I Quit Being This Female Lead (GL) - Chapter 61

The blue flames, after a momentary surge of brightness, turned an angry red, converging in the open space to form a human silhouette.

Mang Ke trembled, gripping the sword in her hands. What Demon-Subduing Pestle? Isn’t this just a damn sword!!!

[Who exactly are you?]

The figure glowered, staring at the rusty sword in Mang Ke’s hand and demanding: [For thousands of years, no one has been able to pull out this Demon-Subduing Pestle. Who are you?]

Mang Ke tossed the sword down with a clank, glanced at the still-sleeping Xun Fangyun, and said, “I’m her wife. Why did you nail my wife down? She’s not a vampire!”

[Oh? So you are from the Demon Tribe.]

“?????”

Mang Ke was shocked: “When did I become a Demon Tribe member? I don’t understand what you’re saying!”

She was a proper Junior Sister of an immortal cultivation sect. When did she turn into a Demon Tribe member?

[Being closely related to the Demon Tribe Sovereign and calling yourself her wife—what else could you be if not a member of the Demon Tribe?]

The red silhouette gradually expanded, swelling to over five meters tall. It stared down at Mang Ke and the unconscious woman behind her, as if looking down on all living things.

[Very well, very well,] the figure intoned: [I am the Celestial Lord Zhu Zhao. Today, I shall execute you both according to the law!]

Mang Ke: “!!!!”

Why must they immediately resort to mass slaughter at the slightest disagreement!!!

Watching the mass of red flame gradually turn golden yellow, the entire cavern became as hot as an alchemical furnace. Mang Ke felt the scorching wind blow past, and her hair began to singe.

So, Celestial Lords also attack without distinguishing right from wrong?

Mang Ke turned back to Xun Fangyun, grabbing her shoulder and shaking her vigorously: “Wake up, wake up quickly! We’re about to be roasted alive!”

Xun Fangyun remained motionless with her eyes closed.

Mang Ke cried and shouted: “I only know the basic attack! I don’t know anything else! Why is this happening to me? I just wanted to find my wife! I don’t want to be roasted as a couple’s dish right after we meet!”

The person in the ice maintained the same expression. Watching the Celestial Lord’s fireball hurtle toward them, Mang Ke cried out, “Xun Fangyun, wake up! If you don’t wake up, I’m divorcing you!!!”

In that instant, divine fire descended!

Red flames illuminated the entire cave. Fireballs rained down, hitting the ice and instantly vaporizing it, creating a vast cloud of steam in the small cavern.

As the steam gradually dispersed, a red, dome-like aura could be seen enveloping the two people within.

Xun Fangyun reached out and pulled Mang Ke into her embrace. Her dark eyes lifted slightly, fixed on the Celestial Lord who called himself Zhu Zhao.

[You truly impress me.]

Zhu Zhao said coldly: [If the divine fire cannot harm you, then what about this move?]

No sooner had he spoken than a flash of light appeared behind Zhu Zhao. It blossomed like a ripple into thousands of longswords, emitting red or blue light. They looked like beautiful neon lights on the cave ceiling, or perhaps magnificent stars.

[Come, Ten Thousand Swords—]

In a flash, the tens of thousands of longswords roared as they broke through the air, charging straight toward Xun Fangyun and Mang Ke!

Mang Ke, clutching Xun Fangyun’s clothes, was now utterly terrified. She had never witnessed such a realistic scene. Her mouth hung open and her eyes were wide, watching the millions of weapons shoot toward them. Only one thought remained in her mind—she definitely couldn’t escape this time.

“Stop.”

A voice like a whisper sounded in Mang Ke’s ear. The sound was like holy water in a scorching hall, instantly dispelling all of Mang Ke’s anxious thoughts, leaving behind only a calming fragrance.

All the weapons froze in mid-air, as if time had paused. They did not move an inch.

Xun Fangyun slowly lifted one hand and waved it lightly.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”

The tens of thousands of weapons instantly turned around, pointing at Zhu Zhao.

“Come, Ten Thousand Swords—Break!”

In a flash, the sound of air breaking resumed. Countless beams of light reversed direction, shooting straight toward the heavens!

Come, Ten Thousand Swords!

Break!

Break!!

Break!!!

The golden light, like ten thousand radiant rays, carried the unique force of blades and pierced through Zhu Zhao’s body, which was formed of flames. Like a bonfire that had been nailed down, after a brief struggle, he dissipated into a wisp of pale white smoke and vanished from the cavern.

Mang Ke, who had clung tightly to Xun Fangyun’s clothes throughout, stared blankly at the fight that had just occurred. Before she could understand what had happened, she felt her face being pinched firmly.

“Who were you just talking about divorcing?”

Xun Fangyun’s black, lustrous eyes fixed on the person in her arms, and she smiled: “You shouted ‘wife’ so loudly; were you afraid I wouldn’t hear you?”

Mang Ke: “!!!”

She threw herself into Xun Fangyun’s arms and burst into tears, pointing to where Zhu Zhao had disappeared: “You killed a Celestial Lord! You’re going to be hunted!”

Xun Fangyun pursed her lips: “That was just a wisp of spiritual energy guarding this place, not the man himself. But with his spiritual energy destroyed, it’s only a matter of time before it’s discovered.”

Hearing this, Mang Ke couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, her dog life was still intact.

Xun Fangyun couldn’t help but feel a little pleased seeing Mang Ke’s huge sigh of relief. She leaned down and moved closer, saying, “Wasn’t I handsome just now?”

Mang Ke: “?”

What just happened?

Xun Fangyun leaned down and pecked Mang Ke’s lips: “The very last move.”

Mang Ke: “…You want me to compliment you?”

Xun Fangyun blinked and murmured, “I didn’t say that.”

But your face clearly is.

Mang Ke felt that if Xun Fangyun had ears, they would definitely be perked up, waiting for her compliment.

“Alright, alright, very handsome,” Mang Ke said, looking up at her from the ground. “Where did you learn that move? You just woke up, didn’t you?”

“Who said so?” Xun Fangyun said proudly. “I woke up before you entered the cave, and I was simultaneously absorbing the information of this world.”

It’s just that the absorption speed was a little slow. Xun Fangyun had only just managed to open her eyes.

Mang Ke looked at the tattered wounds on her body and couldn’t help but ask, “Do these hurt?”

“No feeling,” Xun Fangyun touched her wounds. Although they were deep enough to see bone, she didn’t feel any extreme pain; one could even say they were painless and non-itchy.

Perhaps due to her constitution, these external injuries weren’t a major issue.

But to Mang Ke, those gashes looked incredibly painful, especially the spot on her chest where the longsword had been stabbed. From the current angle, she could still see the fresh red flesh inside.

“Oh, right, that sword.”

Mang Ke saw the rusty longsword lying not far away and reached out to pick it up.

“That Celestial Lord just called this the Demon-Subduing Pestle,” Mang Ke asked Xun Fangyun, touching the heavily rusted sword, “Are you from the Demon Tribe?”

“Mhm,” Xun Fangyun nodded, smiling lightly: “I am the Demon Tribe Sovereign, and you are the Little Spiritual Root who saved my life.”

Mang Ke:

Why was the nickname Little Spiritual Root so persistent??

Later, Xun Fangyun learned that Mang Ke had been in this world for over two months and couldn’t help but rub her fuzzy head.

Although she herself had once waited for Mang Ke for several years, making Mang Ke wait for her for so long still made her feel a little heartache.

“It’s nothing,” Mang Ke said, holding Xun Fangyun’s hand and smiling: “Once we get out, we can be together every day and never again have to live life by chance.”

Xun Fangyun contemplated for a moment but did not speak.

She wasn’t sure if she could actually leave this place right now.

“Speaking of which,” Mang Ke said cautiously to Xun Fangyun, “I saw your body.”

Xun Fangyun: “!!!”

Mang Ke chuckled: “She’s very healthy now, with many people taking care of her. They are all looking forward to your waking up.”

Xun Fangyun felt a warm current surge through her heart. She couldn’t help but ask, “Then… what do I look like?”

Was it the same as now? Fair skin, beautiful features, long black hair, slender waist and legs, and bright eyes and teeth?

Mang Ke said: “Your hair is very short, like a tomboy’s.”

Xun Fangyun: “…”

Mang Ke added: “I estimate you’ve been lying in a hospital bed for several years, so your skin looks dry, like a little old lady’s.”

Xun Fangyun: “…You.”

Mang Ke continued: “The main thing is that because you lie down constantly, you have a lot of redness and pressure sores on your lower back and buttocks that keep recurring.”

Xun Fangyun restrained herself again and again, finally clenching her fists and gritting her teeth: “Stop talking.”

Although she couldn’t remember what her original appearance looked like, even the most beautiful woman would turn ugly after lying in a hospital bed for seven or eight years. Xun Fangyun could already imagine her dried-up limbs and listless expression. She might even drool while lying in bed, like the village idiot.

“But…” Mang Ke smiled, narrowing her eyes: “You are beautiful. You are the most beautiful person I have ever seen.”

Xun Fangyun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and asked, “Are you sure I’m the most beautiful one?”

“Mhm!” Mang Ke reached out and hugged Xun Fangyun’s waist, saying coyly, “No matter what you look like, you are the most beautiful person in my heart.”

Regardless of whether her appearance changed or not, Mang Ke would always love her and wouldn’t change because of anything else.

Xun Fangyun leaned down and rubbed her cheek against Mang Ke’s, saying, “Alright, let’s not stay here anymore. Let’s figure out how to get out.”

“Okay,” Mang Ke said, holding the ‘Demon-Subduing Pestle’: “What should we do with this? Should we take it?”

“Take it,” Xun Fangyun said. “Perhaps once we get out, it can be sold for some money.”

Mang Ke looked at the item in her hands and couldn’t help but wonder. This thing can be sold for money?

Would anyone really buy it?

Following the underground river, Xun Fangyun cut a path with her sword, and the two of them didn’t take long to emerge from the cavern.

Not long after, a slender figure in green arrived at the cave entrance.

She looked at the ground, covered in scorch and impact marks, and couldn’t help but frown. Taking a slight sniff, she could still smell the distinctive scorched and rotten odor of the Demon Tribe.

Xuan Ji looked at the collapsing cavern and the few remaining pieces of ice, sensing Mang Ke’s residual traces there.

“Junior Sister…”

Xuan Ji crouched down, looking at the spot where Mang Ke had sat, her fingers gently sweeping over it.

Her Little Junior Sister must have been captured by some unknown member of the Demon Tribe.