The Otherworldly Journey of a Quick Transmigrator

Ever since Hua Manlou set off with her, the food and clothing they had along the way had improved by a significant margin.

She tried to say something several times, but Hua Manlou changed the subject, leaving her feeling extremely uncomfortable.

"I heard Lu Xiaofeng is very busy right now, aren't you going to help him?"

“He doesn’t need my help; I feel there are more important things to do.”

As Hua Manlou spoke, he turned his head towards her, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes. The sunlight shone on him, making him dazzlingly handsome for a moment.

Su Yuanyuan couldn't help but cover her eyes. Although his smile was very handsome and captivating, Su Yuanyuan felt a chill run down her spine.

[System, something's really wrong with Hua Manlou.]

Oh! Whose fault is it?

【...】

She didn't bother talking to the system, saying, "If you don't go back, will Hundred Flowers Pavilion be alright? What if someone comes looking for you?"

He suddenly smiled, a smile that seemed to contain something profound.

"Why do you keep trying to make me leave?"

Su Yuanyuan fell silent, sensing a huge trap ahead. "Let's go."

Hua Manlou lowered her eyelashes, not wanting to reply, so she didn't ask any more questions, and followed beside her with a gentle smile.

A few days after they left, they heard in a restaurant that the duel between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue had ended abruptly.

Ye Gucheng is dead because he participated in the rebellion, while Lu Xiaofeng was spared by the emperor. No one knows what they talked about.

After listening, Su Yuanyuan silently mourned for Lu Xiaofeng for a second; he was truly pitiful to be targeted by the emperor.

Hua Manlou accompanied Su Yuanyuan on her travels, seemingly ignoring everything else, only occasionally sending out a letter.

He was incredibly considerate to Su Yuanyuan. She felt like Hua Manlou was taking care of her like a giant baby, and even the system kept popping into her head all day long.

Su Yuanyuan now knows why Hua Manlou has been following her; he's treating her like a frog to be boiled alive.

She realized it a little late; she seemed genuinely moved. If Hua Manlou were to confess his feelings to her now, she wouldn't be able to firmly refuse.

After figuring out the current situation, Su Yuanyuan became somewhat anxious, asking the system every day if it had collected enough data; she wanted to run away.

Hua Manlou seemed to know what she was thinking, and recently he started to flirt with her. It was really hard for her to refuse such a handsome man.

Autumn arrived in the blink of an eye, and just when Su Yuanyuan felt she couldn't hold on any longer, Lu Xiaofeng came looking for her.

He encountered a tricky situation and came to Hua Manlou for help. Su Yuanyuan originally planned to happily send them off, but the two of them ended up taking her to the Songhua River as well.

Su Yuanyuan, wrapped in a thick sable and fox fur coat, stood by the river. Various houses had already appeared on the ice, resembling a bustling town, and even horse-drawn carriages could travel on it.

She had a blank expression and didn't want to pay any attention to the two of them. All the way, Hua Manlou expressed his apology through his actions.

Lu Xiaofeng would joke around with a grin, which made Su Yuanyuan drug him quite often. He was like an unkillable cockroach, always full of energy.

Hua Manlou took a hand warmer from the carriage and placed it in her hand. He was wearing the same fox fur coat as her and stood very close to her. To others, it looked as if Su Yuanyuan was snuggling up to him.

His lips couldn't help but curl up a little more, and his hands, which were placed at his sides, seemed to be itching to move, but he didn't raise them because of etiquette.

[Tsk tsk tsk, host, look at how cowardly he is.]

【...】

Su Yuanyuan glanced at Hua Manlou out of the corner of her eye, feeling indignant. This man wasn't gentle at all; he was clearly cunning and ruthless.

After glaring at Hua Manlou, Su Yuanyuan turned her attention to the market on the ice. Most of the items sold there were fish, and Su Yuanyuan wanted to buy a few to take with her.

Now that she's here, she should enjoy herself. Let Lu Xiaofeng handle his own affairs.

Seeing that she was determined to stay, Lu Xiaofeng sighed, jumped onto the carriage, and turned his head to the side.

"Where are you going?"

Seeing Lu Xiaofeng walk away on his own, Hua Manlou smiled and asked her.

"I'm just wandering around here. I've seen a lot of things I've never seen before, and I want to buy some."

Hua Manlou nodded, reached into his sleeve and took out a few silver notes, handing them over. Su Yuanyuan was momentarily speechless.

What could she possibly need a thousand taels of silver to buy? Besides, she has plenty of money of her own.

"No need, I have money."

Seeing that she was unwilling to accept his silver notes, Hua Manlou was a little disappointed. Even though he was reluctant to leave, he agreed to help Lu Xiaofeng.

He gave a few more words of advice, still feeling a little uneasy, before getting into the carriage. Watching the carriage drive away, Su Yuanyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In such a harsh and cold place, night always comes suddenly; it may not have been dusk just now, but now it's already dark.

Lights gradually illuminated the market, reflecting off the ice and making it look like a crystal palace.

Su Yuanyuan bought fish as she walked, and soon both her hands were full. She looked around and found nowhere to hide.

She had no choice but to take the fish and find an inn. It was called an inn, but it was really just a few small rooms surrounded by simple wooden sticks.

Su Yuanyuan pushed open the door and stepped out of the biting cold wind into the warm, spring-like room. The furniture inside was very simple: a bed, a table, and two chairs.

The first thing Su Yuanyuan did upon entering was to put the fish into her spatial storage, and then take off her fox fur coat and hang it on the chair.

Although the bedding on the bed looked relatively clean, she still changed it into bedding from her spatial storage.

[System, haven't you finished collecting yet?]

[Host, you've only been in this world for less than a year, it can't be that fast.]

[Yes, it hasn't even been a year, how come he's already set his sights on me?]

Su Yuanyuan covered her face; it was the first time she had realized she possessed such great charm.

When she eagerly approached him, Gin still scolded and berated her. Just when she thought they were close enough, he ended up rejecting her.

[Host, are you really not considering dating?]

【...】

She sighed deeply, wearily rubbing her temples; her resolve had weakened considerably.

"Look, I'm already worried before we've even started talking. If we actually start, there will be even more trouble."

The system remained silent, and Su Yuanyuan put these worries behind her.

After that, Su Yuanyuan stopped thinking about it altogether and focused all her attention on buying fish at the market. There were many rare fish there, which she would store in her spatial storage to eat slowly.

A few days later, Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou arrived, looking travel-worn, followed by a cold-looking person.

His white clothes were spotless, and his aura was like a sword drawn from its sheath. Lu Xiaofeng said that this was Ximen Chuixue.

This was Su Yuanyuan's first time meeting Ximen Chuixue, and she felt that he was not human. She heard that he was already married, and she didn't know how Sun Xiuqing could stand him.

Wouldn't you get hurt if you were with a sword all day?

Anyway, she keeps her distance from people who are particularly persistent about something; who knows what they might do for their goals?