The Female Lead's Character Settings Have All Changed After Transmigrating into the Villain

This single "Mm" left Li Ruoling stunned, a faint ache stirring in her heart.

Why was he no longer interested in her in this life?

How could this be? Had someone interfered?

For a moment, Li Ruoling thought of another woman.

She gritted her teeth. It must be her doing—she wanted to tear her and Xu Chen apart. Damn woman.

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When he came out of the auction house, Luo Yi, the head of the auction house, was waiting on the path the family heads had to take.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Luo Yi held an exquisite box and personally handed it to Xu Chen.

"Young Master Xu, this is the pill the Saintess bid for you. The payment has already been made at a fifty percent discount. Please accept it."

Luo Yi said cheerfully.

The people from Qingyang City's various families were stunned on the spot. Luo Yi had personally come to see Xu Chen and deliver the pill.

What an immense honor this was. If word got out, the Xu Family could brag about it for a year.

After all, the strongest force in Qingyang City was the Thousand Spirits Auction House, and all other families could only look up to it.

Moreover, it was rumored that behind the Thousand Spirits Auction House stood the support of Jixia Academy, making it incredibly powerful.

Damn!

Seeing this, Xu Chen was troubled. This was making him look like the protagonist.

Fuck. Now every time an unexpected event happened, he worried the plot would restart. He was panicking.

As for this box in front of him, he didn't even know if he could take it, though he guessed he probably could.

After all, Li Ruoling had broken the plot without consequence, so logically, taking it should be fine too.

Besides, he was a villain. Villains got to take advantage.

So Xu Chen took the box and said, "I appreciate the trouble, Master Luo."

Luo Yi smiled. "No trouble at all. It's a small matter."

Li Ruoling nodded and sent a voice transmission to Luo Yi: "Well done."

Luo Yi was overjoyed. The Saintess was satisfied. Excellent.

After Xu Chen took the box, he found that the system hadn't warned him.

He breathed a sigh of relief. That was fine.

Luo Yi continued, "From now on, if the Xu Family comes to bid on items, the payment can be discounted by fifty percent.

If the Xu Family wants to sell something, the deposit can also be discounted by fifty percent.

Everyone in the auction house, listen well. If anyone dares to charge even one extra cent, get out of the Thousand Spirits Auction House immediately."

Luo Yi's voice was loud, letting everyone present hear clearly.

The many Qingyang City family members twitched their mouths at this.

In all of Qingyang City, only the Xu Family enjoyed such a privilege. This was way too generous.

Their families were truly filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Li Ruoling shot Luo Yi another approving glance, as if to say, "Not bad. You know how to handle things."

Luo Yi was ecstatic inside. The Saintess was happy, which meant his benefits wouldn't be few either.

Xu Chen: "..."

He remembered that in his past life, this privilege belonged to the Ye Family.

It had absolutely nothing to do with his Xu Family.

But now he had snatched Ye Xuan's privilege.

Damn, was this going to cause trouble?

Yet after a long while, the system still didn't make a sound.

Xu Chen was both relieved and worried. This was really nerve-wracking.

Showing off was certainly satisfying, but the plot was bouncing all over the place...

He took a deep breath and thanked Luo Yi, "Thank you, Master Luo."

Luo Yi said with a grin, "You're always welcome at the auction house, Young Master Xu. We've got plenty of fine treasures lately. Some could even be given to you for free."

Xu Chen's eyelids twitched. Give me your sister!

Some of those things belonged to the protagonist, Ye Xuan.

If he actively snatched them, who knew if something would go wrong.

So Xu Chen coughed and said, "Thank you, Master Luo, but I don't like taking advantage of others. Let's just forget it."

The surrounding family heads twitched, barely restraining the urge to gang up and beat Xu Chen to death.

If you're so good at putting on airs, then don't freeload—have the guts to leave behind the Human Spirit Pill Li Ruoling gave you.

Luo Yi inwardly flipped Xu Chen off too, but kept a smile on his face. "Noble and upright, Luo admires it."

Li Ruoling chuckled lightly. "Enough. Whatever Xu Chen likes, I'll handle it."

Luo Yi nodded. "The Saintess speaks wisely."

Ye Xuan watched, seething with rage.

A pair of dogs and a slut.

What trash.

Once I'm strong enough, I'll teach you both a lesson.

He was about to leave when his ring's master said, "Don't act rashly. You still need to befriend the Saintess."

Ye Xuan took a deep breath. True, he had his master's help, but no resources.

Li Ruoling, however, had easy access to all kinds of resources that could let him advance quickly—he needed to win her over.

If he gave up out of anger, that would be foolish.

So Ye Xuan asked his master, "Master, can I reveal that I refined this pill?"

The Old Man inside said, "No problem. If it helps you, then say it."

Hearing this, Ye Xuan smiled again.

He was only sixteen, yet he could refine a third-grade pill—a true genius.

With talent like that, how could Li Ruoling not be tempted?

Full of confidence, he stepped forward on the spot and said, "Saintess."

Li Ruoling was about to leave with Xu Chen. Hearing that voice, she instantly knew who it was.

A flicker of disgust passed through her eyes as she coldly looked at Ye Xuan. "You have business?"

Ye Xuan gritted his teeth. "I am Ye Xuan of the Ye Family. The Human Spirit Pill you bid on today—I was the one who refined it."

The moment those words left his mouth, everyone from the major families present was stunned.

Ye Xuan—he was the one who refined the Human Spirit Pill.

My god, that's incredible.

Could Ye Xuan be a rare alchemy prodigy in this world?

Xu Chen narrowed his eyes. He remembered that this was supposed to be revealed at Jixia Academy.

And it was supposed to be exposed by someone else, not Ye Xuan himself. In the end, Ye Xuan was taken as a disciple by an academy elder.

Today, Ye Xuan had said it on his own?

What was Ye Xuan trying to do?

Li Ruoling was also curious. The author hadn't let Ye Xuan reveal the pill's refinement himself.

To maintain the dramatic effect, it was supposed to be mentioned by a passerby.

And the location wasn't here—it was at Jixia Academy.

Now that Ye Xuan had said it himself, what was his intention?

She couldn't figure it out, so she simply nodded indifferently. "Is that so? Not bad."

She knew the plot well and couldn't be bothered to question it, but likewise, she couldn't be bothered to be impressed.

So what if he could refine pills? What did that have to do with her? He wasn't her Brother Xu Chen.