The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 1254 - 1227: Behind the Mary Sue 26

The demonic qi inside Xiao Yuan’s body seemed rather unwilling.

"Why make me do physical labor? I don’t want to do it."

Xiao Yuan chuckled: "Really not going to do it?"

The demonic qi immediately became cowardly: "Fine, I’ll do it. You’re a heartless guy, always exploiting child labor."

Xiao Yuan said, "Who was it that claimed to be ten thousand years old and wanted me to call him ancestor?"

Demonic qi: ...

This person is really annoying.

The demonic qi enveloped Lang Qingyu and moved him out from the Zhu family. As for where he was moved, of course, it was to the doorstep of the Xiao Family.

After doing all this, the demonic qi came back and complained to Xiao Yuan: "I’m exhausted. That person is so heavy, wore me out completely. Don’t make me do heavy work in the future."

Xiao Yuan ignored the demonic qi, which complained even more fiercely.

Xiao Yuan directly sealed it away.

After sealing away the demonic qi, Xiao Yuan went to Anning’s room.

By this time, most people were already asleep, but Anning sat by the window in the moonlight, waiting for someone.

Seeing Xiao Yuan enter, Anning smiled: "All handled?"

"Hmm."

Xiao Yuan sat across from Anning.

Anning extended her right hand, and lying quietly in her palm was a ring.

Xiao Yuan took the ring and put it on his finger.

His Divine Sense sank into the ring and saw the things stored inside.

Some of these things were very familiar; they should have been left by Xiao Rong and his wife.

Xiao Yuan handed a silver bracelet to Anning.

Anning took it and put it on her wrist, not even looking at what was inside, and softly said to Xiao Yuan: "We guessed right."

Xiao Yuan’s eyes darkened slightly: "So, in the end, Xiao Qing and Zhu Anning didn’t meet a good end. I guess their Divine Souls were destroyed."

Anning laughed softly: "Yes."

"Ha!" Xiao Yuan chuckled: "Interesting."

At this moment, Anning suddenly felt a strong surge of Merit Power and some Faith Power entering her body.

She immediately used the Faith Power to improve this body.

A large influx of Faith Power poured into her meridians, expanding the extraordinary meridians of her body, while Merit Power enhanced the Spirit Root of her body, even improving it from the inside out.

Anning entered meditation; Xiao Yuan knew immediately what was happening.

He quickly set up a Barrier to hide himself and Anning within it.

Xiao Yuan sat not far from Anning, constantly watching over her. He was acting as her protector and observing Anning, using Faith Power and Merit Power to improve the body was a dangerous thing. Xiao Yuan needed to stay alert at this moment; if he noticed any danger to Anning, he was ready to intervene.

Fortunately, Anning was experienced, and she possessed great Merit. Her luck was constantly improving, so she naturally encountered no danger this time.

It was unclear how much time passed before Anning woke up.

When she awoke, she smelled a stench.

Looking down, she found her body covered in a layer of black and red, as if she had been pulled out from blood.

Anning quickly used the Cleaning Technique to clean up the blood and grime on her body.

She did not avoid Xiao Yuan and simply changed into a new set of clothes.

"The disciples I taught succeeded."

Anning said with a smile to Xiao Yuan.

It turns out, when Anning was in the mortal world, she taught Ping Dabao and others many things, especially Ping Dabao. She taught him both literary and martial arts, how to conduct himself, and many miscellaneous skills, as well as cultivating many helpers for Ping Dabao.

After Anning left, Ping Dabao passed the Advanced Scholar exam, but as the Ping family had no connections to pave the way, Ping Dabao was dispatched to a border city to serve as an official.

Ping Dabao went to the border city with many disciples taught by Anning. Once there, they utilized the knowledge acquired from Anning to develop the border city, and within two years, transformed it into a place as prosperous as Jiangnan.

At this time, the Great Zhou was experiencing many issues, with natural and man-made disasters occurring continuously, causing the common people across the region to rise up in rebellion.

Ping Dabao seized the opportunity presented by the chaos to vigorously develop the border city, moving displaced people from various areas into it, and he also had his junior brother replace the military leader of the border city, thereby gaining control over military power.

After several years of development, fierce battles ensued among 18 rebel kings, eventually leaving three leading ones. Another round of chaos ensued among these three.

In the midst of the three rebel kings weakening each other through clashes, Ping Dabao made a sudden rise, leading his people in a surprise attack on the Capital from the border city.

He remarkably succeeded.

Ping Dabao dethroned the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty and proclaimed himself Emperor in Tianjing, and afterward sent troops to quash the remaining rebel kings, unifying the country.

Upon declaring himself Emperor, Ping Dabao began implementing benevolent policies. He had his junior brother, who was knowledgeable in agriculture, cultivate new crop varieties for the people and reduced taxes and labor demands. Additionally, he encouraged the development of commerce and industry. Within a few years, he restored the war-torn nation to prosperity.

Under Ping Dabao’s rule, the common people’s lives were progressively better, and observing the population’s loyalty, Ping Dabao thought of Anning’s teachings.

Grateful for Anning’s nurturing kindness, he had temples established in various locations, where Anning’s statues were enshrined.

Those temples were referred to as Fairy Temples by the people.

The Fairy Temple in the Capital was personally managed by Ping Dabao’s wife, and Ping Dabao and his wife often went out of the palace to offer incense.

Ping Dabao’s junior brothers were also serving as officials in the court at this time. Some were in the Capital, while others were scattered throughout different regions, all diligently taking care of the various Fairy Temples.

Due to Ping Dabao’s emphasis, the people across the country frequently visited the Fairy Temples to burn incense.

This was precisely why a large influx of Merit and Faith Power suddenly flowed into Anning’s body.

Anning successfully modified her body, still having a lot of residual Merit and Faith Power. She left a note for Family Head Zhu and left the Zhu Family with Xiao Yuan under the cover of night.

Xiao Yuan also sent a message to Xiao Qing, informing him that he and Anning were going to the mountains for secluded cultivation.

Xiao Yuan and Anning went to the mountain where he and Xiao Qing used to cultivate, and when they reached the Evil Abyss, Xiao Yuan acted as protector while Anning began absorbing the remaining Faith and Merit Power to cultivate.

As Anning cultivated, Xiao Yuan used top-grade Spirit Stones obtained from the demonic qi to set up an array, gathering a large amount of Spiritual Energy for Anning’s cultivation.

Anning entered meditation for a very long time again.

When she opened her eyes, she saw the sky filled with tribulation clouds.

"This is?"

Anning felt the power in her body: "Nascent Soul Tribulation."

Xiao Yuan wanted to set up an array to shield Anning from the tribulation lightning, but Anning waved her hand: "No need. Just right, my body has been modified, it can withstand it, and besides, a body baptized by tribulation lightning will be stronger."

Although Xiao Yuan was worried, since Anning wanted to withstand the tribulation herself, he wouldn’t do anything unnecessary.

Xiao Yuan retreated to another mountain peak, watching the place where Anning was surrounded by large clusters of tribulation clouds, his brows furrowing with concern in his heart.

At this time, all families in Sifang City and quite a few Loose Cultivators were gazing in the direction of Anning.

Family Head Zhu flew to the top of the tallest tower in Sifang City to look out, joined by Family Head Liu, Family Head Wu, and several Loose Cultivators.

Family Head Zhu asked Family Head Liu: "Why didn’t Brother Xiao come?"

Family Head Liu replied with a grim face: "Recently, Lang Qingyu was attacked, and someone knocked him out and left him at the Xiao Family’s doorstep. Xiao He had him carried back for treatment. After waking up, it was discovered that Lang Qingyu’s cultivation had regressed to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and he became foolish."

"Hiss..."

Family Head Zhu gasped in shock: "How come I didn’t know? When did this happen? Brother Lang was at my home not long ago and even stayed for one night. He left without saying goodbye the next day, and I thought he had something urgent. Didn’t realize..."

Just then, a Loose Cultivator surnamed Wang pointed at the massive tribulation clouds: "Look, why are the tribulation clouds getting thicker? Who’s forming a core?"

"No, no."

Family Head Liu shook his head: "I’ve seen tribulation clouds during Core Formation; they aren’t this thick or numerous. This is... Nascent Soul Tribulation?"