Pregnant Cultivator, Doted by Big Boss-Chapter 23 - 21: Heroine, Youโre Such a Good Person, Hahahaha
Celeste Grant glanced over.
The newcomer was none other than her cousin, Jocelyn Grant. ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐.๐๐ผ๐บ
She was also the protagonist of this ridiculous female-oriented cultivation novel. As the heroine, she was so kind-hearted that she had to meddle in everything. In her eyes, even Evil Cultivators who used countless children for their cultivation were innocent, had their reasons, and needed her to redeem them.
Everyone loved the heroine, and everyone fought over her. Any man with a high enough cultivation level and decent looks was just another fish in her pond.
It was a classic, old-school Mary Sue story, a fluff piece. All that mattered was how overpowered and cool she was, and how much sweet romantic tension she had with handsome men. Logic and morals were completely unimportant.
Jocelyn Grant had now walked in. In terms of looks and figure, as the heroine, she was naturally stunning. Fair-skinned, with slender, delicate handsโall the flowery descriptions fit her perfectly. You could tell just by the way all the men were staring at her.
Just then, Jocelyn Grant began to speak.
"Youโre right, senior brother. These Demon Cultivators are just using the pretense of saving people to extort money. Everyone here has been deceived by them. We should stand up and seek justice on their behalf. The people of Breezewind Town built this place themselves, so why should they have to give Spirit Stones to those Demon Cultivators? This town belongs to them."
"From what I know, those Demon Cultivators have extorted over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones from these people. More than half of them were forced to sign indentured servitude contracts, binding their descendants to repay the debt for generations. Theyโve already lost their homes, and now they have to suffer this humiliation from Demon Cultivators. The people of Breezewind Town are so innocent!"
Here it comes.
Here it comes.
โThere she is again, standing on her moral high ground, deciding whatโs best for everyone else.โ It sounded so benevolent. So benevolent, in fact, that Celeste Grant felt her hands start to itch. She really wanted to slap her a few times.
โWhy didnโt I just finish her off last time? Now she has to show up here and be an eyesore.โ
โItโs so easy to talk big when youโre not the one paying the price. Do you have to do good deeds for free, and even throw in your own money, just to be called a great philanthropist?โ
โBut why should they? No one owes you anything. Itโs not like theyโre your parents, responsible for your life and death. Helping you is a kindness, not helping you is the norm.โ
โThereโs no such thing as a free lunch in this world. And if there is, itโll definitely cost you your life.โ
โBesides, are these people blind? Breezewind Town is peaceful and stable now. The people here are living well, with food to eat and drink, and smiles on their faces. This is the life of an ordinary person. Do they really need someone to "seek justice" for them?โ
This is...
โSheโs got to be crazy, right?โ
At that moment, several cultivators around her started speaking up.
โTheyโre probably just being affected by the protagonistโs halo.โ
"Thatโs right, Demon Cultivators deserve to die."
"Theyโre utterly depraved! I knew those Demon Cultivators couldnโt be so kind-hearted as to save those people. It turns out it was all to extort money. We should report this to our sects, eradicate this scourge, and restore peace to the Cultivation World."
Standing in the corner, Celeste Grantโs lip twitched.
โThese people are all talk. In reality, the existence of both the Immortal and Demonic Paths has its own logic. Eradicate them? Can they really kill them all?โ
This world is split between those who follow Cultivation and those who follow Devil Cultivation, half and half. If they really went at it, it would be a full-blown Immortal-Demon War, plunging the world into misery and suffering.
There were certainly small skirmishes between the righteous and demonic paths, but an all-out war was impossible.
After all, the connections and entanglements between them were incredibly complex.
The Immortal Sect Disciple stood up and looked at Jocelyn Grant, his gaze sweeping over her with a fiery passion in his eyes. "Is this junior sister a disciple of the Azure Sky Sect? How truly kind-hearted."
"Yes, sheโs as beautiful as she is kind."
"Whoever marries her will be truly blessed."
Hearing this, Celeste Grantโs mouth twitched.
โAuthor.โ
โCome on out. I promise I wonโt hit you.โ
โThis kind of forced praise is so awkward to listen to. If you married a menace like her, your ancestors would probably climb out of their coffins just to object.โ
โThe heroines of these trashy novels are always self-righteously kind. The book itself is garbage, so how can you expect the protagonist to have a decent moral compass?โ
โThis Jocelyn Grant is nothing but an ungrateful wretch.โ
The side characterโs parents treated her quite well, giving her food and clothing, only asking her to do a few chores. But sheโd always put on a tearful act, making outsiders think she was being horribly mistreated.
Having been in this book for so many years, Celeste Grant had seen with her own eyes that her parents were genuinely good to Jocelyn. As her aunt and uncle, they hadnโt abandoned her.
She admitted that Mr. Grant and her mother loved their own biological daughter the most.
It was true they werenโt as attentive to Jocelyn and always prioritized the side character. But isnโt that just human nature?
Even parents with multiple biological children canโt treat them all equally, let alone a child who wasnโt their own.
Treating someone elseโs daughter well while neglecting and abusing your ownโthatโs the kind of melodramatic soap opera plot you only find in novels. In reality, everyone loves their own children the most.
Celeste Grant would find anyone who doted on an outsider instead of loving their own child to be abnormal, seriously disturbed even.
According to the plot, the side characterโs parents meet a tragic end. Later in the story, they are targeted by the heroineโs revenge in various ways. After learning that their daughter was killed by Jocelyn Grant, they try to get vengeance, only to end up blind, crippled, and dead.
And then came the most infuriating part. Jocelyn Grant buries the family of three together and sheds a tear. "This is the last thing I can do for you."
Then all her men would gather around to hug and comfort her.
Theyโd say, "Jocelyn, itโs not your fault. After how they treated you, they even tried to kill you. They deserved what they got. It was already incredibly kind of you to bury the three of them together."
Remembering this, Celeste Grant felt like she was going to have a stroke.
โWhy did I have to remember that part of the plot? Itโs giving me a heart attack.โ
โNow I want to kill the heroine even more.โ
When she first read this book, she had only skimmed through it.
But for some reason, after transmigrating into the book, the entire plot was seared into her mind with perfect clarity, as if sheโd gained an omniscient perspective. The plot points were just dryly stuffed into her brain; whatever she thought of would appear in vivid detail. It was impossible to forget even if she wanted to.
โStill, holding the entire script in my hands has to count as a cheat code, right?โ
Seeing the group over there still blathering on, Celeste Grant finally couldnโt take it anymore.
When the heroine wasnโt around, she could pretend not to see it. But now that the heroine had arrived, their very auras were destined to clash.
She slammed her teacup down on the table.
"Hey! You over there. Are you done talking yet?"
"Why donโt you all go outside and take a look? Are the people here not living well? Those smiles on their faces donโt look fake, do they? Do they need you to โseek justiceโ for them? I donโt think so."
"You claim itโs depraved and shameful for Demon Cultivators to collect Spirit Stones. Did you grow up drinking dewdrops? Do your Cultivation Resources just fall from the sky whenever you shout for them? Can you get endless resources without having to be self-sufficient? If so, then pretend I said nothing."
The group was stunned into silence.
Before they could respond, Celeste Grant continued, "Furthermore, as an observer, I find them collecting Spirit Stones to be perfectly reasonable. Theyโre doing a good deed, but that doesnโt mean they have to be suckers. Money doesnโt grow on trees for anyone."
As she spoke, she gave a cold sneer, her eyes sweeping over Jocelyn Grant.
"Even the ants on the roadside know they have to work hard to store up enough food for winter. So whatโs wrong with the disciples of the Bloodfiend Den earning some Spirit Stones while helping others live better lives?"
"And you, female cultivator from the Azure Sky Sect, if you feel so sorry for the people here, and youโre so kind and selfless, how about this? Why donโt you repay their Spirit Stones for them? On behalf of all the common folk here, Iโll thank you in advance. Youโre such a great person, you know."
