The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 378 - 382: The Demon’s Repayment (Part 5)

Chapter 378: Chapter 382: The Demon’s Repayment (Part 5)

Su Li’s lips couldn’t help but reveal a faint smile.

She had already begun reminiscing about several carp recipes in her mind.

Such a big carp could easily make for an entire feast of carp dishes.

Braised, steamed, pan-fried, deep-fried, boiled, cold-mixed, stewed in soup...

Just thinking about it made her mouth water.

Moreover, its flesh, having absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, was particularly nourishing.

In any case, the original owner had saved its life, so a life for a life, there was nothing wrong with that.

Using its flesh and blood to repay the original owner’s kindness would fulfill its wish to show gratitude.

Very good, very good.

Suddenly, chaos erupted.

Just as the Carp Spirit was about to die under the last and thickest Heavenly Thunder, a sweep of golden light came through.

It shielded the thunder outside its golden barrier.

The thunder, about to dissipate, seemed enraged by this sudden interference.

An even thicker purple lightning quickly gathered, as if determined to strike down this new obstacle.

Su Li’s superficial smile vanished, along with all her previous thoughts.

She faced the situation with solemnity, retracing a few steps, and before the demon under the purple lightning noticed her, she concealed her presence, silently returning to her room.

She had just seen that the golden light was a golden carp with even higher Taoist skill.

The other’s massive true form was many times larger than the red carp, as big as an ox.

Moreover, Su Li could see the familiar color of merit entwined around it.

No wonder, Su Li had been puzzled before.

After having seen the original owner’s memories, some unclear parts became understood upon seeing the golden carp.

Although the Carp Spirit meant to repay a debt of gratitude, in the end, it still led to the doom of both the Su Family and the Shi Family, and all these were due to cause and effect.

Yet, it not only cultivated a path for itself but also led the Eldest Prince to embark on the Path of Immortality. In light of its accumulated karma, this situation seemed very illogical.

Now, with the appearance of the golden carp burdened with merit, everything became clear.

Those who bear merit can act beyond cause and effect within certain limits, and they can also use their merit to shield others from calamity.

The whole body of the golden carp shone brightly; it practiced the most balanced Taoist skill, and its skill was profound, not much less than when Su Li began her role as the Black Lady.

No matter how many tricks Su Li had up her sleeve, being a frail scholar without any cultivation, she was not confident that she could withstand the golden carp.

She would have to bide her time.

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Yu Niang spat out a mouthful of heart blood after shielding her daughter from the Heavenly Thunder.

Only after the resentful thunder dissipated did she quickly gather her Divine Sense to sweep the surroundings.

She had sensed a peering gaze but hadn’t had the energy to identify it due to the dire situation.

That gaze gave her a deep sense of malevolence, and she wouldn’t be able to rest until she understood its origin.

"Mother, how are you..."

The weak call from the ground brought Yu Niang’s thoughts back.

Seeing her daughter in such a sorry state, Yu Niang felt both annoyed and pained.

"Don’t ask about me, you should talk about yourself."

"I told you to cultivate diligently, but you wouldn’t listen. You couldn’t even withstand the basic Transformation Heavenly Thunder, and if I hadn’t noticed the different mark I left on you and rushed here, you would have likely perished today."

Yu Niang, angry as she was, still used the spiritual power within her own body to help her daughter heal the injuries within.

The red carp spirit Yu Jiaolan, having just narrowly escaped disaster, was still terrified at the thought of the lightning that had struck her.

It hurt so much; it felt like even her soul was about to be torn apart.

Demons are not like human cultivators who have reincarnation.

If a successful demon cultivator dies, it truly dies, with even its soul vanishing.

Yu Niang’s huge body, originally bright and golden, visibly acquired a layer of obscure, dark gray.

She spat out blood once again, her body continuously shifting between human and fish form.

This time, in protecting her daughter from the Heavenly Tribulation, she had suffered irreversible damage to her foundation.

The red carp on the ground belatedly realized something was wrong with her mother.

With a voice tinged with panicky sobbing, "Mother, what’s wrong with you, don’t scare me."

Yu Niang kept on channeling spiritual energy into her daughter’s body without interruption.

"Clear your mind of distractions, focus on feeling the path my spiritual power takes within your body," Yu Niang sternly pulled her daughter’s frazzled thoughts back.

The red carp spirit had failed to withstand the Heavenly Dao’s tribulation and shouldn’t have been able to transform.

But if she did not seize this chance to break through the demon body now, the opportunity to transform next time would be exceedingly slim.

So, she had to help her daughter obtain a human form.

Such is the unrelentingly devoted love of a mother.

Tears flowing, Yu Jiaolan passively received her mother’s legacy.

After everything settled down, Yu Niang’s form finally solidified as a golden carp, her size shrinking back to that of a normal fish.

She lay on the ground, barely alive.

But the red carp grew significantly in size, her skin previously charred by lightning now revived and renewed.

A golden-glowing demon core entered the mouth of the red carp, and then with a shake of her body, she transformed into human form.

However, unlike Su Li’s memory of Yu Jiaolan, her body was slightly plumper than in her past life.

Not ugly by any means, but what if she had a protruding belly?

One might think she was a woman three months pregnant.

Su Li, who had been secretly observing with her Divine Sense, nearly choked on her saliva.

Su Li: "...."

She hadn’t expected her previous moment of inspiration to have such an effect.

Truly an unexpected surprise.

Even if the fat carp transformed into a human, she had to be a bit chubby, right? Otherwise, all those good things she was fed would have been wasted.

Yu Jiaolan first paid no mind to assessing her new appearance, instead, she anxiously stayed by her mother’s side, tears brimming in her eyes.

Yu Niang’s foundation was damaged, and no one knew when she would be able to regain her human form.

Weak and breathless, she instructed Yu Jiaolan with a few words before sinking to the bottom of the water.

Following Yu Niang’s special instructions, Yu Jiaolan cautiously scanned the Su Residence and found nothing amiss.

Everyone was asleep.

Yu Jiaolan’s Divine Sense lingered on Su Li’s face for a moment.

Her thoughts stirred; her benefactor was truly beautiful.

When Yu Jiaolan calmed down and conjured a water mirror as tall as herself, Su Li, who lay motionless in bed, was abruptly startled by a shrill scream from the girl and her eyelids fluttered in fright.

Fortunately, no one in the Su Residence woke up; otherwise, they would have been scared to death.

Utterly devastated, Yu Jiaolan’s dreams of a delicate face and enchanting figure from plays had not materialized.