Qing Yun let out a faint hum and laugh and ignored the message sent by the man.



So many students have left, but magically, no one has focused their attention on the events of that day. This is Wei Changxiu’s ability. If he wants to deal with a person, he can do it in such a way that no one can detect the fault at all or even notice that there was someone who made a move.

The students who led the last incident were all dropped from school. For the students who were curious to see the fun, once their families heard that Wei Changxiu had appeared, they were ordered to keep the events of that day in their stomachs.

As for why Xiang Chenjin did not find anyone from the Wei family coming to pick up Qing Yun, it was undoubtedly because a certain man had bought a property next to the school and came to pick up Qing Yun on foot every day.

Thinking about that man, Qing Yun couldn’t help but yawn. Wei Changxiu did not often go out in his life, but now he is willing to run to school every day, stay in an inconspicuous place and wait for him. This kind of well-behaved look really does make Qing Yun’s anger subside a lot.

But there is one thing, this man is still unwilling to accept the energy he passed on as if he was clinging to some bottom line. This makes Qing Yun helpless and a little confused. It’s just some energy, why does the man value it so much?

Now, Qing Yun’s soul is already very strong. He feels that his soul has grown a thousand times stronger compared to before he crossed over or has completed a qualitative change. So now, in this world, Qing Yun does not even need to carefully avoid the Heavenly Dao again, and the Heavenly Dao’s breath is becoming extremely faint instead.

As his soul became stronger, Qing Yun developed an inexplicable feeling that instead of being as afraid of the Heavenly Dao as before, he was like a careful predator, eager to find and devour it.

This feeling of flipping their statuses indeed gave Qing Yun an indescribable pleasure. He was almost suffocated for more than 10,000 years because of the obstruction of the Heavenly Dao and was almost devoured as a bit of nourishment for the protagonist.

As a fugitive avenger, his stance with the Heavenly Dao was unending to begin with.

Although the butcher’s knife hanging over Qing Yun’s head has been like a toddler’s toy that can not cause him any harm, Qing Yun still has some worries in his heart.

After all, the wound in the man’s soul is unclear. If it were not for the fact that he did not detect the breath of the Heavenly Dao in the wound, Qing Yun almost thought that the man went behind his back to fight with the Heavenly Dao alone.

Although the man’s injuries have not worsened dramatically by now, they have become a little worse with the passage of time, especially when the man refused to absorb his energy.

This makes Qing Yun anxious. He held his cheeks and sighed. Qing Yun suddenly thought that he seems to have not yet seen the man’s body. He could simply drag his soul out and let it go. He did not believe that the man could still play dumb at that time.



This time Qing Yun’s phone vibrated again. He looked down and saw that it was a message from Father Xiang, informing him to go home today.

Oh? He really guessed it right.

The original body’s fear of Father Xiang mixed with disgust once again struck Qing Yun’s heart, but his eyes immediately seeped with a slightly harsh cold smile.

All the various pains stored in Xiang Chenyu’s mind made Qing Yun empathize with him. Qing Yun originally thought that every original host in each world stood on the opposite side of the protagonist like him, so the original host’s experience would easily evoke his painful memories of being attacked by almost the entire world at that time.

But as his soul became complete little by little, Qing Yun did find that he had a special connection with the original host in each world.

As usual, the message was returned, and Qing Yun stared at the simple message to his father on the phone. His calm-like gaze seemed to penetrate the phone screen and easily see through the ugly desire in Father Xiang’s heart.

He remembered that Father Xiang later seemed to have contracted a gambling problem, which is considered a slight hindrance to the protagonist Chenjin. In the original direction of this world, Xiang Chenjin took the initiative to break up with Wei Shiang because of his father. Still, it made Wei Shiang, who knew the truth, more heartbroken for him.

When the matter of Father Xiang was finally uncovered by the media, Xiang Chenjin also used the matter to portray an image of a man who struggled to support his family but was dragged down by his bloodsucking father to the extreme. He became the winner of the International Music Competition. With this image, he directly rose to fame beyond the music circle. Even an 80-year-old woman would cry for him when mentioning this poor young man’s life.

As for Xiang Chenyu, after he failed in the International Music Competition, he was sold to the casino by the desperate Father Xiang and could only be a performer in the shadows for the rest of his life, letting his beloved music reverberate in that dark and dirty underground casino full of all kinds of desires and money, not even being able to end his own life.

Qing Yun gently covered his eyes, as if he was comforting that painful and sad teenager, and as if he was soothing a part of himself.

The bell rang, and Qing Yun’s class was over for the day. He didn’t stay any longer and simply packed up his things and returned to the Xiang family house.

Once he got back to the house, Qing Yun saw that Father Xiang was already waiting in the living room.

He has not returned to the Xiang family house for a long time. Now, at a glance, the whole house has a kind of inexplicable depression. The housekeeper and servants are still there, but their faces show an uncontrollable worry from time to time.

Mother Xiang is not at home. Qing Yun guessed that at this moment, she would have gone back to her mother’s house to think of a solution for Father Xiang’s matter.



Now, the family’s debts are no secret in the whole family. This must not be the first time that Father Xiang withdrew money from the company. And to make this usually imposing man lower his voice to seek help from his son, the company’s money must have been greatly exploited. Perhaps Father Xiang still owes money to others outside.

Qing Yun pondered for a while and was surprised to find that Father Xiang seems to have fallen a little faster in this life. How long has it been since this has become this way?

Watching the silent and gloomy adopted son enter the house, Father Xiang sitting on the sofa did not show a humble expression like he had with Xiang Chenjin. Instead, he was more stern, raising his eyes and giving Qing Yun a sideways glance, asking, “How often does the Wei family come to pick you up now?”

The situation was very different from before when the Wei family driver was waiting outside. Hearing Father Xiang’s question, the teenager standing by the door bowed his head in silence for a while before he spoke hoarsely, “The Wei family said that my playing is no longer needed.”

Father Xiang snorted. This answer did not surprise him. The current performance of the adopted son is very different from that of the previous days, which supports Father Xiang’s suspicions.

Sure enough, the Wei family just treats Xiang Chenyu as a thing. Isn’t it just a person who plays the violin? To put it nicely, he is a musician, but in fact, isn’t he just a tool for rich people’s entertainment?

The father, who is not very successful in music, maliciously belittled Xiang Chenyu as well as thousands of musicians who have achieved more than him, as if this could comfort his mood of repeatedly hitting a wall back then.

In Father Xiang’s mind, music was both the best tool to elevate his status in front of thousands of people, the one thing that made him feel proud about himself. At the same time, it was the most frustrating blow to him and the area that he disdained the most.

The pride and inferiority that fermented in his heart mixed into an unspeakable aggressiveness, which had been hidden under Father Xiang’s moralistic appearance. But when it comes to the little Xiang Chenyu, it is revealed.

It was this same bitterness that led to Father Xiang’s complete dive into the music competition at the underground casino.

When he thought of the purpose of calling Xiang Chenyu back, Father Xiang’s slightly gloomy eyes pierced towards Qing Yun, and his tone was his usual reprimanding one: “Sure enough, you are useless. You’ve only been in the Wei family for a few days, and now you’re driven back? Well, even the Wei family won’t keep an ungrateful thing like you.”

Seeing the young man tremble with restraint as usual when he heard the words “ungrateful”, a flash of satisfaction flashed in Father Xiang’s eyes as he leisurely picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea. Then, in that sarcastic and oppressive tone, he slowly said, “When you were adopted, the Xiang family spent a lot of money. I’m afraid the orphanage you stayed at wouldn’t have been able to stay until now.”

Hearing Father Xiang mention the orphanage again, the straight back of the young man standing in the living room finally collapsed, as if Father Xiang had poked the softest place in his heart, making him break down at once.

“And I spent a lot of effort to train you to learn the violin, your violin……”



Not waiting for Father Xiang to finish his words, the teenager’s hoarse voice rang out, “I’ll pay it back, I’ll pay it all back.”

In fact, after Xiang Chenyu turned sixteen, he has been working in various restaurants and cafes. His current food, clothing, housing, and transportation as well as tuition fees are not taken from the Xiang family at all.

But the orphanage will always be a sacred place in Xiang Chenyu’s heart. Whenever Father Xiang mentions his financial support for the orphanage, Xiang Chenyu will put down all his defenses and accept his father’s accusations and even angry scolding.

“Oh? Is that so? The family has been having some difficulties recently, as you can see.” Hearing his adopted son’s firm words, Father Xiang finally showed a kind of softness as he continued, “It just so happens that you went to the Wei family……”

But without waiting for him to finish, the slightly agitated youth interrupted: “I will be the winner of the music competition. The prize money for the competition is half a million dollars, and I will give it all to you. There is also the fee paid by the Wei family before……”

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Father frowned, half a million? What is the use of 500,000? The competition is just a way to become famous, and the prize money is not the most important. Moreover, Father Xiang has not yet reached the point where his humanity has been destroyed. He still privately hopes that his own son Xiang Chenjin will win the music competition.

Looking at this young man, it is estimated that he will not be able to get any benefit from the Wei family, and that dark thought surfaced again in Father Xiang’s mind. The music section of the underground casino has just started, and the “players” who play music inside are not of a high level, so the casino is searching for talents.

But those families who can let their children receive the best music education are either wealthy or have small assets, so why would they work in a casino?

Of course, this is just the open way. There are several players in the casino who have their tongues cut and their faces disfigured, and it looks like the casino is getting people through irregular ways.

Father Xiang’s viper-like gaze swept over his adopted son. This son of his has become quite famous, and he even played “Flowing Water” at the competition. Such a person will certainly be at the top of the casino. Likewise, the price should be ridiculously high. It should easily allow the owner of the casino to cross off his gambling debts, and maybe he can even earn more than that.

The stupid desire hit the bottom of Father Xiang’s heart. Qing Yun saw the ambition and struggle in this man’s eyes clearly, and he smiled maliciously. Previously, he was worried that Father Xiang would be afraid of the Wei family and would not dare to move against him, but now it seems that he worried too much.

However, he can not yet bear the results to Father Xiang so early.



Father Xiang’s thoughts were again interrupted by his adopted son’s panicked voice: “I played ‘Flowing Water,’ and the judges were very positive about me, so I’m sure I’ll get the prize.”

The young man explained in a panic as if he was afraid that Father Xiang would not believe his words.

Hearing his adopted son’s words, Father Xiang’s mind paused for a moment. He had forgotten that the boy’s performance of “Flowing Water” had not only increased his value but also brought him into the spotlight. If something happened to him at this time, I’m afraid it would not be easy to muddle through.

A hint of agitation flashed in Father Xiang’s eyes, so he had to wave his hand and let his adopted son leave: “Okay, I’ll wait for your prize.”

The young man went upstairs as if relieved. Father Xiang looked at his back, biting his nails nervously. He forgot that the more fame this kid has and the higher his value, the harder it would be to deal with him.

It would be nice if there was a little something……to make his reputation plummet back down when it reaches its highest point.

Seeing that Father Xiang had already started to think, Qing Yun did not stay much longer in the Xiang family. In the evening, he excused himself to prepare for the competition and left the Xiang family again.

When he went out, Qing Yun just happened to meet with Xiang Chenjin.

Xiang Chenjin was stunned but then remembered what Xiang Chenyu came home for today, and a trace of odd emotions mixed with joy flashed abruptly in his eyes.

People are always like this. When they are alone in trouble, their hearts will be angry and even cursing. However, when they see someone they hate facing a similar situation but worse off than they are, their mood will somehow become good.

Thinking of what would happen to Xiang Chenyu after his father’s incident and leaving the shelter of the Wei family, Xiang Chenjin’s heart is inexplicably happy, though even he himself does not know where this pleasure comes from.

After Qing Yun left the Xiang family, he took a car directly back to his place with Wei Changxiu. As soon as he returned, he saw Wei Ming waiting for him outside.

Wei Ming immediately greeted him and whispered, “Mr. Xiang, the boss is in a little bad shape and has been looking for you. If you didn’t come back now, I’m afraid I would have to go to the Xiang family to pick you up.”

“Mm.” Qing Yun answered. He thought it was fortunate that he came back quickly. Otherwise, Wei Ming would have really run to the Xiang family to pick him up, and he might have scared Father Xiang into some kind of state.