Chapter 25: Beast

The little girl, Yin Xingyue, did not answer Shen Siyuan immediately; instead, she stood at the door, fingers interlaced, picking at her thumb, clearly caught in inner conflict.

Shen Siyuan did not urge her; he sat on the sofa by himself, took out his phone, and began scrolling through it.

"I'm home. Goodnight."

Five minutes ago, Jiang Tingyu had sent him a WeChat message.

Shen Siyuan hurriedly replied to her.

"I just got home too. Goodnight."

Then he opened Moments and found that Jiang Tingyu had posted another update.

The content was very simple, just a single short sentence.

【Wind, goodnight.】

The accompanying image was a casual snapshot of the night sky.

He didn't know whether the "wind" she referred to was a person or truly just the wind.

Shen Siyuan did not like her post; scrolling down, he saw Tian Yunrui's food, Wang Chao's movie ticket, Cai Weiqiang's cat, and Lu Ran's night run... each with their own life.

Just then, the little girl Yin Xingyue suddenly spoke: "Uncle bullied me."

Hearing this, Shen Siyuan looked up, widened his eyes, and thought to himself, When did I bully you?

Seeing Shen Siyuan's expression, the little girl seemed to realize her mistake and said softly, "The uncle who is with Mom."

Hearing this, Shen Siyuan frowned; there seemed to be something very wrong here.

"Where is your father?" Shen Siyuan asked.

"Dead."

"Didn't you see his ghost?"

Yin Xingyue shook her head, her expression somewhat sad; she, who had also passed away, naturally knew that not seeing her father's ghost had only one reason: her father had let go of all his attachments and vanished into the world.

But she had always missed her father, yet he...

This made her, who lacked a father's love, even sadder.

"What exactly is the situation with this uncle you mentioned?" Shen Siyuan pressed.

Hearing this, the little girl began to hesitate again, seeming somewhat afraid and also finding it hard to speak.

So Shen Siyuan comforted her: "Don't be afraid; I think I have some ability and should be able to help you."

Hearing this, Yin Xingyue nodded gently; Shen Siyuan was the first person who could see them.

Moreover, that little sister was also very powerful; not only could she spit fire, but she could also fly in the sky.

"Mom married the uncle; he is my new father, but I don't like him..."

The little girl's logic was still very clear, and her speech was very organized; Shen Siyuan quickly understood the whole story.

It turned out that the little girl's father had passed away when she was very young; because her mother had to work and couldn't take care of her, she sent her to her grandmother's house in the countryside.

A few years ago, her mother found another man and got married, then brought her back.

But clearly, this man was no good person; he appeared gentle and refined, but was actually a beast in human clothing.

Yin Xingyue had told her mother, but her mother simply didn't believe her; she even scolded her, calling her a jinx, saying that at such a young age, her mind was full of filth and she wanted to destroy her family...

And after her stepfather learned of this, instead of restraining himself, he became even worse; he often whipped her with a belt, saying he was teaching her to be a person and preventing her from going bad.

Because she often had injuries on her body, teachers discovered them; when the teachers contacted the parents, the stepfather slandered her for stealing things, and even slandered her for visiting messy websites and watching videos; the parents, truly unable to bear it, beat her.

Because of this, Yin Xingyue was ostracized at school and received no love from her parents at home; ultimately, she chose to commit suicide.

Hearing this, Shen Siyuan frowned tightly; this stepfather was very problematic; he probably didn't just want to humiliate Yin Xingyue, but to destroy her life, and then completely control her both mentally and physically.

This was a very terrifying PUA tactic; once Yin Xingyue's life was completely controlled by him, the future outcome was imaginable...

But what Yin Xingyue's stepfather didn't expect was that Yin Xingyue directly chose to commit suicide, causing his plan to go up in smoke all at once.

"You must be very disappointed with such a life, right?"

Yin Xingyue remained silent.

"In that case, what is there in this world for you to cherish?"

"Are you unwilling to accept it? Or is there someone you miss?"

Shen Siyuan recalled the slight upward curve of her lips when she had just mentioned her grandmother.

Indeed, hearing this, Yin Xingyue said softly, "Grandma is sick; I am waiting for her."

"Your stepfather is so bad; don't you want to take revenge on him?" Shen Siyuan asked.

Hearing this, Yin Xingyue suddenly raised her head and stared straight at Shen Siyuan.

"I don't need you to do anything to him; just scaring him should be enough punishment for him," Shen Siyuan said calmly.

For such scum, if Shen Siyuan didn't know, that was one thing; but knowing and letting him live freely made his heart truly unable to find peace.

"But... but I can do nothing," Yin Xingyue said, her expression somewhat sad.

Clearly unwilling to accept it, she had been angry, furious, and had vented at the other party, but ultimately it was all useless.

"Isn't there still me?" Shen Siyuan smiled.

Then he reached out and beckoned; the Ten Thousand Souls Banner appeared in his palm; he raised his finger and formed a hand seal; a wisp of dark blue flame appeared in the air and descended toward Yin Xingyue.

Yin Xingyue stepped back a few steps in fear, but when she saw the gaze Shen Siyuan cast toward her, she gathered her courage, stood still, and finally let that wisp of dark blue flame land on her; immediately afterward, her whole body burst into flames.

However, Yin Xingyue felt no pain; she curiously examined the blue flames rising from her hands.

But before she could look closely, she felt a pulling force that directly dragged her into the air, heading toward Shen Siyuan's palm.

Looking at the tattered Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his palm, Shen Siyuan said softly, "Stay quietly inside the banner for one night; I will let you out tomorrow."

Then, with a thought, he put the Ten Thousand Souls Banner away.

Then he continued today's 【Eighteen Phases】 training; since he wanted to practice, he couldn't miss a single day.

As his tendons and bones were stretched, accompanied by pain, his entire body's muscles trembled uncontrollably; Shen Siyuan's face twisted, and for a moment he wanted to stop and give up directly.

No wonder most cultivators in the Great Wilderness choose internal cultivation; it is easy, simple, and fast—all advantages.

External cultivation is simply too difficult, too painful, and yields no certain results; only those with extremely poor aptitude or lacking Cultivation Techniques and resources would choose it.

Even the original owner of the 【Eighteen Postures of the Great Arhat】, the Lanka Temple, used it only to temper the bodies of newly initiated disciples, eventually switching to internal cultivation.

Another thoroughly satisfying "battle" left Shen Siyuan completely soaked; sweat dried and wet again, again and again, emitting waves of sour stench.

Shen Siyuan gulped down a large glass of water, then went to the bathroom to take a shower, finally lying comfortably on the bed.

Thinking about returning tomorrow, he couldn't help but feel a headache again.

He wondered what kind of Miss his mother had arranged for him this time.

Last time, she asked a friend to help introduce a match; after Shen Siyuan added the other party on WeChat, he said a friend had introduced him.

The Miss directly said to him, "300 per time, 800 for the whole night," leaving him completely silenced.

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