Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 27

As Liang Cheng landed on one foot, he felt somewhat weak and unsteady, wobbling slightly before he managed to stand firm. He looked incredulously at his brother, Lu Tang.

(At this moment, a cold wind seemed to blow past his back.)

Lu Tang, clutching Qin Mo’s sleeve, urgently asked, “Can you do it?”

If not, she would die from the pain.

Qin Mo looked down, frowning at the short figure before him.

He had just seen this little fool leave Chunxi Inn and head straight to the Qiao Family Inn. Fearing she might do something foolish, he had followed her.

It seemed there was no good deed without consequences.

Pulling back his sleeve, Qin Mo said, “No.”

[Penalty begins.]

The system’s cold voice echoed in Lu Tang’s mind, and a sharp, tearing pain suddenly spread through her abdomen. The pain was so sudden and intense that her face turned white, and she crouched down, curling into a ball.

“Hey, what’s wrong with you?” Qin Mo was startled, stepping back when he saw her pale face and crouching form.

The cramps intensified, and Lu Tang felt cold all over. She lay curled up on the ground, shaking uncontrollably, barely able to groan. Cold sweat soaked through her clothes in an instant.

Liang Cheng, terrified, ignored his own foot pain and stumbled over. “Brother Tang!”

His voice was loud enough to make Qin Mo look around warily.

Liang Cheng, having forgotten their current situation, called out, “Brother Tang.”

He reached out to help Lu Tang, feeling her body trembling violently. Liang Cheng broke out in cold sweat himself and knelt down, trying to lift her. “Brother Tang, what’s wrong? Where does it hurt? I’ll take you to a doctor right now. Don’t scare me.”

Just as he was about to lift Lu Tang, someone else picked her up.

Liang Cheng stared, red-eyed and tearful, at Qin Mo. “What are you doing!”

Qin Mo ignored him. He saw that Lu Tang’s face was drenched in cold sweat, with large beads of sweat forming on her forehead and rolling down her cheeks. She was trembling uncontrollably in his arms.

This couldn’t be fake.

Qin Mo swiftly turned and flew towards Chunxi Inn with her.

Liang Cheng, stunned, chased after them. But his martial arts skills were poor, and with his sprained foot, he only reached the third floor of Chunxi Inn after Lu Tang had already been placed on a bed in Qin Mo’s room.

The door was ajar, and Liang Cheng rushed in.

Seeing a man taking Lu Tang’s pulse, Liang Cheng hurried to the bed and grabbed her other hand. “Brother Tang, Brother Tang.”

He was in a panic, not knowing what to do.

After finishing the pulse diagnosis, Song Qingzhan checked Lu Tang’s eyelids and frowned.

Song Qingzhan was a skilled physician, and seeing his expression, Qin Mo tensed. “What is it?”

Song Qingzhan hesitated before saying, “Her pulse is stable with no abnormalities. Her abdomen is soft, without any hard masses or bloating.”

He couldn’t find anything wrong.

But the person on the bed looked like they were about to die from pain.

Upon hearing this, Liang Cheng moved to carry Lu Tang away. “Brother Tang, I’ll take you to another doctor.”

Qin Mo pressed a hand on Liang Cheng’s shoulder. “There’s no better physician in Sihe Town than him.”

“Bullshit! She’s in so much pain, and he can’t find anything wrong? What kind of skilled physician is that?” Liang Cheng yelled at Qin Mo, his eyes red.

Song Qingzhan hurriedly said, “Calm down, brother. Her pulse indeed shows no abnormalities. This pain is strange. It could be poison, as some poisons can’t be detected by pulse diagnosis alone.”

The word “poison” made Liang Cheng’s heart skip a beat. “Impossible. I’ve been with Little Tang almost all day, eating and drinking the same things. Why am I fine?”

[The pain will double soon. Please be prepared.]

Lu Tang was about to lose consciousness when the system’s voice rang in her mind. She hurriedly asked, “Is there no way to stop it? If it doubles, I’ll die from the pain!”

[There is a way. If the task recipient carries you for two hours, you can endure the pain and survive.]

The punishment would end after two more hours. If she could hold on until then, she would be fine.

Hearing this, Lu Tang didn’t hesitate. She used the last of her strength to squeeze Liang Cheng’s hand.

Liang Cheng, still arguing with Qin Mo, suddenly felt a movement in his hand and turned to Lu Tang. “Brother Tang.”

Everyone’s attention shifted to her.

Lu Tang weakly looked at Qin Mo. “Can you… can you carry me?”

Qin Mo: Huh?

In this situation, had she completely lost her mind from the pain?

“Brother Tang, will carrying you make you feel better? I can carry you.”

Lu Tang mentally rolled her eyes. If it worked when you carried me, would I still need to ask? I’d just climb onto your back!

Kindness had consequences!

If she had bitten the bullet and climbed onto Liang Cheng’s back earlier, it would be him writhing in pain on the bed now!

Lu Tang looked at Qin Mo with tearful eyes.

Qin Mo found it hard to refuse those pleading eyes and asked the same question, “Will carrying you make you feel better?”

Lu Tang, barely able to speak, replied, “Yes.”

Liang Cheng picked up Lu Tang, “Brother Tang, I’ll carry you!”

Lu Tang was trembling with pain, wanting to push Liang Cheng aside but too weak to do so. She gritted her teeth, “You can’t.”

Liang Cheng was dumbfounded.

I can’t?

You say I can’t?

What do you mean I can’t?

Today, I’ll prove to you that not only can I do it, I can do it well!

Liang Cheng, determined, hoisted Lu Tang onto his back. “Brother Tang, do you feel better?”

Lu Tang was furious, the pain making it hard to breathe. With the pain doubling, she started to convulse on Liang Cheng’s back.

Song Qingzhan noticed something wrong and hurriedly said, “Quick, put her down. She might faint.”

Qin Mo hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to take Lu Tang from Liang Cheng and sitting down with her on the bed.

Oddly enough, the excruciating pain that Lu Tang was experiencing vanished instantly.

With the pain gone, Lu Tang’s scattered consciousness returned. She weakly said, “Thank you.”

Song Qingzhan watched in amazement as Lu Tang’s convulsions stopped.

This…

What a medical miracle!

Liang Cheng felt awful.

His Brother Tang didn’t hurt anymore on another man’s back.

No, he couldn’t accept this insult.

Clenching his fists, Liang Cheng moved to pick up Lu Tang again. “Since Brother Tang isn’t in pain now, let’s go back to our own room.”

The moment Lu Tang’s body left Qin Mo’s back, the pain crashed down on her again, cold sweat breaking out once more. Liang Cheng, terrified, quickly put her back on Qin Mo’s back and watched as his Brother Tang’s face improved.

What?!

Liang Cheng, not believing it, tried to move Lu Tang again.

Lu Tang: …

Liang Cheng, just you wait!

Not only Liang Cheng but Song Qingzhan and Qin Mo were also stunned.

For the next half-hour, they repeated the process of moving Lu Tang off Qin Mo’s back and back on, over and over, until everyone was convinced.

Only Qin Mo could help.

Liang Cheng howled to the sky: I can’t do it. Boo hoo!

Lu Tang weakly sobbed: All of you, just wait!

Song Qingzhan, arms folded, stroked his chin: Amazing, truly amazing!