Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 29 Sect Grand Competition (4)

Luo Zai Shui was somewhat surprised by this unexpected visitor.

She casually stuck a soundproof sign on the table, lit the candle on the table, and pushed a cup of hot tea in front of Li Yue.

Out of politeness, Li Yue took a sip of tea, then stuck out her tongue because it was so bitter.

"What is this? It's so bitter!"

Luo Zai Shui didn't take it to heart, poured himself a cup of tea, and savored it: "Three hundred years old Maojian vine, it has the effect of reducing internal heat and calming the mind. Although it is a bit bitter, it is a rare and good tea."

"Where is this good?!" Li Yue sat down across from Luo Zai Shui with a carefree attitude. "It's even more bitter than the espresso I used to drink. I don't know how you managed to drink it. I really miss the milk tea shop near my school."

Luo Zai Shui gently blew on the slightly hot teacup: "I have a heart condition, and I have trouble sleeping when I think too much. This tea was found by my master to help me sleep, and I've been drinking it for over ten years."

Li Yue braced herself on the table and stood up excitedly: "More than ten years? You mean you've been here for more than ten years? My God! No wonder I thought you were acting strange, you've been assimilated by this place!"

Luo Zai Shui put down her teacup and looked directly at her: "I came here when I was a baby, and now I have been here for eighteen years."

"Ah, so you were reborn as a baby." Li Yue sat back down on the stool. "Then you're really unlucky, transmigrating into the body of the female lead's white moonlight senior sister."

"What?"

Luo Zai Shui didn't quite understand what Li Yue was saying.

“I’m talking about your identity.” Li Yue pointed at her. “Your identity is the white moonlight senior sister of the female lead Su Wusi and a series of supporting characters. Your death promoted the progress of the female lead and supporting characters. You can say that you are a very key figure.”

This matched what Luo Zai Shui already knew, but Luo Zai Shui wanted to find out even more information.

She tentatively asked, "When did you get here?"

"I've been here for about three months now," Li Yue stretched. "At first, I didn't know I had transmigrated into the novel I wrote. Then one day I heard that the senior brother of Linghai Sect was named Chu Yeli. I thought that name was quite common in the novel world, so it was probably just a coincidence. But then I heard your name again. I tried to find out more, and a lot of information matched the novel I wrote."

"At least I transmigrated, but I didn't get any cheat codes or talent points, and I ended up as a nobody who was practically nameless."

Li Yue was quite annoyed by this: "Hey, do you have any cheat codes since you transmigrated? Since you're already the second senior sister of Xianyun Peak, you must have a high talent for cultivating immortality. I actually want to cultivate immortality too, but I really don't have that talent. I originally wanted to do something great, but after thinking about it, I'd better just wash up, go to sleep, and lie down."

Luo shook his head to indicate that he did not have that thing.

Li Yue turned the teacup upside down, pushed it from her left hand to her right hand, and then pushed it back again, over and over again: "Have you tried to go back? I really want to go home. School hasn't let out for summer vacation yet. I even told my mom that I'd ask her to stew chicken for me when I get back. I wonder if I'll still be able to eat it."

Luo Zai Shui shook her head gently again. Since she came here, she seemed to have never had the idea of ​​going back.

Li Yue suddenly thought of something and sat up straight: "Maybe you can go back after you finish your storyline!"

"My plot?"

Luo Zai Shui seemed a little confused by these words, but Li Yue clearly didn't notice them.

"It's the scene where you shield Su Wusi from the sword!" Li Yue slammed her hand on the table excitedly. "You haven't read my novel, have you? The ending I arranged for you is that the Wen family finds out about your background and forces you to marry Wen Lian as a concubine. Xianyun Peak plans to help you escape, but the Wen family sees through your plan and attacks the mountain. You shield Su Wusi from the sword to save her, and finally, when Shi Ming arrives, you confess your feelings to each other and then you die a perfect death!"

Speaking of the plot, Li Yue was very excited: "Isn't this plot amazing? The camaraderie between the two disciples brought tears to the audience's eyes, and the tragic ending of you and Shi Ming, the secondary couple, made readers cry their eyes out. They were begging me to bring you back to life in the comments every day. Originally, I wanted to write that Shi Ming would die for you, which would also bring tears to the readers' eyes. But later on, the female lead's fellow disciples needed to appear, and I wanted to give Shi Ming a character with a heart for the common people. So I made him a second male lead who lost his love, but bravely took up his sword for the sake of the common people he cared about. This made his character much more complete! I'm telling you, if you go back, you must read the novel I wrote. It's a huge hit!"

Luo Zai Shui's heart clenched inexplicably. She lowered her eyes, staring at the teacup in her hand: "So when will I die?"

Li Yue lifted her chin and said, "Let me think. Right now, it's the sect competition. The male and female protagonists meet in the secret realm of the competition and join hands to defeat the demonic cultivators. Next, the Wen family gathers the disciples of the five major sects in the Penglai Secret Realm. The female protagonist obtains the opportunity. Then, Ji Tinghan is found to have demonic blood and is forced to become a demon. Then your background is discovered. Actually, it's not far off."

Luo Zai Shui gripped her knee tightly with her right hand: "Must I die? Must Ji Ting Han become a demon?"

Li Yue shrugged, not caring much: "I can't help it. Luo Zai Shui's character is just too overshadowing of the female lead. When I was conceiving the plot, basically wherever she was, my daughter had no chance to shine. Luo Zai Shui's character is too easy to control. Every time I write about her, the plot doesn't go in the direction I want. She solves problems too easily, without any twists and turns, and doesn't guide my female lead at all. It would be better to set her up as a weak, early-dying, white moonlight senior sister, and then push the female lead down the beautiful, strong, and tragic route. That would make the story more interesting."

"As for Ji Tinghan, my initial character design for him was that he was always in love with his senior sister who saved him, but because she and his senior brother were in love with each other, he had to deliberately hide his feelings. However, I later thought that the plot was too cliché, and at that time, the 'sister complex' was very popular, so I changed his character design to 'sister complex'. But he and Luo Zaishui couldn't be real siblings, so I arranged for him to have a sister who deeply loved him die tragically in front of him, and then another sister would descend to save him. This is also a very good selling point. Of course, the fact that he became a demon is also necessary, otherwise how can we create an environment where the female lead is isolated and helpless and needs redemption?"

Luo Zai Shui's face was deathly pale in the candlelight. This person, with just a few simple words, had decided their fate.

Her heart started clenching again, and Luo Zai Shui forced herself to sit up straight: "I want to live."

"That won't do!" Li Yue stood up. "You're trying to change the plot!"

Luo Zai Shui stared intently at her: "Why not?"

Li Yue became increasingly agitated as she spoke: "Of course not! I am the author of this book, and my character must never be beyond my control!"

Luo Zai Shui's chest ached so badly her eyes welled up with tears, but she still refused to bend down to ease the pain: "So you want us to die?"

Seeing Luo Zai Shui like this, Li Yue still thought that she just didn't want to die.

"No, I just don't want you to change my hard work so easily. Besides, if you die, maybe you can go home. Don't you want to go home?"

Home? Luo Zai Shui curled a self-deprecating smile at the corner of her mouth. From the first moment she came into this world, all she saw were her master and the others. Didn't she know where her home was?

Do you think you can persuade me?

Luo Zai Shui's eyes were firm, as if she had made up her mind and was determined to take the plunge.

"You..." Li Yue saw that she couldn't persuade her, but she also had no way to stop her. She could only angrily flick her sleeves. "If you change the plot, who knows how much trouble it will cause later? Do you understand the butterfly effect? ​​If you change your own death point, what will happen next? Can you bear the consequences?"

Luo Zai Shui smiled with relief: "I don't know what will happen next, but I will guard Xianyun Peak until the very last moment."

"You've truly been assimilated by this world!"

Li Yue turned away in anger: "I don't care about you anymore, do whatever you want. Anyway, none of us can go back, so let's live one more day at a time. I'm curious, though, whether you can actually change this predetermined ending."

Luo Zai Shui's smile widened: "Then please wait and see."

After the man slammed the door and left, Luo Zai Shui collapsed onto the table. The throbbing pain in her chest reminded her that she was still alive. She took out the pills that Xie Jing had prepared for her from her storage bag and swallowed them with a gulp of the cool tea in her cup.

After about an incense stick's time, the pain in her chest subsided a little. Luo Zai Shui really didn't have time to take care of herself. She looked like she had just been pulled out of a pool, covered in sweat.

She poured herself another cup of tea, drank it all in one gulp, and the bitterness spread in her mouth. The tightness in her chest gradually eased, and she slowly came back to life.

A drop of water fell into the cup, and Luo unconsciously touched her face with the water, tears already falling onto her clothes.

She wiped away the tears on her face and forced a bitter smile. Really, how could she be crying from the pain? She wasn't like this before.

The bitter taste in her mouth hadn't faded yet, and the sourness in her heart rose again. Luo Zai Shui took out a piece of candied fruit from her storage bag and put it in her mouth. Today, she experienced a mix of emotions.

She curled up, hugging herself tightly, and comforted herself, saying, "It's okay, it's okay, everything will be alright."

No sleep for one night.

Looking at Luo Zai Shui's pale face, Shi Ming couldn't help but worry: "Junior Sister, are you feeling unwell?"

Luo Zai Shui shook her head: "It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well last night."

"Would you like some sweet cake, senior sister? I just bought some this morning."

Jian Muyi held out the still-warm pastries to her, while Xue Xin took out some calming pills: "Senior Sister, would you like some? Or perhaps after the competition ends today, I'll pick out some calming incense for you?"

Ji Tinghan silently brewed a pot of tea to relieve her fatigue, while Su Wusi obediently sat beside her and shared most of her breakfast with her.

Luo Zai Shui cheered up: "I'm fine, no need to trouble yourself. I'm going to participate in the competition soon, what kind of ranking do you plan to get?"

"Of course, we'll take first place!" Jian Muyi stood up, raised his teacup, and said, "Shall we clink glasses with tea instead of wine?"

The others also raised their teacups: "Let's win first place!"