She was being hunted down, so she became a magical girl.

"Qi Li, I am also a magical girl."

Xu Ting stepped forward and earnestly advised him.

"I don't know what you've been through, but I want to help you."

Two steps.

"I have a magical girl contract; I can make you a magical girl."

Three steps.

"Didn't I promise you that we would walk hand in hand?"

Four steps.

"Let's become magical girls together—"

The fifth step could not be taken smoothly.

Because Qi Li had already launched a punch.

Caught off guard, Xu Ting tried to block, but he was too weak to stop her.

Left with no other option, she twisted her body as much as possible, letting her shoulder take the hit.

hiss.

That was really strong.

Xu Ting staggered back several steps but still couldn't relieve the force on his shoulder.

She leaned back, braced herself with her other arm, and with a burst of strength, stood up again.

Why did you hit me?

Xu Ting did not retaliate, but asked somewhat angrily.

"Senior, aren't you in cahoots with the boss and her gang?"

Qi Li cried out loudly,

"You're a magical girl, and you work at a café, so you must have been recruited by them, right?"

"You're luckier than me to have become a magical girl, so don't come bullying me who can't become one."

broken.

Xu Ting's relationship with the coffee shop is complicated, and she can't explain it clearly in a short time.

Moreover, judging from Qi Li's state, she didn't seem like the type to listen to his explanation honestly.

Faced with this, Xu Ting had no choice but to offer his own bargaining chip:

"Look, this is the magical girl contract document."

She took out the box and said:

"You can use it to become a magical girl right now, and whether I'm with Yan Yuling or not won't affect its effect, right?"

At the same time, Xu Ting also asked Crow to light up the box in the team channel.

The crow also knows some magic; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to teach Xu Ting.

Adding special effects to the box can increase the persuasiveness of this contract document.

A dazzling light burst forth from the box.

Gold and red silk threads seeped out from the gaps in the box, weaving several flowers in the air.

The flowers swayed merrily, and several bursts of laughter emanated from among them.

These special effects are a bit over the top...

Xu Ting quickly stopped the crow, telling it to behave.

Fortunately, Qi Li did not suspect anything.

But her reaction was worse than if she had become suspicious:

"Didn't you all say I couldn't be a magical girl?"

She clenched her fist again and stomped hard on the ground.

"Didn't you say that if I signed a contract, I would easily turn into that 'witch'?"

"I heard it all. The boss and Yu Ling were both saying that in the office!"

"[Qi Li's contract application has been rejected.]"

"The report says her risk of becoming a witch is too high, and it's not worth taking that risk."

"I heard everything you said clearly!"

"Even if you change your minds now, it doesn't change the fact that I will become a witch after the contract is signed."

"You just want to trick me into becoming a witch, a cyberpsychotic, or a pretty specimen!"

Finally, she could no longer bear it and charged at Xu Ting, swinging her fists wildly.

But this time, Xu Ting wouldn't indulge her.

"Qi Li, you're just throwing a tantrum."

He easily swung his right fist past.

"You're a naughty child who doesn't listen to anyone."

Grab Qi Li's left wrist.

"And what about bad kids—"

Push your left arm up and step forward half a step.

"—I always know how to discipline people properly!"

A punch landed squarely on the girl's abdomen.

Qi Li only modified her limbs; her torso remained that of an ordinary young girl.

After being hit so hard, she immediately felt unbearable pain and could no longer exert any force in her arms.

Xu Ting pressed her advantage, pinning her opponent to the ground. She then straddled the girl, restricting Qi Li's movements.

"My magic can control those who are gripped by fear."

I can sense that you are afraid.

"But I won't control you, because you can't educate children with violence alone."

After saying that, she pressed down Qi Li's restless right hand and slapped the girl across the face.

"Can you listen to me properly now?"

"I won't listen!"

Snapped!

"I won't listen!"

Snapped!

"I'm listening!"

Snapped!

"Sorry, wrong number." Xu Ting withdrew his right palm. "I'll let you hit me lightly once later as compensation."

"Now tell me the whole story behind your actions."

Qi Li burst into tears, feeling wronged.

"You're bullying me."

"I didn't bully you," Xu Ting said seriously. "Your prosthetic body is very powerful; using it to hit someone could kill them."

"But you are a magical girl," Qi Li said, sobbing.

"Magical girls are amazing; they won't be hurt even if they take a few hits."

"Whether I'm a magical girl or not, you want to hurt me, don't you?" Xu Ting pleaded earnestly.

"Violence is the answer to many problems, but it doesn't get you high marks. You're only fifteen and you already want to solve everything with violence. What will become of you in the future?"

Xu Ting has a lot to say on this topic.

She started working as a mercenary at the age of fourteen.

At the age of fourteen, she would feel nauseous at the sight of a corpse and was quite opposed to murder;

After eight years of abusing violence, she became a ruthless killer, her hands stained with enough blood to soak thousands of servings of fries.

If Qi Li were to become like that, then we'd be truly doomed.

"How fierce..."

Qi Li muttered to herself.

"What did you say?" The rain was getting louder and louder, and Xu Ting couldn't hear clearly for a moment.

"I said you're fierce."

Qi Li answered honestly:

"This is the first time someone has yelled at me so fiercely."

Xu Ting thought the child was going to cry again, but the other child did something she didn't expect.

Qi Li smiled.

After being beaten, scolded, and harshly disciplined... she smiled.

"Senior, I believe in you."

"Bad guys who want to cheat will only use a nice face to fool people, but the senior is fierce, but he's not a cheater."

"It's scary... but you're not a liar."

Xu Ting was quite puzzled by this strange behavior.

She stood up from Qi Li, helped her up from the ground, and led her inside.

He reached out and wiped the raindrops from Qi Li's face, then smoothed her damp hair and said:

Why are you so fixated on scammers?

"Besides this time, have you been scammed before?"

Qi Li nodded, becoming incredibly obedient.

"Um."

Seeing this, Xu Ting's tone gradually softened.

She patted the girl's head, wiped the raindrops onto the ground, and, mimicking her sister's voice from her memories, said gently:

"Can you tell me what happened back then?"

Qi Li looked up at Xu Ting for a few seconds, a hint of reluctance showing in her emerald eyes.

"You don't have to say if you don't want to," Xu Ting comforted her.

"I'm willing to talk about it."

Qi Li took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and spoke as if she had made a great decision:

"I was tricked into getting this prosthetic body installed."

"Your prosthetic body? That's very harmful to your health," Xu Ting prompted with her question.

"Who tricked you into having it installed?"

Qi Li hummed twice, then continued:

"Many people tricked me into getting this ugly prosthetic body installed."

"I can't even name many of them."

"Then you can talk about the ones that impressed you the most," Xu Ting said.

Qi Li thought for a moment, and her body began to tremble involuntarily. She didn't know if it was because her clothes were too cold after being soaked with sweat, or because she didn't want to face the memories of the past.

"Of all the people who lied to me, the worst was that always-smiling bearded man."

"Among the other people, the only ones whose names I can name are my mom and dad."

Xu Ting frowned:

"Your parents? Why would they lie to you?"

Is this another experience like Grey Raven's?

Qi Li was also selected as a test subject for a new type of prosthetic body, and was then abandoned and betrayed by her own parents, thus suffering a tragic fate.

The city of Hercules is filled with such tragedies and conspiracies, so it would not be surprising to see it again.

But Qi Li's next answer completely shattered Xu Ting's guess:

"Because someone wants to buy my feet."

Qi Li's inexplicable words left Xu Ting momentarily stunned.