Chapter 110: Su Yiqing x Yun Mingyu
On her first day after transmigrating to Kyushu, Su Yiqing opened her own original novel and couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy as she lit a cigarette.
"You bastard, what happened to the sweet romance novel you promised?!" she angrily berated the system.
System: "It's definitely a sweet romance novel, host."
Su Yiqing flipped through the pages of the book with a rustling sound: "I was framed eight times by the supporting characters! I was injured ten times by monsters! And I was even hung up and beaten half to death by the male lead's father! You call this a sweet novel???"
System: "It's definitely a sweet romance novel, host."
Su Yiqing: "Switch to human operator! Did you hear me? Switch to human operator!"
She wanted a sweet romance novel where she could have a great time with a handsome guy, not a melodramatic story where she transmigrated into a cauldron and got abused!
Su Yiqing: "Give me a different one! Otherwise, I'll complain about you!"
System: "Holy crap, the host is completely enraged."
Su Yiqing: "..."
Damn it, I'm so angry!
Despite her anger, Su Yiqing ultimately remained in this world.
The system told her that she now only had two choices: stay here or return to the original world.
What a joke! If you could cultivate immortality, who would want to come back to Earth!
Moreover, the system repeatedly assured her that her male lead was handsome and rich, so she reluctantly agreed to get to know him first.
Following the system's instructions, three days later, Su Yi gently set off, beginning her first chapter in the story.
The male protagonist is being chased and seriously injured tonight, but she "happens to pass by," saves him, and tenderly treats him. The two fall in love at first sight and begin a beautiful love story.
Very reasonable.
"Didn't you say the male lead was being chased? He killed them all and was completely unharmed. What am I supposed to do here to save him?!"
Su Yiqing hid behind a rock, watching in frustration as the male swordsman slaughtered everyone.
In the novel, Yun Mingyu is at the Golden Core stage, but this guy in front of me has clearly broken through to the Nascent Soul stage!
System: "No problem, he'll fall in love with you."
Su Yiqing's vision blurred, and she cursed a string of profanities in her mind.
Just then, she noticed that the noise from not far away had stopped.
Peeking out from behind the rock, he saw the ground littered with corpses, the moonlight pale, but the male protagonist was nowhere to be seen.
The next second, she suddenly felt a chill on the side of her neck; something sharp was pressed against her, and a calm, cold male voice sounded above her head:
"You're weak. Who sent you?"
Su Yiqing: "...Is this also part of the original plot?"
The system, contrary to its usual behavior, seemed equally panicked, and said urgently, "Host, quickly say your lines! He really is going to kill you!"
You promised to fall in love with me!
Su Yiqing choked on a mouthful of blood, then rattled off at lightning speed, "Young hero, wait! I know you've been poisoned by the Xuan Sha Poison and haven't been able to find an antidote. I am your alchemy vessel; only I can refine pills for you. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never have another one!"
After saying all that in one breath, Su Yiqing choked on her saliva and started coughing incessantly.
What made her even more desperate was that after she shouted those words, Yun Mingyu remained completely unmoved, his expression unchanged. The sword in his hand was still sharp, sending shivers down her spine.
My life is over!
Su Yiqing closed her eyes, her face contorted with grief, and said, "Fine, just kill me and let me go home."
However, she was torn between wanting to live and wanting to die, but he did not take action.
He turned his head slightly, his pupils gleaming with an unusual light in the night, as if scrutinizing her words.
Su Yiqing secretly lifted her eyelids a little.
There was only one thing the system didn't lie to her about.
The male lead is indeed very handsome.
He was so handsome that one could overlook his murderous intent and mistake him for an innocent and harmless young man.
It felt like an eternity had passed, yet also like only a few breaths. Finally, the sword was removed from Su Yiqing's neck. The young man lowered his eyes, slowly wiping away the blood, then reached out and pulled her up. His hand was cold but strong.
"Okay," he said with a smile, his tone gentle. "Then I'll trouble you."
His smile and his lack thereof were completely different, but Su Yiqing had no time to appreciate his beauty; her mind was buzzing.
"System, you piece of trash! Don't you have any protection measures at all?" she cursed.
"Some hosts, yes, you can exchange a defensive shield for just 5,000 points."
How many points do I have now?
0.5.
Su Yiqing gave a desperate, bitter laugh: "You said the male lead would fall in love at first sight? Did he fall in love?"
System: "...Sorry, host."
She was also confused as to why the male protagonist was completely different from the one in the book.
However, Su Yiqing didn't have time to dwell on these things with the system anymore.
Because Yun Mingyu had already begun questioning her background, he asked her which school she studied under, why she was there, and how she knew about his poisoning. As he spoke, he always wore a gentle, spring-like smile, his five fingers tightly gripping her wrist, making her bones ache.
Su Yiqing answered each question in detail. Every word she said was the truth. She was dressed as a ghost, but the world had already prepared a detailed identity for her.
Yun Mingyu turned his head to listen to her answer and nodded gently.
He did need the antidote, and he believed she wasn't lying.
It doesn't matter if they lied, just kill them.
*
Soon, Su Yiqing found that being by Yun Mingyu's side was not bad.
Her identity is that of a disciple of the Qingyang Sect. The Qingyang Sect has extremely strict discipline over its disciples. According to the rules, before reaching the Golden Core stage, she must stay on the mountain for two hundred days every year.
Yun Mingyu, having negotiated with the Qingyang Sect for some unknown reason, managed to use his status as the young master of the demon race to successfully bring Su Yiqing out, allowing her to stay by his side and enjoy herself wherever she went.
Of course, besides having fun, she can also quickly advance the plot, thereby earning points and exchanging them for treasures in the shop.
She sold all her treasures for money, and her life couldn't be better. With Yun Mingyu's help, her cultivation accelerated considerably, and she successfully broke through to the Golden Core realm.
The only problem is that Yun Mingyu is too bloodthirsty. Sometimes, after killing a whole group, he can't help but point his sword at her.
This problem is easy to solve.
Whenever he killed her with bloodshot eyes and asked her with a smile if she wanted to die, Su Yiqing would slap him and say, "If you can't, then get out! You'd be better off killing a chicken; I want roast chicken tonight!"
The first time she did this, Yun Mingyu stared at her for a long time without saying a word. Su Yiqing glared back defiantly, and in the end, he sheathed his sword and obediently went to the side to slaughter a chicken.
Su Yiqing got to eat the roast chicken as she wished, patted Yun Mingyu's head and praised him for being great, and even gave him a chicken leg.
Yun Mingyu squatted down next to her, gnawing on a chicken leg. The way he looked reminded her of a fox in the mountains. She belatedly asked Yun Mingyu, "What kind of demon are you?"
Yun Mingyu paused for a moment, then said coldly, "White Fox."
Su Yi thought to herself, "As expected," and silently handed him another chicken wing.
At that time, Su Yiqing sat in the courtyard looking at the starry sky, thinking it would be a peaceful and beautiful night.
Late at night, half asleep and half awake, she vaguely heard some strange noises.
At first, she didn't pay attention, thinking that no matter what happened, Yun Mingyu would handle it.
But later, she realized something was wrong, because the noises seemed to be coming from Yun Mingyu's room.
It's normal for an adult male to make some noise in the room.
Su Yi was sleeping peacefully when suddenly the system said abruptly, "Host, the male lead's vital signs are weakening."
Su Yiqing snapped back to reality, and she sat up in horror: "...All dead?"
The system choked for a moment: "It seems the poison has taken effect."
Su Yi was taken aback: "Tonight? It's not in the original story, is it?"
System: "Forget about the original story, host. Only you can save him now."
Su Yiqing put on her clothes and walked quickly outside: "How can I save them? I've only developed half of the antidote."
The system said, "There's a pill in the shop called 'Hundred Poisons Clear.' Go and exchange for it, and he'll be spared pain once tonight."
Su Yiqing opened the shop: "Twenty thousand points? And you can only use it once?! Why don't you just grab it directly!"
She angrily rejected the system's recommendation and pushed open Yun Mingyu's door.
"Snap!"
She closed the door again.
Three seconds later, Su Yi gritted her teeth and said, "Exchange, exchange two... three for me!"
That was all the points she had.
The system instantly replaced the pills, as if afraid she would change her mind. Su Yiqing really wanted to curse it, but the situation was urgent, so she had no choice but to take the pills and push open the door again.
The scene inside the room was truly appalling.
She then understood why, even though the Xuan Sha Poison wasn't fatal, Yun Mingyu was willing to repeatedly venture into dangerous situations in search of an antidote.
The figure huddled in the corner was barely human; his skin was festering and in many places, his bones were exposed. Su Yiqing was deeply impressed that he hadn't died.
He was trembling, clenching his teeth to keep from making a sound, but a creaking sound could still be heard, perhaps from the movement of his bones, or perhaps from his throat.
That was the sound Su Yiqing had just heard.
She walked up to Yun Mingyu, her footsteps unusually clear in the room. Yun Mingyu strained to look up, her right hand gripping the hilt of her sword, and said fiercely:
Su Yiqing swiftly stuffed a pill into his mouth.
Yun Mingyu choked on his throat, trying to spit it out, but Su Yiqing ruthlessly restrained his hand and casually patted it twice: "Alright, alright, go to sleep after you finish eating... Don't look at me, I really can't sing lullabies."
He stared intently at her, and Su Yiqing believed that at this moment he probably really had murderous intent.
After thinking for a moment, she popped another candy into his mouth and said with satisfaction, "Now you can fall asleep, right?"
Yun Mingyu did indeed fall asleep. Because the Hundred Poisons Elixir is based on the principle of fighting poison with poison, Yun Mingyu fainted directly under the influence of the poison.
Staring at the person on the ground, Su Yiqing ultimately didn't dare to move him. She draped a coat over him and then walked out.
*
Yun Mingyu's mother died when he was eight years old.
Many people die in Yunxing's harem every year, and his mother is one of them.
That woman loved Yunxing deeply, but she didn't love him. She felt it was because he was too cowardly, which displeased Yunxing, and that's why Yunxing was tired of her and her son.
Yun Mingyu had a very good relationship with his fifth-ranked elder sister, who died when he was ten years old.
It is said that Yun Xing killed him himself; Yun Mingyu neither witnessed it nor knew why. When Yun Xing went berserk, he would kill many people, even his own children.
That day, Yun Mingyu discovered that his elder sister was no longer in the palace. He searched for many days and finally confronted Yun Xing. The man grabbed him by the neck and asked, "Do you want to kill me?"
Yun Mingyu said, "I want to."
Yunxing twisted off one of his arms and asked him, "Do you still want it?"
Yun Mingyu said, "I want to."
Yunxing released him and said, "You are qualified to be my child. Go and fight alongside your brothers and sisters."
He became the seventeenth prince.
Twenty years later, he killed all his brothers and sisters and became the young master of the demon race.
Yunxing's harem no longer welcomes new women, and no new babies are born in the Demon King's palace.
Yunxing was very satisfied with him; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he devoted everything to nurturing him.
Yun Xing didn't care about his ambition or his rebellious nature, because he was far from powerful enough. But one day, Yun Xing still poisoned him with Xuan Sha Poison. If he disobeyed Yun Xing's orders in the slightest, he would suffer a severe backlash from the poison, experiencing excruciating pain.
As in many times before, and as at this very moment.
Yun Mingyu woke up from a nightmare, drenched in sweat.
The excruciating pain was still there, but unlike when he was poisoned before, he no longer woke up covered in wounds and had to endure several more days of pain.
He was unharmed, though there were bloodstains, every inch of his skin was intact. He was wearing women's clothes, and it was obvious who he was without even looking.
She saved him once, using methods he didn't know. There were so many things about her that he didn't know, and now it had come to light again.
He remembered that yesterday, he received a message from Yunxing, in which the man said to him, "I heard that you were having an affair with a human woman. Bring me her head."
He replied, "Father, please allow me to keep her a little longer; she still has some use to me."
The antidote is halfway developed. Once he obtains it, he will have the means to confront Yun Xing. Presumably, the Left Protector and Young Master of Ziyang Palace will be willing to lend him a hand, since Yun Xing's repeated incursions into Ziyang Palace have already incurred their displeasure.
Yunxing said, "Okay, but you know the price of disobeying me."
The poison took effect so quickly that Yun Mingyu didn't even have a chance to leave the room.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed Su Yiqing to witness all of this.
He shouldn't let anyone see his weaknesses.
"Why didn't you kill me?" he asked Su Yiqing outside the door.
She sat on the steps, seemingly having kept watch all night. Her face was weary, and she replied impatiently, "Why would I kill you? I can eat a chicken, but if I kill you, I'll have to bury a grave."
Yun Mingyu sat down next to her.
People often say that we should be grateful and repay kindness, but Yun Mingyu is not that kind of person. He has no moral principles, no sense of right and wrong, and he only knows that those who benefit others live and those who block him die.
He gave his usual smile.
In the morning sunlight, that smile looked exceptionally pure and gentle in Su Yiqing's eyes.
He said, "I'm sorry, I startled you. Last night..."
Su Yiqing immediately interrupted him: "I fell asleep last night!"
Yun Mingyu: "You saw me..."
Su Yiqing: "I didn't see anything! Don't make baseless accusations!"
Yun Mingyu's eye twitched twice, but he insisted on continuing, "Xuan Sha Poison..."
Su Yiqing: "Ahhh, don't tell me! I don't know anything!"
Yun Mingyu had no choice but to remain silent.
For the first time, a look of bewilderment appeared on his face. The murderous intent and gloom faded, turning into a soft murmur: "Why aren't you afraid?"
Su Yiqing answered earnestly, as if addressing a teenager experiencing the pain of adolescence: "Have you seen 'Sadako of the People'?"
Yun Mingyu: "?"
Su Yiqing said, "No matter how terrifying the scene, as long as you have faith in your heart, you won't be afraid. By the way, would you like to study Marxist philosophy and Mao Zedong Thought?"
On that day, Yun Mingyu did not suffer from the poison again, and he accepted the baptism of faith.
Yun Mingyu: "..."
*
Su Yiqing spent a peaceful year by Yun Mingyu's side.
During this time, Yun Mingyu said he liked her many times, which made Su Yiqing repeatedly confirm with the system: "You said it, right? The male lead in the book loved the country more until the very end, and didn't like the female lead that much?"
System: "Yes, host, that's how it is in the original story."
Su Yiqing was relieved. If the male protagonist in the original novel was like this, how much more so Yun Mingyu, who was even more ruthless than the original novel?
Feelings are too complicated. Although she likes Yun Mingyu, she may also like many other people. If he takes her to heart, that's what she should be afraid of.
She had been frank with Yun Mingyu about this, and Yun Mingyu simply said gently, "Really? I'll be careful."
Su Yiqing felt more at ease.
At the end of that year, Su Yiqing developed the antidote and handed it over to Yun Mingyu.
The story was more than halfway through, and she had enough points. She couldn't help but sigh to Yun Mingyu, "I didn't expect it to be time to part ways already. Once you get the antidote, you'll be free, right?"
"Separate?" He grabbed Su Yiqing's wrist, as if sensing something, and asked urgently, "Aren't we Daoist partners?"
Su Yiqing: "I understand, I understand. Let's break the contract first, right?"
They had formed a bond of unity, which was relatively mild and not as binding as a soul contract, and could be dissolved at any time.
Yun Mingyu opened her mouth and said palely, "We've been together for a year."
"Ah, yes."
After exchanging glances for a moment, Su Yi asked hesitantly, "Do you still want a breakup fee?"
Yun Mingyu's hand, which was holding hers, began to tremble.
No, it shouldn't be like this.
He had driven away all the men who tried to get close to her. He was very careful and cautious, just as she had said. He knew all her preferences, and she was clearly very happy with him.
They can go to Ziyang Palace together; Yun Xing can't do anything to them. After Yun Xing dies, they can return to the Demon Realm, or they can choose not to go. In any case, he will only have Su Yiqing as his wife.
Where did things go wrong?
It must be... it must be that he didn't explain it clearly.
He intertwined his fingers with Su Yiqing's, took a step forward, and said more sincerely, "I love you, Yiqing. I can go wherever you go."
Su Yiqing's eyes slowly widened.
She never imagined that one day she would hear the word "love" from the mouth of this male protagonist, who was known for his coldness.
The system remained silent, presumably also shocked by this development that deviated from the plot.
After a long while, Su Yiqing's warm palm covered the man's hand.
Yun Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief almost imperceptibly. He smiled as usual, but the next second, the smile froze on his face.
He watched as Su Yiqing pried off his fingers one by one, her gaze both unusually complex and unusually calm.
"Thank you, but..."
She tilted her head, looking quite puzzled, and asked, "What should I love?"
[Author's Note]
Although it's finished, for some reason, I was bombarded with reports a few days ago and have been busy revising the story. Two chapters are still locked, so I'm only releasing the latest extra chapter today. I'm very sorry. I'm giving away 100 little red envelopes to you all in this chapter. I'll continue updating the extra chapters about Su Yiqing and Yun Mingyu tomorrow, and I'll release a new extra chapter every two days.
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