The Villain's White Lotus Halo

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Chapter 13: Shackles

It seemed as if the spring breeze of the third month finally possessed some warmth.

Luo MingChuan's expression became brighter and brighter, until he ultimately revealed a smile.

He hadn't smiled ever since he had left Yin BiYue's cell in the dungeon. Thus, this smile, although somewhat shaky, held some foolishness that even he himself wasn't aware of.

He stood there, looking as if he didn't know what to do because of Yin BiYue's unexpected reply. "Junior-apprentice brother, thank you. I——I will definitely keep my promise......"

Liu QiShuang didn't seem reassured as she asked, "Fourth junior-apprentice brother, have you clearly thought things through?"

Yin BiYue nodded, "Please be at ease, senior-apprentice sister. I know my limits."

Jun Yu didn't say anything. He merely furrowed his forehead.

And nobody knew what Duan ChongXuan remembered, but he continued smiling like before as he watched Luo MingChuan.　　

On the other hand, Yin BiYue's heart wasn't nearly as calm as what his expression suggested.

"Nowadays, eight out of ten protagonists blacken as they rush to get revenge. Another one is a yandere with no hopes of recovering. A humble, utterly sincere and righteous protagonist is harder to find compared to trying to find a three! Legged! Frog!"

He inexplicably remembered what that technician had said.　　

However, if a Holy Mother's thought process was always this odd, then——

He would rather have an incurable, blackened protagonist.

At the very least, those protagonists knew the lines they needed to say in order to continue the drama.

He didn't understand what Luo MingChuan was thinking, but if the protagonist wished to invite him, then what was the reason behind not undertaking the journey together?

What's more, these 'fellow Peak members that support the villain' by his side really made one worry till their heart shattered. What did he have to do so they could tactfully achieve the accomplishment of 'avoid going against the protagonist'?　　

The past few days, he had been very stressed about this. But now, everything suddenly became clear when he saw Luo MingChuan's pleasantly surprised expression.

So it turned out that this time's script was 'the protagonist was completely devoted to a person, but the villain had the heart of a wolf and the lungs of a dog1. In the first half, they walked together as close friends2, but in the second half there is a betrayal, a falling-out and then someone stabs the other with a dagger'.

Tsk, city people just loved to play around like this.

Yin BiYue pacified his own heart. Sure enough, the plot was still within his grasp.

Hence, the expression he used to look at Luo MingChuan became somewhat better, so much that a smile was revealed in his eyes. "Does senior-apprentice brother Luo still have other matters to discuss?"　　

It was as if Luo MingChuan finally saw the thawing of the never-melting frost on a mountain ridge shrouded in clouds. And this melted frost became a babbling, clear spring that flowed into his heart.

"No, I don't......junior-apprentice brother, take a good rest. I will take my leave here."

Although he said he would take his leave, for some reason, he just stood in place and didn't move. He stayed like that until Duan ChongXuan coughed once, and only then did he turn around in a panic and leave.