"What are you doing..."

Li Qinglian came out of the kitchen with chopsticks in her hand, looking surprised at the long-haired girl who suddenly sat up from the chair.

Starry Lin bowed deeply to her and said loudly, "I'm sorry! I have something to do and I'll be back soon!"

As she spoke, she had already run to the shoe cabinet, changed her slippers, and stepped directly into her sneakers with white cotton socks, ready to push the door and leave.

"Wait, it's so late, where are you going as a minor?" Li Qinglian quickly stopped her, covering her forehead with a headache. "I promised your mother to take good care of you. How can I let you run around alone..."

She knew the rumors about this girl who was forcibly brought home by her younger brother. Lin Starry was a well-known troublemaker in Tenth High School - Li Qinglian learned some of it from her younger brother, and Lin Starry herself admitted the rest.

Fighting, not following the rules, being competitive like a boy - Li Qinglian knew that most of it was nonsense. After communicating and spending some time with her, she already knew what kind of person this girl was.

In Li Qinglian's eyes, Lin Starry was actually a quiet and even cold girl in daily life. She didn't like to communicate with others and preferred to be alone, keeping her distance from others. She was grateful for Li Qinglian's help, but she was still reserved when facing an adult like herself.

It seemed that this girl only appeared lively in front of Little Sunny.

Because of this, Li Qinglian originally thought that taking care of such a well-behaved and cute girl would not be difficult...

But now it seems that it's not the case.

The girl usually appeared indifferent, but it was just because she hadn't encountered something that required serious attention.

After Li Qinglian called out, Lin Starry indeed stopped and looked at her.

From those clear eyes, Li Qinglian saw a determination that was rare in someone of this age.

A bunch of words that she was prepared to stop saying were spinning in the woman's throat, but she couldn't say them in the end.

As an experienced person, Li Qinglian knew that no preaching would work in the face of such a gaze. Even if her next words were in disagreement, she would still choose to turn around and leave.

"...Do you really have to go?"

Li Qinglian grabbed her ponytail, feeling a bit helpless.

"Yes."

The long-haired girl raised her stubborn little face and nodded forcefully.

The woman sighed and pointed to the shoes on her feet.

Lin Starry's sneakers looked a bit old, with some frayed edges, but the color was still as white as new, showing that the girl took good care of them.

"At least tie your shoelaces properly, don't trip."

Lin Starry was stunned for a moment, then quickly squatted down to tie her shoelaces.

...

Before the girl left, Li Qinglian couldn't help but say, "Starry, if you really encounter something that you must do, remember to seize the opportunity."

The long-haired girl, who was already standing at the door, nodded vigorously. Then, she hesitated and asked, "Sister Lian, can you... lend me a watch?"

Li Qinglian immediately took off her wristwatch without hesitation and threw it to her.

*

The night wind whistled in the alley, the streetlights were dim and the moonlight above barely illuminated the wet stone pavement underfoot.

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"One minute..."

She took out the watch and glanced at it.

A dark and turbid flow emerged around the girl, like an extension of her black long hair; the mouth of a giant beast protruded from the empty black hole.

She stepped forward with her slender legs and started running towards her destination.

Starry Lin was always good at running. She had always said so, and it was not an exaggeration. So far, she had only failed once, and it was because she was accidentally locked in a haunted house.

However, every time she ran in the past, it was always to escape from others;

But this time, she was running towards someone.

Although she couldn't figure out what had happened, she was certain that the gaze came from Sunny Xu, because she had already felt it in front of the hospital last time, so Lin Starry remembered it very clearly.

Sunny Xu wouldn't just stare at her out of boredom, but for some reason, he was calling her...

So, no matter what, she had to rush to his side immediately!

"Two minutes."

Lin Starry had already left the alley.

The home of the siblings was not far from the school. Li Qinglian had heard that they chose this address because of this, otherwise they could have lived in a better neighborhood.

Normally, it only took them about ten minutes to get to school from the alley.

But now, this speed was clearly not enough -

She had to become faster, faster!

The power from another world was responding to Lin Starry's thoughts and desires, and the growing turbid flow was pushing her forward at high speed.

As her speed increased, Lin Starry began to run without touching the ground, as if flying close to the ground. Occasionally, she skillfully jumped onto the wall roots, passed through the dense branches and leaves, and moved forward between the crowded eaves.She landed lightly on the ground.

The convex mirror at the corner of the alley reflected a cold light under the illumination of the street lamp. The chaotic tide flowed past the road, creating strange scenes that flashed on the mirror and disappeared. At this moment, the dark dream scene was gradually merging with the reality in front of the girl.

"Three minutes."

She had already run through the intricate old streets like a spider's web, and the buildings under her feet changed from low bungalows to mid-rise residential buildings.

Starry Lin began to jump between water pipes, fire escapes, and eaves, passing by the windowsills where clothes were hung to dry in each household. She even jumped from the rooftop of this building to the rooftop of the opposite building, spanning a distance of more than ten meters.

Occasionally, pedestrians passing by below would hear the sound and look up in confusion, but they could only see the empty night sky. Occasionally, people living in the buildings would open their windows, but they would only feel a gust of wind blowing in front of them, unable to see anything else.

...

A round moon quietly enveloped the city.

Starry Lin ran faster and jumped higher. Gravity seemed to have lost its effect on her, and the world under her feet went from three-dimensional to flat, extending towards the horizon.

Under the silent and profound sky, the city of humans never slept. The lights were bright, the streets were bustling with traffic, and the neon lights intertwined with the headlights of passing cars. Everything flowed like water, like passing clouds, like gentle light, flowing under the eyelashes of the girl with long hair.

Unconsciously, she turned into a gust of wind blowing over the city--

"...We're here."

With a "clap," the girl's white sneakers landed heavily on the iron railing, causing it to bend under the inertia before slowly dissipating the momentum.

Starry Lin saw the school, which was on the opposite side of the street from the building she was standing on. She put her hand on her eyebrows, made a gesture of looking into the distance, and squinted to estimate the distance on both sides.

Starry Lin took two steps back, took a deep breath, and her clothes and long black hair fluttered in the cold wind.

Starting from the rooftop of a building more than ten stories high, she jumped up high again, as if leaping towards the moon in the sky--

*

"What should we do?"

Wang Yue sat on the ground in frustration, muttering to himself.

"...You've repeated this sentence more than ten times."

Sun Xiaofang said.

"I...I can't think of a way..."

"I don't blame you." The girl with braided hair shook her head. "After all, everyone is the same as you. It seems that besides waiting, there is no other way."

The atmosphere in front of the school gate was quite depressing. The members of the study group were all downcast, some leaning against the wall, some sitting on the ground, everyone was in a daze, occasionally sighing.

No one wanted to speak.

The campus was pitch black, and it was terrifyingly quiet. Whether it was the murderer, their class leader, or Xu, there was no movement at the moment. No one knew what was happening inside.

Suddenly, the street lamp not far away flickered twice as if the current was unstable.

Then there was a light "bang" sound, as if something had fallen to the ground.

"What...what happened this time?"

Wang Yue looked up in panic.

"Someone is coming..."

They only noticed at this moment that, at some point, a figure had suddenly appeared under the street lamp.

Perhaps because of the experience of being chased by the murderer just now, everyone felt that there was a terrifying atmosphere surrounding this figure. They could only stare at each other suspiciously as the figure quickly approached the school gate, not knowing whether they should run away.

"It's...it's Lin Starry from our class!"

It was only when Wang Yue saw the girl's iconic long black hair swaying behind her that he quickly reminded everyone.

Starry Lin stopped and scanned the faces of the group as she walked past them.

"What happened inside?"

Her voice was slightly hoarse.

"Uh, a strange lunatic suddenly broke in, and we had to escape..."

Facing this long-haired girl with no expression and a strong aura, someone cautiously answered.

Starry Lin passed by them and frowned at the closed school gate, then turned around and asked again:

"Who is still inside?"

"It's our class leader, Seigetsu Zhu, and Sunny Xu..."

Before he could finish his sentence, she walked straight towards the iron gate.

"Wait, Lin, the, the gate is closed..."

Wang Yue wanted to stop her, but he only heard Lin mutter something like "four minutes..." Then, he watched helplessly as the girl with long hair stepped on the wall next to her and jumped up lightly;

At the same time, her other foot heavily stepped on the granite wall, pushing off again, and easily grabbed the pointed top of the iron gate.

This series of actions flowed smoothly, clearly showing the skill of the performer. It was precisely because of this that the high school students felt the gap even more.

They were all dumbfounded, their jaws dropped to the ground, and they could only stare blankly as Lin easily climbed over the iron gate, unable to say a word.

"So, Lin, Lin is really a martial arts master," Wang Yue scratched the back of his head and spoke with awe in his voice. "I thought it was just a rumor from another class..."

"You're so clueless," someone said impatiently, "Didn't we all see Lin knock Shi Hui flying with one punch? And you still say such things?"

"But I was in the classroom at that time..."The school gate suddenly became lively, and everyone seemed to be filled with hope again. Even Guo Zixuan, who had been silent all along, lifted his head, and his eyes sparkled once more behind his glasses.

The murderer who suddenly broke in wouldn't stand a chance against a hidden martial arts master, would he?