I Find Her Disgusting Chapter 71

“Insolent.”
Jiang Xidai snapped.
Wen Xianyin immediately pretended she hadn’t said a thing.
However, usually after Jiang Xidai’s “insolent,” there would be some follow-up thoughts.
So she waited quietly for the Sect Master’s next words.
As expected, the woman said, “Bright Moon Pavilion is just in the back. When have I ever stood her up? Occasionally… I sleep in for a day, and she doesn’t even know to come and ask.”
Jiang Xidai’s expression was slightly cold.
Yan Huirou was truly detestable, to just leave without a word.
What can I do now that she’s gone? The day is almost over. I am in the wrong, so it’s not right for me to really drag her back.
She tidied up the desk with a casual hand. “Except for these few pages, you can throw the rest away. The smell of this ink, after a while, is so fragrant it makes my head spin.”
This is top-grade ink, mixed with some gold powder, and the characters written with it are black and iridescent. Wen Xianyin was a bit more frugal than her. “Then this disciple will take it and distribute it to everyone. Sect Master, these…”
Jiang Xidai’s handwriting was imprinted on the paper. The characters were not easy to read, but they were sharp and beautiful, more like swordplay.
Wen Xianyin glanced at it and couldn’t help but be moved. “Are these the Sect Master’s cultivation insights?”
Money, gold, silver, jewels, jade—Wen Xianyin had been given more than enough of these things. Only these insights, Jiang Xidai rarely summarized for others to see.
Or rather, almost never.
Jiang Xidai didn’t seem to care much. “If you want to read them, take them and read them yourself. Although the rest wasn’t used, I didn’t write them carelessly.”
Wen Xianyin said, “Yes,” and carefully put them away. “So the Sect Master wanted ink and brush last night to write a sword manual for Miss Yan. You really care for her.”
Jiang Xidai: “…This isn’t caring.”
After saying this, her mood dropped a little. It was just something she had to do.
Having enjoyed her past affection, or rather, the first affection of her youth, she had to give something back.
Jiang Xidai thought it over. Besides these tangible things, she had nothing else to give Yan Huirou. Sending other things, like those jade pendants, jewels, or magic artifacts, Jiang Xidai was unsure of Yan Huirou’s preferences and didn’t want to be rejected again.
At this thought, she felt a rare pang of guilt. But it wasn’t complete guilt, and like a pearl hidden in a box, it glowed faintly in the darkness.
Yan Huirou knew her preferences and could always coax her into a smile.
But Yan Huirou rarely told her what she liked. When Jiang Xidai tried to send her something, she felt a headache coming on.
This had once been a kind of hidden superiority. She thought she might have finally met someone who liked her more.
This was a good thing.
But these…
With her own retreat, they were now in the past.
At this thought, a hundred flavors mixed.
Jiang Xidai didn’t want to think about it further, her brow slightly furrowed, her mood returning to how it was before, dull and sour.
Whenever this happened, Jiang Xidai would always call up the System to check Yan Huirou’s favorability. Especially her favorability toward Li Xinghe.
Alright, seeing that steady “0,” she wasn’t too out of sorts and calmed down a little.
During this period, the System had rarely spoken to her and could only query the basic favorability. When she asked about other functions, it would always coldly display: [System updating…]
Ever since Yan Huirou had pressed her down and kissed her for three earth-shattering rounds, this useless thing seemed to have had its conviction damaged, and the entire system had become much quieter.
Even when Jiang Xidai wanted to mock its stupidity for getting the female lead’s orientation wrong, the System no longer responded.
And just now, this useless thing had finally come back to life, the mechanical static buzzing.
[System update complete, back online.]
From Jiang Xidai’s understanding, its conviction had been shattered, and like her, it had gone into seclusion to heal, then emerged with a breakthrough.
“What? Finally back?” Jiang Xidai said with a light sneer. “Why don’t you tell me how things will develop from now on.”
[Beep! After plot correction, the Grand Female Lead’s Harem System is now online.]
“…What?”
Jiang Xidai suspected she had misheard.
But the next moment, the dead thing said steadily: [System has detected a change in the female lead’s character settings and has completed a software update. The main plot will still focus on the emotional storyline, and the overall plot will not change, but more possibilities have been added for the female lead’s love interests, oh.]
What update… it’s just making excuses for itself.
But upon hearing the words “more possibilities,” Jiang Xidai suddenly had a bad feeling.
And on the updated favorability interface, a very complex feature suddenly appeared.
Jiang Xidai saw it all in her sea of consciousness and couldn’t help but be stunned.
From the female lead’s perspective, a dense list of names was written below, and 3D bar graphs like vines climbed up into a void sky.
The number of people whose favorability could be queried had increased dramatically.
Li Xinghe: 0
Wen Xianyin: 56
Bi Luo: 60
Xie Minting: 28
Zhan Ke: 5
Jiang Xidai: 128
Jiang Xidai glanced at it, and these were the names that stood out the most, but it was clear that Yan Huirou had met more people than this in her life. There was a bunch of others called “Cui Ling” or “Shuang Jiang,” with a favorability of around 20, which sounded a bit familiar…
Jiang Xidai thought for a long while and realized, aren’t those the maids who serve me tea and water? When did Yan Huirou meet them?
“What do these favorability ratings mean?”
The System dutifully replied: [Due to the change in the female lead’s attributes, a new interface and more possibilities have been unlocked.]
“Grand Female Lead?”
[The System has detected that the Host has led the female lead onto the arduous path of cultivation.]
“Then… harem?”
[Literal meaning.]
Jiang Xidai was at a loss for words. “So she… all these people are going to like her? And they can like her at the same time?”
[All characters are now included as conquerable targets. Besides the official male lead, the rest are considered side quests by the system. By increasing their favorability toward the female lead, the Host can receive more mission rewards. For example, for every person successfully conquered, the Host can exchange for a large amount of cultivation points!]
It’s crazy.
This useless thing is completely crazy.
Just among the conquerable characters Yan Huirou had unlocked, the ordinary ones were one thing—but Jiang Xidai could never have imagined the splendid scene of the Haoran Sect Master, the Lanyue Pavilion Lord, and even the Shasheng Sect Master all being concubines in that white lotus’s harem.
Considering the temperament of those two righteous sect leaders, Jiang Xidai couldn’t understand how this could happen even in her dreams.
It had already been derailed to this extent, yet it still had to set an official male lead. It was clear that this system had not forgotten its original purpose.
Even Zhan Ke, who had kidnapped her, had five points of favorability left, while the male lead had zero. This useless system really hadn’t noticed where the female lead’s interests lay.
…But at least they were side quests, which meant they could be done or not done, and indeed had little impact on the original plot.
Jiang Xidai: “How disgusting. Can I kick you back to your old self?”
[Beep beep… system update is irreversible.]
Jiang Xidai stared at the favorability rating for a long while and found that she was still the highest. Her mood immediately became more complex.
But it was a good thing, she supposed.
From this, it was clear that the Fortune of the Heavenly Dao was obviously leaning toward Yan Huirou.
Perhaps it was because she had taught Yan Huirou cultivation… an unintentional act that had borne fruit.
It seemed her way of thinking was correct. If Yan Huirou had remained a weak white lotus, all she would have gotten was the male lead’s doting, and she would have lost much more.
Only by being strong enough could she live a free and unrestrained life, and have any woman, man, or rare treasure she wanted in her palm.
But.
A new name that had suddenly appeared in her sea of consciousness made Jiang Xidai take a second look.
Su Yuxi?
First, she didn’t know this person.
Second, why was the favorability shooting up, a straight line, gaining a full thirteen points in the blink of an eye?
Then this person must be someone Yan Huirou had just met, not from the Shasheng Sect.
What is Yan Huirou doing?
By evening, she finally heard a message from Wen Xianyin that Yan Huirou had returned.
Jiang Xidai was currently sitting in the maple pavilion, enjoying the view. Hearing this news, she tutted softly in her heart. So she knows how to come back.
The footsteps behind her were steady, treading on the dry maple leaves on the ground, making a soft and pleasant sound.
They were very light; one could tell it was Yan Huirou just by listening.
“The two pieces of black iron in your storeroom, could you give me a part of them?”
This was strange. Yan Huirou rarely asked her for anything.
“As you wish.”
Jiang Xidai turned slightly and found that Yan Huirou’s expression was as usual, as if she were completely unfazed by today’s events.
…So even if I didn’t go, she doesn’t really care?
“Alright.” Yan Huirou smiled. “Then I’ll take a piece. Thank you, Sect Master.”
“Wait a minute,” Jiang Xidai asked. “What do you want to do?”
Yan Huirou had been about to take her leave, but she was stopped by this question. She answered truthfully, “I met a friend down the mountain today. I heard she is skilled in crafting artifacts but lacks materials. So I thought I would give her some black iron.”
Oh, it must be that Su Yuxi with the skyrocketing favorability.
“A friend?”
Jiang Xidai had also wanted to talk to her properly, especially to explain today’s events, but this title made her feel a little unbalanced, and her attention shifted.
This person’s favorability was rising even faster than when Yan Huirou had first met her.
“What? Just one day’s acquaintance, and already friends?”
The words that came out were like this. Her voice was not loud, but there was still a hint of sarcasm in her tone.
Black iron was the hardest of materials, and the entire Shasheng Sect only had two pieces of the best quality, which were very expensive.
Yan Huirou had specially come to ask her for it, yet she was willing to give it away so easily to someone she had just met.
Yan Huirou: “We hit it off right away. It was very fated.”
Jiang Xidai glanced at her. “Be careful not to be deceived.”
Yan Huirou’s gaze faintly traced her expression, and she smiled. “I probably won’t be deceived by others.”
Jiang Xidai: “How did I deceive you?”
Yan Huirou immediately shook her head. “When did I ever say the Sect Master deceived me?”
“…”