I, a Villainous Cannon Fodder, Pick Up the Female Lead at the Start? Chapter 154

Chapter 154: Cannot Be Kept!

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At that mont, two black-clothed figures returned. The instant they saw the woman, they knelt to the ground, their voices filled with awe:

“We pay our respects to Lord Demon General!”

Demon General?

Lin Muyu’s face was being toyed with by the woman. When she heard those two words, her heart sank like a stone, as if plunging into an icy abyss.

She seems to be a big shot from the demonic clan. I’m done for…

“You may rise.”

The woman’s fingertips traced across Lin Muyu’s cheek as she spoke calmly.

“Go fetch the Seed of Demonic Corruption. I’ve caught myself a fine specin today.”

As she spoke, a glint of greed flashed in her eyes as she looked at Lin Muyu.

“Yes, my lord!”

The two black-clothed figures respectfully complied.

Before long, they returned carrying a translucent black bead. The surface of the bead was wreathed in demonic energy, and just being near it made Lin Muyu feel agonizing pain.

What do I do? What do I do?

Lin Muyu’s gaze was fixed on that mass of demonic energy drawing closer and closer. Her back was already drenched in cold sweat.

She wanted to shrink back, but the woman’s hand clamped down on her shoulder like an iron vice, making it impossible to move. Her body trembled uncontrollably.

“Be good, don’t be afraid.”

The woman leaned down, her warm breath sweeping across Lin Muyu’s ear, yet her tone carried an eerie gentleness.

“Once the Seed of Demonic Corruption is planted, we’ll be family from now on~”

She smiled, but there wasn’t a trace of warmth in that smile. Instead, it was like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, making Lin Muyu’s body tremble involuntarily.

“Please don’t… I’m begging you…”

Lin Muyu’s voice carried a sobbing tone. She wanted to raise her hand to push the woman away, but she had just been tortured so severely that she didn’t even have the strength to lift a finger.

The woman showed not a shred of rcy. She snatched the Seed of Demonic Corruption from the black-clothed figure’s hands and pressed it directly against Lin Muyu’s chest.

She didn’t even give Lin Muyu ti to react. With a forceful push, the Seed of Demonic Corruption shot toward Lin Muyu’s chest.

“No!”

Lin Muyu scread, but the mont her voice fell, intense burning pain spread from her chest.

Her vision went dark, her consciousness began to blur. She only felt her internal organs churning, as if her soul would scatter in the next second.

But at this critical mont between life and death, it seed a seal within Lin Muyu’s body was triggered.

Imdiately after, a pale blue sword light suddenly burst forth from around her body. The sword light was as clear as autumn water, swiftly cutting through the air.

“Swish—”

The sword light was incredibly fast. Almost the instant it appeared, it precisely pierced through the waists and abdons of the woman and the two black-clothed figures.

There were no excess sounds, only the crisp sound of flesh being severed. Their bodies split apart at the waist in unison. Blood mixed with internal organs fell to the ground, staining the broken stones beneath their feet red.

“What? Cough…”

The two black-clothed figures’ eyes went wide, their pupils filled with terror.

They looked at their own bodies split at the waist, blood continuously gushing from the cuts. What made them even more desperate was that the sword light hadn’t just wounded their physical bodies, it also carried spiritual energy that suppressed demonic energy, directly shattering their Golden Cores that they had painstakingly cultivated for many years.

With their Golden Cores shattered, they had no ability to repair themselves.

“Damn it, there’s actually a protective seal!”

The woman’s upper body fell to the ground, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. Yet she didn’t care about the pain. Instead, she stared fixedly at Lin Muyu, her eyes filled with disbelief.

“Looks like you really do have a powerful protector backing you.”

As she spoke through gritted teeth, the dense demonic energy around her body surged frantically, wrapping around her severed section and slowly repairing her split waist and abdon.

For soone of her cultivation level, physical damage wasn’t fatal. However, the spiritual energy in the sword light was like a persistent plague, gradually suppressing her demonic energy, making the wound heal with exceptional difficulty. The severed section was even emitting faint wisps of white smoke.

Thanks to the woman being interrupted by the surprise attack, that Seed of Demonic Corruption lost its montum.

It fell to the ground and rolled to Lin Muyu’s feet.

Lin Muyu lay on the ground, coughing up blood. The burning pain in her chest eased slightly, and a figure suddenly flashed through her mind.

Could it be Master?

A faint glimr of hope ignited in Lin Muyu’s heart. Since this seal had been triggered, Master should arrive very soon!

“Heh, waiting for reinforcents? No chance!”

The woman clearly had no intention of giving her that opportunity. She suddenly gritted her teeth and directly abandoned repairing her wound.

Then, dragging her broken body, she lunged forward, grabbing the Seed of Demonic Corruption from the ground and pressing it toward Lin Muyu’s heart with all her remaining strength.

This ti, the Seed of Demonic Corruption entered Lin Muyu’s body directly. The woman didn’t care whether Lin Muyu could withstand it or not, she was determined.

“No… can’t you just stop being so desperate… Ahhh…”

Pain swept over her once again. Lin Muyu’s vision went dark, tears mixed with sweat falling to the ground, spreading into a small damp patch.

She couldn’t understand, she was just cannon fodder, so how did she beco such an excellent vessel for this thing?

Just as her consciousness was about to completely sink into darkness, an even sharper sword light suddenly tore through the air.

This sword light was even more intense than before. In an instant, the woman’s hands pressed against Lin Muyu’s chest were severed at the shoulders. Blood gushed forth, splashing across Lin Muyu’s face.

“Mas… Master…”

In Lin Muyu’s blurred vision, that familiar pale blue figure finally appeared.

The mont she saw her Master, Lin Muyu’s taut nerves suddenly relaxed. Unable to hold on any longer, her vision went black and she completely lost consciousness.

“A Demon General’s clone?”

Xinlian landed beside Lin Muyu, looking toward the woman who had lost both hands, her tone as cold as frost.

“Why would you appear in Qinglan Sect’s territory?”

As she spoke, with a wave of her hand, a condensed spiritual energy giant hand materialized from the void, firmly restraining the woman’s body. The demonic energy was suppressed by the spiritual energy and couldn’t surge forth.

“Hahahahaha…”

Blood dripped from the woman’s severed wrists, yet she laughed maniacally, her voice full of mockery.

“She’s actually your disciple! You still arrived too late. This deal today, I really didn’t lose out, not at all…”

“What did you do to her?”

Xinlian’s expression turned completely grave, the spiritual energy around her body becoming increasingly severe.

She looked at the mark on Lin Muyu’s chest stained by demonic energy, a flash of anxiety crossing her eyes. The spiritual energy giant hand suddenly tightened. The woman’s bones emitted crisp cracking sounds, as if they would shatter at any mont.

“You’ll naturally find out soon enough…”

The woman’s face went pale with pain, yet she still refused to give up, her eyes full of mockery.

“However, Sword Immortal, whose foundation has been corroded by the fla poison of an ancient demonic beast, how much of your lifespan remains? One year? Or half a year?”

Xinlian’s body paused almost imperceptibly.

The fact that she was afflicted by fla poison and her lifespan was running out had always been kept deeply hidden. Apart from the sect master, even few of the Elders knew. How could the demonic clan know?

“Even if this venerable one’s lifespan is running out, you demonic clan will never be able to stir up even the slightest wave in Qinglan Sect.”

Xinlian’s voice held no fluctuation, but the hand gripping her sword hilt tightened slightly.

“Oh~ Is that so?”

The woman laughed even more wildly, her voice sharp and grating, like flies buzzing in one’s ears.

“Then we’ll just wait and see after one year. Kekeke…”

Xinlian didn’t waste any more words with her.

This Demon General’s clone was completely unyielding. Questioning her further wouldn’t yield any useful information and would only delay treating Lin Muyu.

Her eyes turned cold, and the spiritual energy giant hand suddenly clenched tight.

Accompanied by a piercing shriek, the Demon General’s clone was instantly crushed into a cloud of blood mist. The demonic energy dissipated into the air, leaving only a pool of blood.

Xinlian looked at the bloodstain on the ground, but her brow didn’t relax, instead, it furrowed even tighter.

What a pity. This was just a clone. If the Demon General herself had co, it would have been the perfect opportunity to eliminate this dangerous threat.

What concerned her even more was, how did the demonic clan know about her dwindling lifespan?

She looked down at Lin Muyu unconscious in her arms, and suddenly a suspicion ford in her mind.

It seems there really is a traitor in Qinglan Sect.

This ti could be considered their test probe of Qinglan Sect.

“Sigh.”

Xinlian let out a soft sigh, temporarily suppressing these troubling matters.

She had previously spent several months searching everywhere but hadn’t found any thod to neutralize the fla poison or extend her lifespan. She hadn’t held much hope to begin with, and now that the demonic clan knew, she could only take things one step at a ti.

She picked up Lin Muyu and condensed spiritual energy to probe into Lin Muyu’s body, wanting to examine her injuries and clear out the remaining demonic energy within her.

But in the next second, Xinlian’s expression changed drastically, and even the hand holding Lin Muyu froze.

“What… Seed of Demonic Corruption?”

Xinlian’s eyes instantly turned cold. The hand that had originally been supporting Lin Muyu’s back slowly moved to her neck.

Those infected by the Seed of Demonic Corruption cannot be kept!