After Transmigrating, the Female Lead Went Dark (GL) - Chapter 22

After Zhou Zhuying kissed Xiao Xinyue, her heart pounded wildly. She was afraid that the iron-straight female lead would become embarrassed and angry because of it. However, Xiao Xinyue was only stunned for an instant. Very soon, the frost on her face melted, and a smile appeared again.

“Is this the Cult Leader paying something, and not taking advantage of me?”

Zhou Zhuying’s cheeks were slightly red. She secretly glanced at Xiao Xinyue. “Then shall I let Sister Saintess take advantage of me in return?”

Hearing this, Xiao Xinyue readily returned the kiss. This kiss made the Cult Leader’s heart burn hot, and even her body went soft.

Ah, the female lead actually kissed her back!

Ah, the female lead’s superb kissing skills made one want to sink into them!

All she could say was, as expected of the female lead. With the female lead halo, not only were her martial arts powerful, and not only was she proficient in qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting, even her kissing skills were this superb. She just did not know whether her skills in bed were the same.

Pah. What was she thinking? As a future scientific research big shot with upright roots and a bright red background, how could her brain be stuffed with yellow waste all day long?

Thinking of this, she slightly came back to herself. Xiao Xinyue sensed her resistance and ended the kiss.

Zhou Zhuying’s lips were very rosy. She licked them and asked, “Has Sister Saintess calmed down?”

Xiao Xinyue let go of her and said, “I wasn’t angry.”

Zhou Zhuying thought, “Do you think I’m blind? That face just now was as black as if it had been smeared with pot ash, and you still say you weren’t angry.”

But aloud, she said, “Of course. Sister Saintess has always been magnanimous.”

Xiao Xinyue flicked her forehead. “Enough. Stop flattering me. You just want to contact someone from Yunxi Pavilion, don’t you? I can help you. But you also know that the situation right now is still unclear. Everything you do must not become known to outsiders.”

“Thank you, Sister Saintess. I understand!” Zhou Zhuying was so happy that she kissed Xiao Xinyue on the cheek again. Then, while her appetite was still good, she hurriedly ate another bowl of rice.

Xiao Xinyue quietly watched her and did not bring up those topics that made the atmosphere tense again.

A few days later, Xiao Xinyue really had someone bring back a sewing machine. Appearing together with the sewing machine was a woman dressed in black.

The black-clothed woman stood before Zhou Zhuying and did not speak. She only stared fixedly at her.

Zhou Zhuying felt her scalp go numb under her stare and glanced at Xiao Xinyue. The latter lowered her eyes for a moment, then smiled and introduced her. “This is Wen Xi, the chief supervisor of Yunxi Pavilion.”

Zhou Zhuying suddenly understood and greeted the other party warmly. “Director Wen—” After she opened her mouth, she felt that her form of address sounded strange. After all, where in this era would there be any “directors”? So she changed her words. “Supervisor Wen, hello!”

The black-clothed woman with the cold expression nodded slightly and returned the greeting. “Hello.”

Zhou Zhuying immediately felt pressure as heavy as a mountain. After all, she was only a student who had just entered university. She did not have much experience dealing with people in society, and she knew even less about how to negotiate in business to fight for the greatest benefit for herself.

So she looked toward Xiao Xinyue as if asking for help.

Xiao Xinyue received her distress signal, smiled again, then said to Wen Xi, “The one who tinkered out the sewing machine is this Demon Sect Leader.”

“Oh,” Wen Xi responded. A moment later, a trace of change appeared in her cold expression. She revealed a stiff smile. “How truly surprising. I did not expect such a convenient sewing tool to exist in this world!”

Zhou Zhuying: “…”

Your smile is really forced. Forcing yourself brings no happiness, so you should stop making things difficult for yourself.

People of the martial world, especially capable experts, often had very strange temperaments, so Wen Xi’s calm and composure did not exceed Zhou Zhuying’s expectations. However, she was a little puzzled. How had Yunxi Pavilion’s people arrived so quickly?

“After I had someone build the sewing machine according to your blueprints, I conveniently found her and brought her over to see the actual object. With this, there is an eighty percent chance the matter can be negotiated,” Xiao Xinyue explained.

Zhou Zhuying thought, Could the female lead have a telepathic connection with me? Otherwise, how did she know what I was thinking?

“Sister Saintess really thinks everything through!” The Cult Leader did not stint on words of praise.

Xiao Xinyue said, “Next, I will negotiate with her. After we finish discussing it, you can make the final decision.”

Naturally, Zhou Zhuying could not ask for anything better. She was not good at negotiations. (Saintess: Are you sure?)

So Xiao Xinyue and Wen Xi went outside to talk, while Zhou Zhuying stayed behind to study this sewing machine.

To be honest, she had never doubted the technology of this era. Many modern people believed that some delicate parts could not be made by ancient people and could only be produced by machinery, but in reality, many skilled craftsmen could make precise parts. It was just that the cost was very high, and they would also be dismissed as “strange and frivolous tricks,” so many people were unwilling to keep researching them in a practical direction.

Therefore, when Xiao Xinyue really had someone help her make the sewing machine, aside from eagerly testing the sewing machine’s performance, Zhou Zhuying did not feel too shocked.

The Cult Leader did whatever she thought of. She took out the cloak she had sewn so badly it looked like a centipede had crawled across it. Then, following the operating method from her memory, she placed one corner of the cloak beneath the needle and stepped on the pedal.

The machine needle moved slowly at first, then grew faster and faster.

During this process, there was not the slightest delay or jam. This proved that this sewing machine had been successfully made!

“It worked!” Zhou Zhuying had succeeded in making a sewing machine on her first try. This success rate made her heartbeat speed up. She was even more excited than when she discovered she had transmigrated into a book.

Xiao Xinyue and Wen Xi seemed to have finished their discussion. Wen Xi brought in several copies of a contract. Written on them were all the terms of cooperation between Yunxi Pavilion and Zhou Zhuying. For example, Yunxi Pavilion would buy the ownership rights to the sewing machine from Zhou Zhuying, then Yunxi Pavilion would be responsible for producing and selling sewing machines. Zhou Zhuying would receive thirty percent of the net profits and did not need to participate in operations.

Money would come in while she lay around. Delightful!

After Zhou Zhuying looked it over, she felt there was no major problem, so she swiftly signed and pressed her fingerprint.

Without even looking, Wen Xi put away the contracts, then nodded slightly toward them. “Then I will take my leave first. There is no need to see me off.”

She left on her own. Xiao Xinyue also had no intention of seeing her off, so Zhou Zhuying guessed that their relationship was indeed quite good and did not have the politeness that ordinary friends would have.

Zhou Zhuying did not concern herself with Xiao Xinyue’s interpersonal relationships. She pulled Xiao Xinyue over and patiently introduced how to use her sewing machine. The latter also listened very patiently and even tried it herself, then “discovered in surprise,” “When looking at the blueprints, I did not feel it, but after seeing the actual object, I realize this sewing machine is indeed miraculous.”

“Right? With this sewing machine, one can sew several sets of clothes in a day. Where is the need to sew by hand without sleep or rest for ten days or half a month? Not only does it save labor costs, it also improves efficiency.”

Xiao Xinyue nodded. “Mm.”

“It would be even better if the loom could also be improved,” Zhou Zhuying said, feeling a little regretful.

Unfortunately, she had never come into contact with looms before, so for the time being, she did not know the structure of modern and contemporary looms.

However, Zhou Zhuying’s thoughts became active again. Her eyes darted around as she asked, “Sister Saintess, will I have a chance to visit Yunxi Pavilion?”

Xiao Xinyue had no intention of keeping her confined in Moshan Sect for her entire life. She said, “Once things outside are peaceful, I will naturally take you out. Not just Yunxi Pavilion—even the lands north and south of the great river will be open to you.”

“That sounds great!” Zhou Zhuying was delighted. With the highly skilled female lead by her side, she would not need to worry about safety when traveling far from home!

“However, there is one matter you must be mentally prepared for. Around the days before and after our wedding, there may be some changes. When the time comes, listen to me…” Xiao Xinyue instructed in a low voice.

Zhou Zhuying nodded nonstop.

In the blink of an eye, it was late December. The weather grew even colder, and several heavy snowfalls came one after another.

However, such cold weather did not cool the festive atmosphere inside Moshan Sect. Because this was their Saintess’s first wedding, although the sect was not satisfied with the person their Saintess was going to marry, everyone still did their best to decorate.

Large red lanterns, red silk, red candles, and red double-happiness paper cutouts were all prepared and hung up one by one. From Moshan Sect’s mountain gate all the way to Xiao Xinyue’s room, everything was a bright sea of red.

All the various sects had been invited to Moshan Sect. No matter what thoughts they had in their hearts regarding this wedding, on such a joyous day, every person’s face carried a smile as they spoke congratulatory words and other pleasant things.

Within this seemingly festive and harmonious atmosphere, a crisis also quietly arrived.