42. The Ace Protagonist Plan

“Ruoruo, has senior brother not returned yet?”

“No, it’s been two days already, he’s just hiding in the cave, but he finishes the food every time before I leave it at the entrance. Sister Kexin, what’s wrong with the young master?”

“I’m not sure… ever since we met at the spiritual spring, he’s been hiding in the cave.”

Su Kexin was worried about Lin Nuo, wondering if she had said something wrong that made Lin Nuo dislike her. She had mustered up the courage to offer him a back scrub, and at first, they got along quite well, so why did it turn out like this?

She was naive, wanting to get close to him, wanting to do something for him, but perhaps she really offended him.

These past two days, she’s been restless, what if senior brother dislikes her, what should she do?

The thought of one day being looked upon coldly by senior brother, no longer receiving his favors, was like a knife twisting in her heart.

It was so painful…

At Tianling Mountain, in a certain cave.

“No way!”

Lin Nuo’s hand fiercely scratched a small stone across the wall, “Such petty schemes can’t possibly kill her.”

Lin Nuo had vetoed another plan. He had been in seclusion in the cave for two days, coming up with a bunch of plans, but still, he rejected them all, the wall marked with a multitude of crossed-out patterns.

Because of a tiny error in the original plan (actually a complete collapse), the script had changed, and Su Kexin’s strength was increasing faster than before, while he, Lin Nuo, was still a novice, even struggling with close combat.

You see, Su Kexin’s advancement speed was terrifying. Once she learned how to control the yin and yang qi blood, she would be able to skillfully balance the righteous spirit qi and the cold qi within her body. Qi is the foundation of the Xuan Yun Sect’s techniques, with righteous spirit qi being of utmost importance. Su Kexin being able to freely control righteous spirit qi meant that her foundation was solid, and for her cultivation, it would be a qualitative leap.

Lin Nuo panicked. With such development, she wouldn’t even need to wait five years; in two or three years, she would be invincible, and what could he, Lin Nuo, even do?

Change strategy and cling to the protagonist’s coattails? No! He refused to be a sycophantic villain!

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He pondered and pondered, the wall filled with various patterns, yet he couldn’t come up with any good methods.

“Damn it, my head is about to explode.”

He kept scratching his head, and suddenly, a spark of inspiration flashed through his mind.

Explode?

Right, a blast!

To deal with Su Kexin, a trump card must be played!

Lin Nuo suddenly had an idea. This trump card was not a metaphor, but a literal explosion, a brilliant plan to blow up a piece of Tianling Mountain.

A great villain must have the grandeur of one. Petty schemes like stabbing in the dark are too weak. A trump card should sweep clean the house, not only killing Su Kexin but even the dog outside her family’s door must die. Yes, that’s how it should be.

However, the trump card isn’t something he can use recklessly. As a second-tier nobody, he can only rely on external objects.

In this world, there is a rare explosive stone called Black Scale Stone, with immense destructive power. However, the activation conditions are tough, requiring super high temperatures and continuous infusion of strong spiritual power. Once triggered, it would blast everything within a square mile, and even mid-to-high-level cultivators couldn’t withstand it.

But such a terrifying weapon doesn’t exist in Xuan Yun Sect. He must go down the mountain, and normal channels won’t do; he has to find the black market.

Dealing with the black market requires various negotiations, and since the black market is unscrupulous, one must be tough when dealing with black market traders.

Lin Nuo is a world-ending villain, and dealing with the underworld is much easier than dealing with the monks and elders of Xuan Yun Sect.

But rashly going down the mountain would definitely raise suspicions, and upon returning, he would be questioned at length. If they search him and find the Black Scale Stone, how would he explain it? Found it by the river?

[Gurgle gurgle]

Lin Nuo’s stomach growled.

“Thinking so much made me hungry, and it’s not mealtime yet. Li Ruoruo hasn’t brought food. Well, since I have a plan now, I’ll go out for a meal first.”

Lin Nuo packed up his things and slipped out of the cave, about to cross the secluded path through the jungle to return.

“Senior brother!”

Lin Nuo had just run out when a call of “Senior brother!” startled him.

It was Su Kexin, sitting cross-legged on a rock.

Damn, this protagonist’s spirit is relentless. Even hiding in a cave, she’s waiting for me.

Seeing Lin Nuo, Su Kexin stood up excitedly.

“Senior brother, it’s so good you could come out. I was so worried when you suddenly ran into the cave. What’s wrong, senior brother? Did I do something wrong to offend you? Or is there some trouble? Um… Can we talk? I hope to share your worries.”

Share my worries? If you just dropped dead right here, that would indeed share my worries.

Would I tell you that I’ve been in seclusion (autistic) for two days thinking about how to kill you?

“You’re overthinking it. I was just in seclusion for cultivation,” Lin Nuo said calmly.

“Is that really the case?”

“Yes.”

“Well, okay then…”

Hmm… Senior brother is still so cold. But he’s a righteous gentleman, tolerant and broad-minded, so he shouldn’t hold grudges, right?

Besides, I’m his close junior sister, and there’s no deep hatred between us. Maybe he really was in seclusion for cultivation.

She tried to comfort herself, which was also a way to boost her confidence. After all, she heard that great heroes like girls who are a bit more confident.

“Senior brother, are you hungry? I made some snacks for you~”

Su Kexin pulled out a small basket from behind, adorned with some exquisitely delightful pastries.

Lin Nuo glanced at it with disdain.

Ha, do you think I, a world-ending villain, would care for these pastries?

Later, the basket was empty.

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