In the quiet alley late at night, a man dressed in a black suit with a cloak draped over his shoulders would not be considered normal by any ordinary person.
The four men were no exception.
After a moment of stunned, one of them couldn't help but ask,
"What's that guy doing? Why is he dressed like that?"
"I don't know. He looks like he's cosplaying."
"Wait, look at his hand!"
At this moment, the man whose arm had just been cut by a card suddenly looked at the masked man's right hand with a shocked expression.
Between his middle and index fingers, a card was folder, and this card was identical to the one that had just embedded itself in the wall and then suddenly flew away.
When the four men discovered this card, they immediately realized that he had used the card to injure their companion.
Although it sounded a bit absurd, that seemed to be the truth.
"Damn it! It was him! He threw the card!"
The man covering the wound on his arm immediately said angrily.
The faces of his three companions next to him also became somewhat solemn.
A burly man wearing a black tight-fitting vest with chest hair exposed first rubbed his fists, then threatened,
"I don't care who you are. I advise you not to meddle, or you'll be the one to suffer."
"I'll give you three seconds to get lost!"
As he finished speaking, the other two pulled out folding knives from their pockets, adopting fierce expressions.
However, the masked man under the streetlamp remained unmoved. With a flick of his finger, the card in his hand disappeared into thin air.
The next second, he slowly walked towards them under the nervous gazes of the four men.
His walking speed was not fast, and he made no movements along the way.
Yet, even so, it still made the four men feel an inexplicable pressure.
Behind them, Lip Stud Girl, who had been cornered against the wall, had forgotten her fear. Her round, wide eyes stared intently at the masked man.
Her eyes were filled with surprise and joy, along with a hint of confusion.
"It's him! Why is he here?"
"Is he here to save me?!"
"Why would he save me?"
"What if he can't beat those bad guys?"
Clearly, the girl had already recognized the identity of the masked man in front of her, because his clothes were simply too conspicuous.
Aside from the addition of a black Hu Die mask on his face, he was no different from when he performed at the Black Rose Bar.
Lip Stud Girl vaguely remembered his name—Ye Lin.
Just as she was worried that Lin Ye was no match for the four men, the four men surrounded Lin Ye.
"Kid, we already gave you a chance. You insisted on meddling, so don't blame us."
"If we don't teach you a lesson, you'll think we're easy to bully."
As soon as he finished speaking, the leading black-vested strongman threw a punch at Lin Ye.
Facing his fierce attack, Lin Ye showed no intention of dodging. Instead, he suddenly spread his hands.
The next second, a violent white light shone from his palms.
The moment the white light lit up, it was like a flashbang exploding.
The four men were caught off guard and their eyes were hit by the strong light.
It was as if a thousand needles had been stuck in their eyes. While temporarily blinded, they also let out cries of agony.
"My eyes!"
"I can't see!"
"Damn it! What is this?!"
"You bastard, what did you do?!"
Although their eyes were temporarily unable to see, the four men still did not give up on attacking Lin Ye. They began to wave the sharp weapons in their hands wildly.
It was a futile effort, however. Lin Ye simply activated a Magician's Hand and tripped them all to the ground.
While their vision had not yet recovered, he took out a rope from his system backpack and tied the four of them back-to-back.
After everything was done, only a few minutes had passed.
When the four men could barely see, Lin Ye's voice suddenly came from above their heads.
"Look here."
Hearing this, the four men instinctively looked up.
The next second, another strong white light lit up.
"Ah! My eyes, my eyes are blind again!"
"You little bastard, don't let me catch you. If I catch you, you're dead!"
"Wuwuwu, my eyes aren't really blind, are they?"
The four men who had just recovered their sight were forcibly blinded again.
Seeing this scene, Lin Ye, who was wearing a mask, couldn't help but curve the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Illumination seems to be much more effective than I imagined."
After a moment of self-muttering, Lin Ye turned to look aside.
"Have you taken enough pictures?"
Following his gaze, he saw Lip Stud Girl holding her phone, taking pictures of Lin Ye.
When she heard Lin Ye's words, the girl couldn't help but smile sheepishly.
"Hehe, I've taken enough."
"If you've taken enough, let's go, or it'll be troublesome later."
"Oh, okay."
After nodding obediently, Lip Stud Girl picked up her bag that had fallen nearby and prepared to leave with Lin Ye.
But as she was leaving, she seemed to remember something. She turned and jogged to the four men, raised her foot, and kicked each of the four men with her small leather shoe.
"Hmph, bad guys, still want to catch me!"
"Pfft! I have a bodyguard protecting me. Isn't my bodyguard amazing?"
"And you, you actually wanted to hit this young lady's face! I'll poke your eyeballs!"
With that, she stretched out her two fair and tender fingers and poked the eyes of the man with the injured arm.
After poking, she bounced over to Lin Ye's side.
Before long, Lin Ye led her out of the alley and onto a main road that was not so secluded.
"Alright, no one should dare to kidnap you here. Go home."
After saying this, Lin Ye took out his phone, preparing to call a taxi back to the dormitory.
But just then, he suddenly felt something grab his arm.
He looked down and found that it was Lip Stud Girl holding his arm tightly, her big eyes looking at him pitifully.
"No, they might have accomplices. What if their accomplices come to catch me if you leave? I'm so small, they can just grab me and go."
"Hmm... then call your family to pick you up," Lin Ye thought for a moment and replied.
"No, no, I'm not going home. My dad found a mistress who's about my age and had a younger brother with her. I'm not going back. I'm just going to wander outside. Even if I die outside, I won't go back." Lip Stud Girl shook her head like a rattle-drum.
"Then what should we do? You can't just keep following me, I have to go back to school." Lin Ye frowned.
"How about I call the police and send you to the police station?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the girl shook her head again.
"No, no, if I go to the police station, they'll definitely notify my dad, and I don't want to see him."
"This won't work, that won't work, so what do you want?" Lin Ye was starting to lose his patience.
"Let's get a room!" The girl suddenly said something that Lin Ye had not expected.
"Ah? Is that appropriate? Are you an adult?"
"Of course I'm an adult!" The girl tried to puff out her chest.
"I'm also a university student. I'm a freshman this year."
"And don't overthink it. When I say 'get a room,' I mean we each get one. Don't worry, I won't let you pay. Even though I ran away from home, I have money."
With that, she took out a cute frog-shaped children's wallet from her bag.
Inside the wallet was a thick stack of cash and a bank card.
When Lin Ye saw this, he was stunned.
He suddenly realized that the girl in front of him was probably not some 'spiritual sister,' and not only was she not a 'spiritual sister,' she might even be a rich young lady.
Of course, whatever her identity was, it had nothing to do with him.
He just wanted to go back to sleep quickly now.
"Phew... then I'll take you to a hotel, that should be fine, right? After I take you to the hotel, I'll go back."
"Okay!" The girl nodded.
"Then let's go."
With that, Lin Ye led the girl towards a seemingly high-end hotel not far away.
After completing the check-in procedures, the two arrived at the door of a suite.
"Alright, I've brought you to the hotel. There shouldn't be any more danger, so I should go now."
Just as Lin Ye was about to leave, the girl suddenly grabbed him again.
"Wait a moment, there's one last thing. If you promise me, I'll let you go."
"Something else?"
"Yes, take out your phone and unlock it."
Although he didn't know what she was going to do, in order to get away as quickly as possible, Lin Ye had no choice but to comply.
After he unlocked his phone and handed it to the girl, the girl also unlocked her own phone.
Soon, he heard a ding.
Then the girl operated on both his phone and her own phone.
"Alright, here's your phone back."
"Hmm?" With a hint of curiosity, Lin Ye immediately glanced at his phone screen.
He then realized that the girl had actually opened his WeChat and added a friend.
Not only did she pin this friend to the top, but she also changed the Remark to "170 36D Long-legged Beauty."
Looking at this Remark, and then at the girl in front of him whose chest and back were indistinguishable, Lin Ye suddenly felt like laughing.
"Alright, you can go back. Remember to message me when you get back."
"Good night, big brother."
After saying that, the girl swiped open the room door and walked inside.
Seeing the girl enter the room, Lin Ye also left the hotel directly, called a ride-sharing car at the hotel entrance, and returned to school.