The Notorious Villains Saves the World

Deception 2

"You will never love me." The moment Luo Binghe said those words, Shen Yuan couldn't move. He didn't know what to do or say. He just watched Luo Binghe slowly slip away from him.

Everything should return to the way it was supposed to be. For Luo Binghe, he was meant to be alone. He was meant to be without any attachments to the world. Just once, just one... Just one moment in his life was enough. The years he spent with this person will forever be his treasure. He wanted them to remain in his memories—that this Shen Qingqiu loved him.

"Shizun doesn't have any reason to remain by my side. This disciple... finally understands."

"LUO BINGHE!" for once, for this love is willing to corner him. For this love and his happiness, he is willing to suffer. Without me, "you are happiest." Even before Shen Qingqiu could give any reason, Luo Binghe gently brushed Shen Yuan's hand.

"What are you doing, idiot?!" Shen Yuan's voice made him smile. He waved his hand one last time and stepped back before darkness could take him away. The strong grip on his right hand made his heart flutter one last time. Luo Binghe carefully took Shen Yuan's hand off and kissed it. He patted his hand and said, "Let me bear the responsibility of making you happy for once, Shizun," and let go of his hands as he disappeared into the dark.

Shen Yuan's voice did not reach him—for once, Luo Binghe did not listen to him. The ever-composed facade he had been wearing crumbled at this imposing loneliness. Luo Binghe let go. Luo Binghe freed him. Luo Binghe won't hold him anymore. His mind was going blank. He said he was willing; he already told him he wanted to be by his side. Why? Why did Luo Binghe refuse to understand? He told him the truth. I trusted him with that heartbreaking truth.

"Because you never told him... that you love him."

Shen Yuan miserably failed to defend an attack. He was flung several metres away from the enemy. He coughed up blood and raised his head. He sees two enemies. The one who attacked him. Shen Yuan stared at the man beside Shen Qingqiu. He has long hair tied in a half bun with a red ribbon, silver-doe eyes, and a devilish smirk. Shen Yuan couldn't help but feel the same ambiance as the latter with Wei Wuxian.

Unsheathed Xiu Ya's sword, he attacked the two enemies and defended from their attacks. Of all the days this little sh*t would come to get him, they chose a very wonderful moment!

[System, do you have any powerful tools there? He asked. There were a few loading dots before the system replied,

[Checking awards.] Then the system diligently replied, consolidating the information. [You are to wait for a few seconds.]

Stupid system! Stupid system! Shen Yuan miserably failed to take into account that the new circumstances are not included in the stallion novel. With Xiu Ya on his right and talismans on his left, Shen Yuan finally forgot the heartbreak and did his best until the system provided him with tools or something.

[System update. Upgraded tool and plot. The system can only provide information and tools; no hidden mission is required. Award points are frozen, and tools and equipment are free.

Sweet! He didn't need to get into several years of dying all over.

The system provided several tools and techniques. Shen Yuan smiled and chose an attack spell.

[Warning! [The system cannot interfere; the self-saving system is halted.]

What. The. Fuck?!

Shen Yuan was shocked. It means if he dies, he'll die! He didn't notice the enemy behind him. He felt the stinging pain on his body like his soul was being sucked out. He dropped the talismans and his sword and raised his head. His eyes met with Shen Qingqiu's cold stare. His chin was lifted. "I am taking your role now, Shizun," is what Shen Qingqiu said.

Shen Yuan smirked. "Binghe will not fall for it."

"He will... as long as I take this new body!"

newly acquired information. There was a pause from the system that made Shen Yuan feel helpless. It was fast, with his whole body going down with a loud bang. He finally saw Shen Qingqiu stabbing him.

"Reverse!" He hears. He felt it. The commands are the same with Wei Wuxian. Shen Yuan had fallen into darkness after feeling the comforting warmth. He was sure he'd die and cross into the afterlife.

But he never expected to wake up in Shen Qingqiu's original body. He coughed blood. Standing before him were his body and Mo Xuanyu.

"A-Yu... A-Yu, you have very powerful dark arts."

Shen Yuan was still confused but somehow he and Shen Qingqiu exchanged bodies because of Mo Xuanyu.

[Mo.... Xuan.... Yu.... A... Chara....ter... Of.... Grand.... Master... Of... Demonic... Cult—vation... su...mo...n... The.... yi...lin... Patri... rch... and... died....]

Fuck, even the system is malfunctioning. Shen Yuan cursed. But even before he could escape, Shen Qingqiu moved fast, Mo Xuanyu disappeared, and the barrier that kept him from escaping vanished. What hurts him is seeing Luo Binghe take Shen Qingqiu's side, Xin Mo out of its scabbard, and point at him.

Two other blades, namely Suibian and E'Ming, are on his neck. He couldn't move. Shen Qingqiu had planned everything.

"You came again." It was a shock that Luo Binghe stabbed him with his sword. Shen Yuan trembled as he stared at those bloodshot eyes that screamed for his death.

"Bing... he?" he called.

"How dare you call me the name Shizun calls me?" If death was inevitable, he didn't want to die like this.

"Binghe! I am Shen Yuan! Listen to me!"

No one listened; they were all about to kill him. With a flash of white, Shen Yuan looked miserably at Luo Binghe as he escaped. Luo Binghe wanted to kill him. Luo Binghe did not recognize him.

The agony, the pain, the fear. Shen Yuan couldn't help but run and escape. He didn't want to fight. He didn't want to fight Luo Binghe. Of all people, he will never fight or hurt him.

To see him standing beside the person who wanted to kill him hurts him. Seeing him take that person by the side and fail to recognize him, his heart screams at the pain.

"Luo Binghe!" He shouted in grief as he received one blow from Xin Mo. Shen Yuan stared into Luo Binghe's eyes. Hua Cheng and Wei Wuxian are about to strike. "I am sorry," he says. "I love you." With a smile, Shen Yuan successfully escaped death from Luo Binghe's sword.

He woke up in a weird place. His heart was broken at the last memory of Luo Binghe's crestfallen expression. He clenched his wound and tried healing it.

"He succeeded in taking this person's role, huh?" Wen Rouhan smirked. He snapped away; too late, Shen Yuan ended up as a captive.

"Another plaything. Hello, Shizun. I see that my son has finally left your side." That sound Shen Yuan didn't want to hear anymore. "I can now torment him with you here. Isn't that a good thing?."

'System! I need to escape!'

[System failure. [The system cannot process the request.]

Fuck! Of all the times, why now?

*****

"He-Xiong?" Wei Wuxian worriedly watched him. Luo Binghe just shrugged and smiled bitterly as he took Shen Qingqiu's body back to the pier. When they finally entered the pier. Hua Cheng, who had been silent for a while, said to Wei Wuxian, "Do not trust him?"

"Master Shen?"

"Hm," Hua Cheng replied, "I have a bad feeling about his."

"Same."

...to be continued...