A salaryman, Liu Xun age 25 years old from the 21st century suddenly found himself in an unknown place once he woke up.
He then realized that he actually got transmigrated into a cultivation novel.
And the body he occupied is the Big Boss Villain, Wu Jing!
Although his future looked so bleak he firmly believed that as long as he didn't interact with the protagonists he would be fine.
However, he didn't expect that no matter what he does he always meet the protagonist!
What's worse was that it is not even the female but the male protagonist, Wan Yu instead!
Nevertheless, thinking that the protagonist was still a child he decided to take him under his wing and be his big brother.
Years have passed and Liu Xun was currently having a deep enmity with the protagonist.
Liu Xun:''I just look at your future wife for a bit so why are you having that scary looks on your face!''
He painstakingly raised him for years but for a woman who he has just met this ungrateful brat decided to turn against him! So hateful!
Liu Xun:''Do you have a 'tearing clothes' fetish or what?! Stop tearing them whenever you are angry with someone else!''
The money he used to buy clothes is a lot more than what he used to buy the medicine!
Wan Yu:''Behave or else I won't be polite anymore.''
Liu Xun:''Scram!''
The wind was howling as the rain drizzled down and spattered on the cold ground. The cracking sound of the thunder was everywhere and from the dark clouds, lightning struck here and there, lighting up the sky for a second before vanishing.
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The rain was quite heavy and you got a sickening feeling that the raindrops were stamping with rage on the roof and might break through any given second.
On the peak of a certain mountain stood one of the four major sects that ruled across the Yulan continent, Heavenly Sect in which the characters were written in an aloof and arrogant manner just like its name had implied on the nameplate at the entrance gate.
On this dark and stormy night, the atmosphere looked to be gloomy and scary, there was no one in sight but everyone knew that some experts were deeply hiding hoping that they would catch the invaders who dare to trespass their territory.
Somewhere within the outer court where Outer disciples live existed a desolate and tattered storage room that seemed to barely cope against the heavy rain.
The window was wide open causing the raindrops to splash inside as the chilly wind invade the room.
In this dark dimly lit room, a small figure was seen to be sitting in a daze on the cold ground with his legs crossed, he seemed to not bother by the cold wind and the rain at all.
Due to the darkness of the night, the face of that small figure was obscured but when the lightning illuminated the sky his face could be seen clearly during that split second.
His hair looked to be rough and uncomfortable to the touch as it messed up like a bird's nest while his small face was covered with dirt and bruises but the most noticeable thing of all were the scars that existed all over his face.
The boy's clothes were also tattered and dirty so he didn't look any better than a beggar with his current appearance.
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At this moment, the boy had a melancholy look on his face which did not suit his young age at all. He stiffly moved his head to look at his surroundings.
However, no matter how many times he looked he just couldn't figure out where this place was!
Liu Xun couldn't comprehend his current situation at all. He remembered that he went to sleep with a smile on his face while thinking of his promotion that he finally achieved earlier today but all of a sudden he felt so cold causing him to irritatedly open his eyes.
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At first, he didn't realize that something was wrong since he couldn't see clearly and was a bit muddlehead but a moment later he finally noticed that he was no longer in his bedroom!
''What the hell-'' Liu Xun muttered to himself when he abruptly stopped because this voice was not his!
He quickly looked down only to see a small figure which looked like a child's physique with worn-out clothes on.
Liu Xun was flabbergasted at what he was seeing to the point that he couldn't utter even a single word.
He blinked his eyes rapidly trying to make sure that he didn't see things but the illusion didn't disappear which caused him to become panic.
''No, no... This must be a dream there's no way something like thi-'' But before he could finish his sentence, the loud sound of the lighting rang out catching Liu Xun off guard to the point that he almost got a heart attack.
A while ago he was too shocked that he forgot to take in everything that was happening around him but now that his sense finally came back, he immediately felt the pain all over his body and the chilly wind that caused him to involuntarily shiver.
Liu Xun forced himself to get up and hurriedly went to close the window which caused his front clothes to become wet but he didn't care since he would die for sure if he were to let the window open any longer.
After making sure that the window was tightly closed, Liu Xun removed his clothes to squeeze out the water and spread it on the table on the other side so currently he only had his inner clothe and pants on.
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Hesitating for a bit, he quickly rummaged through the room, and despite the darkness, he managed to find a dirty cloth which he could only make do with it since the temperature was really low at the moment.
Liu Xun went to sit down in his original place but frowned when he felt like he was sitting on something.
He pulled that object and threw it beside him.
He tightly wrapped himself with that cloth and went back to contemplate his current situation.
He was in a strange place and he was also sure that this was not his body.
Liu Xun slightly knitted his brows together,'' Did my soul get into someone else's body?''
He felt that it was ridiculous but he really couldn't think of another possibility that explained this abnormal occurrence.
His face was full of unwillingness as he muttered in disbelief,''... Did I die while I was sleeping?''
Honestly speaking, he has been struggling since young to reach his current position as a director in such a big company.
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He thought that he could finally enjoy his life, settle down and create his own family but who knew that one blink was all it took to make him lose everything?
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He didn't have parents or siblings so he regretted that he hadn't spent all of the money that he earned and gotten himself a wife.
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In his early year, Liu Xun was an orphan who stayed in the orphanage so he was not a pampered young master that's why he could compose himself quite easily to deal with the thing in front of him with a clear-headed.
After recalling his backstory, Liu Xun tiredly gave a long depressing sigh.
Judging from the room and how he got beaten up, maybe he was just a servant? Perhaps no one cared whether he died or not in this room?
Once Liu Xun thought to this point his nerves gradually relaxed then drowsiness began to attack him and before he knew it, he drifted off to sleep.
Morning arrived, and the sound of birds chirping interrupted Liu Xun's sleep.
He slightly frowned and then slowly opened his eyes. After that, he briefly paused before giving another long depressing sigh once he recalled that it was not a dream.
The light that leaked through the crack of the wall could finally let Liu Xun see the interior of the room and he firmly believed that he was an insignificant servant.
Everything looked to be carelessly thrown into this room, seemed like this was an abandoned storage room but oddly enough, there was not even a single modern appliance inside this room which caused him to feel a bit uneasy.
Liu Xun hastily got up while groaning in pain, he cursed the one who beat him under his breath and swore that sooner or later he would get back at that person.
He has only taken a single step when he stumbled on something that almost made him fall flat on the floor. He turned to glare at that thing only to see a book lying there.
The book was quite thick and seemed that it has not been touched even once as its appearance looked like it was newly bought from the bookstore which made it even more eye-catching inside this old room.
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Liu Xun's interest got piqued so he picked it up and then turned it back from upside down to read the title on its cover.
'Crossing the world to meet you.'
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Liu Xun,''...''
A while ago he was wondering whether he crossed into another world or not so after seeing this title he had the urge to burn this book.
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But if it was an ancient era, this book shouldn't be here since it was definitely from a modern time.
Therefore, Liu Xun dispiritedly skimmed through it but it seemed normal so far so he was about to stop when a new character suddenly made his appearance.
Once his eyes landed on the name Wu Jing, unfamiliar memories suddenly flashed in his mind causing him to drop the book due to a head-splitting headache.
Only after another while has passed did the headache disappear but Liu Xun's expression didn't ease at all because he just discovered a piece of shocking news!
He got transmigrated into a novel and a cultivation world at that!
The worst thing was that he became the Big Boss Villain of this fucking story!
Out of all of the numerous characters, why did he land on the villain?!
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He lived an honest and peaceful life simply speaking he was a good man so why did he become a villain?!
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Seem to not find the answer, Liu Xun quickly grabbed the book and continued to read it until the end.
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Once he was done, he threw it to the ground and stomped on it.
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You motherfucker! Wu Jing got defeated by the protagonists, got shredded to pieces and even his soul was undergoing the punishment flame and completely scattered never to be reincarnated!
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Liu Xun vented all of his frustrations on the book for another while did he finally calm himself down.
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Currently, Wu Jing was called Xiao Xu and was an Outer Disciple of the Heavenly Sect, age 10 years old.
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Nobody, not even the protagonists knew that the fearsome demonic cultivator, Wu Jing was originally from the righteous sect and a famous one at that.
Liu Xun somehow didn't receive Wu Jing's memories before he entered the sect so he only knew that Wu Jing became the Outer Disciple two months ago.
For some unknown reason, the genius cultivator Wu Jing's meridians mysteriously got blocked thus when he was tested he was only at the first stage of the mortal realm if not because he got a rare light element, the sect would chase him away for a long time ago.
Nevertheless, he was the same as useless if he could not cultivate so Wu Jing was churned by others coupled with his hideous face which he showed at the entrance exam, everyone despised him even more and even called him 'Ghostface'.
Liu Xun opened the blanket to inspect his body and as expected, it was full of scars.
He deeply frowned as he felt like the missing parts of his memories would tell him why Wu Jing consistently went against the protagonists even though they didn't have any hatred toward each other.
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Shit, this new life of his won't be peaceful no matter what...
Nevertheless, Liu Xun always tried to resolve the thing in front of him first so he was thinking about how to deal with his poor treatment, especially those damn scoundrels that just beat him up.
Although his body was full of pain, it was tolerable so Liu Xun wore his dry clothes and then walked out of the room. He relied on Wu Jing's memory to go to his room to take a new set of clothes to wear then went to wash up.
Good thing, his roommates all went away to do their assigned tasks so no one was in the room when he got there.
He didn't go to the public bathroom in case he met with other people so instead, he went to wash up in a small lake not far away from here.
Albeit it was extremely cold as heck, Liu Xun still gritted his teeth as he dived into the water and began to thoroughly clean himself.
This area was secluded so people rarely walked past here thus Liu Xun was not bothered whether someone saw him or not.
However, his theory was instantly proven to be wrong when out of the corner of his eyes, he suddenly caught a small figure which froze in his spot while staring in disbelief at him.
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Liu Xun's movement slowed down a bit while searching Wu Jing's memories. Once he knew that the boy was not someone Wu Jing knew, he continued to do his business ignoring the boy.
Heh, he was a grown-up man so he was not embarrassed being naked in front of a little boy.
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A few minutes passed but the boy still didn't move thus Liu Xun helplessly asked him,'' How long are you going to peep on me?''
Hearing this, the boy's face suddenly turned beet red as he stammered,'' N-No, I didn't peep! It's just that I have something to do here!''
Gently raising his eyebrows, Liu Xun lightly said,'' Why don't you do your work then?''
After his sentence fell, the boy looked hesitatingly at him and finally answered,'' I need to get the water to water the herbs...''
Liu Xun went silent for a bit before speaking casually,'' If I were to recall things correctly, there is another water source that was built near the herb field.''
The boy seemed to be surprised at his statement as his eyes were wide open,'' There is?!''
Seeing his reaction, Liu Xun knew that he was being bullied by others to come this far just to get the water.
Therefore, he kindly reminded him,'' The water that needs to water the herbs is different from the normal water so you might get some scoldings if you water them with this.''
Once he heard this, the boy's face went paled seeming to be extremely scared so Liu Xun continued his sentence,'' Go back on the way that you just come. When you reached the training hall building, turned right and walked straight.''
''T-Thank you!''
''Quickly go or else they might find another excuse to punish you.''
The boy slightly bowed his head and then quickly walked away so Liu Xun didn't get to see the boy's expression which instantly changed once he turned around.
Liu Xun didn't get to have a clear look at the boy's face because they were quite far from each other so he only knew that the boy was cute and that's all. If he were to take a closer look at him, he would sigh in admiration for his beauty.
The boy's face was exquisite and delicate just like a little fairy but at this moment, his eyes held a profound look and his expression was extremely cold nothing like the timid and naive kid a while ago.
Just like the saying 'Enemies on a narrow road'
The villain Liu Xun just met the protagonist, Wan Yu who he should avoid at all costs.
Before this meeting, almost at the same time that Liu Xun found himself in a strange place, in another location, there was another person who calmly surveyed his surroundings.
This person albeit looked to be even younger than Liu Xun, his reaction was not extreme like his, or it could be said that he didn't seem flustered at all.
Even though it was dark and the terrific sound of lighting rang out from time to time, the small figure didn't even flinch at this.
Wan Yu indifferently swept his eyes across the room then at himself.
He was not wrong. This seemed to be his room when he was still an outer disciple at the Heavenly Sect.
At this discovery, the corner of his lips slightly curved upward.
He succeeded.
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He had never laid down all of his cards for others to see so no one knew that he also had the space element which was said to be extinct from this world.
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The records about space cultivators were almost to none so he needed to do a lot of research and self-taught.
Fortunately, one day he accidentally came across an ancient book that recorded forbidden space techniques.
One of them was the skill to rewind time.
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He was skeptical when he used this but he didn't care since it was much better to die than to continue to stay in that place.
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However, to his pleasant surprise, he was brought back in time to when he was 7 years old, 9 years before meeting that person.
At the mere thought of this person, Wan Yu's eyes were full of murderous intents as a cold smile graced his beautiful face.
'' Wu Jing... In this life, I will make you wish that you shouldn't have been born into this world.''
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The sound of thunders harshly rang out as if the sky also agreed with his statement.
As expected, when morning came everything was the same as it was in the past until the moment Wan Yu met a stranger at the river.
Wan Yu slightly frowned since he didn't recall ever running to anyone before whenever he came here.
What's more this person even told him the real location of the spiritual lake.
He believed that no one in the entire sect did not know him the infamous trash who entered the sect gloriously to be a Core disciple but was immediately demoted to an Outer disciple in one month.
If it was in his previous life, he would believe that he was a trash who could not cultivate but in truth, it was the opposite.
It was due to his special constitution that before 8 years old he could not absorb any spiritual energy.
However, it was not a problem for the current him anymore. Although he lost all of his cultivation his soul was still powerful coupled with his abundant resources inside his space he would be back on his feet in no time.
On his way back, Wan Yu pondered a bit and guessed the boy's identity to be Ghostface who was equally famous as him based on the scars that he saw on his exposed back.
Recalling his memories, he was sure that he has never crossed paths with this person even though they were a fellow outer disciple.
Wan Yu slightly narrowed his eyes.
This person needed to be taken care of.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, Liu Xun who knew nothing about his fateful encounter with the protagonist continued to do his business without a care in the world. Calm and collected he put on his new robe, pick up his stuff then leisurely left.
Without even glancing at his reflection, Liu Xun has already long known about his hideous face from Wu Jing's memories.
He could only say that it was beyond recognizable!
He wondered just how much did the perpetrator hate him to destroy the young Wu Jing's face to this extent?
Nevertheless, in the future, Wu Jing would recover his original face after much effort but perhaps due to him being used to others telling him that he was ugly he always covered his face with a mask.
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Wu Jing never liked to look at his face so even in his room, he did not have a single mirror.
The memories came from Wu Jing's perspective so Liu Xun didn't get to have a glimpse of Wu Jing's adult face either. In addition, it was cut off after Wu Jing got captured by the male lead so Liu Xun did not know what exactly happened afterward.
Thinking about this point, Liu Xun gave another long depressing sigh.
If it was some new scars, it would be easy to recover. However, all of Wu Jing's scars were all old so the herbs that were needed to treat them were extremely rare.
Wu Jing spent a whole 2 years gathering all of the ingredients.
But this was not much of a problem since he had another important thing to resolve.
Wu Jing's cultivation.
In the story, three years from now there would be a big competition hosted by the Floating Cloud Sect.
The competition was about who would kill magical beasts the most and it took place inside the Dark Forest where thousands of magical beasts resided in.
The Dark Forest was divided into three parts; Outer part, Middle part, and Inner part.
The low-level magical beasts mostly resided in the Outer part of the forest, the middle-level magical beasts would likely reside in the Middle part and the Inner part was reserved for high-rank magical beasts.
During that time, Wu Jing disguised himself and sneaked into the forest without anyone suspecting his identity successfully making his way into the Innermost part of the forest.
The reason that he went there and could make his way into the Inner part was that in the same year, he picked up an old stone that had a demon soul residing within and accidentally signed a contract with it.
The demon told him how to unblock his meridians and cultivate again. Wu Jing was a bit doubtful at first but since the demon's life was connected to his, he decided to trust his words.
Wu Jing went deep into a cave and finally arrived at the sea of fire and quickly found its core.
The demon said that the only way to unblock his meridians was to burn the impurities away by the God fire but since that fire didn't exist anymore, they could only make do with this Hua fire.
The only downside was that the treatment process would be much longer.
This fire was not like a normal flame. It wouldn't burn the flesh but the person would feel like their soul and insides burnt painfully, it was extremely agonizing.
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Wu Jing had some knowledge regarding this God fire so he knew that the demon didn't lie to him just that he didn't expect another kind of fire to exist in the mortal realm that had similar properties to the God fire.
As a result, Wu Jing was coaxed into using this method.
Of course, if you were to think that the demon was his ally then you were gravely wrong.
What Wu Jing didn't know was that during the excruciating treatment, his mental state would be at its weakest point. That's why if he ever had even a tiny bit of thought of giving up, the demon would immediately swallow his soul and take control of his body.
Fortunately, Wu Jing's mentality was strong despite being young. He survived the trial and successfully cultivated again with an abnormal speed which was no less than the male protagonist, himself.
From that time onward, he didn't return to the Sect and traveled to the demon realm instead and began his hard days.
Liu Xun who received his memories can only say a single sentence.
So, Many, Abusing!
He had never truly thought that while the protagonists went through hardships to reach the top, the villains also underwent thousands of trials to be worthy of the protagonists' rivals only to die at the end!
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This job, no one is going to apply for anymore!
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Liu Xun didn't have the ambition to dominate the world but he needed to survive since he was the villain so it was unavoidable that he would meet the protagonists in the future, especially Wan Yu.
Even if he resolved not to meet him, Wan Yu would come to kill him.
He would die a horrible death just like in the book if he couldn't escape from him.
Since this male protagonist, Wan Yu was likely to be reborn.
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It was only his speculation since the book didn't state that Wan Yu has indeed been reborn but there were hints which point out that Wan Yu came back in time.
At first, it looked like he was just the typical invincible male lead; someone who looked like everything was in the palm of his hand with the cliche plot that the cold, indifferent Wan Yu suddenly fell for the female lead once his eyes landed on her.
However, Liu Xun didn't think so at all after he went further into the novel.
What's more only Wu Jing died horribly among the demon cultivators that Wan Yu had killed.
It was just like Wan Yu took his revenge on Wu Jing even though he hasn't done anything extreme toward the leads yet.
What's worry him was that there was nothing mentioned in the book about the reason why Wu Jing plotted against the male protagonist.
It just looked like his existence was only to give the protagonist hardships to make the story more interesting.
Don't tell me, this is just a plot hole…?
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If so not only did he transmigrate into a novel but a crappy one at that.
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Moreover, he also didn't know whether Wan Yu has seen Wu Jing's real face or not if so it would be safer to keep his disfigured face.
Although it pained him to have an ugly face he would unhesitatingly choose his life over his looks.
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No looks, no money, no ability, no friends, and no girlfriend…
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Liu Xun somehow had the urge to cry.
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Nonetheless, those things were not his priority at the moment since he needed to deal with his absence for the morning call.
The life of the Outer disciples was completely different from that of the Inner disciples.
Simply put, they were only a bit better than servants.
Instead of coming here to study they mostly did miscellaneous jobs like cleaning, watering the herbs, feeding the magical beast, etc.
They also had some time to receive guidance from the senior disciples that were in charge of teaching them so that they could pass another exam in the next 4 months and be able to have a master.
The rest would be sent down the mountain or become servants.
At this moment, Liu Xun has already returned to his room. Good thing for him, the sect kindly provided some necessary necessities so he had some medicine to apply on himself, albeit low quality it was better than nothing.
Liu Xun gently applied the medicine to his body and then looked outside the window thinking of going to the hall since it was better than not going at all.
After finishing, he quickly walked toward the training hall where the disciples gathered.
As expected, rows of disciples were obediently lining in the hall as three senior disciples were saying something at the front.
The one standing on the left was Fu Rong, while the one on the right was Su Ze last but not least the one in the middle was Han Zheng, the eldest disciple of Elder Chen, one of the Elders who were responsible for teaching them.
Speaking of Elder Chen, his cultivation ranked in the top 5 in the entire Heavenly Sect but for some reason, he chose to become a teacher in the Outer court instead and remained low-key.
Honestly speaking, the word low key didn't quite fit him either since from Liu Xun's point of view this old man was just simply too lazy to work that's why he did nothing and took on an easy job that could provide him a place to stay and resource to cultivate.
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The reason he took the time to comment on this character was solely that he took in Wan Yu to become his disciple.
Due to his special constitution, Wan Yu was deemed as a trash by others but Elder Chen was one of the rare people that didn't think so.
Ignoring other protests, he accepted him and taught him medical knowledge instead. Being the protagonist, Wan Yu has a photographic memory so everything that has been taught was absorbed by him like a sponge which caused Elder Chen to become even more satisfied with him.
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This was where Han Zheng stepped in.
He was his eldest disciple but Chen Shi never treated him nicely as he did with Wan Yu at all.
Clouded by jealousy, he would secretly let his henchmen ridicule and bullied him regarding his cultivation until one day he discovered that Wan Yu could cultivate and even with a monstrous speed at that!
He became flustered.
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The urge to kill him emerged in his mind.
Liu Xun stopped his train of thought and fixed his eyes on Han Zheng.
This pair of Master-disciple... He needed to avoid them in order not to meet the protagonist.
Sensing that someone was staring at him, Han Zheng glanced in that direction only to see a small figure standing quite a distance from them.
Recalling that someone was absent, he spoke by using his spiritual energy so that Liu Xun would hear him," Why are you late?"
Hearing this, all of the people presented here turn their attention toward Liu Xun.
Even with all of the attention that he received, the boy with a disfigured face didn't become flustered instead he respectfully cupped his fists toward Han Zheng then calmly answered," Senior brother Han, I'm sorry for being late but I have my reason!"
Han Zheng frowned. This boy, facing him not only didn't panic but still have the gut to retort back.
"Oh? What's this reason of yours?" He questioned with a tinge of displeasure in his voice.
Those who bullied Wu Jing sneered once they saw that Han Zheng was feeling a bit annoyed. They hid their smiles while waiting for Liu Xun to make a fool out of himself.
However, what Liu Xun said in the next second caused all of them to be stiffened.
"Some people beat me up yesterday."
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After his sentence fell, everyone became silent since they didn't expect him to reply in such a dumb manner.
Even without him telling everyone knew that he was getting bullied but as if they cared about his well-being much less those senior disciples.
Seeing others' reactions, those few people secretly snuck a glance at each other. Finally, one of them suddenly shout out loud," Do you even have the evidence?"
Liu Xun glanced at him then the corner of his lips curled.
"Of course! I have the evidence."
"Don't tell me those bruises on your body are your evidence? Who knows that you are the one who beat yourself up and then pretend to be pitiful?"
Right after that, the hall was instantly filled with laughter.
Su Ze who has been staying silent for all this time slightly furrowed his brows and then spat out one word," Silent!"
Due to his order and his intimidating aura, the hall finally quieted down. He coldly swept his eyes across the crowd before finally settling on Liu Xun's small figure.
"Speak. We have no more time to waste."
Liu Xun didn't bother with his cold attitude as he slightly bowed and then righteously said, " The moment we stepped inside the Sect, we have been disciplined about the Sect's rules. One of them talks about no conflict between fellow disciples."
He made a small pause before continuing, " Respect the rules means to respect the Sect but some people didn't feel that way at all."
Liu Xun then meaningfully looked at the area where those people were standing with ashen faces as he gave them a smile which caused them to feel even more nervous.
"To show that some people did not harbor a speck of respect toward the Sect, I endured their beatings a few times so that I can confidently report to the Seniors."
Liu Xun shifted his eyes to Han Zheng as he smilingly suggested, "Just give me a talisman and I will show you what happened!"
A talisman served as a tool for cultivators for different purposes according to its spell. The user only needed to eject a small amount of spiritual energy to use it so it was quite popular among those that had low cultivation.
Among these different types of talismans, there was one that could project the user's memory at a certain place that they wanted to show for others to see.
Its fatal flaw was that it was no use against a high-rank cultivator since they could distort the image at will but this issue was of no problem since Liu Xun's cultivation was extremely low.
That's why it was more credible since he couldn't do any trick under Han Zheng's eyes.
Anyways, his point was that this talisman was quite expensive which meant that his request would likely never be granted by them.
Then was he not afraid of losing?
Heh, this was actually what he wanted since even if they gave him the talisman, there was no way he could use it.
He did receive Wu Jing's memories but telling him to directly use spiritual energy or whatsoever he still couldn't do it without taking some time to learn beforehand.
It was just like he knew the theory but has never applied it.
This was the reason why he has spoken so many bullish- ahem righteous words involving the Sect.
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Han Zheng would not fulfill his request but he also could not disregard this matter and acted like nothing happen since by doing so, it meant he didn't take the Sect's rule seriously either.
So in the end, what would he do?
Liu Xun inwardly smiled at the thought.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, Han Zheng's face was dark as the bottom of a pot since he had no way to ignore that brat or refuse his request.
Without further ado, he solemnly spoke," Who dares to disrespect the rule? Get out immediately or else I will get all of you to be chased away from the Sect!"
Although these kids started training in their early years, they were still young after all so with only a bit of threatening those few people who bullied Wu Jing immediately knelt on the floor begging for forgiveness.
"Senior brother Han, we know that we are in the wrong! Please spare us!"
Even with their pleas, Han Zheng just flicked his sleeve angrily as he gave the order to the servants.
"Gave them 20 beatings and no dinner for them today!" He then glanced back at Liu Xun," And you! Late one more time and I will punish you regardless of your reason."
Even facing his angry face, the boy didn't afraid and even put on a smile on his face as he happily thanked him, "Many thanks to senior brother Han for serving justice for me!"
In return, Han Zheng coldly humphed and then walked away with Fu Rong.
Meanwhile, Su Ze gave him one more last glance before turning around to leave.
Liu Xun calmly received his inquiring gaze since Su Ze was different from Han Zheng. Although he was one year younger than Han Zheng, he was one level higher than him so Han Zheng could not suppress him despite being the Eldest Disciple.
His character was cold but he was a nice person.
Therefore, it was not bad if he were to pique this person's interest since he too needed someone to back him up when he was still living here.
Unbeknownst to him, for all this time, there was another person who intently peered at him from afar with a slight frown on his face.
Him again?
In his previous life, today, Ghostface shouldn't be here to cause a scene just like this.
To put it simply, his existence was almost invisible and extremely low-key to the point that people would long forget about him if it was not because of his hideous face.
However, looking at him now, he didn't seem to be a weak and pitiful boy at all.
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Did rewinding the time also result in some variables?
He seriously needed to keep a close eye on this kid.
Therefore, Liu Xun who knew nothing somehow has unconsciously been marked in the protagonist's blacklist.
Presently, Liu Xun leisurely swept the ground while going through the Sect's system.
Here, every disciple needed to gain points by applying for jobs or completing missions.
Inner disciples had more chances to gain points since they could go down the mountain to complete their missions to gain a lot of points whereas Outer disciples could only do some miscellaneous jobs.
The Sect would provide breakfast and lunch but for dinner, they needed to pay the points.
Seven-floor pagoda where there was abundant spiritual energy suitable to cultivate also needed points to get in there.
Buying pills, cultivation scrolls, and herbs also needed points.
However, Liu Xun didn't bother with those things since he couldn't even cultivate so his heart didn't bleed much from thinking of the points.
All he cared about was how can he eat and sleep peacefully, surviving until he could cultivate again.
Currently, Liu Xun only had 25 points on his card, and today, he could gain roughly 20 more points.
The cheapest food was 15 points but Liu Xun wanted to buy some pills to strengthen his body which a low-grade strengthening pill cost 35 points.
Therefore, he was short on 5 points.
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At this thought, Liu Xun quietly sighed. He still couldn't believe that he would still need to worry about money after all of his hard work to get to the high position as a director.
"Hey! How many points do you have?"
An unfamiliar voice suddenly interrupted his train of thought causing Liu Xun to stare in the direction of the voice.
Seem like another person was being bullied again.
Liu Xun couldn't help but give another tired sigh in his heart.
These kids didn't learn the lesson from others' mistakes, huh? Those bullies just got punished this morning and these guys still acted haughtily as if nothing happened.
Nevertheless, Liu Xun was not a Mary Sue so he continued to do his work without going to help whoever got bullied until a familiar voice rang out causing him to stop moving the broom.
"I-I don't have any left."
The voice was soft and pleasant to the ears but what was more important was that Liu Xun just heard this voice not long ago!
Isn't this voice belong to that boy?
Due to this, Liu Xun hesitated for a bit then slowly walked to their spots.
He didn't directly reveal himself instead he hid behind the building and stick out his head a little bit to see what was going on.
3 kids were surrounding a small figure and Liu Xun could not see the boy's face since he had his back against him.
This morning he also couldn't see his face clearly since they were quite far from each other but he was sure that he didn't get the wrong person.
Don't tell me that he got bullied days and nights.
Of course, Liu Xun didn't want to get involved and gain even more enemies since he could not even afford to take care of himself much less be a hero to save others.
Well, at least he didn't get beaten-
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His thought was abruptly stopped when one of the bullies suddenly pushed the boy hard causing him to fall on the ground then grabbed his collar wanting to beat him up.
"What are you doing?"
Suddenly hearing another person's voice, all of them turned to look at the newcomer even the boy who almost got hit turned to look at him with disbelief filled in his eyes.
Liu Xun didn't bother with all the stares that were directed at him since his attention was long gotten grabbed by the boy's appearance.
Although he was young and wore plain clothes, he still couldn't hide his beauty.
The boy's almond-shaped eyes slightly widened which looked so adorable to Liu Xun and his face looked like it was carved by gods themselves making others unable to take their eyes off him.
He will become a lady killer in the future for sure.
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"Oh, it is just another trash!"
This voice which was full of mockeries finally snapped him back from the trance to glance at them. Instead of getting angry, he lightly chuckled while casually folding his arms across his chest.
"Oh, it is just a dog barking and here I was thinking which human bark instead of speaking human language."
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That person didn't expect to get retorted back like this at all causing him to be momentarily stunned.
"You…!"
"Oh, as expected, the dog can't speak the human language after all."
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Enraged, he roared at Liu Xun disregarding his surroundings, "Damn trash! Who are you to call me like this?!"
"The fact that you know I'm trash means that you have already known who I am, right? Why bother asking such a stupid question?"
"You wastrel! Don't speak like you are above us! No one would even care if you were to die!"
Hearing this, Liu Xun was not afraid but instead, he started to contemplate this world's child upbringing.
Just a ten-year-old child but already said the word kill with ease, as expected from the place where the strong rule over the weak.
Back in his days, if one brat dared to say a curse word in front of him he would spank his bottom for sure. So hearing this Liu Xun felt a bit stifled by these kids' attitudes.
"Do you even have the ability to? Want to see whether you will have a bit of good luck, unlike those people from this morning or not? I still have another method to make you disappear from here."
Those few people who heard this abruptly pause since they haven't forgotten about what he had done this morning. Although they didn't fear him there was a small hesitation when it came to dealing with him.
Dammit! They were two levels higher than him but still afraid of him!
"Stop bluffing! This morning, you were just lucky that Senior Brother Han kindly solved the matter for you but if you were to get into trouble again, there was no doubt that he wouldn't help you a second time!" Bully A smugly reasoned.
They thought that his mask would crack for sure but who knows that the boy just lazily shrugged his shoulders and then leisurely said, "Want a go? See whether I can't make you guys get beaten up to blue."
Due to his confident face, the three began to feel nervous and in the end, they coldly glared at him while quickly walking away.
Seeing this scene, Liu Xun sneered.
Hah! Dealing with kids was a piece of cake for this Uncle Liu.
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It has to be said that although he had the appearance of a ten-year-old child, Liu Xun regarded himself as an Uncle in front of his fellow disciples ╮(╯▽╰)╭
"Umh...Thank you."
A soft mumble finally snapped him back to look at the boy that he has been neglecting all this time.
Liu Xun walked closer to him and before the boy could even say anything he had already lifted his clothes to inspect his body, after confirming that there were no injuries on his body, he finally let go of the boy.
On the other hand, Wan Yu was a bit startled since he didn't expect the first thing for him to do was to shed his clothes!
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This person, what's wrong with him?
Meanwhile, Liu Xun who didn't realize that his behavior was strange slightly nodded his head in relief.
Good, he didn't have to share his medicine with him.
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He was not generous but he regarded himself as an elder so it would be too cruel to leave an injured child alone when he had the medicine on his body.
"Okay, no injury. You can go now." He put down this sentence and was about to go back when the boy suddenly spoke," W-wait! Big brother Xiao!"
"Hmm?" He stopped to look at the boy. He was not bothered as to why did he know his name since there was no one else who is uglier than him here.
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The boy appeared to be a bit shy as he slightly lowered his head and then softly said," Can I go and do the assigned tasks with you?"
Hearing his request, Liu Xun was put in a hard position since he, of course, didn't want him to tag along with him but he also didn't dare to reject him either.
He didn't suspect why the boy suddenly wanted to get close to him because a young kid like him would get attached to the person who helped him while he was facing trouble.
Being with that person would give him a sense of security so rejecting him was a bit hard for Liu Xun to do.
Didn't want to make it obvious that he was going to reject him, Liu Xun began to talk about the trivial matter first.
"What's your name?"
The boy had his head even lowered once he heard this question. He bit his lips and then hesitatingly said, "...Wan Yu."
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Uncle Liu Xun who heard this name would like to express that his heart stopped beating in that split second.
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He was so shocked that his whole person looked like he was doing a mannequin challenge, he didn't even dare to breathe.
Holy mother! Why the fuck is he doing here?!
Why is the first person that I met since arriving here is HIM?! And why am I courting death by running to him two times in a single day?!
No wonder, no wonder….With that kind of face, there is no way he is a mob character!
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Recalling how this person killed Wu Jing in the book, Liu Xun's back was instantly damped with sweat, and he unconsciously retreated.
Trying hard to maintain his expression he 'seriously' said," You...You fend off yourself next time!"
After he was done saying this, he immediately dashed away like he was running away from a ghost.
Wan Yu who was left behind in the dusk was looking in disbelief at his retreating figure.
He wanted to get closer to him so it was easier to observe the boy but who knows that the person who was always meddling with his affair by his own will was currently running away the moment he heard his name?
Did this person reborn as well?
However, he disregarded that possibility because his reputation in his previous life was extremely good without any stains since due to this good nature of his it led to his doom.
So this person should try to curry favor with him rather than running away.
Did he only help him because he didn't know who he is?
Really, should I just eliminate him to get rid of any trouble later on?
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Well, let's test him a bit more before disposing of him.
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On the other hand, Liu Xun took cover behind the artificial rock as he squatted down while desperately catching his breath.
He knows that he should not show any abnormalities but he couldn't help it!
Although the one who got killed was not him he still couldn't get that scene out of his head.
The depiction was so vivid that Liu Xun got chill once he read that scene.
Why the hell would you write a dissecting scene even more detailed than the scene in which the leads were humping together?!
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In addition, this is a blackened protagonist so it was equivalent to a monster in human skin!
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Liu Xun wished so badly to run straight down the mountain and never to come back here to where the demon was staying.
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It is just like you know that the house you are living in has a ghost but nobody believes you so you have no choice but to come back here (ಥ⌣ಥ).
Anyway, Liu Xun took a deep breath to calm himself down then warily looked back to see whether the boy was running after him or not.
After seeing that no one was there, he finally let out a sigh of relief and then slowly walked out from behind the rock.
Staring at the place that he needed to sweep, he quietly sighed.
He needs to abandon that task since he didn't dare to linger around here anymore.
Finally, lunchtime arrived. Liu Xun ignored others' condemning gaze as he seated in the corner with his food.
The food was unappetizing but he didn't care, he is really hungry at the moment.
However, Liu Xun has only taken a bite and hadn't swallowed yet when another tray of food suddenly appeared on the table.
He lifted his head only to be frozen once he saw who was it.
What kind of dogshit luck is this?!
A small lovable face with a pair of beautiful almond-shaped eyes, the familiar face that he just ran away from not too long ago!
At this moment, Liu Xun suddenly lost his appetite and he felt like the food in his mouth was a rock.
Can't do anything strange, act naturally.
Liu Xun reprimanded himself in his mind while maintaining his expression not to look off but he didn't know that the blank expression he was wearing was already strange for Wan Yu.
Seeing that the other party was planning to turn a blind eye toward his arrival, Wan Yu internally scoffed as he sat down uninvited.
On the other hand, Liu Xun couldn't help but flinch the moment he saw the other party sitting down.
He naively thought that if he didn't court death then he wouldn't raise a death flag but he was gravely wrong.
Even ignoring him did not do anything!
Liu Xun mournfully screamed as he mechanically shoved the unappetizing food into his mouth while continuing to ignore the other presence.
Who knows, perhaps he finally feels embarrassed and walks away... Maybe?
However, Liu Xun's wishful thinking did not come true. He thought that his face was thick but the protagonist's was even thicker than his...
Liu Xun continued to secretly cry in his heart as he began to gobble up his food until he heard the protagonist's voice causing him to almost choke to death.
" Xiao Ge, if you are hungry, why don't you eat some of mine?"
Liu Xun feigned calmness by drinking some water before replying in a cold tone without even looking in the little boy's direction," No need to."
I would appreciate it if you go away!
Meanwhile, the boy who heard his cold reply seemed to be hurt as his head was slightly lowered, and his voice was a bit trembling, "... Did I do something wrong again?"
Hearing this young pitiful voice, Liu Xun couldn't help but break out in cold sweat, he warily glanced at the protagonist.
The moment he did, he was immediately met with the image of a young child trying hard not to burst into tears...
Liu Xun,"..." Did I just eat crap? 'Cause I feel like I just ate some.
I am unwilling to apply to be a villain so you are trying hard to make me into one?!
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I. Demand. Justice!
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Nevertheless, Liu Xun didn't want to get involved with the protagonist anymore so he was preparing to get up when all of a sudden he spotted a group of 4 boys marching toward their table with arrogant expressions.
"Well, well, what do we have here? A table full of trashes sitting in the canteen where people are eating. Tut, tut I feel like my appetite is lost due to you two!"
" Haha, boss you are right! No wonder I smell something bad the moment I step in!"
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At this point, Liu Xun was too tired to even have a monologue.
With one glance, one would know who they were coming for.
Isn't this because he is hanging around Mr. Popular Haha...hah.
Liu Xun did not want to waste his breath in involving the protagonist's crossfire so with an unconcerned face, he lifted his tray and walked away without speaking a single word.
However, the other side seemed to not agree with his attitude as they still run their mouths behind his back.
" What? Are you so scared to the point of cannot even speak? I heard that you caused a scene this morning but seems like it is just a rumor after all!"
" Haha, I admire you for daring to walk with that hideous face of yours!"
" Only a trash like that guy can still swallow his food while seeing his ugly face!"
An invisible vein popped up on his forehead but Liu Xun still did not turn around despite being insulted.
Just endure it, and don't pick a fight with kids, you are an adult.
Finally, looks like bothering him was no fun anymore so the gang shifted the target toward the child who was sitting silently at the table.
"Huh! Even your friend won't help a trash like you, how pitiful! Haha."
" Yeah, yeah! How dare you appear in a public just like this? Scram for this young master!"
" Ah, no! Crawl like a dog, it will suit you more!"
Wan Yu's slightly lowered his eyes to hide the mockery within them.
He was already too old to be affected by this childish play.
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Looks like other than the scene involving Ghostface, everything was still the same which was good for him.
Since it would be a bit troublesome if the past were to change too much.
Wan Yu boringly thought of how to get out of this situation without acting out too much of his character when suddenly, his train of thought got interrupted by a clear voice.
" Wah, the sound pollution here is insane."
Liu Xun gave an exaggerated sigh as he turned around to look at the four with a slightly annoyed face.
That gang leader didn't expect him to dare speak back to them so he was a bit startled. However, recalling that he was just another trash he immediately sneered," What? Are you going to crawl like a dog instead of him? Well, I don't mind though since your face is even uglier than the dog's."
Liu Xun stifled a laugh upon hearing this," You should get your eyes checked, Kid. Dogs are beautiful and precious being so they don't deserve to be mentioned by your dirty mouth. And..."
Liu Xun trailed off his sentence before saying with a dead serious face, " I am more handsome than you."
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Wan Yu,"..."
Everyone, "..."
Despite other people's speechless looks, Liu Xun was not embarrassed to say this.
It had to be mentioned that this brat was not one bit beautiful!
It was to the point that he would rather have this disfigured face than that face of his!
In conclusion, that brat did not deserve to feel superior by comparing his face to his!
Uncle Liu would not stand this!
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In the meantime, the leader's face immediately became dark. He had always felt inferior due to this face of his so no one dared to mention anything regarding this topic but this trash dared to!
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He angrily threatened, "An Outer disciple without a Master like you who gets into an argument with us will receive a punishment, you know?"
He was implying that Liu Xun had no one to back him up just like them so he would be on the losing end regardless of the truth.
Despite knowing this, Liu Xun was not afraid.
These guys were the kids who didn't get selected by Elder Chen that's why they were enraged when Elder Chen accepted the protagonist as his disciple.
Logically speaking, with Wan Yu's status as Elder Chen's disciple, he shouldn't be bullied by others lest they provoked his Master.
However, looks like the power of the plot was powerful and caused these people to become brainless and court death almost every hour.
At the thought of this, Liu Xun involuntarily gave them a pitying look at how small their brains were!
At least, he, the big boss villain wouldn't have a bean size brain like theirs, what a blessing amidst the misfortune.
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Still, Liu Xun needed to resolve the current matter at hand so he cast away the tiny fraction of compassion as he meaningfully said, "Right, having a Master is awesome indeed. Hearing you saying this I couldn't help but ask you one thing."
Liu Xun thoughtfully rubbed his chin as he smilingly asked," Aren't you afraid of Elder Chen then?"
Then before anyone could be able to answer, Liu Xun exclaimed," Oh! According to you, is Elder Su even stronger than Elder Chen?!"
Due to his questions, the leader and his henchmen's faces instantly became pale as if drained of blood.
This matter was as clear as day and even the cooking auntie knew who was the most powerful here!
Everyone knew that Elder Chen was the most powerful person in the Outer Court!
Their Elder Su didn't even hold a candle to him! He was just an Elder that had the surname Su!
If others were to interpret things wrongly, they might even think that Elder Su didn't put Elder Chen in his eyes for him to let his disciples bully Wan Yu just like this!
The four woke up as if got slapped by Liu Xun and immediately figured out Liu Xun's intention in deliberately posing these questions.
Elder Su was a short-tempered man so the four couldn't help but shake thinking of how they were going to face him after this.
Not to mention, Elder Su might even need to beg on his knees in front of Elder Chen so that he wouldn't get on his bad side after words got out from today's incident.
Knowing that they shouldn't stay here any longer, the four quickly retreated and disappeared from the scene not long after.
Looking at their battered states, Liu Xun raised an eyebrow with a light smile hung on his lips.
Came gloriously only to exit haggardly.
In the end, Liu Xun gave a sidelong glance at the boy who was staring at him for all this time before turning around to exit for real.
Staring at that small retreating back, Wan Yu had mixed feelings.
Fine, I will observe you a bit longer.
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A week has passed since that day and Liu Xun was currently facing a huge crisis.
He, Didn't, Have, Any, Points!
He didn't know whether it was a coincidence or not but he always got assigned to the same place as the protagonist.
Liu Xun was afraid of no one but that kid scared him.
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As a habit, he instantly ran away and abandoned his tasks as a result.
Therefore, he didn't get anything done resulting in him gaining no points in return and he even got scolded by the person in charge of issuing the tasks.
Is this another way of tormenting him?
This protagonist is indeed a cruel man!
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Back to the present, Liu Xun was squatting down while staring resentfully at the remaining 5 points on his card before unrelentingly putting it away.
He could still manage to eat today but if this continued, he wouldn't get to buy the strengthened pill that he wanted.
Liu Xun couldn't cultivate but he still needed to look after his body well or else he would meet some difficulties once he was able to cultivate later on.
What's more, he needed the strength to protect himself for three years until he turned 13-year-old.
Wu Jing stayed low-key for all this time so he successfully lived his days peacefully as an Outer disciple.
As for him…
Interacting with the protagonist, Wan Yu, resulting in raising a death flag.
Help him whenever he got bullied resulting in more enemies.
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These days, he got quite a spotlight so everyone has already long known about his achievements.
All in all, his future looked so bleak.
" Xiao Ge!"
Just by hearing this voice, Liu Xun began his run again since it has already become his reflex.
But this time for some reason, that small boy managed to somehow catch his sleeve causing Liu Xun to not be able to run away.
Liu Xun took a deep breath before putting on a scary face as he coldly said," What?"
The boy seemed to be used to this as he happily smiled ignoring his displeased look," Let's go and have lunch together!"
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"Don't want to." Instantly replied Liu Xun.
After putting down these words, Liu Xun yanked his hand to get out of the boy's grasp but it seemed that the boy was unwilling to let him go for him to have a death grip on his sleeve.
The corner of his lips twitched at this dilemma.
Mr. Protagonist! I'm not even your female lead so please let me go QAQ!
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"Stop following me! If you think that by following me and no one would bully you anymore, you are wrong! I'm also not better than you so stop adding trouble to my tab! Man up and face them by yourself!"
The boy looked to be stunned at his unexpected outburst for him to go silent for a while before he softly mumbled," But I'm not a man just a boy…"
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An invisible vein popped up on Liu Xun's forehead once he heard his mumbling.
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Still, he wouldn't lose his cool over a seven years old child so he reigned his temper as he explained with gnashing teeth," Learn to be independent then! You can't just rely on others!"
"Didn't the teacher say that people cannot live by themselves?" Retorted Wan Yu.
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Liu Xun, "..."
He didn't try to use violence since it was a path of destruction and in the end, he would be nothing but cannon fodder. However, presently he felt like it would be worth it to smack him for just this one time.
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Taking another deep breath, Liu Xun decisively declared, " Don't you get it? I don't want to be near you so let's not meet anymore."
As if his message got across, the grip on his sleeve finally loosened so Liu Xun wasted no more time and walked away.
So once again, Liu Xun missed the boy's expression who looked at him with calculating eyes.
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Soon in a blink of an eye, one week went by and Liu Xun was delighted for the boy did not appear before him anymore.
Since he was not confident in himself that his conscience wouldn't get pricked once he saw the young protagonist being bullied in front of his face.
Therefore, it would be best if he didn't see that scene at all.
Today, Liu Xun went to pick up some wood at the back of the mountain when suddenly he heard a commotion.
Liu Xun, "..."
His gut feeling was telling him that the protagonist would be there.
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Liu Xun knew that he should act as if he heard nothing but he found himself unable to do so.
In the end, he decided to hide behind a bush and peeked out to see what was happening over there.
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However, the scene played out before his eyes causing him to almost rush out from his hiding spot.
Over there, a small figure was curling up on the ground while being kicked by two people.
Liu Xun bit his lower lip as he comforted himself that the protagonist would retaliate soon.
But two minutes passed and he still got beaten up!
Liu Xun started to become antsy.
Hey! Aren't you the invincible protago-
This sentence was not yet formed when he abruptly realized something.
Wan Yu was indeed the invincible protagonist but…
It was in the future.
Which meant that presently he was a just harmless seven years old boy.
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Liu Xun's face slowly sank.
No, he is the reborn protagonist!
…..But when exactly did he reborn and was he indeed coming back in time?
What if this is a genuine seven years old child?
What will become of him then?
A 25-year-old adult is watching a seven years old child being beaten up without having the intention to help him….
Doesn't that make him even worse than scum?
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For all this time, Liu Xun was being too paranoid so he always regarded him as a protagonist, not a normal child.
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It never crossed his mind that he would help the young protagonist's childhood life become better by helping him and changing his status in this story.
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The reason was his speculation about the male protagonist's rebirth.
However, looking at him who was beaten up by others, Liu Xun could not imagine that the blackened protagonist would endure being trampled by these mob characters.
While Liu Xun was in deep thought the boy's whimper finally snapped him back to his sense so without waiting any longer he picked up some rocks and threw them at those two.
These days he was not staying idle and did nothing. He attempted to cultivate according to Wu Jing's memories but it was of no use.
However, Uncle Liu didn't need that to attack these brats. Just throwing things at this distance he could easily accomplish it!
As a result, those bullies suddenly found themselves getting hit by something causing them to yelp in pain.
" W-who came ou-ow!" That person exclaimed in pain when the other party didn't even pause and continued to shoot them without stopping.
Liu Xun made sure to make them could not lift their heads to look at him by continuously throwing whatever he got his hands on. He also didn't become reckless and hit their vital spots causing even more trouble for himself in the future.
By the time, the two decided to run away his arms almost fell off.
These brats...are quite strong, Uncle Liu admitted.
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Liu Xun squatted down while messaging his arms, he also didn't forget about the boy who was stunned at this sudden turn out of the event as he took out a small wooden box that had his hard earn medicine inside and immediately threw it to land not far away from the boy.
The boy didn't even feel curious to look at what was inside. All he did was stare confusingly at it.
Liu Xun who intended not to show his face to him got snapped and immediately stepped out from his hiding spot.
He walked to him, took out the medicine, and directly put it into the boy's mouth causing the boy's eyes to widen in shock.
Liu Xun with a scary face snarled, "Swallow it!"
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The boy nodded his head and quickly swallowed the medicine. Although the effect was not very good, he did feel his pain disappear a little.
" I told you to fend off yourself so why did you let them beat you?! You still have your Master so use his name wisely!"
The boy who heard his scolding began to shrink himself while having a face that he was about to cry at any given second which caused Liu Xun's anger to disperse.
He was not angry at the protagonist but at himself so he felt stifled when he saw some bruises on that small fair face.
In the end, he helplessly sighed and then patted the boy's head.
His tone this time became gentler," What I meant is that it is good to be humble and stayed silent but sometimes, doing that only make their confidence grow so you need to retaliate. You are also a human so it is only right that you get the same treatment as they do."
The boy timidly lifted his face to look at him then hesitatingly asked," You are not angry with me anymore?"
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Hearing this, Liu Xun was momentarily stunned. He awkwardly answered," Well... You smell like trouble so I don't want to be near you. Cough, can you get up?"
The boy embarrassingly shook his head in return.
Therefore, Liu Xun squatted down and showed his back toward him urging him to get on.
So he didn't get to see that the corner of Wan Yu's lips subtly raised.
Those beatings were nothing to him so he could endure them to achieve his objective.
He deliberately picked a place that Xiao Xu would walk past on his way back.
From their previous interaction, he figured out that although he looked to be tough outwardly, this person was soft-hearted.
Judging from his mannerism he was sure that the boy was not a ten-year-old boy like his outer appearance.
The way he treated him was like the way an elder would do to a child, not an older boy would do to a younger one.
Wan Yu was sure that this person was hiding something and he would be sure to expose his secret.
Seem like coming back here is not that bad after all.
On their way back, mutters and whispers were being heard from everyone that they walked past.
"Look, look... Those two are sticking together."
"Well, those two are pretty much useless so it's best to become friends with each other since no one bothers to care about them."
"Yeah, you're right. Who told them to be a waste?"
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While listening to their conversations, Liu Xun couldn't help but wipe cold sweats for them.
You kids, know nothing... These two trashes that you are talking about are going to be hotshots in the future you know?!
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One is going to become literally like a God while another one is going to become a Demon King!
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Have you never heard of don't judge a book by its cover?!
Afraid that this would upset the boy, Liu Xun softly comforted," Don't listen to them. They are just being jealous."
"But what they said is true…"
Hearing his discouraged voice Liu Xun lightly chuckled," That's why no need to think too much because it is the truth that we are trashes."
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Wan Yu, "..."
"So what if we can't cultivate? We can just do something else. There are a lot of occupations that don't need to involve cultivation like Doctor for example."
Wan Yu merely listened without commenting on his views.
This person's way of thinking was a bit strange.
Unlike him who could not cultivate due to his special constitution, this person was not the same.
There was spiritual energy circulating in his body and he even had a light spiritual root but from what he heard this person could cultivated at all.
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In a normal case, people would get discouraged or fall into despair once they found out that they could not advance but this Ghostface didn't seem to care at all.
Truthfully speaking, it would be a lie to say that Liu Xun was not worried about this matter at all.
However, since he was not from this world he was not that obsessed with becoming a cultivator. In addition, he knew that he would get to cultivate again soon so he was at ease regarding this matter.
"Okay, we've arrived."
Liu Xun walked in and then gently put the boy on the bed.
" I will go tell your senior to cure you in case you suffered some internal injuries. So I will get going now."
Wan Yu didn't try to stop him this time. Staring at the departing figure he slightly squinted his eyes.
How did he know that I live here?
On the other side, Liu Xun completely forgot that he should be clueless about the protagonist's room.
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This was mentioned in the book so Liu Xun unconsciously went there without asking the direction from seven years old Wan Yu.
Let us take a moment of silence for Uncle Liu's mistake (￣▽￣)ノ
The person that Liu Xun could ask for help was none other than Su Ze. He went to tell him and immediately returned when suddenly he realized something.
Damn! I forgot my task!
Urgh! That old granny is going to kill me for sure…ಥ⌣ಥ
These days, Liu Xun decided to help around the kitchen as much as possible to avoid bumping into the protagonist outside.
Due to this, he was quite close to the cooking auntie and she even lent him some seasonings so that he could cook by himself.
No one forbid them from hunting the low-level magical beast in the back of the mountain so Liu Xun could go find fresh ingredients.
As for rice, he could get them for free from the canteen so it saved him the trouble of spending his points.
Did not want to get on the Auntie's bad side, Liu Xun quickly ran back to pick up some wood.
The next day was just like another day, Liu Xun was stuck in the kitchen peeling potatoes. He had more free time than other disciples because others needed time to cultivate for the next test whereas he, who could not even cultivate was freed from doing that.
Others were not suspicious of him, they only thought that he has already given up on passing the exam.
His original plan was to just pass his days as a mere servant until he turned 13 yrs old but now that he was already involved with the protagonist he needed to revise his plan a little bit.
Other people would think of hugging the protagonist's thigh but Liu Xun didn't have any intentions of doing so.
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Since the two of them were destined to never walk on the same path.
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Especially if the protagonist was reborn.
Of course, Liu Xun didn't also plan to become a Demon King just like Wu Jing who killed countless lives and courted death by provoking the protagonists.
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It was just that he knew for sure that he could not disconnect himself from the story and just completely disappear no matter what. An important character such as himself would inevitably cross paths with them.
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That's why he needed to plan his steps carefully.
Anyway, the protagonist was currently a seven years old child so it should not pose any threat to him and he also didn't recognize his disfigured face so he was safe for now.
" Xiao Ge, what are you thinking?"
Speaking of the devil, the devil shall come.
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Liu Xun speechlessly stared at him.
Boy, aren't you tired of chasing me?
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" What are you doing here?"
Wan Yu smiled at him, " I was assigned here."
" Shouldn't you be taking care of the herb?"
" They said that I couldn't take care of them properly so they let me do something else."
Liu Xun just gave an oh and went back to peel the potato when suddenly, he saw Wan Yu roll up his sleeves causing him to stare at him in confusion," What are you doing?"
"Peeling potatoes."
Liu Xun, "..."
How come I feel like this scene seems very wrong?
The invincible protagonist and the heartless villain were squatting down peeling potatoes...
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He felt like he had just downgraded this crappy novel into something even worse that it could not even get one star from the readers.
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Well, it was none of his business anyway.
In the evening, Liu Xun prepared himself to hunt some beasts for dinner when he suddenly found that the protagonist was also following him.
"Why are you following me?"
"Where are you going?"
"You don't even know where am I going and still decide to follow me?" Retorted Liu Xun.
"I will go wherever you go." Smilingly replied Wan Yu.
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Liu Xun, "..." Give me a break, will you?!
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In the end, Liu Xun couldn't do anything and let him tag along.
The beast that he was going to catch was called a pheasant.
He repeated it was just a pheasant.
He heard that it could run fast.
Unsurprisingly, it seemed like the author was simply too lazy to come up with new beasts that those low-level magical beasts were the exact copy from the earth.
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Liu Xun coldly smiled in his heart.
Don't let him find the one who wrote this novel when he got back to his world no matter what or else hah!
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Wan Yu who was standing behind him looked strangely at him.
Is it really necessary to release his killing intent at the pheasant?
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So unprofessional.
But to his surprise, the boy was quite nimble and agile that it only took him a bit to catch it.
It seemed like he was quite familiar with martial arts.
What's a pity that he could not cultivate. Wan Yu internally thought.
Actually, in his real world, Liu Xun diligently practiced taekwondo, kendo, and boxing to protect himself as well as to look cool so he was not an amateur in this field.
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He believed that as a man he needed to be able to fight properly and protect his woman.
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Adding to Wu Jing's memories, Liu Xun could figure out the fighting styles in this world just fine but he hasn't had the time to train them yet.
Wu Jing's current physique was slightly worse but he had good reflexes so it was an easy feat for him to win a fight against others.
Ignoring the little protagonist, Liu Xun began to prepare the pheasant and washed it clean with the lake nearby.
He then started to season it with the seasonings. Done with this, he went to start the fire.
He didn't dare to let a child do it so Wan Yu was cast aside, he did nothing besides watching Liu Xun do everything.
Another while passed, and a mouthwatering aroma drafted in the air as the pheasant was roasted nicely by Chef Liu.
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"Here."
Liu Xun gave a box of rice to the boy then tore a drumstick and gave it to him.
Wan Yu took the meat from him and stared at it for a while before taking a small bite.
Wan Yu was surprised at the unexpectedly good taste that he lightly uttered, "Not bad."
Liu Xun rolled his eyes at his comment.
Compare his cooking to the foods that they have been eating every day it was a mile apart and this brat still dared to say that it was just edible.
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What a nerve.
What Liu Xun didn't know was that Wan Yu had eaten the best delicacies in the past so nothing could awe him anymore.
He was also a picky eater so it was already an amazing feat that he could get these few words from him.
"Big brother Xiao, are you going to do this every day?"
Wan Yu elegantly wiped his mouth with his handkerchief as he asked him.
Liu Xun wanted to say that: I only resorted to doing this because of you!
He put out the fire while nonchalantly replying, "Maybe."
"Can I come here too?"
"Whatever."
It has to be said that Liu Xun kind of already gave up on chasing him away.
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Starting from that time on, Liu Xun found himself mostly spending his time with the protagonist despite not even being under the same Master.
He admitted that after figuring out that the protagonist was but a harmless child his nerve relaxed and wasn't afraid of him anymore.
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Anyway, at most he could take care of him for three years then they will go on their way.
In the blink of an eye, it has already been two months since Liu Xun came to this world. Strangely enough, Liu Xun adapted quite well and no one really came and pick a fight with him anymore due to his fierce personality.
Everyone was getting busier with their cultivation so the jobs assigned to them also lessen for them to spend time meditating.
The criteria of the exam were that they needed to be at least on level four of the mortal realm to pass.
In this world, there were nine realms.
Mortal Realm
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Imperial Realm
Royal Realm
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Emperor Realm
Sage Realm
Master Realm
Grandmaster Realm
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Ascension Realm
Immortal Realm
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Every realm had 12 stages except for Ascension Realm which only had 3 stages and Immortal Realm which was the legendary realm meaning it was only heard in the book so no one knows about it.
For righteous cultivators and demon cultivators, the cultivation realms were the same except for the way that they were cultivated.
In the book, Wu Jing reached Grandmaster realm stage 4 before he got captured by Wan Yu.
So just imagine...How strong Wan Yu is, to be able to catch Wu Jing at that time.
The book didn't even state which Realm was Wan Yu in, it only said that his strength is unmeasurable and tyrannical.
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Liu Xun suddenly felt like dying once he thought that he needed to at least get to where Wu Jing was and also needed to hide from the protagonist.
Currently, Liu Xun was sleeping on a rock under the shade with a cultivation book covering his face.
He was soundly sleeping when the book suddenly got taken away causing him to frown.
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A familiar voice rang out, "Big brother Xu!"
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Liu Xun didn't even open his eyes as he irritatedly spoke," What?"
"You should study properly."
Wan Yu needed to admit that he was a bit speechless at this person's carefree attitude.
Everyone else was trying so hard to cultivate and here, the person who was at the lowest level didn't even care one bit.
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He didn't even bother to read the books given to him.
"Why bother studying when I know that it is useless?"
While he was replying he also shift to sleep side way ignoring the protagonist.
The reason why Wan Yu insisted on making him study was that he wanted the boy to stay in the Sect. If he didn't show any results, he might get chased away from here.
He hasn't figured him out yet so he cannot disappear from his sight.
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"You can't keep doing this what if you got chased away from here?"
"Don't worry I have already secured a position as the old granny's helper once I didn't get selected by the Elders."
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Wan Yu, "..." Should he praise him for already having a plan or denounce him for having no ambition?
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Nevertheless, Wan Yu didn't give up his approach," Don't be discouraged. You might get selected by my Master just like me."
He thought that the other party might get interested but who knows that the said person just lightly waved his hand to shoo him away," Not interested. You should be a good student and go back to study."
Wan Yu, "..."
Regardless of what he said, Wan Yu decided to sit down and read the book loudly for him to hear.
The sound of the leaves shaking by the wind coupled with his clear voice sounded so pleasing to the ears that Liu Xun didn't try to stop him from reading.