Cannon Fodder Cultivation Guide

Chapter 97 - Try harder

At this point, the fragment of consciousness left by Jia Fang before his ascension finally understood what had been bothering him all along. He never expected that after spending all his time hunting geese, he would accidentally be pecked in the eye by a little goose today. This was the biggest irony for him.

"You little brat, do you dare to deceive me?"

The consciousness immediately questioned.

"Defeating" and "overthrowing" might sound similar, but they represent vastly different meanings and levels of difficulty.

How infuriating! This little girl actually dared to deceive him in front of his face and even recorded it with a recording stone, showing such a blatant disregard for him, bold enough to fly!

"Senior, don't misunderstand. How did I deceive you? I've said from the beginning that I would 'overthrow' them, and you never refuted me, agreeing with your own mouth. You can't just wrongfully accuse me."

Zhang Yiyi put on a serious demeanor, replaying the recording to deepen his impression and serve as proof: "If you don't believe me, you can listen for yourself."

"If I can overthrow your two puppets, you will immediately let us six leave this place safely and return home. If I can't overthrow them, everything will be at your discretion! I will not go back on my word, nor will I have any complaints. Do you agree, Senior?"

"Uh..."

"What's wrong? Are you too afraid to agree? Or are you worried that your two puppets, after being unused for thousands of years, might malfunction and let me take advantage of them?"

"Shut up! What do I have to be afraid of agreeing?"

"Don't think I don't know you're trying to provoke me, but no matter what, I won't be afraid of a little brat like you. Let's do as you said. I agree! I will also keep my word!"

"Very well, thank you for your understanding, Senior. I will give it my all and ensure I do not disappoint you!"

...

When the recording stone clearly played back their previous conversation, Jia Fang's consciousness was stunned. In the end, he had to admit: it was indeed without fault!

Literally, the girl had not been evasive at all; from start to finish, she had said "overthrow" and never once mentioned "defeat."

Not only was it in the recording stone, but as he recalled, it seemed to have been this way from the beginning to the end.

Moreover, Zhang Yiyi had mentioned it more than once, and he had simply been careless, failing to notice or think deeply about it.

The thought that he had been outsmarted by a younger generation made Jia Fang feel immense regret. He wanted to deny it but couldn't shake off the overwhelming evidence in her hands.

As a powerful being who had already ascended, he couldn't lower himself to go back on his word or act petulantly like a Foundation Establishment level girl.

"You little brat, even if you have this bit of cleverness, what does it matter? Do you really think this is enough to overthrow my two puppets?"

Jia Fang bit down hard on the words "overthrow" and mocked coldly, "Both of my puppets are at the Nascent Soul level. No matter how clever you are, it won't help! Hmph, just wait to be beaten and stay here obediently, enduring the punishment every day!"

Just watch, I won't let the two puppets beat you until you're picking up your teeth off the ground! Do you really think my advantage is so easy to seize?

Of course, he only thought this last line in his heart and didn't dare to say it out loud.

After all, he had learned a bit from his previous experience and didn't want to make his statements too absolute. What if something unexpected happened? He certainly didn't want to change his surname.

After all, if not Jia, then what? Could it be Zhen?

Zhang Yiyi had no sense of impending retaliation. She clicked her tongue twice and regretfully said, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, Senior. We definitely won't stay here to accompany you for long."

"Hmph, just keep being stubborn. Let's see if you dare to backtrack after you lose!"

Jia Fang sounded childishly petulant.

Even if "overthrowing" instead of "defeating" was involved, Zhang Yiyi's strength couldn't possibly achieve that in half a quarter of an hour. He thought he would still have to arrange things, dictating how long she would stay. His mood brightened again.

"Senior, we agreed that as long as I can overthrow the two puppets, you will let us go back immediately. But we didn't say it would only be one chance."

Zhang Yiyi broke through Jia Fang's misunderstanding again, smiling as she added, "If I can't do it this time, then I'll just keep trying in the next rounds. You don't need to worry about me; I'll just endure a few more rounds of punishment. Once I figure out the patterns and weaknesses of the two puppets, I'll definitely be able to overthrow them."

When these words came out, Jia Fang was truly dumbfounded.

He had never seen such an audacious girl before.

This meant that he was left with nothing to do; all initiative was in the little brat's hands. Just as she said, if one round doesn't work, there's always a second; if two don't work, there's a third, and so on...

In short, he instantly lost his absolute control over these little brats. In just a few sentences, a girl had turned what was impossible into something that could be achieved through more effort and persistence.

Which family raised this girl? She was so sharp-tongued that it left him unable to respond.

If she had fooled someone else instead of him, Jia Fang would have appreciated her and taken her aside to share experiences and insights.

But unfortunately, he was the one being played, and that made it impossible for him to endure!

"Liang Yi, Liang Er, beat this little brat to death!"

Even though there was still a bit of time before the incense burned out, Jia Fang's consciousness could no longer wait.

He angrily issued commands to his two Nascent Soul puppets, initiating a new round of punishment immediately.

Zhang Yiyi had already prepared herself mentally for retaliation.

After all, compared to Jia Fang's shifting stance and refusal to admit his mistakes, just throwing a tantrum and letting the two puppets beat her mercilessly was already a good result.

This time, the battle area only involved her and the two puppets, and losing her spiritual power and returning to her flesh body would only take an instant.

Zhang Yiyi didn't dare to be distracted and immediately entered a decisive state, engaging in guerrilla tactics against the two puppets.

The remaining few outside the battle area were all anxiously watching the fight, hoping Zhang Yiyi could break through and surprise everyone by defeating the two puppets in the next second.