Immortal Yuquan gave a light cough. “Qin Fan, starting today, you’ll participate in morning training with your senior sisters. Work hard and reach Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.”
Qin Fan curled his lips into a cold smirk. Perfect, everyone’s here—time to stir things up again.
He slowly pulled out a rock-hard, half-eaten steamed bun from his robes. “What’s the rush? I haven’t even had breakfast yet. Cultivating on an empty stomach can lead to gallstones. Don’t any of you understand proper self-care?”
Everyone twitched at the corners of their mouths but didn’t say anything.
Immortal Yuquan merely watched him silently, letting him put on a show.
Crunch!
Qin Fan bit down, nearly chipping a tooth.
“Ack! So damn hard!”
Xia Qingyue’s eyes instantly turned red. “Junior Brother Fan… you usually eat this kind of stuff?”
She quickly raised her hand and took out the crystal lotus cakes originally prepared for Senior Brother Ye Chen. “Quick, try this!”
Qin Fan accepted it without hesitation and began wolfing it down, letting crumbs scatter all over the ground on purpose.
“Not bad, not bad. Better than pig slop.”
Everyone stood there, waiting for him to finish breakfast while he nitpicked every bite.
Even the cultivation-obsessed Leng Qingshuang couldn’t hold back anymore.
She had many questions to ask during this morning’s training but had to stand here watching this clown eat.
“Qin Fan, you’re being unreasonable! Master and all the senior sisters are waiting just for you!”
Hearing that, Qin Fan was thrilled.
He was just looking for a reason to cause trouble, and Leng Qingshuang walked right into it.
“Did I ask you to wait?”
He rolled his eyes. “Waking me up at the crack of dawn, not letting me eat, and now blaming me? Is there no justice?”
“You…” Leng Qingshuang’s pretty face flushed with rage, chest heaving.
She never expected that the same junior brother who had confessed feelings for her yesterday would treat her like this today!
Damn you, Qin Fan. Is this how you treat someone you like?
At the main seat, Immortal Yuquan’s teeth were itching with frustration, but he didn’t dare lash out. When Qin Fan went crazy, he dared to punch even him.
The other senior sisters exchanged glances, utterly stunned.
“You want to wait, go ahead. You think I even want to come to this stupid morning training? It’s your master who begged me to be here,” Qin Fan said, full of arrogance.
That was it—Leng Qingshuang finally snapped!
Just as she was about to lose it, Xia Qingyue stepped out. “Junior Sister Qingshuang! Did you forget Master’s instructions? Apologize to Junior Brother Fan immediately!”
“What now?” Xia Qingyue’s gaze turned cold. “You won’t even listen to your Second Senior Sister anymore?”
The air instantly turned tense, like a drawn sword.
Qin Fan sat off to the side with his legs crossed, still munching on pastries, delighted. Yes! Fight! Please fight! The bigger the mess, the better my chances of getting kicked out!
Go on, Leng Qingshuang! Hit that self-righteous Xia Qingyue where it hurts!
It was all her fault that he couldn’t activate the system.
Immortal Yuquan’s temples pulsed as he looked at the chaos unfolding. For the first time, he seriously considered it… Maybe I really should expel Qin Fan from the sect. Worst case, I’ll go beg the Sect Master for forgiveness myself!
Seeing Qin Fan so smug, Leng Qingshuang’s face burned with fury. Her Ice Soul Sword hummed louder, almost unsheathing itself.
“Junior Sister Qingshuang!” Xia Qingyue flickered forward, standing between them, her warning gaze sharp.
Just as things were about to explode, Xiao Hongling arrived gracefully. “Shuang’er, your junior brother’s condition is much better than yesterday. Don’t provoke him.”
She turned toward Xia Qingyue, her tone cooling. “Qingyue, don’t be too protective either. Shuang’er isn’t in the wrong.”
Xiao Hongling thought a few words from her would settle it.
But to her surprise, Xia Qingyue became emotional. “Aunt! You’re still so biased! Junior Brother Fan is like this because of years of your neglect and harsh treatment!”
“Insolent!” Xiao Hongling’s expression darkened. “Where did you learn to speak to me like that?”
Leng Qingshuang couldn’t take it anymore and spoke up. “Second Senior Sister, please… just say less.”
“Who the hell are you calling crazy?”
Qin Fan, who had been peacefully watching the drama unfold, suddenly jumped up.
He was enjoying the show just fine—and then they turned and called him the lunatic?
“I think you’re all insane! This entire Jade Spring Peak is full of lunatics!”
In that instant, all eyes shot toward Qin Fan.
Xiao Hongling’s patience was worn to the bone.
Xia Qingyue’s eyes were filled with pain.
Leng Qingshuang’s Ice Soul Sword had already unsheathed three inches.
All the other senior sisters glared at him like they were ready to skin him alive.
“Enough!” Immortal Yuquan’s roar shook the square. A surge of Golden Core pressure erupted, silencing everything.
“Rebellious disciple!” He pointed at Qin Fan, hand trembling. “I lowered myself to invite you to morning training, to guide your cultivation. But instead of gratitude, you insult your seniors—”
“Master!” Xia Qingyue tried to interject.
“Silence, Qingyue!” Immortal Yuquan snapped, unusually stern. “Your Senior Brother Ye Chen is about to come out of seclusion. If he sees Jade Spring Peak in such chaos, what will he think?”
The moment Qin Fan heard the name Ye Chen, his eye twitched.
Shit!
The Child of Destiny… his ultimate nemesis!
Qin Fan panicked.
No! I need to change my strategy immediately!
There’s no way I’m getting expelled from the sect anytime soon. If I don’t want to be stomped flat by Ye Chen, I need to bide my time.
Still… maybe one more try.
Qin Fan suddenly dropped to his knees and clutched Immortal Yuquan’s leg. “Master, I was wrong! Please expel me from the sect right now! I promise I’ll leave and never return!”
Everyone stared, dumbfounded.
Xiao Hongling frowned. “This child… has his condition worsened?”
Leng Qingshuang sneered. “Scared just because Senior Brother Ye Chen is coming back?”
Xia Qingyue suddenly understood. “Junior Brother Fan is afraid of Senior Brother Ye Chen?”
Looking down at Qin Fan clinging tightly to his leg, Immortal Yuquan suddenly felt a twinge of guilt.
Over the years, half of Jade Spring Peak’s cultivation resources came from Qin Fan’s labor.
“My dear disciple… how could I bear to expel you from the sect?”
“…”
Qin Fan was devastated.
“I understand now,” Immortal Yuquan said with a smile. “You’re afraid your senior brother Ye Chen will make things difficult for you when he returns, so you’re pretending to be insane to leave the sect, right?”
“Don’t worry! As long as I’m here, I won’t let your senior brother bully you!”
Qin Fan howled internally, I’m the villain! Do you get that? I’m cannon fodder! I’m supposed to give Ye Chen free XP, do you not understand?!
“Morning training resumes!” Immortal Yuquan waved his hand and announced, “Today we’ll be going over how to deal with inner demons! Qin Fan, sit in the front row! Your Senior Brother Ye Chen will be here soon!”
The moment they heard that Ye Chen was about to arrive, all the female disciples of Jade Spring Peak got excited.
Just the name Ye Chen made their cheeks flush.
He was the beloved of all Jade Spring Peak—exceptional talent, devilish good looks, and a master at using the Strongest Heart-Voice System to charm everyone around him.
“Senior Brother Ye Chen is finally coming back! I’ve missed him so much.”
“Next time, he’ll probably form his Golden Core!”
Even Aunt Xiao Hongling’s face softened like a doting mother. “Since my Chen’er is coming out of seclusion, we should prepare some new magical tools and pills to boost his cultivation…”
Qin Fan looked around at these brainwashed, hopelessly infatuated senior sisters, then at his Master and Aunt’s loving smiles.
He finally gave up, slumping to the ground like a corpse.
“System bro… save me…”