Quick Transmigration - After Betraying the Male Lead, the Supporting Female Character Gets Locked Up and Cries - Chapter 64

Xiao Chongyu’s lips curled into a faint smile as he reached out and ruffled her hair. It was soft and dense, with a great texture, though not as soft as fox fur.

Then, he casually stepped around the little girl who barely reached his waist. The amusement in his eyes remained, but it was tinged with indifference.

“Little fox, go back and play with your elders. I’ll let you off this time, but if I catch you trying to harm anyone again, don’t blame me for not showing mercy.”

Su Yu clenched her fists: “Stop! Don’t you dare leave!”

The man in the distance didn’t pause his steps, nor did he look back, as if he hadn’t heard her words at all—or perhaps he simply didn’t care.

How infuriating! She was being looked down on!

Su Yu raised her hand and launched an attack: “You Stinky Taoist, take this!”

Xiao Chongyu casually dispersed the attack, his voice lazy: “Little fox, are you trying to tickle me?”

Su Yu: “…”

What a vicious taunt.

【Is the male lead really cultivating the Emotionless Dao? Aren’t practitioners of the Emotionless Dao supposed to be cold and aloof? Why is he so insufferable?】

Without hesitation, the system shoved the original plot in her face.

【Xiao Chongyu’s Emotionless Dao is quite peculiar.

He entered the Dao through emotion, living in the world with feelings, yet cultivating without them.

He is carefree and unrestrained in his actions, yet he pities all living beings and cannot bear to see the world suffer. It seems as though he has feelings for everyone, yet he is emotionless toward all. No one can enter his heart, and no one can glimpse his true emotions.

Seemingly emotional yet emotionless, everywhere there is emotion, yet everywhere there is none.

This is what is called the Emotionless Dao.】

This was the original plot’s explanation of Xiao Chongyu’s Emotionless Dao, convoluted and obscure.

Su Yu understood: 【So he’s like a player, acting like he loves everyone, but in reality, he loves no one.】

The system: 【…You could interpret it that way.】

Xiao Chongyu hadn’t walked far when his vision blurred again. Suddenly, a child with a leg caught in a bear trap appeared before him.

The child looked about four or five years old, his leg bloody, his eyes large and bright with tears, pitifully gazing at him: “Big brother, can you come and save me?”

This illusion was much more realistic than the previous one.

Unfortunately, the little fox was still too young to realize that a human child of that age, caught in a bear trap and bleeding like that, would have already cried themselves unconscious. They wouldn’t have the presence of mind to call for help.

She also didn’t realize how out of place it was for a child to suddenly appear in the middle of a barren wasteland, caught in a bear trap.

A hint of amusement flickered in his eyes: “What’s this? Not calling me an Stinky Taoist anymore?”

Su Yu’s body stiffened, her round eyes widening in shock, as if she hadn’t expected to be discovered so quickly.

With a flick of the man’s sleeve, the illusion before him crumbled.

Su Yu’s eyes filled with terror as she involuntarily reverted to her fox form, her neck grasped as she was lifted into the air. Her four paws curled obediently against her chest, not daring to move.

“Speak. Why have you been following me?”

The little fox was a fiery red, her fur smooth and glossy, clearly well cared for. Her tail, fluffy and curled, brushed against his wrist, tickling him slightly.

Xiao Chongyu couldn’t resist giving her a rub. The texture was as good as he had imagined.

Su Yu’s body froze, her voice fierce: “G-Get away! Don’t touch my tail!”

“Not very powerful, but quite the temper.”

Xiao Chongyu chuckled lightly: “I happen to be in need of a fox fur scarf. If you don’t behave, I might just get one.”

To Su Yu’s ears, this automatically translated to: “If you don’t behave, I’ll skin you and turn you into a scarf.”

Su Yu’s eyes widened in horror.

“Now, can you tell me why you’ve been following me? Hmm?”

Su Yu stammered: “I-I want… your heart.”

“My heart?”

Xiao Chongyu glanced down at his chest, his tone teasing: “People die without their hearts. Are you trying to kill me?”

Su Yu shook her head, her voice innocent and tender, utterly serious: “But I want to save my mother.”

“Mother said before that a human heart is the best tonic for a demon. If I eat your heart, she’ll definitely get better.” The little fox’s voice was clear and crisp, her beautiful eyes still filled with innocence, completely unaware of how cruel her words sounded.

Suddenly, as if struck by a thought, her eyes lit up: “You’re so powerful, you must be able to save my mother, right? Brother Taoist, can you save her?”

From “Stinky Taoist” to “Brother Taoist” in an instant.

This little fox knew how to adapt to the situation.

But…

Xiao Chongyu lowered his gaze. From the sound of it, the little fox’s mother didn’t seem like a good demon.

…

Looking at the simple yet cozy cave before him, Xiao Chongyu calmly withdrew his gaze, his eyes settling on the little girl skipping ahead of him, her steps light and carefree.

Still too naive.

To bring a stranger, and one who had previously shown hostility, into her own territory like this.

This little one wouldn’t survive half a month on her own.

“Brother Taoist, hurry up! It’s just ahead.”

The little fox urged him on as she led him deeper into the cave.

Xiao Chongyu habitually remained on guard, his steps still leisurely, his voice lazy: “I know.”

In the depths of the cave, a faint light could be seen. Spirit pearls the size of fists were embedded in the walls, glowing softly and illuminating the dim cave.

In the center was a stone bed, on which lay a white-furred fox.

With just one glance, Xiao Chongyu knew the fox was already dead.

The little fox transformed into her true form and jumped onto the stone bed, nuzzling against the larger fox, her voice affectionate: “Mother, wake up. I found someone to save you.”

The larger fox remained motionless.

The little fox’s eyes showed a hint of confusion: “Mother’s asleep. She’s been sleeping for days and won’t wake up.”

She still didn’t understand what this meant.

She turned to Xiao Chongyu, her voice light and filled with innocent trust: “Brother Taoist, please save my mother.”

Xiao Chongyu stood still, his voice calm: “I can’t save her.”

“She’s already dead.”

Bringing the dead back to life was something even the greatest immortals couldn’t do.

The little fox transformed back into human form, her brows furrowed in displeasure as she hugged the larger fox: “Don’t talk nonsense. Mother’s just injured and asleep.”

“If you don’t want to save her, fine. I’ll find a way myself.”

She bared her teeth fiercely: “When I grow up, I’ll be really strong. I’ll bite that old wolf from the neighboring mountain to death for hurting my mother!”

Her soft, round face wore a fierce expression, like a three-year-old declaring they would defeat a grown man—utterly laughable.

“She’s already dead.”

Xiao Chongyu repeated, cruelly revealing the truth.

“No, she’s not!”

The little fox’s eyes widened, large teardrops like pearls falling and wetting the fur of the white fox in her arms.

“Mother always comforted me when I cried before.”

Xiao Chongyu simply watched in silence.

After a long while, the little fox was still crying, showing no signs of stopping.

He sighed softly and handed her a handkerchief.

“Stop crying. Wipe your tears.”

Well, he supposed he had taken a liking to her. Though she was a demon, she was no different from a human child in the end.

It took the little fox a long time to accept the fact that her mother was dead. She stared blankly at the fox corpse in her arms, her large eyes filled with confusion, looking utterly pitiful.

In the end, Xiao Chongyu helped the little fox bury her mother on the mountainside.

The Emotionless Sword, which never left its sheath without drawing blood, carved the epitaph into the tombstone. Along the way, he also killed the sneaky wolf demon that had been lurking nearby, avenging her mother’s death.