The Heroine Fell Deeply For Her [Quick Transmigration] 176

Chapter 176: I’ll Support You By Handing Out Flyers Part 21

The bus continued its ascent up the mountain, Song Yanshu, who had somehow ended up in the front, chatting with someone.

The drowsiness in Fu Guanyue’s eyes faded, the dream bringing back memories and a new understanding.

Perhaps her ancestor hadn’t intentionally been cryptic, but rather, unable to write more, those few words already a struggle.

A hand reached out, tucking a strand of hair behind Fu Guanyue’s ear, and Tao Ning asked softly, “Didn’t sleep well?”

Fu Guanyue nodded, then shook her head: “I dozed off, had a dream, about my childhood.”

“A childhood dream? I rarely dream of my childhood, and even when I do, it’s always dark, I can’t see anything clearly.” Tao Ning, intrigued, turned to face Fu Guanyue. “What did you dream about? Tell me.”

Fu Guanyue, recalling the dream, chuckled softly, her hand touching the pocket where she kept the Shanhe Brush: “I dreamt that I was very annoying as a child, always asking questions, chattering non-stop.”

Tao Ning: “Like a little bird, chirping all day, full of curiosity, repeating things she didn’t like a hundred times.”

Fu Guanyue was surprised: “How did you know?”

Even Fu Xi, who grew up with her, didn’t believe Fu Guanyue had been so talkative, even annoying Old Madam Fu with her endless questions.

Perhaps her current aloof and quiet demeanor was so ingrained that they imagined her as a quiet child.

Tao Ning crossed her arms, a smug look on her face: “How did I know? I can tell fortunes, just a simple calculation, and I can tell you about your childhood, even your future.”

“You can tell fortunes?” Fu Guanyue smiled. “Then tell me about my future.”

Tao Ning pretended to calculate with her fingers: “You’ll meet someone, and you’ll be together forever, through all lifetimes, no matter where you are, she’ll find you.”

These words resonated with Fu Guanyue.

Who didn’t like hearing sweet nothings when in love? Fu Guanyue tried to suppress her laughter, but she couldn’t, covering her face and turning away.

Tao Ning grabbed her wrist, pulling her back: “Why aren’t you looking at me? I’m telling the truth, don’t you believe me? You’re breaking my heart.”

“I believe you, of course I do,” Fu Guanyue said, her face slightly red, unable to hold back a smile as she looked at Tao Ning.

After a moment, she said, “Let’s visit my family sometime, I want you to meet my…” She couldn’t bring herself to say “family.”

The bus suddenly braked, startling everyone awake, and they asked what happened.

Driver: “Xiao Song Zong, there are people blocking the road ahead, it’s raining and foggy, I almost didn’t see them.”

He sounded annoyed: “Blocking the road in the middle of nowhere, what were they thinking?”

Song Yanshu walked to the front and opened the window, rain and fog swirling inside, and a few figures, carrying bags, hurried towards them.

Song Yanshu, wary: “What do you want?”

Heavy rain, thick fog, strangers in the middle of nowhere, it was hard to let her guard down.

An old man in a raincoat wiped the water from his face: “We’re professors and students from Qizhou University’s Department of Folklore, here are our IDs.”

Hearing “Qizhou University,” Fu Guanyue’s eyes opened, and she looked out the window, past Tao Ning.

Fu Guanyue: “…” It’s them.

She knew them.

“Qizhou University?” Song Yanshu took the offered IDs, the official seal matching the one on her sister’s diploma.

She closed the IDs, not returning them. There were six people standing in the rain, two older professors, the rest young students.

Song Yanshu, unfazed: “What do you need?”

The old man said, “We’re conducting field research in the mountains, but it started raining, and our car broke down, the rescue team won’t arrive anytime soon, and seeing the rain getting heavier, we were hoping to find shelter.”

A young woman behind him added, “We’re willing to pay double the fare.”

Song Yanshu leaned against the window: “The fare isn’t a problem.”

Everyone on this bus was from Bin City, none of them short on money, which was the problem.

Who knew if these were bandits in disguise, hoping to rob them?

Seeing her silence, the group exchanged glances, and the young woman sighed: “We’ll probably be rejected again.”

A man in thick-rimmed glasses said wearily, “I’m used to it.”

This was the fourth car that had refused them.

Another young man: “It’s a pity my talismans are all wet, I can’t draw a Water Repelling Talisman.”

The young woman said dryly, “Your element is fire, a Water Repelling Talisman wouldn’t last five minutes, save your cinnabar.”

Young man: “…”

None of them had brought Water Repelling Talismans, only combat talismans, so they were all drenched.

And who would have thought their car would break down? Hadn’t they divined that this trip would be safe?

Just then, a familiar voice came through the rain.

“Miss Song, I know them, they’re my colleagues and students.”

They looked up in disbelief, rubbing their eyes, then realizing they weren’t hallucinating, it was Fu Guanyue!

Unexpectedly finding their Eldest Sister in the middle of nowhere.

Appearing in this unlikely vehicle, a beacon of hope, We’re saved!

Fu Guanyue, her expression complicated, took out her ID and showed it to Song Yanshu.

She couldn’t show her cultivator’s license, or they wouldn’t be allowed on board.

“Eh? You’re a professor at Qizhou University? I thought you were a police officer.” Song Yanshu’s attitude was much warmer now, giving Fu Guanyue’s ID a thumbs-up. “Such a young professor, you must be very popular with your students!”

Fu Guanyue: “…Mm-hmm.”

She looked away, thinking, Not really.

She rarely taught, it was just a nominal position, her main duty being to travel and exorcise evil.

Her current stay in Yuzhou was also part of her work, she would be returning to Qizhou next month.

Song Yanshu returned the ID and said to the driver, “Open the door, a friend of a friend is also a friend, let’s help them out.”

Fu Guanyue took back her ID, puzzled.

Who had told her she was a police officer?

Tao Ning, who had claimed her girlfriend was busy maintaining social order, sneezed, rubbing her nose: “A cold? No way.”

Fu Guanyue returned to her seat, and the group outside boarded the bus, shaking off the rain, and found their seats.

The two younger Fu clan members, grateful to their Eldest Sister for rescuing them, discreetly moved towards the back.

Being near Eldest Sister always felt safer.

Seeing Fu Guanyue sitting with someone, they froze.

She was sitting close to another person, their posture intimate, whispering to each other, Fu Guanyue even touching the other person’s forehead, then shaking her head.

The beautiful woman in sunglasses, who looked like a celebrity, also touched her forehead, then leaned against Fu Guanyue’s shoulder.

Leaning! Against! Fu Guanyue’s! Shoulder!

The two younger Fu clan members: “…”

Heavens! Grandmother! Breaking news! Eldest Sister seems to be in love!

They weren’t hallucinating from the rain, not only had they found Eldest Sister in the middle of nowhere, but she was also being all lovey-dovey with someone?!

They instinctively took a step back, not daring to approach.

Interrupting Eldest Sister’s romantic moment would be rude!

The young man in thick-rimmed glasses, following behind them, bumped his head and was stepped on, crying out in pain.

Fu Jiayin apologized: “Sorry, I stepped on you, are you hurt? I have some medicine.”

Their cultivation levels were average, not high enough to heal minor injuries with spiritual energy, so they always carried first-aid supplies when exorcising evil.

And healing talismans were expensive.

The young man removed his glasses, his skin unusually pale, accentuated by his black jacket, the veins on the back of his hand prominent, he looked frail and sickly.

He shook his head, rubbing his forehead: “I’m fine, it’s okay, there are seats in the front, go ahead.”

Fu Jiayin and Fu Yuan reluctantly walked towards the front, not daring to sit in the same row as Fu Guanyue, settling for the row behind, diagonally across.

This spot was less conspicuous, allowing them to observe Eldest Sister without being noticed.

Fu Guanyue, feeling their intense gazes: “…”

She pinched the bridge of her nose, she hadn’t expected to run into them here, but since Fu Jiayin and Fu Yuan were here, the thing on the mountain probably wasn’t dangerous.

The young man in glasses, not paying attention to who was sitting beside Fu Guanyue, was about to sit down,

When Fu Yuan called out, “Wait, Yu Tong, I have a question for you, sit here.”

This idiot, cultivating in those creepy places has made him stupid, don’t disturb Eldest Sister’s date!

Seeing the cold aura emanating from Yu Tong, Fu Yuan quickly thought of a question, and after being bombarded with questions, Yu Tong, looking exhausted, closed his eyes, claiming he was tired and wanted to sleep.

Fu Yuan was happy to let him sleep, then turned her attention to the group chat with over a thousand unread messages.

As dusk approached, they finally reached the mountaintop.

The rain had stopped, and the sun was setting.

The sky ablaze with gold, a lone bird soaring high, the setting sun casting a warm glow on everything, the mountain scenery picturesque.

Tired from the journey, they all got off the bus, eager to stretch their legs.

Tao Ning and Fu Guanyue, sitting near the back, got off last, their luggage taken by the resort staff.

Fu Jiayin and Fu Yuan followed, and Yu Tong, also slowly getting off, looked around, then walked towards the older cultivators.

The two younger Fu clan members couldn’t help but approach Fu Guanyue: “El… I mean, Professor Fu, what a coincidence, are you here with a friend?”

Fu Guanyue didn’t mind revealing her relationship with Tao Ning, nodding: “Yes, I’m here with my girlfriend for a few days.”

Tao Ning, walking over, removed her sunglasses and smiled: “Hello, I’m Tao Ning, your teacher’s girlfriend.”

Fu Jiayin and Fu Yuan were flustered, stammering, “H-hello! Have fun! Our El… I mean, our Professor is very nice, looking forward to meeting you again!”

In terms of seniority, Eldest Sister was of their aunt’s generation, even their mothers had to address her respectfully as “Elder Sister.”

So, Eldest Sister’s girlfriend was also of the same generation, which was a bit overwhelming.

Fu Guanyue, unsure why these juniors were always so afraid of her, she was quite approachable, asked, “Where are you going for your research?”

Fu Jiayin pointed towards a distant village: “We’re going to Mingyue Village, there’s an ancient temple there, said to be two hundred years old, the murals are valuable for research, we’re planning to make copies after obtaining permission from the school, Professor Yu is leading the expedition.”

This meant there was a two-hundred-year-old skin-changing ghost in the village temple, and with the support of the four clans, the Yu family was tasked with capturing it.

Fu Guanyue nodded: “Be careful then, it’s cold in the mountains, dress warmly, and I heard there’s a kind of bird in the mountains that imitates human voices to lure people out, and it likes to peck people’s eyes, so if you hear anything, don’t answer, and if you’re not sure, agree on a code word, if they can’t answer, just knock down a branch, those birds are quite stupid, they won’t leave easily if they find something they like.”

Fu Yuan’s face paled, this was only his second field trip, unlike Fu Guanyue, who started at thirteen.

Now twenty-six, she was already a seasoned veteran, her knowledge extensive.

Fu Yuan asked, “Is it that dangerous? What if we accidentally answer?”

Fu Guanyue replied calmly, “It will imitate your voice and lure someone else.”

Now Fu Jiayin’s face also paled.

As they left with their team, Fu Guanyue looked at Tao Ning, wondering how to answer her questions if she asked.

Tao Ning, seemingly oblivious, kicked a stone away, smiling and extending her hand: “Let’s go.”

The resort was lively with the arrival of guests, the food already prepared.

520 asked Tao Ning, [If there really are such birds, I understand not answering, but why dress ‘specially’ instead of just ‘warmly’ if it’s cold in the mountains?]

Tao Ning replied, “Based on Fu Guanyue’s description, it’s not a bird, but a skin-changing ghost, they like beautiful skins, they can shed their skin, but they’re not very powerful, so they disguise themselves as paintings to avoid being hunted.”

“Dressing differently is to prevent them from imitating their appearance and approaching their companions, without a human skin, they can only imitate the general appearance, not the details.”

Smelling the food, everyone stood up, eager to eat.

Tao Ning entered the bustling hall, thinking she could just use her spiritual energy to purify the food later, and if she wanted something else to eat, she would have to start making some pills.

Consuming too much mortal food would accumulate impurities in a cultivator’s body, those below Golden Core could still eat whatever they wanted, not having reached the fasting stage yet, their spiritual energy still weak.

But those above Golden Core should avoid it, as it would affect their cultivation.

Sitting at the table, Tao Ning thought, Whatever, I’ll eat first, I can’t get such fresh mushrooms in the city.

She placed a piece in Fu Guanyue’s bowl: “Try this, it’s delicious, very fresh.”

Song Yanshu, watching from the side: “…”

Damn it, lost again?