He'd rather run than be turned into a cannon fodder for the broken engagement.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows. The two figures, one tall and one short, one in red and one in black, had their robes overlapping.

Fu Xun suddenly asked, seemingly without meaning, "Then what about your marriage alliance with the Murong family?"

How to do?

In this world, killing is not illegal.

Leng Huan twirled a strand of hair that had fallen in front of her with her index finger, raised her clear eyes to look at Fu Xun, and said softly, "I heard that not long after the conference, a limited secret realm will open, and only those below the Golden Core stage can enter..."

She suddenly changed the subject: "Junior Brother Yin Xun, if you go up against Murong Qin, beat him to a pulp, beat him so badly that even his own father wouldn't recognize him."

Fu Xun nodded: "...Okay, if we meet, I won't kill him."

-

The next day at dawn, the morning sun shone brightly.

The entire plaza was packed with people, and the referee's platform and various arenas were all ready. The sect leader of the organizing committee, Huanyue Immortal Sect, delivered the opening remarks, and then the next segment began. The presiding steward announced the rules of the conference, giving a lengthy speech, and finally declared the start of the new Immortal Alliance Conference.

"...The pilot competition will end here; malicious injury is strictly prohibited...Now, the conference officially begins!"

The opening ceremony has finally ended, and we're getting down to business.

The contestants on each arena were already in place, competing in pairs, while the cultivators gathered around their preferred arenas to watch the battles.

-

Yamete —

Fu Xun had just said he had something to do and left. At this moment, Leng Huan was standing alone on the Class A arena watching. She was about to send a message to Qi Ruxing to ask where she was when she suddenly heard this sentence.

Leng Huan immediately turned his head and looked around.

She wondered if she had misheard.

Upon looking, she spotted a familiar face—Wang Chen. The voice she'd just heard sounded familiar, yet faint; she wasn't sure if it had come from Wang Chen.

But there were no familiar faces around. She looked towards the arena in the direction of the crowd and realized that one of the two people competing was Xu Huanqing!

However, Leng Huan was certain that the voice was male, not Xu Huanqing's.

What the hell!

Could there be other time travelers in this world?!

Apart from Wang Chen, the other male cultivators around him were like passersby. Moreover, their expressions were all normal, and they were all focused, standing on tiptoe and looking up at the arena to watch the battle.

Wang Chen stared straight at Xu Huanqing.

Leng Huan frowned slightly.

Not sure, check again.

There were about three or four people between them. Leng Huan was wearing a pure black robe with arrow-shaped sleeves today. Wang Chen was focused on watching the stage. Just now, when Leng Huan heard the sound, it was right when Xu Huanqing was almost stabbed.

He seemed unaware of her presence. Leng Huan subtly observed Wang Chen's every move. His words "Yamete" had left a deep impression on her and could not be ignored!

What a pity! Leng Huan bit her lip in frustration. Even after Xu Huanqing narrowly won by a single move, Wang Chen didn't speak again. He was a Golden Core cultivator, and Leng Huan didn't dare to openly stare at him.

Seeing that the people around were about to move away, if... if I really missed it...

Suppressing his excitement, Leng Huan hid behind a cultivator and said in a low voice, "Holy shit."

Others might not be able to hear it, but Wang Chen definitely could.

She secretly observed Wang Chen's expression and saw him look up at her the instant he did so, so she quickly looked away.

As Leng Huan moved naturally with the crowd around him, he suppressed the pounding in his chest.

Although Wang Chen's movements appeared natural to outsiders, Leng Huan, who was specifically observing him, was almost 90% certain—

He is a time traveler, or has something to do with time travelers.

Considering his inexplicable appearance at Ruyi Pavilion that day... to be on the safe side, Leng Huan decided to find another opportunity to test him later.

however--

"Young friend, please wait!"

It was Wang Chen's voice.

Leng Huan stopped in his tracks, took a deep breath, and turned around with a perfectly appropriate expression of confusion.

She exclaimed in surprise, "It's you?!"

"Ah, it's the senior who's looking for cats."

Leng Huan pretended to be nonchalant, but who told him to deliberately suppress his cultivation level that day?

Wang Chen looked her over suspiciously: "Are you alone?"

Leng Huan naturally nodded politely.

-

Wang Chen was completely numb.

He stared at Leng Huan for a long time, then suddenly whispered casually, "Hello..."

Leng Huan was also numb.

She almost lost her composure.

"Senior, what are you saying?"

"No, haha, I mean the weather is really nice today!"

The two men looked at each other, bewildered by the noise around them.

"Senior sister!"

Just then, Fu Xun's deep yet clear voice came from about 30 feet away. At a distance of about 10 meters, he slowly walked over the crowd, his black robes fluttering, his figure elegant and graceful. He walked to Leng Huan's side, looked at Wang Chen opposite him, and asked, "Who is this senior?"

Leng Huan and Wang Chen both breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is Senior Wang Chen from the Huanyue Immortal Sect."

"I am Wang Chen of the Huanyue Immortal Sect."

They spoke at the same time.

Fu Xun raised an eyebrow, cupped his hands, and said, "Greetings, Senior."

Leng Huan quickly spoke up: "I just saw Xu Huanqing, let's go say hello."

After saying goodbye to Wang Chen, she pulled Fu Xun away, her movements slightly hurried.

Looking for Xu Huanqing was obviously just an excuse.

Fu Xun glanced at the hand she was holding, then out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Wang Chen, who was still watching them from behind, his eyes lowered, lost in thought.

-

Back at his lodgings, Wang Chen finally couldn't help but exclaim:

"System! Are there really no other transmigrators in this world?"

The system paused for a moment before answering, "There shouldn't be. Do you suspect that Leng Huanxue is a time traveler? Didn't you just test her? Do you think she is?"

"I don't know, but I'm sure I didn't mishear those two words!"

"System detection in progress... No abnormalities found for the character. Host, you may have misheard. The character Leng Huanxue has no data abnormalities."

Haha, but she told him before that her name was Leng Huan.

This is a huge bug!

Listening to the mechanical tablet's voice, Wang Chen felt very disappointed with this useless system; it was utterly useless.

"System, the male cultivator who just appeared was Fu Xun, right? He's the male lead, so why wasn't he there when the female lead, Xu Huanqing, was competing?!"

"And most importantly, why is Leng Huanxue, this cannon fodder character, walking with the male lead, and why are they so close?!"

System: "Host, this is due to a plot deviation. The cannon fodder will definitely die. The female protagonists will have a chance to cross paths with the male protagonist again, so you don't need to worry about that. You are just the main villain in the early stages, suppressing the overpowered protagonist and giving him opportunities and kills."

Wang Chen felt a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat. God doesn't matter, the plot has gone completely off track!

He sneered, "Is that so? The male lead doesn't go out with his main wife, the ethereal fairy, but instead stays by the side of the cannon fodder female supporting character?"

The system remained silent for a moment before replying rigidly, "It doesn't matter how many female supporting characters Long Aotian has, as long as he can grow, remain stable, and not go crazy and destroy himself. These things are irrelevant to your mission."

"The next plot point will be in two days. Please prepare yourself, host."

Get ready, my ass!

Wang Chen simply blocked this crappy system.

This novel was originally a typical "Dragon-like Overlord" story with a male protagonist who rises to power through adversity, having countless female confidantes and a few close friends. His fate was full of twists and turns in the early stages, but he grew stronger and became invincible in the later stages. Well, the author just had a brain fart and ruined the ending!

The protagonist, who was originally kind and righteous, turned into a ruthless sword demon. In the end, he found living disgusting and killed all his enemies, including several of his confidantes. Finally, he sacrificed himself to the Emperor and Empress Tu Dafeng and died!

Having unexpectedly transmigrated, Wang Chen forced himself to cure his social anxiety in order to become a suitable stepping stone for himself!

After waiting for ages, I realized the plot was so badly messed up that even the author wouldn't recognize it.

That's it?

Hahaha.

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