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Chapter 69: First Kill Reward, Shadow Guard:
In this world, where Feng Shui and physiognomy exist, various forms of sorcery naturally do as well. To use physiognomy to counter sorcery, one must understand sorcery. Therefore, Lu Yu employed a magical technique to clear any suspicion on him.
He acquired Chen Bansheng's personal belongings using his assassin skills and, together with Chen’s birth date, cast a simple curse. He cut off all of Chen's luck, drenched him with cursed liquid, and the magic of the "blood puppet" took effect.
What followed was inevitable.
Being skilled in assassination, Lu Yu ensured that everything was flawless. Whether it was fingerprints, tools, bloodstains, or surveillance, all evidence was meticulously cleaned up. And with Chen Bansheng controlled by the curse, his death was ruled as suicide.
Can a curse really kill someone? Who would believe that?
Even if the police ruled out suicide and suspected Lu Yu, they would never find any evidence.
"Chen Bansheng used Feng Shui against others, and he died by curse. Doesn't that seem fair?" Lu Yu muttered to himself.
[Ding! Congratulations for killing the protagonist 'Chen Bansheng', you have earned 3,000 destiny points. The pupil power evolution feature is now activated, and you have gained 1 pupil power evolution point.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the first kill. You have obtained a random skill card (passive) 1 and a shadow guard card 1.]
Lu Yu: What’s this pupil power evolution?
And... first kill reward?
The system had three skill categories: Auxiliary, Attack, and Pupil Power. Skills like cooking, singing, acting, and even Great Divine Eye Technique were optional. Assassin techniques, fighting, and hidden weapons were attack skills. Pupil power, however, had no enhancement.
Lu Yu knew that killing a protagonist could earn 3,000-5,000 destiny points, but the system had never mentioned anything about evolving pupil power or giving a reward for the first kill.
Curious, Lu Yu checked the first kill reward.
[Random Skill Card (Passive): This grants the host a random passive skill, which strengthens the host.]
Passive skill? Lu Yu pondered for a moment before deciding to use it immediately.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for acquiring the skill 'Danger Perception' (passive).]
"????!"
"Wow! Isn't this skill really good? This will make my safety much more secure, won’t it?"
He checked the other reward.
[Shadow Guard Card: You can summon a shadow guard who will be absolutely loyal to you. The shadow guard will inherit your attributes, passive skills, assassination, and fighting skills, and can communicate normally with others. They will never betray you.]
[Note: The host's personal attributes will increase. After midnight, the shadow guard's abilities will also improve simultaneously. The stronger the host, the stronger the shadow guard.]
"This shadow guard has the same attributes as me? Inherits my skills? And gets stronger if I get stronger after midnight?"
"That’s incredible!"
Lu Yu quickly checked his current attributes:
...
Name: Lu Yu
Age: 23
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 132 lbs
Vitality: 26 (average adult male is 10)
Mental strength: 23 (average adult male is 10)
destiny points: 5,000
Skills:
- Danger Perception (Passive)
- Great Sky Evolution (Master)
- Fighting Skills (Master)
- Assassin (Proficient)
- Voice Acting (Skilled)
- Acting (Proficient)
- Hidden Weapon (Skilled)
...
The banquet and Chen Bansheng’s death had brought his destiny points to 5,000, but Lu Yu hadn’t used them yet. He still didn’t know who the next protagonist would be. Additionally, since the shadow guard's attributes would improve with his, it seemed wiser to wait until the next protagonist was confirmed before spending the points.
With that in mind, Lu Yu used the Shadow Guard card.
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the loyalty of 'Shadow Guard Yang Jian.' He will contact you within 24 hours. Please keep your phone on.]
"A phone call? Is this shadow guard a real person?"
Lu Yu chuckled, "Haha, my role as a villain just keeps getting more interesting."
Chen Bansheng, controlled by Lu Yu's blood puppet, jumped to his death. Onlookers quickly recognized him as a well-known fortune-teller. His accuracy in predictions had made him famous among his neighbors, who soon spread the news of his death.
Song Siyao quickly found Chen Bansheng’s residence based on his ID and phone records. Within half a day, everyone who knew him had learned about his demise.
“What?? Brother Chen... is dead??”
In a villa, Wu Kai was stunned upon receiving a call from the police.
Just yesterday, everything had been fine. How could this happen?
Their initial thought was that Chen Bansheng had been killed by the Lu family. But the police insisted it was suicide, which left Wu Kai utterly confused. He immediately called his father.
Wu Xianqiang, upon hearing of Chen’s death, didn’t feel remorse but rather wondered if Chen had committed suicide out of guilt. This response was telling—perhaps this was the mindset of the wealthy.
Elsewhere, Sun Xiuping, who had just finished lunch, also received a call. Shocked, he exclaimed, "What?! Brother Chen... dead? Suicide?"
His mother, Ye Qianrou, who had been reading the newspaper on the balcony, raised an eyebrow. "Surprising news?"
"Mom... Chen... Brother Chen... is dead!" Sun Xiuping stammered.
Ye Qianrou frowned. "How did he die?"
"The police say he jumped to his death!"
"Suicide?" Ye Qianrou was equally surprised. Could Lu Yu have been right after all? Was Chen Bansheng making money using Feng Shui and then took his own life after being caught?
Sun Xiuping, however, remained skeptical. "Mom, it’s strange. Brother Chen was perfectly fine yesterday, and now he’s dead? It doesn’t add up!"
"Oh? What are you thinking?" Ye Qianrou asked, her interest piqued.
"Could the Lu family have done something? Maybe Brother Chen didn’t really commit suicide?"
"It’s possible," Ye Qianrou replied with a sly smile. "Why don’t you call Lu Yu and ask him yourself?"
"Huh? Alright!" Without hesitation, Sun Xiuping called someone to get Lu Yu's number.
Soon, he had it, and he didn’t waste any time dialing.
"Hello? Is this Lu Yu?" Sun Xiuping asked.
"Yes, who’s this?"
"It’s Sun Xiuping. Did you know that Brother Chen is dead?"
"Brother Chen? Who’s that? Oh, you mean Chen Bansheng?"
"Of course!" Sun Xiuping responded.
Lu Yu was silent for a moment before laughing. "Haha, he’s dead? Are you sure?"
"You didn’t know?"
"Why would I know?" Lu Yu snapped. "Are you accusing me of killing him?"
"You’re out of your mind, Sun Xiuping! Why would Chen Bansheng’s death have anything to do with me?"
Sun Xiuping, stunned, hadn’t expected Lu Yu’s fiery response.
What he didn’t realize was that Lu Yu had no idea he was on speakerphone—and that Sun Xiuping’s mother was listening to the entire conversation. When Ye Qianrou heard Lu Yu’s scathing words, her face darkened. She grabbed the phone from her son and coldly addressed Lu Yu.
"Lu Yu, you’ve got some nerve. Care to say that again?"
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