Villain: He humiliated the protagonist's sister, but she fell in love with him.

Ji Chen's face turned pale and then red, his mind racing.

He knew in his heart that once he was caught on the spot and thrown back into prison, there would be no hope of ever getting out again, and he might never have another chance to get out in his lifetime.

The thought flashed through his mind in a flash. He quickly suppressed all other thoughts, pretended to be obedient, threw the AK on the ground, and slowly squatted down with his hands behind his head.

Tang Rui breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him put down his weapon.

She glanced indifferently across the scene, then gave a subtle signal to her subordinates beside her:

"In the past, weapons were confiscated."

A law enforcement officer stepped forward, bent down, and prepared to pick up the rifle on the ground.

Just as that person passed in front of Ji Chen.

"A great opportunity!"

Ji Chen decisively used the other person as cover, then exerted his strength, spun around, and leaped out of the dilapidated window.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Tang Rui reacted extremely quickly, raising her hand and pulling the trigger directly.

Several gunshots rang out, bullets hitting Ji Chen's back and shoulder, causing excruciating pain throughout his body.

Ji Chen gritted his teeth, letting the blood soak through his clothes, and rolled to the ground with the momentum, desperately burrowing into the wilderness and fleeing for his life.

"Chase him! We must catch him!"

Tang Rui said coldly, and then without hesitation, she led the other law enforcement officers to chase after Ji Chen in the direction he had fled.

On the other side, Ji Chen ran wildly, and relying on his cultivation advantage, he quickly shook off the pursuers behind him.

He stumbled into a patch of overgrown weeds, leaned against a tree trunk, and gasped for breath, finally catching his breath.

Just then, a figure stood quietly not far ahead.

Ji Chen stared at the figure, feeling a strange sense of familiarity, but couldn't quite place where he had seen it before.

Suddenly, he had a guess.

Now that he was at the peak of the Transformation Realm, the only person who could silently approach him without being detected was that senior who had been secretly helping him.

He suppressed his breathing and tentatively began to speak:

"Senior, is that you?"

Lin Ba didn't turn around; his voice came calmly:

"Yes, I came here specifically to help you when I saw you were in danger."

Upon hearing this, Ji Chen was overjoyed and immediately knelt down, kowtowing heavily.

"Please, senior, save me!"

He still felt a little awkward; as the protagonist, he was unwilling to kneel down to someone so easily.

But with pursuers closing in at any moment and his life hanging by a thread, he couldn't care less about saving face.

Lin Ba's tone was somewhat mocking:

"Very well, since you are so sincere in asking me for help, I will lend you a hand."

"Please tell me, senior, how can you help me? Once I'm free, I'll definitely take revenge—no, I mean repay your kindness!"

Ji Chen was overjoyed and hurriedly looked up to ask how to escape the predicament.

But deep down he was thinking that as long as he successfully escaped, he could deal with these things later.

If you have the ability, then help; if you don't, then forget it.

Originally, I came here to avenge Qinglong on a whim without properly investigating the opponent's strength.

If Ji Chen had known about Xiao Bufan's cultivation level earlier, he definitely wouldn't have come, regardless of whether it was for his elder brother's revenge or his father's!

Looking back now, Ji Chen feels a lingering fear, thankfully he escaped unharmed.

Seeing that his opponent had taken the bait, Lin Ba smiled and slowly spoke:

"Close your eyes first, and I'll throw you a ball. Catch it with your eyes closed, wait a few seconds, and it will take you away from here."

Ji Chen nodded, then subconsciously asked a question:

"Senior, why are you closing your eyes?"

"Naturally, it will test your composure and perception," Lin Ba replied casually.

Ji Chen suddenly realized, without a trace of doubt.

All along, this senior had secretly helped him escape from prison and repeatedly threw away his weapons to help him complete his revenge. There was no reason for him to harm him.

Thinking of this, Ji Chen was completely relieved. He closed his eyes and said:

"Senior, I've already closed my eyes, please come at me!"

Lin Ba suppressed his laughter, took out a grenade from his pocket, deftly pulled out the safety pin, and threw it towards Ji Chen.

"Got it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ba used the Snow-Treading Without a Trace technique, and with a flash, he quickly fled into the distance.

Ji Chen closed his eyes and relied on his hearing to distinguish the sounds.

Because Lin Ba's cultivation level was far higher than his, the sound of him leaving was barely perceptible. He didn't realize that the other party had already run far away, and only heard the sound of something flying through the air.

He reached in following the sound, grabbed the grenade tightly, his eyes gleaming with wild joy, and shouted:

"Senior! I caught him! I caught him!!! Hahahaha!!!"

Before he could finish speaking...

boom!!!

Intense flames and shockwaves exploded instantly.

A massive explosion swept across the wilderness, sending dust billowing into the sky.

Ji Chen didn't even have time to let out a complete scream before he met Xiao Bufan on the spot.

A ball of light (Ji Chen's system) flew out from the smoke of the explosion, trying to escape.

But at that moment, a small hand formed from spiritual energy grabbed it and instantly refined it.

......

[Ding! Host's design has successfully linked Xiao Bufan and Ji Chen. Congratulations on obtaining...]

[Early Stage of罡劲 Cultivation]

[All of Xuanwu's overseas assets.]

[Panda Burning Incense Virus (can be used against the main character carrying the system).]

[Ji Chen's Campus Show-Off System.]

【Tissue Box X10086】

[Various types of sheer stockings x99, including...]

Lin Ba looked at the rewards given by the system with a strange expression.

"Good heavens, system, you even managed to bring over Ji Chen's cool system for me."

Yes, that's right.

"That's so sneaky, but I like it!"

Lin Ba smiled with satisfaction, then checked Ji Chen's campus show-off system.

The interface is very simple; it just gets you "show-off points" and then you can draw a prize. There isn't even a detection function.

"It looks like it's not even in the same league as my villainous system."

But it's better than nothing. Let's just leave it there and accumulate some bragging rights; it won't hurt.

Lin Ba muttered to himself.

He then turned his gaze to the reward of early-stage Gang Jin cultivation and said to the system in his mind:

"System, accept my initial stage of Qi Refining cultivation now! Same rules as before, block out any unusual phenomena!"

[Yes, host, cultivation is being infused...]

The next second, under Lin Ba's perception.

The air around him began to distort silently.

The condensed, almost tangible energy in his dantian suddenly contracted, then exploded, sending a surge of scalding air rushing up his spine...

Finally, he could clearly feel a barrier within his body shatter, and his aura surged steadily!

He quickly and steadily broke through, entering the early stage of Gang Jin.

[Congratulations, host, on your successful breakthrough! Your cultivation has reached the early stage of the罡劲 (Gang Jin) realm!]

The system's sweet, gentle voice rang in Lin Ba's mind, and Lin Ba couldn't wait to feel the changes within his body.

He could feel that he was able to condense a highly refined inner energy.

This energy can transform into a shield that surrounds the body, or it can be released over long distances. Its force is extremely powerful and carries a penetrating power.