Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

More img have been posted in Chapter 01. Yanran, Jinyue, and Yunjin.

"You don't even know how to untie it yourself..."

"So you want me to kneel by your leg, struggling and sweating like an idiot?"

When Yino heard Jinyue's honest words, spoken with a face flushed red, he couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath. He oddly felt that this supposedly cunning and devious Pleasure Demon from the game seemed a bit simple-minded.

"I didn't expect you to be so sneaky!"

Jinyue pouted, looking at Yino with a pitiful expression.

Yino looked her up and down, saying hopefully:

"So what was your original plan for giving me the token? Surely you didn't expect me to carry your leg to claim the merits?"

"Certainly not! I thought I'd make you beg me, say a few lovely things, and then I'd take off my whole stocking. That way, the token would naturally come off, and I'd even throw in the red string tied to the token as a bonus..."

Jinyue explained shyly, finally averted her gaze in humiliation.

"Right, right, so you wanted me to kneel by your leg and beg you in public, is that it?"

"I don't think you're in any position to call me sneaky. We're even now."

Yino rubbed his forehead, impressed by Jinyue's little scheme.

He took a deep breath: "So why don't you just take off the stocking now?"

"I tried earlier, but after you messed with it, the red string seems to have tightened... I can't take it off at all!"

As she said this, Jinyue demonstrated in front of Yino, gripping the top edge of the thigh-high stocking where it dug into her flesh, and pulling hard.

She tried several times, but the stocking snapped back into place with a "ping," tightly hugging her leg and leaving a clear imprint on her fair, delicate skin, ultimately unmoved.

Having shown her efforts, Jinyue could only look at Yino again with innocent, pitiful eyes.

At that moment, Yino was left speechless.

"Jinyue, you're really something. Why don't you just wear these stockings as a family heirloom for life and never take them off?"

"Don't say that! If you won't help me, at least stop that secret technique!"

She grabbed Yino's arm showing her pleading eyes.

But at that moment, Yunjin who had just finished filling out the registration form, walked over.

"Um... what's going on here?"

Yunjin looked at Yino, who seemed to have a headache, then at the red-faced girl in the red dress beside him, who was clinging to his arm with a pitiful expression and squeezing her legs together.

Even for someone as pure as Yunjin, the scene felt oddly inappropriate, as if some great secret had transpired between the two in the short few minutes she'd been gone.

In fact, Yunjin wasn't very familiar with Jinyue and had barely spoken to her before.

Jinyue had always been a loner in the sect, mysterious and aloof. Although her otherworldly beauty attracted the attention of many male disciples, it seemed no one in the sect had any other interaction with her.

Rumors about Jinyue always revolved around how she had coldly rejected another senior brother's confession or crushed another's determination. No one even talked about her cultivation level or who her master was.

But today, Yunjin saw a side of Jinyue that contrasted sharply with the rumors.

The supposedly antisocial, cold-tongued Jinyue had actively sought out Yino and even said she had already registered him in advance.

It was a sharp contrast. Jinyue's smile was lively, and her eyes curled like a clinging, coquettish fox.

Jinyue was not only beautiful but also had such a sunny likable personality. How could she possibly be the cold disdainful junior sister from the rumors who rejected countless senior brothers?

Now, Yunjin was even more suspicious of the intimate relationship between Jinyue and Yino.

But this raised another question... Yino had been at Wuji Sect for less than a month, spending almost every day cultivating on Ranmo Peak. When did he get so close to Jinyue?

-Could Yino be an incubus?-

"Senior Sister Yunjin, you must stand up for me—"

Seeing Yunjin approach, Jinyue puffed up her cheeks, ready to complain.

But Yino was quick to cover her mouth.

"Sister Yunjin, please give me a moment. I need to have a word with Miss Jinyue."

He smiled apologetically while pulling Jinyue towards a corner.

Although Jinyue made muffled sounds of protest, her body didn't resist at all, allowing Yino to lead her away obediently.

Back in the corner of the main hall, the young woman crossed her arms over her chest, puffing up her cheeks, her almond eyes looking at Yino with a hint of resentment.

But Yino unexpectedly ran a hand across Jinyue's face and pressed her against the wall with a thud—

"W-what do you mean by this...?"

The sudden pressure made Jinyue's heart skip a beat. Her previously sulky expression instantly sobered, leaving her at a loss.

She became much more docile, her hands defensively placed over her chest, silently fidgeting with her nails. The young woman tilted her face up, her enchanting eyes, reflecting the blood-colored patterns, looked at Yino with a mix of disbelief.

Yino paused for a moment, then finally took a deep breath and explained:

"To be honest, I didn't use any secret technique on your leg at all. I just injected a bit of fire spirit into the token, which is why your leg felt warm and hot."

"So you were lying to me?"

Jinyue looked surprised, as if waking from a dream.

Yino raised an eyebrow, equally exasperated: "Of course it was fake. I just wanted to scare you into quickly untying the token and giving it back to me... How could I possibly use some weird technique on your leg? Besides, apart from [censored], what kind of technique in this world could so easily manipulate someone's body? What kind of person do you think I am?"

"Oh... I thought..."

Jinyue muttered softly, feeling somewhat unconvinced.

To be honest, she had really suspected that Yino might have used some kind of technique on her. How else could her body have become so hot, slippery, and sensitive that night?

But Jinyue only had suspicions, no evidence. Yino, on the other hand, had excellent medical results to prove himself.

So, these baseless speculations were ultimately kept hidden in her heart, too embarrassing to voice it out.

"What did you think it was? Some technique that made you feel excited?"

On the other side, Yino raised an eyebrow.

Even if Jinyue didn't say it, he could guess that this seductive fox definitely hadn't thought of him in a proper way.

After all, she was a witch from an evil cult. Who knows if she hadn't dabbled in the realm of seduction techniques, given how proficient she was with illusions?

"Y- You! Don't make wild guesses! I-I get exited or anything like that!"

Jinyue protested with a red face.

Yino looked at her somewhat doubtfully but tactfully changed the subject:

"Alright, alright, let's not beat around the bush."

"The main problem now is, since you can't take off your stockings, how are you going to give me the token?"

"Later, when Senior Sister Yunjin asks, or when we get to Snow Village and the Immortal Alliance guards ask to see the token... how am I supposed to explain? Should I say I tied my token to your stockings?"

"Moreover, do you really intend to walk around with my token hanging on your leg the whole time?"

Discussing the main point, Yino also felt troubled.

After all, this was his token, not Jinyue's. When the Immortal Alliance guards stop them for a check later, it would be Yino who'd be arrested as a suspect if he couldn't produce his credentials!

Honestly, since Yino came to Wuji Sect, he had been meticulously planning and strategizing every day, preparing for the game's plot.

Yino had been making thorough preparations every day.

But coincidentally, every time he encountered Jinyue, and under her interference, Yino's plans would become increasingly skewed.

Just like today—

Who could have imagined that before even reaching Snow Village, my progress would already be blocked by a token?

"Oh, I didn't mean to, don't be so harsh on me, ok!"

"Don't be in such a hurry. The token won't run away, it's tied to my leg. The knot is so tight, no one will steal it..."

Suddenly cornered against the wall by Yino, Jinyue's tone became somewhat uncertain.

It was her first time being cornered like this by a man, questioned from above.

Thinking about the foolish thing she had done, Jinyue couldn't help but feel a bit nervous. Her heart seemed to be pressed against the wall, beating faster, her toes could almost dig a three-bedroom apartment into the floor...

But thinking calmly, Yino didn't seem to have any excessive intentions, just asking some reasonable questions. Jinyue didn't know why she felt so nervous.

"Listen to me, how about this."

"It's getting late now, so let's just keep your token hidden on my leg for now. If anyone asks later — I'm a fox spirit, I can use illusions to cover for you!"

"When we get to Snow Village tonight, we'll find a place where no one's around, and then... then..."

Jinyue obediently explained her plan.

But when it came to the crucial part, she still stumbled, not knowing how to describe it.

"Hmm, so late at night, a man and a woman alone, finding a quiet forest — and then what?"

Jinyue stopped mid-sentence, and Yino listened with some suspicion.

"No! Don't add your own decorations! I never mentioned anything about a forest."

Jinyue's face turned red as she heard this, looking at Yino with some resentment.

She bit her lip lightly, finding it a bit difficult to speak:

"I've never encountered this kind of situation before, I really don't know how to take it off!"

"But don't you humans have a saying: 'There are always more solutions than difficulties'?"

"Oh! Anyway, if all else fails, you can try tearing my stockings open, or apply some of that ointment you used before on my leg to lubricate it — aren't these all solutions? How do you know we can't take it off if we don't try?"

"But there are so many people in the hall right now. Even if we want to try, you surely can't do it here in public?"

"Yunjin and the other disciples are all waiting. Just consider it as temporarily entrusting the token to me for safekeeping. We can slowly figure out a way when we get to Snow Village tonight!"