Chapter 1

It seems that she really transmigrated into a book.

Yu Xizhi kneeled on the ground, finally coming to a painful conclusion.

Pain permeated her internal organs, leaving her whole body feeling as if it had been crushed. The agony washed over her like waves, causing sweat to bead on her forehead, dripping onto the bluestone slab in front of her.

The cuffs of her sleeves were mottled with mud as she propped herself up from the ground. Her fingertips, overly fair and slender, bore tiny wounds oozing blood.

A voice weighed heavily upon her.

“Let me ask you one last time, Yu Xizhi, did you push Junior Sister Xia Yiyao down the back mountain of Xuecan Peak?”

Yu Xizhi was in too much pain to speak, but the other party evidently took her silence as a form of resistance.

“When Xia Yiyao went missing, only you were present. If it wasn’t you, did she jump off on her own?” Another voice questioned sternly. ”

Even though the path through the Misty Forest is treacherous, it’s the route she takes daily to the academy without error. Why is it that only when you were there, she disappeared?!”

Yu Xizhi couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

She had been in this world for a while now, enough time to understand the situation in calm waters.

But today, as she and junior sister walked through the heavily guarded Misty Forest, intending to attend classes at the academy as usual, Junior Sister suddenly disappeared before her eyes!

She was still standing there in shock when someone descended from the sky on a sword, full of anger, and brought her here, subjecting her to a trial-like interrogation and accusing her of pushing her junior sister down Xuecan Peak.

Until this moment, she finally confirmed.

—She couldn’t escape the law of transmigration with the same name after all. She had transmigrated into the novel, which she hastily closed when she saw the female cannon fodder with the same name and surname as herself!

Damn.

This was beyond absurd!

Out of caution, although Yu Xizhi had closed the book at that time, after much deliberation, she still felt she should at least finish reading the parts related to the female cannon fodder, just in case.

That’s a novel written in the early days of internet literature called “Distant Immortal’s Journey,” which is an upgraded version of a xianxia novel. It’s filled with millions of words, with a cliché yet poignant plot.

The male protagonist, Long Aotian,also known as Cheng Luocen, was born poor with low aptitude and has been looked down upon, bullied, and ridiculed since childhood.

Until one day, he unexpectedly obtained an extraordinary chance, acquiring the legacy golden finger from his grandpa’s remnant soul, “Grandpa’s Golden Finger,” an item known throughout history, capable of defying fate and turning the tide, universally acclaimed.

And of course, Long Aotian’s grandpa was no exception.

From then on, Long Aotian smirked, rising forcefully amidst adversity, thoroughly slapping the faces of those who once looked down on him.

She didn’t pay much attention to the later plot, but according to the formula, under the guidance of his grandpa’s golden fimger, Long Aotian obtained various treasures of heaven and earth in secret realms, steadily advancing, endlessly leveling up, and endlessly slapping faces, ultimately defeating the villain who sought to destroy the world, reaching the peak of cultivation, and obtaining his beloved.

Here, the beloved refers to the official female lead of the novel, True White Moonlight. Just now, the instructors have repeatedly asked her to admit pushing down the highly favored junior sister Xia Yiyao from Taiqing Peak.

In other words, the current plot can be summarized in one sentence.

Everyone believes that she, Yu Xizhi, the malicious female cannon fodder, pushed down Long Aotian’s White Moonlight.

Danger, Yu Xizhi, danger.

Whispered conversations reached her ears.

“I always thought that Second Senior Sister, besides having a pretty face, was quite ordinary—nothing remarkable. It’s such a waste of the sect leader’s personal quota. But I didn’t expect her to be such a malicious person!”

“It’s not entirely incomprehensible. Junior Sister has only been here for a year and has already broken through continuously. Now she has reached the realm of Qi Refinement Completion, while she has just reached Qi Refinement. Simply put, it’s jealousy.”

“Tsk, just reached Qi Refinement; isn’t she even worse than the outer disciples? It’s all thanks to her having a good elder brother, or else she would have been expelled from the inner sect long ago.”

Accusations and disdainful voices pressed in from all sides, various malicious speculations echoing in the air. In the chaotic hall, another clear voice from a young man sounded.

“Master, everyone, although Zizhi is indeed a bit lazy in her cultivation, she is definitely not the kind of malicious person who would harm fellow disciples!” The young man hurriedly defended her.

“There must be hidden reasons behind this! Please investigate thoroughly, Master!”

The young man took two steps forward and kneeled beside her without hesitation. His knees touching the bluestone floor made a crisp sound, sounding painful. And as he kneeled beside Yu Xizhi, the oppressive feeling that had been weighing on her suddenly eased.

The young man pleading for her was only seventeen or eighteen years old, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He was extremely handsome. He wore a purple jade crown on his head and carried a simple-style sword box on his back.

Yu Xizhi couldn’t help but innocently curve her lips at him, only to receive a look of intense disappointment from him, but the worry in his eyes was genuine.

Obviously, he was the so-called good elder brother everyone was talking about.

In the original book, her elder brother was named Yu Si, a male cannon fodder who served as a stepping stone for Long Aotian’s comparison group. He was also the senior brother of Kunwu Mountain Sect, the outstanding disciple favored by Sect Master Huai Yun, possessing unparalleled cultivation speed on the continent and an extremely handsome face, becoming the dream of ninety million young girls on the entire continent.

With an extraordinary background, both parents alive, innate talent, and smooth sailing, these were all keywords of the stepping stone for Long Aotian. Unfortunately, Yu Si also secretly loved Long Aotian’s official partner, White Moonlight, also known as his junior sister, Xia Yiyao.

And then Yu Si was taken down by Long Aotian.

Then, the original owner gnashed her teeth and wanted to avenge her elder brother, blackening and demonizing, only to be killed by the junior sister with a single sword.

If Yu Si was the stepping stone on Long Aotian’s path to growth, then she, Yu Xizhi, was the doorknocker on her junior sister’s path to enlightenment.

The two of them—one stone, one brick—were truly the universe’s most useful tools; wherever needed, they moved.

…

Yu Xizhi briefly recalled the plot and found that the development so far was no different from what was described in the book.

She even remembered the words she said after the junior sister was found.

“I don’t know why I fell down. At that time, I felt a little dizzy, as if someone was calling me. I can’t remember if someone pushed me… But regardless, the fault definitely lies with me. I believe Senior Sister definitely didn’t do it on purpose!”

Reading this sentence, Yu Xizhi was choked up, silently commenting to herself, “Good guy.”

This statement, filled with confusion yet gentleness, helplessness yet kindness, and innocence mixed with a hint of cautiousness, regardless of whether it was done by the original owner, would make everyone feel convinced. At the same time, they would sympathize with the rational and compassionate junior sister and remember the sentiments of the sect.

As a contemporary master of tea art, who would you choose over her?

(T/N: pretending to be innocent and kind but in fact a total bit*h)

Just didn’t expect it in the blink of an eye; this matter fell on her.

If Xia Yiyao hadn’t fallen off the cliff, everyone would have pointed fingers at her, dragging her to the Grand Hall of Taiqing Peak to interrogate her regardless of right or wrong. Perhaps she would still be living in the delusion of self-deception, even thinking that the junior sister was cute, kind, and an angel.

But now, Yu Xizhi was completely awake.

She even felt like giving her previous self a slap in the face.

When she first arrived, because she couldn’t figure out the situation, she still held onto the persona of truth, kindness, and beauty, ending up with an outward image of gentleness and timidity.

As a result, in the end, goodness, she ended up with the script of a female cannon fodder.

It’s a real waste of her good intentions to restrain her sharpness and speak softly.

It was very much wasted.

After sorting out her thoughts, Yu Xizhi curled her lips slightly and slowly stood up amidst the shocked gazes of everyone.

“I didn’t push her.” She lightly brushed off the dust on her clothes, her voice not loud but enough for everyone to hear. “This matter has nothing to do with me.”

There was a moment of stagnation in the air.

For some reason, the sense of inferiority and helplessness that the girl had always carried seemed to disappear completely in this instant. Although the girl standing there looked embarrassed, when she raised her head, her eyes were extremely bright. Upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a hint of confusion in them, but more of a kind of clear and bright like a refreshing breeze.

“You dare to stand up!” someone shouted angrily.

“I didn’t do anything wrong; why should I kneel?” Yu Xizhi was not intimidated by such an aura; she just said loudly, “My Kunwu Mountain Sect is the number one sword sect in the world, with an imposing demeanor. Since when did we start forcing innocent people to admit their mistakes?”

“Innocent? Then tell us, how did the junior sister fall into the valley? Did she walk over there herself? Do you have any evidence to prove your innocence?” An instructor stepped forward, demanding.

“What makes you think that the junior sister must be faultless and that I must be the one to harm her?” Yu Xizhi glanced at the instructor, her eyes deliberately carrying some provocation and a smirk, but as she saw the other party being angered by her gaze, they suddenly became teary and confused. “We’re all disciples of Taiqing Peak. I said it wasn’t me; why are none of you willing to believe me? Just because my cultivation level is too low?”

The instructor was about to angrily reprimand her but was somewhat stunned by Yu Xizhi’s skillful change of attitude.

“Zizhi…” Yu Si turned his head to look at her with some surprise, ready to say something, but was interrupted by the sudden rise in the girl’s voice.

“Instructor Xu, you keep accusing me of harming fellow disciples, yet you can’t produce any actual evidence. But if I were to tell everyone now that the Three Books of Taiqing, lost from the academy a few days ago, were taken by you, how would you prove your innocence?” She looked at him with a piercing gaze.

The instructor with the surname Xu, never expected her to turn the tables on him like this. He immediately became furious and exclaimed, “You’re spouting nonsense! You’re slandering me! What evidence do you have? Why would you say such things?”

The girl standing there raised her hand to tidy up her disheveled hair, revealing a fair and beautiful face. She had naturally smiling eyes, and even in this situation, she seemed to be smiling. “This is interesting. Instructor Xu is spreading rumors, yet he wants me to prove my innocence. But when I do the same,Instructor Xu only knows how to curse. According to your logic, shouldn’t it be your turn to prove your innocence now?”

In the end, she even made a “please” gesture.

Instructor Xu was momentarily speechless. After a while, he sneered, “I never thought you were so eloquent.”

“How others treat me, I repay them in kind. Isn’t that exactly what I’m doing to you?” Yu Xizhi’s voice remained soft, and then, amidst Instructor Xu’s increasingly dark expression, she looked around at the people with different expressions.

“It’s really strange. Since the road to the academy is so dangerous for the junior sister every day, if everyone is so worried, why not find her a new place to stay? If you think that only in this way can you temper your sword intent and improve your cultivation, why worry about the probable dangers? Moreover…” She shifted her focus and looked at the person in the center, who had been silent from beginning to end.

“Since falling from the cliff is so dangerous, why don’t we go rescue the junior sister first? Is convicting me more important than the life and death of the junior sister?”

The girl’s voice still sounded childish, and as she spoke, she seemed to feel quite wronged. Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

The head of the sect, Huai Yun, looked at her in silence. He was already immortal at the late deity stage, and his gaze carried heavy pressure. However, his second disciple, who had just stepped into the Qi Refining stage and was still a novice, stubbornly kept her gaze fixed on him. He could see her trembling under such pressure, and she even bit her lower lip, drawing a thin line of blood, but she remained steadfast.

“Please, Master—see for yourself.” Yu Xizhi met his gaze, and strangely, her body, which had been in agonizing pain, seemed to be stirred by some kind of rebelliousness.

The two counteracted each other, making it much easier than she had imagined. She held back the tears that were about to fall from the corners of her eyes, with a hint of hidden pleading in her tone, elongating her words and emphasizing each syllable.

“Go find Yiyao and bring her back. Once we know the truth.” Realizing this was a waste of time, Huai Yun threw out these words and left without further delay.

“Master! Are you just going to let her off like this?!” Someone was unwilling and intended to speak up, but a girl’s voice sounded behind him.

“Don’t you understand what Master said?”

Yu Xizhi picked up her sword sheath from the ground, imitating Yu Si’s posture unskillfully, and put it behind her.

Then she grabbed Yu Si, who hadn’t yet reacted to the sudden turn of events in this plot, and pulled him up.

“Just find my junior sister and ask her; won’t that solve everything? Are you so eager to stop me, instructor? Is it because you don’t want me to find my junior sister, or… are you afraid my junior sister will mention your name?”

The instructor’s face changed color, and he was about to blurt out “nonsense,”  but seeing the girl standing there, whose cultivation level was clearly inferior, with a mocking expression, and realizing that her previous show of weakness was just an act.

what could he do to her?

It seemed that she didn’t care about all the high-level cultivators in the hall. “If you want to add to my crimes, there’s no lack of excuses. Today, I seek nothing but justice. Now I will go find my junior sister. If she was pushed by me, then I would jump off Xuecan Peak myself. But if not…”

“I demand apologies today from everyone who has slandered me!”