Chapter 6: The Villain Senior Brother Is About to Turn Dark, the Psychotic Junior Brother Pretends to Be Blind [6]

Chapter 6: The Villain Senior Brother Turns Dark, the Psychotic Junior Brother Pretends to Be Blind [6]

Bai Yan left the training ground and went to see his master, who was also the sect leader of the Spirit Mountain Sect, Yue Moci.

In the plot, although Yue Moci had not yet emerged from seclusion during the disciple recruitment ceremony a year ago, he had caught a glimpse of a sliver of heavenly fate.

He knew that Ye Beiyu, despite being blind, was a rare genius and would play a significant role in the future battles against the demons.

So he sent a voice transmission instructing Bai Yan to accept Ye Beiyu as his disciple on his behalf, and to take good care of him.

And as the villainous senior brother who was two-faced, putting on one act in public and another in private, he naturally "took good care" of the protagonist, in his own twisted way.

Not only did he fail to teach Ye Beiyu anything, he secretly bullied and tormented him for a whole year. It was nothing but harassment and mockery.

Even three months ago, when Yue Moci emerged from seclusion and met Ye Beiyu, he couldn't help but shake his head, even suspecting that his divinations had been wrong.

Yue Moci would never suspect that his senior brother had failed to teach the boy properly in the first place. And since Ye Beiyu was blind, despite his considerable talent, he was ignored by everyone while being crushed under this villain's oppression.

In the original plot, Ye Beiyu was meant to run into two junior sisters who would stand up for him.

But ever since he came to this world, he had been playing the role of "senior brother" to perfection.

Now, not a single person in the entire sect had a bad word to say about him. Junior brothers and sisters would only regard him with admiration and fondness, and the elders would speak of him with pride and approval.

Ye Beiyu, a little blind boy, could suffer all kinds of grievances and bullying here, but if he spoke out, no one would believe him.

In fact, his deliberately cold attitude despite the special attention would only invite suspicion and bullying from others.

After all, to them, their senior brother was so great—so how could anyone he didn't favor be worth anything?

This was exactly the effect he wanted. With the system around, he had to restrain himself, but what others did was neither the system's business nor his.

Bai Yan's lips curled slightly. Seeing the disciples greeting him, his expression softened and he responded warmly with a gentle smile.

He thought, if Ye Beiyu weren't the protagonist, and if he didn't still need 717 to take him back to the Supreme God's realm,

Ye Beiyu would've been tormented to death by him a long time ago.

But if Ye Beiyu weren't the protagonist, he wouldn't have bothered tormenting him at all...

Bai Yan suppressed the thoughts in his mind, his expression settling into its usual gentle look. He lightly knocked on Yue Moci's door, keeping his eyes downcast.

"Master."

"A Yan is back? Come in."

A cold, clear voice reached him. Bai Yan answered briefly and pushed the door open to enter.

Bai Yan raised his eyes and noticed that not only was Yue Moci inside, but also Third Elder Yue Qingxian.

Bai Yan was somewhat surprised, since in the plot, this Third Elder had been the male lead's benefactor during the year he was bullied.

Yue Qingxian had coincidentally saved Ye Beiyu after Bai Yan had casually thrown him onto the back mountain, which was full of demonic beasts, to gather herbs.

He had become Ye Beiyu's unofficial second master.

But he had put a stop to all of that.

Bai Yan collected his thoughts, cupped his hands in salute, and spoke warmly: "Master, Uncle."

"Well, well, if it isn't our little Yan'er! Back already?"

Yue Qingxian said with a smile, setting down the chess piece he was holding and walking straight toward Bai Yan.

He circled around Bai Yan, examining him carefully, then grasped his wrist to check his spiritual energy.

After a moment, Yue Qingxian released Bai Yan's hand and smiled at Yue Moci, who was still seated.

"Ah, little Yan'er's body is in good shape. Senior Brother, you can rest easy."

"Hmm... just a bit skinnier. Guess the food down the mountain ain't as good as what we've got up here."

Yue Qingxian patted Bai Yan's shoulder again and leaned close to his ear, lowering his voice,

"But speaking of which, little Yan'er, you've been down the mountain for so long this time—did any girl catch your eye?"

"You're not getting any younger, you know. Most of your junior brothers and sisters already have partners, but you still haven't shown any interest. Tell your uncle honestly... is it that you're not into girls?"

Yue Qingxian's eyes sparkled as they locked onto Bai Yan.

That excited and eager look was too much for even Bai Yan to handle, who could only look at Yue Moci with a helpless expression, silently pleading for help.

Yue Moci cleared his throat. "Alright, A Yan just got back. Leave him alone."

Although Yue Qingxian didn't want to let Bai Yan off so easily, he said nothing more out of respect for Yue Moci and slowly walked back and sat down across from him.

Bai Yan quickly recounted everything that had happened during his time away. Finally, he added,

"I think there might be demons lurking in Lanzhou City, but I left in a hurry and didn't get a chance to look into it."

"Master, I want to go back and check it out again, just to be safe."

Bai Yan lowered his eyes slightly, concealing the delight and anticipation behind his gaze.

Finally, this plot point was about to arrive. He had been preparing for a whole year.

Yue Moci shot Yue Qingxian a glance, then spoke slowly,

"Mm, I'll send someone to investigate. You've just returned and you're injured, so stay on the mountain and rest up."

"That's right, little Yan'er."

Yue Qingxian rested his head on one hand against the table, idly waving a folding fan with the other, smiling at Bai Yan.

"Go to my place later. I'll give you some medicine. You really don't take care of yourself. Didn't I tell you before—if you're not a hundred percent sure you can win, just run!"

Yue Qingxian said with a sigh: "You're still a child. Running away when you can't win isn't shameful. You've gotta take care of yourself first."

Bai Yan was momentarily speechless. He had originally just wanted to stop Yue Qingxian from saving Ye Beiyu, but who would have thought Yue Qingxian would instead glom onto him.

Still, he was more than happy to have stolen the male lead's lucky break.

"Then thank you, Uncle."

Just as Bai Yan finished speaking, Yue Qingxian fixed him with a serious look and asked again,

"But seriously, you really don't like anyone? Not even a little crush? Not a guy or a girl?"

"Nope."

Bai Yan shook his head. In his heart now, there was only Ye Beiyu, only the thought of returning to the Supreme God's space—there was no room for anyone or anything else.

Yue Qingxian suddenly stood up again, snapping his folding fan shut and slapping it against his palm.

"Good, so there's no one!"

Yue Qingxian walked over to Bai Yan, lightly patting his shoulder with the fan as he spoke with a smile,

"Perfect timing—the Holy Maiden of the Divine Sword Sect is coming in a couple of days. Since it's confirmed you have no one you care for, then it falls to you to receive her."

"Among the younger generation, you're the most suitable. The other disciples all have partners already, so they need to avoid any impropriety..."

"Originally, I hadn't considered you, since you were still down the mountain on a mission. But now that you're back, then you'll be the one to go!"

This time, Yue Moci didn't intervene either—he simply poured himself a cup of tea and took a small sip.

The more Yue Qingxian spoke, the deeper the smile in his eyes grew. Since it was confirmed that Bai Yan had no romantic interests, he was the perfect choice for the reception.

Perhaps it might even lead to a good match...