A splitting headache.
Su Wan woke to a searing pain that felt as though it were drilling into her skull. Strange voices surrounded her, and a wound that pierced straight through her chest throbbed relentlessly, making her temples pound.
“Senior Brother… it hurts…”
The unfamiliar yet oddly familiar voice came from her own mouth.
She looked around.
She was in the middle of a forest littered with the aftermath of a fierce battle. Not far away, several cultivators were locked in combat with a monstrous beast. As for herself, she was lying in the arms of a man she had never seen before.
Her mind exploded with a deafening roar.
Countless memories and fragments of a story that didn’t belong to her flooded into her consciousness, swallowing her whole.
She had transmigrated.
She had been transported into the cultivation tragedy she had stayed up all night finishing—and had become the novel’s infamous villainous supporting character, who even shared her name.
Su Wan.
The original Su Wan had been the youngest personal disciple of an elder from the Qingyun Sect. As the sect’s beloved little junior sister, everyone had spoiled her from childhood.
Unfortunately, she’d grown into a spoiled, arrogant girl consumed by jealousy.
Ever since she was young, she’d been hopelessly in love with the sect leader’s chief disciple, Ling Chen. She couldn’t tolerate any woman getting close to him.
Unfortunately for her, Luo Qingyuan, the novel’s heroine, was Ling Chen’s direct junior sister. They frequently completed sect missions together and were exceptionally close.
To the original Su Wan, Luo Qingyuan had become a thorn in her side.
She bullied her.
Framed her.
Made life miserable for her whenever she had the chance.
But every time Su Wan targeted Luo Qingyuan, there was someone who silently kept score.
Su Wan abruptly turned her head.
Leaning casually nearby, watching the drama unfold as though it were entertainment, was a young man dressed in fitted black robes. He was tall and slender, his dark hair tied back with effortless simplicity. His sharply defined profile was striking, and an air of carefree defiance surrounded him.
Xie Yanci.
The novel’s ultimate villain.
And the character whose fate had saddened Su Wan the most.
He was the illegitimate son of a Demon Realm saintess and a cultivator, carrying the blood of both immortal and demon.
Neither world accepted him.
Despised by both the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm, he had lost his mother while still a child and spent years wandering alone.
It was Luo Qingyuan who had brought him back to the Qingyun Sect, giving him the first safe haven he’d ever known.
She was the only light in his dark life.
For her, he was willing to sacrifice everything.
And because the original Su Wan repeatedly harmed and framed Luo Qingyuan, she had completely crossed his bottom line.
At this very moment, Xie Yanci watched the farce with unconcealed amusement, mockery evident in his eyes.
Their gazes met.
His expression clearly said—
Let’s see how you plan to act your way out of this.
That’s right…
This was that point in the story.
The original Su Wan had attempted to frame the heroine, only for Xie Yanci to catch her in the act. Instead, she had been wounded by the demon beast herself.
Although her scheme had failed, the incident planted another seed of resentment that would eventually lead to her death.
According to the original plot, during the upcoming expedition down the mountain, Su Wan would once again try to harm Luo Qingyuan.
This time, Xie Yanci would quietly eliminate her without hesitation.
He would ensure she died alone in the wilderness, leaving behind not even a corpse.
And that…
Was only the beginning of the tragedy.
Later, after failing to win Luo Qingyuan’s love, the demonic energy within Xie Yanci would completely erupt.
He would fall into the demonic path and become the ruthless Demon Lord, slaughtering without mercy before abducting Luo Qingyuan and imprisoning her inside the Demon Palace.
To rescue her, Ling Chen would charge into the Demon Palace alone.
But he would be no match for the fully corrupted Xie Yanci.
He would die beneath Xie Yanci’s sword.
When Luo Qingyuan learned of Ling Chen’s death—and saw both the man she loved and the junior brother she had cherished like family destroyed by fate—she completely lost the will to live.
She drew her sword…
And took her own life.
With both the male and female protagonists dead, the very foundation of the cultivation world collapsed.
Its laws unraveled.
The world was destroyed.
As for Su Wan…
She had been the first villain to die.
A warm, steady voice sounded beside her.
Dressed in flowing white robes embroidered with cloud patterns, the tall and dignified Ling Chen cradled the gravely injured Su Wan in his arms as he addressed the others.
“Her injuries are severe. I’ll take her back to the sect first. Leave this place to the rest of you.”
Standing opposite him was the heroine, Luo Qingyuan.
Her delicate features were filled with concern. Dressed in light green robes, she looked even gentler and more graceful.
“All right.”
Without another word, Luo Qingyuan turned and rejoined the battle against the demon beast.
Meanwhile, Ling Chen mounted his flying sword and carried Su Wan back to Qingyun Sect.
By the time they arrived, the pain had become unbearable, and Su Wan lost consciousness once more.
Ling Chen immediately summoned a medical cultivator from the Herb Peak to treat her injuries.
An hour later, Su Wan slowly opened her eyes.
Ling Chen sat quietly beside her bed.
The door opened.
Luo Qingyuan and Xie Yanci walked in together.
Countless thoughts raced through Su Wan’s mind.
No.
She absolutely could not repeat the original Su Wan’s mistakes.
She had to survive.
She had to stop Xie Yanci from falling into darkness.
She had to protect both Ling Chen and Luo Qingyuan.
Otherwise, once the world collapsed, she would die along with everyone else.
Taking a breath, she said sincerely,
“Thank you for bringing me back, Senior Brother. It was my own fault. My cultivation wasn’t strong enough, yet I insisted on following all of you. From now on, I’ll know my limits.”
Ling Chen shook his head.
“This isn’t your fault. I failed to protect you.”
Watching the two interact, Luo Qingyuan felt a complicated ache in her heart.
She knew perfectly well that Su Wan had only joined them to frame her.
Yet now, the one lying injured wasn’t herself.
Faced with the situation, she couldn’t bring herself to tell Ling Chen that Su Wan had only suffered because her own scheme had backfired.
In the end, she simply said,
“Since Junior Sister Su is out of danger, I’ll return to my room and rest.”
Then she quietly turned to leave.
Xie Yanci let out a mocking laugh.
“So? You’re not going to claim that Senior Sister pushed you this time?”
Without waiting for an answer, he followed Luo Qingyuan out of the room.
Su Wan smiled awkwardly before turning to Ling Chen.
“Senior Brother… I simply wasn’t skilled enough. It had nothing to do with Senior Sister.”
If it had been the original Su Wan, she would have immediately burst into tears, insisting that Luo Qingyuan had shoved her into danger before begging Ling Chen to stay away from that “vicious woman.”
The routine had become almost predictable.
Ling Chen looked at her with concern.
“None of this was your fault. Lie down and get some rest. I’ll stay here with you.”
Su Wan fell silent.
Seriously?
Every time the original Su Wan was injured, she would cling to Ling Chen and refuse to let him leave.
If he didn’t stay by her side, she would refuse to take her medicine, even threatening her own health until he reluctantly gave in.
After years of this, Ling Chen had long since grown accustomed to remaining with her whenever she was hurt.
Feeling embarrassed, Su Wan laughed awkwardly.
“Haha… there’s really no need, Senior Brother. I’m sleepy now. You should go get some rest too…”
Ling Chen looked puzzled, though he also seemed relieved.
“Very well. Focus on recovering.”
With that, he stood up and left.
Once she was alone, Su Wan lay quietly in bed, gently touching the wound on her chest.
What kind of ridiculous situation is this?
She had only stayed up all night reading a novel.
She had pitied the characters.
She had even cried over the ending before eventually falling asleep.
Now she’d woken up inside the story itself.
Don’t tell me I actually died from staying up all night…
When Su Wan was in high school, her parents had been killed in a car accident.
After the college entrance exams, she’d enrolled in an ordinary university, paying her own tuition by working part-time.
Reading web novels had always been her greatest hobby.
Who would have thought that one day…
Her fantasy would actually come true.
She had really transmigrated.
…
Slowly, Su Wan closed her eyes.
Xie Yanci’s murderous intent.
The demonic energy sleeping within him.
The tragedy destined to unfold.
The world that was fated to collapse…
From this day forward…
She would no longer be the vicious, self-destructive Su Wan of the original story.
She would stay far away from the male lead.
She would become friends with Luo Qingyuan.
She would devote herself to cultivation.
Most importantly, she would stop Xie Yanci from falling into darkness, protect both the male and female protagonists, rewrite the world’s tragic ending—
And carve out a path to survival for herself in this new world.