Who says those who retire at the speed of light are not heroes?

Xu Wanyue was almost frightened to death, but looking at Lin Cheng's indifferent look, she suddenly felt that her shock seemed a little funny at the moment. She stood behind Lin Cheng again and put her hand lightly on his shoulder.

"Your hands are so cold." Lin Cheng looked up at her.

"Gong Han." Xu Wanyue replied sadly. Her tone was particularly awkward at the moment. After all, they had just hugged and kissed for more than ten seconds under the gazes of these people. Her beautiful fantasy of a first kiss was not like this...

"I know an old Chinese doctor. When he's free, I'll introduce you to him. I'll ask him to prescribe some medicine for you to take care of your body."

"Chinese medicine is so bitter, I won't drink it."

Lin Cheng suddenly gently grabbed her hand, held his hands together and rubbed them gently, his voice sounded like coaxing a child, "Good medicine tastes bitter, uterine cold is prone to dysmenorrhea, you will regret it when it hurts."

"The warm man is behind the dog."

"Hey, hey, hey, I drove over here in the rain to save you today! Can you be a little nicer?" Lin Cheng raised his head and looked at her with a bitter face. Xu Wanyue's cheeks were slightly hot. She turned her face away and muttered softly, "I'm sorry..."

You shouldn't be throwing a tantrum at this time.

"I'm just talking, it doesn't matter."

Lin Cheng gently rubbed Xu Wanyue's fair little hands. Her hands were indeed very beautiful, with long joints and as white and tender as green onions. She could be a hand model. A girl with beautiful hands must have beautiful feet too.

While the two were talking, Hyacinth on the opposite side had already stood up. Perhaps because their indifferent attitude was really infuriating, she gripped the pistol tightly and fired again, one shot, two shots. The two gunshots scared Xu Wanyue, but the bullets all fell out of the window in the end, and none of them hit Lin Cheng and Xu Wanyue.

"A revolver is much harder to hit than an ordinary pistol. If you want to learn, I can teach you." Lin Cheng looked at him with a smile. There was not a trace of fear on his face from beginning to end. Such indifference made Hyacinthus even more crazy.

Her eyes stared at Lin Cheng sinisterly, but she seemed helpless against him.

Lin Cheng leaned forward slightly, "Are you thinking about how to scare me?"

Lin Cheng let go of Xu Wanyue's hand and looked at Feng Xinzi in front of him. "Your ability is Sequence 37, which belongs to the category of Order Collapse. If nothing unexpected happens, it should have awakened when you were fourteen years old. After the ability awakened, everything about you was fixed. You can no longer eat, sleep, grow, or die. That's why you are still such a dwarf at the age of eighteen. And the way you use your ability on other people... is to reverse the growth progress of other people's abilities within a certain period of time. You retraced Xu Wanyue's ability back to three years ago. Three years ago, she hadn't mastered luck yet and was still an unlucky person, so you easily defeated her."

"But I guess you didn't expect to win so easily. Anyway, winning or losing doesn't matter to you. You didn't plan to let Xu Wanyue leave so easily today."

"I'm here to negotiate on behalf of the fruit store. I forgot to come and pay my respects to you when I opened the casino two years ago. I'm sorry."

Although he said that, there was no apology in Lin Cheng's voice.

"We just want to make some money. The casino is not our main source of revenue, so could you please be kind and let us go?"

Hyacinthus stared at him intently, her breathing becoming heavier. "If you want to rob us of our money, let me see first if you are qualified to do so."

Lin Cheng's expression suddenly became a little strange.

"Do you see what my ability is?"

Hyacinthus was very frank, "No, but I really want to know...what was your ability level three years ago?"

Lin Cheng's expression was as weird as it could be. On the other hand, Xu Wanyue started to get nervous again because the two men in suits had started to unbutton their clothes. Their muscles seemed to glow slightly. It was obvious that they were two people with the ability of physical enhancement, and their strength was at the B+ level. Ordinary A-level people were no match for them.

But Lin Cheng's expression was still very strange.

"Are you really, really, really sure... that you want to temporarily suppress my abilities back to three years ago?"

"I wonder how long you can keep your bluff!"

"No, calm down, I really advise you not to do this... really... don't make trouble." Lin Cheng was a little anxious at this moment, but Hyacinthus's eyes were already shining at this moment, and order reappeared in her eyes. She began to rebuild Lin Cheng's abilities back to the way they were three years ago, but Lin Cheng's words also fell into her ears at this moment.

"You might die."

23 Two Worlds

Lin Cheng's fingers touched the ear clip, and a pistol appeared in his hand. He aimed at Hyacinthus's head.

He had already stood up from the chair. Xu Wanyue stared at him blankly. After putting away his previous playful smile, he now exuded an inexplicable sense of coldness. His dark eyes stared at the hyacinth in front of him. His voice was slow and firm, as if carrying some kind of irresistible majesty, "Stop."

Hyacinth looked up at him. It would take some time for her to activate her ability, but seeing Lin Cheng so nervous, her smile became even more playful. At this moment, the two men in suits in front of her were already standing in front of her.

Lin Cheng's voice was slightly cold. "I advised her to stop because I didn't want her to die suddenly after using her ability. Get out of the way. I don't want to kill anyone."

It was obvious that his words were difficult to understand. The two men in suits did not have the slightest desire to move aside. They were even vaguely preparing to step forward and punch Lin Cheng hard on the head.

But suddenly a scream was heard behind them.

It was a particularly shrill and miserable scream. They turned around and saw that Hyacinth had already sprayed a large amount of blood on the table. Not only her lips, but also the corners of her eyes, ears, and nostrils were bleeding. She was lying on the table, her body shaking and convulsing uncontrollably, as if she was in great pain.

Lin Cheng sighed and put down the gun.

The two men in suits seemed a little at a loss. One walked towards Lin Cheng, while the other picked up the walkie-talkie and called for medical staff. The scene became a little chaotic for a moment, but Hyacinthus, who was trembling and convulsing behind him, slowly stood up from the chair, stumbled, and walked towards Lin Cheng step by step.

Lin Cheng looked at her. Her collar and neck were covered in blood. She looked a little scary. Her eyes were staring at Lin Cheng, "You..."

"Have a good sleep. You'll be fine when you wake up." Lin Cheng looked up and whispered to her. At this moment Hyacinthus had already walked in front of him. Then her body suddenly softened and she fell into Lin Cheng's arms. Lin Cheng hurriedly hugged her gently and motioned Xu Wanyue to get a towel.

Lin Cheng carefully wiped the blood off the little girl's cheek and neck. Hyacinthus seemed to have fallen asleep. After a while, Lin Cheng picked her up and put her back on the chair. He looked at the two men in suits and said calmly, "Where's Hongshao? Call her over."

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman in a red dress appeared at the door.

The woman was tall, wearing a backless red dress. The tight hem of the dress highlighted her slender figure. When Lin Cheng's eyes fell on her face, he inevitably froze for a moment.

"Charm?" Lin Cheng muttered softly, but the confusion in his eyes soon returned to clarity. The woman in the red dress ran to his side and put a dagger against his neck. "What did you do to my sister?"

"It's not that I did anything to her. She used her ability and suffered backlash. She fainted. It's not a big problem. She will be fine after a good night's sleep." Lin Cheng looked up at the woman in the red dress.

He suddenly understood why the fruit shop obtained the following information after investigating the east part of the city... Hong Shao was the most beautiful woman in the city.

It turns out to be an S-level charm ability.

"Let them all go out first, and let's talk about your sister's...illness." Lin Cheng said to her softly.

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Xu Wanyue stood outside the door and waited quietly.

She couldn't hear the conversation between the two people in the room. Fifteen minutes had passed and she had no choice but to wait. During these fifteen minutes, her mind calmed down a lot and she finally began to review everything that happened tonight.

She vaguely felt like she was an insignificant chess piece, and no one seemed to really care about her safety. The more she thought about it, the more dizzy she felt. Could it be that her purpose of coming undercover had been exposed? That was why Lizhi said that. It was clear that even if she couldn't raise the money, she only needed to ask Grape to come. With that woman's power... she could definitely easily crush most people in the east of the city.

Xu Wanyue was not very clear about Grape's strength, but she still clearly remembered the murderous aura emanating from Grape that day.

But Lin Cheng said that Lizhi had called him. Was he prepared or was it just a coincidence? What role did Lin Cheng play in the fruit shop? What were his abilities? She could not sense any energy from him, but facing the situation tonight, why did he remain calm from the moment he entered the door?

It’s so complicated. It’s more relaxing to just lie in bed and watch short videos.

Just as Xu Wanyue was daydreaming, the door of the room opened and Lin Cheng walked out. He put his T-shirt on his shoulders and looked at Xu Wanyue with a relaxed expression. "Okay, let's go."

He was holding a box of chips in his hand, and he handed it to Xu Wanyue, "Take it and exchange it. It's compensation for scaring you tonight."

Xu Wanyue took the box in a daze, and went downstairs with Lin Cheng to the chip exchange counter. There were one million chips in the box. Xu Wanyue reported a card number in a daze. She would receive a bank transfer notification tomorrow. They walked to the lobby on the first floor. It was still raining outside, and Lin Cheng's motorcycle was parked in the ground parking lot.

"Are...everything done?" Xu Wanyue asked in a low voice.

"I guess so. Just leave the rest of the things to Lizhi tomorrow." Lin Cheng's expression seemed to reveal some unspeakable fatigue. He came to the door of the hall, opened it, stood under the eaves and watched the violent storm outside.

Xu Wanyue stood beside him, not knowing what to say for a moment.

After a long while, she quietly glanced at Lin Cheng's profile and suddenly said softly, "I'm sorry."

"Huh?" Lin Cheng was stunned. "Why are you apologizing to me?"

"It's me...I didn't handle the task assigned to me by the organization this time."

Lin Cheng burst out laughing, "How can you help others count money after being sold like this?"

Xu Wanyue raised her head blankly, and Lin Cheng looked at her gently. "You did a good job in this mission. No matter whether you win or lose money, the other party will not want to let you go easily. Money is just an excuse. In Lizhi's plan, she certainly hopes that after you win money, the other party will keep you to make trouble. In this way, she will have a reasonable reason to take action against Chengdong. After all, the underworld has its own rules."

"Lizhi is just a woman with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Because you won her money last time, she has a little grudge against you. She just told you that she had no money just to scare you. In fact, after you called her for the first time, she called me. Even if I didn't answer the call, she had already contacted Grape to come and rescue you. Later, when I answered the call, I sent her a message to let them have a good rest first, and I would take care of it."

Xu Wanyue finally figured it out. She looked at Lin Cheng carefully and felt that Lin Cheng looked gentle and easy to talk to. So she asked in a low voice, "I want to know...how did you know that my ability has such a strange effect?"

When she said this, her cheeks flushed unconsciously.

What she was referring to, of course, was what Lin Cheng had said before, the favor of the goddess of luck.

"I used to be very powerful." Lin Cheng did not hide it, "But later, because of some things I did, my power was exhausted and it was non-renewable, so I lost my ability. However, my ability can still see the source of the opponent's ability. So when Hyacinthus tried to reverse my ability, the power consumed was too great, and she couldn't bear it, so she was counterattacked."

"What did you do before?" Xu Wanyue continued to ask.

"Why care about this kind of thing?" Lin Cheng smiled helplessly, "Anyway, I can only be an ordinary person now."

Xu Wanyue hesitated for a moment, and suddenly said, "You... are very strange."

"strangeness?"

"Yeah." Xu Wanyue nodded slightly.

"What's weird?"

"I've heard Lizhi talk about you. Even though you don't have any abilities, you, Lizhi, and Grape seem to be very good friends. You could live in the city center, buy a big house, and live a life of luxury, but you seem to... prefer to be an ordinary person."

“Because it’s different.”

"no the same?"

"The world of people with special abilities is different from the world of ordinary people. When I lose my abilities, I can no longer get involved in the ups and downs of the other world. It's like the roof we're standing under is the world of ordinary people, and in front of us is the world of people with special abilities. The two worlds are different. When you choose to step into one of them, the other will gradually drift away from you, just like you were just an ordinary person before you were eighteen. After you joined the alliance, your relationship with your former friends and relatives gradually faded, right?"

What Lin Cheng said actually makes some sense.

"It seems... too."

"Power can make people lose themselves. When you realize that you can easily destroy a city and decide the life and death of others, you will no longer be able to integrate into the circle of ordinary people. The arrogance and greed in your heart will unconsciously play tricks on you. You will gradually stop seeing them as your own kind and see them as ants and toys. The environment will gradually corrupt and assimilate you, and it will be difficult to go back to the past."

"What is your purpose in joining the alliance?" Lin Cheng suddenly asked her.

Xu Wanyue hesitated for a moment, and she answered in a low voice, "Because... the salary is very high."

"Hmm? What benefits does the alliance offer now?"

"People like me who don't need to participate in combat are considered special talents. We get 50,000 yuan a month, and every time we contribute to the alliance, we get subsidies, two days off a week, five insurances and one fund, etc." Xu Wanyue answered in a low voice.

"That's great." Lin Cheng nodded. "As a partner of our organization, we are also obligated to fulfill some of your wishes for you. Is there anything you need the organization to do for you?"

Xu Wanyue suddenly thought of something, but after a moment she shook her head and replied in a low voice, "This one million today... is already a lot."

"It's a disadvantage to think too much about others." Lin Cheng smiled helplessly, "I should go back."

"It's raining heavily. Let me drive you back."

"Okay." Lin Cheng nodded, and went to the underground garage with Xu Wanyue.

24 Dream

Xu Wanyue drives very slowly.

"I just got my driver's license not long ago." She muttered quietly. Lin Cheng leaned lazily on the passenger seat. "It's okay, just drive slowly, don't rush."

Whether compared to Lizhi or Lu Xiaoxiao, Lin Cheng suddenly realized that Xu Wanyue's temperament was more like that of a female college student, because she exuded the feeling of being sold and still helping others count money.

"Do you live alone?" Xu Wanyue asked softly.

"Well, my parents died early. They died in a natural disaster when I was seven or eight years old."

Xu Wanyue was silent for a while, and then she whispered, "My parents died when I was six years old from a virus left over from a natural disaster. My uncle raised me and my sister."

"You have a sister?"

"Yes, my sister is four years younger than me. She has been a tomboy since she was a child. She is just in the third year of junior high school and her dream is to become a superhero."

Lin Cheng laughed, "My childhood dream was to be a superhero."

When mentioning her sister, Xu Wanyue's expression was a little sad, but she quickly concealed it.

Both of them were born and raised in City A, and Xu Wanyue lived not far from Lin Cheng's home.

After a while, she suddenly asked, "Will the bad luck I had as a child... affect the people around me?"

"Why do you ask this suddenly?"

Xu Wanyue was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "The virus outbreak that time was completely random. It was clear that everyone in our entire village was fine, and only my parents were infected with the virus..."

When she said this, her eyelashes drooped and she seemed a little dazed.

"Your bad luck belongs only to you. It is the negative price of good luck. It has nothing to do with anyone around you, and it will not implicate anyone around you."

"Really?"

"There's no point in me lying to you."

Xu Wanyue nodded slightly, remained silent for a long time, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

Lin Cheng didn't say anything, but just pretended to look at the rain outside the window, as if he saw nothing.