The Substitute Female Supporting Character Sees the Bullet Screen

"Danmu." Gu Jiang savored the two words, "Have you seen them?"

In the final moments of the plot's collapse, the flood of subtitles was overwhelming, like a torrential deluge. They came in various colors, with many characters he couldn’t understand, and they mentioned Nie Yinzhi’s name repeatedly.

Gu Jiang instinctively spread his divine sense, sifting through all the subtitles related to her like a net. The good, the bad, the useful, and the meaningless—they all matched their experiences.

Gu Jiang gently stroked her back, "The people in the danmu are watching us, and you’re watching the danmu?" There was also a lot of abuse in the danmu.

"Yes, if it weren’t for the danmu spoiling the plot, I wouldn’t have known how to summon you," Nie Yinzhi replied.

It seemed that with the plot collapsing, the danmu had disappeared as well. Although they no longer had to worry about their lives being spied on, Nie Yinzhi felt a strange sense of loss now that the danmu was gone for good.

The danmu had been full of insults directed at her, but there were also many amusing comments and people who liked her, affectionately calling her "Yinyin" or "A-Yin." She had indeed learned a lot of information in advance from the danmu.

"What did you see?" Nie Yinzhi asked curiously.

Gu Jiang thought for a moment, then flicked his fingers. A blood-red glow spilled from his palm, forming dense lines of text that displayed the danmu he still remembered.

【Yay, this hits all my kinks! I want to see Nie Yinzhi go for him right now! Hurry up, devour him! Nie Yinzhi, are you even capable?】

【Big bad demon, haven’t you noticed Yinyin changed into a pretty dress, wore a hairpin, and even put on makeup? Why aren’t you complimenting her? Are your big eyes just for decoration?】

【Goddess Nie Yinzhi】

【The female lead already has a possessive streak for the demon lord. She’s done for. A-Yin has fallen for A-Jiang, just like Ah Zhen fell for Ah Qiang on that starless night.】

【Why is Nie Yinzhi crying like her man just died?】

【Ahhhh Yinyin is so beautiful, I love her! Sister, step on me!】

【Nie Yinzhi is so gorgeous! What a stunning face, why aren’t you screenshotting this already!】

【A-Yin’s eyes are beautiful, her nose is beautiful, her lips are soft, her hair is black and smooth, and her spirit bone is exquisite】

【Nie Yinzhi, you’ve been touching him for so long, why don’t you go lower? If not, at least pull his clothes open a bit】

【Nie Yinzhi: Here I come, harem of three thousand beauties!】

【Stop dreaming, Nie Yinzhi won’t purify ten thousand demons. She can’t even bear to purify one demon lord.】

【So what if Nie Yinzhi is spoiled? Does her being spoiled eat your rice? There are people who indulge her spoiltness】

【A-Yin is very gentle】

【So sweet, so spicy, Nie Yinzhi, please, stop messing with the plot and mess with the demon lord instead!】

【I don’t care, our A-Yin is the most beautiful girl in the world】Nôv(el)B\\jnn

【Wuwuwu, A-Yin loves the demon lord so much】

【The demon lord loves A-Yin too】

…

The bed curtains were swept open by demonic energy, and the danmu spilled out from the bed, filling the entire room with dark red lines of text. It looked terrifying.

At a glance, it was all "Nie Yinzhi," "A-Yin," and "Yinyin."

Nie Yinzhi almost didn’t recognize her own name, "Why is it all about me?"

Gu Jiang yawned, squinting his eyes, "At that time, I didn’t know what this was, and I was caught off guard. I could only focus on the ones mentioning you."

Nie Yinzhi was deeply moved. She watched as the subtitles in the room dissolved into demonic energy and dissipated. They were all compliments about her, without a single harsh word. Of course, there were also many strange things mixed in, and Gu Jiang had seen quite a few of the danmu’s explicit comments.

She suddenly caught sight of one: 【Nie Yinzhi, when a man sweet-talks you like this, he wants you to take the initiative! Are you even capable?】

Nie Yinzhi burst out laughing. Her bright eyes reflected the faintly glowing blood-red text, and the lavish praises disappeared one by one from her gaze.

Her eyes flickered, and she turned to rest her head on the shoulder of the person beside her. Her fingertip traced circles on his chest as she suppressed a smile and asked, "Brother, who would praise my spirit bone for being beautiful? Do you think the danmu can see my spirit bone?"

Gu Jiang remained silent. Nie Yinzhi pressed on, "Which of these are your danmu? The one saying I’m gentle? Or the one saying I’m understanding? Brave? Cute? Or the one saying even my fingernails are beautiful? Is that one yours?"

Nie Yinzhi was about to die laughing. Gu Jiang really wasn’t good at giving compliments. She leaned close to his ear, "The demon lord loves A-Yin too—is this one yours?" She glanced at Gu Jiang’s reddened earlobe and, not waiting for his answer, sighed deliberately, feigning disappointment, "Well, I guess I was wrong. It wasn’t you who sent that."

Gu Jiang reached up to stroke the back of her neck, "It was me. I love you too."

Nie Yinzhi’s breath hitched, and her eyes grew warm. Just as she was about to respond, she heard Gu Jiang chuckle softly, "Your heartbeat is so loud."

Nie Yinzhi: "…" She abruptly grabbed the blanket and pulled it over both of them, biting his lip, "Well, you’re so hard to deal with." She then wriggled under the blanket like a snake, leaving only a small mound in the middle.

Gu Jiang sucked in a sharp breath, "Nie Yinzhi!"

A muffled reply came from under the blanket. Her entire body was burning up, her heartbeat pounding like a drum against her chest, "I can sit on you myself."

Not long after, Nie Yinzhi regretted it. As expected, the demon lord’s half-dead demeanor was all an act. Only her half-dead state was real.

With the plot’s collapse, a massive amount of spiritual energy returned. After two thousand years of depletion, the world couldn’t immediately absorb so much energy, causing abnormal weather patterns. The seasons cycled through spring, summer, autumn, and winter in a single day. Fortunately, most of the spiritual energy surged toward the immortal mountains and secret realms, sparing the mortal cities far from the spiritual veins from major disasters.

Seeing how eagerly her parents were arranging their marriage and calculating their birth charts, Nie Yinzhi decided to let them handle it. Before Gu Jiang had even officially entered the Nie family as their son-in-law, the entire household had already started calling him "young master."

Gu Jiang adapted to the new title seamlessly, addressing her parents as "Father" and "Mother" with more warmth than she ever did. While she chatted with her mother, Gu Jiang would go fishing, play chess, or enjoy tea with her father. Apart from inspecting the Nie family’s businesses, he seemed to genuinely enjoy her father’s leisurely pastimes.

Master Nie didn’t expect his son-in-law to take over the family business. After sending Nie Yinzhi to the immortal sect, he had already chosen a successor from the collateral branches.

Aside from sneaking into her bedroom every night with his supernatural abilities, the two of them lived almost like ordinary mortals.

However, the cultivation world was far from peaceful. With the resurgence of spiritual energy, many hidden or collapsed secret realms began to reappear. The blessed lands and paradises of a thousand years ago returned to the mortal world, and since they were unclaimed, they naturally went to the strongest.

Feng Hanying led his demon generals in a battle against the Wuliang Sect, trampling all the Buddha statues outside the Ten Thousand Demons Cave. After that, he came to pay his respects to his master in a grand fashion. The various demonic energies shrouded the skies above Yuan Province, terrifying the locals into staying indoors, fearing that the ruthless demonic cultivators were about to lay waste to the city.

Feng Hanying presented several immortal mountains to his master as a show of strength. After staying for less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, he and his demon generals swept out of the Nie family estate, heading straight for the "Qionghai Secret Realm." Seeing his determined expression, Nie Yinzhi realized he had already put his romantic pursuits on the back burner.

It took a long time after he left for the demonic energy over Yuan Province to dissipate.

Nie Yinzhi looked at the frightened servants in her home and complained, "Tell your disciple not to come back. He’s such a nuisance."

Just as Feng Hanying stepped out of Yuan Province, he received a message from Gu Jiang through the Shadow Snake: from now on, he was forbidden from entering Yuan Province.

What had he done wrong this time? Feng Hanying was utterly confused. The Shadow Snake shot out from his sleeve, retracing its path, but was immediately repelled by an invisible force.

Feng Hanying glared at the Shadow Snake in his hand, glanced back at Yuan Province, and snorted, "Fine, I won’t come to this dump."

At that moment, Nie Yinzhi and Gu Jiang were sitting in the garden, renaming the Honghu.

Gu Jiang had written many names on sheets of paper and laid them out on the table for the Honghu to choose from. The bird flapped its wings, hopping from one sheet to another, leaving scorch marks on each name with its claws, as if claiming them all.

Gu Jiang propped his chin on his hand and laughed, "Look, it likes the name 'Chirpy' too."

The ring-like feather mark burned onto the tip of the red leaf blade was quite conspicuous. Having spent so much time with Cuihua, the sword's aura had spread from its edge, condensing into the shape of a bird, shaking its head frantically to reject the name.

It could already foresee that if Honghu were renamed "Chirp," its own name might end up as "Tweet."

Nie Yinzhi said, "See, even your sword dislikes the names you came up with. You promised a hundred names, and you're still twenty short. Keep writing." In truth, she had already decided to rename Honghu to "White Frost," but she simply wanted to see what absurd names the demon lord could come up with.

Gu Jiang's gaze began to wander, searching for inspiration from the sky to the ground, from trees to flowers. Every time he wrote one, Honghu would hop over and stamp it with a paw print, showing enthusiastic support, while the red leaf blade fluttered anxiously beside them.

It didn't take long for a sharp-eyed servant to notice the commotion. Soon, Madam Nie hurried over, casting a troubled glance at the table full of names. She smacked Nie Yinzhi lightly, catching her breath before speaking earnestly, "Yin Yin, you can't just pick names for a child so carelessly."

Nie Yinzhi looked utterly confused, "What?"

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When she returned, along with the spirit sword's name, she had also included five boys' names and five girls' names for future use.

"Ten?" Gu Jiang's face showed genuine shock. He glanced at Nie Yinzhi's stomach, furrowed his brows, and after a moment of difficult deliberation, made up his mind. He pulled Nie Yinzhi into his arms and carried her toward the house, conceding, "It's harder for cultivators to conceive, but if you want so many children, I can put in the effort."

Nie Yinzhi: "??? Who asked you to put in effort!"