Jiang Caiyan Is Also a Heroine?

Ding! Hidden Plot triggered!

Hidden bond relationship with Jiang Caiyan activated!

Description: Jiang Caiyan, the young mistress of the Blood Moon Cult, was supposed to be defeated by Ye Tian after the City Lord's Mansion fell, then become a member of his future harem. Yet the host seized the initiative, using the Beast Seal to shatter the original course of events and sever the storyline between the original protagonist and the heroine.

Note: This is a breakthrough. Although you will face the demoness's pursuit in the future, who knows whether hatred might give birth to love?

"What? Jiang Caiyan is... a heroine?"

Lin Heng stood rooted to the spot in disbelief.

He did not remember the original plot all that clearly, and truly knew nothing about Jiang Caiyan's storyline.

Judging by the system's meaning, if he had not meddled, Ye Tian would have encountered Jiang Caiyan's assassination attempt after leaving Golden Horse City.

Everyone knew the dog author's usual tricks.

It was nothing more than the original protagonist effortlessly defeating a heroine who practically threw herself at him, then putting on a grand show in front of her.

Then came some tender, flower-pitying routine, or perhaps he would suppress her and take her as a maid—first pressing her down, then lifting her up, giving her a stick before handing her a sweet date.

Wouldn't those love hormones soar higher and higher?

But now, whether by blind luck or simply lust at first sight, Lin Heng had directly brought Jiang Caiyan under his control.

No wonder he had felt this mission was so easy to speedrun, without the slightest obstacle. Turns out the entire Blood Moon Cult only had Jiang Caiyan as its backbone.

Jiang Caiyan had wanted to suck him dry and accelerate the circulation of her cultivation, only to end up throwing herself into the bargain.

"This is troublesome. How long has it even been... and I've already offended so many heroines."

Because he had defied his master, Meng Yutong wanted nothing more than to crush him to death.

Because he had freeloaded off Senior Sister, Yun Yao definitely would not spare him.

And now, because he had offended the demoness, Jiang Caiyan had explicitly declared that she would twist off his head.

Lin Heng was starting to question his life. He had truly maxed out the hatred aura that came with being a villain.

East City · Granary.

Three giant stone pillars stood before the Dome like incense sticks planted upright.

This place contained all of Golden Horse City's revenue from the past five years.

Once the City Lord's Mansion fell, the Justice Bureau had been the first to seize this place.

Dozens of constables, long blades hanging at their waists, guarded the granary entrance.

Several gray-haired Craftsmen stood before the door, fiddling with their tools in a futile attempt to open the gate.

"It's been more than half a day, and you still haven't opened a single granary. I'll give you the time of three incense sticks. If you can't open it by then, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The lead constable grabbed a craftsman by the collar and threatened him viciously.

Golden Horse City was in the midst of chaos. From great clans above to commoners below, everyone was reclaiming industries tied to the City Lord's Mansion.

On the surface, all proceeds were to be handed over to the state and await the establishment of a new City Lord's Mansion.

But in truth, after people like them had embezzled while guarding the goods, there would be almost nothing left for the new City Lord's Mansion.

Whenever a city entered turbulent times, whether it was the Justice Bureau or the City Lord's Mansion facing such circumstances, what they did was more or less the same.

"My lord, three incense sticks is far too little time!" The white-bearded old man trembled in terror. "The Granary does not use a simple mortise-and-tenon mechanism. Without a Secret Key to complete its internal structure, not even a thousand jin of strength could pry the door open by so much as a hair!"

He had been a craftsman in Golden Horse City for thirty years. What kind of locks and doors had he not handled?

For such an important storage site as the Granary, breaking it open was no different from ascending to heaven.

"Hmph. I don't care how difficult it is. If you can't open the gate within three incense sticks, that's your responsibility."

"My lord, this..."

"Stop talking and get to work... or I'll chop you down right now!"

When a scholar met a soldier, reason could not be explained.

That was precisely this kind of situation.

Seeing the other man about to draw his blade, the old man did not dare say another word. He could only leave it to fate. Living for three more incense sticks was still three more incense sticks.

Watching from the shadows, Lin Heng shook his head slightly.

"Just as I thought. What kind of City Lord's Mansion there is, that is the kind of Justice Bureau there will be."

"There was no true rebellion born of greed for power. It was merely a predetermined redistribution of benefits."

The Bureau Chief had sworn with utter conviction that he would rid Golden Horse City of its evil, yet before the evil had even been fully cleared away, he himself had become the new evil.

What a laughable Dynasty.

The time of three incense sticks soon passed. The lead constable kicked the old man beside him to the ground and cursed, "Trash, all of you are trash! You can't even handle such a trivial matter, so don't blame me for taking you lot back to answer for it!"

The Justice Bureau had ordered them to confiscate every chain of interests belonging to the City Lord's Mansion. Anyone who refused could be executed on the spot.

Every person executed came with a corresponding bounty for their head. Since they could not seize the Granary's interests, they could simply take a few heads back to claim credit.

As for the reason for execution, that could not have been simpler.

They could simply fabricate a story and claim these men had defied orders, choosing death rather than opening the granary gate.

After all, weren't words spoken by people?

Just as the blade was about to fall, a hand suddenly seized the constable's arm.

The constable was greatly startled. He turned to look at the strikingly handsome young man in white beside him, but before he could speak—

There was a crack.

His entire arm twisted backward at a grotesque angle, rotating one hundred and eighty degrees.

A scream shattered the silence. The other constables came to their senses and drew their blades as they rushed over.

Lin Heng's gaze remained calm. He suddenly pulled the broadsword from the constable's side, then spun in a magnificent turn, sending six heads flying at once.

Finally, he drove the blade into the chest of the constable beside him.

The screams stopped abruptly, followed by the thump of round heads hitting the ground.

The entire sequence flowed in one breath, without the slightest hesitation or drag.

Lin Heng stood where he was and glanced at the blood staining the sleeve of his left arm, his brows drawing together slightly.

He was certain that this was definitely not Yun Yao's blood.

"What a nuisance. Another piece of clothing dirtied."

At this moment, the Craftsmen who had nearly died beneath the blade were completely dumbfounded.

Only when Lin Heng looked toward them—

Thump!

"Immortal, your heavenly might is boundless! Please spare our lives!"

"Immortal, spare us!"

They all dropped to their knees, calling him Immortal again and again, terrified that Lin Heng might casually kill them as well.

Immortal was the title ordinary people used for cultivators.

The white-robed figure before them had slaughtered seven people in an instant. If he was not an immortal, then what was he?

"Get up." Lin Heng spoke indifferently. "I can spare your lives, but keep your mouths shut about what happened here. I do not want the Justice Bureau sending more people to disturb me."

"If you report this to the Justice Bureau, I will personally come and take your lives."

Lin Heng had never intended to save them. Or rather, whether they lived or died had nothing to do with him.

If he wanted to open the Granary as quickly as possible and open the Mystery Box, he had to get rid of those constables.

To avoid causing too much of a commotion, he had even deliberately waited until the patrolmen at the other end of the street had disappeared before making his move.

"The Justice Bureau is barbaric and lawless. It was you, Immortal, who saved us—we could never thank you enough!"

They repeatedly promised him.

Ordinary people were like this. Whoever they served, as long as that person did not harm them in the slightest, they would stand on that person's side.

What was more, Lin Heng was a cultivator. Even if they reported him to the Justice Bureau, what then? Would the Justice Bureau hand them piles of money notes?

There was simply no practical benefit in it.

After the Craftsmen scattered and left, Lin Heng went to the first Granary on the left.

He inserted the Secret Key into the hole at the center of the gate. With several thudding sounds, something inside began turning like rusted gears.

Then, the rounded fan-shaped door began to rise.

"Well, damn. After all that, it's a roller door."

"Come on, let's see what good stuff is inside."