The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Qin Yu frowned, but for once, he showed some patience and a good temper toward Lu Sangjiu.

”Junior Sister Lu, what just happened was a misunderstanding. Now that Mr. Xie’s life is no longer in danger, why don’t we just let this go?”

After a pause, he added, ”We won’t interfere with matters here any further. I’ll take my junior sister and leave now.”

Before Lu Sangjiu could reply, Ye Zhiyao spoke up in disbelief, ”Senior Brother! They’re clearly the ones in the wrong! Why are you yielding to them?”

”You’ve been helping them from the very beginning... Senior Brother, have you fallen for Lu Sangjiu? Is that why you can’t tell right from wrong and are blindly siding with her?!”

Lu Sangjiu: ”...”

’I’m speechless. When it comes to twisting right and wrong, Ye Zhiyao really takes the cake.’

The accusation was so absurd that she couldn’t even be bothered to retort. She just rolled her eyes and waited for Qin Yu’s response.

’I could attack right now, but since Qin Yu is showing a rare change of heart, I’m actually curious to see how far he’ll go.’

Hearing Ye Zhiyao’s words, Qin Yu was clearly hurt. ”Junior Sister, what are you talking about? Don’t you know who I like?”

If it had been anyone else, he would have left long ago. He was only trying so hard to negotiate for her sake.

But Ye Zhiyao bit her lip and turned her head away. ”How would I know who you like?”

Qin Yu hadn’t expected such a reply, and a flicker of dejection crossed his eyes.

He pressed his lips together firmly, but ultimately, he couldn’t bring himself to say more in front of Lu Sangjiu and the others.

With a soft sigh, he gentled his tone. ”Junior Sister, stop making a scene. Let’s leave. There are countless opportunities in this Secret Realm. We can find others. Why must we fight with Junior Sister Lu and the others over this?”

”Qin Yu!” This time, Ye Zhiyao couldn’t stop herself from shouting his full name.

Her eyes, fixed on Qin Yu, were filled with disappointment. ”As I thought, you still don’t believe me. You think everything I’m doing is just to compete with her, don’t you?”

”You only saw me trying to kill that man. Did you not see what he did to me?”

”With his vengeful personality, he’ll definitely kill me once he recovers. What’s wrong with making a preemptive strike?”

”Right now, it’s just Lu Sangjiu. You know she’s no match for you... Why can’t you just think about me for once?”

Ye Zhiyao spoke with self-righteous confidence, as if she were the most reasonable person in the world.

Qin Yu was once again caught in a dilemma, his face twisted in conflict. He didn’t speak for a long time.

Lu Sangjiu, however, had grown impatient. ”After all that, it just boils down to you not taking me seriously, doesn’t it?”

”Then let’s see if I’m a match for you!”

With that, she barked an order, ”Duoduo, go!”

Duoduo didn’t hesitate. It cast the Snowball Technique, and a volley of snowballs rained down on them.

Caught off guard, Qin Yu hastily shielded Ye Zhiyao.

Lu Sangjiu was just as decisive, immediately following up with a Nine Dragon Roar.

Having advanced from Early-stage to Late-stage Foundation Establishment, the power of her Nine Dragon Roar had increased significantly.

For a moment, Qin Yu couldn’t block it. His defense was shattered by the single move, and he was sent flying back three or four meters, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

”Senior Brother!”

Ye Zhiyao cried out in alarm. When she looked at Lu Sangjiu again, her gaze was filled with even more hatred and wariness.

At that moment, the malice in her heart seemed to magnify infinitely. A sinister glint flashed in her eyes as she once again took out the Sword Talisman that Bai Heng had given her.

The Sword Talisman could be used a total of three times, meaning she still had two attacks left.

’I originally didn’t want to use it on Lu Sangjiu—after all, we’re from the same sect—but now... she forced my hand!’

The Sword Talisman was instantly activated. Lu Sangjiu’s expression turned grave as she circulated her Spiritual Power, forming a Heavenly Origin Infinite Shield in front of her to block the powerful attack.

This move consumed a massive amount of Spiritual Power. Back in the Early-stage of Foundation Establishment, it had been too taxing for her to use, so she had never tried it.

But now, at the Late-stage of Foundation Establishment, the Spiritual Energy in her body was far more abundant, and she could finally use this technique.

While it couldn’t compare to Xie Ningyuan’s Merit Golden Light Body Protection, it was still an extremely powerful defensive art.

Combined with Duoduo’s Ice Wall, she managed to withstand the blow.

But Ye Zhiyao, as if driven mad, didn’t stop after the first failed attack. She recklessly used the final charge of the Sword Talisman.

Lu Sangjiu didn’t have time to form a new Heavenly Origin Infinite Shield. The shield, already weakened from the first heavy blow, couldn’t withstand a second one.

As the shield shattered with a BANG, Lu Sangjiu was sent flying backward, spitting blood.

At this moment, Xie Ningyuan was in a deep meditative state and couldn’t be distracted, let alone help her.

Lu Sangjiu quickly scrambled to her feet, her eyes filled with intense indignation as she stared at Ye Zhiyao.

’If I’d known this would happen, I would have saved the Sword Talisman that Sword Bu Gui gave me for now.’

’This is just great. I’m clearly strong enough to crush Ye Zhiyao, yet I ended up losing to a Sword Talisman.’

The blow had sent her qi and blood into turmoil. Although she had taken a Spirit Pill immediately, recovery would not be instantaneous.

Ye Zhiyao, however, was triumphant. Ignoring Qin Yu’s shouts from behind her, her eyes glinted with madness as she lunged at Lu Sangjiu with her longsword... clearly intending to end her life.

A ruthless glint flashed in Lu Sangjiu’s eyes. ’If there’s no other choice... I’ll have to use the Nine Nether Burning Spirit Technique.’

’Even if I can’t kill Ye Zhiyao with her protagonist plot armor, it should be enough to get me out of this predicament.’

’As for exposing my identity, I can’t worry about that now. Worst case, I’ll just have to run for it after we get out of here. That’s still better than dying.’

However, just as Lu Sangjiu was about to act, a scorching blue flame suddenly shot across, blocking Ye Zhiyao’s path!

Lu Sangjiu’s eyes lit up. She immediately extinguished the Nine Nether Burning Spirit Technique she had been preparing and cried out in pleasant surprise, ”Third Senior Brother!”

The one who had suddenly intervened at this critical moment was none other than Shen Yuzhao.

He had just woken up to see Ye Zhiyao trying to kill Lu Sangjiu and had acted without a second thought.

Fortunately, he was just in time. The situation had not yet become irreversible.

No matter how arrogant Ye Zhiyao was, she was still afraid of an Abnormal Fire. Blocked like this, she had no choice but to retreat and dodge.

Shen Yuzhao took the opportunity to run to Lu Sangjiu’s side and help her up, his face full of concern. ”Little Junior Sister, you’re injured. Is it serious?”

Lu Sangjiu coughed up another mouthful of blood but still managed to force a smile for Shen Yuzhao. ”I’m fine, Third Senior Brother... I was just injured by Senior Sister Ye’s Sword Talisman.”

Hearing this, Shen Yuzhao’s gaze toward Ye Zhiyao turned even colder. ”Why did you harm my little junior sister?!”

Ye Zhiyao knew of Shen Yuzhao, but this was the first time she had seen him act so boldly. For a moment, she was stunned.

She quickly recovered and retorted angrily, ”She hurt me first!”

But Shen Yuzhao ignored her excuse. ”All I saw was you hurting my little junior sister!”

As he spoke, he drew a Flying Sword, and in an instant, the Abnormal Fire completely enveloped its blade.

Seeing this, Lu Sangjiu’s heart leaped with joy. ”Third Senior Brother, did you receive the inheritance?”

Shen Yuzhao grunted in affirmation. ”Don’t be afraid, Little Junior Sister. As long as I’m here, no one can bully you. I’ll get revenge for you right now!”