Abused Female Lead And Beautiful Villainess (Quick Transmigration)

That day, when Shen Wan encountered Meng Xuan, she didn’t help him. Instead, she pretended to be deaf and blind and kicked him away. Now, he had drifted off to who knows where.

Without Meng Xuan, Crow Village would be spared from calamity.

Shen Wan found everything delicious, but expecting her to stay quietly in Crow Village was unrealistic. Even if she had no interaction with the male lead, she still needed to find her wife. She wondered who her wife would be in this world. Whoever it was, she was sure to be a beauty.

Observing secretly, 188 noticed that his host was becoming increasingly blatant. In the past, she would at least pretend to be nice to the male lead for politeness’ sake. Now? If she could have killed the male lead with her own hands, she probably would have smashed him to dust with one slap long ago.

The alarm system of their Time-Space Department was clearly severely outdated. Apart from not being able to confess to others or personally kill the male lead, the alarm never went off. Just look at how his host had tormented people in the previous worlds.

Shen Wan had been distracted lately. Life in Crow Village was very peaceful, with hardly anyone disturbing them. As the village chief’s daughter, she was surrounded by kind and simple neighbors. All in all, it was a tranquil place, perfect for retirement.

She wasn’t the only one distracted; she noticed her father had been going out frequently these past two days. Each time he returned, he looked troubled, as if he had gone to inquire about something. She didn’t ask much, guessing that even if she did, her father would say it was nothing important, just going out for a look around, and tell her, as a young girl, not to worry about such things.

One day, as father and daughter were eating lunch, Shen Shao suddenly took out a money pouch and pushed it towards Shen Wan. “Wan Wan, keep this for yourself.”

“Dad, what’s this?”

Shen Wan asked, feigning ignorance. She picked it up and looked inside to find it full of shining silver. It was quite a sum. If she were to stay in Crow Village for life, it would be enough for all her needs.

Shen Shao instructed her with a slightly heavy tone: “Dad needs to go away for a while, and I don’t know when I’ll be back. Hide this silver well; it’s enough for your expenses for life. If I don’t return, don’t come looking for me. As for everything else, including your future marriage, I’ve already spoken with Li Sanniang next door. She’ll look after you when the time comes. Li Sanniang might talk a lot, but she’s a good person. She won’t let you be taken advantage of, so just listen to her.”

“Dad, where are you going? Why won’t you come back? You’re being so vague. Can you be a bit clearer? How can I stay at home peacefully when you’re so unclear? Why don’t you take me with you? You don’t seem very at ease anyway. I’m your daughter, wouldn’t you feel more at ease if I went wherever you go?”

Shen Shao put on a stern face. “This journey might be dangerous…”

“Then don’t go. Knowing there’s a tiger on the mountain but still heading towards it – Dad, have you gone senile? Just stay in the village and enjoy your retirement. At your age, why are you still running around recklessly?”

Shen Shao: “……” When did he get such a sharp-tongued daughter?

No matter how much Shen Wan tried to persuade him, Shen Shao wouldn’t change his mind.

“Then Dad, give me a bit more silver. This isn’t enough to spend.” Shen Wan shook the money pouch, very directly asking for money. It might be a lot in the village, but outside, it wouldn’t last long.

Shen Shao’s expression almost cracked. What kind of daughter had he raised? She had always been mischievous, but she wasn’t this thick-skinned before.

Shen Shao gave Shen Wan another money pouch, which finally satisfied her. She wasn’t really trying to exploit her father or be a freeloader. Her father was no ordinary man; these two pouches of silver were nothing to him. With Shen Shao’s abilities, he could easily get more silver whenever he wanted.

This Shen Shao was also an important character in the story. During the mysterious village massacre, Shen Shao saw that the attackers were numerous and powerful. He immediately judged that with his strength alone, he couldn’t save the villagers’ lives. In the end, he gritted his teeth and chose to fake his death, slipping through to keep his life so he could seek revenge in the future.

With the villagers’ death screams in his ears, according to Shen Shao’s later recollection in the novel, to keep himself alive, he bit his teeth so hard while playing dead that he broke several, bit through his tongue, his mouth full of blood. No matter how angry or pained he was, he didn’t make a sound or move a muscle. Surviving such a scene required immense willpower and endurance.

Shen Wan knew early on that upon hearing of Flying Crane Manor’s tragedy, Shen Shao wouldn’t be able to sit still. His frequent trips out of the village these past two days were likely to gather information. Before his retirement to the mountains, Shen Shao had a good relationship with Meng Wenshu.

When an old friend meets with disaster, these righteous martial arts practitioners couldn’t possibly not come out of retirement to investigate.

Shen Wan didn’t plan to stop him. Once her father left, she could also venture into the martial arts world and find her wife. She wondered who her wife would be in this world.

“Take good care of yourself in the village from now on.”

“I know, Dad. Be careful. If you really encounter danger and can’t win, just run. If you can’t outrun them and get caught, beg for mercy. Though they say a man’s knees hold gold, there’s an even better saying: a true man knows when to bend and when to stand tall. Keep the mountain green, and there will always be firewood to burn. Face means nothing compared to one’s life.”

Shen Shao really didn’t understand where his daughter had learned such twisted logic. But thinking it over carefully, there was some truth to it. Losing one’s life for the sake of face was indeed somewhat pointless.

“Also, Dad, the outside world is dangerous. It’s all about swords, fists, not righteousness. Whatever you’re going to do, daughter can’t interfere, but whatever you do, ensure your own safety first. And when doing things, don’t be too hung up on propriety and shame. As long as you’re not harming others, using a few small tricks can actually be quite effective.”

“Alright, your dad doesn’t need a stinky girl like you teaching him. You stay well in the village, don’t wander off. It’s not peaceful out there lately, don’t talk to strangers.”

Although Shen Shao scolded her verbally, he actually took her words to heart after pondering them, finding them increasingly reasonable. As a result, later on, many who knew Shen Shao’s character in the martial arts world would have complex expressions when mentioning the current Shen Shao. The great hero Shen of the past had changed; he was no longer the Shen they had known in their hearts.

“I’m leaving.”

Shen Shao shouldered his pack and walked towards the village exit.

Shen Wan called out from behind, “Dad, is this really all the silver we have at home? Haven’t you hidden more somewhere? If you have, you might as well tell me. Silver buried in the ground doesn’t shine.”

Shen Shao didn’t answer, quickly striding out of the village.

Shen Wan stood at the doorway, smiling. She too went to pack her bundle, taking two changes of clothes, a water flask, and a kitchen knife. She wanted to bring a sword, but her family didn’t have one. The only soft sword they had, her father had taken with him.

To venture into the martial arts world, one needed a weapon for self-defense. A kitchen knife was still a knife; used well, it could still cut people.

To avoid running into Shen Shao and being sent back, Shen Wan left the next day. She said goodbye to Li Sanniang next door, then quickly ran off with her bundle.

Li Sanniang anxiously chased after her, but there was no one to be seen.

The massacre at Flying Crane Manor had caused a huge stir in the martial arts world. Current information from various sources suggested that the culprit was likely the Wuji Palace.

Wuji Palace was universally recognized as an evil sect in the martial arts world, opposed to the righteous factions. Wuji Palace was immensely powerful; even all the martial arts sects combined might not be able to eradicate it. To this day, no one had been able to pinpoint the exact location of Wuji Palace. The mysterious formations at the foot of their mountain alone were enough to give various factions a hard time. Every attempt to penetrate it ended in miserable failure.

The renowned righteous sects of the martial arts world were not of one mind either, each harboring their own ambitions to be number one.

At this time, due to the destruction of Flying Crane Manor, Yang Yanqing, the leader of Guixu Sect, which was on par with Flying Crane Manor, had gathered various martial arts figures to hold a great assembly to discuss attacking Wuji Palace.

Shen Wan stood in a corner, watching Yang Yanqing passionately express his condemnation of Wuji Palace while also expressing deep sorrow for Flying Crane Manor’s tragedy. It should be noted that this Yang Yanqing was also an old friend of Meng Wenshu, the master of Flying Crane Manor, and they had a good relationship.

Wuji Palace’s massacre this time had aroused public outrage in the martial arts world.

Shen Wan listened as various major sects successively expressed their disgust for Wuji Palace while silently munching on a bun from her bundle. So, after all this talk, these people still hadn’t gotten to the point of how to deal with Wuji Palace. Anyone could just move their lips.

“Master Yang, after saying so much, how do you plan to deal with Wuji Palace?” A voice from somewhere asked what everyone was thinking.

Shen Wan stopped eating her bun. Whose voice could that be if not her convenient father’s?

Being small in stature, she was easily hidden in the crowd and not easily noticed. She secretly scanned the surroundings but couldn’t spot Shen Shao’s location.

“188, help me find where my dad is.”

[188: “He’s outside the crowd, wearing a cloak that covers him completely. Wan Wan, isn’t your dad the great hero Shen? Doing things openly and aboveboard, and Crow Village hasn’t been wiped out yet. Given his character, shouldn’t he be directly showing his face and rallying everyone to attack Wuji Palace?”]

Shen Shao’s current ghostly, invisible behavior didn’t fit his character at all.

Shen Wan took a bite of her bun and said, “The great hero Shen has a brain too. Now that Crow Village hasn’t been harmed, he’s even more calm. Hiding himself is probably because he’s discovered something fishy these past few days. Having Yang Yanqing out in the open is enough; he can secretly investigate many things on his own in the shadows.”

Yang Yanqing was indeed stumped by the question. He looked troubled and said, “That Wuji Palace is extremely cunning. We’ve sent people up there several times before without results. Especially those traps at the foot of the mountain, they’re incredibly clever. I’ve gathered everyone here today to think of a solution together.”

“Most importantly, there are survivors from Flying Crane Manor. When we were clearing the bodies, we didn’t find Meng Xuan or Meng Shan. I suspect they might have escaped in the chaos. Right now, protecting Brother Meng’s last bloodline is the most important thing. Fu Yunkui of Wuji Palace is extremely cunning and treacherous. Once we find Meng Xuan and Meng Shan, we can discuss how to deal with them.”

Shen Wan had been watching for a long time and had moved to a higher spot.

She had no desire to run into her father now; Shen Shao would probably pretend not to know her anyway.

She sipped tea and munched on buns while listening to the various sects below chattering away, not reaching any real conclusion.

“Little girl, are you here just to watch the excitement?”

At some point, a young man in black had sat down at the table next to her. This person exuded a murderous aura, holding a teacup in his hand. The corner of his mouth curled up in a half-smile that looked somewhat chilling.

Shen Wan glanced at the young man, then let her gaze fall back to the scene below.

This obvious movement caught his attention.

“Little girl.”

Shen Wan didn’t turn her head, pretending not to hear as she continued eating her bun, drinking tea, and listening to the heated discussion of the martial artists below.

“Little girl, I’m talking to you.” The young man put on what he thought was a charming smile and suddenly moved to Shen Wan’s table. “What’s your name? You look quite interesting.”

Shen Wan didn’t react, just biting her bun and staring blankly downwards. The young man finally noticed something was off about Shen Wan. He waved his hand in front of her eyes and found that she didn’t blink at all, leaving him stunned.

“Blind?”

He brought his teacup to Shen Wan’s ear and very rudely crushed it, but Shen Wan seemed neither to hear nor see, maintaining her original posture.

“And deaf too?”

The young man looked disappointed. He had thought he’d found something interesting, but it turned out to be someone both blind and deaf. His earlier interest suddenly vanished.

188: “……”

Perhaps because he was unhappy, the young man suddenly leaped down from the teahouse, landing right on Yang Yanqing’s head.

The crowd let out surprised and angry noises. Just as Yang Yanqing reacted, the man forcefully kicked off, landing on the other side with a very evil smile.

With some dirt falling from his head, Yang Yanqing looked at the young man and shouted, “Fu Yunkui, you dare come here?”

“You’re all holding a martial arts assembly to crusade against me, why can’t I come here? I’m here just to say one thing: I did kill Meng Wenshu, but I didn’t wipe out Flying Crane Manor. I, Fu Yunkui, won’t take the blame for that.”

“Fu Yunkui, stop your sophistry!” Yang Yanqing took the lead, and others joined in cursing Fu Yunkui. Fu Yunkui seemed unconcerned, his figure rapidly charging towards Yang Yanqing. After a series of slapping sounds, when he flew away, Yang Yanqing’s face on the stage was swollen from the beating.

“This is just a warning to you all today. I, Fu Yunkui, didn’t wipe out Flying Crane Manor. Don’t pin every dirty thing on me.”

The crowd was furious, cursing Fu Yunkui, but showed no intention of chasing after him.

Having watched this spectacle, Shen Wan found it uninteresting. The reason she had pretended to be blind and deaf in front of Fu Yunkui was that she had no desire to get entangled with him. According to the plot, Fu Yunkui had never actually harmed the original host, so there was no need to have any involvement with him.

In her view, Fu Yunkui’s character was actually much better than that Meng Xuan’s.

She wondered where Meng Xuan had drifted to by now, and who had picked him up.

“Palace Master Bai, I’ve found everything you asked for. I hope you can help me save someone.”

As Shen Wan was about to go downstairs, she happened to hear a voice from behind a screen. She quickly stopped and looked in that direction. Through the screen, she couldn’t see the people inside, only a few shadows.

“Let me see.” A very pleasant female voice sounded, seemingly gentle, but upon careful listening, one could detect a hint of coldness. It seemed to be laughing, but listening closely, the laugh sounded more like mockery.

“Just this much?”

“Palace Master Bai, we agreed beforehand. You can’t go back on your word.” The woman speaking sounded anxious.

“Everyone in the martial arts world knows that I, Bai Weiwei, never keep my word. I raise prices on the spot, raise prices based on my mood, raise prices when I’m happy, and raise prices when I’m not happy. What can you do about it?”

“You…”

Unconsciously, Shen Wan had moved a couple of steps towards the screen, finally poking her head over to look. She saw a white-clad woman who looked like a fairy, dissatisfied as she looked at the contents of a brocade box. “Are you still saving someone? If not, you can leave. I’m too lazy to bother with such minor ailments.”

With that, Bai Weiwei stood up to leave, but the woman from before quickly blocked her way. “Palace Master Bai, I’ll give you everything, alright?”

“Why didn’t you hand it over earlier? What use is Snow Spirit Grass to you? You found two stalks and actually thought to keep one for yourself. Didn’t anyone tell you that my nose is very keen? You thought I couldn’t smell it just because you hid it in your sleeve? Even if you’d hidden it in the restaurant across the street, I could still smell it.”

Shen Wan saw the black-clad woman standing behind Bai Weiwei take out another stalk of Snow Spirit Grass that she had hidden.

She couldn’t help but mutter softly, “How foolish. You should have hidden it somewhere else. Of course you’d be discovered bringing it here.”

She had meant to grumble inwardly, but accidentally spoke aloud. Instantly, three pairs of eyes landed on her.

She felt a flash of green before her eyes, and then she was lifted in front of Bai Weiwei.

“It’s you?” The green-clad woman holding her said in surprise. “It’s actually you, the little girl pretending to be blind and deaf. Tell me, were you eavesdropping? What are you doing here?”

188: Fooling ghosts, eh? Accidentally letting something slip? Absolutely not. His host had never dropped the ball in truly important matters. The reason she spoke her thoughts aloud was probably to attract someone’s attention, right?

Let him guess which of these three women was his host’s wife.

Actually, it was easy to guess – whoever was the most beautiful. After 188’s scan, he found that the most beautiful woman was Bai Weiwei. Bai Weiwei, huh? Could his host handle her this time?

“This person was clearly eavesdropping and must have ill intentions,” Bai Weiwei hadn’t spoken yet when the black-clad woman spoke up, drawing her sword. “Palace Master Bai, leave her to me.”

The black-clad woman approached Shen Wan with her sword, raising it to her neck.

Shen Wan wasn’t scared at all. Her eyes were fixed on Bai Weiwei’s face, never leaving for a moment. She had found her, her future wife. She really hadn’t expected that her wife in this world would be so capable, a miraculous doctor.

Bai Weiwei originally didn’t care about anyone’s life or death. If the black-clad woman wanted to kill someone, she had no objection. In this martial arts world, being killed for casually eavesdropping on others was to be expected.

As the black-clad woman was about to strike Shen Wan down with her sword, Bai Weiwei sensed a very peculiar gaze. She instinctively looked over and found that the girl who had been pretending to be blind and deaf was looking at her with a smile in her eyes. Though they had only met once and weren’t familiar, this smiling gaze felt somehow familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before, but she couldn’t remember where.

The cold glint of the sword flashed before her eyes. Bai Weiwei suddenly came to her senses. Seeing the cold blade about to fall on Shen Wan’s neck, she found herself uncontrollably moving forward and pinching the black-clad woman’s sword between two fingers.

“Palace Master Bai?”

Bai Weiwei pushed the sword away, feeling somewhat uncomfortable as she said, “This Palace Master cast a divination before going out today. It’s not auspicious to see blood. As for her, leave her to me to deal with.”

Just as she finished speaking, Bai Weiwei noticed Shen Wan quietly putting away the kitchen knife in her hand. Looking at that movement, could it be that she had intended to use that kitchen knife to block Yue Han’s sword earlier?

Shen Wan: She felt a bit happy. Her wife still couldn’t bear to see her die, even though her future wife was very confused about her own actions.

“Then Palace Master Bai, can we go save that person now?” said Yue Han. Yue Han was the black-clad woman full of murderous aura who killed without blinking.

Bai Weiwei nodded, “Let’s go.” Her gaze lingered on Shen Wan for a moment. “Bring her along.”

Shen Wan was led by Bai Weiwei’s maid, who threatened her with a dagger at her waist, forcing her to follow them.

Yue Han took them to a very remote place outside the city. In a desolate, wild area stood a dilapidated thatched hut.

After they entered, Shen Wan immediately saw Meng Xuan lying on a wooden bed. Her expression turned strange. She had guessed earlier that Yue Han might have picked up Meng Xuan, and it turned out to be true. Meng Xuan really was the male lead; his life was truly tenacious.

Shen Wan found a place to sit inside the hut. She was extremely well-behaved, showing no intention of escaping. Her gaze constantly fell on Bai Weiwei, making Bai Weiwei feel inexplicably odd.

After Bai Weiwei examined Meng Xuan’s injuries, Yue Han quickly asked, “Palace Master Bai, can he still be saved?”

“It’s not a big problem. He can be saved,” Bai Weiwei said while glancing at Shen Wan. Seeing that she wasn’t surprised at all, Bai Weiwei found it very strange.

Shouldn’t this little girl, who hadn’t saved Meng Xuan before, now be somewhat panicked seeing him rescued, according to normal psychology?

An hour later, Bai Weiwei finished treating Meng Xuan.

She left the thatched hut with her maid and Shen Wan. As they were leaving, Yue Han asked, “Palace Master Bai, why don’t I help you deal with this sneaky person?” She was so eager to dispose of Shen Wan because she feared Meng Xuan’s whereabouts might be exposed and he’d be targeted by enemies again.

“No need.” Bai Weiwei’s indifferent voice made Yue Han abandon the idea, not daring to bring it up again.

Back in the city, Bai Weiwei had her maid release Shen Wan, saying, “You can go now.” She had never intended to take Shen Wan’s life and knew why Yue Han was so anxious to kill her. Given her usual personality, she wouldn’t have cared, but Shen Wan’s earlier gaze had made her uncontrollably intervene.

Bai Weiwei released Shen Wan and started walking towards her inn. After a few steps, she felt something was off. She suddenly turned back and saw Shen Wan still following behind her.

“You can leave now. Don’t follow me.”

“Miss Bai.” Shen Wan quickly caught up, looking pitiful as she said, “Miss Bai, you’re so amazing. Your martial arts are impressive, and your medical skills are too. Can I follow you?”

“No.”

“Miss Bai, you saved my life earlier. This life is now yours. From now on, I’m your person.”

Embarrassed… embarrassed…

Bai Weiwei: “……” Forgot about the kitchen knife you didn’t put away in time?

She was so calm, Bai Weiwei was sure this little girl had a way to save herself.