Im Not Your Usual Villain - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Meddling Beyond Measure

Translation by: Weebsread👹

“Brother Feng, aren’t you meddling a bit too much?”

Catching the look in Feng Taicang’s eyes, Su He couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.

This old fox had known the truth from the very start, yet still feigned ignorance.

Su He knew exactly what Feng Taicang wanted—to take Lin Feng and Xu Qing, bearer of the Supreme Bone, back to the Jade Void Immortal Sect.

Such hypocrisy. Where did he find the nerve to look at me with such righteous indignation?

“No matter how you justify it, digging the Supreme Bone out of someone’s body is simply too cruel.”

Feigning incomprehension, Feng Taicang wore a look of pity. “Brother Su, Xu Qing is, after all, a disciple you’ve raised for years. Can you really bear to let her suffer such agony?”

“Exactly! After all those years of affection—Sect Master Su, everyone says you dote on Qing’er, yet you’d really do something so heartless to her?”

With his backer present, Lin Feng no longer held back. He seized the moment to denounce Su He.

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Around them, the gathered disciples looked shaken by these words. Many exchanged uneasy glances, thinking that to carve out someone’s bone like that was indeed too cruel.

Seeing the tide turn in her favor, a flash of delight crossed Xu Qing’s face.

If nothing unexpected happened, perhaps she could keep her Supreme Bone after all.

Surely the Sect Master wouldn’t risk his reputation by forcibly stripping her of it.

However—

“Brother Feng, is this what passes for a disciple of your Jade Void Immortal Sect?”

“A mere Martial Disciple ant—what gives him the courage to question the Sect Master of my Tai Xuan Holy Land, right here in my own domain?!”

Su He’s voice cut in, cool and unhurried. “Such insolence. Do you not understand respect and hierarchy?”

Feng Taicang’s expression shifted. Deep down, he couldn’t help but cast a dissatisfied glance at Lin Feng.

He might appreciate Lin Feng’s talent, but that didn’t mean he would indulge every one of his actions. In a situation like this—where he and Su He, the Sect Masters of two great Holy Lands, were speaking—what right did Lin Feng, a mere disciple, have to interrupt so brazenly, even going so far as to question a Sect Master to his face?

Such a lack of decorum—if word of this got out…

The entire cultivation world would laugh at the Jade Void Immortal Sect, thinking its disciples were a pack of ill-mannered, uncouth boors.

Feng Taicang’s face darkened. He barked, “Lin Feng, apologize to Sect Master Su. Now!”

Lin Feng’s eyes widened in disbelief. He’d never imagined that his own Sect Master would say such a thing—ordering him to apologize? And to the very man who had just humiliated him, the Sect Master of Tai Xuan Holy Land? Outrageous!

Whose side are you on, Feng Taicang?

Furious, Lin Feng froze, unable to obey Feng Taicang’s command.

Naturally, this only deepened Feng Taicang’s displeasure.

“Hm? Lin Feng, are you still not going to apologize?”

Feng Taicang’s tone turned cold and threatening.

He had once held Lin Feng in high regard—enough to come personally to Tai Xuan Holy Land to plead on his behalf. Yet now, this favored disciple dared to defy his direct order?

In that instant, the admiration Feng Taicang felt for Lin Feng clouded over.

Geniuses were rare, true. But who would willingly accept a genius who knew neither respect nor loyalty, who was unfilial and insubordinate?

Sensing the Sect Master’s displeasure, Lin Feng’s heart skipped a beat. He realized just how precarious his position was. The only reason he was still safe was because Feng Taicang was present. If even Feng Taicang turned against him, he’d be finished.

“I—I’m sorry, Sect Master Su.”

Reluctant and resentful, Lin Feng was ultimately forced to apologize to Su He.

Yet the moment the words left his mouth, a flash of hatred flickered in his eyes—hatred not only for Su He, but also for Feng Taicang, the Sect Master who had subjected him to this humiliation.

Feng Taicang was no ordinary man; he was a supreme powerhouse at the Martial Lord realm. No matter how subtle Lin Feng’s reaction, nothing could escape his notice.

Su He, too, caught the glint of resentment in Lin Feng’s gaze.

Feng Taicang’s brows drew together in a frown.

For the first time, doubt crept into his heart—had he misjudged this disciple?

Lin Feng had clearly been in the wrong, yet when corrected, he refused to admit fault sincerely. Instead, he blamed his own Sect Master.

Was someone like this truly worthy of his favor? If he continued to nurture Lin Feng, would he not simply be raising another ingrate, like Xu Qing?

In that moment, Feng Taicang’s esteem for Lin Feng diminished. Wariness began to take root where appreciation had once been.

Observing this, a faint, imperceptible smile flickered in Su He’s eyes.

He had achieved his goal.

Indeed, Su He had deliberately sown discord between Feng Taicang and Lin Feng.

After careful consideration, Su He realized that if he wanted to deal with Lin Feng—the one blessed by fate—there was only one path: stripping away his destiny.

And the way to do that was to systematically rob Lin Feng of every opportunity and advantage that should have belonged to him—his fortuitous encounters, his women, and, most importantly, his powerful backers.

Feng Taicang was meant to be Lin Feng’s greatest support. With his protection, Lin Feng had survived several deadly crises that should have claimed his life.

But if Feng Taicang no longer valued him, he would never again risk his own life to save Lin Feng. And when those moments of true peril arrived—how would Lin Feng survive them then?

Even if Lin Feng managed to survive these crises, his luck would inevitably wane.

Likewise, stripping Xu Qing of her Supreme Bone was another way to suppress Lin Feng’s destiny. The more Su He chipped away at Lin Feng’s fortune—seizing his opportunities, taking what should have been his—the less favored by fate Lin Feng would become. Over time, the so-called Heaven’s Chosen One would lose his heavenly protection and become nothing more than an ordinary man.

And when that day came, Su He could easily wipe Lin Feng from existence.

“As for Xu Qing—”

Su He’s tone was cold and measured. “This woman has already severed her ties with the sect and cut all bonds with us. What’s wrong with this Sect Master reclaiming the sect’s treasured artifact?”

“Or is it, Brother Feng, that you covet the Supreme Bone of my Tai Xuan Holy Land yourself? Is that why you’re so eager to interfere?”

The moment these words fell, Feng Taicang’s expression changed dramatically. He’d arrived too late and hadn’t known that Xu Qing had already renounced her ties with Su He and the sect. Only now did he realize the truth—and the gravity of his own misstep.

Hurriedly, he replied, “Brother Su, I would never dare harbor such intentions.”

To covet another sect’s treasured artifact was a grave accusation—one Feng Taicang absolutely could not allow to stick. If such a rumor spread, the Jade Void Immortal Sect’s reputation would be utterly ruined.

After all, Tai Xuan Holy Land wasn’t the only sect in the Eastern Wasteland with a legacy artifact. If the Jade Void Immortal Sect dared covet Taixuan’s treasures today, who’s to say they wouldn’t set their sights on other sects tomorrow?

Should such ambitions come to light, the Jade Void Immortal Sect would instantly become the target of universal condemnation.

Naturally, Feng Taicang dared not admit to such a thing.

A bitter smile crept onto his face. With Su He’s words, he knew he had lost any chance of saving Xu Qing’s Supreme Bone.

Inwardly, Feng Taicang cursed Lin Feng and Xu Qing for their stupidity.

Couldn’t the two of you have kept your dealings secret? Why did you have to let this whole affair blow wide open?

Utter fools.

At that moment, Feng Taicang’s esteem for Lin Feng plummeted even further.

Such fools—no matter how talented they might be, they simply weren’t worth nurturing.

Hearing Feng Taicang’s words, both Xu Qing and Lin Feng shuddered, despair etched across their faces.

Even Feng Taicang had abandoned them. This time, they truly had no hope left—no chance to fight back.

It was over.