At this critical juncture, just moments before he could reach the final goal, a stream of cursing echoed from behind Long Shaocheng.
And the voice was drawing closer.
Long Shaocheng turned his head, wanting to see which blind fool dared to interrupt him at such a pivotal moment.
But what greeted him was a fist the size of a sandbag striking him directly in the face.
Bang!
Long Shaocheng felt as if he had been struck by a heavy sledgehammer, and his vision instantly blurred.
Before he could even see who the newcomer was, a sharp pain shot through his abdomen.
Immediately after, Long Shaocheng was sent flying backward, soaring over the sofa and Zhang Yanfang's head before crashing heavily onto the floor.
"Ah! *Cough, cough, cough...*"
"Who? Who the hell dared to hit me? You've ruined Young Master Long's good time!"
After being struck, Long Shaocheng's first reaction was to curse furiously. Enduring the physical pain, he stumbled to his feet.
"Fuck you! You even dared to defile my beautiful Aunt Zhang? Long Shaocheng, you're really asking for death."
"If I don't kill you today, I'll at least cripple you."
The newcomer continued to curse while walking quickly toward Long Shaocheng.
"Huh?"
"Fuck your mother!"
"So it's you, Chen Xuan! You motherfucker, you're just a little lackey of Feng Lingyu and you dare to hit me? I'll kill you today!"
As he spoke, Long Shaocheng also rushed toward Chen Xuan.
However, in the next second, Long Shaocheng was sent flying back even faster than he had approached.
"Long Shaocheng, you're nothing! You call me a lackey, but you can't even beat a lackey? You trash."
"With a scrawny body like yours, you weakling, do you even have the strength to conquer my beautiful Aunt Zhang?"
On the sofa behind them, Zhang Yanfang's face, already flushed from the heat in her body, turned a deep shade of crimson upon hearing those words.
"Pah!"
"Chen Xuan, what are you saying?"
"What do you mean 'can't conquer'?"
"Hmph, as expected, men are all pigs—not a single good one among them."
"Except for Ling Yu."
Or so Zhang Yanfang thought.
Although she was mentally complaining about Chen Xuan's words, she was actually very grateful for his timely arrival.
Otherwise, the outcome for her today would have been unthinkable!
On the other side!
Chen Xuan was now straddling Long Shaocheng, pummeling him while communicating with the system through his thoughts.
"System, you said earlier that your System Mall sells drugs that can control people's minds, right?"
Indeed, before arriving at the villa, Chen Xuan already knew that the person living here was Long Shaocheng.
He also remembered that in the book, Long Shaocheng had taken a liking to Xu Youyou, but she chose to be with Feng Lingyu instead.
Because of this, Long Shaocheng utterly hated both Feng Lingyu and Xu Youyou.
Later, Long Shaocheng repeatedly retaliated against Feng Lingyu from the shadows, and in the end, he was naturally killed by Feng Lingyu.
But when he read the book in his past life, the kidnapping of Zhang Yanfang never occurred during Long Shaocheng's revenge!
So what was going on now?
Had he missed this plot point while reading in his previous life?
Or was it because his transmigration had triggered some sort of butterfly effect?
Unable to figure it out, Chen Xuan didn't bother thinking about it further.
Just moments ago, Chen Xuan had thought of controlling Long Shaocheng to use him for his own purposes.
But he currently had no career or background, and was nominally just Feng Lingyu's lackey; there was no way Long Shaocheng would follow him.
Even if he used force to subdue him, it wouldn't be secure.
An arrogant young master like Long Shaocheng would surely find experts to retaliate the next day—no, within an hour.
So, Chen Xuan asked the system if there was a better way.
And the system had just told him that the System Mall sold drugs that could control others' minds.
That led to the question Chen Xuan had just asked the system.
[Host, that is correct. However, they must be exchanged for counterattack points. If you do not have enough points, you cannot redeem them.]
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan didn't care whether he had enough points or not.
He immediately ordered the system to open the mall.
Chen Xuan then began to browse quickly.
Before long, he found a mind-control drug that he could afford with his current points.
But after seeing the effects, Chen Xuan frowned deeply.
[Confusion Gu Pill: 100 points per pill. Duration: 24 hours.]
Damn, that means the effects of the pill would wear off after 24 hours.
Chen Xuan looked at other options and soon discovered a drug with long-term effects. As long as the target consumed it, they would be his dog for the rest of their life and could never betray him.
However, this drug was outrageously expensive!
[heart gu pill: 100,000 points per pill. (Note: Long-term effect. The controlled person will absolutely obey any command from their master and remain a slave for life.)]
Damn, this one is badass, but it's way too expensive! Shit!
Chen Xuan couldn't help but complain.
"System, I want to buy this heart gu pill, but I definitely don't have enough points. Do you have a way?"
[Host, my apologies. This system is merely a system and has no way to assist with that!]
"Holy crap! You damn system, if you don't find a way, I'm going to die, you know?"
Chen Xuan couldn't help but curse in his mind.
By saving Zhang Yanfang today, he had completely offended a vicious young master like Long Shaocheng.
If he couldn't control him today and make him his own, then what awaited him would surely be the relentless revenge of a mad dog like Long Shaocheng.
It might even involve his mother and sister.
Although he had some strength now, it was nowhere near enough to stand against a family background like Long Shaocheng's.
The reason Long Shaocheng couldn't retaliate against Feng Lingyu himself was that although Feng Lingyu wasn't very strong yet, his seven beautiful masters and seven beautiful senior sisters were all heavy hitters.
It was impossible for him to seek Feng Lingyu's help right now.
When Feng Lingyu was practicing his cultivation, his masters didn't allow anyone to disturb him.
So for now, Chen Xuan could only rely on himself.
"System, I've only been transmigrated for a month. You don't want to see me get killed, do you?"
"You'd lose face in your system circles too, wouldn't you?"
Chen Xuan tried to persuade the system, but the system's next words left him speechless.
[Host, this system is merely a system; there is no such thing as 'face.']
But then, the mechanical loli voice spoke again.
[Host, this system does have a method. I wonder if you want it?]
"Damn, why didn't you say so earlier? Yes, yes, I want it! You damn system, hurry up."
[Very well, Host. The method is this: the system can provide you with a heart gu pill on credit, but the term is seven days. Within seven days, you must pay back the 100,000 points.]
[If you cannot pay it back, the mall will charge interest at a rate of 1,000 points per day. Once the debt reaches 300,000 points and remains unpaid, the Host will be sent to a Mysterious Space for soul torture. Each day of torture will reduce the debt by 1,000 points until the 300,000 points are cleared.]
"Holy crap! Are you insane?!"