"Come, come, come, bark like a dog and you can have this to eat!"
A group of street ruffians laughed and joked in front of a beggar, waving a chicken leg in front of him.
Upon closer inspection, the beggar turned out to be Bai Ri, whom Qin Feng had been thinking about constantly.
Bai Ri looked at the chicken leg being waved in front of him, and his thoughts drifted back to about a month ago, right after the life-and-death elimination tournament.
In the courtyard of the Bai family.
A group of cold-faced elders sat high in the ancestral hall. They were all clan elders of the Bai family, holding significant positions within the clan. Below them knelt Bai Ri, his eyes vacant.
Ever since he had gone through the life-and-death elimination tournament, his mind and body had suffered unprecedented blows.
He had thought that he would receive warmth and care from his clan upon returning home, but who knew that the clan would despise him for not dying in the tournament, instead bringing great shame to the family, making the Bai family a laughingstock throughout the Yin Moon Empire.
"Bai Ri, you have brought great shame to the Bai family. Today, we, the clan elders, have unanimously decided to enforce the clan rules: to strip you of your cultivation and expel you from the Bai family!"
Bai Ri was struck like a bolt of lightning, hardly believing his ears.
He was clearly the victim in this entire matter, yet the clan not only refused to comfort him but also decided to inflict further harm. Without his cultivation, how could he survive in the ancient wasteland?
However, no one cared about Bai Ri's feelings. Several burly men rushed forward and pinned him to the ground.
Bai Ri struggled desperately, his face full of fear, unwilling to become a useless cripple.
In the end, Bai Ri could not escape, and he let out a miserable cry.
His dantian was shattered by a single palm strike, and the spiritual energy within his body dissipated like a deflated balloon. His breath instantly dropped to freezing point, and he could not muster any strength at all.
Bai Ri was mercilessly thrown out of the Bai family, unable to stand, like a limp shrimp.
"Isn't this Bai Ri from the Bai family!?"
"The Bai family is too cruel, stripping him of his cultivation and expelling him from the family!"
"It's not the Bai family's fault; which family could endure such shame?"
"Sacrificing one person to preserve the family's reputation, the Bai family is not wrong."
"Ha, the person is really sacrificed, but is the reputation really preserved?!"
The passersby pointed and gossiped, deeply wounding Bai Ri's heart.
He was not willing to accept this!
He did not want to be a cripple!
He would return everything the Bai family had done to him today, with interest!
But ideals are lofty, and reality is harsh. In the days that followed, Bai Ri lived like a beggar, curled up in a small alley like a dog, forced to abandon his dignity for food.
"I must survive, I must survive!"
Bai Ri constantly reminded himself in his heart; only by surviving could he have hope.
Bai Ri endured the humiliation and barked like a dog on the ground.
"Hahaha, he actually barked like a dog, the former prodigy of the Bai family barked like a dog..." The street ruffians seemed to have discovered a new world, their laughter echoing through the alley.
A cold voice rang out in the alley, and Qin Feng appeared.
On his shoulder was Xiao Bai, who was eating a carrot, and behind him were Qian Jun and Wan Ma, as well as the Shape-Shifting Demon Lord, who had been driven to mental collapse by the Immortal Slave Seal.
At this moment, the Shape-Shifting Demon Lord stood cautiously behind Qin Feng, his ears perked up, afraid of missing Qin Feng's orders and having to experience that flying-like discomfort again.
Bai Ri looked up, clearly surprised to see Qin Feng, as he had not expected him to be here.
Qin Feng evoked a complex mix of emotions in him. The root cause of his current situation was Qin Feng, but the ones who had hurt him the most were Fang Chang and the Bai family.
"Are you Qin Feng? The third Holy Son Qin Feng?!"
The street ruffians were taken aback, curiously examining Qin Feng.
Perhaps they did not recognize the third Holy Son of the Yin Moon Empire, but they had definitely heard of Qin Feng's shameless deeds and his shameless rabbit.
Qin Feng said coolly, "Seeing me with such an expression, haven't you heard Confucius say: 'It is not shameful to ask questions from those below you'?"
The Shape-Shifting Demon Lord was immediately flustered, admitting that he had never heard of it.
Wan Ma whispered, "In simple terms, it means that asking questions from the boss is not shameful, so they can come down and ask questions."
"I understand, hehehehe, insects, prepare to die!"
The Shape-Shifting Demon Lord was very enthusiastic, transforming into a swarm of bats and charging at the street ruffians.
"No, don't come over here!"
The street ruffians screamed in terror and were eventually swept away by the bats.
"I'm still a step too late!"
Qin Feng walked straight to Bai Ri, crouching down beside him, not minding that his cultivation had been stripped.
Based on his experience as a ten-year-old bookworm, Bai Ri's destiny-altering journey had already begun. To achieve the position of an emperor, one must have a touching and tragic experience; otherwise, it would be embarrassing to greet others.
He waved his hand and took out the Dragon Horn Bow from his spatial storage.
Crafted by the Imperial Artisan of the Four Talents of the Ancient Wasteland, the bow gleamed with a flowing light. When the dragon sinew string was pulled, it could form an invisible energy arrow.
Additionally, it came with twenty physical arrows, the tips of which were made from sharp dragon claws, possessing superior armor-piercing capabilities.
Bai Ri's eyes lit up slightly.
As an expert in archery, he naturally recognized the extraordinary nature of the bow.
But thinking of his current state as a cripple, the light in his eyes dimmed again.
Qin Feng quickly got into character, his eyes filled with five parts of regret, three parts of pity, and two parts of indignation: "This Dragon Horn Bow was specially crafted for you. I didn't expect that while I was fully focused on crafting this bow for you, you would have gone through so much in this month. Don't worry, no matter how difficult it is, I will definitely help you restore your dantian and stand up again. I will not let anyone who has bullied you off the hook."
Qian Jun and Wan Ma exchanged puzzled glances, not understanding what Qin Feng was up to.
Bai Ri was already a cripple, yet Qin Feng not only gave him the Dragon Horn Bow but also promised to help him restore his dantian and take revenge. It seemed like a losing deal.
Could it be that he also wanted to do something unspeakable to Bai Ri, like Fang Chang?
Bai Ri looked into Qin Feng's gentle eyes, feeling overwhelmed.
He did not know what Qin Feng was up to, but at his lowest point, Qin Feng's appearance was undoubtedly a ray of light that illuminated his dark world.
The two looked into each other's eyes. Bai Ri had no hatred for Qin Feng, only a strange sense of gratitude.
He felt that Qin Feng was a man of action, a true man, far better than the scoundrel Fang Chang, who had run away.
Xiao Bai looked back and forth between the two, feeling that there should be music at this moment.
You are a ray of light that fell into my world
Rushing towards me, all things grow
The night sky is slowly lit up
The glow falls on your hand
The evening breeze opens the story