Gu Qingli looked around this gloomy place. In front of her was the sleeping Original Host. Looking at the Original Host, Gu Qingli really wanted to pounce on her and bite her.

As long as the Original Host went to sleep, Gu Qingli would come here with her.

“Gu Qingli.” Gu Qingli tried to wake her. She needed to return to her Space to absorb spiritual energy. Watching the Original Host sleep here, she couldn’t do anything but stare. Thinking about it infuriated her.

Gu Qingli called out several times, and the Original Host woke up with a whimper.

“It’s you? How are you here?” The Original Host was surprised and scared upon seeing Gu Qingli. Like a spring, she jumped back, watching Gu Qingli warily.

Although it was hard to see clearly in the gloom, they could both see each other. At this moment, Gu Qingli noticed that the Original Host’s body was trembling.

Gu Qingli was speechless. She hadn’t done anything wrong. She just wanted to wake up the Original Host so she could return to her Space.

“Huh? Why am I still here?” Gu Qingli realized that even though the Original Host had woken up, she was still here. What did this mean?

Gu Qingli didn’t know what was happening. She glanced at the shivering Original Host and walked towards her.

“No, d-don’t come over!” the Original Host stammered nervously when she saw her approaching.

“Fine, I won’t.” Gu Qingli had no choice but to stop. The Original Host used to be so fierce towards her. Why was she so frightened now?

“I just want to ask you, were you always here before?”

When the Original Host saw that Gu Qingli had stopped, she cautiously looked up and nodded timidly.

“Then how did you manage to regain control of the body?” Gu Qingli had always been curious. Everything had been fine before, so why was the Original Host still in the body later on, even fighting her for it? If the Original Host wasn’t dead, then why had Gu Qingli transmigrated into this body in the first place? Was the Transmigration Lord playing a joke on her?

She couldn’t ask the Transmigration Lord, but she should be able to ask the Original Host what was going on.

The Original Host paused for a moment, then shook her head. “I don’t know. Back then, I… I fainted, and when I woke up, I was here. That’s when I found out you were using my body. You even used my body to marry that beast Xiao Yunjing! I was so furious, all I could think about was getting my body back.”

“I was very weak at the time. Later, I absorbed a stream of very comforting spiritual energy, and slowly, I wasn’t so weak anymore.”

“Then, when I saw all the things you were doing, things that should have been mine, I wanted to fight for them even more. I thought about it every single day…”

The Original Host finished speaking, her words halting and uncertain. Gu Qingli listened thoughtfully.

Based on what the Original Host said, Gu Qingli guessed that she had absorbed spiritual energy, which allowed her to recover gradually. Later, seeing everything Gu Qingli possessed, she had become resentful and determined to reclaim the body.

So, without her Space, the Original Host wouldn’t have survived. In that sense, the Space wasn’t always a good thing; it was a double-edged sword.

Gu Qingli gave a bitter smile. If she could choose, she would rather not have this Space. Because of this Space, she might still be alive and well in the modern world. If she had transmigrated here without the Space, this situation wouldn’t have occurred—both of them alive, yet trapped in the same body.

One of them had to leave this body, and leaving meant death.

Looking at the Original Host’s pitiful state, Gu Qingli felt a headache. Could she really bring herself to let the Original Host die? As for her own death? Impossible!

“Do you still want this body?” The question suddenly popped into Gu Qingli’s mind, though she didn’t know why she asked it. After asking, she laughed at herself. It was a pointless question; who would willingly choose death?

Hearing this, the Original Host first hesitated, then said tearfully, “I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” Gu Qingli was surprised by the Original Host’s answer. She had wanted her body back so badly. Why the uncertainty now? Had something happened in the past few days to make her change her mind?

“Did something happen?” Gu Qingli asked cautiously.

The Original Host nodded, looked around the dim space, and said, “What’s the point of getting my body back? I can’t even leave that palace. It’s no different from being here, except the room there is bigger and has some light.”

“It’s all because of that detestable Xiao Yunjing’s orders, and that heartless Wuqing! No matter how much I beg her, she won’t let me out. I just want to see my parents and my Brother Erlang,” she sobbed. Updates are released by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁

As the Original Host spoke of these things, her earlier timidity vanished, replaced by a fierce glare. “Why shouldn’t they let me out? If they won’t let me out, I’ll find a way out! If they won’t let me see my parents, I’ll see them anyway! If they won’t let me find Brother Erlang, I’ll find him! What can they do to me?”

The Original Host stared fiercely at Gu Qingli, pointing a finger at her. “This is all your fault! If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be in this situation today! Everything is because of you! You want this body? Don’t even think about it! I’d rather destroy this body than let you have it!”

A vicious glint flashed in the Original Host’s eyes as she finished speaking.

Gu Qingli was stunned, momentarily lost. The Original Host had completely lost it. How could this be her fault? She hadn’t caused any of this. She hadn’t wanted to die and be reborn in the Original Host’s body either. If anyone was to blame, it was the Transmigration Lord! She felt incredibly wronged, with nowhere to seek justice.

Gu Qingli snapped back to her senses, her gaze turning cold. The Original Host was clearly unhinged now. Better not to provoke her. If this madwoman really did destroy the body, she’d have nowhere to turn.

Gu Qingli took a few deep breaths, suppressing the urge to strike her. “Alright, alright, calm down,” she said. “It’s all my fault. You want to see your parents and your Brother Erlang, but first, you have to take care of your body. If something were to happen to it, how would you see them?”

Hearing Gu Qingli’s words, the Original Host actually calmed down. She slowly sat on the ground, hugged her knees, rested her head on her arms, and stared into the distance, seemingly lost in thought, but she didn’t spare Gu Qingli a single glance.

Gu Qingli felt helpless. Since the Original Host wasn’t speaking, she also sat down and quietly watched her, wondering how to get out of this place.

After a long silence, the Original Host finally looked at her and asked calmly, “How did you end up in my body?”

“Why do you ask that all of a sudden?”

“No reason. Just felt like chatting.”

“Oh, if you want to chat, then let’s chat. The truth is, I was already dead. The moment I woke up, I was in your body. As for why I came here, I have no idea.” Gu Qingli shrugged.

“That’s it?”

“That’s it. It’s not that complicated. It was just a matter of closing my eyes and then opening them again.” Gu Qingli wasn’t a fool. From the Original Host’s demeanor, it was clear she didn’t know anything about Gu Qingli’s past life, so why would Gu Qingli tell her?

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