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Sang Zhiyi gathered her things and walked out of Shi Qiongqiong’s cramped, narrow rental room.
To save as much on rent as possible, Shi Qiongqiong had rented a place in an urban village in Z City.
It was even more dilapidated and desolate than the urban village where Lu Yaqi had lived after being kicked out in the previous world.
When Sang Zhiyi came out, it was just past one in the afternoon.
On the small path from the rental room to the main road, there was hardly anyone in sight.
Only the owner of the small convenience store was slumped over the checkout counter, drowsy.
In this quiet and ordinary setting, Sang Zhiyi ducked to avoid a flowerpot and a mop sticking out from a window of one house, turned a corner, and suddenly an uninvited guest appeared in her field of vision.
Chen Junze, his hair disheveled, wearing a mask and a hat that covered his entire face except for his eyes, ran over quickly.
The moment his eyes met Sang Zhiyi’s, Chen Junze’s bloodshot eyes burst with fierce joy and hatred.
Even through the mask, it was clear that his features had suddenly become quite ferocious.
“Shi Qiongqiong!”
Chen Junze roared the name as if he wanted to devour her flesh.
He sped up and charged at Sang Zhiyi like a battering ram.
At the same time, Chen Junze suddenly pulled a kitchen knife from under his coat and swung it at Sang Zhiyi.
At such close range, on this narrow path, there was no effective place for Sang Zhiyi to dodge.
Running backward would also be blocked by the various things protruding from that house’s window.
Watching Chen Junze’s almost deranged expression—at this moment, he looked like a demon crawling out of hell, raising a kitchen knife to take her life—
The plump owner of the convenience store was startled awake by the commotion.
He instinctively leaned out to see what was happening outside, and the first thing he saw was a madman trying to chop a young girl.
“Holy shit?!”
The last bit of drowsiness vanished from the convenience store owner.
He was so scared that his whole body stiffened, unsure what to do, his eyes wide with terror.
What—what was going on?!
This could kill someone?!
The next second, the convenience store owner felt his vision blur.
A tall, long-legged young man suddenly appeared, shielding the young girl about to be attacked behind him with a speed that was almost impossible to see, taking the madman’s knife for her.
Even if the madman hadn’t used his full strength, it was close enough.
The blow landed solidly on the young man’s arm and shoulder, leaving a deep, long wound.
Instantly, blood gushed from the young man’s wound, staining his black shirt a dark, shocking red.
His entire arm seemed unable to lift anymore, but his movements did not stop.
He kicked the attacking madman so hard that the man flew through the air and slammed into the wall of the passage.
Then, he stepped forward, ground his heel into the madman’s knife-wielding wrist, crouched down, and used his other, uninjured hand to take the knife away.
Finally, he kicked the madman in the chest again, rendering him completely unable to get up.
The whole process was as smooth as flowing water, the movements extremely crisp.
The convenience store owner’s mouth fell open so wide it could fit a basketball.
“Holy shit?!”
That was way too cool, wasn’t it?!
For a moment, the convenience store owner thought he had intruded on the set of some martial arts blockbuster.
It all happened so fast.
Chen Junze hadn’t even been able to get out more than a few syllables of coherent sound.
Now, lying on the ground, his body twisted in pain, he could only manage to let out intermittent moans.
Amidst these ghastly, ghost-like howls, the convenience store owner finally snapped out of it.
He quickly picked up his phone and dialed 110.
This definitely needed to be reported to the police!
Oh, right, not only the police, but also an ambulance!
That brave guy was bleeding like it cost nothing!
The convenience store owner’s hands were trembling as he held his phone.
Fortunately, he had a security camera installed outside his store, and he had checked it just a few days ago; it was working perfectly.
This knife-wielding madman seemed unlikely to escape, but even if he did, the footage would catch him!
After making the call, the convenience store owner rushed out to see how the brave guy was doing.
After two steps, he slapped his forehead and hurried back, grabbing alcohol, cotton swabs, and other supplies from his store.
Although he felt these things wouldn’t do much for such a serious wound, he had to help as much as he could!
But when the convenience store owner got to the scene with his supplies, he only found Chen Junze lying on the ground and Sang Zhiyi standing nearby.
The extraordinarily skilled young man in the black shirt was gone.
“Huh?”
The convenience store owner looked left and right but couldn’t see where he had gone.
“Seriously?
He can run that fast with injuries like that?!”
Even if you do a good deed without leaving your name, you shouldn’t push your body like that, right?!
But then again, that guy was clearly a true martial artist; maybe having such amazing physical fitness wasn’t impossible?
The convenience store owner turned to the only person at the scene who could communicate normally—the young girl who had just experienced such a terrifying incident—and noticed that Sang Zhiyi also had a dazed, unresponsive look on her face.
“Hey there, don’t be scared.
Look, the attacker can’t even move anymore!”
The convenience store owner tried to comfort her.
“Oh, right, are you hurt?
That was so intense, and the guy who saved you was covered in blood—”
The convenience store owner’s voice stopped abruptly.
Because he suddenly realized that he couldn’t see any blood anymore.
The blood that had been all over the ground was completely gone.
The convenience store owner: “……?!”
His eyes widened as he quickly looked at Chen Junze, curled up on the ground.
Chen Junze’s body should also have had blood stains from that young man.
But now, Chen Junze was clean, with only dust and wrinkles on his clothes.
It was as if that young man had never appeared at all.
It was now nearly two in the afternoon, the hottest part of the day.
The bright sun hung directly overhead, casting bright rays.
Yet, under this bright sun, the convenience store owner broke out in a cold sweat.
…What, what was going on?!
He had clearly seen it with his own eyes!
In broad daylight… had he seen a ghost?!
Just then, Sang Zhiyi finally snapped out of it completely.
She had heard what the convenience store owner said to her.
Her eyes flickered, and she stepped forward to ask, “Hello, did you see the person who saved me just now?”
To the convenience store owner, Sang Zhiyi’s voice sounded like heaven-sent.
He immediately responded excitedly, as if he had found a long-lost relative.
“Yes, yes!
That guy in the black shirt with the long legs!
You saw him too, right?!”
“Yes, I saw him.”
Sang Zhiyi immediately nodded.
“But I didn’t get a clear look at his face.
Did you?
What did he… look like?”
The convenience store owner quickly answered, “He looked—”
He paused.
“Um, very handsome?”
What had that guy looked like again?
He was sure he had seen his face, but now he couldn’t remember it at all, only a vague impression of “very handsome.”
Wait…
Suddenly, the convenience store owner felt his mind getting foggier, drowsiness setting in…
Hearing the convenience store owner’s answer, a faint hint of expectation in Sang Zhiyi’s eyes quickly faded.
…So she couldn’t find out after all.
Sang Zhiyi lowered her eyelids, the corner of her mouth curving into a faint, almost imperceptible smile.
There was no emotion in that smile.
Sang Zhiyi did not ask if there were any security cameras nearby that might have captured the young man’s appearance.
Because it was meaningless.
There were security cameras here; Sang Zhiyi knew that very well—she had checked just a couple of days ago.
Or, to put it more broadly, Chen Junze coming here today in a frenzy to attack her was all part of Sang Zhiyi’s plan.
She deliberately continued living in this rental room Shi Qiongqiong had rented, to make it easy for Chen Junze to find her—Shi Qiongqiong had told Chen Junze the address before.
Otherwise, given Sang Zhiyi’s abilities, finding a peaceful place to live would have been easy; there was no need to stay here.
She had deliberately provoked Chen Junze over the phone, to push him into a frenzy and come after her.
She had deliberately chosen to go out around one in the afternoon, ensuring that few innocent people would be caught in the crossfire.
She had deliberately come near this security camera, and in spots the camera couldn’t see, used her expressions and demeanor to further enrage Chen Junze, already in an emotional frenzy, making him attack within the camera’s range, leaving ample evidence.
Sang Zhiyi did all of this to make Chen Junze attempt a violent attack.
After all, with just “an eye for an eye,” Chen Junze would at most be cursed by public opinion.
Such punishment was far too light compared to the life Shi Qiongqiong had lost.
So Sang Zhiyi chose to provoke Chen Junze’s violent nature, to have enough evidence to send this scumbag to prison.
In the original plot development, Chen Junze had also committed knife attacks—a few years later, in a fit of rage for one of his lovers, he had taken a kitchen knife to a gangster enemy.
At his core, Chen Junze was a violent thug with no bottom line.
Whether it was entrapment or incitement to commit a crime, Sang Zhiyi was not going to let Chen Junze off so easily.
To ensure Chen Junze would come at this specific time, and come with a weapon like a kitchen knife, Sang Zhiyi again used the same tactic as when she had disguised herself as “Qiao Yuanyuan,” pretending to be a random stranger Chen Junze happened to meet online.
Chen Junze’s psychological pressure these days was undoubtedly immense.
With no one around him in reality to confide in, Chen Junze could only vent to strangers online.
Sang Zhiyi had a good understanding of Chen Junze’s personality and habits.
She took advantage of the opportunity, quickly gaining his initial trust, and then began to verbally hint at him.
[You said you were harmed by a woman?
Then you definitely need to get revenge!
If you don’t avenge yourself, are you even a man?
Show that b*tch who’s boss!]
[If it were me, I’d just grab a kitchen knife and chop her up.
What strength does a woman have?
She wouldn’t be able to resist me at all!]
[In costume dramas, don’t they always do beheadings at noon?
Around one in the afternoon, send her to see the King of Hell, and see if she dares to act up again!]
And so on.
And Sang Zhiyi succeeded.
In this world she had only recently arrived in, she didn’t have much to rely on.
Besides the weapon of the law, she had to use herself as bait to lure in the big fish.
This plan was undoubtedly very dangerous.
One mistake, and Chen Junze’s knife could land on her—that was no joke.
But Sang Zhiyi didn’t even blink; she insisted on carrying out the plan.
It wasn’t entirely a gamble.
Sang Zhiyi had also bought an ultra-short-distance teleportation talisman from the system store in advance, which could to the maximum extent ensure she wouldn’t be hit by Chen Junze’s knife.
If possible, Sang Zhiyi would have liked to buy more of these talismans, to effectively increase her margin for error, but the teleportation talisman was just too expensive.
One talisman cost 10 mission points, and Sang Zhiyi’s remaining savings of 11.2 mission points could only buy one.
There was certainly an element of risk, but you can’t catch a wolf without risking a child.
Events unfolded step by step according to Sang Zhiyi’s plan.
When she saw Chen Junze charging at her like a demon, she already had the teleportation talisman in her hand, ready to use it.
But just at that critical moment, an accident occurred.
The young man in the black shirt appeared out of thin air, forcing his way between Chen Junze and Sang Zhiyi with an extremely powerful stance, completely separating the two of them.
Sang Zhiyi still remembered the hand that touched her shoulder.
It was a broad palm with long fingers, firmly holding her shoulder, using strength yet holding back to avoid hurting her.
He shielded her entire body behind him, and even when Chen Junze’s knife struck him, not a drop of blood touched her.
Then, the young man quickly subdued Chen Junze, ensuring he had no weapon and couldn’t get up from the ground.
Then, maintaining his position with his back to Sang Zhiyi, he vanished like a drawing being erased.
Along with the blood he had spilled, all traces disappeared.
Silently.
From beginning to end, Sang Zhiyi never saw his face.
Who this young man was, Sang Zhiyi had an answer in her heart.
It was System Sir.
There could be no other answer.
Sang Zhiyi had an excellent memory.
Even without seeing his face, she was sure she had never seen this young man before.
To be more precise, she had never seen a person of the age this young man appeared to be.
After all, the Main God had already told Sang Zhiyi that System Sir had experienced tens of thousands of years as a system, spanning countless missions.
His age was certainly different from when he was still human.
Perhaps Sang Zhiyi had seen him at a different age.
But the moment the young man appeared, Sang Zhiyi knew.
It had to be him.
It could only be him.
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