Perfectly Normal

Jun Jingyi was delighted.

He had struck it rich.

If he had possessed this much money in his previous life, he would have been over the moon.

On a street in Tianfu City.

Jun Jingyi walked along with his hands behind his back, humming a cheerful tune, delight written all over his face.

Anyone who saw him could tell at a glance that he was in a wonderful mood.

Behind him, Sikong Ye kept rolling his eyes. He had seen people get carried away with themselves, but never this carried away.

The dignified young master of the Jun Family was this happy just because he had made some money?

Was the Jun Family short on money?

How promising!

But soon, he noticed that Jun Jingyi was no longer happy. His expression darkened almost instantly.

Sikong Ye followed his gaze.

A beggar?

A beggar begging by the roadside?

Wait... wasn't this the beggar they had often run into before?

Jun Jingyi slowly came to a halt, approached the beggar, and tossed a few coins he had prepared long ago into the bowl in front of him.

He said nothing, but his dark expression told everyone he was unhappy.

"You..."

"You could ask him where that beggar went."

Sikong Ye spoke slowly.

Jun Jingyi shook his head.

His voice rang out calmly. "There's no need. I know where he went."

"You know?"

Sikong Ye was surprised.

He had been staying at Jun Jingyi's place during this time, and he hadn't seen him go out.

Besides, surely he wouldn't have had someone keeping an eye on a beggar?

"Mm, I know."

Jun Jingyi gave a soft sigh and walked on in silence. After a long while, he sighed softly again, looked up at the sky, and remained silent for a long time.

"He went there."

Pointing to the sky, Jun Jingyi spoke calmly, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

He chuckled inwardly. Maybe he went to my world. If so, perhaps he'll live a little more happily there.

He had long since understood the true nature of this world.

Every age had its evils.

But in this age, all those evils fell squarely upon the poor and pitiable. It was... so unreasonable!

"Up there? He died?"

Sikong Ye froze.

"Mm."

Jun Jingyi nodded.

"How do you know?"

Sikong Ye frowned.

He wasn't afraid of dead people, or even of killing.

But such a living, breathing person, whom they had been helping just a few days ago, was suddenly gone?

He felt a little unhappy too.

"This is the third one!"

Jun Jingyi said calmly, "It's perfectly normal, isn't it?"

"Normal..."

The young man in black was at a loss for words.

It was indeed perfectly normal. They were beggars, and could die at any moment.

Before, he wouldn't have cared about such things at all. They had meant nothing to him.

But now, because of Jun Jingyi, he had gotten to know a beggar, and then... the beggar had died.

Because he knew him, he cared, and that made him a little unhappy.

Was that normal?

He didn't know what to say.

Many people died in the world every day, but they had nothing to do with them, so he didn't care. But if they did have a connection, then...

This was a living, breathing life!

"All right, let's go. I can't change anything, and neither can you."

Jun Jingyi shook his head and continued walking, seemingly used to seeing such things.

Then he saw a woman covered in blood.

She had fallen to the ground, but was still trying to protect the infant in her arms, whose face was already deathly pale and who had been dead for a long time.

Jun Jingyi: "..."

Had he forgotten to consult the almanac before going out today?

Before he could think any further.

Several vicious-looking household servants came up behind the woman, shouting curses as they kicked her again and again.

After a long while, when blood had soaked the street and the woman still lay motionless, the servants each spat at her in contempt before leaving.

"Stop right there!"

Beside Jun Jingyi, Sikong Ye suddenly shouted in fury and rushed over, his face full of anger. He dealt with the servants in a few moves.

At that moment, Jun Jingyi understood something.

Why this fellow seemed to come from an extraordinary background and possessed extraordinary martial skills, yet had been at death's door that night.

It was probably because he liked standing up against injustice too much?

These times had no love for him.

As Jun Jingyi walked slowly forward, the young man's furious voice rang out. "Who are you? Who told you to beat her?"

Soon, under threat of overwhelming force, the matter became clear.

The Li Family.

There were many people surnamed Li in Tianfu City, and Jun Jingyi didn't know which family he meant.

This was what had happened: one day, a young master of the Li Family saw a beautiful young woman on the road, and lust stirred in him.

He used his family's connections to bring about the deaths of her entire family.

He got her.

But he soon tired of her. Unexpectedly, though, the young woman bore his child.

A helpless young woman all alone, unable even to support herself, she had no choice but to take the child to the Li Family to find him.

And then...

She stayed for one day!

A day later, the child suddenly fell ill and died, and she was beaten black and blue, leading to the scene they had just witnessed.

"Beasts, a pack of beasts!"

Sikong Ye's eyes were red, his fists clenched tightly. He seemed to be on the verge of exploding.

Jun Jingyi sighed softly, put a hand on his shoulder, and gave it a gentle pat.

He shook his head slightly. "This is perfectly normal too, isn't it?"

The young man in black froze...

And then nothing more happened.

They remained silent all the way.

They watched as people from the authorities came to collect the bodies and clean the street, bringing the matter to a perfect conclusion.