The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Captured the Villainous Demon Venerable - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Dying for You, I’m Willing.

“What does Master want to see us about?” Mo Xun tentatively asked, walking up the mountain path behind Chu Jiuchu.

Chu Jiuchu, leading the way, replied without turning back: “I’m not sure. Master only sent a voice transmission telling me to bring you up; she didn’t say anything else.”

“Oh…” Mo Xun acknowledged, then exchanged a look with Yun Wushang beside her.

Mo Xun: Could it be about the Compendium of Formations?

I wonder what excuse Yun Wushang will use to smooth things over this time.

Upon reaching the viewing platform, Bai Muqing, the Sect Master of the Water Moon Immortal Sect, sensed the trio’s presence. She rose from her stone chair and slowly walked toward the three, first speaking to Chu Jiuchu: “You may step down.”

“Yes, Master.” Chu Jiuchu bowed and turned to leave.

Then, Bai Muqing flicked her sleeve and set up a barrier, enclosing herself, Mo Xun, and Yun Wushang.

This posture made Mo Xun increasingly uneasy.

Mo Xun: Is Master going to hit someone? Hit me or Yun Wushang? Or both of us?

The moment this question arose in her mind, Bai Muqing turned her attention to her and asked: “The formations you used, did they come from the Compendium of Formations?”

“To answer Master, yes, they did,” Mo Xun answered honestly.

Mo Xun: It’s about the Compendium of Formations, after all.

Bai Muqing then looked at Yun Wushang: “You certainly care about her.”

Yun Wushang saluted, responding neither humbly nor arrogantly: “This disciple has been eliminated. Seeing that Junior Sister Mo’s opponent today was a Hundred Flowers Immortal Sect inner disciple, and not wanting Junior Sister Mo’s defeat to damage Master’s reputation, I temporarily lent her the book to study. I wanted to defeat Hua Baixiang myself, but my strength was insufficient, and I missed the chance. Since Junior Sister Mo encountered her, I wanted to give her a helping hand. Please punish me for acting without permission.”

“Punish,” Bai Muqing repeated the word, her tone tinged with sarcasm, but she didn’t elaborate. Instead, she turned her gaze back to Mo Xun, asking her, “Yun Wushang helped you defeat Hua Baixiang. She did you a favor. How do you plan to repay her?”

Mo Xun figured their agreement wasn’t something that couldn’t be mentioned, so she spoke frankly: “I promised to do one thing for her. As for what it is, she hasn’t decided yet.”

“Is what she said true?” Bai Muqing confirmed with Yun Wushang.

“It is true,” Yun Wushang replied.

Bai Muqing pursed her lips and stared at Yun Wushang for a moment. She couldn’t detect any trace of reluctance on her face.

However, if she hadn’t been coerced, who would successively give away two precious secret manuals?

The Imperial Sword Art might be widely available, but it was worth at least three thousand spirit stones. The Compendium of Formations was priceless; someone would offer a million spirit stones for it at auction.

Bai Muqing was willing to part with these because she valued Yun Wushang’s talent.

A variant Ice-element Celestial Spiritual Root, something that appears only once in tens of thousands of years. It was her fortune that Yun Wushang was willing to become her disciple.

If she could keep her and cultivate her talent, it would undoubtedly strengthen the Water Moon Immortal Sect.

As for Mo Xun, Bai Muqing initially took her as a disciple because of their shared fate, not expecting much from her in the future. However, she didn’t expect Mo Xun’s cultivation to be slow and her arts to be poorly practiced after joining the sect.

Lately, she had indeed made great progress, but it was as if she had become a different person.

Like… she had been taken over.

Bai Muqing couldn’t be certain of this, but no matter what, she had to protect Yun Wushang.

Thinking this, she said, “Since your affection is so deep, are you willing to forge a life-and-death contract, to live and die together until the Nascent Soul stage?”

Mo Xun: ?

Yun Wushang: “…”

Mo Xun’s first reaction was to look at Yun Wushang, who was half-lowering her thick, raven-like lashes, her expression obscured.

Mo Xun was still trying to figure out how to answer when Bai Muqing suddenly called out: “Mo Xun.”

Mo Xun turned her head.

“Are you willing?” Bai Muqing asked her specifically.

“I am willing,” Mo Xun replied.

Her life was already tied to Yun Wushang’s. If Yun Wushang died, she would also die. This contract, conversely, allowed her to cultivate securely until the Soul Transformation stage, bringing her only benefits, not harm.

But she didn’t understand why her Master suddenly wanted them to form such a contract.

Did… did Master realize Yun Wushang is the Demon Venerable? Does she want to protect me from Yun Wushang?

“And you?” Bai Muqing turned her gaze to Yun Wushang.

Yun Wushang maintained her saluting posture, remaining silent.

Time passed. Mo Xun felt uneasy and tentatively spoke: “I am certainly willing to protect Junior Sister Yun with my life, but… my talent is not as good as Junior Sister Yun’s. If I die during a breakthrough, or am struck down by heavenly lightning…”

“As long as I am here, such a situation will not happen,” Bai Muqing said. “You are both my beloved disciples. I will spare no effort to help you both improve your realms. I want you to form a life-and-death contract in the hope that as fellow disciples, you will mutually…”

“Master needs not say more. I am willing,” Yun Wushang suddenly interjected, cutting off Bai Muqing’s words.

Mo Xun looked at her in surprise.

In her view, Yun Wushang bowed again toward Bai Muqing: “This disciple understands Master’s good intentions. I will certainly not disappoint Master.”

“That is good,” Bai Muqing said, her expression softening slightly.

She raised both hands, extending them toward the two, palms up: “Give me a drop of your blood.”

Yun Wushang raised her right hand, cleanly slicing the middle finger’s surface with her thumb’s nail, and a drop of crimson blood fell.

Mo Xun’s nails weren’t sharp enough… She drew her sword, made a cut on her palm, and let the blood drip.

Then, Bai Muqing silently chanted a few words. The two drops of blood floated up, transforming into fine red threads that intertwined and then sank into the chests of the two women.

Mo Xun looked down, able to see a red thread connecting from the location of her heart all the way to Yun Wushang’s heart.

After a moment, it disappeared.

“It is done.” Bai Muqing seemed relieved. She clasped her hands behind her back and said to the two, “The life-and-death contract has been forged. From now on, no matter what difficulties you encounter, neither of you may abandon the other to survive alone.”

“Understood,” Mo Xun replied with a smile. “Please rest assured, Master. I will certainly protect Junior Sister Yun while also protecting myself.”

Yun Wushang said nothing.

Bai Muqing’s gaze swept over both their faces. She dissolved the barrier and turned her back: “You may leave.”

“Yes, Master.” The two saluted together and turned to leave.

With no Chu Jiuchu to lead the way back, both were too lazy to walk and flew up one after the other.

Mo Xun flew on her sword beside Yun Wushang. Once she was sure their Master couldn’t hear their voices, she complained: “What was Master trying to pull with that?”

Mo Xun: If the colors of the clothes were different, it would feel like a wedding.

Yun Wushang turned her head to look at her, pursing her lips in suppressed annoyance for a moment, then finally couldn’t help but curse softly: “Foolish.”

Mo Xun: ?

Suddenly scolded, Mo Xun’s entire face fell after a brief moment of surprise. She looked extremely wronged: “Yes, yes, you are brilliantly smart. If you understood, why didn’t you say so? Why curse me?”

Yun Wushang: “I didn’t understand.”

Mo Xun: “Then you…”

Mo Xun was stunned.

Mo Xun: She actually called me foolish because of that…

How should I answer?

Because protecting you is protecting myself?

But, is that all it is?

In fact, Mo Xun herself was no longer quite sure.

But there was no need to figure it out.

“Because…” Mo Xun raised her lips, “I like you! Dying for you, I am willing.”

Yun Wushang pressed her lips together and was silent for a moment, then suddenly sped up her flight.

“Hey? Did I say something wrong?” Mo Xun quickly chased after her. “You already knew I liked you, so you shouldn’t be angry… Could it be that you’re shy?”

Yun Wushang flew even faster.

Mo Xun let out a soft laugh, her smile becoming genuinely heartfelt.

Mo Xun: Actually, a Demon Venerable doesn’t necessarily have to be bad, right?

Just as she thought this, the system’s voice sounded: “For forging a life-and-death contract with Yun Wushang, received 10 reward points! Host, you now have 12 reward points available for redemption.”

10 reward points! Is this what it feels like to strike it rich overnight? It’s so sudden that I’m a bit overwhelmed.

Upon arriving at the inner sect’s main peak, although Yun Wushang flew without looking back, she still went straight into Mo Xun’s room.

She pushed the door open and entered directly. Mo Xun landed behind her, saying nothing.

Yun Wushang flew onto Mo Xun’s bed and sat cross-legged, closing her eyes, looking like she didn’t want to look at the world for another moment.

But the more she acted this way, the more Mo Xun wanted to tease her.

Bolding herself with the life-and-death contract as protection, Mo Xun brazenly climbed onto the bed, moved close to Yun Wushang, propping one hand on her knee and raising the other to wave it in front of her eyes, chuckling: “Junior Sister Yun, you’re not actually shy, are you?”

Yun Wushang didn’t open her eyes. She slapped Mo Xun’s hand away and responded flatly: “Start the treatment early, cultivate early. Don’t forget, the Immortal Sect Tournament isn’t over yet. You still have two matches to fight.”

“Mm, then teach me Killing Intent into the Sword.” Mo Xun noticed that Yun Wushang’s eyes were slightly red.

Is that… crying?

Is that why she flew without looking back and now absolutely refuses to open her eyes?

Why? Could it really be just because I said, “Dying for you, I’m willing”…

Mo Xun hesitated for a moment, then decided to pretend she hadn’t seen it. She turned over, smoothly moving behind Yun Wushang, and continued in a calm tone while looking at her back: “The third stage of the Water Moon Sword Art, ‘Full Moon Tide,’ requires a lot of spiritual energy and can only be practiced in the Nascent Soul stage. The formations in the Compendium of Formations are diverse, but most take time to set up. Only a handful can be cast instantaneously in battle, and I’ve mastered the two most useful ones. The only thing I can make a breakthrough in right now is the Imperial Sword Art.”

After she finished speaking, Yun Wushang didn’t remain silent for long before replying: “Feasible.”

Then, before Mo Xun could feel pleased, she immediately added: “Since that’s the case, I have a request too.”

Mo Xun: “What request?”

Mo Xun: “…”