The Exchange Meet Begins

"Farewell..."

Even though on the seventh day, Chen Xi would have to kill her with her own hands, Zhu Li had already spoken these words.

Perhaps in her eyes, this meeting was the last time the two of them would be together.

Standing in the stairwell, Chen Xi's expression was calm.

Not necessarily... because she could still rely on Lin Yue to turn back time.

As long as she regressed enough times, there would always be a way to save everyone.

The prerequisite was understanding exactly what the negative effect of Lin Yue's ability was.

Without figuring that out, Chen Xi had to cherish every single cycle.

Just as she opened the front door, she saw Lin Yue nibbling on a cookie while watching TV.

"Back? How was it?" Lin Yue chewed the cookie, her words muffled.

"How was what?" Sitting down beside her out of habit, Chen Xi felt her body and mind instantly relax.

Lin Yue rolled her eyes. "I mean, did Sister Zhu Li have fun?"

Chen Xi poured herself a glass of milk. "Don't know."

Her face was indifferent. "Oh, and I forgot to tell you—we've become famous in Tianhai City."

She sent Lin Yue the post about the two of them.

"Huh?!" Lin Yue, who had been leisurely scrolling through videos, suddenly sat up straight.

"What the hell? Why can't I find this?" She quickly opened the link Chen Xi had sent.

Chen Xi said helplessly, "You're always browsing gossip stories about Transcendents, so the system naturally pushes those to you."

"I'll just cast it to the big screen. Let's watch together."

Since she had been busy playing with Zhu Li, she hadn't really looked at it either.

On the TV, the content of the post appeared.

[The End of the Terror Ghost—Tianhai Express (by Monkey)]

Seeing this chuunibyou title, Lin Yue already had a bad feeling.

Glancing at Chen Xi, who was watching seriously, she suppressed her urge to complain.

[The deadly ghost of Tianhai City, the headless mystery of numerous Transcendents dying bizarrely—all solved today.

Puppet, Snow Woman, Ye Hu... I believe many of you watching have heard these names before.

Some were extremely vicious, others were originally kind but suddenly changed in temperament, but they all share one trait—young women.

Yes, there is a Transcendent in Tianhai City who specializes in hunting and stealing the identities of others.

Wu Xin—this is the protagonist we introduce today...

Finally, after a full year, this madman met her Waterloo.

Two unknown legendary Transcendents successfully killed her. The two of them will participate in tomorrow's Transcendent Exchange Conference...]

Lin Yue roughly finished reading the post and scanned the top few comments in the hot section.

[Tyrannical Cool Young Master: Monkey's making stuff up again. If this person really existed, how come I don't know?]

[Lotus Root: Is the Countermeasure Bureau crazy? Are they really giving out rewards?]

[Eraser Is Gone: I'll say I killed her too. Can I get an award?]

The blonde girl blinked and said, "Can I skip tomorrow?"

Chen Xi wasn't bothered, secretly noting down these people's IDs. "No way. What are you afraid of? We're this strong now. If anyone really comes looking for trouble, we'll just knock them flat."

Hearing this, Lin Yue instead started looking forward to tomorrow's scene. "Seems... right?"

As the two chatted, Qiu Ye happened to send a message.

[Qiu Ye: The reward has been issued—five thousand Spark Points. Your forum accounts have also been upgraded to Level 2.]

[Xi: Thanks for the trouble.]

Spark Points were the internal currency exclusive to supernaturals of the Spark Federation.

Five thousand Spark Points were already enough to reserve a Legend Husk with decent potential.

As for the Level 2 account, that was also crucial.

Most functions like bounties and internal pre-orders could only be unlocked at this level.

It could be said that only with a Level 2 account would the convenience of the forum gradually become apparent.

[Qiu Ye: Oh, and at the exchange conference, there might be people from other squads coming to pick a fight. Be careful, and don't get yourselves killed.]

[Chen Xi: Why?]

[Qiu Ye: It's some messy business between the squad leaders. Sorry for dragging you into this.]

[Chen Xi: No problem.]

Although the two had never revealed their abilities, merely taking down Wu Xin was enough for others to estimate their strength.

They guessed Wu Xin was a first-rank peak Transcendent, so the pair's power was obvious.

Two first-rank high-level Transcendents—that was the outside world's assessment of them.

"So, we're really that strong?" Lin Yue, who had originally thought Chen Xi was just comforting her, found it more and more off as she read on.

"Isn't that written plainly on the surface?" Chen Xi replied coldly.

"There are only seven publicly known second-rank Transcendents in Tianhai City, and three of them aren't official personnel."

"Not to mention Zhu Li takes up one of those spots."

"We..." Lin Yue pointed at herself, her tone excited. "Are we in the top seven Transcendents of Tianhai City?!"

Chen Xi downed the milk in one gulp. "Of course."

Even without the typhoon's boost, the new CG she'd obtained made up for it nicely.

"What's there to be happy about? When the sky falls, the tall ones hold it up. Now we're the tall ones."

Not that she planned to hold it up, though. Once they killed Zhu Li, the two would immediately set their escape plan in motion.

"Anyway, just wash up and get to bed early." Patting Lin Yue on the shoulder, Chen Xi headed for the bathroom.

"Oh." Lin Yue answered dazedly, then suddenly noticed the milk stains on her hand.

The girl's voice suddenly turned furious. "Don't use me as a hand towel!!!"

As she yelled, Chen Xi's merciless laughter came from the bathroom. "You haven't showered yet anyway."

Chen Xi smiled as she turned on the showerhead.

Teasing Lin Yue every now and then really did lift her spirits quite a bit.

The next day, afraid that being late would draw too much attention, Lin Yue knocked on Chen Xi's door early in the morning to wake her up.

The black-haired girl, still groggy with sleep, looked at her helplessly.

"Come on, it's only seven o'clock. And you were like a cold-blooded killer when you fought Wu Xin—how are you this panicked now?"

"How is that the same?" Lin Yue giggled as she sat on her bed, gently rubbing her shoulders.

Chen Xi eyed her warily. "What do you want? Nothing good comes from sudden kindness..."

"Let's wear skirts today, and I'll do your makeup." The blonde girl's eyes lit up at the mention of it.

"Just for that?... Fine."

Thinking it over, refusing would probably just lead to more arguing, so Chen Xi agreed outright.

Twenty minutes later, Chen Xi, now with light makeup, sat in front of the mirror admiring her reflection.

The subtle makeup didn't ruin the girl's features; instead, it highlighted her fair, delicate skin.

"How's my handiwork?" Lin Yue quickly sought credit from the side.

"Not bad. Let's go."

"What do you mean 'not bad'..."

Bickering, the two left the complex in a taxi.