Transmigrated into a Heartthrob Novel and Went OOC Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Standing at the door, Zhongli Yueshui watched the two people sitting on the ground, his expression becoming even darker. He walked slowly into the clean room, approaching them before coming to a stop.

As soon as Zhongli Yueshui appeared, Tu Bai returned to his cat form, hiding his fierce appearance and curling up obediently.

The person sitting on the ground, clearly showing panic in his eyes, tried to stand up but failed. His loose robe hung on him, barely covering his legs, and his wet long hair was covered by the outer robe, sticking to his neck and back.

The person lying down fared slightly better, with neat clothes, but his whole body was soaked. A blush appeared on his fair face, and his red lips were tightly pursed.

When Fang Chaozhou caught sight of the shadow casting over them, he felt certain that trouble was imminent. On previous occasions, when he slept in lazily, he would be punished. But this time, he had fallen on Xue Danrong in front of Zhongli Yueshui. Considering Zhongli Yueshui’s fondness for Xue Danrong, he was bound to suffer severe consequences.

He tremblingly lifted his head to glance at Zhongli Yueshui and immediately recoiled in fear, stammering, “Mas… Master, I… I didn’t mean to… to fall on Junior Brother.”

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In this place, the only one who could punish others was Zhongli Yueshui.

Xue Danrong withdrew his gaze from Tu Bai and walked out of the clean room. As he approached the main house, he heard voices coming from inside.

“Pain! Pain! Ouch… Master, please be gentle! Ahh—”

Fang Chaozhou’s tears were about to burst out. He looked at his ankle gripped tightly by the man’s hand and couldn’t help but want to pull it back. However, every time he moved, the grip tightened even more.

It was truly too painful!

Zhongli Yueshui naturally heard Fang Chaozhou’s cries of pain, but he didn’t even raise an eyelid. He continued to gather ice qi in his hand to apply a cold compress to Fang Chaozhou. The ankle he held had already swollen from the accidental twist when Fang Chaozhou fell.

Fang Chaozhou was originally afraid of pain, and now, being turned into a puppet, he was even more fearful. After enduring the ice compress for a while, he couldn’t help but try to retract his foot. If the person applying the compress wasn’t Zhongli Yueshui, he would have been so frustrated by now that he might have kicked someone.

“Master, please stop… Hisss, it really hurts!” Fang Chaozhou gasped for breath while pleading with Zhongli Yueshui, but the other party completely ignored him. His struggles were as futile as a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Instead, after struggling for a while, not only did his foot still hurt, but his robe that covered his lower leg was also pulled open.

Fang Chaozhou’s attention was solely focused on the pain in his ankle and he didn’t notice the open robe. At this point, he was on the verge of crying and begging Zhongli Yueshui to give him a way out.

With a stern face, Zhongli Yueshui’s voice was icy cold. “If it doesn’t hurt, how will you remember your lesson? The pool is filled with Crimson Lotus, can’t you smell it?”

Fang Chaozhou was momentarily stunned but answered truthfully, “I couldn’t smell it.”

Who could smell the water and determine the scent of flowers inside? That was usually something only protagonists or more powerful supporting characters could do. He was just an ordinary person who had transmigrated into a book. If he could distinguish a few common floral scents, he considered himself pretty capable.

But as soon as Fang Chaozhou spoke the truth, he almost jumped off the couch.

The excruciating pain in his ankle made it impossible for him to make a sound. He struggled a few times, flopping like a fish out of water, but his efforts were in vain. Before long, he was drenched in cold sweat and collapsed on the nearby brocade blanket.

“Luo Honghua (crimson lotus) is beneficial to cultivators, but it can bewitch the minds of mortals. If a mortal smells this flower’s fragrance, it is extremely difficult to break free from it. If it weren’t for your junior brother being here, you would have likely drowned in that pool,” Zhongli Yueshui scolded, his words filled with reprimand.

Fang Chaozhou heard Zhongli Yueshui’s reprimand, paused for a moment, wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve, and weakly said, “I didn’t know it was Luo Honghua. Tu Bai mentioned that you often soak in it, so… out of curiosity, I didn’t even ask Tu Bai if I could soak in it. I took it upon myself to do it. I didn’t know the water would be so potent.” 

He looked up at Zhongli Yueshui with a feeble expression. “Master, if you want to punish me, disciple accepts it, but could you wait until my foot gets better?”

Zhongli Yueshui retracted the ice qi in his hand. “Your foot injury will take at least half a month to heal. During this time, you are not allowed to leave the courtyard without my permission, and you cannot see Tu Bai either. It will also be punished.”

“Master, why…” Fang Chaozhou stopped midway through his question.

Tu Bai deserved punishment. He had been hostile towards his junior disciple several times, and this time he even used a lethal move against him.

Tu Bai was the divine beast raised by Zhongli Yueshui, and Zhongli Yueshui had feelings for Xue Danrong. If Tu Bai was hostile towards Xue Danrong, it would be blatantly bullying Zhongli Yueshui’s beloved.

He deserved punishment!

“Yes, he deserves punishment.”

Otherwise, if Tu Bai continued to behave more outrageously and injured Xue Danrong, Zhongli Yueshui would definitely be furious. At that time, Tu Bai’s fate would be even worse. It would be better to punish him now, make him learn his lesson, and prevent him from quarreling with Xue Danrong in the future.

When Zhongli Yueshui heard Fang Chaozhou’s words, he looked at the weak figure leaning on the brocade blanket with some confusion. “Aren’t you going to plead for Tu Bai?”

“Tu Bai almost injured Junior Brother today. He deserves punishment, but Master, please don’t punish him too severely. Otherwise, Tu Bai might develop a rebellious heart and feel that you’re biased,” Fang Chaozhou spoke while feeling uncomfortable with his long hair sticking to his back, so he couldn’t help but reach out and pull it out.

Just as he untangled his hair, he couldn’t help but sneeze.

Zhongli Yueshui moved the foot that was still resting on his leg to the bed and stood up, going to the wardrobe. He took out a set of clothes and placed them beside the bed. “Change your clothes. We will go to Wuzhi Peak later.”

“What?” Fang Chaozhou looked at his severely swollen injured foot. “Master, should I still go like this?”

“The thunder tribulation hasn’t passed yet, and I want to go and see. If I leave you here, I don’t know what trouble you might get into. So you might as well come with me,” Zhongli Yueshui said, walking towards the door. “Change your clothes quickly. If you’re not ready within the time it takes to make a cup of tea, you’ll be punished together with Tu Bai.”

Fang Chaozhou was even more dumbfounded but could only resign himself and get up to change his clothes.

However, as soon as he picked up the clothes, he realized that they weren’t his. It seemed to be Zhongli Yueshui’s clothes.

He couldn’t wear Zhongli Yueshui’s clothes, so he put that set of clothes aside and took out the clothes from his own storage ring. With great difficulty, he struggled to put them on.

However, his original clothes were now a bit too big for him. The sleeves and pant legs were too long, so he had to roll them up. After rolling them up, he shouted outside, “Master, I’ve changed my clothes.”

Outside the room…

Xue Danrong looked at the man who came out and lowered his head slightly, softly calling out, “Master.”

Zhongli Yueshui looked at the young man in front of him and remained silent for a moment before saying, “Danrong, you should go back for now. Lin Han’s Thunder Tribulation might not arrive until tomorrow.”

Xue Danrong responded, “Then I will come again tomorrow.”

“No need to come tomorrow either. Come the day after tomorrow,” Zhongli Yueshui replied.

His words made Xue Danrong pause for a moment, but he didn’t say anything. He nodded and turned to leave. However, after taking a few steps, he was called back.

“Danrong, you should diligently cultivate. In the future, Tian Shui Sect will be yours,” Zhongli Yueshui said.

Upon hearing these words, Xue Danrong couldn’t help but turn his head. He looked at the man standing under the corridor and asked, “Master, are you going to pass Tian Shui Sect to me? But what about you, and the five elders? Above me, there are many talented senior brothers and sisters.”

Before Zhongli Yueshui could answer, they both heard the voice of Fang Chaozhou.

Fang Chaozhou said that he was dressed.

Zhongli Yueshui tilted his head slightly, then turned back to look at Xue Danrong and said in a deep voice, “Your master and the others don’t have your level of talent, and even less so for those senior brothers and sisters. That’s why I can only trust you with Tian Shui Sect. You should leave and return to Zhichun Island to cultivate diligently.”

After saying this, he turned around and returned to the room, leaving Xue Danrong alone in the courtyard. Xue Danrong looked at the closed door and stood silently for a while before turning and leaving.

He returned to Wuzhi Peak from Huali Mountain without saying a word. Even if he met his senior brothers and sisters on the way, he only nodded indifferently in greeting before walking away. After returning to Zhichun Island, he entered his cave dwelling.

Rather than resting on the sharp edges of the stone wall as usual, the Sword of Severed Water lightly brushed against Xue Danrong’s arm with its hilt, as if comforting him.

Xue Danrong shook his head. “I’m fine.”

There were two beds in the cave dwelling. He walked over to the one that clearly had a thick mattress and lifted the pillow, taking out a folded book from underneath.

In the middle of the book, there was a leaf placed as a bookmark, as if someone had stopped reading halfway and used the leaf to mark their place, reminding them to continue from that page next time.

Xue Danrong stared at the leaf for a long time before putting the book back under the pillow. He returned to his own bed.

This bed was noticeably more desolate, a hard stone bed with a thin mattress on top. He didn’t focus his gaze on the bed but instead looked at the inner side of the stone wall.

It was covered with names, densely engraved and countless in number. But those names were very clear, showing the meticulousness and seriousness with which they were carved.

Every stroke seemed carefully considered before being etched onto the wall.

Xue Danrong stared at the names on the wall, and his expression gradually became complex. After a moment, he murmured softly.

“Why… Why did I carve your name?”

“Fang Chaozhou.”

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Fang Chaozhou was currently feeling extremely bitter after being transformed into a jade pendant by Zhongli Yueshui.

At this moment, he was tied to Zhongli Yueshui’s waist. Whenever Zhongli Yueshui made a big movement, he would receive an impact, swaying back and forth, making him dizzy.

This forced him to speak up, “Master, can I transform into something else?”

He spoke, but he couldn’t hear his own voice.

However, Zhongli Yueshui’s voice sounded, “What do you want to transform into?”

Fang Chaozhou pondered for a moment and replied, “Is there something comfortable that doesn’t require movement or being exposed to the wind?”

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