Free Web NovelChapter 32: Chapter 32: Evil Beast, Are You Cursing Me?
In the evening.
It was a little past eight o’clock.
Liu Hongmei returned home with Lin Yu.
Evidently, the mother and son had deliberately stayed away to avoid the talk between Lin Dazhi and Lin Yi that evening.
But the moment they opened the door and stepped inside,
they saw that the living room was a complete mess.
The dining table was shattered, with plates and bowls smashed on the floor. freēwēbnovel.com
Shards and food scraps were strewn everywhere.
Lin Dazhi was slumped in a chair, completely drunk.
He was still clutching an empty liquor bottle...
"Old Lin? What happened here? Why have you drunk so much?"
Liu Hongmei strode closer, her face filled with astonishment.
Lin Yu, who followed her in, frowned deeply.
The tabletop had been solid wood, but now it was smashed to pieces.
He could tell from the splinters that the blow was struck with full force, holding nothing back.
A person capable of that was definitely no ordinary man.
He, for one, knew he couldn’t do it.
This cast another shadow over his heart.
Without a doubt, this had to be Lin Yi’s doing.
And the wreckage at home was proof enough that things had not gone well between Lin Dazhi and Lin Yi.
"Little bastard... Lin Yi is... is a... little bastard... He even... got... got mad at me... After I raised him all this time, he... he actually dared to get mad at me..."
"What’s so wrong with escorting a transport? You... what else... what else can you even do besides that, you little bastard..."
Lin Dazhi slurred, cursing unintelligibly.
Just as Liu Hongmei was about to ask more questions,
Lin Yu stopped her from behind. "Mom, don’t ask. They obviously didn’t reach an agreement. Let’s just leave it for tonight. We can talk about it again in a few days!"
Of course, Liu Hongmei had no idea that Lin Yu was actually a little scared.
She turned and shot Lin Dazhi a cold glare.
Walking over to him, she began to complain, "Weren’t you so confident before? Claiming you could handle Lin Yi and make him escort the transport? Now look at this pathetic mess you’ve made!"
"You’re so damn useless. You can’t even persuade your own son. What kind of father are you?"
Liu Hongmei continued to nag as she hauled Lin Dazhi up from his chair.
She dragged him toward the bedroom like he was a dead dog.
Every so often, she’d curse at him and land a few vicious kicks.
It was only when Lin Yu stepped in to help that the mother and son finally managed to haul Lin Dazhi onto the bed.
Liu Hongmei was panting. After a long moment, she said, "Xiaoyu, you go wash up and get some sleep. I’ll take care of this mess."
"Okay!" Lin Yu nodded lightly.
As he walked past Lin Yi’s door, he subconsciously glanced at it.
A complicated look flashed in his eyes.
...
As night deepened,
Lin Yi walked alone down the desolate streets.
It wasn’t excessively late yet.
Occasionally, he saw people who had just gotten off work hurry past him.
There were also Scavengers, carrying woven sacks and wooden sticks,
searching in front of every trash can for what they considered ’treasure’.
Some homeless men were curled up in corners, groaning in pain.
Thugs whistled and harassed the women who passed them by.
The filth of the Old District and its lawless chaos...
...turned every night into a paradise for some.
At the same time, it was a hunting ground for demonic beasts.
The chaos of the Old District filled every night with crime, violence, and blood.
Death shrouded every city in the Old District,
and every single one of its corners...
Suddenly, Lin Yi felt a bone-chilling presence behind him.
It was the same feeling he’d had on the bus.
He whipped his head around to look.
But the street behind him was completely empty. Not a single person was in sight.
Still, that sinister, creeping cold was unmistakable.
’Don’t tell me that Snake Demon found me again?’ Lin Yi wondered.
After scanning his surroundings and finding nothing, Lin Yi continued on his way.
This time, however, he was far more careful,
and he paid close attention to everything around him.
Yet, after he’d walked several dozen meters, the chilling sensation disappeared completely.
Lin Yi didn’t dwell on it and picked up his pace.
Finally, he turned into an alley, and the darkness swiftly swallowed him.
RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE—
Then, Lin Yi distinctly heard a faint noise from behind.
He glanced back slightly, just a peek from the corner of his eye.
Just as he’d suspected, a dark figure was there, not too far behind him.
And it was following him at an incredible speed.
The next instant, Lin Yi activated his [Godspeed] skill and bolted toward the other end of the alley.
The Snake Demon behind him, realizing it had been spotted,
dropped all pretense and shot after Lin Yi.
Man and demon, a chase scene unfolded in the narrow alley.
The Snake Demon was incredibly fast, staying glued to Lin Yi’s heels.
Soon, the end of the alley came into view.
Lin Yi burst out in a flash.
When the Snake Demon emerged right after him,
it frantically scanned the area.
A cold rage flashed in its slitted pupils.
He’d lost him...
It lifted its head slightly, its fiery red tongue flicking in and out.
But just as it turned to leave,
a sudden premonition of danger washed over it.
The Snake Demon dodged instinctively.
THWACK—
A brick shot past the spot where it had been standing a moment ago,
smashing hard against the opposite wall.
The brick exploded into a thousand pieces.
Not a single fragment touched the Snake Demon. As it turned in a rage toward where the brick had come from,
it saw Lin Yi, who had somehow appeared,
squatting atop the wall, grinning down at it.
"You..."
The Snake Demon was livid; it felt like it had been made a fool of.
Lin Yi just smiled. "Quick reflexes. You actually dodged it!"
"Now, let’s see if you can dodge the brick storm that’s coming next!"
"What?"
The Snake Demon was stunned. Before it could even figure out what Lin Yi meant,
it saw Lin Yi leap off the wall.
Just as the dumbfounded Snake Demon assumed Lin Yi was running away again,
the next moment,
countless dark shapes flew over the wall, silhouetted against the night sky.
They descended with pinpoint accuracy, right on top of the Snake Demon.
Bricks. It was nothing but bricks.
One after another, they hailed down on the Snake Demon’s position.
With no time to think, the Snake Demon could only execute its [Snake-shaped Stepping Technique] to evade the projectiles.
Several times, it tried to burst through the brick storm, leap the wall, and tear Lin Yi limb from limb.
But every time the thought crossed its mind,
another volley of bricks would come hurtling toward it.
"Damn you, human! You’re so treacherous!"
The constant barrage of bricks beat the fight out of the Snake Demon, and it could only curse as it dodged.
But the words had barely left its mouth,
when a voice spoke from right behind it.
"Vile beast, are you talking about me?"
"Huh?"
The Snake Demon froze in shock and whipped its head around.
To its utter astonishment, Lin Yi had once again appeared behind it without a sound.
Before the Snake Demon could even react, Lin Yi raised the brick in his hand and brought it crashing down on its head...
