Chapter 12 012 A melodramatic plot

Yin Chu Jiu had put in a lot of effort to offer compensation, but with little success.

He had originally thought that he could soften Yue Ling's stance before the novel's plot even began, but his plan had clearly failed.

The plot he wrote begins when the protagonist is eight years old. When the protagonist is twelve years old, a major turning point occurs, and then the story unfolds in a repetitive pattern of being abused and enduring suffering until he receives a chance for a perfect rebirth and soars to great heights.

But Yue Ling is now twelve years old, and he hasn't changed at all. The only good thing is that he wasn't bullied as much as in the novel during the period from age eight to twelve.

Yin Chu Jiu had no time to be frustrated, because he was currently trying to lower the price of animal hides for his livelihood.

This is the bustling downtown area of ​​Yundu City. Unlike the busy streets, this area is mostly filled with mobile stalls. The owners simply put a cloth on the ground and set up their stalls.

One of the bosses was the one who bought Yin Chu Jiu's animal hides.

"Uncle Chen, this piece of leather used to sell for five taels, why is it only selling for three taels now?"

Uncle Chen is the boss's name.

"On the ninth day, it's not that I deliberately lowered the price, but that I had no choice but to."

Uncle Chen sighed and pulled Yin Chu Jiu to the back where he kept the animal hides. There were already many animal hides piled up there, more than usual.

Upon seeing so many animal hides, Yin Chu Jiu almost didn't react. "How can there be so many?"

“Recently, a very wealthy young master came to the city. He likes luxurious animal hides. Many hunters and cultivators in the city have gone to the forest to hunt magical beasts, and they have obtained a lot of hides. With so many hides, the price has to drop.”

Yin Chu Jiu understood, but he needed the money to support his family. He and Yue Ling had finally managed to kill a magical beast. First, they had to set a trap, then lure the beast, and finally outlast it.

If the animal hide doesn't fetch a good price, he and Yue Ling won't have enough to eat.

Even a single magical beast is not so easy for them to defeat.

Several years have passed, and his cultivation level is only at the seventh level of the Human Pearl.

The Illusionary Demon Continent is divided into three beads: Heaven, Earth, and Man. Each bead has ten levels, and the higher the level of cultivation, the more difficult it is to level up. Yin Chu Jiu's body was originally cannon fodder in the early stages; her aptitude was insufficient, and reaching the seventh level was already her limit.

Even a seventh-tier human bead is only slightly better than an ordinary person in this world...

He always hoped to sell animal hides to earn some money to support Yue Ling. If he couldn't even sell animal hides, how could he support Yue Ling? Should he let Yue Ling continue to be a beggar?

He had a dream that was neither too big nor too small—to buy Yue Ling a small house.

Over the years, he saved all the money he hadn't spent. The cost of living in Yundu City was quite high, and after saving for so many years, he had only saved a little over a hundred taels of silver. He was still a few dozen taels short of being able to buy a house in the city.

With a house, Yue Ling was no longer homeless and had somewhere to go.

"Master, Uncle, can you raise the price a little? Let's compromise, four taels, how about four taels of silver? Three taels is too little. We spent two days making the trap and most of the day luring the monster. Uncle Chen, can't you really raise the price a little?"

Uncle Chen: "..."

"Uncle Chen, look at this pelt. There isn't a single scratch. It's completely intact after being peeled off. The pure black fur is understated yet luxurious. It's an excellent material for making clothes or carpets." Yin Chu Jiu used the shamelessness he had when promoting products at school to vigorously sell the pelt in his hand. "Also, you can make this pelt into a cape. Walking on the street, you'll definitely turn heads and be the center of attention."

Uncle Chen: "..."

"Alright, alright, since you've been selling animal hides to me all this time, I'll give you an extra tael." In the end, Uncle Chen couldn't resist any longer and relented.

Yin Chu Jiu smiled so happily that his eyes narrowed. He didn't want Uncle Chen to do it himself; he carried the animal hides to the back and put them away. While Uncle Chen was getting the money, he asked him which rich young master had come and made such a fuss.

Although he is the original author, because this world automatically fills in the plot, he is often unaware of those small details.

"I heard he's the young master of a branch family from a powerful family in the east. I don't know why he came to Yundu City. The other three powerful families in Yundu City all have to bow down to that young master." Uncle Chen's voice was low, and he seemed very wary of revealing the secrets of powerful families. "Chu Jiu, we ordinary people don't need to worry about those things. It's none of our business anyway. The price of the animal hides should go up once that young master's excitement wears off, so don't worry too much."

Uncle Chen comforted her, thinking that Yin Chu Jiu should no longer worry about the price of the animal hides. But after he took out the silver, he found that Yin Chu Jiu was in a daze, as if she was startled and thinking about something.

"The ninth day?"

Yin Chu Jiu snapped out of his daze, suppressing his anxiety, and cautiously asked the young master what his surname and given name were.

Uncle Chen was puzzled, but he still answered, "I heard his surname is Gong and his name is Gong Yunxi. People outside call him Young Master Gong."

"This young master Gong, I heard that although he is rich and powerful, and very strong, already at the tenth level of the Human Pearl realm at such a young age, his personality isn't very good. I also heard that he likes..."

Once the gossip started, Uncle Chen couldn't stop, continuously telling Yin Chu Jiu about that young master Gong, but before he could finish, the boy in front of him turned and ran away.

Uncle Chen involuntarily reached out his hand, "Chu Jiu, you haven't taken your money yet..."

Yin Chu Jiu no longer cared about the money; at this moment, he only wanted one thing: the melodramatic plot was finally about to unfold.

As he mentioned earlier, in order to successfully portray Yue Ling as a ruthless and desireless character, he gave Yue Ling a melodramatic storyline involving betrayal.

The story has three main characters: Yue Ling, the girl he has feelings for, and the young master who torments Yue Ling.

The young master's name is Gong Yunxi.

He had just imagined this scenario, and now it's actually happening!

In the original storyline, Gong Yunxi, the young master, was an arrogant young master who loved listening to stories. On his first day in Yundu City, he sent his men to find out what fun things were happening in Yundu City and what new stories were being told.

His subordinate was a sensible man; in less than half a day, news of a monster in Yundu City reached Young Master Gong Yunxi's ears.

Young Master Gong Yunxi was very interested in the monster, so he sent someone to bring it over to play with. However, Yue Ling in the novel had been bullied since childhood and had long since developed a knack for hiding.

His unusual appearance had long made it impossible for him to face others, so how could he tolerate being treated like a wild beast and made fun of?

Therefore, in the novel's plot, Young Master Gong failed to capture Yue Ling until later when Yue Ling was betrayed by that girl, at which point he was finally caught.

The time Yue Ling was caught, Young Master Gong stripped her naked—truly completely naked—and put her in an iron cage, where she was admired by many powerful and influential people from Yundu City, who were invited by Young Master Gong.

This admiration lasted for a full half month. During that half month, Yue Ling's dignity was completely trampled on. In those people's eyes, he was not even as good as a beast. At least a beast can move freely, but he couldn't even move.

What a terrible thing to do!

Damn it!

Yin Chu Jiu cursed herself under her breath, feeling extremely regretful.

In recent years, his attention has been focused on Wen Nuan and Yue Ling, and he has completely forgotten about such an important plot point.

Fortunately, Gong Yunxi should have just arrived in Yundu City. He may have already found out about Yue Ling's existence, but he probably hasn't ordered anyone to capture Yue Ling yet.

Despite thinking this, Yin Chu Jiu ran very fast, darting through the streets and alleys of Yun Du City. Ten minutes later, he stopped in front of a small, dilapidated house and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the boy sitting calmly inside.

Fortunately, we made it in time.

When Yue Ling was eight years old, in order to avoid getting to know that little beggar girl, Yin Chu Jiu and Yue Ling discussed it for a long time and obtained Yue Ling's consent. They moved away from the dilapidated temple and spent some money to obtain the right to use this small, shabby house.

Yin Chu Jiu wiped the sweat from his brow and went inside. But when he entered and saw the smashed pots and pans on the ground, his anger flared up again.

He asked cautiously, "Has someone been here?"

The boy didn't seem to understand why he was so nervous; there was no trace of emotion in his eyes.

Yin Chu Jiu was so anxious that her mouth went dry, and she asked again, "Has anyone been here?"

After being questioned twice, the boy finally responded, asking casually, "What, you already know?"

—This is the monster. It looks extremely strange. If it were locked up for viewing, many people would definitely come to see it.

The boy didn't like to talk. Even after living with him for seven years, Yin Chu Jiu rarely heard him speak. Except when he was catching monsters, he would talk about how to set up traps and what monsters to lure. Otherwise, he was like a statue, so silent that it made people uneasy.

Yin Chu Jiu chuckled twice, then said, "Yue Ling, let's move."

move place?

The person who promised to compensate him and protect him thought of moving as soon as he faced danger?

Why can't he stand up to those people for his sake?

If he has something he cares about, and someone tries to take it or hurt it, he will make those people know the price of offending him.

If he's unhappy, why should others be?

And that's all Yin Chu Jiu could do for him.

"There's a cave in the Cloud Capital Forest that I discovered while luring magical beasts. We'll live there from now on. Whatever you want to eat or wear, I'll..."

Gong Yunxi sent someone over and, realizing the truth, Yin Chu Jiu tried her best to persuade Yue Ling to move, just like in the original story, to move outside the city to avoid that extreme humiliation.

But just then, a soft, gentle voice sounded behind him, interrupting his unfinished words. It was a girl's voice, the voice of a young girl.

Are you... moving?

Yin Chu Jiu: "..."

The boy in front of him shifted his gaze away from him and looked behind him.

Yin Chu Jiu slowly turned around and saw a girl coming out of their room. The girl was about their age and was also a beggar. She was dressed in tattered clothes, but her face was fair and her clothes were clean, making her stand out in their dilapidated room.

Yin Chu Jiu: "..."

Seriously? He and Yue Ling haven't been living in the dilapidated temple for a while, how could they still run into this girl!

Yin Chu Jiu was shocked. From an angle he couldn't see, Yue Ling concealed the faint mockery on his face, lowered his eyelids slightly, and hid the darkness within.

Author's Note:

Yin Chu Jiu: 凸(艹皿艹) Could it be that the protagonist will still fall in love with this girl?

Yue Ling (with a mocking and indifferent face): Heh...