Lu Mingfei, how can you slay a dragon if you don't play the villain?

Real money to solve the immediate crisis!

The thought became incredibly strong in my mind.

Just then, as if sensing his strong need, the system store interface quietly refreshed.

A brand new redemption option popped up before his eyes, simple yet dazzling:

1 system point = 10,000 RMB

Exchange Instructions: Funds will be delivered to you through legal and compliant channels in a natural and reasonable manner, ensuring no subsequent risks.

"Found it! This is it!" Lu Mingfei slapped his thigh excitedly, almost jumping out of bed!

You can redeem 10,000 RMB with just 1 point.

Lu Mingfei made up his mind to go out and look for a suitable house first thing tomorrow morning.

As for the money, it's not too late to exchange it after we actually find a place to live.

"Dong dong!"

There was a sudden knock on the door, and Lu Mingfei turned his head alertly.

"Mingfei, come out for dinner!" Uncle's voice came from outside the door.

"I won't eat it!" He replied decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

Eating that woman's food? He felt nauseous.

Looking at that family's faces? He just wanted to vomit!

A bunch of scheming maggots!

After the refusal, there was no further sound from outside the door.

Neither her uncle nor her aunt came to persuade her anymore.

Perhaps she felt it was bad luck, or perhaps she didn't want to have any further entanglement with him.

Lu Mingfei was happy to have some peace and quiet.

He was like a teenager scrolling through his phone late at night, browsing the system store.

Although he can't exchange most of the items now, it's good to know in advance and make some preparations.

His gaze fell upon the endless array of goods in the system store.

A thought struck him: if the main quest given by the system were to proceed as normal...

There's absolutely no way he could have done it!

Therefore, the key point is the points obtained after the system task is completed.

What he needs is to use points to exchange for items that can help him complete main quests two and three.

In this way, through repeated cycles, he will one day be able to complete all the main tasks given by the system and become a qualified villain!

However, just as his ambition was ignited...

The system suddenly spoke, uttering only one word.

But this only made Lu Mingfei feel endlessly mocked!

【Ah! 】

Lu Mingfei's eyes widened in anger as he stared intently at the single word "Heh".

Perhaps sensing Lu Mingfei's anger.

The system uttered another sentence that immediately broke his defenses.

A simp who only knows how to fawn over women can't be a qualified villain!

Lu Mingfei felt an unnamed rage rising within him.

That glimmer of gold lit up his eyes once more.

He suddenly stood up and stared at the interface in the void.

An invisible pressure spread throughout the room, yet no one noticed.

After a long while, the golden light in his eyes faded.

He calmly said, "You're right!"

A huge full moon hangs beneath the dark dome, like an unchanging backdrop.

A boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old was floating in mid-air. He was wearing a pure black tuxedo with a white bow tie at the collar.

He frowned slightly, as if he had been startled awake from a beautiful dream.

He snorted slightly, sounding a bit annoyed: "Not again?"

This is the second time in one day!

He strengthened the constraints and used his authority to suppress the other party.

He didn't open his eyes, only uttering a light, airy sentence.

"It's not the right time yet, brother!"

However, the languid tone of his voice had not yet faded...

"You are not allowed to interfere with his upbringing from now on!"

Suddenly, a voice, neither male nor female, rang out in the strange space. The voice was extremely languid, yet it carried an invisible force.

The boy was struck as if by lightning, his body falling directly to the ground from the air!

His elegant demeanor vanished, replaced by an expression of utter shock and disbelief.

How can it be? !

This is... his mental world!

He opened his eyes, the dazzling gold reflected in his pupils, and cautiously surveyed his surroundings, but ultimately found nothing.

Undeterred, he tried once again to break the invisible shackles binding his "brother".

He...failed!

For the first time, a strong sense of unease appeared on the boy's usually composed face. His voice was low and sharp, piercing through the silent space:

"Who are you?!"

No one answered his question; there was only deathly silence.

"Could it be that the old man has risen from the ashes?" the boy muttered to himself.

After standing there thinking for a few minutes, a cell phone appeared out of thin air in the boy's hand.

He tapped a few keys on the keyboard and dialed a number.

"Beep! Beep!"

After the phone rang twice, a young girl's voice came from the other end, accompanied by a "click" sound in the background.

"What can I do for you, boss?"

Chapter 5 is about "Sister Thirty Thousand Yuan"!

When Lu Mingze, who is 160 centimeters tall and weighs 160 kilograms, returned to the room, Lu Mingfei was already fast asleep.

Lu Mingze looked at his sleeping cousin and felt a strange sensation in his heart.

Lu Mingfei seemed like a completely different person today.

My cousin, whom I remembered as a cowardly, lazy, and good-for-nothing, actually dared to openly defy the "Tyrannosaurus Rex" of the family.

This fierce determination dampened Lu Mingze's usual sarcastic thoughts.

I dare to stand up to even my mother, so what is my little bit of fat in my cousin's eyes?

Early the next morning.

Perhaps because the thought of "going out to find a place to live" was too strong, Lu Mingfei woke up very early.

He sat up abruptly in bed and scratched his head haphazardly.

His empty stomach rumbled loudly—he had been woken up by sheer hunger.

She dressed and washed up quickly and efficiently.

[Daily Task: Find a suitable place to live! Task deadline: Before midnight]

[Mission Successful: 1 point awarded, which can be redeemed for items in the system shop]

[Mission Failure: Choose one of the five punishments (drowning, burning, wind cutting, burying, mental imprisonment)]

Looking at the daily tasks in the task bar, Lu Mingfei dared not slack off in the slightest.

The system requires finding suitable accommodation within today; if that fails...

He recalled experiencing the initial form of the five tortures, burning at the stake, last night, which nearly cost him his life.

If it's a severe punishment, he might turn to ashes on the spot.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Lu Mingfei had already left home.

After quickly finishing his breakfast at a breakfast shop near the entrance of the residential area, Lu Mingfei walked along the street, his eyes sweeping over the old rental advertisements on the walls and utility poles.

As the sun rose higher, sweat beaded on his forehead, and an inexplicable sense of irritation rose within him.

Two hours later, he collapsed on a stone bench in a shady alley, wiping away sweat.

"System...can you give me a hint?" he gasped for breath. "I've been running around like a headless chicken for two hours!"

All the previous listings were rejected outright by the system, either because the place was too small or the location was not good.

As if sensing his "sincerity," the semi-transparent system interface silently refreshed:

[Side Quest: Head to California Sunshine in the west of the city and wait at the gate of the residential area at 12:00 sharp! A benefactor will surely come to your rescue!]

[Task successful: No reward]

[Mission Failure: Choose one of the five punishments (drowning, burning, wind cutting, burying, mental imprisonment)]