Squelch—
With a slight exertion of force, the heart was directly crushed, and the hand slowly withdrew.
In just a moment, a bloody hole appeared in Uncle Zhou's chest.
He collapsed weakly to the ground, his consciousness rapidly fading.
"You... how dare you..."
"I am... a member of the Huo family..."
"Damn it... I can't die... I must go back... report... re..."
"......"
The old man struggled to crawl forward, leaving a horrifying trail of blood on the ground.
His only remaining obsession... was to quickly return to the Huo family and report about Lin Xuan.
This man was too terrifying!!!
If left unchecked, the Huo family would one day be destroyed by him, and by then, Young Master Huo would be in danger...
As the old man crawled, his vision gradually blurred...
Yet, he still moved forward at a tortoise's pace, until his vision went completely black, and he stopped moving...
Uncle Zhou, was dead!
.......
"This [Adhesive Mirror] skill is truly overpowered. Did I even copy Su Fan's combat mindset?!"
"Clearly, this is my first time taking a life, yet I feel no discomfort—on the contrary, I'm even a little excited..."
"No wonder Su Fan always looks down on everything! Turns out he truly sees human lives as worthless!"
.......
Looking at the corpse on the ground, Lin Xuan's gaze was indifferent, without the slightest discomfort.
At this moment, his entire aura was somewhat approaching Su Fan's mindset of treating life as insignificant.
Next.
Lin Xuan deactivated the [Adhesive Mirror] skill and glanced at the time—only two and a half minutes had passed.
But the next activation required 24 hours—the skill had a one-day cooldown.
As the skill deactivated, Lin Xuan could feel the powerful energy inside him rapidly fading.
Yet, an extremely tiny portion of it still subtly remained...
"If I activate this skill enough times, and a little remains each time..."
"Could there be a day when I become a grandmaster even without activating the skill?"
Lin Xuan knew very well that without relying on the system...
He had long missed the best stage to practice martial arts for his age, and besides, he wasn't some martial arts genius.
If he didn't rely on cheats, then at most, he would only become a beginner-level martial artist with internal energy in this lifetime…
After thinking for a moment, Lin Xuan turned his gaze toward the bloody corpse on the ground and frowned slightly.
"This is a headache! How should I dispose of the body?"
"I originally planned to destroy the Huo family through business tactics, but now that this happened, my plans might be affected..."
"I remember that in Huo Qichen's heart, Uncle Zhou held a significant position, almost like both a mentor and a friend."
"Once he finds out that this old man died at my hands, he definitely won't let it slide."
"Seriously, if only the system could clean this up for me..."
With a glimmer of hope, Lin Xuan consulted the system.
He hadn't expected to get a response, but to his surprise, an unexpected delight occurred...
[Ding! The system can recycle 'Uncle Zhou's' corpse for 100 Adhesive Points. Would the host like to redeem?]
"Ah... this?!"
"Even waste can be reused?!"
"Do I even need to ask? Exchange it immediately!!!"
[Ding! Recycling successful. The host has received 100 points.]
As soon as the system finished speaking, the air suddenly rippled.
Uncle Zhou's corpse, along with the blood on the ground, seemed to be enveloped by an invisible force. The clearly visible body started to blur and fade.
As time passed, the figure on the ground became increasingly transparent until it completely disappeared...
Five minutes later, Lin Xuan hummed a tune as he returned to the Su family's estate and entered a familiar room.
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
The setting sun shone through the sheer curtains, casting mottled light and shadows into the room.
A gentle breeze swayed the curtains, bringing in bursts of refreshing cool air.
The girl in the wheelchair sat quietly, her hair dancing lightly in the wind, like a breathtaking painting.
When she heard the movement and turned her wheelchair around, in that instant… time seemed to freeze.
Her beautiful eyes were clear and bright, exuding an indescribable charm.
Her smile was as warm and radiant as the spring sun, mesmerizing, and intoxicating.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
The scenery, bathed in the golden afterglow of the setting sun, appeared especially beautiful, complementing the girl's elegant aura.
She was like a figure from a painting, coexisting harmoniously with the world, yet carrying a faint sense of ethereal detachment.
This beautiful scene was forever imprinted in Lin Xuan's heart, becoming an eternal memory...
"I'm back."
[Mhm, welcome home.]
.......
Nighttime.
The Huo household was brightly lit, with occasional sounds of smashing and angry shouting.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
"Useless! A bunch of incompetent doctors."
"You can't even treat such a minor condition? Get out! Get out of my sight immediately!!!"
.......
In the center of the hall, Huo Qichen sat in a wheelchair, his face grim and twisted with rage. He had completely lost his usual emotionless expression.
He grabbed a vase from the table and smashed it onto the head of a highly paid family doctor.
The doctor let out a scream as blood gushed from his head and fled the room in panic under Huo Qichen's furious curses.
Damn it!
How could I become a cripple?! How could this happen!!!
Huo Qichen frantically slapped his unresponsive legs; his chiseled face filled with fear. He couldn't imagine a lifetime confined to a wheelchair.
No matter how much panic and dread he felt, his legs remained completely numb and unfeeling.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
After an unknown amount of time venting his anger, the floor was covered in shattered glass, a complete mess.
Only then did Huo Qichen finally calm down a little, sitting motionless in the middle of the hall.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, he forcefully suppressed his irritation, put on a cold expression, and frowned as he questioned the nervous-looking butler beside him:
"Has Uncle Zhou not returned yet?"
"Replying to Young Master, Lord Zhou has not returned since he left this morning..."
"Hurry up and call Uncle Zhou, find out where he is now."
"Uh... Young Master, actually, I tried contacting Lord Zhou not long ago. But I haven't been able to reach him!"
......
After hearing the butler's report, Huo Qichen's heart skipped a beat.
A vague, indescribable sense of unease quickly rose from within him.
Earlier, Uncle Zhou had asked if he could act without restraint. After receiving Huo Qichen's approval, he had repeatedly assured that he would complete the mission at all costs...
Huo Qichen had no doubts about this and gave him his full trust.
Uncle Zhou's abilities had been proven over many years. He was Huo Qichen's right-hand man, his most loyal subordinate.
As long as it was his order, Uncle Zhou would do everything in his power to make it happen—unlike his parents, who only cared about profit and demanded perfection from him...
In Huo Qichen's eyes, the ever-loyal Uncle Zhou was more like a mentor, a friend, and even family.
But now... Uncle Zhou had gone missing!
"Find him! Send people to search immediately!!!"
The string of bad news left Huo Qichen physically and mentally exhausted.
He screamed in frustration, completely losing the cold composure he once had...