Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"By the way, what's your name?"

“You are a member of the Quanxing, so I don’t intend to tell you your name.”

"Uh……"

Shen Chong was stunned for a moment, standing there watching Fang Rui slowly walk away, somewhat speechless.

No, what do you mean by that?!

Chapter 20 The Time to Escape Has Arrived

"……What’s wrong with you?"

Fang Rui stopped and turned to look at Shen Chong: "...Why didn't you come with me?"

Shen Chong looked thoughtful and slowly walked to Fang Rui's side, saying, "I'm thinking about a question. Can you help me figure it out?"

Treating it as casual conversation on the road, Fang Rui said, "Please go ahead."

Shen Chong organized his thoughts for a moment and described the situation as clearly as possible: "You told me... because I am a member of Quanxing, I cannot tell you your name, but you also asked me to do you a favor, to book a room for you at a hotel... is there a contradiction between these two things?"

Looking at only the first half of the sentence, one might think that the speaker is opposed to Quanxing.

Looking at the second half of the sentence alone, one would assume that the speaker's relationship with Quanxing was alright.

But when you look at it all together, it gets really strange. You're clearly unwilling to even tell the other person your name, so why are you asking them to pay for you?

"Is it contradictory?" Fang Rui asked rhetorically, and before the other person could answer, he said to himself, "But I don't think it's contradictory at all."

Shen Chong looked very serious: "Please explain in detail."

"I won't go into details, it's too troublesome. I'll just put it simply! It's because you're a member of Quanxing that I can exploit you without any psychological pressure. After all, the consensus in the world of supernatural beings is that you can do whatever you want to Quanxing members."

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Fang Rui's words echoed in Shen Chong's ears, making Shen Chong's head buzz. This reason was something he had never imagined, and for a moment he was speechless because what the other party said made a lot of sense.

It's common knowledge throughout the world of supernatural beings that Quanxing has no rules, so other factions don't adhere to principles when dealing with Quanxing either. Once a Quanxing member falls into their hands, they can be disposed of however they want without attracting criticism.

“Since that’s the case…” Shen Chong took a deep breath to calm his turbulent emotions, then turned and left: “Farewell!”

He, one of the four madmen of Quanxing, the infamous troublemaker, refused to be taken advantage of...

"Where are you going?"

Seeing Shen Chong suddenly head in the opposite direction, Fang Rui looked at him with suspicion.

"I'll go anywhere, as long as you disappear from my sight."

Fang Rui had only one answer to this.

"No, you can't leave me now~"

Now that he had a chance to move in, Fang Rui naturally wasn't going to let it go; he wanted to hold on tight.

"Heh~" Upon hearing this, Shen Chong stopped, turned to look at Fang Rui, and revealed a gloomy expression: "You really dare to say that~"

A somewhat murky aura swirled around his hands, and his refined yet ruthless demeanor gradually faded, releasing an aura honed through battle that gave Fang Rui the illusion that what stood there was not a human but a ferocious beast.

"Your behavior of toying with me is enough for me to cripple you. I haven't crippled you simply because I don't want to. Don't mistake my mercy for your arrogance."

"Heh~ Shall we fight?"

Fang Rui's expression remained calm as always, showing no concern what Shen Chong had said.

"Heh~" Shen Chong's lips curled up, a cold light flashed across the mirror, and with a sneer, his figure instantly disappeared from the spot, reappearing in front of Fang Rui.

As a highly experienced fighter, Shen Chong naturally had no intention of holding back and his attacks were aimed directly at vital points.

Fang Rui's response was also very simple. He didn't even think about defense. He grabbed Shen Chong's arm with one hand and reached into his pocket with the other to take out the Devouring Pouch. The magical artifact, the Devouring Beast, hovered in the air.

clang--

A loud, muffled sound echoed through the quiet night park. Shen Chong felt as if his hands were hitting a hard metal wall, which caused him great pain.

At the same time, Fang Rui also grabbed Shen Chong's hand, smiled slightly, and said, "Got you~"

A sense of crisis suddenly rose in Shen Chong's heart, as if urging him to flee this place, otherwise there would be danger.

However, with his hand caught, he couldn't escape immediately, and that tiny delay led to his complete defeat.

The Devouring Beast unleashed its full suction power, causing all the Qi within Shen Chong's body to converge in one place before bursting out and being devoured by the Devouring Beast.

"You..." Shen Chong's struggle suddenly intensified, but he still couldn't break free of the restraints.

Fang Rui lacks practical combat experience, but his strength is considerable; decades of cultivation speak for themselves.

Moreover, with the high-grade defensive magic artifact crafted by Village Chief Ma, there is no need to worry about defense for the time being. It would be difficult for Shen Chong, who is currently in a state of having one hand bound and his strength gradually decreasing, to break through the defense.

Moreover, the Devouring Beast devours Qi very quickly.

A while later, Shen Chong, who had almost lost all of his Qi, was weak in the knees and was helped to walk by Fang Rui. The Devouring Beast had completed its mission and was put back into its Devouring Pouch.

Deprived of the power to resist, Shen Chong's face was bitter. The feeling of having his life in someone else's hands was unpleasant. He shouldn't have come out out of curiosity. If he hadn't come out, he wouldn't have encountered this situation. If he hadn't encountered this situation, he should be eating barbecue and drinking alcohol right now...

Damn it!

"By the way, what's the name of the hotel you're staying at?" Fang Rui asked.

Shen Chong did not answer, choosing to remain silent.

"Since you don't remember, let's find another hotel. It's not a difficult task anyway."

As he spoke, Fang Rui glanced around and quickly spotted a hotel across the street. After confirming that no cars were coming from either side of the street, he helped Shen Chong cross the road.

"I'll get a room." Fang Rui took out an ID card and handed it to the hotel receptionist.

The receptionist looked up at the two of them, observed Shen Chong for a moment, then looked away and said, "Okay, please wait a moment, we are checking you in... your room number is 301."

Fang Rui quite naturally took out Shen Chong's wallet, paid for the room key, and then casually put the wallet into his own pocket, since the ID card was very useful.

Shen Chong: "…………"

After taking the elevator to the third floor and entering room 301, Fang Rui threw Shen Chong on the ground and sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at Shen Chong on the ground.

"With you here, I can't get a proper rest, and I don't want to kill anyone..."

Lying on the ground, Shen Chong didn't relax at all. For his own safety, he was trying hard to think of a way to reassure Fang Rui while ensuring his own safety.

"Perhaps... I should forge a magical artifact that can bind supernatural beings."

Fang Rui thought to himself, then looked around the room but didn't see any ropes or anything like that.

After thinking for a while, Fang Rui made a decision and then walked out of the room.

Upon hearing the door close, Shen Chong's eyes narrowed, and he quickly stood up. Although his Qi had not recovered much, he was not injured and was able to move normally.

An unknown person left, and now was his chance to escape!

Chapter 21: Falling into a Pit

However, before he could take any action, the door reopened, and Fang Rui walked straight toward him under Shen Chong's gaze.

As the figure drew closer, an ominous premonition arose in Shen Chong's heart and quickly spread.

When he saw Fang Rui raise his hand, his unease was almost palpable.

Some people are used to making malicious assumptions about others, and Shen Chong is one of those people.

"What do you want to do..."

Fang Rui didn't answer his question. He suddenly swung his arm and struck Shen Chong on the neck. With a dull thud, Shen Chong quickly passed out.

People with superhuman abilities are more resilient than ordinary people, so it doesn't matter if you go all out.

Fang Rui thought to himself as he knocked someone unconscious for the first time. Then he left a flying insect artifact in the room, shaped like a fly. The images seen by its two compound eyes would be transmitted to another artifact—a red monocular mirror. The two together allowed Fang Rui to monitor Shen Chong in the room.

That's why he felt safe going out.

………………

When Shen Chong woke up, it was already the next morning.

The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the wall and the floor.

It took him a few seconds to figure out his current situation. He had been knocked unconscious by an unknown person, and the duration of his unconsciousness was unknown. Now he was awake.

Immediately afterwards, he checked his own condition. He had very little Qi left in his body, but it was already dawn outside the window.

Roughly calculated, he was unconscious for at least six or seven hours, or even more. However, his Qi not only did not recover, but it was even less than before he fell into a coma.

This situation is unreasonable, unless...

Good morning, Mr. Shen Chong.

...There was a guy who would draw out his Qi every now and then.

As the above thought crossed his mind, a sentence reached his ears, causing him to squint his eyes.

"You... hiss~~~"

Shen Chong stopped as soon as he turned his head, clutching his neck and gasping for breath.

"Smack! Just how much force did you use when you hit me earlier...?"

Fang Rui pondered for a moment, then said uncertainly, "It's probably enough strength to knock you out."

"Your statement is really vague." Although his neck hurt, it couldn't stop Shen Chong from criticizing.

"After all, I don't know how much force it will take to knock you out, so I used force based on the standard of 'being able to knock you out with a single chop'."

Fang Rui's additional explanation made Shen Chong's face darken: "You didn't kill me with your chop, it must be because I was lucky."

"Perhaps." Fang Rui didn't want to argue with Shen Chong about this matter; even if he won, there would be no benefit.

Not wanting to waste any more time on this nonsense, Fang Rui got straight to the point, tossing Shen Chong's phone to him: "Open the photo album and take a look."

He said this, and Shen Chong was taken aback, looking down at the phone in his hand.

His intuition told him that there was something in the photo album that would surprise him greatly.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he opened his phone's photo album, and a bunch of photos popped up.

When Shen Chong saw the photos clearly, his heart stopped for a moment, and he almost couldn't catch his breath.