After Transmigrating into a Book as a Cannon Fodder Character, The System Turned out to be Completely Unreliable! - Chapter 32

Chapter 32: Warning! Warning! The story has now deviated from the plot!

Ye Lingxi’s eyes were unfocused. She opened her mouth, and the smile on her face had already disappeared. She picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

She cursed herself inwardly: Ye Lingxi, you really know how to bring up the worst topic. Why did you have to mention her painful past for no reason?

She laughed awkwardly: “Then she must’ve treated you badly, huh?”

“No! On the contrary, she was very good.”

“Huh?” Ye Lingxi was already confused. “If she was good, then why…”

“Because she thought doing that was good for me. She was too self-righteous, thinking everything she did was right.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

She really didn’t get it.

Ye Lingxi didn’t ask further. After eating a few pastries, she said, “I can help you find your sword now.”

Ji Fuyu said, “Actually, I have a better idea.”

Ye Lingxi tilted her head. “What idea?”

She only smiled and didn’t tell her everything. You’ll know when the time comes.

Ye Lingxi: “?????????????”

…

At night.

Ye Lingxi followed Ji Fuyu back to Qingyang Sect, sneaking up to the rooftop. Ye Lingxi still wasn’t very good at flying. One careless move and she was about to fall. She grabbed the eaves tightly to keep from falling, but the harder she tried, the more she slipped.

Just as she was about to fall, Ji Fuyu grabbed her collar and whispered, “Why have you gotten weaker?”

Ye Lingxi apologized: “Sorry, I’m still kind of… not good at flying…”

Ji Fuyu lifted her up: “If you’re bad, practice more.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

Fine, fine, you’re amazing. But aren’t you the one sneaking in to get your sword back?

Ji Fuyu put her down. Ye Lingxi straightened her clothes and asked, “So, where are we getting your sword? What’s your plan?”

Ji Fuyu glared at her: “Why so many questions!”

“Tch, if you don’t want to be asked, fine. No need to be so fierce.” Ye Lingxi pouted and muttered.

Ji Fuyu said, “The patrol’s already passed. Let’s go down.”

“Oh.” Ye Lingxi was clearly reluctant.

Ji Fuyu pushed open the door and let Ye Lingxi go in first. Ye Lingxi stepped in boldly and saw that there wasn’t much inside—just her heavy sword stuck in the center.

As soon as the door closed, Ji Fuyu let out a sigh of relief.

Ye Lingxi caught it and chuckled: “Didn’t expect the great Demon King to be scared?” Her tone was full of mockery.

Ji Fuyu stood straight: “Who said I was scared? I was scouting…”

“Oh, really?” Clearly, Ye Lingxi didn’t believe her.

“When I say it is, it is.” Ji Fuyu was firm. “Then let me ask you, how exactly are you going to help me?”

Ye Lingxi hesitated.

Uh…

“Let’s just start.” Ye Lingxi bit her lip and changed the subject.

Ji Fuyu pulled her back: “Wait a second.”

Ye Lingxi was pulled back and asked, “What is it?”

“There’s a barrier here.”

“And?”

This kind of thing didn’t surprise Ye Lingxi anymore. It was normal. “So what? No big deal.”

“You’ll die.” Ji Fuyu stood there, watching Ye Lingxi try to move forward, and said it like a robot.

Ye Lingxi yelped: “Why didn’t you say so earlier?” She ran behind Ji Fuyu. “You knew there was a barrier—why’d you bring me here?”

Ji Fuyu: “I only just found out.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

“So what’s your plan?”

“What plan?” Ji Fuyu smiled. “I’ve already calculated everything.” She looked toward the door. “She’s here.”

Ye Lingxi watched as Yu’er opened the door. Ji Fuyu waved her hand, and the two of them turned invisible.

Ye Lingxi instinctively touched herself. Ji Fuyu said, “We’re just invisible, not gone.”

Ye Lingxi let out a breath: “That’s good.”

“This is your plan?” Ye Lingxi returned to the original topic. “What’s the difference between sending her and sending me?”

“There is a difference, of course.” Ji Fuyu said seriously. “The first time I came here, I found that only cultivators like you can touch it. And your cultivation must be at least Foundation Establishment level. Aside from your uncles and such—who are too strong and hard to control—only you, Ting’er, and Yu’er are left.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

“You’re a Demon King—how can you not handle a little Foundation Establishment level?”

Ji Fuyu explained: “Because when cultivators touch it, it’s not a big deal. But for us demons, it’s not the same.”

She remembered how her hand got injured before.

She remembered how her hand had been injured like that.

“But didn’t you just say earlier that I’d die?”

“That—this king was just saying it casually.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

“You…”

You damned demon.

“Who knew you’d actually believe it.” She spread her hands.

Ye Lingxi: “…”

“Then why didn’t you let me go?”

Ji Fuyu’s expression shifted: “You’re always injured—this side hasn’t healed, and now the other side is hurt again. What do you think? Besides, using her is better than using you.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

So you mean I’m disobedient?

“Then why did you even call me over?”

“To make things lively. With her here, it’s not good for you to stand firm here.”

“So those techniques—did you teach them?”

“I was just bored and taught her a few moves. Who knew she’d go into qi deviation.” Ji Fuyu acted like it had nothing to do with her. “Alright, stop looking at this king.”

Ye Lingxi suddenly felt this person was very scheming.

Would she end up like that too?

Forget it. She’d wait until Mo Shuhuai came out of seclusion, then decide. For now, just focus on the present.

At this moment, Yu’er was already under Ji Fuyu’s control. She walked like a puppet on strings.

Ye Lingxi couldn’t help but swallow. She glanced at her face—Ji Fuyu revealed a wicked smile.

So scary. Even though Yu’er was a bit jealous, she was still too pitiful.

Under Ji Fuyu’s control, Yu’er used her spiritual power to open the barrier above. The Longyuan Sword, which had been without any light, sensed the unbound aura and began to glow from the blade, forming red cracks.

Seeing her chance succeed, Ji Fuyu stepped forward and picked up her Longyuan Sword. Meanwhile, Mo Shuhuai, who was cultivating, seemed to sense that her barrier had been broken.

She retrieved her sword and pulled Ye Lingxi. “Let’s go.”

Ye Lingxi looked at Yu’er standing there. She didn’t know when Yu’er had gotten a Longyuan Sword identical to Ji Fuyu’s. Then the other disciples, seeing the blue light above, all rushed in. They saw only Yu’er—and the fighting began.

She turned her face to glance at Ji Fuyu, whose lips were still curled up, never stopping. She seemed to notice someone watching her, and turned her head to smile at her.

At that moment, Ye Lingxi began to reevaluate this person. Compared to Mo Shuhuai, she wasn’t much different.

Once they arrived at Baicao Sect, Ji Fuyu couldn’t wait to pick up her sword and swing it around. “This king’s sword has finally returned to my hands!”

Ye Lingxi stood to the side, head lowered in thought.

“What’s wrong? Did you get hurt just now?”

Ye Lingxi shook her head and said, “It’s nothing. I’m just happy for you. Congratulations.” But her trembling hands had already betrayed her.

Ji Fuyu: “Are you afraid of this king?”

“No.”

“This king swears I won’t do anything to you. After all, you’re so outstanding—I can’t bear to.”

Ye Lingxi said nothing and turned to leave.

Ji Fuyu didn’t bother with her either. After all, now that she had her sword, ruling the three realms was just around the corner.

As soon as Ye Lingxi returned to her room, she leaned on the wobbly table with both hands. The system spirit cat walked over and said: 【Host, what’s wrong?】

She asked in panic: “System, where is the story now?”

Spirit cat: “I’ll check for you. Checking…”

Spirit cat: “Check complete. Warning! Warning! The story has now deviated from the plot! It has deviated from the plot!”

For some reason, the system had returned to its original robotic voice.

“What’s going on?”

Spirit cat resumed: “Host, I was just controlled by the main brain and already issued a warning.”

“What do you mean?”

Spirit cat: “It means the plot can no longer be found.”

“Can’t be found?” Ye Lingxi frowned. “What are you talking about? Explain it clearly.” She grabbed the spirit cat and wouldn’t let go.

Spirit cat: 【Host, it’s like this—the story is now completely off the original plot and has entered free play!】

“Free play?”

Spirit cat: “Yes.”

Ye Lingxi didn’t need to think further. The plot had completely collapsed. It was no longer following the original storyline.

“Can it be fixed?” She didn’t want this world to go off-script. She used to be the one holding the script. Now she wasn’t. And this system was useless—just a decoration.

Spirit cat: “Host, I’m sorry. It can’t be fixed.”

Ye Lingxi was deeply disappointed. She had the sudden urge to run away from here. Wandering the world alone seemed better than staying here.

Spirit cat: “But host, if you do that, you’ll never be able to return.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”

“Then what’s the main cause of this?”

Spirit cat: “We’re investigating.”

Ye Lingxi: “…”