Chapter 219 : Petty Ghosts are Hard to Deal With 1 (1/2)
When Shi Sheng returned to the system space, she appeared to be rather out of sorts. For a long time, she simply stood, motionless, without saying a single word.
During this period of time, System felt like it should break the silence, but in the end, it didn’t dare to. ‘I DON’T THINK IT WOULD BE AGOOD DECISION TO BOTHER HOST RIGHT NOW…’
After who knows how long, Shi Sheng slowly walked over to the screen. Her head was slightly lowered so her expression was hidden, but the oppressive pressure surrounding her at that moment was a pretty good indication that she was anything but pleased.
Just when the System was beginning to feel a bit anxious, Shi Sheng suddenly slapped her hand down onto the screen.
“Shouldn’t you be giving me an explanation?” The grinding force behind the words indicated that she was speaking through clenched teeth.
[Host…] ‘I’M JUST A SYSTEM! PLEASE DON’T TAKE YOUR ANGER OUT ON ME!’
Shi Sheng’s fingertip lightly traced the screen. With the faint light emanating from the screen adding onto the eeriness of her expression, Shi Sheng’s face looked extremely horrifying to the System currently facing the brunt of her interrogation.. “Can’t explain? Then I’ll dismantle you!”
[Host!] ‘YOU CAN’T DISMANTLE ME!’
“Talk.”
If the System was human, right now it would have been trembling in its boots. Only after a long while did it gather enough courage to speak, [Host, I can only tell you that Feng Ci will appear in your missions. I can’t tell you anything else.]
This was the System’s bottom line.
“Will he be in every mission?” Shi Sheng’s eyes flashed.
[…I am unable to tell you that.]
“Huh…” Shi Sheng took her hand back from the screen. “What’s the person behind you planning? En?”
[……] ‘HOST, ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM PARANOIA? FORGET IT, I’LL JUST KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT.’
Shi Sheng stared expressionlessly at the stats that appeared on the screen.
Name: Shi Sheng
Morality Points: -125,000
Life Points: 20
Contribution Points: 13,500
Mission Rank: C
Mission Points: 76
Hidden Quest: Not completed
Hidden Quest Reward: 0 Contribution Points
Side Quest : Not completed
Side Quest Reward: 0 Contribution Points
Item List: “Queen’s Crown”
‘Morality points went down by 3k, even life points got deducted by 10!’ Shi Sheng could barelysuppress the urge to dismantle System, but upon thinking that she might be able to meet Feng Ci again in these missions, she held back.
“Why did Bu Jingyun suffer from Scarlet Yearning?”
[Do you wish to know the hidden plot?]
“Yes.”
Although the clan Bu Jingyun had been born into was not a very prestigious clan, it had still been somewhat reputable. However, the year Bu Jingyun was born, his father disappeared, starting the series of unfortunate events that would shape his life.
His uncle had coveted his mother for her beautiful looks. As Mother Bu was merely a weak woman with no way of protecting either herself or Bu Jingyun,she could only marry his uncle for her son’s sake.
But Uncle Bu was already married, and even had a kid of his own. Ever since the day Mother Bu married Uncle Bu, his original wife opposed Mother Bu at every chance.
But the more she did so, the more Uncle Bu doted on Mother Bu.
With her heart twisted by jealousy, the original wife secretly obtained the method to cast Scarlet Yearning from a wandering cultivator and attempted to use it on Uncle Bu.
Unfortunately, the wife hadn’t expected that not only did Uncle Bu dote heavily on Mother Bu, he also treated Bu Jingyun like his own son. As a result, Bu Jingyun had been the one to drink the chicken soup she placed the catalyst for Scarlet Yearning in.
But since she didn’t fully complete the forbidden art, the Scarlet Yearning in Bu Jingyun was only half-complete. This was the reason why he didn’t have to drink the blood of a specific woman.
A half-completed Scarlet Yearning wouldn’t act up as swiftly. Only when Bu Jingyun was 16 did he suffer an attack.
Once his uncle’s wife found out, she immediately began spreading rumours that he was a monster.
By then, she was the decision-maker in the Bu Clan. Even if Uncle Bu wanted to help, he couldn’t. In the end, Bu Jingyun’s mother died for the sake of protecting him.
Soon after, Bu Jingyun escaped in the night.
After that, he quietly hid and endured and cultivated until finally, when he was 25 years of age, he crushed the entire Bu Clan with his own power and became famous.