in2ebook Chapter 148 Dark History
Chapter 148 Dark History
The Realm of Mystic Ice, in the north.
At this moment, a sliver of light appeared on the horizon, but because it was still snowing, everything around seemed pitch black.
Su Luo and her companions were currently braving the wind and snow, slowly making their way forward. Along the way, they used the Demon-Scorching Stone to assess the situation and also had to guard against sudden attacks from demonic beasts, hence their slow pace.
However, Su Luo didn't mind at all. Along the way, she kept asking Feng Xiyue about Bai Jinyan.
Without much thought, Feng Xiyue told everything in detail.
It turns out that because of the long-standing friendship between the Feng and Bai families, Feng Xiyue and Bai Jinyan had known each other since childhood. The Feng family had a relaxed upbringing, lacking the strict rules of aristocratic families, and the parents had a harmonious relationship. As a result, Feng Xiyue grew up very freely, even doing things like climbing on roofs and damaging tiles. The Bai family, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. The family had a strict hierarchy, the parents were not affectionate, and they were extremely strict with their children's upbringing. Even the smallest mistake would be severely punished. Therefore, Bai Jinyan developed a dark, sensitive, and vindictive personality from a young age.
These two children shouldn't normally get along, but Feng Xiyue didn't have many children her age around her, and being carefree and not bothered by Bai Jinyan's little quirks, she would often take the initiative to go and play with this lonely little brother. Over time, the two actually got along quite well.
However, as the two boys' talents began to emerge, the Bai family, in their pursuit of even greater success, placed even higher and stricter demands on Bai Jinyan, resulting in the twelve-year-old boy being covered in bruises every day. Feng Xiyue couldn't bear to see this any longer and begged her father to plead with the Bai family head, hoping that at least they wouldn't be so harsh on Bai Jinyan.
Unfortunately, when the two arrived at the Bai family, the head of the Bai family, Bai Jinyan's father, was actually whipping him! The rest of the Bai family members just stood by, their faces full of indifference, including Bai Jinyan's biological mother.
Feng Xiyue was furious. She rushed forward to block the whip, angrily questioning the Bai family head why he was abusing his son like this. At that moment, everyone was caught off guard, including the previously expressionless, kneeling, wounded boy.
When Feng Xiyue turned around to help him, the boy's face showed a look of despair and defeat for the first time. He pushed Feng Xiyue away, questioned her about why she had come, and told her to get lost. Then the boy ran away without looking back.
“After that, our relationship plummeted to a freezing point, and he stopped following me around like before. Later, we were both busy with our spiritual practice and almost completely cut off contact, only occasionally seeing each other when our families had a get-together and exchanging perfunctory greetings.”
At this point, Feng Xiyue sighed softly.
"To be honest, at first I was completely baffled and didn't understand what I had done to offend him. But looking back now that I'm older, I realize that I might have really made a mistake. It's normal for someone as proud and sensitive as him to have his self-esteem hurt when suddenly seen in such a vulnerable state by an outsider. That's probably why he started to dislike me, right?"
Even now, recalling Bai Jinyan's expression at that time, Feng Xiyue still feels a lump in her throat.
She had never seen Bai Jinyan so devastated before, so even when Bai Jinyan started to subtly target her later, she didn't hold it against him because of her guilt.
After Feng Xiyue finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
Chu Wenqing and Song Qiao had always thought Bai Jinyan was both hypocritical and annoying, but now, after hearing what their senior sister said, they realized that he had actually had a rather miserable childhood.
For a moment, the two felt quite conflicted.
Growing up in such a repressive and terrifying family, it's not hard to understand why Bai Jinyan's personality became so twisted! In addition, Feng Xiyue saw Bai Jinyan's most shameful side, damaging his self-esteem. Given his vengeful nature, it's normal for him to target Feng Xiyue!
Su Luo's eyes flickered, but her thoughts differed from the three others.
In her view, Bai Jinyan's breakdown and despair at that time stemmed less from a loss of self-esteem and more from the fact that his most unsightly and pathetic side had been seen by the person he loved. This was a dark chapter in his history that he could never tolerate!
So from then on, he never took the initiative to appear in front of Feng Xiyue again, probably because he was afraid of seeing her pitying or disdainful looks...
Chu Wenqing sighed for a while, then suddenly felt that something was wrong. "Wait a minute! If Bai Jinyan dislikes his senior sister for this reason, then why does he always target me and my junior brother? Especially me, I've suffered so much at his hands!"
Upon hearing this, Song Qiao also looked up at her senior sister in confusion.
"The relationship between Shuqiu Pavilion and Lingxiao Sect has never been good, so it's normal for them to have occasional friction. Besides, that guy has always had an awkward personality."
Feng Xiyue pondered for a moment and made a reasonable guess: "Maybe he just doesn't like you guys? Especially Chu Wenqing."
Song Qiao said: "..."
Chu Wenqing: "..."
How could someone with a mouth that's supposed to be 37 degrees Celsius utter such cold words?!
A cold wind blew by, and shards of ice occasionally hit their faces, making their hearts grow colder.
Seeing the two of them standing there dumbfounded, Su Luo pursed her lips, trying hard to suppress her smile.
These idiots! The reason Bai Jinyan targeted Chu Wenqing and the others was, of course, because he was very unhappy to see the person he liked surrounded by two outstanding young men!
Especially Chu Wenqing. As a modern person who transmigrated into a book, he didn't care much about the boundaries between men and women, and he didn't pay attention to any ambiguous distance when interacting with them. He was always laughing and joking with them, carefree and without a care in the world. But to others, this way of interacting was exactly what they called ambiguous! Intimacy!
If Bai Jinyan, that petty and twisted guy, saw this, wouldn't that be like stepping right into his minefield and courting death?
Despite her complaints, Su Luo couldn't bear to see Chu Wenqing and the others so devastated. She patted them on the shoulders and comforted them, "Don't think too much about it. Anyway, Bai Jinyan is a weirdo, so just ignore him in the future."
Chu Wenqing and Song Qiao nodded, agreeing with Su Luo's point.
"In addition," Su Luo paused, glanced at Feng Xiyue who was still oblivious to the situation, and subtly reminded her.
"You have time to think carefully about the circumstances under which Bai Jinyan suddenly targeted you, and what you did at the time. Once you've figured it out, try your best to avoid similar behavior. I'm sure that Bai Jinyan will definitely not target you again, and you'll also have some unexpected surprises..."
Song Qiao nodded as if he understood, "Okay, I understand."
Chu Wenqing had spent a lot of time with Su Luo, so he could tell at a glance that the girl's eyes were full of interest.
What does "I really want to know what circumstances Bai Jinyan was targeting them under" mean? What were they doing at the time, and what did it have to do with that guy Bai Jinyan?!
Hmm~ I feel like Su Luo's words have a hidden meaning!
However, before Chu Wenqing could sort out his thoughts, Feng Xiyue suddenly said, "It's over," and then abruptly stopped, startling everyone.
Su Luo hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Feng Xiyue turned her head and gave a bitter smile. "It's over, we think we're going to get lost."
"what?!"