novel bin Chapter 5: Showing Off?
Chapter 5: Showing Off?
[Agility: 3]
[Defense: 11]
Strength: 10 (Add 10, Subtract 1)
The previous haste, coupled with the sensitivity surrounding the impending death, led Xiao Jin to misunderstand the so-called incompleteness in his haste.
After a closer look, Xiao Jin, who finally felt at ease, simply understood that Muramasa was the mastermind behind the scheme, while Liu Yu and the whipping were participants.
Therefore, although Muramasa died, it was not a complete annihilation, or so Xiao Jin understood it.
In fact, Xiao Jin's understanding of revenge is very broad, including things like verbal retaliation, resisting authority, escaping danger, and slapping the face of enemies.
However, this guy's straightforward understanding of the so-called "revenge is a must": If someone offends me, I will kill them!
Fortunately, this guy didn't choose the second system because of the influence of the word "mother," otherwise, who knows how many people in this other world would have suffered at his hands.
In this life, we are always searching for an answer: what is the most important thing in this life?
A thousand questions, a thousand answers!
Some people lack money, some lack love. The poor pursue wealth, the wealthy pursue pleasure. Those who lack money say money is the most important thing, those who lack love say feelings are the most important thing. What they have is unimportant, what they lack is the most important thing...
Perhaps what Xiao Jin lacked most in his previous life was familial love, which led to his choice of the first system.
With his defense increased by 10 points, Xiao Jin finally understood why: the whip wound on his back had basically healed thanks to his self-healing ability and the effects of herbs.
Of course, the main cause was self-healing; the herbs only relieved Xiao Jin's pain.
At present, Xiao Jin felt no pain or discomfort except for the visible scars on his back. He felt full of energy.
As for how strong the defense would be after adding 10 points... Xiao Jin didn't have time to verify it yet.
Xiao Jin understood the increase in defense points, but the increase in strength points left him somewhat bewildered.
[Keeping promises and keeping word, sacrificing personal gain for righteousness, remaining fearless in the face of danger, standing up for justice, being generous and charitable, advocating for the people, and even... pacifying chaotic times!]
I only killed a lowly village head because my mother was humiliated, how did I gain 10 points... to rid the people of a scourge?
Can this really be called eliminating harm for the people?
Xiao Jin, who held such views and had doubts, simply stopped thinking about it and focused more on increasing his points.
Defense is 11, and after deducting one point, Strength is 10. In other words... if you eliminate all the participants, Agility will increase by 8 points.
Xiao Jin's one-sided understanding: all values should increase by 10 points.
That's why even something as trivial as murder and arson can lead to such awkwardness in the way the words are organized.
It's not entirely Xiao Jin's fault; he acted too hastily in the heat of the moment. In his understanding, if all the participants were killed by the Blood Guard, he would not only fail to gain points, but he would also fail to complete the "Avenge Every Enemy" quest, thus deducting his agility points.
Are those 3 points of agility enough to be considered low?
Reborn in another world, with a mother, Xiao Jin was both grateful and excited. As for the system, he had read some online novels in his previous life.
Xiao Jin didn't have time to care about how much stronger he would become by increasing his numerical points. What he cared about was—when his numerical points reached zero, his life would end!
Under the horrified stares of Xiao Muyu and the other two, who looked at him like he was a monster, Xiao Jin unconsciously swallowed hard and then glanced at Muramasa's corpse.
Forcing herself to remain calm, a cold glint suddenly appeared beneath her slender, beautiful eyebrows as she coldly declared, "Those who offend my mother, I will kill!"
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Xiao Muyu: Is this still my son...?
Wang Suiyue: Could it be that the young master has been pretending all along...?
Scarred man: After more than ten years of endurance, I finally don't have to feel so stifled anymore...
Moved, Xiao Muyu seemed to have given it much thought, and finally said resolutely, "Since everything is predestined, there are some things that Jin'er will have to experience sooner or later!"
Just being alive is enough... Hatred and the state of the world made Xiao Muyu ask herself this question more than once, but given her son's cowardice and the special nature of his 'physique,' Xiao Muyu had to give up many thoughts—just being alive is enough!
Although her son acted out of character and even beyond her comprehension, Xiao Muyu felt relieved by his words, "Anyone who offends my mother will be killed," and his ruthless and decisive scissor cut.
"Even the naturally timid Jin'er can act this way, burdened with a blood feud... What am I, Xiao Muyu, ultimately afraid of?"
"However," after a brief moment of inner turmoil, Xiao Muyu calmly looked at Xiao Jin, "all matters must be handled according to your mother's arrangements!"
Xiao Jin nodded instinctively—as long as his agility stat points weren't reduced to zero, anything was fine!
As his thoughts flashed by, Xiao Jin's mind suddenly drifted to the image of Mrs. Muramasa, Liu Yu.
Xiao Jin had largely digested the original owner's fragmented memories, and thus gained a general understanding of this other world, especially of what had happened recently.
Peeping at Mrs. Muramasa while she was bathing... Whether he took a fancy to her or not is uncertain in Xiao Jin's mind, but it is certain that the original owner was whipped and died because of it.
"Whether you saw it or not, since you gave it to my mother, I will rape her and then kill her..." Xiao Jin thought, wanting to avenge the original owner's humiliation of being "wrongfully killed".
Just as Xiao Jin was harboring evil thoughts, Xiao Muyu was explaining the relevant matters to Wang Suiyue and the other person.
"I only ask for a thin porridge, and that there be no disasters year after year..." Xiao Muyu looked somewhat sad and helpless. "I originally didn't want to expose the ignorance of those villagers, but now it seems that I can't."
Wang Suiyue, his fists clenched, glared fiercely at Muramasa's corpse, looking ready to deliver dozens more blows.
The scarred man appeared extremely excited, exuding a murderous aura... as if he couldn't wait a second longer to kill someone!
"Tonight, all we need to do is make Liu Yu comply." His brow furrowed slightly, as if he hesitated. "Then, restrain the rest of the group first..."
After speaking, Xiao Muyu looked at Xiao Jin again with a meaningful expression: "Jin'er, you must remember your mother's words!"
"Are they trying to make me a hero?"
But... speechless!
Xiao Jin didn't care whether he was a hero or not; what he cared about was whether his numerical points had reached zero.
He criticized the entire village chief and his family in front of all the villagers, just to put on a show and become a so-called hero in the eyes of the villagers.
Showing off?
"Mother! My dearest mother! Your son doesn't want to pretend to be anything special. All I want is to survive in this strange world and fully enjoy the happiness and joy you bring me!"
With fragments of the original owner's memories, Xiao Jin was unclear about his mother's purpose, but he knew she had her own intentions.
Perhaps this is a manifestation of maternal love... growth?
But Xiao Jin is not yet ready to receive such maternal love.
After much deliberation, Xiao Jin couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation, so he could only steel himself and coldly say, "The one who wielded the whip and Liu Yu must die!"
Seeing Xiao Jin's resolute and unyielding stance, one can only imagine what Xiao Muyu's mother thought. Wang Suiyue and his companion, who witnessed the entire whipping, were utterly speechless—where were they before?
Speechless as they were, Xiao Jin's behavior and words were exactly what Wang Suiyue and his Blood Guards had been hoping for for a long time but had not been able to achieve.
Compared to Wang Suiyue and the other two, Xiao Muyu appeared quite calm: "Jin'er, don't worry, everything is predestined!"
Despite his reluctance, Xiao Jin finally nodded helplessly. If his mother's fate was not in accordance with his wishes, then he had to get rid of these two people no matter what, even if it would displease his mother.
After nodding reassuringly to Xiao Jin, Xiao Muyu calmly looked at Wang Suiyue and the other man: "You two go to the village head's residence now and make sure you capture Liu Yu to ensure everything goes smoothly!"
After Wang Suiyue and the other man left to carry out their orders, Xiao Muyu looked at Xiao Jin, who seemed uneasy, and said, "I still have some things to tell you. Please remember them well."