I Have No Morals

Bang!

"Where am I? Why does my head hurt so much?"

Qin Yan clutched his head, his face twisted in pain. Thin streams of warm blood seeped between his fingers, and his head felt so muddled that, for a moment, he had no idea what had happened.

"Wasn't I driving and waiting at a traffic light? I think the dump truck behind me went out of control."

Qin Yan remembered a few things, but a jumble of noise buzzed in his ears, making him feel miserable.

A panel appeared before his eyes.

Protagonist

[Qin Yan]

[Talent: Infinite Physique]

Strength: 1.4 → 1.1

Speed: 1.3 → 0.7

Spirit: 1.2 → 1.0

(A value of 1 represents the level of a normal adult)

Skills: Unlimited Combat (beginner), swimming (proficient), archery (novice)

"You jinx! You brought about our father's death! If it weren't for you, how could he have died?"

A curse that sounded both familiar and strange suddenly rang out. Immediately afterward, a sharp pain struck Qin Yan's shoulder, and he involuntarily toppled sideways onto the ground.

"Enough! Enough! Big brother, third brother is still young. Don't hold it against him."

He looked up at the clear sky. A crowd had already gathered around him, their members dressed in cloth robes and apparently pointing and talking about him.

There was curiosity, regret, and a hint of pity.

Qin Yan looked a little bewildered. The people's clothes and the surroundings looked like a village from ancient times.

Have I transmigrated?

Unfamiliar memories gradually surfaced in his mind, memories belonging to a teenage boy.

He looked at the young man beside him who was coldly berating him, and the memories in his mind gradually fell into place.

The boy had the same name as him. The man looking at him so coldly and the man beside him trying to break up the fight were his eldest and second brothers.

"Father's dead, and it's all because of you, you bastard! Giving you the old house was already more than fair of me as your eldest brother."

His eldest brother, Qin Zhao, held a stick with traces of blood on it.

When he saw the cold indifference in Qin Yan's eyes, his anger flared even higher. He tightened his grip on the stick and was about to strike again.

"Big brother, you can't hit him anymore!"

His second brother, Qin Qing, held Qin Zhao's hand, looking as though he was protecting his younger brother.

Qin Yan watched it all. After absorbing the memories, he couldn't help giving a derisive laugh.

All of this was for one thing... dividing the family!

It had all started with their father's accidental death three months ago. The two brothers had been itching to divide up every bit of the property their father had left behind.

The original owner's father, Qin Zhaolin, had been a well-known wealthy man in Clear Water Village. When the people around him were still living in mud-walled, thatched huts, he had already built a courtyard house in the village with blue bricks and white walls.

He had amassed that family property while traveling and making his way in the world in his younger years.

Later, he returned to the village, bought land, built a new house, and married and had children.

But the original owner's mother had suffered a serious loss of vitality while giving birth to Qin Yan, and within two years, she had departed this world.

The original owner's father had loved his wife dearly. He never remarried and raised their three sons alone.

Then, three months ago, Qin Zhaolin encountered mountain bandits on his way back from town. He had apparently gone to pull strings to get the original owner a place as a gang apprentice.

The original owner was honest and straightforward by nature, while his eldest brother had always been domineering, with a shrewish wife backing him up.

Ever since their father's death, the pair had relentlessly belittled and cursed Qin Yan, blaming both their parents' deaths on him.

The original owner had already been grieving. With them saying such things on top of that, he had felt guilty all along.

As for his second brother, he seemed to care about Qin Yan, but he had always watched coldly from the sidelines. He had seen everything Qin Zhao and their eldest sister-in-law, Zhao He, had done.

After all, he stood to benefit from dividing the family property too.

The family's holdings were neither particularly large nor particularly small.

Split between two households, both could live comfortably. With one more, everyone would have to scrape by.

His eldest brother had a son and a daughter, while Qin Qing had just married, and his wife was five months pregnant.

There weren't enough houses or fields to go around.

So he had chosen to remain silent on the matter.

As for the old house given to Qin Yan, it had been abandoned for years. Though it was still intact, it inevitably let in wind and rain from all sides.

The original owner was honest, but that didn't mean he was stupid.

Being bullied like this had naturally angered him. During an argument with his eldest brother, he had been struck with a club.

"Those two heartless wretches, eldest and second Qin, aren't they obviously targeting their brother?"

What were the two brothers trying to do?

Some people in the village could naturally see it.

In particular, some of the elders couldn't stop shaking their heads at the sight. Qin Zhaolin's bones had barely turned cold, yet his three sons were already making such a scene.

Of course, quite a few people also thought Qin Yan was a jinx. His mother had died because of him not long after he was born, and now his father had died because of him too.

Superstition ran rampant in the ancient countryside, and with some people fanning the flames, quite a few others looked at Qin Yan differently and pointed and whispered behind his back.

People's words were fearsome.

Qin Yan understood that, of course.

"The old village chief is here!"

A commotion came from the back of the crowd, which soon parted to make a path.

A white-haired old man walked into the center of the crowd, his face grim.

He looked at the brothers Qin Zhao and Qin Qing with a decidedly unfriendly expression!

He hurried to Qin Yan's side and helped him up.

"A-Yan, are you all right?"

The old village chief looked at Qin Yan, who was a little unsteady on his feet, and asked with concern.

"I'm fine!"

Qin Yan, who had only just transmigrated, was gradually recovering. His face was smeared with blood and dirt, making him look thoroughly bedraggled.

A flicker of surprise crossed the old village chief's eyes. The boy before him seemed more mature than before.

Faced with what was happening, he showed no panic or confusion. Instead, he was remarkably calm.

"Old village chief, that jinx Qin Yan has already brought about both his parents' deaths. My husband and children, and second brother's family too, don't want to die because of him.

"We have to divide the family today. Besides, haven't we already given him the old house?

"Fix it up, and he can live in it just fine!"

A shrewish voice rang out from the crowd. It was their eldest sister-in-law, Zhao He.

She was famous throughout the village for being domineering and shrewish.

For all his size and brawn, Qin Zhao had been trained by his wife to be utterly obedient.

The main reason was that Zhao He had plenty of family. The Zhao family was a prominent household in the neighboring village. She had four brothers alone, and counting her male cousins, there were at least ten or so.

In the countryside, a family with many men could speak with confidence.

Once Zhao He appeared, some gossiping women hidden in the crowd spoke up too!

"You can tell at a glance that Qin Yan was born a lone star under a baleful heaven. Someone like that brings death to family and friends. We'd better stay away from him.

"If his bad luck really rubs off on us, our families will be in trouble."

"That's right. The Qin family sure was unlucky to end up with a thing like him."

The people around them chattered nonstop, and the way many of them looked at Qin Yan had changed considerably.

The countryside was superstitious to begin with. It was better to believe it was true than risk believing otherwise.

Qin Yan's gaze turned a little colder. These gossiping women were on good terms with his eldest sister-in-law, and they were obviously making up stories to smear him.

Once his reputation stank,

even finding a spouse would probably become a problem.

You didn't bully people like this.

"You women, stop wagging your tongues here! Believe it or not, I'll have your husbands drag you home and give you a beating!"

The old village chief couldn't bear to listen as the crowd's talk grew more outrageous, and he promptly rebuked them.

The old man had been village chief for decades and still commanded considerable respect. He immediately put on a stern face.

Even a shrew like Zhao He had to show the old village chief some respect, and she gave the women a look.

The clamor gradually died down!

"Eldest and second Qin, even if you're dividing the family, you can't bully someone like this.

"You're brothers, bound by blood.

"You can't go too far in what you do! Everyone's watching!"

The old village chief couldn't help speaking up.

It was hardly uncommon for family divisions to turn ugly, and what had happened today was not unheard of.

Of course, there was something else the old village chief left unsaid.

Eldest and second Qin both had children. If things got too ugly, it would eventually affect their children.

Qin Zhao looked a little hesitant when he heard that.

Qin Qing frowned slightly and glanced at Qin Yan's blood-covered face. Then he thought of the tangible benefits and ultimately chose to keep his mouth shut.

Seeing this, Zhao He secretly pinched her husband's arm. He grimaced slightly in pain.

"Old village chief, our father died because of third brother, and we can't even avenge him."

Qin Zhao steeled himself and continued, "Our father died because of him. That's an undeniable fact.

"It's also true that second brother and I resent him for it.

"I don't see anything wrong with giving third brother the old house.

"He lost his father, but so did we. My children have lost their grandfather too.

"Second brother, isn't that right?"

As Qin Zhao spoke, he looked at Qin Qing. The brat was a sly one too, letting him play the villain while sitting back and reaping the rewards.

How could he have it so good?

Seeing everyone looking at him, Qin Qing gave an awkward smile. His eldest brother had passed the ball to him, and he had to catch it.

"Old village chief, when Father was alive, he spent quite a lot of silver on third brother.

"He pulled strings everywhere, trying to find him a good path forward.

"Even his everyday food and drink were better than what the two of us got. Father raised him like a young master.

"We're all neighbors here, so everyone knows that well.

"Now that we're dividing the property, the two of us naturally have to make up for it."

At that, the people around them couldn't help nodding. Everyone in the village knew how well Qin Zhaolin had treated his youngest son.

The old village chief pondered briefly, but sighed inwardly.

Qin Zhaolin had been clever all his life, yet he hadn't expected his two sons to resent Qin Yan over this.

Looking at Qin Yan's cold expression and then at the two brothers, he could only say they were as shortsighted as mice.

They would regret it later.

After dispersing the onlookers, the Qin brothers returned to the courtyard and sat down to discuss dividing the family.

The old village chief shook his head to himself. "I shouldn't interfere too much in the division of your family, but giving Qin Yan nothing but an empty house is ultimately a little hard to justify."

Qin Zhao and Qin Qing exchanged a glance and whispered together for a while.

In the end, each household decided to give Qin Yan a tael of loose silver.

Looking at the two taels of loose silver now in his hand, Qin Yan was like an onlooker.

"What, you still think it's too little?"

Zhao He looked at Qin Yan with a sneer. "Third brother, don't be ungrateful.

"Father doted on you from the time you were little. He spent plenty of money sending you to school to learn to read and write.

"Not even your eldest and second brothers got that treatment.

"And as for food and drink, that goes without saying!"

Zhao He had long harbored resentment over this. The Qin family had spent a great deal of money on the youngest.

She and her husband had long been green with envy.

Even after he had a grandson and granddaughter, Qin Zhaolin's affection for Qin Yan hadn't diminished one bit.

Why should Qin Yan get so many benefits?

They said the brat could bring prosperity to the Qin family. Pah!

"A-Yan, what do you think?"

The old village chief looked at Qin Yan, who had remained quiet the whole time, and finally couldn't help asking.

"I have no objections to the division."

Qin Yan took a deep breath and spoke calmly.

"But there's one more matter to settle... big brother!"

As he spoke, Qin Yan's gaze passed over Qin Qing and landed on Qin Zhao.

Qin Zhao raised an eyebrow and looked at Qin Yan hostilely.

"If you've got a fart to let out, let it out."

Hearing that, Qin Yan bared a mouthful of gleaming white teeth and slowly walked up to him.

Just as everyone pricked up their ears to hear what the matter was,

Qin Yan kicked out like lightning, his swift, precise, ruthless strike hitting Qin Zhao squarely in the crotch.

An unimaginable agony swept through Qin Zhao's entire body in an instant. His eyes nearly popped out of his head, and his whole body went limp as he crumpled to his knees.

Bam!

Qin Yan did not stop. He drove a knee straight at his opponent's face.

Qin Yan was certain that blow had broken his opponent's nose.

It all happened in the flash of lightning and the strike of flint. By the time everyone reacted,

Qin Zhao was already curled up on the ground, tears and snot streaming down his face as he screamed in agony.

When Qin Qing and the old village chief saw Qin Zhao, they felt a dull ache in their groins.

This kid was truly ruthless!

"Husband!"

Seeing the miserable state her husband was in, Zhao He turned pale and threw herself toward Qin Zhao. If he was damaged, what would she do for the rest of her life?

Qin Zhao's face was frighteningly pale, and cold sweat streamed down it. He groaned and whimpered for ages, unable to get a single word out.

He felt as though all the strength had been drained from his body. Endless pain left him unable to muster even a shred of strength.

"Damn you, he's your eldest brother!"

Seeing her husband in such a miserable state, Zhao He immediately turned into a shrew and reached out to claw Qin Yan's face to shreds.

Qin Yan had been on guard against this woman all along. He had no rule against hitting women.

Seeing her charge at him, Qin Yan gave a chilling smile, for he had already seized the teapot on the table.

Bam!

The teapot smashed into Zhao He's face at tremendous speed, tea and blood bursting together like a brilliant flower in bloom.

Her nose was probably broken.

Screams filled the entire courtyard.

That left the old village chief and Qin Qing completely dumbfounded.

"Third Brother, you...!"

Qin Qing was just about to speak when he noticed Qin Yan staring at him with a vicious look. The words he was about to say caught in his throat.

His throat worked for a long time, but in the end, he swallowed his words.

He could not understand why his gentle, kindhearted younger brother had become so ruthless.

His gaze was full of wariness as he looked at Qin Yan!

"A-Yan, they're your eldest brother and sister-in-law. What are you doing?"

The old village chief had also come to his senses by now. Qin Yan's enormous transformation had given him a fright.

"Old village chief, I have no morals!"

Qin Yan smiled brightly and pointed at his forehead, where someone had cracked his head open. Blood had stained half his face red.

But that smile made everyone present shudder.

The Qin Yan of old was dead. The Qin Yan of today would repay even the slightest grievance!