Chapter 7

"Understood."

Old Lady Bai heard what Yang Qi said, but her expression did not change. She said, "You don't need to worry about this matter. Your biggest task now is to get into a good university."

Old Lady Bai waved for Yang Qi to leave, picked up a book, and continued reading.

Yang Qi was very clear about Old Lady Bai's personality; she would handle everything herself and never wavered once she made up her mind. Yang Qi had no choice but to leave, but he was still worried deep down.

"Ding! Triggered mission: Protect the courtyard from being sold within a month."

"Mission completion reward: 10 Level 1 Energy Stones."

"Mission failure penalty: Deduct all current cultivation values of all superpowers."

"Ding! The mission has a time limit of one month. The countdown begins now..."

...

This triggered mission made Yang Qi pause again. Old Lady Bai had just told him not to worry about it, and now the superpower list had issued such a mission. What a coincidence.

"The triggered mission has a time limit, and it's exactly one month." Yang Qi calculated in his mind, "It seems we'll see if we can hold on for this month. If we can, there probably won't be this trouble anymore."

Yang Qi was now gradually getting used to the prompts and had learned to find clues from them.

Back in the courtyard, Yang Qi found Huang Man and gave him a thorough warning, telling him not to go out to play recently. He repeated himself tirelessly, almost brainwashing him, hoping he would listen.

Before long, the children in the courtyard gathered to do their homework or read books. For the older children, Old Lady Bai would try her best to get them to go to school to learn knowledge and interact with society, both good and bad. Old Lady Bai knew she couldn't be their shelter forever, and it was best for them to rely on themselves or support each other.

To help these children better integrate into their school classes, Old Lady Bai would personally teach them in the courtyard. Now that Yang Qi was better, he naturally took on this responsibility without hesitation.

After lunch, in the afternoon, Yang Qi had to go to school. Before leaving, he found Aunt Chen and gave her a phone number, telling her to notify him if anything happened. Yang Qi didn't have a phone, and this number belonged to Lu Liangjie, so he would need to greet Lu Liangjie after returning to school.

Leaving the bookstore, Yang Qi walked down the book street toward the bus stop. He happened to see the Li surname man with a birthmark acting suspiciously as he got into a Land Rover. Yang Qi ran a few steps forward and saw the driver's face. He wanted to see if there was anyone in the back seat, but the Land Rover had already driven away.

The driver's appearance flashed in his mind, and he permanently remembered the full and even the subtle details.

Yang Qi wasn't sure if this was related to the house buying incident, but he decided to remember it first.

He got on the No. 8 bus and sat down. Soon, the bus became crowded. Yang Qi gave his seat to an old man and stood at the back of the bus. As the bus stopped and started, more and more students got on, either from Ruiyun High School or nearby. Another stop, and a group of girls got on, full of youth, wearing white school uniforms, with bright smiles and long hair or neat ponytails. The atmosphere in the bus became a bit restless, whether due to the inertia of the bus or the hearts of the people, who involuntarily crowded toward them.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Move over, trying to grope me?"

A tough girl shouted. She had an average appearance with a few acne spots, one hand holding the handrail and the other protecting the girls behind her. She had a flat 32A chest, frowned, and glared at the people crowding in front of her. Her expression was surprisingly good and interesting. The group of people saw this and laughed awkwardly, then retreated, maintaining some distance.

The girls behind the tough girl were all pretty, especially one with a white dress and a delicate face. She saw the tough girl's outburst but didn't find it strange, just giggled, indicating that she was used to it and felt very safe. In a group of good friends, there would always be a tough one to protect them in special situations.

Suddenly, the bus jolted, and everyone in the bus lurched forward. A boy with thick glasses was lucky enough to lean on the tough girl's body, and his hands accidentally landed on her flat 32A.

The tough girl, who was usually carefree, was stunned by the assault. The glasses boy quickly lowered his head, withdrew his hands, and muttered an apology, then rushed off the bus as soon as the door opened, as if he had lost his soul, fearing the tough girl would attack him.

The group of girls crowded in, making way for others to get off, and asked the tough girl if she was okay. The tough girl, after a moment of shock, pretended to be fine, patting her flat chest and saying she was okay. The other girls teased her, but she didn't notice her ears turning red. That unexplored virgin land had been violated, and the tough girl was actually very flustered.

"My bag is broken!"

Suddenly, one of the girls exclaimed, then said, "My wallet and phone are gone."

"It must have been stolen during the crowd." The prettiest girl in white turned to look outside and saw a man with a coat quickly leaving the station. She said, "It might be that person."

"Driver, open the door again, my wallet and phone were stolen."

The tough girl immediately shouted. The bus hadn't started, so the driver opened the door again. The tough girl, seeing this, rushed out and ran after the man, showing her toughness. The man, who had been walking calmly, started running when he realized the tough girl was chasing him, entering a small alley.

"Si Si, don't chase!"

The group of girls immediately got off the bus and shouted. Seeing that the tough girl Du Si Si didn't stop, the girl in white said, "We should follow and see if anything happens." She then called the police, remaining calm.

At this moment, a figure quickly passed by them, chasing after the tough girl and the man with the coat. The girl in white was slightly stunned, feeling the figure was familiar but couldn't see clearly due to the speed.

This person was naturally Yang Qi, who was on the same bus. Regardless of whether he was a busybody or a show-off, the fact that these girls were from Ruiyun High School, and the girl in white was Chen Xiaoxiao, who had stopped Zhuang Zhoufeng and others before, made Yang Qi feel he couldn't stand by. Most importantly, the bag was clearly cut open with a knife, meaning the thief had a knife, and Yang Qi couldn't guarantee that the tough girl wouldn't be in danger.

Moreover, the superpower list in his mind had triggered another mission: Capture the thief, reward: 1 Level 1 Energy Stone.

The tough girl Du Si Si ran quite fast, possibly because her 32A chest gave her less restriction and bounce. She closely followed the man with the coat, occasionally shouting, "Surrender, and I won't kill you! You little thief, you have some guts to commit a crime under my nose!"

After running through three small alleys, she didn't lose him and even had a chance to catch up. The man with the coat was extremely frustrated; his speed wasn't slow, yet he was being chased by a high school girl. Turning into another small alley, the man with the coat revealed a fierce look, took out a mask from his pocket, covered his face, and stopped. He already had the knife that cut the bag in his hand.

"Keep chasing, and I'll kill you!"

The man with the coat brandished the knife and coldly shouted at Du Si Si.

"Trying to scare me with a knife that's about the same size as yours?"

Du Si Si also stopped, though she said this, she was afraid and took a few steps back.

"Damn it!"

The man with the coat cursed, wanting to push the tough girl and show her his "equipment" to see if it was the same size or a bit bigger! But seeing her flat chest, he gave up the idea and shouted, "Stand there and don't move. If you take another step, I won't be nice."

He brandished the knife again to show his threat, seeing the tough girl was scared, he laughed and turned to leave.

However, as he turned, a hard object hit his arm, causing great pain, and the knife fell to the ground. Then, two more hard objects hit his thighs, and he fell to the ground, unable to bear it. The bag and phone in his coat fell out, more than one bag and one phone.

"Ah! Ah! Ah~~~"

The man with the coat screamed, not knowing where to hold his hands.

Du Si Si was also stunned. She saw that the objects hitting the thief were stone pieces the size of steamed buns. She turned to look behind her and saw a figure pass by, then disappeared. She was curious, surprised, and felt a strange sensation, her heart beating faster than when she was running.

"Zhang Qing, the Arrowless Archer!"

The name popped into Du Si Si's mind, thinking of Zhang Qing from "Water Margin," who used flying stones to injure fifteen Liangshan heroes, including Guan Sheng and Lu Zhishen. As a fan of "Water Margin," Du Si Si was very familiar with this.

"Modern Arrowless Archer, Urban Flying Stone Hero!"

Du Si Si muttered, her eyes shining, forgetting the strange and scary feeling, and loudly shouted, "Thank you, hero, for saving me. I boldly ask the hero to show himself."

This almost made Yang Qi, hiding nearby, burst into laughter, barely suppressing his laughter to avoid internal injury.

Du Si Si repeated her words, seeing no response, and said cheerfully, "Since the hero doesn't want to show himself, I won't bother the hero. If the hero wants to recognize me next time, use the flying stone as a signal, and I will be ready to serve the hero, even at the cost of my life!"

Yang Qi heard this and tried to suppress his laughter again. What was this? A few hits and she was ready to die for the hero? This tough girl's hero complex was too strong!

PS: I have to go out tonight, so I updated this chapter early. There will be an additional update after midnight. A new week, I hope all the readers can reserve recommendation tickets for me. Thank you, Bug 2!