Ch1 - Qinghuai

T/N: Helloo! I’m a mtl-er so if there’s any misinterpretations/sentences that could be phrased better in english, just leave a comment or ping me on Discord! Enjoy the first chapter

With a loud “Bang!”, numerous rubble fragments were stirred up, and the startled birds fluttered their wings away.

Ji Qinghuai brushed the dust off his clothes with a look of disgust. In front of him, there was a young man in a grey coat with blood on his collar. He tried to exert his strength and stand up several times but he was too injured to support himself.

Ji Qinghuai looked down at the man with a condescending look, “Mr Lin, I’ll give you a chance to speak your last words.”

Lin Shuye wiped off the blood on his face. Perhaps it was due to his instinct, but he was very vigilant towards this man who had transformed from a cat into a human.

“Don’t be so harsh, let’s meet each other in the future, okay?”

“Who wants to see you?!” Ji Qinghuai scornfully snorted. “You’ve been making trouble all day long, but you still want to get away with it. That’s not very sightly of you.”

“You…”

“Cut the crap,” said Ji Qinghuai impatiently. “It’s your honour for this young master to see you off in person. Hurry up and maybe you can have a better life when you reincarnate.”

When Lin Shuye saw that Ji Qinghuai was dead set on sending him into the afterlife, he secretly hid his right hand behind his back, “I advise you to go back and continue your role as an actor.”

He continued staring at Ji Qinghuai, “If I made a mistake, my boss will punish me. It’s none of your business.”

The boss that Lin Shuye was referring to was the manager of the East district.

In the early years, there was no management and the various demon clans were unable to co-exist with one another, leading to numerous disputes.

Later, several notable families and large clans worked together to impose strict management to prevent further disputes. They also introduced the four districts, North, South, East and West, each of which was managed by a corresponding person.

The person responsible for the East district was Qin Lang.

Ji Qinghuai was a notorious demon in the social circle and everyone who met him would avoid the three-point penalty. However, this time, Lin Shuye didn’t know how he had offended this evil star and brought himself such big trouble.

But what he didn’t know was that Qin Lang was actually Ji Qinghuai’s younger brother and Ji Qinghuai had appeared before him to handle him on Qin Lang’s behalf.

The four districts had their own way of management. The East district was well-known for its strict and meticulous management. Lin Shuye had secretly harmed his clansmen and made trouble in their territory. No one knew the extent of his actions but he still refused to be punished.

According to the East District Order, anyone who refused to be arrested and punished would be executed.

“You won’t give up until I ask him for approval?” Ji Qinghuai shook his head, “I even dare to beat up your boss. Don’t try to play tricks on me and just accept your fate.”

As soon as he finished his words, Lin Shuye suddenly raised his hand and threw a handful of fine debris mixed with dust into his face. Ji Qinghuai turned his head sharply to avoid it, but by the time he looked back, Lin Shuye had disappeared, leaving behind only a grey coat.

Ji Qinghuai looked around his surroundings suspiciously, thinking that Lin Shuye couldn’t have escaped so fast at a short distance.

His eyes fell on the coat on the ground and after thinking for a while, he squatted down and lifted it.

Suddenly, something sprang out from under the coat, revealing a white glint before sharp teeth penetrated his wrist, easily plunging into the flesh and blood. Ji Qinghuai frowned, and only then did he see that it was a black mouse clinging to his wrist. He flicked the mouse away and it scurried away into the grass.

He squeezed his wrist slightly, causing bright red blood to flow from the punctured holes.

He was too careless.

Looking at the grass in front of him, Ji Qinghuai waved his hand and the grass was lifted but all traces of the mouse had disappeared. It had really disappeared this time.

Ji Qinghuai wiped the blood off his hands. If I catch you again, you’ll definitely be dead meat.

The blood flow soon stopped but Ji Qinghuai ignored the wound and took out his cell phone, sending a message to Qin Lang.

The most handsome actor in history: He ran away.

Qin Lang swiftly replied: Are you hurt?

Ji Qinghuai glanced at the two scarlet holes on his wrist. Was… Was he hurt?

The most handsome man in history: Are you kidding me? How could I get hurt?

After that, he sent a cool and arrogant sticker expression.

Qin Lang: Okay, it’s getting late, let’s go have dinner.

The most handsome actor in history: I’ll eat. You pay the bill.

Qin Lang: Okay.

Ji Qinghuai put away his phone in a good mood, thinking about dinner when a sudden bout of dizziness hit him.

The moment this feeling appeared, his head began to ache violently, making him light-headed.

He knew that the rat’s teeth were poisonous, but he didn’t expect it to be so potent.

Ji Qinghuai vaguely recalled that there seemed to be a clinic nearby. He endured the stinging on his wrist and looked for it in the vicinity. As expected, he found the clinic at the intersection, Yun Fei Clinic.

JI Qinghuai pushed the door open and saw a young man sitting behind the counter playing games on his mobile phone. A quick glance told him that the owner was a bird.

The owner, Xiang Yunfei, looked up at him and seeing Ji Qinghuai’s dark face and frown, he paid no attention and lowered his head to continue playing the game.

Ji Qinghuai: “…”

He walked over, took the phone from Xiang Yunfei’s hand and threw it to the side.

Xiang Yunfei was stunned for a moment before he shouted in anger, “Damn it! My phone!”

Ji Qinghuai turned a deaf ear to Xiang Yunfei’s outburst and indifferently demanded, “I want to buy some medicine.”

Xiang Yunfei glared at him. It’s your first time here and I didn’t care about you at first but did you have to smash my phone?! I’ll teach you a damn lesson!

Xiang Yunfei returned to his seat, put on an extremely perfunctory attitude and asked with a sarcastic smile, “What do you want to buy?”

Ji Qinghuai had a splitting headache and was not in the mood to argue with him. “I was bitten by a poisonous mouse, give me an antidote.”

Xiang Yunfei looked up and said, “Extend your hand and let me take a look.”

Ji Qinghuai raised his unhurt hand. Xiang Yunfei pressed his fingers to Ji Qinghuai’s wrists and paused for a moment. “It’s nothing serious, it’ll be fine after I prescribe some medicine.”

As he spoke, he bent down and retrieved two boxes of medicine from the boxes under the counter. He didn’t lie to Ji Qinghuai, judging from his pulse, he wasn’t in danger and would be fine after taking this box of medicine.

As for the other box…Xiang Yunfei snickered.

This box of medicine was something he had created himself when he was playing around. Theoretically, it couldn’t be considered a medicine.

The pill was affiliated with frost and seeing Ji Qinghuai’s good health, he estimated that he would only suffer from two days of diarrhoea before the effect wore off naturally.

Xiang Yunfei was secretly pleased with himself, who asked you to smash my phone? Now, I hope you become well-acquainted with the bathroom.

Xiang Yunfei poured a cup of warm water for Ji Qinghuai, “Take the medicine first.”

Without thinking too much, Ji Qinghuai took the two pills and flushed them down with some water. When his headache alleviated a little, he asked, “How much for the medicine?”

“Two thousand.”

Ji Qinghuai was taken aback, “Are you operating a black shop?”

Xiang Yunfei was displeased, “How can you say that?” Does the money for repairing my phone count?

Xiang Yunfei glared at Ji Qinghuai, “Are you going back on your payment?”

Ji Qinghuai smiled and said nothing else as he took out his mobile phone to scan the QR code for payment before leaving with the two boxes of medicine.

So fast? City people are really rich ah! Hey, that’s not right, why does this person seem a bit familiar?

Ji Qinghuai didn’t know that Xiang Yunfei had prescribed counterfeit medicine for him because the symptoms of his headache had improved a lot, but he also kept in mind that Xiang Yunfei had tried to cheat him.

Ji Qinghuai looked at the time. It was already seven o’clock in the evening and he was a little hungry so he casually found a noodle shop by the roadside and ordered a bowl of noodles. Once he was satisfied, he prepared to head home.

On a warm night at the end of May, a breeze blew past Ji Qinghuai, who could not help shivering all of a sudden.

It’s almost summer, why is it so cold all of a sudden?

Ji Qinghuai thought, ‘Is it going to rain? I have to go home quickly.’

Thinking like this, Ji Qinghuai accelerated his pace, but before he went far, he realized something was wrong.

It’s not the weather, it’s his body!

The weather was between 20 to 30 degrees but his body felt as if it had been frozen in an ice cellar. Ji Qinghuai stopped, his lips frozen purple, while his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

Is it the rat poison again?

Ji Qinghuai took out the medicine he bought from Xiang Yun Fei and took two of each while waiting for them to take effect. Unexpectedly, the symptoms weren’t relieved but became even worse instead!

Ji Qinghuai looked down and saw a layer of thin ice forming on his fingertips which continued to grow downwards.

I can’t go on like this.

Ji Qinghuai looked around. He wasn’t far from the community Qin Lang lived in, he had to get there as soon as possible.

Along the way, Ji Qinghuai stumbled, the frost spreading in his body made it difficult for him to concentrate.

He finally reached the outside of the community but his sight was already hazy and he could only make out a sign with the word, ‘new’ on it. Without hesitation, Ji Qinghuai walked in and stopped outside one of the buildings.

Here we are.

By this time, his entire arm had completely frozen and before he could go up, his vision darkened and he collapsed.