Wen Ran seemed to have it all: noble birth, stunning looks, and a celestial fiancé. But after years in this world, she remembered she was a character in a book. She was the male lead’s fiancée, his unattainable love, and the one who “saved” him—until she wasn’t.
On a fateful cliff, forced to choose between Wen Ran and another, the male lead picked Wen Ran. The other fell. The winds howled, and Wen Ran remembered: she wasn’t the savior, and he didn’t love her. The one he loved, the real savior, was the one he pushed away.
In his agony, the male lead turned dark, launching into a wife-chasing to death. Wen Ran, realizing she was just a side character, thought it was over. But on that same cliff, she watched in shock as her “pure” fiancé kicked the other girl into the abyss. He smiled at her, “You have no idea why I did that, do you?” Wen Ran was stunned. His perfect image shattered.

Years later, he poked her face and asked her in curiosity, "Wife-chasing to death—does that mean I should throw you into that abyss and run after you?"He appeared eager to try, which left Wen Ran in a long silence.

Winter has come, and as the weather gets colder, the osmanthus flowers in the Moon Sect area of the Scholarly World are in full bloom.


When Qi Buyu saw Tang Ling about to climb a tree, he immediately shouted, "Cousin, wait, let me do it!"


Tang Ling glanced at Qi Buyu and swiftly climbed up the tree.


Qi Buyu hurriedly leapt onto the tree as well, chirping non-stop beside Tang Ling, "Cousin, let me do the flower picking. You take a rest."


"Sister wants to make osmanthus cake, so I must pick the best flowers for her. Why are you meddling?"


Qi Buyu puffed out his chest, "I'm just helping others for fun, how is that meddling?"


Tang Ling gave a wry smile, "I think you're just looking for an excuse to stay busy and not return to the Wind Sect."


Tang Ling was right; he just didn't want to go back.


Chapter 275 - Chapter 271: Anecdotes of the Scholarly World (Part 1)