Chapter 2
"Alright, you'll stay here." Tianming casually led Song Zhixia into a room. The room was extremely simple, with only a table and a few chairs. The bedding consisted of a large communal bed for several people, and there were already three people living in this room, making Song Zhixia the fourth.
"Senior Brother Tianming, rest assured, we will take good care of Junior Sister." Xinyun smiled and said. She was the oldest in the room, and the other two usually looked up to her.
Tianming nodded indifferently and left.
"Oh, isn't this the Head daughter? Why are you with us outer disciples now? Hey, could it be that the Head doesn't want to acknowledge you at all?" Han Bing mocked, staring at Song Zhixia with sarcasm. Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news does, and the recent events have already spread widely.
Song Zhixia just glanced at Han Bing without saying a word.
"Haha, still being tough. Let's see if you can be tough later. Go fetch water now, fill all the water jars in the courtyard. If they are not filled by tonight, you won't have dinner. Missy with a wealthy background like you." Han Bing sneered.
Song Zhixia turned and left the room. In the outer courtyard, there were at least twenty water jars. Song Zhixia picked up a carrying pole and headed towards the river.
Meanwhile, after Song Weizhi returned to her room, the mechanical voice of the system immediately sounded in her mind: [Congratulations, host, for gaining 10 points. Your current point balance is 10, and you can now open a blind box for one draw.]
"A blind box, so anything is possible? Is it possible to draw genius treasures like those in Dragon Proud Sky's novels?" Song Weizhi immediately voiced her question.
[Yes, host. Points can be used to draw blind boxes or exchange for items in the system mall.] As the system voice sounded, a row of system goods immediately appeared in front of Song Weizhi, including pills, cultivation techniques, talismans, and even minions to command, as well as modern wooden tools. In short, everything you can think of was included in the mall.
Song Weizhi looked carefully, and those genius treasures were shockingly expensive. Even the blind box was relatively cheaper, but based on Song Weizhi's experience as a non-whale, she resisted the urge to draw.
"So, with these ten points, do you have any recommendations for me to purchase?" Song Weizhi, who had just arrived, asked for the system's opinion.
[I recommend the Fusion Pill, which can help the host immediately comprehend the original host's cultivation techniques.] The system introduced with its mechanical voice.
Song Weizhi thought about it and realized that this would indeed be useful. In the world of cultivation, strength was everything. Currently, it is essential to master the cultivation techniques of the original body, so as not to be taken advantage of by others. She clicked on "Exchange."
[Congratulations, host, exchange successful. Your current point balance is 0 points. Please continue to work hard.]
"By the way, what tasks do I need to complete to truly have a chance of surviving in this book?" Song Weizhi, who was in a hurry just now, quickly asked, now eager to clarify things.
[The host must complete two mainline tasks: 1. Help the Female Lead, Song Zhixia, gather the other eight pieces of her shattered Nascent Soul. 2. The host and the Female Lead must reach the Ascension Realm in cultivation.] The system's mechanical voice sounded.
Song Weizhi remembered that the Female Lead did indeed lack Nascent Soul pieces. However, after gathering them, she would immediately sweep away all obstacles, including the original body turned into minced meat. Thinking of this, Song Weizhi shivered involuntarily; she didn't want to be turned into minced meat to feed the Female Lead's divine beast!
Swallowing the pill, Song Weizhi slightly sensed her body. She found that she could now skillfully use those cultivation techniques she had never heard of.
Just then, the system's mechanical voice sounded again: [Host, the Female Lead is currently being bullied by fellow disciples in the same room, and she has fainted by the river. Please go and rescue her. Reward: 10 points.]
Song Weizhi's thoughts moved, and the spiritual sword from her storage ring immediately appeared in her hand. This sword, named "Li Shuo," was a Yellow-grade spiritual weapon. In this world, spiritual treasures were divided into high-grade, mid-grade, and low-grade. Among the high-grade spiritual treasures, they were further ranked according to the four levels of Heaven, Earth, Mystery, and Yellow. Although the Yellow-grade treasures were the lowest among high-grade treasures, they were still rare. Throughout the entire Linhai City, there were no more than ten people who possessed Yellow-grade treasures.
In Song Weizhi's mind, she silently recited an incantation, and Li Shuo's sword immediately floated in the air. The sword's body magnified several times, and Song Weizhi flew onto the sword, standing on it. Li Shuo followed Song Weizhi's thoughts and flew towards the riverbank.
Under the clear sky, the sensation of flying on the sword was quite wonderful. However, Song Weizhi didn't have time to enjoy it. From a distance, she saw the Female Lead, Song Zhixia, fainting by the river, her clothes soaked by the water in the bucket.
Song Weizhi, thinking about the misery, immediately jumped off the Li Shuo sword without any delay. She walked a few steps to Song Zhixia, picked her up, and used spiritual energy to dry her wet clothes. Then, she examined Song Zhixia's right shoulder and noticed faint bloodstains seeping through her clothes.
After looking at Song Zhixia and then at her right shoulder, Song Weizhi hesitated for a moment but still pulled down the clothes on Song Zhixia's right shoulder slightly. She saw that the fair skin on the girl's right shoulder had some places damaged due to prolonged pressure. Song Weizhi was about to take out medicine from her storage ring when Song Zhixia, who had just awakened, stared at her with wide eyes.
Song Zhixia was still a bit weak, her forehead covered in cold sweat. She noticed her disheveled clothes, and with a slightly red eye, she said, "You're taking advantage of me!"
Song Weizhi immediately shook her head to deny it, not daring to take advantage of the Female Lead. Warned!
"I didn't. I just saw you faint and get injured. If the wound on your shoulder is not treated, I'm afraid it will scar you. Let me apply medicine for you." Song Weizhi explained gently, keeping her hand around Song Zhixia. In Song Zhixia's current state, if she let go, she might fall.
Softening, Song Zhixia, feeling a bit weak, knew that the Senior Sisters had ill intentions, all wanting to bully her. However, she didn't want to return to the Song family village to marry the old widower there. At eighteen, she wanted to explore this exciting world instead of marrying a man thirty years older and raising children in the village. She had seen that her biological father in the village didn't want to acknowledge her, and she feared being expelled from the Song family for not completing the assigned tasks. In the world of cultivating immortals, the life of an ordinary person was like an ant, but Song Zhixia didn't want to give up. She wanted to live well.
Seeing that Song Zhixia didn't refute, Song Weizhi took out a healing ointment from her storage bag. With one hand holding Song Zhixia, she used the other to apply the ointment on Song Zhixia's shoulder. After a moment, the wound on Song Zhixia's shoulder showed signs of healing. The ointment was quite effective. With daily application using spiritual energy, Song Zhixia's injury would be completely healed in two days.
Song Weizhi helped Song Zhixia put on her clothes, and then she transmitted a true qi into Song Zhixia's body. Song Zhixia immediately felt a warm and gentle sensation, and her body was no longer as uncomfortable as before.
Slowly standing up, supporting herself, Song Zhixia pursed her lips and said softly, "Thank you. I… I don't have anything to repay you."
Song Weizhi thought, "As long as you don't turn me into soy sauce, I'll be satisfied." But what she said was, "What repay or not repay? In the end, it's because of me that you stayed there. I still have to apologize to you."
[ TN: I really don't understand what the "soy sauce 炸酱" here means. "To get soy sauce" means: "I'm just passing by, minding my own business" or "I have no comment or opinion". That's all I can find on Google. ]
Although the resentment for the swapped identity was not the fault of the original body, the fact that the original body could reach the Comprehension-Golden Core realm over the years was largely due to various genius treasures from the Song family being invested in it. The original body did owe the Female Lead a lot. Unfortunately, the original Song Weizhi in the book did not have such awareness. Instead, she felt that everything should have been hers, and Song Zhixia's arrival made everything seem improper.
"You don't need to apologize. I should have thought about it earlier. The Song family in Linhai City is such a large sect. If the Head really lost a child and wanted to find them, I'm afraid they would have found me long ago. There's no need for other sects. In the end, it's because my biological parents in the Song family don't want me. That's all." Song Zhixia spoke calmly, but she still felt a bit down for no reason. In this world, probably no one would sincerely want her.
The next moment, Song Zhixia heard the person next to her saying, "That's their ignorance. You're so good. It's just that they don't know how to cherish."
Looking at Song Weizhi opposite her, the girl's gaze was clear, and the words she spoke were sincere from the heart. She shouldn't be a bad person, Song Zhixia thought. However, the gurgling sound in her stomach startled her. Song Zhixia secretly raised her eyes to look at Song Weizhi and saw the other person smiling at her.
Feeling her face getting hot, Song Zhixia saw Song Weizhi immediately take out several plates of pastries and a bottle of Xianlu, placing them in front of her.
"Eat something. Don't be polite with me." Song Weizhi smiled and said.
"You've helped me a lot already; there's no need to spend more." Song Zhixia hurriedly refused. She couldn't let Song Weizhi help her like this without any reason.
"What spending or not spending? Listen, your stomach is empty, and you don't have the strength to walk. Do you want me to carry you back later?" Song Weizhi raised her eyebrows, looking at Song Zhixia.
"No, I don't mean that." Song Zhixia explained in a panic.
"I know. Eat something first, good girl." Song Weizhi's words were full of gentleness. After all, the Female Lead was a pretty young lady. Who wouldn't love that?
Feeling her face getting a bit hot, Song Zhixia, who had never heard the word "good girl" from anyone, found it strange coming from the unfamiliar Song Weizhi. She nodded gently and took small bites of the pastries in front of her.
Song Weizhi opened the bottle of Xianlu. As the name suggested, it was water extracted from a spiritual spring, most beneficial to humans. Handing the Xianlu to Song Zhixia, she said, "Have some water."
"Thank you." Song Zhixia took the water bottle from Song Weizhi's hand and took a few sips. She felt that this water was completely different from what she had drunk before. It was sweet with a hint of comfort. After drinking a few mouthfuls, Song Zhixia felt her strength returning.