After Transmigrating into a Villain, I Conquered the Yandere Demon Lord by Going Crazy - Chapter 3

The system suddenly spoke up:

[Heart Demon Value has dropped to 40%. Reward distributed.]

[Received “Disguise Pill × 3”. Do you wish to use one now?]

Looking at the three pearl-like pills in his hand, Xie Lin hatched a plan.

When the night was deep and the surroundings were still, Xie Lin confirmed there was no one around and swallowed a Disguise Pill.

The face in the mirror gradually transformed into that of an ordinary youth.

He pushed open the window lightly, prepared to slip away, when he suddenly heard a soft chuckle from the roof.

“Where is Brother Ye going?”

Xie Lin’s entire body stiffened.

Looking up, Xiao Jinn was sitting on the ridge of the roof, his sword in his arms, the moonlight gilding him with a silver edge.

The night breeze lifted the ribbons tying his hair, making him look like an immortal descended to the mortal realm.

“Admiring the moon,” Xie Lin said dryly.

“What a coincidence.”

Xiao Jinn leaped down, landing without a sound. “I had the exact same intention.”

Xie Lin: “…”

He was now convinced that this male lead was absolutely his nemesis!

Xie Lin smiled stiffly: “Senior Brother has refined tastes, but I’ve suddenly grown sleepy…”

Xiao Jinn said calmly: “Hosts of the Heart-Eating Lotus must absorb moonlight on the fifteenth of every month, or their meridians will rebel.”

Xie Lin paused.

Even he didn’t know about this!

“System?” he asked urgently in his mind.

[Retrieving data… It is indeed true.]

The system confirmed: [It was mentioned in Chapter 378 of the original novel.]

Xie Lin wanted to curse.

Chapter 378?!

This crappy book had 500 chapters; who could finish reading it all!

“Senior Brother knows so much.”

He laughed forcedly: “But I really am…”

Before he could finish, a sharp pain suddenly radiated from his chest.

The Heart-Eating Lotus mark emitted a bewitching red glow; Xie Lin’s legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Jinn was quick to catch him, pressing his palm against Xie Lin’s back, pouring a gentle, steady stream of spiritual power into his body.

“Endure it.”

Xiao Jinn’s voice was close to his ear: “The first time is always the hardest.”

Xie Lin was in such pain that his vision went black, and in a daze, he felt his body lift into the air.

When he regained his senses, he was already sitting on the roof.

Xiao Jinn was cradling his waist with one hand and pointing toward the full moon that had just risen on the horizon with the other.

“Circulate your cultivation technique and guide the moonlight into your dantian.”

Xie Lin followed his instructions instinctively.

The cool, refreshing moonlight flowed through his meridians, miraculously soothing the agitation of the Heart-Eating Lotus.

He breathed a long sigh of relief, only then noticing that their posture was excessively intimate.

“Many thanks, Senior Brother.”

He hurriedly pulled away to create distance, but accidentally stepped into a gap between the tiles.

Xiao Jinn yanked him back.

Driven by inertia, Xie Lin plunged entirely into the other man’s embrace.

His nose bumped against a rock-hard chest, the pain so sharp it nearly made him cry.

“Throwing yourself at me?”

There was distinct amusement in Xiao Jinn’s voice.

Xie Lin looked up, ready to refute, but saw that under the moonlight, the cinnabar mole between Xiao Jinn’s brows was bright red as blood, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised—there was not a trace of his usual coldness.

He was momentarily dazed.

“Seen enough?” Xiao Jinn arched an eyebrow.

Xie Lin suddenly returned to his senses, his ears burning hot: “Who is looking at you! I was thinking about…”

“Thinking about how to escape?”

Xiao Jinn suddenly leaned in close, his breathing brushing against his ear: “I advise you not to waste your effort.”

“The Xuantian Sect’s mountain-protecting array is specifically designed to suppress demonic cultivators; without me, you wouldn’t even be able to find the main gate.”

Xie Lin was infuriated.

Can this guy read minds?!

“Then why doesn’t Senior Brother just turn me over to the Sect Leader?” he asked, throwing caution to the wind.

Xiao Jinn looked up at the moon, his side profile as sharp as a blade: “I still haven’t received the answer to the question from three years ago.”

“What question?”

“Why she saved me.”

Xiao Jinn turned back, staring at Xie Lin with burning eyes: “And you, you must know the answer.”

Xie Lin was dumbfounded.

How would he know the answer to that?

This segment didn’t exist in the original book at all!

Just as he was racking his brains for a strategy, a bell rang in the distance.

Xiao Jinn’s expression changed: “The alarm bell? An enemy attack!”

Before he could finish, a black shadow swept past their heads, heading straight for the forbidden grounds at the back of the mountain.

The familiar fluctuation of demonic energy made Xie Lin’s heart jump—

It was someone from the Nether Palace!

“Stay here and don’t move.” Xiao Jinn summoned his life-bound sword and flew off in pursuit.

Xie Lin hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and followed.

It wasn’t that he cared so much about the Xuantian Sect, but his intuition told him that this absolutely had to do with Xie Wuchen!

In the forbidden grounds at the back of the mountain, a fierce battle was underway.

Three Nether Palace Elders were besieging the Xuantian Sect Leader, while Xie Wuchen stood at the center of the altar, his hands shifting through magical incantations, seemingly attempting to break some kind of seal.

“So it really was for the artifact fragments…”

Hiding behind a tree, Xie Lin saw everything clearly.

In the original novel, this plot occurred in the later stages; why was it  (advanced)?

The system explained: [Host’s intervention caused changes in the plot line.]

[Xie Wuchen sensed the abnormality of the Heart-Eating Lotus and acted in advance.]

Xie Lin cursed under his breath.

Seeing Xiao Jinn join the fray, forcing back two Elders with rainbow-like sword light, he suddenly noticed a flash of cold light in Xie Wuchen’s sleeve—

“Look out for the hidden weapon!”

Xie Lin shouted.

Hearing the sound, Xiao Jinn dodged, a poison-tipped flying dart grazing past his sleeve.

Xie Wuchen’s cold, sinister gaze swept toward the source of the sound, clearly stunned when he saw Xie Lin.

“Young Master?”

His voice was laced with disbelief: “You are actually siding with the Xuantian Sect?”

Xie Lin knew he couldn’t hide it anymore, so he simply walked out: “Brother, what a grand display you’ve prepared.”

“Come here.”

Xie Wuchen held out his hand, his tone creepily gentle: “Your brother will take you home.”

Xie Lin didn’t move.

He caught a glimpse of Xiao Jinn quietly approaching the other side of the altar and instantly understood the other man’s intent.

“Since Brother wants the artifact fragments, why make such a fuss?”

He intentionally raised his voice: “Why not just ask the Sect Leader for them?”

Xie Wuchen narrowed his eyes: “What does the Young Master mean by this?”

“I mean”

Xie Lin suddenly burst into action, his demonic energy transforming into chains that wrapped around Xie Wuchen: “You’ve fallen for a trap!”

Almost simultaneously, Xiao Jinn’s sword light struck the seal stone in the center of the altar.

A blinding white light erupted, and Xie Wuchen let out a miserable shriek as his form began to distort.

“The Heart-Eating… backlash?!”

He glared venomously at Xie Lin: “You actually joined hands with the Xuantian Sect to harm me!”

Before Xie Lin could explain, he was swept away by a powerful force.

Xiao Jinn flew over to catch him, and the two tumbled into a bush together.

When the dust settled, Xie Wuchen and the Nether Palace group were nowhere to be seen.

“Did they get away?” Xie Lin struggled to sit up.

“The seal is intact; he won’t be able to stir up any waves in the short term.”

Xiao Jinn checked his injuries, suddenly frowning: “You’re hurt.”

Only then did Xie Lin notice a gash on his arm, blood dripping down his wrist.

Oddly enough, he didn’t feel any pain at all.

“A minor wound…” Before he could finish, his vision went black, and he collapsed into Xiao Jinn’s arms.

Before losing consciousness, he heard Xiao Jinn’s anxious shouting and the piercing alarm of the system:

[Warning! Heart Demon Value has exceeded 60%! Random social-death behavior triggering in progress]

Xie Lin thought in despair: It’s over; I’m really going to socially die this time…

When Xie Lin regained consciousness, the first thing he felt was the lingering sweetness between his lips.

He licked his lips in a daze, tasting the flavor of honey.

“Awake?”

A cold voice drifted from above his head, and only then did Xie Lin realize he was resting on someone’s lap.