The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

After a while, Xiao Yuan still heard about Mao Xiaoxiao’s affairs.

It was said that Sect Leader Mao invited the Maoshan Sect’s ancestor down the mountain to rescue Mao Xiaoxiao and Nangong Shu.

The people were saved, but after Mao Xiaoxiao returned to the Maoshan Sect, she was almost like a waste person.

Her mana was exhausted, she couldn’t perform any spells anymore, and she became neurotic, always muttering some crazy nonsense.

Nangong Shu also fell ill for a long time after returning to the palace. Once he recovered, he became cowardly and timid. Even when the servants raised their voices a little, Nangong Shu would scream in fright.

Anning knew that in the years to come, Mao Xiaoxiao would have to atone for her sins.

The killings she caused were too heavy; many innocent little demons perished at her hands, and many families were ruined because of her indiscriminate actions. Even if she regretted it now, the damage was already done, and a few light apologies couldn’t erase it.

The souls that died because of her would require her to atone for an unknown number of lifetimes.

In this lifetime, it seemed Mao Xiaoxiao would never be clear-minded again.

With Mao Xiaoxiao in such a state, Anning no longer paid attention to her.

She began recruiting disciples with Xiao Yuan.

Besides two Flower Spirits and Hu Liniang, Xiao Yuan also took on several promising disciples. He was busy teaching them every day.

After some time, in the summer of the following year, Ni Zhilan suddenly arrived in Yang City.

It turned out that after Ni Zhilan was reinstated as the legitimate daughter, Mrs. Ni took her to many family banquets. Because Ni Zhilan was truly outstanding, many noble sons in the capital couldn’t forget her.

Later, the Crown Prince approached Mr. Ni, wanting to take Ni Zhilan as a concubine.

If Ni Zhilan hadn’t experienced life and death, she might indeed have entered the Eastern Palace.

But now, Ni Zhilan was different.

She almost became the new bride of the Ghost King, having experienced life and death, schemes and calculations. She was no longer content to tie her life and honor to a man, nor did she want to be a concubine in the Eastern Palace.

Ni Zhilan knew that Mr. Ni would definitely push her out for wealth and glory, so she took advantage of a moment when Mr. Ni and Mrs. Ni were off guard, took the private savings she had accumulated over the years, and ran away.

She was quite lucky, finding the people Anning left in the capital and eventually made her way to Yang City through them.

After meeting Ni Zhilan and asking her opinion, Anning accepted her as a disciple.

Speaking of which, Ni Zhilan had good roots, she was a promising seedling for cultivation. Indeed, her roots and Qi Fortune were the best among the disciples taken by Anning and Xiao Yuan.

Anning and Xiao Yuan spent many years seriously teaching their disciples.

Until the Great Immortal-Demon Battle, the two took advantage of the Immortal Realm and Demon World being both deeply injured and directly sealed the Immortal Channel, making it difficult for Immortals to descend to the mortal world and even more difficult for mortals to ascend to the Heavenly Realm.

Although from then on, it became hard for anyone to achieve immortality, it ensured peace in the mortal world.

Additionally, Anning and Xiao Yuan began entering the Netherworld, helping the Netherworld Master regain control of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, sending all remaining spirits in the mortal world into the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

The two traveled to many places, sealing many Deceit Realms, ensuring no one would mysteriously disappear or die anymore.

In this lifetime, Anning and Xiao Yuan lived for a long time. They stayed in the mortal world, working to balance relations between the Human Clan and Demon Clan. Before they passed away, they jointly opened another space, sending the Demon Clan into that space and sealing the passage.

Since then, the End of Dharma Era began in the mortal world—no more Demon Clan, no more spirits, and even fewer ghosts. The mortal world returned to peace, and the Human Clan began to prosper greatly.

After leaving this world, Anning stayed in the void for a long time.

She didn’t know how many years had passed until one day when her Divine Soul became more concrete, she realized some laws in this world through the Deceit Realm.

In the void, she utilized the laws to accomplish many things, gaining a deeper understanding of them.

After a long time, Anning finally left the void.

She roamed the boundless universe, and when she opened her eyes again, she almost cursed.

In the previous life, in the Mysterious World, she saw many demons and monsters. This time, her luck was unparalleled—for she wasn’t even human.

Indeed, when Anning opened her eyes this time, she found she had transformed into a flower cat, a Chinese garden cat, commonly known as a local cat.

And she was in the back seat of a car.

Resting on the back seat, Anning closed her eyes and began absorbing the memories of the little cat.

Naturally, a cat’s memories differ from a human’s, and after a long absorption, she could only see fragments, like the cat food it ate daily, who its owner was, and the fact that it was in deep trouble.

The little cat missed its owner, wanting to return to its owner’s side, hoping its owner would be safe and joyful.

Other than that, she couldn’t remember anything else.

Once Anning absorbed the memories, she began observing her current surroundings.

She peered through the car window to remember where she was.

Just then, the car suddenly stopped.

A man in his twenties opened the car door and carried her down.

Anning meowed twice, but the man snapped impatiently, ”Why are you meowing? No one’s going to save you.”

Grabbing her by the neck, he lifted her entire body and violently tossed her far away.

Thrown far away, Anning was about to tumble over the rail into the river when she leaped forward with all her might, catching the rail with her front paws.

From this vantage point, she watched as the man who tossed her drove far away.

Exerting painstaking effort, Anning climbed onto the bridge; she rested for a while, gazing at the sky to find it thick with clouds, rain imminent.

Anning quickly sought a place to shelter from the rain.

She found refuge in a shack not far from the roadside, uncertain who had built it, but there was no one inside now.

Inside the shack, Anning began calling An Xin.

Very soon, An Xin was awakened by her call.

”Ningning, how did you end up like this?”

An Xin’s first words pierced the heart.

Anning lay there listlessly, ”Who knows, in this lifetime, I probably can only be a cat. They say a cat’s life is hard; who knows what will happen in the future.”

An Xin chuckled, ”No worries, I’ll always be with you.”

After a while, Anning instructed An Xin to find out who the original owner was and who the man that threw her was.

In a short time, An Xin had compiled and transmitted the information to Anning.

The cat Anning possessed had a name; it was called Dingding, and its owner was a little girl named Yu Xin.

Yu Xin had been orphaned since childhood; she was raised by her grandmother.

Fortunately, her grandmother’s family had adequate conditions, and her parents had saved some money before passing away and left some property. So, she and her grandmother didn’t need to fret over daily meals, and their days were decent.

However, two years ago, Yu Xin’s grandmother passed away, leaving Yu Xin in grief for a long time.

Thankfully, her grandmother had left behind the cat Dingding, who accompanied Yu Xin as she mourned for half a year, eventually regaining her strength.

Afterwards, Yu Xin found a boyfriend.

Her boyfriend’s name was Fang Zeyang, the same man who threw Anning.

After reviewing the basic information, Anning waited for the rain to stop, intending to return to find Yu Xin.

After all, Dingding’s wish was to accompany its owner, hoping its owner would have a life of peace and joy, so Anning must return to Yu Xin’s side.

Moreover, in the cat’s memory, Yu Xin was especially kind to her—a truly excellent caregiver. Anning felt, as a cat now, she would need a good owner to live well, and Yu Xin seemed to be the perfect choice.