Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

Last for today.

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“I’ve got other things to handle during this period, no time to babysit you.”

“But…”

“I noticed you seem pretty fond of your senior Liuli.”

As he spoke, Yino narrowed his eyes slightly.

He summoned his left hand’s demon claw and pressed it against Mei’s forehead. Almost instantly, the terrifying demonic abyss energy of Nascent Soul stage poured down from her crown.

Strangely, Mei didn’t feel any pain.

Yino’s abyssal energy was relatively gentle. After flowing into Mei’s body, it didn’t clash with her—instead, it was all absorbed by the evil curse marks Yino had previously branded on her.

“You like my Liuli so much.”

“How about letting Liuli take good care of you in the Western Region while I’m away?”

As he spoke, Yino withdrew his hand and gave Liuli a meaningful look.

Mei listened with complete bewilderment.

Before she could react, several blood-red vines had already wrapped around her body, binding her legs and arms behind her back in a humiliating suspended position.

“Liuli, what… what are you doing?”

Seeing Yino about to leave, Mei finally realized her fate.

But considering Yino’s senior sister was present, Liuli didn’t want to say anything too sensitive, so she just exchanged a knowing look with Yino.

Mei struggled to say something else, but Liuli casually shoved a vine into her mouth, even roughly pushing it deep into her throat to stop her from speaking.

“Mmph… mmmph!”

Mei’s eyes widened as tears formed from the strain.

But Liuli showed no mercy, silently putting the bound flower demon girl into a coffin filled with bloody vines, then firmly pressing down the lid.

Thud!

The girl under the coffin lid was still struggling desperately.

But as the vine thrust down her throat began pouring in poison, after a few final sounds of humiliated gulping, the coffin lid went completely still.

“What was that…?”

On the other side of the crimson palace, Yuyan witnessed Mei being stuffed into the vine-filled coffin. Even though she was a former enemy, the scene still made her beautiful face show some unease and confusion.

Without looking back, Yino put his arm around Yuyan’s slender waist and smiled helplessly: “I have no idea what’s going on, but they’re both Full Moon Sect holy maiden. Whatever grudges they have between them is their private business—nothing to do with us, right?”

Yino spoke with complete sincerity.

His current explanation to Yuyan perfectly illustrated why he’d been so restrained with Mei earlier.

After all… Yino didn’t want Yuyan to see scenes that were too cruel.

He had his principles. He never intended to corrupt his senior sister, but human hearts were hard to read—if Yuyan saw too much, it might cause unnecessary suspicion.

So Yino simply tried to act like a good person in front of his senior sister.

“That makes sense…”

Yuyan nodded quietly, but still looked back uneasily.

Liuli stood at the outer edge of the crimson palace, her body wrapped in bloody vines, hands behind her back, silently watching Yino and the others leave.

“Senior sister, we don’t have much time. This is the Pain Cult’s mother abyss, and we just destroyed one of the Pain Mother Goddess’s major hearts. Those cultists will definitely come back to hunt us down.”

“So we should take this chance to escape the demon abyss!”

Yino continued steering the conversation away from the topic.

Yuyan nodded, but halfway through walking, she suddenly realized Yino had been holding her waist this whole time.

Noticing his senior sister’s look, Yino quickly pulled his hand back: “If senior sister minds, forget it.”

His gaze was cool as he spoke softly.

Actually, Yino wasn’t particularly emotional about it, but somehow just hearing those words made Yuyan feel a sense of crisis.

She blinked, then pressed her lips together and took Yino’s hand herself: “At- at this point, I don’t really mind…”

“It’s just that if you truly still feels the same way about me as you said before…”

“I think…”

“Maybe we can slowly figure out how to get along once we’re back at the sect.”

She said gently. Remembering her feelings for Yino during that life-flashing moment in the demon abyss, she was filled with happiness.

Before, Yuyan hadn’t understood romance, hadn’t known how to cherish things.

Now, she felt certain of her own heart.

So she planned to find a chance to confess her feelings to Yino once they got back to Ranmo Peak.

Thinking about this, Yuyan pressed her lips together as her heartbeat gradually quickened.

But just then, Yino sighed with disappointment: “Senior sister…”

“Actually, after today’s battle in the Western Region, I probably won’t be returning to the sect with you.”

At those words, Yuyan froze in place.

She looked at Yino in shock, but he was walking ahead, shrugging somewhat apologetically: “Senior sister, you saw it yourself… I’m not a qualified righteous cultivator.”

“But… but no matter what your identity is, you still saved Western Province City in the end. Your actions still held to righteous principles… and besides, how could I ever betray you to the immortal sects about today’s events… As long as neither of us says anything, no one at Wuji Sect will know about your connection to the evil cult!”

The sudden talk of separation left her, who had just been glowing with happiness, completely panicked.

Yuyan was so anxious she started stuttering.

She’d already thought of an escape plan for Yino, but she never expected the one to put her in this dilemma would be Yino himself!

“Senior sister…”

Seeing Yuyan so flustered, Yino let out a heavy breath and smiled gently, placing his hand on her shoulder.

He looked into Yuyan’s eyes until she calmed down, then continued: “Senior sister, you know I never sincerely joined Wuji Sect. Being a Wuji Sect disciple was just a temporary disguise. My true identity has always been the seventh son of the Grand Tutor’s mansion… So rather than joining Wuji Sect, I actually joined Ranmo Peak, since the only reason I agreed to go up the mountain with you was because I was smitten with you.”

“Now, I don’t have much time left to enjoy my youth as a spoiled young master.”

“I’m the seventh son of the Grand Tutor’s mansion, and I have my own family duties to fulfill. I can’t spend the rest of my life staying on Ranmo Peak playing chess with you every day, can I?”

“So…”

“I need to return to Luo City to handle internal affairs between the Grand Tutor’s mansion and the Great Dragon Dynasty.”

“But don’t worry, senior sister. If there’s a chance in the future, I’ll definitely find time to visit Ranmo Peak and play a few games of chess with you.”

“…”

“Wait!”

“Didn’t you join Wuji Sect because you liked me?”

“If that’s the case, why don’t I come with you back to the Grand Tutor’s mansion to meet your father!”

“If… if…”

“If your father doesn’t mind, I could sign the marriage contract today!”