The Cannon Fodder Supporting Female Character is Still Alive Today - Chapter 34
Chapter 34: Live Broadcast Site (1)
Hello everyone, I am Bai Yao.
Relying on my intelligence and tenacious will, I have been moving step-by-step on the broad road where my destiny is my own. However, reality constantly reminds me of my essence as cannon fodder.
Director, is the plot tangled? I’m pretty sure I already acted out these scenes in Chapter 1.
Director: It’s not tangled. If you don’t believe me, look at the person next to you.
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Bai Yao tilted her head, gazing speechlessly at Wei Siyu, who was squeezed beside her.
Oh, my god.
She originally intended to save someone, but instead, she delivered a “buy one, get one free” package.
Bai Yao looked around. This time, the carriage wasn’t crowded like the last time. It held only her, Wei Siyu, and two masked men in black.
One masked man aimed a knife at Bai Yao and Wei Siyu, warning them not to make a sound. The other, with a frowning, downturned brow, looked at Bai Yao’s face and said, “Is this a man or a woman? What the hell did you catch?”
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Buddy, could you please use more respectful language?
“Hey? I saw a woman from the back.”
The frowning man angrily said, “What woman? Doesn’t he have an Adam’s apple?”
“Huh?”
The other man heard this, looked closely at Bai Yao’s neck, and then suddenly said, “Wait, did you cut his throat?”
The frowning man said, “Who cut his throat? The knife is in your hand.”
“No,” the masked man with the knife said, “Then why is his neck slit open?”
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Help.
I ran too fast, and the fake Adam’s apple actually… came undone.
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The light in the carriage was too dim. The frowning man squinted and looked closely, then reached out and slapped the back of the knife man’s head. “Are you thickheaded? What slit open? There’s no blood, damn it!”
The knife man was about to fight back, but was stunned when he heard this. He said, “Huh? Then what’s going on? W-did we capture some kind of ghost…”
Bai Yao: “…”
The frowning man raised his hand and immediately slapped the knife man again. While the knife man was angry and confused, the frowning man reached out and directly tore off Bai Yao’s fake Adam’s apple.
“This is fake, damn it.”
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After confirming that Bai Yao was indeed a woman, the two masked men in the carriage quieted down for a moment. The carriage traveled for a long time and stopped inside a courtyard.
They dragged Bai Yao and Wei Siyu out of the carriage. The frowning man grabbed Bai Yao and led her to a well, drawing up a bucket of water. “Wash your face clean.”
He was about to threaten her again, but before he could pull out the knife at his waist, he saw the young woman in front of him show no resistance, calmly scooping water to wash her face.
The frowning man silently moved his hand away, folded his arms, and waited for Bai Yao to wash up.
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Bai Yao used the well water to slowly wash away the makeup on her face.
Be steady. I must remain steady.
An ancient saying goes: Since you have come, then…
Then what, you big idiot! I can only accept it!
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After washing her face, Bai Yao was led into a small room in the courtyard and tied up with Wei Siyu.
Wei Siyu was badly frightened. Bai Yao could only give her a comforting look and tried to stay as close to her as possible.
Although Bai Yao appeared incredibly calm on the surface, her accelerating heart rate never dropped.
Because, according to the original book’s plot, even though Luo Qi and the others successfully found Wei Siyu in the end, she was already a cold corpse.
And now that she had come with Wei Siyu, Bai Yao had to worry that the same fate might be waiting for her.
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How should I escape?
Before entering the room, Bai Yao took note of the surroundings. This was likely in a mountainous area.
Assumption: In the deep mountains, there are two weak, tied-up women and three masked men in black with knives.
Question: How can the two women successfully escape to safety?
Solution: …
Damn it.
Not even the final math problem on the college entrance exam was this difficult, okay?
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While Bai Yao was in a frenzy of brainstorming, she heard the courtyard gate open.
Then, two more carriages drove in one after the other.
Someone said, “Why only two?”
The coachman jumped off the horse and urgently said, “They were intercepted!”
One person asked, “Intercepted by whom?”
“Those people from Siyi Manor again!”
Someone immediately said, “I told you we shouldn’t operate in Jiangqi! Wasn’t the last incident enough? With Young Master Qi An guarding this place, we’re bound to run into trouble sooner or later!”
“What can we do about that? It’s because the person up top said the girls in Jiangqi are more delicate than those elsewhere!”
“Damn it…”
“Stop! There are still a bunch of outsiders listening here. Is the person up top someone we can discuss? Do none of you care about keeping your heads? Even if you don’t care, don’t you care about your families?”
Everyone fell silent.
Then someone said, “Anyway, none of these women will survive.”
Based on that person’s methods, these girls were being sent to their deaths.
Wei Siyu and Bai Yao inside the room heard clearly. Wei Siyu immediately burst into tears and huddled closer to Bai Yao.
The people outside were silent again for a moment, then one said, “But they were smart. They abandoned the girls in the carriage and quickly changed direction to escape. Those people from Siyi Manor went after them and won’t find us.”
Damn it.
Why are the other plot points all branching off, but this setup remains the same?!
While Bai Yao questioned the heavens, the person outside said, “Is that enough people? We only caught two.”
“I knew we couldn’t rely on you. Don’t worry, we brought everyone who was kept here a while ago. Our carriages are full. Bring everyone down. That person said they need seven tonight, so pick them out and send them over first.”
While the people outside were talking, the frowning man walked into the room, pulled Bai Yao and Wei Siyu up, and took them into the courtyard.
Girls were getting out of the carriages, most of them trembling and their faces covered in tears. However, there was one calm person whose face showed no signs of crying. She widened her eyes when she saw Bai Yao.
Bai Yao stood aside, looking at these girls with sympathy, lamenting her own misfortune and theirs.
Alas, truly, beauty is fleeting…
Wait.
Did I just see something strange pass by?
Bai Yao quickly refocused her gaze on the person who had just widened her eyes at her.
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Half a stick of incense later, Bai Yao was sitting in the carriage heading to its death.
During the selection process, the group of men in black struggled to choose from a crowd of girls crying ugly. Bai Yao, who wasn’t making a fuss, stood out.
Bai Yao also intentionally stood sideways to shield Wei Siyu’s body, hoping to help her avoid this fate.
Rather than letting someone who was surely destined to die in the plot go to her death, it was better for her to try her luck.
Moreover…
Bai Yao turned her head, silently looking at the person who had previously exchanged glances with her.
When that person noticed Bai Yao’s gaze, she looked back and once again gave her a reassuring look, silently mouthing the words, “Miss Bai, don’t be afraid.”
Alright.
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According to the original book’s plot, Luo Qi used women’s clothing to lure out the men in black who were kidnapping girls, successfully infiltrated their lair, and went straight to the heart of the matter. However, all she found was Wei Siyu’s cold corpse.
The real mastermind had already escaped and could not be found.
This led to the later plot where Siyi Manor collaborated with the Jiangqi Government Office and teamed up with Su Mubai and Qin Wufang to continue the investigation.
Bai Yao looked at Su Mubai, who once again appeared before her in women’s attire.
Although she didn’t know why a male supporting character always appeared in women’s clothes, seeing how calm Su Mubai was…
She figured he must have taken the same approach as Luo Qi, using women’s clothes to lure these people into the trap.
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Bai Yao’s guess was correct. Su Mubai was indeed the bait for the Jiangqi Government Office.
Kidnappings had been frequent in the areas surrounding Jiangqi recently. Although the area within Jiangqi had been quiet for a while, it remained a hidden danger.
The Jiangqi Government Office had tried several times to investigate and resolve the matter, but the kidnappers were elusive and difficult to track. It seemed someone behind the scenes was constantly helping them.
After several failed captures, someone in the Jiangqi Government Office suggested that they should send someone as bait to lure those people into a trap.
But while it was easy to say, who would be the bait became the problem.
If they sent a woman, their safety would be difficult to guarantee. And most of the officials were burly men who couldn’t convincingly dress up as the vulnerable girls being targeted.
In the original book’s plot, Su Mubai would never have thought of disguising himself as a woman to be the bait. But now, after being forced into disguise twice, Su Mubai had accumulated some experience.
After listening to the officials, Su Mubai immediately offered to act as the bait to lure those people out.
The officials initially didn’t have a great impression of this newly-arrived, parachuting scholar, but after he dressed up, the group of men were stunned into silence. The plan was immediately and unanimously approved.
So, Su Mubai appeared in women’s clothes in the high-incidence areas, and sure enough, he was captured and brought onto the carriage.
He just didn’t expect to run into Bai Yao.
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Su Mubai sat in the corner of the carriage, which was crowded with a group of girls and two men in black.
In the corner unseen by the men in black, Su Mubai pulled out the dagger that Hujiu had given him from his back pocket before he left.
Hujiu had found this dagger years ago. Although small, it was incredibly sharp, a treasure capable of cutting through iron like mud.
Su Mubai pressed the dagger against the carriage wall behind him with a reversed grip. After several pushes, a small hole appeared.
Sensing Su Mubai’s subtle movements, Bai Yao shifted her body to provide a more complete cover for him.
Su Mubai carefully put the dagger back into the hidden pocket at his back waist and took out a few small golden beads from his sleeve, pushing them out through the hole in the carriage wall.
This was the signal they had agreed upon beforehand. Worried that following too closely would tip off the enemy, Su Mubai proposed that he would drop a few small beads every certain distance, and the government officials would follow the beads later.
Just as Su Mubai finished these small actions, the carriage suddenly jolted to a stop.
Everyone inside was thrown forward by the inertia. Bai Yao and Su Mubai exchanged worried glances, concerned about what might have happened.
Then, they heard the coachman say, “My friend ahead, please move aside!”
Following this, there was no reply.
After a moment of silence, the coachman said, “I told you to move aside! Are you deaf? You’re blocking the road!”
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Outside the carriage, where Bai Yao couldn’t see.
A man in a black robe leaned against his horse. He raised his long eyes and gazed at the carriage in front of him. His pale, handsome face exuded a cold, sinister charm.
Seeing the man remain silent and refuse to move, the coachman was somewhat annoyed and said, “Are you trying to…”
“Die?”
A threatening sentence, but it didn’t come from the coachman.
The black-clad coachman was startled and looked at the man in front of him who had stolen his threat.
The man sat up on his horseback. The dark blue pattern on the back of his robe flashed as it caught the moonlight.
Youze faced the black-clad coachman and repeated his earlier words in a low voice, “Trying to die?”
Dark Door
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The voice was very familiar. Bai Yao tilted her head to look at Su Mubai, only to see Su Mubai’s expression turn grim after hearing the voice.
Inside the carriage, upon hearing the man outside speak so arrogantly, the two men in black peered out to look at the person blocking the road.
Their intention was to let the other party see their numerical advantage and back down.
However, the person they encountered happened to be Youze.
Youze lazily lifted his eyes and looked at the men. His face showed no fear, only an air of arrogant contempt.
Gazing at this man dressed in luxurious clothes with an extraordinary bearing, the more composed man in black signaled to the other two and whispered to the coachman, “Forget it, let’s not cause trouble.”
Their carriage was carrying a full load of people and needed to be delivered quickly without error.
The coachman understood and stopped talking, urging the horse to move as far to the side as possible.
But even with the horse moved to the side, the man was still blocking the center of the road on his horse, and the narrow mountain path couldn’t fit the large carriage.
The man had no intention of moving aside, and the large black mane horse beneath him also held its head high, looking arrogant.
It was almost a blatant provocation.
The coachman looked at the man and horse blocking the road, speechless for a moment.
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Youze loosely held the reins in one hand and placed the other on his waist, fondling the jade stone and tassels at the end of his fan bone.
He was incredibly bored right now and thought a fight might be more interesting.
But after a moment of silence, the composed man in black leaned out and said to Youze, “We apologize. My brother spoke out of turn and upset you. It’s difficult traveling at night, so please be kind and move slightly to let us pass.”
The conversation had reached this point, clearly indicating they didn’t want any trouble.
Slightly disappointed, Youze said, “Go.”
The large black-maned horse below understood its master’s intent and took a few steps to the side.
“Thank you.”
The carriage successfully passed and continued to drive forward.
As the carriage gradually moved away, the mountain forest returned to tranquility. Youze asked, “Where should we go next?”
No one answered. Only the large horse below shook its head.
Annoyed, Youze clicked his tongue, lowered his eyes, and scanned the ground. He saw a few small golden beads scattered where the carriage had passed, shimmering under the moonlight.
A few small gold beads were on the carriage tracks but hadn’t been pressed into the dirt.
Vaguely guessing that the beads had fallen from the carriage, Youze turned his horse around and casually rode in the direction the carriage had gone.
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When Luo Qi and Xia Qian returned to Siyi Manor, they found the Manor practically empty.
Then someone rushed in and immediately said when they saw them, “This is terrible! Miss Bai and Siyu have been taken!”
Luo Qi, who had just dismounted, leaped back toward the person, saying before her robe settled, “What happened?”
Xia Qian also rushed over and urgently asked, “What? Who took them?”
The person quickly took a few breaths and said, “Siyu ran out after arguing with you. Miss Bai found out and told us Siyu might be in danger, so she led us out to look for her.”
“We searched for a long way. Miss Bai was walking faster and gradually left us behind. Then we saw from a distance that both of them were taken by people in a carriage!”
Luo Qi asked, “Where did the people who took them go?”
The person said, “We asked two helpers to try and follow them, but the carriage was moving very fast. We don’t know if they could keep up… The general direction looked like they went towards Nanlin.”
Luo Qi frowned and quickly mounted her horse.
Xia Qian also ran out the door and said to the others, “Go, head to Nanlin!”
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The carriage rocked on the mountain road for a long time. Bai Yao almost fell asleep several times during the journey but was jolted awake again.
After multiple repetitions, the carriage finally stopped again. The men in black jumped off the carriage and pulled the people inside out.
An old woman walked over and said, “Why did you only arrive now? The masters have been waiting impatiently.”
“Ah, the road was difficult, and we were delayed. Please say a few good words for us to the masters.” The man in black said this while slipping a few silver notes into the old woman’s hand.
The old woman looked down at the amount on the silver notes, tucked them into her sleeve, and said, “Alright, hurry and send them in.”
“This…” The man in black said, “We also need to trouble you to take them to wash up first…”
Glancing over the girls, the old woman said, “No need to wash up. They look fine. The masters have been waiting for a long time. They said to send them straight in.”
“Alright, alright.”
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Walking behind the men in black, Bai Yao whispered to Su Mubai, “When will the support arrive?”
Su Mubai said, “Within one quarter hour.”
That meant they had to hold out for another fifteen minutes.
The leading man in black opened a door and pushed the group of girls inside. But after Bai Yao and Su Mubai entered, they found the room empty.
The man in black then walked up to a bookshelf, felt around, and turned a jade ruyi beside it. The bookshelf slid open to the side, revealing a hidden door behind it.
Before entering the hidden door, Su Mubai pretended to adjust his skirt and secretly dropped a bead on the floor.
Behind the hidden door was a narrow passage, followed by another door. When that door was pushed open, the smell inside was so strong, like a thousand bottles of perfume had been smashed together—a fatal, thick scent that made Bai Yao’s eyes sting.
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Help.
Character Bai Yao.
Willing to pay a high price for a nose that has never smelled this smell before.
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Initially, looking from the outside, this place was just an ordinary house in the mountains. It was of average size and didn’t look remarkable.
But now, when the door opened, the scene inside was like another world.
All the decorations were gold, silver, jade, and emerald, dazzling and utterly extravagant.
Tolerating the heavy fragrance, Bai Yao consciously gave up breathing through her nose and started breathing through her mouth.
After solving the breathing problem, the sounds inside the room reached her ears.
Recognizing the vaguely indescribable nature of the sounds, several of the young girls stopped in their tracks. A look of shame appeared on their terrified faces, and they absolutely refused to move forward.
Watching the group of young girls standing still, helpless, tears streaming down their faces despite being harshly shoved several times.
As a knowledgeable new woman of the 21st century, Bai Yao, whose face remained calm, felt somewhat out of place. She silently turned her head and glanced at Su Mubai.
…?
No, it’s fine if they’re blushing.
Why is your face so red, too?
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Silently recalling Su Mubai’s reputation as a pure-hearted young man in the book, Bai Yao moved her gaze away without expression.
Alright.
I’ll blend in with the masses.
Bai Yao lowered her eyes and very cooperatively put on an act of shyness and terror.
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The leading man in black saw that the people they brought were causing a scene, so he simply said to the people inside the room, “Masters, we’ve brought this batch—seven of them. Please take a look. If you’re not satisfied, we have more, and I’ll send them over later.”
One of the multiple voices stopped. The curtain of the canopy was lifted, and a man, bare-chested, leaned out.
Su Mubai quickly shifted his position, blocking Bai Yao’s line of sight.
Although she deeply felt there was nothing surprising about a bare upper body, Bai Yao wisely didn’t say anything and quietly accepted Su Mubai’s kindness.
Before the man fully stepped out, an arm reached out from the fragrant canopy, wrapped around the man’s waist, and said in a soft, alluring tone, “Master, aren’t we enough? Why call for more people?”
The man heard this, turned back, caressed the small face of the person inside the canopy, and said, “You are for cherishing. They are for us to play with.”
Hearing the man’s reply, Bai Yao lowered her eyes and silently cursed him as a scumbag.
According to the plot in the book, the people here were likely those spoiled young masters from Shangjing. She just didn’t know which one was speaking now.
The person inside the canopy chuckled softly and released the man’s arm.
The man walked toward the group, casually glancing over them as he walked, his tone dissatisfied as he said, “What are all these?”
Then the man’s bare feet stopped in front of Bai Yao and he said, “Hmm, this one is passable.”
As he spoke, the man reached out and pulled Su Mubai out from in front of Bai Yao.
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I’m speaking for all the true sisters here: I feel personally offended.
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The moment the word “offended” settled in Bai Yao’s mind, the man, who was about to pull Su Mubai into his arms, froze. He looked at Bai Yao and said, “You… why are you here?”
Bai Yao instinctively looked up and saw that the man’s gaze was fixed on her.
Bai Yao exerted all her effort to control the expression on her face, then heard the man say, “Yun Niao, you’re not dead yet?”
Ill-Fated Connection
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Character Bai Yao, activating analysis mode.
Analysis Target.
“Yun Niao, you’re not dead yet?”
Question component in tone: Thirty percent.
Surprise component in tone: Thirty percent.
Subtext component in tone: Forty percent.
Subtext decoding: I want you to die.
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Who are you, friend? Why such intense hostility right from the start?
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Bai Yao looked at the man, seemingly calm, and quickly searched her mind for relevant plot information.
In Young Master Phoenix, Yun Niao was indeed a young lady with a very low presence. But this man’s reaction suggested he had quite a bit of entanglement with Yun Niao.
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Could it be that the author was lazy and glossed over Yun Niao because she was cannon fodder? Does Yun Niao have some potential romantic debt?
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On the other side, not knowing what Bai Yao was thinking, the man continued speaking.
“I thought he had killed you a long time ago. Now it seems you really just went to the temple to clear your mind? Then why are you here now?”
Bai Yao immediately understood.
Earlier, when she met Qin Dexuan on Gui Ming Mountain, Qin Dexuan had also mentioned that the General’s Residence’s external story was that she had gone to the temple to clear her mind.
Perhaps the later news only reached the General’s Residence, so others still believed the General’s daughter was still at the temple and hadn’t returned home.
Then the “he” the man mentioned should be General Yun Yingnan.
Wait.
How does this person know that Yun Yingnan wanted to kill Yun Niao?
Bai Yao was confused, and the man stopped dwelling on the question of why she was here. He said, “Heh, I thought your disgusting mother had finally died, but I didn’t expect you to still be alive.”
The man whispered, “What is Yun Yingnan thinking? I already sent him the message. Can he still tolerate it? Has he gotten addicted to raising another man’s daughter?”
Stepping closer to Bai Yao, the man said, “If I were him, I would have chopped you and your mother to death together.”
The lowered voice seemed to carry intense hatred, combined with malicious content, making it utterly chilling.
Seeing Bai Yao stunned and silent for a long time, the man assumed she was scared silly by him. He looked at Bai Yao, his face full of disdain.
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Bai Yao wasn’t actually scared silly.
However, her brain was indeed close to shutting down due to excessive thinking.
In the original book, Liu Ningyue’s death was because Yun Yingnan investigated the truth of that year.
But the book never mentioned why Yun Yingnan suddenly started investigating the past or how he figured out the details.
And now, listening to this man, it seemed like everything was related to him.
But the other person didn’t look much older than herself. How could such a young person know the secrets of the previous generation?
Brother, stop focusing only on the threats. Who exactly are you?
According to the descriptions in the book, the people who could potentially appear here had names that were only mentioned once or twice, and their presence was even lower than Yun Niao’s.
Bai Yao only vaguely remembered that they were the sons of ministers and assistant ministers. Oh, right, there was one person whose name she still remembered. It was…
While the man was talking, someone else leaned out from inside the canopy. That person glanced in their direction and asked, “What’s wrong, Yan Hao? What are you dawdling for?”
Bai Yao was startled.
The only name she remembered was Yan Hao, the son of the Chancellor, Yan Yitao.
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Yan Hao turned his head and said, “Nothing, I found something interesting.”
As he spoke, Yan Hao raised his hand towards Bai Yao.
Just as Yan Hao’s hand was about to pinch Bai Yao’s chin, Su Mubai quickly tugged on his arm.
Yan Hao looked back at Su Mubai, then returned his hand to caress Su Mubai’s face and said, “Don’t rush, little beauty. I’ll play with you in a moment.”
Bai Yao saw Su Mubai’s face instantly turn pale with Yan Hao’s action, but he quietly glanced at Bai Yao, endured it, and nodded.
Yan Hao looked at Bai Yao again. He didn’t touch her anymore, but instead said to the man in black beside him, “Give me your knife.”
The man in black pulled out the large knife from behind him and handed it to Yan Hao.
Yan Hao weighed the large knife in his hand and smiled sinisterly at Bai Yao, saying, “He won’t kill you, that’s fine. But now fate has delivered you into my hands… let me send you on your way.”
Hearing the meaning in Yan Hao’s words, Bai Yao hadn’t moved yet, but the group of girls screamed and began to run around.
Several more men in black walked out from the hidden door and quickly restrained the running girls. The scene instantly became chaotic. Su Mubai quickly retreated to Bai Yao’s side, shielding her behind him.
Yan Hao showed a disgusted expression toward the chaotic crowd. His movements didn’t stop, and he actually looked like he was about to raise the knife and indiscriminately slash at everyone.
Bai Yao’s mind raced. Just as she was about to speak, she heard someone inside the canopy complain, “Hey, Yan Hao, if you want to kill people and see blood, go outside and do it! How are we supposed to play if you mess up this place?”
Then someone else chimed in, “Yeah, go do it outside. It’ll smell like blood in a minute, how disgusting. These women are too noisy. Just take them all out.”
Yan Hao looked back at the spotless environment and said, “Hmm, that works too.”
He then said to the men in black, “Escort all of them out for me.”
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Nanlin.
With a flurry of hoofbeats, the people from Siyi Manor arrived at the house where Bai Yao and Wei Siyu had stopped earlier.
As the courtyard came into view, Luo Qi, at the very front, disregarded reining in her horse, stood up from the saddle, drew her sword, and flew into the courtyard.
The people in the courtyard, seeing someone suddenly descend from the sky, cried out in surprise and quickly raised their knives toward her. But they were immediately forced back by the watery flash of the sword light.
Amidst the chaos, someone suddenly yelled, “Hey, stop!”
The person anxiously said, “Young Master Qi An? Why are you here?”
Recognizing the familiar voice, Luo Qi retracted her sword with a backhand motion, looked up at the person beside her, and said, “Bailiff Xu?”
Xu Fang said, “It’s me. Why did you suddenly come?”
Xu Fang then realized, “Oh, oh, you’re here to investigate the people kidnapping girls too, right?”
Luo Qi said, “They took my person.”
Xu Fang pointed towards the room beside them and said, “Don’t worry, we just rescued a few…”
Before he could finish, Luo Qi nodded slightly and strode toward the room. The few bailiffs who were stunned by one move quickly and consciously cleared the way.
Xia Qian ran into the room following Luo Qi and immediately saw Wei Siyu huddled in the corner.
Wei Siyu glanced at Xia Qian and said to Luo Qi, “Young Master…”
Luo Qi looked around but couldn’t find Bai Yao. She frowned and asked, “Where did Yao Yao go?”
Wei Siyu said, “Miss Bai… Miss Bai was taken away by those people. When they were choosing people, Miss Bai deliberately stood in front of me… I-I’m sorry…”
Luo Qi lowered her eyes and said, “No need to apologize.”
As she spoke, Wei Siyu saw Xia Qian walking toward her, thinking he was about to scold her again.
But Xia Qian looked at the crying and trembling young woman in front of him, reached out, and pulled Wei Siyu into his arms. “It’s not your fault. I’m the one who should apologize. I won’t argue with you next time.”
Wei Siyu was startled, then hugged Xia Qian back, her tears falling even faster.
Luo Qi quickly turned back to Xu Fang and asked, “Where did they go?”
Never having seen the Young Master so anxious and losing composure, Xu Fang was somewhat surprised and said, “Young Master, don’t worry. The Third Prince who came to assist with the investigation has already led people to follow them. There are markers along the way, so they should catch up soon.”
“What markers?”
“Our person infiltrated that carriage and will scatter some golden beads every so often…”
Luo Qi glanced at Wei Siyu and said to Xia Qian, “You stay here and accompany Siyu. I’m going to find Yao Yao.”
Without waiting for Xia Qian’s reply, Luo Qi sheathed her long sword with a backhand movement and dashed out of the courtyard gate in a few strides.
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Walking out of the hidden door, Bai Yao was finally rid of the demonic scent, but seeing that Su Mubai’s reinforcements hadn’t arrived yet, she couldn’t feel happy at all.
She had struggled to survive for so long. Was this where it all ended?
Dying is one thing, but dying at the hands of a super supporting character…
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No.
Impossible.
Plot in hand, transaction I demand.
I, Bai Yao, cannot just kick the bucket this easily.
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Bai Yao turned back, planning to use her old trick to negotiate with Yan Hao, but she saw Yan Hao had already raised his knife and was about to slash down at her.
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No, no, no. I thought villains were supposed to talk a lot?
Why are you about to start chopping people without expressing any feelings!?
But halfway through Yan Hao’s motion, the large knife suddenly changed direction. With a cry of pain, Yan Hao completely let go of the knife and raised his hand…
…and hugged himself tightly.
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Bai Yao was still confused about why Yan Hao had suddenly turned into an emoji when Su Mubai, who had just stabbed Yan Hao with a dagger, quickly pulled Bai Yao and ran to the side.
The men in black reacted quickly and immediately chased after the two. The girls also screamed and ran around chaotically. The old woman in the room heard the noise and came out to see what was happening, and the courtyard instantly dissolved into chaos.
Clutching his wound with one hand, Yan Hao looked at the messy crowd in front of him and yelled in a fit of rage, “Kill them! Kill all of them for me!”
The men in black heard this and no longer hesitated. They immediately drew the large knives from behind them. With a swift movement, Su Mubai turned and shoved Bai Yao away, taking the slash on his back.
The silver blade easily cut through the thin fabric and into his flesh, drawing out a patch of crimson.
This was the first time Bai Yao had witnessed such a scene up close, but she didn’t have time to scream. She was pushed aside by Su Mubai.
Su Mubai knelt on one knee on the ground, and the second slash was already heading towards his neck.
“No!”
“Stop!”
Two shouts of obstruction, one from Bai Yao, and the other from Yan Hao.
Bai Yao turned her head, breathing heavily, and looked at Yan Hao. Seeing Yan Hao look at his own blood on his hand, he smiled hideously and said, “Fine, showing off sisterly affection right in front of me?”
Yan Hao raised his hand and pointed at Su Mubai, saying, “You want to take the knife for her, do you? Then I’ll give you a few more slashes.”
Looking at the girls in the courtyard who were restrained by the men in black and crying loudly, Yan Hao said, “What’s the fun in a quick death? Slash them, but be careful not to kill them. Let them cry for a little longer.”
The men in black paused at the instruction, then released the people in their hands, preparing to follow Yan Hao’s order.
Bai Yao anxiously said, “Stop! Let’s make a deal!”
Yan Hao said, “A deal?”
Bai Yao said, “I can help you with divination for anything you want to know!”
Yan Hao burst out laughing at the remark, saying, “Yun Niao, are you scared silly?”
But seeing the serious expression on Bai Yao’s face, he slowly stopped laughing.
Bai Yao looked at Yan Hao and said, “You and your father will die soon. If you let us go, I will help you escape this deadly predicament.”
Yan Hao looked at Bai Yao, speechless for a long time.
Just when Bai Yao thought the other party wanted to discuss it further, Yan Hao said, “Yun Niao, it’s one thing to lie because you’re scared silly, but how dare you mention him in front of me?”
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Yan Hao looked at Bai Yao and Su Mubai, then grinned and said, “Everyone in this courtyard should thank you two. It’s thanks to you two that they get to live a little longer.”
122
Damn it.
Bai Yao was so infuriated by Yan Hao’s twisted actions that her hands were shaking. While he was talking, the men in black nearby had already raised their knives to slash at Su Mubai again.
Another man in black dragged Bai Yao away as she tried to intervene, tossing her to the side.
Just as the blade was about to fall again, the faint sound of hoofbeats echoed in the distance.
Bai Yao’s heart stirred, wondering if Luo Qi had arrived, but when she looked up, she saw a man in a moon-white long robe land in front of her.
123
After dealing with the men in black, the man turned to look at Bai Yao.
With his sea-blue eyes slightly narrowed, Bai Yao heard the man say, with an expression that was hard to read, “Long time no see.”
“Daddy.”
Reunion
125
I understand the logic.
But Qin Wufang, you just finished your dominant slash-and-kill, and you turn around and call me ‘Daddy.’
I’m truly…
Satisfied.
126
Bah, bah, bah! Stop being satisfied!
I’m probably about to be bundled up and delivered to Yun Yingnan by Qin Wufang!
127
Bai Yao looked at the suddenly appearing Qin Wufang, feeling that she had become a frog in a well.
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