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Lin Xi laid half of his body on the counter, his right hand holding his head as he looked at the entrance of the shop with lifeless eyes. No one knew what he was thinking, but a jade was swaying in his left hand, as if he was a shopkeeper who had thrown it away.

It was just half past five and already the sky had turned dark. It was just that this year's Ming Zhou was a little abnormal, so it should have been cold already by this time of year. Instead, this year's weather was even more scorching.

"Rumble …"

Dull thunder suddenly exploded in the sky above Ming Zhou City, and following after, a streak of lightning tore through more than half the sky, illuminating the entire city as if it were day.

Lin Xi recovered from the sound of thunder, got up and hung the jade pendant around his neck. Then, he walked out of the counter to look outside the shop, only to see thick and heavy cumulonimbus clouds causing the already darkening sky to become even darker.

The people on the street who were getting off work seemed to have predicted the coming storm and they hurried along the street, hoping to find a place to hide before the heavy rain came. At this moment, the vitality of the Millennium Ancient City had evaporated to the limit.

"It's already so late, and the weather is still so evil. It's good to take a shower, it shouldn't be too hot after taking a shower, right!"

Lin Xi turned and walked into the store. Seeing a few spare umbrellas on the rain umbrella stand at the entrance, he felt at ease.

He leisurely found a comfortable position on the sofa in the reception area and sat down. Lin Xi seemed to have forgotten the rumbling of thunder outside and the heavy rain that was about to come.

Today was Friday. Seeing that the day's work was about to end and he could take a leave of absence tomorrow, Lin Xi was unable to cheer up what should have been worth it.

Because he was unemployed!

Lin Xi was twenty-three years old this year, and was born in a small city within North Sichuan.

Now that Lin Xi had already joined the work force, a height of 1.78 meters was justifiable in this society. Although he did not look handsome, he had a pretty face and especially when he smiled, he always gave people the feeling of sunshine, warmth and peace of mind.

However, only those who truly understood him would know how calm and reliable he was, so his best friend always said that he had too many things on his mind. He was clearly twenty-three years old, but he had actually become thirty-two.

Lin Xi, who had graduated from university, entered society while brimming with fighting spirit. He, who was originally in the history department, was looking for a job, applying for a resume, and conducting interviews, but was hit hard on the head everywhere. In the end, he had no choice but to compromise with society and enter a large hotel to be a chef.

In this era, there were too many university students!

After a year of working in the hotel, because the chairman had invited Feng Shui to show Feng Shui to the hotel, he had said a few more words and the hotel was expelled in a nameless manner. It was with great difficulty that he managed to find his current job.

When it came to pawnshop, the majority of people stayed away from it. They even treated it as a pawnshop on television, doing all sorts of collateral and loan sharks. Furthermore, they would come into contact with all sorts of people on a daily basis, making a poor impression of them.

However, along with the development of the times, the pawnshop had long since disappeared into history, and replacing it was the present pawnshop. It was a financial institution which gathered financing, Taobao, depositing and other functions as one, and was recognized and protected by the state. In recent years, there were even relevant laws and regulations to restrict the business model of the industry.

Just before today, the Absolute Zone s in the shop had been decorated with all kinds of famous watches, diamond rings, jewelry, jade artifacts and even antiques. Those extravagant things were the ones that were extremely attractive to those who pursued luxury goods, allowing them to bring about profits.

However, at noon today, two escort cars suddenly came in from the outside of the store. The professional guard armed with weapons sealed all the cash and luxury goods in the pawnshop and then escorted them away swiftly, not even giving them a chance to react.

Later, Lin Xi asked a few of his colleagues about it. Only then did he find out that there had been a "scam" in the shop recently, causing the shop to be short of funds by more than a million, and that the Investment Company had been checked down in a rage.

After lunch, the manager gathered the people in the shop for an emergency meeting. The meeting only talked about one thing, and that was that pawnshop had to be closed for three months, and then after three months, he would come back to work.

Even though he said that he would have to close down his business to rectify the situation, everyone knew that he was going to investigate into fraud. In this society, even without a salary for three months, he would starve to death.

After the small meeting, the manager took the lead to leave the pawnshop. The rest of them also quickly left as if they were avoiding a god of pests, afraid that they would be involved in some scam. Only Lin Xi stayed alone all this time, not caring about any of these things.

He was someone who was nostalgic. He had already worked in this pawnshop for more than half a year, so even if he was about to close down and fix things, he had to finish this last day.

Another thunder accompanied by lightning exploded in the sky above Ming Zhou City. Following it were the patter of rain and the sound of bananas. In less than a minute, a torrential downpour had arrived.

Lin Xi sighed as he walked to the entrance of the shop to watch the heavy rain. This torrential rain was too quick and caught off guard, in a short period of time, water had formed on the street, making it look like a small pond that was flowing towards the sewers, converging into a small stream.

And under this long-planned torrential rain, visibility was less than thirty meters.

"I'm going to lose my job again. Where should I go?"

Lin Xi thought to himself, then remembered that his classmate from a few days ago had sent him an invitation, telling him that the wedding was about to take place, and that he had to come at any cost.

Since he was already unemployed, he might as well go to his friend's wedding. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to get a leave of absence at the beginning, but now, he no longer had to worry about getting a leave of absence.

Suddenly, Lin Xi saw someone running towards him from the other side of the street in the heavy rain.

Looking at the figure that passed through the rain, Lin Xi frowned. He raised his head and saw that it was already 6.10 in the shop.

But today, due to the heavy rain, Lin Xi had not left yet, but the pawnshop's rule was to get off work at 6 o'clock, could it be that the person in the rain didn't know the rules in the shop?

Or was it because there was something important that he had to brave the torrential rain to come here?

"Pa!" "Pa!" "Whoosh!"

An urgent horn sounded beside Lin Xi's ears. Then, a dim yellow light shone onto the entire street, illuminating it. Lin Xi raised his head to look and saw a small truck running over from afar.

Because the visibility of the torrential rain was too low, the driver could only constantly sound the horn to warn the pedestrians, but he showed no signs of slowing down at all. He also didn't see the person walking over from the other side of the street.

But when Lin Xi saw it, he took a glance at the truck that was speeding over, and then looked at the person who was walking through the rain. He could even see that the person was an old man with a face covered in red light.

In a moment, Lin Xi made up his mind. He couldn't just watch as the old man died, maybe he still had a chance to push the old man away, if not the old man would be hit by the truck.

"F * ck, running around even at the age of seventy or eighty!"

After cursing, Lin Xi rushed out of the store. Although the old man was only ten metres away, it was already too late. He jumped and pushed the old man who was walking in the torrential rain. The old man seemed to be panicked by his push and staggered back a few steps. It was this step that allowed him to escape death.

"Bam!"

"Chi la!"

The dull thumping sounds and the sound of skidding after the emergency brakes were particularly ear-piercing under the heavy rain. The truck driver could finally see the figures on the street at the last distance; it was an emergency brake. However, the road was slippery from the heavy rain and the inertia of the truck was enough to drag the truck for more than ten meters.

The huge impact knocked Lin Xi diagonally for more than ten meters, and his head was bleeding profusely onto a large tree by the side of the road. Blood continuously flowed out of his mouth, and because the tree was covered with leaves, a tree branch swept past his eyes, leaving behind a trail of blood.

Before Lin Xi lost consciousness, a thought flashed through his mind: "I really got f * cking unlucky today!"

The fresh blood that flowed out from Lin Xi's mouth onto the jade pendant in front of his chest, then was washed away by the rain. When the fresh blood fell onto the jade pendant, it suddenly released a rich green light from within, but the light was completely hidden by the fresh blood, even the driver who came to check on Lin Xi's wounds did not notice anything strange about the jade pendant.

At the same time, the torrential rain became even more violent. Another bolt of lightning tore apart the sky, and the bolt of lightning was sent into the ground by a nearby lightning rod.

However, what no one noticed was that a small bolt of lightning actually avoided the guidance of the lightning rod, and flew into the jade pendant. Floating around once, it followed Lin Xi's blood and drilled into his body, and along with the lightning, an invisible, rich green light drilled into his body.

After the lightning bore the cyan light into Lin Xi's body, it swam around within his body, causing him to slightly twitch as well. In the end, the last lightning bore the cyan light into Lin Xi's mind, and Lin Xi's body was no longer pulled out.

If someone were to open his eyes at this moment, they would definitely be able to see a faint blue light flashing around him. It was as if lightning was dancing deep within his pupils. However, this strange phenomenon disappeared within a few seconds.

And between his eyebrows, a faint black mole could be seen. It looked like a birthmark, but also like a tattoo. If one didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to see it at all.

….

"Is it dark? "Ssss … why do my eyes hurt so much? I feel dizzy, and I can't open my eyes."