The System Wants Me To Save A Lucky Tycoon [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 23

The System immediately warned, “Host, many experts have surrounded your small courtyard, and your master is among them. They moved too quickly and were hiding beyond my one kilometer detection range, which is why I could not detect them sooner.”

Lin Junqing’s expression changed drastically. The people of the Medicine Immortal Valley must have assumed that Chu Yu was still suffering from the lethal poison, which was why they dared to surround him. Lin Junqing opened the door without a second thought and shouted toward Zhou Zhi, “Master, the rare poison in Chu Yu’s body has already been cured!”

As soon as Lin Junqing finished speaking, Chu Yu flew down from the tree and landed before him. He smiled and expressed his gratitude, “I owe it all to Brother Qingyue for curing me. Otherwise, I would not have had the confidence to leave the Medicine Immortal Valley today.”

Lin Junqing frowned deeply. Chu Yu’s words were highly misleading and would lead everyone to believe he was a spy for the Demon Sect. Zhou Zhi and the others, who had been relaxed moments before, suddenly grew tense. Aside from the Valley Master, everyone was holding their breath; they had the courage to surround a poisoned Chu Yu, but they lacked the courage to surround a healthy one.

Zhou Zhi looked at Lin Junqing with a complex gaze. “Who exactly are you? Did you truly cure the rare poison that Master Xuan Deng sacrificed his life to cultivate?”

Lin Junqing wanted to explain to Zhou Zhi, but he opened his mouth and did not know what to say. He wanted to claim he had no connection to Chu Yu, but it was a fact that he had cured the poison.

Chu Yu stood beside Lin Junqing and whispered, “Thank you for your hard work, Brother Qingyue. I will certainly get the Medicine Immortal Valley’s Medicine Jade for you.”

Seeing Chu Yu continue to spout nonsense, Lin Junqing was furious. “Shut up! Who wants your Medicine Immortal Valley Medicine Jade?”

Chu Yu noticed Lin Junqing’s anger and deliberately remarked, “If you do not want it, then so be it. Why get angry? As long as you recognize the Medicine Immortal Valley as your sect for a single day, I will not do anything to them for a single day. You are so clever; you know what I truly desire.”

Lin Junqing realized that Chu Yu must know he liked him; otherwise, he would not be avoiding him so much. Recalling the night they stayed at the mountain stream, Lin Junqing remembered that he had been natural around Chu Yu, but everything changed the next day. Chu Yu had almost kissed his hair that morning; perhaps it was then that he had realized Chu Yu’s feelings for him. That was why Lin Junqing had insisted on sleeping separately and had fled back to the valley.

Although Chu Yu’s voice was gentle, Lin Junqing was seething with rage. The System was worried. “Host, Chu Yu has clearly figured it out. He is using the entire Medicine Immortal Valley to threaten you. If you do not go with him, he might harm the people in the valley.”

Lin Junqing did not dare to gamble. Xie Lin was a madman, but Chu Yu was a madman even crazier than Xie Lin. If he claimed he did not care about the Medicine Immortal Valley, Chu Yu might truly slaughter everyone in the valley right in front of him. Had Chu Yu not nearly killed Jin Mingqiu before?

Seeing Lin Junqing’s silence, Chu Yu asked intentionally, “Are you reluctant to leave the scenery of the Medicine Immortal Valley? I can have them move away, and we can live here in the future. What do you think?”

Lin Junqing could no longer endure it. He glared at Chu Yu and gritted his teeth. “No.”

Chu Yu was delighted and chuckled. “What can we do? The Medicine Immortal Valley is already surrounded by me. As long as I give the order, the Medicine Immortal Valley will cease to exist in this world.”

“I know you are kindhearted. Are you willing to watch your fellow disciples become cold corpses?”

“I also know you fear me, but I will not harm you.”

Chu Yu used his internal energy to transmit his voice directly to Lin Junqing: “Do not think about leaving my side. From the moment you saved me, you have never been able to escape me.”

The expressions of Zhou Zhi and the others were strange, shifting from tension and fear to sheer bewilderment. Some of them understood Chu Yu’s implications, and upon realizing that both Lin Junqing and Chu Yu were men, their faces registered pure absurdity.

Zhou Zhi’s voice was hoarse and trembling. “Junqing, tell Master: did you cure the rare poison in Chu Yu’s body?”

Lin Junqing looked into Zhou Zhi’s stern eyes and could not bring himself to lie. He sighed, “I cured it, but I did not know he was Chu Yu. Master, I have committed a grave error. You should punish me as you see fit.”

Zhou Zhi felt heartache for Master Xuan Deng, but he was also ecstatic about Lin Junqing’s medical genius. Finally, he made a decision and said to the Valley Master, “Since my disciple has committed such an unforgivable error, I hereby expel Lin Junqing from the Medicine Immortal Valley. From this day forward, Lin Junqing is no longer a disciple of this sect, and his actions have nothing to do with the Medicine Immortal Valley.”

Lin Junqing frowned deeply. Everyone present could see Chu Yu’s obsession with him. His existence was a shield for the Medicine Immortal Valley, yet Zhou Zhi had expelled him from the sect. This was not a punishment; it was a way of setting him free.

The System sighed. “Zhou Zhi is truly considering your well-being, Host. He expelled you from the sect to prevent you from compromising with Chu Yu to protect the valley.”

Seeing the deep emotion in Lin Junqing’s eyes, Chu Yu sneered internally, dismissing Zhou Zhi as a hypocrite. Zhou Zhi was playing a game of retreating to advance, hoping to gain Lin Junqing’s gratitude. Chu Yu had investigated Lin Junqing and knew he had not been in the valley long enough to form deep attachments.周 Zhi was using this tactic to manipulate Lin Junqing, and his kindness would surely make him unable to abandon the valley. Chu Yu found it ironic, though he remained stoic. If Lin Junqing cared about the valley, he could use it to leverage him; this was exactly what he wanted.

Chu Yu stepped forward and gently grasped Lin Junqing’s wrist. “Since you have been expelled from the Medicine Immortal Valley, why not join my Demon Sect?”

Lin Junqing retorted, “Let me join the Demon Sect? Then I want to be the Sect Leader. You should abdicate and let me take your place.”

Chu Yu was stunned, then burst into laughter. “That is easy. I can pass the position to you right now and become your protector. I will go wherever you command. If you tell me to kill a chicken, I will never kill a dog.”

Watching Chu Yu’s shameless demeanor, Lin Junqing felt a sudden sense of familiarity. It was as if he had been annoyed by someone just as thick-skinned and shameless once before.

Lin Junqing asked again, “System, is Chu Yu really not Xie Lin? They are too similar.”

The System was grave and puzzled. “Chu Yu cannot be Xie Lin. Host, have you fallen for Xie Lin and cannot forget him, which is why you see him in Chu Yu? As the saying goes, when you love someone deeply, you see their shadow in others. Are you sure you do not love Xie Lin?”

Lin Junqing was annoyed by the System. He did not love Xie Lin. He would bet his dignity for several lifetimes that he liked girls.

After Lin Junqing stopped being angry, the System asked, “Host, Chu Yu has revealed his hand. What will you do now? Should you threaten him with your life? If he truly cares about you, he might let you go.”

Lin Junqing laughed in exasperation. “You must be dreaming. Have you forgotten Xie Lin? He was willing to kill me just to be with me. Can you guarantee that if I threaten my life, Chu Yu will compromise and let me go instead of breaking my legs and locking me away?”

The System looked at Chu Yu’s Sunshine Value of -68 and fell silent; it agreed that Chu Yu was more likely to break his legs. Since Chu Yu could not be Xie Lin, he could not gamble with his life. Xie Lin had loved him to the bone, to the point where he did not care about life or death, which meant he would never truly harm him. But he did not understand Chu Yu’s true nature. If he said, “I will only like you if I die,” and Chu Yu killed him on the spot, what then?

Lin Junqing decided to use the same tactic as before: remain unresponsive and resistant, waiting for an opportunity to escape. As long as he remembered that Chu Yu was a madman far worse than Xie Lin, he would not act impulsively.

When Chu Yu prepared to take Lin Junqing away, everyone stepped aside; no one dared to look Chu Yu in the eye except for the Valley Master. Just as Lin Junqing was about to leave the valley, the Valley Master launched a surprise attack—not at Chu Yu, but at Lin Junqing. Lin Junqing watched in horror as Chu Yu stepped in front of him, taking the full force of the Valley Master’s palm strike.

Chu Yu’s eyes were filled with malice. He gripped Lin Junqing’s wrist tightly, coughed up black blood, and sneered. “So the poison of Xuan Deng was provided by you.”

The Valley Master retreated rapidly, his face as dark as ink. “The Demon Sect deserves to die, especially you. Death by a thousand cuts is too light a punishment. Since you are still holding him, do you not know my poison is contagious?”

Lin Junqing looked at the Valley Master, seeing the intent to kill in his eyes. The Valley Master laughed mockingly. “I will kill Lin Junqing as well. Let’s see who cures your poison this time. Disciples of the Medicine Immortal Valley, hear my order: this monster will not live long; there is no need to throw your lives away fighting him.”

When Zhou Zhi left, he looked at Lin Junqing with regret, but ultimately said nothing, following the Valley Master away. Chu Yu released a signal flare, ordering his subordinates to kill everyone without mercy.

Lin Junqing’s heart tightened. He grabbed Chu Yu’s wrist. “Do not kill them; my senior brothers are innocent.”

Chu Yu wiped the black blood from his mouth and offered Lin Junqing an apologetic smile. “I am sorry, but it is too late. From today onward, the Medicine Immortal Valley will no longer exist in this world.”

Lin Junqing shook off Chu Yu’s hand and ran back toward the sounds of slaughter. He had to save Jin Mingqiu. Chu Yu did not stop him, as he needed most of his internal energy to suppress the rare poison; this time, it was far more fierce and aggressive than the one from Xuan Deng. Chu Yu followed slowly, and all the Demon Sect disciples gave them a wide berth.

Lin Junqing eventually found Jin Mingqiu, and not just him, but Sun Wan as well. When he found them, their hands were locked together in death. Lin Junqing buried them side by side, digging the grave himself and carving the monument. Chu Yu stood by in silence. Lin Junqing sat before their grave for the entire night before turning to Chu Yu. “This time, I will not cure your poison. I have already destroyed the antidote pills.”

Seeing Lin Junqing willing to speak to him, Chu Yu softened his voice. “The Medicine Immortal Valley underestimated me. When the Valley Master came to your courtyard, my men had already found the Medicine Jade; I could have cured the poison at any time.”

Chu Yu stepped toward Lin Junqing. “I know you are hurting. You and Jin Mingqiu were close, and you feel he was an innocent victim. But I did not cause this; it was the Valley Master’s choice. From the moment he attacked you, the Medicine Immortal Valley was doomed.”

“If he had attacked me, I would not be so angry. But he attacked you, cutting off the valley’s last chance of survival.”

“Jin Mingqiu was raised by the resources of the Medicine Immortal Valley; his death is not innocent, as my Demon Sect disciples also died at his hands.”

“Qingyue, you are a reasonable person. I was prepared to leave, but the Valley Master struck first.”

Lin Junqing would swear that at that moment, he saw a look of genuine grievance in Chu Yu’s eyes. It was not his imagination; Chu Yu was often so much like Xie Lin. It was because he knew Chu Yu spoke the truth that he felt so suffocated. In the martial arts world, one was rarely in control of one’s own fate; helplessness was the only true constant.