Lin San stood awkwardly in place, at a loss for what to do for a moment.
If he didn't go, he would be a liar!
But if he went, he would be a dead man!
After weighing the pros and cons, Lin San ultimately decided that his life was more important. He put on a thick face and ran away with Qin Feng.
Seeing this, Zi Yan's eyes were filled with disappointment.
No young girl is without the spring in her heart, and no young girl does not admire a hero. She thought she had met her true love, but it turned out he was just a boastful young man.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for disrupting the Chosen One's showboating, preventing him from gaining the goddess's favor, and earning 500 villain points!"
"This can also happen!"
Qin Feng immediately perked up, as if an LSP had unlocked a new pose.
Lin San still wanted to salvage his image and asked, "Brother Qin, I don't understand, why are you running away with your status!?"
"Very simple!"
Qin Feng said solemnly, "I am not the kind of rich kid who bullies others with power. Living off the legacy of my ancestors doesn't make a real man. I, Qin Feng, have achieved what I have today all by myself. I will create my own sky with my own hands."
"Brother Qin!"
Lin San began to admire Qin Feng, a second-generation he had never seen before.
"He..."
Zi Yan's beautiful eyes sparkled with a different light, never expecting this young boy to have such lofty ambitions.
...
The Qin Family.
The old ancestors of the Qin Family were in a meeting.
Since Qin Feng left, they discovered that thirty million spirit stones were missing from the warehouse.
These were not ordinary spirit stones, but refined top-grade spirit stones, one of which was worth a thousand ordinary spirit stones. Even the Qin Family, as the absolute rulers of the eastern region of Daxia, would need five years to accumulate such an amount.
The Tenth Ancestor reported, "According to the warehouse manager, only Feng visited the warehouse that day!"
"It must be him!"
The First Ancestor's face showed little emotion, clearly having already guessed who did it.
The Tenth Ancestor asked in confusion, "But the question is, how did he move thirty million top-grade spirit stones? That's like a mountain, and even with the largest storage bags, it would take hundreds to carry them all."
"He wouldn't dare to propose such a bold plan if he didn't have some skills!"
The First Ancestor smiled and waved his hand, "Forget it, since it's for our own children, let's not make a big deal out of it."
"Yes!"
The Tenth Ancestor nodded in understanding, then hesitated, "There's one more thing. After Xiaotian spat blood, his spirit has been low, and Xiyue has been crying non-stop..."
"Ah, as parents, it's hard for them!"
The First Ancestor sighed, thinking for a moment, "Given Xiaotian's current state, he may not be fit to be the family head. We should find someone to take over his position and let them live in peace. Hopefully, they can recover soon."
"I'll take care of it!"
The Tenth Ancestor nodded and turned to leave.
Soon—
The Qin Family announced the new family head, making everyone suspect that Qin Feng was involved.
The Qin Family lost two prodigies, and as both a father and family head, Qin Tian could not escape blame. The once bustling family head's courtyard became unusually quiet, with no one visiting voluntarily.
"Big Tree, I came to see you!"
Qin Hao, with a pale face, came to the crooked-neck tree. With his strong will to live, he finally made it through, looking less naive than before, with a more determined look in his eyes.
He would show his brother through actions that he was wrong, terribly wrong!
True strength comes from an invincible belief, not from doubting one's own power!
"Look, isn't that the useless Second Master!?"
A few young boys saw Qin Hao and couldn't help but mock him.
Qin Hao, who was once out of their reach, had fallen into the mud, and they couldn't resist stepping on him.
Qin Hao's anger seemed to ignite, wanting to teach these people a lesson, but he suddenly remembered what his brother had said: even if a dragon is in shallow waters, it is still a true dragon, and it will eventually rise to the sky again.
"Brother, why!?"
Qin Hao pouted, wanting to cry, and remembered that night.
At this moment— ????
Qin Feng couldn't help but ask Lin San why he didn't return to Tianxin City with Lin Xin'er.
"I plan to train for a while before going back!"
Lin San answered quickly, as if he had rehearsed it.
"Train!?"
Qin Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, clearly not believing his lie.
As a ten-year-old bookworm, he could confidently say that the protagonist's words are always lies.
They say they are going out to train, but they are always after relics, treasures, or beautiful girls, and they never come back empty-handed.
"I, I am also out to train!" Zi Yan said somewhat guiltily.
"You are also training!?"
Qin Feng glanced at her, still not believing it.
Based on his ten years of experience as a bookworm, any beautiful girl saved by the protagonist is often a spoiled young lady who has run away from home and has many useless traits, such as being unable to take care of herself.
It is precisely because the protagonist sticks with the useless young lady that he gains the capital to openly live off her later.
"It's getting late, let's find a place to rest for the night!"
Seeing that Qin Feng had no intention of leaving, Lin San decided to find a cave to rest for the night.
"Sure!"
Zi Yan clapped her hands happily.
After experiencing the evil of the world, she realized how weak she was.
But she still had the heart of a wandering female knight, so she had to stick with these two people.
A typical case of being weak but loving to play!
Soon—
Night fell, and a campfire was lit.
As the Chosen One, Lin San naturally acted very aloof. After catching an unknown small chicken, he roasted it alone, completely ignoring the fact that Zi Yan was a useless person who couldn't take care of herself.
While Zi Yan stood there twirling her fingers, awkwardly not knowing what to do, Qin Feng handed her the roasted chicken, transforming into a warm man, "Here, eat my chicken!"
"Thank you!"
Zi Yan, the young lady, thanked him repeatedly, not caring about her ladylike image and started to eat.
Clearly, she was really hungry, and any chicken tasted good now.
"Now that you've eaten my chicken, I should be able to live off you in the future, right!?"
Qin Feng was quite looking forward to this investment. He then opened the system to use the lottery chance he gained from digging out his brother's Supreme Bone.
Swish!
The lottery wheel appeared again and started to spin.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for drawing a divine-level stealing skill, 'Taking Objects from a Distance'!"
Qin Feng's expression became dazed as he could clearly feel the changes in the surrounding space, as if he could grab anything he wanted with just a stretch of his hand, even if it was heavily protected.
"Is this enlightenment!?"
Lin San noticed Qin Feng's change and was truly shocked.
He always thought that being a servant was just a carefree life, as he was a one-in-a-million prodigy with his own pride.
But since meeting this Qin Family's eldest son, he realized how ridiculous his pride was.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for undermining the Chosen One's confidence, earning 10,000 villain points!"
Qin Feng, as if he hadn't heard, remained dazed. When he came to, he found that Lin San and Zi Yan had already finished eating and were sitting on the ground meditating and resting.
Out of curiosity or to test his new skill, he reached out to Zi Yan and immediately had a red belly band with a duck embroidered on it in his hand, still warm...