After I Gave Up on Everything, the Villains Started to Panic! - Chapter 4:

Chapter 4: Sleeping Earns Lying-Flat Points Too

The members of the Ye Family looked at each other in confusion—no one knew where Ye Feng was.

Ye Feng was usually quiet and withdrawn. If he wasn’t cultivating, he was on the way to cultivate. As a result, he didn’t have much interaction with others in the Ye Family.

“Hurry up and find him!” Ye Nanshan’s expression darkened as he shouted sternly when he saw that everyone was standing still.

If they couldn’t use this opportunity to throw this hot potato away, the Ye Family might face a catastrophic disaster.

Several Ye Family disciples quickly ran toward the rear courtyard.

Just then, an old woman in a gray robe with a firm, dignified face appeared before the crowd. Behind her stood a gentle-looking, sweet, and adorable young woman.

“Greetings, Elder Liuli!” Ye Nanshan’s face instantly lit up with a humble smile as he bowed respectfully.

Elder Liuli frowned slightly when her gaze swept over the fawning faces behind Ye Nanshan, a trace of displeasure flashing through her heart.

By nature, she was straightforward and hated sycophants the most. Still, she was here asking for a favor, so she simply nodded in response.

Then, pointing to the gentle woman behind her, she introduced her, “This is the Saintess of our Moonshade Sect—Yue Wu.”

The moment they heard the word Saintess, everyone was visibly shocked. The way they looked at Yue Wu changed from curiosity to reverence.

Many of the young talents even had blazing gazes, full of excitement. Everyone knew that the Saintess of the Moonshade Sect wasn’t just the most prestigious disciple of her generation. If nothing unexpected happened, she was destined to become the next sect master.

If someone could win Yue Wu’s favor and ride on her coattails, they could walk sideways in the Martial Refinement Commandery.

Yue Wu had a gentle smile on her face and didn’t act arrogantly despite her identity. On the contrary, she stood gracefully behind Elder Liuli, smiling warmly at the crowd.

However, after her gaze swept through everyone present, a hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes. That figure she once longed for and hated so deeply in her past life wasn’t among them.

…

Dong dong dong!

Urgent knocks echoed outside Ye Feng’s small courtyard. Several Ye Family members stood anxiously outside the gate. If they couldn’t bring Ye Feng back, they’d likely face punishment from Ye Nanshan. Moreover, Elder Liuli had arrived in person. Who would want to miss such an opportunity?

Inside, Ye Feng was awakened by the noise. He stored away the large bed into the system space, stood up, and was about to open the door when a system notification sounded in his ears.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You’ve slept for more than 12 hours. Successful lying-flat behavior detected. You have earned 10 Lying-Flat Points.]

Ye Feng was briefly stunned, then overjoyed. He hadn’t expected to earn Lying-Flat Points just by sleeping.

“Looks like I need to develop the good habit of sleeping early and waking up late!” Ye Feng muttered as he opened the door.

Outside, the Ye Family disciples were surprised to see Ye Feng’s sleepy face. Normally, Ye Feng was obsessed with cultivation and seemed to have endless energy. Since when did he ever look so slothful?

Still, they didn’t think much of it and spoke up directly, “Ye Feng, Elder Liuli of the Moonshade Sect is here! The patriarch has named you specifically to welcome her—come with us quickly!”

In their minds, faced with such an opportunity, Ye Feng would definitely follow them without hesitation.

But in the next moment, Ye Feng’s reaction left them stunned.

“Not going!”

Bang!

Before they could respond, Ye Feng slammed the door shut, almost smashing one of their noses. The startled disciples stumbled back a few steps.

“What now?” They exchanged glances. Even though Ye Feng’s cultivation had stagnated, his realm was still at the late stage of Martial Apprentice like theirs—and his combat strength was terrifying. None of them were his match.

Forcing him to go would be impossible. Besides, even if Ye Feng was just Ye Nanshan’s adopted son, he was still part of the Ye Family’s main line. They didn’t dare get angry even if they felt humiliated.

“Let’s go. Report to the patriarch truthfully.”

Helplessly, they turned and left. But the embarrassment they felt made them unwilling to let it go. They planned to exaggerate Ye Feng’s arrogant behavior and report it to the patriarch—preferably right in front of Elder Liuli.

If Ye Feng humiliated them, then they’d ruin his future!

Meanwhile, back in the small courtyard, Ye Feng had washed up and spent 1 Lying-Flat Point to exchange for soy milk and deep-fried dough sticks, which he began to eat.

Ye Feng didn’t want to meet Elder Liuli—not just because he didn’t want to join the Moonshade Sect. The most important reason was that, according to the original plot, Elder Liuli had brought one of the few female antagonists—Yue Wu.

Yue Wu’s visit was meant to lure Ye Feng into falling for her at first sight, eventually hooking him completely so she could absorb his fate.

In the original novel, before Yue Wu’s rebirth, she was wholeheartedly devoted to Ye Feng. She even gave him the Dark Moon Ring, a treasure that housed Martial Elder’s remnant soul.

But the Moonshade Sect had a ridiculous ancestral rule that future Saintesses and sect masters must remain pure and serve the Moon God with a chaste body.

Because of a few manipulative words from the sect master Yue Hua, the son of fate Ye Feng abandoned Yue Wu.

This caused Yue Wu’s personality to shift drastically. She began slaughtering innocents and was ultimately betrayed and killed by Yue Hua and the Moon God.

After her rebirth, Yue Wu used her cheat-like advantages to manipulate the son of fate Ye Feng effortlessly and destroyed the Moonshade Sect entirely. In the end, she even killed the Moon God—the sect’s spiritual pillar.

Naturally, Ye Feng, who now just wanted to stay out of trouble, avoided such a terrifying figure like the plague.

Inside the Ye Family’s main hall, a grand sandalwood table was covered with exquisite dishes. Elder Liuli and Yue Wu sat in the primary seats, while Ye Nanshan and several surrounding family patriarchs sat below, bowing and offering wine now and then.

The atmosphere seemed harmonious.

As for the younger generation of the Ye Family and nearby families, they had already been driven outside the main hall. But the usually proud and arrogant geniuses now had no complaints. On the contrary, they stood like thieves, ears perked up, listening intently to every word from inside, afraid to miss anything.

If the elders inside so much as mentioned their names, these so-called geniuses would get excited like children weighing over 100 kilograms.

After all, this was their chance to become a disciple of Elder Liuli.

At that moment, Yue Wu could no longer hold back. Her system mission was to attract Ye Feng’s attention and make him fall in love with her. But now, Ye Feng hadn’t even shown up—how was she supposed to proceed?

Helpless, Yue Wu turned to Ye Nanshan and said, “Patriarch Ye, I heard that your family has a peerless genius who awakened spiritual perception at seven and broke through to the late stage of Martial Apprentice by twelve—his name is Ye Feng, right? May I ask, which young master is he?”

Ye Nanshan was overjoyed when he heard this. He had been fretting over how to introduce Ye Feng, but Yue Wu had brought him up herself.

Before Ye Nanshan could even speak, several Ye Family disciples rushed into the hall in a panic and shouted, “Patriarch, bad news—Ye Feng, he…”