Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

Chapter 504: Ch 504 – Yino, Where Should Our Story Even Begin?

Yino’s confidence in handling Changli stemmed from a simple trump card.

As a hardcore player of Fallen Immortal in his past life, he knew roughly what kind of character Changli was and what she’d be interested in. So, even if Changli truly intended to kill Dia in this illusion, Yino could use the information advantage from his past life to pique her interest.

That way, as long as Yino could prove his value, striking a deal with Changli wouldn’t be a problem. It was merely a question of how many concessions Yino was willing to make to Changli.

Besides, this was just an illusion. Even if Yino told Changli all his secrets, it wouldn’t affect the minds of the real people outside. Having planned this far, Yino had the confidence to return to the illusion.

This final layer of the illusion… he had it in the bag.

“National Advisor!”

“Ten years ago, it was the people from the Liuli Sect who first came to the Eastern Sea and stole the Primordial Phantom Butterfly! Now, my Divine Abyss Gate has come to demand justice, only to have our Crown Prince beheaded by this band of thieves!”

“At this point, this matter concerns the dignity and future of the Divine Abyss Gate! How can you just dismiss it with a simple end here?!”

Returning to the illusion, the first thing Yino heard was the furious roar of that old coot from the Divine Abyss Gate.

He looked back and saw the old fossil, Li Si, pointing at Yino, trembling with rage as he spat out every word.

If Yino remembered correctly, at the end of the last illusion, this old coot had lost all composure seeing Wen Ruxiu die and was planning to summon the Eastern Lord there in the Liuli Sect.

According to the unspoken rules of the five great immortal sects, conflicts between the younger generation should never involve family elders.

And as for sect ancestors, common sense dictated they were beings who would only awaken to save their descendants when the sect faced annihilation.

Therefore, for the Divine Abyss Gate to send an ancestor to declare war was already fighting dirty.

What was even more shameless was that Li Si even planned to summon an evil lord to annihilate the sect.

Now, the situation had been completely turned around by Yino.

Even if the Liuli Sect had stolen someone first, after the stunt Li Si and Wen Ruxiu pulled, any normal person would know who was in the right.

Unless…

Changli was truly biased?

At this thought, Yino became even more guarded as he looked at the back of the crimson beauty in the night sky.

“Regardless, that is no reason for the Divine Abyss Gate to open a void rift in the Liuli Sect and release dragons to slaughter the Liuli Sect…”

“What’s more… Li Si, if I hadn’t arrived in time, you were about to summon that ancient existence from the Eastern Sea. JI”

“If His Majesty the Dragon Emperor knew of this, you should know what the consequences would be.”

Changli’s voice was elegant and cold. Since she was standing in front of Yino, he couldn’t see her expression. However, just from her profile, Yino could imagine the authority and composure of the phoenix beauty, her narrowed eyes, a raised eyebrow, every divine mannerism.

Under imperial power, she was the highest authority in the entire Great Dragon Dynasty.

And in the face of Li Si’s tirade, Changli’s unmoved indifference was the confidence and backing that only a true chess master would possess.

“But… but…”

Li Si was stared down, speechless, but it was clear he couldn’t accept tonight’s failure. After all, the Divine Abyss Gate had suffered a disastrous loss this time.

Their undeclared war, this blitz attack on the Liuli Sect, had been a high-risk, high-reward gamble from the start.

If Wen Ruxiu had successfully captured and sacrificed the Primordial Phantom Butterfly tonight, then after his cultivation soared, it wouldn’t matter how the Liuli Sect retaliated against the Divine Abyss Gate. Under the legal system of the Great Dragon Dynasty, they couldn’t have stirred up any real waves. It would have amounted to nothing more than trash talk.

After all…

The Liuli Sect had always been a righteous sect; they would never bypass the Dragon Emperor and dispatch troops to attack, as the Divine Abyss Gate would.

But the problem was, the Divine Abyss Gate had used every dirty trick in the book, and not only did they fail to capture the Phantom Butterfly, their Crown Prince was checkmated by an insignificant Yino.

This was great.

The Divine Abyss Gate gained no benefits and lost the moral high ground. Afterward, the Liuli Sect would surely retaliate fiercely…

“Enough. I have already done everything in my power by helping you revive Wen Ruxiu today.”

“Li Si, if you dare to make such a reckless gamble, you must be prepared for total defeat.”

“You should be well aware, with all the dirty deeds your Divine Abyss Gate has done in the dark over the years, if not for the old Dragon Emperor’s blind indulgence, those disciples of yours who have committed every evil imaginable wouldn’t have even lived long enough to cause trouble at the Liuli Sect tonight.”

Changli’s tone turned impatient, her narrowed phoenix eyes filling with unconcealed disgust.

She hadn’t been polite to Li Si to begin with. Now that the Liuli Sect clearly had the upper hand, all Changli had left, besides ending the conflict as quickly as possible, was cold mockery for the Divine Abyss Gate.

Reviving Wen Ruxiu was her duty as the National Advisor to manage the greater picture.

Humiliating the Divine Abyss Gate was her true, innermost desire.

Li Si was so humiliated he turned pale.

In terms of official rank, Changli’s power was greater than his.

In terms of morality, Li Si currently held no advantage.

Seeing that he was beaten in both reason and sentiment, a hateful grimace appeared in the black-robed elder’s eyes. He seemed to laugh from pure rage, curling his lip in annoyance.

“The affairs of my great Dragon Clan, what business is it of a stinking bitch from the Phoenix Clan…..”

SHING!!!

Squelch!

Before Li Si could finish his sentence, a crimson sword transformed into a blade of light and severed both his legs.

Instantly, the old man’s legs were cut off below the thigh, and his entire body collapsed into a kneeling position, thudding heavily before Changli.