The Koi Fish Transmigrated as the Female Supporting Character in a Time-travel Romance Novel [Quick Transmigration]

Wen Xin, a koi fish who cultivated spiritual awareness for over a thousand years, was forced into a deep slumber three centuries ago due to the thinning spiritual energy of the era. A voice prophesied that she would achieve enlightenment through great merit, but the timing was not yet right. In 1976, in a rural village in Ji Province, the original human host named Wen Xin fell into the Chan River while cutting grass. The water was cold and the current swift, sweeping her away until Lin Changzheng, a village bachelor returning from gambling, rescued her. However, the original Wen Xin contracted a high fever and fell into a coma. Two days prior, Luo Manzhen, the reborn female lead of a novel, had orchestrated the accident to remove the original Wen Xin from the narrative, as she intended to win back Lin Jianzhang, the man who had once been her husband before she divorced him for a lover named Sun Haowen. In her previous life, Luo Manzhen had suffered through Sun Haowen’s infidelity and poverty, only to realize after his death that Lin Jianzhang had been the partner who truly cherished her. Reborn with memories, she sought to reclaim her past mistakes by eliminating the obstacle standing in her way: the innocent original Wen Xin.

On the third day of the original Wen Xin’s unconsciousness, just as her family prepared for her funeral, the koi spirit awakened within the body. Wen Xin, now inhabiting the young woman’s form, processed the memories and understood her new reality. She was not the tragic heroine of the novel but a cultivator who had been summoned by the original owner’s lingering resentment. Her mission was twofold: to ensure the Wen family lived happily and to exact retribution on those who had caused the original’s suffering. The original Wen Xin had died in despair after being harassed by a local pervert named Lin Laizi, a pawn in Luo Manzhen’s schemes. With the family’s grief palpable, Wen Xin feigned waking up, asking for water, which signaled her recovery to her relieved parents, Zhang Xiuying and Wen Yuejun. The family’s gratitude toward Lin Changzheng, their savior, deepened, and they formally established a godparent relationship with his family, a move that Luo Manzhen observed with growing resentment.

Wen Xin’s first act of retaliation was directed at Lin Laizi. Using a minor curse learned from a Taoist priest in her past life, she inflicted a nightmare upon him. The curse forced Lin Laizi to experience the malice he had inflicted on others, causing him to hallucinate that every man he encountered intended to assault him. His mental state deteriorated rapidly, rendering him unable to function or carry out Luo Manzhen’s plans. Frustrated by the loss of her tool, Luo Manzhen shifted her focus to winning over the Lin family, particularly Grandma Lin, who disliked the original Wen Xin for being too beautiful and tall for her son. Meanwhile, Lin Jianzhang, the original male lead, found himself torn between his ex-wife’s persistent apologies and his growing, albeit distant, connection with Wen Xin. He had received letters from Luo Manzhen expressing regret, which stirred conflicting emotions, yet he recognized Wen Xin as the more suitable partner for a stable life.

The conflict escalated when Lin Jianzhang returned to the county for training and sought to reconcile with Wen Xin. However, Wen Xin, aware of his wavering loyalty and his family’s neglect during her illness, decisively ended the relationship. She cited the Lin family’s failure to visit her while she was comatose and Luo Manzhen’s intrusion into their home as evidence of their disrespect. She publicly announced her breakup to Minister Zhang, the official who had arranged the match, shocking her colleagues but earning their support. Freed from the entanglement, Wen Xin focused on her new life, taking up studies in preparation for the upcoming reinstatement of the college entrance examination. During this time, she encountered a young, handsome officer named Gu, who caught her attention during a military training session. As she navigated her new independence, Wen Xin remained vigilant against Luo Manzhen’s schemes, knowing that the reborn antagonist would not easily accept defeat.

Wen Xin’s life in the Wen family settled into a rhythm of work, study, and familial warmth. Her mother, Zhang Xiuying, treated her with genuine affection, and her brothers and sisters-in-law provided a supportive environment. The family’s harmony contrasted sharply with the toxic dynamics of the Luo and Lin families. Luo Manzhen, struggling with poverty and familial disdain, continued to manipulate those around her, but her plans were increasingly thwarted by Wen Xin’s presence and the unintended consequences of her own actions. Lin Laizi’s madness disrupted Luo Manzhen’s next scheme, forcing her to seek alternative methods to eliminate Wen Xin. Meanwhile, Lin Jianzhang, though rejected by Wen Xin, remained fixated on the possibility of reconciliation, unaware that his hesitation had cost him the chance to be with a woman who could have offered him genuine stability. The story moves toward a confrontation where Wen Xin’s spiritual resilience and strategic mind will clash with Luo Manzhen’s scheming, as the koi cultivator seeks to fulfill her destiny while protecting the family that had become her anchor in this new life.