Miss Cannon Fodder Wants To Escape Death Flags - Chapter 301
Chapter 301
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Wen Hemian, when meeting Ning Ning’s gaze, couldn’t help but feel a bit flustered, as if he were unexpectedly honored.
“…Thank you.”
After a moment of silence, Wen Hemian said softly, “I, Wen, possess no special abilities and have no idea how to repay—”
“Stop, stop, stop! There’s no need for such formalities between us!”
Tian Xianzi made a gesture to pause, his tone shifting from righteous and stern to suddenly soft and casual.
“Brother, to be honest, we do have a favor to ask. It’s something only you can do—no one else can.”
Wen Hemian didn’t believe a word of it.
With his sea of consciousness damaged and his cultivation nearly gone, it was already a monumental task not to burden others.
How could there be something that only he could accomplish?
But Tian Xianzi spoke with great confidence and mystery, claiming, “It’s a long story.”
Wen Hemian had no choice but to invite them inside, offering tea as he listened.
“During the Demon Refining Tower trial at the Ten Methods Assembly, something strange happened—take a look at this.”
As he spoke, Zhen Xiao took out a mystic mirror from his storage bag.
The mirror glowed faintly, projecting the scene of Pei Ji descending into madness.
In the image, dark clouds loomed overhead, and a black dragon rampaged as demonic energy enveloped Pei Ji.
Ning Ning drove the demonic energy away with her sword’s light, followed by the appearance of a monstrous beast tide, with Bai Ye shielding the two of them.
Wen Hemian carefully watched the entire scene, hearing Ji Yunkai’s voice nearby: “Xiao Wen, did you notice anything strange?”
“The young man beside her was infused with demonic energy, so it’s natural that he attracted the beast tide.”
Wen Hemian nodded and replied softly, “Once the demonic energy dissipated, the beasts should no longer have targeted the two of them, but…”
But that wasn’t the case.
The beast tide continued to charge toward Ning Ning and Pei Ji.
If not for Bai Ye standing in front of them, they would have likely perished.
“That’s exactly the problem.”
Tian Xianzi sighed.
“We initially thought Pei Ji alone was the cause of the beast tide, but later it became clear that to those demonic beasts, Ning Ning was also a moving target.”
Wen Hemian’s gaze froze.
“That doesn’t make sense.”
The young man in white frowned, his tone more urgent than before.
His voice, usually as clear as spring water, quickened, causing a tickle in his throat as he coughed lightly and said, “Only demonic energy can attract demonic beasts. She’s just an ordinary cultivator; this shouldn’t be happening.”
“That’s exactly why we need your help.”
Ji Yunkai sipped his hot tea, never stopping, even picking leaves from the tree outside the house to chew on.
“Though Ning Ning is an ordinary cultivator, she mentioned that before the Demon Refining Tower opened, someone switched the healing spring water meant for Pei Ji with a highly corrosive poison laced with demonic energy. She accidentally got some of it on her leg.”
This had puzzled Ning Ning the most.
Even after the Ten Methods Assembly had ended, the culprit behind the switch had not been found.
When she was injured by the poisoned water, although she had seen traces of demonic energy in it, she had simply assumed it was a necessary component of the poison and didn’t think much of it.
Both she and Pei Ji had naturally assumed that someone had tampered with the medicine because they resented his demon bloodline.
But now, it seemed far more complicated than that.
“Later, the Baicao Hall conducted a detailed investigation. The demonic energy in that bottle was extraordinary. After it seeped into Ning Ning’s body, it made her appear to the demonic beasts like a beacon constantly emitting strong demonic energy.”
Ji Yunkai continued, “It’s similar to an ‘Enchantment Fragrance,’ which attracts demonic beasts even if she stays completely still.”
His words were straightforward, and Wen Hemian, being astute, immediately grasped the unspoken implications.
That medicine had ultimately ended up on Ning Ning by sheer misfortune, but according to the original plan of the mastermind, it was meant to harm Pei Ji.
Had Pei Ji been poisoned, entering the Demon Refining Tower would have subjected him not only to the uncontrollable surge of his own demonic energy but also to a relentless assault from the surrounding monsters.
For him, it would have been unbearable torture.
“If that poison had affected Pei Ji, it wouldn’t have been just his inner demons that trapped him.”
Tian Xianzi concluded decisively, “The only possible outcome would have been a surge in his demonic energy, consuming his mind and turning him into a heartless demon, bent solely on killing.”
At that point, not only would the demonic beasts have suffered, but none of the sect disciples traveling with him would have survived.
The atmosphere in the room grew heavier.
Wen Hemian frowned and asked in a low voice, “Was this the work of the demon clan?”
Tian Xianzi didn’t answer directly but asked instead, “Do you still remember the strange event in the ancient forest of Xiaochongshan?”
Seeing Wen Hemian nod, he continued, “All the demonic energy has dissipated now, but that ancient tree had grown for a thousand years. Without interference, how could it have suddenly become demonic overnight? The key point lies in the source of that forest’s transformation…”
