What an idiot

That day Bai Yu's magic returned along with her memories. It was as if her memories were also sealed away by the poison. The former Bai Yu's thought process, schemes, and strategies were returned to her as well…Though the worst thing for her was the love and hatred that came back in full force.

These things…they were so violent.

In her former life she was a Buddhist, so temples had always been the place she turned to in time of worry. In this life, her feelings and thoughts were conflicted. What was happening to her? What did fate want from her? All her questions never met an answer.

Bai Yu moved the scheduled day to visit the ancestral temple closer. She did not listen to her mother's objection that she should rest for a while longer. Something in her told her that she needed to go there as soon as possible. Not to meet Bai Hua, but to act on her premonition!

Many nights after she had transmigrated, she dreamed of a place. At first, she was puzzled by the recurring image, but eventually felt soothed by that dream when time went by. That was why she did not think much of it enough to worry.

Bai Yu at that time was focusing on regaining her magic back. Now that she was successful, the image in her dream became clearer. It was an ancient temple somewhere. She guessed that it might be the Bai family's ancestral shrine since it would not be out of the ordinary for a daughter of the Bai family like her to frequent there.

But there was something strange…

"Benwang will go with you." That person only said that then got into his carriage and led her cavalcade until they safely reached the ancestral temple.

Bai Yu tried to find the reason that Ouyang Wenrou stubbornly insisted to go with her. Finally, after wracking her memory she could recall that…

When Ouyang Mingxian was injured, he contacted Ouyang Wenrou after he had fully recovered. The younger brother then traveled together with her to meet with his older brother, using an excuse that he was going to heal the villagers in that area.

When the two brothers met again, the female lead would then become the cause of their blood feud. Ouyang Minxian fell in love with Bai Hua because she was an intelligent woman with unique abilities, typical of a transmigrated heroine. As for Ouyang Wenrou, he would become closer to Bai Hua after they exchanged knowledge about healing magic with each other, leading to him feeling admiration for her.

From here on would be the opera scene starring the male lead, the female lead, and the secondary male lead for the villainess to watch.

"Blessings to Wei Wang from Hua-er."

Bai family's ancestral temple was not far from the capital. Still, it was located in a forested mountain so a trip there would take almost over a day. When they arrived at the temple, Bai Hua in a simple white attire was already there to greet them. Her pretty face without a touch of cosmetics was still radiant. When Wei Wang saw the face of the person who sent the secret letter about third brother to him, his heart skipped a beat.

So, it was this frail woman who saved his brother's life? Everyone said she was magic-less, but even though she was seen as a useless woman, she still could nurse Qin Wang back to health.

Interesting.

"No need for formality." Ouyang Wenrou said with his usual kind smile. Today he wore white like always, making him paired very well with Bai Hua when standing beside each other. The image made Bai Yu automatically thought back to her former life.

One looked like Song Lianhua. Another looked like Li Wenrou. She had to use almost all of her tolerance!!

"Wang Ye is probably tired from your travel. I have already ordered people to prepare a room for you."

"Thank you, Miss Bai."

"Aiyo…" Bai Yu made a surprised sound to interrupt the conversation in front of her "…It seems that third sister has already forgotten about jiejie." She slightly lifted her chin as she glanced at the heroine who had intended to ignore her from the start.

Bai Yu knew that Bai Hua had changed, that she had enough magic to go up against her, and that she was brave enough to confront her. Still…you have no right to ignore me!

"Jiejie had to endure such a grueling trip to come see how third sister is doing…" She smiled at her sister before turning to tease the handsome nobleman who came together. "…I might have to blame Wangye for this, then. Your Highness is so dashing that you make my sister forget all about me."

"First sister, you've misunderstood…" Bai Yu was forced to finally acknowledge her.

"Then why did third miss not greet first miss at all?"

Before Bai Hua could continue, Xiao Xi interjected to remind her of her own position. Bai Hua's gaze turned aggressive for a brief moment, but since they were in front of a royalty, she was forced to mind her manner. Finally, she curtsied to greet Bai Yu.

What a fake heroine!

"Benwang will go on to treat people in the next village. Would the two Miss Bais mind?" After the two sisters greeted, Ouyang Wenrou then immediately used an excuse to go meet Ouyanfg Mingxian.

"I do not dare. Farewell from Hua-er to Wangye." The smart heroine understood his meaning straight away, while Bai Yu faked being oblivious. She curtsied as farewell along with her younger sister and both waited until the carriage went out of sight.

Bai Yu walked past Bai Hua into her residence without saying anything else. In fact, she was quite displeased with Bai Hua's action, but she also knew that Ouyang Mingxian was still here. If she created a conflict with Bai Hua, that male lead would surely know, or even appeared to help her.

Furthermore, Ouyang Wenrou could also return at any time. Bai Yu could only keep her resentment to herself.

Let those three meet first. The two Wangyes would have many matters to discuss. When Bai Hua was not needed and left them, then she could order servants to bring Bai Hua here to teach her a lesson!

That night, Bai Yu had Xiao Xi investigate whether Bai Hua went out or not. Her puppy did not disappoint. Xiao Xi reported that someone saw Bai Hua left with a maid, while another was inside her room in the temple.

"Miss, first Furen's people requested to see you."

"My mother's? Are they male servants?"

"Yes, miss."

"If there's anything, have them pass the message to you. There's no need for them to come in to meet me." Although it was a secret meeting, she did not want to risk her reputation.

Xiao Xi left the room not for long before she returned. She said that first Furen's people had been keeping an eye on Bai Hua for several days. She often went to find herbs outside of the temple's vicinity and meet up with people from neighboring villages. Tonight she left her room, making it a prime opportunity to act.

Yue Mei planned to have a male servant disguised himself as a mad man and abducted Bai Hua for a night to destroy her reputation. Then Bai Hua would have to be sent back to the mansion and married to one of the merchants in the capital as a concubine. Originally she intended to use a villager as a witness, but since Bai Yu was already here, she would be a better choice.

In the series, the plan was thwarted because of Ouyang Wenrou who came to Bai Yu's rescue. Still, it made the female lead hold a deep grudge toward Yue Mei, and she would cause a scene by accusing Bai Yu and her mother of made-up crimes in front of Bai mansion the day she returned.

Bai Yu hurriedly sent Xiao Xi to Bai Hua's residence to notify her that she would visit. If Bai Hua had not left her room for too long, then the news would make her maid call her back, and Bai Hua's rushing back would then keep her safe from Yue Mei's trap.

That's right. The villainess was hindering her mother's scheme!

Before Bai Yu could escape from fate, she first had to get her mother away from the line of fire that was the new Bai Hua's hatred. Yue Mei did not know what the transmigrated heroine was capable of. Furthermore, she could not stay to protect her mother forever. If a day came that Bai Hua's resentment grew, Yue Mei would be paid back in full.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"First miss is here. Third miss, open the door." Xiao Xi banged on the door after she had come to notify one ke ago. Inside was quiet. Bai Yu nodded to her maid to continue.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Third miss, please open the door!"

The room was still silent, though beneath was not as calm as it seemed. Xiao Xi pressed her ear against the door and after listening for a while then turned to whisper to her while suppressing laughter.

"It's Xiao Zi inside, miss. She seems pretty anxious."

Bai Yu grinned, satisfied that her maid thought Bai Yu intentionally came to trouble Bai Hua. The villainess said to her four temporary maids that were sent to accompany her at the temple.

"Force your way in."

"Yes, miss." The four replied. After a moment of forceful pushes, the door finally opened, revealing a room that was smaller and in a much worse state than Bai Yu's room.

"Greetings to first miss." The female lead's personal maid hurried to curtsy to her.

"Where's my sister?" She asked, acting like she did not notice anything.

"Uh…"

"What is it…"

"I'm here!" Bai Hua walked out from behind the divider with a face full of sweat.

Seemed that I gave you all quite a fright.

"Oh, so meimei's here." Bai Yu scanned Bai Hua from top to bottom.

The heroine was in the same white dress as before. There was nothing out of ordinary, no sign of panting or gasping even though she just ran back. Her clothes and hair were tidy. The only thing amiss was her shoes that were noticeably covered in dirt.

Hmph! I'll turn a blind eye to that, then.

"What's the matter, first sister?" Her harsh tone was opposite to her words.

"I'm just dissatisfied with your manner in front of Wei Wang, so as a good sister, I come to lecture you."

She approached her sister. Bai Yu was slightly taller than Bai Hua, so she used her fingers, still wrapped in bandages, to lifted Bai Hua's chin up and forced their eyes to meet. Her phoenix eyes stared at the calm woman, unlike her usual cowardly personality.

"You're just a child born from a lowly concubine. Don't you dare act inappropriately in public, otherwise they might think there's no one to teach you manners." Bai Yu said coldly. The phoenix eyes met the peach blossom eyes that glared back without a trace of fear.

Whoa! She had already died once yet her acting was still intact.

"Why aren't you apologizing to the first miss?" Xiao Xi added when she saw that the woman was standing still and had no sign of showing respect.

"Or you only know manners when you're in front of men?"

"You!" Bai Yua darted at Bai Yu but was stopped by Xiao Zi and Xiao Tao.

"You what!?" Bai Yu snapped. Her mouth formed a wicked sneer. "…I said this much and you still can't accept the truth. I guess teaching animals might be easier!"

"You've crossed the line!" Bai Hua shook off her two maids and continued to rush to her. Bai Yu glanced at her four maids, then immediately two of them went to hold Bai Hua down to kneel in front of Bai Yu. Another two knowingly took hold of Bai Hua's two maids.

What a quality team to support the villainess.

"If you had shown me manners, this would not have to happen."

The pretty face that she hated lifted up. The peach blossom eyes that stared straight at her were saying that she would not accept defeat even when being held down. It was this same look that made the male characters fall in love with her.

But right now…no matter how many male characters there are. No one can come and help you!

Though this was to indirectly help Bai Hua, the villainess still could not pass the opportunity to get back at the impudent heroine. No matter how many beatings she ordered here, Ouyang Wenrou could not help her, because fate had already changed! But of course, she would not beat Bai Hua…since you had to be merciful to animals while in the temple.

"I'll give you two options…" Bai Yu straightened her back as she looked down on the person in front of her like she was only an insignificant pebble. "…Keep your head down, or go against me!"

No matter what world this woman came from, if she was in Bai Hua's body who was lower than Bai Yu, then she had to be respectful toward her. No matter how smart and capable Bai Hua really was, she had no rights to rebel against the first miss!

When someone treated her right, she also treated them right.

When someone hurt her, she hurt them back.

When someone was a faker, then she would expose their true face!

"Release her." Bai Yu did not wait for an answer. She would let Bai Hua continue to think about it herself. She did not want an 'answer' from anybody's mouth because she had been lied to enough. She only believed their actions!

But apart from that…let her have some fun for herself then.

"Bring me her clothes."

The four maids promptly acted according to her order. Shortly, dresses in a light color with lotus embroidery patterns were present to her. Though the quality of the fabric and the handiwork were not as beautiful as Bai Yu's, it was better than what the maids were wearing.

Bai Yu divided the good fabric clothes into four equally.

"Jiejie's new maids don't have clothes to wear. So jiejie hope that meimei will take pity on the servants."

Bai Yu huffed before turning away.

In the end…that face that Bai Hua had still made Bai Yu unable to be nice to her at all. Hmph!

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"I'll blow out the candle now, miss."

"Mm."

Candlelight disappeared as soon as she replied and was replaced by the dim glow from the moon. Bai Yu sat beside her window as she looked up at the bright full moon. Her two hands gripping her warm blanket while her thoughts wandered. Just what led her life to this point?

Starting from Li Wenrou, who she tried to forget but could not…With a glimpse at Ouyang Wenrou in this life, Bai Yu knew for sure that her heart was still full of him.

Just because she had committed suicide did not mean that she did not love him anymore. It only meant that she had no ways left to hold him close. Even with death…she still could not make him come back to her.

She loved him so much, yet he also hurt her so cruelly.

To make the matters worse, the heart of this body also had its own feelings for Ouyang Mingxian. Love. Disappointment. Hope. Hurt. These were no different from what she felt toward Li Wenrou.

Sometimes Bai Yu wanted to be alone in her room so that she could heal her own heart, yet she could not because she was now Miss Bai Yu who was moving toward a pitiful end. As she was trying to come to terms with her feelings, Bai Hua was moving forward according to the story. She could not stay still and let Bai Hua make her face that same end! Eventually, as the days went on, Bai Yu could only try to contain both love and hatred within her as she continued to fight her fate.

As long as the mountains were still green, there was no fear of lacking firewood.* Right now she came to life again, and this was the greatest reward she could hope for.

"Just start again as Bai Yu is enough."

Bai Yu whispered to herself as she extended her hand forward. A red light from her magic appeared at her bandaged fingertips before coming together to form a shape of a red butterfly that slowly flew away from her hands.

This was the method of a magical messenger, though today she did not have any message to send, only calling the butterfly out to play in the night breeze.

The translucent wings carried themselves upward. Bai Yu followed its movement with her eyes, enjoying the sight of a red butterfly on the backdrop of the moon. Her unconscious smile revealed two tiny dimples on her cheeks.

After a while of wasting her power on playing, Bai Yu waved her hand, intending to retract her magic. Suddenly, a silver light caught her eyes, and as she squinted at it, she realized that it was a silver butterfly that was teasing with her own red butterfly.

This butterfly was created by magic. And it was silver-level magic, even!

Her eyes widened. She looked around trying to find the owner of that magic but could not find anyone. When she looked up again, she saw that the silver butterfly was fluttering away.

Follow…I have to follow…

Her red butterfly also followed the mysterious butterfly. Bai Yu hurriedly wore her shoes before jumping out the window. She rushed her two legs as she ran after the silver butterfly. Her small, handwarmer was left on the bed. Her large blanket lay abandoned on the chair she had sat on.

Bai Yu did not know why she had to follow that butterfly. She only knew that something within her told her that she had to do it.

After a while of running, the silver butterfly finally slowed down and flew downward. Her small hands tried to catch it in an attempt to find its owner through the aura left in the magic, but before her hands could come close to it, the butterfly suddenly disappeared. At the same time, her ankle was grabbed by something, causing her to lose her balance.

"Shiiiiiiiiitttttt!"

"Ouch!"

She unconsciously exclaimed in her mother tongue again. Her slender form fell over, messing up her hair. Bai Yu sat up and inspected herself. She found that she was not hurt at all and the fall was not even painful. it seemed that the ground beneath was more hurt…since she heard a groan…

Wait! A groan?

"You!" Her eyes widened again as she realized that she was sitting on a 'person'! This was not a talking ground, but a human being who let her sit on without pushing away.

Not because he did not feel her weight or did not feel hurt, but because he was so heavily injured that he could not move!

"…Red…magic…" A low voice of a man pulled Bai Yu out of her thoughts. She moved herself away from his legs.

"It…it was my magic."

She said to him softly while trying to recall an event where a villainess met a mysterious man in this circumstance. But no matter how hard she tried to think and rethink, she still had to insist to herself that there was no scene like this in the series. Was she facing an out-of-control situation again!

"Use your magic…s—stop…my bleeding." The gruff voice attempted to communicate to her weakly. Bai Yu looked at the trail of blood on the ground and up to the wound of the injured man.

Her fear of blood made her hands shake.

"I—I don't know how."

"What an…idiot."

I transmigrated here to be an eye candy villainess, not a competent heroine!

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*As long as the mountains are still green, there is no fear of lacking firewood: As long as one lives, there is still hope.