Chapter 242
Cold wind continuously rushed in through his cuffs, pant legs, and collar, making Shen Shuyu shiver and gradually clearing his muddled brain.
His stiff body twitched slightly, and only then did he realize he was currently tied to a chair. It was clear the person tying him had put some thought into it, but the ropes were loose. It felt like with just a slight movement, he could break free.
He slowly began to untie himself, looking around. He realized that right in front of him sat an altar. On the table were fruits and various offerings.
Sacrificing to whom?
Shen Shuyu felt goosebumps rising all over. This was obviously a sacrifice meant for him—all that was missing were three incense sticks.
He quickly freed himself from the ropes, but he couldn’t figure out what exactly was going on. All he knew was that Chi Yanxun had drugged him again.
Having freed himself, he didn’t rush to stand up. Instead, he continued looking at his surroundings. This was an unfinished building, with industrial supplies scattered around. The cold wind that had awakened him was rushing in through the wide-open, unsealed walls from all directions.
What did Chi Yanxun bring him here for?
Where did the man go?
Shen Shuyu didn’t know how long he had been tied up, but enduring the constant cold wind had left his limbs somewhat stiff.
Just as he was about to move around a bit, he saw a glowing red light dancing near the staircase. Shen Shuyu quickly pulled something from his pocket, then kept both hands behind his back, tightening the ropes around him to appear tied up.
It seemed he needed to confront Chi Yanxun first.
As Chi Yanxun drew closer, Shen Shuyu finally saw what he was holding—three incense sticks.
Son of a bitch.
Shen Shuyu couldn’t help but curse internally. Had Chi Yanxun been fed some sort of mind-control potion? Was he insane? Engaging in such ancient rituals?
Chi Yanxun walked up to the altar holding the three incense sticks. Without a word, his exposed right eye stared straight at Shen Shuyu, seemingly unsurprised that Shen Shuyu was awake.
He raised the incense sticks to the level of his face and bowed respectfully three times, truly looking the part of someone offering a sacrifice.
Shen Shuyu let out a cold scoff. “Spare me. Your ancestor here can’t handle your filial piety.”
Chi Yanxun inserted the incense into the incense burner. He looked at Shen Shuyu again. As their gazes met, Shen Shuyu frowned.
He couldn’t shake the feeling that the Chi Yanxun standing before him was indescribably strange and eerie. Furthermore, his gaze was no longer like before; right now, it was incredibly dull and lifeless.
Shen Shuyu raised an eyebrow slightly. “Out with it. What did you bring your ancestor here for?”
Chi Yanxun walked up to him. He lowered his head and stated bluntly, “I want you.”
“Are you mental?” Shen Shuyu rolled his eyes. “If you’re sick, go get treated. If I don’t return home soon, do you believe my brother will flatten the entire Chi family?”
Recently, Shen Yisi had been coming home early. Even when Shen Shuyu went out, he would always inform Yue Cheng. He didn’t know how long he had been unconscious, but if it got any later, his two older brothers would definitely notice something was wrong. Finding him wouldn’t be difficult; there were surveillance cameras all along the way, and the Shen family was not to be trifled with.
However, seeing Chi Yanxun’s clearly abnormal state, he knew he had to get out of there as quickly as possible.
The Chi Yanxun standing beside him let out a light chuckle. The laugh sounded bizarre, carrying a strange intonation, much like…
Before Shen Shuyu could place the resemblance, Chi Yanxun said, “Flattening them or not has nothing to do with me.”
Shen Shuyu tilted his head back to look at him, saying nothing. Chi Yanxun also allowed him to stare.
Suddenly, Shen Shuyu remembered something. Before the New Year, when he and Chi Yanxun went to the jewelry store, he had seen a flash of red light in Chi Yanxun’s pupil.
Red light?
Red light…
Red light!
Shen Shuyu looked up at Chi Yanxun. His expression turned solemn, stripping away his previous playful demeanor. He said coldly, “You are the Luck System.”
He remembered now. The indicator light that flashed whenever the Luck System appeared in his mind was also red. Moreover, right before he passed out, he had heard Chi Yanxun utter those eerie words.
He wanted to become the center of the world?
The center of the world couldn’t be replaced. If it were, the entire world would collapse.
The Chi Yanxun standing beside him finally burst into laughter. Only this time, the laughter distinctly carried a mechanical tone.
Chi Yanxun said, “I thought you wouldn’t be able to guess. Shen Shuyu, you are even smarter than I imagined.”
He paused. “And more cunning.”
Fortunately, when it left Chi Yanxun’s body, it had left behind half a string of its critical code. Therefore, when it was captured by the Master Mind, it didn’t panic and simply returned to Chi Yanxun’s body to hide for a few days. It had also been closely monitoring Shen Shuyu . It didn’t understand how the system in this world had managed to locate it so quickly.
It wasn’t until it saw Wen Jiafei and realized the two were already together. That reminded the Luck System of its time on Planet Siro, when it had suffered its first severe strike from this world’s main system. However, at the time, Wen Jiafei wasn’t fully obeying its commands, so for the majority of the time, it had been operating in an information-blind state.
But the moment it saw Wen Jiafei, everything clicked.
This world’s main system had been residing inside Shen Shuyu’s body from the very beginning!
That explained why it felt a familiar presence the moment it entered Shen Shuyu’s body.
The moment it realized everything, the Luck System almost scrambled its own code in sheer fury.
Just when exactly did this Shen Shuyu hook up with the main system?
And he must have discovered it ages ago! He willingly let it parasitize him just to capture it!
The more the Luck System thought about it, the angrier it became.
Shen Shuyu said, “Thanks for the compliment. Since old acquaintances have reunited, why don’t you take that eyepatch off? It looks incredibly awkward.”
The Luck System hesitated for a moment but ultimately followed Shen Shuyu’s words, controlling Chi Yanxun’s hand to remove the eyepatch, revealing his left eye.
By now, the left eye had turned a deep, sinister red. In the dim lighting, it looked exceptionally terrifying. But Shen Shuyu knew this was the true face of the Luck System.
The Luck System tossed the eyepatch aside carelessly. It said, “If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have possessed his body this quickly.”
Shen Shuyu let out a cold scoff. “Is that so? No need to thank me.”
The Luck System mimicked him with a scoff of its own.
Shen Shuyu asked, “Since you’ve already possessed his body, why capture me? As an AI, you should know Amor’s laws, right? Even if you don’t, you should know that murder is illegal.”
“I never said I was going to kill you.”
The left eye that truly belonged to the Luck System settled on Shen Shuyu. “I told you before, you are the secondary center of this world.”
Shen Shuyu let out a “Ha.” “What ‘secondary center’ or ‘center of the world’? I thought you were just tricking a child.”
The Luck System said, “Didn’t the system cooperating with you tell you? The center of this world is Shen Xili, and the secondary center… is you.”
“Isn’t the secondary center Chi Yanxun?” Shen Shuyu furrowed his brows.
The Luck System controlled Chi Yanxun’s face to form a smile. “You really do know.”
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