Chapter 11 011 Seven Years
Yue Ling let Yin Chu Jiu follow him, but he never spoke a word to him again after that. Yin Chu Jiu was already very satisfied with this outcome. Yue Ling could never forgive him, and the fact that he could stay by Yue Ling's side was a great improvement for him.
He bought a few steamed buns for Yue Ling's dinner, using the few copper coins he had begged for that afternoon to pay for them.
He left the Yin family without taking anything with him, not even a penny.
Yue Ling didn't react to the steamed bun; he simply ate it and went straight to sleep. Yin Chu Jiu knew that Yue Ling didn't want to talk to him, so he didn't want to annoy her.
Seeing that Yue Ling was asleep, he went outside the dilapidated temple, found a tattered straw mat, placed it not too far from him, and lay down.
There was a small incident during this time: Big Yellow Teeth in the dilapidated temple stopped targeting Yue Ling and stopped causing him trouble. His eyes and words even showed a slight fear of them.
Yin Chu Jiu was initially wary of Da Huang Ya, worried that he would continue to bully Yue Ling, and the two of them felt uneasy staying in the dilapidated temple. Now that he saw this, he felt much more at ease.
Upon closer reflection, it must have been the previous warnings that had an effect.
Ignoring Da Huangya's apprehension, Yin Chu Jiu stopped thinking about him. As long as he didn't interfere with her staying by Yue Ling's side and being good to Yue Ling, that was enough.
The next morning, Yin Chu Jiu got up early and went to the woods to find wild herbs to make soup for breakfast. He had already finished the steamed buns from last night. Yue Ling was at the age where he was growing and needed nutrition, so he had to eat something in the morning.
Yue Ling got up later than him, and Yin Chu Jiu wrung out a washcloth for him to wash his face. The washcloth was made from rags and was washed clean enough to be barely usable.
But the child first slapped his hand away, then coldly took the handkerchief and casually wiped his face.
Yin Jiuchu could understand that it was understandable that the child didn't like him getting close.
However, as an adult, Yin Chu Jiu couldn't just stand by and watch a child continue to get dirty, especially since it was his fault.
If he wants to treat Yue Ling well, he can't let her live like this.
They continued to be filthy, continued to go hungry, and continued to wear tattered clothes.
Before he left the orphanage, he had helped take care of children, so he knew how to care for them.
If the timing weren't so bad, he might have offered to mend Yue Ling's clothes.
In short, if Yue Ling has nothing to eat, he will cook for her; if Yue Ling has nothing to wear, he will sew for her; if Yue Ling is bullied, he will help her bully back.
Yue Ling, this child will be his care and his upbringing from now on!
After finishing breakfast, Yin Chu Jiu said to Yue Ling, "I'm going out to get some money first. You can sleep a little longer in the dilapidated temple. I'll bring back lunch at noon."
As an adult, he couldn't bear to see five- or six-year-old children begging on the streets.
But the child turned his head and stared at him with his big, dark eyes. "You think I need you to support me? Have you forgotten what I said last night?"
Wait for me at the city gate tomorrow.
Yin Chu Jiu remembered that she was so excited when Yue Ling accepted her last night that she forgot Yue Ling had plans for today.
Without waiting for his reply, the child got up and left after saying that, and Yin Chu Jiu quickly followed.
The child went straight out of the city gate and walked towards the forest outside the city until he reached the edge of the forest before stopping.
Outside Yundu City lies a forest called Yundu Forest. Despite its pleasant name, this forest, like any other, is teeming with magical beasts and is extremely dangerous.
Ordinary people cannot even get close to it; only those who cultivate can enter.
The magical continent is rich in resources, with no shortage of vegetables, fruits, and meat. People basically don't need to worry about food. Ordinary people who cannot cultivate can live a peaceful life. Those who cultivate obtain much more resources, but that does not affect ordinary people.
In summary, aside from the protagonist's storyline, although there are struggles for resources in the Phantom Demon Continent, it is generally a relatively stable world.
However, Yue Ling was not among those who were at peace.
Upon seeing the forest, Yin Chu Jiu knew what the child was about to do.
Unable to beg for money, and with no one to teach him to identify edible wild grasses, the child had no choice but to risk venturing into the forest to find monsters to eat in order to fill his stomach.
"Go in." The child stopped and pointed into the forest, saying, "Lure out a boar beast. If you can't, don't come back."
Upon hearing this, Yin Chu Jiu turned around, "So, you're leading a boar beast?"
"right."
"...Okay, I'll lure it out."
After Yin Chu Jiu finished speaking, she circulated the human pearl within her body to increase her speed and ran into the forest.
Before venturing deeper into the forest, he looked back at Yue Ling and saw that the child was still standing in the same spot, seemingly watching him with a scrutinizing gaze.
He needs to know whether he truly wants to apologize or is just putting on a show.
The suspicious and anxious child, even though he was kept by his side, did not trust him.
Yin Chu Jiu spent an hour luring a half-grown boar out of the forest.
His body was still small, and although he was a cultivator, he was still a bit lacking in fighting against magical beasts. So he spent a lot of time before finally finding a lone boar beast.
The boar beast was quite large and seemed to be searching for food. It rushed over as soon as it saw Yin Chu Jiu.
Remembering Yue Ling's words, Yin Chu Jiu turned and ran, luring the boar beast to follow behind him.
When they reached the edge of the forest, Yue Ling was no longer there.
Where did the child go?
Yin Chu Jiu was somewhat worried and even suspected that Yue Ling had deliberately led him to the forest so that the boar beast would kill him.
But the next moment he denied it. No, it's impossible. He understands the protagonist he writes about, he understands the characters he creates.
Sure enough, just as he dismissed the thought, Yue Ling appeared. He climbed a big tree and looked over, pointing to a spot and instructing Yin Chu Jiu to bring the boar beast there.
Upon hearing this, Yin Chu Jiu immediately ran in that direction. He hadn't run more than a few steps when he noticed that the grass there looked strange, as if it had been torn up and then re-laid.
There's a trap.
Sure enough, just as he was about to run over, he heard Yue Ling's voice again, "Jump!"
He obediently jumped with all his might and cleared the trap.
But the boar beast behind them wasn't so lucky. Unaware of the trap, it fell right into it, letting out pitiful groans.
Yin Chu Jiu stopped and looked back. The trap was quite large and deep; weak magical beasts that fell in would basically never get out.
The boar-like beast lay inside, its body pierced by sharp tree stumps, covered in blood, half-dead.
It turns out the child had also set up tree stumps inside as weapons.
And he is the bait that lures the wild beasts.
Yue Ling climbed down from the tree and walked over. He stared at the boar in the trap and said, "You did a good job."
Yin Chu Jiu: "..."
“Pull it up and go back,” he said. “You’re strong, so this should be your job, shouldn’t it?”
What could Yin Chu Jiu do after being tortured for half a day? She could only say, "Yes..."
I wrote this myself, and I'm going to raise it even if I'm crying QAQ.
You have to pay for the sins you've committed, even if you have to kneel down...
Half an hour later, Yin Chu Jiu struggled to pull a boar beast that was about the same size as him behind Yue Ling.
Looking at Yue Ling's short stature, Yin Chu Jiu felt very complicated.
He was pleased that Yue Ling was just like the character he had written—dark, twisted, and devoid of empathy; the character hadn't fallen apart. But he also felt a pang of sadness. Given Yue Ling's personality, could he really change her?
He wasn't sure, and the only thing he could do was persevere.
With this in mind, Yin Chu Jiu stayed by Yue Ling's side and did whatever Yue Ling asked her to do.
He hunted by day as bait and cooked by night as a nanny, taking good care of Yue Ling and doing everything he could to keep her warm.
However, the identity he assigned to the child was terrible. Childhood is the best time for personality development. Losing parents at an age when one should be enjoying maternal and paternal love and happiness, and being driven away and discriminated against, has already caused Yue Ling to have certain defects in her personality.
This defect is so significant that it is essentially incurable.
Yin Chu Jiu, who was brutally abused again: "..."
Not to mention that the child's body is different from that of ordinary people, constantly reminding him what kind of existence he is, what he has experienced, and how others view him.
Even now, in the eyes of others, he is still a monster.
So, seven years later, when the time officially began for his novel's plot, Yue Ling had grown from a dark child into a gloomy teenager. Yin Chu Jiu had transformed from the child who lured the boar beast into a teenager who lured magical beasts with magic orbs.
Nothing has changed.
The gloomy atmosphere remains, and the compensation that is due will continue.
After glancing at the prey that had fallen into the trap, the gloomy boy turned his head and cast a cold look at the boy next to him who was panting slightly.
He said, as if it were a reward, "Well done."
Pain is often more memorable than pleasure.
For the abused boy, the happy times when his father was alive have gradually faded away, but the memories of being repeatedly tortured and humiliated have become more and more profound.
How naive he was back then, actually writing for three months! Seven years have passed, and nothing has changed.
Life is not easy, so let's cherish the opportunity to apologize.
Who knows, maybe one day Yue Ling will get impatient and won't let him make up for it.
Author's Note:
The Time-Traveling Magic Has Appeared!
In the blink of an eye, seven years have passed, but my protagonist remains unchanged.
Yin Chu Jiu: Sigh, I have mixed feelings.
Yue Ling: Hehe...
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