Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder - Chapter 547: Ch 547 - This way, others will know that my Auntie is already taken~

Chapter 547: Ch 547 – This way, others will know that my Auntie is already taken~

Was this a confession?

The lingering warmth and fragrance on his brow did not dissipate for a long time, and Yino felt a sense of daze. He stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at his aunt as she stood beneath the peach tree with her hands behind her back, looking shy. He couldn’t help but sigh, thinking that the women in this cultivation world were truly difficult to understand.

They had not been born into a peaceful or safe era, after all. This world was a place where the strong preyed on the weak and conflict was constant, so Xinyao’s feelings carried many heavy burdens, much like Yuyan’s had. With the experience he gained from Yuyan, Yino was no longer listening to her as if she were speaking in riddles. He had a general idea of what Xinyao was talking about, and it almost certainly had to do with the National Advisor and his mother.

Ultimately, Xinyao was merely a pawn in the hands of these powerful figures. One’s actions in this world were often not their own, and there were many things she couldn’t confess to Yino directly.

“So, Auntie, does this mean you’ve agreed to be with me?” Yino asked, testing the waters thoughtfully.

He wasn’t actually that much of a blockhead; he simply wanted to see Xinyao’s reaction. As he expected, the girl immediately blushed and hesitated again.

“You… are you a blockhead!”

“I don’t understand… I’m afraid I’ve misinterpreted things. If I take liberties and do something out of line, Auntie will hate me again…” Yino puffed out his cheeks and looked away, continuing to play dumb.

Hearing him say this, Xinyao couldn’t help but recall the time Yino had grabbed her waist to kiss her, only for her to push him away and scold him. When she thought about it carefully, she felt that she was indeed at fault. Her own fluctuating emotions had caused Yino to develop a psychological shadow, leaving him unsure of how to face her in the future.

“I like you…” the girl’s voice was very soft.

Yino raised an eyebrow and blinked. “What?”

“I like you…”

“Huh?”

“I said I like you! No matter what, Auntie still likes you!”

Xinyao’s composure finally shattered completely. Her cheeks burned with a deep red as the conflict between her status as an aunt and her forbidden feelings raged in her heart. She kept her head lowered and did not dare to look Yino in the eyes.

The atmosphere remained silent for a long time before Xinyao finally gathered her courage and tilted her face up.

“But even if I like you, you can have improper thoughts about me, but you aren’t allowed to act on them without my permission! From now on, I have to be the one to initiate. You can’t just do whatever you want!”

“If you go too far, Auntie won’t be soft-hearted with you!”

As she finished with a pout, laying down the rules with a heavy dose of tsundere attitude.

Yino naturally had no right to refuse. Whether it was cultivation or status, he currently could not compare to a single hair on Xinyao’s head.

“Mmh, from now on I’ll be at Auntie’s beck and call. I wouldn’t dare have any other intentions…”

With a voice full of warmth, he gave an obedient smile.

Even though Yino had completely submitted, Xinyao still felt her delicate body tremble. Even though she had tried her best to find a balance between her feelings and her reason, she felt that her relationship with Yino had reached a point of no return.

But…

Facing such an obedient little guy, Xinyao simply could not find it in her heart to refuse him.

“Speaking of which, I also have a gift I want to give to Auntie.”

Yino spoke up.

The girl blinked her eyelashes and tilted her head curiously. “For me?”

“When I was in the Liuli Illusion Realm, I accidentally obtained several ancient treasures. I can’t use all of them myself, so I specifically picked out a beautiful artifact for Auntie!”

As Yino spoke, he reached into his sleeve and searched around.

Then, accompanied by the pleasant purple ring of a bell, Yino pulled out the long-treasured Phantom Shadow Spirit Sound Bells. He shook the bell in front of the girl, and the seductive, purple sound immediately caused Xinyao’s pale gold eyes to glaze over.

However, Yino was only at the Nascent Soul stage and could not bring out the full power of this ancient artifact. Xinyao was only hypnotized by the illusion techniques for less than three seconds before she suddenly snapped out of it.

Her cheeks flushed. It seemed that in those short three seconds, the sound of Yino’s bell had caused her to imagine certain unmentionable scenes…

“This… this bell is actually quite powerful. Based on my years of experience as an appraiser in the Western Region, this is at least a Spirit Immortal realm ancient artifact.”

Xinyao’s eyes widened as she analyzed it thoughtfully.

Yino smiled.

“Let me tie the bell on you, Auntie.”

Even as he asked, his hands were already injecting Spiritual Energy into the bell. Almost simultaneously, a red cord appeared and tied the bells into a string.

“Something this precious… it’s not quite appropriate to give it to Auntie…”

With an instinct still pushing her to decline, Xinyao stared at it.

Yino had expected this.

“Wearing these bells will normally enhance your magical power and resistance to illusion techniques. If you actively inject Spiritual Energy into them, the bells will emit a purple sound that applies a layer of hypnotic illusion techniques to your enemies…”

“I think this artifact suits Auntie perfectly. You often have to negotiate with various guests at the Hundred Spirits Pavilion, and having a high-level hypnotic bell like this will be incredibly beneficial for negotiations.”

“And just like that string of silver bells from when we were kids, I really think this string of bells matches Auntie’s style.”

Yino spoke with a straight face.

He didn’t wait for Xinyao to react further. He simply held up the red cord of the bells with both hands, moved behind Xinyao, and began to tie the bells on her personally.

Xinyao listened, feeling overwhelmed by the favor.

She only had a Remnant Immortal realm cultivation. After following Ilya and Changli for so long, the best artifact she had ever received was only at the Great Immortal realm, one level higher than her own.

Now, Yino had casually produced a Spirit Immortal realm artifact, which was two stages higher than her Remnant Immortal realm.

In fact, this was the first time in Xinyao’s life that she owned her own Spirit Immortal realm artifact!

What touched Xinyao even more was that when Yino was nine years old, he had won a string of bells as a reward for taking first place in a martial arts tournament and given them to her.

Now, at least eight years later, the first thing Yino chose from his collection in the Secret Realm was still for her, and it was even the same type of item.

In a sense, Xinyao felt that the sentimental value of these two strings of bells was far more precious than the worth of a Spirit Immortal realm artifact!

“Th-thank you…”

She blushed and pursed her lips. Even though she was shy, she could not hide the joy in her heart.

This little guy, whose father didn’t care for him and whose mother didn’t love him; all the care she had given him in the He mansion over the years had not been in vain!

“Why are you thanking me? Didn’t Auntie also give me many opportunities back in Western Province City? This is just me repaying Auntie’s kindness!”

Yino smiled faintly.

At the same time, he successfully tied the red cord and the bells around Xinyao’s neck.

Ring, ring, ring…

The pleasant sound of the bells rang out again.

Xinyao felt the energy of the bells at her throat and raised her hand to touch them gently. Only then did she suddenly realize that the position where Yino had tied the bells seemed a bit off.

“Wait… you tied the bells around my neck?”

The girl murmured in disbelief.

Yino smiled happily and pulled a mirror from his robe. “What do you think? Doesn’t it look good?”

Xinyao stared blankly into the mirror with a string of purple bells tied around her neck.

The bells were about the size of a lychee and were exquisitely shaped, carved with purple spiritual runes. If one didn’t look closely, they looked like small pieces of amethyst. Combined with the red cord Yino had woven with Spiritual Energy and carved with characters, they added a touch of nobility and seduction to the smooth, porcelain skin of Xinyao’s neck and collarbone.

It was true that it looked beautiful this way…

But normally, shouldn’t a pendant be worn in this position? No matter how she looked at it, tying bells there was a bit strange!

For some reason, Xinyao suddenly thought of the small dogs at the entrance of the He mansion, who wore bells engraved with the name of the Grand Tutor’s Mansion on their chests.

And looking closely, Xinyao discovered that this small bell Yino had given her actually had a string of tiny words carved into the amethyst surface with Spiritual Energy: “A gift from Yino.”

That’s right!

This was clearly the way one would dress up their own pet!

“Yino… you didn’t do this on purpose, did you?”

Thinking of this, Xinyao pouted.

But seeing Yino’s sincere expression, she didn’t have the heart to raise her voice, fearing she would let down her nephew’s kind intentions.

“What do you mean on purpose? Does Auntie not like it?”

As expected, Yino continued to play dumb.

With a hand clutching the purple bell on her collarbone as if she couldn’t bear to let it go, Xinyao stared at him for a long time before finally turning her blushing face away.

“It’s… it’s nothing! You risked your life to win this bell for Auntie, how could I not like it!”

“Is that so? That’s good!”

Yino chuckled, but that bright, sunny smile made Xinyao’s heart flutter even more.

It was true…

He had always been the type to repay kindness since he was a child. He just wanted to give her his most precious treasure; how could she use such a petty perspective to suspect him…?

Xinyao pouted to herself, thinking of something happy, and didn’t say anything more. She simply closed her eyes and clutched the bell, feeling a secret joy.

But then, the young man’s gentle voice whispered into Xinyao’s ear.

“Since Auntie said she likes me, then our feelings are mutual.”

“So, these purple bells are the token of love I’m giving to Auntie.”

“Furthermore…”

“Wearing it on your neck like this makes it easier for others to know at a glance that my Auntie is already taken~”

With words gentle and full of meaning, Yino spoke into the girl’s ear.

In an instant, Xinyao felt as if a bottle of honey had been poured into her ears. Her face flushed a deep crimson and her brain seemed to stall. That whisper was like a stimulant injected into her heart, causing her delicate body to throb along with her racing heartbeat.

And this time, before Xinyao could react, Yino pulled the girl into his arms.

“Wha…”

Xinyao lost her voice in a soft complaint, instinctively trying to push the boy away, but the reassuring feeling of her heart pounding against his chest made her clench her hands into small fists.

She lightly punched Yino twice. Seemingly overwhelmed by shame, she couldn’t help but bury her face in Yino’s chest and sob quietly.

“You little scoundrel…”

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“Why haven’t the two of them come back yet?”

“Could something have happened in there…?”

With a mouth pouting in confusion, Ruoning stood with the Liu mansion Elder on the outskirts of the peach blossom forest.

“Young Miss, Young master Yino is your savior. Our Liu mansion will not mistreat him…”

The old man laughed helplessly.

As they spoke, a few green leaves fell onto the head of the girl in green clothes.