Transmigrated into the villain? Watch my epic comeback in the ethereal fairy realm!

Chapter 86 Old Enemies Return, New Schemes Arise

Just as Dai Yao was about to find a place to lounge lazily like Ge You and enjoy this hard-won moment of leisure, a strange voice rang in her ears: "Heh, interesting, looks like someone's having a great time here."

Dai Yao thought to herself: Did you have a good time?

What the hell am I playing?!

I'm so tired, I just want to get out of here!

She looked up and saw a man dressed in black bodysuit riding a flying sword, a half-smile on his face. It was none other than Xinghua, the treacherous and cunning person she had encountered during the trial of immortal destiny.

What a small world! Dai Yao grumbled to herself.

Xinghua slowly descended to the ground, her gaze sweeping over Dai Yao with a hint of disdain: "I didn't expect you to be able to get here. You're quite lucky."

“Likewise,” Dai Yao retorted with a forced smile. “I thought some people had already been eliminated.”

Xinghua snorted coldly, ignoring Dai Yao's sarcasm, and turned to the surrounding cultivators, saying, "Fellow Daoists, as you all know, the final reward for this Immortal Fate Trial is an extremely powerful treasure, but this treasure also harbors great dangers, and the slightest carelessness will bring disaster!"

Dai Yao sneered inwardly, wondering what kind of trick this guy was up to now.

Xinghua continued, "As far as I know, this treasure has already been obtained by this young lady, and she..." Xinghua paused deliberately, looking at Dai Yao with a meaningful gaze, "...she is from the Demon Palace!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding cultivators immediately began to discuss among themselves, their eyes filled with vigilance and suspicion as they looked at Dai Yao.

Dai Yao cursed inwardly, thinking that Xinghua was a treacherous fellow who was spreading rumors behind her back!

She wasn't going to sit idly by and wait to die; her eyes lit up and an idea came to her.

She walked up to several cultivators who had been incited by Xinghua, and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoists, have you been deceived by some people with ulterior motives?"

The cultivators looked at Dai Yao with puzzled expressions.

Without further ado, Dai Yao took out the treasure, demonstrated its true power, and explained how to use it.

These cultivators witnessed the power of the treasure with their own eyes and suddenly realized that they had been deceived by Xinghua.

They apologized to Dai Yao one after another, expressing their willingness to believe her.

When Xinghua saw that Dai Yao had seen through his scheme, his face turned ashen... "You!" He pointed at Dai Yao, his voice filled with rage.

"You! You vixen, how dare you ruin my plans!" Xinghua was so angry that her face turned green, as if she had swallowed a fly.

He pointed at Dai Yao, his fingers trembling. He felt that his carefully planned "grand drama of the year" had been so easily exposed by this woman, which was more disgusting than swallowing a fly.

Dai Yao shrugged, looking completely innocent. "Oh dear, Fellow Daoist Xinghua, you can't blame me for this. Who told you to act so exaggeratedly? The eyes of the masses are discerning!" She spread her hands and added, "Besides, I was just telling the truth. How did that make me a demoness? Perhaps... Fellow Daoist is angry out of embarrassment?"

Xinghua was almost choked by Dai Yao's "turning the tables" move. He took a deep breath, tried to suppress his anger, and said with a forced smile, "Sharp tongue! Let's see how long you can be so smug!"

"Oh dear, so you're getting angry already?" Dai Yao clicked her tongue twice, looking like she was watching a good show. "Come on, let me see what other tricks you have up your sleeve, so I can learn from them and 'borrow' them next time."

Xinghua could no longer bear it and directly summoned his natal magic weapon—a completely black demonic sword. The sword exuded a cold aura and was clearly not a respectable thing.

"Since you don't want to drink my toast, don't blame me for being rude!"

Dai Yao was not to be outdone, and brought out her own magic weapon—a uniquely shaped folding fan painted with various exotic animals, which looked quite cute.

"Come on, let's hurt each other!"

The two instantly became entangled in combat, their sword energy crisscrossing and their fan shadows fluttering, dazzling the surrounding cultivators.

Xinghua's moves were ruthless, each one aimed directly at Dai Yao's vital points, while Dai Yao nimbly dodged, occasionally retaliating with her folding fan and sometimes even making sarcastic remarks, which made Xinghua so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"That's it? That's it? Your attack power is weak, it's not even as good as a tickle!" Dai Yao mocked him while dodging Xinghua's attacks.

Xinghua was so angry that her face turned ashen, and her attacks became even more ferocious, wishing she could tear Dai Yao to pieces.

However, at that moment, a glint of light flashed in Dai Yao's eyes... "Hey, your sword seems to be crooked."

As soon as Dai Yao finished speaking, Xinghua's sword indeed went astray, whether out of anger or just by chance, no one knew.

Dai Yao certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass. She twirled her folding fan, and the Vermilion Bird pattern on the fan seemed to come alive, emitting a clear chirp and unleashing a crimson flame that struck Xinghua's chest.

"Pfft—" Xinghua spat out a mouthful of blood, staring at Dai Yao in disbelief. This woman had actually hurt him!

He, a dignified late-stage Golden Core cultivator, was actually injured by a mere early-stage Golden Core girl!

If this gets out, where will he put his face?

The surrounding cultivators were also stunned, never expecting Dai Yao to be so powerful, and they all exclaimed in amazement.

"Holy crap! That's awesome!" "This plot twist came so fast, I'm a little caught off guard!" "This girl's got something!" In an instant, all sorts of comments and discussions rose and fell, as if watching a wonderful fantasy drama.

When Lingyun saw that Dai Yao was injured, she ran over with heartache and took out healing pills to give to Dai Yao.

"Yaoyao, are you alright? Does it hurt?" She looked at Dai Yao with a worried expression, her eyes full of concern.

Dai Yao waved her hand with a smile: "It's nothing, just a minor injury, nothing serious." She took the pill from Ling Yun's hand, but did not take it immediately. Instead, she glanced meaningfully at Xing Hua lying on the ground, a playful smile playing on her lips.

"The good show has just begun..."

Dai Yao smiled coldly and slowly took out a recording stone from her storage bag, waving it at everyone.

"Fellow Daoists, hold your shock! The real show is yet to come!" With a light tap of her slender finger, the recording stone projected a screen of light, revealing the scene of Xinghua's furtive plotting with others, and even evidence of how he schemed to frame other cultivators in an attempt to monopolize the treasure.

The moment the scene appeared, the entire audience erupted in uproar.

The crowd looked at Xinghua with disdain and anger. The cultivators who had just expressed their admiration for his strength now wished they could spit on him.

"You despicable Xinghua, how could you be so shameless!"

"I thought you were a gentleman, but I never expected you to be a hypocrite!"

"You really know people, faces but not hearts!"

Xinghua's face turned deathly pale. He knew he was finished, completely finished.

He pointed at Dai Yao, his lips trembling, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Dai Yao chuckled lightly, put away the recording stone, and said in a light tone, but with an undeniable authority: "Xinghua, those who do many evil deeds will surely perish. Today's events are your retribution." She turned to look at the surrounding cultivators, cupped her hands and said: "Fellow Daoists, I hope you will all take today's events as a warning and not be blinded by villains."

Everyone nodded in agreement, their admiration for Dai Yao growing even stronger.

Lingyun excitedly grasped Dai Yao's hand, "Yao Yao, you're amazing! I knew you were innocent!"

Dai Yao patted Lingyun's hand and gave her a reassuring look.

She looked around and, after confirming that Xinghua was no longer able to cause trouble, turned to leave.

However, just as she turned around, a deep voice came from behind the crowd... "This matter is probably not over yet."