Chapter 214 The Cannon Fodder Substitute of the Fantasy Heroine
Chapter 214 The Cannon Fodder Substitute of the Fantasy Heroine
"You, you, you...you are so despicable!" Duanmu Rong was so angry that her face turned red. She pointed at Su Lan with trembling fingers and shouted loudly, while trying to snatch the bottle from her hand.
However, Su Lan easily kicked Duanmu Rong away and sneered, "Whatever you say, let's see who will believe you. Besides, I don't need to self-destruct to easily destroy his soul."
As soon as these words came out, the extremely weak Demon Lord Yu in the bottle couldn't help but shudder, and completely closed his mouth, not daring to make any more sound.
Duanmu Rong wanted to continue arguing, but suddenly saw Su Lan turning and leaving. She hurriedly tried to follow her, but was bounced back by a powerful barrier.
"No, save me!" Duanmu Rong screamed in despair. She knew that her fate in the Four-Nation Trial would be dire. But as Su Lan said, no one would trust someone who colluded with the Demon Lord.
"Mom and Dad, I want to go home. Woohoo, I don't want to be a hero anymore, and I don't want the Demon Lord to be my husband anymore."
The guarding teacher saw Duanmu Rong acting strangely but didn't care. He just shook his head and left.
"Host, the third body of the Demon Lord has been solved by Dean Tian, and the male protagonist's halo is only 20% left. It seems that victory is in sight!" Tuanzi happily spun around in the space.
"Okay, it seems that I should practice drawing formations." Su Lan came out of the Wall-Facing Cliff and went to the dean's office again, asking him to help send a message to the national teacher of Beiming Kingdom, asking him to arrive at the academy in half a month.
The dean stroked his beard, guessed Lao Tian's progress, and used a special crane to deliver a message to the national teacher. He also sent a crane to the vice-dean on his way back to urge him to hurry back.
"Actually, it's not that rushed..." Su Lan was a little worried about Dean Tian.
"Hey, he's only a few hundred years old and in very good health." The dean was in a good mood and could even joke with Su Lan.
Su Lan was not idle after she returned. She practiced the ancient formation on paper for half a month and lost a certain amount of blood every day. This made Tuanzi and the others feel very distressed, and they urged her to take more blood-replenishing elixirs.
In the blink of an eye, the agreed time had arrived. Vice Dean Tian and Imperial Preceptor Bei Ming also arrived on time. In order to make it easier for Su Lan to draw the formation, the Dean specially selected the most open flat land in the back mountain of the academy as the venue.
Su Lan carried two buckets of his own blood, took out a giant brush from his personal space, and began to carefully draw a formation on the open space. Every stroke contained a huge amount of energy, as if the whole world was trembling.
Two quarters of an hour later, Su Lan gently wiped the sweat from her forehead and invited the three Dou Wangs to stand in the corresponding positions. She herself carefully placed the jade bottle containing Demon Lord Yu in the center of the formation and quickly left.
As the three Dou Wangs attacked simultaneously, three powerful forces instantly activated the formation. At that moment, the jade bottle suddenly shattered. Demon Lord Yu originally thought he had finally found a chance to escape, but no matter what, he could not leave the red circle on the ground.
He looked closely and realized it was actually blood! It was exactly the same blood as in the bottle—phoenix blood! But how could there be a phoenix on this continent? Demon Lord Yu was practically going crazy, desperately trying to escape with every last ounce of his strength.
But as soon as his demonic energy came out, it was absorbed by the formation. Gradually, Demon Lord Yu's soul began to become more and more transparent. Seeing that the effect was good, the dean and the other two increased their power output to speed up the formation.
Su Lan flew into the air with his sword, holding the heroine Duanmu Rong in his hand, determined to let her witness the death of her lover.
"No, how can you kill him?"
Duanmu Rong's scream almost made Su Lan throw her down. He casually touched her forehead with his right hand, and soon Duanmu Rong's memories of her past life, including the part where she was killed by the devil, flooded into his mind.
An hour later, Demon Lord Yu could no longer hold on and only had the last bit of strength left. At this time, Duanmu Rong also opened her eyes, her eyes full of hatred.
She did not yell anymore, but watched the Demon Lord Yu disappear quietly, feeling secretly happy in her heart. This unfaithful man deserved to die.
After the deans completely killed the Demon Lord Yu, Su Lan also sent the heroine back to the Wall-Facing Cliff before rushing back to clean up the mess.
The ancient formation on the ground was very powerful and could not be left in place. Su Lan used the Ice Spirit to thoroughly clean the clearing.
The dean also announced the disappearance of Demon Lord Yu to the world, and also mentioned Su Lan's contribution. The four countries were jubilant and began to celebrate this great event, and also respected Su Lan, the young hero.
The envoys sent by the four countries and Duanmu Lei also arrived at the Imperial Academy one after another to participate in the trial of the criminal Duanmu Rong.
Duanmu Lei only has this one daughter, and even if she is useless, he naturally hopes to save her, so he arrived at the academy before the envoys, and put pressure on Duanmu Zijin and his siblings and ten other descendants of the side branches by half-threatening and half-rewarding them.
"You are all descendants of the Duanmu family's side branches. If you are willing to give up your testimony, I will allocate resources to each of your families for twelve to ten years."
"If you are unwilling to cooperate, you will be expelled from the family and lose everything."
Duanmu Zijin and his siblings were hesitant and struggling when they heard this. Although they were dissatisfied with Duanmu Rong, they were still from the same clan and had a deep family bond. Moreover, they did not want to lose their status and interests in the family.
However, just when they were hesitating, Su Lan appeared.
"Patriarch Duanmu, aren't you going too far?" Su Lan said coldly, "Duanmu Rong committed such a serious crime and deserves to be punished. Do you think you can change the facts with some coercion or inducement?"
"Hmph! Su Lan, stop meddling in other people's business! This is an internal matter of our Duanmu family and has nothing to do with you!" Duanmu Lei glared at Su Lan. This adopted daughter became even more dazzling after recognizing her biological parents, which made him feel resentful.
"Oh? Really? Then I'd like to see who threatens them today!" Su Lan sneered, then said to Duanmu Zijin and his siblings, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, no one can bully you."
After hearing this, Duanmu Zijin and his siblings and others finally made up their minds.
"Miss Su is right. We cannot abandon justice for the sake of temporary interests." Duanmu Zijin said firmly: "We are willing to stand up and expose Duanmu Rong's crimes."
Duanmu Lei was so angry that his face turned pale. But he also knew that things were irreversible. So, he could only glare at Su Lan fiercely and then turned away.
After Duanmu Lei left, Su Lan smiled and said to Duanmu Zijin and his siblings, "Thank you for your support and trust. In fact, you don't have to worry about your life after leaving the family. I can promise that as long as you are willing, you can come to Dongyan Kingdom at any time. I will help you start your own business and help you become a new noble as a princess."
Duanmu Zijin and his brother heard this, and a trace of gratitude flashed in their eyes. They knew that Su Lan was sincerely helping them.
In this way, Duanmu Lei's plan failed, and Duanmu Rong finally received the trial she deserved and was sentenced to parade and death. After hearing the final decision of the envoy from Dongyan Kingdom, Duanmu Rong, who had been quiet for a few days, finally reacted.
"I don't want to die. No, it's Su Lan who should die. She's not a human, she's a monster."
"Father, please save me. What about Xilin Zheng? Isn't he willing to die for me?"
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