to help with cultivation,” Fu Chenxue said gently. “When you reach Foundation Establishment and can meet your master, there’s something very important I have to tell you.”

Actually, I’m your master, silly child.