The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Ever since his Spirit Root was destroyed, Xiao Qing had endured a lot of humiliation.

Back then, he almost got kicked to death by members of the Xiao Family side branch for protecting his brother.

Xiao Ping was well aware of this, so he was unrestrained in his humiliation of Xiao Qing.

He thought he could beat this direct descendant of the Xiao Family half to death in the street like before.

But he didn’t expect Xiao Qing to resist.

Xiao Qing sidestepped to avoid Xiao Ping’s kick, and as he moved forward, he slapped Xiao Ping hard on the face.

Xiao Ping was stunned.

He was a cultivator at the fifth floor of the Qi Refinement Realm, how could this trash of Xiao Qing hit him in the face?

”Get him, kill him.”

Xiao Ping, both angry and resentful, ordered his followers to teach Xiao Qing a lesson together.

There were about a dozen people with Xiao Ping, all of whom were at the first or second layer of Qi Refinement Realm. By rights, just one of them could beat Xiao Qing, whose Spirit Root was destroyed, to death.

Yet to everyone’s surprise, even though the dozen Qi Refiners went together, they were taught a lesson by Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing didn’t have to expend much effort to lay all those people on the ground, unable to move.

He pressed closer to Xiao Ping step by step.

Xiao Ping’s face turned pale with fright, he retreated while shouting, ”What are you doing, Xiao Qing, I’m telling you, I won’t let you go, if you dare...”

Before Xiao Ping could finish his words, Xiao Qing kicked him far away, making Xiao Ping cough up blood.

With a somber face, Xiao Qing shouted sharply, ”Do you really think I, Xiao Qing, would let you beat and scold me recklessly? From now on, I, Xiao Qing will never let anyone humiliate me again. No matter who you are, if you want to insult or bully me, I will tear you to pieces.”

Xiao Qing walked up to Xiao Ping, stepped on him, and Xiao Ping let out a miserable scream and fainted.

Xiao Qing sneered and turned to leave.

”Quick, quickly carry the young master back.”

The minions managed to get up, only to see Xiao Ping knocked unconscious by Xiao Qing. They were frightened, and hurriedly found something to carry Xiao Ping back.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qing hurried home at the fastest speed.

As soon as he got home, he called Xiao Yuan, ”Ayuan, quickly pack up, take the important things, we’re heading up the mountain.”

Xiao Qing knew in his heart that beating Xiao Ping was equivalent to causing a big problem.

Although Xiao Ping’s cultivation wasn’t high, Xiao Ping’s father, Xiao Lai, had a good cultivation, now he is a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, highly valued in the Xiao Family.

Since Xiao Ping was Xiao Lai’s only son, Xiao Lai would surely seek revenge for Xiao Ping.

It wouldn’t be long before Xiao Lai came after him; if he didn’t run, both brothers would be dead.

Xiao Yuan heard this and immediately knew Xiao Qing had caused trouble.

Actually, for the past few days, Xiao Yuan expected Xiao Qing would definitely cause some trouble.

After all, Xiao Qing had the protagonist’s aura, so things like this were bound to happen around him, allowing him to experience danger and grow.

That’s why Xiao Yuan had packed the important things in the house into the Storage Bag given by Anning, planning to run away whenever things looked off.

Upon hearing Xiao Qing’s voice, he hurried out from the room.

”Brother, let’s hurry and go.”

Xiao Qing was taken aback for a moment, seeing nothing in Xiao Yuan’s hands: ”What about the family’s money and Spirit Stones? Hurry up and take them.”

Xiao Yuan patted the Storage Bag tied to his waist, ”They’re all here, let’s go.”

Xiao Qing didn’t ask much more, and led Xiao Yuan up the mountain.

Luckily, their place wasn’t too far from Four-direction Mountain, and Xiao Qing used spells learned from inheritance to flee, so they didn’t spend much time reaching the mountain.

Upon reaching the mountain, Xiao Qing asked Xiao Yuan, ”Where did you get this Storage Bag?”

Xiao Yuan smiled, ”Ningning gave it to me.”

Huh?

Xiao Qing halted his steps.

Xiao Yuan jumped down from his brother’s back, ”Brother, if nothing else happens, Ningning will be your sister-in-law in the future.”

”Really?”

Xiao Qing was amazed.

He didn’t know when Xiao Yuan had gotten close with Anning; logically, Xiao Yuan couldn’t match up to Zhu Anning.

After all, she was the second daughter of the Zhu Family, and her cultivation was deep, having now advanced to Foundation Establishment Stage, while Xiao Yuan was physically weak, nearly without cultivation—the two were worlds apart, and it would be impossible for anyone to imagine them as a match.

”My brother is truly amazing, even hooking Miss Zhu, good, good.”

After the shock came joy for Xiao Qing.

Having his brother marry a capable wife was a good thing, as it meant having another person to protect him in the future.

”Brother, Ningning is really good, she often brings us things, and when you’re not home, she takes care of me. She also said she’ll work hard in cultivation, so once her cultivation is high, no one will dare bully us anymore.”

Xiao Yuan proudly spoke to Xiao Qing about Anning’s merits.

Xiao Qing also felt that Anning was truly commendable, and was glad his younger brother had found someone whom he truly loved.

”Then you should treat her well in the future and not let down her affection.”

”Of course.”

Xiao Yuan solemnly stated, ”I’ll treat her well in the future, and also work hard in cultivation. Once my cultivation is high, I’ll get her whatever she wants.”

”Naturally.” Xiao Qing shared this sentiment, as a man should treat his woman well, satisfy every whim, otherwise why even marry her.

The two talked while hastening their pace.

Upon reaching the heart of the mountain, Xiao Yuan asked Xiao Qing, ”Brother, where are we going?”

Xiao Qing already planned the destination, ”Over Four-direction Mountain, there’s another large mountain, where there’s a natural cave mansion. We’ll stay there for a time, at least a year or two.”

”Alright.”

Back in Sifang City, not long after the Xiao Family brothers left, Xiao Lai arrived with a large group.

He had his men encircle the small hut where the Xiao brothers lived, then struck the door with a palm, only to find an empty room.

”Where are they?”

Xiao Lai frowned and had people inquire neighbors, who told him Xiao Qing had left with Xiao Yuan.

”Escaped?”

Xiao Lai snorted, ”You can run, but you can’t hide from me, search for them.”

In his view, Xiao Qing won’t be able to run far with a sick Xiao Yuan; he immediately took his men up the mountain in pursuit. However, after chasing for over a day, they hadn’t caught up.

No choice, Xiao Lai returned to Sifang City.

Upon returning, he posted portraits everywhere, searching for Xiao Qing.

Beside him, Family Head Xiao He also sent people to seek out the Xiao brothers.

Following inquiries with the people with Xiao Ping, he knew Xiao Qing easily beat Xiao Ping, realizing Xiao Qing likely had a fortuitous encounter, and at the very least his Spirit Root had recovered, regaining previous cultivation.

If Xiao Qing had remained useless, Xiao He wouldn’t care.

He kept Xiao Qing around as proof of his benevolence, but now that Xiao Qing could clearly cultivate, Xiao He couldn’t tolerate this.

His position as Family Head wasn’t gained honorably; he climbed over the corpses of Xiao Qing’s parents to get here. If Xiao Qing gains power, he will undoubtedly seek revenge first.

Xiao He couldn’t help but guard against this.

Yet, despite the combined efforts of Xiao He and Xiao Lai to capture them, sending numerous people, they still couldn’t find the Xiao brothers.

Meanwhile, in the Zhu Family, Family Head Zhu heard about this and was rather pleased.

After all, he had helped Xiao Qing several times before, and when his daughter Zhu An Yue broke off the engagement, she did so in a deeply emotional manner. Regardless of what Xiao Qing does in the future, he is indebted to the Zhu Family; if he achieves success, he could indeed become a support for the Zhu Family.