CH 20

"Eh......"

Lin San found himself in an awkward dilemma. He didn't know what he should do.

If he didn't stay, it would seem like he was bragging!

But if he did stay, he would be killing himself.

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Lin San reluctantly came to the conclusion that self-preservation was his top priority and shamelessly followed behind Qin Feng.

When she saw Lin San following them, Zi Yuan's eyes were filled with disappointment. The springtime romance she had envisioned with the hero she idolized was gone with the wind. She had originally thought that she had found her destined partner, only to discover that he was merely a teenager that loved bragging.

"Ding dong! Congratulations to Master for interrupting the Chosen One's bragging and preventing him from gaining a goddess' affection. You have obtained 500 villain points!"

"This fucking works too?!"

Qin Feng's spirits were immediately lifted as he discovered yet another cheat.

Trying to salvage his tarnished image, Lin San opened his mouth to ask, "Brother Qin, I don't understand why you're running, considering your identity?!"

"It's simple," Qin Feng replied matter-of-factly, "I'm not some rich nobleman who exploits his status to bully others. Men who rely on their ancestors to thrive are not true men. I am who I am because of me, and I plan to forge my own destiny with my own two hands!"

"Brother Qin!"

Lin San started to feel some admiration for Qin Feng. He was unlike any other nobleman he had met.

"He......"

A strange light glinted in Zi Yuan's beautiful eyes as well. She hadn't expected this brat to possess such unwavering determination.

.........

Qin family.

The Qin family's ancestors were currently engaged in a meeting.

After Qin Feng's departure, they had found that thirty million spirit stones had gone missing from their storage. These were not ordinary spirit stones but excellent ones that had gone through refinement. One of these was equivalent to a thousand normal spirit stones. Even for the mighty Qin family, it would require 5 years to accumulate such wealth.

The tenth ancestor reported, "According to the manager of the storage room, Qin Feng was the only one who visited the storage on that day!"

"Then it must be him!"

The first ancestor's expression remained unchanged, as he had already guessed who the culprit was.

However, the tenth ancestor was still puzzled, "But the question is, how did he move all thirty million spirit stones by himself? It was a whole mountain that would require at least hundreds of the largest bags of holding to carry such a massive amount."

"If he wasn't capable, he wouldn't have schemed such a bold plan!"

The first ancestor waved his hand with a smile, "Forget it. It was for our own children anyway. There's no need to make a big fuss over it."

"Yes!" The tenth ancestor nodded in agreement. However, he hesitated before speaking again, "There's also another thing. Ever since little Tian vomited blood, his spirits have been low, and the child, Xi Yue, hasn't stopped crying......"

"Hah, as parents, they're going through a tough time!" The ancestor sighed.

After a moment of pondering, he spoke, "Given little Tian's current mental state, it will be difficult for him to carry out the duties of the family head. It would be wise for us to appoint someone else temporarily. Ensuring their peace and providing them with space until they can move forward on their own."

"I will attend to it immediately," the tenth ancestor replied with a nod before leaving.

Quickly—

Soon after, the Qin family announced the news about the selection of a new family head, an event that was widely suspected to be related to Qin Feng.

With the consecutive loss of two prodigies, Qin Tian was held responsible as their father and the family head. The originally bustling courtyard of the family head became eerily quiet, with no one coming to visit anymore.

"Big tree, I'm here to see you!"

With a pale little face, Qin Hao had come and stood underneath the bent tree. He had finally persevered through the injury with the help of determination and his strong life force. A resilient spirit now shone through his eyes, replacing the innocence and immaturity that was once there.

He would use his actions to prove to his older brother that he was wrong. He was ridiculously wrong!

True strength stemmed from an unwavering conviction, not from self-doubts!

"Hey, look! Isn't that the crippled second young master?!" a group of brats spotted Qin Feng and burst into laughter.

Qin Hao, who used to be an existence that they couldn't have ever reached, had now fallen into the mud. They could now step on him as much as they wanted.

As if the fury in his heart had been ignited, Qin Hao wanted to go up and teach these kids a lesson. But at that moment, his brother's words echoed in his mind like a gentle breeze, soothing his anger. "Even a dragon suffering in shallow waters is still a true dragon, destined to rise to the skies one day."

"Brother, why?!" Qin Hao choked back his tears as he grimaced, replaying the painful events that had transpired that faithful night.

At this moment—

Meanwhile, Qin Feng couldn't contain his curiosity and asked Lin San about his decision not to return to Heaven Heart City with Lin Xin'er.

"I wanted to embark on a journey of self-training before returning!" Lin San quickly responded. His words flowed effortlessly as if he had practised these lines before.

"Training?!" Qin Feng squinted, skepticism evident in his eyes. It was obvious that he didn't believe Lin San's lies. As an experienced bookworm for ten years, he could proclaim very confidently that the words of a protagonist were nothing but lies.

Whenever they claimed to be on a journey to train themselves, they were definitely in pursuit of some serendipitous encounter, treasure, or a beautiful sister. Anyways, every time they depart on a journey, they definitely wouldn't return with empty hands.

"I--I am also on a journey to train myself!" Zi Yuan interjected guiltily.

"You as well?!" Qin Feng glanced at her. His disbelief was so obvious.

As an experienced bookworm for ten years, Qin Feng could confidently distinguish that a beauty saved by the heroic protagonists was typically a haughty young lady who had run away from home. They were even accompanied by a trash characteristic of not having any survival skills to fend for themselves.

And only a dog-like protagonist would willingly accept these young ladies and allow them to shamelessly rely on him.

"It's getting late. We should find a place to rest!"

Seeing that Qin Feng had no intentions of leaving, Lin San had no choice but to start searching for a cave to rest in for the night.

"Alright!" Zi Yuan exclaimed happily as she clapped her hands together.

Having experienced the dangers of Jiang Hu, Zi Yuan had come to finally understand how weak she was. However, she still had the heart to be a heroine, yearning for an adventurous life in Jiang Hu, so she decided that she had to shamelessly follow these two individuals.

She was the stereotype of a thrill-seeking weakling!

Quickly—

Night soon fell, and the light of the campfire illuminated the surroundings.

As a Chosen One, Lin San naturally carried an air of aloofness. After catching a chicken from god-knows-where, he started grilling it by himself, completely ignoring the possibility that Zi Yuan was a trash that had zero survival skills.

As Zi Yuan stood at the side, nervously fiddling with her fingers as she wondered about what she should do.

Qin Feng handed over a grilled chicken towards her and spoke in a gentlemanly voice, "You can have my young cock!"

"Thank you!"

Sister Zi Yuan expressed her gratitude profusely before she started to gnaw away at the chicken, completely forgetting about her manners. She was obviously starving, any chicken would be delicious to her right now.

"Now that she's eaten her chicken, I should be able to rely on her in the future, right?!"

Qin Feng was quite optimistic about the investment he had just made. Then, he opened the system, intending to use the raffle ticket he had obtained from digging out his younger brother's Sovereign Bone.

Huala!

The large prize wheel appeared before him again as it started spinning.

"Ding dong! Congratulations to Master for winning the God-tier thief technique, Telekinesis!"

Qin Feng became dazed as he clearly sensed the changes in his surroundings. It felt as though he could effortlessly grab anything he wanted with his hands. Even items that were wrapped in layers of protection didn't pose a difficulty to him.

"Is this an epiphany?!" Lin San marvelled inwardly as he sensed the changes in Qin Feng.

As a one-in-a-million prodigy with his own sense of pride, Lin San had considered his life as a servant to be carefree and unburdened. However, meeting the eldest young master of the Qin family had humbled him, exposing how comical his pride was.

"Ding dong! Congratulations to Master for dealing a blow to the Chosen One's self-confidence. You have obtained 10,000 villain points!"

Qin Feng remained dazed as if he hadn't heard anything. By the time he had regained his senses, Lin San and Zi Yuan had already finished eating and were now resting as they sat cross-legged.

Perhaps due to his own curiosity, he decided to test out his new ability.

He extended his hands towards Zi Yuan and, to his astonishment, a red innerwear with a duck embroidery materialised in his hand. He could even feel the lingering warmth on it......