The System Wants Me To Save A Lucky Tycoon [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 21

Lin Junqing chopped several bamboo poles and dragged them back. Chu Yu greeted him with great enthusiasm. “Let me build the bamboo bed. You chopped all that bamboo and are drenched in sweat. I have boiled water in the kitchen; go and wash up.”

The System sneered. “Host, I can guarantee that Chu Yu will deliberately ruin your bamboo bed. Do not let him build it.”

Lin Junqing looked up at the sky. It was still early; even if Chu Yu intentionally ruined the bed, he would have enough time to chop more bamboo and redo it. “I will wash up when I return tonight. While I was chopping bamboo, I suddenly thought of a medicinal formula. I need to return to the Medicine Immortal Valley to verify it with my Senior Brother. You can work on the bamboo bed for now. If you do not know how, just leave it be. I will be back soon.”

Knowing Lin Junqing was returning to the Medicine Immortal Valley, Chu Yu felt deeply unhappy. He feared Lin Junqing would go and never return. He was sensitive to emotions, and he had noticed that Lin Junqing occasionally revealed a trace of fear when looking at him. Why was Lin Junqing afraid of him? Was it because he had intentionally left the antidote pills on the table the night before to test him?

Chu Yu’s internal injuries had not yet fully healed, so he did not follow Lin Junqing into the valley. Shortly after Lin Junqing left, a man in black appeared silently behind Chu Yu, kneeling on one knee. “Master, I have investigated. The Medicine Jade, the ancestral treasure of the Medicine Immortal Valley, can increase one’s internal energy if ground into incense. However, it is only effective for those below the Grandmaster realm.”

Such a lackluster treasure was something the Medicine Immortal Valley guarded with their lives. Anything from the Demon Sect’s treasury would surpass it. Chu Yu’s eyes were cold as he gazed in the direction Lin Junqing had left, his lips curling slightly. “A treasure of the venerable Medicine Immortal Valley cannot be so simple. Keep investigating.” Mo Ying acknowledged the order and vanished.

After Mo Ying left, Chu Yu began building the bamboo bed. Initially, he intended to ruin it, but he could not bring himself to do so. These bamboo poles were ones Lin Junqing had worked so hard to chop, and he did not want to waste them. Lin Junqing had the idea of sleeping separately, a notion he would not easily abandon. Since he could not prevent the creation of the bamboo bed, he would let Lin Junqing sleep on one he had built himself. Chu Yu was not worried; he had plenty of ways to sleep with Lin Junqing without the latter knowing.

Back at the Medicine Immortal Valley, Lin Junqing asked Jin Mingqiu about Chu Yu’s love life. “Senior Brother, I heard a name recently that sounded familiar, but I cannot quite place it. Could you help me remember who it is?”

Jin Mingqiu was the first disciple of Zhou Zhi, well-liked, gentle, and considerate. Lin Junqing, however, was not fond of such men; he felt that anyone who was gentle to everyone was simply a generic warm man who made a poor partner.

When Jin Mingqiu heard the name, he was stunned. “Little Junior Brother, that is the name of the Demon Sect Leader! How could you forget such an important thing?” Even a three-year-old in the valley knew the name of the Demon Sect Leader; how could his Little Junior Brother not know?

Lin Junqing inhaled sharply. “My God, Chu Yu is the Demon Sect Leader? No wonder he was acting in front of me! Do you think he intends to infiltrate the valley through me to assassinate the Master and seize the valley?”

The System added, “Regardless of his purpose, one thing is certain: he has ill intentions. Do not let him into the Medicine Immortal Valley! But Host, your martial arts are too weak; if he wants in, you cannot stop him.”

Learning Chu Yu’s identity, Lin Junqing sensed something was wrong. If Chu Yu was the Demon Sect Leader, was the poison in his body really just snake venom? Upon further inquiry, the truth grew grimmer. “The Demon Sect Leader was wounded by Abbot Xuan Deng at Nanshan Temple and disappeared. Master said he was struck by a rare poison. The Abbot secretly cultivated this poison with his internal energy and hid his breakthrough to the Grandmaster level, which allowed him to succeed in the surprise attack. The Abbot has passed on, but the Demon Sect Leader will not live long either because that poison is incurable.”

Lin Junqing felt a complex, painful surge of emotion and covered his face. “System, Chu Yu is definitely targeting me. My blood can cure all poisons. If I cured the rare poison in his body, it is no wonder he is watching me.”

The System was equally despondent. “Host, what should we do? Should we run?”

Thinking of how he had effectively invalidated the sacrifice of Abbot Xuan Deng, Lin Junqing felt his heart constricting with pain. Jin Mingqiu, noticing Lin Junqing’s pale face, assumed it was sorrow for the Abbot and patted his shoulder. “Do not be sad, Little Junior Brother. Before he passed, the Abbot said he had no regrets. He simply left a step ahead, and the Demon Sect Leader will soon follow. The Abbot sacrificed himself to rid the world of that monster, and the entire world will remember his kindness.”

Lin Junqing shook his head slightly. He was not just sad for the Abbot; he was crushed by the weight of reality. He had saved Chu Yu, saved someone who should have been allowed to die. If Chu Yu killed anyone in the future, he would be indirectly responsible. As an ordinary person, the weight of such karma was suffocating.

“Host, should we run?” the System asked again.

Lin Junqing pressed his lips together, his expression solemn. “I cannot run. I cured Chu Yu’s poison, and I must take responsibility. I may not be able to bear the consequences, but I cannot just flee without doing anything. I will keep watch on Chu Yu and try my best to stop him from killing. If he insists on murder, he will have to step over my corpse.”

The System pleaded, “Host, do not be impulsive. Your soul is not strong; if he kills you, you die for real.”

Lin Junqing forced himself to be optimistic. “I will not die that easily. Do not forget the Heavenly Dao’s reward from the last world. If Chu Yu discovers my unique constitution, he will be intrigued. He will not kill me easily. I just need to find a way to kill him instead.”

The System’s data nearly glitched. That was the Child of Destiny; he was not so easily killed. Lin Junqing hoped to avoid exposing his constitution until absolutely necessary.

The next day, Lin Junqing packed his bags and moved to the stream to live with Chu Yu. Regardless of Chu Yu’s true intentions, they were still maintaining their charade. Since Chu Yu wanted to act, Lin Junqing would play along. He hoped Chu Yu would continue to act for a long time, giving him a chance to find a solution.

Why was the Heavenly Dao’s reward so useless? His blood could enhance others’ internal energy, so why could it not enhance his own? If he could reach the Grandmaster realm, he could at least stand as a deterrent against Chu Yu.

Before heading to the stream, Lin Junqing patted his cheeks to soften his expression. He was now living the life of an actor; if an actor made a mistake, they could yell “cut.” If he made a mistake, the price was his life. Part of him wanted to run, arguing that his life was just as valuable as anyone else’s, but the memory of Abbot Xuan Deng kept him rooted to the spot. If he ran away from the trouble he caused, would he still have a conscience? Would he still be Lin Junqing?

Chu Yu had been sitting on the roof since midnight, waiting for him. Seeing Lin Junqing approach with a bundle, he immediately used his lightness skill to fly toward him.