The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 1236 - 1209: Behind the Mary Sue 8

Anning thought of some novels with the male protagonist being a waste.

Many of these novels open with the scene of a broken engagement.

Xiao Qing is very much like the male lead from those novels.

A genius from a young age, with a well-matched fiancée, suddenly unable to cultivate one day, faced with family troubles, scorned by the fiancée demanding a break-up, leaving the male lead bitterly angry, and after breaking off the engagement, declaring something like ’thirty years east of the river, thirty years west’.

Afterwards, the male lead acquires some kind of Golden Finger, begins to strive hard, crazily retaliates, becomes incredibly powerful, and eventually confronts his fiancée’s family, directly wiping them out.

Thinking of such novel plots, Anning suddenly understood why An Yue would do something contrary to her identity and character.

She chuckled, leaned on Xiao Yuan’s shoulder, and said softly, "What kind of luck do we have? Your brother is the male lead of a waste protagonist novel, my sister might be the female lead of a rebirth revenge story, won’t the two of us be cannon fodder?"

Xiao Yuan also laughed, "Not while I’m around."

Anning got up and sized up Xiao Yuan’s petite figure, "Well, I’ll be the one covering you, with your fragile look that tips over with a gust of wind, it seems in this life you can only be a kept man."

Xiao Yuan shrugged, "Alright then, I’ll rely on my Lady a lot in the future."

"Of course, of course."

After a while, Anning asked Xiao Yuan, "What do you think your brother’s Golden Finger is?"

Xiao Yuan shook his head, "Doesn’t have one for now, let’s wait and see. If he never gets a Golden Finger, we’ll get him one."

An Xin couldn’t help but jump in, "Ningning, I have a Golden Finger, I’ve got... how about I give him one."

"What, want to get some Qi Fortune?"

Anning smiled at An Xin.

An Xin nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah, yeah, Xiao Qing is the male lead, essentially the Child of Destiny. If I give him a Golden Finger, I could get a share of the Qi Fortune."

Anning thought about it, then looked at Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan nodded, "This brother of mine has proper values and a nice temperament, not one to kill indiscriminately. If you want to give it to him, go ahead."

Anning then said to An Xin, "You pick one that suits him and hand it over later."

An Xin was overjoyed, "Alright, I’ll definitely complete the task."

Anning and Xiao Yuan sat there until near dawn before Anning left.

Xiao Yuan watched Anning until she disappeared before getting up to head back inside.

He had not been back long when Xiao Qing woke up.

The first thing Xiao Qing did upon waking was to check on Xiao Yuan, "Ayuan, how’s your body today? Did you sleep well yesterday? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

Xiao Yuan pretended to have just woken up too, "Brother, I’m doing well, I slept really well last night. I think my body is slowly getting better, maybe it’ll be fine soon."

Xiao Qing was quite happy to hear that, "Really? That’s great, I still have some Spirit Stones here, later I’ll trade them in for a chicken to stew for you, boost your body."

Xiao Yuan smiled and agreed, "Alright, we both need to replenish a bit, Brother, you’ve been exhausted lately, have some meat to restore your Qi."

Anning went back to sleep, and it wasn’t long before dawn.

She got up, washed up, and went to pay respects to Mrs. Zhu.

Mrs. Zhu was not in a particularly pleasant mood today.

For one, Family Head Zhu newly took a concubine, this new concubine was stunningly beautiful, had Family Head Zhu captivated all night and still hadn’t awakened. For another, Anning, this concubine, achieved outstanding success.

Though Mrs. Zhu wouldn’t target Anning, she wasn’t willing for Anning to succeed, naturally not feeling good seeing Anning come over.

"Greetings, Mother."

Anning came over and bowed, Mrs. Zhu forced a smile, "Second Miss is here, please sit."

Anning sat down smiling, "Did Mother sleep well last night? Isn’t big sister coming over?"

Mrs. Zhu’s face darkened slightly, "Slept alright, your big sister isn’t feeling well, she won’t come, today we’ll have a meal together, just the two of us."

"Then I must have Mother’s good treats."

Anning’s smile was bright, her conversation graceful, speaking to Mrs. Zhu with a certain intimacy that made Mrs. Zhu’s anger hard to express.

She had the servants set the meal, Anning ate a bit with her before excusing herself.

After leaving Mrs. Zhu’s place, Anning went to Aunt Feng’s.

Aunt Feng was just having breakfast, when Anning came over, she quickly had someone add a set of dishware, "Didn’t eat enough at Madam’s place, have a bit more."

Anning sat down smiling, "Mother, are you planning to visit Madam’s place later?"

Family Head Zhu took a new concubine; upon entering the door, she would surely need to pay her respects to Mrs. Zhu. As Aunt Feng had been a concubine for a long time, she was Anning’s biological mother and held her own position in Zhu Family’s inner quarters. Logically, after the newcomer paid respects to Mrs. Zhu, she should also greet Aunt Feng.

Aunt Feng laughed upon hearing this, "It’s still early. If the newcomer goes later in the morning that’s fine, why should I go so early? Going early means facing Madam’s mood; she’s not feeling good, and I might get some sarcastic remarks, not worth it."

Anning then had the maid add some dishes, and whilst eating she said, "Mother, in a few days I’m going to the mountains again. My recent promotion is a bit unstable, I need a few days of seclusion to stabilize my cultivation."

"Alright."

Aunt Feng responded, "Later, don’t forget to inform the Master."

After eating, Anning chatted with Aunt Feng for a while; when Aunt Feng saw it was time, she headed over to Mrs. Zhu’s.

Anning had nowhere else to go, so she wandered into the garden.

The rear garden of the Zhu Family had some Spirit Plants, tended by professionals, with Arrays formations around, it ensured flowers bloomed all year, creating a beautiful scene.

Anning walked a loop around the garden, entered a formation containing a peach grove, where the flowers were blooming superbly. Anning found a peach tree beneath which to take a nap.

As she slept, a flood of original memories poured into her mind.

Anning received those memories, opened her eyes, and her expression held some gloom.

After a moment, Anning wiped her face and resumed her former gentle demeanor.

Anning initially thought Zhu Anning was just cannon fodder in the story; unexpectedly, Zhu Anning was actually its main character.

Zhu Anning is the female protagonist of a Mary Sue novel. She was a concubine of the Zhu Family, yet highly talented with good Spirit Root and understanding, and at a young age, achieved remarkable cultivation.

The most crucial factor was her beauty, captivating countless young talents who became infatuated with her.

These people included senior apprentices of Great Sects, Princely Heirs of elite families, Young Masters of the Demon Clan, and powerful Nascent Soul Ancestors. Regardless of how formidable, or rigid their backgrounds were, as soon as they saw Anning, they fell madly in love, willing to do anything for her.

Those men held Zhu Anning in the palm of their hands, unwilling to let her suffer any indignation, doing everything that could be done for her.

Zhu Anning did not need to laboriously seek Spiritual Medicine or Spirit Stones, did not need rigorous cultivation, nor did she need to scheme, those fond of her protected her comprehensively.

Moreover, these men could tolerate one another, accepting other men around Anning.

If this were the case, Zhu Anning’s life would be passable.

After all, are Mary Sue novels not like this?

But unfortunately, this was only the surface; secretly, those men were scheming against Zhu Anning.

Zhu Anning died dreadfully in the end; she was killed by the men around her, tortured to her last breath, and even after death, they carved out her heart and liver, dividing her flesh among themselves.

The book simply said Zhu Anning and her men happily stayed together.

Thinking about Zhu Anning’s fate, Anning couldn’t help but laugh coldly, weren’t they truly together? Her flesh remains in those men’s stomachs, together for a lifetime.