Transmigrated into a Heartthrob Novel and Went OOC Chapter 33

 Chapter 33

Spiritual power flowed through Zhongli Yueshu’s fingertips and penetrated Fang Chaozhou’s skin. It made Fang Chaozhou furrow his brows due to the sudden surge of spiritual power. It was different from the spiritual power he had experienced when merging with Xue Danrong in the cold pool. Zhongli Yueshui’s spiritual power was excessively strong and domineering. In a moment, cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

The unfamiliar spiritual power wandered within his body, while his own spiritual power, due to the overwhelming visitor from the outside, retreated into his sea of consciousness, allowing the other party to occupy his body.

Fang Chaozhou felt as if his wrist, held tightly, had been burned by fire. The pain was not limited to that spot alone. He had always been afraid of pain, and at this moment, he couldn’t care less about the other person being his master. He wanted to struggle, but as soon as he moved, Zhongli Yueshui called his name.

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Its eyes turned around and, relying on the flexibility of a feline, it raised half of its body, lowered its tiger head, and licked off all the cold sweat on Fang Chaozhou’s forehead with a single lick.

Fang Chaozhou:……

It hurt even more.

This cat’s tongue was full of barbs!

Zhongli Yueshui’s eyes darkened at the White Tiger’s actions. “Tubai, don’t touch him.”

The White Tiger made a cat sound, meowed once, and obediently lay back down, letting Fang Chaozhou use it as a pillow.

However, due to its actions, the skin on Fang Chaozhou’s forehead visibly turned red. Coupled with his eyes that had become misty upon seeing Zhongli Yueshui, he appeared even more weak and pitiful.

After a moment, Zhongli Yueshui finally retracted his hand. He stood up straight, looked at Fang Chaozhou, who could only lie there in a daze, and said coldly, “Your aptitude is too poor. It’s almost impossible to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in half a year. It’s like daydreaming.”

In fact, this statement wasn’t entirely fair. Among the countless cultivators, Fang Chaozhou’s aptitude was not considered poor. One could even say it was quite excellent, otherwise he wouldn’t have been accepted into the Tian Shui Sect. However, in the eyes of absolute powerhouses like Zhongli Yueshui, he was worthless.

“But it’s not entirely impossible. There is a method – Bone Marrow Cleansing,” Zhongli Yueshui said coldly.

Bone Marrow Cleansing involved using numerous rare elixirs to remodel one’s aptitude. However, it came with tremendous risks. Some people may become prodigies after undergoing Bone Marrow Cleansing, while others may end up crippled.

Of course, there were methods to increase the success rate of Bone Marrow Cleansing. One way was to have a powerful expert supervise the entire process, ensuring that any mishaps can be promptly resolved.

Upon hearing Zhongli Yueshui’s words, Fang Chaozhou couldn’t help but hesitate. He turned his face away, unable to meet the other person’s gaze, and spoke with difficulty, “Master… I…”

Zhongli Yueshui didn’t let Fang Chaozhou finish his sentence and directly interrupted him. “You just need to tell me whether you want to undergo Bone Marrow Cleansing. Don’t worry about anything else.”

“No… I don’t want to!” Fang Chaozhou, afraid that Zhongli Yueshui hadn’t heard clearly, repeated firmly, “I don’t want to!”

His words were clear and unmistakable.

Zhongli Yueshui:…

For the first time, a bewildered expression appeared in his light gray eyes. He never expected someone to refuse this opportunity. For any cultivator, having a powerhouse in the Great Accomplishment realm willing to help them with Bone Marrow Cleansing would be a cause for ecstatic joy.

As for Fang Chaozhou, who rejected Zhongli Yueshui, his thoughts were clear. Although he had never experienced Bone Marrow Cleansing himself, he had read the original work. In the original story, a supporting male character chose to undergo Bone Marrow Cleansing because he couldn’t attain the love of Xue Danrong.

The pain during the process was vividly described in the text, making Fang Chaozhou feel as if he were experiencing it firsthand. Even the watermelon in his hand lost its appeal.

In the end, that supporting male character failed in his Bone Marrow Cleansing and became completely crippled, unable to cultivate anymore. He was worse off than an ordinary mortal and eventually withdrew from the cultivation world.

Fang Chaozhou wanted to withdraw from cultivation, but this method of withdrawal seemed too brutal.

Mainly, he was genuinely afraid of pain.

“You’re unwilling?” Zhongli Yueshui furrowed his brows.

Fang Chaozhou bit his tongue hard, bringing back a moment of clarity to his mind. “Respected Master, I… Fang Chaozhou is naturally foolish and doesn’t dare to harbor unrealistic dreams. Moreover, troubling the Master only makes me more anxious. I have already caused trouble for the Master with my cultivation on Huali Mountain.”

The voice of the White Tiger untimely chimed in, “Meow, why not engage in dual cultivation? Dual cultivation is more…”

Before it could finish speaking, a mute spell was cast on it.

Zhongli Yueshui completed the spell, and his gaze turned completely cold. “Since that’s the case, why haven’t you attended classes these past few days?”

Fang Chaozhou hesitated for a moment but decided to tell the truth. “I… didn’t… get up. Tubai said that if I’m late, I don’t have to attend classes, so… I practiced on my own.”

Zhongli Yueshui fell silent for a moment. “Tomorrow, someone will come to call you. If you still don’t come, I won’t keep a freeloader like you around. Go back where you came from.”

After saying that, he turned and left, but after a few steps, he stopped again. “Tubai.”

His voice was extremely cold.

Tubai hesitated for a moment but ultimately got up and followed Zhongli Yueshui. However, as it followed, it would take a few steps, then turn back to look at Fang Chaozhou. Finally, its tiger head was struck hard by a spell, causing it to tuck its tail and no longer dare to look back.

Left behind in the same spot, Fang Chaozhou lay down in a sprawled position. Suddenly, he became worried about his future. He had previously asked Tubai what it had dreamt about, but Tubai, clever as it was, refused to say a single word no matter how he asked. He even ended up giving it a good petting session, making it purr loudly.

With Tubai’s fluffy fur and soothing presence, Fang Chaozhou felt his hand ache from tiredness. The sleepiness bug also crept up on him, and he couldn’t help but rest his head on Tubai and take a nap. Unexpectedly, Zhongli Yueshui caught sight of them.

Didn’t Tubai say that Zhongli Yueshui would return tomorrow? Why did he come back so soon?

Also, it seemed that Zhongli Yueshui had a connection to Tubai’s dreams. It shouldn’t be some strange dream, right? At most, it would be dreaming about being petted or something.

But when Zhongli Yueshui mentioned that someone would come to wake him up, who was that person?

The next day, before dawn, Fang Chaozhou saw the person who was supposed to wake him up. No, to be precise, it was a cat, and it was none other than Tubai.

However, Tubai seemed to be under a spell. As soon as it saw Fang Chaozhou wake up, it meowed continuously, but no human words came out.

Fang Chaozhou was puzzled. “Did Master cast a spell on you? Can’t you speak?”

Tubai nodded, then used its furry little paw to scratch at Fang Chaozhou’s sleeve. It scratched for a while but couldn’t move it, which made it so angry that even its whiskers were crooked.

Seeing Tubai’s reaction, Fang Chaozhou suddenly understood. “Is it that you not only can’t speak human language right now, but you also can’t even transform into the White Tiger?”

He guessed correctly. Tubai had indeed turned into a cat.

Fang Chaozhou was overjoyed and had even more motivation to cuddle the cat. Before getting up, he imprisoned Tubai in his arms, giving it a thorough petting session. Tubai’s eyelids were about to roll back, and it wished it could just leave Fang Chaozhou’s embrace.

If Fang Chaozhou didn’t have his wits about him and remember Zhongli Yueshui’s words, he might not have been able to get out of bed.

Before heading to Zhongli Yueshui, Fang Chaozhou would habitually bathe and change his clothes. When Tubai could still transform into the White Tiger, he intentionally avoided it. Although Tubai couldn’t transform now, he still took precautions and set up a barrier outside the bathing chamber before undressing and entering the water.

The bathing chamber always had warm water prepared, which was quite convenient.

Fang Chaozhou, despite knowing about the Cleansing Technique for purifying the body, still preferred taking daily showers as a modern person. Back in Zhichun Island, he didn’t have the facilities, but here, soaking in the bath had become his favorite thing to do. After all, there were no books to read, and no snacks to munch on.

After soaking for about fifteen minutes, Fang Chaozhou emerged from the water. Just as he turned around to grab his clothes, he locked eyes with a pair of round, sparkling eyes.

He had forgotten that even though Tubai was under Zhongli Yueshui’s spell, its cultivation level was still higher than his, making it effortless for Tubai to break through his barrier.

Tubai crouched not far away, watching who knows for how long. As it saw Fang Chaozhou looking at it, it let out a couple of meows and approached with cat-like steps. When it reached the edge of the pool, it used its paw to scratch at the water surface, creating ripples before lowering its own cat head.

However, before its tongue could extend, Fang Chaozhou grabbed its neck.

“No drinking,” he quickly stopped Tubai as he realized it wanted to drink his bathwater.

Despite being held by the scruff of its neck, Tubai didn’t give up. It struggled desperately to stick its head out. Seeing this, Fang Chaozhou simply lifted Tubai in his arms and stepped out of the bath.

With one hand holding the cat and the other reaching for the single garment hanging on the screen, Fang Chaozhou struggled to dress. In the end, he had to carry Tubai to the door, put it down, and swiftly close the door before getting dressed.

Before he could even fasten his waistband, Tubai jumped in through the window.

Due to Tubai’s antics, when Fang Chaozhou arrived at Zhongli Yueshui’s courtyard, it was already past the hour of the Rabbit. Standing outside the door to Zhongli Yueshui’s room, Fang Chaozhou awkwardly greeted the person inside, “Disciple pays respects to Master. I hope Master is well.”

Zhongli Yueshui’s voice took a moment to respond, “You’re late.”

Every time Fang Chaozhou conversed with Zhongli Yueshui, it was an extremely difficult task. He discreetly pinched his own flesh with the hand at his side to force himself to answer, “Apologies, Master.”

“Since you’re late, I will punish you. Do you have any objections?” Zhongli Yueshui’s voice remained calm.

Even if he had objections, he wouldn’t dare to voice them.

“No, I don’t,” Fang Chaozhou could only reply in this manner.

At this moment, Tubai, who was still sprawled by Fang Chaozhou’s feet, let out a long string of meows. It was calling out towards the room, but Fang Chaozhou couldn’t understand what it was saying. However, soon enough, Tubai entered the room, and after a while, Zhongli Yueshui’s voice sounded again, “Come inside.”

Upon hearing this, Fang Chaozhou was taken aback.

He had never been inside Zhongli Yueshui’s room. In his eyes, it was akin to a forbidden area where entering would mean death.

“Master wants me to come in?” Fang Chaozhou feared he might have misheard.

Zhongli Yueshui responded with a grunt, and sensing Fang Chaozhou’s hesitation, his tone grew colder. “Do I need to come out to invite you in?”

Fang Chaozhou pinched his leg so hard that the flesh turned almost purple. Only by doing so could he maintain his composure. In truth, he didn’t like facing Zhongli Yueshui. Just hearing the other person’s voice was enough to make him dizzy. If he were to go inside and see Zhongli Yueshui in person, wouldn’t he become even more disoriented?

It was probably going to be the same as yesterday.

His head ached.

Zhongli Yueshui was going to punish him, but how? Would he use spells to strike him?

But no matter how much his head hurt or how much he didn’t want to go in, Fang Chaozhou couldn’t avoid it.

With a resigned mindset, he took two steps forward, placing his hand on the door. However, as his palm touched the cold surface behind the door, he froze.

He really didn’t want to go in.

“Meow.” Tubai’s voice came from inside the room, sounding somewhat impatient.

Fang Chaozhou gritted his teeth and exerted a slight force, pushing the door open.

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Translator’s note: I know this is off topic, but I would like to send well wishes to everyone who is affected by the wildfires especially in Canada. Please be careful of your health, and if you feel something off with your respiratory system, take action and seek immediate help. If possible, stay inside your homes to protect yourselves from the bad air quality. I read this online: 

• Stay indoors as much as possible, and avoid strenuous activities. The most susceptible to this are the elderly and those that have respiratory problems. (Give them as much help as you can.)
• If you go outside, please wear masks. You should use something better than the usual N95. I forgot the name, but you can google it. (Masks won’t probably help much, but it’s better than nothing.)
• And if you have air filters in your air conditioners at home, turn it on so it can filter the particles in the air. 
• Close your windows and doors at home.
• Keep safe, be careful, and don’t lose faith. 

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