Xiao Fan's figure silently appeared outside the magnificent gates of the Lu Family Manor.
He took a step and charged towards the metal gates.
However, just as he was three meters away from the Lu Family Manor...
Bang!
With a muffled thud, Xiao Fan felt as if he had run into an invisible wall, and his entire body was bounced back by a huge force, landing on the ground with a thud.
"What is that?"
He looked blankly at the empty space in front of him, extended his hand, and tentatively reached forward.
His fingertips touched a cold and hard barrier, transparent yet indestructible.
Is this some kind of restriction?
Is this still a normal world?
No matter how rich the Lu family is, he couldn't build something like this at home, right?
There's only one explanation... This damned Lu Cheng, like himself, must at least have some kind of system!
Even if he doesn't, he must have killed several ability users like himself and collected this kind of thing!
"Bastard!"
Xiao Fan leaped to his feet from the ground, the emotion rising within him was not fear, but even greater anger!
Sure enough, this guy was specifically targeting him!
He angrily pounded the invisible barrier with his fists, making muffled thuds, but the barrier didn't even ripple.
"This shouldn't be. Even though I haven't picked up many positive attributes."
"But I'm still much stronger than a normal person!"
Unwilling to give up, he stepped back a few paces, used all his strength, and kicked it!
As a result, his ankle hurt from the impact, but the barrier remained as steady as a mountain.
A deep sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.
He couldn't even enter his enemy's home; how could he talk about revenge?
No!
He couldn't just give up like this!
Finally, Xiao Fan chose the most classic and only method he could think of.
He stood at the main entrance, using all his strength, yelling at the top of his lungs, letting out an earth-shattering roar!
"Lu Cheng! You coward! If you have the guts, come out!"
"What kind of skill is it to hide behind? Come out and fight me one-on-one!"
"Aren't you so high and mighty? How come you don't even dare to come out now?!"
...Inside the manor, in a monitoring room comparable to a small command center.
Dozens of high-definition screens displayed all the scenes inside and outside the manor without any blind spots.
And on the largest screen in the center, a 4K ultra-high-definition "live broadcast" showed Xiao Fan pounding the air and cursing at the gate, even the bulging veins on his face from exertion were clearly visible.
Lu Cheng leisurely sat on the sofa, appreciating this free one-man show with great interest.
Bai Zhi stood behind him, her small face tense, her expression extremely complex.
On one hand, she thought this Son of Destiny was hopelessly stupid, practically disgracing all protagonists.
On the other hand, she had to admit that this kind of courage, not fearing power and daring to challenge it head-on, was indeed a standard trait of protagonists.
Although the method... was a bit too primitive.
"Look."
Lu Cheng took a sip of black tea, pointed at the screen without turning his head, and smiled at Bai Zhi.
"Your trouble has come again."
Bai Zhi's mouth twitched.
What do you mean my trouble?
This is clearly your archenemy, you big villain!
"Pah! What does it have to do with me!"
She stiffened her neck and retorted stubbornly.
"He's scolding you, not me!"
"That's not how logic works; how could it be my trouble?"
Lu Cheng put down his teacup, slowly turned his head, and looked at her.
"If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have been kicked by me, wouldn't have gone to the hospital, and certainly wouldn't be at my doorstep now performing this play."
"This mess, whose problem is it?"
It's that twisted logic again!
Bai Zhi was left speechless, her small face flushed red.
She could only watch helplessly as Xiao Fan, looking like an idiot on the screen, continued to yell hoarsely, a sense of powerlessness in her heart.
She couldn't lead him, this Son of Destiny, she really couldn't lead him!
"Let's go."
Just then, Lu Cheng stood up.
"Since he's so sincere, as hosts, we can't be impolite."
He straightened his collar, then, without a word, took Bai Zhi's wrist.
"Let's go see him together."
"I... I'm not going!"
Bai Zhi instinctively tried to break free, but Lu Cheng's hand was like an iron clamp, making her unable to move.
She was half-dragged, half-pulled by Lu Cheng towards the manor gates.
As the gates slowly slid open, Xiao Fan's roar abruptly stopped the moment he saw Lu Cheng finally appear.
His eyes were instantly filled with monstrous hatred and madness!
"Lu Cheng! You finally decided to come out!"
He laughed maniacally, twisting open the lid of the plastic bucket he held!
An indescribably pungent odor instantly spread!
"Taste the gift I've carefully prepared for you!"
Xiao Fan roared, using all his strength, and hurled the bucket of colorful, ominous-smelling "biochemical weapon" towards Lu Cheng!
The plastic bucket arced through the air, about to smash into Lu Cheng.
Bai Zhi, standing behind Lu Cheng, instinctively closed her eyes in fright.
However, Lu Cheng didn't even twitch an eyelid.
He merely blew a gentle breath towards the flying plastic bucket.
Whoosh—
An invisible gust of wind appeared out of nowhere.
The aggressively approaching plastic bucket strangely paused in mid-air, then, at an even faster speed than it came, it reversed course!
"What?!"
Xiao Fan's pupils suddenly constricted, before he could even react.
Splat!
The plastic bucket exploded with pinpoint accuracy at his feet!
In an instant, a pungent odor, a mixture of rotten eggs, decaying durian, expired snail noodles, and dozens of unknown chemicals, enough to make even gods vomit, erupted!
Xiao Fan was at the core of the explosion!
"Ugh—!"
He himself couldn't hold back first, choked by the stench, tears and snot streaming down his face, he immediately bent over and retched violently.
[Ding! Received +10 scorn from a wild dog by the roadside!]
[Ding! Received +50 mockery from the security guard!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for acquiring a new title: "Stinky as Hell"!]
[Title Effect: You will automatically emit an unpleasant odor in any environment, hatred attraction value +200%!]
A series of system notifications furiously flashed across Xiao Fan's mind, which was almost fainting from the stench.
Meanwhile, in Lu Cheng's mind, the system's notification sound also rang out.
[Ding! Detected sub-system host acquiring a taunt-type title, triggering a hundredfold return!]
[Congratulations, Host, for acquiring a special aura: "Holy Domain"!]
[Aura Effect: Your body will always remain absolutely clean and emit a faint fragrance that purifies the environment and calms the mind.]
"Ah ah ah ah—!"
The extreme stench and endless humiliation completely broke Xiao Fan's last line of sanity!
He roared, his eyes bloodshot, waving his fists, abandoning all fancy tricks, and charged at Lu Cheng in the most primitive and savage way!
He wanted to tear this man apart!
However, facing his bull-like attack, Lu Cheng's face wore a cat-playing-with-mouse smile.
His figure was like a ghost.
Xiao Fan's fists whistled through the air, grazing his clothes.
Lu Cheng merely shifted his body sideways.
Xiao Fan's sweeping kick came, almost bursting the air.
Lu Cheng merely lightly tiptoed.
Each dodge was perfectly timed, full of playful taunts.
To outsiders, this was not a battle at all, but an adult teasing a troublesome child.
"Boring."
The moment Xiao Fan delivered another straight punch, Lu Cheng no longer dodged.
Bang!
A dull thud.
Lu Cheng struck later but arrived first, lightly kicking Xiao Fan in the abdomen.
Xiao Fan's body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground, curling into a ball.
Lu Cheng slowly walked forward, looking down at him, his deep eyes devoid of anger or disdain, only a pure... disappointment.
"Too weak."
"Is this the only kind of move you could painstakingly come up with?"
He shook his head and said softly.
"Truly... disappointing."
These words were heavier than any physical blow, completely shattering his last shred of dignity!
Xiao Fan lay on the ground, his body still twitching from the intense pain, but his eyes grew brighter and more manic.
At this very moment.
Bai Zhi, who had been standing by and witnessing all this, suddenly had the system's light screen pop up in her mind!