Through the book: The villain’s son’s stand-in

Fifteen years ago.

Ke Dong, who has just established himself in Quentin, is working as a pharmacist.

He came to Kunpu, the tribe where his mother's clan was located.

I thought that after telling the truth, I would be welcomed by the tribe.

But he forgot that primitive tribes also represent backwardness and isolation.

Don't trust others easily.

Ke Dong spent several months, but the relationship made no progress.

Until a great elder in the tribe got cold.

Although wind-chill is not a disease that can kill people, it can torture people.

The great elder's mental state is getting worse day by day.

Ke Dong realized this was a good opportunity.

Relying on his knowledge of medicine and his courage, he got a chance to try it.

The result was naturally good, and he successfully cured the great elder.

So, he was sent to Kunlin, a small tribe to the west of the tribe, to work as a medicine man.

That small tribe is close to the Star Beast Forest.

It used to be a supply point for tribes to go to the forest, but later it slowly developed into a tribe affiliated with Kunpu.

And it was here that Ke Dong met Ke Jin's mother.

A woman who was unconscious under a tree that he picked up while collecting medicine.

A woman has a beautiful face that is difficult to hide even if it is stained.

Although she was wearing crystal fiber clothing that was common to civilians in the empire, it looked particularly elegant when it fell on her.

However, because this dress is very light and breathable, it fully reflects her beautiful figure under the moisture of the jungle, making her feel a little more charming.

Ke Dong didn't think so much.

It was getting late, and if we didn't save her, she might be a withered skeleton if we came back tomorrow.

Although he is not a kind-hearted person, he does not want to die without saving his life.

So he cruelly stopped collecting medicine and took her home first.

But as soon as he prepared the medicine and entered the door, a laser pistol was pressed against his head.

"who are you?"

The woman's voice was clear and sweet, but it was cold and cold, and the coldness on her forehead prompted Ke Dong to react quickly.

He held up the medicine and said slightly panicked: "I am a pharmacist. I saw you unconscious while collecting medicine, so I brought you back for treatment."

The woman looked at the thick green concoction, approached Ke Dong again, and smelled his stiff body.

"You didn't lie to me."

After saying that, she put down the pistol decisively, turned around casually, and handed the gun to Ke Dong.

The fierce light in her eyes suddenly disappeared, and her narrow phoenix eyes were instantly filled with innocence, and she said softly:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Pharmacist, I was just too scared, so I used this fake gun to scare people."

She put the gun into his hand, indicating that he could try the gun to test whether it was genuine or not. .

Ke Dong took it dubiously. The cold pistol felt cool to the touch, stained by the warmth of the woman's palm.

But the gun body feels different from the material used in ordinary guns. It doesn't look like metal, but like some kind of wooden material.

But the woman didn't wait for him to think more, and interrupted softly: "Mr. Pharmacist, try it quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Ke Dong pressed the trigger without any further delay.

The imaginary gunshot did not sound, and only a short water column emerged from the muzzle.

The water column lost its impact and turned into water droplets falling on the original wooden floor, soaking a small area.

"Mr. Pharmacist, can you trust me now?"

The woman blinked her emerald green eyes, and the clear green looked like the herbs he relied on for a living.

Suddenly, he also felt more favorable towards women.

"Well, drink the medicine."

He reached over the woman and placed the medicinal soup on the table.

The woman sat down, looked at the concoction, and frowned: "It looks so bitter. Mr. Pharmacist, can you put sugar in it?"

Ke Dong paused, turned around and said, "Drink it while it's hot. There aren't enough ingredients for this medicine. If you don't drink it, you'll have to wait until tomorrow."

woman:"……"

After he left, the woman grabbed the handle of the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

She licked her lips: "It tastes pretty good, pure and delicious."

"It tastes much better than the one prepared by the old woman's personal pharmacist."

After complimenting her, she pursed her lips and said, "That's the guy, old-fashioned and boring."

In the next few days, the woman occupied Ke Dong's room, and Ke Dong could only make do with the wicker chair.

The woman also told Ke Dong her name - Yin.

She said that she came from a small tribe that was destroyed by the star beast. Her parents asked her to run into the star beast forest. Later, she was tired from running and fainted under a tree.

This rhetoric is very credible to Quentin.

After all, in this place where only large tribes can survive forever, it is difficult for small tribes to survive for a hundred years.

But Ke Dong is not a native, and he does not have a native filter on the rise and fall of the tribe, so from a logical point of view, he can easily identify her lies.

What's more, when he turned her over during her coma, he discovered that there seemed to be a special totem in the shape of a trumpet printed on her back.

Totems were not something that a small tribe could carve on, so he strengthened his guess.

In addition, her temperament is incompatible with the people who have grown up here for generations.

When talking to them, there is a feeling of gentle dimensionality reduction.

Therefore, he was very sure that her identity must be unusual.

So, in the following interactions, he never forgot to watch her every move to prevent her from doing bad things.

Everything about Ke Yin's behavior was particularly normal. Apart from resting in his room every day, he was helping him dry herbs, manage the pharmacy, etc.

He doesn't look like someone with ulterior motives.

Ke Dong couldn't help but relax his vigilance.

The accident happened on an ordinary night two months later.

That night, Kunlin was attacked by a star beast at night.

His house is located on the edge and is one of the targets of the Star Beast's attacks.

On the way to escape, the star beast, which was three times the size of an adult, rushed toward them with its mouth filled with sticky saliva and a fierce look on its face.

The person that the star beast was going to attack was Yin, but Ke Dong pushed her away, but he was pushed to the high wall by a huge impact.

Ke Dong felt that his internal organs should be bleeding, and blood also overflowed from the corners of his mouth.

After being unconscious for a while, when he woke up again, he found that the star beast was not close, and he was not missing any arms or legs.

Are reinforcements coming? he thought excitedly.

But when he looked closely, he found that Yin, who had been pushed away by him, was fighting the star beast easily and comfortably.

The air was filled with an intoxicating floral fragrance that came from nowhere, and I felt dizzy after just smelling it for a while.

Ke Dong quickly held his breath and concentrated, secretly observing Yin.

I saw the star beast paralyzed on the ground under the influence of the fragrance of flowers, its limbs trembling weakly.

While unconscious, he was shot through with a water gun that could only be used to spray water.

Ke Dong saw with his own eyes that what seemed to be a green branch extending out of the water gun.

"Have you seen everything?" Yin said suddenly.

Everyone here had fled before the war started, so the only person she could talk to was Ke Dong, who was pretending to be unconscious.

Ke Dong knew that he would not lie, so he stood up obediently and asked: "You are not a human being, you are..."

He thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his eyes and said: "You are a tree man from the Tree Vine Empire."

Yin took back her hand angrily and said coquettishly: "Who are you calling a tree man? I'm not one of those stupid people, I'm a vine demon!"

After yelling, she remembered that she was still on someone else's territory.

Although she could stay here temporarily by killing him, she would probably be in a lot of trouble as a single woman.

As her mind raced, her face changed instantly, she approached cautiously, pulled his sleeve, and said:

"Brother Dong, I lied before because I was afraid that you wouldn't accept me because of the bad relations between the two countries. Can you forgive me?"

"Well...it's not a big deal."

To be honest, the Shuvine Empire has maintained a non-interfering relationship with the Empire in recent decades.

Although they had invaded, they only enslaved them and did not massacre or plunder them.

What's more, the planets they occupied turned into densely forested tourist areas one after another after they left, but they also built barren mining areas.

Seeing that he didn't resent her background, Yin decided to pursue the victory.

She looked at Ke Dong shyly, blinking her eyelashes quickly.

"Brother Dong, I, I'm actually a little, happy..."

Suddenly, Ke Dong looked around cautiously.

Suddenly he lay on the ground and listened seriously.

He stood up with a spring, grabbed her hand, and ran away.

While running, he said: "Let's put this aside for now. Let's go to a safe place first."

Yin felt that her shyness was showing off to the blind man, and the warmth in her heart was blown away by the strong wind that swept through her.

After arriving at a safe spot, Ke Dong found a corner and squatted down, then asked breathlessly: "What did you want to say just now?"

Yin faked a smile: "I want to say that I really like the medicinal soup you made. Can you cook a few more bowls for me in the future?"

Ke Dong didn't notice anything was wrong at all. He thought seriously for a while and then said: "I want to go back and see if there are any medicinal materials left. This time, many medicinal materials are definitely not available due to this destruction. If you can't get enough for a prescription, then you can only wait a few more days."

Yin: "...Okay, I'll wait."

After saying that, Yin hummed a few more times and turned around without looking at him.

But Ke Dong handed her a handkerchief and said, "Wrap your hand first, and we'll talk about the rest when we get back."

Yin turned her head to meet his solemn eyes, and instantly noticed another side of this man that was dull and boring.

Attentive and honest.

He never seems to promise something he can't do.

When making every decision, there is sufficient thinking and weighing.

Even if he was to be sentenced to death, he would have to hold a special ceremony to debate the reasons for his death penalty.

Perhaps in the midst of this, there will be a turning point, turning the death penalty into a reprieve.

Or, acquitted.

Yin is looking forward to the upcoming trial.

She was even thinking: If this man promised to be loyal to her forever, could he keep it?

She was curious.

And, while this thought emerged in his mind, the desire to conquer kept rising in his heart.

She couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief wrapped around her hand, her eyes full of determination.