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Chapter 282 A Wonderful Magic Tower Journey with Miss Cat (Part 4)
"We've reached the 13th floor, but..."

Ji Yi looked at the very familiar street in front of her.

Will this game also have dungeons and levels in the real world?

The sky was a hazy blue, without any white clouds.

The streets were bustling with life, filled with street vendors, off-duty workers, and a large number of students in ugly school uniforms.

Every flower, every tree, every blade of grass—everything here seemed to bring Ji Yi back to the real world.

"This is Ning'an City, where I've lived for over twenty years!"

Ji Yi couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, he, who was originally naked, was now dressed in clean and simple clothes. He looked at his palm again and confirmed that he was still using his own body.

Turning my head, I saw that the cat lady who had been holding my hand had disappeared.

"Here we go again. Can't we even use the stupid Data Eye?"

Opening the panel, all skills and equipment are still disabled. Apart from his vigorous mental energy, Ji Yi is no different from an ordinary person.

Generally speaking, the Data Eye can bypass system restrictions, so the inability to use it in this situation definitely indicates an anomaly.

"There's not even any mission information. This is really troublesome."

Looking around, he figured this area should be Yi'an District. He hadn't been here often and wasn't very familiar with the roads, but he could still find his way around.

Let's analyze the current situation.

"Either this is the real world, or like last time, it's just a virtual construct, or it's simply an illusion."

Let's look for clues and establish the specifics first.

Ji Yi walked along the street, and since it happened to be the peak time for students to leave school, he was going against the flow of people.

"These blue and white school uniforms look familiar. Is it from a top-tier high school? But wait, their uniforms have been the same style for so many years?"

Ji Yi turned her head and looked at the school gate.

The LED display on the door clearly shows the year 2015.

"Wait, is this Ning'an City from ten years ago?!"

Why this particular time? Is it time travel? Or...?
Just then, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in Ji Yi's field of vision.

"Xie Jiayi?!"

"No, the number of cups is wrong. This is Xie Jiayi from ten years ago."

She was a very beautiful girl. The equally ugly school uniform did not make her look bad at all; on the contrary, it accentuated her unparalleled beauty.

It has to be said that Hsieh Chia-yi was a beauty from a young age, and she stood out in a crowd.

At that moment, she had just finished school and was chatting and laughing with her classmate.

That smile was as gentle as water, and his eyes were filled with a relaxed and carefree smile—a look that Ji Yi had rarely seen before.

"She used to make that kind of expression."

For some reason, Ji Yi's gaze could no longer be taken away from the other person, and her steps naturally followed.

After leaving the school gate, Xie Jiayi parted ways with her classmates and walked alone down a path.

"Tsk, it's too unsafe for her to go home from school alone like this. How can her parents feel at ease?"

Ji Yi rubbed her chin and criticized.

"I'll protect the safety of the shrunken version of Miss Xie!"

He quickly followed.

After following her for a while and crossing two streets, Xie Jiayi turned into a small alley.

"She lives here? Her living conditions don't seem that bad."

But Ji Yi followed, until after a turn, the figure in front of her suddenly disappeared.

Missing?
'Wait! We've been discovered!'

"Perverted old man, my boyfriend in high school is a sports student, and I've already called him to bring his men over."

Xie Jiayi's slightly immature voice rang out from behind.

"If you don't want to get beaten up for nothing, I suggest you run away. There are no security cameras here. Why do you think I would let you lead me here?"

At this moment, her tone finally began to resemble Miss Cat's.

After being verbally threatened, Ji Yi's first reaction was:

"Boyfriend?! How can you be in a relationship at such a young age?!"

He suddenly turned around, startling the little girl.

The other party was clearly not prepared for Ji Yi's reaction.

What Xie Jiayi didn't expect was that this perverted stalker was actually quite handsome.

"This perverted stalker."

"I'm not!"

"Why would someone who is quite good-looking commit such a crime?"

"I'm not!!"

"Actually, with your looks, if you pursue me sincerely, I might agree to be with you. But if you commit a crime, that's a completely different story."

Xie Jiayi offered earnest advice.

"Or do you prefer a more forceful scenario?"

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What's with this unmistakable personality? Has Miss Cat always been like this since she was little?

"I'm just worried about you walking home from school alone."

Ji Yi paused for a moment and answered truthfully.

"Oh, I see. It seems I misunderstood you. In that case, I'll tell you the truth: I don't actually have a boyfriend. I'm a good student who listens to my parents. I lied to you about calling my boyfriend."

Ji Yi breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

"However, I called the police."

Outside the alley, sirens wailed.

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"Mr. Perverted Stalker, I think you'd better run away quickly, otherwise the police might not believe you just by talking."

"My grass!"

After a moment of reflection, Ji Yi turned and ran.

This little girl is definitely a natural at gaming; she's been smart since she was little!

Thinking it over, Ji Yi had already found the exit after winding through the complicated alleys, and the police behind her had not caught up yet.

"Speaking of which, the fact that the dungeon deliberately sets the time travel point ten years in the past must have a purpose, right?"

This inevitably brings to mind one thing.

Regarding the kidnapping case that Xie Jiayi suffered ten years ago.

Ji Yi naturally followed her for this reason, but he did not expect that the other party had such a strong counter-surveillance awareness.

How did the kidnappers succeed in the first place?
I have no ideas at the moment.

I have a feeling that this is a malicious instance, but it doesn't seem like the work of a god.

Since entering this instance, some illogical things have been inexplicable, yet there are no clues whatsoever.

As he pondered, Ji Yi gradually reached a safe place. He turned his head and looked at the path he had run along.

"Even if we go back, it will be very difficult to find her house."

"Let's find a place to spend the night first, then we'll have another chance to go to and from school tomorrow."

Meanwhile, the scaled-down version of Hsieh Chia-yi returned home. "If the recorded alarm didn't scare him, then we should probably use pepper spray."

She muttered to herself, touched the tin can in her handbag, and then took out her phone.

The phone case is covered with various cute stickers, and the phone charm is a Crayon Shin-chan doll with a cheeky look.

Although cell phones are strictly prohibited in key middle schools.

However, Xie Jiayi, who ranked first in all subjects (including physical education) in her grade, was treated with special privileges by her teachers.

Open the game "Heroic Battlegrounds" on your phone.

"Hmm, the new hero Angela's ultimate skill is to release little bears to fight, so cute!"

As she spoke, she sat down on the sofa and started playing games.

And right now.

A sharp, sarcastic voice came from the bedroom:
"All you do when you come back is play! You have time to play now that you're back, but don't you know how to do any housework?!"

That was her mother, Zhou.

As for her full name, Hsieh Chia-yi seems to have forgotten it.

She remained indifferent to the reprimands and ignored them.

Mr. Zhou seemed unaccustomed to this cold treatment and became even more annoyed:
"You never listen to me when I talk to you, and what were your grades?!"

Xie Jiayi then raised her head and replied casually:

"same as usual."

Of course, "the same as always" naturally refers to being number one in all subjects.

"Hmph, that's to be expected! Your dad is so smart, if you dare not get first place, I'll break your arms and make sure you only know how to play all day."

Old Xie, Xie Jiayi's father, who was also sitting on the sofa, silently lit a cigarette, his expression showing a hint of smugness.

This middle-aged, unemployed, and dejected man still carried an air of arrogance on his face, even though he had lost his job.

The way he glanced at Xie Jiayi seemed to reveal a hint of superiority.

Hsieh Chia-yi remained calm and did not speak further.

The living room fell silent for a moment, then the only sound was a voiceover from a game character on a phone:
"Oh~ My butt's on fire~"

After dinner.

For some reason, Hsieh Chia-yi felt unusually tired today.

"I'm going back to my room to sleep."

After she cleared away the dishes, she still couldn't escape her mother's teasing remark:

"Hmph, all she does is eat and sleep. What good are good grades if she can't even get married? She'll just end up getting married anyway. I should have aborted it back then and had a boy instead."

"boom."

Her words were cut off at the door. After returning to her room, Xie Jiayi dragged her heavy body to the bed and lay down.

At the same time, Old Xie's voice rang out softly in the living room:
"Is the dosage of medicine sufficient? I don't think this girl has eaten much."

Zhou smiled slightly:
"Don't worry, this girl absorbs nutrients well even if she eats very little. Look at her alluring figure. She was complaining to me the other day that her vest was too small and she wanted to buy a new one."

Old Xie also smiled, then gave a sinister snort:
"Hmph, it's a blessing for Boss Wang to want to keep her. She's ungrateful and insists on forcing us to resort to underhanded tactics. The girl is so arrogant, I don't know what she's so proud of. No matter how outstanding she is, she's just a woman. She can't accomplish anything great."

"Besides, no matter how capable she is, isn't she still my son?"

Zhou nodded in agreement.

"Speaking of which, did those two scoundrels finish their swearing?" Old Xie asked.

"It's all booked. I'll be there tonight."

“Very good. Before sending it to Boss Wang, I’m going to find someone to deflower her and teach her how to serve a man.”

Although, Mr. Wang might prefer a virgin.

But he wanted to ruin Xie Jiayi, to make her drop her arrogant attitude, and to make her life even more worthless.

You are clearly our flesh and blood, so what makes you so noble?
We'll make you realize that no matter how good you are in front of others, you're just as rotten as us at heart!

At six o'clock in the morning, Ji Yi, who was lying on a park bench, was awakened by the cold wind.

Even though his family hadn't gone bankrupt ten years ago, he would most likely have been able to find his way back and rest for the night.

But he was somewhat reluctant to see himself from ten years ago.

Xie Jiayi is the Xie Jiayi of ten years ago; there is no memory of her now.

This suggests that Ji Yi from ten years ago might be residing in this place, and...
"My chuunibyou version of myself."

Not wanting to dwell on the past, Ji Yi chose to find a nearby place to rest for the night.

"Next, it's time to go and keep watch at the school gate."

Ji Yi stood up and walked towards the middle school.

It was too early; the school gates weren't even open yet, but Ji Yi waited patiently.

With his mental strength, he would never miss a single figure that came into his field of vision.

But they waited until the school gate was crowded with people, and then until the gate opened and the students filed in.

But Ji Yi still hadn't seen Xie Jiayi by the time the school bell rang.

He quickly realized the problem and began to look around the school fence.

With a single somersault, he leaped up and landed inside the school.

Ji Yi didn't know Xie Jiayi's class, but she could at least pinpoint the grade. Normally, a grade would have more than a dozen classes.

This isn't much; once the location is determined, the search can be completed within ten minutes.

The results of the search were exactly as Ji Yi had expected.

Xie Jiayi did not come to school today as expected.

"Tsk!"

He still missed his chance, even though he followed him out of concern, he still couldn't "make amends".

Ji Yi's expression turned extremely ugly as she recalled Xie Jiayi's confession of the truth from back then.
He immediately rushed out of the school.

When Xie Jiayi opened her eyes, she found herself in an unfamiliar room.

The house was small and cramped, and it didn't look like someone lived there regularly; it looked more like a place where a homeless person would just find a place to stay.

It was bright outside. Judging from the perceived temperature and the wind blowing in through the window, this should be an abandoned residential building awaiting demolition.

The real estate industry was booming at that time, and there were old neighborhoods everywhere that needed to be demolished, making it difficult to determine the exact location.

I came here after sleeping at home, and I don't feel very hungry, which means I only spent one night here.

In other words, she is most likely still in Ning'an City.

Quickly analyzing the current situation in her mind, Xie Jiayi tried to find a way to break the deadlock and survive.

The best thing right now is that the kidnappers aren't around for the time being, but they'll most likely be guarding the door, or the door might simply be locked from the outside.

Even if you can't see the window behind you if you jump out of the window, you'd probably be at least on the fifth or sixth floor.

There were empty cigarette butts and beer bottles on the ground.

I don't feel anything unusual.

What was the kidnapper's purpose? And how did he manage to abduct himself from his home without anyone noticing?
Wait, last night's drowsiness didn't seem normal.
Could it be that.
While she was analyzing the situation in her mind, she wasn't idle either.

The first thing to do is to cut the rope and get out of trouble.

Hsieh Chia-yi tried to stand up. Although she was tied to the chair with rope, she was still able to stand up, bending over, along with the wooden chair.

She moved slowly, setting her sights on the window that let in the cold wind.

These old-fashioned windows are easy to break, and the shattered pieces are very sharp, at least enough to complete the first step of escape.

Despite the risk of being scratched, she did not hesitate at all and bravely rammed into the window.

(End of this chapter)