Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

Chapter 526: Ch 526 – If the Divine Gate tries to recruit you, refuse!

Having successfully acknowledged a master, Yino felt that he had secured a Golden Thigh today. His life in this world was likely stable now.

Previously, he had indeed hugged Yuyan’s thigh, but that was a different kind of hug. Yuyan’s persona as a high-and-mighty sword fairy truly matched Yino’s [Preferences]. Otherwise, if he were truly considering things from a profit-maximizing perspective, the correct choice would have been to cut ties with Yuyan. She was a woman with a tragic fate destined to fall and become an Evil Sword Immortal.

It was precisely because of pure admiration that Yino spent half a year Grinding to win over Yuyan’s body and heart. The phantom images of Yuyan moaning as she rode atop him during those days and nights would become the fuel for Yino to help her break her destiny at any cost.

However, Changli’s thigh was completely different from Yuyan’s.

The former was a thigh in the sense of political authority. The latter was a thigh in the literal sense.

If taking Yuyan as a master was about securing a beautiful wife to grow old with, then bowing to Changli today was for the sake of passing the civil service exam and landing a government job.

Changli was a woman standing at the apex of power in the Great Dragon Dynasty. But what about Yino?

He was both an Evil Cultivator and possessed a demon bloodline. His sweetheart Yuyan had the destiny of falling into darkness. One day, their identities would be exposed, and they would be purged by the righteous Immortal Sects. The land where they once lived would also turn against them.

To avoid this Bad Ending, taking Changli as a master was the optimal play!

Changli was the National Advisor. She absolutely had the means to verify Yino as a member of the Righteous Path and prove Yuyan’s innocence.

This was one of the few good karmic connections in his life. Yino had to grasp it firmly today.

“However, do not get happy too early.”

Changli raised an eyebrow as she saw Yino staring entranced at the three inches of the beauty’s leg revealed beneath the slit of her dress. She felt a mix of suspicion and amusement.

She realized once again that Yino was different from ordinary people.

A thousand years ago, as the Immortal Master of the Phoenix Clan, Changli had taught many disciples for the Phoenix Dynasty. Yet she had never seen a guy like Yino. Upon successfully becoming a disciple, he did not cry tears of gratitude but instead stared at her calves and high heels with excitement.

Thinking of this, Changli retracted her leg beneath her skirt and secretly tapped her heel against the floor as a reminder.

For Changli, it was actually quite embarrassing.

That winter ten years ago, Xinyao had come to her with a string of silver bells and excitedly reported the good news that Yino had won the martial arts championship in Luo City. From then on, Changli had begun to secretly monitor the child’s growth.

Through Xinyao’s sporadic reports, Changli had observed Yino for a long time.

Yet after all this time, Changli knew nothing of Yino’s true character.

When she heard Yino won, she had felt gratified and tried to look at him with new eyes.

But later, Xinyao came back with a sullen face. She said that the brat Yino had not learned anything good at a young age and had actually skipped class to go debauch himself at the brothels.

At that time, Changli was disappointed again. She thought that a leopard cannot change its spots and ceased to have any expectations for Yino’s future.

Until that day when Nina rushed home to report that the boy named Yino had single-handedly crushed the wave of mobs from the Demon Abyss and even raided the Pain Mother Goddess of the Western Region! Only in that moment did Changli truly take Yino seriously.

Thinking about it…

Although they established a master-disciple relationship today, this was actually Changli’s first meeting with Yino in person.

“This Sovereign will say the ugly words first. Do not think that just because you call me [Honored Master] today, you can sit back and relax in the Great Dragon Dynasty for the rest of your life.”

“You heard what the [Crane Fairy] from the [Divine Gate] said earlier. There are plenty of people in this world who want your life.”

“Yino, as my disciple, you need to be doubly diligent in the future! Otherwise, if you fail to display your proper value, even though I will protect your safety out of consideration for the master-disciple bond… once your value and expectations are lost, it will be hard for me to discuss any further sentiments.”

Changli intentionally made the second half of her sentence harsh and tinged with resentment. She felt Yino’s gaze earlier had been a bit frivolous, so she decided to beat him down a notch.

However, before Changli could even finish her sentence, Yino cut in without hesitation.

“Honored Master, rest assured! Today, Master has shown grace to me. In the future, I am willing to dedicate my heart to Master!”

As he said this, Yino did not forget to clench his right hand into a fist and slam it heavily against his left chest over his heart.

Although Changli did not know what kind of strange etiquette this was, judging solely by the boy’s unwavering gaze, she could sense the hot-blooded emotion within him.

However,

Whether this emotion was a respect wholeheartedly dedicated to the Dao, or some other emotion Changli could not comprehend, was hard to say.

Just as Changli had said before, even the Heavenly Divination technique could not calculate Yino’s destiny. How could she possibly see through Yino’s true thoughts with her naked eyes?

I truly cannot understand his thoughts. I always feel like his eyes are hiding some kind of impure desire…

Changli crossed her arms over her chest and thought to herself.

She could not help but regret not having enough patience when listening to Xinyao’s reports in the past.