Chapter 87 The Protagonist of the 29th Act

The system said that Chu Xinglan was the protagonist of this world, a son of fortune favored by fate. Both his talent and character were far superior to those worldly geniuses. He was the only young cultivator in the cultivation world in thousands of years who had the hope of ascending to heaven.

And he lived up to the title of the protagonist. In just a few years, his cultivation had broken through the Spirit Transformation Stage. Because he was a sword cultivator, he could even challenge opponents of higher levels and beat cultivators who were much more powerful than him without any chance of fighting back.

He won the first place in the Chanlian Sect Competition twice in a row. Since he was sixteen, he has never been out of the top ten of the Tianjiao Ranking. Holding a frost-white long sword, he can fight dozens of demon world leaders in the territory of demon cultivators. After beating them, he walked away arrogantly, leaving only a sentence of "nothing special..."

The Demon Lord was so angry that he almost forced to end his retreat and rushed to Guiyuan Sect to settle accounts.

Of course, he only dared to think about it.

The Guiyuan Sect has an unrivaled Tribulation Crossing Master, as well as three Mahayana cultivators. Even if the Demon Lord has great courage, he would not dare to come and ask for justice.

I could only eat coptis chinensis in silence and swallow the bitterness silently.

As for why Chu Xinglan broke into the territory of the demon cultivators, gave them all a lecture without any reason, and finally left a few sarcastic words... Of course, it was because Ruan Chao was bored and read a storybook.

The protagonist of this storybook is a demon cultivator.

It tells the story of how the protagonist, from an ordinary little person in the demon world, gradually plays the role of a pig to eat the tiger, counterattacks to become the supreme ruler of the demon world, and finally unifies the three realms.

The story is old-fashioned, the plot is stiff, the content is bizarre, and the characters are portrayed in a flat and stereotyped way.

The story is mainly about people looking down on the protagonist, persecuting him, using tricks on him, and trying to take action against him. But the protagonist always manages to break through at critical moments, learn new tricks and abilities, and slap them hard in the face, and then adds a few old sayings like "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west"...

Although this storybook was incredibly bad, it somehow had a charm that kept people reading. Nguyen Chao stayed up for two nights to finish reading it.

The person who wrote this storybook is most likely a demon cultivator.

The monks of the legitimate sects are portrayed as two-faced, hypocritical villains who speak sweet words and are upright on the surface, but do some shameful things in private. The protagonist of the evil cultivator is portrayed as perfect, strong and kind, and even if he does some bloody things, it is all forced and he has no choice.

The protagonist has experienced a lot and is no longer as soft-hearted as he was at the beginning. His favorite outfit is a black robe that is completely stained with ink. Not only can it be perfectly hidden in the darkness, but even if it is stained with blood, it will not be easily seen...

He could make clouds and rain with a flip of his hand. No matter whether they were rookies in the world of cultivation who had just emerged or powerful cultivators who had lived in seclusion, after being defeated by him, they all surrendered to his personal charm and were taken under his command and became his subordinates.

Nguyen Chao also saw a very familiar name.

Chuyuetan Lake.

He was the first opponent defeated by the demon cultivator protagonist after completing the great task of unifying the demon world and coming to the world of cultivation.

The protagonist won the battle with great difficulty.

He was constantly suppressed and beaten by Chu Yuetan and had almost no ability to fight back.

The people around saw the protagonist lying on his back on the ground, unable to even get up, with his face full of dirt. This formed a sharp contrast with the snow-white, dust-free Chuxingtan Lake, and they were just mocking the protagonist.

Amid the people's laughter, the protagonist used his ultimate weapon.

——He broke through the realm when on the verge of despair, and finally achieved a reversal at the last moment and defeated Chu Yuetan.

Chuyuetan Lake... Nguyen Chao repeated this name several times in his mind.

I always feel like the author has some personal opinions in the storybook, as if he is reflecting on someone...

Um……

It must be an illusion.

…

It was fine in the early stages, but in the later stages the protagonist's cheats became more and more serious and unrealistic.

Nguyen Chao found the book tasteless but it was a pity to throw it away, so he quickly flipped through it and skimmed through the general plot.

After watching it, Ruan Chao felt that his brain stopped working and his three perspectives were impacted.

Perhaps it was because it was too late and he was not in his right mind anymore. He asked Chu Xinglan foolishly whether the magic cultivators were really that powerful.

Chu Xinglan was sleeping soundly beside him. When he woke her up with his palm, she was obviously stunned for a moment. It took her a while to realize what he was saying.

Chu Xinglan was a little confused.

The number of demon cultivators defeated by him was not hundreds, but dozens. Most of them could not even survive ten moves from him. He could beat them to their knees and beg for mercy without even pulling out the Shadow Fragment... Such pitifully weak people really cannot be described as powerful.

So he asked Nguyen Chao hesitantly why he thought so.

Ruan Chao felt sleepy and thought of the protagonist's setting in the storybook. He forced his eyelids to answer, "... because they always like to wear black clothes, which makes them look mysterious and beautiful."

Chu Xinglan stopped talking.

He was wearing the uniform of a disciple of Gui Yuan Sect. On the white robe that was whiter than frost and snow, there was not a trace of mysterious black.

When did Chao Chao start liking black? How come he didn't know anything about it?

Chu Xinglan stared at Ruan Chao for a moment.

Ruan Chao had already been unable to hold on any longer, his head was moving down bit by bit like a bird pecking at food, and his long eyelashes were trembling along with it, which was enough to melt anyone's heart.

"Black... looks good."

"The demon cultivator... is so powerful."

"Defeat them all... all of them."

He was still thinking about the plot in the storybook, and he couldn't control his mouth. He kept saying a lot of words from the book praising the protagonist.

Chu Xinglan's face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He reached out his hand and held his chin. There was no expression on his face, but the dazzling golden light in his eyes was obviously covered with a layer of shadow. "...Do you really think so?"

Hearing Chu Xinglan's question, Ruan Chao hummed in a half-asleep state. The response was very soft, as if he was acting coquettishly, and it floated past Chu Xinglan's ears like a feather.

Chu Xinglan's expression relaxed a little. He put his hands flat, wanting Ruan Chao to lie more comfortably.

After holding back for a while, she couldn't help it and gently pinched his face.

The force he used was really small. Nguyen Chao's skin was white and tender. He pinched for a long time but there was no mark left.

"Why are you suddenly talking about demon cultivators again..." Thinking of Ruan Chao praising them for their prowess and saying that the black robes they wore that completely covered their faces looked good, Chu Xinglan's eyes darkened a little. He said in a calm voice, "Have you forgotten the demon cultivators we met in the lower realm who improved their cultivation by sucking the blood of young girls? Only demon cultivators can come up with such insidious tricks. All of them are not good people."

Ruan Chao was so sleepy that his eyelids were drooping and he only responded vaguely twice.

Chu Xinglan: “…”

"...So you have to stay away from them." Relying on the fact that Ruan Chao couldn't hear or feel anything, Chu Xinglan tapped Ruan Chao's nose and continued in a softer voice, "You must not get close to them, and you must not give them any chance to get close to you. Do you hear me?"

Ruan Chao didn't even want to pretend this time. He just turned over, used Chu Xinglan's arm as a pillow, lay in his arms, closed his eyes, breathed evenly, and slept soundly and sweetly...

"What's so good about that dirty robe?"

Chu Xinglan added, "I don't even need to use a sword to kill them all."

"They're not good at all."

Ruan Chao, who was in his sleep, was unable to respond to Chu Xinglan's words, and he never thought about how much turmoil his casual words would cause in the other person's heart.

Chu Xinglan couldn't sleep.

Keep your eyes open until dawn.

Within a few days, news came from the Demon Realm far away in the Netherworld Mountain that Chu Xinglan had single-handedly challenged the twelve guardians and thirty-six marshals under the Demon Lord and was still not at a disadvantage.

Chu Xinglan, who had just won the championship, also jumped to the top of the Tianjiao List.

When the news reached Nguyen Chao's ears, he was eating peach blossom cake.

It's the season of peach blossoms again.

The pink peach blossoms almost covered the entire Ruyun Peak, and the top of the peak was surrounded by beautiful petals, presenting a very dreamy scene.

Ruan Chao and Chu Xinglan picked a lot of dried petals on a whim and started making cakes.

It turned out that Chu Xinglan was also very talented in making pastries. The peach blossom pastry he made looked like a flower bud about to bloom, while the one made by Ruan Chao... was just a small cake with an indecipherable shape.

The steamed peach blossom pastry was fragrant and glutinous, and not greasy at all. Ruan Chao had already eaten five pieces in a row.

When he was eating the last piece, Ye Qingwei happened to come over and started yelling before she even walked into the house, telling him everything Chu Xinglan had done.

The details she described were as if she were there in person.

After Ye Qingwei finished describing how Chu Xinglan had become so popular, he asked curiously, "Brother Chu, have you been kidnapped? Why did you go to the base camp of the demon cultivators to stir up trouble? This is totally unlike your usual behavior!"

Chu Xinglan didn't even look at her, as if she didn't exist. He picked up a piece of peach blossom cake and fed it to Ruan Chao very naturally, "Eat another piece."

Ye Qingwei's eyes lit up immediately, "What delicious food do you want to eat? I want to eat too."

Chu Xinglan: "There's no place for you."

Ye Qingwei: "You're lying, there are obviously so many here!"

Ruan Chao had eaten a lot of peach blossom cakes before, and he only took a symbolic bite of the piece that Chu Xinglan fed him and couldn't eat it anymore. The rest was eaten by Chu Xinglan.

Ruan Chao chewed and asked, "Did you go to the demon cultivator's territory to fight?"

Chu Xinglan paused for a moment and hummed nonchalantly.

Ruan Chao frowned: "You went alone? It's too dangerous."

Chu Xinglan raised his eyes and glanced at Ruan Chao, "Those demon cultivators are not powerful at all. None of them can beat me."

Nguyen Chao didn't understand why he emphasized this to him.

"Even if they are not very strong, this is their territory. They have... the advantage in numbers. Even a chaotic car battle can tire you out."

Chu Xinglan: “…”

He didn't quite agree with Nguyen Chao's statement, but he didn't refute it. He just brought up another thing for some inexplicable reason.

"They were indeed wearing long black robes, wrapped up tightly as if they were hiding from the public... I didn't see how good-looking they were. I just thought they looked like black... rats."

Ruan Chao: “……?”

A clear question mark appeared on the boy's head. "It's fine if they look like bugs. Even if they look like bugs, it has nothing to do with us."

Chu Xinglan wanted to say something but hesitated, stumbling over what to say, "I... I just..."

Ruan Chao said coldly: "I don't care what you think, whether it's an impulse or a conscious plan..."

"I forbid you to do such dangerous things again. No matter how powerful you are, no one in the entire cultivation world can be your opponent... You can't put yourself in such a dangerous situation. If I find out that you do such a thing behind my back again, I will..." Ruan Chao thought for a while and came up with a very intimidating threat, "I will ignore you for three consecutive days!"

Ye Qingwei, who was happily eating watermelon on the side, heard Ruan Chao's childish words and accidentally choked on her peach blossom pastry. She coughed several times before feeling a little better.

She was just about to remind Ruan Chao that such words were not threatening and think about the consequences again, when she saw Chu Xinglan's face suddenly change. He hurriedly promised Ruan Chao that he would never do that again and asked Ruan Chao not to be angry with him.

Ye Qingwei: “…”

I don't really understand you two little lovers.