Translator: phizzlepop
Editor: mantou
Even until nighttime, Yang Qian never came back again.
Ye Ming turned around and went back to bed to catch up on sleep, but was actually woken up by Yang Qian the next day, and almost couldn’t maintain his expression.
Yang Qian was dressed smartly, and said to Ye Ming, “Put on your clothes, you’re going out with me today. I’ll wait for you outside.”
Ye Ming looked at the clothes Yang Qian had tossed to him, appearing dumbfounded.
【Ye Ming: Why is he suddenly letting me go outside? Hasn’t he always left me inside the base? What happened?】
【888: Yang Qian decided to make a trip outside with the others. He’s taking the initiative to lure Huo Yi out.】
【Ye Ming: Oh! So it’s like that. That’s not too surprising, it’s not his style to keep passively waiting around for someone else to act first. If he stays in the base, Huo Yi will remain very cautious, but if he goes out, the probability of him making a move is much higher.】
【888: Exactly.】
【Ye Ming: But I don’t want to go out, ah. I’d much rather stay inside the base. It’s so warm and comfortable here, ah! QAQ】
【888: He he he.】
Yang Qian was standing right outside the door, his slim-fitting clothes outlining his tall and powerful figure as he leaned against the wall. His side-profile was stern, and his body was slender. He turned his head and glanced at Ye Ming. There wasn’t a word of explanation, just an indifferent command, “Get in the car with me.”
Ye Ming also didn’t dare to ask too much, his gaze lowered as he walked over. He got in the car and sat beside Yang Qian.
Yang Qian instructed his subordinates to drive out, and didn’t give Ye Ming a second glance. He hadn’t brought many people along with him on this trip. He’d only brought along Shi Yang and a few other confidants. A bit over ten people in four cars departed.
But actually, this was only on the surface. After they went out, there were others who’d secretly catch up with them at night by following the marks they’d leave behind. This daytime trip was just for the sake of giving off the false impression that they didn’t have much manpower. Only then, would there be a possibility of Huo Yi attacking them.
As for bringing Ye Ming along… he still didn’t feel reassured leaving him alone inside the base in the end.
Without even mentioning how this time, practically all of his own men had come out in full force, leaving the base lacking in protection, even last time, Huo Yi had still gotten close to Ye Ming and had almost taken him away. Although there were still risks when going out, the safest place was still right by his side, and Yang Qian would absolutely not give Huo Yi any more opportunities to take advantage of!
Ye Ming’s hands were clasped together, and he was feeling ill at ease. Yang Qian hadn’t brought him outside in a long time. He didn’t know why Yang Qian had brought him out, but he didn’t have the luxury of resisting or expressing his doubts, so he didn’t ask or say anything.
At noon, the convoy stopped at an abandoned gas station to take a break.
Zhao Jin walked over with the map, and loudly said to Yang Qian, “Boss, there’s a prison two kilometers ahead. We can go take a look. Maybe there’s something left.”
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Yang Qian’s face had hardened, but no particular expression could be seen on it. He only nodded, and said, “Okay.”
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By the time Yang Qian and the others arrived at the outskirts of the prison, it was already nighttime.
It was extremely quiet at night, and there weren’t many living creatures. There were only the sounds of the wind blowing against the rustling leaves, creating a somewhat chilling effect. Yang Qian commanded, “Our vision isn’t good at night, so it’s too dangerous to go straight in. We’ll just rest here for the night, then go in tomorrow to scout it out.”
His subordinates set up the tents, and left two of them on night watch, while the others fell asleep one after the other.
Yang Qian watched Ye Ming go inside a tent to rest. He was silent for a moment, but didn’t follow him in. Instead, he went to the periphery. After a long while, he seemed to faintly hear something. Ability-users had much sharper senses. He recognized that it was the sound of a zombie. He drew a dagger at his waist, and walked in that direction.
It was probably a single zombie, it was enough to just silently kill it.
A few minutes after Yang Qian left, a dark shadow quietly appeared on a nearby tree.
At this time, one of the men on night watch just happened to walk under the tree. He took out a cigarette, and was just about to light it, when a look of horror appeared on his face. In the next second, his throat was cut, and his corpse was dragged into the woods.
The shadows approached like ghosts, and the other was also killed in a single shot.
At this time, everyone else was still asleep, and had not reacted at all.
Huo Yi walked out from the darkness, his gaze frosty. He raised a hand, just about to kill everyone who was asleep, when suddenly, a sharp gust of wind came his way, and the muzzle of his gun was directly sliced off!
Yang Qian was slowly walking back from the woods with a cold expression. When he’d heard the sounds of the zombie just now, he’d already suspected that this was a trap from Huo Yi, with the purpose of drawing him away to divide and conquer. So, he hadn’t kept going forward at all, but had stayed outside for a while instead, then came back the same way. Sure enough, he saw Huo Yi appear!
That strong gust of wind woke all his subordinates up, and in an instant, both sides fell into battle!
Ye Ming was pretending to be asleep inside the tent, but no matter how accommodating he was, he couldn’t fall asleep, because 888 had told him that Huo Yi had arrived! Although he knew that neither of them would kill him, the fighting was chaotic, plus the subordinates on both sides wouldn’t care about his life, so there was still some danger. Swords and spears were blind, and if he was accidentally hit by a stray bullet, he’d undoubtedly die… Ye Ming still hadn’t completely walked out from the shadow of being smashed to death by a billboard, and was hiding inside the tent, shivering.
【Ye Ming: Ge, do you think I should go outside, or not go outside?】
【888: Go outside, ba. It’s already this noisy, it’s too fake to pretend to be asleep any longer.】
【Ye Ming: But, isn’t it more dangerous if I go out, should I just hide here, then? QAQ】
【888: …】He’d never met such a cowardly host before!
【888: You’re free to do what you’d like. After all, I’m just making a suggestion, not forcing the host to do anything.】
【Ye Ming: …】
Forget it, it was better to go outside, ba.
Ye Ming came out from the tent looking like he’d just woken up in a panic, and saw Huo Yi and Yang Qian’s men fighting each other. Some of them used their abilities, most of them used their guns, and some were even unarmed using hand-to-hand combat…
Ye Ming seemed to be shocked. He was standing there, not knowing which way he should go, his face turning pale. Someone happened to fire a shot near his feet, so he ran the other way in a panic, seemingly unaware that Huo Yi was in that direction!
Yang Qian’s expression instantly darkened!
Huo Yi’s reaction was even faster. He’d also been paying attention to Ye Ming, and yanked him over in one go. Ye Ming hadn’t expected that he’d actually bump right into Huo Yi, and struggled like his life depended on it. Huo Yi felt that he was being too restless, and directly knocked him unconscious with a single palm strike. Then, he lifted Ye Ming up and briskly backed away!
Yang Qian chased after him without a second thought!
A sneer hung on Huo Yi’s lips. He knew that Yang Qian wouldn’t give up. His dark figure was like an agile cheetah in the night, swiftly weaving his way through the thicket, entering the dense forest.
At night, the forest was full of danger, especially under these circumstances where it was laden with traps. Huo Yi knew that it’d be difficult for him to defeat Yang Qian by himself, so he’d laid down traps ahead of time, just waiting for a chance to lead Yang Qian over here to kill him with his geographical advantage.
Yang Qian wasn’t familiar with this forest. Suddenly, he seemed to have stumbled over something. Countless sharp arrows shot at him, and he quickly dodged sideways. In the blink of an eye, Huo Yi had run further away with Ye Ming again.
Huo Yi’s figure moved quickly, and placed the unconscious Ye Ming in a safe spot, then turned back to fight with Yang Qian once again!
There were traps placed everywhere in this forest. Yang Qian not only had to block Huo Yi’s attacks, but also had to evade the concealed arrows in the dark. Huo Yi’s other subordinates also faintly seemed to be approaching this area. He suddenly found himself in a critical situation!
An arrow grazed Yang Qian’s shoulder, scraping off some flesh, bringing with it a burning pain.
And at this moment, Yang Qian suddenly missed a step, and couldn’t avoid Huo Yi’s attack in time, so his arm was hit by his flames, giving off the smell of something burning. Huo Yi rushed over with a smirk.
Yang Qian watched as Huo Yi approached. When he was less than a meter away from him, a dangerous gleam flashed in his dark eyes. Just now, he’d chosen to act vulnerable and risk an injury in order to draw Huo Yi over. At this moment, he abruptly grabbed Huo Yi’s arm, and broke it with a kacha, then flung Huo Yi away!
Huo Yi was caught off guard, and his face turned pale from the pain, as he clenched his teeth. He took several steps back before he was able to stand firm. He hadn’t imagined that Yang Qian could still have such high combat power even after being injured. He’d already used his best moves, but he still hadn’t been able to take Yang Qian down… once he thought about how he might not be able to kill Yang Qian today, and how his xiongdi Liu Wenguang had also been fed to the zombies by Yang Qian, he became endlessly infuriated, the look in his eyes cold to the extreme.
Liu Wenguang had been dragged down by him. If he hadn’t insisted on snatching Ye Ming away, they wouldn’t have been stopped by Yang Qian.
“You know what? I rarely regret anything in my life…” Huo Yi looked at Yang Qian with an icy gaze, then said slowly, “But I do have some regrets… about not directly killing you back then.”
He regretted not taking Yang Qian’s life because of his contempt back then, leaving himself with such a deadly menace.
Yang Qian’s expression shifted minutely, and his footsteps paused. He initially hadn’t intended on saying much to Huo Yi at all, but Huo Yi just had to say this sentence… and Yang Qian couldn’t help but remember Liu Wenguang’s shout of resentment before he’d died. He’d also said that he regretted not killing him before.
Had Huo Yi actually planned on directly killing him back then? Then, why had he said those things to him?
Yang Qian slightly clenched his fists, his sharp gaze falling on Huo Yi’s face. A trace of a deep, probing look rapidly flashed across his eyes, but a scornful smile was plastered on his face instead, “Is that so? That’s not what you told me back then… and now it’s too late for regrets.”
“Xu Xiaofei, Liu Wenguang… and also you. I won’t let any of you go,” Yang Qian’s voice was cold, carrying with it a boundless chill.
Huo Yi had only sneered when he was listening to the beginning, but once Yang Qian said Xu Xiaofei’s name, he was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing! It was as though he’d discovered his enemy’s weakness at last, an incomparably wonderful feeling, and even the resentment in his heart had been mollified quite a bit.
Yang Qian frowned, and said in a cold voice, “What’re you laughing at?”
Huo Yi’s thin lips were slightly raised, his narrow eyes looking at Yang Qian, a strange cheer in his voice, “I’m laughing, because, so what if you returned alive, didn’t you still end up losing to me.”
Yang Qian’s gaze was dim, “Is that so?”
Huo Yi chuckled, “You can’t even figure out who the targets of your revenge should be. You can even harm the person who loves you the most. Can this be called winning, then?”
“If this is all you wanted to say, then you’re about to be disappointed,” Yang Qian revealed a sardonic smile, “He doesn’t love me.”
“Because he betrayed you, right?” Huo Yi looked at Yang Qian, the corners of his lips curving up as he said word by word, “Ah… I really feel like it wasn’t worth it for him. In order to give you a way to survive, he didn’t hesitate to throw himself at me. But in the end, you actually repaid him in this way, torturing him, hurting him… and even believing that he doesn’t love you.”
“Do you still remember what I told you back then? I said that I’d originally planned on letting you go, but since Xu Xiaofei wanted you to leave, then I’d drive you away, so you’d never show up in front of him again… hahahaha, I can still remember the look in your eyes at that time, the despair and pain… truly a pathetic and pitiful ant, you actually believed me just like that,” Huo Yi watched as Yang Qian’s expression abruptly changed, and said clearly and slowly, “I didn’t intend on letting you go at all. Anyone who dares to disrespect me has to die, but Xu Xiaofei overheard me instructing Liu Wenguang to kill you, so he foolishly ran over to beg me, even saying stupid things like how he didn’t want to see you ever again. He had no idea you were next door, and had no idea that I’d already seen through him a long time ago…”
“He thought that he’d be able to save you like this, allowing you to get away from me. Really silly and kind-hearted. The thing I like the most is watching ants like you struggle in the palm of my hands.” Huo Yi’s ruthless and derisive gaze was filled with glee, “Of course, I had to promise him. For you, he was willing to obediently stay by my side. He even believed that he’d helped you, and held onto a glimmer of hope that you were still alive… he had no idea that even if I’d driven you out, I could still send you to your death all the same. I could even make you believe up until your death, that it was him who’d wanted you to go die. Breaking you guys apart was actually very easy. Don’t you think it’s funny?”
Yang Qian’s tightly clenched fists slightly trembled, “What did you say?”
It couldn’t be. Things couldn’t be like this.
“The only thing I didn’t expect was that he stayed by my side for two years, still thinking about you in his heart, still waiting for you to come back…” Huo Yi saw that Yang Qian was shaken, and cruelly added fuel to the fire, “I didn’t expect that he’d actually manage to wait until you came back, but… I think right now, he probably feels like it would’ve been better if you hadn’t come back, ba.”
“Shut up!” Yang Qian’s eyes were bloodshot, and he glared at Huo Yi furiously!
Things couldn’t be like this!
“What? You finally got your revenge on him, aren’t you happy? You’re not regretting it now, ba? But… he probably won’t forgive you,” Huo Yi laughed, his gaze sinister, “Don’t forget, if it hadn’t been for him, you would’ve already died two years ago—”
When the last word left Huo Yi’s lips, he pulled a dagger out from his boot, and charged at Yang Qian again like a flash of lightning! There was a ruthless glint in his eyes!
Yang Qian stared at Huo Yi’s suddenly approaching face, as well as the cold gleam in his hands, but his gaze couldn’t help but fall on Ye Ming who was on the ground in the distance, and he momentarily fell into a trance.
It couldn’t be like this…
It couldn’t be!
The author has something to say: wishing everyone a happy new year’s day in advance ~ ~ stay happy and cheerful throughout the new year oh, mwa mwa づ
The translator has something to say: **pops open bottle of champagne** we madE iT
got major Marvel movie vibes. no, no, not because of the fighting and superpowers… because the villain’s speech was on-point and made lots of sense, ofc
Now…let the abuse begin~~
yes, thank you for your service Huo Yi~
Everyone’s favorite part~
I don’t drink so I’ll be cooking a pack of instant noodles to celebrate. Hm, I’ll also add an extra egg and beef. Let the party begin!! 🎉🎉🎉
I’ll also eat right now the dark chocolate I have. It perfectly describes my mood at this moment 🍫😌
the more times Yang Qian repeats “it can’t be”/”impossible” the more entertaining it gets
nibbling on melon seeds intensifies
Is it bad that I skip from early in the arc to this chapter just for the gong abuse 👀
hahaha welcome~ it’s very satisfying seeing the abuse esp in this arc
Let the suffering begin! 😆🤩
🎉🎉🎉
honestly feeling more satisfied than Huo Yi said he felt before he started his speech
now … let’s wait for a broken heart …. Muahahaha….😊🤭
😈😈😈 smash it to pieces…. shatter it to pieces… stomp all over the pieces… hehehehehehhehe
Muhahahahhahahahha I can’t stop laughing! Oh yeah Aha Aha Aha Ahaa 👯♀️🕺🏻. It’s starting, your torment is starting Yang Qian muhhahahahahahhaha. This chapter is just perfect 🤌🏼. Finally we’re getting what we want. Tormenting the worst Male Lead ever.🕺🏻I just can say “ You deserveee itt !!!! “ Hihihi. Since when did I become so evil? No Idea. This kind of ML just brought it out. I never even knew I had this side of me xD
I actually feel a weight coming off my chest from Hou Yi’s monologue 😏☺
it was so petty i enjoyed it. i think the next chapter is p good too for other reasons~
The villain speech made me face-palm, like how the hell did you talk so much and not take any action the entire time you were talking 🤦🏻♀️
lmao villains are such cHaTtErBoXeS
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
hahahahaha villain template rules. during a showdown, the villain must always be granted no less than 20 minutes to give a monologue uninterrupted so the viewers can truly understand their tragic backstory/listen to their evil villainy plot from beginning to end/attend a brag-fest.
i think what i just attended though was a mix of a brag-fest and evil plotting and ngl i had a great time, like go off Huo Yi, tell him like it is cHATTER AWAY SIR
thanks for reading! <3
Oh come’on!
When I thought that I finally stock up enough chapters then this happened, the gong abuse is finally here yet… the cliffhanger!. Translator-sama why you doin’ this😭😭😭😭. Anyways, thank you for the chapter 💕
nooooooo it… it was unintentional, i swear!!! looks back at chapter… it rlly… is kinda a cliffie though… hmmMMMmmmMMMm
thanks for reading! <3
😂😂 this is clearly the author’s fault
I’m so happy!! I was literally trembling with excitement and squealing while reading Huo Yi’s monologue!! Highest praise to the Scum-Gong-Abuse God!! Huo Yi, you made us wait so long, but you didn’t disappoint us. You delivered… above and beyond! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼
this villain halo shines brighter than the protagonist halo, Huo Yi was such a mood. so embarrassed for you, Yang Qian, Ye Ming-gege didn’t even bother with schooling you this time and just left his assistant to do the faceslapping… because… somehow his assistant had a higher IQ/EQ and had a better understand of XXF’s character…
IKR!? 🤦🏻♀️ I’m embarrassed for that fool too! Dumb@ss…
Here comes the karma called ye ming 😂
hehehe and karma strikes hard and fast~
THE JUSTICE HAS COME!! SCUM ABUSE!! SCUM ABUSE!! SCUM ABUSE!!
HUO YI YOU’RE SO AMAZING!!
HUO YI, THE DEMIGOD OF CANNON FODDERS, BEST PLOT ASSISTANT OF MEN, SECOND MOST SCUM OF ALL!! (in this arc)
SET SAIL UNDER THE BANNER OF ABUSING THE SCUMMIEST, YANG QIAN, AND RESTORE THE HEART OF WHITE LOTUS YE MING!!
WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (OmO)… That’s fun doing a recreation. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CHAPTER!! I CAME QUITE LATE…
glad you arrived 😂
the moment we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived… the truth is out!!!!
the funniest part is actually how Ye Ming-gege got knocked out so rlly he spent this entire scene laying safe and sound underneath a tree in the forest while these 2 + all their men are going at it over here
The climax of the story is so dramatic and heartwrenching… and then we get to the comment section. Such a joyful and harmonious atmosphere, readers celebrating and eagerly waiting for emotional abuse to start 😂
here at SSSG we like to keep things mullet-like… business in the front, party in the back. 🎉
I cant even fully dislike the antagonists in these qt gong abuse stories bc I look forward to these villain speeches so much lol, like yes yes brother yi tell him everything!!
Violated
verbal abuse
Threats
Physical abuse
-Tortured
Taking away his dignity
Mental abuse
Hell MC better not forgive him and get back together