Chapter 129
Chapter 129: The Unbreakable Doll
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Seeing Lin Muyu’s figure suddenly disappear from before her eyes, Lin Xiaoyun’s outstretched hand froze mid-air, her entire body stiffening in place.
A pair of confused eyes stared blankly at the spot where the other had just been standing, her face filled with bewildered helplessness.
It wasn’t until Lin Muyu’s figure clearly appeared before her eyes again that Lin Xiaoyun seemed to awaken from a trance and come back to her senses.
Her mind instantly replayed her earlier loss of control, her cheeks turning pale in an instant as she finally realized what she had done.
“Sister… I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean to. I don’t know why, but my body felt like it wasn’t under my control…”
As soon as the words left her mouth, Lin Xiaoyun’s originally adorable little face was instantly replaced by panic and distress.
Crystal tears fell like broken pearls, continuously sliding down from the corners of her eyes, dripping along her cheeks onto her clothing and spreading into small wet patches.
Heavy self-blame surged through her heart like a tide.
“It’s okay, Xiaoyun. I suspect it’s a problem with my physique, not your fault.”
Lin Muyu leaned against the wall, having recovered some strength. She reached out and gently touched Lin Xiaoyun’s head in comfort.
When her fingertips brushed across Lin Xiaoyun’s cheek, she carefully helped wipe away the remaining tear stains, then asked with some confusion:
“But I’m a bit curious, why does Xiaoyun like drinking my blood?”
This was indeed what Lin Muyu found most puzzling at the moment.
Did her blood have some strange ability that could make both Su Wanqing and Xiaoyun lose their rationality?
Hearing this, Lin Xiaoyun gradually stopped sobbing. She lifted her tear-stained face, her voice carrying a hint of hoarseness as she slowly explained:
“My father is an ordinary human, while my mother is from the blood-drinking cat demon clan. And I… inherited some demonic characteristics from my mother’s side, so I naturally have a faint attraction to blood…”
This was the first time Lin Xiaoyun had actively told someone about her background. When she reached the end, as if afraid Lin Muyu might misunderstand, she quickly added:
“But since I’m not a pure-blooded blood-drinking cat demon, I don’t need to survive by drinking blood, and I’ve never drunk anyone’s blood before.”
“But I don’t know why, sister’s blood has a special, irresistible attraction for me.”
“Unique attraction?”
Lin Muyu murmured these words under her breath, her brow furrowing slightly.
Could this be related to the special physique of this body?
It seemed that in the coming days, not only would she need to hurry and improve her strength to ensure her own safety.
She also needed to thoroughly study the physique issues left behind by the original owner.
Perhaps the source of all the misfortunes the original owner had previously encountered lay within this special physique.
After all, in the book, the original owner had merely been jealous of Su Wanqing and argued with her a few times.
Before she had even started doing bad things, she was mercilessly thrown into that kind of place by the male lead Ye Fan…
She was truly cannon fodder among cannon fodder, the type who wouldn’t survive half an episode if this were a TV drama.
Though the novel devoted quite a bit of ink to her story.
As for why there was more in the novel but less in TV dramas?
Because those kinds of scenes couldn’t be shown on television and would be censored.
Wait?
Why did Ye Fan specifically throw the original owner into that kind of place?
Lin Muyu’s thoughts suddenly stopped, a bold hypothesis vaguely forming in her mind.
Just then, Lin Xiaoyun’s voice rang out again, interrupting her contemplation. The girl’s face was full of guilt as she continued:
“And after drinking sister’s blood, I can clearly feel that my cultivation seems to be on the verge of breaking through to the Demon Transformation stage.”
“Originally, with my half-human, half-demon bloodline, I might never have been able to break through to the Demon Transformation stage in this lifetime…”
She had actually planned to give Lin Muyu a surprise after her breakthrough, which was why she hadn’t told Lin Muyu the reason for drinking blood.
But she hadn’t expected that after Lin Muyu embarked on the cultivation path, the attraction of her blood would become stronger and stronger.
So strong that she couldn’t control her instincts at all.
Her blood also had the effect of enhancing strength?
Hearing Xiaoyun’s words, the hypothesis in Lin Muyu’s mind became increasingly clear. She couldn’t help but furrow her brow and whisper to herself:
“Could the original owner have a Cauldron Physique? If that’s really the case, doing those things could enhance others’ strength, and even her blood could help people break through cultivation levels?”
“And this physique might only work on girls. Otherwise, given Ye Fan’s personality, how could he possibly give the original owner to someone else…”
“Sister, what’s wrong? Are you still angry at me?”
Lin Xiaoyun’s upright cat ears drooped slightly, and her tail, which had lost its usual liveliness, just swayed helplessly.
She carefully tugged at Lin Muyu’s sleeve, her voice filled with worry.
Lin Muyu was brought back to reality by this gentle tug. Seeing the unease in Lin Xiaoyun’s eyes, she quickly put away the gravity from her face and revealed a gentle smile:
“I’m fine now, Xiaoyun. Honestly, I’m not angry at all, I should actually thank you.”
“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to figure these things out.”
“Figure out some things?”
Lin Xiaoyun blinked her moist eyes, staring at Lin Muyu with adorable confusion, her small face written full of puzzlement.
She didn’t know whether Lin Muyu was trying to comfort her or if she had really discovered something from this incident.
“Of course it’s true!”
Lin Muyu saw the doubt in her eyes and spoke with complete certainty.
Thanks to the enhancement of her supreme-grade Wood Spirit Root and the Sun and Moon Reversal Technique, her recovery speed was much faster than ordinary people.
In just a short while, the weakness caused by blood loss had mostly subsided, and her body had basically recovered.
Thinking about her Wood Spirit Root, Lin Muyu couldn’t help but ponder the matter of the three spirit root fusion.
When the three types of spirit roots fused, why was it the Wood Spirit Root that remained in the end, rather than the Water Spirit Root or Earth Spirit Root?
Initially, she had guessed it might be because water and earth nourish wood.
But now, combined with her speculation about her physique, she had a new idea.
Compared to other spirit roots, what was the Wood Spirit Root’s greatest characteristic?
It was that extremely strong vitality and recovery power that far exceeded other spirit roots.
And these two points perfectly corresponded to the two characteristics of her suspected Cauldron Physique.
Whether it was after being tormented by those affairs, or like this time with blood loss, she could quickly recover, avoiding being completely broken…
Just like an unbreakable doll that could also enhance others’ strength!
“Holy crap, this must be an innate Cauldron Physique, right?”
The deeper Lin Muyu thought, the more alarmed she became.
Only now did she realize that things weren’t as simple as she had thought.
“Sister, what’s a cauldron? Is it something used for pill refining?”
Lin Xiaoyun perked up her ears and listened to Lin Muyu’s words, her small face full of confusion.
Lin Muyu looked at her innocent expression and couldn’t help but sigh softly, her voice carrying a hint of helplessness:
“It’s not for refining pills, it’s for refining me.”
No wonder ever since she had transmigrated, she had always been surrounded by various female leads.
Perhaps in the Heavenly Dao’s eyes, having fused three spirit roots, she had already become the most suitable tool for helping the female leads enhance their cultivation.
And the female leads, under the influence of the Heavenly Dao, might have already become aware of her value.
Meeting them was not coincidental, but inevitable!