There's something wrong with my master.

So after burying Xiao Linxi's grandparents, he went to the gambling house again.

There will be wins and losses at the beginning. Roughly speaking, the losses may be a little more, but not too much.

But for gamblers, making a profit occasionally is a good thing.

As for the days when he lost, he had long forgotten about them.

Lin Yanzhi spent the whole day in the casino, and little Lin Xi also had a rare few good days.

For her, as long as she didn't see Lin Yanzhi for a whole day, it would be a good day.

Because that means no more beatings for the whole day.

Yun Changsheng was holding a wooden fork and trying to catch fish. He had been fishing in the river for the past few days.

Apart from taking the beating for Xiao Linxi, he still couldn't touch anyone here.

But chickens, ducks and fish can be touched.

He originally wanted to steal things, but there were only poor people around him, and no landlords or rich people, so he finally had no choice but to go fishing in the river.

It was a rare occasion to catch a fish, and Lin Xi next to him would look over eagerly.

If she is not given food, dark mist will brew in her eyes, the only pretty part of her body.

“…It’s like this every time.”

Yun Changsheng silently handed over the grilled fish and then sat quietly.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have shown my desire to break her inner demons so obviously.

I don’t know if not going along with this woman in the dream will make her inner demons worse.

"Does this count as me being in love with her?" Yun Changsheng asked into the void.

I remember the second half of Lin Xi's Ascension Plan 1.1, which was to pretend to have restored feelings and then have a relationship with Lin Xi.

"I don't know. Maybe if you just go along with her in everything, her inner demons will be gone after she wakes up?"

An illusory sword shadow appeared, and when it saw Xiao Linxi looking at it, the Xueyun Sword quickly hid itself with a whoosh.

"Is it so easy to get rid of the inner demon?"

"I don't know if this inner demon is caused by you, but the desire amplified by this inner demon is the desire to possess you."

No one knew where the Xueyun Sword had hidden, and a vague voice, sometimes high and sometimes low, sounded in Yun Changsheng's ears.

"If you are willing to cooperate, the demons in your heart will be eliminated quickly."

Because they didn't know the reason why Lin Xi weaved this dream, the man and the sword could only make random guesses.

"That's true." Yun Changsheng nodded after hearing this, thinking it made sense.

His inner demon was caused by Lin Xi, and this inner demon infinitely magnified his desire for Lin Xi.

Later, with the cooperation of Lin Xi, the inner demon was eliminated in just a year or so.

"I don't know what's going on in that little head of mine."

Yun Changsheng poked Xiao Linxi's cheek out of habit.

The yellow-haired girl weighed more than ten pounds, was skin and bones, had bruises all over her body, and had messy hair. She was uglier than her younger brother Yu was back then.

He walked to the river again and looked at his reflection.

Well, the eldest brother, let alone the second brother, is now in a much worse situation than when he was a refugee.

"Why don't we just not go back."

Yun Changsheng continued to poke Xiao Linxi's face and suggested.

If I run into Lin Yanzhi when I get back, I’m afraid I’ll get beaten again.

Although he doesn't care much about this matter, it's better to avoid it if possible.

"I dare not." Xiao Linxi stammered, hesitantly uttered two words, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

She squatted on the ground, her skinny little hands tightly grasping the corner of her clothes, in silence.

“Is this a trauma caused by the beating?” Yun Changsheng shook his head, with no emotion in his eyes.

He once imagined what his master looked like as a child.

But no one would have thought that a thousand years later, the peerless female cultivator who had transcended tribulation had been beaten by her mortal father and had a psychological trauma.

Knowing that I would be beaten if I went home, I dared not not go home.

"Okay, let's go home." Yun Changsheng took Xiao Linxi's hand and slowly returned to her home.

But this time is different from usual.

There were a few more people at Lin Xi's house. Judging from the conversation of the neighbors who were watching, these people seemed to be here to collect debts.

Lin Yanzhi, who used to show off at home, was now beaten into a pig's head, with bruises all over his body.

Several thugs were still punching and kicking. Lin Yanzhi probably couldn't bear it anymore. A hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes, and he wanted to fight back.

One of the thugs sneered, holding a sickle, and took a step forward.

Lin Yanzhi, who just wanted to fight back, suddenly became motionless.

Seeing the devil in his home being beaten so badly, Xiao Linxi seemed to have discovered a new world.

She looked at the thugs, then at the sickles in their hands.

A light flashed across the little girl's blank and empty eyes.

She stumbled towards the woodshed and looked at the knife for chopping wood.

Yun Changsheng chased after him with some curiosity. He looked into Lin Xi's eyes and understood the look in Lin Xi's eyes.

That is the desire for power.

The hatchet was rusty and seemed very heavy compared to Lin Xi's weight.

But she still endured the pain in her body and lifted the knife with great effort.

She held the handle of the knife like this, as if she was holding her own life.

Chapter 196 These Beatings Should Not Be in vain

When survival is difficult, people always do many extreme things.

A drowning person will grab onto everything around him.

People who live a life of luxury and never eat coarse food will stuff Guanyin soil into their stomachs to seek a feeling of fullness.

Yun Changsheng, who has modern thinking, learned how to kill people.

Xiao Linxi chose to pick up the hatchet in the woodshed.

Then she got beaten again...

Lin Yanzhi beat him.

Lin Yanzhi, who was beaten by the debt collectors without any power to resist, unsurprisingly vented his anger on Xiao Lin Xi.

The beating was harder and more violent than before.

This time, Xiao Linxi did not faint from the pain, but was beaten to death.

When she woke up, she looked at the hatchet beside her, feeling a little confused.

She didn't understand why Lin Yanzhi was afraid when the debt collector was holding a knife, but when she held the knife, Lin Yanzhi beat her even harder.

She seemed to be lost in thought, and in a trance she seemed to understand something, yet also seemed to understand nothing.

Then he sat in the woodshed with a grin on his face, waiting for his consciousness to fade away, perhaps fainting from the pain or hunger.

For her, fainting is a happy thing, it would be very comfortable.

Yun Changsheng, who was also grimacing in pain, sat aside. Before his consciousness fell into darkness, he was still thinking.

Born in such a family, I am still alive today.

Also, how many more beatings will I have to receive?

It was not until several months later, when he saw those debt collectors again, that Yun Changsheng realized that from that day on, he would have to be beaten five times.

The frequency is much lower than before.

Because Lin Yanzhi was completely addicted to gambling, he owed a lot of money and had to hide from place to place.

At first he could borrow a little from his neighbors.

As one of the few literate people in the small village, many people were willing to help him.

However, after so many times, no one borrowed it anymore.

Two months later, he seemed to have disappeared and never returned to this home.

Lin Xi's injuries had improved slightly.

She dragged her aching body around the village, and occasionally someone would feel sorry for her and give her some food.

She would also attend funerals and happy events.

When I was extremely hungry, I would even eat a few bites of grass.

Only when she really had nothing to eat would she look at Yun Changsheng eagerly.

Then the two of them stared at each other in bewilderment.

Yun Changsheng felt that he might be playing a role in Lin Xi's life.

For example, the refugees who used to wander around this village would give Lin Xi some food when they saw that she was pitiful.

But that refugee probably wouldn't take the beating for Lin Xi...

The incident of being beaten was definitely because Lin Xi in real life was often humiliated in front of Yun Changsheng, so he subconsciously retaliated against Yun Changsheng in his dream.

As the sun rises and the moon sets, the cold winter arrives.

The weather turned completely cold.

The two little guys were shivering in their bed, and the cold wind outside prevented them from looking for food.

I couldn't bear it any longer, so I could only boil a pot of hot water to fill my stomach.

After drinking three pots of hot water, the debt collector finally came again.

"Where's your dad?"

boom!

"I'm asking you a question, where's your father?"

A tall, burly thug dragged Lin Xi out of the bed.

Then little Lin Xi enjoyed the same treatment as her father.

Punches and kicks from a group of debt collectors.

She could only shake her head vigorously to indicate that she didn't know.

Her eyes were as empty and blank as ever, and she turned her head to glance in Yun Changsheng's direction out of habit.

Yun Changsheng: ...

Is it really that serious? I remember him every time I get beaten up.

He complained in his heart, but still walked over and took the beating for Lin Xi, letting the punches and kicks fall on him as much as possible.

After half an hour, several debt collectors started arguing.

The reason for the dispute was whether to sell Lin Xi to a wealthy family as a maid or to a brothel.

In fact, whether it is a wealthy family or a brothel, it is definitely better than this home.

After a discussion, a few people decided to go to the brothel first, where the price was higher.

If the brothel doesn't accept it, then sell it to other places.

Xiao Linxi was dragged out of the house by several debt collectors, who yelled at him a few times.