My chat group is full of female losers

Chapter 315 The Heroine of a Tragic Novel Must Be Strong (Part 3)
Meanwhile, on Chu Lu's side...

After deciding to take a break, Chu Lu began to think about how to do it...

He figured that since he rarely had any free time, he should find some fun to relax.

When it comes to finding amusement, his first thought is naturally women. After all, he is now the emperor, with three thousand beauties in his harem.

However, the next moment, he remembered that the emperor's body had become impotent due to the influence of Consort Li's storyline. Even if he wanted to have sex with someone, he was powerless to do so.

He clicked his tongue in disapproval, then continued to ponder what was so interesting about the palace.

However, even after thinking about it together, we couldn't come up with an idea.

Chu Lu said somewhat listlessly, "It doesn't seem like there's anything fun about it."

Qin Su suggested, "Chu Lu, you can pursue some of your own hobbies. After all, you're the emperor, so it's perfectly normal for you to do whatever you want, and it shouldn't cause any problems."

"Hobbies?" Chu Lu was taken aback when he heard this, and then fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he murmured, "I don't think I have any hobbies."

As soon as he finished speaking, his expression became subtle, and he couldn't help but look at Qin Su and say, "Could it be... that I'm actually a very boring person?"

Qin Su: "..."

She paused for a few seconds, then calmly comforted him, "It's alright, Chu Lu. Male protagonists in fantasy novels are generally quite boring. You're just normal."

This time, it was Chu Lu's turn to remain silent.

Finally, he sighed deeply and said, "Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. What's the point of looking for fun? I might as well catch up on some sleep."

After saying that, he got up and walked towards his bedchamber.

While Chu Lu was preparing to go to sleep, his chat group was buzzing with activity.

Hua Honglian: "Tomorrow is the plot point where Xie Mingxuan makes his appearance and comes to take revenge on me. What should I do? I'm so nervous! My palms are sweating!"

Luo Qingdie: "Don't be afraid! We've already discussed a plan!"

Xu Liniang: "Exactly! According to our plan, let's just throw the truth in his face! How will he still have the nerve to lay a hand on us?"

Zhu Shanlin: "If all else fails, drink some alcohol before you take action to boost your courage!"

Liu Ruyue: "Stay calm and don't be reckless!"

Seeing everyone offering words of comfort and encouragement, Hua Honglian's nervousness eased slightly. She took a deep breath and replied, "Okay! I understand! I'll do my best!"

The next day, at the headquarters of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

After finishing her morning exercise as usual, Hua Honglian was summoned by the disciples of the sect, who said that the sect leader had invited her.

Hua Honglian nodded in agreement.

Soon, she arrived at the main hall of the sect and bowed respectfully: "Disciple Hua Honglian greets the sect leader."

The Heavenly Demon Lord, seated high on his throne, nodded slightly and said with approval, "Red Lotus, you have performed very well lately, and I am very pleased. Now there is an important matter that I need to entrust to you."

"Please give your orders, Master," Hua Honglian said, bowing her head.

The leader said in a deep voice, "I have recently received a secret report that something seems to have happened at the Jiangnan branch, and communication with the main altar has been intermittent. You shall set off immediately for Jiangnan to investigate the situation. If there are any obstacles, you shall handle them yourself."

A chill ran through her, and she thought to herself: Here they come!
In her previous life, she accepted this mission and went down the mountain to Jiangnan alone. As a result, she encountered Xie Mingxuan, who had been waiting outside for a long time. He shouted that he wanted to avenge his parents and came to kill her. She refused to fight back, so he chased her all the way and beat her all over. She finally managed to escape.

However, Hua Honglian thought to herself, this time it's different.

She raised her head and said, "Rest assured, Master, I will not fail in my mission and will set off down the mountain immediately."

The Demon Lord was even more pleased with her decisiveness and laughed, "Good! I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Go, and come back soon."

Hua Honglian bowed again and then left the main hall.

She returned to her courtyard on the back hill, quickly packed her belongings, and silently rehearsed the lines she might need to use next several times to make sure everything went smoothly.

With everything prepared, she resolutely walked out of the Heavenly Demon Sect's mountain gate.

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, and having just passed through a dense forest, Hua Honglian immediately sensed someone lurking in the shadows not far behind her.

She thought to herself: Here it comes.

She remained calm and continued walking forward. At the same time, she opened the chat group interface and sent a message to everyone.

Hua Honglian: "The plot has begun. Xie Mingxuan has already appeared and is now secretly following me. To avoid any accidents, I plan to proceed according to the original plot."

Luo Qingdie: "Honglian, keep going! Be careful!"

Xu Liniang: "What a despicable person, actually stalking me. Honglian, you'll be fine, you can definitely do it."

Zhu Shanlin: "That's right, it's better to be more cautious."

Liu Ruyue: "Have a safe journey!"

Seeing everyone's encouragement, Hua Honglian felt reassured and readily agreed. She then closed the chat group and focused on dealing with the current situation.

Time passed slowly, and soon it was late at night.

Hua Honglian settled down in a dilapidated temple and lit a bonfire. The firelight illuminated her cool and aloof face, casting an uncertain glow.

Just then, a clear sound of footsteps approached from afar, making no attempt to conceal their direction as they came toward the dilapidated temple.

Hua Honglian looked solemn, thinking to herself: They've finally shown themselves.

She stopped pretending not to see and suddenly stood up, shouting loudly at the temple gate, "Who's lurking around outside? Come out now!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a figure appeared at the temple entrance.

The newcomer was dressed in a light blue outfit, wielding a three-foot-long sword. He had a handsome face, but at this moment his eyes were bloodshot and his face was filled with deep-seated hatred.

"It's me!" Xie Mingxuan's voice was extremely hoarse.

Hua Honglian feigned surprise as she looked at him: "Xie Mingxuan? It's you? What are you doing here?"

Xie Mingxuan let out a cold laugh and stepped into the dilapidated temple: "Hua Honglian! You viperous witch! Back then, my Xie family kindly adopted you and treated you like our own daughter, but you were a wolf in sheep's clothing, repaying kindness with enmity, killing my parents, and then turning around and joining this filthy demonic sect! Today, I, Xie Mingxuan, will act on behalf of Heaven to avenge my parents and tear you, you witch, to pieces!"

Hua Honglian thought to herself: Here it comes, this is the same old story.

In his previous life, after Xie Mingxuan finished speaking, he immediately swung his sword at him. As for me, it was as if someone had cut out my tongue; I could only sigh and hesitate to speak, and in the end, I was beaten so badly that I had no power to fight back.

But this time, Hua Honglian's eyes were resolute as she thought: I will never repeat the same mistake!

She took a deep breath, looked at Xie Mingxuan, and confidently explained, "Xie Mingxuan, it's not what you think! There are other reasons for my parents' deaths; I was forced into it..."

"shut up!"

However, before she could finish speaking, Xie Mingxuan interrupted her in a fit of rage. His eyes were bloodshot, and he roared, "You dare to argue even when you're about to die! Prepare to die!"

Having said that, he stomped on the ground, his figure moving like lightning, and the long sword in his hand transformed into a cold light, piercing straight into Hua Honglian's heart!
Hua Honglian was stunned.

"Eh?!"

The plot... the plot isn't what she expected at all!
She quickly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow. At the same time, she hurriedly said, "Xie Mingxuan! Let me explain! What happened back then really..."

"Don't even think about sweet talk, you vixen!" Xie Mingxuan didn't give her a chance to speak. His sword missed its mark, and with a flick of his wrist, his sword moves came in a continuous stream, attacking Hua Honglian like a storm.

While Hua Honglian dodged in a disheveled manner, she tried to explain herself several times. However, Xie Mingxuan seemed to have identified her as an enemy, ignoring her completely and only launching a relentless attack.

Enraged, Hua Honglian cursed the other party in her heart for their lack of martial ethics.

Left with no other choice, Hua Honglian frantically opened the chat group and sent out a distress message.

Hua Honglian: "Help! Help! He won't listen to my explanation at all! What should I do?!"

The chat group instantly erupted in chaos.

Luo Qingdie: "Huh? How could this be? Was your voice too soft and he didn't hear you?"

Xu Liniang: "Or are you speaking too slowly? At times like this, you have to speak fast! Like a machine gun, rattling away!"

Zhu Shanlin: "Could it be that you said something ambiguous, causing him to misunderstand something?"

Liu Ruyue: "Too lazy to talk, huh?"

While dodging Xie Mingxuan's sword attacks, Hua Honglian replied with tears in her eyes, "No! There are no such problems! I didn't even have a chance to say a complete sentence! He started attacking right away!"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Then, Luo Qingdie resignedly said, "Then we're doomed. There's nothing we can do but take the beating."

Xu Liniang: "Hmm. Anyway, according to the original plot, you weren't beaten to death. Why don't we wait until he's tired of beating you up before finding an opportunity to talk to him?"

Hua Honglian was so angry she almost fainted: "Are you guys serious?! How is this any different from the original plot?! Don't give up so easily! Think of another way! Think carefully, if Chu Lu were in this situation, what would he do?"

The chat group fell silent again.

The group began to ponder.

Luo Qingdie: "If it's Chu Lu..."

Xu Liniang: "Did he encounter this situation?"

Zhu Shanlin: "I understand."

Liu Ruyue: "The truth is with me!"

The next moment, everyone shouted in unison, "Kill him!"

Hua Honglian stumbled and nearly got slashed by Xie Mingxuan's sword. She shouted angrily, "Seriously!"

Luo Qingdie said earnestly, "We are very serious. When Chu Lu helped me deal with Liu Yan'er, he just fought his way through.

Xu Liniang nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right! Simple and direct, and the effect is outstanding!"

Hua Honglian was speechless.

In that brief moment of distraction, a bloody gash appeared on her arm.

"Ouch!" Hua Honglian winced in pain and dared not be careless anymore. She quickly focused her attention and became a little more serious, which allowed her to barely maintain her footing and avoid falling into a disadvantageous position.

While parrying, she continued speaking in the group chat: "But I already said we can't kill him! Think of another way! Chu Lu must do something else besides killing, right?"

A moment of silence fell over everyone again.

After a moment, Xu Liniang's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said, "I've got it! Let's beat him into submission!"

Luo Qingdie: "Beat him into submission?"

Zhu Shanlin: "What do you mean?"

Xu Liniang explained, "When Chu Lu helped me deal with the Empress Dowager, didn't he just arrest her and torture her to extract a confession? As long as we beat Xie Mingxuan into submission, until he kneels down and begs for mercy, he'll have no choice but to listen, right?"

Luo Qingdie: "Hmm...that seems to make sense?"

Hua Honglian glanced at the suggestions in the chat group, then at Xie Mingxuan, who was still relentlessly pressing his point, and made a tough decision. At this point, this was the only way!

Hua Honglian: "Alright! Let's try this one!"

Having made up her mind, she held back. With a swift movement, Hua Honglian easily dodged Xie Mingxuan's sword, then pointed her fingers like knives and pointed them with incredible speed at the nerve endings in Xie Mingxuan's wrist.

"Ah!" Xie Mingxuan felt a numbness in his wrist, and the longsword immediately slipped from his hand.

Before he could react, Hua Honglian's second move had already struck, landing a palm strike on his chest.

"Pfft!" Xie Mingxuan was struck as if by a heavy blow, and flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He struggled to get up, but found himself in excruciating pain and unable to muster any strength.

Then Hua Honglian walked up to him step by step and looked down at him.

Xie Mingxuan looked at Hua Honglian, knowing his revenge had failed. His face was filled with grief and indignation as he roared, "Fine! Today I am outmatched. Kill me! Even if I die, I, Xie Mingxuan, will never bow down to you, you vixen!"

Then he looked up to the sky and roared, tears streaming down his face: "Father! Mother! Your son is unfilial! I cannot avenge you!"

Looking at his appearance, Hua Honglian was speechless, feeling as if she had really become some kind of heinous villain.

She said calmly, "Alright, stop shouting. I didn't intend to kill you. I hit you only because you wouldn't let me speak properly."

Upon hearing this, Xie Mingxuan merely let out a cold laugh: "Hmph! You vixen, what sweet words do you intend to use to bewitch me?"

"The truth," Hua Honglian said, enunciating each word clearly.

She then recounted the true purpose behind the Xie family's adoption of her, how she was forced to pass on her skills, how she was abandoned in the wilderness, and how she was eventually rescued by the Demonic Sect.

Having said all that in one breath, Hua Honglian felt all the pent-up frustration in her chest released, and her mind and spirits refreshed. She looked at Xie Mingxuan on the ground, her eyes filled with a faint expectation.

—Now, surely he'll believe it? Surely he'll repent and realize he wronged an innocent person?
However, to her surprise, Xie Mingxuan's face was still full of disdain after listening to her.

"Ha, keep making things up," Xie Mingxuan sneered. "Do you think I'd believe your lies?"

Hua Honglian: "???"

She felt like her brain was a bit out of use.

In desperation, she turned to the chat group for help again: "Everyone, I've told him the whole truth, but he doesn't believe me! What should I do?"

This time, the people in the chat group quickly gave a unified answer.

Luo Qingdie: "Since he doesn't believe what you're saying, then show him the evidence!"

Xu Liniang: "Yes! Find that secret manual for the Yaochi Phoenix Marrow! Also find the evidence that his adoptive parents harmed you!"

Zhu Shanlin: "And those who know the truth, bring them all here for a face-to-face confrontation!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Honglian's eyes lit up: "Alright! Although it's a bit troublesome, there's no other way right now!"

So she said to Xie Mingxuan on the ground, "Since you don't believe what I'm saying, fine, I'll take you to find the evidence now and let you see for yourself!"

With that, she grabbed Xie Mingxuan's arm and lifted him up from the ground: "Let's go!"

Xie Mingxuan looked bewildered: "Where to?"

Hua Honglian coldly replied, "Go to your house!"

A few days later, the two arrived at the Xie family's residence.

Upon seeing Hua Honglian, the guards in the manor were on high alert and immediately shouted warnings. Soon, the heads of the Xie family, namely Xie Mingxuan's uncles, rushed out with a group of servants and guards.

When they saw Hua Honglian and Xie Mingxuan, who was being held hostage by her, they were both shocked and furious, thinking that Hua Honglian had come to wipe out the entire family.

"Witch! Release Mingxuan at once!"

"Everyone, attack together! Kill this witch and avenge our elder brother and sister-in-law!"

A group of people shouted and were about to rush forward.

Hua Honglian remained calm. Faced with her unparalleled martial prowess, the Xie family's small force was nothing. She moved through the crowd like a ghost, and in no time, she had knocked all the Xie family members to the ground, where they lay groaning in pain.

She ignored these small fry and led Xie Mingxuan straight to his parents' bedroom.

Behind a hidden wall, Hua Honglian found a secret compartment and took out a locked wooden box. She used her strength to unlock it and emptied its contents.

A yellowed ancient book is the original copy of "The Phoenix Marrow of Yaochi".

"Look carefully, Xie Mingxuan!" Hua Honglian handed him the ancient book. "This is the true form of the Yaochi Phoenix Marrow Essence! From the very beginning, I was treated as a medicine man, a tool to prolong your life!"

Xie Mingxuan looked at the ancient book, then at the detailed descriptions of various cruel methods, and exclaimed in disbelief, "You're talking nonsense! My parents would never do such a thing..."

Hua Honglian ignored his explanation and searched elsewhere for a while, finding a stack of letters.

These letters are secret correspondence between the Xie family and the current emperor. In the letters, the emperor clearly stated that he was aware of the Xie family's plans and repeatedly advised them to stop such immoral behavior and not to waste the extraordinary talent of Hua Honglian. He even offered to bestow a miraculous elixir to prolong Xie Mingxuan's life.

However, the Xie couple refused them all.

Upon seeing this evidence in black and white, Xie Mingxuan's face instantly turned deathly pale, and his body began to tremble slightly.

But the next moment he suddenly raised his head, staring intently at Hua Honglian, and denied it in a hoarse voice: "No! This is impossible! You faked all of this! My parents would never treat you like this! They are not that kind of people!"

Although he spoke toughly, his pale face and trembling body betrayed his inner turmoil. The handwriting on those letters was clearly his father's, and the seals were the Xie family's private seals, which had been used for many years and were extremely difficult to forge.

"Forgery?" Hua Honglian frowned. "Alright, it seems that physical evidence alone is not enough. Then let's add witness testimony as well."

Before she finished speaking, she moved swiftly, rushed into the crowd, and with one hand pulled a trembling middle-aged man out of the throng and slammed him heavily in front of Xie Mingxuan.

"Third Uncle!" Xie Mingxuan cried out.

This middle-aged man was none other than his third uncle, Xie Chengzhi. He was not particularly noticeable in the Xie family, but Xie Mingxuan knew that his third uncle and father were very close, and he had heard about many of the family's secrets, and had even been involved in them.

Hua Honglian cut to the chase: "Xie Chengzhi, you know perfectly well how my adoptive parents treated me back then. Now, this is your only chance to live. Tell me everything!"

"I'll talk! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!" Xie Chengzhi dared not hide anything in order to save his life. He told the whole story of what happened back then in a trembling voice.

"You were indeed brought back to the Xie family back then to cultivate the 'Phoenix Marrow Essence of Yaochi' to prolong your nephew Mingxuan's life. My elder brother said that this was the only way to save Mingxuan, and sacrificing an outsider like you to preserve the Xie family bloodline was worthwhile..."

Hearing this, Xie Mingxuan's face paled even more. He glared at Xie Chengzhi and said angrily, "Third Uncle! You're talking nonsense! Father and Mother clearly said that Honglian is my sworn sister, and she's here to inherit the family business!"

Xie Chengzhi said with a bitter face, "Mingxuan, that was all a lie! You were born with a serious illness. If it weren't for the heroine Hua, you wouldn't have lived past twenty! As for inheriting the family business, that's even more absurd. Everything in the Xie family will be yours in the future, won't it?"

He continued, "Furthermore, he said that the Flower Heroine is too talented, and if she grows up, she will surely become a great threat in the future. It's better to deal with her early..."

As he spoke, his voice trailed off, as if he dared not continue.

"Why not do it sooner rather than later?" Hua Honglian pressed.

Xie Chengzhi was jolted awake and quickly said, "We'd better squeeze every last drop of value out of you now, lest things get complicated! My elder brother also said that you are not of the Xie family bloodline, not of our kind, and your intentions are bound to be different!"

"Boom!" These words struck Xie Mingxuan like a bolt from the blue, leaving him dizzy.

"Then what about the deaths of my parents..." Xie Mingxuan began with difficulty.

Upon hearing this, Xie Chengzhi glanced at Hua Honglian and, seeing her expressionless face, continued, "The deaths of my elder brother and sister-in-law were indeed not related to Lady Hua. When they learned that Lady Hua had been rescued by the Demonic Sect, my elder brother and the others were terrified, fearing that she would return to take revenge. So they immediately went after her, but were killed by the leader of the Demonic Sect instead."

“This is truly shameful…” Xie Chengzhi took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind. “So I concealed the truth, falsely accusing the Flower Heroine of betraying the Xie family and joining the Demonic Sect, and then mobilized all the righteous sects to wipe out the Heavenly Demonic Sect! As long as the Flower Heroine is killed, the Xie family’s reputation can be preserved, and we won’t have to worry about retaliation!”

After Xie Chengzhi finished speaking in one breath, he collapsed to the ground as if he had been completely exhausted.

Xie Mingxuan completely broke down after hearing his third uncle's words.

The color drained from his face, his eyes were vacant, as if the whole world had collapsed before him.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is..." he muttered to himself, no longer making excuses.

After a long while, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Hua Honglian, his eyes filled with endless regret.

With a thud, he knelt down in front of Hua Honglian and burst into tears.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry, Honglian! I've been so wrong about you all this time! I even... I even treated you like that... I'm not human! I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"

He cried and screamed as he slapped himself hard across the face, the sound echoing loudly.

Hua Honglian stared blankly at the scene before her, feeling as if the view was not real.

Although she seemed resolute and unwavering throughout her journey, she actually didn't believe she could succeed. After all, she was the female lead in a tragic romance novel, and she had never succeeded before.

So when I actually succeeded, it felt amazing.

However, the next moment, Hua Honglian came to her senses and realized what the scene in front of her meant.

If this method can be used to deal with Xie Mingxuan, then can the same method be used to deal with others who have misunderstood or hurt her? For example, the Emperor, her former righteous friends, or her former subordinates in the Heavenly Demon Sect who thought she was an undercover agent?
Is it possible for her to completely escape that tragic fate and usher in a brand new future?

Hua Honglian grew increasingly excited. She couldn't wait to open the chat group, eager to share the good news with her friends and discuss their next steps.

At the same time, Beijing.

Standing at the city gate, Changhong looked at the bustling capital city before him and exclaimed, "We've finally arrived."

She then glanced at her slightly tired maid, Yun Que, and said, "Yun Que, let's find an inn to stay in first."

“Yes, Princess,” Hibari replied.

The two quickly found an inn in the city to stay in.

After settling in, Changhong instructed Yunque, "Go and ask the shopkeeper to prepare some food and bring it up."

After Yun Que left to carry out her orders, she opened the chat group interface.

Chang Hong: "I've arrived in Beijing."

The message immediately caused an uproar in the group.

Consort Li: "Welcome, Senior Changhong!"

Consort Wan: "You must be tired from your journey, Senior!"

Consort Zhuang: "With our senior here, we have a pillar of support!"

Flattery and sycophancy poured in like a tide.

Changhong didn't take it seriously and directly interrupted their flattery.

Chang Hong: "Alright, enough chit-chat. Su Wanqing, are you there?"

Su Wanqing immediately replied: "I'm here."

Changhong: "What's the situation in Beijing lately?"

Su Wanqing replied respectfully, "There has been no unusual event. Since Si Ren left last time, the capital has been peaceful and quiet. The emperor has also been staying at home and has not made any unusual moves. Everything is very quiet."

Upon hearing this, Chang Hong nodded and said, "Very good."

She paused, her tone becoming serious: "Time is of the essence. We've been stalling here for far too long. According to the original plan, the group leader should have been captured by Xiao Jiu long ago. Now that there's been no progress, when Minister Fei Wu returns and sees that we've accomplished nothing, she'll be furious. So we must act as soon as possible."

Changhong: "First, I need to understand this place in detail, especially the palace and all information related to the emperor, including but not limited to the people around him, their daily words and actions, and even all kinds of trivial gossip. You must tell me everything in detail so that I can formulate the next plan."

Upon hearing this, the leading ladies in the group dared not be negligent in the slightest and reported everything they knew about Chu Lu and the palace in great detail.

After listening, Chang Hong lowered his head and fell silent, as if he was pondering something.

After a moment, she raised her head, a slow smile curving her lips: "I have an idea."

(End of this chapter)