Film & TV: Public Enemy of Justice

"So even someone like me can claim to be a descendant of Nuwa? I don't want to become a snake-like creature with a human body. After all, the human lower body is much more useful in every way."

"There is a difference between a player receiving Nuwa's inheritance and becoming Nuwa's descendant. According to the system data, players who receive the inheritance will not become Nuwa's descendants, but will utilize their innate abilities in a very similar form."

"I see." Lin Yaoxie thought for a moment. Most of Zhao Ling'er's hardships were because of her identity as a descendant of Nuwa. Even with the powerful strength of Nuwa's descendant, Zhao Ling'er suffered so much pain at such a young age, while he could easily enjoy the power of Nuwa's descendant.

"This is fate. I can't blame myself. It's a real pity I can't seize this power as the main villain," Lin Yaoxie said softly.

"No dialogue content related to another or current task was detected. It is determined that the player does not need further explanation of the Snake Cave for the time being. Please select Yes or No."

"Yes," Lin Yaoxie answered easily. After all, knowing that there were no powerful enemies or other missions, there were basically no more questions worth asking. "Just wait for the essence to calm down on its own, right?"

"Once the player decides to accept the quest reward, the final part of the ancient goddess's legacy will begin to be inherited."

As the lifeless system voice finished speaking its last sentence and a familiar "ding" sounded, Lin Yaoxie's energy fluctuations suddenly increased in magnitude, but this was extremely gentle.

At the same time, a goddess silhouette radiating golden light suddenly appeared before Lin Yaoxie's eyes. Just as Lin Yaoxie was greatly surprised, the final scene of the ancient goddess's battle with the demon serpent appeared beside him, the moment when Nuwa was about to suppress the ten-thousand-year-old serpent demon.

What Lin Yaoxie didn't expect was that the evil aura of the ten-thousand-year-old snake demon seemed to be no different in the eyes of the ancient goddess Nuwa.

Seeing the snake demon being suppressed, Lin Yaoxie blurted out, "I am not that weak and filthy little snake from the ground. I am the only boss in the heavens and the earth, in the vast world. Not to mention you, even the ancient gods cannot suppress me."

As Lin Yaoxie was shocked and retorted, he noticed that the goddess-like figure radiating golden light seemed to be looking at him with the same gaze she used when suppressing the snake demon.

Lin Yaoxie couldn't accept that this tiny incarnation of the ancient goddess dared to belittle him, this thing that was exactly like the fragile earth energy and the descendants of Nuwa.

Lin Yaoxie calmed his mind, secretly circulating all his power, and stared back with the gaze of a wicked and immoral person. The goddess incarnation visibly wavered, but still managed to maintain her form for a while before gradually dissipating with seemingly unspeakable words. Then, she dispersed into a wisp of light cloud and was absorbed into Lin Yaoxie's dantian.

Everything in Lin Yaoxie's life was like a fleeting moment, but the mental and physical exhaustion it brought silently testified to this extraordinary experience.

“Even a demon like me wants to be persuaded? I don’t know whether to call it stupidity or the magnanimity that those ordinary people (Zhao) have been talking about.” Lin Yaoxie wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, only then realizing that he was almost soaked through. “This system is too crude, no, I should say it made me too careless, but…”

"The magnanimity of the ancient goddess Nuwa is something you can never fathom or comprehend. It's your good fortune that the goddess is willing to entrust her blessing to you." Just as Lin Yaoxie was recalling everything that had just happened, Zhao Ling'er's voice came from beside him. Turning around, he saw a figure almost identical to the goddess's reincarnation standing a few steps away from him, radiating a holy light.

"If it weren't for what just happened, I would have given you my full strength in a powerful attack." Zhao Ling'er's words were resounding, and her unwavering gaze almost created the image of a goddess descending to earth. Only then did Lin Yaoxie realize that Zhao Ling'er's bloodline baptism was complete.

Chapter Twenty-One: Supporting Items

"You said your all-out attack, then..." Lin Yaoxie originally wanted to retaliate against Zhao Ling'er in the same arrogant way as before, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Zhao Ling'er said was true.

Why? Because if Zhao Ling'er had sacrificed herself and combined the earth's energy with her goddess incarnation to unleash a desperate attack under the circumstances of the energy fluctuations just now, she could have at least shattered a significant portion of Lin Yaoxie's cultivation.

So Lin Yaoxie observed Zhao Ling'er while remaining silent. After all, judging from Zhao Ling'er's confident words and the look in her eyes as if she were a death squad, he knew that she was serious.

"Perhaps I can't kill you, you great demon, but I can still make you taste the pain I felt that day." Zhao Ling'er was the first to break the silence. As the earth's energy finally dissipated, the goddess aura on Zhao Ling'er also dissipated, replaced by a heroic spirit on her face.

That's the kind of irritating aura that only those who have accepted their fate and acquired the strength to support their pride and resilience exude—a simple, crude declaration of the protagonist's existence.

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Lin Yaoxie looked at Zhao Ling'er's changed appearance and thought, "Absolutely right, this person is the female protagonist of this world." He then thought of his past as the main villain boss...

Lin Yaoxie nodded inwardly, reflecting on his 17th wish and the goal he had always pursued.

Seeing Lin Yaoxie, who should be terrified, looking completely satisfied, Zhao Ling'er's anger flared up.

"You should thank my ancestor, the ancient goddess Nuwa, for her forgiveness," Zhao Ling'er tried again to steer Lin Yaoxie back to the topic. "If it weren't for Lady Nuwa stopping me, hmph."

Lin Yaoxie snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Zhao Ling'er, who had a blank expression on the surface but was in turmoil inside. The thought of teasing her resurfaced.

"Your goddess is very knowledgeable. After all, we are lovers who are deeply in love. You were so happy when you did *that* with me. Yes, we embraced. How could our ancestors let you and me both suffer?"

"I should have been ruthless back then." Zhao Ling'er regained her heroic appearance.

Seeing Zhao Ling'er's appearance, Lin Yaoxie recalled the repulsive goddess incarnation from earlier, and the hatred that arose in Lin Yaoxie's heart became an aid in adjusting his mindset.

"Do you really think you can do anything to me?" Lin Yaoxie regained his composure and unleashed his full power. In an instant, the entire snake cave was filled with an evil aura that was hundreds or thousands of times stronger than that of the Ten Thousand Worlds Snake Demon. The sacred aura that had just been supported by the earth's energy and the aura of the ancient goddess was instantly suppressed.

"Hmm, so you took that aura from before as an advantage! But what about now? What's the real situation?"

Zhao Ling'er began to tremble under the despairing atmosphere, but a resilient soul could still be seen residing within her eyes.

Seeing that Zhao Ling'er was much stronger than before, Lin Yaoxie decided to say loudly, "I admit that Nuwa's magical power enabled her to successfully protect everyone in the end..." Lin Yaoxie glanced at Zhao Ling'er, who had begun to listen, and continued, "But the ultimate basis for her success was not something as superficial as power."

"That annoying ancient goddess Nuwa wants to guide anything, no matter what it is. Look at that ten-thousand-year-old snake demon, look at those ancient gods who fought in the past, and look at me now. Do you really think her support is her insignificant power?" Lin Yaoxie, with his inner pursuit, spoke words that were both evil and powerful, which entered Zhao Ling'er's ears.

"So what is it that allows you to have a large number of followers like the Moon Worship Cult? A reputation that commands respect like the Lord of Lin Family Fortress? A high position and great power like the Witch King? Or, or..." Zhao Ling'er's heart was constantly being challenged.

She suddenly realized that the question that had been troubling her all along—the question of the meaning of her life—was actually that she (aefe) lacked the ability to achieve all her goals like Nuwa.

I used to think that what I lacked were these miscellaneous things, but no matter how strong, powerful, or followed I became, I would eventually reach my limit. However...

"Lin Yaoxie began to reveal a wicked smile.

"But?"

"But the will within me to become a terrifying villain that everyone fears, despises, dreads, and curses—no, it's not something as noble as will, but desire, yes, the desire to destroy, the desire to tear apart, the desire to act recklessly has always supported me."

"Desire? No, impossible." Zhao Ling'er covered her ears, trying to deny Lin Yaoxie's every word.

"It's desire. Noble people and self-proclaimed righteous people will openly worship it as will, while villains like me will openly call it desire. However..." Lin Yaoxie knew why villains didn't want something like will.

Because once you mistake desire for will, inhuman desire will use the beautiful cloak you've wrapped around it as a tool to strangle you, restricting your every move.

However, it is possible for a righteous person to have a glorious moment of passion when their will is numbed.

"However, someone as ordinary and cowardly as you, who wants to proclaim your desires as soon as you see them, yet dares not reach out when it comes to actually pursuing them. You can lose your innocence..."

Blame me, blame your ancestors for the heavy burden of your birth, but ultimately it's because you're afraid to pursue your desires.

"I...I'm not." Zhao Ling'er understood a lot in her heart, but her values, which she had upheld since childhood, couldn't accept such words.

"If you truly seek to escape your fate, then you should have refused the ten years of waiting; if you truly seek revenge for your mother's death and the shame of being defiled, then you should have dealt a fatal blow to the Moon Worshippers and me long ago. Look at yourself clearly, did Nuwa organize you, or are you simply afraid to take on this responsibility?"

Lin Yaoxie poured out what he wanted to say, and Zhao Ling'er fell completely silent. As if they had planned it together, the two of them gradually walked towards the exit of the snake cave.

Even if Zhao Ling'er wanted to believe these words, looking at this evil person who exuded an aura of destruction, she couldn't help but feel disgusted and repulsed.

Lin Yaoxie, on the other hand, had never sought the approval of others, but he couldn't remain calm and silent when looking at such a self-righteous person.

An indescribable atmosphere lingered between the two as they left the snake pit and headed back towards Suzhou City and Lin Family Fortress. Meanwhile, in the stark contrast between the snake pit and Lin Family Fortress nestled in the woods, a conflict was about to erupt.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Within Suzhou City

Rewind a bit. After Lin Yaoxie swiftly appeared out of thin air, defeated the Moon Worship Cult, and inquired about Zhao Ling'er's whereabouts, Anu and Tang Xuanxiaobao were left staring at each other in disbelief for a few seconds.

"We really can't beat that Lin Yaoxie," Tang Niu Xiaobao said dejectedly, even though he wanted to complete the Witch King's mission and protect the girl Anu beside him. "Lin Yaoxie should be able to defeat that snake demon, right?"

"Is it really appropriate for a confidant of the Witch King to say such things? As a man, you give in so easily. I really misjudged you." Although Anu saw Lin Yaoxie's martial arts skills, her pride required her to remain defiant.

"Please, I'm begging you, don't be stubborn in this situation. Let's work together to think of a way to get the young lady back."

"Am I being stubborn?"

"You saw Lin Yaoxie's kung fu skills too. If he hadn't appeared in time, let alone protecting Zhao Ling'er, even the two of us would have been unable to escape," Tang Niu Xiaobao said, concealing his own weakness.

For minor pains, try to reason with Anu.

"Lin Yaoxie is the same kind of person as Baiyue! Are you going to place your hopes on that kind of shameless villain? Do you still dare to call yourself a confidant of the Witch King?" Anu became more and more agitated, constantly getting angry at Tang Niu Xiaobao.

“If what the young lady says is true, then the Grand Preceptor Baiyue is the person we need to deal with next. What the Witch King needs now is a neutral and capable person who is even in conflict with the Baiyue cultists! Without such a person, if we go back, we will only be controlled by that Baiyue guy and continue to control the Witch King.”

Tang Niu Xiaobao saw Anu being unreasonable and retorted to her words, word by word, because he knew that Anu valued the task given to them by the Witch King even more than he did, but sometimes she went too far and couldn't see the simple truth in front of her.

"So you're on Lin Yaoxie's side now? You've been bought off by just a few moves? You could be bought off any day now! You're just a coward who's afraid of death!"

"I will not be bribed by anyone. The day I, Tang Niu Xiaobao, decided to help the Witch King, I was prepared to die. I will not forgive anyone who questions this, not even you!" Tang Niu Xiaobao looked at Anu with the gaze unique to a death warrior.

Anu knew she had said something wrong, and she didn't know what had made her so impatient to utter such nonsense. In the end, she could only lower her head and remain silent.

The two were silent for a moment before Tang Niu Xiaobao spoke first: "There's no point in arguing or spacing out anymore. All we can do now is search the woods for any trace of the young lady and find her."

“I know without you saying it,” Anu continued, then leaped lightly into the depths of the forest.

"Sigh." Tang Niu Xiaobao himself can be decisive and forceful with others, but when it comes to Anu, there are always some things he can't say and some things he can't use force with.

I know this feeling is hard to discern, but it's something I can't truly see through.

Tang Niu Xiaobao shook his head, then leaped up and followed in Anu's footsteps.

In the woods lay the corpses of the Moon Worshipers, resembling leeks, but there was nothing else to find traces of Lin Yaoxie and the giant snake demon.

Anu and Tang Niu Xiaobao couldn't find any clues in the woods. During this time, Anu got angry and argued with Tang Niu Xiaobao again, but nothing could change the fact that they were powerless. Anu could only follow Tang Niu Xiaobao back to the inn in Suzhou City near Linjiabao.

In their room at the Suzhou Inn, Anu and Tang Niu Xiaobao could only stay there, since Lin Yaoxie and Zhao Ling'er were also staying there, and they would definitely run into them when they returned.

"Is there no other way but to come back?" Anu paced back and forth in the room. Her agitation was evident in everything she did, from her posture to her tone of voice.

"I don't want to admit it either, but there's nothing we can do right now," Tang Niu Xiaobao said calmly.

“You’re still the same as before, I really don’t know what you’re thinking,” Anu said irritably. “You’re really useless! Why don’t you…”

With a "snap," the door to the room was suddenly flung open, and the person who entered interrupted Anu with their words. It was Lin Yueru, the eldest daughter of the Lin family manor. She opened her delicate mouth and spoke in an incongruous volume:

"Why not just slap your brain and rush out of Suzhou again, just like before, shouting and running naked, so that those dog-like and leopard-like Moon Worshippers can easily catch and bite you swaggering prey to death, right?"

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As soon as Anu saw Lin Yueru walk in, her anger, which had been building up, found a target to vent on. She immediately retorted, "That's right, we should listen to a domineering young lady like you who hits people at the drop of a hat, and then, under the leadership of this silly young lady, we should innocently be delivered into the hands of the Grand Preceptor of Nanzhao, Baiyue."

"Ladies, please stop talking. The important thing now is to gather all the strength we have. First, we need to rescue the eldest young lady from the snake demon. Second, we need to safely relay the truth about the Grand Preceptor Baiyue's misdeeds and his plot to murder the princess back to the Southern Swamp Kingdom." Tang Xuan Xiaobao interjected in the middle of their conversation, trying to mediate their conflict.

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“Shut up if you’re the kind of person who wants Lin Yaoxie’s help. Even if we can find help, this sheltered young lady who relies on her father’s power won’t amount to anything.” Anu glared at Tang Gui Xiaobao, showing no intention of taking his advice, but instead wanted to prove herself against Lin Yueru.

"Regardless of whether his suggestion is reasonable or not, no one wants to help you when they see an unreasonable woman like you coming to our door seeking help; even if you want to find someone to tell the truth, there's no point in believing what you say that just comes out of your mouth." Lin Yueru maintained her arrogant posture, displaying an attitude that she was determined to overpower Anu.

Anu lowered her head, remembering how she had inadvertently hurt Tang Niu Xiaobao's feelings the previous night. Although she had a thousand things she wanted to say in rebuttal, when one has done something wrong, even the strength to retaliate is taken away from them.

"Speechless now, it seems you realize how useless you are. I don't know why the Witch King would hire people like you. You can't do anything right, and you're always causing trouble. Calling you spendthrift dogs wouldn't be an exaggeration. Ah, look at how impatient you are. You must have run away with your tails between your legs yesterday. Tell me what you encountered, our Lin Family Fortress..."

Seeing the two of them remain silent, Lin Yueru bombarded them with questions and scolded them relentlessly. Tang Niu Xiaobao could tolerate it, but Anu could not. Watching Lin Yueru's endless chatter reminded her of her own unreasonable behavior yesterday, and Anu couldn't help but clench her fists.

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Return of the Hero

Lin Yueru, who had maintained an air of superiority, noticed Anu's face turn incredibly ugly. Remembering her previous fight with Anu, she felt she had avenged herself. A smug expression appeared on her face, and she even let out a few mocking laughs.

Anu glanced at Lin Yueru with a disdainful look. She then burst out with curses, "Lin Yueru, don't think that just because you're the young lady of the Lin family manor, you can be fearless. I'm also a personal attendant of the princess of the Southern Swamp Kingdom, how can I tolerate being bullied like this!"

Lin Yueru retorted dismissively, "I don't care if you're a high and mighty princess or a lowly commoner. You're trapped in Suzhou now, so you have to listen to me, Lin Yueru!"

Tang Xiaobao, of course, couldn't just sit and watch the two fight. Just as Anu and Lin Yueru were about to collide, Tang Xiaobao quickly put on a smiling face and played the good cop, trying to persuade them:

"You two clearly don't have any deep-seated hatred, so stop always turning against each other. It's good for everyone to get along peacefully. Come on, calm down."

Seeing Tang Xuan Xiaobao's somewhat smug expression, Anu was not discouraged at all. On the contrary, she felt that as a man from the Southern Frontier, Tang Xuan Xiaobao was actually being so subservient to a woman. It was a disgrace to the Southern Swamp Kingdom.

Lin Yueru also had the opposite opinion about Tang Niu Xiaobao's attempt to mediate the fight. She sneered, "You two barbarians, don't try to put on a show for me, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop. I'm not buying it!" As she spoke, she waved her hand toward the jade belt sword at her waist. With a "whoosh," the gleaming slender sword was pointed at Anu's delicate neck.