I'm a villain in the superhero world.

The entire city made way for him...

This statement made Ji Mingyang temporarily abandon his contemplation of how to make his choice.

He then fell into a state of disbelief, his lips twitching.

He wanted to say that such a big fuss wasn't necessary, but before he could say it, the call was cut off with a soft laugh.

No room for refusal, no room for doubt—that was Lü Buyi's attitude, and Ji Mingyang clearly had no room to refuse.

Therefore, he could only go to the living room and change his clothes after informing Yin Qing.

Then, gazing at the clock, they waited quietly together for the car to arrive.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the world suddenly became very quiet during this period.

Haidu is a huge international metropolis with the second largest permanent population in China.

At this time of day, the roads outside should be bustling with traffic, filled with the sounds of horns and engines.

But today all of that seems to have vanished; even the sound of falling leaves outside the window is clearly audible tonight.

Silence, absolute silence enveloped the entire city of Haidu.

Thinking of what Lü Buyi had just said, Ji Mingyang closed his eyes, trying his best not to think about that possibility.

No way...no way?

Is that really possible? I thought it was just an exaggeration—

The entire city, with tens of millions of people, brought everything to a standstill just to make way for themselves?

How did you do that?

Ji Mingyang's first thought was that Lü Buyi had used some extraordinary means.

After all, how can a city, from top to bottom, possibly keep everyone quiet?

But Yin Qing's next words dispelled his idea.

"Something's not right outside—"

"I can't sense any extraordinary elements, nor can I tell what kind of methods are being used, but it seems like everyone in the city is being manipulated."

Yin Qing naturally noticed the unusual situation outside.

However, because Ji Mingyang did not tell her what Lü Buyi had said, she first frowned.

But after perceiving it, I became somewhat confused.

There were no extraordinary factors influencing the situation, and no one was manipulated or controlled.

The entire city simply came to a standstill.

From top to bottom, from people to things—

Everything quieted down because of something.

Yin Qing didn't understand what had happened, nor did she believe that anyone could do this without extraordinary means.

Therefore, she spoke up to warn Ji Mingyang to be careful:

"It's possible that one party unilaterally broke the agreement and arrived early to try and take you away."

"Your senses are far superior to mine; can you perceive the source of all this?"

Ji Mingyang rubbed his temples and raised his hand, indicating that Yin Qing was probably overthinking things.

But after he explained to Yin Qing what Lü Buyi had just said.

The serious-looking girl became even more confused.

"If it's him, then there's even less need for him to conceal his aura..."

"When a fifth-level energy user uses their power, as long as it's not too excessive, neither side will care too much."

The two remained confused and puzzled for twenty minutes.

The silence was broken when the convoy, composed entirely of identical car models, arrived unimpeded at Ji Mingyang's doorstep...

After exchanging a glance, Ji Mingyang and Yin Qingcai went off to investigate the source of everything.

I went downstairs and arrived at the car.

The figure who opened the car door for them in front of the extended "Hermes" bowed slightly, with utmost respect:

"Mr. Ji, Miss Yin, please come with us—"

"My master has been waiting for a long time."

Without saying anything more, the car door closed silently.

The interior of the car is a near-absolutely tranquil comfort, with the scents of leather and sandalwood mixed with a very subtle fragrance designed to calm the nerves.

The engine noise was filtered out to almost nothing, and the vehicle started so smoothly that one could not perceive any inertia.

Neither of them paid any attention to these things; Ji Mingyang and Yin Qing simply looked out the window at the same time.

The convoy circled around them and started moving with their car as the center.

At first, it was the familiar street scene, but it was unusually deserted. The convenience store signs that usually lit up all night were dark, and the restaurant windows facing the street were pitch black.

The convoy drove onto the main road.

The wide, twelve-lane road, now resembling an airport runway at night, was glided smoothly by their convoy, its uniform dark gold headlights gleaming.

There were no oncoming vehicles, no vehicles traveling in the same direction, and even... no traffic lights changing.

His gaze swept across the sky.

All traffic lights are set to a gentle green, allowing them to proceed freely.

No, it wasn't just green—she noticed that the traffic lights at the crossroads had turned red well before their convoy was about to pass, and had maintained that prohibitive red for an inexplicable length of time until they had completely passed before turning back.

Ji Mingyang looked into the depths of the horizontal street.

Those intersections that should have been bustling with traffic were now blocked off by a conspicuous, movable alloy barrier. People dressed in what looked like municipal maintenance uniforms stood beside the barrier, their postures perfect, their backs to the main road, forming a human wall.

Further away, the taillights of the stationary line of cars could be vaguely seen forming a dark red dot, silently waiting.

There was no horn sound, no annoying engine roar.

The only sound was the extremely faint rustling of their train tires rolling over the road.

The vehicle drove through a commercial area.

The huge LED screen is still bright, but instead of product logos or celebrity endorsements, it displays a simple, almost cold, solid-color background with a line of constantly repeating, forward-extending arrows and what appears to be a special approval number.

It was as if the entire city's lighting system was providing navigation and endorsement for their journey.

What's even more unsettling is the sidewalk.

It wasn't completely deserted; they could occasionally see a few people walking by.

But those people either had their backs to the street and were looking down at the equipment in their hands.

They were either guided by seemingly polite but actually authoritative black-clad security personnel to temporarily stop under the eaves of shops or at the edge of squares.

No one looked at the convoy, and no one tried to cross the road.

Everything seemed to have been predetermined from the very beginning.

The convoy crossed a bridge spanning the river.

This area is usually a traffic hotspot, but now it's as empty as a racetrack.

The landscape lighting strips on both sides of the bridge illuminate in turn with a specific guiding color.

They moved forward in a wave-like motion. The cruise ships on the river seemed to receive the same instruction, moving away from the bridge area and heading towards the more sparsely lit distant part of the river.

Even the sky—flights that would normally fly low over the city have had their routes altered, drawing a long, detour across the higher sky.

There was no loud noise, no smoke, and no fluctuation of extraordinary power.

Only absolute order, absolute obedience, and the astonishing, silently flowing capital and power behind this order.

The driver didn't say a word the entire time, focusing intently on driving.

The screens inside the carriage display the optimal route, which is entirely green, with the estimated arrival time accurate to the second.

Every potential point of interest along the route—schools, hospitals, large event venues—was marked in advance and displayed as "coordinated."

Everything is exactly as Lü Buyi said before—

The entire city made way for Ji Mingyang.