After Transmigrating into a Book as a Cannon Fodder Character, The System Turned out to be Completely Unreliable! - Chapter 54

Chapter 54: The Deformed Fetus

Lian Qi counterattacked, throwing talismans at Ji Fuyu, who blocked them with her broken sword. The sharp, metallic clang echoed clearly.

The talismans that flew at her were all embedded into the ground. Ji Fuyu seized the opportunity, slipped behind him, and placed the broken sword at his neck, her voice cold and low, “If you don’t want to die, stop the talismans now.”

Lian Qi looked at the not-so-sharp sword. He was about to retaliate, but Ji Fuyu had already seen through his movement. The broken sword pressed tighter against his neck. A slight sting rose on his skin—he hadn’t expected the broken sword could actually pierce him.

As he stared straight ahead, Mu Yun was still trying to pick up her severed hand and press it back in place. Ye Lingxi looked at them in pain, sweat dripping off her face onto the ground.

Lian Qi had no choice but to release the talisman on Ye Lingxi’s leg. Ji Fuyu added coldly, “There’s another one.”

Lian Qi’s mind spun quickly. “Last night, you were the one who broke into our place first. Yes, I hurt you, but I can’t remove that talisman.”

Ji Fuyu knew he was lying. “Remove it now!” The talisman around her body tightened again.

Lian Qi now realized this little girl was the one who had been spying on them yesterday. So she really was hit by his talisman. Proudly, he said, “I can remove it, but you’ll have to trade me something.”

“What do you want?” Ji Fuyu asked.

“Simple,” Lian Qi replied. “I want that woman.”

Ji Fuyu grew impatient. “Didn’t I just say—she belongs to me! Pick something else.”

Lian Qi chuckled. “A Demon King willing to change her mind for someone else. Fascinating.”

Ji Fuyu’s gaze turned toward Ye Lingxi, who had just stood up and was still a bit dazed about what they were talking about. She tried to approach, but only Mu Yun, still muttering to herself on the ground, reacted.

“My hand… my hand…”

Ye Lingxi glanced at her, then dragged her unresponsive leg over and shouted, “Ji Fuyu!”

The moment Ji Fuyu heard her call, all her emotions surged up.

Lian Qi took that opportunity to break free and appeared behind Ye Lingxi, grabbing her. The situation immediately turned.

Ji Fuyu tried to charge forward but was too late. Lian Qi flicked his fingers, and pain shot through her arm—it was as if something had burrowed into her flesh. She dropped her sword instantly.

“You don’t get to bargain with me anymore. You and she both belong to me now.” Lian Qi gazed at Ji Fuyu, a congenital saintly body. “No wonder the God of Bright Moon raised you himself. What a shame you became a demon.”

Ji Fuyu gritted her teeth through the unbearable pain in her arm. Then Lian Qi slapped another talisman—this time on her leg. The invisible pressure forced her to kneel on one knee. Seeing that she remained defiant, he slapped another one on her other leg, forcing both knees to the ground.

Ye Lingxi gasped in horror, unable to straighten up under the same invisible force.

“If I absorb you, I will live forever,” Lian Qi sneered.

Ji Fuyu said with difficulty, “If you want to live, why do you have to do this?”

“Why?” Lian Qi, still holding Ye Lingxi, stomped on Ji Fuyu’s hand.

Ji Fuyu gritted her teeth from the pain. This was the first time she had been humiliated like this. She wanted to kill him.

“In the end, you’re still too green. The God of Bright Moon spoiled you too much, made you naive to the dangers of the world, still thinking like a child,” he said as he twisted his foot on her hand.

Ji Fuyu tried to grab his foot, but her injured arm couldn’t move.

Lian Qi laughed loudly. “With you here, who needs the Five-Colored Spirit Stone?”

Whoosh!

A whip came lashing through. Lian Qi dodged, shut his eyes briefly, then ground his teeth and turned around. “Do you people never give up?”

Lan Mushu and the others had returned.

“Let go of Xiao Xi!”

Lian Qi lost his patience. “Mu Yun, kill them all. Maybe I’ll consider making you my queen.”

Mu Yun, who had been tending to her injured hand, perked up at his words. She casually wrapped her broken wrist with a talisman and entered battle mode.

Lan Grandpa and Jing arrived as well.

When Jing saw Ji Fuyu in that state, he panicked and rushed over. “Your Majesty!” But Lan Grandpa stopped him.

“No.”

Jing was anxious. “Why? They’re in that state already!”

“You’ll only provoke him if you go over.”

Jing was distressed. “Your Majesty…”

“You old fool. After chasing me all these years, I thought you came to give me the Five-Colored Spirit Stone. But no, here you are again, trying to take my life. It’s been a hundred years—still not over it?” Lian Qi mocked.

Lan Grandpa said, “You’ve killed too many innocent people. Of course, I must bring you back to face justice before Rong Kingdom’s people.”

“Rong Kingdom?!” Lian Qi acted as if he heard the biggest joke of all. “Hahaha…”

“You think the fall of Rong Kingdom was my fault? The one who doomed them was their own Princess—Princess Rong’an! What does that have to do with me?”

“If it weren’t for your curse on her father, how would he have died? How would the people have caught that strange disease?”

“Oh, so it’s my fault now? Their resentment was too strong. And they still call themselves cultivators? Can’t even handle a little curse?”

“You—!” Lan Grandpa was furious and charged forward.

Jing blocked him. “Don’t be rash. He still has our people.”

Lan Grandpa had no choice but to swallow his anger.

“And by the way, she still refuses to return from that place. See? You couldn’t even bring her back. Maybe she just doesn’t care about you?” Lian Qi taunted.

Boom. Lan Grandpa’s eyes went black.

“If you had brought back the Bai Ling Grass, wouldn’t Rong Kingdom have been saved? But no, you had to play the hero. Isn’t that right, Fu Guang?”

Everyone was shocked. Especially Lan Mushu—her lips trembled, unable to speak.

Fu Guang lowered his head. “I…”

“You! You really are my Shixiong? Then why… why didn’t you admit it?”

Fu Guang didn’t dare meet her eyes.

Lan Mushu couldn’t wait any longer. She screamed, “I asked you! Are you my Shixiong or not?!”

Fu Guang was jolted back to clarity by her fury. He pressed his lips together, then slowly raised his head. Tears were brimming in his eyes. The moment he looked up, Lan Mushu’s tears had already fallen.

He answered, “Yes.”

Lan Mushu closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them again. “Why? Why did you act like this? We met again, and you still told me not to look for you. Why?”

“Because I haven’t been your Shixiong since a hundred years ago.”

“No!” Lan Mushu refused. “You’ve always been my Shixiong. My big brother.” She tried to hug him.

Fu Guang pulled away. “I’m not your brother. We’re not related by bl00d.”

“Even so, I don’t care.”

The others nearby silently watched their reunion.

Ye Lingxi muttered: You two… could you consider us poor souls here a little?

Now she finally understood how supporting characters felt—not being the female lead was one thing, but now even other characters were stealing the spotlight.

“You two! Knock it off!” Lian Qi shouted angrily. He gave Mu Yun a look, and Mu Yun understood instantly.

Hey hey hey, stop crying already—they’re coming to kill you!

Ye Lingxi wanted to give Lian Qi a thumbs up for calling it out so bluntly.

Seeing Mu Yun approach, the others finally leapt into battle.

Now you realize it, huh? But what’s the point? We’re all about to be taken away anyway.

Lian Qi used talisman runes to form a formation and took the two of them with him.

“Xiao Xi!”

“Girl!”

“Your Majesty!”

Ye Lingxi was gracefully taken away, not forgetting to flash them a friendly international hand gesture before vanishing.

“You’re dealing with me!” Mu Yun blocked their way.

The three of them halted, preparing to confront her.

“How do you want to die at my hands?”

“Who dies isn’t certain yet!”

“Oh? Really? This is our territory—your spiritual power is suppressed here, and mine is enhanced.”

“Prepare to die!”

Meanwhile…

After taking them away, Lian Qi locked Ye Lingxi in a small cage—just as she expected. She looked completely unbothered.

But Ji Fuyu, who was being choked by the neck, was in bad shape. Lian Qi tried to absorb her power but couldn’t.

“What’s going on?”

“You already said her magic was sealed. Why ask?” Ye Lingxi couldn’t help commenting.

Lian Qi frowned. It shouldn’t be. Even if her magic was sealed, her life force shouldn’t be this inaccessible.

“Who sealed your magic? And how?”

Ji Fuyu couldn’t breathe. Given her young, childlike body, she shouldn’t have been able to endure this much pressure.

“Hey hey hey, if you keep choking her, how is she supposed to answer?”

Lian Qi looked at the outstretched Ye Lingxi and laughed. “You two are quite the pair. Don’t tell me you’ve got a thing going on?”

“What? No way! She’s a girl, and so am I.”

“She? Physically, yes. But don’t you know? She’s a deformed fetus.”

“A what? What does that mean?”

“What does that mean? Let me explain it to you properly.” Lian Qi released little Ji Fuyu, then slammed her in front of Ye Lingxi’s cage, clutching her hair tightly.

“Looks like your little friend doesn’t know your real identity. Want me to reveal all your secrets to her?”