HITA Chapter 28

“My Lord, your item…”

Su Ling took the book and flipped through it. Then he casually said, “Little Yue’er, you like storybooks? I’ll give you a stack of them on another day.”

“Mhm.” Shi Shuiyue casually answered. Then she took the storybook that had been ravaged by Su Ling, and stared at the four big characters on the front of the book in silence.

The Path of Wulin

“Little Yue’er, want to go ride on a boat?”

“Okay.”

There was a river in Yuehua City that flows past the Sun Moon Bridge and into the bottomless sea. Several birds flew above the surface of the dark blue lake, and the green reeds gently swayed with the wind beside the water. The magnificent boat slowly moved forward on the water. It bypassed the dense reed and left ripples on the surface of the water. 

Splash—another fish caught on the hook. Su Ling took the fish off and then threw it back in the water. He couldn’t help but feel somewhat aggrieved as he glanced at Shi Shuiyue, who was invested in reading her storybook.

Little Yue’er was reading that boring storybook instead of fishing with him. If he had known, he would have thrown it away earlier… Su Ling looked at the storybook in Shi Shuiyue’s hands, and his gaze flickered. He couldn’t suppress his murderous intent and went straight towards the book.

Storybook: This bastard, I’m just a book ah!

Shi Shuiyue, on the other hand, was too focused on reading the storybook and didn’t notice.

[Ran Shu opened her eyes and looked at the dark environment around her with a muddled gaze. Where was this place? She rubbed her aching head. There seemed to be something hard beside her feet. Ran Shu looked down and saw that it was the spooky white bone of a human hand. Ran Shu was so scared that she screamed out loud—this place was a mass grave?!

A gust of wind blew in the forest, and Ran Shu couldn’t help but shiver. 

“Where is this place?” Ran Shu hugged herself in fright. 

She was clearly watching TV at home. Just as she was about to take a bathroom break before continuing to watch TV, there was a sudden flash of white light and she ended up here!

Ran Shu hugged herself and suddenly felt that there was something off with her clothes. She looked down and saw that it was actually the ancient attire only found in TV dramas!

OMG! She didn’t get transmigrated, right?!]

This wasn’t the book that she was reading… Shi Shuiyue frowned—Ran Shu was clearly the main character in the novel that she was reading (Author’s note: Ran Shu is also the main character in this novel, but whatever…), and her relationship with the male lead Tang Xing…

Why was she thinking about him again? Shi Shuiyue shook her head—he must really hate her now, right?

“Huh?” Shi Shuiyue suddenly noticed that there was something strange with the page. She touched it with her hands—there really was something wrong! There was another layer!

She followed the slit and tore off the surface of the book. Then she looked at the cover of the book again.

Miss Transmigrator’s Adventures in Jianghu

There was a strong sense of ‘Mary Sue’ in the title—Shi Shuiyue pursed her lips. Wait, why did the cover also turn pink?!

There was also a small line of text on the side. Shi Shuiyue almost had to lean her face right on top of the book to see it clearly.

The previous title of this book was The Path of Wulin. Author: Xu Xu Ru Sheng (Vivid and Lifelike)

Shi Shuiyue: “…” Oh.

Shi Shuiyue continued reading after she confirmed that she didn’t get the wrong book.

[Ran Shu looked at the scorching sun above her head and couldn’t help but lick her chapped lips. 

She didn’t know how long she had been traveling, but she knew that she had to continue walking because there were still people chasing after her to kill her. Thus she had no other choice.

Speaking of which, Ran Shu felt very aggrieved. She was supposed to be watching TV in her air-conditioned home, but who would have expected that she would travel to this desolate place. Moreover, there were people inexplicably chasing her down to kill her!

It was clearly the original host who did those things! Why were they chasing after her?!

Also, that Tang Xing just had to be so persistent in hunting her. What kind of grudge and grievance did he have with her?!

She really wanted to go home ah…

With this thought in mind, Ran Shu walked aimlessly for a long time. Suddenly, a tall archway appeared in front of her. 

“Yuehua…City.” Ran Shu read out the characters on top of the archway.]

It was clearly the original host who did those things! Why were they chasing after her?! Shi Shuiyue silently read this in her heart and inwardly thought—because the author has a cruel sense of humor.

Xu Ranran, who was currently shopping with her good friend, suddenly started to sneeze.

“Ranran, are you okay? Did you catch a cold?” Her good friend asked in concern.

Xu Ranran shook her head and said with a smile, “I’m okay, maybe I’m wearing too little.”

“You need to be careful because it’s been getting colder recently…”

Just when Shi Shuiyue was eager to continue reading, she turned the page and saw a blank page.

Shi Shuiyue: “…” Excuse me?!

Then she looked up at the text in the parentheses at the top: (The next update will be at 2pm tomorrow. Thank you, little cuties, for all your support!)

Shi Shuiyue: “…”

-Isn’t it already 4pm?

-That means I have to wait another day.

-Hey, are you done grilling your fish?

-What? You’re taking back the fish?

-Foolish son of a rich household

Su Ling, the foolish son, looked at Shi Shuiyue’s expressionless face and silently became infatuated again. 

How could his Little Yue’er be so cute ah?!

In the end, the two of them decided to go to a restaurant for dinner. 

Shi Shuiyue, who was eating candied hawthorns as she walked on the street, suddenly stopped—did she forget something?

Forget it, she couldn’t remember. Shi Shuiyue took another bite of the candied hawthorn—hmm…it was a bit sour.

The two people waiting in the room for their sect master to return for dinner were currently staring at each other. 

The waiter, who delivered the meal, looked at Muqing, and then looked at Mulan.

“…”

So…could one of you pay the bill first ah?!

The shopkeeper glanced at the entrance, and then continued working on his abacus. 

That good-for-nothing waiter actually dared to slack off outside—just see if he didn’t cut his pay!

The waiter: “…” Waaahhhh—

“Ranran, please update quickly!”

“Okay, okay!”

Xu Ranran placed the shopping bags on the bed. Then she deftly turned on the computer, logged into the author’s section, and started typing. 

The clock on the computer was still ticking.

1:22

The sunlight outside the window shone in and cast on half of Xu Ranran’s body.

After filling her stomach, Shi Shuiyue was satisfied and prepared to leave. 

“Little Yue’er, you should stay at my house!” Su Ling suggested as he blocked Shi Shuiyue, who was about to leave. 

Shi Shuiyue shook her head and replied, “No need.” After she said that, she walked around him to leave. 

Su Ling bit his lips, chased up to her, and asked, “Little Yue’er, did you also come here to find the Token of Connected Hearts?”

Shi Shuiyue stopped in her tracks and turned her head to look at Su Ling with an expressionless face, “You know about the Token of Connected Hearts?”

Su Ling snorted haughtily and said, “There’s nothing in this world that I don’t know!”

Upon hearing his words, Shi Shuiyue couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows, “Really?”

“Of course! Little Yue’er, I also know where Wulin League’s treasure is hidden…”

“Do you know what the name of the neighbor’s, Old Wang, dog is?”

“…”

“You don’t know, right?”

“…”

“It’s called Lucky.”

Su Ling: ‘There’s a word that I really want to say right now, but I’m sure if it’s proper to say it.’

“Just kidding.” Seeing that Su Ling looked as if he was constipated, Shi Shuiyue couldn’t help but smile.

Su Ling: ‘Little Yue’er is so naughty.’ For some reason, he felt that Little Yue’er looked quite handsome. But, he was the man!

“Forget it.” Shi Shuiyue looked up at the dark sky, and then turned around, “It’s quite late now, so I should just stay at your house for the night.”

Su Ling’s eyes instantly lit up. He excitedly rushed over to hug Shi Shuiyue and exclaimed, “Little Yue’er, you’re the best!”

Shi Shuiyue caressed the head of Su Ling, who was half a head taller than her, and said, “Good boy.”

Su Ling: ‘Wait, something doesn’t seem right? Whatever, Little Yue’er is going to sleep at my house! So happy!’

Muqing and Mulan were still staring at each other.

Muqing: ‘I’m not going to talk to you if you don’t apologize.’

Mulan: ‘If I speak first, I’m going to have diarrhea.’ 

The helpless waiter shivered in the coldness.

The shopkeeper looked at the account book, which showed that all wages had been completely deducted, and then glanced at the entrance again. Then he quietly deducted his year-end bonus.

He even dared to not return home—more deductions!

The waiter: ‘But, Boss, we don’t have year-end bonuses…’

The shopkeeper: ‘Then I’ll deduct from next year’s pay!’

The waiter: ‘I have an elderly mother and three young children. Shopkeeper, please be merciful…’

The shopkeeper: ‘Alright, I’ll give you a steamed bun, but nothing more than that.’

“City Lord~” A pleasant-sounding female voice could be heard as more than a dozen beautiful young women in cyan dresses bowed to Su Ling when he entered. 

Well, he really knew how to enjoy life. Shi Shuiyue glanced at Su Ling—even his maidservants were beauties.

Su Ling smiled awkwardly and said, “Little Yue’er, if you don’t like them, then I can change all of them.”

The dozen or so women trembled slightly when they heard his words.

Shi Shuiyue shook her head and said, “No need.” Then she walked inside on her own.

Su Ling glared at them and coldly said, “Go receive your punishments yourselves.”

“Yes…”

The peach blossoms in the yard bloomed, and the ground was covered in peach blossom petals. A gust of wind blew, and the peach blossoms scattered all over the ground again. They looked like a swarm of butterflies dancing in the wind. Su Ling looked at Shi Shuiyue in a daze as she walked in the rain of peach blossoms.

“Hey, it’s Su Ling, right? In the future, this older sister will look after you. If anyone dares to bully you, let me know and I’ll make sure to beat them until even their parents can’t recognize them!”

“Mhm!”

There was a peach blossom forest on the back mountain of the original Hundred Poison Sect. Shi Shuiyue liked to run in the forest when she was a child. He still remembered that Shi Shuiyue loved peach blossoms.

“Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and come over.” Shi Shuiyue’s voice sounded and brought Su Ling, who was in a daze, back to his senses. 

Shi Shuiyue held her head as she looked helplessly at the winding paths in front of her. She didn’t know that way!

“I almost forgot that you’re terrible with directions. Follow me!” Su Ling finally recalled that Shi Shuiyue was directionally challenged. He knocked himself in the head, and then walked ahead to lead the way for Shi Shuiyue. 

Shi Shuiyue: “…” How did he know?

Of course Su Ling wouldn’t forget the incident where Shi Shuiyue got lost in the peach blossom forest. Thus when he built the peach blossom garden, he specially paved roads. There were many paths, but no matter which path one followed, they would all lead to his room. Hahaha!

Shi Shuiyue looked at Su Ling, whose expression became increasingly delighted, and quietly moved further away from him. 

A pair of jealous eyes stared at the pair and watched all of this from behind.