Translator: phizzlepop
Editor: mantou
T/N: sorry this chapter is a bit late… um… i fell asleep halfway >_<
Ye Ming held onto the door frame, staring at the scene inside the room.
What was going on… why was Yang Qian here, why was Xu Xiaoyue so angry, was Yang Qian still unwilling to let him off, then? Was he going to do something to Xiaoyue?
At this moment, the urge to protect his little sister overcame his fear, and he rushed in front of Xu Xiaoyue to guard her behind him. He clutched her hand tightly, then looked straight at Yang Qian, his lips quivering a bit, “What are you doing here?”
Yang Qian stood there without moving. Ye Ming’s sudden appearance hadn’t even given him any time to react, and now he had no choice but to face his worst case scenario.
But what made him even more upset was Ye Ming’s gaze that was filled with fear and dread, yet seemingly also the determination to fight him to the death at any moment… so, he still believed that he wanted to hurt them.
The suffering and self-deprecation hidden in the depths of Yang Qian’s eyes intertwined with each other, and he was silent for a long time, before he spoke in a hoarse voice, “Just a coincidence.”
There was unparalleled fury in Xu Xiaoyue’s gaze, her face flushed as she said to Ye Ming, “It’s not a coincidence! Those things, those things…” Humiliation and anger swept over her face, “were all given to me by Director Liu on Yang Qian’s orders.”
She bowed her head, and choked out to Ye Ming, “I’m sorry, ge, I shouldn’t have taken those things. I won’t do it anymore in the future. I didn’t know… If I’d known, I would’ve never accepted them.”
She could accept anything from anyone else, but, as for Yang Qian’s things, absolutely not!
Ye Ming was slightly startled. He looked down at the food scattered across the ground, then glanced at the apologetic look on Xu Xiaoyue’s face, a look of dawning comprehension gradually emerging in his eyes. It turned out that Yang Qian hadn’t come over to threaten his little sister, he’d come over to deliver some things, but… why did he have to use such a roundabout method to give them food under such a guise?
Ye Ming couldn’t understand this. He’d only wanted to draw a clear line between him and Yang Qian, but how long had it even been… before Yang Qian had reappeared in his life once again. Had he actually never intended on letting him go, had he really just been lying to him and making fun of him before, then?
“You, what exactly is it that you’re trying to do?” Ye Ming’s voice slightly shook, a sense of helpless indignation in his dark eyes.
Yang Qian’s entire body felt cold, and he slightly clenched his fists.
He knew that his actions wouldn’t be appreciated. And it was precisely because he didn’t want Ye Ming to overthink things, that he’d used such a method to silently take care of him. But once the thing he’d been carefully concealing was suddenly exposed like this… once he was finally confronted with such a scene, the reality was more painful than he’d imagined it’d be.
Xu Xiaoyue hated him, and would rather die than take his things. Ye Ming wouldn’t appreciate them either, and would only worry about his ulterior motives.
This used to be the person he loved the most, and the little sister of the person he loved the most. They used to trust him very much, and rely on him… but all of that was gone now. It was exactly because of how much they’d trusted him before, that once they hated him, the hate was that much greater, and the less they could forgive him.
As for this point, hadn’t he also profoundly experienced it for himself?
Now, it was his turn to have a taste of what it was like to be unable to explain himself.
The depths of Yang Qian’s pitch-black eyes were suffused with deep suffering. The discomfort was so great, that he could hardly speak or even breathe, and couldn’t make a sound.
He’d really just wanted to help them a little, afraid they were living under poor conditions. After all, he finally had the ability to take care of them… but all this in front of him made him feel that everything he possessed had become meaningless.
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He’d wanted power so he could protect the person that he loved. Without anyone to protect, what was the point of having all this power?
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The director was scared out of her wits. She’d received a lot of benefits from Yang Qian in return for properly taking care of this matter. Now that things had become this way, what was she supposed to do if Yang Qian’s fury turned on her?
She reached over and yanked on Xu Xiaoyue’s hand, revealing an awkward smile, “Xiaoyue ah, are you misunderstanding something about Mr. Yang? He’s doing this purely out of the kindness of his heart, ah. In this world today, who else would give away their things like this? Don’t be too impulsive, calm down a bit first.”
Normally, Xu Xiaoyue would always treat this director with great respect, but now, seeing her ingratiate herself with a fawning look on her face, she suddenly felt incredibly disgusted. It was this person who’d partnered up with Yang Qian to deceive her!
Xu Xiaoyue sneered, “Director Liu, I see you’re unaware of our situation, so it’d be best if you don’t casually intervene, so as to not implicate yourself. Yang Qian isn’t some kind of good person.”
Director Liu had a bitter look on her face. It was exactly because she knew that Yang Qian wasn’t a good-natured person, that she didn’t dare to go against him, ah! This Xu Xiaoyue was usually a person who understood how to take note of the current situation, why was she being so stubborn now? What if you actually p*ssed Yang Qian off like this, could you even get anything good out of it?
People ought to understand when to stop before going too far.
What Director Liu was worried about was precisely what Ye Ming was also worried about. Although he very much resented Yang Qian for continuing to interfere with his life, and also had the courage to fight him to the death, he was even more terrified of Xu Xiaoyue angering Yang Qian, afraid of not being able to protect Xiaoyue… at that time, the peaceful life the two siblings had finally acquired, would be destroyed once again.
He no longer wanted to experience that kind of despair ever again.
Since this was the case, it was better to take a step back and endure what he could.
Ye Ming squeezed Xu Xiaoyue’s hand, and whispered, “Don’t say anymore.”
Xu Xiaoyue didn’t take too kindly to Director Liu, but was rather obedient in front of her big brother. Although she was still very angry, she didn’t say anything else.
Ye Ming looked up at Yang Qian, and tried to keep calm, his voice quavering as he said, “You, you don’t need to send anything over in the future. We don’t need them. We’ll be leaving first…”
Yang Qian watched this entire scene, the corners of his lips slightly jerking upwards, revealing a self-deprecating smile, like he was watching a ridiculous farce.
And he was the main character of this farce, a being that everyone was scrambling to get rid of.
Are you really that scared of me?
“Halt.” Yang Qian suddenly spoke up, his voice slightly cold.
Ye Ming’s actions of turning around abruptly stopped, a look of despair appearing in his eyes, sure enough… did Yang Qian still refuse to let him off?
Yang Qian looked into his eyes. Then, he began to walk over step by step, until he was in front of Ye Ming, then lowered his head to gaze at Ye Ming’s face.
He looked at the panic in Ye Ming’s eyes. Ye Ming had never considered the fact that he might not have wanted to hurt him at all, and had really just wanted to help him… there was no way he’d considered this at all. In his eyes, not only was he no longer a trustworthy person, but was a vicious and ruthless one, completely inhumane, who could only bring pain and suffering to others.
So he’d never get close to him ever again…
But, since you hate me this much, why won’t you scold me, why won’t you just directly drive me away, but are making concessions so carefully instead… right now, you won’t even show your true emotions to me anymore…
I’ll never again be able to see the unrestrained, playful laughter in your eyes.
The despair and powerlessness flowed all throughout Yang Qian, and there was nothing he could do about it.
If my presence can only bring you pain, then I won’t show up in front of you ever again. I’ll be more careful and try harder to restrain myself… and disappear from your world.
【Ding. Yang Qian’s Blackening Value -2. Current Blackening Value: 4】
Yang Qian just looked at him nostalgically like this for a while, then gave a self-deprecating laugh after a long time, “The one who should be leaving is me.”
This is where you guys belong. I’m the one who should leave.
After this, Yang Qian turned around and left, and didn’t look back again, his movements clean and neat.
Ye Ming watched Yang Qian’s back as he left in stunned silence, and didn’t seem to be able to react.
Xu Xiaoyue was also a little surprised. She’d been ready to go through a life-and-death struggle with Yang Qian. Who knew that Yang Qian would just leave like this, without even doing anything excessive. Although his back was still straight, his pace steady… there was a kind of defeated weariness to it.
How could that be possible? She’d gotten the wrong impression, ba?
Xu Xiaoyue came back to her senses, giving a cold look to the other person still left in the room, and said, “Director Liu, I’d better go back to working in the front, ba. I can’t afford to be here in your company.” After she finished, she pulled Ye Ming away, and left.
Ye Ming was dragged away by Xu Xiaoyue, appearing a bit absent-minded. Yang Qian had been treated that way by Xu Xiaoyue, but had left just like that in the end… could he really have just been trying to give them a hand? But why would he want to do such a thing… did he actually believe him then, and was trying to make up for everything out of regret?
If so, then that’d really be much too ridiculous. He didn’t need him to make up for anything at all. He only wanted to stay far away from him.
Xu Xiaoyue looked at Ye Ming’s restless appearance, feeling very guilty in her heart. She said with red eyes, “Sorry… I didn’t know those things were given by Yang Qian. I’m sorry…”
Ye Ming looked at his little sister, the look in his eyes softening, “It’s okay, I know you didn’t do it on purpose.”
Xu Xiaoyue hugged Ye Ming, “Even without him, we can definitely still live a good life!”
Ye Ming nodded, “En.”
………………
After that brief episode, Yang Qian really didn’t send anything over again. The two siblings returned to their frugal life once again, eating meat once a week. Ye Ming appeared airy and breezy on the surface, exceedingly content, when in reality, he was like this on the inside:
【Ye Ming: Ahhhhh, I want to eat meat, ah. I can’t stand this coarse food anymore ahhh, everything’s so tasteless and dull. I shouldn’t have complained about my life before… dying.jpg】
【888: You’re the one who just had to make an appointment at that time to go expose him. Was this not your objective, then?】
【Ye Ming: I had no choice, ah QAQ, if I hadn’t exposed him, then should I have just let things drag on like this? Compared to messing around in a post-apocalyptic world, I’d rather just finish my task earlier…】
【888: But now that you’ve exposed him, you won’t be able to eliminate much of his blackening value. He’ll only be that much more unwilling to appear in front of you.】
【Ye Ming: In times like these, I can only rely on my assistants… I hope they can work a bit harder!】
【888: He he.】
Some things couldn’t be rushed, so he could only wait. Ye Ming monitored Yang Qian’s movements through 888 every day, to better understand his situation.
Although Yang Qian didn’t appear in front of him again, he still often got his people to inquire for some news about him. In the end, he still hadn’t been able to completely rest assured.
Perhaps because of the frustration in his heart, he went out more and more frequently to hunt for zombies and search for supplies, and became more and more reckless, becoming injured several times, almost losing his life.
Yang Qian’s reckless behavior was noticed by his subordinates. Some of them were comrades-in-arms who’d fought together with him, and couldn’t bear to see him like this. Among them, the biggest man, Shi Yang, was the least able to maintain his composure. He’d met Yang Qian the earliest, and knew much more about him. He really couldn’t stand by and just watch any longer.
Ye Ming thought that someone would come and pay him a visit soon. Although he really wanted to finish his task earlier, this kind of thing really couldn’t be rushed, so he could only go with the flow.
Although working in the cleanup crew was relatively safe, it was still dirty and tiring. Ye Ming suffered at work every day. He felt that his life really wasn’t easy.
【Ye Ming moaned and groaned: To be honest, manpower is quite expensive nowadays. Even if I just went to a construction site and moved some bricks around, I wouldn’t be making just this little bit of money.】
【888: No problem, in the next world we’ll be returning to a modern world. It’s the last one. There’s still an opportunity for you to realize your dreams of moving bricks around.】
【Ye Ming: …】
【Ye Ming: Wu, I’m just kidding, that’s not my dream! Speaking of, I’m already dead in that world, ba. It’s not a xianxia world where I can die and come back to life again. What are you guys planning to do about that?】
【888: Find you a new body.】
【Ye Ming: Wooow, as expected of the omnipotent main system. Even that’s possible, ma!】
【888: The capability of the main system is beyond your imagination.】
【Ye Ming: This, I believe, just that it’s a bit too black-hearted. Look at this system store. Who even does business like this? Every single thing is so expensive, who can even afford to buy them, hmph!】
【888: He he, don’t let poverty limit your imagination.】
【Ye Ming: …】
【Ye Ming: Don’t say anything more, I’ll go move my bricks now /(ToT)/~~】
Although 888 spoke like he disdained Ye Ming for being poor, he was actually clear in his heart that everything in the system store really was very expensive. It was omnipotent and all-encompassing, using extreme temptation to make all of the hosts work desperately, no matter the cost.
Once deceased humans were enticed by the Lord God, there was no turning back for them after stepping foot into these transmigration worlds. Countless souls had fallen here, the pile of corpses and the destruction of one world after another providing a steady stream of experience points for the Lord God… But Ye Ming was different from them, so there was no need for him to know about these things. In Ye Ming’s case, this really was nothing more than a game.
But for 888, Ye Ming would probably be the only host who’d be able to part with him alive. As for his previous hosts, their final outcomes hadn’t been all that different in the end, no matter how long they’d lived, or how much stronger they’d been.
On his journey becoming the highest level system step by step, accompanied by the passing of host after host, he’d become indifferent to it all towards the end. To him, those hosts had been nothing more than passerby.
888 didn’t understand why the Lord God wanted to make an exception for Ye Ming, allowing a living human being to enter these transmigration worlds, giving him the right to come and go freely, even having him personally escort him around. He somewhat couldn’t understand the Lord God at present.
Therefore, it was because Ye Ming didn’t understand the true cruelty at work here, that he could act with such wanton disregard… but, there was nothing bad about that.
The translator has something to say: we’re finally seeing real hints of 888’s backstory and even Ye Ming’s backstory. Did anyone expect for 888 to actually be so high up?
despite his apparent indifference to hosts after watching them die one after another for so long, he’s sure had a lot to ask Ye Ming about along the way… one might even presumptuously assume that he’s concerned despite knowing he’s secretly been given really OP rights along with an OP escort anyway
as for the main system/Lord God, well, I’m sure you guys have guesses about why all these exceptions are being made
P.S. as always, if you guys spot any jarring Engrish, feel free to leave a comment or message me on Discord/Twitter. when i have time ill also go read through this entire arc again… depending on what time it was when i was translating, i was either on puny brain or big brain mode… the former occurring more often than the latter, unfortunately
Thanks for your hard work!
🤔 So I wonder, will Shi Yang come and kidnap Ye Ming for his boss or some crazy plan like that?
Also, I think you mentioned it before… this is the “same world” as SCSG, yes? And we’ll be seeing some old friends in that last arc? 😬 🤞🏼
hurhurhur i do wonder what Ye Ming-gege is specifically waiting for from his assistants… his plans are truly profound… Shi Yang is def the impulsive type but Yang Qian lowkey rules with an iron fist despite ah, retiring for the moment, and i feel like everyone’s def still scared of him too
thanks for reading!
(btw, yessss + certain old friends maaaay be making a guest appearance in the final arc 😊)
So excited!
How many arcs left?
2 for a grand total of 10. Next one is called “Reborn and Back for Revenge” and the final arc is “The Real World” 🙂
im lateee ahhhhh catching up to the chapterssss,, anywayyy thank you forrrrrr the chapter!!!!
OHOHO?? So you mean me crying my eyes out every arc is justified??
I knew this wouldn’t be that simple. To think the previous hosts died and the worlds actually were destroyed (tsks at YM for being kept in the dark by the very system he jokes and relies as a brother) So what exactly happened that caused a live person to arrive at different worlds, completing missions? Is there a possibility that the Lord God sensed something about MC? Or Lord God lost his souls in fragmented forms and allotted the task of collecting them back to the previous hosts, but they failed cuz they weren’t the one person he was waiting for? Hmm, so curious!