Xu Shuangrong fled down a narrow path in a panic, with Xiao Jingxi hot on her heels.
The fireworks had just begun, and everyone had gone to watch them. There was no one around here.
"Xu Shuangrong, why are you running?"
Xiao Jingxi's voice bordered on madness. "You've used me for so long. Isn't it time you paid a price? At least let me slash your face. That would be fair, wouldn't it?"
Anyone would have considered such a crazed, reckless act utterly irrational.
But in his current state, Xiao Jingxi truly seemed to have lost his mind.
He might actually do it.
Xu Shuangrong gritted her teeth and ran on. She couldn't gamble with her future; all she could do was get as far from this lunatic as possible.
[System: It's L, a system with ruthless methods.] [System: I couldn't detect its presence before because its level is higher than mine.] [Xu Shuangrong: Systems have different levels?] [System: Of course. Higher-level systems have more permissions and can detect more information.] [System: That's also how it knows Shen Yeqing's identity.] [Xu Shuangrong: Why did Xiao Jingxi get to bind to a system more advanced than mine?] [System: Systems are actually assigned hosts at random, but high-level systems can choose their own hosts.] [System: L chose Xiao Jingxi. I can probably guess why it picked him.] [Xu Shuangrong: Why?] [System: Because it's very conceited. It likes binding to total losers and believes that leading a total loser to the pinnacle of life offers a greater sense of achievement.] [Xu Shuangrong: ...]
That really was a reason she couldn't argue with.
But she clearly had no time to dwell on it now. Xiao Jingxi was closing in until he was right behind her.
The instant she felt him approach from