The Supreme Villain Falling to the Female Lead’s Advances — Makes Sense, Right? - Chapter 4:

Chapter 4: Stepping on the Protagonist, Ruthless Humiliation

Watching the faint poison scatter into the air along with the fragments of paper, Zhang Wanmeng froze, her face filled with disbelief. This shouldn’t be happening!

Ever since Xiao Zhan’s death all those years ago, her Zhang family had gone to great lengths to protect the Xiao family, giving them a chance to survive. Otherwise, the enemies of Xiao Zhan would have destroyed them long ago. Hadn’t the Xiao family always tacitly agreed that the engagement was no longer valid?

What shocked her even more was that Jiang Lin had calculated this! He had predicted that Xiao Dong wouldn’t open the envelope normally but would instead tear it apart violently. This was the only way for the poison to take effect. How could that be possible? How did that wastrel manage to figure it out?

“It’s not your Zhang family breaking off the engagement—it’s I, Xiao Dong, who am divorcing you! From this day forth, my Xiao family will sever all ties with your Zhang family!” Xiao Dong straightened his posture, an overbearing aura filling the entire hall.

Zhang Wanmeng’s brows furrowed tightly, a wave of humiliation surging in her chest. On what grounds? Her Zhang family had treated the Xiao family well. Before coming to dissolve the engagement, she had already sent someone to explain the situation. Yet he dared to humiliate her like this? From beginning to end, her Zhang family had always treated the Xiao family with courtesy…

On the other side, Jiang Lin saw Xiao Dong inhale the poison from the fragments and smiled faintly before striking directly. His most lethal technique—the Soul-Harvesting Sky Needles! Silver needles filled the air, shooting straight toward Xiao Dong.

“You dare, brat!?” From the main seat, Xiao Yuan erupted with Spirit Severing Realm power, attempting to intercept the needles.

“Suppress!” A single word echoed in the air, and Xiao Yuan was instantly pressed back into his chair, his aura extinguished. Jiang Lin’s protector had made a move from the shadows—a Void Refinement Realm expert.

At this moment, the Zhang family elder quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood up, and tried to mediate. “Brother Xiao, don’t be hasty. It’s normal for young people to spar a bit.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan realized he had acted too hastily. Xiao Dong had already slain a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator back when he was only in the high stages of the Golden Core Realm. Now that he was at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, he certainly wouldn’t fear Jiang Lin, a pampered young master who had just stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm.

But they didn’t know that Xiao Dong had already been drugged with the Illusory Soul Bewitching Powder and was trapped in an illusion.

Bang! The poison needles pierced every meridian in Xiao Dong’s body. “Wake up!” Duan Tianya’s furious voice roared within his soul. Xiao Dong suddenly came to, but by then, every meridian in his body had been severely damaged, and Jiang Lin had stepped on him, pinning him to the floor.

What!? Xiao Dong lost? Against Jiang Lin, he couldn’t even fight back?

From the main seat, Xiao Yuan’s eyes widened in shock as he stared in disbelief. He knew Xiao Dong’s strength well, yet this pampered young master who relied on pills had defeated him in a single move. It was truly shocking.

Everything had happened so fast that Zhang Wanmeng had only just processed it. Jiang Lin had struck so directly? So cleanly and decisively… Was this still the same good-for-nothing she knew?

“Xiao Dong, there was never a marriage, so where does divorce come from? A contract made by the previous generation, and you think Zhang Wanmeng’s entire life belongs to you? Why? When the engagement was made, did she even know? Have you ever respected her? The world doesn’t revolve around you alone—that’s the true path!”

These words weren’t meant to make Jiang Lin look like some righteous hero—they were meant to shatter Xiao Dong’s mental state.

From the guest seats, Zhang Wanmeng, now fully alert, found these words unexpectedly satisfying. This man… he actually had a bit of spirit to him. Without realizing it, her dislike for him lessened slightly.

“So this is what you call peerless among your generation? How laughable!” Jiang Lin pressed down on Xiao Dong, his words relentless. As long as Xiao Dong’s mental state collapsed, the Kunlun Mirror in his heart meridian would begin to show signs, and Jiang Lin could destroy that heaven-defying treasure.

Seeing that the Kunlun Mirror still hadn’t appeared, Jiang Lin continued, “Xiao Dong, I never thought you’d be so shameless. You sever ties with the Zhang family—then what about the Xiao family? Do you still need the Zhang family to provide you with resources to maintain your secret realm? Still need them to help you intimidate your enemies? You’ve cut your ties so cleanly. To outsiders, it looks like you’re proud and unyielding. But the Zhang family? They’ll be painted as greedy opportunists who abandoned you for wealth.”

On the main seat, Xiao Yuan’s face burned with fury. “Enough! Matters between my Xiao family and the Zhang family have nothing to do with you, Young Master Jiang!”

Jiang Lin pressed his foot down harder, showing no courtesy. “Old man Xiao, I gave Wanmeng face by coming in through your front door. If you provoke me, I can make your Xiao family disappear from this land tomorrow. I’m telling you—yes, I forced the Zhang family to dissolve the engagement. So what? Would your Xiao family dare to say no? Did I give you the right to refuse?” He looked at Xiao Yuan with blatant arrogance.

Zhang Wanmeng glanced sharply at Jiang Lin, her eyes wavering. Was he trying to declare his claim over her? By all rights, she should find this attitude repulsive… yet at this moment, there was something strangely compelling about his domineering presence. He seemed different from the Jiang Lin she once thought she knew.

On the ground, Xiao Dong knew he had fallen into Jiang Lin’s trap. The poison wouldn’t fade any time soon, but he still refused to yield. “Jiang Lin… cough, cough… you despicable coward! You actually used poison! If you’re a man, fight me fairly! I, Xiao Dong, am not someone you can humiliate as you please!”

Looking at the badly injured yet unshaken Xiao Dong, Jiang Lin silently praised him. “As expected of the protagonist. Even like this, his mental state hasn’t faltered?” But Jiang Lin knew exactly what would break him.

He bent down, a mocking smile curling his lips. “Humiliation… isn’t it just that you want more compensation from the Zhang family?” Then he raised his hand—slap! A crisp sound echoed through the hall. Protagonists value their face, so he’d just slap it directly.

“You dare!” Rage burned in Xiao Dong’s eyes as he struggled to rise, but Jiang Lin kicked him back down. Still no loss of composure? Jiang Lin was impressed—this guy could really endure.

He raised his hand and slapped again, then turned to Zhang Wanmeng. “Wanmeng, does punishing this guy like this make you feel better?”

He expected her to despise such behavior and say nothing—he was only using the question to further provoke Xiao Dong. Taking a loss in front of a woman—could he still keep his dao heart steady?

From the side, Zhang Wanmeng’s thoughts were broken by Jiang Lin’s inner voice. [If Zhang Wanmeng would speak up now and deal a blow to Xiao Dong, that would be perfect! But… that’s unrealistic. How could she help me? …Tch, as expected of the protagonist—his willpower is stubborn. Looks like I’ll have to kill someone to shake him. I must destroy the Kunlun Mirror…]

Kill someone? Zhang Wanmeng’s heart jumped. No—she couldn’t let anyone die. Wasn’t he just trying to provoke Xiao Dong? This could also be a chance to raise her favorability. For her master and the future of the Zither Sect, she could endure this.

“That’s enough, Jiang Lin. I’m fine now. There’s no need to waste time on such a petty man. Isn’t it compensation he wants? My Zhang family can afford it.”

The disdain in her tone left Jiang Lin momentarily stunned. What? This silly woman’s brain… did something snap? Xiao Dong had never even mentioned compensation. Shouldn’t she be criticizing him for bullying with power? And yet she was undermining the so-called unyielding hero? Fine—she was playing along.

“Pfft… I… don’t… want… your compensation!” Xiao Dong spat blood instantly, his mental state finally collapsing. Damn it—her one sentence was worth more than all my efforts? As expected, the protagonist’s mind works differently!

A faint mirror-like image shimmered for a moment—barely noticeable unless one looked closely. “Xiao Dong, keep your mind steady! The Kunlun Mirror is revealing itself! Jiang Lin’s target is your Kunlun Mirror…” Duan Tianya’s voice shouted within Xiao Dong’s soul.