The Scum Is A

"What?!" Shu Mu exclaimed and rose from his seat in shock. He glared at Cheng Sheng.

Even the others were shocked and they moved away from Shu Mu as if he's a plague.

Shu Mu clicked his tongue at them. "Cheng Sheng. Just because you're great and all, you can't just carelessly declare anything you want - " he told him. 

"It's as I've said." Cheng Sheng calmly said as he removed his fingers from his eye and his eye returned to its original color. "You took a magic pill I made which is modeled from my Cleansing Talismans." He said. "Magic herbs cannot suffice in curing the demonic qi, but just relieve the pain they cause. Thus, I applied a spell I used in my Cleansing Talisman onto the magic pill." He looked at Shu Mu and smiled. "Congratulations for being the first person to become my test subject for my Cleansing Meridian Pill." He told him.

"Quit playing around!" Shu Mu slapped the table in anger. "You used me for your experiment?!" he said as he looked at Cheng Sheng in disbelief. This guy1 is playing with a human's life! How horrible is he?! He thought in anger. 

"But that helped you, didn't it?" Cheng Sheng said as his smile faded. He looked at Shu Mu in the eye. His expression now serious. "No one noticed earlier, but I did. There's a red glint in your eyes earlier. Fortunately, the demonic qi poison didn't spread around your body and you only had a chest pain after you were stimulated." He explained. "You can't deny it. I'm the best doctor that can solve your problem." He told him.

"Heh. You want to help me?" Shu Mu said as he laughed in irony. He knew Cheng Sheng is the good guy in everyone's eyes while he is the bad one. "What should I exchange with it?" he asked as he mockingly smiled.

"Just a favor." Cheng Sheng answered.

"What?" Shu Mu was puzzled.

"I'll tell you what it is in the future. For now – " Cheng Sheng said as he looked at Shu Mu's body. "Undress." He said.

"WHAT?!" Shu Mu's eyes widened as he immediately jumped away from Cheng Sheng as if he's a monster. He raised his sheathed sword to block him in case he'd attack him. 

Chen Han was shocked as if he heard something scandalous. "AH SHENG!" he called, anger in his voice.

Meanwhile, Fei Yin literally turned into a statue as he stood on the spot. His body is motionless. Even his breathing had stopped. "Da shixiong!" the Xinfaxian Sect disciples cried as they moved around Fei Yin.

Cheng Sheng frowned after seeing their horrified expression. "What are you worked up for? I'm not selling porn!" he told them. "I'm not a pervert!" he added. 

"What's 'porn'?" Lei Ling asked innocently. 

Cheng Sheng ignored them as he turned to Shu Mu whose face had gone red. "Oi. Remove your outer robe. The lesser the clothes, the lesser the interference after I check your meridians." He told him as he closed his eyes and he raised his two fingers.

Shu Mu reluctantly removed his outer robe under the Xinfaxian Sect disciples, Chen Han and Sun Yi's eyes. The Xinfaxian Sect disciples are looking at him, their eyes filled with hostility. Not because of his attitude, but they're treating him as a threat for their da shixiong's romance.

Cheng Sheng didn't need to see whether Shu Mu removed his robe or not. He pointed his fingers at Shu Mu's chest. The tips of his fingers glowed. Behind Cheng Sheng's eyelids, he could see Shu Mu's meridians clearer than earlier when he was on stage.

After a while, he spoke. "Fortunately, you took that magic pill I gave you. Or else, the poison would have acted faster." He said and opened his eyes to look at Shu Mu. "Basing on the damaged meridians of your body, the demonic qi had been planted in your body approximately two years." He said. "You may not tell us if you don't want to." He told Shu Mu. Even though he's a scum, but he respects others' privacy. Even he has his secrets he doesn't want to tell. For example, he's not a resident of this world. 

Shu Mu was surprised for Cheng Sheng being considerate. "That…" he said.

"What?" Chen Han frowned. "If you don't want to tell us, then don't. Ah Sheng's not forcing you." He told him.

"…keeping up the suspense..." Fei Yin coldly said as he glared at Shu Mu. "Ungrateful." he added. 

Eh? They turned to Fei Yin in surprise. Was that da shixiong dissing someone? He's dissing Shu Mu, isn't he? He did, didn't he? They thought as they stared at Fei Yin with wide eyes. 

Shu Mu just glared at them before he turned to face Cheng Sheng. "Two years ago, I had a quarrel with my father." He started. It's an open secret that the Nanshu Sect's leader is dissatisfied with his son. "Thus, I left to cool off my head. That's when I met this man." He continued. "I can't see his face, but I know he's not a demonic cultivator." He said. "I didn't sense any malice from him. He's just like any ordinary stranger." He pressed his lips thin. He knew, he had been naive. Who can blame him? He was mad at that time and his reason was overshadowed by his anger. He sighed. "He told me I can increase my strength if I take this magic pill." He said and took out his qiankun pouch. He pulled out a bottle containing magic pills.

Cheng Sheng immediately took it to take a look. Chen Han, Fei Yin, Sun Yi and the others also looked.

"I don't sense a demonic qi mixed with the magic pills." Cheng Sheng said and looked at Shu Mu.

"Yes. There's no demonic qi, thus I bought it from him." Shu Mu explained.

"He took your money to make you not suspect him more." Cheng Sheng said.

"Huh?" Shu Mu said. "What do you mean?" he asked as his brows knit. 

"Are you an idiot?" Cheng Sheng opened the bottle and took out a magic pill. "There are only two reasons why someone approaches you." He said.

Hearing Cheng Sheng's tone, the others already retreated. Shu Mu was puzzled by their action, but he wanted to hear what Cheng Sheng's gonna say.

"He's really an idiot." Lei Ling whispered as they hid behind the wall. Cheng Sheng is a scum, and scums have a sharp tongue. They like to provoke people. Have they not learned from Jing Xian? 

"Yeah. He's surprisingly dense to not notice something's wrong with Cheng-shidi." Li Tian said as he nodded in agreement. 

"What are they?" Shu Mu asked. He can't hear what the others are speaking so he could only ask Cheng Sheng. 

"One – " Cheng Sheng said as he played with the magic pill on his hand. " – they're asking for help." He said.

"What's the second one?" Shu Mu asked, his eyes and voice filled with curiosity. 

"Two – " Cheng Sheng looked at Shu Mu and then smirked. " – you're the one who's going to ask for help after they messed with you." He told him.

Shu Mu froze for a second before his face darkened. "Cheng! Sheng!" he yelled as he drew his sword and rushed towards Cheng Sheng.

Cheng Sheng jumped off the table and flew in the air. "You took this magic pill today, didn't you?" he said. He didn't wait for Shu Mu's answer as he continued. "I know the best the effect of my magic pills. I noticed their effect to your meridians lessened." he explained. "It's because you took this magic pill." He said as he landed on the beam and waved the magic pill on his hand.

Shu Mu raised his head to look at him. "What is that magic pill?" he asked.

"It is to make you become irritated." Cheng Sheng answered.

"What does that got to do with the demonic qi poison?" Shu Mu asked. 

"How was the demonic qi poison created?" Cheng Sheng asked back, ignoring Shu Mu's question. "One method is to directly took in the demonic qi and cultivate it inside your body. It can make your strength skyrocket, but also lessen your lifespan." he said and paused. "Well, a few years is already cheap compared to the glory you'll receive." He shrugged.

"Cheng Sheng!" Shu Mu yelled and ran through the pillar to attack him.

Cheng Sheng waited for him to reach him before he leapt and landed his feet on the blade of Shu Mu's sword. "Another method is to make a person develop a heart demon." He said as his finger touched Shu Mu's chest through his clothes. "Right here. Just right beside the demonic poison." he said. "Shu Mu – " he called and looked at Shu Mu's pale face. " – it's your heart demon cultivating the demonic qi poison for you." He told him.