Abused Female Lead And Beautiful Villainess (Quick Transmigration)

For three months, Xu Cheng worked like a spinning top, barely stopping. Often, even during breaks, he’d only close his eyes for a moment somewhere.

But as the cases in his notebook dwindled, the weight on his chest seemed to lift gradually.

The others at the police station weren’t much better off than Xu Cheng, but no one complained.

Over these three months, their case-solving rate and speed seemed to reach a lifetime peak.

By now, those who knew about Shen Wan no longer doubted her words, but everyone tacitly agreed not to publicize this or truly discuss whether Shen Wan could communicate with spirits.

For them, finding evidence and solving cases was paramount.

As for the rest, they could choose to turn a blind eye.

In three months, Xu Cheng was promoted for leading his team to solve countless cases. With more authority, his work became more convenient.

By the fourth month, he had processed all the cases in the little notebook Shen Wan gave him, earning her a substantial reward.

She often took Qin Ying shopping at the mall, but each time they went, three tagalongs followed.

These three were Chen Darong and his companions, who also received money for providing clues. With their earnings, they split it into three parts.

One part was exchanged for spirit money through Shen Wan, another was used to buy various necessities from her. The last part, they all tacitly agreed to give to their families. Unable to care for their families before, now that they could, they naturally wanted to do so.

Shen Wan had no objections.

So now, Chen Darong and his friends, dressed in this year’s most fashionable styles, leisurely strolled through the mall.

At the mall, they didn’t follow Shen Wan but went off to look for items they liked.

When they found something, they’d ask Shen Wan to buy and burn it for them later.

Over these months of finding evidence and helping solve cases, Chen Darong and the others felt their soul power increase. This made them even more enthusiastic about solving cases.

After selecting their desired items, Chen Darong and his friends floated back to Shen Wan.

They saw her pushing a massive shopping cart filled with all sorts of beautiful clothes. Thinking about how these new outfits would soon be mercilessly burned, they still felt a pang of regret.

“Have you chosen everything?”

When Shen Wan asked if they were done selecting, the three quickly pushed aside their emotions and nodded, leading Shen Wan to buy their items.

After purchasing everything Chen Darong and the others had picked, the huge shopping cart was packed full.

Just as Shen Wan was about to check out, she spotted a familiar face, causing her to pause.

“That vicious ghost’s power seems to have increased quite a bit.” The moment Mu Yuan approached, Qin Ying sensed that Ruan Xue was much stronger than a few months ago. If the old Ruan Xue could be killed with one finger, now it would take two hands to crush her.

Such a massive power increase in just a few short months seemed abnormal.

Shen Wan, however, knew that Ruan Xue must have encountered her destined opportunity.

Ruan Xue likely hadn’t left Mu Yuan’s side, still residing in that jade pendant. She had long suspected that Ruan Xue’s opportunity was somehow related to that pendant.

She could clearly see that Ruan Xue was no longer inside the pendant but walking beside Mu Yuan, who could even hold her hand.

Mu Yuan’s shopping cart also contained this year’s trendiest women’s clothing, obviously bought for Ruan Xue.

When Ruan Xue saw Shen Wan and Qin Ying, she instinctively hid behind Mu Yuan, looking scared as if someone had bullied her.

Mu Yuan shielded her, whispering, “Don’t be afraid, Xiao Xue. They won’t dare do anything to you while I’m here.” He then shot a warning glance at Shen Wan.

He couldn’t see Qin Ying, but seeing Ruan Xue so frightened, he guessed Qin Ying must be near Shen Wan.

Mu Yuan didn’t know that Ruan Xue, hiding behind him, had glanced at Chen Darong and the others beside Shen Wan. She merely looked at their soul bodies emanating a faint golden light before lowering her eyes. The flash of greed in her eyes went unnoticed by everyone.

Chen Darong and his friends, however, felt a chill run down their spines at that moment.

Since dying, they had seen many ghosts of various types, some looking quite miserable.

They had seen pretty ghosts like Ruan Xue before. But none of the little ghosts they’d encountered had given them that soul-numbing feeling like Ruan Xue did. Since becoming ghosts, they hadn’t experienced such a chilling sensation.

Even facing the powerful ghost king Qin Ying, they only feared the immense power emanating from her soul body.

As former police officers, Chen Darong and his companions didn’t look at Ruan Xue. They exchanged glances, realizing they all suspected something, but remained silent, planning to discuss it later.

“Is that ghost king still with you?” Mu Yuan leaned closer to Shen Wan, vigilantly scanning the surroundings as he whispered, while completely shielding Ruan Xue’s soul body behind him.

Shen Wan glanced at Ruan Xue, who peeked out from behind Mu Yuan. “None of your business. Just look after your own ghost. It’s bad enough she’s harming you, but if she harms others, that’s on your conscience.”

Mu Yuan felt angry. “When it comes to harming people, who could compare to a ghost king?”

In Mu Yuan’s view, a ghost king couldn’t possibly have not taken a single life to become so powerful. Even if they hadn’t actively harmed anyone, it was impossible that they had never caused harm.

“My Ying Ying is kind and beautiful. How could she randomly harm people? Yours is different. She’s barely passable in looks, and while she might not harm people now, who knows about the future?”

Mu Yuan felt like he would explode with anger. Unable to argue with Shen Wan, he could only glare at her.

It was Ruan Xue who tugged at him, prompting him to say to Shen Wan, “We have nothing more to say to each other. I’m leaving. You’d better not have any designs on Xiao Xue. We both keep ghosts, so let’s not hurt each other. If you dare harm Xiao Xue, I won’t be polite either.”

Shen Wan grabbed Mu Yuan’s wrist and squeezed hard, making him yelp in pain. Seeing this, Ruan Xue tried to help, but Qin Ying casually waved her hand, pushing Ruan Xue back, unable to get near Shen Wan.

Seeing Ruan Xue’s figure retreating, Mu Yuan quickly shouted: “Xiao Xue!”

His shout was quite loud, drawing the attention of other shoppers. Seeing Shen Wan gripping his arm, they assumed she was the one called Xiao Xue.

“You’re so weak, yet you dare threaten me,” Shen Wan mocked mercilessly. “Just take care of your ghost. If she doesn’t cause trouble, I naturally won’t do anything to her. But if she dares to make mischief, even if I don’t deal with her, someone else will.”

With that, Shen Wan released Mu Yuan.

Mu Yuan still hissed in pain, twisting his sore wrist. He lifted his sleeve to look, finding several small bruises in the shape of fingerprints. Anger surged within him, and he initially wanted to reason with Shen Wan. But seeing her push the huge, fully-loaded shopping cart, and remembering the pain he just suffered, he instinctively kept quiet.

Ruan Xue was unharmed, merely pushed away by a casual wave of the ghost king’s power.

She quickly floated to Mu Yuan’s side, concernedly asking what happened. Seeing his bruised wrist, she was incredibly distressed.

“Brother Mu Yuan, when I become stronger, I won’t let anyone bully you anymore.”

“It’s alright, Xiao Xue. Don’t overthink it. That Shen Wan just has a bit of a temper. As long as she doesn’t lay a hand on you, there’s no problem.”

Ruan Xue frowned, her gaze drifting to Chen Darong and the others beside Shen Wan. The pure soul power made her eyes flash with desire. Her instincts told her that if she could devour these three ghosts, her power would surely increase.

“Wan Wan, is there something wrong with that female ghost? I feel an eerie chill from her, and her eyes gleam coldly when she looks at us.”

Shen Wan was carrying several large bags, which looked heavy. In reality, with Qin Ying’s power helping to support them, they weren’t heavy at all. Shen Wan was naturally strong, so this was no big deal, but Qin Ying still used her power to help carry them, fearing the heavy items might hurt her.

Shen Wan was delighted by her wife’s concern for her.

“She’s a vicious ghost. Be careful. Her power has increased significantly recently, possibly due to some opportunity. Her power also seems mixed; I suspect she might have devoured ghosts.”

Hearing about devouring ghosts, Chen Darong and the others weren’t surprised.

They had seen many instances of ghost devouring.

“But with her current power level, even devouring ghosts would be quite difficult and require a lot of effort. Any ghost devoured by her must either be foolish or bewitched. With your current power, as long as you’re not deceived by her, there shouldn’t be any problem.”

“However, to be safe, I’ll burn some protective talismans for you when we get back. Use them if you encounter trouble, to avoid being devoured by her.”

Chen Darong and his friends were ghosts with merit. Even as ghosts, they could still do many things in the human world. Shen Wan didn’t want to lose such good partners to being devoured.

Shen Wan took the items to a place specifically for burning offerings and burned everything the ghosts needed for them.

Qin Ying happily watched the various outfits change on her body, her face beaming with smiles. After selecting the prettiest outfit, she grabbed Shen Wan’s warm little hand with her cold one, and they sat together on a stone bench nearby.

Chen Darong and the others sat on the other side playing Fight the Landlord.

The deck of cards in their hands was just burned for them by Shen Wan. With exactly three of them, they could now play cards to pass the time when bored.

“There are fewer and fewer little ghosts outside the police station,” Chen Darong told Shen Wan. “Among the remaining little ghosts, quite a few have unsolved cases. These can only be investigated slowly. Recently, when we went out, little ghosts from other police stations came to ask us and Ying Ying when we could solve their problems.”

Shen Wan raised an eyebrow. “Then let’s mention this to Officer Xu later. After all, these are from other police stations, so he probably can’t interfere directly. This matter likely needs to be negotiated through his end first.”

“That works,” Chen Feng nodded. “I’ll tell them to record the cases with evidence first. When it’s time to investigate, we can just take them out, which will be much more convenient.”

“Then leave these few matters to us. The New Year is coming, and we don’t want to run all over the country recently,” Yu Shuang rubbed his nose. “I want to go back and keep my mom company. Since I died, she’s been alone every New Year.”

Because Shen Wan had given money to their families, their relatives believed they had become ghosts. They had even written letters for Shen Wan to deliver to their families.

During festive reunions, they always chose to return home.

Shen Wan agreed, then casually made a few protective talismans and passed them to the ghosts.

After burning them, she sensed Qin Ying’s odd gaze and quickly realized, hurriedly saying, “I’m just worried Ruan Xue might devour them. After all, they’re working for us now, which is how we make money, right? Losing such good labor would be a shame! Besides, those protective talismans are useless for you. The style is old; Ying Ying is so beautiful, they’re not worthy of you.”

Chen Darong and his friends thought: Do you really think we don’t exist and can’t hear you? Throwing your teammates under the bus to appease your wife?

Qin Ying was somewhat satisfied. “Then make me a pretty one.”

As she spoke, Qin Ying placed a bracelet with a black bead on Shen Wan’s small wrist. Instantly, Shen Wan felt the bead was extraordinary.

Qin Ying smiled, her eyes twinkling, and said, “It took me months to find this. If you wear it from now on, you won’t be harmed by my yin energy.”

With that, she held Shen Wan’s hand again. Shen Wan indeed felt that because of the black bead, Qin Ying’s ghost energy couldn’t get close, and she no longer felt the intense chill.

“Ying Ying, you really are an adorable and beautiful girl.”

Chen Darong quickly buried his head in the card game, suddenly remembering something. He looked at Yu Shuang and asked, “Yu Shuang, didn’t you say you wanted to date a few months ago? Have you found any female ghosts you like?”

“No, it’s not that easy.”

“What about you, Chen Feng? Have you set your sights on any female ghosts?”

Chen Feng quickly shook his head. “I still need to look after my wife. What female ghost? If my wife and kids found out, they’d be heartbroken. I’m waiting for my wife; we’ll reincarnate together in the future.”

Chen Darong felt deflated. Could this human-ghost lovey-dovey stuff stop for a moment?

Shen Wan suddenly remembered something and called out in her mind: “Brother 8, why haven’t you been around lately? Where have you been playing?”

For a while, there was no response. It wasn’t until an hour later, when she had returned to school, that 188 finally stirred.

[188: “Wan Wan, what did you need me for?”]

Since Shen Wan had many helpers in this world, 188 had been quite free. His Wan Wan had found a wife right away and successfully wooed her, so he didn’t worry at all. Naturally, he spent his days browsing forums and visiting other systems.

“What have you been up to lately?”

[188 said somewhat shyly, “A new system joined the department.”]

“I see, you’ve been making friends. But wait, you’ve never been this excited about new systems before, have you?”

[188 said a bit embarrassedly: “The new system is a girl.”]

Shen Wan: “…” Is this system infatuation?