“They say that back then, when Demon Emperor Su Qiulian struck with Foxfire, the Alliance of the Immortal Sects suffered defeat after defeat, pushed to the brink of despair. But at that very moment, the female Sword Immortal, the Foremost Sword Sovereign of the Era, emerged. With a single flash of her sword, she completely extinguished the Demon Emperor’s Foxfire.”
With this, the Great Human-Demon War reached its climax!
“Bravo! Well said!”
As cheers and shouts of praise echoed through the Teahouse, the Storyteller waved his sleeve and closed his folding fan.
“To find out what happens next, tune in for the next installment!”
“Tsk—!”
Cheers instantly turned to groans of disappointment.
As the Storyteller exited, the patrons of the Teahouse gradually dispersed, each returning home to their families.
By the window on the second floor, a woman dressed in white sat.
Her eyes were covered with a cloth band, and her beauty was absolutely stunning, her figure exquisite and graceful.
With a resentful huff, she slapped the table, her melodious and delicate voice ringing out, “Seriously! Even after transmigrating, these writers still get stuck on their stories?! So mean!”
That’s right, Shen Qingyi was someone who had transmigrated and been reborn.
In her previous life, after Great Destiny Brother took her life, she was reborn in this world.
Leaving aside the fact that a rough-and-tumble man had been reborn as a girl, when she was eight, she lost her sight and became blind, which led to her being abandoned by her parents.
Fortunately, aside from those things, her luck wasn’t too bad.
Not only did she survive, but she also discovered she possessed a rare talent—Healing!
Although this world was one of Immortal Cultivation, and without an Innate Spiritual Root one couldn’t train, perhaps Heaven had pitied her misery and granted her this unique ability.
From small cuts to incurable diseases, her Healing skills could resolve them all.
However, as someone who had lived two lifetimes, Shen Qingyi knew all too well that such a rare talent would either get her worshipped like an ancestor, or dissected for study.
That’s why she never displayed her full Healing power, only treating minor ailments for ordinary folks.
In this way, not only could she make a living until adulthood, but she also earned the title of Hao Ren Town’s number one Little Immortal Doctor, and life became increasingly comfortable.
And so, now she could spend her free days coming to the Teahouse to listen to stories.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingyi grew angry again.
These plot bottlenecks were truly infuriating!
Every time, just as the story was reaching its climax, it would get cut off.
It was agonizing.
If it’s going to continue, then continue; if not, then don’t.
What does ‘next time’ even mean?
Fuming, Shen Qingyi grabbed her Little Bamboo Stick and went downstairs, ready to go home.
If she had to name the worst thing about transmigrating, it was becoming blind and unable to see anything.
Although she had a regular spiritual root and had cultivated Ling Sense on her own,
She could perceive the rough outline of objects within about three meters, but that was all—she still had to rely on her other senses and her Little Bamboo Stick to perceive the outside world.
After asking the Waiter about the time of day, Shen Qingyi started on her way home.
She didn’t know that not long after she left, a stunningly beautiful and bewitching woman entered the Teahouse.
“Hey, Waiter, do you know the name of that blind young lady from earlier?”
A cool yet alluring voice sounded.
The Waiter turned his head and was instantly captivated.
This woman was breathtakingly beautiful, her fox-like eyes capable of bewitching all, yet her demeanor was icy cold.
The stark contrast left the Waiter unable to tear his gaze away, and for a moment, he forgot to reply.
“Click.”
Su Qiulian clicked her tongue.
A hint of menace flashed in her fox-like eyes, snapping the Waiter out of his trance.
“Ah, guest… Th-that’s our Hao Ren Town’s famous Little Immortal Doctor, Miss Shen Qingyi. If you’re unwell… eh? Where did she go?”
The Waiter had wanted to say that if the guest was ill, she could seek out Shen Qingyi, but upon turning, found the woman had already vanished.
The more he tried to recall her face, the more it slipped from his mind, sending a chill down his spine.
“My apologies, Shen Immortal Doctor, I hope you’ll be alright!”
He prayed silently, but as soon as he turned, he forgot the entire incident.
“Huh? Who came in just now?”
Shen Qingyi was already stomping angrily, only thirty or so meters from her home, when a silhouette suddenly appeared within her Ling Sense.
Looking “up” at the person before her, Shen Qingyi asked, “Do you need something?”
Su Qiulian’s fox-like eyes studied this incarnation of Shen Qingyi in detail, and she said, “Are you truly blind, young lady? You seem as if you can see me.”
What a pleasant voice, was Shen Qingyi’s first thought, but she quickly recovered and huffed, “How rude! If you don’t need anything, please don’t block my way! Bullying a blind girl, and I’m a woman too, that’s truly shameful!”
With that, Shen Qingyi prepared to walk around her and go home, but the silhouette in her Ling Sense blocked her path once more.
“Hey, hey, hey! I was just joking, young lady. I’m a woman myself; I wouldn’t give you trouble. I’ve heard you’re the renowned Shen Immortal Doctor around here?”
“Y-yes!”
Hearing this, Shen Qingyi thought it might be business and asked, “So, are you ill? But let me be clear, my medical skills aren’t all that remarkable, so…”
Su Qiulian cut her off, “I’m not sick. I just arrived in town and have nowhere to stay. I tried the Inn earlier, but they’re out of rooms. I thought, since Shen Immortal Doctor is compassionate, perhaps you’d allow me to stay at your place for a few days. Would that be possible?”
Oh!
Turns out she’s just someone without a place to go!
But she could also be a troublemaker, so Shen Qingyi raised her guard.
“But my house is only big enough for me…”
“No worries, no worries, I don’t mind at all!”
Su Qiulian said quickly.
But I mind!
Shen Qingyi pursed her lips, but after thinking it over, she agreed.
First, everyone in Hao Ren Town was good-hearted.
If anything happened, all she had to do was shout and everyone would come to help.
After years of treating their ailments, she’d built up a lot of goodwill—no one would stand by and watch her suffer.
Second, the other woman was right—they were both women, so sharing a room wouldn’t be a big deal.
She could even rack up a little extra merit.
“Alright then, follow… hey? What are you doing?”
Shen Qingyi was about to tell her to follow, when she sensed the woman had come right up to her, took hold of her hand holding the Little Bamboo Stick, and wrapped an arm around her slender waist from behind.
Her own waist was slim and tight, but still—how could someone just grab it so casually?
Shen Qingyi couldn’t help but frown slightly.
But the woman’s answer was surprisingly reasonable.
“Oh, Shen Immortal Doctor, isn’t this mutual help? If I support you, we’ll walk faster!”
That… sort of made sense?
“Oh, alright then, just make sure to hold on—I can’t see and might fall!”
Shen Qingyi said, and then felt the arm around her waist tighten even more.
Fine, she’d just pretend the woman was holding her properly.
But since Shen Qingyi couldn’t see, she had no idea that Su Qiulian, while supporting her, was inching ever closer, greedily taking in her scent.
Ah!
Little Shen is still so fragrant!
Simply irresistible!
Only, in this life, she really was blind.
But that was good too—it made things all the more interesting!
And so, with Su Qiulian taking every advantage while pretending to help, the two slowly walked toward Shen Qingyi’s Small Courtyard.
“Can I call you Little Shen?”
“As you please.”
“Have you always lived alone, Little Shen?”
“Yes.”
“Oh~ then let’s hurry home, Little Shen!”
Su Qiulian said, unable to contain her excitement.
“You speak so strangely!”
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