Blame the Villain – Chapter 173

Villainous Undercover (12)

Song Xuyi had imagined many possibilities but never thought it would be this kind of situation.

She knew that Fu Xiyu would eventually kill Lu Dun, but why did Valley Master Song say that Fu Xiyu intended to die together with Lu Dun?

In the plot summary that Song Xuyi read, it didn’t mention Fu Xiyu’s fate. It only stated that after killing Lu Dun, Fu Xiyu, in one fell swoop, led the Demon Sect to severely injure the righteous path’s people and forced them into the Miasma Valley. Then, the male protagonist Song Xu, listening to the earth-shattering sound of celebratory cannons from the Demon Sect, fell completely into a deep slumber…

At the time of reading, Song Xuyi didn’t pay attention, but now she discovered some oddities: Apart from severely injuring a few people from the righteous path, Fu Xiyu actually didn’t deliver fatal blows to the righteous path’s people. She even left those close to her from the Medical Valley outside the Demon Sect. And facing the invasion of the righteous path, the Demon Sect would naturally mobilize all their manpower, with everyone gathered together…

That earth-shattering sound of celebratory cannons, was it really the sound of celebratory cannons? Or… was it the sound of some explosion?

In an instant, Song Xuyi connected all the clues.

On the other end, Valley Master Song’s gaze towards Song Xuyi carried a hint of apology: “Xuyi, I know you have many things you don’t understand, but currently I can’t explain everything to you. This involves the grudges of many ancestors and has also led to Xiyu, this child, having no interest in anything in this world except revenge. But one day you will know that Xiyu is a good girl; she bears more than you can imagine…”

Song Xuyi’s eyes involuntarily filled with tears.

She couldn’t reveal to Valley Master Song that she actually already knew most of the truth. She could only desperately suppress the tears in her eyes, lower her head, and nod: “I know that there are still many things worth cherishing in this world. I will find a way to give Senior Sister more hope for this world, so she can live on properly…”

Song Xuyi could understand Fu Xiyu’s determination to erase all the filth and ugliness of this world in one go, but Fu Xiyu shouldn’t include herself in that—

She, originally, should have deserved all the best things in this world.

Fu Xiyu slept for two days before waking up this time.

In her hazy state, she had a dream, once again dreaming of her tumultuous life.

From her earliest memories, she had been confined in a small courtyard within the Demon Sect.

In the courtyard were her gravely ill mother and a wet nurse surnamed Fu.

At that time, she didn’t have a name yet. The wet nurse called her “Miss,” while her mother called her “Nannan.”

Even though her mother’s face was haggard from illness, it didn’t diminish her beauty; her mother was still a rare beauty. She would very gently braid Fu Xiyu’s hair into small plaits, sing songs, and tell Fu Xiyu stories about when she was young, practicing medicine and saving people. The person who appeared most often in her mother’s stories was her senior sister. Only when talking about her senior sister would a smile appear on her mother’s face.

The wet nurse once tearfully told Fu Xiyu that her mother had originally not wanted to live, and her only purpose for living was for her.

Fu Xiyu actually learned the whole truth from the whispers of the Demon Sect members who brought them food: for instance, her mother had snatched a man, but she had only intended to use him as a cover. She hadn’t meant to do anything to that man, originally planning to endure the difficult period of internal energy cultivation alone. However, she didn’t expect the man would take advantage of her when she was not clear-headed, drugging her and using trickery to defile her, resulting in the birth of Fu Xiyu.

That man turned the tables, saying it was her mother who, in a state of confusion, had forced herself on him. He then used sweet words, saying he admired her mother and wanted to protect her mother and the infant Fu Xiyu.

Her mother believed him. Her mother didn’t love that man, but to make amends, she revealed her unique martial arts technique to that man, helping him improve his internal energy. Unexpectedly, after mastering the technique, that man betrayed her, seizing the position of sect leader and placing her mother and Fu Xiyu under house arrest in the small courtyard.

The reason her mother was content to stay in the small courtyard was only because she didn’t know the whole truth of what had happened years ago. She thought she had wronged that man first, not knowing that he had long harbored evil intentions.

So Fu Xiyu learned to be sensible from a young age, hoping that her mother could live longer. But in the end, she still couldn’t keep her mother—in the year she turned five, her mother’s condition worsened. Having occasionally learned the truth from others, her mother, on the verge of death, used a forbidden drug and escaped with Fu Xiyu and the wet nurse.

It was then that Fu Xiyu learned that her frail mother possessed such powerful martial arts. Along the way, she killed countless Demon Sect members as if sweeping away dead leaves. That night, Fu Xiyu saw the outside sky for the first time, escaping from the Demon Sect that was like a human purgatory. It was also on that night that she lost her mother. In her final moments, her mother, with tears in her eyes, cut Fu Xiyu’s face—

Fu Xiyu didn’t hate her mother. She knew this was her mother’s way of protecting her. She and the wet nurse buried her mother deep in the mountains, planting her mother’s favorite butterfly orchids all around the grave.

Before her death, her mother hoped that Fu Xiyu would not get involved in the conflicts of the martial arts world, to be cautious in words and deeds, and not reveal her background to anyone. She instructed the wet nurse to raise her under a different name and identity. From then on, Fu Xiyu had her own name. She took the wet nurse’s surname and was named Xiyu.

The two lived in a remote village. Fu Xiyu learned hunting and cooking from her wet nurse. Their life was poor but happy. She experienced the outside world and even raised a small dog as white as a snowball. She especially loved this little dog, her heart filled with joy at the sight of it. Her favorite thing to do was to hang a meat bone on a tree branch, then hang the branch on her back, letting the little dog chase her as she ran joyfully around the village…

However, when Fu Xiyu was seven years old, she returned from the deep mountains carrying game, only to find the corpses of her little dog and wet nurse.

An extremely handsome man disdainfully kicked the dog’s belly with his toe, glancing sideways at Fu Xiyu: “Yu Rudie was really cruel! She actually had the heart to cut your face—”

Fu Xiyu didn’t know what came over her. She didn’t look at the bodies of her wet nurse and little dog again. Even though her nails dug deeply into her palms, even though her whole heart was twisted into a knot, even though she was so sad she could barely breathe…

She raised her head and smiled: “That’s why I hate her.”

“You’ve finally come, Father.”

From then on, Fu Xiyu entered the Taiji Sect.

Lu Dun trusted Fu Xiyu. He himself greatly valued appearance and power, so he assumed Fu Xiyu also cared about appearance and power. He naturally thought she would resent Yu Rudie for ruining her looks. He deliberately gave power to Fu Xiyu, letting her practice the Immortal Destruction Technique, and even intentionally brought up the scar on Fu Xiyu’s face, hoping to deepen her resentment towards Yu Rudie. However, he didn’t know that Fu Xiyu had made up her mind at the age of seven. Her only purpose in living thereafter was to destroy him and his evil lair, to perish together with him, to make his filthy bloodline completely disappear from this world!

When Fu Xiyu was ten years old, she met her mother’s beloved senior sister. It was the first time she endured Lu Dun’s chaotic internal energy. Her entire body felt as if it was being bitten by thousands of ants, wishing she could die on the spot. The Medical Valley initially refused to accept anyone from the Taiji Sect, until Lu Dun mentioned that she was Yu Rudie’s daughter…

Valley Master Song, trembling, carried her into the Medical Valley and did her utmost to heal Fu Xiyu’s internal injuries and the wound on her face. For the first two years, she disdained to speak with Fu Xiyu. Until one day, on the anniversary of her mother’s death, Fu Xiyu secretly folded paper butterfly orchids to burn for her mother, which Valley Master Song saw…

Valley Master Song seemed to discover something. She began to teach Fu Xiyu medical skills, persuading her to give up revenge, and even wanted to pass down the Medical Valley to her…

But Fu Xiyu knew she was unworthy: how could she, possessing Lu Dun’s filthy bloodline, be fit to inherit the Medical Valley?

Moreover, her heart had long since hardened. Everything she cared about was gone, and she simply couldn’t bring herself to save people and benefit the world. What kept her alive was the desire to eliminate Lu Dun—

Fu Xiyu never expected she would meet Song Xuyi.

The first time she saw Song Xuyi, a feeling of joy arose in her heart: a soft, white little dumpling with moist eyes, even more lovable than the little dog she once had. She couldn’t help but pinch the little dumpling’s cheeks, softer to the touch than clouds in the sky…

So, she rarely showed kindness, deliberately speaking coldly, wanting Song Xuyi and Song Xu to retreat in the face of difficulty. After all, she knew Lu Dun liked boys with outstanding appearances like Song Xu as reserves for internal energy. She persuaded Song Xu to leave, but didn’t expect the little dumpling to say she wanted to join—

How could such a filthy sect be worthy of such a snow-white little girl? But Fu Xiyu couldn’t suppress a secret joy in her heart: the little dumpling had come in, would she be able to hug her from time to time? Pinch her cheeks…

But Fu Xiyu restrained her thoughts and called two of the strictest matrons to help test Song Xuyi’s aptitude. The little dumpling was so soft, she would surely not be able to withstand the pain of the aptitude test, and then she wouldn’t think of becoming a disciple anymore. Unexpectedly, the little dumpling actually endured it—

She had no reason to refuse anymore.

Because the little dumpling came from the Song family, Lu Dun feared she might be hiding a map of the Demon Sect, so he specifically took her in as a disciple, instructing Fu Xiyu to keep an eye on her. Fu Xiyu didn’t expect Lu Dun to arrange it this way, but shamefully felt some joy in her heart. She meticulously cleaned her courtyard and bathroom, obtained a token and sect clothing for the little dumpling…

That day, she couldn’t help but go to receive the little dumpling, not knowing how to interact with her, so she used methods for playing with a little dog; fearing wet hair would harm her body, she undid the little dumpling’s hair; although she knew Lu Dun wasn’t interested in little girls, to keep Lu Dun away from the little dumpling, she deliberately spoke ill of the little dumpling in front of Lu Dun…

But the little dumpling seemed to be angry, puffing up her cheeks and no longer paying attention to her. Fu Xiyu reflected for a long time before finding the reason and understanding her own stupidity. She mended her ways and slowly approached the little dumpling, discovering that the little dumpling was even more endearing than she had imagined…

Just being with the little dumpling, even without needing to pinch her cheeks, just quietly looking at her, Fu Xiyu felt joy from the bottom of her heart.

These beautiful days felt like they were stolen.

The little dumpling was extremely kind-hearted. She forgave Fu Xiyu’s past rashness and even began to feel sorry for her, inviting her to celebrate festivals together.

Fu Xiyu knew she shouldn’t become attached, but she still wanted to protect Xuyi for longer, to give her the best of everything. So, she secretly began to research methods to break the backlash of the Immortal Destruction Technique—

She secretly developed a method, with only a one-in-ten chance of survival, so she didn’t even tell Aunt Song: when Lu Dun transferred the internal energy into her body, she no longer suppressed it, but instead allowed the internal energy to flow freely and flush through her meridians. Her meridians were expanded extremely wide, and the internal energy finally merged with her own…

When the internal energy flushed through her meridians, forcefully expanding them, Fu Xiyu was in so much pain she could barely endure it. But she always remembered that she had promised Xuyi to accompany her in exploring the martial arts world. She wasn’t a good senior sister: born of filth, always making Xuyi sad and worried, she absolutely couldn’t break her promise to Xuyi again—

Fortunately, she didn’t break her promise. She made it through.

Fu Xiyu opened her eyes. The bright daylight filled the room, and even brighter than the sunlight was the girl’s pair of eyes. She heard the most beautiful sound in the world and saw the most beautiful smile in the world. The little dumpling she had raised with her own hands smiled at her, more lovely than a flower—

“Senior Sister, you’re finally awake!”

The author has something to say:

Second update——

Good night, muah.

LP: Re-translated on October 14, 2024