Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

Nanluoguxiang, the old city of Beijing.

Those once bustling courtyards are now tightly shut, with only one or two people occasionally hurrying by, not daring to look long at the sealed doors next to them.

The police statement said the serial killings were committed by enemy agents.

Since the notice was posted, no more murders have occurred in the past few days.

People gradually came to believe it.

Perhaps it really is an enemy spy, or perhaps the evil spirits don't actually exist.

Life goes on; we can't live in constant fear.

Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill has also resumed normal operations.

Because of Director Yang's affair, Li Huaide became the director a few years ahead of schedule. Every day, he would carry a briefcase and walk around the factory looking for the young widow, feeling very pleased with himself.

Those who died also lost their families. Under Director Zhao's arrangement, they were all cremated and buried in a suburban cemetery outside Beijing.

A series of low, mounded graves.

The wind blew, and the withered grass rustled.

In the deepest corner, in front of a newly erected grave, the soil on the grave is still fresh.

Suddenly, a faint mechanical sound came from the grave mound.

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, you have successfully cremated the deceased. The Revenge System is binding... Squeak squeak—]

After a burst of garbled text, the system's voice sounded again, this time much clearer:

[Transmigrator Lin...Zhang Shiyu meets the requirements; system binding successful.]

[Since the host's father died in the boiler room, her mother died from Qin Huairu's poison, and she herself was cremated, a revenge package is served.]

A soft light shone through the grave mound, and ashes slowly coalesced, revealing a small, curled-up figure.

Zhang Shiyu opened her eyes and sat up abruptly.

Has he been resurrected?

Or did I time travel again?

She was panting heavily, her hands groping around her body—her face, neck, shoulders, arms, chest, legs… everything was there, perfectly fine.

But... it's all an illusion.

Zhang Shiyu was stunned.

Have I become a ghost?

She remembered that she had traveled through time and become a five or six-year-old girl, the youngest daughter of Director Wang of the Nanluoguxiang Subdistrict Office.

Before they could figure out the situation of the courtyard house, and before they could "heal" everyone in the courtyard house, they hadn't even had time to understand it.

An evil spirit broke into the house and killed his mother, his second brother, and his half-brother.

He was struck by a cold glint from the evil axe and knew nothing more.

I thought I was dead, but I never expected...

Unexpectedly, the system's cheat code was activated after my death.

There's always a way out.

As long as I want to leave, the path lies in the graveyards...

Zhang Shiyu asked excitedly, "System, what's going on?"

【Ding】

[The host is dead, and the binding conditions have been met. The Revenge System has been activated. The Revenge Gift Pack has been distributed; please check it.]

Zhang Shiyu took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and began to sort out the information in her mind.

The system, the revenge system, was it only bound to her because she died?

So she should thank the evil spirit that killed her?

"System, open the Revenge Gift Pack."

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: a past life body x1, a random special ability x1, an identity card x1, and the ability to reverse time and start over x1.]

A flash of light.

Zhang Shiyu felt her illusory soul enter a body, a warm current surged through her, and her whole body was filled with power.

This is the power of rebirth.

She clenched her fist, her nails digging into her palm; it hurt a little, it really did.

Zhang Shiyu looked down at herself, wearing a white dress, which was her favorite dress in her previous life.

Her long hair cascaded over her shoulders, the ends slightly curled.

He reached out and touched his face; it was still the same face, the face of a twenty-five-year-old.

Zhang Shiyu stood up and took two steps beside the grave mound. Her legs were nimble and her body was light, even better than in her previous life.

"System, what is a random special ability?"

【Ding! 】

[Random special ability has been selected—mind reading.]

[The host only needs to stare into someone's eyes for two and a half seconds to read their deepest memories and thoughts. This can only be used once a day, and each use is limited to one minute.]

Mind reading?

Zhang Shiyu frowned.

Once a day, one minute each time, it's a bit of a waste, but it's better than nothing.

"Where's your ID card?"

【Ding! 】

[Identity card activated—Host's current identity: A distant niece of Bai Jin, a member of a collateral branch of the Kadoorie family in Hong Kong, currently residing in Beijing.]

Zhang Shiyu was stunned.

Hong Kong?

The Kadoorie family?

Bai Jin?

She had never heard of any of these names.

But the identity given by the system should be correct.

"System, what do you mean by reversing time and starting over?"

[It means reversing the flow of time, going back to before all the tragedies began, and having the host prevent everything from happening.]

Zhang Shiyu's eyes lit up, and she immediately asked, "System, if I reverse time right now and start over, can I prevent all the tragedies from happening?"

[Host, you may use this if you believe you can defeat the murderer who killed your entire family. You only have one chance. If you fail, you are dead, and that's it.]

Zhang Shiyu: "..."

The thought of being powerless and having her elder brother cleaved in two with a single axe strike made her choose to temporarily retreat.

"System, what should I do? If I go back in time, I can take my parents and leave Beijing, thus avoiding the murderer."

[Host, you're too naive.]

You have one chance to reverse time and go back to the past to start over, but the present is the future, meaning future events are predetermined and inevitable.

[If you go back in time, no matter where you run away with your parents, the killer will still find you and kill you all.]

Zhang Shiyu: "..."

System, are you playing Final Destination here?

I can't afford to play this game, I can't even hide from it, so what's the point of going back to the past? Are you just going to let the evil spirits kill me again?

[Host, don't worry. As long as you find and kill the murderer now, and then go back in time, the murderer will never appear again, and all the tragedy can be reversed.]

Ok.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shiyu had no choice but to accept it.

[Host, don't worry. This system is a revenge system. As long as you take revenge, complete tasks to become stronger, and you will be able to kill the murderer.]

A glimmer of hope appeared on Zhang Shiyu's dejected expression; it seemed this mind-reading ability was probably meant to find her a killer.

The one who killed him was an evil spirit, a ghostly figure. He could only make out its general outline and did not know who it was.

Just as I was about to ask another question, the system's voice rang out again.

【Ding! 】

[The host has been successfully resurrected, but both parents are dead, and the host himself was murdered and cremated. A revenge mission is issued—]

[Mission 1: Find and kill the murderer who killed you, and obtain Immortality x1.]

[Task 2: Find and kill the murderer who killed your father to seek revenge and obtain 1 Youth Preservation Pill.]

[Task 3: Find and kill the murderer who killed your mother to seek revenge, and receive 100 million Chinese Yuan in cash.]

[Mission 4: Find the accomplices who killed your parents and yourself, and take revenge to obtain 1 Advanced Gene Serum]

[Time Limit: One year.]

[Mission failed: Annihilation.]

Zhang Shiyu stood beside the grave mound, the autumn wind blowing past her, ruffling her long hair. Her mouth was open, but she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

a year?

Four tasks?

Should failure be an end in itself?

Going back to the past also means death, and not killing the evil spirit also means death.

System, you're forcing me!

They're putting me under a lot of pressure.

I was just resurrected, and before I even had a chance to celebrate, my good mood vanished in an instant.

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