Chapter 5: The Villain Senior Brother Is About to Turn Dark, the Psychotic Junior Brother Pretends to Be Blind [5]

Chapter 5: The Villain Senior Brother is About to Turn Dark, the Crazy Junior Brother Pretends to Be Blind [5]

717 looked at Bai Yan's utterly indifferent expression, was momentarily at a loss for words, and could only remind him:

[You should be careful. In half a month, you'll head down the mountain to eliminate demons, and that's when those demon clans will come after you.]

[That's when your demon bloodline gets exposed, you get kicked out of the sect, and you become the demon clan's prince.]

[Ye Beiyu's been putting up with this for a year. Without you bullying him, everyone's gonna notice his genius, and he'll be able to come at you head-on.]

[Just so we're clear—if he doesn't seal you up right away but locks you away and tortures you instead, I'm not gonna step in.]

Bai Yan had already gotten ready and was about to turn in his sect mission. Listening to 717's rambling, he just raised an eyebrow.

"717, I feel like you're getting at something."

[Huh, am I? I don't think so? You're overthinking it.]

717 blinked, then grinned and added: [But don't worry, when it's time for the villain to kick the bucket, we'll automatically leave this world.]

[No matter how much Ye Beiyu hates your guts, he'll at most mess with you for three or four years. Just tough it out, and if you can't, we'll just die early.]

Bai Yan: "..."

He felt like this villain system he'd grabbed this time was a bit different from his usual ones.

But whatever, it was just a front to secretly siphon off the protagonist's luck while fooling the Supreme God's space anyway.

Bai Yan cut off his connection with 717, planning to turn in the mission and get ready for his identity to be exposed in half a month.

But he didn't plan on following 717's script to the letter.

A dark glint flashed through Bai Yan's eyes.

Why settle for being some little demon prince? If he's gonna be a villain, he might as well go all the way and become the Demon Sovereign...

Meanwhile, 717, now cut off, was flipping through the script and feeling bummed.

Other hosts and protagonists were either going down the tragic love path or the sweet pampering route.

Why did it feel like his host just straight-up wanted to kill the protagonist?

After a whole year of bullying, even a love-hate thing couldn't develop.

717 sighed and silently scribbled an X on the mission board.

Looks like the first mission world's gonna be a bust.

Oh well, since it was their first mission, he couldn't be too hard on them.

Even though his host had zero feelings for the male lead, he'd at least nailed the villain role.

That counted as half the job done.

The more 717 thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He'd always said villains and protagonists rarely ever ended up together!

The higher-ups didn't believe him, saying that these days plenty of villains and protagonists got together, that there was a market for it.

Then they'd gone and opened this department of theirs—where you play the villain and also have to play matchmaker between the villain and the protagonist.

Tsk, just thinking about it gave the system a migraine.

Especially since, even though Bai Yan always left a little wiggle room, it was obvious he genuinely didn't like Ye Beiyu.

So much so that he still didn't dare tell Bai Yan what their real mission was.

After all, he couldn't even remember how he'd gotten himself bound to Bai Yan in the first place. What if this guy was a Big Shot, and he accidentally let something slip?

Bai Yan might hold back from killing Ye Beiyu for the mission's sake, but what if he turned around and took him apart instead?

Bai Yan had no idea that 717 was already looking up cases of systems getting dismantled by their hosts.

He just turned in the mission and headed to the training grounds. After all, aside from bullying Ye Beiyu, in everyone else's eyes, he was still the super talented and gentle senior brother.

Now that he was back, it was only natural to check on how the junior brothers and sisters were doing with their cultivation.

"Senior brother, you're back!"

A delighted voice rang out, instantly grabbing everyone's attention.

Countless eyes landed on him all at once, but Bai Yan just nodded calmly, a faint smile on his lips, a hint of warmth flickering in his otherwise indifferent eyes.

Everyone bowed respectfully. "Greetings, senior brother!"

"Mm, I just came to check things out. Keep going, don't mind me."

Bai Yan said calmly, then turned his gaze to the youth running toward him and paused, his gentle voice tinged with helplessness.

"Slow down."

"Senior brother, where's the stuff you promised to bring me?"

Shen Shu's eyes sparkled as he stared at Bai Yan, asking with eager anticipation.

Bai Yan pulled out several storage pouches he'd prepared yesterday, his eyes slightly lowered as he spoke casually,

"Everything you wanted is in there. And this one—this is for Junior Sister Muxue, this is for Junior Brother Qianshan... Can you pass these along to them for me? I still need to go see Master."

Shen Shu blinked at his words, then nodded firmly. "Mm-hm!"

"Don't worry, senior brother, I've got it! Go see Master first!"

"Thanks for the help."

Bai Yan's brows curved slightly, a smile reaching the corners of his eyes.

Seeing Bai Yan like this, Shen Shu was momentarily stunned, a blush spreading from the tips of his ears across his face.

He quickly lowered his eyes and stammered, "It's, it's no trouble..."

Bai Yan reached out and gently ruffled his hair, then without another word, turned to leave.

But this scene fell into the eyes of Ye Beiyu, who was standing in the shadows.

Ye Beiyu stared at Bai Yan, his lips pressed into a thin, tight line.

He watched Bai Yan affectionately ruffle Shen Shu's hair, then watched Shen Shu gleefully clutch a pile of storage pouches, watching Bai Yan walk away.

"Senior Brother, why are you always so gentle with others..."

He knew it was all a facade, knew that Bai Yan's kindness toward everyone else was merely an act—only before him did Bai Yan show his true self.

Yet Ye Beiyu was still mad with jealousy, snapping his sword in two, heedless of the injury it caused.

He couldn't suppress the craving and urge within him—he wanted to give in to those desires!

He wanted all of Bai Yan, whether genuine or feigned—he wanted every part of him!

But to Bai Yan, he was just a useless little blind boy, someone for Bai Yan to vent his emotions on.

That man showed him his most genuine side without reservation, yet only occasionally doled out a morsel of tenderness.

But that wasn't enough, far from enough—he wanted more...

The smell of blood jolted Ye Beiyu back to his senses. He closed his eyes, concealing the murky, ink-black darkness in them, and curved his lips into a faint smile.

"Senior Brother... you really know how to drive me mad..."

Bai Yan faintly sensed a burning gaze on him. He instinctively sought its source but saw no one.

The heat vanished in an instant, as if it had never existed.

Bai Yan wondered if it was because he hadn't rested well the night before.

But thinking of what he had to do next, he ultimately let the small matter slide.