(Quick Transmigration) Meat Eating Journey

Prequel (17-18)

Chapter 17

That evening, when Ye Xuan returned to her room and shut the door, she felt a pair of arms wrap around her slender waist. She pinched the muscles of the arm tightly, hearing the person behind her gasp. She couldn't help but laugh, 「What are you pretending for? You're a Nascent Soul cultivator, immune to water and fire. Do you really think a pinch will hurt?」 — trying to act pitiful to take advantage of her.

Gu Yincheng, who was not at all embarrassed by being exposed, smiled as he held Ye Xuan close, 「Still, Xiao Xuan understands me. We really are a match made in heaven.」

Ye Xuan: 「...」 This guy's shamelessness has reached an art form. After being speechless for a while, she pulled Gu Yincheng to the table and made him sit down, 「I have something to tell you.」

Ye Xuan naturally would not hide Zhao Mao's words from Gu Yincheng. Hearing this, Gu Yincheng furrowed his brow, 「I didn't expect that Mr. He would be so open about it. But the Mr. He Zhao Mao mentioned might not be the person I'm looking for,」 he glanced at Ye Xuan's expression, 「You don't actually want to join that chaotic society, do you?」

Ye Xuan had no interest in the society herself. Besides the fact that her partner was a time-space administrator, even without Gu Yincheng, Ye Xuan's personality would not make her eager to wade through muddy waters. However, she thought that by infiltrating the society, she might help Gu Yincheng find some useful clues.

So she did not refuse Zhao Mao. Although she did not say she would join, she appeared hesitant, which kept Zhao Mao encouraged.

「No,」 Gu Yincheng decisively rejected her idea, 「Taking risks is unwise.」

「Not exactly taking risks...」 Ye Xuan weakly countered. Since Gu Yincheng's role as a time-space administrator was known only to her, and to Zhao Mao and his group, she was just an ordinary transmigrator with 「fellow countryman」 status. As long as she was careful and investigated secretly, the danger shouldn't be too great.

Gu Yincheng, however, looked at her with a 「how could you be so clueless」 expression, 「Have you ever considered how your transmigrator identity was exposed? Since you transmigrated, your daily behavior has been impeccable. Why would Zhao Mao be so certain?」

This was also Ye Xuan's hidden worry. At that time, when she tried to probe, Zhao Mao had refused to tell her the answer. Now, hearing Gu Yincheng's words, she was first worried, then realized something and looked at Gu Yincheng sharply, 「Wait, you know when I transmigrated?!」

「Uh...」 Gu Yincheng was momentarily stunned, showing an unusual expression of evasion. He instinctively wanted to find an excuse, but meeting Ye Xuan's sparkling black eyes, he could only smile wryly and confess honestly, 「Yes.」

According to Gu Yincheng, not only did he know when Ye Xuan transmigrated, but he had also been secretly observing her. The reason was that the act of transmigrating would cause disruptions in the time-space continuum. As a time-space administrator, Gu Yincheng had sensed the disturbances when Qiong Hua and Ye Xuan arrived in this world. However, he couldn't determine who the transmigrators were until Qiong Hua joined the Luofu Sect. Because of Qiong Hua's high-profile behavior, after confirming her transmigrator identity, Gu Yincheng traced back and found out about Ye Xuan.

Unlucky for Ye Xuan, she had been secretly watched by Gu Yincheng. Initially, Gu Yincheng thought she was also a voluntary transmigrator like Qiong Hua and planned to send her back to face justice once he caught her flaws. However, through Ye Xuan's monologues when alone, he discovered that she was an innocent victim, which amused him.

The years of observation allowed Gu Yincheng to understand Ye Xuan well. When he said he knew her better than she imagined, this was what he meant.

Gu Yincheng smiled faintly, 「Have you never wondered why I, who was severely injured, didn't collapse anywhere else but right in front of your door?」