When Bai Yu finished speaking, his intentions were already clear.
Even Ji Yan, a friend he had known since childhood, had to be fought to the death now!
Ji Yan glanced around from the corner of his eye, every nerve taut, and slowly said, "So there's not even room for us to sit down and talk properly?"
Bai Yu smiled mockingly. "Of course we can talk."
"By now, I owe that [Phone Eerie] 1,500 points."
"You can either pay it back for me, or help me hold off the [Debt Collector Ghost] when it comes knocking."
"How about it? Pick one of the two."
Bai Yu changed his tone as he took a few steps forward, speaking calmly. "That [Phone Eerie] said there's an eerie inside your phone."
"Hand the phone over to me, and all my debts will be wiped clean. So, what happens to me in the end is actually entirely up to you."
Ji Yan's gaze remained calm. "If I hand over my phone, putting aside whether That Eerie will honor her promise to you..."
"Will I still be able to live?"
Bai Yu said, "It's only targeting you because you interfered with the main storyline."
"If you withdraw from the main storyline, you won't pose any threat to that [Phone Eerie]. Why would it bother coming after you for no reason?"
"Besides, you have a train and I have a bus. We both have private property. The orphanage family can be relocated too. If [Lush City] falls, we'll just send them to another city."
Bai Yu stopped walking and looked earnestly at Ji Yan. "Old Ji, this is the best possible outcome. I'm begging you—give me a way to live."
Ji Yan stared into his eyes and spoke expressionlessly. "Old Bai, if there really was room