Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

These teachers were not only instructing Jian Shuangshuang in cultivation and various cultural learnings, but most importantly, they were brainwashing her into believing it was an honor to be loyal to the Zhongli Family.

After three years of brainwashing, Jian Shuangshuang was assigned as a personal bodyguard to Zhongli Jingxuan, the only son of the Family Head Zhongli Chen, who was the pride of the Zhongli Family, tasked with protecting Zhongli Jingxuan.

Zhongli Jingxuan had a cold and aloof personality, rarely smiling or speaking, but he was the most popular person among the servants of the Zhongli Family.

Because Zhongli Jingxuan, though rather cold, never showed concern for who served him, whether male or female. He also never punished those who attended to him, making him one of the rare easy-to-please masters.

Zhongli Jingxuan’s aptitude was on par with Jian Shuangshuang’s, and since he was a direct descendant of the Zhongli Family, he received all kinds of cultivation resources, achieving significant cultivation achievements at a young age.

After spending a long time with Zhongli Jingxuan, Jian Shuangshuang, who had been thoroughly brainwashed, devoted herself entirely to Zhongli Jingxuan and gradually fell for him.

Sadly, Zhongli Jingxuan did not reciprocate Jian Shuangshuang’s feelings. Jian Shuangshuang considered herself of too low a status to confess her love and therefore silently admired Zhongli Jingxuan.

She thought that given Zhongli Jingxuan’s nature, he would probably spend his life chasing the extremes of martial cultivation, constantly training until he ascended to become a god, and she would accompany him silently.

Who knew that such Zhongli Jingxuan would fall in love with a girl named Leng Yuwen.

Leng Yuwen was also highly gifted, her cultivation speed just slightly behind Zhongli Jingxuan’s. However, she had a naturally disastrous disposition, causing trouble wherever she went and constantly being hunted.

Zhongli Jingxuan was busy every day cleaning up after Leng Yuwen’s messes and worrying that she would get hurt where he couldn’t see her. To ensure her safety, Zhongli Jingxuan assigned Jian Shuangshuang to Leng Yuwen.

Jian Shuangshuang, enamored with Zhongli Jingxuan, naturally didn’t want to leave. This was the first time Jian Shuangshuang defied Zhongli Jingxuan’s order, which resulted in a merciless punishment from him.

In the end, Jian Shuangshuang still ended up by Leng Yuwen’s side. Jian Shuangshuang’s love was humble; she didn’t even dare feel jealous of Leng Yuwen and only focused on protecting Leng Yuwen for Zhongli Jingxuan.

Leng Yuwen was aware of Jian Shuangshuang’s feelings for Zhongli Jingxuan, which led her to have an innate hostility towards Jian Shuangshuang.

Whenever danger arose, Leng Yuwen would be the first to throw Jian Shuangshuang into harm’s way, even attempting several times to abandon her to obstruct enemies while escaping herself.

Jian Shuangshuang, thoroughly brainwashed by the Zhongli Family, was foolishly loyal and unable to defy Zhongli Jingxuan’s orders.

Additionally, as Zhongli Jingxuan was the one she adored, in fear that Leng Yuwen’s mishaps would sadden him, Jian Shuangshuang risked her life to protect Leng Yuwen each time.

Leng Yuwen’s ability to cause trouble was staggering; each enemy she angered was stronger than the last, yet she seemingly had divine protection, escaping harm each time unscathed, unfortunately at the great expense of those around her.

Jian Shuangshuang, using her strong cultivation, survived Leng Yuwen’s ordeals, but she was only human, not a god. After Leng Yuwen stole a guardian spirit grass from a Divine Beast, they were hunted over vast distances.

Jian Shuangshuang failed to protect Leng Yuwen, resulting in her getting injured by the Divine Beast. Ultimately, only by painfully detonating a divine artifact did Leng Yuwen manage to escape.

This time, both Leng Yuwen and Jian Shuangshuang were seriously injured, but upon hearing of Leng Yuwen’s injury, Zhongli Jingxuan rushed over, harshly punishing the wounded Jian Shuangshuang, blaming her for failing to protect Leng Yuwen.

Zhongli Jingxuan’s exact words were that unless Jian Shuangshuang died, she must protect Leng Yuwen from injury as long as she was breathing. This deeply moved Leng Yuwen, but shattered Jian Shuangshuang’s heart.

From then on, Jian Shuangshuang fought with her life to protect Leng Yuwen, even at the cost of harming her foundations, unable to advance her cultivation further.

Unable to keep up with cultivation and with Leng Yuwen’s unparalleled talent for causing trouble, it wasn’t long before Jian Shuangshuang perished at the hands of Leng Yuwen’s enemies. Even to her death, neither Zhongli Jingxuan nor Leng Yuwen ever acknowledged her.

Dividing the story into novel archetypes, Zhongli Jingxuan fits the trope of a cold, aloof male protagonist solely dedicated to a single love interest, melting his icy barriers only for the female lead.

Leng Yuwen is the protagonist of a luck-defying, smooth-sailing story, responsible for causing trouble and reaping rewards, with supporting characters meeting their demise around her, paving her way.

Meanwhile, in this tale, Jian Shuangshuang is the foolish, naive love-stricken character, blindly devoted, with unrealistic expectations—a pathetic, self-deprecating tool. This was Shuangshuang’s biggest realization after recalling memories from her reincarnation.

However, the plot seemed terribly familiar to her. After recollecting her memories, Jian Shuangshuang immediately calmed herself and performed an Inner Vision of her Sea of Consciousness, sure enough, spotting that cursed Heart Demon Seed.

Without hesitation, Jian Shuangshuang sealed the Heart Demon Seed, preventing it from clouding her judgment. The experience of being mindless was too terrifying; she would not continue to pander to a man who saw her as a tool.

As a consequence of sealing away the Heart Demon Seed, Jian Shuangshuang could no longer use her power and had to rely solely on her body’s innate strength. As a mere ten-year-old girl now, she had no strength to utilize.

Having just sealed the Heart Demon Seed, her body was frail. Currently, Jian Shuangshuang lay motionless in bed, staring through a hole in the thatched roof, waiting for the discomfort to pass.

Yet, Jian Shuangshuang was starving now; staying still meant not eating, and without food, there would be no energy. However, without strength to get up and find food, she was caught in a vicious cycle.

Just as Jian Shuangshuang thought she might continue her streak of bad luck and starve upon arrival, even contemplating whether to switch to being a Ghost Cultivator, a savior finally appeared.

A girl dressed in coarse linen, holding a steamed bun, entered from outside. This girl, looking about the same age as Jian Shuangshuang, around ten, was quite pretty.

The girl’s upper garment barely covered her chest, and she wore a long skirt down to her ankles, appearing as if she were wearing just a bra and skirt.

Though the world seemed akin to ancient times, it wasn’t the traditional scholar-dominated classical era; it was one where martial artists reigned supreme, resulting in very open societal norms.

Just how open, you ask? Well, regarding clothing, leaving arms, thighs, backs, or anywhere exposed, nobody would govern your modesty, and public nudity wasn’t policed.

Men were free to keep many men or women, as long as they were powerful enough, nobody cared. Similarly, women could have many men or women, provided they were sufficiently strong, gender bias was nonexistent.

Of course, being weak warranted a completely different treatment. Overall, the world’s level of openness surpassed modern times, though in some sense, it was also more equal.

The moment the girl entered, she approached Jian Shuangshuang, handing her the bun in her hand: ”Seeing as you haven’t come out all day, I knew you must not have eaten. This is a bun my mother made. It’s really delicious, go ahead and eat.”