The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Being Controlled

At that moment, Lu Sangjiu was speechless.

’So you only see the Muxian Sword? You don’t see the two living, breathing people right here?’

’And *you* discovered the Muxian Sword? As if you were the one who found it!’

Although she had a million complaints, she had to admit that the Body Cultivator’s appearance was a great help in diverting the Muxian Sword’s attention.

He’d already been taught a lesson by the Muxian Sword for wreaking havoc in the Sword Tomb, so the sword probably wasn’t too fond of him either.

So when it saw him, the Muxian Sword paused its pursuit of Lu Sangjiu. It subconsciously shifted its tip to aim at the Body Cultivator instead.

The Body Cultivator, however, was blinded by joy, not once considering whether he actually had the ability to claim the Muxian Sword.

After a loud laugh, he immediately flew toward the Muxian Sword, pouncing like a hungry tiger on its prey.

"Muxian Sword, you’re mine!"

The Muxian Sword’s blade let out a sharp hum, as if it were cursing.

As he drew near, it unleashed a horizontal sweep of Sword Qi that sent the Body Cultivator flying!

It didn’t hold back. The physically formidable Body Cultivator was sent flying backward into a cluster of giant boulders, which shattered on impact and buried him beneath the rubble.

It was a miserable sight... If she couldn’t still hear his pained groans, Lu Sangjiu would have thought he was a goner.

Having gotten the upper hand against the Body Cultivator, the Muxian Sword’s presence swelled. It turned its tip and came for Lu Sangjiu once more.

Just as Lu Sangjiu was about to dodge, Xie Ningyuan’s figure appeared in front of her, parrying the Muxian Sword’s strike.

The blow sent the sword spinning backward.

The Muxian Sword was instantly enraged. The humming of its blade grew louder than ever, as if it were screaming obscenities at Xie Ningyuan.

Xie Ningyuan didn’t look back, sending a message directly to Lu Sangjiu’s mind. "I’ll hold it off. Go get the domination map."

Lu Sangjiu knew this was no time for sentimentality. Without another word, she turned to take this chance to get to the domination map.

But just then, Ye Zhiyao’s delighted voice suddenly rang out. "...Muxian Sword!"

Lu Sangjiu’s heart sank. ’Ye Zhiyao is here!’

Things were already troublesome enough. Ye Zhiyao’s appearance would only introduce more complications.

The thought had barely formed in her mind when she heard Xie Ningyuan’s voice. "...This is bad!"

Lu Sangjiu instinctively looked back and saw that the Muxian Sword, which had been facing off against Xie Ningyuan, had suddenly changed direction and was now rushing toward Ye Zhiyao!

’...What’s happening? Is it going to kill Ye Zhiyao?’

The moment the thought appeared, Lu Sangjiu realized how ridiculous it was.

’Kill her? Please. The Muxian Sword wasn’t even pointing its tip at Ye Zhiyao.’

When Ye Zhiyao saw the Muxian Sword charging at her, she was startled at first. But when she realized it was presenting its hilt to her, her heart leaped with joy.

Forgetting everything else, her only thought was to grab the Muxian Sword before anyone else could. She leaped high into the air to meet it.

Then Lu Sangjiu watched as the Muxian Sword, which had adamantly refused to let either of them touch it, was effortlessly grasped by Ye Zhiyao.

Lu Sangjiu: "..."

It felt like having a heart attack.

’Is this what it’s like to be the female lead???’

Ye Zhiyao was ecstatic the moment she grasped the Muxian Sword, but her expression changed in the next instant.

To her horror, she discovered that the Muxian Sword was drawing out her body’s Spiritual Energy on its own... and controlling her body!

She felt as if her hand were glued to the hilt, impossible to pull away.

Then, the Muxian Sword charged toward Lu Sangjiu again, dragging Ye Zhiyao’s body along with it.

Anyone would be happy to obtain an Immortal Artifact. But if you weren’t the one controlling the artifact, but were being controlled *by* it, there was nothing left but terror.

"Stop! Stop it!"

Her panicked shouts filled the air, and Lu Sangjiu immediately realized something was wrong.

Beside her, Xie Ningyuan said gravely, "It’s using Ye Zhiyao to boost its combat strength."

An Immortal Sword needs a Cultivator to wield it to truly unleash its full power.

Even though Ye Zhiyao was just being dragged along, the Immortal Sword was drawing a Cultivator’s Spiritual Energy from her body, which was still a considerable boost.

Lu Sangjiu understood at once. ’So the Muxian Sword didn’t actually choose Ye Zhiyao. It just wanted to use her temporarily?’

Lu Sangjiu, Xie Ningyuan, and even that Body Cultivator—the sword had a reason to reject all of them.

Then Ye Zhiyao showed up, and the Immortal Sword probably glanced at her and thought she was just barely passable.

Enraged by Lu Sangjiu and Xie Ningyuan, it had decided to act, using Ye Zhiyao to boost its power and crush Lu Sangjiu in one fell swoop.

Just as Lu Sangjiu realized this, Ye Zhiyao finally snapped out of her terror and saw that the Muxian Sword was heading for Lu Sangjiu.

She froze for a moment, then a wave of ecstasy washed over her.

’This is perfect! I can’t believe Lu Sangjiu provoked the Muxian Sword on her own!’

’Now, it won’t be me trying to kill Lu Sangjiu, but the Muxian Sword that wants her dead.’

Ye Zhiyao hadn’t expected that before she even had a chance to put on an act, the Muxian Sword would create the perfect opportunity for her.

Once she realized this, she immediately stopped resisting the Muxian Sword’s power and even began to subtly cooperate with it.

Of course, with others present, Ye Zhiyao still had to put on a show.

So she shouted to Lu Sangjiu with a panicked expression, "Junior Sister Lu, get out of the way!"

"I’m being controlled by the Muxian Sword! It’s going to hurt you! Get back!"

Despite her words, the Muxian Sword was menacing and incredibly fast. Lu Sangjiu had no time to dodge.

A flicker of excitement appeared in Ye Zhiyao’s eyes as she eagerly anticipated the sight of the Muxian Sword piercing through Lu Sangjiu’s chest.

However, the bloody scene she imagined never happened. Xie Ningyuan blocked the first blow for Lu Sangjiu, who then launched an attack of her own against the Muxian Sword.

But now, with Ye Zhiyao’s secret cooperation, the Muxian Sword’s movements were more agile, and its attacks were noticeably more methodical.

For a moment, Ye Zhiyao actually had both Lu Sangjiu and Xie Ningyuan on the defensive.

Xie Ningyuan was already injured, and now he was just pushing through it.

As the fight wore on, his speed gradually began to slow.

Seeing that he was about to be hit, Lu Sangjiu shoved him out of the way, only to get slashed across her own left arm by the Muxian Sword. A searing pain shot through her.

The taste of blood only made the Muxian Sword’s presence grow stronger, as if it intended to chop Lu Sangjiu into pieces right then and there.

Just then, Yang Cheng and Zhang Jiu Yi finally arrived, looking surprised by the scene before them.

"Mr. Lu, what are you..."

Before Lu Sangjiu could say a word, Ye Zhiyao cut in with a panicked explanation. "I don’t know how, but Junior Sister Lu provoked the Muxian Sword! I’m being controlled by it, and it wants to kill her!"

"I don’t want to do this, but I can’t break free!"