Title: After the Villainess Awakens
Translator: Fuyu
Chapter 19 - Do you want to see? (3)
After Xiao Mian said that, Yi Tu and Xing Zhou nodded. "Yeah, we'll all speak for you. Besides, our shizun is your family's living ancestor. Our shizun was also the one to order us to bring you and your sister up the mountain. He must have plans for your future."
So then, she didn't have to worry too much. The Taichu Sect's Fifth Elder was her living ancestor. Since this elder cared enough to pay attention to know that their family had been wiped out and sent disciples to pick them up, then she and her sister probably wouldn't be left to sweep the sect's outer grounds.
Although it was unfortunate to lose that chance, there was nothing she could do about it. She had offended Immortal Master Qu Yang. It would be too shameless to want to become his disciple. And so, Leng Mushi smiled and nodded. "I got it. Thank you shixiongs."
"Such a sweet talker. You've even called us shixiong in advance." Yi Tu smiled without restraint.
Leng Mushi was no longer ashamed and chatted with them. She casually made up "dangerous" experiences that occurred after they had left the painted skin demoness's trap, so that they would remember her kindness even more. After that, she happily sent away her future shixiongs.
Before leaving, Yi Tu specially explained to Leng Mushi, "Xing Zhou and I aren't lovers. Our relationship is purely man to man."
Leng Mushi almost blurted out - is your relationship still pure when you're already at the point of man to man?
She was used to joking around with her friends. Fortunately, she stopped herself. She sent them off with a smile and closed the door.
Based on her conversation with these three, she was able to tell Fenlian wasn't too stupid. At the very least, Fenlian had created a fake bloody scene that was evidence that she had desperately fought to survive before the elder came.
When Elder Qu Yang had fought with Fenlian's puppet to rescue her, they saw that she was soaked in blood, and they couldn't tell right away if she was still alive. At the time, Leng Tianyin had fainted from fear.
Leng Mushi finally had a little bit of confidence in Fenlian's intelligence. It seemed that Fenlian's mind was in working order when she wasn't romantically-inclined.
And so, after she washed up, she decided to talk it out with Fenlian and the law so that they wouldn't talk when other people were around.
Just as she was talking to them, there was suddenly a knock on the door.
Once again, it was the law that announced, "There's a delectable, young Brother Xiao with long legs and a perky butt at the door."
Leng Mushi: "..."
"Scram." She quietly cursed while getting off her bed. She had already taken off her outer robe earlier and draped it over her body while walking towards the door. Leng Mushi opened the door a crack, tilted her head, and kept her body behind the door. She blinked at Xiao Mian, who had left and come back.
It wasn't time to act out the plot, so her tone was very cold. "Immortal Xiao, what is it?"
Xiao Mian still wasn't used to how fast her attitude would change from warm to cold. She had been smiling at him and calling him little shixiong only a little while ago.
But now, she was so cold and indifferent to him. She was even guarded against him.
Xiao Mian felt somewhat regretful coming here until he saw that Leng Mushi wasn't even hiding the scab on the left side of her face. His heart slowly calmed down. He felt guilty as well as another feeling that he couldn't identify.
He pursed his lips. "Your face…" When they left earlier, he had clearly still seen red bloodstains. How did the wound scab so fast? Was he mistaken?
He put the hand that was holding a small bottle of hemostatic medicine behind his back. He thought he had seen wrong earlier. Still, seeing that scar on Leng Mushi's face wasn't small, he continued to say, "The Taichu Sect has a Fragrant Grass Hall. They have beauty elixirs that can heal your face."
Leng Mushi inexplicably touched the scab. As long as Fenlian wasn't acting like a monster, the wound didn't hurt at all. She picked at the scab with her fingertip and nonchalantly replied, "Oh."
She had to keep this scab for a while to act out the plot. She wasn't in a hurry to heal it.
With the door between them, they remained in a stifling silence for a while. Leng Mushi stared wide-eyed at him with her fox-like eyes. Her eyes were full of suspicion.
What was the hero up to? Was he plotting against her?
There wasn't any scene from the novel to act out here. Leng Tianyin was probably already asleep… She could feel the coldness coming from the law through her storage bag.
Her staring caused Xiao Mian to forget what he wanted to say.
In this suffocating silence, Leng Mushi wanted to chase him away, but couldn't be too direct about it. "I'm not wearing anything."
Xiao Mian stood there. He looked a bit confused. Did she not care about her appearance? Why wasn't she happy to hear that she could completely heal the facial wound? Not wearing anything… What did she mean?
Leng Mushi: … not leaving?
"My chest is quite big. Do you want to see?" She pretended to open the door further.
Xiao Mian finally realized what she was saying. The next second, he had goosebumps all over his neck. Spiritual energy flowed through his feet, and he disappeared in a flash.
Leng Mushi scoffed and closed the door while muttering, "Scaredy cat."
Xiao Mian was standing against the wall at a corner. His ears were burning to the point that they were about to fall off. He kept hearing the echoes of - "My chest is quite big. Do you want to see?"
T/N: Next update on Monday, February 12th, 10:15 PM EST.