Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

Chapter 520: Ch 520 Could Such a Sweet Child Possibly Lie to Me?

“As far as I know, Xumo had previously colluded with the Crimson Prince. They attempted to join forces with Palace Master Jing Chen in the illusion realm to sacrifice Ruoning…”

“However, in the end, Ruoning and I, with the help of the Primordial Phantom Butterfly’s soul, defeated Palace Master Jing Chen and liberated the Liuli Illusion Realm.”

“During this battle, Jing Chen knew he was outmatched. So he sacrificed both the Crimson Prince and Xumo, converting them into his source of power.”

Yino stood with his hands behind his back. He stepped forward to stand beside Changli, straightened his posture, and began fabricating his story without the slightest hesitation.

This fabrication left not only Iris across the table stunned. Even Changli herself looked somewhat complicated.

She tilted her face up and observed Yino’s expression with curiosity. She had not expected him to answer so fluently.

Changli had thought that by suddenly calling on him, Yino, having never seen such grand occasions, would surely stammer nervously under the pressure from both her and Iris…

But unexpectedly.

Hahaha~ This little brat was a natural-born liar.

Thinking of this, Changli could not help but shift her gaze to glance at Xinyao standing in the corner.

“…?”

Xinyao blinked. She clearly believed Yino’s testimony without question. She was curious about Changli’s glance.

It seems… this was not taught by Xinyao.

Could it be that he is not lying?

Changli began to reconsider.

She did not recall, in the hundreds of millions of timelines she had calculated, Xumo ever dying at Palace Master Jing Chen’s hands. Nor did she remember when Yino had developed such a cunning personality.

However.

Now that the timeline had undergone tremendous changes, with Yino even reaching the Nascent Soul stage, it was reasonable that Jing Chen’s plans might have changed. He truly might have killed Xumo and the Crimson Prince.

“Actually, I believe what Yino says makes sense.”

At the tea table, a certain woman in a green dress leaning against the courtyard spoke up to defend Yino.

Iris and Changli turned to look. Chaerin met their gazes and continued her analysis:

“In recent months, Xumo has indeed been getting close to the Crimson Prince at the Liuli Sect… And as far as I know, the Crimson Prince’s father, Zhu Deqing, is suspected of colluding with the Palace Master Jing Chen.”

“If that is the case, then it is much more reasonable that Jing Chen, as a cultivator who has gone mad, would sacrifice Xumo and the Crimson Prince to resurrect the Primordial Phantom Butterfly.”

“As for Xumo getting close to the Crimson Prince, not only I, but hundreds of disciples at the Liuli Sect, including Ruoning, can testify to this.”

“If miss Iris does not believe it, she may personally visit the Liuli Sect in the future.”

As she finished speaking, Chaerin’s gaze was resolute.

Beside her, the white-robed woman holding a sword in her arms thought of Chen Jianxin’s death at the Wuji Sect. She nodded in agreement, sharing the sentiment.

In an instant, everyone believed this account. Even Iris’s eyes became clouded with doubt once more.

In a sense, Chaerin truly believed this from the bottom of her heart. It did not seem like acting. Even Yino and Ruoning, the two people directly involved, could not help but show somewhat awkward, wry smiles.

“Then let me ask you, what about Chen Jianxin’s death?!”

Iris gritted her teeth and demanded again. Her furious, fierce eyes practically wanted to tear apart the young man who had committed the perfect crime.

After all.

Others might not know. But no one understood better than Iris what Yino had done over these years.

He had first stolen the Innate Sword Dao Holy Body. Then he had secretly abducted Jinyue. He had even pretended to be a cripple at the Wuji Sect to escape Iris’s notice. Then he had suddenly reemerged and foiled the Western Region Demon Abyss’s invasion plan…

Now.

Having committed so many crimes, Xumo had also coincidentally died with him in the illusion realm.

Though Iris could not produce direct evidence, in her eyes, Yino was absolutely the prime suspect!

Thinking of this, Iris flew into another rage.

She slammed the table and rose. Her jade finger pointed directly at the white-robed young man standing behind the crimson immortal.

“Lady Changli, you had better stop playing dumb. Even I can see through it! With your cultivation, have you not noticed that Chen Jianxin’s Innate Body is now inside Yino?! Are you going to tell me that two identical Innate Sword Holy Bodies can exist in this world at the same time?!”

At these words, the atmosphere at Jinglan Peak instantly became tense.

Yuyan and Chaerin’s eyes widened. This seemed to be the first time they had heard that Yino actually possessed the Innate Sword Body. Thinking back carefully, Yino’s sword talent had indeed suddenly skyrocketed from a certain point. He could even fight opponents across realms!

“Yino, how did Chen Jianxin die?”

At the tea table, the crimson beauty was silent for a long moment. Finally she asked in a somewhat grave tone.

Compared to the gazes of others, Changli’s pale golden phoenix eyes clearly had more penetrating power. In an instant, Yino felt the oppressive force and awe of being watched by an ancient deity.

However…

Even under such scrutiny, Yino had long grown accustomed to it. When Changli had first looked at him in the illusion realm, had her gaze not been a hundred times more shocking than this?

“Chen Jianxin was killed by Gu Wanglan.”

“That night, I went to the back mountain to search for the imprisoned Nine-Colored Deer. I witnessed Chen Jianxin being sacrificed by Gu Wanglan… I rushed forward trying to save Chen Jianxin, but I was too late. By some twist of fate, I picked up a blood-red fruit from the bloody vines where Chen Jianxin’s remains had vanished.”

“Then…”

“Gu Wanglan wanted to kill me and seize that fruit. In my desperation, I was no match for Gu Wanglan. Driven by some impulse, I swallowed that fruit in one gulp.”

“Later, Senior Yuyan arrived in time. Together we defeated Gu Wanglan.”

“After that, I seemed to have inadvertently inherited some talent of the Innate Sword Dao Holy Body…”

Yino spoke calmly. He added another layer to his previous version of events.

During the tense silence, Yuyan secretly swallowed. Though she believed Yino from the bottom of her heart, combining what she had witnessed that night with Yino’s actions and explanations, there were indeed quite a few suspicious points.

At least…

Yino had never mentioned that fruit to her.

“Later…”

“I relied on my sword talent to win Senior Sister’s recognition and affection. Senior once said she would only consider a male disciple who could defeat her in swordsmanship as a man worthy of her attention… I was worried that if I told the truth and let Senior Sister know this sword talent did not originally belong to me, she would look down on me again…”

“So, until today, I never told Senior Sister… sorry.”

Perhaps noticing the strange look in Yuyan’s eyes, Yino added this explanation at just the right moment.

At these words, Yuyan’s originally complicated expression immediately shifted to one of guilt and tenderness.

Thinking about it carefully…

She did seem to have said something like that before.

However.

Yuyan had not truly meant it. She had only said it because she learned Yino admired her. She had wanted to give him an excuse to work hard on his cultivation while also facing reality.

But unexpectedly…

A casual remark from Yuyan back then had been remembered by Yino for so long. He had even maintained a sense of inferiority toward her that he could not hide.

Thinking of this, Yuyan felt a pang of sourness in her chest.

She wanted to step forward and embrace Yino. She wanted to explain that it was all a misunderstanding. Even if one day his cultivation was completely crippled, Yuyan would still never leave his side. But with several great figures currently having tea at Jinglan Peak, Yuyan, as a junior, could not interrupt at will.

“Heh heh…”

Iris laughed coldly.

“How can there be such coincidences in this world! How is it that all the good fortune falls into your lap?”

“Do you think I would believe such nonsense?”

“Lady Changli, do you believe it?”

She spoke, raising her eyes with some disdain to look at the crimson woman across the table.

But unexpectedly.

The latter nodded with a completely sincere expression:

“Why would I not believe it?”

“Could such a sweet child possibly lie to me?”

The crimson beauty spoke with such sincerity that it did not seem like an act.