Qin Xiao looked at Feng Lingyi's helpless expression, his gaze becoming slightly serious.
The bruise under his sleeve wasn't obvious, but it felt like a fine needle pricking his heart.
"Yun Yiyi," he called in his mind.
[Host, I'm here!] Yun Yiyi's voice was still lively, but the end of her voice carried a subtle caution.
"Find me a system," Qin Xiao said emotionlessly, "something that can stop Ye Chen from harming Feng Lingyi."
【Huh?】Yun Yi hesitated, then muttered in a very low voice, 【Host, where in the system library is there such a... system that targets someone else? And with negative effects specifically targeting the Chosen One...】
Besides, this Feng Lingyi doesn't even exist in the original story. Even if you have a great relationship with her, the system shop won't recognize it, and there won't be any rewards...
Qin Xiao ignored her rambling and, with a thought, directly brought up Yun Yiyi's system interface.
The backpack icon, adorned with various limited-edition skins, occupied his "field of vision."
His thoughts hovered precisely over the small trash can icon in the lower right corner of the backpack interface, which represented "for sale".
[No, no, no! Host, I was wrong! I was wrong, okay?!] Yun Yiyi exploded on the spot, her voice shrill and almost cracking, filled with tears, [I'll swipe! I'll swipe it for you right now! Please don't touch my little dresses! Not a single one can be missing!]
The system wheel spun rapidly, flashing with light.
[Ding! Refresh failed; no system matching the criteria found.]
[Ding! Refresh failed...]
[Ding! Refresh failed...]
A series of failure notification sounds popped up, cold and indifferent.
Yun Yiyi's voice grew softer and softer, filled with grievance and helplessness. "Host, really not... Ye Chen is, after all, the chosen one. Systems specifically designed to target him are already extremely rare, and then there's the added requirement of protecting a specific individual as a trigger condition... I really can't find a match in my system database..."
Qin Xiao's gaze didn't linger; it turned to an almost forgotten icon in the corner of the interface—[Abandoned System Recycling Station].
This was the place where he used to casually discard some useless system fragments in order to clean out his backpack and occasionally accumulate some insignificant points.
His thoughts swept across the system like a comb, quickly identifying three dim and incomplete system cores.
[System Fragment 1: Targeted Incapacity - When a designated opponent (must be locked in advance; locking method: the user silently recites the target's full name three times) launches a clear attack (physical or energy-based) against the user, the target is forced to immediately lose consciousness. The duration of the effect depends on the target's mental strength.]
[System Fragment 2: Illusion Implantation—When the target loses consciousness, it automatically captures their deepest subconscious desires or fears, constructs corresponding illusions, and overwrites their real memories from the period of unconsciousness to waking. The realism of the illusion is related to the strength of the target's subconscious.]
[System Fragment 3 (Auxiliary): Absolute Binding—Once this system is activated and used, it will be bound to the user's soul, cannot be transferred, and cannot be destroyed by external forces until the user's soul perishes.]
Qin Xiao looked at these three simple yet clearly targeted descriptions.
"Yun Yiyi, can these three fragments be combined to make a physical object?" He remembered the [Listening to the Spring Treasure Appraisal] magnifying glass from last time. Although that thing had only one function, it was indeed a physical object.
[...] Yun Yiyi fell into a long silence.
After a long while, her extremely uncertain voice finally came through: "Theoretically... it's possible, but the energy attributes of these three fragments conflict severely. Forced fusion requires extremely high energy for reshaping and stabilization, as well as material conversion... Let me calculate... Good heavens! Host, this would require at least 120,000 Luck Points! And the stability... I can't guarantee! What if it explodes halfway through...?"
"Do it." Qin Xiao interrupted her decisively.
"...Alright, host, you've decided. Please wait a moment, I need some time to perform calculations and energy construction...this is a delicate task..."
The waiting time felt rather long to Qin Xiao.
But in reality, it seems like only a few seconds have passed.
Seeing Qin Xiao standing there with a blank stare, seemingly thinking about something important, Feng Lingyi couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
She raised her hand and gently tucked the strands of hair that had been ruffled by the river breeze behind her ear, revealing a smile that could make the river pale in comparison.
"I appreciate Mr. Qin's kind offer."
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now." She nodded slightly and prepared to turn and leave.
"Wait." Qin Xiao's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable power.
He strode forward and, almost instinctively, reached out and grabbed Feng Lingyi's wrist.
The delicate, cool touch startled Feng Lingyi, causing her body to stiffen involuntarily.
Before she could react, Qin Xiao's other hand magically produced a bracelet simply woven from ordinary red rope, with a tiny black bead, barely bigger than a grain of rice, threaded through the rope—completely inconspicuous.
He didn't give Feng Lingyi a chance to refuse, quickly tying the red string bracelet around her fair and slender wrist and securing it with a tight knot. The whole process was carried with an undeniable seriousness.
"Wear this." Qin Xiao's tone was very serious, and he looked at her intently, as if he were entrusting her with an extremely important item.
"If someone wants to do something bad to you, or wants to attack you."
"In your heart, shout 'Goodnight, Makka Pakka' as loudly as you can."
"He will immediately lose consciousness and collapse to the ground."
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