Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 440 - 24: The Cannon Fodder Eldest Senior Sister in Cultivation Novels (24)
Fire and electricity are inseparable. In the next second, a flame wrapped in electric currents suddenly recoiled towards the opposite side!
Meng Tao, eager to prove herself, was utterly terrified by this sight, unable to resist at all. Instinctively, she turned and grabbed Chu Xiuhuan behind her, screaming as she lifted his arm to block the flame in front of her.
The damage caused by the Immortal-level Magical Artifact was truly extraordinary. Chu Xiuhuan’s entire arm was almost scorched, and Meng Tao, hiding behind him, fared no better. Her body and face were marred, large patches of skin were charred black, revealing the crimson flesh beneath, and most of her hair was burned away, leaving only her eyes vaguely recognizable.
Meng Tao trembled as she raised her hand, then quickly began to attend to Chu Xiuhuan’s injuries.
"I’m sorry, Brother Han, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to, I didn’t expect her to treat me this way, I was so scared..."
After speaking, she covered her face and wept, the black tears streaming down devoid of beauty, only reflecting misery.
Chu Xiuhuan frowned.
Though this wasn’t enough to cause serious harm, it did make him view Meng Tao in a new light.
It seems I’m still the naive one.
Meng Tao resentfully looked at Jiang Lai, wasn’t her cultivation supposed to be dissipated, how could this happen!
"Chu Xiuhuan, it seems my little junior sister is truly devoted to you, willing to stand in front of you without hesitation in the face of thousands of soldiers. Alas... cultivation is attainable, but true love is rare. In that case, I’ll fulfill your wishes."
Saying this, Jiang Lai took the initiative to strike, a seemingly ordinary longsword transformed in her hand like a dragon and charged towards where Chu Xiuhuan stood. Naturally, Chu Xiuhuan would not sit idly by; he raised his palm to meet it. The Immortal Law had limited impact on him, and he had already cultivated an indestructible body. He had thought the sword would not harm him at all, but unexpectedly, with a "thud," the longsword pierced through his palm and stuck into the ground violently, causing Chu Xiuhuan to lean back, the veins on his neck bulging.
It had been a long time since he felt such excruciating pain.
After becoming a Fallen Demon, his senses sharpened while pain dulled, making him nearly believe he was impervious to blades and swords all this time.
Jiang Lai didn’t give him time to react. She pulled the longsword from the ground again, the black blood splattering to the ground forming corrosive spots, even emitting wisps of green smoke.
Meng Tao staggered to her feet at this sight, tears filling her eyes as she looked at Jiang Lai.
"Senior sister, spare his life! Senior Brother Chu is a good person, he doesn’t deserve to be treated this way by you all!"
"A good person? How did you determine he is a good person?"
"He treats me well, he hasn’t harmed me at all during this time, isn’t that enough? Jiang Lai, must you push him to his death to be satisfied?"
Jiang Lai couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this.
"He treats you well, so he’s a good person, is that it? Then what about the people he killed along the way? Meng Tao, shouldn’t you use your brain sometimes? Your master, Rong Yin, is watching from the side."
"Master?!"
Meng Tao was shocked all over, initially instinctively a bit panicked, but then thought of Jiang Lai’s actions toward her earlier. An overwhelming feeling of grievance and anger surged within her, and she cried even more miserably.
"Even if Master is here, I can’t just sit back and watch you bully him! Master! Didn’t you teach your disciple to act from the heart regularly, and didn’t you say you wouldn’t let anyone bully your disciple? Master, what do your words mean now? Why don’t you show yourself now that you’re here?"
At this moment, under the courtyard not far away, Rong Yin held his teacup, lowering his gaze to hide the deep sense of helplessness and heartache in his eyes.
The disciple he cherished in his palm was now standing before another man, willing to live or die for him. Rong Yin’s heart felt as though it was being clamped by pliers, sour and swollen.
Watching Meng Tao cry out for her master with heart-wrenching intensity, Jiang Lai only felt like she was watching a live action scene of a tragic Xianxia love story. Now that the drama has begun, if it weren’t for being a participant herself, currently an obstacle to the protagonist’s development, Jiang Lai genuinely wished she could find a chair and settle down to watch the show.
"Do you think you can still live up to your master with your current state? Moreover, Meng Tao, do you think you can still return to the Immortal Realm now? Are you even worthy of going back?"
Saying these words felt laborious to Jiang Lai, but there was no choice, she needed to give Chu Xiuhuan a chance to catch his breath, or else, if she really ended up killing him, what would be the point? She still wanted to wait for Chu Xiuhuan’s power to soar and become the King of Ten Thousand Demons so they could have a proper duel. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
As expected, seizing the opportunity, Chu Xiuhuan abruptly turned and charged directly towards the Qianqiu Tower, taking Meng Tao from the ground along with him.
Jiang Lai stood still, with the Immortal Soldiers rushing forward to block him, but at this time, Chu Xiuhuan had already torn off the talisman paper from the Qianqiu Tower using Meng Tao’s hand. In an instant, the previously bright sky turned chaotic and dark, and countless black Demonic Qi gathered and swirled around Chu Xiuhuan, strands impatiently drilling into his body.
As the world changed color, Chu Xiuhuan’s cultivation visibly soared, and with a wave of his hand, he easily swept away the encircling Immortal Soldiers.
Rong Yin could no longer sit idly and flew over, first reprimanding Jiang Lai.
"Why did you delay your actions for so long? Now that a catastrophe has happened, what do you have to say for yourself?"
Jiang Lai looked innocent.
"Meng Tao was in his hands, how could I act? Didn’t you say earlier that everything should be prioritized on Meng Tao’s safety? If you want to blame someone, it should be Meng Tao. She was the one who personally tore the talisman left by the Immortal Emperor just now."
Meng Tao has the Pure Demon Body, and in the world, only her hand could break that talisman. Chu Xiuhuan discovered this when he first came into contact with her, which is why he coaxed and deceived her all the way to this place.
Now that his goal was accomplished, Chu Xiuhuan directly tossed Meng Tao aside, Rong Yin flew forward to catch her.
In his arms, Meng Tao looked at Rong Yin and shed silent tears.
"Master, Tao’er made a grave mistake, you should leave, Tao’er doesn’t want to implicate you."
"It has nothing to do with you; you were merely used."
With that, he put Meng Tao down and looked at Jiang Lai.
"There’s no more concern now, before reinforcements arrive, don’t let Chu Xiuhuan leave the Ninggu Tower half a step."
Jiang Lai remained motionless, folding her arms with a look of amusement.
"He is now overflowing with Demonic Qi and undefeated by anyone, are you asking me to court death?"
Rong Yin maintained a stern face.
"This honorable one gives you a chance to atone for your mistakes, don’t you want it? Or are you unwilling to purify the Demonic Qi within you?"
"You better save your energy figuring out how to deal with Chu Xiuhuan; I’m tired and will leave first."
With her purpose achieved, Jiang Lai turned and ran.
She certainly wanted to fight Chu Xiuhuan, but definitely not now, otherwise, wouldn’t it be benefiting Rong Yin?
As for now, Chu Xiuhuan certainly wouldn’t let go of Rong Yin, this scourge; the showdown between light and darkness, which only appeared in the finale of the original plot, was forcibly pushed forward by Jiang Lai to start early.
