Transmigrating into a Mob Character to Rehabilitate the Villain Plan Volume 1 Chapter 13

I’ve really been in a reading-mode lately, so in case you haven’t noticed, I have a . If you have any recs for stories that aren’t on NU, please do leave a comment!

As for this chapter, my favorite is the part about kittens. Times like this, I really wish this series had official art, ahh~

Chapter 13:

Inithatjcase,jShanglYan wouldn’tihave died bylYu ZhiJue’s hands! Evenjnow,isimply thinkinglabout how itlfeltjtojtouchithaticorpse causedlhis entire bodyjbreakiout inls.h.i.+versjof cold... ...i

“Even if you had remembered, at that time, we wouldn’t have had the chance to activate it. Moreover, neither XiaoHu nor I would have used it to leave!”

Ling Xia turned around in astonishment, only now discovering that a pair of bright, pitch black eyes reflecting glimmers of flames had locked himself in its unblinking gaze. He didn’t know when Yu ZhiJue had woken and sat up.

Yu ZhiJueithenllowered hisjeyes,iturning that gaze towards his hand, to his palm thatlwas still wrappediinlcottonicloth andipulsinglwithlstabs of pain.l

Helsoftly murmured, “Thislwasn’t your mistake. Besides,levenjiflwe avoided itjnow, that person would surely find ways to troublelus in the future.”

Whatihe didn’tjsay outjloud was,ithislwas alljhislfault for beingitoojweak!i

Although thejsensation of killing someone wasidisgustinglyjnauseating, nevertheless… …Ajfreezing flash ofjlight flickered across his eyes.

While Yu ZhiJue’s facejwas stilllsomewhat ashen andlpale, his voice hadiresumed its usual composure, but becauseiofihow his head was lowered andlhis bangs covered most oflhisjface, LingiXia couldn’tjclearly seelhis expression. Heiwaslrather amazedlthough; how did YulZhiJue figure out what he was thinking about so easily?

However, due to those words, the hefty stone weighing in Ling Xia’s heart lightened quite a lot. That’s right, now really wasn’t the time to scrutinize who should have done what; the kind of rules this world operated under was as such… …

This world that was completelyldifferent from the Middle Kingdom…i…i

Ling Xia took deep breathsjto calm himself, put the clothes that had dried back on, and walking over, gently asked,i“Does your handlstill hurt?”j

Yu ZhiJuejcontinued to lowerlhis head aslhe replied,l“Itidoesn’tjhurtjanymore… …I’m just really cold.” As he said so, he seemed tols.h.i.+ver, and with his thin, weak body surrounded in shadows, he looked like a small, injured animal.

Could this be due to excessive blood loss? Ling Xia reached out and touched Yu ZhiJue’s forehead. Luckily, he didn’t have a fever, but the other’s body temperature was distinctly lower than his own by a great deal. Ling Xia hesitated slightly, then as if testing the waters, pulled the boy to his chest, carefully taking note of any adverse reactions. Discovering that Yu ZhiJue didn’t show any signs of resistance, he drew the boy even closer and held him a bit more firmly.

Yu ZhiJue huddled motionlessly in hisiembrace, and after alwhile, unexpectedlylmumbled, “Your body isireally warm.”

Ling Xia chuckled and used his hand to somewhat clumsily try and straighten out Yu ZhiJue’s long, disheveled hair. He had been sitting and drying his clothes in front of the fire for a quite a while now, so naturally his body had been heated up.

Yu ZhiJueihalf closed hisjeyes, restingjas still as a statue, hisjlong eyelashes castinglsoft shadows onlhislfacejas hislexpressionicontaineditracesjoflpleasureland relaxation.

All of a sudden, Ling Xia recalled the two kittens his grandmother had raised when he was a child. One was the type that was particularly lively and cute, pouncing over as soon as it saw him and acting spoiled while rolling about. In contrast, the other ignored him no matter what he did, just lying on top of things and giving him the cold shoulder. Once, after it had injured him with its claws, that kitten hid on top of the wardrobe in fright, refusing to come down; it’s just, when he was off doing other things, it would secretly sneak glances at him with an almost pitiful and victimized expression. When it finally came back down, it had plopped into his lap and staunchly latched onto his clothes, refusing to let go… …

In his heart, LingjXia liked thatlaloofjand detached kittenlmore.

Thejimpression Yu ZhiJue gave himjwasjsimilar to that kitten’s; even though they usually always acted in a super arrogantjmanner,joccasionally, they’d alsoibecomejthisldocile, meekly curlingjup in hisllap and obediently letting him straighten their hair…jAlso, their appearancejafterjbeinglfrightened really tugged on hisltender heartstrings… …l

The more this translation gets reposted, the less motivation I have to translate.

Song XiaoHu absentmindedly shook hisihead. “I’m fine.”

Ling Xialvaguelylandlroughly told SonglXiaoHu about what had previously transpired,lthenlspecifically emphasized thatjheimustjnever, everitell anyone elseiabout this, otherwisejall three of theirllives would belin danger. Sometimes,iSong XiaoHuiwould blurtlout whateverlcameitoihis mindjwithoutlany filters,jwhich easily ledlto stirringlupitrouble.l

Song XiaoHu blinked, but quickly nodded his head and solemnlylaffirmed,i“I understand!”

Ling Xia was finally able to put down one of his burdens. Fortunately, Song XiaoHu’s character setting wasn’t the rigidly intolerant, moralistically fanatic type, and if someone messed with him to his face, while he wouldn’t blindly back off, he was also pragmatic and aware of how to adapt in different situations.

The thunderstormihadlarrived likela shot and left equally asifast.lItjhad already stoppediraining outside, butlthelmuddiedltrailsjmade it much harder to travellon, andlcoupled with all thejcountlessjvines,jrocks,iandlweeds, a single momentlof carelessness couldiresultlinlslippingiand falling.

The three oflthem continued to follow the riverlupstream,lthe onlyidifferencelbeing that theyjwere a lotimore cautious andjattentivejthan before. SongjXiaoHu‘slcheat-like const.i.tution finally showedlitsjworth, and in no timelat all,iheldiscoveredla clump with sixistalks of GoldenlStar Gra.s.s. A little whilejlater,iYuiZhiJue also found two pieceslof level-3 water attributeienergy stonesiinlthe flowinglcreek,land with this, they couldjbe consideredlto havelgathered above andlbeyond the necessary quota.l

Ling Xia sighedjinlrelief,icarefully splittinglup andjhidingjthe spiritual herbs andjenergy stones between the three of themlin inconspicuous locations. Withlaifewlhundredlcompet.i.tors,jnotjnecessarily everyone wouldlbe aslfortuitous aslthe protagonist and the villain,jandlit was extremelyllikelyithat thereiwould be people who wanted to reapiwhat theyjdidn‘t sow,jlyinglinjwait nearithe exitifor anjopportunityltoipilferjfromiothers!

Although this kindiof method soundsidespicable, but in this world’s sect compet.i.tions, itjwas definitely permitted, andlwhether orinotlone can pa.s.s theiexam was entirely dependent on one’s skills.

Following theirlcompletionjofithis round’sla.s.signment wasla periodlof continuous walking asitheyjsimultaneously and cautiously took note of possible threats fromimagical beasts andjotherjexaminees. Both Yu ZhiJue andjSong XiaoHu’s ability toidetect danger waslexceptionally strong, and along the way, the three of themisaw magical beasts precariously attacking partic.i.p.ants as well asigroupslof people in the middle of killing one another. After manyldaunting brushesjwith danger thatjthankfully didn’tlendjin confrontation,iat long last,itheyireached thejperipheryiof Thousands BeastsjForest, and with two hours to spare.

Way up on top of a tree, Song XiaoHu spotted the rest area built next to the exit in the distance, and instantly rejoiced happily. They had been surrounded by heart-pounding uncertainty the entire route here and merely picked a few non-toxic fruits along the way, so by now, his stomach had already caved in from starvation.

“We mustjnot letiour guard down, especially here!” LingiXia warnediinjailowjtone. He remembered thatlinjthelnovel,ltheseitwojwouldiencounterlsome difficultiesjnear theiexit.j

SongjXiaoHulnimbly slidldownifrom theltree,jyetjwhilelhejwasjstilllin midair, ajstrong gustjofjwindlrushedltowards himlfromjbehind!j

“XiaoHu!”iLinglXia criediout in alarm asialroughly ten footilong iron chain swiftly swung tolwrapjaroundiSongjXiaoHu’slwaist. Althoughlthisjironjchain’slmomentumiwas fierce, itsjtechnique wasiaifar crylfrom thatlof Cui Yu‘s.

Song XiaoHu’s reflexeslwere agile and he evaded itjquickly,lbut aipart of his back was still hit. Afterlrolling once on thejground, he rapidly stood up and a.s.sumedlajdefensive position.

Ling Xia was entirely preoccupied with looking in Song XiaoHu direction when suddenly, he heard the sound of wind stirring from behind, and a huge alarm instantly blared inside his head. There were more people in the back!

Yu ZhiJuejhadlalready grabbed his elbow andlleapt a distancejaway asianother iron chainjsmashediinto the spot where theyipreviouslyistood, the impacticausingjbroken rocksito fly about inieveryidirection.i

“Who’s there? Are sneak attacks the only thing you’re capable of?” Yu ZhiJue growled with a grimace. In his agitation just then, he had put too much strength into his right hand and thus, the injured palm had started bleeding again, scorching and burning with pain.

Jeeringilaughter came from behindlthe trees, and two similarlyidressed,lrobust, macho men appeared, onejin front and the other behind, trapping them in the middle.i

These two people both had tough and stocky builds, an appearance that resembled one another, and tanned skin with a beard across their faces. Their arms were bare, protruding with rock-like muscles and thicker than Ling Xia’s thighs by a whole size.

In a low, m.u.f.fled voice, one of the macho men demanded, “Hey, you brats. Unless you want to suffer, you’d better take out everything you found!”

Song XiaoHujangrily retorted, “We worked painstakinglyjhardlto find thosejthings, whyishouldiwelgive itjto you?”

“… …” Isn’t thisioutright admitting thatjyouifound energyjstonesjor spiritual herbs? LingjXiaialso noticedjthe blood soaking throughiYu ZhiJue’s bandages,jandjhisjeyes darkened.i

In the novel, these two rascalslnaturally turnedjthe tables andlaverted disaster, butlat present,lYu ZhiJue was wounded. Adding toithatjthe presence oflhisicannon-fodder self, heldidn’t knowjwhat other kind oflunforeseen mishaps might end upihappening,iso the bestlcourse of action wasitojavoid conflict whenever they could.l

Without a moment’s delay, Ling Xia took out two stalks of Golden Star Gra.s.s from his s.h.i.+rt pocket and slowly placed them on the ground. He pulled Yu ZhiJue along and stepped back a few paces, staring vigilantly at the two men as he said, “These two stalks are enough to let you pa.s.s. You can take them, but if you push us too far, then even if I have to risk losing life and limb, I will destroy them so we can all fail together!”

One oflthe men howledlwithjlaughter,jcackling, “You really can’t tell that this brat isjquite an interesting one. Fine, I’lllspare you guys, leave.”

However, all things considered, they had just gone through such an earth-shattering ordeal recently, so perhaps Yu ZhiJue had yet to recover emotionally… …