The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 386 - 390: Demon’s Gratitude (13)

Chapter 386: Chapter 390: Demon’s Gratitude (13)

The thought of offending her mother had just crossed Yu Jiaolan’s mind when her face stiffened, and her malice towards Shi Jiaojiao surged violently.

"Indeed, as Wu Youzei said, humans are adept at sweet-talking."

While speaking, Carp Spirit’s palms opened, transparent webs connected between her fingers, and her nails grew insanely long—several inches in length reflecting a cold light, sharp as swords.

She waved casually through the air, and the force she created left five deep claw marks on the ground.

One could only imagine the terrifying effect if these touched human flesh, so soft and delicate.

Carp Spirit advanced, "Don’t worry, I won’t leave a scar on your face."

Shi Jiaojiao, terrified, threw the last piece of talisman paper she had, but Yu Jiaolan dodged it, allowing it to drift lightly to the ground where it was stained with black ink.

"Hehehe..." The unpleasant jeering laugh came from Carp Spirit, "That’s all the ability you have."

Shi Jiaojiao’s eyes widened in sheer terror.

My life is over!!!

"I, a pampered and spoiled young lady, what ability do I need? Being beautiful is my ability, isn’t even a demon like you enchanted by it?"

Since she was going to die anyway, Shi Jiaojiao for the first time shed her burdens as a highborn lady, and spoke her mind boldly.

It was about hitting where it hurts.

Knowing how obsessed Carp Spirit was with her own appearance, almost to a sick degree, she didn’t hold back but instead, fueled her words even more.

"Indeed, with your current look, you must have encountered many misfortunes in the Mortal World. No wonder you’re fixating on someone else’s skin."

Having experienced corporal punishment and all manner of scorn and derision from humans... Yu Jiaolan, felt as if a blade had pierced her heart from Shi Jiaojiao’s cutting words, and blood oozed out profusely, making her extremely uncomfortable.

Carp Spirit’s nails in her palm grew another inch from agitation.

The cruel cold light was about to pierce Shi Jiaojiao’s delicate neck; she had already tightly closed her eyes in fear.

But the long-awaited pain didn’t occur.

Trembling, she cracked open a sliver of her eyes and then, shockingly, opened them as wide as possible.

The demon was actually clutching her chest, seemingly overcome with pain, and collapsed onto the ground.

Yu Jiaolan: "..."

Where am I, what am I doing...

It was like something out of a dream, she seemed to have done nothing, yet the enemy had fallen on their own.

"What do you have in your hand?"

The sharp inquiry pulled Shi Jiaojiao back to reality.

Involuntarily, she laid her palms open on her knees.

Nothing at all...

"There’s, there’s nothing..." As she spoke, Shi Jiaojiao’s voice grew softer, and her face wore an expression of disbelief, as if she’d seen a ghost.

Swallowing hard, she turned over the hand that Su Li had once written on with bare fingers.

Could it be that what Cousin said was true?

Shi Jiaojiao held out that hand towards Carp Spirit, now completely forgetting her fear of the demon.

The fact that her cousin was actually a hidden master was even more incredible to her.

This feeling was so strong; it even overshadowed her fear of the demon.

As Shi Jiaojiao’s palm moved, Carp Spirit on the ground moved back in fear.

The screams continued, "Get away, get away, don’t come closer."

Shi Jiaojiao appeared completely bewildered and tentatively tried several times.

It turned out that the demon was scared of her own palm.

The scales on the Carp Spirit’s body and face, now barely visible, added an even more terrifying sense to her appearance.

However, Shi Jiaojiao wasn’t scared; instead, she was delighted, as if she had gotten a new toy, a stark change from her previous depression and despair.

Holding up one hand in a peculiar pose, she sprang up from the bed, devoid of any ladylike demeanor.

Once the burden of being a delicate lady was cast aside, Shi Jiaojiao seemed to completely let herself go.

Holding her right wrist with her beloved left hand, she carefully moved towards the Carp Spirit.

"Get away, get away..." The Carp Spirit acted as if it had encountered its natural predator. As Shi Jiaojiao moved forward, it dragged its body backward.

Eventually, the initial ferocity was all but gone, and instead, Shi Jiaojiao seemed like an old procuress forcing others into disrepute; the Carp Spirit could only tremble uncontrollably.

Yu Jiaolan didn’t expect such a turn of events.

She wanted to escape, but the pressure from the palm of the other person, which suppressed her own, made her legs and body heavy as if filled with lead.

Though the idea of running away crazily surged in her mind, her body faithfully collapsed to the ground.

Being forced to this point by an insignificant mortal, the Carp Spirit, filled with hatred, had bloodshot eyes and a tear of blood slowly trickled down from the corner of her eye, which was a shocking sight for Shi Jiaojiao.

Shi Jiaojiao felt somewhat afraid.

Sensing the change in the woman’s thoughts opposite her, the Carp Spirit’s intelligence reached unprecedented heights.

Internally, it longed to consume human blood and flesh, yet outwardly, it transformed into a pitiful and frail figure.

"I’m sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have coveted your beauty. Could you forgive me... It’s just because you are so beautiful, I couldn’t help myself..."

"I already know my mistake."

Softening the fierce expression on her face, Yu Jiaolan still looked highly deceptive.

At least to a kind-hearted young girl like Shi Jiaojiao, there was a noticeable moment of hesitation, and a struggle crossed her face.

"Jiaojiao, press your palm against her."

Hearing the familiar voice, Shi Jiaojiao’s mind didn’t react, but her body honestly followed the instruction.

"Ah..." It was a terribly agonizing scream that came from the demon’s mouth, and Shi Jiaojiao was so frightened that she jumped back onto the bed, wrapping herself tightly with the blanket, as if this could somehow bring her a sense of safety.

Shi Jiaojiao’s behavior, vastly different from her usual days, made Su Li, hidden in the shadows, twitch his mouth.

Heaven’s sake...

She felt sorry for the Old Madam of the Su Residence and the relatives of the Shi Family for disregarding the more than ten years of upbringing.

A perfect lady of a distinguished family had been led astray by her.

The moment Shi Jiaojiao touched the Carp Spirit, something inside King Cup stirred, and Su Li knew the Carp Spirit had appeared.

The result was seeing a little cousin shedding her dignified lady’s burden and returning to her true self.

Watching the demon deploy the Enchanting Spell on his cousin, Su Li couldn’t help but finally speak up.

Yu Jiaolan, writhing in pain on the ground, and with wet corners of her eyes, heard the familiar voice and for a moment, her distorted expression froze.

How could it be...

She propped her head up, trying hard to look up at the newcomer.

From the feet upwards, until she saw a face that was too familiar.

Still that gentle, warm smile.

Just like every passionate afternoon, through the shimmering waves, the warm smile that belonged solely to her, and she looked up to see.

My benefactor...