Chapter 063: The Unlucky Fellow

After some inquiries, Wang Bo quickly understood the whole story.

This matter must be told from the day Yin Ruiji was chosen as the courtesan queen of Luoyang.

That day, Yin Ruiji’s dance captivated the city, winning her the title of Luoyang’s foremost courtesan. For a time, her glory knew no bounds, and she became the most beautiful woman in Luoyang. Yet that very night, Lian Nishang appeared.

She suddenly appeared within Yin Ruiji's body, and with her formidable power, she effortlessly seized control of Yin Ruiji's body.

And Yin Ruiji, having lost control of her body, was naturally terrified.

But she soon discovered that although Lian Nishang could kill with a mere gesture, ruthless and merciless, with superb martial skills and no hesitation in striking, she was not a bad person.

Wang Bo: …

What should he say? As long as you're happy, that's fine.

Judging by Yin Ruiji's expression, she had clearly become a devoted fan of Lian Nishang.

Anyway, after spending some time together, Yin Ruiji was quickly won over by Lian Nishang, and Lian Nishang would not occupy Yin Ruiji's body all day; every day she would yield a few hours for Yin Ruiji to take control of the body.

At such times, Lian Nishang would teach Yin Ruiji martial arts.

According to Lian Nishang, if a woman goes out into the world without knowing martial arts, her fate will inevitably be miserable beyond compare.

So learning a bit of self-defense was a good thing. Yin Ruiji had a gentle, submissive nature and accepted Lian Nishang's kindness; the two quickly became close sisters who shared everything.

After all, they lived in the same body, a special situation that made them even more intimate than husband and wife or sisters, so naturally their relationship was extremely close.

However, the good times did not last long. Before long, Yin Ruiji noticed something amiss with Lian Nishang.

Lian Nishang would fall into a coma from time to time.

At first, these episodes of unconsciousness did not last long—only as long as it takes to drink a cup of tea—but soon, as time went on, Lian Nishang fainted more and more frequently.

From once every few days at the start, to several times a day later on.

This made Yin Ruiji extremely anxious.

Moreover, because they shared the same body, she could sense that Lian Nishang's soul was growing thinner by the day, though Lian herself was strong-willed and showed no outward sign of it.

Yet Yin Ruiji could sense that something was very likely wrong with her elder sister.

Yet just a day ago, something even worse happened.

Lian Nishang suddenly fainted and has not woken up yet.

Yin Ruiji immediately panicked, and after some thought, quickly thought of Wang Bo.

When Lian Nishang controlled her body, Yin Ruiji, though unable to do so herself, could still see and hear everything happening around her, but only as an onlooker.

Thanks to this state, nothing Lian Nishang did could be hidden from Yin Ruiji.

Including the matter of befriending Wang Bo.

Over a month ago, when the two went to capture Li Zhen, Wang Bo once boasted that he could become a deity in the future, and this matter was remembered by Yin Ruiji.

So this time when Lian Nishang suddenly fainted, the first person Yin Ruiji thought of was Wang Bo.

So she hurriedly left the imperial palace and went to Wang Bo's residence to seek help, hence the scene at the beginning.

So when Lian Nishang suddenly fainted this time, Yin Ruiji's first thought was of Wang Bo. She hurriedly left the imperial palace and came to his residence to seek help, hence the opening scene. After quietly listening to Yin Ruiji's account, Wang Bo guessed that there was most likely a problem with Lian Nishang's soul.

After listening quietly to Yin Ruiji's account, Wang Bo surmised that in all likelihood, something had gone wrong with Lian Nishang's soul.

If Yin Ruiji had died and her soul left her body, and Lian Nishang had borrowed the corpse to return to life, there probably wouldn't be any problem—many soul-transmigrators who cross over never encounter any issues.

The problem, however, was that Yin Ruiji had not died; her soul remained intact.

But Lian Nishang forced her way in; she does not truly belong to this body.

The owner of this body is still Yin Ruiji.

This caused a problem with Lian Nishang's soul. At first it was fine, but as time passed, the problem would become more and more severe.

The above is Wang Bo's speculation.

As for whether it was accurate or not, Wang Bo still needed to ask someone.

"Cheat, come out!"

A few seconds later, a voice sounded in Wang Bo's mind.

"It's you again, Host. What do you need from me? Did you find another transmigrator? Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! It's only been a short while, and your mission completion efficiency is way too high. Host, you're awesome!!"

“Don't start bragging yet. I have a question I want to ask you.”

Host, please speak. I will tell you everything I know, holding nothing back.

“Don't joke around. I just want to know, is the soul of a soul-transmigrator prone to problems?”

"Soul transmigration? Holy shit, Host, you've run into a poor soul who's been soul-transmigrated."

"Unlucky soul?"

That's right, a poor wretch. These people's souls leave their own bodies in a muddle and enter other worlds. Without the protection of a body, they dissipate within a few days.

Even if they are lucky enough to enter another person's body, they are still outsiders; without the body providing energy replenishment, the soul's power will wane day by day and eventually vanish.

Unless...

"Unless what?" Wang Bo couldn't help asking.

"Unless this guy is ruthless and cruel enough to devour the original host's soul, usurping the nest and turning from guest to host, only then can he continue to live. But even so, because the body and soul are mismatched, he will eventually collapse and die after a few years."

Wang Bo: "...You mean, no matter what, this guy can't escape death."

That's why I say, all soul-transmigrators are a bunch of unlucky sods. What's even more tragic is that after this unlucky sod's soul transmigrates, their original body becomes a vegetable. If no one takes devoted care of it, when this unlucky sod returns, they'll be faced with a body riddled with a thousand wounds and a hundred holes.

If they're even more unlucky, after the poor soul becomes a vegetable, someone burns the body to ashes. When the poor soul returns, unable to find their original body, they will still die.

After hearing this, Wang Bo couldn't help but be utterly speechless.

No wonder my cheat artifact kept calling him 'unlucky sod, unlucky sod'—so that's how unlucky a soul-transmigrator really is.

Wang Bo was silent for a moment, then said, "If I want to save this unlucky fellow, what should I do?"

“Haha, so you really did run into such a poor wretch, host. No problem if you want to save the poor wretch. With my ability, I can not only send this poor wretch back to his original world, but also create a body for him, so he can live on happily.”

[Originally I wasn't going to do this, but seeing how hardworking you are, host, I can help you with this small favor. Aren't I thoughtful, host?]

Wang Bo: ...

"If you truly want to be considerate, could you let me live out my life in this world to a ripe old age."

Sorry, that's not possible.

"But in this world, I've already taken a wife." Wang Bo's feelings were deeply conflicted. If he saved Lian Nishang, he would complete his mission and have to leave this world.

If she is not saved, Lian Nishang will certainly die.