SCWP Chapter 37

Compromise

Compromise

“Host, don’t worry. Dying in a small world only means your soul can’t match a suitable host. The moment you die, you’ll return to the lounge.”

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll fail the mission?” Lin Qichi’s every sentence was a probe. Regarding this unreliable colleague, the system, it’s best to keep the rules in his own hands as much as possible.

“We were just temporarily pulled in to be responsible for assistance. The main part still needs to be completed by the administrator.”

041 said it lightly, but it had no practical effect at all.

Since the system appeared in the small world for the first time, Lin Qichi was too lazy to beat around the bush and asked directly, “Who is the administrator’s current identity?”

041 replied in a businesslike manner, “The system has program protection. You, Host, don’t have permission to inquire yet.”

“What is the permission level for inquiry?”

“Host, the quick transmigration mission doesn’t have a level system, only tiers. As long as you complete ten missions, you can advance a tier, and the permissions of the lower tiers will all be open to you.” 041’s mechanical voice was as usual, but you could hear a very human-like flattery in its tone.

Is the difference in instructions to the system that great for a single tier’s span?

“Is my current state also your doing?”

“Yes, Host. I’ve temporarily adjusted your body data, but you still need to do things like cooling down and reducing fever yourself. The system can’t interfere too much in the small world.”

“Mm.” Lin Qichi responded. The toxins from last night should have been resolved by now, and the cause of the fever was only the ubiquitous yin energy at night.

Lin Qichi found some medicines to strengthen his spirit and nourish his body. Although they couldn’t completely resolve the damage caused by the yin energy erosion, they could at least allow him to hold on for a longer period of time.

Qi Feiyu comes every night, in addition to molesting him, there’s also that yin energy.

What does he want to do?

The situation of the Meng family’s wild graves hasn’t been investigated yet. If his body has more problems, then he can only hand over the reins to Wen Ren Shu and be a hands-off shopkeeper himself.

As long as he keeps En Sihan from dying, there’s nothing else to worry about.

“Host, have you found a treatment method?”

“So-so, can live.” Although Lin Qichi’s data was adjusted by the system, and he didn’t directly faint, he was still uncomfortable and replied perfunctorily.

Objectively speaking, 041 is really a very unreliable partner, easily making people suspect whether it is going out to take side jobs.

It could obviously enter the small world. If there was a skilled worker, many unnecessary troubles for the novice could be avoided, but the system was so indifferent in the lounge (maybe taking side jobs).

Lin Qichi swallowed the pills together with the cold tea from last night. His body was still extremely sore.

After drinking the medicine, his body started to feel cold. Lin Qichi shrank back into bed, forcefully maintaining a sitting position, and after getting rid of 041, he couldn’t help but curl up and wrap the quilt tightly around himself.

The room still seemed to have lingering yin energy, chillingly cold.

Lin Qichi felt for a fire talisman from the edge of the bed, held it in his mouth, and gently blew on it. A few small flames popped up on the fire talisman and scattered around the room, but the fire talisman wasn’t damaged in the slightest.

Lin Qichi spat out the talisman paper, held the two corners of the quilt with his hands, and wrapped his head in it as well.

No wonder his body has been getting weaker and weaker recently, and he couldn’t find the source. It turns out that his soul is being hurt.

There wasn’t enough heat in the room. Lin Qichi’s waist was suddenly scalded, and he instantly remembered the burning hot jade pendant from last night.

He had been freezing cold, so Lin Qichi realized that the jade pendant, which was originally worn on his coat, was directly tied around his waist with circles of thin string.

Secretly cursing someone’s immoral behavior, Lin Qichi fumbled to find the end of the knot. His hand was already stretched out, but there was no knot at all!

He didn’t know what material the thin string was made of. The beginning and the end were connected without any opening, and the closure was just wrapped around his waist, unable to slide down because it was stuck on his hip.

Lin Qichi gritted his teeth and took off his top. The jade pendant, with black hair threaded through it, was already red-hot, but not so hot that it was unbearable to touch.

Qi Feiyu was very good at judging when to visit at night. It was exactly the time when the family head couldn’t be disturbed every day. No wonder he dared to come and go freely in the Wen Ren family’s mansion.

Although the place where the jade pendant was tied was embarrassing, the temperature from the jade pendant reduced a lot of the low temperature phenomenon caused by the yin energy erosion.

Lin Qichi decided to ignore it, put on his clothes, and immediately got up to find Wen Ren Shu.

Although he didn’t know where the administrator was, since his mission was to maintain the world line, he should follow the plot line’s arrangement.

The wild graves in the back mountain of the Meng family, in the world line, were En Sihan and Ye Chenxi’s first step in building relationships in the Heavenly Master Association after solving the Scrapyard.

Although the situation in the Scrapyard was a bit different, the first floor situation was still consistent with the world line, except for the wailing infant.

In the original world line, the wailing infant and the male ghost formed a father-daughter trap, and the two cooperated to devour all the surrounding remnant souls. The male and female leads narrowly escaped when breaking the trap.

But Lin Qichi clearly remembered that the male ghost didn’t care at all when he saw him persecuting the wailing infant. Only when the host’s box was damaged did he lose control of his emotions.

If he guessed correctly, the wailing infant was already dead before they arrived.

The upper and lower layers must correspond, and the middle can only absorb them by filling in the gaps.

Therefore, Meng Yu hid Chen Yan in the yin energy.

Lin Qichi thought of Meng Yu disappearing when he said the name “Qi Feiyu.”

“Meng Yu and Qi Feiyu, are they really not the same person?”

“Who are you insulting?” Qi Feiyu’s lazy voice suddenly came from the jade pendant.

Lin Qichi ignored him and took off the clothes he had just put on again, only wanting to quickly remove the rope, but he couldn’t find a way to do it.

It was already embarrassing enough that the place was tied so awkwardly, and there was actually someone inside.

“Wow ~ Baby, your body is so white.” Qi Feiyu’s tone was surprised, and the jade pendant became several degrees hotter.

That bit of temperature didn’t mean much to Lin Qichi, but with this heat, the discomfort on his body improved a bit.

Lin Qichi understood the trick and said in a gentle tone: “Come out, and I’ll let you see enough.”

“No, the scenery is just right here.” Qi Feiyu shamelessly rejected his invitation.

“You… no, you,” Lin Qichi suppressed the impatience in his heart and said as kindly as possible, “You must be someone with special fetishes.”

“You flatter me, you flatter me.” Qi Feiyu was quite modest.

Lin Qichi took a deep breath, suppressed the anger that was building up, and kindly persuaded: “This place doesn’t cure diseases, you can go home and see a doctor earlier, don’t delay your condition.”

“Where my wife is, is my hometown.” Qi Feiyu said it solemnly.

It would have been better if he hadn’t mentioned it. As soon as he mentioned it, Lin Qichi remembered that the world line said that En Sihan was his only wife, Qi Feiyu’s only wife.

“Okay, good,” Lin Qichi gritted his teeth in anger, “I’ll take you to find your wife right now.”

Lin Qichi didn’t even bother to look for Wen Ren Shu at this moment, deciding to throw Qi Feiyu to his “hometown” first.

“Huh?”

Before Qi Feiyu could ask what he meant, Lin Qichi put on his clothes and strode out of the room.

Although he didn’t know what illness this schizophrenic boyfriend of his was suffering from, Lin Qichi still separated the two personalities very clearly. Seeing the two of them themselves was reluctant to be tied together.

After Meng Yu’s two wedding welcomes and a period of time together, Lin Qichi didn’t care anymore about the world line that he didn’t know who had fabricated.

But Qi Feiyu was different. The first time they met, he exuded murderous intent, and the subsequent impressions were worse than the last. During the Six Corner Tower incident, he even deliberately let En Sihan see through his true form.

Lin Qichi admitted that he was a very petty person. His waist felt hotter, and Qi Feiyu’s tone was reproachful.

“You’re very emotionally unstable right now.”

“You made me angry.” Lin Qichi said bluntly.

Qi Feiyu: “I’m doing this to protect you.”

“Then don’t add ‘mutually beneficial’ at the end.” Lin Qichi didn’t often go to find En Sihan, only remembering that this time should be in the practice room.

Chen Yan didn’t matter, but if it was Qi Feiyu, it was better to go around further away.

Qi Feiyu: “Why so prickly?”

“Our relationship hasn’t reached the point where we can talk calmly, right?” Lin Qichi’s attitude towards things he didn’t like was always very straightforward and sharp.

Qi Feiyu’s influence on him was too bad, and Meng Yu had disappeared for so long, inevitably meaning some venting anger.

Qi Feiyu: “Actually, I quite like you.”

Lin Qichi: “You’re welcome.”

Qi Feiyu: “You’re really strange.”

Lin Qichi: “No need to beat around the bush and call yourself shallow. If I had a lower IQ, I might not understand.”

Qi Feiyu sincerely wanted to clap his hands and cheer: “Then we’re really compatible.”

“Who are you insulting?” Lin Qichi used the same words to return the favor.

“You can try me.”

“I’m sorry, you’re flattering me.”

Qi Feiyu never concealed that superior’s posture from him, and Lin Qichi also clearly told him that he didn’t like it very much.

“I always feel like you should have guessed who I am.” Qi Feiyu’s tone was low, with a teasing undertone.

“You’re the second personality that split out after my boyfriend developed schizophrenia.” Lin Qichi said it lightly, but the pace of his feet became heavier and slower.

The sequelae of the yin energy erosion came again, as if he had been suddenly thrown into an ice cellar and then quickly dragged out.

“Putting the cart before the horse.” Qi Feiyu gave people the feeling of frowning just by hearing his tone.

Lin Qichi stopped where he was and paused. The heat on the jade pendant increased a bit, and he felt a little better. He still retorted, “Quite the opposite.”

“Why can’t you ever give in a little?”

“Because…” Lin Qichi paused and said in a clear and distinct voice, “I’m a steel straight man.”

Qi Feiyu blurted out: “Don’t go online anymore in the future. I should really take away your phone.”

Lin Qichi replied without thinking, “Are you starting to manage me?”

After speaking, they were both silent for a long time.

Lin Qichi thought: Why do they all want to take away his phone? Just because he doesn’t play himself? If you can’t experience the fun of modern technology, you forcibly deprive others of the way to experience the fun. It’s really pitiful.

Qi Feiyu, hiding in the jade pendant: What am I saying? Am I getting more and more influenced by him?

Qi Feiyu was anxious to find some words to make up for it, and said without thinking, “With this skin, it’s not bad for you to be a pretty concubine.” After Qi Feiyu finished speaking, he was disgusted with himself.

“The appearance fee starts at a billion words.”

“How much is the whore fee?” Qi Feiyu didn’t know what he was thinking, and the words he asked were full of malice.

“I sell my skills, not my body.”

“A face artist…” After Qi Feiyu finished speaking, he also felt that what he said was absurd. It was obvious where he had been mixing too much.

“Don’t play electronic networks anymore.”

“Rejected.”

“Then practice more, you have no strength.” The practice room was mostly filled with outstanding children from the Wen Ren family, and there were also quite a few girls. It would be bad for Lin Qichi to talk to himself again after arriving.

Finding En Sihan in the crowd of girls, Lin Qichi greeted everyone one by one and led her to the resting place.

“How did he tolerate you?” Qi Feiyu had little contact with Lin Qichi in a sober state. In less than an hour, he let him break all the filters from before.

Lin Qichi’s impression of him was even more rigid, actually exactly the same as described in the world line, with a bad and stubborn nature, a high and mighty power holder.

Lin Qichi couldn’t help but finally retorted: “Why don’t you think I’m compromising with him?”

Qi Feiyu was silent, probably realizing that Lin Qichi didn’t like him.