Setting Up

The outdoor temperature must be around minus four or five degrees Celsius. If this person stays lying in the snow all night, they'll surely be in bad shape, and it might even cost a life!

"You stay inside, I'll go out and see what's going on," Lü Shu whispered to Lü Xiaoyu.

But as soon as he said that, his coat tails were grabbed from behind by Lü Xiaoyu. She didn't say a word, just stared at him intently.

"Let go!" Lü Shu whispered harshly.

"Negative emotional value from Lü Xiaoyu: +50..."

What in the world? It's really dangerous outside right now!

Lü Shu pondered for a moment. "Stay behind me and don't make a sound. Do as I say."

Lü Xiaoyu quickly nodded, her little head bobbing up and down rapidly, looking quite adorable...

The two of them stealthily opened the door and slipped out. Lü Shu immediately went to inspect the person's appearance. To his surprise, it was the performer who had been taken away by the black-clothed figure backstage at the acrobatics performance that afternoon!

This was getting interesting. They had just seen two black-clothed figures rush past, and now this person was lying in front of their door. Lü Shu noticed that the person's face was extremely pale, looking very weak.

What should he do?

Wasn't this person taken away? How did they end up here? Lü Shu was sure that the group claiming to be the fire brigade wouldn't kindly release this guy.

At this moment, he was absolutely certain that the distant fire was also related to this person because their ability should be related to fire. A massive fire suddenly ignited on the third day of the Lunar New Year, illuminating the city, and this performer had just escaped from some unknown place.

He even speculated that this person might have set the fire in the city center to escape, and the two black-clothed figures in front were probably chasing him.

This person was really ruthless, setting such a big fire just to save himself. I wonder if there were any casualties in the fire?

Of course, Lü Shu knew that all of this was just his speculation.

But the problem was, he was most worried about being involved with these people.

Some say with great power comes great responsibility, but Lü Shu thought this idea was a bit far-fetched. He just needed to mind his own business. Living selfishly was a necessity. If you were truly selfless to the point of losing yourself, no one would compensate you.

In this changing world, heroes emerge one after another, only to be replaced after disappearing, as if it were a kind of glory.

However, in reality, one person never truly replaces another. The so-called replacement only meant that the former person was forgotten.

At this moment, if the black-clothed figures returned, Lü Shu would be in trouble.

"What should we do? Should we save him?" Lü Xiaoyu looked up at Lü Shu.

"I don't know CPR, but it doesn't seem appropriate here anyway." Lü Shu looked at the person on the ground pensively. "Let's call for an ambulance. You go make him some ginger soup; it might help. But I heard calling an ambulance costs money, so we won't pay. We'll just say we don't know him at all and let him pay when he wakes up..."

For someone like Lü Shu, 120 yuan could do a lot of things. It definitely shouldn't be spent on a stranger. Calling an ambulance and making ginger soup was already going above and beyond.

"Negative emotional value from Liang Che: +70..."

Lü Shu was a bit taken aback when he received this income record. The person most likely to have a negative emotional impact on him right now was the one lying on the ground, but could an unconscious person really generate negative emotions?

Are you faking it...

Lü Shu's face darkened. This guy actually came all the way to the yard to pull off this act?! Can you bear to do this? This is taking advantage of my sympathy!

Although he didn't have much sympathy...

"Give me a hand, let's lift him up," Lü Shu whispered to Lü Xiaoyu.

Lü Xiaoyu asked, "Should we carry him inside?"

Lü Shu thought for a moment. "Let's take him outside the yard and leave him there."

Lü Xiaoyu: ???

"Negative emotional value from Liang Che: +470..."

Lü Shu was ecstatic. He had never before received so much negative emotional value from a single person! This was truly interesting!

With this much, he could almost buy the first Star Origin Fruit.

At this moment, Liang Che on the ground finally began to regain consciousness. "Water... water..."

Ah, Lü Shu chuckled. What a convincing act.

The other person must have been really weak, which couldn't be faked, but not as severe as they pretended.

Lü Shu squatted down earnestly. "There's no water, but you can eat some snow."

"Negative emotional value from Liang Che: +170..."

At that moment, Liang Che was puzzled. Since when had things become so complicated? Was it so hard to get a sip of water indoors?

He struggled to sit up. "Could you help me inside..."

Liang Che thought the boy might not have understood his meaning due to lack of experience, so he decided to be more direct.

However, just as he began to sit up, Lü Shu pushed him back down and said politely, "No."

"Negative emotional value from Liang Che: +800..."

My god, Lü Shu couldn't help but chuckle. This was the first time someone had contributed so much negative emotional value to him! This was too interesting!

With this, he could almost buy the second Star Origin Fruit!

At that moment, Liang Che finally understood one thing... This young man in front of him wasn't just misunderstanding his intentions. He even refused to let him into the house when he himself suggested it. Was this boy afraid he would extort money from them?!

Liang Che's expression gradually calmed down.

Lü Shu felt a pang of anxiety. Was he trying to silence him? If this person was truly running for his life, then as one of the witnesses, he might become a clue in the pursuit.

What should he do if this person really wanted to silence him?

Surely not. In this peaceful era, people who resort to murder at the drop of a hat shouldn't be common enough for him to casually encounter.

For Lü Shu, even though he had now leaned over the well and seen the possibility of another world, his first 17 years of life had been calm.

His worldview was also generally peaceful, without bloodshed, war, or lawless outlaws.

For a moment, Lü Shu's mind was filled with all sorts of thoughts. At this moment, Liang Che exerted force, trying to sit up.

However, just as he managed to sit halfway up, Lü Shu pushed him back down again.

Liang Che stared at Lü Shu, and Lü Shu innocently stared back

"Negative emotional value from Liang Che: +100..."

Liang Che tried to sit up again, but Lü Shu pushed him back down once more. The two of them repeated this back-and-forth several times, with Liang Che attempting to rise and Lü Shu gently pushing him back down each time. Gradually, Liang Che realized that this young man had quite a bit of strength...

Meanwhile, Lü Shu was gleefully adding up the negative emotional value he was gaining. This was truly an unexpected windfall for him.