Transmigrated into a Villain, the Female Leads' Personalities All Changed

Even if she had harmed Xu Chen's entire family, he wouldn't have cared—he was truly that good.

But this time, she had a choice, and she would definitely treat Xu Chen well.

Xu Chen gave an awkward smile; he had to admit, this girl's acting was flawless.

He hadn't even noticed earlier—where exactly her pretense had gone wrong.

Then he threw himself into the act, saying things that made Li Ruoling laugh so hard she swayed, covering her mouth with her hand.

After all, no matter how disgusting it felt, he still had to keep up the charade.

Nothing mattered more than returning to reality, gaining immortality, and amassing billions in wealth.

About thirty minutes later, the auction finally began.

The three great families started with five thousand silver taels, then bid it all the way up to ten thousand.

For a mere third-grade pill, ten thousand silver taels was already a high price.

Xu Chen watched lazily; according to the plot, it was Ye Xuan's father, Ye Wushuang, who would win the Human Spirit Pill.

And after taking the Human Spirit Pill, Ye Xuan's talent would recover, and he would once again stun the world.

He figured Li Ruoling probably wouldn't mess with the plot—after all, she was Ye Xuan's woman.

"Twenty thousand taels."

But unexpectedly, just as the auction was about to close with the final hammer, Li Ruoling raised her hand casually and said.

Xu Chen was dumbfounded. They were at ten thousand taels, and you just jump straight to twenty thousand?

Do you even know how to bid, lady?

Holy crap! Was this life's Li Ruoling just brain-damaged?

Xu Chen turned to look at Li Ruoling with a pained expression, only to find her beaming cheerfully.

As if twenty thousand taels meant absolutely nothing to her.

He glanced around the auction hall and saw that everyone else was equally stunned.

Ten thousand taels was already rare; twenty thousand was an astronomical price.

Who would spend twenty thousand taels on a tiny third-grade pill?

Ye Wushuang's face darkened. "The Jixia Academy truly has money. This old man concedes defeat."

He could raise the bid further, but if he actually bought it, he'd take a huge loss.

Not worth it. Completely not worth it.

The other families clicked their tongues and backed off.

For that price, you could buy a fourth-grade pill. Only a fool would buy this.

For a moment, silence fell over the auction hall.

"Twenty thousand taels, going once!"

"Twenty thousand taels, going twice!"

"Twenty thousand taels, going three times!"

"Congratulations to Jixia Academy's Saintess, Li Ruoling, for winning the Human Spirit Pill. The auction is concluded."

The man on stage announced loudly.

Just as Xu Chen was thinking, What the hell kind of twisted plot is this?, something even more unexpected happened.

He saw Li Ruoling stand up and announce loudly, "Please have the auction house deliver this Human Spirit Pill to Young Master Xu Chen. This Saintess has no need for it."

Xu Chen: "..."

Xu Chen's mouth fell open. She bid it for me?

Lady, I'm just a villain! Do you really have to go this far just to get close to me?

The people around him were nearly dumbfounded too. Was this Saintess really willing to spend so much for a nobody like Xu Chen?

Even Ye Xuan, who had just come into a fair amount of money, couldn't muster any joy.

He clenched his fists, burning with jealousy. A Saintess, going to such lengths for Xu Chen?

Damn it, why does this hurt so much?

It's like something has been stolen from me.

The auctioneer chuckled lightly. "What you've bid is yours to decide. We will personally deliver it to Xu Chen."

Li Ruoling nodded in satisfaction. "Good."

With that, she sat back down beside Xu Chen, her beautiful eyes flickering.

As if to say, This gift—do you like it?

Xu Chen couldn't help but say, "Miss Li, your Jixia Academy should have plenty of these Human Spirit Pills, shouldn't they?"

Li Ruoling smiled. "I have many, but this is the only one I personally captured for you."

She had Human Spirit Pills, and she had things even more precious than Human Spirit Pills. But none of those pills could compare to the sincerity of this gift.

Xu Chen: "..."

He remembered that in his past life, he had simped for Li Ruoling just like this.

What the hell, had this woman taken the wrong medicine?

He asked the system: "System, what's going on with the Female Lead's personality?"

System: "Unknown. But the system detects that this life does not need to restart; the plot can still proceed."

Xu Chen bared his teeth. The plot was already this broken, and it still didn't need a restart.

Damn, it seemed this life really was special!

Did that mean as long as the major plot points didn't change, everything was fine, and he could still return to reality?

So Xu Chen tested the waters: "Saintess, this isn't really appropriate, is it? After all, you and I aren't close."

This wasn't simping at all; it had a hint of rejecting Li Ruoling.

Xu Chen was probing to see if the system would issue a warning.

If it warned him, that meant he couldn't say things like this and had to simp.

Li Ruoling laughed. "It's fine. As the Saintess of the Academy, I do as I please within Qingyang City."

After hearing this, Xu Chen found that the system gave no warning.

That meant the plot could still proceed.

He was overjoyed. Did that also mean he didn't have to be a simp anymore? In this life, he just had to go through the major plot points?

If that was the case, that was way too satisfying.

He was sick of simping for Li Ruoling, the one who had killed him. He really didn't want to do it anymore. He couldn't take it.

So Xu Chen said, "Thank you, Saintess. But you should return to Jixia Academy, to avoid any accidents."

Li Ruoling was sensitive. Hearing this, she froze on the spot.

She seemed to sense that Xu Chen was a bit impatient with her.

Or was Xu Chen deliberately maintaining formal courtesy?

She gritted her teeth. It must be the latter. In his past life, Xu Chen had always been respectful to her, almost never even touching her hand.

She explained, "It's fine. This time, my master sent me to select new disciples for Jixia Academy."

Xu Chen nodded. This was indeed the purpose of Li Ruoling's trip.

According to the plot, both he and Ye Xuan would be selected, but Ye Xuan was playing the pig to eat the tiger, outshining him.

Since he still had to follow the plot now, he naturally wouldn't refuse Li Ruoling.

So Xu Chen said, "May I ask, Miss Li, how do you select who enters Jixia Academy? This Humble One would also like to join."

Li Ruoling quickly replied, "The rules are very simple. You'll definitely get in."

Xu Chen was dumbfounded. It wasn't simple, was it?

He remembered that in the plot, there was a fight to the death, and in the end, Ye Xuan had even injured him. How was that simple?

But this time, Li Ruoling seemed unwilling to elaborate.

He had no choice but to say, "Alright."

Li Ruoling said playfully, "Academy rules say I can't reveal the selection rules for now. You'll find out tomorrow."

Xu Chen nodded faintly. "Mm."