Abused Female Lead And Beautiful Villainess (Quick Transmigration)

“What… what do you mean?” Mu Yuan asked, somewhat bewildered. Shen Wan’s changes over the past year were significant, making her hard to understand.

Of course, they hadn’t spent much time together, and later fell out because of Xiao Xue, even breaking off their engagement. Mu Yuan didn’t think too much about it, assuming this was the real Shen Wan, after all, they hadn’t grown up together.

Shen Wan’s earlier statement about not working for free initially confused him, but after about twenty seconds, he caught on.

Was she asking for payment?

“What do you think?” Shen Wan saw Mu Yuan’s realization, noting his strange look.

With mixed emotions, Mu Yuan asked, “How much do you want?”

“That depends on how much that female ghost is worth to you,” Shen Wan said leisurely, still holding Qin Ying’s hand, her face all smiles. “You decide. Give as much or as little as you want. The price you give reflects how important she is to you. Of course, if you give more, I’ll find her faster. If you give less, it shows you don’t care much about her, so we’ll take our time. You’re not in a hurry, and I’m certainly not.”

Qin Ying couldn’t help but laugh. Her Wan Wan was so naughty!

However, what she said made perfect sense.

More money meant working quickly and seriously, right? With less money, who would go all out to find a ghost?

Wan Wan’s words, though blunt, were very logical and flawless.

188, who had just returned from watching a movie with his girlfriend system, nearly burst out laughing when he heard Shen Wan’s words.

Due to this world’s unique nature and Shen Wan being a ghost hunter, despite possessing a novice ghost hunter, his mysterious host’s inherent mystical abilities meant he wasn’t needed much. Moreover, Shen Wan had the ghost king Qin Ying by her side, and from what he had seen in recordings, his capable host had even connected with the King of Hell. So, this world really didn’t require much of his involvement.

Coincidentally, a new system had joined the department, a female system. Being the first female system, she was naturally very popular, with everyone trying to impress her.

In the end, 188 won her favor with his lucky code name and nearly complete set of skins. Recently, they had been going out for movies and games. After finishing the movie today, he thought he hadn’t shown his face in a while and wanted to make an appearance to avoid disappointing his host. He wanted to check if she needed anything, only to find Shen Wan digging a pit for Mu Yuan – a pit that a male lead like Mu Yuan couldn’t help but fall into.

Realizing this, 188 felt useless and feared being abandoned. He quickly scanned Mu Yuan’s information.

[188, having found some information, spoke up: “Wan Wan, that Mu Yuan kid has about five million in his account.”] Being a rich second-generation, it wasn’t surprising he had some money. Even though he was just a high school student, given how his family spoiled him and his own capabilities, it made sense.

188’s sudden voice greatly surprised Shen Wan. “I thought you had died in the arms of the female system.”

[188: “Aww, Wan Wan, no matter how the world changes, we’ll always be the best of friends.”]

Hearing 188’s oily, self-satisfied tone, Shen Wan didn’t mind.

It was good that the little system was in love. Being in love meant he wouldn’t constantly watch her and her wife. Having his own partner, he’d focus on his own relationship. From the looks of it, the two systems’ relationship seemed to be progressing well.

Shen Wan asked curiously, “Have you won the girl over?”

[188 bashfully replied: “It’s not that easy. Sister 9 is very reserved, she wouldn’t agree so quickly. Recently, we’ve just been watching movies and playing games together. Sister 9’s interests align perfectly with mine. I like watching thrilling movies, and so does she. I prefer competitive games, and she does too. You know, Wan Wan, I thought I was pretty good at games, but Sister 9 is incredibly skilled at every game. She always carries me. Fortunately, I’m older and more knowledgeable, having traveled through so many worlds with you, so our conversations are quite compatible. Actually, this kind of interaction is really nice.”]

“Keep at it then, try to bring the female system home soon. Once you’ve made it official, I’ll give you some money when the mission ends so you can buy her new skins.”

The rewards for systems assisting hosts in completing missions weren’t money, but rather various small system functions, special abilities, access to more information, and upgrades. The concept of skins and such was set up by the department to promote cooperation between hosts and systems, and also as a way to extract some money from the hosts.

Mu Yuan took a deep breath and pulled out a card from his pocket. “All my money is on this card. The password is *******. Can you help me find Xiao Xue now?”

In Mu Yuan’s heart, Ruan Xue was certainly far more important than these five million.

After searching for a week without finding any trace, he was already beside himself with anxiety.

Although he knew Shen Wan was taking advantage of him, this time he was willing. Losing five million to find Xiao Xue was worth it.

“How much is on it?”

“About five million, I don’t remember the exact amount,” Mu Yuan said calmly, his gaze fixed on her. “You won’t go back on your word, right? Is five million enough for you to find Xiao Xue within three days?” Mu Yuan was now certain that Shen Wan probably hadn’t harmed Xiao Xue. Although he didn’t really know the true Shen Wan, after more than a year of interaction, he trusted his judgment.

Shen Wan took the card and put it in her backpack, glancing at him. “Do you really like that female ghost that much?”

“I think my actions have adequately demonstrated how important Xiao Xue is to me,” Mu Yuan said gravely. Perhaps his past actions were indeed unfair to Shen Wan, and he felt somewhat guilty about it. Because of Xiao Xue, he had misdirected his anger at her in many situations. She might not have been as bad as he thought, but Xiao Xue was more important to him. If he had to choose, he would naturally stand by the girl he liked.

Shen Wan nodded and casually asked, “If she wanted your life, would you still like her?”

“Xiao Xue has already agreed to live and die together with me,” Mu Yuan replied with a relaxed expression, even somewhat relieved. “She lives, I live; she dies, I die. Do you think she would want to take my life?”

“She signed a life-and-death contract with you, but this contract binds your yang lifespan, while her life is a yin lifespan. When your yang lifespan ends, her yin lifespan ends too. A life-and-death contract cannot be reversed. Once a ghost dies, it’s permanent – their soul scatters, and there’s a 99% chance it can’t be reversed. Unless there’s some exceptionally lucky opportunity, but you won’t encounter such a chance.”

Hearing this, Mu Yuan’s expression changed slightly, but he quickly composed himself. “It doesn’t matter. If she no longer exists in this world, I won’t exist either.”

“When will you help me find Xiao Xue?”

Shen Wan gave him a deep look and said nonchalantly, “I hope you can still calmly choose to let your soul scatter with her when the end comes.”

“As for Ruan Xue’s whereabouts, I’ll ask someone to look into it right away.”

With that, she tugged at Qin Ying beside her. “Give Chen Darong and the others a call, ask if they’ve seen Ruan Xue. If they find her, have them bring her over. If not, ask those idle ghosts to search. There’s a generous reward for finding her.”

Qin Ying complied, calling Chen Darong first. Chen Darong said he hadn’t seen any female ghosts recently, let alone Ruan Xue, but he would spread the word. Those idle ghosts playing cards and landlords, hearing that Shen Wan needed help finding a female ghost with a reward, stopped their games and went out in groups to search.

The second call was to Yu Shuang, as she remembered Yu Shuang might have encountered her before. However, this also yielded no information.

The last call was naturally to Lu Feng.

“Whose whereabouts?” Lu Feng was at home by now. His wife had been suffering from heatstroke recently, so he came to keep her company more often, even materializing to do housework when his son wasn’t looking. When he received the call, he was mopping the floor while his wife sat nearby chatting with him.

“Ruan Xue, the female ghost you’ve met before, the one by Mu Yuan’s side.”

“I haven’t seen any female ghosts, but I’ll keep an eye out for you. I’ll let you know if I hear anything.” Lu Feng sounded very certain, having completely forgotten about Ruan Xue.

His wife, sitting on the sofa, paused for a moment. Female ghost? She seemed to remember something. A week ago, wasn’t there a very noisy female ghost in her husband’s identity token? But seeing Lu Feng’s genuine expression of never having seen a female ghost, she couldn’t help but laugh.

As she was about to say something, Lu Feng had already hung up the phone.

Coming back to his senses, Lu Feng suddenly noticed his wife’s strange look and asked, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Should we go to the hospital?”

“No, I’m fine. Brother Lu, I just heard you talking about a female ghost. What’s that about?”

“Oh, Qin Ying was asking about a female ghost named Ruan Xue, wondering if I’d seen her.” Lu Feng continued mopping, having completely forgotten about tricking that female ghost into his identity token’s space to nourish her soul. If Ruan Xue heard this, she’d probably be furious.

Lu Feng’s wife burst out laughing and told him what she remembered. Lu Feng muttered, “Oh, it’s her. I forgot all about that.”

Lu Feng’s wife couldn’t stop smiling. Regardless of why that female ghost had approached her husband, encountering someone like him was certainly unlucky for her.

Just as Qin Ying put away her phone, another call came in. After listening, her expression became slightly odd. She glanced at Mu Yuan and then told Shen Wan, “Ruan Xue has been found.”

Hearing Qin Ying’s report, Shen Wan nearly died laughing.

That Ruan Xue was really persistent. Unable to seduce the single Yu Shuang, she actually went after the devoted Lu Feng. Didn’t she understand that someone as loyal as Lu Feng was only devoted to his own wife? In his eyes, everyone else, men and women alike, were just people, with no distinction. Being locked in the identity token’s space for a week must have driven her crazy.

Mu Yuan couldn’t hear Qin Ying’s words, and Shen Wan wouldn’t tell him the truth. Instead, she said, “Your female ghost has been found.”

“Where is Xiao Xue now? Is she safe? When can she come back? What happened to her that she didn’t return for a whole week?”

Shen Wan held back her laughter and said seriously, “My Ying Ying told me that your female ghost ran out in the middle of the night and encountered an evil spirit. She was almost beaten to the point of her soul scattering, but luckily met Lu Feng. She asked Lu Feng for help, so he put her in a space to nourish her soul. Don’t worry, she’ll be brought here soon.”

Mu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, “Who is Lu Feng?” His expression became a bit tense, wondering if Lu Feng had taken a liking to Xiao Xue.

“Lu Feng is a ghost official walking in the human world. Don’t worry, he still has a living wife and child in the human world and isn’t interested in your female ghost. He was an upright police officer in life, the kind who serves the people.”

Hearing this, Mu Yuan relaxed and stopped doubting.

Soon, Lu Feng arrived. He only released Ruan Xue when he reached Shen Wan’s side. After handing Ruan Xue over to Mu Yuan, Shen Wan left with Qin Ying, and Lu Feng naturally hurried back to continue mopping – he hadn’t finished the floor yet.

Rescued, Ruan Xue cried “wuwuwu” to Mu Yuan. Having signed a life-and-death contract, she could touch Mu Yuan. She cried for a while, and just as she was about to say something, Mu Yuan spoke.

“It’s so dangerous out there, why did you go out alone?”

“If you want to go out in the future, call me. No matter how late, I’ll accompany you.”

Ruan Xue felt a bit touched. Just as she was about to speak of her grievances, Mu Yuan interrupted her again.

“This time you were attacked by an evil spirit and almost lost your life. Fortunately, you met a kind-hearted person like Lu Feng who was willing to provide a place for you to nourish your soul. Xiao Xue, if you had encountered another group of malicious evil spirits and something had happened, what would I do?”

The words Ruan Xue originally wanted to say got stuck in her throat.

Yes, she had used this excuse to approach Lu Feng, who could have known that the idiot would take it seriously, thinking she was really about to dissipate, and put her in that ghostly place where she nearly screamed herself hoarse without anyone paying attention.

As for encountering evil spirits, something strange was happening in this world. She couldn’t even see a single wandering ghost. Last time, she even saw some kind of temporary residence for wandering ghosts, which infuriated her.

“Don’t wander off anymore, Xiao Xue. Don’t make me worry.”

Ruan Xue felt no gratitude in her heart, only that Mu Yuan was ignorant, like a fool.