Marshal becomes pharmacist (11): Tool Son of the World

A group of people vented their anger towards Sun Ba, of course, no soldiers would come to save him.

By the time Sun Ba realized something was wrong, he had already crashed his aircraft and fled into a building in a panic, only then did he realize he had been set up.

In his mind, the images of those who boarded his aircraft today kept flashing by, and the scene finally settled on the young man who was full of talk about “loyalty to the emperor, love for the country, and sticking to one’s duty.”

The corners of the other person’s mouth curled into a smile, and their meaningful gaze made Sun Ba, who was in excruciating pain, hate him to the bone. His arms hung unnaturally at his sides, clearly broken, and his head and body were covered in blood. He had never felt this helpless in his life.

But in his helplessness, he had to be grateful that the person left a way out, only coating that fruit, which was extremely tempting to insects, on his aircraft instead of on him; otherwise, he would have had no way to survive at all.

He hid in the ruins, trying to call for help from the soldiers around him. But this time, no matter how he shouted threats over the channel, they ignored him. Sun Ba had to rely on his own legs and his nearly incapacitated injured body to escape the area surrounded by numerous monsters.

Every step he took was a searing pain that cut to the bone.

Sun Ba thought more and more resentfully, hating the emperor for being too ruthless, hating Zheng for hiding a knife behind a smile, hating the commander who was too easy to deal with after taking over his mission, and hating Si Qi for being so heartless that he wouldn’t even send him a tube of Dispelling Agent…

He was thinking to himself that once he left this place, he would hold those soldiers accountable and make sure they couldn’t live with themselves for the rest of their lives. After enduring the pain and walking for over an hour, he finally made it out of the foggy area. A pair of metal handcuffs were clamped onto his limp and weak wrists, and he was forcibly pushed onto a military vehicle, charged with “maliciously obstructing soldiers from carrying out a rescue during a critical moment.”

Sun Ba couldn’t believe it; he was completely stunned. When he finally snapped out of his daze, he almost went crazy, shouting and yelling in the car, saying he was Sun Ba, the most promising new star of the empire, the future pillar to replace Si Qi.

These words, spoken by him with great conviction, caused several officers around him to burst into laughter. They pointed at Sun Ba’s head and said, “You call yourself a rising star? Tell us what great achievements you’ve made? Can’t say, can you? Does the empire still need a second lieutenant like you?”

“Do you really think that by dating the legitimate daughter of the Li family, you become the heir of the Li family? Being a kept man is so shameless!”

“Replacing Si Qi? With your character, if you had even one ten-thousandth of Young mater Si’s excellence, you should be thanking the heavens!”

“I’ll tell you the truth! You’ve offended people! In front of hundreds of important figures’ families, you ordered the soldiers to ignore their lives and save you first! Do you still think you can get away unscathed? Dream on! You scum!!”

If it weren’t for their good upbringing, these people would want to spit in Sun Ba’s face because he is truly shameless.

Sun Ba trembled all over, both from anger and fear. His uninjured hand clenched into a tight fist, his teeth gritted, and he said angrily, “I was framed!! It was the emperor who ordered Primer Minister Zheng’s son to frame me- ugh!”

The surrounding soldiers had cold expressions, looking at Sun Ba as if he were a dead man, and picked up some tape nearby to viciously seal his mouth shut.

There were still people watching Sun Ba with wide eyes, still trying to struggle, raising their fists and hitting Sun Ba’s already injured abdomen with great force, causing him to emit a muffled groan, coughing incessantly as if he were coughing up blood.

No one felt sorry for him, grabbing his hair and lifting his bent body, speaking in a sinister tone: “How dare you speak ill of His Majesty? You really must want to die!”

The blatant murderous intent rushing towards him made Sun Ba’s pupils constrict. It wasn’t until this moment that he suddenly realized something was wrong—these guys were also sent by the emperor to capture him!

The emperor discovered the reason behind Si Qi’s paralysis. To avenge Si Qi, he reenacted the scene where Sun Ba and his group had framed Si Qi, making them suffer the consequences!!

It’s just that compared to his ruthlessness, the emperor didn’t seem to intend to take his life directly. Instead, he planned to use a dull knife to cut away piece by piece, step by step ruining his reputation, destroying his career, wanting to make his future completely hopeless!

He even thought about solving the problems of the other world in the future, becoming a marshal, and being on par with Si Qi and even the emperor.

But now, he had nothing left!

Sun Ba was so frightened by his own speculation that his face turned pale. The surrounding soldiers, seeing that he had finally become honest, snorted coldly and warned him that trouble comes from the mouth, and if he didn’t want to die, it was best to be a bit more honest.

He was locked in a cell for three days and three nights, during which no one came to tend to his injuries. When he was brought to the military tribunal for trial, he keenly sensed that the gazes of those around him no longer held a shred of warmth, only mockery, disgust, and contempt.

Apparently, while he was unaware, the rumors about him had already been spread everywhere by the royal family. It would be difficult for him to turn things around!

“Hehe, I told you he wouldn’t be arrogant for long.”

“Offending Si Qi and still wanting to have a good life? You’re simply dreaming…”

“What’s the attitude over at the Li family? Didn’t that legitimate daughter love him to death?”

“No matter how much you love him, it doesn’t matter. This time, he almost harmed so many people. Letting him keep his life is already the Emperor’s mercy.”

“This matter, unless Si Qi personally goes to plead, how could His Majesty possibly bypass this guy?”

“Ha, then he’s definitely done for!”

Wasn’t it just over?

Listening to the idle chatter of those people around him, Sun Ba stood on the defendant’s seat in a daze, his head buzzing, not even knowing how time passed.

All that could be heard was the loud bang of the gavel, and the authoritative male voice pronounced the verdict: “Deprive the defendant, Second Lieutenant Sun Ba, of his military rank, deprive him of his lifelong political rights, never…”

The words that followed were already inaudible to Sun Ba. Despair swept through his brain, darkness enveloped his vision, his body swayed weakly a few times, and after a moment, he collapsed backward.

When he woke up again, an electronic ankle monitor symbolizing probation had been forcibly placed on his hand, and he would be monitored wherever he went. He lay in a stark white hospital room, one hand in a cast and the other receiving an IV drip.

The woman from the Li family was sitting nearby, fiddling with the vase on the bedside table. When she saw him wake up, she turned around and said with some surprise, “You’re awake!”

Sun Ba’s chest and shoulders were in pain all over, and his voice was a bit hoarse as he said, “What happened to me…”

“You collapsed in court because of a high fever caused by your untreated severe injuries…” Ms. Li said a few words, and her expression even seemed a bit pleased: “From now on, you won’t have to go to the military anymore. You can lie down and recuperate properly. Dad also said you should behave yourself and not attract attention, this is better for everyone.”

Truly, she always brought up the worst topics at the worst times. Sun Ba’s face darkened as he sarcastically said, “You really know how to talk.”

Upon hearing this, Miss Li’s expression changed, and she said unhappily, “Not as good as your ability to speak. In just a few words, you’ve offended most of the empire’s forces. It was only after I begged Dad for half a day that he finally found a way to persuade His Majesty to spare your life. Otherwise, those few words you said on the battlefield would have been enough for you to die ten or eight times! You better thank Dad properly when you get back!”

Sun Ba sneered, “Heh…”

The head of the Li family would protect him because he feared his prophetic abilities. Moreover…

“This time, the emperor deliberately set me up. Do you think he will spare my life because of someone else’s plea?” Sun Ba shook his head, his face full of mockery. “I think he just wants to see me in a miserable state to make fun of me!”

Miss Lifrowned, “What do you mean by that? Why would His Majesty specifically target—” Halfway through her words, her expression suddenly turned ferocious: “It’s because of Si Qi!!”

Suddenly hearing that teenager’s name, Sun Ba’s resentful expression became conflicted.

After experiencing the siege by monsters a few days ago, with no way to heaven and no door to the earth, he finally truly understood the kind of despair that Si Qi felt, knowing how terrified the young boy was at that time.

After waking up and discovering that his legs were paralyzed and he had no future to speak of, Si Qi suddenly started to dislike him… It didn’t seem that hard to understand.

It’s just that unlike back then, even though he had fallen to this state now, Sun Ba still felt that he had room to turn things around.

He knew how the future would unfold, knew where the fog zones would appear, and even knew how to close the otherworldly portals. With just this ability, he was confident he could live well.

It’s just that the head of the Li family was not an easy person to deal with, and the legitimate daughter of the Li family had an extremely possessive and obsessive personality. The former was likely to retaliate if he said too much, while the latter was actually pleased to see him injured and unable to return to the army.

Moreover, the Li family had now offended the Si family, and their situation in the empire was precarious, making it an unsuitable place to stand. Sun Ba thought for a moment and said, “I want to see Si Qi.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the woman sitting next to him, who was itching to tear Si Qi into eight pieces, almost flipped out: “You still think about that bitch?!”

Sun Ba impatiently said, “Then what do you suggest? He has a lot of weight in front of His Majesty, so he can get His Majesty to spare me”

“I don’t care! Anyway, I won’t allow you to see him again!” The woman said sharply, her eyes filled with resentment as she looked at him.

Sun Ba was made deaf by that harsh voice, and he turned to the side, not wanting to look at her anymore. “I can’t explain it to you. Call the head of the family; he knows what to do.”

Miss Li picked up the pillow next to her and hit him hard on the head: “You bastard!”

“Enough!” Sun Ba was extremely annoyed. In a fit of impulse, he sat up, and a strong tearing sensation exploded from his chest, causing his face to turn pale and cold sweat to suddenly break out on his forehead.

Seeing his expression turn very painful, Ms. Li finally stopped the argument, bit her lip, and pressed the call button on the wall.

The next evening, the head of the Li family, upon hearing that Sun Ba was going to apologize to Si Qi in person, gave Sun Ba several meaningful glances. After Sun Ba revealed the times and locations of several future fog zones as a price, he agreed to the deal.

At this time, Sun Ba’s injuries had not yet healed, and every step he took caused him excruciating pain, so he could only travel by wheelchair. When he met the gaze of Si Qi, who was also coming over in a wheelchair, the scene was unexpectedly bizarre.

Especially since the person standing behind Si Qi was Chu Feng, and the one behind Sun Ba was the legitimate daughter of the Li family. Seeing these four people appear in the same place really gave a sense of how things had changed and people had changed.

Looking at the cherished gaze that Chu Feng had on Si Qi, and watching the intimate interaction between the two, Sun Ba’s jealousy, which had been brewing, could no longer be contained. He said to Si Qi, “I have something very important to tell you. Come with me to the private room inside.”

The legitimate daughter of the Li family suddenly halted her push, almost throwing him out.

Sun Ba turned around in a fluster and said, “What are you making a fuss about?”

Li’s tone was resentful: “You want to be alone with him? You really haven’t moved on from him!!”

Si Qi and Chu Feng watched the quarreling couple without changing their expressions. Si Qi was genuinely enjoying the show, while Chu Feng… his expressionless face was quite intimidating at first glance.

Si Qi smiled and said to Chu Feng, “Push me in, I want to hear what he has to say.”

Chu Feng lowered his eyelids and silently pushed Si Qi into the private room.

The two waited inside for almost ten minutes, and it was only then that the clearly furious Sun Ba pushed the wheelchair and came in by himself.

He shot a hostile glance at Chu Feng, signaling Si Qi to take him away. Chu Feng leaned down and said a few words to Si Qi. Seeing that Si Qi said it was fine, he finally stood up and left.

Once the door was closed, the atmosphere in the room fell into a brief silence.

It was still Si Qi who took the initiative to speak, saying with great interest, “What do you want to tell me?”

Sun Ba was silent for a moment, then said to Si Qi, “Actually, you don’t like Chu Feng at all, do you?”

Si Qi couldn’t help but laugh: “You specifically asked to see me, is it to sow discord between us?”

Sun Ba couldn’t help but say, “Stop pretending. I know what kind of person you are. It’s hard for you to like someone, but once you do, you will absolutely give your heart! How could you suddenly be with Chu Feng? You had no feelings for him before! I know, you are doing it on purpose to annoy me, to help the Si family, and you have to compromise… I know everything!”

Si Qi let out a sneer and shook his head, “You think too highly of yourself.”

Sun Ba looked at Si Qi with a tolerant gaze, as if saying “don’t make a scene,” and gently said, “Xiao Qi, I know I was wrong. After leaving you, I realized how absurdly wrong I was. I found out that the person I like the most is still you… and you still like me too, right?”

Si Qi gave him a strange look from head to toe and couldn’t help but say, “Where do you get the confidence to think that after you’ve harmed me like this, I would still be able to forgive you without holding a grudge?”

Sun Ba quickly said, “I can compensate you.”

Si Qi raised an eyebrow: “Compensation?”

Sun Ba: “I know a secret. If you do it, you will be remembered forever and become even more famous than you are now. I can let you complete this glory—if only you are willing to be with me.”

Si Qi was both amused and exasperated, his gaze towards him filled with mockery.

Sun Ba said seriously, “I’m not joking with you, Si Qi. I’m serious. I can make you a marshal, putting you above everyone else!”

Seeing him speak so sincerely, Si Qi couldn’t help but want to tear off this hypocrite’s mask. He deliberately cleared his throat and said seriously, “Even now, the only one who can be above me is Chu Feng.”

Sun Ba was momentarily stunned and didn’t react.

After he reacted, he was directly furious, his face turning red, and he angrily slammed the armrest of the wheelchair, shouting, “You got together with him? You slept with him?! How could you be so desperate? It’s only been a short time since we broke up, and you’re already with him… How could you be so shameless?!”

As if feeling betrayed, Sun Ba’s face was filled with pain as he looked at Si Qi accusingly: “You’re lying to me, aren’t you? You used to blush just from holding hands…”

Si Qi chuckled, “That just means I don’t like you deeply enough! The moment I see Chu Feng, I want to rip his clothes off, but when I see you, I just want to put on my clothes tightly.”

Sun Ba’s face was ashen and pale, and after several heavy breaths, he finally said to Si Qi, “Enough, don’t say any more! I can forgive you this time…”

“What right do you have to forgive me? You’re not even someone important to me.” Si Qi propped his chin on one hand, smiling broadly as he said, “Besides, what’s so great about being a marshal? I just want to be a princess.”

“You!”

“Besides,” Si Qi interrupted his words, saying to him, “Do you think I agreed to meet you this time for no reason?”

Sun Ba: “……” He wanted to say it was because Si Qi still had lingering feelings for him, but seeing Si Qi’s eyes clearly enjoying the show, he really couldn’t bring himself to say it.

Si Qi said with a smile, “Because I want to see you in a bad situation~! Hahahahahahaha!”

After laughing for more than a minute, Si Qi looked at Sun Ba’s face, which had turned extremely difficult to look at, and, still feeling amused, said, “By the way, the potion smeared on your aircraft was handed over to His Majesty by me.”

Ignoring Sun Ba’s suddenly changing expression, Si Qi said with a smile, “As a tip for enjoying your disgraceful state, let me kindly remind you, since the moment you walked in, I’ve already called your girlfriend. You better think about how to get out of this when you face her later! Hahaha!”

After finishing speaking, before Sun Ba could go crazy and pounce, Si Qi swiftly maneuvered the smart wheelchair out of the private room and saw Chu Feng sitting at the door, looking sullen.

Sitting in a wheelchair, he ran over, grabbed his hand, blinked, and said, “Run fast!”

Chu Feng: ?

Although he didn’t know what Si Qi was saying, Chu Feng didn’t want Si Qi to stay in the same space with his previous crush any longer. Without saying a word, he pushed Si Qi away from the place and sent him to the car.

Moments later, the sound of gleeful laughter echoed in Si Qi’s consciousness space, as Xiu Xiu broadcasted the scene of the woman named Li rushing into the private room, waving her bright red nails and scratching Sun Ba’s face, with Xiu Xiu laughing non-stop.

[The Child of the World is finished now!]

[His world power is starting to decline again~!]

Si Qi followed along to watch the fun, chatting and laughing with Xiu Xiu all the way, completely unaware that his partner was noticeably quieter than usual.

Chu Feng silently watched him, unable to help but wonder why Si Qi didn’t say a word after getting in the car, still smiling at the corners of his mouth, not telling him what they talked about after they met.

He did want to ask, but he was afraid that asking would upset Si Qi. He was afraid that Si Qi would think he didn’t trust him, that Si Qi might still have feelings for Sun Ba and was struggling with whether to break up with him or not…

Thinking of this, Chu Feng’s heart tightened, and his face even appeared somewhat ferocious.

He silently took Si Qi back home, brought him to the bedroom, suddenly hugged Si Qi from behind, and said to him, “I’m jealous.”

Si Qi was just lost in thought and replied a beat late, “Huh? What?”

“……” Chu Feng pouted in a huff, walked over, picked Si Qi up from the wheelchair, and placed him on the bed.

Staring at Si Qi, who seemed to be a bit absent-minded for a moment, Chu Feng suddenly reached out and undid his button.

Si Qi was taken aback, instinctively covering his clothes, twisting his body slightly: “What are you doing…”

Seeing that Si Qi was unwilling, Chu Feng’s jealousy intensified. He clenched his teeth, grabbed Si Qi’s hand, and pushed him onto the bed. His body pressed down heavily on the young man, pinning Si Qi down so he couldn’t move. His lips buried into Si Qi’s, carrying a forceful, aggressive, and uncompromising power that nearly took Si Qi’s breath away.

“Do you still like that person…?”

Si Qi was taken aback, looking at Chu Feng who was staring straight into his eyes. He suddenly found it amusing and deliberately said, “Who do I like? Be clear about it.”

Chu Feng, feeling frustrated, pressed his lips together, unwilling even to mention that guy’s name, and angrily said, “No one! You can only like me! Do you know you belong to me?”

Si Qi said with a smile, “I don’t know, how about you help me find out…”

Seeing Si Qi’s attitude, Chu Feng, knowing that Si Qi was deliberately teasing him, still couldn’t contain his anger. Just thinking about the fact that this boy in his arms might have once had someone else standing in a tiny corner of his heart drove him mad with jealousy.

He couldn’t help but kiss fiercely, as if to confirm, uncontrollably absorbing: “You say.”

“Uh… what do I say…”

“Say you are mine.”

Si Qi, while kissing, whimpered in a spoiled manner, “You are mine.”

Chu Feng: “……”

Chu Feng was so angry that he laughed, holding onto Si Qi’s soft spot and threatening, “Say Si Qi belongs to Chu Feng!”

Si Qi felt a bit comfortable and couldn’t help but nuzzle, acting coyly, “Why don’t you move a bit?”

Chu Feng’s heart was as hard as iron: “You say first first.”

Si Qi slowly propped himself up using his arms, wrapping one arm around Chu Feng’s waist. With a pitiful look in his eyes, like a little puppy, he said to Chu Feng, “You’re just taking advantage of the fact that my legs can’t move and I can’t come by myself, aren’t you…”

Chu Feng: “……”

He almost softened and apologized.

Si Qi: “Good brother, Third Prince brother… help me…”

Chu Feng’s ears were burning, his heart racing, and he felt like the person in front of him was a little demon, driving him almost to madness.

Si Qi whispered to him, “Anyway, no matter who I have in mind,your person is right here. Just reach out and you can have him…”

Chu Feng took a deep breath, almost pinching Si Qi painfully, and lifted the young man, placing him on himself. Facing Si Qi’s triumphant smile, he muttered, “I will make it so that you can no longer see anyone but me.”

Si Qi chuckled, “Then you need to step it up—” Before he could finish his sentence, his body trembled, and his cheeks quickly flushed. His delicate, snow-white fingers clutched Chu Feng’s shirt, and he could no longer say anything that would drive Chu Feng crazy.

Some words were just begging for mercy.