When a Yandere Cannon Fodder Meets a Dark, Twisted Villain - Chapter 59

Shi Yining’s gaze shifted slightly, turning toward her beloved.

No words were needed; a brief exchange of looks was enough to know each other’s hearts.

“Mo’er and I both believe that facing an enemy like the Demon Lord—born from the evil thoughts of the Heavenly Dao—brute force is not the best strategy. The key is to dissolve those evil thoughts. If the malice no longer exists, his physical manifestation will naturally dissipate.

Currently, we have devised two methods: the first is to influence him through acts of compassion; the second is to seek the legendary Red Lotus Karmic Fire and use its power to completely purify the malice.”

Upon hearing this, Ruonian’s face bloomed into a smile. “What you two have proposed aligns perfectly with the deductions we made previously.”

She changed the subject, immediately raising a question that seemed unrelated to the Demon Lord.

“There is one more thing. Fellow Daoist Shi mentioned earlier that this Taixuan Dao Realm can only last for half a month. Once the time limit is up and this world ceases to exist, where will the flora and fauna here go?”

Shi Yining carefully recalled the profound descriptions in the Ancestor’s manual. After a moment, she explained slowly: “Once the Taixuan Dao Realm is opened, the world it forms is not created out of thin air. In truth, it uses techniques to connect with the vast Great Thousand Worlds, temporarily shifting a real, untouched, and uninhabited region here to form this heaven and earth.

Therefore, when the technique’s power fades, the borrowed land will not be destroyed. Instead, it will follow its natural connection to its original world and return to its place.

At that time, the plants and creatures here will return safely together, continuing their original lives without any impact.”

Ruonian listened quietly, the doubt that had been hidden in her heart for days finally completely resolved.

“So that’s how it is… Thank you for telling me, Fellow Daoist Shi.”

Ruo Ying’s beautiful eyes looked straight over. “Whether we can find the Red Lotus Karmic Fire depends entirely on luck. Once we leave this realm, shall we split up and take action?”

Shi Yining nodded with a smile. “Naturally.”

Shu Mo followed suit. Facing outsiders, her voice was crisp and devoid of tenderness. “Although the Red Lotus Karmic Fire is the nemesis of the Demon Lord, we cannot pin all our hopes on it. While searching for the fire, we should simultaneously begin the other method.”

The little fox tilted its head. “Influencing the evil thoughts of the Heavenly Dao is easier said than done. Do you have any effective suggestions?”

Ruo Nian pondered for a moment. “The Tianyin Sect at Mount Jiuhua and the Qianfo Sect at Mount Yuanzhao are the only two Buddhist cultivation sects in the Canglan Realm. For the method of influence, we may need to seek help from these two sects.”

The little fox was not optimistic. “They have always been isolated from the world. Even if we visit, it might not go smoothly. Besides, I am a demon cultivator and Ruo Ying is a demonic cultivator; the two of us definitely won’t even be able to enter the mountain gates…”

Ruo Ying’s eyebrows arched slightly. “How will we know if we don’t try?”

The little fox lowered its head and lay flat on the ground. “When the time comes, if you want to go, go. I’ll keep watch outside… The Qianfo Sect has the Demon Suppressing Tower, and the Tianyin Sect has the Demon Subduing Drum. They are too unfriendly to demon cultivators. I don’t want to gamble. If I lose, my little life will be gone…”

Ruonian smiled gently. “Ah Ying, you will be responsible for tracking the Red Lotus Karmic Fire then. Leave the matter of visiting the Buddhist sects to us.”

Since her elder sister had spoken, Ruo Ying naturally stopped arguing. She only looked at the little fox and muttered, “Coward!”

Hu Ying opened her dark, beady eyes, glanced at her, and simply admitted it. “Yes, yes, yes… I am a coward. How can I be the same as you all? If something happens to you, someone will always fight to the death to save you. As for me, I’m just a poor little thing. If something happens, I’m afraid no one will care. Naturally, I have to be cautious.”

Listening closely, these words seemed to hold some truth.

Ruo Nian and Ruo Ying were sisters; if they encountered danger, they would absolutely face it together.

Shi Yining and Shu Mo went without saying. Both had experienced life and death together; no matter when or where, they would never abandon one another.

Only Hu Ying was once their enemy. If a true crisis arose, she would surely be the last one to be considered…

Realizing this, Ruo Ying’s face stiffened slightly, and she cleared her throat. “Little fox, anyway, whenever you encounter danger, just focus on running for your life… Then again, your strength isn’t low; it’s just restricted in this realm. Once we return to the Canglan Realm, there are few who can actually hurt you.”

Hearing this, Hu Ying immediately raised her head proudly, a rare look of longing appearing in her dark eyes. “Of course! If all goes well and the enemy is eliminated, I’m going to find a place like a paradise on earth to live a free and unrestrained life!”

That last sentence earned unanimous approval from everyone present.

A paradise on earth, free of worries… wasn’t that the life they all desired?

Now, they were all working hard toward that goal…

As night fell inside the bamboo cottage, Shi Yining stood silently by a simple wooden desk. A few strands of black hair fell over her shoulder as her left hand pressed down on a blank talisman paper. Her right hand steadily held a green jade talisman pen, her mind focused on inscribing talismans.

Facing a powerful enemy, even with a plan, the process would likely be fraught with danger. They needed to prepare as much as possible.

Every extra bit of power could be the key to deciding life or death or turning the tide.

At the moment, they had a clear division of labor, each playing to their strengths.

Not far away, the occasional crisp sound of metal clashing could be heard—that was Shu Mo refining formation plates…

Outside the cottage, Ruonian sat by a cauldron, controlling the fire to refine pills. Shifting focus, strange fluctuations of spiritual energy frequently emanated from Ruo Ying’s direction; she was testing or perfecting highly destructive, unique consumable attack treasures.

As for the little fox, Hu Ying, she used her innate divine abilities to tunnel through the earth, searching for any heavenly materials, earthly treasures, or mineral veins that might be useful.

For a time, everyone was immersed in their respective fields of expertise, working together toward the same goal.

Inside the cottage, cinnabar flowed beneath Shi Yining’s pen, forming complex and profound talismanic patterns. Every stroke condensed her hopes for the future…

After a long time, the final burst of spiritual light was steadily retracted; the hundredth talisman was finally complete.

The continuous drawing had taken a heavy toll on her mental energy. Shi Yining set down the pen and was about to stretch her slightly aching neck and shoulders when her waist was suddenly gently circled.

A familiar scent quietly approached from behind.

“Ning’er, the night is deep. It is time for bed.”

A kiss landed on the side of her neck. A warm breath brushed against the loose hair by her ear, bringing a faint, tingling sensation.

A blush surfaced on Shi Yining’s face. “Mo’er, how about we don’t tonight…”

The embrace tightened significantly. “Dual cultivation helps increase spiritual power. Once we leave this realm, we still have to face a strong enemy. Ning’er is not allowed to be lazy…”

Shi Yining turned slightly and gave Shu Mo a reproving look.

Just because she didn’t want to do that shameful thing didn’t mean it could be described as “lazy”…

She didn’t say it aloud, however, only gently pushing the person who was holding her tight. “Mo’er, let go first…”

Shu Mo deepened the kiss on her neck. “Ning’er must promise me first that we will continue dual cultivation…”

Shi Yining bit her lip. “I didn’t know Mo’er was this kind of person before…”

“Then in Ning’er’s eyes, what was I like before?”

“Like the bright moon and the clear wind, cold and peerless, like a fairy who does not consume the food of the mortal world… When your other personality, Jiang Liuyue, appeared, there was an added touch of obsession in my heart…”

Shi Yining extended her slender hand from her sleeve and slowly covered the jade-like fingers at her waist.

“Mo’er… I am somewhat curious. Can you… still become like Jiang Liuyue?”

As soon as she finished speaking, a sharp, faint pain suddenly came from her neck.

Shi Yining hissed softly, a look of grievance in her eyes. “Mo’er, why did you bite me?”

The bite on her neck quickly turned into a lick.

After a moment, Shu Mo spoke slowly, her voice somewhat muffled. “Ning’er suddenly asks this… could it be that you prefer Jiang Liuyue…?”

Shi Yining didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Mo’er, how can you even be jealous of yourself?”

“This isn’t jealousy…”

“Still saying it isn’t? Your tone has completely changed…”

Shi Yining turned around slightly, her affectionate gaze looking straight into Shu Mo’s eyes.

“Mo’er, in my heart, from the moment I learned that Jiang Liuyue was you, I never regarded you as two separate people again… I love you, and I don’t just love one side of you; I love the entirety of who you are. I love your ethereal, cold-as-a-fairy side, and I love the unique obsession you hold only for me…

I never told you, Mo’er, that when you stayed by my side as Jiang Liuyue, my heart was actually moved. Back then, I hated myself a little—feeling affection for Mo’er while being unable to control my heart as I fell for Jiang Liuyue…

Later, I took the Heart-Severing Pill and lost most of my memories of the past… I forgot Mo’er, and I forgot Jiang Liuyue, yet I still remembered your silhouettes…

When I saw you again at the Imperial Princess’s Manor in the Tiansheng Dynasty and my memories slowly returned, confirming that Jiang Liuyue was indeed you, I was actually filled with joy. I was overjoyed that from beginning to end, the one I loved was always you.”

These words greatly soothed a certain someone who was on the verge of bristling.

In the next instant, the constraints around her body slowly loosened. Shu Mo took a half-step back, a flash of spiritual light flickering at her fingertips. Her aura shifted abruptly, and a wind rose out of nowhere within the bamboo cottage.

A familiar, chilly aura rushed toward her. Shi Yining stared blankly at the scene, feeling as though she had returned to Xigui Peak of the Xuanqing Sect, back to the moment she first met Shu Mo in her soul-body state.

“Mo’er… Back then you told me you didn’t remember your origins and that the name ‘Jiang Liuyue’ was chosen on a whim. Does that name have a deeper meaning?”

As soon as she spoke, she was suddenly pulled into a familiar embrace.

A gentle explanation reached her ears: “The word Liu is a homophone for Liu- to stay/keep); I wanted to keep the bright moon (Yue) in my heart… As for the surname Jiang, its element is water… When we were in the Underworld, Ning’er jumped into the Nine Serene Yellow Springs… It was equivalent to a rebirth in the water.”

Hearing this explanation, Shi Yining felt her heartstrings softly tugged by something warm and tender. She blinked hard, suppressing the thin veil of moisture rising in her eyes, but the corners of her lips curled up uncontrollably, a smile blooming from the depths of her soul.

“Why didn’t you tell me back then, Mo’er?”

Shu Mo held her as they walked slowly toward the couch. “Ning’er was very guarded against me then. Even if I had said it, you might not have believed me…”

Shi Yining recalled the circumstances of their first meeting in this life, her teeth instinctively biting her lower lip. “Back then, I had just been reborn, and you appeared without warning as a soul. Added to the fact that I couldn’t see your true face, of course I was deeply defensive. And…”

Shu Mo’s jade-like hand, looped around her waist, gave a light tug, and her collar instantly loosened a fraction. “And what? Ning’er might as well speak plainly…”

Shi Yining gave her a light, reproachful look. “Back then, you couldn’t even remember who you were, yet you were single-mindedly focused on… on wanting to do those shameful things… If I hadn’t been on guard against you then, I’m afraid you would have had your way long ago.”

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