TANH Chapter 29.1: Seminary 05.1

16TH APR 2023~SV

Yu- Yu Xing?!

Wen Qing froze. He suspected he had misheard it.

What?

The next second, 001 repeated:

【 Bullying people —— Stepping 】

【 Released target: Ji Junfeng. 】

This time, 001’s tone wasn’t its usual coldness. It had a touch of displeasure, urging him to complete the task.

After two seconds, Wen Qing remained where he was.

Stepping?

Meaning, letting him step on Ji Junfeng?!

001 coldly spat out two words:【 Hurry up. 】

Wen Qing weakly asked in his heart, 【 If I don’t step on him, what will happen? 】

001: 【 The consequences are at your own risk. 】

This kind of unclear answer was the most terrifying.

Wen Qing wanted to cry but had no tears to do so. Why doesn’t it speak clearly!

Was it possible there were no consequences whatsoever?

Would he get beaten up by Ji Junfeng?

Or maybe he would be evicted from the instance?

The worst case scenario… dying where he stood?

Wen Qing scared himself. The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became. With his luck, he definitely wouldn’t get a good turn. There was a high possibility that it would be the worst case scenario.

He couldn’t afford to gamble. He didn’t dare to gamble either.

【 I’ll step, I’ll step…… 】

Wen Qing lowered his head. He looked at Ji Junfeng’s body in confusion. He held back for a long time before he stumblingly asked, “I- can I step on you for a bit?”

Ji Junfeng raised his eyelids, leaning against the wall to look at him. “Hm?”

Wen Qing knew that he had made a very rude request. He didn’t dare to look directly at Ji Junfeng, “C- can I?”

“I’ll do it gently, quickly step a bit, it won’t- won’t hurt.”

Ji Junfeng didn’t say anything. He quietly looked at him.

001 urged again: 【 What are you still waiting for? 】

【 I know… 】

Wen Qing raised his foot, saw his muddy shoes, and silently put his foot back down.

A little dirty.

He bent at the waist, untied his shoelaces, and took off his shoes and socks.

Ji Junfeng lowered his eyes and stared at his feet.

Wen Qing’s feet weren’t big, not enough to grasp. The white back of his feet was covered with light greenish-blue and lilac veins. His toes were round, and his nails were pink.

Ji Junfeng opened his mouth and exhaled warm air.

Wen Qing tapped his toes on the shoe. He raised his foot and put it down. Raised his foot and put it down. For a long time, he couldn’t step down.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded behind him.

Someone had walked in.

Wen Qing was startled. He turned around.

Bai Tong stood at the restroom’s doorway, frowning a little, “I saw a few people earlier——”

While he spoke, his voice paused as he saw Ji Junfeng behind Wen Qing.

Bai Tong glanced at Ji Junfeng, who was covered in bruises, and looked towards Wen Qing, who was barefooted, and asked, “What happened?”

Wen Qing stammered out, “I- I’m bullying people…”

Bai Tong paused a little. Quickly, he realised that it was due to the identity card. He lowered his eyes, his gaze falling onto Wen Qing’s bare feet.

Wen Qing withdrew his feet on instinct. Seeing that Bai Tong understood his meaning, he relaxed.

He turned sideways, looked at Ji Junfeng, and quietly said, “I’m sorry, I- I’ll gently…”

Ji Junfeng laughed. He hoarsely said, “How long have you been saying that?”

“Why aren’t you stepping?”

Wasn’t this not doing enough mental preparation beforehand…

Wen Qing took a look at Ji Junfeng’s body. Not only were there wounds on his hands, there were also smoke marks and large bruises on the wide area of his chest. He couldn’t see the injuries on his stomach and legs, but based on the stick marks and footprints on his clothes, there must be injuries.

Beaten black and blue…

Th- there was no place to set down his foot at all!

Wen Qing stood on his tiptoes, not knowing where to step on.

Before he raised his feet when 001’s indifferent countdown sounded in his mind: 【 Ten, nine, eight… 】

Wen Qing slowly raised his foot. Ji Junfeng might’ve grown impatient, as he suddenly raised his hand and grabbed his ankle.

With scalding palms covering his feet, Wen Qing subconsciously struggled.

But Ji Junfeng was very strong. He grabbed his feet and pressed them directly on his chest.

The skin under his feet was scorching hot. Wen Qing felt like his feet was being scalded. His eyes widened, staring at Ji Junfeng dazedly.

The corners of Ji Junfeng’s lips raised. He moved his palm from his (WQ) ankle to the back of his feet, and pressed on it lightly. “Is this how you want to step on me?”

The sticky and hot breath brushed against the soles of his feet. Wen Qing felt itchy and ashamed, and he quickly apologised, “I’m s- sorry…”

Ji Junfeng smiled. He grabbed his foot and slowly lowered it, stopping at his navel before pressing it down heavily. “Or is this how you want to step on me?”

Wen Qing could feel his strength was very big, as if he really wanted him to step down.

Hearing Ji Junfeng’s breathing gradually quickening, Wen Qing apologised again. He wanted to withdraw his feet, but Ji Junfeng grabbed him firmly and continued to go lower.

“Sorry…” Wen Qing apologised in a low voice. His anxious eyes were a little reddened.

In his heart, he asked 001: 【 System, is this good? 】

001: 【 Mm. 】

Wen Qing’s eyelashes trembled. He hastily said, “It’s enough…”

“No need…”

His voice trembled a little. It didn’t sound like he was bullying people, but rather like he was being bullied.

Bai Tong’s throat moved a little. His gaze involuntarily fell on Wen Qing’s bare feet.

Ji Junfeng exhaled a hot breath. He panted slightly, “So fast?”

“Don’t you want to step on other places?”

Standing at the side, Bai Tong could clearly see the change of lust in Ji Junfeng’s eyes. His face gradually darkened.

He strode forwards, and just a second before he was about to act, Ji Junfeng released the hand grabbing Wen Qing’s foot.

There were a few red fingertips on the back of Wen Qing’s delicate foot, which looked very ambiguous.

Ji Junfeng licked his lips. He closed his eyes, and his chest slightly heaved, as if he had been stepped on and hurt, or as if he was reminiscing about something.

Wen Qing didn’t notice his own foot. He hurriedly put on his shoes and asked, “You- how are you now?”

Ji Junfeng opened his eyes, saying nothing.

Wen Qing quietly said, “I’ll bring you to the classroom?”

Ji Junfeng still didn’t say anything.

Wen Qing thought, this should be a tacit approval.

He bent down and tried to support Ji Junfeng.

Yesterday, Ji Junfeng had always been sitting down, so Wen Qing didn’t know his height. Halfway through helping him up, Wen Qing realised that the other person was much taller than him. He could barely wrap his arms around Ji Junfeng’s waist, and Ji Junfeng’s chin rested on the crown of his head.

A strong scent of perfume hit his face. Wen Qing’s eyes were reddened by the scent, and he quickly turned his head, bumping into Ji Junfeng’s biceps.

Even though Ji Junfeng had a face that neither men nor women could dispute, he had a lot of chest muscles, abdominal muscles, and biceps.

From Bai Tong’s perspective, Wen Qing’s whole body was buried in Ji Junfeng’s arms. It was full of ambiguity.

His face darkened. He walked up to Wen Qing’s side and spoke, “You don’t have much strength, let me.”

Ji Junfeng hummed twice. Still pressing on Wen Qing, he lazily said, “No.”

“You look very similar to the people who beat me earlier, I’m scared.”

The corners of Bai Tong’s mouth twitched.

Wen Qing raised his head and quietly told Ji Junfeng, “I- I can’t carry you on my own…”

He tentatively said, “Why don’t you close your eyes so you won’t be able to see Bai Tong?”

Ji Junfeng reluctantly answered, “Alright, then.”

After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes, pressed his head beside Wen Qing’s ear, and slowly raised an arm, motioning for Bai Tong to help.

Bai Tong grabbed Ji Junfeng’s arm and expressionlessly walked out.

Wen Qing took two steps and felt something soft brush against the tip of his ear.

Take one step, rub once.

The warm breaths spilled on the auricle, like an electric current had entered his body and spread along his spine to the rest of his body.

Wen Qing’s cheeks flushed. Gently, he pushed Ji Junfeng’s head away. “You- don’t lean so close to me.”

Ji Junfeng quietly groaned once, and slowly said, “My stomach hurts, I can’t move.”

Wen Qing pursed his lips and quietly said, “Then you continue leaning.”

Bai Tong’s face darkened even more. The hand grabbing Ji Junfeng’s arm gradually increased in force.

Ji Junfeng quietly called out in pain, “My hand is also starting to hurt.”

Wen Qing hurriedly asked, “Why don’t I bring you straight to the infirmary?”

Ji Junfeng gasped out, “The school doesn’t have an infirmary.”

“If you’re hurt, you can only go to the temple and pray. I don’t want to go.”

Temple?

Wen Qing thought of the giant idol, and his expression slightly changed. “Th- then we should go to the classroom.”

They had just reached the head of the stairs when Ji Junfeng cried out again, “My hand hurts even more.”

“This classmate, don’t use so much force.”

Hearing this, Wen Qing’s steps paused. He tilted his head to look at Bai Tong.

Bai Tong lightly smiled. He motioned for Wen Qing to get out of the way, then took a step to the side and directly carried Ji Junfeng on his back, and strode down the stairs.

Without any warmth in his voice, he coldly said, “Classmate, of course it will hurt if you talk so much. I’ll quickly take you to the classroom to rest.”

One person carrying is much faster than two people holding hands. In the blink of an eye, they arrived in the classroom.

Bai Tong walked to the back row, and placed Ji Junfeng on the chair. “Does it hurt?”

Ji Junfeng’s face was pale. He looked at Wen Qing who was closing the door, and hoarsely said, “It’s okay, I can endure, you didn’t do it on purpose either.”

Bai Tong: “……”

Ji Junfeng continued saying, “Thank you, this classmate.”

Wen Qing turned around, not noticing the weird atmosphere between the two people.

He looked at the injuries on Ji Junfeng’s body, and quietly asked, “Do you have any medicine to rub?”

The corners of Ji Junfeng’s lips hooked up. “I’m fine.”

“I’ve troubled you, quickly go to the cafeteria.”

“We start fasting today. The teacher will do a role call before every meal.”

Wen Qing was stunned for a moment. He quickly asked, “What about you?”

Ji Junfeng laid on the table and closed his eyes. “I won’t go.”

“Those people just don’t want me to go, so you don’t have to worry about me.”

Wen Qing frowned, “Then I’ll help you talk to teacher.”

Ji Junfeng laughed, “Alright, then I’ll have to trouble you.”

After some distance from him, Bai Tong asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

Wen Qing truthfully said, “When I came out of the office, I heard some voices, and then went to take a look.”

“I found three or four people beating Ji Junfeng, then I pretended to be calling teacher to scare them away…”

“Then, then,” Wen Qing paused, and slowly said, “The system prompted me to step on Ji Junfeng.”

Bai Tong frowned. “This is your clue.”

Wen Qing ‘ah’ed, and suddenly realised, “Right…”

“But I didn’t see the faces of those perpetrators.”

Bai Tong shook his head. He explained, “It should have nothing to do with the perpetrators.”

“Your hobby is bullying people, so it should have something to do with the victim.”

Wen Qing was dazed.

Bai Tong lowered his eyes, hiding the emotions in his eyes. “To be precise, it might have something to do with Ji Junfeng.”

“Is there anything unusual about him?”

Wen Qing thought about it, “Yesterday, he had a lot of injuries on his body.”

“As for others… I didn’t notice.”

Bai Tong hummed and continued, “He said you can only go to the temple to pray if you are injured, but he doesn’t want to go. As a student of the seminary, he might know something.”

Thinking of Ji Junfeng’s change earlier, Bai Tong couldn’t resist reminding Wen Qing, “Be careful when you contact him.”

“No matter what, he is still a native student of this seminary, to X……”

Bai Tong didn’t say the following words, but Wen Qing also understood. He nodded and quietly said, “I will.”

Bai Tong’s expression softened a little. He switched to asking, “By the way, why did Teacher Chen look for you?”

Wen Qing took out the gift box in his pocket, opened the lid, placed the spoon and chopsticks under Bai Tong’s eyes, and slowly said, “The teacher said, the High Priest wishes for me to eat well.”