Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 234 - 170: The Future Arch-Villain, Born to the Sun, Attempting to Reform

Chapter 234: Chapter 170: The Future Arch-Villain, Born to the Sun, Attempting to Reform

But strangely, after exploring the entire area, she didn’t find a single beast—not even a tiger or a lion.

The path back to the city was exceptionally clear.

For the next few days, she often used "gathering" as an excuse to visit the cave during the daytime and bring the young boy some food and medicine.

His injuries were gradually getting better.

His favorability finally reached 30.

An Jin proposed, "How about coming to live in the city with me?"

"...Beast Gathering City?" he softly uttered those three words in his young, indifferent voice, savoring them as if chewing on them. A strange expression crossed his face.

’So she’s a female from this city.’

’If I’m not mistaken, the large horde of Demon Beasts I released a while ago attacked this very city. Has it really been rebuilt so quickly?’

’This was truly beyond my expectations.’

A sense of frustration welled up in Qi Yuan. ’Who is the leader of this city? They’ve really messed up my plans. I’ll have to kill them sooner or later.’

"No, I’m not interested. I like to wander alone," Qi Yuan said, making up a random excuse.

’If I go to the city with her, she’ll regret it.’

’This female was so wholeheartedly trying to save me. She probably has no idea that I was the one who orchestrated the Demon Beast horde. When she finds out what kind of creature she saved, the look on her face will be priceless.’

Qi Yuan couldn’t help but curl his lips, his dark pupils brimming with amusement. His expression held a sinister gloom that utterly contradicted his eyes—round, youthful, and slightly downcast, like a puppy’s.

But for some reason, he didn’t want to tell her any of this. The feeling of being cared for like a normal young Beastman made him a little greedy for more.

[DING—Congratulations on raising the target’s favorability to Friendly!]

[Successfully unlocked target’s basic information.]

[Name: Qi Yuan. Age: 14. Personality: Gloomy, cold, and arrogant. Born on the night of the twin full moons in the first year. Basic history...]

One after another, the mechanical, electronic voice rang out in An Jin’s mind.

She didn’t even have time to be happy before she was dumbfounded by the character profile that automatically played in her head.

—The future main villain.

’I didn’t hear that wrong, did I? I randomly saved some kid, and he turns out to be the future main villain?’

’The mastermind behind the Demon Beast horde is actually the kid right in front of me??’

Seeing her expression suddenly turn cold and strange, Qi Yuan felt an inexplicable panic. His slender, pale fingertips couldn’t help but dig into the dirt, and his breathing grew tight.

He was actually... afraid she had discovered what he’d done.

’Shouldn’t I be observing her comical, clown-like reaction? Why am I feeling so nervous and flustered?’

"It’s been so cold the last couple of days, my head feels awful. My legs went so weak just now I almost fell over." An Jin propped herself up against the wall with one hand and used the other to wipe away non-existent sweat from her face, using the shadows to hide the complex emotions in her eyes.

’I feel like all my effort these past few days has been for nothing.’

’If I had known, I should have just let him die here. The world would have one less scourge in the future. What if a world war breaks out later? Wouldn’t I, with my misguided compassion back then, be the main culprit??’

While An Jin’s mood was complex to the extreme, Qi Yuan silently breathed a sigh of relief.

[Dearest Master, no need to worry. Even if you didn’t save him, given the little villain’s tenacious life force in the face of adversity, he wouldn’t have died here.]

Mirror Mirror comfortingly added fuel to the fire. [Besides, you’ve already grinded a wave of favorability with him in his youth. You’ve made such a significant mark on him at an age when he’s most starved for affection. Even if a war breaks out in the future, he definitely won’t kill you!]

"Given how much he trusts me right now, if I were to mix a little poison into his medicine, he probably wouldn’t even notice, right?" An Jin said ruthlessly.

[A Beastman’s sense of smell is far more acute than you think. Give it up, Master. As things stand, you can’t kill him. Villains don’t die that easily.]

Of course, she was just talking, venting her inner turmoil. When it came to actually poisoning and killing a frail young boy, An Jin truly couldn’t bring herself to be so ruthless.

[Instead of racking your brain trying to kill the villain, why not try to reform him? Our system’s purpose is to promote truth, goodness, and beauty!]

An Jin, "..."

’Whatever. I can’t just have saved him for nothing. Walking away now would mean all my previous efforts were wasted.’

’I guess I’ll see if I can reform him, then.’ But An Jin felt the hope was slim. A villain only becomes a villain because they have surely endured setbacks and suffering beyond what ordinary people can bear.

Once you’ve fallen into a sunless, dark abyss, how can you be so easily pulled back up?

The sky outside the cave gradually darkened. After An Jin left, Qi Yuan slowly opened his eyes. His pair of black eyes were cold, weary, and gloomy, yet captivating.

The beauty mark beneath the corner of his eye added a touch of heart-wrenching pity to his appearance.

He, the one An Jin had deemed a severely injured, poor little thing, placed his fingers on the wall and pulled himself up. He then turned his head to look at the cave entrance, his pitch-black eyes betraying no emotion.

After a long moment, he looked away and closed his eyes again.

The terrifying black scales covering most of his body gradually vanished, receding into his skin. The two horns among his fluffy, soft black hair and the dragon-like tail behind him disappeared as well.

He revealed the true form of this human body.

Fluffy, soft black hair rested against his cold, pale skin. His features were exquisite and beautiful, his cherry-pink lips thin and soft, and his cheeks still held a slight touch of baby fat.

His eyes were especially unique and beautiful. The corners of his eyes drooped slightly, and his youthful, round, lovely black pupils were like a starless night or a long-dead pool of water, exuding a listless gloom.

He looked nonchalant, lazy, and dispirited, as if he couldn’t muster any interest or goodwill for anything.

His injuries were about half-healed—good enough to leave. Qi Yuan glanced once more at the moonlit entrance of the cave.

He bent down and picked up a Beast Skin Bag from the ground. Holding it in his palm, he could clearly see the pattern on it.

’She must have sewn it herself.’

Clutching the Beast Skin Bag tightly in his palm, he turned and walked out of the cave.

...

When An Jin ran back the next day to bring him more medicine, the frail, sickly boy in the cave was gone.

She froze for a moment, then looked all around, confirming that he was really gone.

’He just left? But I haven’t had a chance to reform him yet!’

’Speaking of which, I don’t even know what this little villain looks like. If I run into him in the future, I might not get another chance to reform him.’

’All my effort these past few days has gone down the drain,’ she thought with regret.