In the quick transmigration story, the most popular female supporting character is both delicate and

Yun Yao poured him a cup of tea, saying, "You must be thirsty after sleeping for so long."

Ling Ye glanced at her coldly, took the teacup, and said, "I'm a little hungry. Go find me something to eat."

"Oh..." He forgot that he hadn't started fasting yet. "What do you want to eat? I'll go buy it for you."

"As long as it fills my stomach, that's fine."

"it is good."

After Yun Yao left, Ling Ye poured out the water from the teacup.

Logically, having seen him in so many pathetic states, he should have killed her...

But life is too boring, so it's nice to have a little gadget around to pass the time.

He got out of bed and went into the yard, where he saw a pile of firewood that had been chopped haphazardly. Some pieces had only been slightly damaged, while others had been chopped halfway through but could not be chopped any further.

Even that wood-chopping knife, which he didn't know where he picked up, was still being used despite the blade having several chips.

Although the water-boiling utensils were broken, they were scrubbed clean...

I suddenly regretted pouring out her tea; this idiot probably has trouble even boiling a pot of water.

Yunyao bought steamed buns, sesame cakes, various side dishes, and rice.

The weather is cool now, so it won't spoil even if left overnight.

But when she placed the food on the table, Ling Ye did not touch it.

"If you won't eat it, I will!" Although she had already stopped fasting, she still craved these delicacies.

"you eat."

"Then I'll start eating!" Yun Yao took a bun, took a bite, and squinted her eyes in satisfaction. This was the joy of carbohydrates, something that no fasting pill could compare to.

Ling Ye only picked up his chopsticks after seeing that she had eaten once.

The taste was just so-so; I don't know how she ate it so deliciously.

Before they knew it, the two of them had finished all the food meant for four people.

"Master, you're eating so much?"

"..." Ling Ye put down his chopsticks, took a sip of water somewhat awkwardly, and said, "I need to recover from my injuries, so it's not normal for me to eat a lot!"

"Okay, okay," Yun Yao blinked her clear, bright eyes and said with a smile, "I went too late today, and a lot of the food was sold out. I'll go earlier tomorrow and buy you some nutritious food."

Ling Ye glanced at her, a hint of warmth appearing in his usually sharp and cold eyes, but he quickly regained his cold expression.

"You said your master... I will be very powerful in the future?"

"Oh, yes."

"What books do you read for your cultivation?"

"Let me look," Yun Yao said, taking out all the books from her storage ring. "This one, this one, these few, I think they're all very useful."

"Let me take a look."

"Okay."

At night, Ling Ye, the injured man, slept on the bed, while Yun Yao slept on the small couch next to the bed.

In the middle of the night, Yun Yao suddenly heard some noise... When she opened her eyes, she saw Ling Ye lying on the bed, his forehead covered in cold sweat, and his clenched fists drawing blood from his palms.

"Ling Ye, what's wrong?"

The person on the bed had their eyes closed and pushed her away, saying, "Get away."

Yun Yao quickly called the system.

[His injury is supposed to be just a superficial wound, so why is he in so much pain?]

[System detection indicates he has a Gu poison within him. If the mother Gu isn't eliminated, the offspring Gu will roam within him once a month, causing him unbearable suffering.]

[Who gave it to him?]

[I'm not sure, it's not mentioned in the plot.]

[Could it be the city lord?]

[Perhaps it's the emperor, who knows?]

[Isn't the emperor his biological father?]

[Who knows if the emperor, fearing his revenge, might deliberately poison him with a curse to control him.]

They're all a bunch of lunatics.

Yun Yao could only stay by the bedside and wait for Ling Ye to recover from the pain of the Gu poison.

the next day.

When Yun Yao woke up, Ling Ye was nowhere to be seen.

She even forgot to put on her coat and hurriedly went out to look for someone.

Separated by swaying bamboo shadows and half a patch of clear pond water.

The young man, dressed in white with black hair hanging down to his shoulders, looked melancholy and stood alone by the pond, looking down at the water.

A gentle breeze stirred, causing the snow-white robe to flutter.

"Master," Yun Yao called to him softly.

Ling Ye turned slightly to the side, giving her a cold look. "I already told you I'm not your master, so don't call me that anymore."

"...Then I'll call you Ling Ye?"

no answer.

"It's too cold by the lake, let's go back, okay?"

Yun Yao tentatively pulled his arm, and seeing that he didn't refuse, she boldly pulled him back.

She pulled the person back to the bamboo house and pressed them down into a chair.

They then found some medicine for the wound, applied it to his palm, and bandaged it.

She knelt down in front of him, treated his wounds, and then looked up at him. "I heard there's a lantern festival outside tonight. Shall we go see it together? Hmm?"

Ling Ye's gaze darkened slightly as he looked down at her.

Her black hair spread out like clouds, and her amber eyes were watery and beautiful.

She makes you want to break her.

"What's your name, Yun Yao?"

"...Hmm," she didn't know whether she should be happy that he knew her name, or annoyed that he still had to ask her at this point to confirm her name.

"Go back in a few days, go back to where you belong."

"Really!" I didn't expect him to be so agreeable all of a sudden!

Seeing her so happy, Ling Ye felt a little happy for her, but it only lasted for a moment before being overwhelmed by bitterness and sorrow.

From beginning to end, it was always just him alone.

From beginning to end, he was the only one immersed in filthy, disgusting, bright red blood, whether it was the blood on his hands or the blood that flowed in his veins from birth...

He tried his best to keep some people with him, but in the end they all left him...

"Let's go see the lantern festival tonight."

Yun Yao nodded. "Mm."

Lantern festival at night.

The night sky and the river reflect each other's brilliance, with river lanterns swaying on the water. The colors of the water blend together, starlight twinkles, and light and shadow intertwine, creating a beautiful and romantic scene, like a dream of a starry river.

Yunyao bought two river lanterns and asked Lingye to make a wish.

Ling Ye stood by the river with his arms crossed, his tall figure standing out in the crowd.

He glanced disdainfully at what Yun Yao was holding and muttered, "This thing is useless; it's just something to coax a child."

"Can't I just coax you?"

Ling Ye's ears turned slightly red. "Why are you trying to coax me..."

"Of course, I hope..."

"What do you hope for?"

Yun Yao glanced at him sideways, then placed the river lantern in her hand into the river. "Since I said I made a wish, of course I can't tell anyone!"

"Hmph..." Ling Ye blinked his slightly dim eyes, disgusted by her "bad" behavior of keeping people in suspense and not explaining things clearly.

As we watched the river lanterns drift away on the water...

Yun Yao stood up and pulled Ling Ye toward a restaurant on the street. "You haven't had dinner yet, you must be hungry, let's go get something to eat."

Right now, everyone is coming to the riverbank to release river lanterns, so walking into the street means going against the flow of the crowd.

It was less that she was pulling him along and more that he was holding her in his arms and leading her away.

The surrounding crowd was noisy, but Ling Ye felt very quiet at this moment, as if the whole world consisted only of him and the person in his arms.

"Tell me, is twenty years a long time?"

"...", other people's twenty years may not be long, but his twenty years are very long.

He endured hardships that others never experience in their entire lives over several decades.

However, "for many cultivators, your twenty years are equivalent to their one hundred years."

Ling Ye frowned slightly. Why did she always associate him with her so-called master...?

"Does your master really look a lot like me?"

"...", I've never seen anyone doubt themselves like this.

Knowing that you'll be very successful in the future, shouldn't your first reaction be happiness...?