The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 127

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Xing Shuangzhan froze like someone had cast a spell on him, stuck in place.

He stared at Chi Qingzhou quietly, those pitch-black eyes impossibly deep, as if a storm of complicated emotions churned beneath their surface—impossible to read, but impossible to ignore.

Chi Qingzhou nuzzled back into the crook of his neck like a small animal, rubbing gently against him.

Xing Shuangzhan's gaze shifted. He glanced down slightly.

Chi Qingzhou took that opportunity and gently bit down on his Adam's apple, rubbing against it a couple times before mumbling, "Brother Su, help me out."

Xing Shuangzhan didn't say anything.

Chi Qingzhou eased his bite, and then—was that his Adam's apple... moving?

Before he could get a good look, Xing Shuangzhan pulled him straight into a tight hug.

"You—" Xing Shuangzhan's voice was rough, but he cut himself off before finishing the sentence.

Chi Qingzhou looked up at him with that wide, innocent face.

Xing Shuangzhan shut his eyes.

His voice came out even hoarser. "You're impossible. Whose death energy do you want me to pull?"

Chi Qingzhou lit up. "Ah Ting's. Just a little bit. I'll save the rest. That way, when we find Sheng Yihang, we might even be able to throw him off."

Both Ah Ting and Ah Yu had some of Sheng Yihang's death energy on them. If they got close, Sheng Yihang could probably tell someone was coming.

Chi Qingzhou didn't plan to sneak up on him, but if he could mislead him a little? That was worth trying.

Like—make him think Ah Ting was coming for him, when it was actually Ah Yu.

And since they'd already caved and agreed to this plan, it didn't really matter whose death energy they used anymore.

Xing Shuangzhan just nodded like it didn't matter. He tightened his arms around Chi Qingzhou, stood up, and looked toward Luo Ting.

Luo Huaiyu's brows were furrowed tight without him realizing. "Hey, I said I don't need your help. I can take care of revenge myself!"

Chi Qingzhou, comfortably nestled in Xing Shuangzhan's arms, responded like it was the most obvious thing in the world, "Friends help each other. Or are you not my friend?"

Luo Huaiyu stiffened, wanting to say, I'm not, but the second he saw the light in Chi Qingzhou's eyes... those three little words got stuck in his throat and refused to come out.

Luo Ting gave his back a sympathetic pat. "That's just how Zhou Zhou is. You'll get used to it."

Anyone with a friend like this—whether it was Luo Ting or any of Chi Qingzhou's others—knew it was impossible to say no to him.

Luo Huaiyu stayed silent.

From today on—no, from this moment on—he was Chi Qingzhou's friend too.

And he'd protect his friends. He wouldn't let anyone hurt them.

With that thought, Luo Huaiyu glanced over at Xing Shuangzhan.

As the one about to be helped by Zhou Zhou, he didn't really have the right to complain about how reckless Zhou Zhou was. And honestly, even if he did, it wouldn't change anything.

But this world-ending-class ghost... he had the right to complain. He should've said something.

Instead, just a few words from Zhou Zhou and the guy was wrapped around his little finger.

Luo Huaiyu couldn't help pulling a face of pure disdain.

Xing Su—useless.

Xing Shuangzhan: "......"

He didn't even bother responding to Chi Qingzhou's new little fan club moment. He casually grabbed a wisp of Sheng Yihang's death energy clinging to Luo Ting and, at an absurdly slow pace, began guiding it into Chi Qingzhou's meridians.

The second Chi Qingzhou's ghost energy stirred, Xing Shuangzhan yanked his hand back like it was a hot stove—no way was he letting any more of that death energy in.

But because the amount was so tiny, the sudden power surge in Chi Qingzhou's body fizzled out completely in just a few seconds. It didn't even use up the residual yin energy Xing Shuangzhan had left in him during that last meridian-clearing session.

Chi Qingzhou: "......"

He stared blankly for two seconds, looked up at Xing Shuangzhan, and for once... had no idea what to say.

Xing Shuangzhan pulled his hand back and tightened his hold, pretending real hard not to notice the expression on Chi Qingzhou's face.

Chi Qingzhou's eyebrow twitched slightly. He sighed and sent a silent message to the system:

[Even though it was short, it still kinda counted as an attack. Did the backend trigger any quest or something?]

What could possibly trigger from that? The system grumbled internally. This whole plan felt like grasping at straws. But it didn't dare say that out loud—just meekly went to check the backend.

Half a second later, it froze.

[Host, host! It really triggered a quest! It's a special one—slap Sheng Yihang in the face!]

Chi Qingzhou's lips curved into a slow smile, eyes gleaming:

[Accept it.]

The system instantly locked in the mission and let out a loud "whoa!"

[Host, this reward is direct-action type—it can hit Sheng Yihang personally! But the reward name is a little weird. It's called "Authorized Homotypic Vengeance." Any clue what that means?]

[Authorized Homotypic Vengeance?] Chi Qingzhou repeated, rolling the phrase over in his mind.

Then he turned to Luo Ting. "Ah Ting, just checking—when you brought Sheng Yihang home, you and his parents filed reports with the authorities, right?"

Luo Ting blinked. "Yeah. Why?"

Chi Qingzhou gave a soft "mm," expression unreadable. "No reason. Just thinking that might turn out to be... unexpectedly helpful."

Then he turned to Luo Huaiyu and said gently, "Sheng Yihang will pay for what he's done."

Luo Huaiyu gave a low hum of agreement.

Chi Qingzhou's voice was so confident, so certain, Luo Huaiyu figured—whatever this guy had planned, it had already started.

Luo Ting nodded hard, clenching his fists. "Yeah, scum like him should get struck by lightning!"

Then his expression suddenly shifted.

Like something clicked in his mind.

He licked his lips—they felt a little dry—and his gaze flickered. "...Maybe this damn guy's already been struck by divine punishment once."

Although Luo Ting used uncertain wording, his tone was quite certain, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Luo Huaiyu's gaze fell on him, "What?"

Chi Qingzhou also looked over, curious.

Luo Ting pulled the two of them down and said, with a hint of sarcasm, "You guys probably don't know yet, but Sheng Yihang died a violent death before, and the way he died was really strange."

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