Stuck in a Chinese novel

[I would usually say I don't know since you know that function isn't part of the system]

[However, if I had to guess, then I would say your life force itself has become too strong]

'What do you mean?' Wei Jun still didn't understand and asked. He was somewhat relieved that the system wasn't just saying 'No idea' like before and had a working theory at least.

[You see; Qi is basically a force of life]

[An extension of it]

[The more you have it, the more potent your life force is]

[If we apply the same theory in your case, then it's like you absorb the life of the people you kill]

[The condition seems to be only the people with Qi though]

[Anyway, when you first absorbed the life force of someone else, you weren't a cultivator yourself]

[So your life force wasn't that strong]

[However, now, technically you have a stronger life force than these guys]

[So you're receiving less life force]

[It is actually quite simple if you look at it]

Wei Jun nodded, he didn't know why he absorbed others' stats yet but he at least had a theory about how that worked. He also learned that Qi was the force of life so with the help of Qi, Wei Jun could theoretically live for a longer time. Or at least that's what he thought.

He didn't bother asking the system because he had another issue to attend to at the moment.

"WHO ARE YOU?!!" Frantically, Nie Quan yelled again and again, while trying to merge into the back of the cage as if he was safe there. Wei Jun turned to Li Wei who stood a few steps behind him, her expression not that comfortable.

Wei Jun turned back to Nie Quan and answered, "That's not what you should be asking. You should be thinking instead. Thinking why you're here? What sin could you have committed for you to be here?"

Nie Quan however, still didn't shut up about mercy and such, and for that, Wei Jun stepped forward and ripped the cage that Nie Quan thought he was safe in. Wei Jun stepped forward and grabbed him by his collar and threw him at Li Wei's feet.

"Ask for mercy from her." Wei Jun said as he dismissed everyone else in the warehouse. He had shown them that he was strong so there was no need to keep them there. If these were Lao Chen's people, then they were Sun Ruan's people, this display should be enough to buy him some time.

The men left and it was just four dead guys, one lady, one handsome, and one sniffling middle-aged man in the warehouse now. Wei Jun once again stepped forward and stepped on Nie Quan's left leg and crushed it, making him let out screams of pain and horror. And that wasn't all, he was also clinging to Li Wei's feet and begging for mercy like he was told to.

After a while, when the pain somewhat subsided, Nie Quan quietly asked, "Why… why are you doing this… this… to me?"

"Right. Why am I doing this to you?" Wei Jun asked as he stared into Li Wei's eyes. He wasn't asking Nie Quan but he was asking her. He wanted her to step forward and do what needed to be done.

Li Wei understood the message delivered by Wei Jun's words and eyes and she knelt in front of Nie Quan, "You really don't remember me, don't you?"

Nie Quan confusedly looked at her but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't come to a realization. Li Wei chuckled and raised her shirt, showing various bruises and marks of cuts Wei Jun had never seen before.

There was a pattern to those bruises, and the cuts were also made for fun. Wei Jun should know; he had done so many times himself before. As for the burn marks, they were properly branded as if someone was leaving their mark on her body.

"You…" However, that was enough to jog Nie Quan's memory. Shocked, he looked at Li Wei as if seeing a ghost.

"That's… not possible… you're dead." He said, still not believing what his eyes were seeing in front of him.

"Is that all you have to say?" Li Wei asked, looking like she was tired.

Nie Quan, on the other hand, accepted the terms of everything happening to him. He accepted the woman before him and accepted why this was happening to him. It was all because of this woman before him.

"You… even after all these years… you're nothing but a curse. Should have killed you… killed you with your mother." Nie Quan slowly said, his words overflowing with hate. Wei Jun couldn't help but shake his head but Li Wei on the other hand looked relieved.

"That's right. I am a curse. But I want you to know this," Li Wei said as she leaned in closer, "Everyone you loved is dead. All your sons, all your daughters, all your lineage is gone. Gone, consumed by this curse. What did I say then?

That day when you burned me? Do you remember what I said?"

Li Wei said her piece and waited, waiting for Nie Quan to reply. He laughed, laughed like a madman, and said, "You said you would return one day and take everything away from me."

He slumped back to the ground, lost and tired. He was ready to accept death from the looks of it. Wei Jun only shook his head at the drama and waited for it to end.

Li Wei also shook her head but she didn't say anything. She simply stood up and turned to Wei Jun, "Thanks, boss. You delivered on your promise."

Wei Jun nodded while Li Wei simply smiled and turned to leave the warehouse. As for Wei Jun, he knew what to do.

He simply waited for the men to come in before he said, "Let him live. Let him for the rest of his life behind a cage. That seems like an appropriate punishment."

Wei Jun left the warehouse and made his way to his car to see Li Wei standing outside it. She seemed refreshed as if liberated from a long-term responsibility.

Wei Jun opened the door for her to get in. She smiled and got in. Wei Jun got into the driver's seat and drove off. His destination was her apartment, not her workplace. She had a leave for about a week, depending on work.

On the way, Li Wei didn't say anything about her past, and Wei Jun, like always, had no interest. All Wei Jun knew was that she was helpful to him, to make his goals become easier, and that was all he needed.

The quiet drive came to an end when they arrived at Li Wei's apartment building. After that, Wei Jun left without saying a word just like she didn't say a word instead of just a smile.

Wei Jun went back to his office, he still had some before the decided lunch so he decided to get some work done. His scenes were scheduled for the day after tomorrow and those were his last scenes. Although they were a bit much for a single actor, he was confident he could finish them.

As the time for the lunch ticked closer, Wei Jun finally stood up at 2:30 pm and made his way to his car. Wei Jun had already received a message on his personal phone from Liu Yu where the restaurant was. As he drove to his destination, he once again thought about his upcoming lunch.

He didn't want to be there but he couldn't avoid her for long either, lest have risk her ordering another attack on him.

As Wei Jun reached the restaurant, he was greeted by the manager himself who said with a smile, "Please this way, Mister Ruan. Lady Yu is waiting for you."

Wei Jun deliberately drove slowly and arrived fifteen minutes later than the agreed time. After all, he wanted to assert his position. If she said 3 pm, and he was there at 3 pm, then that only sent a message of him being an obedient little dog.

However, he had asserted his stance by just being fifteen minutes late that he wasn't going to be pushed around in this conversation up ahead.

As expected, when he was guided into the room where Liu Yu was, the expression on her face was anything but happy. "You're late." She made sure to remind him of that. Her smiley act was nowhere to be seen on her.

Wei Jun just smiled in response as he took his seat opposite her. The food had already gone cold from the looks of it so that meant Wei Jun wasn't eating anything from there. Besides, he couldn't trust her to eat either.

Knowing her, and her past actions, there was a good chance most of the food was positioned or all of it was and she had a neutralizer for it.