After I Gave Up on Everything, the Villains Started to Panic! - Chapter 2:

Chapter 2: The Lying-Flat System Awakens

Before Ye Feng’s words had even finished, everyone froze on the spot.

Li Changfeng’s gaze shifted back and forth between Ye Feng and Lin Xian’er, his expression turning terrifyingly dark. Even though he was a reborn one, a heaven-chosen villain with powerful cheats, Ye Feng’s words still shattered his composure completely.

Ye Feng’s remark practically confirmed that the two had long been involved with each other. Then what was he? 

Just someone taking over leftovers?

This kind of humiliation was something no man could endure.

However, seeing the tangible, condensed aura of fate surrounding Ye Feng, Li Changfeng still did not dare to make a move. 

With Ye Feng’s current luck, if he acted rashly, the Heavenly Dao might strike him dead with a bolt of lightning on the spot.

“Senior Brother, listen to my explanation!”

Seeing this, Lin Xian’er hurriedly stepped forward and spoke carefully to Li Changfeng.

“Hmph!”

Li Changfeng did not even look at Lin Xian’er. He snorted coldly, turned around, and left. Staying one more second only added to the humiliation in his heart.

Lin Xian’er and Lin Beihai quickly chased after him. As she left, Lin Xian’er shot Ye Feng a vicious glare, her eyes filled with killing intent, and said, “Ye Feng, I will not let you off!”

But Ye Feng, who was already used to lying flat, naturally did not care about any of this.

Watching the three figures retreat into the distance, Ye Feng shouted loudly, “Xian’er, you must be happy! And never come looking for me again!”

These words, meant to sever ties with Lin Xian’er, sounded completely different to Li Changfeng. Never come looking for me again—didn’t that mean Lin Xian’er used to look for Ye Feng often?

That seemingly cold and aloof beauty was actually so despicable behind the scenes!

Li Changfeng did not slow his steps, but wherever he passed, the marble beneath his feet shattered one after another.

Although the system notification said he had completed the mission of separating Ye Feng and Lin Xian’er and had received many rewards, Li Changfeng could not feel happy at all.

He glanced at the deep green jade pendant Lin Xian’er had given him. 

Back then, he had been deeply moved, but now that he thought about it, she probably had hidden intentions all along.

She was hinting at something!

With that thought, Li Changfeng unconsciously quickened his pace.

Hearing Ye Feng’s words, Lin Xian’er’s face instantly turned deathly pale. This time, not only was there no future between her and Li Changfeng, even her reputation in Martial Refinement City would plummet.

At this moment, Lin Xian’er’s heart was filled with regret. She regretted coming to break off the engagement, and even more regretted threatening Ye Feng before leaving.

Just as Li Changfeng and the others stepped out of the Ye Family, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly sounded in Ye Feng’s ears.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully lying flat in the engagement-breakoff plot. The Lying-Flat System has awakened.]

[This system’s slogan: Hard work is the self-comfort of cattle and horses. Lying flat is the correct way to open life.]

[Ding! Plot performance evaluation: 10 stars. Reward: 100 Lying-Flat Points.]

Hearing the voice, Ye Feng’s eyes lit up. He never expected that even as the protagonist in a villain novel, he could obtain a system like this.

Just from the name alone, the system sounded perfectly suited to him.

After glancing through the system introduction and the Lying-Flat Shop, Ye Feng’s face broke into a smile. As long as he completed specific tasks or plot events, he could obtain Lying-Flat Points.

And with Lying-Flat Points, anything in heaven and earth could be exchanged—cultivation, martial techniques, treasures, even martial insights, everything was available.

Especially when he saw bone-paste starch sausages, happiness water, and preserved vegetable braised pork head meat in the shop, Ye Feng finally felt that life had hope again.

“I originally wanted to stay far away from those villains and female leads and live a laid-back life.”

“Now that I have this Lying-Flat System, I can be a salted fish until the end of the novel. Let’s see how those old schemers try to plot against me!”

“System, how many Lying-Flat Points does it take to upgrade from late-stage Martial Apprentice to early-stage Martial Warrior?”

Ye Feng asked curiously.

[Ding! It requires 100 Lying-Flat Points. Would you like to exchange?]

The system’s voice sounded instantly, even carrying a hint of excitement.

“No exchange. I’m just asking. What if I accidentally cultivate into the number one person in the Endless World? I’d still have to maintain world peace. That would be exhausting.”

Ye Feng shook his head directly.

“Spend 5 Lying-Flat Points and exchange for one can of happiness water.”

Soon, a bottle of happiness water appeared in the system space, and Ye Feng’s Lying-Flat Points dropped to 95.

Watching Ye Feng grin foolishly, Patriarch Ye Nanshan shook his head and spoke earnestly, “Ye Feng, you’re not young anymore. Why are you still so impulsive?”

“You’ve offended Li Changfeng and the Moonshade Sect. How could our Ye Family possibly fare well?”

After lecturing him and seeing Ye Feng’s indifferent expression, Ye Nanshan continued, “Ye Feng, Elder Liuli of the Moonshade Sect will descend upon our Ye Family tomorrow.”

“When the time comes, perform well. You might catch Elder Liuli’s eye and completely cure your hidden ailment, allowing your cultivation to soar.”

Ye Feng was stunned for a moment before reacting.

There was indeed such a plot in the original novel. But Ye Nanshan did not have good intentions. He was simply worried that Li Changfeng would vent his anger on the Ye Family, so he wanted to throw Ye Feng, this hot potato, to Elder Liuli.

As a reclusive powerhouse and a solitary lady, Elder Liuli treated Ye Feng like her own son and even became Ye Feng’s protector in the early stages.

No matter how wildly Ye Feng acted, Elder Liuli would clean up after him. It was precisely because of this that Elder Liuli was later tortured by the villains until she wished for death.

As for Ye Feng’s stagnant cultivation, having read the original novel thoroughly, Ye Feng naturally knew the reason—there was an old man’s residual soul living in his head.

Martial Elder!

Only when Ye Feng obtained the peerless treasure Dark Moon Ring from the Moonshade Sect would Martial Elder attach himself to the ring and leave Ye Feng’s body. Once Martial Elder departed, Ye Feng’s cultivation would no longer have any bottlenecks.

However, now that he had the Lying-Flat System, even with Martial Elder’s residual soul suppressing him, raising his cultivation would still be effortless.

As for Martial Elder, a dog thing that made enemies everywhere and constantly fed him empty promises, Ye Feng had already planned to find a chance to eliminate him.

But after asking the system, Ye Feng learned that stripping Martial Elder’s residual soul required 1,000 Lying-Flat Points. And to completely destroy it, he would also need to purchase a Soul-Extinguishing Talisman priced at another 1,000 Lying-Flat Points.

Ye Feng made up his mind. Once he had enough Lying-Flat Points, he would definitely wipe out this dog thing that hindered his peaceful life.

As for Elder Liuli? 

He only wanted to lie flat. There was no need to meet her.

Moreover, there were too many villains in the Moonshade Sect. Ye Feng had no interest in going there to suffer.

“Ah yes, yes, yes! I’ll go back and prepare properly!”

After perfunctorily responding to Ye Nanshan, Ye Feng turned around and walked toward his small courtyard.

Only Ye Nanshan was left behind, his face displeased, staring at Ye Feng’s departing figure in confusion. In the past, if there were such an opportunity to cure his cultivation bottleneck, Ye Feng would have long been ecstatic.

Why was he so calm today?

Following the direction in his memories, Ye Feng soon arrived at his residence. Looking at the three-story small building in the courtyard, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

“Before transmigrating, I couldn’t even afford an old, rundown second-hand apartment. After transmigrating, I’m directly living in a villa!”

At the moment Ye Feng stepped into the courtyard, a lively and cute young girl who looked eighteen or nineteen suddenly appeared in front of him, gazing at him with a complicated expression.

After a brief pause, she quickly forced a look of concern onto her face and asked, “Young Master, are you alright?”

Then she said indignantly, “Hmph, Lin Xian’er is just a short-sighted woman. Young Master will definitely make a name for himself across the Endless World in the future.”

“When that time comes, let that vile woman regret it!”

The moment Ye Feng saw the girl, memories surged, and he almost broke out in a cold sweat.

“How did I forget about her!”