Chapter 4: Contradiction

The dumpling shop downstairs was still open, and a simple fried rice setup had been placed at the entrance—a gas tank, a wok…

Having eaten basically nothing all day, Su Xuan walked into the dumpling shop with a rumbling stomach and ordered a serving of cabbage dumplings, Yangzhou fried rice, and a bottle of soy milk.

Su Xuan really liked drinking soy milk, especially freshly ground hot soy milk. That aroma was extremely enticing. At night, there was no fresh soy milk to drink, but this bottled kind would have to do.

He took out his phone and started scrolling. The pinned post was always the live combat situation, with all sorts of information inside. Since he had already checked it in the morning, Su Xuan ignored it.

One swipe.

“Three Tips to Help You Become a Refined Girl!”

“??”

Su Xuan rubbed his eyes. How could this be? He had never dabbled in this kind of thing, so why would something like this pop up.

He glanced around. The closest person was about three meters away, so it seemed safe.

Poke!

Su Xuan looked at the beautiful women’s clothing and exquisite makeup skills inside, becoming mesmerized. He unknowingly cast himself as the protagonist.

Thinking about how he would stun others while dressed as a woman, Su Xuan couldn’t help but chuckle lowly, drool accidentally escaping his lips.

“Yangzhou fried rice is ready!”

The owner’s voice pulled Su Xuan out of his fantasy.

“…Oh!”

Only then did Su Xuan realize that he had been unconsciously staring for five or six minutes.

He hurried to get his fried rice and dumplings, then sat back down.

He opened his phone, exited the article, and clicked the small X.

“Poor quality content, fashion, women’s clothing…”

Su Xuan selected the reasons, and only after seeing the article disappear did he relax and start browsing again.

“To become a fashionable girl, you just need to meet these few points…”

“This kind of outfit is what you need to capture a man’s heart…”

Seeing that articles containing elements of women’s clothing appeared again, Su Xuan put down his phone and fiercely grabbed his head.

Some people quit gaming, but when an article about that game appears while they’re browsing, it’s easy to click on it and then download the game again.

“Resolutely resist!”

Su Xuan made a silent vow, focusing all his attention on the fried rice and dumplings. He ate mouthful after mouthful, looking fierce as if he were competing with someone.

And so, for Su Xuan, this meal passed without any major incidents. He hurriedly paid the bill and rushed home to rest.

“Phew~”

Su Xuan lay on his soft, warm bed. Although he hadn’t gone to school for a day, the fatigue in his heart was worse than usual. The battle with those evil thoughts left Su Xuan in a state of near-death ecstasy.

His eyes once again swept over that dark red wardrobe. Though closed, he could imagine the clothes inside, like Pandora’s Box, deeply attracting Su Xuan’s thoughts.

One thought told him to open this box and put on the women’s clothing. Another thought told him never to fall into depravity, or else not even the gods could save him.

Between these two thoughts, Su Xuan slowly drifted into a dream.

“I never expected you to be so beautiful, Su Xuan!”

A man in front of him murmured, seemingly surprised that his friend of many years looked so beautiful in women’s clothing.

Su Xuan shyly lowered his head, trying not to let anyone see his flushed face.

“Wow! So pretty!”

The girls behind him started chattering, seemingly very interested in Su Xuan’s appearance after suddenly cross-dressing.

“Could it be that Su Xuan is coming out of the closet?”

“Maybe, love it, love it!”

“Such a beautiful, romantic scene…”

Their discussions made Su Xuan lower his head even further, wishing he could stuff it into his chest.

He walked awkwardly and quickly towards his seat, not daring to look up at his surroundings, but he accidentally missed a step and fell.

“Ah~”

The imagined scene of falling to the ground didn’t happen. Instead, he was caught in someone’s arms.

“Are… are you okay!”

Su Xuan looked up. The person had a pimply face, but his eyes were filled with confusion and amazement. It was his best bro, Zhang Xun.

“I’m fine… Thank you!”

Su Xuan quickly stood up and thanked him.

“Wow! So passionate!”

“No, no, I can’t take it, I’m wet…”

The girls’ chattering discussions entered Su Xuan’s ears, making his neck turn red and steam almost rise from his head.

The class passed strangely quickly. Before Su Xuan could even process it, the final bell rang.

Su Xuan, still in women’s clothing, packed up his desk and headed home.

As he walked, he suddenly found himself in a strange, dark alley corner where flies and stray dogs danced together. Su Xuan himself couldn’t figure out why he had come to such a place.

Suddenly, a few voices came.

“Yo~ Little sister, are you lost?”

He turned around to see a group of young punks. They all stared at Su Xuan, brazenly sizing up his body.

A pair of soul-snatching eyes, a cherry-like small mouth with an alluring luster, and a pair of long, manga-like legs were the ultimate fantasy for a leg-connoisseur like him.

“Heh heh… Get her!”

Several young hooligans quickly moved forward, cornering Su Xuan against the wall, a lewd smile on their faces as they watched him shrink back.

“Don’t come over… Help!”

Su Xuan was terrified, screaming desperately, but no one around responded.

“Rip~”

The JK uniform was brutally torn open.

“I… I’m a man…”

“Ah~ Haha, a man?”

His whole being felt as if struck by lightning, collapsing.

“Haha, little beauty~ Remember my name…”

“Hah!!”

Su Xuan touched the countless beads of cold sweat on his forehead. He never would have thought he would have such a terrifying dream. He was almost… almost…

Su Xuan looked at the time. It was five-thirty in the morning, the usual time he woke up. The dream was like a memory, deeply etched into Su Xuan’s brain. He remembered every moment clearly, especially that final scene…

“Ahhhh!!! Forget it, forget it!”

Su Xuan frantically pounded his head. This nightmare, more terrifying than any nightmare, was causing Su Xuan to break down. Every time he thought of this segment, Su Xuan couldn’t help but shiver, as if he had really experienced it.

Su Xuan pitifully pulled the blanket, sitting against the wall. His much longer hair was messy and stuck to his head

like a girl who had just been assaulted.
His eyes were filled only with dead silence, devoid of light.

“Is this all your doing?”

Su Xuan questioned his Phantom Soul in his heart.

After just one cultivation session, he had broken down like this.

Su Xuan couldn’t imagine what kind of person he would become if he had continuously used his Phantom Soul for assistance over these past three years.

“Heh heh… Is this what your strong heart looks like? I didn’t do anything, and I can’t do anything.”

The voice that came from his mind was filled with ridicule, as if it looked down on Su Xuan completely.

“Heh heh! You dare say it has nothing to do with you? You did quite a few tricks during the cultivation, didn’t you!”

Su Xuan retorted sharply.

As if he would believe she hadn’t tampered with his body or mind.

A feminine soul essence was a special kind of hormone, just like estrogen, having a feminizing effect.

This was precisely why Su Xuan refused to let her assist his cultivation.

“Just give me that blade! Don’t you come yourself!”

Su Xuan suddenly remembered that crimson blade and had a terrifying thought.
Perhaps this blade was his original Phantom Soul, and this woman… was a powerful being reborn through him!

Su Xuan couldn’t help but recall the novels he had once read, the chapters about body snatching…

The more Su Xuan thought about it, the more he felt this possibility was high.
It wasn’t that Su Xuan hadn’t thought of it before, but he had given it up for various reasons.

And now, she had suddenly produced a blade with a yang fluctuation.

How could a Phantom Soul with a yin fluctuation also split off a blade with the ultimate masculine yang energy?

Was she a goddess or something?

Then her purpose in having him cultivate with her help was to feminize his body, and the day he was fully feminized would be the day he was possessed?

A chill ran down Su Xuan’s spine.

So vicious!

To kill someone and then cook their heart!

Indeed, the more beautiful a woman is, the more deceitful she is!

The most poisonous heart belongs to a beautiful woman.

Anger, coldness, trembling!

When could he ever take back his own rights?

The thought of his own Phantom Soul, the red blade, being oppressed by her, filled Su Xuan with sorrow.

“What are you thinking about~”

A voice rang in his mind, seeming curious about Su Xuan’s current thoughts.

“Nothing…”

Su Xuan pretended nothing was wrong, then said:

“Can I borrow the blade?”

“…What for?”

“To practice my blade work!”

Su Xuan said coldly.

A red blade appeared in Su Xuan’s hand, radiating a masculine fluctuation.

Su Xuan picked up an energy stone and began to cultivate.

“Hehehe…”

That false Phantom Soul seemed to have thought of something and mocked Su Xuan.

‘Once I start cultivating with this blade, let’s see what you can do!’

Su Xuan secretly made up his mind, frantically rousing his will and plundering energons from the energy stone.

However, no matter how hard Su Xuan tried, he still couldn’t get this blade to help him in the slightest.

‘Have you already been worn down by her?’

Su Xuan couldn’t help but feel sorrow in his heart.

What a detestable woman, to actually kill his own Phantom Soul and then take its place.

“This blade is just a part of me. Of course, it can’t assist you in cultivation!”

“Heh heh, you old hag, aren’t you a thousand-year-old demon trying to be reborn through my body? I, Su Xuan, will absolutely not let you succeed!”

“Huh? Haha, Su Xuan, you are so cute, so naive! To not even acknowledge your own Phantom Soul, and even talk about body snatching? Do you think this is a fantasy world?”

That voice burst into laughter, making Su Xuan’s face turn the color of pig liver.

“What are you laughing at? How can a yin-aspected Phantom Soul produce a yang-fluctuation blade! Isn’t this proof that you murdered my Phantom Soul and took its place!”

“Haha, think whatever you want. If thinking this way can lessen the guilt in your heart when you need me, then it’s not impossible!”

“Bullsht, I think you’ve eaten too much spicy banana pinwheel sht and need to change your brain!”

The red in Su Xuan’s hand faded, merging into his body and becoming formless.

He squatted miserably on the bed.

Su Xuan also knew that the so-called body snatching was just wishful thinking.

After all, there was no such thing as body snatching in this world.

But her existence was also beyond reality.
Su Xuan couldn’t figure out what was going on, but he understood that as long as he held firm to his heart, he wouldn’t have to fear her invasion