The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 215 (Patreon)

Chapter 215

Stunned, looking at the female lead who had fainted again, 098 was silent for a while before finally asking Ling Chunann, who had not yet acted, "Host, what are you doing?"

"Hmm?" Ling Chunann, who had been deep in thought, came back to his senses, "I'm considering how to sneak her out without anyone noticing."

"Have you figured it out?"

"Of course."

Having waited in the yard for a while, Wang Hu was getting anxious, "Why is the immortal taking so long to come out?"

Wang Er replied, "What's the rush? What's wrong with waiting a bit longer? You're too impatient."

Wang Auntie cautioned softly, "Lower your voice, dear, don't scare the child."

Wang Er retorted, "Ahu is still unmarried at his age, all because you've spoiled him. Look at the big pillar at the west end of the village, he's two months younger than Ahu and his child can already walk."

Grandma Wang intervened, "Alright, enough. Why argue about this in front of the child? This year's harvest is good. Once we've gathered the crops, we'll collect enough for a dowry and ask Zhang Auntie to find a good girl for our Ahu."

Wang Hu glanced at the closed door, "I don't..."

Wang Er cut him off, "What about you? You weren't asked to interject."

As the argument went on, nearly half an hour passed without Ling Chunann emerging from the room, prompting the family waiting in the yard to grow uneasy.

Xiaobao complained of hunger. Wang Auntie glanced at the silent door and then at the sky, "Dear, perhaps we should go in and check?"

Wang Er considered it, "Alright, I'll knock on the door." He straightened his clothes and adopted a solemn expression before gently knocking.

Unsurprisingly, there was no response. After a few more knocks and still no sound, he grew anxious, "Immortal sir, are you there?"

"Dad, has the immortal already left?" Wang Hu suggested, "Shall we go in and check?"

After further discussion, the family finally pushed the door open. Ling Chunann had not locked it upon entering, so it opened easily. However, there was no one to be seen inside the room, not even the bedridden Lan You.

"It really was an immortal descending to earth!" Grandma Wang immediately prostrated herself in prayer.

"Dad, what's this?" Engulfed in the sadness of his crush being taken away, Wang Hu suddenly noticed something on the bedside.

"Gold, gold ingots?" He picked up the ingot, "I've never seen such a large gold ingot in my life."

"Dear, with such a large piece of gold, we can rebuild our house and even get a beautiful wife for Ahu," Wang Auntie exclaimed excitedly.

"Don't just stand there, kneel and thank the immortal for his generosity!" Wang Er too began to dream big.

Meanwhile, Ling Chunann was leisurely walking along a mountain path, followed by the horse he had ridden. The female lead lay prone on the horse's back, eliciting a sympathetic glance from 098. She would surely feel terrible upon waking, but 098 quickly dismissed her from his thoughts, looking at Ling Chunann, "Host, are you heading back to Jiangcheng now?"

"No," Ling Chunann said, "Didn't I leave them a message? I'm going directly to Hecheng."

He just feared that Xiao Hongjing might not have seen the host's message, hidden so secretly who could see it?

"098, you've changed," Ling Chunann said with a hint of grievance, "You no longer care whether I can complete the mission, only about your master."

"..."

When the duo and the horse arrived at a dilapidated temple halfway up the mountain, Ling Chunann stopped, led the horse into the temple, and gently patted its head before making a hand gesture.

The horse, understanding the gesture, lifted its hoof, and with a sidestep, the female lead who had been lying stable on its back rolled off, tumbling on the ground.

Ling Chunann listened carefully, then shook his head with a hint of regret, "Lucky." That she didn't break any bones in the fall.

The horse, originally loyal only to Xiao Hongjing, had completely switched allegiance since Ling Chunann's appearance. 098 seriously suspected it was bewitched, and a picky one at that.

"...Host, why hasn't she woken up yet?" Observing the dirty female lead, 098 inquired.

"Soon."

As Ling Chunann had predicted, Lan You woke up shortly after, first drawn by the pain on her body, then noticing Ling Chunann who had walked in from outside the temple.

"Miss, you're awake," Ling Chunann said, holding a bowl of water, "Are you thirsty? Would you like some water?"

"Female lead's favorability +40%, current favorability at 20%," 098 said.

Staring at Ling Chunann for a while, Lan You finally spoke in a hoarse voice, "Who am I? No, who are you?"

Ling Chunann smiled at her, "My name is An Zhiqi. I found you this afternoon when I was passing by the mountain. It seemed like you had rolled down from the mountain. Seeing you were still breathing, I took you with me." After saying this with a look of concern, he asked, "Miss, do you not remember how you ended up at the mountain base?"

"I, I can't remember anything," Lan You shook her head, "I only remember my name is Lu Yao now."

"Is that so," Ling Chunann frowned, "What should we do then? Do you remember where you live?"

Lu Yao shook her head.

Ling Chunann then asked a few more questions, to which Lu Yao of course had no answers, and eventually, due to her physical weakness, fell asleep again.

Ling Chunann nodded in satisfaction, "The medicinal effect is not bad, and she seems much cuter than before."

098 agreed, "Indeed."

Lan You's previous jealousy was actually a result of competing with her own sister after arriving in this world. Before crossing over, she was just an ordinary girl, with a character that could certainly be considered cute.

Afterwards, Lu Yao naturally followed Ling Chunann, who took a day to explain the situation of this world to her, and even picked herbs to treat the wounds on her face.

With the level of traditional Chinese medicine Ling Chunann learned from Xiao Hongjing, treating her disfigured face was not an issue... which was a surprise.

Previously, there was no time to learn, and later when there was time, there weren't conditions conducive for learning, so Ling Chunann's overall level could be considered half-baked, making Lu Yao a subject of his medical practice. Fortunately, his memory was good, and he was quick to learn, so there was no issue of using the wrong medicine, at least her face's coloration improved. Although many scars remained, at least they weren't nauseating to look at. Meanwhile, the female lead's favorability towards Ling Chunann surged, breaking through the 60% mark in a short time.

As for Ling Chunann's explanation of how they met, Lu Yao never doubted it, considering the many injuries on her body and her dirty clothes, which were completely incongruent with Ling Chunann's neat appearance.

"Ah Qi, I'm a bit scared," Lu Yao said, looking at the city gates not far away and hiding behind Ling Chunann, "Can we not enter the city?"

"What's wrong?" Ling Chunann pretended not to understand.

Lu Yao touched her face, though a veil hid it, the unevenness was still apparent. She was truly on the verge of tears, wondering why other transmigrators were always beautiful, attracting a host of handsome men, while her one transmigration made her so ugly it angered both humans and gods. What heinous acts had the body's original owner committed to be hated to this extent?

But luckily, she met this handsome young man who not only looked good but also treated her face, at least now she could look at herself without fainting.

However, facing a densely populated city, she was still somewhat lost. Seeing Ling Chunann looking at her, she blurted out, "I'm afraid of being so ugly that I scare others."

Ling Chunann nearly laughed out loud but managed to hold it back and coughed to clear his throat, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

"Because you're here, she feels even less confident," 098 thought to itself, though it wouldn't dare say it out loud.

Lu Yao couldn't sense 098's feelings, but after hearing Ling Chunann's words, she was visibly moved, "Ah Qi, thank you so much. If not for you, I really wouldn't know what to do."

"Female lead's favorability +20%, current favorability at 80%."

The host is too impressive, 098 couldn't help but marvel. Although a big part of it was the female lead forgetting her past, Ling Chunann's flirting skills were clearly of an actor's caliber.

"Let's go inside," Ling Chunann suggested to Lu Yao.

"Young master."

Lu Yao hadn't had the chance to respond when suddenly a person appeared in front of them, it was Ying Jiu, whom they hadn't seen for a month. Ling Chunann instinctively glanced around, not seeing Xiao Hongjing, and breathed a sigh of relief, "What are you doing here?"

"Weren't you the one who left a message to come to Jiangcheng?" Ying Jiu asked. Then he looked at Lu Yao standing beside Ling Chunann, "And who might this lady be?"

Ling Chunann introduced her, "She's a friend of mine."

"Hello, my name is Lu Yao." Lu Yao, noticing the stranger, instinctively extended her hand, then remembered the customs of the era might be different and quickly withdrew it, rubbing her hands together awkwardly.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Lu," Ying Jiu greeted her, then turned his attention back to Ling Chunann, "Young master, the lord will be here shortly... The lord has arrived."

Xiao Hongjing dismounted his horse and looked at Ling Chunann coldly, inspecting him from head to toe before speaking, "You know to come back?"

Ling Chunann offered Xiao Hongjing a conciliatory smile, "I was wrong."

"You..." Xiao Hongjing began to say something but then noticed Lu Yao standing beside and halted, "We'll talk back at home."

This time the host really seemed to be in trouble, 098 thought, watching Xiao Hongjing's departing figure. No matter how much trouble the host caused in the past, the man had never ignored him like this.

Lu Yao, walking beside Ling Chunann, quietly tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Who is he? Why so fierce? He's not your father, is he?"

Ling Chunann, unbothered by 098's concerns, also whispered back to Lu Yao, looking at Xiao Hongjing's tense back and a mischievous glint appeared in his eyes, "I'll tell you, but you mustn't tell anyone else, okay?"

"Okay, okay," Lu Yao nodded eagerly.

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