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Yanfu Mansion.

This is a residential area where the average price per square meter is over 10,000 yuan.

For a small city like Yancheng, this is undoubtedly a high-end residential area.

Room 708 in Building 6 is Zhang Wanyi's residence.

Do you really like the number 78?

Standing in front of the door, Chen Xi asked casually.

This front door can only be opened with a fingerprint or a mechanical key, making it extremely secure and preventing the possibility of password leakage.

The school beauty's serial number is 78, and Zhang Wanyi's address happens to contain both 7 and 8, which made Chen Xi make an instinctive connection.

"You guessed right, I do like those two numbers."

"However, the answer is probably different from what you expect."

"You think 78 is the school beauty's serial number, so I consider it my lucky number, right?"

Chen Xi nodded and hummed in agreement.

drop!

Zhang Wanyi unlocked the fingerprint scanner with her right index finger and pushed the door open to enter.

"Actually, that's not the case."

"This is a story that combines sadness and joy."

"Besides me, I have a younger brother. It's a family that favors boys over girls."

"My parents used to buy me snacks all the time, but they never let me eat them."

"Once I secretly went to take some, and I got beaten up. They said these snacks were for entertaining guests."

"I believed it while crying."

"Later, I saw them secretly give the snacks to my younger brother and tell him not to tell his sister. I felt wronged, but I didn't make a fuss."

"I was young then and didn't have the concept of favoring boys over girls. I simply thought that I was a free gift with a phone top-up, while my brother was a lottery winner, so he was more precious than me."

"Although my parents don't like me very much, my younger brother is very good to me."

"On a stormy night, he handed me a bag of potato chips and asked, 'Sister, do you want to eat this?'"

I nodded, and he said, "Eat up, eat up. From now on, all my snacks are yours; you can eat them all."

"From then on, I gained the right to eat snacks, even if it was secretly."

"This story sounds ridiculous, but for me, it's a very happy time."

"It's a family that favors sons over daughters, but thankfully my younger brother is very good to me."

"I like 78 simply because it sounds like 'eat!' in Chinese."

"As for awakening serial number 78, that was purely accidental."

Chen Xi didn't say much and followed Zhang Wanyi into the house.

Open the shoe cabinet, and you'll find five pairs of the same style of slippers, but in different sizes.

"Thanks."

Chen Xi politely put on the slippers Zhang Wanyi had given him, then instinctively looked around Zhang Wanyi's house.

There is absolutely none of the stereotypes about girls.

Everyone says that a girl's home is fragrant and soft, but Zhang Wanyi's home is cold and cold, without a trace of warmth. There are also leftover Kumquat takeout left in the trash can, which must have been the work of last night.

Although I guessed that the other person lived alone, it was still a little different from what I had imagined.

There was a group photo of four people, two men and two women, displayed near the wine cabinet; it was probably a family photo.

The children inside are Zhang Wanyi and her younger brother. The two look somewhat alike, and the younger brother must be a handsome young man now.

The photo shows a child in elementary school, with an amusement park in the background.

After carefully examining the photo, Chen Xi was fairly certain that Zhang Wanyi was indeed 24 years old and not the childlike figure from the Tianshan Mountains.

"Excuse me for asking, but are you still in contact with your family?"

"I don't have any gossipy intentions, because your appearance is forever frozen at 18 years old. I want to know how you handle this."

"No need to do anything, they're all dead."

"I'm sorry, I've touched on something that's bothering you."

"It's okay, this is a happy thing."

Ok?

Chen Xi was a little puzzled. According to Zhang Wanyi's description, it was understandable that she didn't like her parents, but she should like her younger brother.

They're all dead, so how does that become a happy thing?

Furthermore, the group name is "We Are a Loving Family," is there any story behind it?

Although it didn't make much sense, Chen Xi was a top student and quickly found an explanation.

This answer was given by Zhang Wanyi herself before.

"However, let me warn you beforehand that people like us are more or less outside the law."

"Because of my status as the school beauty, I've always stayed at school, which is why I seem more normal."

"Most of the people inside, whether good or bad, are more or less neurotic."

We are people like her, and obviously, she is included in that group as well.

It was only because of her status as the school beauty that she was able to be so close to a normal person.

Imagine if the rules no longer bound you, would your life trajectory, mindset, and behavior remain the same as they are now?

The answer is absolutely not.

All that can be said is that Zhang Wanyi is a person with a story, but Chen Xi does not intend to delve into it.

The house is small, with two bedrooms and a living room.

Following Zhang Wanyi into a room, it was not the master bedroom but the second bedroom, with a tatami mat inside, and the style was still quite girly.

"This is the house that Li Jibin helped me rent. He also arranged for me to attend your high school."

Chen Xi nodded; this answer made sense for some of the details.

"With the exception of a few, the identity of the Extraordinary Stage I is still somewhat weak, and more or less needs to make some compromises with this society."

"Because of my magician status, I'm considered quite strong at the Extraordinary I stage."

"Even when facing the hegemons, I am not afraid of them."

After saying that, he sat on the tatami mat and took out a black substance from the table drawer.

Chen Xi was a little unsure what words to use to describe this thing. It looked like a block of charcoal, with a rounded outline like a pebble.

Although its design is unique, what attracted Chen Xi's attention was not its appearance, but its color.

black.

An extremely ordinary and common color deeply attracted him at this moment.

This color seems to be...

"Does this color look familiar?"

Zhang Wanyi said as if she could read Chen Xi's mind.

"This is called Black Tower Stone, that's right, it's the Black Tower you're thinking of."

"This stone is part of that mysterious black tower!"

Chen Xi's pupils contracted slightly.

The distance to the Black Tower is always constant; it can only be seen but never touched.

The components of this mysterious substance appeared abruptly right before my eyes.

Just as Chen Xi was about to reach out and touch it, Zhang Wanyi decisively withdrew her hand:

"What are you thinking? You can only touch it when your mental power reaches a sufficiently awakened level."

"In the face of the Black Tower Stone, someone like you with no status is like a disposable item. Once your mental power fails to reach the awakening standard, you will be directly annihilated."

After Zhang Wanyi finished speaking, she placed the black stone on the table next to her, and then took out a 20cm long ruler and placed it beside her.

"You'll be staring at the Black Tower Stone for a while now, with really high concentration."

"This thing will trigger your mental power, whether it's joy, sadness, or pain. As long as your mental power can push the Black Tower Stone from 0 to 20cm, you'll pass the test."

"This is the awakening test. You'll have to pass it first."

After Zhang Wanyi finished speaking, she stood up and walked out of the room. She suddenly stopped at the door, turning back as if she had forgotten something.

"I'm going to take a shower. I look forward to seeing your results, you top student."