Chapter 676: Am I Just a Tool?

Chapter 676: Am I Just a Tool?

Lin Nuo looked at the current situation, unbelievable—Su Kexin’s strength had indeed risen.

Moreover, the circumstances mirrored those of his previous life, but the sword and sword technique were different.

In his past life, both sword and technique had improved, but not this set.

The Spirit Sword she wielded back then wasn’t this one, and the sword technique wasn’t the Phoenix Dance Sword Art either, but with these two swapped, she had still leveled up.

He hadn’t even fought many monsters along the way; how did she level up?

And he hadn’t even approached Tianwu Star; most of the opportunities weren’t meant for her.

Damn it, what’s going on?

Could it be…

Lin Nuo pondered, glancing at the Phoenix Sword discarded in the corner.

Ah, could it be that the Phoenix Sword gained an opportunity, and with it, the Phoenix Sword too? If the Phoenix Sword gained, so did Su Kexin.

Holy smokes, doesn’t that mean I, Lin Nuo, have become Asu’s tool?!

No way! I’ve heard of villains sending experience to protagonists, but never of a villain doing the monster fighting so the protagonist can gain experience!

Lin Nuo sank into deep thought; this was way worse than the protagonist leveling up by directly fighting monsters—after all this time, he inadvertently created opportunities for the protagonist.

Lin Nuo snapped out of it as he noticed Su Kexin sipping from her bowl.

She finished her drink and didn’t forget to lick the syrup off the corner of her mouth. Sweet indeed; plus it was the one drank by her senior brother, making it even sweeter.

“Senior Brother?”

Seeing Lin Nuo dazed, Su Kexin was puzzled. Spotting the leftover syrup on his lips, she playfully extended her little tongue to lick it.

Lin Nuo was startled, instantly coming back to reality.

What the…?

He realized Su Kexin was licking the corner of his mouth, completely without reservations.

“What are you doing?”

Lin Nuo took a step back, and Su Kexin, mischievously sticking out her tongue, giggled:

“Who told you to drink syrup while we sparred, hm~”

Su Kexin pouted, full of playful mischief, eager to tease Lin Nuo.

Lin Nuo froze for a second; would her saliva bring any danger? Would it purify him?!

That was practically a kiss!

Oh, wait, had they already directly kissed? Then there was no problem.

“Watch it, there are people watching.”

Lin Nuo wiped his mouth. Even if they were a married couple, licking like that wasn’t quite right. Were her parents like that back in the day?

That would be quite an improper upbringing.

“Your strength has improved; did you train?” Lin Nuo asked.

“Uh… maybe? But I hadn’t encountered the Phoenix Shadow Dance before. Perhaps it’s because Senior Brother harnessed the Phoenix that I could achieve this with your help.”

“…”

Stop right there; I’m being used as a tool to help you gain experience points. How tragic.

Thankfully your head isn’t that flexible. If you had a bit of cunning, you could utilize me—wouldn’t that mean I’d lie back and become invincible? That’s quite an insult.

“Senior Brother, should we go back to Su Family Village?” Su Kexin asked.

“Why go back? Your grandma has already moved out.”

“Oh come on, it’s about family reunion! It would be nice in Su Family Village, gathering with the villagers would be lively!”

“Luo Yi mentioned that Su Family Village is no longer what it used to be; there’s no use going back. The villagers have long since left.”

“Ah… this…”

Upon hearing this, Su Kexin felt a pang of sadness—a lot of villagers from Su Family Village were ultimately forced to leave.

“And that land now belongs to the court, no longer theirs. So just don’t go.”

“Sigh, the court is so despicable. Everyone was peacefully living, and they moved to confiscate land. Sigh…”

Su Kexin sighed deeply. Hearing that, Lin Nuo thought to himself: if you find it despicable, why not go beat up the court instead of complaining here?

If Luo Xiaoxue were still around, why not challenge her to a duel?

Such a shame there’s no chance now.

“Well then Grandma, you can only move away now. Sigh, it used to be your hometown, and now it’s…”

“It’s alright, Kexin. No one wishes for this to happen. If that’s the case, I must move on. Living with Yulan and Lingjiang isn’t too bad either. You two just come visit us when you can.”

The kind old grandmother held Su Kexin’s hand with a gentle smile on her face. For her, just seeing Su Lingjiang return was enough happiness. Leaving Su Family Village wasn’t a big deal.

Lin Nuo always saw his own grandmother in Su Grandma, stirring feelings of envy towards Su Kexin.

Having the family together is what truly matters.

…

On Tianling Mountain, at Xuanyun Sect.

Liu Shuqin followed Han Fairy to meet the Master. She learned some news.

“Recently, it has been widely rumored that the location of the fallen Tianwu Star has changed; the previous Heavenly Master’s prophecy was wrong. Sigh, ever since the news about Tianwu Star fell, countless people have died fighting over opportunities.”

“Yes, not only has the prophetic location changed, but the actual location has also seen fierce battles, rivers of blood.”

“Our disciples haven’t gone, right?”

“I had warned the disciples within the sect not to go, but some still did and will have to bear the consequences themselves. If they die, there’s nothing to be done.”

Master Zhao spoke of this to several elders, while Liu Shuqin listened in silence.

“Han Fairy, did your disciples go?”

Master Zhao inquired. Han Fairy slightly bowed and replied:

“I’ve already told them; they should know better and won’t go.”

“Han Fairy, this issue cannot be addressed with ‘should.’ Besides Shuqin, do you know where your other three disciples are?”

“Kexin went to Su Family Village; she should be back soon. As for Lin Nuo and Shi Li, they went out to slay demons. Their exact whereabouts are unknown. But Master need not worry; their strengths are evident to everyone; nothing will happen to them.”

“Let’s hope so. Right now, the Sword Saint isn’t on good terms with the major sects, so we must be cautious. He’s not someone to be trifled with, and for the opportunities of Tianwu Star, I’m sure he will be there. We should avoid competing with him.”

Master Zhao expressed his concerns, recalling how the Sword Saint had ruthlessly killed innocents for the chance of Tianyu Star. He had to be on guard against this man.

Originally, everyone was about promoting justice and helping the weak. Yet, he oppressed the weak for his own gain; he once had lofty ambitions, but looking back now, it’s simply disheartening.

“After the matter of Tianwu Star, someone again spoke of the Demonic Star.”

Master Zhao continued,

“However, this is just a rumor; we don’t know what it really is or where it fell. If it truly exists, it might become a disaster for the world. The common folk fear they may never recover.”

The Demonic Star had become a topic of gossip; this was just a small part of the Heavenly Master’s prophecies. Currently, they hadn’t identified a specific celestial star from the heavenly phenomena.

Whether it was true or false piqued their attention.

Liu Shuqin listened, pondering where her junior brothers and sisters were. She hoped they wouldn’t get involved in the events surrounding Tianwu Star.

And regarding the Demonic Star, she had been having strange dreams lately, always seeing someone bewitched; they resembled Lin Nuo on the battlefield, his merciless eyes showing no pity for any innocent.

It was quite frightening, and she didn’t understand why.

Her junior brother couldn’t possibly be that kind of person.

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