“Damn it…” Chen Junnan shouted, then pushed away Yun Yao and Xu Qian and stumbled forward. “Hey! What the hell are you doing!”

But Zhong Zhen seemed completely unable to hear Chen Junnan’s voice. With a furious smile on his face, he said: “You woman… I’ve finally caught you… do you remember what I said?”

Yan Zhichun kept moving her hands but couldn’t control any of Zhong Zhen’s movements. She hadn’t expected this man to be ruthless enough to puncture his own eardrums on the spot.

Chen Junnan reached Zhong Zhen’s side in a few steps and placed his hand on his shoulder: “Hey! Man, let’s talk this out… let her go first…”

“Get lost!!” Zhong Zhen roared and threw a punch at Chen Junnan’s chest. Chen Junnan’s physical condition was extremely poor right now, and he couldn’t dodge this punch at all. He was knocked straight to the ground.

“You bastard…” After falling to the ground, Chen Junnan clutched his chest and gasped for a few breaths, then slowly stood up. “So this young master has encountered a bully today, huh?”

Just as he was about to step forward to argue, Yun Yao pressed him down.

“Hm?” Chen Junnan was startled. “Big star, step back a bit. If a fight really breaks out, this young master’s blood might splash onto your face.”

Yun Yao let out an exasperated sigh: “Chen Junnan, what do you mean ‘your blood’? If you’re going to play hero, at least make the other guy bleed.”

“This young master is not in good condition today and has been bleeding all along, but rest assured, I definitely won’t let that guy off easy.”

“It looks like a personal grudge, right? Is it necessary for you to get involved?” Yun Yao asked.

“I don’t care if it’s a personal grudge or not. Right now they’re both alive, aren’t they? Earth-Snake’s game didn’t kill them, but after it ended they’re fighting because of a personal grudge—isn’t that too worthless? Besides, a grown man is about to beat a girl to death right in front of me. I just can’t stand it.”

Yun Yao felt that Chen Junnan seemed to have a strange obsession. It was just a pity she didn’t understand his past, so she could only say: “That woman is clearly not ordinary. She might want to kill Zhong Zhen too.”

“I already took Zhong Zhen’s place in death. The iron ball never fell on his head from start to finish. If he had been a bit smarter, perhaps he wouldn’t have gotten to this point at all.” Chen Junnan said seriously. “Besides, one thing is one thing. Either don’t let me see this, but if I see it, I’ll intervene.”

“You… forget it…” Yun Yao couldn’t argue with him and could only wave her hand helplessly. “It’ll be more troublesome if you die, so leave it to me.”

While Chen Junnan looked on in confusion, Yun Yao picked up a small stone from the ground and casually tossed it out.

The stone accurately struck Zhong Zhen’s temple, but the force was very light.

Zhong Zhen closed his eyes and was about to stand up when his right foot stepped on an unstable stone. Then he took a few steps back and was tripped by a piece of flesh on the ground. His entire body fell backward uncontrollably, and the back of his head knocked against an open door.

“Ugh!” Zhong Zhen screamed miserably, clutching the back of his head and rolling on the ground.

“Hey…” Chen Junnan nodded. “Big star, you’ve got a bit of your old self back.”

Yun Yao took a step forward and said: “Zhong Zhen, the game is over. Everyone stop.”

Zhong Zhen cursed as he stood up, then looked viciously at Yun Yao: “Oh… you’ve already achieved ‘Strong Fortune,’ haven’t you?”

Chen Junnan looked carefully at the blood on Zhong Zhen’s face and turned back to remind them: “This guy seems to have already gone deaf.”

“Gone deaf…?” Yun Yao said. “Since talking won’t work, then let’s make him back down through difficulty.”

Zhong Zhen also slowly took a step forward and said: “You’ve achieved ‘Strong Fortune,’ so theoretically I shouldn’t provoke you, but now if I kill you I can also get an ‘Echo.’ Today no matter what, I must kill this woman, otherwise I won’t be able to sleep at night.”

“Alright!” Chen Junnan suddenly shouted. “Now that Team Suit Uncle has finished their trash talk, the camera cuts to Team Idol Star.”

“Zhong Zhen, forget it.” To make Zhong Zhen understand, Yun Yao spoke word by word. “‘Strong Fortune’ has never been defeated.”

“Whoa~~” Chen Junnan called out again. “Team Idol Star is concise and to the point. This match, who will win and who will lose is still not…”

Before he finished speaking, a slap cleanly landed on the back of Chen Junnan’s head.

“Huh?”

“Can you not settle down a bit…?” Xu Qian said helplessly. “I think you’re just not injured enough. You’re in this condition and still running your mouth. Aren’t you worried about that girl’s safety?”

“Her?” Chen Junnan walked to the wall and slowly leaned against it. “Once she’s heard her ‘Echo,’ this young master doesn’t need to worry at all.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Zhen had already run over with large strides. He swung his thick fist toward Yun Yao’s cheek.

Yun Yao didn’t dodge and stood in place the entire time without moving, but Zhong Zhen’s left foot tripped on his right foot. His entire body tilted to the side, and the punch missed.

“Damn it…” Zhong Zhen came back to his senses and extended his other hand, swinging a backhand slap.

Yun Yao calmly took out a small mirror and a lipstick from her bag and actually began touching up her makeup while looking in the mirror.

Meanwhile, Zhong Zhen continuously swung his fists and slaps around her. Strangely, without exception, all these punches completely missed. Either he was tripped by stones on the ground or his steps were blocked by pieces of flesh. When the flesh on the ground was finally cleared, Zhong Zhen swung another punch, but a piece of ceiling overhead suddenly cracked and accurately smashed onto his arm.

“You…” Zhong Zhen gasped for breath while clutching his arm, his eyes practically shooting fire.

He knew that Yun Yao in her “Strong Fortune” state was definitely invincible. Her “Echo” had even killed Earth-Snake.

How exactly could he break this bizarre protective charm?

Zhong Zhen thought for a while, then pulled out a small knife from his pocket. He looked up at Yun Yao. Yun Yao was still pursing her lips at the mirror, seemingly unsatisfied with her lip makeup. She gently wiped the corner of her mouth with her pinky finger.

“Since killing moves don’t work…”

He revealed the blade of the knife and slowly moved toward Yun Yao’s neck. As long as this knife could pierce her neck, no matter how slowly, he could kill her.

But just as the knife was about to touch Yun Yao’s neck, it “clang” broke into two pieces from the middle. The blade wobbled slightly and fell to the ground, leaving only the handle gently pressing against Yun Yao’s fair and slender neck.

Yun Yao closed her small mirror with a “snap,” turned her head and asked: “Have you made enough trouble?”

Zhong Zhen gasped for breath, his whole body slowly beginning to tremble.

Although he couldn’t hear any sound at all, he understood the shape of Yun Yao’s lips.

In Yun Yao’s eyes right now, he was as laughable as an unreasonably troublesome child.

And now there was a broken knife blade on the ground. Zhong Zhen had a premonition that if he continued to pester, he would definitely be injured by this blade due to some absurd and bizarre reason.

Thinking of this, he ultimately withdrew his hand, let out a deep sigh, and said: “You people actually want to save that woman… someday you’ll regret this decision.”

After speaking, he threw the knife handle in his hand to the ground, looked at Yan Zhichun again, and said lightly: “Although the sea of people is vast, I’ve already remembered your appearance and your ‘Echo.’ You absolutely cannot escape.”

He smiled coldly, then turned and walked away.

“Ta-da!” Chen Junnan, leaning against the wall, suddenly shouted. “The outcome has been decided. The victor of this battle is…”

“Would you shut up!” Yun Yao and Xu Qian shouted simultaneously.

Chen Junnan helplessly shrugged his shoulders and closed his mouth.

Yun Yao walked forward and helped Yan Zhichun up, asking: “Are you alright?”

Yan Zhichun only smiled faintly and didn’t answer. Then she walked around Yun Yao to Chen Junnan’s side and said: “You’re ‘Scapegoat,’ right? Interesting. I remember you too.”

“Thanks.” Chen Junnan replied without much feeling. “This young master might not remember you.”