Side Character Transmigrations: The Final Boss is No Joke (Arc 4)

Chap 4.9

"Cousin, let go of Zhao Yan first." Qi Mingxue spoke in a gentle tone. Qi Mingxue had always maintained this appearance of a kind and gentle person so even when Zhao Yan shouted at her very rudely, Qi Mingxue didn't display any hints of anger.

Shi Sheng's eyes turned in their sockets before giving Qi Mingxue an innocent look. "Cousin, weren't you the one who told me to teach her a lesson? I—"

Qi Mingxue's expression changed. "Cousin, what are you saying? I didn't even know you were here—"

"Qi Mingxue!" Zhao Yan's high-pitched scream interrupted Qi Mingxue. Zhao Yan's face was a livid green as she broke out cursing, "What else do you have to say for yourself?! I knew you were up to no good! Yet you put on an act in front of Big Brother Song, you shameless bitch..."

Zhao Yan's curses got louder and louder, completely drowning out Qi Mingxue's explanations. The reason Zhao Yan was here was because she had gotten into a dispute with her cousin, Zhao Jing, over Qi Mingxue. She had stormed off in anger and had brought the girls she was closer to with her. Since she already had enmity with Qi Mingxue, hearing Shi Sheng's casually spoken words, she didn't take the time to pause and think things through.

"Idiot!" Shi Sheng insulted her, but Zhao Yan was too immersed in her own ranting to hear it.

Bored, Shi Sheng removed her sword and went back to the door for the third floor before raising her chin and speaking to Chang Xin, "Captain Chang, people have to keep their word, you know. If your people come close to the third floor again, don't blame me for offering them as a blood sacrifice to my sword."

Chang Xin was speechless. 'Offer a blood sacrifice to her sword... she's a chuuni, isn't she?'

Qi Mingxue could only watch as Shi Sheng shut the door. Now that Zhao Yan was free, she immediately pounced towards Qi Mingxue. Chaos reigned again. Though people tried to persuade them or pull them apart, it still managed to evolve into a catfight in the end.

Zhao Yan managed to scratch Qi Mingxue's neck and face quite a bit, causing Qi Mingxue to look very dishevelled by the time they left. When she returned to camp, Song Shi, who had yet to sleep, saw Qi Mingxue in this state and his expression changed slightly.

"What happened?" Song Shi went over to her. 'She was fine when she left, how did she end up returning like this?'

Qi Mingxue's eyes reddened slightly. "Nothing... It's just that I met my cousin just now."

"She's still alive?" Song Shi was slightly surprised. Earlier when she had disappeared so suddenly, he had thought her long dead. He hadn't expected to find her alive. Thinking about her caused him some slight discomfort.

"En. I wanted her to come with us but she actually accused me of something I didn't do, causing Zhao Yan to dislike me even more..." Qi Mingxue's voice was very soft but filled with grievance. Without the need for any exaggeration on her part, just telling him what had happened caused Song Shi to dislike Shi Sheng even more.

Seeing the dislike in Song Shi's eyes, Qi Mingxue let out a small sigh of relief. Having read the whole book, she knew just how much charm Gu Nan had had as the main character. Though Song Shi hadn't shown up at all in the setting she read, she couldn't bet on him not being attracted to Gu Nan because of her protagonist halo.

Qi Mingxue thought Gu Nan was the main character, but she didn't know she had already replaced Gu Nan as the main character.
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When Shi Sheng returned to the third floor, her eyes flashed as she noticed something wrong. She looked over to the window and noticed our dear friend, the future Zombie Emperor, was missing! Yes, missing!