A Smile From the Villain [BL]

ASV Chapter 50: Return

Translator: Chrysanthemum Bud

Qin Kaiyi was a bit hesitant when he left. He knew that Shen Feixiao's reaction when he woke up and didn't see him there would definitely be a bit extreme, but he didn't want to stay there. Qin Kaiyi didn't know why, but he always had a strange sense of danger. It was as if his instincts were warning him–if he didn't want to let the cat out of the bag, he had to stay far away from Shen Feixiao.

Helpless, Qin Kaiyi had no choice but to make a decision–he would let Shen Feixiao stay alone in God's Medicine Valley, and he himself would return to Lingshan Sect earlier.

If there was no further chaos in the plot, Shen Feixiao would stay in the God's Medicine Valley for six years. These six years were too precious for Qin Kaiyi, because once Shen Feixiao returned to Lingshan Sect, he himself would face a cruel reality–Qin Shi was about to start betraying Qing Xuzi and the plot would eventually have him be expelled from the Lingshan Sect. When he thought of how that always kind and benevolent old man treated him like a dear son, and of how that old man would damage and lose so much cultivation for his own sake–even to the point that he would fall when he reached the Ascension stage.

Qing Xuzi was probably the only person he cared about in this world. Others were almost indistinguishable from NPCs in the eyes of Qin Kaiyi. Knowing of such a plot, Qin Kaiyi had a feeling of powerlessness. Wanting to prevent this kind of thing from happening, he found that as long as he was still struggling towards his ultimate goal, he could not avoid such an ending. He could only harden his heart and grind his teeth to bear it.

Not only that, but Qin Kaiyi also needed to use these six years to vigorously improve his strength. The day when Shen Feixiao returned was when they broke off relations. At that time, a large part of his life needed to be protected by his own strength. If he continued like he did now without seeking to make progress, Qin Kaiyi couldn't live safely even if the system no longer gave him its ruinous tasks.

Qin Kaiyi knew clearly how deeply Shen Feixiao now hated the shixiong who wanted to kill him, and he knew that there was no possibility of mending the relationship between him and Shen Feixiao.

This was the destiny between them, with no rest until death.

The original plot had been partially changed. When Shen Feixiao reached God's Medicine Valley in the novel he was only at the foundation-building period, but now he had speedily reached the fasting period–Qin Kaiyi did not know whether this change was good or bad. Shen Feixiao's progress may speed up his own return value accumulation, but it may also make it more difficult for him to complete the tasks.

The twists in the plot would always be a double-edged sword. Qin Kaiyi found it difficult to predict future developments, but his energy should obviously not be placed on that misted future... he must instead cast his gaze on the present.

The God's Medicine Valley was in remote terrain, and did not allow for flying spells. Therefore, Qin Kaiyi took a long time to pass through these deep mountains and wild valleys. If not for the abundant supplies in the storage ring, Qin Kaiyi might even have the misconception that he would die within the valley... but the heavens extended pity. Half a year later, Qin Kaiyi returned to the Lingshan Sect.

Qing Xuzi was incredibly excited when he saw Qin Kaiyi. He embraced that head disciple whose circumstances he had thought were all inauspicious, and his old man's tears fell so hard that they criss-crossed on his face. All sorts of feelings welled up in Qin Kaiyi's heart, and the rims of his eyes also began to moisten as Qing Xuzi's trembling voice sounded.

"Qin'er, where did you go in the end, I thought you... were harmed inside." As the head of a sect, being able to lose himself to this degree has fully demonstrated his feelings for Qin Shi: "I blame it on my confusion in my old age. At that I don't know what evil came over me, telling someone so sick and not yet healed to follow along... it's all shifu's fault! I heard the news from your shidi of an incident occurring... shifu almost couldn't hold himself back from following you!"