Ch46 - Hehehe

When Chen You woke up in the new world, his first concern was over his own appearance. He eagerly asked the system, “Am I ugly?”

System, “Absolutely.”

Chen You didn’t believe it, “Then give me a description, exactly what kind of ugliness is it?”

System, “It’s a bit difficult to explain with words.”

Chen You, “…That’s it?” It was too vague, he couldn’t understand how ugly he was.

System, “You’ll be scared of yourself.”

Listening to the system, Chen You set his mind at ease. He must be hideous enough to make one’s hair stand on end.

Less than five seconds later, his scalp suddenly turned numb as a chill came creeping over him. Fuck, I’m going to die. I seem to have dug a deep pit for myself, full of sharp knives.

Nervously swallowing his saliva, Chen You weakly said, “Dear, I think I might have, probably, kind of made a little mistake.”

The system did not respond.

Chen You cried very pitifully, “I forgot, I’m fine with being ugly, but I won’t be able to get close to the target. He will definitely hit me.”

The system still refused to respond.

Chen You whimpered sorrowfully, “Little Four, I’m wrong.”

The system looked at its pathetic host and finally spit out three words, “Restrain your grief.”

Chen You’s lips trembled feebly, “I don’t have the courage to stand up, what should I do?”

System, “Then just crawl.”

“……I’m dead.”

Chen You fell to the ground like a corpse; he could already see the image of himself being looked at with contempt and getting spit on.

Most people think that being ugly is simply a matter of not reaching the required level of appearance to be considered beautiful. Nevertheless, since the five senses still work and everyone has the ability to give a pleasant smile, it is still possible to be liked.

However, when one is irreversibly ugly, they will definitely be discriminated against by others, be cast aside, and be isolated.

Chen You was buried by an avalanche of mud and had difficulty breathing. On the verge of getting suffocated in a pit of his own making, he had never expected to die by his own hands.

After a while, he recovered a little blood and began to review this body’s memory.

This was BL world, and the original was called Ah Chou.

What a malicious name.

Chen You continued to flip through; the original was born dark, thin, small, and ugly. Even his mother and father did not like him.

If there was any delicious food, it was always given to his two brothers. Whether they finished it all or not, he could only eat whatever was left.

Many times, they would deliberately mess with the food, throwing leaves, stones, and spit inside before laughing and ordering their younger brother to eat.

The original’s clothes were also worn out hand-me-downs from his brothers. Before he died, he had never worn nice clothes and had never eaten a hot meal.

With many people in a family, it is normal to save money to cover expenses and for the youngest child to wear clothes handed down from the older children, but a child should not be treated as livestock.

These things that people are born with, the disparity is too big. There is nothing wrong with being ugly, as long as one has a beautiful heart.

Chen You heaved a deep sigh. The original’s memory was full of tears, helplessness, and pain. There was not even a single drop of happiness.

Truly pitiful.

We can’t choose what kind of family we are born in or what kind of parents we have. We can only say that each person has their own life and everything depends on luck.

The original wanted to leave the village and his home after becoming an adult, living out the rest of his days alone in the forest. Because he was so ugly and felt so inferior, he was afraid of scaring people, and was even more afraid of having others meet his eyes.

No one knew that on the second day of his adulthood, his clans people would suffer a dreadful surprise attack.

After the battle, his entire clan was gone.

Including the original body, the younger survivors were imprisoned and taken away, either as a lowly slave to do a lifetime of physical activity or as a male servant chosen to work for nobility.

Two different fates, two different lives, lying in the hands of others.

There were more than 30 people in this room, including the second brother who had survived.

They had all been pulled out in batches and picked out. Now, only two people were left.

In addition to the original, there was another person opposite and facing him: a teenager around the same age.

The reason they were left till the end was because they were the ugliest and the most beautiful.

Displaying them in the public square when the time came, this spectacle would show off their two extremes.

This was the bad taste of the nobility.

Chen You found a piece of information about the boy from the original body’s memory. He was the youngest son of the patriarch.

When he was born, there was a rare snowfall with large and fluffy snowflakes. People cheered and claimed he was the reincarnation of a deity, a sign of wealth and good fortune, and that he would bring honor to his family in the future.

Since the patriarch was happy, he named this youngest son Bai Xue, meaning pure and noble.

It was a coincidence that though these two were born in the same month of the same year, they lived very different lives.

Usually the original would only secretly glance over, too afraid to approach, fearing that his ugly face would pollute the other’s eyes.

Chen You stole a look in the other’s direction; the boy was hugging his knees and his face was in shadow. He couldn’t see clearly, so he couldn’t tell what the beauty looked like.

Presumably, it would be necessary to use the adjective “peerless”.

Chen You looked around the room. It was big, but it was bare: just three walls and a set of iron bars.

A man in a navy military uniform came over and threw a handful of fruit and a few leaves into the room.

Chen You stared, wide-eyed. What is this? Food for pigs?

“Do you have any steamed buns?”

The uniformed man looked at Chen You, disgusted, like he had seen something horribly repugnant.

He left without a word, as if he would be frightened if he stayed for another second.

Chen You pouted his lips, Fine, system. I completely believe you now. I really am an ugly man.

System, “Congratulations on getting your wish.”

Chen You didn’t want to talk any more.

He looked at a piece of fruit that rolled next to his feet; it looked a bit like a small tomato. After hesitating for a second, he picked it up and threw it into his mouth.

So sour.

Pei, Chen You’s entire face squeezed together from the sourness as his teeth turned numb. Slowly, the sour taste faded, followed by a bitterness that spread across his tongue. Finally, at the very end, there was a trace of sweetness.

This fruit is weirdly addictive.

Chen You picked up one, two–picking up pieces of fruit until he ended up next to the youth who remained motionless.

Once they were locked in, every time there was food, people would offer it to the teenager first. If he refused, then they would fight over the leftovers.

For the prince, from a young age everything had always been provided for him, so he was already accustomed to this type of behavior.

After everyone left, the original was in a tragic state, and all the food had been eaten by the other teenager. He didn’t dare make a sound, only responsible for starving, and after squatting there for some time, he died.

Chen You wouldn’t act like this. He picked all the fruit off the ground, counted them in his lap, grabbed half of them, and went to pick up the leaves.

I’m a meat-eating animal, ah. Even though there is fruit, unexpectedly, I still have to gnaw on leaves. Chen You inspected the leaves, No wormholes or insect droppings, still passable.

He found a random spot to sit down, dusted off the leaves, and began to put them in his mouth to chew. They were crunchy and actually didn’t taste too bad.

The chewing sound was very clear in the quiet room.

Bai Xue turned his head towards the sound and saw the ugly monster holding a fruit in one hand and leaves in the other. He was taken aback and soon turned angry.

Chen You was also startled, Prince Bai Xue, I am eating my own share. I’m not eating alone.

He speedily chewed up the leaves, swallowed them down, and pointed towards the youth’s left side, meaning, Your share is all there, I saved it for you.

However, Bai Xue’s face still had an unsightly expression, without the slightest hint of relaxing. “Who said you could eat?”

That tone, that posture, was as if Chen You had committed a sin.

Chen You’s dark face held a question mark.

Bai Xue’s voice was as cold as ice and frost, with the attitude of someone sitting high above the masses, “I haven’t eaten yet, what are you eating?”

Chen You rolled his eyes, This person is sick in the head.

Bai Xue quickly ran out of patience, “I am talking to you. Are you dumb?”

Chen You swept the past behind him and his mind turned as he thought about how to respond. Forget it, there’s no need to make trouble, that takes too much effort. He licked his cracked lips, “Young master, I’m really hungry.”

Bai Xue didn’t care about the ugly monster and didn’t even know that someone had already starved to death. Even if he knew, he still wouldn’t have paid any attention.

Hearing the person acknowledge their mistakes, he lightly said, “Don’t do it again.”

Chen You saw the prince’s attitude and wasn’t surprised that the original body had starved to death.

“Young master, are you still going to eat?”

It was reasonable to think that since it was touched by him, Bai Xue would not eat since it was dirtied.

Sure enough, he heard Bai Xue say, “Not eating.”

Chen You immediately turned happy. If you’re not going to eat, then drop it. Now that Lao Zi has changed, don’t expect to be offered food anymore.

Looking at the ugly monster devouring his food like a wild animal, Bai Xue coldly sneered, “At dawn, it will be our turn.”

He looked piteously at the ugly monster, “Good luck. You might be taken away by a family to be their working animal, you should ask for more blessings for yourself.”

Chen You’s face suddenly changed. He called for the system before finally dislodging the fruit that had gotten stuck in his throat.

This person is really annoying.

Chen You stopped eating. He found a place to sit, far away from Bai Xue, and asked the system in his mind, “We came to an agreement, weren’t you going to give me a skill that no one else has?”

System, “You will know soon.”

“I truly am a mystery.” Chen You grumbled, “I’m telling you, I don’t need to be surprised, I just want to be happy.”

The system didn’t feel like responding.

Chen You remembered something he had almost forgotten. He immediately grabbed his pants.

Bai Xue, sitting opposite him, just happened to see this. He was disgusted and frowned. He couldn’t stand the ugly monster’s vulgar behavior, so he quickly turned away.

Bear with it, everything will be fine after tonight.

After tomorrow, he was going to leave this filthy, putrid place.

He was the most beautiful in his entire clan and was very confident in himself. A noble would definitely take a fancy to him, perhaps even the legendary major general.

Bai Xue was immersed in his own fantasy.

On the other side, Chen You was only excited for a second before he was struck by a bolt from the blue. What are these two things? This won’t do, I’m going blind.

He growled in a trembling voice, “What the fuck, I only need one. What did you give me two for?”

System, “Others can only spray one water column, you can spray two.”

Chen You, “They’re hanging so nicely, ah.”

System, “The opportunity is rare, we must cherish it.”

Chen You quivered with anger, “Beat it!”

He took a deep breath, exhaled, breathed again, exhaled, then shook his hands and put his trousers back on. He shrank into a corner and felt that he was basically useless.

Damn it.

Chen You almost laughed out loud, I have two Ding Dings, ai.

However, the two Ding Dings are fucking useless. When a pendant is too heavy, what can you do? Just cut it.

Luoshenhua: I am a first-time translator so please let me know if there’s anything I need to improve on! I picked this up since the previous translator dropped it and I honestly can’t get enough of Chen You’s back and forth with 444 lol, they crack me up. Also, if you don’t know what ‘pendants’ are referring to by now, then I sincerely apologize to the pure soul that has stumbled upon this novel.