Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

In the end, Yino sighed with some exhaustion.

“Forget it, it’s understandable that Senior Sister doesn’t believe me…”

“This final evil curse is the Soul Binding Curse. Alright, it doesn’t sound like anything good either… but just like poison, if used properly, it can also protect Senior Sister’s body and soul, just like that jade pendant I gave you before.”

Yino was still trying to organize his words to defend his innocence.

But this time, before he could finish his explanation, Yuyan suddenly relaxed her brows and burst out laughing with a puff.

She cupped the young man’s face and blinked playfully.

“Alright, I was teasing you. Of course I trust you unconditionally!”

“After all, if you truly wanted to harm me, you had countless opportunities to do so back in the abyss…”

“But the facts prove that although you cultivate the evil path, your character isn’t bad! Moreover, what you said isn’t unreasonable!”

Yuyan spoke gently, but also became slightly more serious.

She recalled her childhood experience practicing swordsmanship and continued: “When we cultivate the sword path, we also use sword intent to injure ourselves, letting our bodies feel pain to comprehend the sword intent within… thus not only strengthening the body’s resistance to sword intent, but also better reflecting on what shortcomings our own sword intent might have.”

“So what you said about the demonic parasitic evil technique making one invulnerable to poison does have some logic to it… of course, provided that you truly won’t secretly use these evil techniques to bully me.”

At the end, Yuyan also leaned forward, cupped Yino’s face, and brought her vermilion lips slightly closer.

She stared into his somewhat flattered eyes and couldn’t help but purse her lips gently.

“I can believe in these curses.”

“But compared to these, I am more worried about why you never mentioned this before, yet suddenly became so agitated persuading me about this today the moment you woke up…”

“Could it be that you actually deciphered something from that chess manual last night that inspired this?”

At these words, Yino was instantly stunned. A chill ran down his spine, and he felt a sense of his soul trembling, as if even his underwear had been completely seen through and firmly grasped by Yuyan.

He swallowed silently, remained silent for a long time, but finally nodded obediently:

“You could say that. I was somewhat inspired, but sorry, I can’t tell you everything I know right now.”

Thinking about the mid-to-late game plot of Fallen Immortal from his previous life, as well as the deciphered contents of Mo Yiqing’s chess manual, Yino couldn’t help but purse his brows slightly in difficulty, unwilling to answer.

Yuyan looked at him, but showed no disappointment. Instead, she gently kissed him as a reward for his honesty.

“You have your own considerations, so Senior Sister will follow your lead.”

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The Sect Master’s Pavilion.

Yanran looked at the white-haired old man returning late with a worried expression, feeling uneasy in her heart.

She brought over a breakfast, then helped the old man remove his outer robe, and probed softly:

“Father, when you went to the ancestral shrine last night, did you receive an answer from the Immortal Ancestor?”

“Mm…”

Mu Daosheng sat down heavily and took a sip of hot porridge.

He sighed, pulled out a bottle of golden liquid from his bosom, and placed it on the table with a thud.

Yanran roughly recognized the medicine bottle, and the unease on her face deepened with a layer of gloom.

“The Ancestor promised that for now, he can protect Yuyan from being implicated by the Divine Gate.”

“But… all these years, Yuyan has been obsessed with her clan’s affairs… now fate plays tricks on people. Yuyan has finally found romance, but her beloved Yino has also become the target of the Divine Gate’s realm-wide extermination…”

“If this continues, Yuyan is undoubtedly digging her own grave. If we let her deepen her relationship with Yino any further, I’m afraid even the Ancestor won’t be able to protect Yuyan from the Divine Gate!”

“By then, if the Divine Gate ruthlessly decides to clean house, the entire Wuji Sect will be powerless.”

At this point, Mu Daosheng closed his eyes.

Yanran listened blankly, then looked again at that bottle of golden Immortal parasitic. In just a moment, she understood the meaning of this Immortal parasitic through the unspoken understanding between father and daughter.

“So the Immortal Ancestor gave this to Father last night…”

Mu Daosheng fell silent, but the answer already hung between them, understood without words.

Yanran picked up the bottle of golden parasitic like liquid from the table and examined it in the morning light. She could faintly see the dense power of rules radiating from the golden liquid inside the jade vessel.

This was the Immortal parasitic commonly used by the Divine Gate for members they didn’t fully trust.

The liquid was colorless and tasteless. Those who consumed it would never notice, but within three days, the liquid- parasitic would secretly infiltrate their flesh and spiritual realm. Once this happened, the person who planted the parasitic only needed to speak a specific incantation to activate it, enslaving the victim for the rest of their life.

At this thought, Yanran’s face turned even paler.

The atmosphere between father and daughter sank into silence once more.

“Rest assured… I have checked with the Ancestor countless times before,” Mo Daosheng said in a low voice, watching his daughter steadily. “Yuyan is Yiqing’s daughter, and the Destained Daughter that appears once in a century for our Wuji Sect. Even if the Ancestor doesn’t consider the old ties with the Mo family, for the sake of our sect’s future fortune, he would never allow Divine Gate to use this parasitic to harm our own Destained Daughter. Besides, the Ancestor also holds the antidote.”

“At the end of the day, this parasitic is just a safeguard. It ensures Yuyan won’t act recklessly or rebel, and it eases the suspicions of the elders on Divine Gate’s side.”

Mu Daosheng spoke in a heavy voice, his eyes fixed on his daughter.

“Yanran, you are the only person Yuyan still trusts within the sect…”

Yanran felt a sharp pain in her heart. She gripped the bottle of Immortal parasitic tightly, her face pale, her lips trembling. “Father… I… I can’t…”

“Find an opportunity to have her take this in the coming days.”

“Father… I can’t… I can’t do this to Yuyan…”

“Yanran, remember! This parasitic is what will save Yuyan’s life! If Divine Gate truly sends people to execute her one day, Yino can rely on the Grand Tutor’s Mansion and the National Advisor for protection. But what about Yuyan? Without this parasitic to earn their trust, what else can she use to stop Divine Gate from killing her?!”

Mu Daosheng slammed his hand on the table and rose, his aged face showing a flash of ruthless determination.

“We have reached this point… I have no other choice.”