Chapter 120: Electric Shock

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Afterward, Han Hong was so furious that his eyes nearly rolled back in his head. Was ten yuan really that little? How much did a laborer earn, anyway?

If she had not been too embarrassed, Han Hong would have wanted to demand the money back.

It was also because Su Liang did not have much money left that he was unwilling to pay the fares for everyone to go to the county seat in search of the person.

Whether they would find anyone after making the trip there and back was uncertain, but the money spent would certainly never be recovered.

Without money, Su Liang was still very shrewd. He no longer had the lavish air of a pampered young master.

Xu Lin thought of Su Liang’s declining favorability score and felt that it was probably related to the money he had lost.

She wondered whether Qin Fang had found the reason by now. If she failed to get to the bottom of it, yet still kept making Su Liang pay for this and that in the future, then—hehe!

That favorability score would keep falling.

“Has the commune reached a conclusion regarding Hu Changming’s matter?” Xu Lin asked.

“They’re still investigating. However, more than three hundred yuan was found in Hu Changming’s room. Since he can’t explain where the money came from, there’s still plenty to investigate.”

Wu Siyu stroked her chin and sighed. “Who could have imagined that Hu Changming would embezzle so much money in just a few months?”

Fu Yaqin pressed her lips together without speaking. She had burned the letter, and naturally would never admit that she had been blackmailed.

If Hu Changming was clever, he would not confess of his own accord. Even if he did, it would not matter.

Fu Yaqin had already informed her family and tactfully indicated that the letter had been burned.

As for the relatives who had fled to Hong Kong, enough time had passed for her family to settle the matter.

Her clan was no pushover in Flower City.

From the three women’s conversation, Xu Lin learned that Chen Zhaodi and Liu Pandi alone had taken more than a hundred yuan.

Someone had probably claimed the rest as well. Whether those three hundred-odd yuan would be enough for compensation remained uncertain.

Since the matter had nothing to do with her, Xu Lin put on a weary expression. Qian Li and the other two immediately rose to say goodbye.

After seeing the three women off, Xu Lin sorted through the things she had bought. She entered her personal space, washed up, drank a large cup of spiritual spring water, and began cultivating.

Xu Lin was now focusing on cultivating her spatial ability. It was not merely useful for storing things; it was also extremely formidable in combat.

In the apocalyptic world, Xu Lin had long since developed her spatial ability into a variety of combat techniques. It was incredibly useful.

Moreover, her occult cultivation had reached the Grandmaster realm. Not only had her ability to subdue demons and capture ghosts improved, but her combat strength had also risen sharply.

If she fought with all her strength, Xu Lin was confident that there were very few people in this world who could stand against her.

Still, cultivation had no end, and Xu Lin would never grow complacent.

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As someone who had once stood above the clouds, she knew all too well what it felt like to stand there.

Once you climbed that high, you never wanted to come down.

The night passed peacefully. The next morning, Xu Lin rose early and followed the group to work in a pleasant mood.

As usual, Qian Li walked beside Xu Lin. Judging solely from the way they interacted, it was difficult to tell that Qian Li was secretly following Qin Fang’s orders.

Wu Siyu and Fu Yaqin joined the two women’s conversation as well, while Zhao Qing and Zhao Nan followed behind at a discreet distance, seeming almost invisible.

Chen Zhaodi and Liu Pandi walked together with radiant faces, whispering to each other from time to time and occasionally breaking into giggles.

Qin Fang and Su Liang walked hand in hand. Nothing about them suggested that they had quarreled the previous day.

Xu Lin had no idea how Qin Fang had managed to placate him.

Curious, Xu Lin could not resist using her Mind-Penetrating Art. Thinking of the fortune Qian Li had lost, she rolled her eyes and came up with an idea.

While Qin Fang’s attention was focused on Su Liang and the system showed no signs of activity, Xu Lin cast a Clear-Mind Talisman onto Qian Li.

After being struck by the talisman, Qian Li felt her mind become perfectly lucid. Her previously muddled thoughts cleared in an instant.

Wait, I actually feel favorably toward Qin Fang? How is that possible? I wish I could eat her flesh and drink her blood!

Confusion flashed across Qian Li’s face, and her favorability toward Qin Fang plummeted. Qin Fang seemed utterly disgusting to her.

Forcing her to do things was bad enough, but she had even bewitched her. Who knew what kind of method Qin Fang had used?

Hah. No wonder she was the daughter of a spy. Her methods were truly impressive.

Qian Li ground her teeth in hatred, her expression constantly shifting.

Xu Lin was just watching in amusement when Qin Fang’s mental scream startled her.

“Ah! Ah! System, what’s going on? Why has Qian Li’s favorability dropped to minus five?”

Qin Fang could hardly believe her ears. “It was clearly still thirty before!”

So that was it. Understanding dawned in Xu Lin’s eyes. Qian Li really had been affected—her mind had become clear.

In that case, could she use the same method on the others and prevent them from developing favorable feelings toward Qin Fang?

Having formed a conjecture, Xu Lin glanced toward Su Liang. After thinking it over, she decided not to experiment on him.

Let the two of them remain bound together.

“Warning. Warning. The target’s favorability has fallen to minus five. The system will punish the host. Please raise the target’s favorability as soon as possible.”

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The system did not respond to Qin Fang’s questioning and immediately activated an electric-shock punishment.

Xu Lin saw Qin Fang suddenly stop screaming. Her body convulsed as though electricity were passing through it, and then she rolled her eyes back and fainted.

Oh, an electric-shock punishment. The same old routine. Xu Lin had experienced it herself in the past when she failed to complete a mission.

Later, however, after traveling through more worlds and gaining experience, she had never been punished again.

This punishment would not kill anyone, but it was certainly excruciating.

Seeing her enemy suffer put Xu Lin in a good mood.

Su Liang stared anxiously at the unconscious Qin Fang, shaking her shoulders and shouting her name.

He looked rather like the Roaring Emperor. Unfortunately, this was not a television drama, and Xu Lin could not present Su Liang with an award certificate.

Because Qin Fang had suddenly fainted, Wang Facai also worried that something might be seriously wrong. He quickly told Su Liang to take her to the clinic.

If Old Wang could not treat her, they would send her to the commune. The two of them could skip work today and take the day off.

Wang Facai’s expression grew complicated when he mentioned taking leave. Since these two educated youths had come to the countryside, they had spent more time on leave than working.

Sigh. If their families were not capable of supporting them, they would starve to death sooner or later.

Qian Li watched Qin Fang leave. Her hands, which were clasping Xu Lin’s, tightened unconsciously. She felt that Qin Fang’s fainting might have something to do with her.

Could this be the legendary backlash?

Could Qin Fang really know some kind of evil sorcery?

Good heavens, what was she supposed to do? She still had to face Qin Fang every day. Would she be able to escape disaster the next time?

Qian Li was frantic inside, praying that her old classmate would prove useful and that the authorities would send someone to help her soon. She did not want to face Qin Fang alone.

At the clinic, the village doctor’s rough thumb pressed viciously into the philtrum beneath Qin Fang’s nose. Su Liang’s eyelids twitched at the sight.

He felt that if Qin Fang did not wake up soon, the village doctor might pinch her to death. He even suspected that the doctor was taking revenge.

The village doctor surely still resented them for trying to seize his position. Hmph, what a petty man.

They had not even taken the position from him. Was there really any need for such retaliation?

Su Liang touched his pocket. He had less than seven yuan left, and once it was gone, he had nowhere to replenish it.

Sigh. What a miserable life. He only hoped Qin Fang would not resent him for failing to take her to the hospital. They were simply too poor.

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