☆, Chapter 73 Shen Jiu: His Character 2
The young man strolled slowly to Shen Jiu's side and circled him halfway around.
Shen Jiu's face was tense, and her lips were pursed. Although her expression was gloomy, her shoulders were trembling slightly. She was clearly very scared, but she tried to remain calm.
Suddenly, Young Master Qiu kicked him, right in the back. Shen Jiu immediately fell face-first to the ground.
Young Master Qiu sneered, "What, you don't dare to fight back this time?"
Shen Jiu was left with a sting and blood on his face, and whispered, "Young Master, spare my life. I didn't know it was you."
Young Master Qiu said, "You don't know? You dare to mess with me even if you don't know!"
He slapped Shen Jiu to the ground, the latter's forehead hitting the ground with a dull thud, and blood streamed down his chin from his nose. Young Master Qiu seemed to derive great pleasure from this, playing with him like a bouncing ball.
Shen Qingqiu: ...
Does this person have sadistic tendencies? The perverted nature of these perverts is truly unique and unpleasant!
After this happened dozens of times, Shen Jiu finally couldn't take it anymore and shouted, "What exactly do you want?!"
Young Master Qiu smiled maliciously: "You're part of our family now, so naturally I can do whatever I want with you!"
Suddenly, a soft, melodious girl's voice rang out from outside the door: "Brother? Brother? Are you in there?"
Upon hearing his sister's cry, Young Master Qiu's expression changed. He untied the ropes binding Chen Jiu and threatened in a low voice, "Wipe your face! If you dare say the wrong thing, I'll kill you!"
Shen Jiu was filled with both hatred and fear, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. He dared not speak out, and viciously wiped his face twice, removing the blood and dirt from his nose. Young Master Qiu had already changed his expression, opened the door, and smiled broadly: "Tang'er, what brings you here?"
Shen Qingqiu finally understood how the original product developed its personality of flattering people to their faces and scheming behind their backs; it was mostly due to being influenced by Young Master Qiu from a young age...
Qiu Haitang, dressed in a light purple brocade robe and white satin boots, stepped in and said with a giggle, "I heard that my brother bought someone, so I came to see what kind of person he is."
She saw a boy standing in the corner, head down, hands and feet tucked in, but with a very handsome face. Her eyes lit up, and she walked over, smiling, and said, "You must be Xiao Jiu?"
Shen Jiu remained silent, her head bowed. Young Master Qiu, standing behind his sister with a threatening look in his eyes, chuckled, "He doesn't talk much, and he has a very strange temper."
Qiu Haitang took his hand and said, "Why don't you like to talk? Tell me, okay?"
Her voice was soft and gentle, her tone intimate, and she had an innocent and carefree demeanor, making it impossible for anyone to give her a bad look. Shen Jiu, who had been keeping a straight face, couldn't resist the girl's coaxing and softened his expression, turning his head away.
Seeing this, Shen Qingqiu had some thoughts. Qiu Haitang in her youth did bear a striking resemblance to Ning Yingying. So Shen Jiu had always liked this type.
Seeing this, Qiu Haitang clapped her hands and said, "Brother, he's so funny. I kind of like him."
Young Master Qiu said with a forced smile, "I like him very much too."
Upon hearing the word "like," Shen Jiu couldn't help but shudder.
As I recalled this part, the entire scene suddenly dimmed.
Everyone present vanished without a trace. Shen Qingqiu was startled, immediately realizing that this was the "gap" the dream demon had mentioned. Because the original memories left in his body were fragmented, gaps would occur very frequently. The previous memory had ended, and now another memory was beginning.
The scene was still in the same room. This time, Shen Jiu wasn't tied up. He was lying on the floor with a bruised and swollen face, his fingers digging fiercely into the carpet, leaving bloodstains between them.
Suddenly, there were two soft knocks on the door. A boy outside called out in a low voice, "Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu?"
Upon hearing the voice, Shen Jiu suddenly sprang to attention, rushing to the door and pressing his face against the lock: "Seventh Brother!"
The boy outside said, "Keep your voice down, I sneaked in."
Shen Qingqiu couldn't guess who was outside the door at first, but then she thought that the reason why Shen Jiu's name had the character "nine" in it was because he was the ninth child in the hands of human traffickers. So, going up, there would naturally be one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight.
However, Shen Qingqiu was slightly surprised that Shen Jiu actually had some good friends.
There was a rattling sound coming from the door, as if someone outside was shaking it. Shen Jiu said, "It's no use. There are five or six locks, one inside and one outside. The windows are locked too."
The boy asked worriedly, "You didn't manage to escape this time, but they didn't do anything to you, did they?"
Suddenly, Shen Jiu's anger surged, and he cursed, "You didn't do anything to me? Are you stupid? You've locked me up here for two days and broken both my legs. What do you say?!"
In fact, Shen Qingqiu could see clearly that although he had been beaten badly and couldn't walk, his legs were perfectly fine; there was no sign of a broken leg. The young man, however, couldn't see what was happening inside the door and seemed to believe it, saying guiltily, "It's all my fault."
Shen Jiu angrily said, "Of course it's your fault! It's all your fault. We don't even know those newcomers. They can get trampled on by him, but why did you have to step in? Are you afraid that we lowly people can't handle it?! If you hadn't stepped in, why would I have helped you? If I hadn't helped you, how would I have offended him? How would that Qiu guy have bought me?! If he hadn't bought me, how would I be in this situation?! A small fight every two days, a big fight every three days, treating me like a dog!"
The boy kept saying, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
Sure enough, if someone with Shen Jiu's personality had a friend, that friend would be incredibly good-natured. After apologizing several times, Shen Jiu finally calmed down and said, "Fine! I've never believed in loyalty in my life. I'll give you this one-time act of loyalty."
The young man said gratefully, "Seventh Brother understands. I will definitely make it up to you in the future."
Shen Jiu sniffed and said dejectedly, "What's the point of talking about the future? If you spend your whole life stuck in the hands of human traffickers, you'll be destined to be a human trafficker too."
The boy said, "Xiao Jiu, I came here to tell you about this. I'm leaving now; I came today to say goodbye."
Shen Jiu was startled and immediately sat up: "Go? Where are you going?"
The boy called Seventh Brother said, "I can't stay here any longer. The Qiu family has a lot of influence in the city. We can't beat them in a fight, and we can't escape them either. There are so many sects in the world that cultivate immortality. I'm going to join one, learn the immortal techniques, and come back to save you."
Shen Jiu's eyes suddenly lit up with a bright and dazzling light: "Seventh Brother, I heard there is a fairy mountain in the east that recruits disciples with outstanding talents every year. Would you go there?"
The young man said, "I don't know. But I will try everything, and there will surely be a faction that will accept me."
Shen Jiu murmured, "If I hadn't been imprisoned here, I could have gone with you..." He couldn't help but show a hint of jealousy on his face. After a while, he sighed and said, "Seventh Brother, you must never be so impulsive again. You always ruin things. This time I'm just unlucky, but what if you join one of those immortal sects and still end up like this?"
The boy said with shame, "I will definitely remember."
Chen Jiu struggled to his feet, his voice fervent with hope: "Seventh Brother, please remember what you said, you must come back to save me!"
Seventh Brother seemed to be nodding vigorously, and said heavily, "Alright! Just bear with it for now, and I will definitely come and take you away once I have finished my training!"
The two boys stood silently for a moment, separated by a door. Shen Jiu asked, "Have you left?"
The boy quickly replied, "Not yet. I'll wait for you to speak."
Shen Jiu said, "Seventh Brother, come closer and let me peek at you through the crack in the door. I don't know how many more years it will be before we see each other again."
The boy said, "Okay." Shen Jiu struggled to get up and put his face close to the crack in the door.
Shen Qingqiu was very curious, so he also went over and peered out through the very thin crack in the door.
WTF!
Shen Qingqiu wasn't going berserk because of the other person's face. If only that were the case, but the crucial point is the boy outside the door—he has a damn big, blurry face!!!
It looks like it's been pixelated!
Although the nightmare demon had mentioned from the beginning that there was a certain probability of blurred faces and memory gaps, Shen Qingqiu actually encountered this probability, and he still felt a strong urge to vomit blood.
Nightmare Master, can't you please fix this bug?!
I really want to know what this face looks like!
Just as Shen Qingqiu was about to go out to see if she could get closer to remove the mosaic, her memory was interrupted again.
This time, the setting is a study.
Young Master Qiu was writing on the table, and Shen Jiu stood by his side, silently grinding ink for him.
At this time, Shen Jiu was no longer a thin boy. He had grown tall and slender, and was considered tall among his peers. Standing there serving, he exuded a cold, scholarly air.
As he finished writing on the paper, Shen Jiu lowered his head and said meekly, "Young Master, there is something..."
Young Master Qiu didn't even look up: "Are you trying to talk about that charlatan in the city?"
Shen Jiu defended himself, saying, "That senior is not a charlatan."
Young Master Qiu put down his pen, frowned, and said, "Just stay here at home, be my son-in-law, and live a peaceful life with my sister. Why are you thinking about so many unrealistic things?"
After a moment of silence, Shen Jiu suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "...Life, life...I don't want to live like this!"
Young Master Qiu finally raised his eyelids, glanced at him, and suddenly kicked him in the back of the calf.
Shen Jiu fell face-first to the ground with a thud.
Have these two always had this way of getting along all these years...?
Young Master Qiu stood up and sneered, "After teaching you for so many years, what you've learned is still not as good as the wicked tricks of a charlatan."
Shen Jiu got a nosebleed and bloodied, and whispered, "That's not an evil trick, it's a magic technique."
Young Master Qiu squatted down, tugged at his hair, and said affectionately, "Immortal arts? Could it be that you, you little bastard, want to cultivate immortality?"
Shen Jiu turned his head away, trying to avoid his hand, but Young Master Qiu slowly patted his forehead, the action full of insult, and laughed: "You're not even human, yet you want to be an immortal?"
Author's Note: This is the draft box. Next time, let's thank the generous angels who threw in the thunder!
Why do so many people say they don't remember? Begonia clearly made her presence felt at the Holy Mausoleum! Σ( ° △ °|||)︴
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