Chapter 32: It’s Okay, Everyone Has Their Weaknesses

For some reason, Nangong Jinghong seemed much gentler towards her. Could it be because of how she had protected the Huan Li, and her views on spirit beasts, that her attitude had changed?

Ning Shengsheng came out from Nangong Jinghong’s and was about to go back to her own carriage when she suddenly remembered something. She turned and walked towards Xue Chen’s carriage. To make it comfortable for the passengers, the carriage procession moved slowly and steadily, and she easily jumped on.

“Xue Chen!”

She lifted the curtain and looked inside. The young man was cultivating with his eyes closed. Spiritual energy swirled around him, lifting the ribbon in his hair. The ribbon flew up and, following the vortex of spiritual energy, landed in front of him, its end just covering his eyes, making the red mole between his eyebrows even more vivid.

The spiritual energy changed direction, and the ribbon instantly fell, sticking to the other side.

A flash of amazement passed through Ning Shengsheng’s almond eyes. The young man’s features were so exquisite they were impeccable.

“Have you seen enough?”

Xue Chen suddenly opened his eyes.

“Oh my~”

Ning Shengsheng was startled and fell with a thump.

“Does Your Highness have business with me?” He hid the fleeting amusement in his eyes and asked with a composed expression.

“Not really…”

She pressed down on the sore spot and hissed, “I just came to take a look.”

“You carry on. This princess will be going now.”

She had originally intended to ride in the same carriage with him to earn some goodwill, but she had never expected such an accident. And her bottom was so sore. How embarrassing!

She fled, jumping out of the carriage. In the carriage, Xue Chen heard Ning Shengsheng’s pained grunts, and the hidden amusement in his eyes overflowed.

…

Qionglin Garden was located in the northernmost part of Great Ning, the coolest and most suitable place to escape the summer heat. Further north of Qionglin Garden was the Qingling Sect. The current sect leader of the Qingling Sect was Ling Jue Shangren, who was also the father of the novel’s male lead, Ling Hegui.

Although Ling Hegui was the sect leader’s own son, his cultivation talent was not as good as Hua Qingxue’s. However, he was upright and fair, skilled in handling sect affairs, and had the true spirit of a sword cultivator. Hua Qingxue, on the other hand, was a reclusive genius.

Today, when Ning Xuan had brought him up, she had only just remembered such a person. In the original novel, towards the grand finale, when Xue Chen led his troops to attack the Qingling Sect, Hua Qingxue had only appeared that one time. In the end, he had helped the main character defend the sect, and after that battle, Xue Chen had disappeared without a trace. No one knew where he had gone.

Ning Shengsheng didn’t know either. After all, she had spent over two hundred yuan to unlock the extra chapters, and she had transmigrated before she could even read them!

She recalled the plot of the original book all the way. When the carriage procession reached Qionglin Garden, Zaoni’s face was full of excitement. “Your Highness, we’ve arrived!”

“Wow, Your Highness, it’s so cool here~”

Songgao and Zaoni were the first to jump out of the carriage and turn to help Ning Shengsheng.

“It’s a little cold.” She hugged her arms.

Songgao took out a cloak. “I hear it’s like autumn here at night. This servant prepared a cloak for you in advance.”

“Mm.”

Songgao thoughtfully wrapped the cloak around her.

From a distance, Ning Shengsheng saw Xue Chen and waved her arm. “Xue Chen! I’m over here!”

“…”

Ning Xuan, who had just gotten out of his own carriage, saw this and was filled with a sense of disappointment. His dear sister, choosing a lover over her brother!

Ning Xuan strolled over and patted Ning Shengsheng’s shoulder. “Why didn’t you look for your dear brother?” The grievance on his face was almost overflowing.

“Hehe, Older Brother, if you’re bored, I could have Qi Momo help you choose a few concubines.”

“I… am leaving now…”

Ning Xuan took Shuangxi and fled. As he was about to enter the courtyard, he tossed a sentence over his shoulder.

“An’an, you’ll be staying at the Moon-Embracing Pavilion.”

“I know!”

The Moon-Embracing Pavilion was right next to the Cold Jade Hall, very close to Ning Xuan. She glanced at Xue Chen beside her. She guessed Ning Xuan was worried and wanted to keep her under his watchful eye, afraid she would be tricked by Xue Chen.

Xue Chen’s peripheral vision caught her eyes rolling around, and he didn’t know what she was thinking.

“Your Highness, may I ask where I will be staying?” he asked politely, a perfect smile on his face.

“You’re staying with me, of course!”

She answered without a second thought.

“Hm?” Xue Chen’s lips curved, but he said nothing, just looked at her, waiting for her to explain.

“I… I’m afraid you’ll be bullied!”

Ning Shengsheng put her hands on her hips. “If you’re far away, this princess won’t be able to save you.”

After she finished speaking, Xue Chen’s smile grew even wider.

The great villain, what’s wrong with him? Why has he been so strange since this morning, either cold and distant or smiling in a way that makes one’s hair stand on end? I can’t figure it out. Why?

Filled with questions, Ning Shengsheng walked towards the Moon-Embracing Pavilion. Xue Chen quietly followed behind her, without a trace of his usual gloomy, unapproachable aura. He was more like a young master from a noble family.

She walked in front, thinking about how to earn goodwill from him when his personality was so erratic. He followed behind, watching her back and thinking about how to find an opportunity to grab her memories and examine them. The two of them walked in silence, each with their own ulterior motives.

The sun was about to set, painting the sky a crimson red. The clear lake in the courtyard was covered in gold, and a few red carp swam leisurely at the bottom. The reason it was called the Moon-Embracing Pavilion was because of the tallest pavilion in the courtyard. When one climbed it, it was as if the bright moon was in one’s arms.

Ning Shengsheng stayed in the largest room, and she had Xue Chen stay in the one next to her. When Ning Xuan found out, he strongly demanded that Xue Chen not be placed so close, but Ning Shengsheng’s coquetry and charm managed to fool him.

After a tiring day, she leaned against her bed and read a book after her bath. She was holding a book on sigils, which Nangong Jinghong had given her when she got on the carriage today. Nangong Jinghong’s cultivation was not as high as Pei Yuan’s, but in terms of sigils, she could rank in the top three in Great Ning.

Ning Shengsheng was interested in the art of sigils. There were a few things she didn’t understand, and she was just worrying about who to ask when the system came online.

The system came online, but it didn’t issue any missions. She was caught and thoroughly fleeced.

Ning Shengsheng had a sudden enlightenment! She felt she was not far from becoming a master of the art of sigils. Excited, she had Zaoni bring her some sigil paper and buried her head in her desk, writing and drawing.

An hour later, Zaoni rubbed her eyes and stared at the scribbles on the desk, her head spinning. “Your Highness, what are you drawing? Why am I so sleepy I can’t keep my eyes open just by looking at it?”

“…”

Ning Shengsheng slumped back in frustration. “It’s nothing. You can go to sleep now.”

Zaoni left, and the system’s mechanical voice laughed out loud.

【Hahaha, Host, when you fight someone, you can just show them your sigil and put them to sleep!】

【Let them fall asleep on the spot, and you’ll win!】

【The cultivation world will now have a sleep sigil~】

“Crack—”

The brush broke.

“It’s okay, everyone has their weaknesses!”

【Host, have you ever thought that you might be a sigil prodigy? As in, a prodigy of peculiarity, hey!】

Ning Shengsheng’s smile was a grimace. “System, don’t go too far~”

【Ding, system has gone offline~】

She took a couple of deep breaths.

【Ding-dong, system is online!】

Ning Shengsheng: ?

【I was almost distracted by you and forgot to issue a mission.】

【A mirror demon will appear in Qionglin Garden tomorrow night. Stop Xue Chen from subduing it.】

A mirror demon? She remembered it!

“Is that the demon that Xue Chen subdued, the one that became his right-hand man in the later stages?”

【That’s right. Good luck, Host! I’m going offline!】

Ning Shengsheng’s mouth opened, and just as she was about to ask it for information about the mirror demon, that thing just slipped away.

Well, well! Her system isn’t so easy to fool anymore.