Transmigrated into a Pirated Novel to Teach People a Lesson (GL) - Chapter 1

Fu Chenxue regained consciousness.

She slowly opened her eyes. Her pupils, shaded by her lashes, were quite light, like fine rain on the surface of a lake, creating a ripple.

She was currently at the bottom of a steep cliff.

The System’s mechanical voice rang out: 【Why did the host jump down with the Female Protagonist?】

Fu Chenxue stood up and brushed the dust from her shoulders: “What do you think? If I didn’t jump down with her, what if someone took her back to abuse her again?”

Fu Chenxue looked around, trying to find the Female Protagonist, Liu Changning, that the System mentioned.

She didn’t belong to this world; she had transmigrated into a book. By a stroke of bad luck, this book happened to be one she had written herself.

Fu Chenxue was a full-time modern writer and the author of the Xianxia novel The Hard Path of Immortality. She made a living by writing, and after non-stop effort, her novel finally achieved a little success and reached the channel’s gold ranking list.

But piracy was too rampant. Every chapter she updated on the official website was instantly pirated and synchronized by the thieves. Her complaints were futile, her reports failed, and she could only watch her income plummet. A large number of pirated readers flooded her comment section, criticizing her work as utterly worthless.

Fu Chenxue was so angry she felt like she was having a heart attack.

She was forced to stop updating and put down her pen, searching for a new job, planning to resume writing only after securing a stable means of living.

However, while on her way to a job interview, she accidentally missed a step on the company stairs, tumbling down from the sixth floor. Her vision blacked out, and she passed out…

【System: Beep beep beep, congratulations to the host for successfully binding to the work The Hard Path of Immortality.】

Fu Chenxue opened her eyes upon hearing this sound, realizing she wasn’t at the staircase. No one was around; instead, she was in a boundless darkness.

“What is this place?” Fu Chenxue was still disoriented. Could she have been knocked unconscious and started dreaming?

【System: This space is the pirated version of your work.】

Fu Chenxue was stunned: “Pirated version? I thought I fell down the stairs, how could I be…”

【System: Yes, you unfortunately fell down the stairs and passed away. The System pulled you into this space in the last second before your death.】

Fu Chenxue’s mind was in chaos. She heard the System continue: 【Since your article has been fragmented and stolen, and countless pirated readers flooded your comment section with complaints, the original plot has completely collapsed. The System sincerely invites you to fix the article’s bugs.】

Fu Chenxue looked down at her clothes: elegant attire with a plain white robe over it, a tasseled belt around her waist, and an Epiphyllum pattern embroidered on the sleeves—definitely not the style of her time.

So, she had transmigrated, and into the book she had written, no less.

Fu Chenxue immediately felt something was wrong. Wait, this white-robed image… it could only be one person: the cannon fodder character she wrote, the Female Protagonist’s Master, Fu Chenxue.

Although Fu Chenxue was the Female Protagonist’s Master, she was merely a small piece of cannon fodder on the Protagonist’s long cultivation path and received her lunch box (died/exited the story) very early on.

Fu Chenxue never imagined that she had casually used her own name for the Female Protagonist’s Master, and now she had transmigrated into that very person.

Transmigration comes with risks; naming must be cautious.

Fu Chenxue took a deep breath: “So, I’ve transmigrated as Fu Chenxue, right?”

【System: Yes, your identity is Fu Chenxue, the Peak Master of Lindong Peak in the Yubing Sect, which is the Master of the Female Protagonist, Liu Changning.】

【System: Ever since your article was stolen by pirates, the plot has changed. The timeline is reversed and chaotic, and elements from other pirated works have been integrated, leading to the Female Protagonist being abused beyond recognition by various supporting characters.】

Fu Chenxue remembered. Besides being mentally broken, another reason she stopped writing was that all the pirated readers flocked to her work, pointing fingers and saying this part was wrong and that part was poorly written, which made her blood boil. Fu Chenxue originally wanted to reply that she hadn’t written those plot points at all, but then she thought, why should she explain to pirated readers? She simply deleted the comments and ignored them.

Who knew that when the pirated readers saw their comments deleted, they began to leave negative reviews in the free chapters, claiming the author was instigating the comment section to bully them. Other readers told them to read the pirated version but not to complain here, to which the person replied, “Can’t I express my opinion if I read the pirated version?” Blah blah blah blah blah—

Heartbroken, Fu Chenxue chose to stop writing.

Fu Chenxue asked, “Where is the Female Protagonist… Liu Changning?”

【System: The System will send you to the Female Protagonist’s side, but the System must remind you that the Female Protagonist’s eyes were poisoned by a Gu worm from the Demon Realm, and her legs were crippled. She is temporarily unable to see or walk.】

Fu Chenxue’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. She had never written such a plot. It seemed indeed that the pirates had recklessly mixed her work with others, resulting in this situation.

【System: To help you understand the mission more easily, here is a simplified explanation.】

Fu Chenxue looked up, and a massive blue screen popped up in front of her.

【Mission 1: Save the Female Protagonist. That is, cure the Female Protagonist’s leg injury and eye disease.】

【Mission 2: Restore the Plot. That is, complete the character story arcs.】

【Mission 3: Increase Excitement. That is, assist the Female Protagonist in killing all the villains.】

【System: The original plot has collapsed due to piracy. Therefore, every time you complete a mission, a part of the pirated novel world will automatically disintegrate. Moreover, most of the villains in this book are composed of elements from the pirated world. Eliminating the villains is equivalent to striking down the pirated novel world.】

Fu Chenxue quickly noted this down, but she suddenly realized, wait, the character Fu Chenxue… was one of the cannon fodder villains she had designed!

In the original book, Fu Chenxue failed her tribulation and turned to cultivate the Demonic Path. She was discovered by the Yubing Sect, and the Female Protagonist painfully killed her Master with her own hands, thus gaining great fame.

Simply put, Fu Chenxue was a stepping stone on Liu Changning’s path to fame, a cannon fodder villain who exited the stage early.

Fu Chenxue: “Wait a moment. I understand the first two missions, but the third mission… what do you mean by killing all the villains?”

【System: It means what it says.】

Fu Chenxue: “…”

If it meant what it said, then she had to help Liu Changning kill herself?

Fu Chenxue pressed further: “Killing all the villains, does that include the villains I designed myself?”

【System: Yes, because your Mission 2 is to restore the plot.】

Fu Chenxue: “If I am truly killed by the Female Protagonist, can the mission still proceed?”

【System: Please rest assured. The System will assist you when the time comes. Once all missions are complete, the pirated novel world will automatically collapse. Conversely, if you fail the missions, the world in the book will collapse. Now, please prepare for the transfer…】

Fu Chenxue suddenly felt dizzy. Then, the sound of rain hitting leaves reached her ears.

She seemed to have arrived at an unusual place.

It was a thousand-zhang cliff. The heavy rain was urgent, and the mud stained the pure white hem of Fu Chenxue’s robe.

Suddenly, a series of eerie cackles came from not far away. Fu Chenxue looked up and saw a group of people gathered at the edge of the cliff. The leader, a man in red, wore a silver iron mask. The long sword hanging from his hand was slick with fresh blood, dripping onto the yellow earth.

He looked at the person lying on the ground and said casually, “Last chance. Are you going to hand over the Yubing Sect’s cultivation technique or not?”

The person on the ground heard this and her lips slightly twitched. Her fingers dug deeply into the rock crevices. Her legs felt as if the bones had been drawn out, leaving her unable to move. When she opened her eyes, they were filled with blood-red color: “The Yubing Sect’s technique, how could I possibly hand it over to the scum of the Demon Realm—”

Fu Chenxue was slightly startled by the voice.

Was that… Liu Changning?

Although she hadn’t heard Liu Changning’s voice, the System said it had sent her to the Female Protagonist’s side.

This must be her.

Fu Chenxue stood not far away, but no one noticed her. The man in red was also completely unaffected, as if the person in front of him was just a foolish disciple who refused to hand over the technique; he could just capture others.

He waved his hand at the people beside him and said coldly, “She’s useless. Throw her down.”

“Yes, Altar Master.” Several people immediately stepped forward, preparing to toss the barely breathing Liu Changning off the cliff!

Fu Chenxue: “!!!”

The event happened too suddenly. Fu Chenxue hadn’t even prepared herself, and the man in red, the leader, had already transformed into a wisp of red smoke and left, too lazy to deal with the aftermath.

Just as those few people threw Liu Changning down the cliff, they suddenly felt a cold wind pass by, giving them goosebumps.

They cautiously looked around. One of them, suspicious, asked, “Did… did something move just now?”

Another replied, “What movement could there be? Hurry back to the Ghost Altar; the Altar Master is waiting for us.”

As a few wisps of red smoke rose, the cliffside returned to silence.

Fu Chenxue walked alone below the cliff. She roughly tested the spiritual power around her. The original owner was a Medical Cultivator (Yi Xiu) whose cultivation had just reached the Golden Core stage. Since she had just transmigrated, she was still a little unfamiliar with using it.

However, she had followed the Female Protagonist down the cliff purely by reflex.

She was still unaccustomed to the world of the book, and following the Female Protagonist was the best choice. Furthermore, the System also said that her first mission was to save the Female Protagonist.

Fu Chenxue was actually not very confident in the role of “Master” (Shizun). After all, the original owner was just a piece of cannon fodder with few lines. The book only described Fu Chenxue as living in seclusion on Lindong Peak year-round, barely meeting Liu Changning a few times.

Fu Chenxue: “…”

She now wanted to beat up her past self. She should have added a few more details!

But she jumped down with the Female Protagonist; why couldn’t she see her?

Fu Chenxue asked, “System, where did the Female Protagonist go?”

【System: The System confirms the Female Protagonist landed on the other side of the cliff.】

Fu Chenxue quickly went to search and asked, “Can the Female Protagonist’s eye disease and leg injuries be treated back at the Yubing Sect?”

【System: Ordinary spiritual medicine cannot cure the Female Protagonist’s injuries. There is a cave below this cliff called the Jade Stone Dwelling, which contains a spiritual spring. If you place the Female Protagonist in the spiritual spring, her leg injuries will eventually heal.】

Fu Chenxue thought this was manageable. She then asked, “How long is ‘eventually’?”

【System: Anywhere from two to five years.】

Fu Chenxue: “?”

“Wait a minute, tell me how old the Female Protagonist is now, and where we are in the timeline?”

【System: The Female Protagonist is currently fifteen years old and is in the stage of descending the mountain for experience.】

Fifteen years old? Then the plot must have just begun.

Fu Chenxue sighed and asked, “What about the eye injury?”

【System: According to the outline of another pirated work that was stolen, there is a spiritual herb in the secret realm of Shaoqing Island called the Soul-Infant Seven-Leaf Flower. After refining this flower and applying it to the patient’s eyes, their sight can be restored.】

【System: However, the secret realm of Shaoqing Island will only open five years from now. Before that, the System suggests you first heal the Female Protagonist’s legs, otherwise, you’ll have to carry her to Shaoqing Island.】

Fu Chenxue: “That makes sense.”

The mountain path was rugged. After searching for a long time, Fu Chenxue finally found Liu Changning’s trace below the cliff.

Liu Changning was lying on the ground, silent. Her hair was messy, her body stiff, and her light purple clothing was stained with blood. Fu Chenxue quickly ran over to check on her.

She crouched beside her and gently pushed Liu Changning’s body. Just as she was about to turn her over, Liu Changning vaguely opened her eyes, startling Fu Chenxue.

Those eyes were filled with a bloody color; she was clearly under the influence of the Gu poison!

Fu Chenxue’s heart was unexpectedly wrenched. Perhaps it was because the Female Protagonist she had personally created was being abused by the Demon Realm, and she couldn’t bear it, or perhaps it was because the pirates had wildly mixed her article, causing the Female Protagonist to end up this way…

She slid her hands under Liu Changning’s knees and scooped her up.

Liu Changning was semi-conscious. When she opened her eyes, she could only see a crimson blur, and the pain was unbearable. She had no choice but to close her eyes again, asking in a weak voice, “…Who is it?”