The Male Lead I Wronged Has Blackened
CHAPTER 45: I’ll Have My Fiancé Deal With You All!
Si Yao watched Jiang Shuo with full vigilance. To her surprise, he did not do anything at all. He simply sent her back to her room.
Jiang Shuo tossed her onto the bed and frowned down at her, as if seriously considering how he should deal with her. After a long moment of thought, he turned around and left, abandoning Si Yao to lay there utterly bewildered……
Good grief. What was that supposed to mean?
Was falling into demonic cultivation really this casual? This dark turn did not feel thorough enough at all. Si Yao could not help but complain silently in her heart.
【Bzz… bzz…】
Just as she was completely confused, a broken, intermittent electronic sound suddenly rang out in her mind, like a signal struggling to stay connected.
The static crackled for a long while before she finally heard the familiar system voice again.
【Host, are you alright?】
The moment she heard it, Si Yao’s face darkened. Gritting her teeth, she snapped, “I almost wasn’t!”
Thinking back to how she had screamed for help inside the Annihilation Array, with no one answering her cries, Si Yao felt an overwhelming urge to twist the system’s head off.
If it even had a head.
“Why do you always disappear at the most critical moment? Do you know I nearly died in that Annihilation Array?!” Si Yao accused angrily.
The system felt a little guilty and hurried to explain in a pitiful tone.
【System malfunction. Emergency repairs have been completed. This type of accident will not happen again!】
Si Yao could not stop herself from rolling her eyes. She did not believe a single word of the system’s solemn promise.
Too lazy to continue ranting about this trash system, whose unreliability she had long since experienced, Si Yao asked in resignation, “So how badly is the plotline messed up now?”
The male lead had gone dark. Her mission was probably already a failure. A sense of despair crept into her heart. After struggling for so long, was she still doomed to die in the end?
【Ding. Data query in progress.】
【Current worldline collapse level: 30%. Male Lead blackening level: 99%.】
Hearing the system’s answer, Si Yao blinked in disbelief. The plot collapse level had been extremely high before, so why had it suddenly dropped?
After thinking it over briefly, she came to a conclusion. Although Jiang Shuo had blackened, he had not actually done anything unforgivable. As a result, the plotline was still continuing along the original trajectory.
It was just that no one knew how long Jiang Shuo could maintain this state. If his blackening level hit 100 percent and he suddenly went completely insane, the plot would still collapse.
Si Yao had read the original novel thoroughly, so she naturally understood the nature of the Annihilation Array. It was filled with humanity’s malicious thoughts. These evil intentions would pry into the most fragile part of a person’s heart, shatter their inner defenses, and draw out their darkest side.
Jiang Shuo collapsing inside the Annihilation Array must have been caused by those malicious thoughts invading his mind.
As for the most fragile part of Jiang Shuo’s heart, even though Si Yao did not want to think about it, she had to admit that it was probably tied to the version of herself from ten years ago.
Thinking about this left her feeling utterly exhausted.
Did the me from ten years ago block off my own path to survival ten years later?
Karma really does come full circle.
While Si Yao was nursing a splitting headache, the system suddenly offered a suggestion.
【Host, you actually know what needs to be done, don’t you?】
Hearing this, Si Yao froze for a moment. Immediately after, the system brought up the one thing she had always refused to think about.
【Based on system data, the male lead of this world harbors a special kind of feeling toward you. Humans call it love.】
【Jiang Shuo loves you deeply. Even after being affected by malicious thoughts, he has still been protecting you, hasn’t he?】
【As long as you break through his heart from this angle, completing the mission will be very easy.】
Si Yao listened silently, not saying a word. After the system finished speaking, she stayed quiet for a long moment before replying firmly, “Impossible.”
“I won’t do that.”
She did not deny Jiang Shuo’s deep love for her, but she still resolutely rejected the system’s proposal.
Because she had already come to terms with her own heart. She loved Jiang Shuo.
She had already hurt him once. Now, she could not possibly deceive him again under the guise of feelings.
【Why?】The system rarely questioned her. The problem could clearly be solved so easily, and it could not understand why the host refused.
“I don’t belong to this world. There can never be an ending for us.”
“If I confess my feelings to him, then one day when I disappear from this world, what will he do?” Si Yao murmured softly, lowering her head.
The system, however, didn’t care at all about Si Yao’s worries.【When the system bonded with the host, a contract was made. Once the host completes the tasks in all three worlds, they can be resurrected in their original world.】
【After completing the tasks, if the host does not wish to return to their original world, they can choose to be reborn in any world.】
Si Yao had already known about the contract when the system bonded with her, but she had never heard about this second option before.
Hearing the system’s words made her heart skip a beat. She asked in disbelief, “So… after finishing all three tasks, I can choose to stay in this world?”
“Stay in Jiang Shuo’s world?”
【Yes.】
That realization left Si Yao’s heart fluttering. In the 21st century, she had no attachments. Her mother had worked tirelessly to raise her until university and then passed away, leaving her completely alone. Even if she were resurrected, she would be utterly alone.
Now, Jiang Shuo was her only connection, her only attachment.
“So… that means… there’s a possibility for me and Jiang Shuo…?” Si Yao murmured, her voice trembling with excitement. The system’s words filled her with hope. If there really was a chance with Jiang Shuo, then she should stop holding back.
She needed to tell him clearly, to let him know that she loved him too.
Si Yao made up her mind.
Just then, hurried footsteps sounded from outside the door, pulling her thoughts back. She opened the door and saw Shen Rong, gasping for breath.
“Ah Yao, Jiang Shuo… he’s going to kill Senior Brother! You need to go see, it’s happening at the altar!” Shen Rong panted.
“What?” Si Yao’s heart sank. She knew something was terribly wrong. The malicious thoughts in the Annihilation Array had clearly affected Jiang Shuo.
She didn’t stop to ask any questions. She rushed toward the sect’s altar as fast as she could.
When she arrived, Mu Yuanbai was standing on the opposite side from Jiang Shuo. His usually warm eyes now burned with anger as they stared at Jiang Shuo.
The sect members, who had just finished their recuperation, all looked at Mu Yuanbai with worry. Some wanted to plead on his behalf, but Jiang Shuo’s overwhelming presence kept them from saying a word.
They could all tell that something was seriously wrong with him. His once-cold black eyes had turned a bloodthirsty red, and his entire aura had shifted into something completely overwhelming.
“Why are you going to kill Senior Brother?” When Si Yao arrived, she immediately asked, sensing the tense standoff.
“…” Not a single person dared answer her.
Si Yao had no choice but to step closer to Jiang Shuo and ask him directly. “Jiang Shuo, why are you going to kill Senior Brother?”
Even though he had expected her to rush here because of Mu Yuanbai’s safety, seeing the panic in her expression sparked a flicker of anger in Jiang Shuo. He gave her a cold, sharp look and said, “What? Feeling sorry for him?”
Si Yao was momentarily struck speechless by his words. She glared at him and shot back, “Feeling sorry? What do you mean! What did Senior Brother do to deserve you trying to kill him?”
Her anxious and flustered expression annoyed Jiang Shuo.
In the Annihilation Array, seeing Si Yao desperate and seemingly willing to die had stabbed at his heart. If she could make him suffer like that, then he could do the same—he would make her feel the pain of losing someone she cared about.
She caused him pain, so he would make her taste the pain of heartbreak.
Jiang Shuo said coldly, “Do you have the right to interfere with my decision?”
Then he waved his hand and commanded the Law Enforcers, “Tie Mu Yuanbai up for me!”
Mu Yuanbai had always held a stellar reputation in the sect and was well-loved, so the Law Enforcers were reluctant to take action against him. But Jiang Shuo’s presence now was terrifying, and with him as the Sect Leader, they had no choice but to advance toward Mu Yuanbai.
Seeing the Law Enforcers closing in, Si Yao panicked. She stood beside Mu Yuanbai and called out, “Jiang Shuo, let’s talk this through. Don’t lay a hand on Senior Brother!”
Jiang Shuo ignored her completely. With no other option, Si Yao stood firmly in front of Mu Yuanbai.
Mu Yuanbai, worried about putting Si Yao in danger, gently rested a hand on her shoulder and said, “Junior Sister, leave this to me. If Jiang Shuo kills me, it will stir anger in everyone. He won’t dare touch me.”
Si Yao, however, was far from sharing Mu Yuanbai’s optimism. The Jiang Shuo in front of her now had fully succumbed to the darkness within. His mind had been overtaken, and no one could predict what horrifying action he might take.
She spread her arms wide, standing resolutely in front of him. “As long as I’m here, no one is allowed to touch Senior Brother!”
The way she stood, ready to sacrifice herself for Mu Yuanbai, made Jiang Shuo’s teeth itch with frustration. He glared at her, furious, and barked, “Take her down too!”
The Law Enforcers had no choice but to follow his orders. Just as they moved to restrain Si Yao, she widened her eyes and glared at them fiercely. “I’m the Sect Leader’s fiancée. If any of you touch me, I’ll have my fiancé deal with you!”
The Law Enforcers: “?”
Jiang Shuo: “?”
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