The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

”Was I wrong?”

Mao Xiaoxiao asked herself.

Nangong Shu’s face didn’t look good either.

The dream was unbearable for him, a child of fortune.

He had always believed that what he did and said was right.

But he hadn’t expected that maybe one word from him could lead to the death of countless innocent people.

Nangong Shu began to doubt himself.

Since childhood, he had gone through so much and said so many things. Were they all right? Did he implicate innocent people?

”Of course it was wrong.”

At this moment, Miss Wu appeared in front of Mao Xiaoxiao and Nangong Shu: ”You consider yourselves superior, ignoring others’ lives. Now, you’re tasting the flavor yourself, huh, it sounds so noble, standing on the moral high ground to demand and criticize others. When it comes to yourself, why not say the same? You don’t know how painful it is until the knife cuts into your own flesh.”

Mao Xiaoxiao lowered her head, feeling a bit ashamed.

Nangong Shu glared angrily at Miss Wu: ”What will it take for you to let us go?”

Miss Wu laughed: ”You think that’s all it takes? It’s far from over.”

She turned and left.

Not long after, Mao Xiaoxiao and Nangong Shu began to fall into nightmares again.

Ni Mansion in the capital

Ni Zhilan passed a message to Anning, telling her everything in detail and letting Anning know she didn’t need to wait for her. Once the matters of Ni Family were resolved, she would go to Yang City to find Anning.

In the following days, Ni Zhilan kept up the pretense of being Ni Zhiyu in front of Aunt Zhou.

Aunt Zhou seemed physically unwell, her spirit was low, so she didn’t notice Ni Zhilan’s unusual behavior.

A few days later, an old woman who had been sent away previously returned to Ni Family, demanding to see Mrs. Ni.

Upon meeting Mrs. Ni, this elderly nurse revealed how Aunt Zhou had bribed people years ago to swap the concubine’s daughter for the legitimate one.

Mrs. Ni had been upset with Mr. Ni these days over the matter of Ni Zhiyu.

Her heart had grown cold because Mr. Ni offered his daughter to the Ghost King, and she was determined to divorce him.

Also, with Ni Zhiyu’s living soul departing, Mrs. Ni’s hatred for Aunt Zhou and Ni Zhilan was deep-rooted; she treated Ni Zhilan poorly.

She pitied her daughter, fell sick on the bed, and when she heard what the elderly nurse had to say about the past, she found it hard to believe.

She thought it was another of Mr. Ni’s schemes, a deliberate deception.

But when Mrs. Ni had someone investigate thoroughly the events of those years and invited a master to verify her and Ni Zhilan’s bloodline, Mrs. Ni broke down in tears.

Holding Ni Zhilan, she sobbed, ”My child, thank goodness... thank goodness you’re alright. The wicked shall be punished, those words couldn’t be more true.”

Having acknowledged Ni Zhilan, Mrs. Ni was determined to deal with Aunt Zhou.

At this time, Aunt Zhou swallowed gold to commit suicide in her own room, leaving Mrs. Ni unable to vent her anger.

Fortunately, Ni Zhilan consoled her, allowing Mrs. Ni to gradually recover.

One night afterward, Ni Zhilan accompanied Mrs. Ni to sleep, and in the depth of night, she softly recounted her recent experiences.

As Mrs. Ni listened, she grew increasingly shocked.

She hadn’t expected that in such a short time, Ni Zhilan had gone through so much.

Nor had she imagined that Aunt Zhou would harbor such malicious intentions; it was fortunate Ni Zhilan had encountered Miss Luo, who helped her, or else Aunt Zhou and Ni Zhiyu would have succeeded.

Then, she might have had to recognize the enemy’s daughter as her own, devoting herself to the enemy’s schemes.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Ni hated Aunt Zhou even more.

She ordered her servant to dig Aunt Zhou’s body out and send it to the Human Furnace to be burned to ashes. Not stopping there, she scattered the ashes in the latrine, and only after all this did she feel somewhat relieved.

Meanwhile, Ni Zhiyu’s life with the Ghost King was worse than death.

The Ghost King was displeased with Ni Zhiyu’s appearance, constantly beating and berating her, gradually eroding her Soul Power.

Ni Zhiyu lived every day in water and fire, a life of torment.

In her daze, she felt she hadn’t been reborn, that she was still the Ni Zhiyu of her past life, who perished under the Ghost King’s torment.

”How did it come to this?”

Ni Zhiyu asked herself repeatedly.

Though reborn, why was she sent to the Ghost King and tormented just like in her past life? Clearly, the birth details were Ni Zhilan’s; how did it become hers again?

Ni Zhiyu ruminated over her past, becoming increasingly confused.

Previously, much like this life, the Ghost King wanted to marry a concubine, desiring a daughter from a respectable family. Mr. Ni learned of this, offering his daughter for favor, hoping to trade one life for the Ghost King’s protection.

Mr. Ni acted very discreetly; neither Mrs. Ni nor Ni Zhiyu knew of this in the back residence.

Mr. Ni had two daughters, one legitimate, one concubine-born; the legitimate daughter was plain-looking, the concubine-born daughter was a beauty praised far and wide. After weighing his options for days, he decided to offer the concubine-born daughter.

After all, the concubine-born daughter’s beauty might win the Ghost King’s favor.

At that time, Mr. Ni sent Ni Zhilan’s birth details to the Ghost King for the contract.

He didn’t know the daughters were swapped, believing he was sending Ni Zhilan’s birth details when it was actually Ni Zhiyu’s.

Thus, Ni Zhiyu was led ignorantly into the bridal sedan chair, sent to the Ghost King’s cave mansion to be wed, suffering until death.

After her death, she was reborn, determined to survive this time she purposefully lured Ni Zhilan out; she knew when and where the Crown Prince would visit, leading him to meet Ni Zhilan.

Sure enough, Ni Zhilan’s striking beauty captured the Crown Prince’s admiration immediately.

Afterward, Ni Zhiyu revealed this to Aunt Zhou.

Upon learning, Aunt Zhou devised plans. They, mother and daughter, implored Mr. Ni to send Ni Zhiyu’s birth details to the Ghost King, thinking Ni Zhilan would marry him this time. Once Ni Zhilan’s living soul departed, Aunt Zhou had means to insert Ni Zhiyu’s soul into Ni Zhilan’s body, to unveil the daughters’ swap, so she would remain the legitimate daughter and marry into the Eastern Palace as a concubine, enjoying glory while Ni Zhilan would be tormented by the Ghost King.

Ni Zhiyu’s plans seemed perfect, yet it led to the same outcome as the previous lifetime.

Anning no longer concerned herself with Ni Family’s matters, nor did she inquire about Mao Xiaoxiao.

She and Xiao Yuan returned to Yang City before the snowfall.

Arriving in Yang City, Anning and Xiao Yuan rested for a few days, then they visited Yao Family to see the two Flower Spirits.

After some time of cultivation, Bai Rong and Hong Luo’s mana had notably increased, and they could already freely roam Yang City beyond Yao Family’s bounds; moreover, they had developed some offensive spells.

Anning tested the Flower Spirits and gifted each of them a Magic Artifact she crafted for self-defense; afterward, Anning and Xiao Yuan dedicated themselves to teaching Hu Liniang.