Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 667: Evil Receives Its Due

Zhen Haowei glanced at Duan Xiayou from a distance, and the latter immediately turned around, though even his back revealed his guilt.

"I can give it a try."

Zhen Haowei retracted his gaze, feeling a bit conflicted, "It’s just that, our senior brother only knows so much. Practicing ’Extremes lead to opposite’, I can forcefully infuse my own thoughts into cooking, but these thoughts are limited in scope and must trigger negative emotions. Those who eat the food will be unconsciously influenced."

Simply put, if the food he made tastes very good, even if he doesn’t think about anything while cooking, it will magnify a certain emotion in the diner’s heart. This amplification is random, usually the most intense negative emotion the diner has at the time.

For instance, if someone is always jealous of a particular person and happens to think about it while eating, they might impulsively confess the things they’ve done against the object of their jealousy.

Or if someone has done something bad and keeps dwelling on it, after eating, they might turn around and confess to the world their misdeeds. When recounting these things, they are irrational and not clear-headed, but once they regain their senses, the situation is almost settled.

"I can not think about anything, or I can think about bad things to guide the diner. Of course, if I must think, it can only be bad things."

Zhen Haowei shifted his guilty gaze away.

"That disciple who ran to find the Sect Leader, trying to expel the Sect Leader from his residence, was actually influenced by me. While cooking, I kept chanting ’I want to become the Sect Leader’ and ’The Sect Leader is unworthy’. That disciple thought the same deep down, hence the influence."

The guilty look quickly returned, turning into unease.

"Junior Sister, do you think I’m overstepping?"

Despite being tall and strong, Zhen Haowei at this moment looked like a pitiful big dog, with his tail between his legs, and his eyes seemed to turn watery.

The system found it increasingly familiar.

The host sometimes also shows this pitiful expression, anyone who meets those puppy eyes will soften and involuntarily agree to the host’s requests. It often falls for it.

Tuanzi stared at those puppy eyes and shook her head vigorously.

"Not at all, surely that person did something bad, and you targeted them because of it!"

At first, Tuanzi trusted these senior brothers merely because she trusted her master.

No one could replace the position of her master in her heart.

She trusted those her master trusted, believing in her master’s judgment.

Later, she trusted these senior brothers even more because she secretly observed them for a long time and found them trustworthy.

Although she hadn’t been with Zhen Haowei for long, she had discerned part of this senior brother’s personality.

"Seventh senior brother, when you first avoided meeting us, were you afraid we would find out you’re a chef and make you cook, resulting in food that amplifies negative emotions?"

Zhen Haowei drooped his head, "Yes, I came at a bad time."

Tuanzi was just about to comfort him when she heard him say, "If only when I came, the food I cooked could prolong your lives, how great it would be!"

The little girl instantly became wary, crossing her hands in a defensive posture.

"No need for that! Senior brother, you should rest well instead!"

Even if it could prolong life, if the food tasted bad, it wouldn’t get into her stomach!

Tuanzi’s whole body screamed resistance.

Fortunately, Zhen Haowei changed the topic.

Since his junior sister believed in him, he was also willing to be honest.

"That disciple was too excessive, he framed fellow disciples. Initially, I wanted to get him drunk, make him recall this incident, and then have him eat delicious food to confess in front of the whole sect. However, in that world, the weak are prey to the strong, and he was a promising inner sect disciple. If the Sect Leader and elders wanted to shield him, they could just lightly punish him with a few tough tasks, then have him make amends. People would flock to support him."

Zhen Haowei sighed, "Unless he touches the bottom line of the Sect Leader and elders, forcing those who could shield him to give up on him, only then could we succeed."

"This story sounds very familiar."

Tuanzi scratched her head, "Earlier when Miaomiao was traveling the Jianghu with our master, they encountered a similar situation. An heir of one sect harmed a fellow out of jealousy, and his master shielded him by punishing him to aid the commoners. When he met Miaomiao and master, he even acted all obedient and innocent."

Zhen Haowei was immediately enraged.

Everyone in the Heavenly Cloud Sect had a flaw—they were fiercely protective!

He could tolerate encountering such disgusting people himself, but he wouldn’t allow his junior sister to face them!

"What’s that person’s name? Is he still alive? I want to go back!"

Tuanzi quickly calmed him down.

"He’s still alive, but he’s almost crippled."

She babbled on about that person’s fate.

"He treated Miaomiao very well, but master called him a weasel and told Miaomiao to stay away from him, so she did. Other sect members were also helping the commoners back then. Someone suddenly threw medicine powder in his face while he was talking, rendering him weak, and then broke his legs, severing the tendons in his hands and feet."

With his tendons severed, he no longer had the chance to practice martial arts. It was more painful than killing him.

"The one who did it was the brother of the fellow disciple he harmed, who joined another sect to seek revenge."

"This outcome isn’t bad."

Zhen Haowei believed that evil begets evil.

Then he frowned, "What happened to that brother later? Was he troubled by his own sect or that scumbag’s sect?"

"Ah, he turned around and saved the Eldest Princess’s son, getting summoned to become a guard. That Eldest Princess is the emperor’s only sister, not someone to be trifled with."

Zhen Haowei understood.

In the Jianghu, matters are typically resolved in the Jianghu. Principally, that brother avenging his brother was in line with Jianghu rules. However, the Jianghu also thrives on the survival of the fittest, and that brother could have been discarded by his sect as a pawn to make amends, ending miserably.

Who knew he would turn around and save the Eldest Princess’s son, becoming a sword-carrying guard, living off the official’s salary. If Jianghu people pursued this, they’d be at odds with the court, and regardless of the era, the relationship between the court and Jianghu is always delicate.

"That person is truly clever!"

Zhen Haowei had clear-cut feelings of love and hate, now clapping in approval, even wanting to meet that person.

"I really want to treat him to a meal!"

Tuanzi paused, glanced at seventh senior brother, and cautiously asked, "Treat him to a delicious meal, or a meal with various effects?"

"Of course, a meal with various effects, I can’t harm him!"

Tuanzi hesitated.

"I can give it a try."

Zhen Haowei changed the topic, "I can’t let those dishes randomly amplify your negative emotions."

He had an intuition that if his secretive junior sister’s emotions were randomly amplified, she might end up crying.

"I can think about some negative things, but it’s not necessarily successful, gotta find someone to test first."

"No need, no need, Miaomiao can test it herself."

Tuanzi didn’t want to implicate her brothers or senior brothers for the sake of a bite to eat.

Zhen Haowei stared at her for a few seconds, then pointed at Big Smart passing by, "Let it try."

"Also unnecessary."

As time passed, Tuanzi had to admit that the name Big Smart didn’t suit Big Smart.

She feared that after Big Smart ate, it would become even more foolish.