The Cannon Fodder Supporting Female Character is Still Alive Today - Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Shut Up

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Hearing Qin Dexuan’s question, the person standing on the treetop spoke slowly: “Why should I make a move?”

It was a woman’s voice, sounding very young, with crisp, clear articulation, but a slightly somber tone.

Bai Yao frowned, finding the voice somewhat familiar, yet unable to place where she had heard it before.

But even without recognizing the voice, Bai Yao figured out who this woman was.

Among the twelve Dark Disciples, there was only one female: the Second Rank Dark Disciple, Lie Ruyang.

Lie Ruyang didn’t have much screentime in the book, but Bai Yao only remembered that her martial arts were exceptionally high, she was skilled at disguise, and was an outstanding figure among the Dark Disciples, highly valued by Qin Mang.

Stung by Lie Ruyang’s retort, and especially in front of Bai Yao, Qin Dexuan immediately said: “Lie Ruyang, am I, a Prince, unable to command you?”

Qin Dexuan said: “Everyone on this mountain has run off. Go help them capture that person and find out what’s going on.”

Lie Ruyang did not move. She turned her face and said: “My mission for this trip is to protect the safety of the Princes. Not to suppress a rebellion.”

Throughout the conversation, she kept her face turned towards Luo Qi at the cliff edge, not sparing Qin Dexuan a single glance.

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Yes! Masters should be like this!

Principled!

Promising!

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“You…” Qin Dexuan wanted to argue but knew he couldn’t convince Lie Ruyang, so his face immediately turned the color of pig liver, feeling extremely frustrated.

He turned back to look at Bai Yao. Bai Yao wisely looked around, pretending she hadn’t heard anything.

After stewing in anger for a while, Qin Dexuan quickly found another outlet for his frustration.

He reached behind his back and unslung his black-and-gold great bow, then drew an arrow.

Intending to show off his heroic stance to Bai Yao, Qin Dexuan quickly nocked the arrow, drew the bow to a full draw, and shot an arrow in Luo Qi’s direction.

All of this happened in an instant. Though Qin Dexuan was a villainous scoundrel, he wasn’t a random cannon fodder buffoon.

His arrow was both fast and accurate. By the time Bai Yao reacted, she saw Luo Qi in the distance seemingly grazed by the arrowhead on her shoulder, causing her whole body to jerk downwards.

Bai Yao sucked in a cold breath, watching the three Dark Disciples swiftly close in for an attack.

Fortunately, as Luo Qi fell, she didn’t forget to raise her sword and unleash a strike, blocking the Dark Disciples’ attacks.

As she regained her footing, Luo Qi quickly looked in Qin Dexuan’s direction. The moment she saw Bai Yao, her heart raced, and the sword light in her hand sped up, pushing directly towards Bai Yao’s location.

Sensing Luo Qi’s intention to approach, Qin Dexuan forced a smile and drew a second arrow, preparing to shoot.

219 Note: numbering error in original text.

Bai Yao grabbed Qin Dexuan’s arm, her voice shocked and strained: “Wait!”

Qin Dexuan asked: “What is it?”

Bai Yao said: “She knows me. Don’t fight, how about I go talk to her and negotiate?”

Seeing that he had missed the optimal moment for attack, a flash of impatience quickly crossed Qin Dexuan’s face: “I told you these people are rebels. Does Miss want to stand on the same side as the rebels?”

Then he shook off Bai Yao’s hand and swiftly shot the second arrow.

The Dark Disciples, having trained together for years, could understand each other’s thoughts with just a glance. The three Dark Disciples intentionally held Luo Qi back, forcing her to expose an opening in Qin Dexuan’s direction.

The second arrow grazed Luo Qi’s calf. This one was clearly more serious than the first, but Luo Qi only paused momentarily before speeding up her approach towards Qin Dexuan.

Seeing that neither arrow stopped Luo Qi, Qin Dexuan let out an irritated click of his tongue. He then pulled a small bottle from his sleeve, sprinkling the dark liquid inside onto the head of the third arrow.

Bai Yao looked at the faint words “Heartbreaker” on the bottle.

In the original book, Qin Dexuan relied on this deadly poison to corner the highly skilled three masters of the mountain.

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Damn it!

My Female Lead is injured on the shoulder!

Her pretty skirt is also torn!

And this bastard is still putting poison on the arrowhead!

Initiating Situation Analysis.

• Primary Situation: The Female Lead is injured, and the third arrow, if successful, will inflict a fatal wound.

• Potential Situation: The Female Lead has a halo, there is a high probability she will not die.

• Method to Change the Situation: Deal with Qin Dexuan first.

• Potential Danger: 1. If unsuccessful, there is a chance Qin Dexuan will counter-attack and kill me. 2. A Second Rank Dark Disciple, whose sole job is to protect Qin Dexuan, is less than ten meters to the right.

• Chance of escaping a Second Rank Dark Disciple: Almost zero.

• Note: The chance of a cannon fodder female supporting character escaping a Dark Disciple is zero, not “almost,” she will surely die.

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Shut up.

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Bai Yao looked at the faint blood seeping from Luo Qi’s calf and said in a low voice: “F*ck.” (Wocāo)

Qin Dexuan, who was drawing his bow to shoot the poisoned arrow, was stunned: “What did you sa— ah!”

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Bai Yao slapped the entire packet of sleeping powder onto Qin Dexuan’s face.

After his cry of surprise, Qin Dexuan reached out to grab Bai Yao, but his body went soft the moment he clamped down on her arm, and he fell.

This was Xue Qi’s improved sleeping powder; those who ingested it dropped immediately.

In the same instant of the change, the person who had been standing on the treetop swept down like a gust of wind. Before Qin Dexuan had fully collapsed, Lie Ruyang had landed and simultaneously reached out, clamping her hand around Bai Yao’s throat.

Bai Yao couldn’t even clearly see Lie Ruyang’s movement before she was pushed back several steps by the powerful force, violently hitting the large tree behind her.

The feeling of suffocation and the acute pain in her back came too suddenly. Bai Yao’s head spun from the impact, and she immediately started to slide down, only to be held up, immobile, by the hand gripping her throat.

Lie Ruyang stopped her movement, holding Bai Yao by the throat. She looked up at Bai Yao.

But after clearly seeing the face, Lie Ruyang was stunned. She slightly eased the pressure on her hand, subconsciously reaching out to support Bai Yao’s sliding body.

The next second, a flash of sword light struck. Lie Ruyang let go and quickly retreated a few steps backward.

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Luo Qi reached out and pulled the sliding Bai Yao into her embrace, raising her sword to shield Bai Yao.

Bai Yao coughed violently a few times. When she looked up, she smelled a strong scent of blood on Luo Qi.

Seeing Bai Yao in danger earlier, Luo Qi had rushed forward hastily, taking several attacks from the Dark Disciples. Now, blood was seeping from the wounds on her shoulder and lower back.

Bai Yao ignored the pointless question of “Are you okay?” and quickly pulled out the hemostatic medicine from her sleeve, sprinkling it onto Luo Qi’s shoulder.

The Dark Disciples first checked on Qin Dexuan. After confirming he was fine, they turned their attention back to Luo Qi and Bai Yao.

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“Where did these stray dogs come from, daring to be presumptuous on my Gui Ming Mountain?”

A sudden voice shattered the tense atmosphere between the two parties. The first word of the sentence seemed to come from a great distance, then rapidly grew closer.

By the last word, it was right beside them.

Three figures flew over and landed in front of the group.

Seeing Luo Qi covered in bloodstains, one of the white-clad women immediately ran over, pulling several small medicine bottles from her sleeve, and asked urgently: “How did you get this badly hurt?”

The woman in green, who had spoken earlier, looked at Luo Qi. A hint of slight anger mixed with her smiling expression. She asked the red-clad woman beside her: “Wang Wang, which one do you want to kill first? You pick.”

Gui Wang (the red-clad woman) took her eyes off Luo Qi, swept them over the Dark Disciples, and said coldly: “All of them.”