Chapter 22: A World Without You Is Ruined

“If you want to see it, you can,” Jiang Niannian said, completely unguarded with her little cub.

Such a small request was not something she would refuse.

“Niannian is really wonderful.”

Yin Buqi smiled softly, rubbing his face against her neck.

After a long while, he picked up the books by the bedside and returned to his own room.

He sat on a bamboo chair, dressed in a long black-red robe, his hair tied up with a jade clasp.

He exuded a cold aura but had a surprisingly captivating presence.

Yin Buqi turned the pages of the book in his hands with his long fingers.

His eyes, usually lowered, were strikingly beautiful, and his focused demeanor made him even more attractive.

After a while, he closed the book, a trace of mockery curling at the corners of his mouth, and gathered spiritual fire in his hand.

“Elegant as an immortal?”

<The Romance of the Wind and Moon> slowly caught fire.

“Extraordinarily talented?”

<Sleeping Among Flowers and Willows> followed suit.

“Chivalrous and righteous?”

<The Plum in the Golden Vase> turned to ashes in an instant.

The flames were fierce, reflecting on his handsome face. A fleeting glimpse of cruelty flashed in his eyes before he smiled again, his smile pure and untouched, like spring flowers in March, free from dust.

His voice, however, was chilling: “Niannian, you’re being disobedient, praising other men in front of me. It’s truly heartbreaking.”

He had climbed out of the dark quagmire and learned from a young age that if you couldn’t have what you liked, you should destroy it.

But he couldn’t bear to harm Niannian.

A world without Niannian was acceptable if it was ruined.

Niannian was his, for this lifetime and beyond.

To prevent her from slipping away, he would lock her tightly by his side if necessary.

There was a gentle knock on the bamboo door, and Jiang Niannian’s soft voice came from outside: “Buqi, come out for dinner.”

“Alright, Niannian.”

Yin Buqi wiped his ice-cold hands with a cloth and smiled as he stepped outside.

……

Jiang Niannian stood outside the bamboo courtyard. This wasn’t the bamboo courtyard in the Guiyuan Formation but the one in the Rimuli sect.

She was puzzled.

Wasn’t she asleep?

How did she suddenly end up here?

Laughter of a woman came from inside the room.

Jiang Niannian, curious, pushed the door open.

In front of a yellowing bronze mirror, Yin Buqi had his back to her, holding a woman in his arms.

The woman was extremely beautiful, with delicate, fair skin and bones as soft as jade. Her slender wrist, wrapped around Yin Buqi’s neck, looked fragile and breakable, making Jiang Nian Nian feel an unexpected pang of pity.

The two were engaged in the activities described in the novels she had read earlier that day.

“Ah Li… be gentler…”

The woman’s voice was soft and sweet, her breath unsteady.

“Murou, I love you.”

Yin Buqi responded to her.

Jiang Nian Nian’s pupils dilated in shock.

Murou???

Tang Murou?!

How did she end up here?

Tang Murou looked up and saw Jiang Niannian.

Laughing, she said, “Ah Li, there’s someone else watching us.”

Yin Buqi stiffened, tidied their clothes, and turned to Jiang Niannian, his eyes filled with cold killing intent: “What are you doing here?”

Jiang Niannian felt an intense strangeness in Yin Buqi. She was inexplicably frightened but still took a few steps forward and asked, “Buqi, what’s wrong?”

Tang Murou said, “Ah Li, I should have been the one to save you. Over the years, this woman has taken my place by your side. I don’t like her.”

In the next moment, a lightning-fast sword aura struck, piercing Jiang Niannian’s heart, and blood flowed down.

Jiang Niannian’s vision darkened, and tears fell like broken beads.

She collapsed in a pool of blood, breathless.

Why did Yin Buqi kill her…

Buqi… Tang Murou is no good; she’s no good…

Tang Murou continued to smile: “Ah Li should have been mine. You took him from me; it’s time to return him.”

No!!!

Jiang Niannian sat up, drenched in cold sweat, gasping heavily.

Her vision was still blurry, but she shook her head and became a little clearer. Thankfully, it was just a dream…

It was already bright outside. She looked at the sky through the window, gradually calming down, curling up, and burying her face in her knees.

She suddenly remembered that in a few days, the Immortal Alliance Conference would take place, and both the male and female leads would appear there.

She still remembered the outline of the novel, but the details were becoming increasingly blurry.

What’s going on? She felt like she was losing track of the novel’s content…

“System.”

【Here, dear~】

“Check the favorability score.”

【Current favorability: 99.】

“System, are you bugged? It’s been sixteen years, and the favorability hasn’t changed from 99!”

【Dear~ The system is functioning normally. Maybe there are other things left unfinished (hint, hint).】

Other things…

“Got it!”

Jiang Niannian slapped her forehead and said seriously: “The novel spent a lot of time describing how the little cub was bullied by the sect and his internal hatred. Many of his actions in the later stages were also to get revenge on the sect and win the female lead’s favor. The remaining one percent must be because the little cub still harbors resentment! If I help him relieve this resentment, the favorability will definitely reach a hundred percent!”

【…You’re really quite smart.】

Meanwhile, Yin Buqi was standing in the forest, floating gently among the branches, his clothes fluttering, light as a feather.

This place was far from the bamboo courtyard; it was where he usually practiced.

Various demonic beasts roared and swarmed towards him.

Sword winds surged, and Yin Buqi’s lean figure spun gracefully, his black hair flowing. His long sword danced fluidly in his hands, a series of movements like flowing clouds and flowing water, concealing deadly intent.

Dozens of demonic beasts were cut in half, their blood splattering everywhere, but not a drop landed on him. Instead, it spread out on the ground in the shape of blooming red plum flowers, tragic and beautiful.

The surrounding demonic beasts grew even more enraged, attacking in groups, but he remained calm. With a turn, the sword wind surged, and his swordplay was intricate and difficult to discern.

After an unknown amount of time, the demonic beasts were either dead or wounded, leaving only the stench of blood and a desolate silence.

Not enough, still not enough.

These mid-level demonic beasts were too weak.

Yin Buqi sheathed his sword, suppressing the bloodthirsty look in his eyes.

There should be higher-level guardian demonic beasts in this formation.

He eagerly wanted to challenge them.

Only by becoming strong enough could he prevent anyone from taking Niannian away from him.

On the way back, he encountered a giant man-faced spider. Without hesitation, Yin Buqi drew his sword and severed the demonic beast’s head. The creature let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground, blood and odor spreading.

The beast was too large; it had to be killed to avoid frightening Niannian.

Cause of death: Too big.

Not far along, he came across a pregnant demonic beast rabbit.

The rabbit froze upon seeing him, not even attempting to escape, as if it were mesmerized.

This wasn’t the first time he had encountered such a situation. Yin Buqi observed it for a while with no murderous intent and then turned and left.

The demonic beast was pregnant; it was spared.

Reason for survival: Mother and child are precious.

(T/N: hi…huhu…I noticed that this novel gets an extremely low rating in Novelupdates (2.8/5)… Sorry.. probably the rating is due to my bad translation..anyway.. if you want me to continue this novel..would you please tell me through the comment section or please give this novel a good rating because we usually drop any novel that has a rating below 3.5 and probably this is the last chapter that I translate..huhu.. once again..sorry for my bad translation...)