Chapter 4: Being a Tool Man Is Indeed Difficult
Shock flashed across Qiu Changzhou’s face. He turned his head in disbelief to look at Shen Songhe, his tone carrying a hint of “hating iron for not becoming steel”: “You still want to protect him!”
Shen Songhe lowered his eyes and repeated, “Let him go.” Saying that, he looked at Feng Shi and continued, “Give me the medicine.”
Qiu Changzhou understood his junior brother and knew his personality of meaning what he said. So, although unwilling, he slowly loosened the hand choking Feng Shi. “You, ah…”
Fresh air rushed into his chest. Feng Shi fell to the ground, taking two deep breaths, clutching his neck and coughing loudly.
He thought, I really won the bet.
Although the original work didn’t explain the reason, Shen Songhe seemed to treat this little disciple differently.
The author mentioned this foreshadowing multiple times but ultimately dropped it. Feng Shi thought: Maybe they got confused by writing all the smut later on and forgot.
“Give me the medicine! Hurry up!” Qiu Changzhou kicked Feng Shi, his attitude starkly different from when facing Shen Songhe.
Feng Shi hurriedly handed over the medicine in his hand.
At this moment, the System reminded him again: Qiu Changzhou and Cao Ni’s favorability dropped by 20 simultaneously. Shen Songhe 0, Xiao Yuhui unchanged.
Feng Shi smiled bitterly.
However, just then, the System continued broadcasting.
【Passerby Favorability increased by 50】
Feng Shi: ???
He looked around and found no one else. Finally, he looked suspiciously at the two monsters tied up nearby, beaten black and blue.
Seeing him look over, their eyes instantly lit up, and they sat up straight.
In that instant, Feng Shi was certain he read their subtext: Brother!
Feng Shi: …Is passerby favorability that easy to earn?
The antidote was checked by Xiao Yuhui; there were no problems.
This Spring Breeze Powder was a secret medicine of the Hehuan Sect (Acacia Sect). Except for the specially made antidote, it was basically incurable. It was unknown where the original host got it.
Shen Songhe took the medicine, and in just a moment, the redness on his face faded.
Feng Shi felt a bit of relief in his heart.
…
After dealing with the two monsters that broke into the sect, Qiu Changzhou grabbed Feng Shi by the collar and took him back to the main hall.
“Even if I don’t kill you, punishment is unavoidable!”
Qiu Changzhou threw Feng Shi onto the white jade floor, then kicked him again, still not satisfied.
Feng Shi lay on the ground and closed his eyes: You just have to be this bitchy, don’t you…
There were several other elders and Immortal Lords in the hall who now knew what Feng Shi had done.
There were quite a few female Immortal Lords in the Chongshan Sect, and more than half of them had a crush on Shen Songhe. No, including the men, more than half had a crush on him.
After all, the setting of this world was just like that: everyone loved the beauty, regardless of gender.
“Feng Shi, you really have some nerve! Colluding with the Demon Race aside! You dare to offend your superior!”
Because these people were currently furious, Feng Shi’s favorability points plummeted, filling the screen with negative values.
“Immortal Lords, please see clearly!” Feng Shi didn’t care what they said; he bowed his head to the ground.
He was currently in a wretched state. His disciple uniform was covered in filth and blood, his face was pale, and the broken hair on his forehead was wet with cold sweat, clinging to his fair temples. He looked exactly like a fragile little white flower.
Feng Shi’s face was fifty percent similar to Shen Songhe’s, so naturally, he was good-looking. Moreover, he had his own characteristics.
His eyes were watery, round and bright, with the corners slightly upturned, looking innocent and lively. There was a bit of cute baby fat on both cheeks. He looked completely non-aggressive, soft, exquisite, and beautiful.
Anyone seeing this face for the first time wouldn’t dare believe he was essentially a person filled with dark thoughts and narrow-mindedness.
Thus, Feng Shi watched helplessly as the passerby favorability weirdly climbed back up a bit.
Qiu Changzhou prioritized Shen Songhe in everything. When looking at Feng Shi, he had one less filter than others, his attitude remaining cold and hard: “Committing such a treasonous act, disgracing the sect—I should have crippled your spiritual veins and expelled you from the sect!”
He paused as he spoke, his tone seeming somewhat unwilling: “But considering it is your first offense and you were bewitched by the Demon Race, I sentence you to enter the Demon Slaying Tower for training for half a year. You are stripped of your status as an inner sect disciple and demoted to an outer sect servant!”
Listening to his sentence, Feng Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
At least he survived.
The original host was already a Qi Refining cultivator with a lifespan of over a hundred years. Half a year was nothing; it didn’t matter.
【Congratulations Host for completing Side Mission 1. Now distributing mission rewards~ Prize Content:
- One elementary cultivation method.
- One Spirit Recovering Pill (can temporarily suppress the demonic energy in the body and slow down the backlash).
- 100 Points.】
Running out of ABC options was a relief.
Feng Shi happily clicked the accept button on the panel.
【The elementary cultivation method is temporarily stored in the Host’s account. The Host can click to withdraw it when needed~】
Feng Shi: “Got it.”
He took the Spirit Recovering Pill, finally suppressing the backlash of the demonic energy in his body. Then he clicked on the points, intending to check his points situation.
【Accumulated Total Points: -5000】
On the blue panel, a massive red exclamation mark left Feng Shi completely bewildered.
【Total points lower limit is -10000 points. If exceeded, life fails, and the Host will be forcibly sent away from this world.】
Simply put, he would die.
…
“Why is it so low? Is the calculation wrong?” Feng Shi frowned. Although he had received a lot of negative values from passersby just now, counting the rebound, it shouldn’t be owing this much, right?
【Host~ Qingqing won’t calculate wrongly. It’s because the initial favorability of a main character toward you is too low~】
Saying that, it quickly pulled up a new page, displaying:
【Name (Main Character): Cao Ni Identity: Chongshan Sect Inner Disciple Level: Foundation Establishment Early Stage Current Favorability: -1500 (Favorability has exceeded lower limit) Strategy Progress: 0%】
Feng Shi felt a mouthful of old blood stuck in his chest. He punched Cao Ni’s poker face on the page.
“That much?! Does this guy hate me that badly!?”
Cao Ni’s favorability had already broken through the lower limit, so he had deducted at least 3000 points from him!!
3000 points! How long would it take him to earn that back?
The original host had acted as his substitute for so long; did this guy have brain problems? So heartless!
【Host should hurry up and earn points. Qingqing suggests starting with Main Character: Xiao Yuhui. Positive favorability values from main characters can be exchanged for 10 times the points~】
Qingqing looked at its incompetently furious host, a hint of pity in its tone.
“Let’s wait until my punishment is over…” Feng Shi pinched the bridge of his nose and said.
【Okay, Host.】
“By the way, what is that Demon Slaying Tower?” Feng Shi didn’t get the original host’s memories, so many things were still unfamiliar.
【Searching, please check, Host: The Demon Slaying Tower is Chongshan Sect’s highest difficulty training tower. It has nine layers in total, mainly for talented and capable disciples to train. Disciples who enter the third layer for the first time can get a chance to enter the Hidden Sword Pavilion to choose a sword. Among them, the third, sixth, and ninth layers serve as places of punishment.】
【Friendly reminder: The third layer… with the Host’s current strength, you will likely go crazy inside.】 Qingqing added thoughtfully.
Feng Shi: “…I know.”
Being a tool man is indeed difficult.
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