Get the perfect music system at the start

"Hey!" The old man was secretly surprised to see Xu Fan cursing incessantly. This guy was really incredibly bold. Even in this situation, he still wouldn't admit defeat. He added a bit more force to his hand, but of course, he controlled it very well and wouldn't let Xu Fan do anything.

"Hmm!" To the old man's surprise, this time Xu Fan only gave a soft "hmm," his gums clenching together, making a grinding sound, but he didn't seem to want to say anything. His eyes, like bells, stared at the old man, as if to say, "You owe me, and I will make you pay it back."

Time passed second by second. Ten minutes later, Xu Fan was still staring at the old man, but his body seemed about to fall down. The old man was secretly shocked. This kid's physique was indeed good.

"Alright, I'm not playing with you anymore." The old man chuckled and loosened his grip, but Xu Fan fell down and fainted instantly. The pain was unbearable for most people, yet Xu Fan didn't utter a sound.

"Hehehe." The old man chuckled softly, helped Xu Fan up, and gently pinched his philtrum.

"Ouch!" It seemed to still hurt quite a bit. Xu Fan cried out as he woke up, but then instantly realized what he was doing and yelled, "Old man, I..."

Before Xu Fan could finish speaking, the old man put his finger to his lips, signaling him to stop arguing. Then he gently released Xu Fan and stared straight at him.

Xu Fan was instantly shocked; just a moment ago, his pain had miraculously disappeared.

"Isn't that amazing?" the old man asked softly, the corner of his mouth seeming to say, "See, after my amazing performance, you still quieted down. Go ahead and curse, go ahead and curse!"

Enraged, Xu Fan, upon witnessing this moment, disregarded why his hand no longer hurt and kicked the old man hard in the corner before retreating instantly. The old man was completely caught off guard; this time, the kick was truly effective.

The old man smiled gently and patted the footprints on his leg.

"Alright, Xu Fan, let's get down to business." Suddenly, the old man looked at Xu Fan seriously and said.

"Hey, old man, you have something important to say!" Xu Fan thought to himself, "What important thing could you possibly have? It's nothing more than how to get myself last in the whole grade again in the next exam." He said it with a teasing tone. To be honest, this was unprecedented for Xu Fan; he had never said anything like this before. But people change.

"Xu Fan, is the system gem on you?" The old man suddenly looked around, as if to check if anyone was there, and then asked Xu Fan.

"No." Xu Fan replied without hesitation. He had brought some kind of system gem, which sounded like a treasure. If he really had it, he would be overjoyed.

Before Xu Fan could finish saying those two words, he was in a bit of a dilemma. Could the octagonal stone that was spinning in his mind be a system gem? But what kind of stone was it?

"Do you think your uncontrollable behavior during exams is because of me? No, it's because of the system gem." The old man's eyes seemed to be confused for a moment, and for a instant, he seemed to be very emotional, as if recalling something that troubled him.

"System Gem?" Xu Fan was a little confused this time. If the System Gem was the stone in his head, then it would make sense. But the question was, why did he always run into this old man before every exam?

"Yes, the system gem, the treasure of a family in a parallel world, mysteriously disappeared a year ago. We searched everywhere and finally found out it was in you." The old man spoke earnestly, as if he was deeply shocked by everything.

"A parallel world, somewhere?" Xu Fan was stunned. This was like reading something from a book, making him incredibly excited. Could it be that such good luck had really befallen him?

No, is this a good thing? No, no, no, Xu Fan suddenly felt conflicted. What is this? The system gem is on me, and they want it back? How? By cracking open my head and taking it back? Wouldn't that mean I'm...?

Good heavens, Xu Fan suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. The force the old man had used on him just now was enough to show that he could kill him with ease. Moreover, they were from the same family. Thinking of this, Xu Fan, who was usually fearless, suddenly fell silent.

"Are you scared?" the old man asked softly, as if it were a demonic voice that made Xu Fan suddenly feel out of control.

He nodded and murmured an "Mmm." It was impossible not to be afraid at this moment; his life was about to be lost. It wasn't a question of whether he was afraid or not, but whether he cherished his life or not.

"Haha, the family in that parallel world won't be like you think. They just need you to do them a favor." The old man suddenly burst into laughter, then looked at Xu Fan and said.

"What kind of help?" Xu Fan knew he was alive, but he also knew things wouldn't be as simple as he thought. Since it involved a family in a parallel world, it was definitely not a small matter. Since it was something so unpredictable, it must be a matter of life and death. Did he really have to do it?

"There are three things to do in total." The old man seemed to be beating around the bush, perhaps because he knew that this task was not simple and would not be easy. Perhaps the slightest carelessness could cost him his life.

"Speak?" Xu Fan knew that he was now completely powerless to control his own destiny. He would either help or be killed and have the system gem in his brain taken away.

"If you agree, I can help you cleanse the system gem and make it yours. Of course, it will only be for a period of time. After that, you'll have to rely on your own abilities. If you have the ability, the system gem will still be attached to you. If you don't have the ability or you die, the system gem will return to some parallel world." The old man's eyes kept looking around Xu Fan, seemingly to comfort him and at the same time to give him some composure, reminding him that he would have to rely on himself in the future.

"You said?" Xu Fan was no longer acting like a wealthy old man, but instead respectfully added "you" to his address. Perhaps this was due to the circumstances, but Xu Fan was genuinely shocked.

"There are three things, but I can only tell you one. You'll know the rest later," the old man instructed again, explaining to Xu Fan, "After you've done one thing well, the other thing is what you need to do, and I'll give you a hint."

"Hmm!" Xu Fan nodded. Such a setting was to be expected. Sometimes, if you can't even do the first thing well, then there's no point in talking about the second thing. So Xu Fan agreed, but he was also very much looking forward to it. This old man had been talking for a long time, but he hadn't said anything.

But this is good too. The initial nervousness has turned into anticipation. Xu Fan thought to himself, "I really don't know what kind of person I am."

"First, find the Perfect Music System. There's a rune behind it; give it to me," the old man said, a smile playing on his lips, seemingly hoping Xu Fan could find it.

"The Perfect Music System?? I can find it?" Xu Fan was a little doubtful. Everything was so unfamiliar and unknown to him. He knew nothing about it, had never even heard of it before. Where did he even begin to look?

"With the System Gem in your possession, if you can't find it, who can?" the old man suddenly said with a serious expression, adding, "The System Gem and the Perfect Music System both belong to a family in my parallel world. The two have something in common, and they will guide you to find them?"

"Understood." Xu Fan nodded. He had no choice but to agree, whether he wanted to or not. He was under someone else's roof and had to bow his head.

"You agreed?" The old man let out a heavy sigh. "It must be very dangerous."

"Danger?" Xu Fan sneered. What use was danger? Could he say no? "I agree."

The moment Xu Fan agreed, his heart trembled. He felt like a completely different person. Of course, at that moment, Xu Fan was both worried and overjoyed.

He was worried that the perfect music system was nowhere to be found, but happy that the system gems he had could be put to his own use, so that his body would no longer be out of his control during the exam.

"Alright, I'll cleanse your system gems for you now," the old man chuckled, offering no explanation. He understood perfectly well and also held Xu Fan in high regard. Among so many people, Xu Fan was truly a system user.

The old man gently took out a pale green jade bottle from his bosom, placed his index finger lightly on the mouth of the bottle, poured out a drop of green liquid, and then spun it slightly in the air.

Xu Fan stared intently at the old man's actions, watching as the old man placed the green juice on his forehead and gently rubbed it in.

Forehead!

Xu Fan felt a sharp pain in his head and then fainted. Yes, he fainted. At that moment, the octagonal stone inside his head was spinning wildly, and a green mass was chasing after him.

After a while, the green water droplets finally caught up with the octagonal stone and instantly surrounded it. After a short while, the stone quietly stayed in Xu Fan's head, very still and not rotating, emitting a faint green light around it.

"The cleansed system gem has a three-year quiet period. If the first task is not completed after three years, I will not be able to perform a second cleansing for you."

Xu Fan vaguely heard the old man say a few words and then disappear. Yes, when he got up, he was already lying in his dormitory. He opened his eyes and found it very familiar. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was his own dormitory.

What just happened to him? Was it the old man who brought him here, or was it a dream? He couldn't sense any changes in his mind, but he always felt something was different.

"The cleansed system gem has a three-year quiet period. If the first task is not completed after three years, I will not be able to perform a second cleansing for you."

Suddenly he heard those words again and realized that what he had just heard was not a dream. The old man must have brought him here. So, the first thing he had to do was to say that the stone in his head and the system gem were now his.

So that means my grades can return to normal, that means a certain parallel world really does exist, that means I only have three years to find the perfect music system?

Xu Fan wanted to shout excitedly, but he held back. This was the dormitory, the school dormitory. Even though all the students had gone to class, if the dormitory supervisor found out, she would kill him!

However, Xu Fan was immediately troubled again. Where could he find this perfect music system? He had no clue whatsoever. This was truly a dilemma.

No, that old man said that the System Gem belonged to me, and that the System Gem was connected to the Perfect Music System. In other words, I could control the System Gem and then go to find the Perfect Music System.

After thinking it over, Xu Fan felt a surge of excitement and began searching for the key to controlling the system gem.

At this moment, all the students in the dormitory had gone to class, leaving only Xu Fan alone. He wasn't afraid of being seen, so he sat on the edge of the bed, closed his eyes, and began to search his mind for everything about the system gem.

However, as time went by, I didn't feel anything, and I started to get annoyed. It seemed that I couldn't feel or control this system gem at all.

But at that moment, Xu Fan's mind suddenly went blank, as if he had fallen into a brief period of blankness, and then a trivial thing appeared in his memory.

"In a parallel world, there is a family, one of the three ancient families, whose lineage has lasted for about 3,600 years. They are mysterious and unpredictable, and it is unknown where they live or where they have multiplied. They appeared a thousand years ago and fought a great battle with another ancient family, the Abyss Family, and then disappeared without a trace. Their lineage is unknown. Legend has it that a perfect music system from a family in a parallel world was lost to the world."

"System Gem..."

Xu Fan was astonished by the many fragmented memories. What was going on? Was it because of the system gem? Wasn't he just thinking about these things? Why was there no record of them in the system gem? Could it be that they would appear just because he thought about them?

A smile appeared on Xu Fan's lips; clearly, he was certain that this was the case.

(End of this chapter)

===Continuation of Chapter 1009===

As expected, Xu Fan began to think deeply about where the music system was. At first, there was nothing, but after nearly five minutes, his mind went blank again, and then some memories miraculously appeared.

"Music System, China Continent, North."

"The chairman of Yongyuan Steel Company, one of China's top ten export companies, once won the bid at an auction for 1.5 million yuan."

"My God, LGBD, what the hell? 1.5 million RMB, that's an enormous sum! I could never get that in my entire life, let alone in three years!" Xu Fan cursed inwardly. What kind of mission is this?

Three years? How could this be? Xu Fan suddenly felt like dying.

"The music system mysteriously disappeared a year ago, and it is rumored that it was stolen by the world's number one secret service team."

"The last time the music system appeared was three months ago, in the hands of an old man in Xi'an."

The vivid memories, though fragmented, still fueled Xu Fan's fervor. It seemed he wouldn't die, or at least not in such a horrible way. The location: Xi'an. He should go and find it properly.

Xu Fan had been sorting through his memories for a while and had gained a few more clues about the music system. Excited, he noticed that afternoon classes were over, and his classmates were gradually heading back to their dorms, some going to eat. Xu Fan also slowly walked out of his dorm.

As soon as Xu Fan stepped out of the dormitory building, he suddenly didn't know where to look, because a person was walking towards him, a beautiful person.

Their eyes met, and the two of them just stood there quietly looking at each other, as if they were bewitched.

Tick-tock, time is ticking away.

The woman in front of Xu Fan was wearing a simple yellow T-shirt with a pink flower pattern on the chest. It was unclear what kind of flower it was, but the two flowers were blooming right on her proudly protruding 34D breasts, which almost made Xu Fan's nose bleed.

Looking further down, the autumn weather is no longer suitable for shorts. The beautiful woman in front of me is wearing a pair of tight jeans, which accentuate her slender legs and create a beautiful curve. Her figure is so good that it makes people envious, jealous, and unable to hate her.

"Have you seen enough?" Her red lips parted slightly, her pearly teeth glistening, and her beautiful voice drifted toward Xu Fan.

"Uh!" Xu Fan stammered, almost making a fool of himself. Luckily, she had been looking at him with her big eyes, so he didn't have to feel embarrassed anymore. Xu Fan found a reason and then laughed, "Although I haven't seen enough, I know that the beautiful Lin won't let me look anymore."

A lewd smile, yes, yes, Xu Fan's smile at this moment was too lewd, of course, the kind of smile that was not easily noticed.

"Oh!" Pu Sihan smiled softly and nodded, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. In fact, Xu Fan had already guessed what it was, but he smiled calmly.

"If I don't want to be the class monitor anymore, I don't want to be. Let it go, beautiful. I'll be back, and those who laughed at me will laugh at themselves." Xu Fan smiled calmly and joked, "Don't forget my motto."

"A single boast I never uttered will become a legend in the future." Surprisingly, Xu Fan and Pu Sihan both quoted this motto, indicating that Pu Sihan had also remembered this once-great "philosopher"!

"Hehehe!" Pu Sihan chuckled and said, "How about we have a meal together?"

"Uh!" Xu Fan seemed to have heard something he dared not do, and stood there stunned in surprise.

"What? You don't want to?" A hint of disappointment flashed across Pu Sihan's face, clearly she was quite hurt, but of course she wasn't angry.

"How could that be? I'm overjoyed to have dinner with you!" Xu Fan dropped his roguish act and said seriously. Yes, things are like this now. Everyone sees him as if they've seen a ghost, mocking and cursing him. But Pu Sihan didn't.

Could Pu Sihan be interested in me? Xu Fan suddenly thought to himself, but then he chuckled to himself. Although he was seven parts handsome, eight parts awesome, dashing and elegant, compared to Pu Sihan, he seemed to be nothing more than a small fry compared to a big fish.

Sigh! Xu Fan sighed inwardly, wondering when his luck with women would finally arrive!

"Outside or the cafeteria?" Xu Fan walked to Pu Sihan's left, feeling a little embarrassed. He always had a vague feeling about this girl.

"Let's go to the cafeteria! On the second floor." Pu Sihan chuckled, turned around and glanced at Xu Fan before saying.

The second floor? Xu Fan's heart skipped a beat. What kind of place was the second floor? It was definitely not a place where he could eat.

The cafeteria at Lanyang Middle School is a bit special. There are many student restaurants, but only Cafeteria No. 1 has a first floor where ordinary students can afford to eat, while the second floor is reserved for the very wealthy.

Almost everyone there was a second-generation official or a second-generation rich kid, while he was dirt poor and still eating on the second floor. But how could he refuse when the beautiful Pu Sihan suggested going upstairs?

"You're treating?" Xu Fan asked cautiously. It wasn't that Xu Fan was petty, but he really didn't have any money with him. If he went upstairs without money, he would be in big trouble.

"What? You want to invite me?" Pu Sihan knew what was going on, but today he just wanted to have a quiet chat with Xu Fan.