Just as he was thinking—
Soft footsteps echoed from the distance.
Qin Fan’s eyes lit up, a sly grin curving his lips. “Here it comes, here it comes! That hypocrite Ye Chen is sneaking in…”
Dressed in black, Ye Chen crept stealthily toward the hot spring. In his hand, he held a Recording Stone, clearly intending to capture “irrefutable evidence” and frame Qin Fan once and for all as a pervert.
“Perfect!” Qin Fan was so excited he nearly laughed aloud. He was just about to leap out and take the blame when—
“Ah!! A pervert!!!”
A sharp scream pierced the night.
Boom!
Water splashed violently as Sixth Senior Sister Leng Qingshuang leapt from the pool, robe barely wrapped around her. Her Ice Soul Sword flashed coldly as she pointed at a figure in black.
“What the hell?!”
Qin Fan was stunned. “I haven’t even appeared yet! Where did the pervert come from?”
What shocked him even more was—
Ye Chen was already standing beneath the peach tree next to the spring, clutching a pink undergarment in one hand!
And in the other—his Recording Stone was glowing faintly, clearly already activated!
“Senior Brother? Why is it you?!” Bai Zhiruo had just emerged from the bath. Her flushed face and wide eyes were full of disbelief.
“You… You were peeping on us bathing?!”
Su Meier’s eyes widened in shock. “Not only that, Senior Brother, you even planned to record it to enjoy slowly later?”
“No, it wasn’t me!” Ye Chen hurriedly tossed the undergarment and Recording Stone, cold sweat forming on his forehead.
He had originally planned to plant the undergarment on Qin Fan and expose him publicly, sealing the charge. But in his excitement, he slipped—exposing himself!
“I was following Qin Fan! He’s the real pervert!”
Ye Chen panicked and tried to explain.
However—
“Senior Brother, stop spouting nonsense,” Leng Qingshuang said coldly. “Junior Brother Qin was with Aunt, discussing cultivation. I saw him there all day without rest!”
Qin Fan: “??? I’ve been squatting here for half an hour though!”
Su Meier looked heartbroken, her gaze sharp. “Senior Brother, I didn’t expect you to be such a hypocrite behind that righteous face.”
“Wait!” Qin Fan couldn’t hold it in anymore and jumped out to intervene. He stood in front of Ye Chen and declared righteously, “Senior Brother is right. I’m the pervert. You’ve all misunderstood him.”
Silence fell instantly.
The Senior Sisters looked at each other, completely dumbfounded.
Who in their right mind would confess to being a pervert?
“Junior Brother Qin…”
Then, as if enlightened, realization dawned on their faces.
Xia Qingyue’s gaze turned cold. She had long seen through Ye Chen’s hypocritical face. She deliberately said, “I see! You must’ve discovered that Senior Brother was up to something, so you came to warn us?”
The girls all nodded slightly. That made perfect sense.
Qin Fan: “???”
Zhao Wanqing’s eyes reddened with guilt, “So Senior Brother was really like this… I’ve wronged Junior Brother Qin all along.”
Bai Zhiruo looked heartbroken as she shook her head. “Senior Brother, you’ve truly let us down.”
[Ding! Favorability from Xia Qingyue, Bai Zhiruo, Su Meier, Leng Qingshuang, and Zhao Wanqing -20 (toward Ye Chen)]
Hearing the system prompt, Ye Chen trembled with rage. “Sisters, it really was Qin Fan! He just admitted—”
Before he could finish, he was surrounded by the beautiful Senior Sisters.
Qin Fan, stomping his foot in frustration, cursed in his heart. Ye Chen, you idiot! I gave you the chance, and you ruined it!
Suddenly, Qin Fan had an idea.
He whipped out a handful of women’s undergarments from his robes and shouted, “Look! I stole all of these!”
A dead silence fell over the scene.
Everyone looked at him with a strange mix of pity and sympathy.
Qin Fan grinned, “See? Believe me now? I’m the real pervert—you’ve all misunderstood Senior Brother.”
Ye Chen forced a stiff smile. “Junior Brother Qin! You admitting your faults shows great courage. There’s still hope for you!”
“Junior Brother Qin, why would you go this far?” Xia Qingyue’s eyes shimmered with tears. “To preserve Senior Brother’s and our dignity, you took the blame yourself.”
“No! I really did it!” Qin Fan’s heart skipped a beat when Xia Qingyue spoke.
“I understand!” Leng Qingshuang stepped forward, her sword aimed at Ye Chen. “Junior Brother Qin, did Senior Brother threaten you?”
“No! Not at all! Senior Brother is a gentleman. He’d never do something like this!” Qin Fan was on the verge of collapse.
Desperate, he pulled out the Recording Stone and yelled, “Seniors! I even recorded your bath footage to sell it!”
No one reacted.
Zhao Wanqing bit her lip, eyes suddenly clear. “That’s right… Every time something bad happens, Junior Brother Qin is the villain. Senior Brother is always the gentleman…”
Bai Zhiruo looked pained. “No! I still don’t believe Senior Brother would do something like this.”
Xia Qingyue and Su Meier exchanged a glance, icy gleams flashing in their eyes as they took a step forward.
Qin Fan immediately knelt down.
Please… stop making up fantasies, alright?
He screamed inside, “Heavens! Why is it so hard just to be a bad guy?!”
Seeing this, Ye Chen knew his reputation was unsalvageable and ran away in disgrace.
[Ding! Favorability toward Ye Chen from Xia Qingyue, Bai Zhiruo, Su Meier, Leng Qingshuang, Zhao Wanqing -30]
[Ding! Favorability toward host from five Senior Sisters +20]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Ye Chen’s reputation plummeted. Luck Points plundered +1,000]
Qin Fan stared at the notifications, the corner of his mouth twitching. “This actually works? I didn’t even do anything…”
The Child of Destiny was really hopeless!
Leng Qingshuang suddenly offered a snow-white handkerchief. “Junior Brother, wipe your sweat.”
Zhao Wanqing quickly squeezed in, “Use mine! I scented it with calming fragrance!”
Bai Zhiruo silently took out a jade bottle. “This is a newly refined Calm Mind Pill. For you.”
Su Meier glared playfully, “Hmph! Qin Fan, please don’t spank me again!”
Xia Qingyue looked at the harmonious scene and smiled gently.
Qin Fan looked at this group of mentally unhinged Senior Sisters, then at the direction Ye Chen fled in, and suddenly… accepted his fate.
Being a pampered little villain… This story is hosted at g.com.
Didn’t seem so bad?
…
Jade Spring Peak, Mystic Pill Pavilion.
Bored out of his mind, Qin Fan played with an Ice Soul Herb as he stared at the ninth exploded pill furnace before him. He sighed helplessly, “Looks like I’m not just trash at cultivation—my pill-refining skills are a joke too.”
As his memories gradually integrated, he realized his mind contained many ancient and valuable pill formulas. These formulas were so rare they were nearly priceless.
He had once hoped to rise through the pill path using them, only for reality to slap him in the face.
Boom!
The eleventh pill furnace exploded.
Across Jade Spring Peak, Immortal Yuquan’s heartbroken roar echoed, “Qin Fan, you little wretch! If you touch another furnace, I’ll refine you into a pill myself!”
…
Having given up on alchemy, Qin Fan refocused on stirring trouble.
At Jade Spring Peak, during morning training—
“Master, your disciple has successfully advanced to a 2nd-grade Pill Master,” Bai Zhiruo said respectfully as she offered a spirit pill with green markings.
Immortal Yuquan’s eyes lit up. “Excellent! You’ve even refined a Spirit Gathering Pill with a Pill Mark. Its efficacy rivals a 3rd-grade pill. As expected of my prized disciple!”
Ye Chen stepped up to flatter, “Senior Sister Bai has extraordinary talent. In time, she’s sure to become a great Pill Master.”
Even Xia Qingyue couldn’t help but praise, “Sister Zhiruo’s alchemy talent is truly admirable.”
The square was filled with admiration.
Immortal Yuquan stroked his beard and smiled. “In that case, produce more Spirit Gathering Pills for the peak. Especially refine a furnace of Soul Nourishing Pills for your Senior Brother. Ask for any Spirit Herbs you need.”
Bai Zhiruo hesitated slightly. The memory of Ye Chen peeping at their bath was still fresh. She said with difficulty, “Master… I’m lacking a suitable formula.”
Just then, Ye Chen stood up with a gentle smile. “Sister Bai, I happen to have an ancient pill formula. I’ll give it to you.”
He took out a jade slip and said mysteriously, “I got it recently from a rogue cultivator. It took a lot of effort to restore.”
Bai Zhiruo received it, her beautiful eyes lighting up with surprise. “This… This is truly the ancient formula for the ‘Grand Void Soul Condensation Pill!’”
Her slender hands trembled slightly. “Senior Brother is truly blessed by fortune!”
She had been desperate for a soul-related formula lately. Ye Chen’s gift was like timely snow in winter.
Maybe… what happened last night really was just a misunderstanding.
Ye Chen stood with hands behind his back, smiling. “As long as you like it, Sister Bai.”
The crowd burst into praise.
Immortal Yuquan nodded in satisfaction.
The female disciples’ eyes sparkled as they whispered—
“Senior Brother is amazing!”
“That’s an ancient formula, and he just gave it away!”
Only Su Meier huffed and looked away. She’d always been at odds with Bai Zhiruo—one was tough and capable, the other proud and willful.
Qin Fan leaned against a pillar, face twitching when he heard “Grand Void Soul Condensation Pill.”
“A formula from a rogue cultivator, huh…?”