Chapter 64

Chapter 64

[Ding! Son of Fate Ye Fan has died. The host has completed the first stage of the storyline ahead of schedule. The system will now begin upgrading!]

[This upgrade will take 72 hours. Please be patient, Host!]

[Ye Fan, Son of Fate, died due to the Host. The Host has received an additional reward package.]

[The world storyline has entered a new phase. More surprises await your discovery and development!]

The moment Ye Fan was killed by Lin Xi, who had undergone corpse transformation and demonic mutation.

That mechanical voice of the system rang out in Zhang Chen’s mind.

One notification after another. It caught Zhang Chen off guard.

“System upgrade?”

He honestly hadn’t expected the system to be capable of upgrading.

“But I suppose it makes sense. The system’s other transmigrators get every function under the sun.”

And his?

Tsk tsk!

As simple as can be.

“Still, an upgrade’s good. Wonder what new features it’ll have afterward?”

Zhang Chen was genuinely looking forward to it.

Of course, once he saw the upgrade duration seventy-two hours meant about three days.

“Whatever. Ye Fan’s already dead. No immediate threats for now.”

Zhang Chen smiled, not taking it too seriously.

Instead, he looked forward to what surprises the upgraded system might bring him.

He then glanced at the reward package the system had just issued. Only to find—it couldn’t be opened yet?

[Ding! This reward package can only be opened after the system upgrade is complete.]

Good grief.

He still had to wait. Zhang Chen shrugged—no rush.

“That beginner package before gave me quite the surprise.”

Thinking back, everything he had today, Frankly, it all started from that moment he opened the beginner gift pack and got the Innate Pure Yang Physique.

That was when his life truly began to resemble a cheat-mode protagonist.

“Without the Innate Pure Yang Physique, I wouldn’t have been able to tame and conquer Xing Lingyun so easily—and none of what followed would have happened.”

Not that he’d be completely helpless without Xing Lingyun.

As long as his scheming was sound and his planning tight, he could still get things done.

Just not nearly as easily—or comfortably—as now.

So naturally, he had high hopes for what the new reward package might hold.

No need to rush the system’s matters.

Zhang Chen skimmed through everything in half a minute. Nothing urgent. Just a matter of waiting out the upgrade.

Meanwhile, inside the hospital room, Ye Fan may be dead, but things were far from peaceful.

“Brother Zhang, watch out!”

Just as Zhang Chen finished checking the system, he suddenly heard Director Wei cry out in alarm.

And in the same moment, he sensed a dark figure lunging straight at him.

A wave of cold, menacing energy surged toward him.

Looking up, he was greeted by Lin Xi’s bloodthirsty, murderous gaze.

“Heh, killing Ye Fan wasn’t enough? Now you want to kill me, too?”

Contrary to what Director Wei and the others might have expected, Zhang Chen’s face held not a trace of fear or panic as Lin Xi charged straight at him.

He even had the leisure to throw out a sarcastic jab.

But the key issue was Lin Xi, once a delicate, rich heiress. After becoming demonically corpse-mutated, she was no longer the same person at all.

Her slim frame now seemed ten times stronger.

Power!

Speed!

Explosiveness!

Otherwise, how else could she have torn Ye Fan’s 70–80 kg body to shreds so easily?

However!

Before Lin Xi could get close to Zhang Chen.

Boom!

Her body was suddenly sent flying backward.

She slammed hard into the wall.

The sheer force of impact left spiderweb-like cracks across it.

“Should I kill her?”

A soft, seductive voice rang out at that moment.

Only then did Director Wei and the others see that someone new had appeared in front of Zhang Chen.

And upon seeing her face, they immediately understood why Zhang Chen had looked so calm and unbothered.

“No need. She is, after all, my fiancée in name.”

Zhang Chen smiled and shook his head. But that statement carried deeper meaning.

Looking a few meters ahead, Lin Xi was no longer who she used to be.

Even after being slapped across the room by Xing Lingyun with that terrifying strength, a normal person would’ve had every bone shattered.

Yet she climbed back to her feet as if nothing had happened.

And her eyes were filled with hatred and murderous rage.

“Heh, that look in her eyes… Seems like I’m right up there with Ye Fan on her hate list.”

Zhang Chen chuckled mockingly.

Honestly, it wasn’t surprising.

Lin Xi had always disliked her fiancé Zhang Chen.

Though after Zhang Chen’s transmigration, he’d changed a bit, which did stir a tiny bit of good impression in her.

But unlike Ye Fan, Zhang Chen never played the simping dog.

He never indulged Lin Xi’s aloof and bratty attitude.

He even mocked and oppressed her multiple times.

So obviously, her resentment toward him ran deep.

And now, after her full demonic corpse transformation, everything had exploded.

That savage way she butchered Ye Fan moments ago was proof enough.

Now with so many people present, the only person Lin Xi’s last shred of consciousness could still identify was Zhang Chen, the one she hated most.

“Brother Zhang, Miss Lin has already turned into a demon. Should I…?”

Earlier, the situation erupted too suddenly.

Ye Fan was killed.

Lin Xi went berserk.

Everything happened too fast.

Now that they’d had time to react, Director Wei immediately offered to act.

He wanted to help Zhang Chen by killing Lin Xi. But Zhang Chen shook his head.

“No need, Brother Wei. This is a personal matter—I’ll handle it myself.”

Since Zhang Chen said it so plainly, Director Wei naturally didn’t press the matter.

“If that’s the case, all right then.”

At this point, he wasn’t worried about Zhang Chen’s safety anymore.

After witnessing the strength of the stunning woman at Zhang Chen’s side, Director Wei figured that even if he and his three men combined forces, they wouldn’t be a match for Zhang Chen’s ‘girlfriend’.

Roar!

In just a few seconds of conversation, Lin Xi had already gotten up again.

Her once luscious pink lips now glowed with a purplish-black hue, letting out beast-like groans as she lunged once more!

This time, Xing Lingyun furrowed her delicate brows, just about to step in.

But then she heard Zhang Chen laugh and say, “She’s my fiancée—of course I’ll be the one to teach her properly.”

Pa!

A crisp slap rang out.

Director Wei and his men twitched at the corners of their mouths.

They saw Lin Xi get smacked mid-air by Zhang Chen’s backhand and crash hard into the ground.

That strength!

They honestly had no idea where Young Master Zhang trained to get that kind of physical power.

“Women need to be obedient and gentle—that’s what makes them likable.”

Zhang Chen approached the fallen Lin Xi, who was still trying to rise.

After her corpse transformation, she seemed immune to pain and devoid of reason.

But too bad, Zhang Chen calmly pressed her head down into the floor with one hand.

A faint smile on his lips. “If a woman can’t be obedient, how can she win a man’s heart?”

“Don’t you think so, Brother Wei?”

He even turned to smile and ask.

Director Wei’s mouth twitched as he chuckled wryly.

“Yes, yes… Brother Zhang is right.”

The hell do you mean by ‘obedient and gentle’?

She’s not even a living human anymore!

But there was no way he could displease Zhang Chen over something like this.

What could he do?

He could only nod and agree.

“Heh, men.”

Xing Lingyun rolled her eyes at Zhang Chen. Her expression was seductive and teasing.

But her personality was cold on the outside, warm within—tough on the surface, soft at heart.

So she didn’t mind Zhang Chen’s alpha demeanor too much.

As Zhang Chen made fun of the situation, Lin Xi struggled beneath his hand.

But the difference in strength was overwhelming.

“Quite the fiery temper.”

Zhang Chen grinned widely.

Then, under the gaze of Director Wei and Han Bo’s team, He pulled out a stack of talismans from his clothes!

When they saw the talismans, Director Wei’s eyes practically popped.

“Brother Zhang, those talismans…”

This wasn’t envy anymore.

It was a shock.

Inhuman levels of shock.

“Oh, these? Just some cheap little things I keep on hand for emergencies.”

Zhang Chen answered casually.

Whether others believed him or not, he didn’t care.

Director Wei: ….

Han Bo and the others: Cheap little things?

Where can we get these ‘cheap little things’!?

Even one stack

No!

Even one would be nice!

Zhang Chen fully knew what kind of stir this display would cause.

And that was the point.

When dealing with the Demon-Slaying Division, money and sweet talk weren’t enough.

Sometimes, showing off your strength is necessary to cement a solid relationship.

And it worked.

So far, his relationship with Director Wei and the Jiangdong branch was good.

He’d donated tens of millions in funding.

He’d even saved Director Wei’s life once.

But no matter how solid a relationship seemed, one could never guarantee its durability.

So Zhang Chen made up his mind to strengthen it further.

And tonight, after slaying Ye Fan, the Son of Destiny, was the perfect opportunity.