The Revenge of the Reborn Supreme Sovereign-Chapter 336 - 327: A Story!

"Yinuo, let me tell you a story," Qin Fan said, shaking his head with a self-deprecating laugh, directly countering Jiang Yino's scornful tone.

Without waiting for a response, Qin Fan began in a low, wistful voice, "Once, there was a boy who was cowardly and useless. Everyone picked on him, as if stepping on him was the only way to showcase their own supposed nobility. There was a girl who knew this boy for three years. During that time, every time she saw him being bullied, she would show a contemptuous and disdainful expression. She would even shake her head and snort when passing him, just to display her own superiority. But later, the boy fought back. Or perhaps, you could say he finally had a breakthrough after biding his time. Everyone started to avoid him, no longer daring to provoke him. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Because he became what they called a 'lunatic,' a 'madman.' He would ruthlessly beat those who bullied him until they were bloodied and bruised. He even dragged the school bully from several stories up and jumped into the bushes with him! The boy knew that for a worthless wimp to live with dignity again, he had to make everyone fear him!

"And the boy succeeded. From then on, no one dared to trouble him, because they never knew when he might snap again. Eventually, not only did the boy secure his standing at school, but his actions outside of it earned him the fawning attention of powerful figures from all walks of life. At that point, no one dared to bully him anymore. In his hometown, there truly wasn't a single person who dared!

"Then, the very same girl approached him. The one who had once looked down on him, treated him with cold indifference, and used haughty sneers to flaunt her own superiority. She said she liked him and wanted to be with him, showering him with all sorts of attention. But she never considered that it was all meaningless. Whether it's familial love, romantic love, or friendship, the seeds of love and hate never sprout without reason. Once the seeds of malice are sown, the damage is irreparable!

"Everyone is the same; everyone has their own loves, hates, joys, and sorrows deep inside. Yinuo, if you were in the boy's shoes, would you accept a girl like that? No, forget accepting her. If it were you, could you even be friends with her?"

Throughout his speech, Qin Fan's voice was incredibly calm, as if he had already seen through it all and didn't care in the least. Shock slowly filled Jiang Yino's expression as he nonchalantly finished his story. By the end, she was completely stunned. She wasn't stupid. She could naturally discern who the hero and heroine of Qin Fan's somber tale were.

But is the story actually true?

Although she had never experienced anything like it, she could empathize with the boy's feelings. Everyone has a heart; everyone has emotions. In many ways, human emotions are universal. If she were that boy, could she accept being friends, let alone lovers, with that girl?

No. It's not just me. I believe over ninety-nine percent of people wouldn't! It's like that saying: 'Today you ignore me, tomorrow I'll be out of your league!' The tables always turn. Perhaps on the surface, no one owes anyone anything, but during that process, the seeds of love and hate had already taken deep root! But could Xu Jiayi really be that kind of person? It just doesn't seem like her at all!

"I won't judge whether a person is good or bad, and I have no desire to judge others. But you can't truly know what's in a person's heart. Sometimes, what you see isn't the truth, and what you hear isn't real," Qin Fan sighed with a faint, lamenting smile.

However, the moment he finished speaking, the instructor's face darkened. Are they ignoring me? These new recruits are whispering nonstop right in front of me? Outrageous! A new official must establish his authority. I've already made one example; I don't mind making another to build my prestige for the coming month.

"You two! Who gave you permission to whisper and chat? Do you think this is a marketplace for catching up on gossip?" the instructor shouted coldly, pointing his finger toward Qin Fan and Jiang Yino.

"I understand a new instructor needs to make a show of authority, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't direct it at me. It's pointless," Qin Fan said, turning to face the man with a calm, placid smile. "If you want to make an example of someone to scare the others, that's fine. Just don't use her and me to do it."

An instructor? For freshman military training?

At that thought, Qin Fan could only give a quiet laugh. Setting aside his own status for a moment, even the elite soldiers of the Northwest Military Region had to respectfully call him Instructor, and a two-star general like Han Rongguang had to treat him with deference. Why on earth would he be intimidated by a so-called instructor on a university campus—someone who was likely filtered out of the regular army and assigned to handle freshman training? He was only attending this military training as a formality for Jiang Yino's sake. But if this so-called instructor wanted to use him as a troublemaker to make an example of, then he was sorry, but the man had severely miscalculated.

Had Qin Fan's behavior been out of line? Had he gone too far? He couldn't care less that the other freshmen were groaning all over the place from the instructor's dirty tricks. To him, aside from Jiang Yino, everyone else was just a passerby. But if someone was trying to pick a fight with him and Jiang Yino for no reason, then they were truly barking up the wrong tree.

"Insolence!" the instructor roared, flushing with shame and anger at having been called out. It's true, in the army I was just an ordinary soldier who didn't dare speak too loudly. But in front of these teenagers, how can I let my authority be challenged? "You! Step forward!"

Qin Fan smiled at the command. He nodded and stepped out.

"Master!" Jiang Yino called out anxiously from behind him. After hearing Qin Fan's story, her attitude toward him had completely shifted, becoming entirely different from when they first met.

"Don't worry, it's nothing," Qin Fan replied, turning back to give her a genuine, sunny smile.

Those words only fueled the instructor's fury. 'Don't worry'? 'It's nothing'? Is he completely disregarding me? You little bastard!

"Are you sure it's nothing?" the instructor sneered, facing Qin Fan's relaxed and unconcerned demeanor.

"Punishment laps? Standing at attention? Push-ups? Or maybe frog jumps? It's normal for a new official to show his authority; there's nothing wrong with that. But is it appropriate to use a method that makes these freshmen fall one after another? If someone isn't careful, they could crack their head open and bleed all over the place. Is that the kind of outcome you want to see? We both know what sort of people end up as instructors on a university campus. So, trying to establish your authority through intimidation is one thing—it's a common tactic. But it shouldn't be done this way! Did I have to spell it out so clearly for you? Are you satisfied now?" Qin Fan asked, spreading his hands with a smile and shaking his head in disdain.