4 Chapter 4: The Old Master's Rampage_1

Lan Jin returned to her room and first removed her non-mainstream makeup, revealing an exquisitely beautiful face in the mirror—delicate features on porcelain-white skin.

Especially those teasing, upturned almond-shaped eyes with thick and long eyelashes, their every frown and smile seemed capable of ensnaring souls.

There was still a hint of youthful greenness in the corners of her eyes, but once she matured a bit more, how heart-stoppingly beautiful she would become!

Accompanied by a long-missed sense of familiarity, it made Lan Jin's heart skip a beat.

It had only been three years, yet unbeknownst to her, she had experienced dozens of dimensions in the Quick Pass World, staying in each at least three years.

Fortunately, her memories had been blurred, excluding the skills she learned, now she could only clearly remember the events of the last doomsday dimension.

She and another medical doctor had teamed up to develop an antiviral drug, and they had agreed to start a casual romance after the end of days—except, who would've thought—

That damned system suddenly forced her back without her permission.

And with that, the system also disappeared.

Good riddance, now she wouldn't have to deal with it bossing her around or forbidding romance under threat of being sent to a black hole for reformation.

As a result, she hadn't experienced a single romance despite all the worlds she'd been through!

How infuriating.

Now that things were finally quiet around her, she should have been happy, but Lan Jin felt a sense of loss and inexplicable irritability.

Think about it, the system had been her companion for so many years; though it was a bit noisy and overbearing, it had cared for and protected her.

Suddenly vanishing like that, wouldn't anyone feel uncomfortable?

But wait a minute!

Hey, the Magic Core Watch is still here?

To her surprise, Lan Jin found a smart bracelet with an all-black dial still on her wrist.

At first glance, it looked no different from an ordinary electronic watch, but it was a powerful device made by Future Interstellar.

She recalled it was a reward from the system, saying that as he would no longer be by her side, the Magic Core Watch would replace him and continue to protect her.

With that thought, Lan Jin's mood considerably improved, and she turned the faucet back on to wash her face.

Now that she was back, it was time to bid farewell to everything in the Quick Pass World.

Also, goodbye to... my idiotic Q God!

Yes, Q God was the system's name.

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Lan Jin casually chose a hair salon called "Haphazard Trims" and had her hair dyed back to normal.

She dyed it dark brown, cut it into shoulder-length hair tucked behind her ears, and swapped her colorful non-mainstream attire for simple and comfortable casual clothes.

Unwrapping a lollipop, she placed it in her mouth, her peach blossom eyes slightly squinting, the corners lifted into a confident and mischievous curve.

She leaned back lazily in the chair, letting the stylist fiddle with her hair, as stunned gazes landed on her from time to time.

"You, you, you... are so beautiful, this hairstyle really, really suits you."

The young stylist was so amazed by her beauty that he stumbled over his words.

His eyes practically glued to her, he wished he could take in her visage longer.

He swore that Lan Jin was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, and it seemed she was without makeup.

The purity of her beauty, like an angel fallen to earth, made one capitulate at a glance!

For a moment, the eyes of everyone in the shop were drawn to her, men marveled and lusted, women envied and were jealous.

Several guys even pulled out their phones wanting to ask for a selfie, only to be declined one by one by Lan Jin.

She was no celebrity, not into that stuff.

After her hair was done, she paid and left.

She saw duckbill caps for sale at a street stall, picked one at random, and put it on, deliberately pulling the brim down low.

In truth, even without a disguise, nobody would probably recognize her now.

Afterward, she visited an internet cafe for about 30 minutes before she left.

Then she went to a computer market, bought some parts, and planned to assemble a high-end computer and smartphone by herself.

Her hand lightly stuffed in her pocket, the backpack casually slung over her shoulder with her fingertips lightly hooking the strap, tinging a shade of chilly white.

With a brisk stride, she had just left the market when she received a call from her grandfather.

Hearing that familiar, aged voice after so long, Lan Jin's eyes suddenly moistened.

Since childhood, grandfather had always been the one to spoil her the most.

Even now, infamous and vilified by everyone online, with all choosing to believe the pregnant woman and viewing her as a murderer, her grandfather thought otherwise!

In grandfather's heart, even though his granddaughter had seemed like a different person over these three years, his affection and trust in her never changed.

Even at the cost of his old life, he was determined to defend and protect her!

So, when Lan Jin arrived at the old residence, what she saw was an elderly man with grizzled hair, standing with one foot up on a stool, exuding the aura of an underworld boss.

He was holding several cell phones, engaging in fiery disputes online.

The old man was assertive as he typed, "Scram, you idiot, you're the murderer, your whole family are murderers."

Then quickly switched to another phone with a new ID to continue the battle: "You flat-calf, wait until I make you wail for your daddy in King, see if my Lee Bai's broadsword won't chop you to bits!"

Grandfather typed swiftly, clearly a veteran surfer of the web with a rich vocabulary of up-to-date internet slang.

Lan Jin: "..."

She had braced herself for the flood of emotions upon seeing her grandfather after so long, perhaps even breaking down in tears.

But who would have expected... this turn of events indeed took her by surprise.