Whoosh!
Qin Shi narrowed his eyes and subconsciously took three steps back. Then, he saw a flash of gray light in front of him. His skinny body brushed past him and fell into the pile of rubbish at the side with a bang.
The figure's head was stuck straight on the ground. His entire body was covered in dust and looked very dirty. Most importantly, fresh blood could often be seen on his skin, making him look extremely pathetic.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Qin Shi was somewhat responsible for this fall. Feeling guilty, he took a few steps towards the pile of rubbish and pulled the young man up.
"Huh?"
But the moment he pulled the young man's arm, Qin Shi's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at the young man with a look of disbelief.
He actually felt a terrifying fluctuation of the Cryptic Spirit Realm from the young man's body?
That fluctuation of Spirit Force was something that even he felt fearful of.
But the problem was that the young man seemed to be deliberately suppressing this Spirit Force, causing it to be like a giant dragon that was trapped. No matter how much it roared, it couldn't break free.
"No, no, I'm fine."
Being pulled up by Qin Shi, the young man hurriedly broke free from Qin Shi's grip and lowered his head.
In that instant, Qin Shi caught a glimpse of his appearance. It was a rather handsome young man. His age should be similar to Qin Shi's. He had a head of fiery red hair, delicate features, and sharp edges.
But when he saw the young man's actions, Qin Shi narrowed his eyes in confusion.
He found that there was a sense of inferiority from this young man that didn't match his age and cultivation. From beginning to end, he didn't even dare to raise his head to look at Qin Shi. And just as Qin Shi was puzzled, the young man noticed that Qin Shi's sleeve was stained with some dust. He immediately trembled and bowed down, patting the dust off for Qin Shi.
As he patted the dust off, the young man apologized, "I, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to dirty your clothes. Don't hit me, please don't hit me."
"I, why would I hit you? It was my fault just now, I should …"
"No, it was my fault!"
The young man lowered his head even more and immediately interrupted Qin Shi's words.
Hearing this, Qin Shi's face darkened. He didn't know why, but when he looked at this young man, he couldn't help but think of the one year he spent in the deserted town.
"Come quickly, the madman is here."
Just as Qin Shi was deep in thought, a group of chattering noises rang out. Soon after, he saw a dozen young masters of similar age to him whizzing out of the alley.
This group of young masters were all dressed in gold and silver. Their faces were full of fat, completely revealing the appearance of hedonistic young masters. The three leaders waved their feathered fans in their hands. Their faces were filled with ridicule as if they did not see Qin Shi. They swaggered over to the young man.
These three young men barely reached the young man's chest when they stood in front of him, but each of them was extremely arrogant and domineering, and they walked as if they were tens of thousands of dollars.
On the side, Qin Shi focused his attention on the group of young men. These young men were quite strong, and each of them seemed to be at the Early or Mid King Spirit Realm. If they were in a small place like the ancient city, they would already be considered as overlords of a region.
The leader of the three was a short man with a protruding mouth and monkey cheeks. He stepped forward and grabbed the young man's chin. After lifting it up, his eyes lit up with joy as he turned around and said, "Brothers, did you see that?
He's not even injured after we beat him up, he's practically a live target. "
"Really?"
The others stepped forward and pinched the young man's face together. After confirming that there were no wounds, they laughed and said, "Haha, that's great! We won't have to face those wooden stakes at home when we practice martial arts in the future. Isn't there a ready-made live target now?"
"Come on, let me try first. I just learned a rank 5 martial art from my father."
Next to the short man with a protruding mouth and monkey cheeks, a thorn-like young man stepped forward. Immediately after, a monstrous fire rushed out of his palm as he raised his hand.
The raging fire soared into the sky, and the blood-red light dyed the nine heavens. Then, with a loud bang, a huge ball of flesh suddenly burst open and spread its wings, forming a hundred-foot Luan Phoenix.
"Phoenix Dances in the Ninth Heaven!"
The thorn-like young man roared, and the Fire Phoenix seemed to be reborn from the fire. It flapped its wings of raging fire, and with a cry, it shrouded the disheveled young man.
But surprisingly, under the scorching heat, not only did the disheveled young man not become angry, but his eyes blurred with horror. He actually plopped down on the ground, hugged his head, and shivered. "No, no, please don't …"
Whoosh!
Boom!
The fiery light immediately fell, but a moment later, a black shadow covered half of the sky, and in the blink of an eye, swallowed the hundred-foot Luan Phoenix.
Qin Shi stood in front of the disheveled young man, and a hint of anger flickered in his eyes.
There were two things that made him angry. The first was that this disheveled young man was clearly in the Cryptic Spirit Realm, so why didn't he fight back in front of these pompous young masters?
And he was even begging for mercy?
The second was that this group of young masters. Qin Shi felt the same way when he was in Desolate Town. A person's inferiority complex wasn't innate, it was all forced out by this group of beasts.
The fiery light was swallowed, and the young masters were stunned at the same time. Then, the young master who activated his martial art said angrily, "Fuck, where did this country bumpkin come from?
How dare you block this young master … "
Pa!
Before he could finish speaking, there was a crisp slap, and then five bright red finger marks were directly branded on the left side of his face.
"You, you dare to hit me?
I'll kill you! "
Covering his face, the young master's anger surged to the top of his head. Without hesitation, he raised his fist and swung it down at Qin Shi's chest.
But before he could move forward, a black light flashed in front of him like a shooting star, causing his lower abdomen to spasm. Then, he directly turned into a deflated ball and flew a hundred meters away.
Boom!
With a loud sound, he directly crashed into the wall at the entrance of the alley, and the violent impact shattered the wall.
This sudden scene stunned the rest of the young masters. A few of them looked at Qin Shi timidly and trembled, "You, who exactly are you?"
"Get lost!"
Qin Shi squeezed out a word between his teeth, and then the pressure of the Cryptic Spirit Realm rushed down like a raging river.
Being enveloped by the spiritual pressure, the young masters trembled in fear, and each of them was scared out of their wits. In the time it took to take a breath, the leader of the group howled, and was the first to turn and run.
Since the leader had run, who else would dare to put on a brave front?
One by one, they ran faster than the other, like rats crossing the street, scattering in all directions.
Looking at the fleeing crowd, Qin Shi cursed in disdain. Only then did he come back to his senses and looked at the embarrassed young man. The young man was still holding his head and trembling.
Seeing him in such a sorry state, Qin Shi was infuriated and scolded, "Stop shaking, they've all left."
"Gone?"
The young man timidly raised his head. When he saw that the group of young masters had really run away, he suddenly stood up and bowed to Qin Shi. "Thank you very much for saving my life, thank you very much for saving my life, thank you very much …"
The young man who was like a repeater suddenly angered Qin Shi, and he angrily howled, "Damn, why are you even more useless than Han Zai?"
"I asked you, what's your name?"
"Me?" The young man was stunned, and then whispered, "I, I'm Feng Hen."
"Feng Hen?"
Qin Shi whispered, and then asked in a loud voice, "They just hit you, why didn't you fight back?"
"Fight back?
No, I can't fight back. They just want to hit me, not kill me. I can't fight back. "
As soon as he heard the word "fight back", Feng Hen, who had just become a little more serious, immediately shook his head and stepped back like crazy.
Clang!
Qin Shi's heart wavered a little. How long had he been oppressed to make him feel so inferior?
Looking at Feng Hen's appearance, Qin Shi really didn't know what to say. He knew that no matter how much he said, it would be useless. If he wanted Feng Hen to get rid of this inferiority complex, he could only rely on himself to cure him from the root, just like himself.
For this reason, he didn't talk nonsense, but just suppressed a long sigh, "Feng Hen, remember, if you want to be bullied, you have to make yourself stronger. If you don't want to be bullied anymore, you have to make yourself stronger. You're on your own."
After that, Qin Shi didn't stay. With a depressed mood, he walked away from Feng Hen and walked toward the restaurant in the distance.
He felt that the clear sky seemed to be covered with gray haze.
Looking at him leaving, Feng Hen raised his head weakly. Under his clear eyes, there was an indescribable light and shadow.
But no matter what the light and shadow was, the only thing that was certain was that it was not inferiority complex.
…
Back at the restaurant.
Qin Shi's mood was very heavy all the way. There were many people like Feng Hen in this world. No matter where they were, they couldn't avoid it.
He could help one, but he couldn't help all. If they wanted to change this situation, they could only rely on their own efforts to get out of the shadow bit by bit.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, the waiter immediately put on a white belt and flattered him, "Oh, Young Master, where did you go so early in the morning?
Have you had breakfast?
If you haven't, I'll arrange for someone to get it for you. "
After that, he didn't wait for Qin Shi to agree or not, and directly turned and walked toward the kitchen.
"Come back!"
But at this time, Qin Shi's five fingers stretched out of the black robe and grabbed the waiter back.
"Young, Young Master, what can I do for you?" The waiter was startled.
"Don't be nervous, I want to ask you something."
Qin Shi smiled helplessly. The night had passed, and now it was time to get down to business. "Let me ask you, do you know that a village outside Leng City was massacred not long ago?"
"You mean Chaoyang Village?" The waiter was stunned.
"I don't know what village it is, about a hundred miles away from Leng City."
"Then it is Chaoyang Village. Ah, speaking of this, I think it's better not to ask, Young Master." The waiter nodded and then said with melancholy.
After pulling a chair to the side, Qin Shi sat down and played with the teacup on the wooden table. He frowned and asked, "Why?"
After looking around and seeing that there was no one around, the waiter lowered his voice and said, "To tell you the truth, Young Master, Chaoyang Village is already the 30th village in the eastern region to be massacred."