The Villain Doesn’t Want To Get Entangled With the Beautiful Girl After Rebirth

23. Plan to Limit the Protagonist’s Level Up!

“Senior brother, this is my Spirit-Nurturing Jade Pendant, please, please don’t disdain it.”

The shy Su Kexin took out a jade pendant, luminous and translucent, with a lustrous sheen, containing pure spiritual energy within.

This must be the Spirit-Nurturing Jade Pendant that the protagonist Su Kexin always carried with her. Due to wearing it for a long time and the accumulation of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it had gathered a substantial amount of pure spiritual energy.

This thing was useless for his cultivation; worse, it might even purify him if he wasn’t careful. Taking a bath in the demonic spring and failing to become a demon would be a real dog’s end.

However…

He suddenly had a bold idea.

“Alright.”

Lin Nuo unceremoniously took the Spirit-Nurturing Jade Pendant from Su Kexin’s hand.

Su Kexin was relieved that her senior brother didn’t disdain her pendant and was able to give him a gift in thanks, which made her feel better.

Lin Nuo couldn’t possibly hold onto this Spirit-Nurturing Jade Pendant for long, lest he be contaminated by its righteous energy, which would be troublesome.

He had a plan. He would tamper with the lustrous jade pendant and then return it to Su Kexin, which might limit her ability to level up.

Villain Plan One, kill the protagonist. If Plan One fails, execute Plan Two, limit the protagonist’s level up.

Villain Plan Three, level up himself, but that’s more difficult; he still had no clue how to do it.

But one must have aspirations, set a small goal first, to advance to the fourth stage of the Spirit Realm before becoming a demon.

“Can we go back now?”

Lin Nuo looked at Elder Yuan.

Elder Yuan replied, “We’ll leave tomorrow, everyone go back and pack up.”

Tomorrow is perfect. Tonight, he would finish tampering with the pendant, and tomorrow he would return it to Su Kexin to take back.

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to my room first.”

“Linuo, wait a moment.”

Zhou Jianhu walked over and extended his right hand, “You are a hero who helps the weak and fights the strong. I was wrong to speak of you that way before, and I apologize. I hope you can forgive and forget, so that we can get along harmoniously and make progress together.”

Linuo glanced at him.

Who do you think you are? Do you think I, Linuo, care about what a meddler like you says? And can we stop calling people heroes at the drop of a hat in this harmonious society?

“Mind your own business.”

Linuo didn’t shake his hand and turned to leave the courtyard and head back to his room.

Zhou Jianhu sighed deeply, realizing too late that he had failed to recognize a true hero in Linuo, who had been hiding his light under a bushel. Despite his own constant cries for justice and helping others, he had become a burden, far inferior to Linuo.

Ah, it’s like playing the lute to a cow, utterly shameful.

“Senior brother is not a petty person; he’s actually warm-hearted beneath his cold exterior. Don’t mind him, Senior Brother Zhou.”

Su Kexin watched Linuo’s retreating figure and whispered softly.

Yes, senior brother is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Last time during the sword flight, he seemed aloof, but he was actually teaching her.

Senior brother is actually a very gentle man.

…

Linuo returned to his room and took out the Spirit-Nurturing Jade Pendant given to him by Su Kexin.

Then he took out the Demon-Refining Crystal he had picked up from a disciple of the Demon-Refining Sect, which still contained the spirit of the demon.

“I hope this works.”

Linuo took out a small disc that looked like a divination array, placed the jade pendant in the center, and then arranged the Demon-Refining Crystals around it, “Spin.”

With a slight gesture, the disc began to spin rapidly, and the Demon-Refining Crystals were pulled by a strong force, transferring the demon spirit energy into the Spirit-Nurturing Jade Pendant.

The demon spirit energy seeped into the jade pendant, causing its vibrant green color to fade slightly.

“It seems to have worked.”

After casting the spell, Linuo was quite satisfied with the modified item.

With Linuo’s spellcasting and the assistance of the disc, the demon spirit energy had infiltrated the jade pendant. If Su Kexin wore this pendant, once she practiced a superior cultivation method, the demon spirit energy would seep into her body, disrupting her spiritual veins.

He had used this tactic before when dealing with the master of the Demon-Refining Sect, deliberately infusing righteous spirit energy into a demonic artifact for the master to use. Later, the master was affected by the righteous spirit energy, and during their duel, he was weakened and ultimately killed by Linuo.

Now, he was doing the reverse, infusing the jade pendant with demon spirit energy for Su Kexin to wear. Of course, with Su Kexin’s protagonist’s constitution, this bit of demon spirit energy wouldn’t kill her, but she would need time to overcome the energy lurking within her, during which her spiritual veins would be damaged, and her cultivation level would not increase.

Limiting her level-up, the lower her level, the easier she would be to kill.

He had calculated it perfectly; the amount of demon spirit energy was just right to limit Su Kexin without being easily detected. Overloading it with demon spirit energy was not an option, as it would spoil the jade pendant and be too obvious, like deceiving a child.

His old blade was still sharp; even if he had fallen back to the second stage of the Spirit Realm, his skills remained strong, especially in the conversion of spiritual objects.

Plan two was a success; how far could plan one be?

Perhaps in the future, he would write an autobiography titled “On How to Kill the Protagonist,” destined to be remembered for ages.

Alright, done, time to sleep.

……

The next day, Lin Nuo and his companions left Candlestar Town amidst the townspeople’s send-off.

“Ah, Senior Brother, why have you returned this to me? Is it not good enough?”

Not even half a day had passed before the gifted item was returned, leaving Su Kexin somewhat surprised.

Lin Nuo calmly said, “The efficacy of the Spirit-Nurturing Jade Pendant is related to one’s constitution. It’s not suitable for me, so I’m returning it to you.”

“Then let me give you something else.”

“Your thoughtfulness is enough; let’s not speak of this matter again.”

“Oh…”

Su Kexin, like an obedient little sister, listened to her steady elder brother’s words.

“Then, Senior Brother, come back with me this time.”

“You flew too fast last time, Junior Sister. This time, the Junior Brother will come with me,” interjected Liu Shuqin suddenly.

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