Feng Shiyi's Concerns

Wang San was taken away by Feng Zhong to change clothes, with Zhang Han accompanying him—and keeping watch.

Dug and the Feng uncle and nephew headed to a private room for dinner.

During the meal.

Feng Yunjie, whose worldview had suffered a tremendous blow, hesitated several times before finally asking, "Seventh Master, are you really going to keep Wang San?"

"What's wrong?" Dug was still savoring Wang San's yandere performance. Though playing it out in the role of a waiter had been rather hard on the eyes, Wang San had to admit that he had slipped into perversion very quickly.

If all the contestants in the Simulation Arena were people like that, then for the first time, he doubted whether he could form the Peacekeeping Vanguard.

But on second thought.

People were complicated. If someone's personality was defined by only one Keyword, and that Keyword was tied to their growth, it would be hard for them not to become twisted.

Even someone as upright as him, equipped with a positive Keyword like Maintenance, was thinking of stirring up trouble on a grand scale, his thoughts gradually becoming distorted. Not to mention that everyone else had received professional training.

So he still had to accept them. The more people he came into contact with, the more information about reality he could gather.

After all, he still had the hurdle of reality to get through. Failing in the Simulation Arena would at most mean elimination, but if someone discovered he had possessed this body in reality, who knew what might happen? If he found he could no longer keep them under control, he could just take them out beforehand. As the top-ranked contestant in the Simulation Arena, he should have that confidence...

"I... I just feel that his Keyword is somewhat sinister." Feng Yunjie stammered for a long while before saying, "When he talks to me, I can't help but feel a chill rise in my heart, like I want to get away..."

Get away?

He had awakened an advanced skill, hadn't he?

He would ask about that advanced skill later. Dug smiled. "Third Young Master, that's where you're wrong. We'll encounter all sorts of Heavenly Demons in the future. Every Heavenly Demon is different. If you pick and choose like this, how is the Feng Family supposed to rise? A family has to recruit all kinds of talent. It needs disciples like Zhang Han, sparring partners like me, servants and attendants, and people like Feng Zhong who know how to run a business. Only then can a family truly function..."

"That may be true, but I feel that letting him join us, with that way of speaking, could bring trouble sooner or later. Aren't we supposed to maintain peace in the martial world? No matter how I look at it, his Keyword doesn't seem like that of an honorable man. It will affect how the world sees us..." Perhaps Feng Yunjie truly had been affected by the skill, because he immediately found another excuse to squeeze Wang San out.

"Third Young Master, that's because you don't understand yandere." Dug said, "Most of the time, a yandere looks like a normal person. Only during an episode will he act as he did just now. Normally, an attribute like yandere has to be developed gradually. The reason he behaved that way just now was because he wanted me to see his value and earn a chance to live..."

"But..." Feng Yunjie wanted to say more, but Dug cut him off before he could.

"Third Young Master, yandere isn't as terrifying as you imagine. Wang San is somewhat abnormal when he acts up, but he also possesses a protective nature. Once he recognizes you, he'll do everything in his power to protect you." Dug said, "Third Young Master, you need to learn to adapt. You need to be strong. Besides, don't you still have me? My Keyword is Maintenance. Would I just stand by and watch you come to harm?"

"Protect?" Feng Yunjie froze.

"But a yandere's protection differs from mine. He only protects the people he recognizes." Dug said.

"All right!" Feng Yunjie raised his cup and took a drink to steady his panicked emotions. He had already experienced the benefits of Maintenance. Since yandere also possessed a protective nature, he temporarily gave up on driving Wang San away.

One Dug, one Wang San. If Wang San tried to harm him, Dug would protect him. If Dug tried to harm him, Wang San would protect him. Double protection—it should be safer, right? Feng Yunjie tried to convince himself.

He had introduced a yandere to Feng Yunjie.

He had maintained Wang San, then backstabbed Feng Yunjie. Dug happily enjoyed the delight of a double attribute boost. At that moment, he became confident again. The yandere attribute was difficult to perform, too exposed and too obvious. His Maintenance plus Backstab was truly invincible—subtle, and he could do no wrong no matter what he did.

"Seventh Master, if there are more Heavenly Demons in the team, can you suppress them all by yourself?" Wang San had targeted Feng Yunjie. Other than finding it hard on the eyes, Feng Shiyi felt nothing unusual, but he had other concerns.

In less than two days, the Feng Family had encountered three Heavenly Demons. Their numbers seemed to be increasing far too quickly, and the Heavenly Demons themselves were a little too much of an odd one out.

He found it difficult to imagine what the Feng Family would become after recruiting such a group of Heavenly Demons. Would they be attacked by everyone? "Second Master, you've seen how difficult it is for other Heavenly Demons to align with their attributes. I'm growing the fastest, so suppressing them definitely won't be a problem." Dug said.

"Won't the Peacekeeping Vanguard be made entirely of Heavenly Demons?" Feng Shiyi asked again.

"How could that be? There are only so many Heavenly Demons. We also need to recruit normal righteous heroes from the martial world to balance them out." Dug saw through Feng Shiyi's thoughts and smiled. "Second Master, are you afraid that the Feng Family won't be able to keep us under control in the future, losing the initiative?"

"That's right, I do have that concern." Since he had been seen through, Feng Shiyi did not beat around the bush. "Seventh Master, I'm not only worried about the Heavenly Demons. I'm also worried about the other heroes you recruit. Your martial arts are not even as good as mine. If true experts join the Peacekeeping Vanguard, can you really retain control of it?"

Because of Wang San, Feng Yunjie had been distracted the whole time, eating on his own. Only upon hearing Feng Shiyi's words did he raise his head and look at Dug.

"Second Master, you worry too much. Given the caliber of our team, the matters we can handle are all minor squabbles that great heroes wouldn't bother with. It's like how you, Second Master, would never join street thugs in collecting protection money. Experts won't lower themselves." Dug smiled and shook his head. "Once we make a major stir, we'll attract experts. By then, my strength will naturally rise with the tide, and I won't have to fear them."

"Seventh Master may not need to fear them, but what about the Feng Family? The Feng Family has no experts..." Feng Shiyi said.

Dug was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "So Second Master has never considered me one of your own!"

"Seventh Master, that isn't what I meant." Feng Shiyi said.

"Second Master, there's no need to explain. I haven't made any substantial contributions yet, so it's only natural that you don't trust me. But time reveals a horse's strength, and time reveals a man's heart. I'll prove myself through my actions and make the Feng Family truly acknowledge me." Dug said seriously. "As for the matter Second Master is worried about, I've actually already mentioned a solution. Perhaps Second Master forgot."

"Did you?" Feng Shiyi asked.

"Rob secret manuals and seize spiritual pills and miraculous medicines." Dug smiled. "Second Master, don't tell me there are no spiritual pills or miraculous medicines in the martial world that can increase one's inner strength? Like I said, maintain for one day, maintain for life. Only when the Feng Family grows strong can I grow strong. I won't abandon the Feng Family's interests."

He still had not given up on robbing other people's secret manuals? Feng Yunjie could not help saying, "Seventh Master, doesn't robbing secret manuals conflict with maintaining peace and justice? If people learn that the Peacekeeping Vanguard is doing these things behind the scenes..."

"Third Young Master, maintaining peace in the martial world does not conflict with protecting the Feng Family's interests." Dug glanced at him and smiled. "Who says criminal forces don't possess heavenly treasures? Don't rush. You can't grow fat from one bite. We'll take things step by step, and in the end, we'll have everything."

"Are we still going to the Iron Palm Gang?" Feng Shiyi asked.

"Of course we are, but let's wait and see whether there are any other gains to be made in Luyang City." Dug said. "We also need time to get used to Wang San."

At the mention of Wang San, Feng Yunjie shuddered reflexively. His cup tilted, spilling wine all over the table.

Feng Shiyi looked at the Feng Family's young tiger and frowned in displeasure. "Yunjie, Wang San merely said a few strange things. He can't even beat Feng Zhong. What are you afraid of? If you're like this, how will you lead the Peacekeeping Vanguard in the future?"

Feng Yunjie also knew something was wrong with him. He looked at Feng Shiyi, wanting to explain but not knowing where to begin. In the end, he could only put on a brave face. "Second Uncle, I won't be like this again."