I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the sharp Gu Wei and others noticed that Rong Nianxin harbored both fear and an intense hatred toward Tang Qi—the kind of hatred that made her want to scheme endlessly to take his life.
Tang Qi himself was utterly baffled because he genuinely didn’t know Rong Nianxin and had never interacted with her before. How had he ended up on her blacklist?
While Tang Qi was still puzzled, Rong Nianxin had already landed herself on Gu Wei’s blacklist.
Gu Wei: *Hmph, how dare you bully my little sweetheart?*
Meanwhile, Gu Yu, caught in the crossfire, was on the verge of tears. Since Fu Yuming was protected by Fu Yuanjing, Rong Nianxin couldn’t easily approach him. Additionally, Rong Nianxin believed she had already successfully ensnared Fu Yuge, so she didn’t pay much attention to him either. Among her three targets, only Gu Yu—who had recently appeared as a friend—remained. Thus, Rong Nianxin spent her days scheming to cling to him.
Being constantly watched by Rong Nianxin with the gaze of a hunter eyeing prey, all while having to suppress his temper and play along, was exhausting for Gu Yu. And that wasn’t even the worst of it. Now that Gu Wei had blacklisted Rong Nianxin, Gu Yu, who was forced to spend time with her, could practically feel Gu Wei’s deadly glare piercing through him.
As fellow disciples who grew up together, Gu Yu knew all too well the depths of Gu Wei’s cunning beneath that seemingly rough and straightforward exterior.
Gu Yu: *…I’m so tired. Master, I want to return to Divine Physician Valley! I just want to be a freeloading doctor under the valley’s protection! I don’t want to be the valley master! And I definitely don’t want to leave the valley!*
Just stepping outside had dragged him into this mess, forcing him to act as bait, and now he was suffering as collateral damage. If not for the need to maintain the dignity of the Divine Physician Valley’s master, Gu Yu would have already burst into tears, begging Gu Wei for mercy.
Back in the day, which of their fellow disciples hadn’t been tormented by Gu Wei, that black-hearted “sesame dumpling” of a senior brother? The psychological scars ran deep, stretching all the way from childhood.
Gu Yu: *Master, save me! Senior Brother, spare me! I’m innocent!*
Yet no matter how much Gu Yu internally wept and pleaded, Gu Wei and Rong Nianxin were already locked in a covert battle, neither willing to back down. However, Gu Wei, with his superior skills, deeper cultivation, and richer experience, effortlessly dismantled every underhanded trick and verbal provocation Rong Nianxin threw his way.
Gu Wei: *Hmph, what a joke. Bullying my little sweetheart right in front of me—do I not exist?*
Thanks to others covering for him and the fact that the Heavenly Demon’s influence had dulled Rong Nianxin’s intellect, she failed to notice Gu Wei’s deliberate interference. She simply assumed Tang Qi was lucky, escaping her traps again and again.
But then again, Rong Nianxin thought, if not for sheer luck, how could that guy have been reborn into this world with such a prestigious background after she killed him?
Yes, after some probing, Rong Nianxin was convinced that this Tang Qi was the same one she had murdered in her past life—identical in name, birthday, preferences, everything.
The only difference was that while she had arrived in this world with her past-life memories after the original host died in her teens, Tang Qi seemed to have been born here, retaining no memories of his previous life.
Upon learning about Tang Qi’s background, Rong Nianxin gnashed her teeth in envy.
Tang Qi was the only son of the lord of Cloud Sky Fortress, a mid-to-high-tier faction among the Xuan practitioners. Now, he was the fortress lord himself, a renowned genius, and a high-level Xuan practitioner—blessed with a harmonious family, extraordinary talent, and a powerful background. A born winner.
And what about her? She was just an inconspicuous daughter from a mediocre family among ordinary people, a leftover burden from the original host’s life, forced to clean up a mess (like the scumbag who swindled all her money, leaving her with no starting capital). She had to rebuild everything from scratch. Even stepping outside led to inexplicable assassination attempts and falling off cliffs.
If not for sheer luck and resilience, stumbling upon that mysterious cave and its strange altar, she might have remained obscure forever, struggling just to survive.
As an outstanding transmigrator and a top-tier assassin in her past life, how could Rong Nianxin tolerate mediocrity? To her, it would be like a slap in the face.
Rong Nianxin: *She, Rong Nianxin, would remain a powerhouse at the top, no matter which world she was in!*
Yet despite both being transmigrators, and despite her advantage of past-life memories, she still fell short of Tang Qi in every way. This reminded her of her past life, where Tang Qi had overshadowed her completely, fueling her hatred. She wished for nothing more than to see Tang Qi ruined, disgraced, and dead.
After all, wasn’t it Tang Qi’s fault that she had been betrayed, killed, and forced into this world? Killing him now would just be an eye for an eye—perfectly justified!
Rong Nianxin had died in her past life due to her boyfriend’s betrayal—stabbed in the back. And why did she blame Tang Qi for her death? That was a ridiculously dramatic story.
Her traitorous boyfriend had been a man she painstakingly pursued—her “male god.” And this male god had once had a first love: Tang Qi.
In her past life, Tang Qi wasn’t an assassin like her but a gentle, popular florist with a handsome, powerful partner.
Rong Nianxin didn’t know who Tang Qi’s partner was, only that her male god had once considered killing him to take his place—but ultimately backed off due to the partner’s formidable influence.
Even so, her male god remained obsessed with Tang Qi, never truly loving anyone else—including Rong Nianxin, who had thrown herself at him.
Consumed by envy, Rong Nianxin took action.
Since her male god couldn’t act due to Tang Qi’s partner, Rong Nianxin—unaware of the partner’s identity—engineered an “accident” that killed Tang Qi.
What followed was a storm of vengeance from Tang Qi’s partner, a bloody upheaval that shook the underworld.
Fortunately, Rong Nianxin had framed a rival assassin—who also happened to be a love rival—for the murder, escaping unscathed.
After the chaos subsided, she seized the chance to console her grieving male god and eventually won him over—or so she thought.
In the end, she learned the hard way that it had all been a lie. Her male god had discovered her role in Tang Qi’s death and killed her in revenge.
This was why Rong Nianxin despised Tang Qi to the bone. And now, in this new world, Tang Qi still stood above her, looking down on her. How could she tolerate it?
But this time, harming Tang Qi would be nothing but a pipe dream. Not only was Rong Nianxin blacklisted by the upper echelons of the Xuan Continent, but Gu Wei—ferociously protective—would never allow her to lay a finger on Tang Qi.
And unbeknownst to her, a vast net was slowly closing in. Rong Nianxin had no chance of escape.
Pitifully, all her delusions of a transmigrator’s luck and her “destiny to stand at the world’s peak” were nothing but wishful thinking.
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