Yan's Transformation Process

Chapter 13 Yan's Transformation Process (Part 1)

I wonder what kind of bewitching potion Bibi Dong gave that idiot Hu Liena?

He taught every student without reservation, regardless of their closeness or distance.

As a result, after this fool became a disciple of the Pope, he started causing trouble for him every day.

However, considering that in the original work, this guy is all about feelings and no reason, and because of his love-struck mind, he betrayed the Spirit Hall and provided Tang San, the Spirit Hall's greatest enemy, with information about the Pope, this is a reasonable character design.

It's not surprising that this guy would betray himself in a completely illogical way.

Given Bibi Dong's personality, she'll probably be putting one down and praising the other, talking about her beloved little pigeon and saying things like You Chen's research was plagiarized from Yu Xiaogang.

Then Hu Liena believed Bibi Dong's story without saying a word or asking anyone for verification.

This is something that Bibi Dong would do.

And You Chen was right after all...

Bibi Dong's version of events to Hu Liena was that You Chen was distorting the truth, plagiarizing Yu Xiaogang's work yet claiming to be the first author, and in the process, winning over a large number of people from the Spirit Hall. Despite his lack of talent, he coveted power he shouldn't have, secretly plotting something detrimental to the Spirit Hall, even aiming to overthrow it.

This is somewhat contrary to the principles of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

In truth, mere hostility wouldn't have been enough to make You Chen so disdainful.

After all, the two sides do have different positions, so it's only natural that they are hostile to each other, and there's nothing more to say.

But it's disgusting to come up with some baseless yet high-sounding reasons and then convince yourself to stand on a moral high ground to criticize, accuse, and convict.

This is utterly absurd!

Hu Liena is probably blindly taking sides, only caring about the beautiful and dignified female soul master role models in her eyes, only feeling sorry for Giegie, and agreeing with whatever Bibi Dong says.

In fact, logically speaking, You Chen has done a great favor for the Spirit Hall Soul Masters of the new era.

After all, You Chen directly contributed "Don't Use Whale Glue" to the Spirit Hall, which had already purchased large quantities of whale glue on the market before that.

The current Spirit Hall Soul Masters are basically all beneficiaries.

The Golden Generation trio, in particular, enjoyed the finest whale gelatin before the Pope even began to nurture them, based on the talent they displayed.

Compared to the original work, each of them has a second ring that lasts for a thousand years.

With each step fast, the fourth ten-thousand-year soul ring was basically finalized.

Even though Bibi Dong deliberately downplayed and concealed You Chen's achievements, this matter only occurred in the last one or two decades. Bibi Dong's real rise to power was only six years ago.

The future is uncertain, but it's impossible to hide it for the next few decades.

Therefore, many of the younger generation in the Spirit Hall remember You Chen's kindness.

To this day, You Chen's achievements are still written in textbooks.

Although Bibi Dong reclassified these textbooks as electives after taking power, You Chen remembered that he used the same textbook when he was in class.

Even if Hu Liena is brain-dead, she wouldn't forget who her greatest benefactor for a thousand years was, right?

Hmm... really?

At least Xie Yue, being a good student, was certainly aware of this, You Chen thought.

You Chen's gaze silently swept over Xie Yue, whose face looked somewhat embarrassed after his sister showed him no mercy.

He could sense Xie Yue's growing distance from him.

And that was indeed the case. Xie Yue doted on his younger sister and also respected the Pope. Although he immediately suspected something was amiss with what Hu Liena had told him after returning from the Pope, he still chose to distance himself from You Chen.

Only Yan, who was Hu Liena's sycophant in the original work, still believed in You Chen, his mentor, and stood on You Chen's side.

In fact, at the beginning, You Chen and Yan had just a normal teacher-student relationship.

However, when this simple-minded guy asked him for help after class for the first time, he thought that the guy had realized the importance of theoretical knowledge and had finally figured it out. Who knew... the guy actually came to ask him "how to make Hu Liena like me".

This left You Chen speechless.

Holy crap, that idiot was only eight years old back then! Eight years old?!

You Chen immediately began to correct his incorrect thinking!

If it were a stranger, it wouldn't matter, but they've all come to him as his students, seeking his guidance. How can we just sit by and watch them become his sycophants?

After that, You Chen spent a lot of effort to complete the ideological transformation of Yan, gradually getting Yan out of his sycophantic state.

He still remembered the conversation that truly enlightened Yan.

You Chen understood the principle of teaching according to aptitude, and this applied even to teaching love.

He did not directly reject Yan's idea of ​​"developing a deeper relationship with Hu Liena".

He tried his best to persuade Yan, this sycophant, not to focus his attention solely on Hu Liena.

"No way! My loyalty to Nana is as clear as day, and I have no other intentions! Asking me to get close to other girls would be a betrayal of Nana!"

"No way, you and Hu Liena are two kids who haven't even grown up yet, and you're already best friends? Where's the loyalty in that?! I'm just telling you to make more friends! It has absolutely nothing to do with romantic relationships! Just don't worry about whether they're boys or girls, that's all!"

"No! No matter what I think, the fact that they're girls won't change! I won't betray Nana! Guh, teacher, just kill me!"

That time, You Chen once again realized how awesome a simp could be in another world.

Although he was exhausted, You Chen stubbornly persisted and used various debating techniques to persuade Yan.

He simply told Yan to use the same method he had given him to build relationships with other girls as well.

Now there's a comparison.

Even though Hu Liena is Yan's friend, her attitude towards her is not as good as that towards ordinary classmates Yan has just met.

Hu Liena even complained once again that Yan was too annoying.

However, this was naturally not enough to make Yan realize the truth.

So, what new suggestions did You Chen give next?

not at all.

He simply encouraged Yan to make more female friends, as always.

In fact, the reason why a "simp" becomes a "simp" is generally due to two reasons.

One reason is that there are too few people of the opposite sex in one's social circle, and if one is someone who longs for romance or is currently in such a stage, it is easy to pour all one's romantic feelings into one person.

Another issue is excessive empathy and sunk costs. People often develop empathy for those they invest too much attention in, and thus fall in love with them. Even if there isn't much actual contact between the two parties during this process, the act of paying attention to and getting to know the other person creates the illusion that you've already opened your hearts to each other and reached the next stage, making it difficult to extricate yourself.

At this point, a huge temperature difference will appear between the two parties. The other party may become suspicious, annoyed, or even fearful of your excessive enthusiasm.

The more someone dislikes you, the more proactive you will be in trying to compensate for the temperature difference between you, thus incurring heavy sunk costs.

You Chen's strategy is precisely the right remedy for these two root causes.

(End of this chapter)