"Okay."
Xu Yunzhou had already studied the newly unlocked System Mall. Inside, there was a [Consciousness Synchronization] function, priced at 100 Mall Coins per use, lasting for 5 minutes.
He unhesitatingly clicked to purchase and confirmed its use on Song Jiaru.
In an instant, Song Jiaru only felt the "Big Brother" beside her turn into a faint light, instantly merging into one with herself!
Immediately after, a strange sense of loss of control surged like the tide—she could clearly "feel" that she was still here, but the control over her limbs and bones seemed to have been taken over by another, calmer, and more decisive consciousness!
Her body was no longer completely under her own control!
Under the astonished gazes of those delinquent girls, Song Jiaru, who was shivering and letting others bully her just a moment ago, suddenly had her eyes turn cold and sharp, as if she had changed souls!
It was still that slender and thin body that looked as if a gust of wind could blow it down, but her movements were as fast as a phantom, and her strikes were even more precise, ruthless, and merciless!
"Slap!"
A crisp and neat slap that resounded through the small path directly sent the girl leading the verbal abuse flying.With a backhand twist, she effortlessly subdued the wrist of another delinquent girl who wanted to pull her hair like iron pincers.
The bones emitted a teeth-aching sound, hurting the other party so much she instantly screamed and knelt on the ground.
Turning sideways, she precisely delivered a kick to the side of the knee of the third girl rushing up, making her scream and fall to the ground.
The last girl was so scared she wanted to run, but was caught up to by "Song Jiaru" like lightning. Grabbing her hair, she viciously drove her knee right into her abdomen!
The movements were concise and efficient, carrying a ruthlessness unsuited for this age group and a battlefield-like decisiveness!
Although the physical fitness and strength were still at Song Jiaru's level, the one manipulating this body right now was Xu Yunzhou's combat consciousness, who had experienced the polishing of society and knew deeply how to make the opponent lose combat capability the fastest.
To deal with a few delinquent girls who only knew how to bluff and bluster, she only needed to be more ruthless, less afraid of trouble, and know better how to attack vital points!
In just a short minute or two, the several delinquent girls who were arrogant just a moment ago were already lying scattered all over the ground in a mess, covering their faces, clutching twisted wrists, rolling around holding their knees, or curled up dry-heaving, wailing endlessly.
The gazes they directed at Song Jiaru were full of extreme terror and disbelief, as if looking at a monster.
"Song Jiaru" shook her somewhat numb wrist and looked down at them condescendingly. Using her originally gentle voice, she spoke bone-chillingly cold words:
"From now on, know what's good for you and stay away from me."
"Of course, very soon, I will become an existence you can never hope to reach. You won't even have the qualifications to look up to me."
After saying that, Xu Yunzhou patted his chest and deactivated the consciousness synchronization.
The moment control returned, a strong sense of collapse and muscle soreness surged toward Song Jiaru like a tide.
Her legs went weak, and she hurriedly reached out to support herself on the rough tree trunk beside her, barely managing not to fall.
She looked at those few girls on the ground who were baring their fangs and brandishing their claws earlier but were now groaning in pain like rotten mud.
Then she looked down in disbelief at her own hands, which seemed slender and powerless but had just erupted with astonishing strength.
An indescribable, drippingly joyful feeling of breaking through all the grievances, fears, and restraints from so long ago exploded with a bang in her heart, making her whole body tremble slightly.
She really... did it?
With "Big Brother's" help... she resisted, she protected herself, and... she won?!
"See that,"
Xu Yunzhou's voice sounded in her mind at the right time,
"I only used your own strength to solve this kind of trouble. So, you yourself also possess this kind of potential, and you can also do it, as long as you are willing to muster up courage and learn to use it."
Holding onto the tree trunk, Song Jiaru nodded forcefully and repeatedly. Her voice still carried a slight panting from the fierce fight, but was full of unprecedented conviction:
"I saw it! Thank you, Big Brother! I... I understand!"
After a few seconds, she seemed to have slightly calmed down from her intense emotions. Suddenly remembering something, she raised her still-flushed little face and timidly asked:
"It's just... Big Brother, there's one thing I don't understand..."
"Speak."
Song Jiaru blinked her large eyes and asked, full of innocence:
"Why... why did you have to pat my chest... before leaving my body?"
"Cough..."
Outside the screen, Xu Yunzhou's old face flushed red, almost choking on his own saliva. How is this girl's observation so tricky?
He forced himself to remain calm and brushed it off using an unfathomable tone:
"Um... a sense of ritual. A necessary procedure for System operation."
...
After filling out the application form and leaving the school, Song Jiaru was like a child who had finally found the world's most precious treasure belonging uniquely to her, jumping for joy around the illusory figure beside her that only she could see.
She carefully maintained a tiny bit of distance, as if afraid of shattering this miracle, yet couldn't help but revolve around "Big Brother" like a little satellite, wanting to get closer.
"Big Brother, do you drink milk tea? I know a shop by the school gate that's super delicious! The boba is super chewy!"
"Big Brother, let me treat you to Pizza Hut! Their newly released cheese waterfall pizza smells so good! Can... can you taste flavors?"
Seeing that Xu Yunzhou didn't respond, she tilted her head and thought seriously for a moment. Suddenly her eyes lit up, as if finding the key to the problem, carrying a kind of "I get it" excitement:
"Ah! I know! Do I have to... burn it for you so you can eat it? I... I'll go prepare joss paper and candles right now..."
Looking at her serious appearance on the screen, ready to put it into action, Xu Yunzhou couldn't help but support his forehead with his hand and clarified angrily into the microphone:
"I'll say it one more time, listen well! I am an advanced intelligent auxiliary system, not a ghost! I don't need incense offerings! Thank you!"
His gaze was suddenly attracted by a giant poster at a bus stop by the road.
The Lin Ruoxuan on the poster wore an excellently tailored white suit, her makeup exquisite, her eyes sharp and confident, with a striking slogan printed next to it:
"New Generation Technology—Using AI to Redefine Beauty".
It was just that the edges of the poster were already somewhat worn and faded, clearly having been posted for several months.
It seemed that not too much time had passed since the peak of her listing.
"Jiaru,"
He interrupted her new round of chattering speculations about "whether the System needs charging,"
"Help me contact her."
Following the direction of his "gaze," Song Jiaru looked at that woman on the poster with a powerful aura and radiant light.
She first blanked, then her small face instantly collapsed, her voice carrying a tremble and obvious fear of difficulty:
"Me? Contact her? This... how is this possible... she's Lin Ruoxuan! That business Queen Lin Ruoxuan! I... I probably don't even have the qualifications to speak to her..."
"I have her phone number, you call it."
Xu Yunzhou recited a string of numbers—that was Lin Ruoxuan's most private number, known only to a very few close people.