Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder - Chapter 548: Ch 548 - I Am Her Destiny
Chapter 548: Ch 548 – I Am Her Destiny
Your fiance is very juicy~
“Young Miss, look! Haven’t they returned safely?”
With a look of joy, the Liu mansion elder standing by the girl’s side watched the pair walk out of the meditation courtyard not far away. Ruoning broke into a jog to ask what happened. Actually, when Xinyao said she wanted to check the situation earlier, Ruoning had offered to go along, but both Xinyao and the Liu mansion Elder had rejected her proposal. So, Ruoning had been waiting outside alone.
“Yino, are you okay? Did you meet some big shot in there?”
With a curious gaze, the girl in green stepped forward and asked. But as she got closer, Ruoning noticed that the girl following behind Yino still had a faint red flush on her face. The atmosphere between them felt a bit strange…
“Hm?… why does it look like you’re blushing?”
As a childhood friend who grew up with Xinyao, Ruoning spotted the abnormality on Xinyao’s face immediately. Being a girl herself, she could feel that this Auntie’s feelings for Yino weren’t simple. Back when Ruoning visited the He mansion to discuss the marriage, Xinyao, as an elder, hadn’t been happy. Instead, she had been desperate to reject the union on Yino’s behalf!
“It was nothing special. We just finished talking with that important person from your residence.”
With a light cough to cover the awkwardness, Yino spoke up as he noticed Ruoning’s sharp intuition. But as his voice faded, the blondie girl licked her cherry lips and gave a proud scoff.
“What else could we be doing? I was just helping your fiance discuss his future marriage with you.”
Xinyao spoke casually. At the same time, a mental transmission frequency hit Ruoning’s mind ’Your fiance is very juicy~’
“?!!!”
Ruoning’s eyes went wide instantly.
“You, you you you…..!”
With so much shocking information hitting her at once, the innocent Ruoning started to stutter. She stared at Xinyao, but the latter remained fearless. Xinyao even grabbed Yino’s arm and hugged it against her chest right in front of Ruoning. Ruoning looked up again and turned a helpless gaze toward Yino. Yino raised an eyebrow, naturally not understanding which wire had crossed in these two girls’ heads.
“Hmph!”
With a resentful groan, Ruoning took the initiative and grabbed Yino’s other arm. Xinyao ignored her. She thought back to the steamy scene under the peach tree with Yino and then looked at Ruoning’s silly expression. She couldn’t help but feel secretly delighted, letting out a small hum from her cherry lips.
“What are you looking at? This is the ancient artifact Yino gave me in the Liuli Illusion Realm!”
Ruoning was starting to break under Xinyao’s mysterious, smug smile. With puffed-out cheeks, she raised her hand and grabbed the Purple Phantom Spirit Abyss Mirror hanging from a red string around her neck to show it off. Xinyao froze for a moment. She hadn’t noticed this jade mirror before because Ruoning kept it tucked under her shirt. But now that Ruoning pointed it out, Xinyao realized the jade mirror around the girl’s neck was also an ancient artifact from the Spirit Immortal realm.
So they were a set…
Thinking of this, Xinyao refused to back down. With her face tilted up, she showed off the purple bells tied around her pale neck.
“An ancient artifact? Are you talking about these Phantom Shadow Spirit Bells?”
“What…!”
Ruoning was stunned. She glanced at Yino. Knowing the atmosphere was awkward, he could only shrug and give Ruoning a helpless look. After all, Yino hadn’t kept it from Ruoning. Back when the Liuli Illusion Realm rewards were being settled, he had clearly stated that these extra ancient artifacts would be given to his Auntie and Senior Sister later. So, Ruoning couldn’t really blame Yino.
“Ha! You should thank me for being able to get those precious bells! I was the one who fought side-by-side with Yino in the Illusion Realm. We went through life and death to win those spoils of war!”
With her arms crossed over her chest, the girl waved her hand as if she didn’t care. Admittedly, Ruoning’s words had some bite. When she heard that her gift carried memories of Yino with another woman, the smugness on Xinyao’s face faded slightly. However, Xinyao had her own way of comforting herself. With a disdainful scoff, she pressed her small chest even tighter against Yino’s arm.
“So what? In the end, didn’t my Yino give this treasure to me anyway?”
“….!”
With her small fists clenched in anger, the girl shouted, “Shameless!”
“Heh, I wonder who it was that got dumped years ago but still had the thick skin to run to the He mansion, regretting it and wanting to remarry…” Xinyao said mockingly.
Ruoning’s face turned beet red instantly. In terms of bickering, she really couldn’t match this little vixen Xinyao.
“What do you mean dumped! That marriage contract was clearly delayed by the family elders! It doesn’t count as being dumped!”
“Back then, it was our He mansion that unilaterally called off the engagement~”
“That still doesn’t count as being dumped! Yino didn’t even know. You’re just twisting things!”
“How do you know Yino didn’t know about the He mansion calling off the wedding?”
With the smell of gunpowder growing stronger as they argued, the two girls clung to Yino. However, Yino could tell that Xinyao wasn’t actually angry. She was intentionally teasing Ruoning to enjoy the sight of the girl losing her cool.
“Old news doesn’t need to be brought up. After all, no one could have predicted today back then.”
With a couple of light coughs, Yino maintained a neutral stance. He played it fair. These words reminded Ruoning of her past prejudices and pride toward Yino, but they also reminded Xinyao that when she was younger, she never thought she’d be pinned against a tree by Yino, hugging and kissing. The atmosphere among the three gradually calmed down. Both girls still had different shades of red on their faces.
“Young master, Young miss, if there are no further orders, I shall take my leave.”
The Liu mansion Elder was tactful. Seeing his job was done, he bowed and vanished into a dark shadow. At the same time, Xinyao suddenly stopped.
“Mmm, I have other things to handle as well.”
With her face tilted up, she gave Yino a look that signaled their parting. Yino nodded, understanding perfectly. Xinyao had already confessed her identity and cultivation level. Given the massive gap in status, Yino knew Xinyao had business at a level he couldn’t touch yet.
“Auntie, take care.”
Yino paused and spoke seriously. Xinyao let go of Yino’s arm and took two steps back. With her hands behind her back, she tilted her head and smiled. “Don’t worry. Yino is growing faster and faster. I’m sure we’ll meet again soon~!”
“Well then, I have important business, so I won’t disturb your little date!”
With a smile, she waved at Yino. That meaningful look in her eyes seemed to remind Yino of their promise and secret. Yino watched blankly as he and Ruoning saw the girl off.
…
Xinyao walked about three miles alone. She looked back to confirm that Yino and Ruoning were far away before finally relaxing from her heart-pounding nervousness.
“Hehe…”
The girl didn’t care about Ruoning’s jealousy. She just blushed and giggled to herself, reminiscing about the taste she had demanded from Yino’s lips earlier.
“Next time we meet, what should I reward that little pervert with…”
While imagining a happy future tryst, the Kite girl couldn’t help but hop excitedly in the woods.
’If Lady Changli finds out, I’m afraid you won’t be able to escape the blame.’
Out of nowhere, an ethereal and lifeless female voice came from behind the shade of the trees.
“Wah!”
Xinyao jumped in fright. When she looked back, the blush on her face went cold.
“You’re terrifying! Can you stop appearing and disappearing like a ghost!”
’I’m just here to tell you that the Elder and Holy Son from the Jianlan Sect have brought a big order this time…’
…
“Yino, you should take this jade mirror.”
After Xinyao left, Ruoning walked with Yino alone through the back mountains of the Liuli Sect for a while. When they reached the foot of Jinglan Peak, Ruoning took off the Purple Phantom Spirit Abyss Mirror and shoved it into Yino’s hand. Yino raised an eyebrow, feeling confused.
“Actually, I only took this jade mirror because I wanted to show off to the other girls around you~”
“Now, I’ve already flaunted it to everyone.”
“And next, I’ll be staying at the Liuli Sect to train with my master for a long time… Keeping such a powerful jade mirror on me is a waste. Yino, you’ll be traveling outside. Having one more ancient artifact that can save your life at a critical moment is an extra layer of insurance.”
With eyes full of concern, Ruoning turned her head slightly. In fact, while Yino was talking to the National Advisor on Jinglan Peak last night, Ruoning had already shared the romantic story of what happened in the Secret Realm with the other girls at the foot of the mountain! Of course, that included the jade mirror in her arms.
“Oh, just take it. You’re my fiance, and we’ll be family soon! Even my body is yours, so what does one ancient artifact matter?”
With puffed-out cheeks, the girl spoke of family and marriage. Her face had clearly grown from childishness into something more like a devoted wife. It was as if she had already prepared herself to be a wife and mother at such a young age. Seeing Yino dazed, Ruoning smiled gently.
“At worst, just think of it as keeping this mirror safe for me. You can give it back when I finish my cultivation and leave seclusion!”
“Mmm, that makes sense…”
Yino didn’t refuse further and tucked the jade mirror into his robe. Looking at Ruoning’s reserved smile, he couldn’t help but lean in for a light kiss. This time, Ruoning didn’t just blush shyly. She took the opportunity to wrap her arms around him.
“After this parting, you’ll be flying off with that National Advisor. I don’t know when we’ll see each other again.”
“So, I have one small wish…”
With her face buried in Yino’s chest, she spoke in a soft, delicate voice. Yino hugged her waist. Compared to Yuyan and Jinyue, he hadn’t started groping this young miss of the Liu mansion yet, as she had remained pure throughout the original game.
“What wish?”
“Yino, I won’t force you to marry me right away, but… can you take my virginity before you leave…?”
With her head tilted up, the girl spoke each word seriously. But soon, she noticed Yino’s surprised reaction and quickly buried her head deeper, whispering to cover her tracks. “I… I know you and Senior Yuyan have already done that kind of thing… I’ve made up my mind! I really don’t want to leave any regrets for you. Otherwise, if I hit a bottleneck or encounter an Inner Demon during cultivation, I’m worried that without you by my side, my progress will stall again…”
Yino remained silent for a moment. After some hesitation, he boldly moved his hand from her waist down a few inches and grabbed her ass.
“To be honest, I’ve wanted to claim you for a long time.”
