Within three days, give Shen Feixiao a beating. This mission made Qin Kaiyi truly understand what dark clouds looming over someone meant. Could it be that he really had to beat Shen Feixiao up because of Liu LingEr? Although it was said that thereâ was nothing wrong with following the plot, how could anyone bear to beat such a malnourished child ah?
He was tangled for a long time before Qin Kaiyi gritted his teeth. Still, he had no choice but to accept the punishment of being deducted an entire 5% progress. He considered for a long time, comforting himself on the insideââWhen Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man, it first exercises his mind with suffering, and his sinews and bones with toil. It exposes his body to hunger, and subjects him to extreme povertyâŚâŚIf right now he didnât subject Shen Feixiao to this pain of the flesh, and it changed the plot, who knew what his future prospects would be? [1]
Once he thought of this, Qin Kaiyi felt much betterâŚâŚ
In the following days, Qin Kaiyi was always secretly observing Shen Feixiao, watching the solitary him living in an old and poor little house, getting water and cooking for himself, and planting and watering the plants. Because the place where Shen Feixiao lived was very remote, other than that sable by his side, he didnât even have a single person to talk to. Qin Kaiyi who was watching this, felt something squeezing his heart. It was extremely uncomfortable.
However, Shen Feixiao seemed to not care about his living circumstances. What he should be doing everyday, he still did. He couldnât encounter the slightest bit of discontentment or resentment. Compared to his old life, this was already much better. At least, he had enough to eat, right?
Qin Kaiyi observed Shen Feixiao for a full ten days but didnât find a single chance to intervene until the eleventh dayâŚâŚLiu LingEr suddenly remembered that she had taken in a little shidi and found the time to come look at Shen Feixiao.
Qin Kaiyi thought that his chance finally came, so he pretended to meet coincidentally with Liu LingEr and accompanied her to where Shen Feixiao lived.
âShen Feixiao.â Liu LingErâs voice was very sweet. She knocked on the door: âShen Feixiao, are you there?â
âCreak.â The door was opened a sliver. Shen Feixiao expressionlessly watched Liu LingEr and Qin Kaiyi who stood on the other side of the door: âShijie, do you need anything?â
âIâm here to see how your cultivation is going.â She didnât know why, but Liu LingEr found Shen Feixiaoâs expressionless face a little unsightly. She lightly frowned: âThat book that I gave you, did you read it?â
ââŚâŚâ Shen Feixiao was silent for a while before he said: âI didnât understand some parts.â
âOh.â Liu LingEr asked: âWhich parts did you not understand?â
Shen Feixiao wasnât courteous and directly turned back to go into the house, completely not saying anything to  Liu LingEr and Qin Kaiyi who were still outside.
Being treated so coldly by her own shidi, Liu LingErâs face held some embarrassment, awkwardly saying to Qin Kaiyi: âIt looks like our shidi is very shy.â
âEn.â Qin Kaiyi declined to comment. He, of course, was very clear that Liu LingEr was definitely not happy.
Once in the house, Shen Feixiao directly grabbed the introductory scripture that was given to him by Liu LingEr. He flipped to a page and used his finger to point at a diagram of a person practicing a technique: âHow do you make this posture?â
ââŚâŚThis.â As soon as Liu LingEr saw it, she ran into difficulties. To be honest, the book she threw at  Shen Feixiao was the shallowest introductory scripture. She was personally led by hand by Qing Xuzi into the sect. About the stuff written on these kinds of books, she naturally didnât know a lot.
Nevertheless, as soon as Qin Kaiyi saw it, he understood. Although Qin Shiâs personality was pretty terrible, there was quite a lot of information stored in his mind about things regarding cultivation. Towards certain questions, he even had special understandings and views. If it wasnât for his explosive temper and always being compared with Shen Feixiao, then he would definitely not lose to him.
Although he understood the meaning of the thing in Shen Feixiaoâs hands, Qin Kaiyi didnât plan on opening his mouth. Afterall, he was here today to investigate, not to explain things to Shen Feixiao.
Shen Feixiao didnât let down Qin Kaiyiâs expectations. When he saw that Liu LingEr and Qin Kaiyi were both quiet, his lips curled into a mocking smile: âYou guys are only at this level.â
âYou!!â Liu LingEr didnât think that Shen Feixiao would say these kinds of words. She had never been wronged like this. Her eyes directly reddened and she pointed at Shen Feixiao for a long time.
Qin Kaiyi secretly sighedââDamn, he finally waited until this chance. Thus, he walked a step forward  and reprimanded: âShen Feixiao, is that how you should be talking?â
ââŚâŚâ Shen Feixiao coldly threw a glance at Qin Kaiyi and then without a single word, lowered his head.
âŚâŚYou truly incite rage darling. If this was the real Qin Shi, he definitely wouldâve been angered half to death by you! Qin Kaiyi secretly commented in his heart[2]. However, his expression became more and more angry: âSay those words that you just said, clearly.â
âShixiong?â Liu LingEr didnât expect that her shixiong would be so angry and got scared.
âImpertinent brat, such disrespect for seniors!â Qin Kaiyi deeply inhaled but still decided to go through with it. He went forward and grabbed Shen Feixiaoâs clothing collar: âApologize to your shijie.â
Could Shen Feixiao apologize? Even if you thought with your toes, you would know that it was impossible. Shen Feixiao not only didnât apologize but also looked at Qin Kaiyi with disdain. That expression seemed to sayââYou, this kind of idiot still wanted me to apologize to you? Dream on!!
Then, Qin Kaiyi followed the plotâŚâŚHis fist landed on Shen Feixiaoâs face.
âShixiong, what are you doing?!!â Girls, of Liu LingErâs age, as soon as they saw the weaker side, they would pity them for a long time. Although Shen Feixiao embarrassed her earlier and made her angry, this situation of Qin Kaiyi getting physical right away was harder for her to accept. If we were to be honest, at the end, Liu LingEr was just a girl that hadnât grown up yet. Granted that she was slightly arrogant and conceited from being spoiled by the elders, her nature was not bad.
ââŚâŚâ Qin Kaiyi felt pain in his balls because after he gave a punch to Shen Feixiao, he didnât hear the sound of that damned systemâs reminder. It was obvious that the bastard system thought that he didnât beat him up enoughâŚâŚ
Ignoring  Liu LingEr who was fussing and yelling at his side, Qin Kaiyi used his foot to ruthlessly kick Shen FeiXiao who was on the floor. While he kicked, he puked blood on inside. F*ck. What couldnât he have transmigrated as? Why did it have to be a villain with neuroticism, causing him to have to beat up an underage kid?
âShixiong, quickly stop ah!â Liu LingEr quickly held  Qin Kaiyi back: âHow could you hit people?â
When Qin Kaiyi heard what Liu LingEr said, he had difficulties that he couldnât say aloud. He took a deep breath and swung Liu LingEr away, continuing to step on Shen Feixiao who already couldnât get up, before he finally heard that evil systemâs reminderăSystem reminder: Congratulations on earning 1% of return value. Current return value is 1.5%ăâŚâŚAs soon as Qin Kaiyi heard the sound, he immediately stopped. He wanted to help Shen Feixiao up but was afraid of changing the plot, so he could only move away and let Liu LingEr go and help Shen Feixiao up.
âShixiong, how could you do this?â Liu LingEr looked at  Shen Feixiao who was beaten until he only had a single breath left, and her eyes started to redden: âHow could you arbitrarily beat people up. Heâs still a child.â
âŚâŚF*cking H*ll, I also know that heâs a kid! On the inside, Qin Kaiyi was running around screaming his lungs out, but on the surface, he still had a relaxed and indifferent appearance: âHeâs just a talentless disciple. Liu LingEr, why are you caring so much?â
âShixiong, I originally thought you were a kind and good person. Now that I look, itâs LingEr who was wrong.â Liu LingEr firmly gave a salute: âSince itâs like this, it seems that we have the fate of meeting but unfortunately no common ground.â [3]
GirlâŚâŚThis was stallion novel not a romance one!! Qin Kaiyi took a deep breath and hastily tried to pull back the collapsing plot: âLingEr, Iâm only this angry because I saw you being bullied. You know how much you mean to me. I canât bear to see others treat you badly.âââHe couldnât have a fall out with Liu LingEr right now because later, there was still a scene of Liu LingEr betraying him for Shen Feixiao!!
âBut.â Liu LingEr was moved again. She thought that what shixiong had said was also reasonable. If it wasnât for Shen Feixiao treating them badly, Qin Shi wouldnât get that angry either!
âIn the future, Iâll take care of him. Just consider it as me compensating, okay?â Qin Kaiyi remembered that Qin Shi had said this phrase in the novelââOf course, Qin Shi was only saying this to coax Liu LingEr. Only an idiot would truly think that he could take care of Shen Feixiao.
âOkay.â Liu LingEr was precisely this kind of idiotâŚâŚ
âPut him on the bed.â Qin Kaiyi said: âDidnât you say a few days ago that you wanted the sable? Letâs go. Iâll take you to the back mountain to take a look and see if thereâs any other animal that you can raise.â
âReally?â Liu LingErâs eyes brightened but then immediately with some hesitation she asked: âBut what about him?â
ââŚâŚâ You still havenât forgotten the patient on the bed? Qin Kaiyi couldnât help but think. When he was writing, he didnât feel it. But now that he actually transmigrated, why did he feel that Liu LingEr had a loose wire??
âI have a sense of proportion.â Qin Kaiyi said: âHe wonât die. Plus, with his personality, grinding will do good to prevent him from causing any trouble for our sect by provoking someone he shouldnât offend.â
âThen, okay.â In the end, Liu LingEr still agreed: âOnce we come back, Iâll go get some medicine for shidi.â
âŚâŚIf he met this kind of woman, he would personally pinch them to death. Qin Kaiyi wanted to roll his eyes, but for the sake of his image, he didnât say anything. Just before leaving, Qin Kaiyi glanced at Shen Feixiao who was lying on the bed and found that he was already awake, using his pair of black and penetrating eyes to watch Liu LingEr and himself. That gaze seemed very calm, but it made Qin Kaiyi feel a chillâŚâŚ
He accompanied Liu LingEr to walk around the back mountain. Qin Kaiyi casually caught a paridae for Liu LingEr as consolation, and it was better than nothing. Liu LingEr felt a little dissatisfied but didnât say anything. Once they returned, she glanced at Qin Kaiyi: âThen shixiong, Iâll go get medicine for shidi?â
You still havenât forgotten this. Qin Kaiyi secretly thought, but he didnât reveal any unusual expression: âItâs better if I get it. As a woman, you donât know how to avoid arousing suspicion.â
âThisâŚâŚâ Liu LingEr looked at Qin Kaiyi with hesitation: âOkayâŚâŚâ
âEn. Go back.â Qin Kaiyi nodded and went towards the direction of the medicine building.
He grabbed some common medicine to treat injuries. Qin Kaiyi muttered an incantation and rode the clouds to Shen Feixiaoâs living place. To be honest, he always felt uncomfortable inside. Although it was impossible to avoid following the plot, it was harder to untie the knot in his heart.
Qin Kaiyi walked in front of Shen Feixiaoâs door. But as if by the guide of the gods or ghosts, Qin Kaiyi who should be knocking at the door was in front of the window, secretly observing  Shen Feixiao who was inside the houseâŚâŚ
This one glance directly stimulated Qin Kaiyi. Shen Feixiao who was lying on the bed was harshly biting his wrist, emitting quiet whimpers out of his mouth. It seemed as if he couldnât bear the pain. His eyes were red, but no tears came out of them. Shen Feixiaoâs eyes were locked on the corner of the room. His stubborn yet weak appearance made Qin Kaiyiâs heart feel as though it was being harshly squeezed by something.
It was all because of the good deed that he did ahâŚâŚQin Kaiyi felt bitterness in his mouth to the point where he wanted to die. He looked at the medicine in his hands, and an idea suddenly appeared in his mindâŚâŚQin Shi as the villain had no way to help Shen Feixiao and let him suffer less pain, but what if he was a passerby who wouldnât change the plot?
One who, other than bringing some warmth to Shen Feixiao, didnât help him open some golden finger and even more so didnât guide him in the path of cultivation. A disposable passerbyâŚâŚ
Footnotes:
[1] This was actually a poem, and this portion was taken from this forum. Iâm not sure how accurate, but it should be fairly accurate since the words match up. I put it at the end so it doesnât mess up the flow of the story.
[2] The word âcommentedâ is actually a word called Tucao which is better shown in the picture below.
[3] The type of salute sheâs mentioning is this one not the army one. The phrase she says is also a common four word idiom is used in cases of unfortunate or regretful partings.
Tn: Qin Kaiyi, I thought you decided not to hit him? Iâm sorry to break it to you Qin Kaiyi, but that âdisposable passerbyâ will (un) fortunately change the plot a lot. Lol. I can already see it coming.
Picture of a paridae (for better visualization ^-^) Provided by the editor.