Quick Transmigration: Irresistible Beauty

And because that was the case, it would only make sense if her (Yue Ran's) personality and demeanor had undergone a change, right? She must have been blackened because of this traumatic experience and huge betrayal, right?

Yue Ran: He he. Wait for me.

She hopes that the male protagonist will be aware that his gloomy and obedient junior sister has blackened.

…

Yue Ran took a breath, and the pain finally faded away slowly, gradually subsiding to the extent that it would not interfere with her movements.

"Master, are you awake?" Long Yuan inquired.

"Yes," Yue Ran answered, her gaze wandering around to take in the place that they were settled in. She showed approval in her eyes before continuing, "It is a good thing that you can find this place in such a short period of time."

Right now, Yue Ran and Long Yuan are in an uninhabited cave. Although it was small, shallow, and dark, it was still more than enough for two individuals to have a short rest in it.

The young woman peered down from the mouth of the cave and could vaguely make out the outline of a stream. When she looked up at the sky, all she could see was a large expanse of white. The white fog stretched far and obscured the view of the sky above her head.

Thinking of her current situation, Yue Ran put out a question: "Long Yuan, do you know what kind of poison or Gu in this world can make a person suffer bone-eroding pain as soon as they use their spiritual power?"

(*Gu: Gu is a venom-based poison associated with cultures in south China. The traditional preparation of the Gu poison involves sealing a number of venomous creatures like centipedes, caterpillars, snakes, scorpions, frogs, lizards, etc. inside a closed container, where they are going to devour one another and allegedly concentrate their toxins into a single survivor, which is the only creature left standing and whose body had now been heavily mutated. The last surviving larva, named Gu, was in possession of the complex poison.)

Yue Ran leaned her back against the wall of the cave and unexpectedly asked a question without any context, catching the humanoid sword spirit by surprise.

Although Long Yuan was surprised, he still thought about this question very seriously before replying, "Sorry, master, but this subordinate is not clear about what poison that is." After a pause, he continued, "This subordinate has never heard of such a thing."

"It is all right," Yue Ran said. "I was just asking this question casually."

Yue Ran waved a hand, motioning that he should not care too much about it. She then turned to look at the vast floating blanket of white in front of her eyes, so Long Yuan could only wonder what she was going through in that head of hers.

Could it be that the reason why his master's cultivation was so low was because of this kind of poison, or Gu? And it was also why his master would suffer bone-eroding pain every time she employed her spiritual power? Was that why she had suddenly become so weak just now? Was she hit by some malicious poison or Gu by a person who wished her harm?

Long Yuan could not help but make some associations in his head during the silence.

"This subordinate thinks... This subordinate thinks that this is more akin to a curse than a poison or a Gu," Long Yuan suddenly said out loud.

"A curse…" Yue Ran pondered. "Yes, indeed, how can there be such a supreme Gu and long-lasting poison in the world?"

Yue Ran laughed, but there was no self-mockery or complaint in her voice, which surprised Long Yuan. She gave off the impression that she did not care about this matter at all.

If Yue Ran had learned the thoughts of Long Yuan, she would have rolled her eyes at him—as if crying or complaining would help improve her current predicament in the slightest bit!

"Let us go along the stream and see if we can find a village or a town nearby," Yue Ran said, pointing to the stream below them.

Yue Ran rose to her feet and patted the dust off her crimson gown.

Long Yuan also consciously took on the role of being the only mode of transportation. He picked his master up, flew out of the cave, followed along the riverbed, moving all the way down, and finally found a little settlement—a small village.

Neither of them—Yue Ran and Long Yuan—had any money on them, so Yue Ran could only pawn a piece of jade on her body.

This piece of jade appeared to be a gift from Jiang Wen Xiu for the original body's coming-of-age ceremony—at least this was what Yue Ran had gotten from the information Ruan Ruan had additionally supplied her with.

This jade proved to be quite valuable, since the money she had gotten from pawning it was enough for the two of them to eat and live comfortably without worrying about their financial situation for a few days at the minimum.

With the newly acquired wealth in her hand, Yue Ran immediately took Long Yuan to eat a full meal.

Long Yuan was a sword spirit, so he naturally did not feel much appetite or desire when looking at the mortal dishes lined up in front of him.

However, Yue Ran, who was sitting across from him, was simply his opposite. Even the positions they were sitting in were astonishingly divergent.

The light cast from the window shrouded Yue Ran's beautiful figure, like a blanket of holy light caressing her skin, while he was sitting right across her, where the light was obscured and shadows had enveloped the place.

She is the light, the shining luminosity of the world, while he is just her shadow.

They were like people from two different worlds.

Long Yuan blinked, and then blinked again, before unconsciously curling a finger that rested on his knees.