Chapter 73: Reset After Being Killed Again
“Little brother, I didn’t want to take your life, but you just won’t listen, so you can’t blame me for forgetting our old ties!”
“Ah, Sister Dan, let’s talk this through! If your lover needs eyes, we can help find them! Does it really have to be mine?”
Struggling to his feet, Shen Xin tried to activate his teleportation ability to escape, but before he could do so, a blinding white light flashed toward him. He looked down, only to see that his lower body had vanished. Darkness swiftly claimed his consciousness.
Time: Midnight, 12:02
Place: University Town, Scholar’s Street
A chime sounded—new order received, please process promptly. Shen Xin glanced at the order but didn’t rush to claim it. He took several deep breaths, cursing with a laugh, “Damn it, back to square one again. What’s going on? Do I always come back here when I die?”
The first time everything reset, Shen Xin had been dazed and uncertain whether he’d died. This time, he was sure: he had died and then been reborn at the same spot.
Now he knew Sister Dan wanted to gouge out his eyes, so he avoided accepting the order, intending to sidestep her and see if that changed anything.
He hopped on his electric scooter, returned to his rented room, showered, and went to bed, enjoying a comfortable sleep.
Early the next morning, he awoke and tentatively activated his eye technique. The glass cup on his desk instantly appeared in his hand.
“Well then, I’ll keep a low profile for now!”
Shen Xin realized he could awaken his superpower even without Xu Dan, so he decided to develop quietly this time, waiting for the right moment to astonish everyone.
In the days that followed, he moved out of his rental and back into the dormitory, balancing classes with cultivation and quitting his delivery job.
As for the incident with the girl jumping from the dormitory, he didn’t intervene—he couldn’t have stopped it anyway. Regarding the ambiguous relationship between Yu and Yan Nan, he left it unaddressed; he felt there was no future for Yan Nan with Yu, so he didn’t bother investing more energy.
He kept a close eye on He Xuantong, following him whenever he left the dorm.
Yet, after several days, he discovered nothing unusual.
Not until the school’s jumping incident did he finally notice something while tailing He Xuantong.
From a distance, he saw He Xuantong board the blood donation van and not return for a long time.
“Something’s wrong—there’s trouble!”
When he rushed over, He Xuantong had already been bitten, along with several nurses.
Shen Xin showed no mercy, finishing them all off, then promptly fled.
He recalled those who had left the blood donation van earlier.
The last to emerge was a girl with twin pigtails, dressed in a Japanese school uniform. She didn’t look like a university student, more like a high schooler.
There were four high schools nearby, with over ten thousand students—tracking her down would be a hassle.
“No matter, I’ll keep developing quietly.”
When school was out for the holidays, he hurried home and found Tang Ziran feeding chickens at Tianpingchong.
“Ziran, I’ve come to pick you up.”
Seeing Tang Ziran filled Shen Xin with warmth. He found her reliable, his right-hand helper.
“Who are you? How do you know my name?”
Tang Ziran, wary, summoned two wolves to stand guard in front of her.
“Relax, we’ve known each other for ages, though you don’t remember me right now. I’ll take you to the city—we’re going to make something of ourselves!”
Tang Ziran didn’t relax at his words; instead, she drew her dagger and prepared for a fight, demanding, “Who are you, really? Speak, or I won’t be polite!”
“Alright, I’m Shen Xin from Weishui Village, same village as you. Come to my house for Dragon Boat Festival first. We’ll talk about everything else later.”
“Shen Xin? I think I’ve heard of you—you’re Shen Haibin’s son, right?”
“Yes, yes! I study at Niucheng University, and I’m looking for trustworthy partners to start a business. Let’s go, come to my house first.”
Tang Ziran put away her dagger and smiled, “Wait a moment, let me pack my things.”
Shen Xin quickly said, “No need, I’ve bought new ones for you.”
“But we have to bring the chickens and ducks!”
“Alright, bring them! No need for anything else. To be honest, my family has plenty of chickens and ducks—you don’t have to bring yours.”
Tang Ziran stubbornly fetched a basket and packed all her chickens and ducks.
When Shen Xin brought Tang Ziran home, his mother and father were overjoyed.
Especially his mother, who circled around Tang Ziran, growing fonder with every glance. She whispered to Shen Xin, “Son, you picked a good wife. She’s strong and reliable, a hardworking, practical person, and she’s from our own village—no trouble communicating.”
Shen Xin sighed to the heavens. He’d endured this ordeal three times already—how could anyone bear it?
He buried himself in chores: slaughtering chickens and ducks, fishing, cutting grass for pigs—anything to keep himself busy.
After a lavish lunch, Shen Xin took Tang Ziran to town to buy clothes, shoes, and daily necessities.
Along the way, he kept asking if there was anything else she needed, urging her to speak up.
After several days of good food and drink at home, and once the Dragon Boat Festival had passed, Shen Xin brought Tang Ziran to Niucheng.
Back in Niucheng, he rented a house, and they moved in together.
Tang Ziran asked, puzzled, “Brother, is this how we start a business?”
“Of course not. Rest for a day. Tomorrow I’ll take you to get rich.”
The first thing Shen Xin thought of was to go treasure-hunting in the Sinkhole.
“Um, brother, you’re not tricking me just to make me your wife, are you?”
“Come on, with looks like mine, do I need to trick anyone? Plenty of pretty girls come to me on their own. Come, let me show you around first.”
Shen Xin took Tang Ziran for a stroll around University Town, sampling street food and buying her small gifts. Tang Ziran was overjoyed.
That night, thinking about their trip to Snake City the next day, Shen Xin entered Tang Ziran’s room.
“Brother, I’m not ready yet—wait a bit longer!”
Seeing Shen Xin, Tang Ziran clutched her blanket tightly, her heart pounding, cheeks flushed scarlet.
“Silly girl, what are you thinking? Tomorrow we’re going to Snake City to dig for gemstones—just one trip and we’ll earn plenty. Get some rest.”
“Okay. I’ll get up early.”
When Shen Xin left, Tang Ziran breathed a sigh of relief, though a tiny sense of disappointment lingered.
Early the next morning, Shen Xin got up, prepared two backpacks, and took Tang Ziran by bus to Snake City.
There, they transferred to a smaller bus and finally, after much effort, arrived at Xiaowang Village.
After all that, they reached the Sinkhole.
Tang Ziran stood at the cave entrance, hesitant. “Brother, you’re not taking me into a cave just to do something to me, right? Geez, you have strange tastes!”
Shen Xin held his head and sighed, “Hey, silly girl, what’s on your mind? We’re here to dig gemstones, got it? Dig as much as you can! And stop having these weird thoughts, alright?”
“Understood.”
“Come on, stay close.”
They spent the entire day in the cave, digging over three thousand gemstones and filling both backpacks.
Each carried a heavy pack out of the Sinkhole, caught a cab, and returned to Niucheng.