This scene was seriously strange. Ning Shu covered her mouth to prevent herself from making any sounds. For some reason, she felt that she had stumbled upon a significant secret.
Not only was this incident absent from the original host's memories, but it also wasn't mentioned in this world's storyline.
When Ning Shu saw that the wind around Ling Xue was dying down, she turned and ran without hesitation. From the looks of it, whatever Ling Xue was doing was almost finished.
Ning Shu squeezed into a bookstore and pretended to browse through the books. When she looked up, she saw Ling Xue passing by. She wasn't sure if it was her imagination, but the imposing aura Ling Xue radiated seemed to have grown even stronger and colder.
Ling Xue, who was outside, suddenly sensed a probing gaze. She stopped walking and looked around.
Ning Shu, who was inside the bookstore, immediately shifted her focus to the book in her hand and didn't dare glance at Ling Xue again. Cultivators were seriously unbelievable; they could even sense a mere glance.
Ling Xue furrowed her beautiful brows. The sensation of being watched had disappeared. After a brief pause, she left.
Ning Shu only dared to exhale after a while had passed. Her back was covered in cold sweat.
It was too scary, she thought. How was an ordinary person supposed to deal with the overpowered female lead?
Ning Shu rushed back to her apartment, showered, and then headed to the Taekwondo studio to practice frantically. However, she still couldn't shake the unease in her heart. No matter how much she trained, she was still just an ant compared to the female lead.
Ning Shu was seriously stumped by her situation. She had no influence, no power, and no support at all. She began reexamining the storyline to see if there was anyone who held a grudge against either the male lead or the female lead.
She discovered that the boss antagonist of this world was a complete mystery. There was no boss at all. The entire story revolved around the male and female leads acting domineering and being completely invincible. If it weren't for the limitations of this world, the male and female leads probably would have rushed off into the cosmos.
Meanwhile, Ning Shu had no influence to call upon. Even if she did, it would have been useless in the face of the male and female leads' radiant, golden main character halos.
"System, I hate you." Ning Shu tilted her head back and screamed this in her heart.
Every day, Ning Shu trained until it was almost midnight before heading home. However, today she sensed that something was off when she got back. The moment she opened the door, she heard rustling sounds coming from inside.
There was even the scent of blood.
Someone was here. Ning Shu quietly pulled a steel pipe from behind the door. How could a woman feel safe living alone without preparing a few safety measures?
Ning Shu's hair stood on end as she listened to the sounds coming from inside. She gripped the pipe tightly.
Using the weak illumination from the streetlight outside, she noticed something wiggling on the sofa. Without thinking, she lifted the pipe and swung it toward the sofa.
A sound like a pig being slaughtered immediately came from the sofa. It sounded like a man, so Ning Shu hit the person with the steel pipe even more relentlessly.
"Hey, I said that's enough! Keep hitting me, and I'll shoot," the person said, trying to suppress his anger. "Go turn on the lights."
When Ning Shu heard that he had a gun, she was so scared she almost dropped the pipe. However, she remembered that the pipe was her only weapon. If she threw it away, she would truly be a defenseless lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
"Turn on the lights," the voice sounded slightly pained.
"Fuck, I told you to turn on the lights!"
Ning Shu heard the sound of the gun's safety being disengaged and, terrified, immediately ran to the door to turn on the lights.
She stood at the door, not daring to enter the room, while also suppressing her impulse to flee. No matter how fast she ran, she couldn't outrun a bullet.
She glanced nervously at the person on the sofa and cried out in surprise, "Doctor?!"