Chapter 4 — Dealing with the Devil

The next morning, Shen Yao woke up early. In fact, he didn't even get a single sleep for fear of being murdered and so, he stayed awake most of the time. Shen Yao glanced at his surrounding, Still drowsy only to find that Xiao Ye was long gone.

"System, what will happen if I accomplish the mission?"

The system answered

[ The system will automatically return the host to his world and if the Host failed to comply to his mission, then the system will take the host's life for compensation ]

After hearing the system's answer, Shen Yao's body slightly trembled. He understand that he is going to die in the end but when hearing it, he still couldn't help but feel scared. Come to think of it, why should he be afraid of death when his mission alone was suicidal?

The more he think about it, the more he felt his head hurt so he decided to just let it be and looked for something to eat. Of course he had nothing in this house aside from the supply he have—

" What!!?"

Shen Yao's face turned black as he recalled the incident last night. Last night, Since he wasn't able to sleep or maybe just wouldn't sleep, he decided to check the contents of the box, hoping to find some applicable cream for his wound yet after taking out the last bread, he still didn't find anything. His face turned blue but he didn't want to die here in front of a killer so he mustered up his courage and urged himself to look deep inside the huge box as if something would appear if he do this.

"Aha!" Shen Yao exclaimed as he raised a tiny unlabeled bottle that contained a liquid and without hesitation started to rub it on his wound he was too busy to notice the guy next to him wake up.

Only after applying the medicine did he notice the change of the atmosphere. With a panicked face, he turned to Xiao Ye and was shocked to find out that he was already awake, staring at him like a tiger staring at a prey while

Shen Yao, like a prey he is, could only wish to who knows who for his safety and luck.

Shen Yao: "W-what?"

The guy didn't answer and instead gave him a cold look until he couldn't take it anymore and decided to look away while thinking of a good topic to talk about. Suddenly, an idea came to him and he raised the bottle that was still on him. He thought that Xiao Ye would at least be comfortable if he'd offer him something yet he didn't expect him to stare at him indifferently

"You had an injury, right? " However, Xiao Ye miss understood it. With his colder expression, he firmly grasp Shen Yao's wrist making him flinch in pain

"What's wrong with you? I..i just don't want you..t-to die—ow!"

"After what you did? " After hearing this, Shen Yao's complaints and reasons froze, replaced by regret.

"What do you want then?" He stubbornly said

while trying to break free from his grip. Xiao Ye seemed to find it interesting and slowly loosened his grip

"Hmm " The tall guy then pointed behind him.

Since Shen Yao was not tall and his strength couldn't be compared to Xiao Ye's , he could only watch the guy as he carelessly threw the bread into his big mouth while his other hand rested on top of the box afraid that someone will steal it from him. Xiao ye's green deep set eyes stared at him with a hint of mockery in them. Shen Yao pursed his lips as his face started to turn ugly and black. Deep inside, he was cursing Xiao Ye and praying for him to choke on his food so that he could finally curse him before he die

As he thought of this, His darkened face lit up and he stared at him like a kitten staring at it's owner. Xiao Ye thought this was his way of asking for food so he started eating the bread rapidly but who would've thought that he would choke because of this action

He held his neck while coughing out the bread, In his hazy vision, he could see Shen Yao at the side silently snickering at him.

"You—" He pointed a finger at him yet it made him laugh even more and this time, he could clearly sense the mockery in it.

Shen Yao felt victorious and guilty at the same time but what can he do? it's not that Xiao Ye could blame him for his own misfortune

he laughed so hard that his stomach ached from laughing

"I....you..you should " Shen Yao inhaled as he tried to stop his laughter but before he could even say 'see your face' he was already cut off, his face changed from green to red then green again he was too occupied that he didn't even get too see it coming. Shen Yao's already dirty face is now filled with mashed-up puked food that literally came from someone's mouth his face turned red from anger and he want nothing than to choke the person infront of him if it wasn't for the fact that this vessel of his isn't strong now, all he could do is swallow his anger grit his teeth.

Shen Yao then glared angrily at Xiao ye and to his shock, his glare didn't seem to annoy Xiao Ye. He wipped his face and thought that

A villain like him should've been annoyed by this glare yet it wasn't what he expected instead, he just walked pass him .

That night, Shen Yao waited for Xiao Ye to come back until eventually he realized that no one is coming back with the same calm demeanor but a monster might come back with a knife and other weapon and torture him in his sleep in order to get back at him.After waiting for what felt like hours , finally a black cloathed man entered the small house, his footsteps were barely even heard as he silently approached the sleeping person on the floor. The knife on his hand shone a terrifying glint that carried a hint of killing intent as he approach and the window curtains swayed as the cold breeze entered the window . The light illuminated the young man's face , from his knitted eyebrows , straight nose to his pursed lips—everything just ensembled a hadsome man!

Shen Yao, who wasn't actually sleeping , felt the pressence and went stiff he closed his eyes and waited for something to pierce his back for who knows how long but who would have thought that instead of being stabbed, he heard the person sigh and dropped next to him with a thud.

Shen Yao closed his eyes and pursed his red lips as he tried to calm himself down suddenly, an idea came to him

Since he made a deal with Xiao ye..

Yes, he made a deal with the devil in order to make him stay and that deal only benefited Shen Yao a bit so adding a little ask for the devil is a small matter

Or so he thought...

A young man with round emerald green eyes that reflected his fresh, pure soul stared at his own reflection in the water . The guy pokered his red cherry lips before letting out an exaggerated 'woah'

Next, he inspect his eyebrows and another ' Woah' escaped his mouth while his finger traced his slim brows then he pinched his chubby cheeks and this time it wasn't a "woah" that escaped his lips

"impossible! Why am i this cute?" Shen Yao couldn't believe what he is seeing though he knew that this is his vessel's physical looks, he still felt that this wasn't the face of this world's Shen Yao. He seemed to see someone familiar in the reflection and at the same time he can see another face , the two familiar and unfamiliar faces overlapping each other forming the current him .

Shen Yao couldn't help but feel a strange admiration for the original Shen Yao ofcourse envy couldn't be prevented.

Shen Yao subconsciously frowned as he thought of how cute and attractive this Shen Yao would be in the future and how lucky Shen Yao to have this cute looks

Needless to say, Shen Yao concluded that his past looks must have been really really ugly . He was about to criticize the old self that he can't even recall when a voice interrupted him

Due to his paranoia ,Shen Yao grabbed the basin and involuntarily spilled the cold water to the person behind him without even turning around or glancing at the victim. Only after the last drop of water accidentally fell on his head did he realized that he made a mistake

And so, he slowly turned around and shrunk his neck while his hands subconsciously dropped the basin.