Quick Transmigration: Still Life Fairy

Chapter 148 Trials and Tribulations - I Am the Protagonist

"Dissatisfied?"

Gu Liangzong murmured and repeated those two words: "What right do you have to be dissatisfied? Because—you're not the main character?"

"Correct!"

Gu Liangzong scoffed at this reason: "You say the whole world revolves around Jiang Huaigu, but what makes him so special? Is he the master of this world or the savior of it? No, he's just an ordinary person. What makes him worthy of the world revolving around him? And the protagonist you mentioned, that only exists in novels. Have you ever considered that you're in a real world, not a novel? The real world doesn't revolve around anyone. Otherwise—ha, look at Jiang Huaigu. If the world really revolved around him, my sword wouldn't have been able to break through his water dragon, and he shouldn't have been so easily swayed!"

"what?"

Ju An's heart skipped a beat, and he was suddenly stunned. After regaining his senses, he turned to look at Jiang Huaigu.

All eyes were on the two of them, and no one noticed Jiang Huaigu, who had been standing on the roof. When Gu Liangzong reminded him, they all looked over and were stunned by the scene before them!

"Big brother?"

Yunle unconsciously cried out.

Jiang Huaigu, who had been standing on the rooftop, raised his head, which had been hanging down. His blood-red eyes emanated an eerie aura. Blood was flowing from his eyes, nostrils, mouth, and even ears. His skin was so white it was almost transparent. His eerie eyes stared directly at everyone present, and there seemed to be a sticky feeling clinging to people.

"How did he become like that?"

"I don't know, I didn't notice it until it turned out like this."

"This should have started after the two of them started fighting, because after he summoned the water dragon, he kept his head down, which is when we couldn't see what was happening!!"

There were still quite a few people watching this place. Although there had been several major battles, neither side had intentionally tried to harm others. Most of the martial arts practitioners had suffered minor injuries and were in good spirits. When they saw a powerful figure arrive, most of them breathed a sigh of relief and were in the mood to discuss the matter.

Ju An stared at the scene before him, a look of confusion flashing in his eyes. He could sense Jiang Huaigu's life force weakening, indicating that Jiang Huaigu was truly facing a life-threatening crisis. But how could this be? Wasn't Jiang Huaigu the protagonist?!

What is going on here?

Have you ever paid attention to yourself?

Gu Liangzong gestured behind him, and the young swordsman who had been following him stepped forward, took out a small mirror from his pocket, and pointed it at Ju An, letting Ju An see himself in the mirror.

Seeing his own bloodshot pupils, identical to Jiang Huaigu's, in the mirror, Ju An shook his head, unable to utter a sound. He must have been very flustered, because his breathing was erratic, and the sounds of his breathing could be heard from afar.

No—this shouldn't be! No—

Suddenly, it felt like his scalp was about to explode. Ju An clutched his head in pain, lost his balance, and fell to the ground. But he couldn't care less about that now; the excruciating pain in his brain made him roll around on the ground in agony.

Before and after his time travel, before and after his rebirth, all sorts of images began to churn in his mind: Lian Tong, Jiang Huaigu, Yun Leshi, his master... Every face flashed before him, gradually becoming nothingness. It was as if he had been split in two, one half lucid, the other half insane.

No—it's not true—

On the other side, Jiang Huaigu was clearly suffering from the same situation as Ju An. Something seemed to be wriggling under his skin, and he looked pained, but he was still muttering something under his breath.

"Big brother, big brother, what's wrong with you?"

Yun Leshi had already run to Jiang Huaigu's side, looking anxious.

“No, what is it? Big…uh…” Yun Leshi started to say, but then uncontrollably knelt down, her back arching in pain. “What…what’s going on? Why do I feel…”

"It all feels fake, doesn't it? Because it's all fake! Everything is fake!"

Gu Liangzong said what they wanted to say, and the moment he finished speaking, starting from beneath his feet, Jun'an Town began to disappear inch by inch. The martial arts practitioners and civilians who were still lying on the ruins suddenly turned into paper figures, flattening themselves. Everything seemed to suddenly change from real to illusory. Except for them and Jun Ran, everything was gone.

"This is just the other side of this world, a shadowy existence, so it can't be the real thing... huh?"

Before he could finish speaking, he felt something moving in his hand.

"Qiang——Qiang——"

The Gu Liang sword in his hand trembled incessantly, as if trying to break free from its grip. Gu Liangzong's usually calm expression finally turned panicked at this moment: "Baby?"

The sword continued to tremble, but there was no answer as expected.

"Baby, what's wrong with you—"

Before Gu Liangzong could finish speaking, the sword in his hand stirred up a wisp of air, broke free from his grasp, and flew into the air to the astonishment of him and Jun Ran. Then, just like the world before, it shattered into pieces.

"Baby--"

Although he knew that the destruction of the possessed object would not affect Yu Liu, Gu Liangzong was still worried, and the current situation was clearly not right, so he had a bad feeling.

After the Guliang Sword shattered, a small figure slowly emerged from the spot; it was Yu Liu, who had been possessing the sword.

"It's starting! It's starting! Wahahahaha~" The Jade Emperor, who had been secretly observing, suddenly jumped off his chair, swaying from side to side with joy: "As wise and mighty as I am, there really won't be any problems! Yingqing, look! Little Jade Willow is reacting! Doesn't that mean we're going to succeed?! Oh ho ho, God of Darkness—get ready to die, hahahaha~"

"Your Majesty—something's not right. Yu Liu doesn't seem like..."

Yingqing doesn't have the same magnanimity as the Jade Emperor, and Yu Liu's current lack of ability is the biggest problem.

"What?" the Jade Emperor asked unconsciously, his gaze returning to the Illusion Mirror.

What reappeared after the Guliang Sword shattered was actually Yu Liu's soul, which gradually became more solid from being transparent, and Yu Liu's condition gradually became clearer.

"Ooh~" Yu Liu unconsciously let out a painful sound, her brows furrowed tightly, her hands tightly hugging her arms, and her body gradually curling up, which was clearly a sign of great pain.

"What's happening here?"

The Jade Emperor was bewildered.

"How would I know?!" Ying Qing said through gritted teeth, no longer using the title "Your Majesty," "Isn't this all your doing? If something happens to Yu Liu, not only will you be implicated, but Tai Ming..."

He didn't say what came next, but both the Jade Emperor and he knew perfectly well what was going on.

Just then, one of Ying Qing's feathers lit up.

The feathers emitted specks of pink light, and Yue Sheng's voice suddenly appeared in the space.

"Ying Qing, what the hell are you doing? Yu Liu is in trouble! Her true form... the star map on her true form is collapsing!!!"

"what?!"