Chapter 17: Xiao Hong: 'Did I transmigrate again?”

Chapter 17: Xiao Hong: “Did I transmigrate again?”

Xiao Hong sighed inwardly as she strolled over to Chen Yu. Even if she was starting to like the attention, so much of it felt really annoying. ‘Should I just wear a veil or something?’ She thought back to the webnovels she’d read - where the devastating beauty wore a veil because cities could spontaneously implode if someone saw her face.

She wondered if she should try that.

Interestingly, dozens of millennia ago, this world had customs in which women wore veils. But that tradition had disappeared from this World. Though, Xiao Hong didn't really know why - she wasn't a historian.

Xiao Hong gave it a few moments of thought before her narcissism stopped her, ‘Eh, it would be a shame for the world.

‘Besides, it's not as if wearing a veil is gonna stop them from ogling my chest.’ The number of stares she received was growing as she did. Double D really meant double the leers! ‘The most straightforward way to make them stop is to become the strongest! Or at least stronger than them.’

“Senior Brother Chen, have you been well?” A genuine smile appeared on her face. Chen Yu had quickly become a great friend to her. He was honest, sincere and kind - three of the rarest traits in the World of Immortal Cultivation. And he tried his best to not make her uncomfortable in any way. Moreover, his warm personality made him very comfortable to be around.

This fellow was also quite talented in Alchemy as well as Cultivation, so Xiao Hong felt he would make a great friend as a Grade 2 Alchemist and a Metal Disaster Cultivator. A friend with high cultivation was always great to have - especially ones like Chen Yu. While she could casually thrash cultivators of this level, others didn’t know that; and she also wanted to keep her battle power a secret as long as possible. On top of that, he had a great Master in Elder Ji, who was known to be rather protective of his disciples.

“Haha, Junior Sister, even if I had not, your presence alone would have rejuvenated me!” Chen Yu laughed happily. After all, who wouldn’t like it when the No.1 Beauty came to you first among the hundreds, probably thousands of other guys who wanted to talk to her?

“Senior Brother, please don’t joke.” Xiao Hong rolled her eyes.

Then she turned to the three other people including 2 men and a young girl that looked very similar to Chen Yu.

“Junior Sister Xiao Hong greets Senior Sister and Senior Brothers.” she greeted the others politely with cupped fists - they all had cultivations higher than her, so ‘Senior’ it was.

“Ah, Greetings, Junior Sister Xiao, it’s great to finally meet the genius Junior Sister Brother Yu keeps talking about!” A dashing young man with wild, untamed hair smiled so brightly and so widely, that Xiao Hong almost saw the illusion of a Shounen Protagonist in him. “I’m He Peng, by the way.”

“H-Hello, nice to meet you. M-my name is Yan Bao” An honest to Heaven Shouta meekly stuttered out. She really felt this fellow was in danger of being gobbled up by a passerby onee-san at any moment!

‘Also, Yan Bao? I don’t see even the slightest ‘Bao’ (leopard) in him!’

“And-and, I’m Chen Qiuyue!” The young girl's hand shot up, and she introduced herself with boundless energy, reminiscent of a tomboy. “This idiot’s little sister!” Chen Qiuyue pointed to Chen Yu, who immediately erupted.

“Who’re you calling an idiot, you damned jade slip?!”

“Obviously, it is you! Who else fits the definition of ‘idiot’? Also, I’m still growing!”

In an instant, the two of them were in a catfight, trying to claw each other's face off.

Meeting this group, Xiao Hong couldn’t help but wonder if she’d transmigrated again. This time in the Animeverse! A Shounen Protagonist, a Shouta and a tomboy who looked like she jumped straight out of anime with her energetic tone and wild gestures.

“Don’t mind them. They’re always like this; it’s their way of showing their love for each other.” He Peng took the initiative to explain, whispering to her, “It makes me slightly jealous, to be honest.”

““Love, my ass!!”” Both of them exclaimed before continuing their scuffle.

Xiao Hong nodded in agreement. She could see that the girl was holding back much of her strength, otherwise, Chen Yu would be a pile of cookie dough with crunchy Choco-Chips.

‘This girl... she is a fucking Yin Disaster expert!’ Xiao Hong’s eyes twitched violently. ‘She is at most 14 years old, yet she is already a Yin Disaster?! Is this the world of geniuses?! Fuck!’

She walked up to the line that had spontaneously formed.

Xiao Hong took a while to feast her eyes on the Immortal Ship. The elongated teardrop-shaped chassis occasionally flashed with runic patterns that went around its length in circles, flashing with a multi-coloured light. It was a beautiful and majestic sight, Xiao Hong felt.

‘I’m really using ‘majestic’ to describe everything nowadays...’ she thought idly as she lined up, ‘It seems the Xianxia World’s disease is finally catching up to me.’ She was slightly amused.

‘I wonder, how’s stuff back on Earth? Those coworkers of mine are probably happy I’m gone, aren’t they? After all, who would want a boss like me?

‘Ah, perhaps, one day, if - no, when - when I become strong enough, I’ll find a way back to Earth and maybe give them a good scare?’ She thought wistfully. Even though she knew that perhaps humanity would have destroyed itself by the time that happened. Even if that didn’t happen, she was sure that anyone she knew would be long dead.

Lost in her thoughts, Xiao Hong didn’t notice the large number of stares she was receiving. Her current slightly poignant mood was wholly displayed in her expression and body language, causing an uncountable number of simps to also feel sad.

They really wanted to go and comfort this Junior Sister!

Unfortunately for them, they could only watch as Chen Yu walked up to her and asked in concern, “Are you alright, Junior Sister Hong? You don’t look very well?”

Xiao Hong was startled out of her reminiscence, “Ah, it's nothing, Senior Brother Yu, it’s just that I realised we’ll be away from the Sect for a while. So I was a little sad.

“You don’t have to worry, I'm perfectly fine!”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, Senior Brother,” Looking at Chen Yu’s face scrunched up in concern, she felt a little helpless. She wasn’t oblivious to Chen Yu’s feelings for her, but she really couldn’t reciprocate. It was impossible! She liked girls, after all!

‘Maybe Lu Xinyu... No, no, no, no, no, no, no! NO!! That’s a trap, Xiao Hong! That’s a trap!’ She violently crushed that thought. If she could, she would use her Dark Flame Serpent on it! Then slash it several thousand times, refine the pieces into a pill and feed it to the dogs - or maybe Qiao Xuan.

While on the other side, the male cultivators nearly experienced Qi Deviation!

“Fuck!! They’re calling each other by their given names!”

“Damned bastard! How dare he?!”'

"Let's kill him! I don't care who his master is!"

Curses poured out of the male cultivator’s mouths.

On the other side, Chen Qiuyue looked at them in surprise, “... I never expected that my brother would be able to get a girlfriend, let alone such a hottie too...”

“They aren’t in a relationship, though...?” He Ping spoke slowly.

“You think I don't know that? I’m just wishing my brother well.” Chen Qiuyue rolled her eyes. “Maybe the Heavens will listen to my well wishes and grant him a sliver of a chance?”

He Ping: “...”

‘I suddenly don’t feel so jealous of their sibling relationship anymore...’