Chapter 300: Homeless Girl

Master?

Teach her to kill people?

Zhong Yi’s expression darkened. His first reaction was that it wouldn’t do.

He was a True Disciple of a righteous sect; how could he lead a little girl astray?

On the other side, Suteir continued talking to herself.

“I can help you with things. Don’t look at me like this, I’m very capable, you know...”

“I can wash clothes, clean rooms, cook... uh, cook...”

“In short, I’ll take care of everything for you as tuition. How about that?”

Looking at the girl’s hopeful eyes, Zhong Yi shook his head.

“No.”

Such a decisive rejection caused his behavior score to rise significantly.

The girl’s expression froze, and the words she was chattering about were obediently swallowed back.

The star that had just lit up in her eyes instantly dimmed by half.

“Then...”

Suteir’s brows furrowed slightly, and her lips quivered sadly.

“Then what should I do? I... I don’t have a home anymore...”

Faced with such a pitiful girl, Zhong Yi suddenly became at a loss.

To be fair, he wanted to help Suteir get revenge on those beasts from the Demon Suppression Division.

Even if it was a super difficult instance, where he died a hundred or a thousand times, Zhong Yi would find a solution.

However, Li Ang’s main body wouldn’t allow it.

Any answer that touched upon related topics would be stopped by the System.

The player was role-playing the character of Li Ang, not themselves.

Only such a contradictory character—lonely, soft, yet with hands stained with blood—could create a story that left people with a sense of regret.

The System created by Lu Ze was designed to give players a certain degree of freedom while not affecting the overall direction of the plot.

Otherwise, most players would choose to teach Suteir’s father a lesson on the first day, stop the Demon Suppression Division and save Suteir on the second day, and perhaps even kill their way to the Demon Suppression Division headquarters on the third day... The System at key plot points would guide players step by step along the story’s trajectory.

Players would also become more deeply immersed in the role of Li Ang through their struggle with the System.

For example, a short while ago, Zhong Yi wanted to open the door, but the System wouldn't allow it.

From an initial deduction of 10 points per instance, it gradually became 3 points, then 1 point... This was the process of a lonely killer’s internal struggle.

“You just walked through the gates of hell... Go to sleep first. We can talk about anything else tomorrow.”

Zhong Yi sighed, deciding to employ a strategy of “delay.”

Looking at the obediently nodding Suteir, his pity grew deeper.

Zhong Yi rummaged through the dusty wooden cabinet, found a greyish-blue quilt, and awkwardly covered Suteir with it.

At this moment, Suteir had just recovered from her near-death experience. Her entire face was sallow, and her eyelids drooped weakly.

“You’re so good to me, Li Ang.”

Suteir looked at Li Ang, speaking each word clearly.

“And it won’t just be like this.”

With that, the girl extended a tender hand from under the covers and gently grasped Li Ang’s rough finger.

“Goodnight.”

Suteir slowly closed her eyes, and before long, her breathing became even.

Zhong Yi stood rooted to the spot, stunned for a long time.

It wasn’t until the behavior score in the upper right corner began to drop that he came to his senses, gently withdrawing his finger from the girl’s hand.

He tiptoed to extinguish the candle in the room, looking at the sleeping girl, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

The bullet comments in the live stream were furious.

“Can this be tolerated? We must help her get revenge!!”

“Do you think the streamer doesn’t want to? It’s that damn Old Devil Lu who won’t let him!!”

“Strictly speaking, it’s Li Ang who won’t let him, right?”

“We can’t let the little girl fall into the Demonic Path...”

“I understand all the reasoning, but she held my hand and said ‘You’re so good’!”

...At this moment, just as Zhong Yi was about to do something, the mission suddenly changed.

Main Quest: Sit quietly on the chair next to the plant for a moment.

Following the quest’s guidance, Li Ang went to the chair and sat down.

The room was pitch black, with bright moonlight spilling onto the plant on the windowsill.

Suddenly, Zhong Yi felt his body was out of control.

Or rather, control of his body returned to its original owner, taken over by Li Ang.

Li Ang suddenly stood up, neatly opened the tool bag containing various assassination tools, and pulled out a dagger.

Then he walked straight to Suteir’s bed.

With a “clink.”

The blade of the dagger was drawn from its sheath.

In the pitch-black bedroom, the dagger glinted with a silvery cold light, its runic ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) markings subtly shimmering.

The tip of the blade hovered just an inch above the girl’s forehead.

This scene instantly terrified Zhong Yi and the countless viewers watching.

The live stream was instantly flooded with comments.

“???”

“No!”

“True Disciple Zhong, what are you doing!?”

“No, no, no, it’s not True Disciple Zhong who wants to kill her... It should be the character’s main body!”

“Bah, it’s the Demonic Path after all! Not a single good thing among them!!”

“Damn, if Suteir dies, I’ll smash this Illusion Realm crystal to pieces!”

“Wait... look! Li Ang seems to be struggling too?”

...The tip of the blade hung in the air, steady, but it did not fall for a long time.

After a long while, Li Ang took a deep breath before returning the dagger to its sheath and turning to leave.

“Holy crap, you scared me to death... I thought I had done something wrong...”

Zhong Yi, who had regained control of his body, patted his chest with lingering fear.

Just then, the familiar plot playback segment reappeared.

This plot playback, or “movie,” presented from a god’s-eye view, was very popular.

Even though Zhong Yi and the live stream audience already knew the story, it didn’t stop them from eagerly watching it again.

The camera language and shot composition were simply too good in terms of the story’s viewing experience.

Especially when rewatching Suteir crying as she walked to Li Ang’s door, knocking almost desperately, and finally a sliver of light fell upon the girl’s fair cheek—

The composition and perspective were absolutely brilliant!

Immediately, several big spenders started showering Zhong Yi’s live stream with gifts and donations.

Later, as the plot continued to progress to the point where Li Ang struggled in the darkness for a long time before putting down the cold, gleaming dagger, everyone held their breath.

Time quickly moved to the next day.

The Illusion Realm was still playing the movie segment, and Zhong Yi was happy to enjoy it.

Looking at Suteir getting out of bed with her messy, fluffy hair, Zhong Yi couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

However, his laughter quickly faded.

Because Li Ang still decided to send her away.

“After this meal, you’ll leave here.”

“Where to?”

“Anywhere. It’s none of my business.”

Watching Suteir in the scene, her lips drooping in disappointment, Zhong Yi felt incredibly sad.

After a moment, Suteir took out a pre-prepared note and handed it to Li Ang.

Li Ang couldn’t read, but Zhong Yi could.

In crooked childish handwriting, it read: “I want to become a killer just like Li Ang.”

In that instant, Zhong Yi’s heart softened, and he even had the thought of taking her as his Disciple.

But the Li Ang in the plot suddenly became angry.

“You want to be a killer? Fine, take these.”

He picked up several Talismans with strange patterns drawn on them and slammed them down in front of Suteir.

“Bite your finger, smear it with blood, and you can kill people. Go, go kill them. Consider this a farewell gift.”

“But don’t follow me anymore. I’m used to being alone.”