After Redeeming the Villain, I Was Obliterated by the System - Chapter 29

Xiao Qingyan performed a hand seal to clear the scent of blood from the room before replying, “I am fine. Junior Brother Lin, just now, did you hear anything?”

Lin Sui shook his head. As he tried to stand up, his head hit the table with a loud thud. He immediately crouched back down, clutching his head. Xiao Qingyan hurriedly pulled him out from under the table.

“Junior Brother! Are you alright!” Xiao Qingyan no longer cared whether Lin Sui had overheard the demonic cultivator. He was frantic as he tried to inspect the top of Lin Sui’s head.

Tears welled up in the corners of Lin Sui’s eyes. He held his head tightly, refusing to let go. “It hurts.”

What kind of sin had he committed to be dragged here to win over this villain? He was either on the way to getting hurt while saving the villain or getting hurt while the villain was being saved. Thinking of this, he cried even harder.

Xiao Qingyan raised his hand, his thumb brushing away the tears constantly flowing from the youth’s eyes, only to find that the more he wiped, the more they fell.

“It does not hurt, it does not hurt. Look, Senior Brother brought back preserved fruits for you.” As he spoke, Xiao Qingyan took the sweets from his robe and grabbed Lin Sui’s hand, gently placing them in his palm.

Lin Sui stopped crying. At least the great villain has a sliver of a conscience! He picked up a piece of preserved fruit and popped it into his mouth.

Xiao Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief seeing that Lin Sui had stopped crying. However, as the fruit hit Lin Sui’s tongue, the familiar taste caused his eyes to widen.

Thinking Lin Sui liked it, Xiao Qingyan continued, “Is it good, Junior Brother? I have more. I have plenty!”

These preserved fruits were grown in his Master’s spiritual herb garden, simmered with honey collected from spirit bees, and roasted for half a day in a medicinal furnace under precise temperature control just to produce a few successful pieces. Only his Uncle Mo would put in such effort for his Master.

The fruit in Lin Sui’s mouth instantly lost its sweetness. This dog of a villain actually stole my preserved fruits to curry favor with another disciple!

Unaware of Lin Sui’s mounting fury, the villain continued, “Eat as much as you like, Junior Brother. I have many more.”

His Uncle Mo had given his Master an entire table full of them! He had taken them all. After all, as long as he did not say anything, how could his Master possibly know he was the one who took them?

Lin Sui heard every word of the villain’s inner thoughts. Another piece of fruit was placed in his palm.

“Junior Brother, is it not delicious?” Xiao Qingyan looked at Lin Sui expectantly.

Lin Sui’s reaction was the exact opposite of his Master’s. His lips were pressed into a tight line, his brows were knit into a knot, and his hand on the bedding curled so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

Was it that bad? Xiao Qingyan ate one himself. It was sweet and sour, very delicious. Why did his Junior Brother have such an expression?

Dog villain! Great villain! Unfilial disciple! Traitor!

Traitor!

The first thing he would do after ending his secluded meditation in a month was to kick this traitor out of the sect! He took all the preserved fruits. When the cold poison flared up, what was Lin Sui supposed to eat? Was he supposed to munch on those painkilling pills? Painkillers could not stop the agony brought by the cold poison!

Seeing Lin Sui on the verge of tears again, Xiao Qingyan became utterly flustered. He reached into his robes again and pulled out the painkilling pills.

“Junior Brother, Junior Brother, are you in a lot of pain? If it hurts, Senior Brother has painkilling pills here.”

Lin Sui felt he did not even need to listen to the villain’s inner monologue anymore. Given how broke the villain was, where would he get the money to buy painkilling pills?

Xiao Qingyan poured out a pill, hesitating for a long time. Master’s painkillers are very potent. Junior Brother only bumped his head. Half a pill should not be too much, right?

The tears Lin Sui had managed to stop began to fall again, more fiercely than ever before. His whole body shook as large droplets splashed down. The great villain had not only stolen his fruit but his medicine as well.

“Junior Brother, if you take this pill, it will not hurt anymore. My Master gave this medicine to me. It is not bitter.”

Hearing this, Lin Sui’s sobs got caught in his throat, finally turning into a hiccup.

“Get out! Get out, get out of here!” Lin Sui was about to explode.

He gave them to you? He gave them to you? What kind of nonsense was the villain spewing? Even if Lin Sui gave the villain medicine, the villain would probably just throw it away the moment he turned his back!

He lifted a leg and kicked the villain squarely in the abdomen, shouting, “You liar!”

Wait, he was supposed to be in seclusion. How did the villain get in?

He trembled with rage. The villain grabbed his ankle, the icy touch feeling like a venomous snake coiling around him.

“Xiao Qingyan!”

Lin Sui could not break free. His eyes blazed with anger as he lunged with his other foot, but that too was caught. Fuming, he tried to summon his natal sword, performing hand seals for a long time, but the sword did not appear. The silver spiritual energy merely poked its head out from his fingertips before shrinking back into his body.

“Go away!”

From his soul bound storage bag, Lin Sui pulled out a magic treasure, a shimmering bronze mirror only the size of a palm. He held it up with both hands, pointing it at Xiao Qingyan.

Xiao Qingyan’s pupils shrank. It was too late to dodge. He was sucked into the mirror instantly.

“Lin Sui!” Xiao Qingyan gripped Lin Sui’s ankle and refused to let go. His Junior Brother must have heard it just now. He definitely heard it.

Lin Sui was having a breakdown. His waist was held tightly by the villain, and the villain’s voice, a mixture of suppressed rage and panic, rang out from above his head.

“Junior Brother, do not move. Quickly, let us out together. This mirror will devour our souls!”

“Senior Brother, if you let me go, I will let you out.” Lin Sui twisted his waist, his entire body unable to stop shivering. Too close. The great villain was far too close.

Xiao Qingyan’s rage flared, and his reason was nearly consumed. The moment they hit the ground, he pinned Lin Sui down and roared, “Do you think I would believe you? If I let you go, will you really let me out?”

“Senior Brother, I am not lying to you. Let me go, and I will let you out.”

Lin Sui was being squeezed until he saw stars. The fear of death replaced his fear of Xiao Qingyan, and he raised his hands to grab Xiao Qingyan’s arms.

Inside Xiao Qingyan, spiritual and demonic energy ran wild, and the spiritual power was nearly devoured by the demonic energy. The bronze mirror identified him as a demonic cultivator. Dozens of hands reached out from the darkness, stopping abruptly just before they pierced through Xiao Qingyan’s body.

“Did you hear it just now! You must have heard it! I am not a demonic cultivator! I am not! And I will never become one. Junior Brother, look at me! Listen to me!”

The hand Xiao Qingyan had on Lin Sui’s neck grew tighter and tighter.

“Ungh.”

Lin Sui could not pull Xiao Qingyan’s hand away, so he began to slap at it. He did not want to die. He wanted to live. But he could not speak. The sensation of suffocation grew stronger, and his breathing became shallow.

Just as he felt he was about to die, Xiao Qingyan spat a mouthful of scalding blood onto his face. The hand on his neck lost its strength, and the man collapsed limply on top of him. He pressed heavily against Lin Sui’s chest, making his breathing even more difficult. His chin rested near Lin Sui’s lips.

“Senior Brother? Senior Brother?”

Xiao Qingyan’s heart felt a sharp pain, and his soul felt as if it were being sliced by knives. Fresh blood flowed continuously from the corners of his mouth. Lin Sui’s mouth was filled with the metallic taste of blood. He reached out to push the villain away, but his body was too weak. He could not budge the villain at all.

“Junior Brother. I am not a demonic cultivator,” Xiao Qingyan insisted stubbornly.

“Senior Brother Xiao, get off me first. Get off, and I will let you out.” Lin Sui was being crushed so uncomfortably that his body could not stop trembling.