Chapter 4

"Got it! If you have the ability." Du Fei clenched his teeth, shouting in his heart for the goddess, feeling that it was just a matter of living a few days less, not a big deal...

"Can I ask who you are?"

"I... you can just consider me a mysterious merchant." Shrugging, Jiu Ming said casually, "In any case, you're both lucky and unlucky. I wouldn't bother with anyone else, so don't regret it."

In Du Fei's surprise, Jiu Ming took a few steps back and his body actually passed through the window. After a moment of daze, he suddenly darted down, looked out the window, and found that the other person was already gone.

"Damn! Du Fei, what are you doing in the middle of the night?"

The commotion was a bit loud, making his roommate groggily shout.

"Nothing... just had a bad dream." Taking a deep breath, Du Fei sat back down. Even now, it still felt a bit unreal. Who was that guy, how did he find him, and how could he trade life? How could life be taken away?

Of course, it could be taken away. As long as it was a voluntary transaction, the rules of the mysterious shop would take effect. He used his life to buy something from Jiu Ming, and as long as both parties agreed, it was a fair transaction in the mysterious shop...

The fundamental power could be converted into anything, including life force. The mysterious shop did reverse conversion, which was more difficult than normal conversion, right?

Well, this wasn't something Jiu Ming needed to worry about now. He couldn't even reach that level, and he didn't really understand what the fundamental power was, just a vague idea?

Like the Dao giving birth to one, one giving birth to two, two giving birth to three?

First, he needed a camera.

"Hey! Everyone, do you need me for a gang fight?"

"Uh!?" Under the cover of night, the tense atmosphere between the two groups of people with drawn swords and bows suddenly dissipated as they all looked at this suicidal outsider.

"Don't be surprised, I'm just here to help." Raising his hands, Jiu Ming indicated he had no ill intentions, ignoring the hostile gazes from both groups. Clearly, these two groups were preparing to fight over territory in the middle of the night. Even in a world with superpowers, such things couldn't be avoided, sigh.

He considered himself lucky to have actually encountered such a situation, which made things easier.

"First, I'm very capable. Who will let me join?"

"Psycho!"

"Where did this lunatic come from!"

Clearly, Jiu Ming's unimpressive appearance made his words lack credibility.

"Get lost! Stay here any longer and I'll cut you to pieces!!"

"Think about it, it's cheap. Three thousand yuan, and I'll take care of the other side for you." Sighing, Jiu Ming didn't give up, but in response, someone threw a brick at him...

The brick passed through Jiu Ming's body.

"Superpowered?" The two groups reacted quickly, and someone immediately stepped forward, "You want to get involved? Do you know the rules!!"

"Even if you're superpowered, you shouldn't get involved here, or you'll regret it!" Someone from the other group also stepped forward, and both sides suddenly felt a sense of shared enmity...

"Whether you know the rules or not, I'll offer four thousand! As long as you're willing to act!"

"OK! I don't really agree with the rules, but since I've agreed, it's fine." Jiu Ming nodded, grinning. What were the rules? He was only doing this once.

"... Bastard! You're so despicable!!" The other group stared in shock at their opponents, who were so shameless? "Damn! Call for backup!"

Seeing Jiu Ming take action, these people immediately panicked. The person who shouted saw Jiu Ming flash in front of him, and a light tap on his neck sent him into a series of thuds. Jiu Ming stood aside, clapping his hands, "So, pay up... Hey! Why are you running!?"

When Jiu Ming turned his head, the other group had already run off, leaving only a few shadows. He didn't even think about chasing them. Well, he considered it a good deed, preventing a bloodbath. After all, both groups were armed with weapons, and a fight could send several people to the human recycling station (hospital). He just knocked them out, and there might not even be any side effects the next day.

"Phone... well, this will do." Taking out a few phones, Jiu Ming chose the one with the best camera. The technology in this world was much more advanced than in his previous life. He popped out the SIM card and felt ready to make a comeback.

When he returned to Changhe College, he noticed that the security seemed to have been upgraded. Shaking his head, he realized that the expert guard by the school flower hadn't noticed him, but had sensed something was off. Tsk, tsk, what a sharp person.

Touching his cheek, the guard's superpower was probably related to wind, allowing him to sense changes in the airflow. This was what almost exposed him, but the guard wouldn't expect him to return, right?

Anyway, after getting what he wanted, he didn't need to worry about other things.

With a phone in hand, Jiu Ming couldn't use his convenient wall-penetrating ability. He had to sneak around the college's guards and made his way to the school flower's place, entering with ease.

"Phew~ It's a girl, makes sense. If it were a guy, the school flower wouldn't get much sleep." Muttering, Jiu Ming continued forward after the female guard passed by.

"Half-open door? Empty city strategy? Or just to scare me?" But it didn't work on him. Smiling, without the limitations of his weak body, Jiu Ming felt more active, as if making up for lost time. He couldn't stay idle.

The school flower's beauty was undeniable, especially her long, softly ice-blue hair. Tapping his chin, Jiu Ming smiled at the "sleeping" girl, not sure what he was smiling about, and picked up the phone with the camera function already activated.

Burst mode...

Click, click, click, click, click!

Uh!? He seemed to have forgotten to turn off the sound!

The "sleeping" girl frowned and raised her hand, sending an ice spike through the blanket.

"Miscalculation, but you don't need to pretend to sleep, right?" The camera shutter sound continued, and Jiu Ming took a small step back, grabbing the ice spike. With a shake, the entire spike turned to shattered ice.

"Who are you!" Zhou Jing retreated to the side, watching Jiu Ming guardedly. When she tried to see his face, it was obscured by a thin veil, making it blurry. Most importantly, the camera shutter sound from his phone didn't stop!

"As you can see, a paparazzi."

"Hmph." Zhou Jing sneered, thinking this might be someone hired by a rich kid, but this guy's performance was too poor, "Paparazzi don't have such skills, have you taken enough pictures!!"

"Um? Not yet, wait a moment..." Jiu Ming said, tilting his head slightly. The wind pressure that passed by crushed his phone into pieces. With two fingers, he caught the memory card from the phone fragments, holding it tightly.

"Sister Lan!" Calling out, Zhou Jing waved her hands, filling the bedroom with dense cold air. As soon as the cold air appeared, it was swept together by the airflow, enveloping Jiu Ming.

Jiu Ming's body trembled as the ice crystals covering him instantly cracked. He didn't linger, punching through the wind blades that cut toward him and retreating. The school flower's ice powers were more troublesome than the wind powers, and while he could fight, Jiu Ming didn't want to get entangled.

His combat skills were honed in the mysterious shop, and he couldn't hold back in a fight. This was his first 'real' fight, and he didn't intend to hurt anyone. He was more interested in the stronger wind-powered opponent behind him.

"Who are you..." When Jiu Ming shattered the wind blade, Sister Lan saw it clearly. A close-range physical-type superpowered person? He couldn't let him get close.

Close range? Of course, he needed it. Jiu Ming didn't have many long-range abilities, and most of his combat skills were martial. He skillfully dodged Sister Lan's attacks and immediately retreated. Zhou Jing's ice spikes either missed or were shattered by him.

As he approached Zhou Jing, a layer of frost rose from the ground. Raising his eyebrows, this girl was pretty good, setting up a hidden attack...

Crack!

In Zhou Jing's shock, the solid floor cracked, and the ice energy that was about to burst was violently stomped and dissipated.

"How is this possible?"

"Stop!" Sister Lan was afraid Jiu Ming would attack Zhou Jing. Knowing it was a trap, she still rushed to block him. As expected, after she moved, Jiu Ming turned even faster. The high-speed wind barrier was torn apart by the force of his palm, and in a flash, Sister Lan felt a cold hand on her neck. If this hand twisted...

"Bye~"

The pain appeared and then dissipated like a wave. The teasing tone in his voice made Sister Lan's thoughts return. She wasn't dead?

Touching her neck, it was a bit sore, with a few finger marks left.

"Sister Lan, are you okay?" Zhou Jing quickly closed the door, fearing Jiu Ming would return. Seeing the finger marks on Sister Lan's neck, her heart raced. Who was that person?

"I'm fine, he held back." Sighing, Sister Lan touched her neck, still feeling the aftereffects.

Sigh, sigh, indeed, he almost didn't hold back. Shaking his hand, Jiu Ming no longer hid his presence, charging out boldly. The journey was smooth, but as he went out, a large net was thrown over him. It was so fast that he was immediately caught. Of course, it wasn't smooth at all!

For the large net that came down, Jiu Ming's free hand touched it and twisted, slowing its descent. The net swirled around his hand, but it didn't break!

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