Are you stupid? I am the villain behind the scenes

"Doctor, how is Yi Mu? Will he be okay?" Xiao Hei asked anxiously, his eyes fixed on the doctor, as if he wanted to read the answer directly from the doctor's expression.

The doctor did not answer immediately. He gently put Yi Mu's hand back into the quilt and said, "It's nothing serious. He was a little weak during this period, and his emotions fluctuated too much in a short period of time, which led to his coma. He will wake up naturally after a few days of rest."

Hearing this, several people breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Hei, you stay and look after Yi Mu." Qing Ming arranged.

Then he turned to Tan Xiu and said, "Come with me."

Although the dangerous situation has been resolved, some things have not been completely resolved.

Tan Xiu followed Qing Ming out of the house in silence.

"Kneel down."

Qing Ming did not lie, he did not blame Tan Xiu, but he did something wrong and he had to be punished.

Tan Xiu knelt down heavily. The ground was paved with pebbles, and his knees collided with the pebbles, making a dull sound.

Qing Ming stared at Tan Xiu with a hint of disappointment in his eyes: "Do you know that you almost caused a disaster this time?"

If Yi Mu hadn't taken out that thing, the two of them might not have survived until now.

Tan Xiu straightened his back and knelt on the ground, his eyes full of regret: "I know."

Qing Ming took a deep breath and said, "Let's not talk about anything else first. What happened to your ninth level of martial arts?"

Tan Xiu explained: "It was a pill she gave me. After taking it, I felt a strong force surging in my body, and then my realm directly broke through to the ninth level of martial arts."

When Qing Ming heard this, he was so angry that he put his hands on his hips and said, "You'll eat it just because she gives it to you? Aren't you worried that she's lying to you and that what she gives you is poison? Where is your vigilance? Or are you willing to sacrifice your life just to get the position of island master?!"

Tan Xiu: "...In fact, she took one herself at the time, proving that there was nothing wrong with the medicine."

Qing Ming: “…”

Tan Xiu saw that the situation was not right and bowed his head again to admit his mistake: "Master, I was wrong."

"Of course you are wrong, but it's not just your fault. I am also wrong."

Qing Ming regretted, "If I had been tougher at the time and refused to let Yi Mu leave the island, these things might not have happened."

Tan Xiu looked up at Qing Ming, "Master... is she the one that A-Mu likes?"

Qing Ming sighed: "Yeah, how come your junior brother was bewitched by her?"

Tan Xiu: "Maybe she was really good to Amu in the past."

Before meeting Hua Chaochao, Yi Mu only wanted to avenge his parents. It was the appearance of Hua Chaochao that made him realize that besides hatred, life also has many beautiful possibilities.

So it’s not surprising that Yi Mu is attracted to such a person.

But Qing Ming disagreed: "Be good to him? Who among us wouldn't be good to him? It doesn't mean that he would die for us."

Tan Xiu: “…”

He seemed to understand why his master had remained single for more than eighty years.

"Master, this is different."

Qing Ming's eyes widened: "What's the difference?"

Tan Xiu: "Are you sure you want me to tell you?"

Qing Ming: "Speak! Let me see what you can say!"

Tan Xiu: "She can give Amu a kiss and a hug, can you?"

Qing Ming was stunned.

After a long while, Qing Ming came back to his senses and shouted angrily: "You stinky boy, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Tan Xiu sighed helplessly: "Master, you don't understand."

Qing Ming threw his robe and said, "I don't understand? I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!"

Tan Xiu said nothing more, but thought in his heart, you just don’t understand what feelings are.

Back to the point, Qing Ming adjusted his breathing and calmed down: "Do you know why I chose Yi Mu as the island master instead of you?"

"You think that I favor Yi Mu because he is a higher level warrior than you, but it's not the case. It's because of your personalities."

Tan Xiu suddenly raised his head, his face full of surprise and confusion. He had never thought that the reason would be like this.

He had always thought that his master was more fond of Yi Mu because his strength was not enough to satisfy him. That was why he gave him the position of island master. Could it be that he had been wrong all along...

Qing Ming put his hands behind his back, looked into the distance, and said slowly: "There is only one key point in my selection of people, that is, they should not be too enthusiastic."

"There are many things that we don't need to intervene in. Yi Mu is calm and indifferent. He won't pay attention to those trivial matters, and the islanders don't dare to bother him easily. But you are eager to help others and you will take care of it as long as someone comes to you for help. If you become the island owner, over time, the islanders will come to you whenever they have a problem, so it will be very difficult for you to be the island owner."

"An island owner is not a babysitter. What an island owner needs is to be in control of the overall situation rather than getting bogged down in trivial matters."

He paused and refocused his gaze on Tan Xiu, "Do you understand what I mean?"

Tan Xiu lowered his eyes: "I understand."

Qing Ming looked at his eldest disciple, a trace of heartache flashing in his eyes.

Originally, he planned to never accept any disciples and spend the rest of his life alone, but eighteen years ago, when he met the displaced Tan Xiu, he softened his heart and made an exception to accept him as his disciple and taught him carefully.

He admitted that after bringing Yi Mu back, he did pay less attention to Tan Xiu.

But he had no choice. At that time, Yi Mu had just lost his parents and was in a very bad condition. He almost lost the desire to live. He had to spend more energy on Yi Mu.

As for the reason for choosing the island owner, he didn't say it at first because he was afraid that Tan Xiu would change himself because of it.

Everyone is free by nature. It is not worth changing one's nature for the sake of a position.

Qing Ming was silent for a moment, and finally sighed, "Forget it, I won't punish you with anything else. Kneel here until sunset and reflect on your mistakes. This matter will be over."

After saying that, Qing Ming turned and left, leaving Tan Xiu alone kneeling on the hard cobblestone ground.