**Chapter 144: Am I Not Even Allowed to Think About It?**
Bai Feng stared at the system notification, utterly perplexed. Where did this Child of Destiny come from?
What the heck? Aren’t all these Children of Destiny supposed to be all high and mighty? Why’s one of them slumming it with the family?
Did some relative have a secret love child and dump them on the doorstep like a kitten?
Bai Feng rubbed his forehead, feeling the weight of the world on his shoulders. What to do? Should he just ignore him for now?
No way! He could refrain from causing trouble, but this person needed to be investigated thoroughly!
Speaking of which, he remembered that Blue Rainbow City had three Children of Destiny once, but one disappeared not long after he got the system. He’d occasionally spot that one sneak back in.
Could this be that Child of Destiny?
“Oh well, better start gathering information.”
Bai Feng’s mind gradually settled on a plan. Even if this Child of Destiny was troublesome, he figured they would be on their best behavior for now—after all, they wouldn’t want to make a splash right away.
Let’s start with the new cultivators who recently joined the Bai Family. It’s an easy excuse; he could rope in Yu Yao, suggesting they collaborate with Yu Ling Long and need a few capable hands for help.
“Ugh, I only get a few days of peace and quiet, huh?”
Bai Feng sighed. He hadn’t even had a proper rest, and now the system and this Child of Destiny were giving him a headache.
If this Child of Destiny had no ill intentions, he could stick to the plan: promote them and send them off to another city.
But if they were up to no good, well, it might be a good idea to send them to Ye Tang. He could use some company down there.
……
“Brother Ling, I told you there’d be no problem! The Bai Family is short on hands lately; they wouldn’t possibly turn you down!” Shi Tou beamed. “Let’s go grab a drink with Er Dan and the others!”
“Hell yes! We’ll drink until we drop!”
Ling Feng nodded, holding a set of clothes he’d wear to work. Unlike Shi Tou in the qi refining stage, he was now a guard for a Bai Family shop, and the pay was quite generous.
Just then, he noticed a well-dressed man striding towards them. He quickly grabbed Shi Tou’s arm, pulling him to the side of the path.
At first, Shi Tou was confused, but when he saw the man, he didn’t duck like Ling Feng; instead, he smiled and bowed. “Good afternoon, Young Master Yan!”
The young man glanced at Shi Tou and nodded. “Oh, you two are heading out for a meal?”
“Yeah! My big brother’s back, and we’re off for a drink!”
“Drink in moderation; you don’t want to be unable to get up tomorrow. If you do, don’t count on me to cover for you.”
Shi Tou chuckled awkwardly. “Not a chance! I haven’t been drunk in ages.”
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Young Master Yan glanced at the sky. “It’s getting late, I won’t keep you. Enjoy your meal and drinks.”
With that, he sauntered off.
Ling Feng stood there, scratching his head in disbelief. He turned to Shi Tou. “Bai Family people are… this easy to talk to?”
“Not really. Most don’t pay us much mind, but Young Master Yan’s the exception.” Shi Tou shook his head. “He used to have a pretty terrible character, but one day, he was caught bullying someone by the Young Master and got the stuffing knocked out of him. Ever since, the Young Master has dragged him along to help at the orphanage, and that’s how we got to know him.”
Ling Feng: “…”
There really are people like that in this world?
He’d seen plenty of disciples from major families in the Western Region, but meeting a Young Master like Bai Feng was a first.
Looks like joining the Bai Family was a smart move after all!
If he’d known it would be like this, why did he go running off to that stinky Golden Sands Sect in the West to train?
He’d worked hard there too, not to mention being discriminated against because he was from the Northern Region. And in the end, he was discarded by the sect without a second thought when demon energy infected him. If he’d known it would end up like this, he might as well have stuck with Shi Tou and the Bai Family from the start!
……
【Ding! Detected host successfully exploiting a weakness of the Child of Destiny, loyalty towards Ling Feng increased, Luck Points +123, All Attributes +12.】
Grumpy Bai Feng was lounging in bed, “?“
What did I even do? I didn’t do anything! I barely even thought about it!
Am I not even allowed to think?
C’mon, system, get your act together!
Bai Feng massaged his temples, and apart from the urge to throttle this system, he was just confused. Why would the loyalty rating of the Child of Destiny go up, huh?
But at least it was good news that this Child of Destiny likely had no malicious intent.
“Sigh…”
Bai Feng sighed again, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Should he head home for a bit?
No way! Not to mention that Demon Woman is always lurking, but even if he went back, what would he really accomplish?
Other than finding out what Ling Feng looked like, not much.
If he was to relocate the Child of Destiny to another city, he could do that from the shadows without needing to go home, keeping everything under wraps.
And with his current luck points, meeting this Child of Destiny might just spark dislike.
“Forget it, I’ll get in touch with Bai Yan and the others to keep an eye on who’s working extra hard.”
Because a Child of Destiny like this would never play fair. Even if they did work diligently, they would surely stand out like a sore thumb. Then, he’d have the perfect excuse to promote them and shuffle them off to another city.
No! Better yet, send them out of the Northern Region entirely! Let them struggle in Central Continent or somewhere else—hopefully, they never come back!
After plotting a strategy, Bai Feng stretched and climbed out of bed.
Lazing about was no longer an option; he might as well go practice swordplay. It’s time to try out that stabbing technique the system sent him.
From the description, the stabbing technique seemed more like a spell than typical swordsmanship.
Not only does it enhance sword moves, but it can also be inscribed onto certain objects for release, like spirit paper that can carry spiritual energy.
Bai Feng wandered to the living room, only to spot Bai Yu Mo emerging from the kitchen with a plate of stir-fried vegetables.
She smiled at Bai Feng, “Just one more dish! Hang on, it’ll be ready soon.”
Then she turned back to the kitchen, busying herself.
Bai Feng had grown accustomed to her popping in and out of the kitchen. Instead of heading out to the yard for sword practice, he sat down with paper and pen to do some writing.
In no time, he had scribbled the character ‘刺’ (stab) on the blank spirit paper.
Just writing that one character had drained nearly a fifth of his spiritual energy.
“Wow, that is quite the toll.”
He inspected the paper, sensing the sharp sword energy radiating off of it.
“Brother, what’s that in your hand?”
At that moment, Bai Yu Mo walked over with the dishes, her expression filled with curiosity. She could clearly sense the razor-sharp sword energy emanating from the spirit paper.
“A special little trick,” Bai Feng said, putting the spirit paper down. “Let’s eat first, then we can practice some swordplay afterwards.”
