Chapter 193: Kindness

“Shut your jinxing mouth! How could I go missing if I didn’t run around?”

“But what if a ghost took you away?”

“You’re the one a ghost would take!”

“Quiet! Both of you stop arguing!”

“……”

The students who wanted to search for the missing people were in the minority and were quickly outvoted by the majority.

Given Lü Yang’s kind nature, he should have sided with those wanting to search. But he knew this wasn’t the Real world; it was the Mysterious Domain. He was fully aware of the dangers in Mountain Peak Village at night. Plus, he wasn’t in his strong body now, and he needed to protect Yi Ya, so he chose to remain silent.

“Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll take a few boys to search nearby. The rest of you stay here and listen to Director Gong. Don’t wander off,” male Counselor Chen Jinhu proposed to the students.

Lü Yang shook his head. He now preferred not to search for the missing students. Also, those four students were very strange. Who knew why they had disappeared?

In such a dangerous Mysterious Domain, missing people were most likely already dead. Perhaps they had died yesterday, and today all four of them were impersonated by Faceless Persons… Those going to search might fall into a trap. Insisting on going out could lead to even greater losses.

“Who will come with me to search?” Chen Jinhu asked the students.

“Those four students might have died long ago and are now disguised by Faceless Persons. I suggest not going to look for them,” Lü Yang finally spoke up to stop Chen Jinhu.

Not going to search himself was one thing, but stopping others seemed selfish. However, if Lü Yang didn’t try to stop them now, he would be sending them to their deaths.

“Keep your lies to yourself! I don’t need you to tell me what to do!” Chen Jinhu glared fiercely at ‘Lin Yin’.

“You’ll get them killed!” Lü Yang retorted to Chen Jinhu.

“Yinyin, be quiet!” Gong Xue stopped ‘Lin Yin’. As a Counselor, it would be wrong not to search for missing students.

Chen Jinhu looked around and, seeing no one step forward, called out to Gong Jian to come search with him. ‘Lin Yin’ reached out and pulled Gong Jian back, forbidding him to go.

Gong Jian looked troubled but also had a hint of happiness, probably feeling touched by ‘Lin Yin’s’ concern and dependence on him.

Chen Jinhu didn’t insist on Gong Jian, likely out of respect for Gong Xue. He then asked other boys instead.

Yang Lin and Wu Yunfei naturally refused to go search. In the end, aside from Gong Jian, Yang Lin, and Wu Yunfei, the four remaining boys all followed Counselor Chen out the Ancestral Hall door to search. Since Gu Zheng was the only male tour guide, he was also called along by Counselor Chen.

“Don’t be afraid, Yinyin. I’ll stay by your side,” Gong Jian whispered softly to ‘Lin Yin’, his voice extremely gentle.

Lü Yang got goosebumps and quickly let go of Gong Jian’s arm.

Now that Lü Yang was in Lin Yin’s body, he was completely powerless. After the Mysterious Domain activated, he couldn’t use Eerie Cards. So, Gong Jian was the only protection for ‘Lin Yin’ and Yi Ya. They had to keep him alive as long as possible.

After Chen Jinhu left, Gong Xue walked over to Gong Jian and ‘Lin Yin’. She pulled Gong Jian aside, probably to discuss something with him.

“I doubt Instructor Chen will make it back,” Yang Lin said to Wu Yunfei beside him, looking toward the Ancestral Hall’s back door.

“Oh? Young Master Yang, do you know what’s going on here?” Wu Yunfei asked Yang Lin.

“I don’t know, but since that little bitch Lin Yin said so, they definitely won’t return,” Yang Lin stated his inference.

“Young Master Yang, you believe that little bitch too?” Wu Yunfei looked unconvinced.

“Hmph! Not just Instructor Chen and the others—we probably won’t see tomorrow’s sun either! Only that little bitch Lin Yin knows what this is all about!” Yang Lin’s eyes fell on Lin Yin, then scanned over to Yi Ya.

“Yeah, she must be behind it!” Wu Yunfei quickly agreed with Yang Lin.

“Want to have some fun with her?” Yang Lin said with a smile, looking at Wu Yunfei.

“Young Master Yang means?” Wu Yunfei looked puzzled at Yang Lin.

“Now in this Ancestral Hall, besides that idiot Gong Jian, it’s just the two of us guys. I plan to take Yi Ya into that small room over there,” Yang Lin said, putting a cigarette to his lips. Wu Yunfei quickly took out a lighter and lit it for him.

“Take her to… that small room? Oh… I see… Young Master Yang, you should’ve done this sooner!” Wu Yunfei said, looking enlightened after lighting Yang Lin’s cigarette.

“That little bitch never gave me any respect. Not being with me was one thing, but she brought a Migrant Worker to disgust me. I’ve put up with her for too long! Tonight, I’m going to vent all this frustration!” Yang Lin narrowed his eyes.

Wu Yunfei stayed silent, puzzled. Didn’t Yang Lin usually like Yi Ya? He even avoided saying anything bad about her in front of Yang Lin. Why was he suddenly calling her a little bitch?

“Later, I’ll humiliate her thoroughly, then take her away. If Gong Jian dares to interfere, you take him out! After I’m done, if you want that little bitch, she’s yours. If not, pick any girl in this Ancestral Hall you like. Tonight, we’ll have a final feast!” Yang Lin laid out his plan to Wu Yunfei.

“Take out Gong Jian?” Wu Yunfei was stunned. He was a big guy and had beaten people up often while following Yang Lin, occasionally even making them bleed when he was really angry. But he had never killed anyone before.

“Only by getting rid of Gong Jian can we control that little bitch Lin Yin and find out what’s really happening in this village. Otherwise, we won’t live to see tomorrow. Remember, that Lin girl is key to our survival,” Yang Lin took a deep drag from his cigarette and blew out several smoke rings.

“Alright! Let’s do it! I’ve wanted to get Gong Xue for a long time! And that Lin bitch too—tonight I’ll skin her alive!” Wu Yunfei felt a stirring below and grew excited.

“Let’s go. Tonight, we’ll be real men!” Yang Lin threw his cigarette on the ground and walked toward Yi Ya.

…

Lü Yang planned to study the Mural again but turned and saw Yang Lin and Wu Yunfei approaching Yi Ya. Yang Lin started talking to Yi Ya, who turned to leave, but Yang Lin grabbed her wrist…

“Let go!” Yi Y said angrily, looking at Yang Lin.

“I just wanted to see how you’re doing. Why do you always keep me at a distance…” Yang Lin tightened his grip on her wrist, preventing her from pulling away, and even started pulling her toward him.

“Let her go!” Lü Yang was furious. He rushed over and shouted sharply at Yang Lin, his eyes filled with intense killing intent.

How dare you touch Yi Ya’s body!?

“Yinyin, if a girl is always this fierce, she’ll get uglier…” Yang Lin, annoyed, took the chance to mock Lin Yin.

“If you don’t let go now, I’ll make sure you die right here!” Lü Yang gave Yang Lin his final warning. So much had happened today that Lü Yang hadn’t dealt with him yet, and now he suddenly appeared, trying to harm Yi Ya.

Lü Yang was not someone who liked to kill unnecessarily. But Yang Lin had been harassing Yi Ya for a long time. It was because of his relentless pestering that Yi Ya had no choice but to make an agreement with Lü Yang, having him pretend to be her boyfriend.

Yi Ya was Lü Yang’s bottom line—those who crossed it would die. Before, without the Eerie Computer, Lü Yang had held back. But now, as an Intermediate Gui User with plenty of Eerie Points in his account, killing one or two people he disliked was easy. The only reason he hadn’t acted against Yang Lin yet was the kindness he still held inside.

“You stupid bitch! I gave you face, but you didn’t want it!” Yang Lin suddenly dropped his usual gentlemanly act and threw a heavy punch at Lü Yang’s face. Caught off guard, Lü Yang spun and fell to the ground, his head dizzy and a salty, metallic taste in his mouth.

Clearly, this body was too weak, nothing like his original one. Yang Lin wasn’t very big, but that punch was enough to hurt ‘Lin Yin’ badly.

Yang Lin didn’t care about Lü Yang’s anger. After the Mysterious Domain activated, the Eerie Computer had disappeared, and no matter how many Eerie Cards he had, he couldn’t use them!

After falling, Lü Yang regretted his kindness. He regretted not using an Eerie Card back in the Real world to have Yang Lin and Wu Yunfei Erased.

He hadn’t done it because he felt that although Yang Lin had designs on Yi Ya, it wasn’t a capital offense. If he killed him just over a rivalry, he’d be no different from that scum who set a girl on fire after she rejected him.

But now, he was clearly tasting the bitter consequences of his own kindness.

“Yang! How dare you hit Yinyin!” Gong Jian had been talking with his sister Gong Xue and sensed something wrong when he heard the commotion. He didn’t expect Yang Lin to start hitting Lin Yin after just a few words. Enraged, his eyes bloodshot, he charged at Yang Lin.

Just as Yi Ya was Lü Yang’s bottom line, Lin Yin was Gong Jian’s. Anyone who harmed her, he would rush at without hesitation, especially after ‘Lin Yin’ showed concern for his safety by holding his arm earlier. He felt he would gladly die for her now.

Wu Yunfei suddenly jumped out and blocked Yang Lin, pulling out a foot-long Dagger and waving it to keep Gong Jian from getting closer. Although he had agreed earlier to take out Gong Jian, now that it came down to it, Wu Yunfei hesitated.