"Dear passengers, we have safely arrived at our destination, and the plane will soon..."
Accompanied by the in-flight announcement, the flight Chu Feng was on finally reached his destination: BJ.
He took out his phone and glanced at the time: Blue Star Calendar 2025, October 9, 14:28.
Heh, this timing for my rebirth is quite the coincidence, isn't it! Wasn't this evening the very day his girlfriend—the memory of whom had grown somewhat hazy—cheated on him and accepted someone else's confession?
Lin Qingying, you better take good care of my bead!
A bizarre smile slowly crept onto his face. Chu Feng then boarded a taxi outside the airport and headed directly to the university his so-called girlfriend attended.
In early autumn, golden leaves adorned the trees along BJ's roadsides.
Looking at the nearby school gate and the students coming and going, Chu Feng, who had just gotten out of the car, vigorously rubbed his fair cheeks. He hid the coldness in his eyes, put on a gentle smile again, and walked through the school gate.
"Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to Dormitory 3?"
"Dormitory 3? That's the girls' dormitory! What do you want there?"
Chu Feng, whose memories of the past had become somewhat blurry, casually stopped a passing female student on campus to ask for directions.
"Oh, my girlfriend is also a student here. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so I'm here to give her a surprise!"
The girl sized Chu Feng up and down. Seeing his harmless and gentle smile, she said, "Long-distance relationship? As it happens, I also live in Dorm 3. I'll take you there!"
"Yes, yes, yes, thank you so much!"
After thanking the girl, Chu Feng followed beside her towards Dormitory 3.
At the foot of Dormitory 3, a lively scene was unfolding.
"Lin Qingying, be my girlfriend!"
A man dressed in an expensive suit was kneeling on one knee, holding a bouquet of roses, loudly confessing to the beautiful figure before him.
The ground was covered with rose petals, and the crowd was egging them on. This formed the scene that Chu Feng and Chen Li witnessed upon arriving at the foot of Dormitory 3.
"Here we are, this is Dorm 3. Do you want to make a call? Or should I call her down for you?" Chen Li asked, looking with interest at the somewhat handsome man before her.
"No need, I see her!"
A smile had just begun to form on Chu Feng's lips as he stared at the lively scene in the center of the distant crowd. However, after a quick glance at Chen Li beside him, he hastily feigned astonishment.
Following Chu Feng's gaze, Chen Li's eyes also fell on Lin Qingying at the center of the crowd.
"What? No way!" Chen Li exclaimed.
Ignoring the visibly flustered Chen Li, Chu Feng forcefully crushed the onion he had prepared in his pocket and strode towards the nearby crowd.
"I agree!"
Just as Chu Feng pushed through the people in front of him and entered the center of the crowd, he heard Lin Qingying's voice, tinged with shy joy.
"Lin Qingying, if you've accepted him, then what does that make me?"
Just as the two in the center of the crowd were about to embrace, an angry voice rang out in everyone's ears.
"Chu Feng? How did you get here? No, listen to me, let me explain!"
Seeing an unexpected figure appear before her, Lin Qingying clearly became flustered.
But Chu Feng's gaze was fixed on a somewhat emerald green bead around Lin Qingying's fair neck.
Haha, there it is! It's still here!
Suppressing the urge to rush forward and snatch the bead, Chu Feng rubbed his eyes hard, and two streams of tears flowed down the sides of his nose.
"Lin Qingying, I thought our love could withstand the trial of a long-distance relationship. We clearly agreed to get married after graduation. I even gave you the heirloom my mother left for my future daughter-in-law. I never expected I was so wrong!"
While everyone around was stunned by the sudden turn of events, Lin Qingying quickly regained her composure after her initial panic.
"Chu Feng, I admit, I have wronged you, but you can't blame it all on me!" she said. "You're about to graduate as well. Don't you understand some things by now? You're an orphan; you won't be able to provide the life I want!"
Watching Lin Qingying grow more and more confident, Chu Feng struggled to suppress the urge to scoff.
"Fine, fine, fine! I'll just consider it my mistake for misjudging you. I won't cling to this matter. Just return my mother's keepsake to me, and I'll leave immediately!"
"Keepsake? What keepsake? You can't be talking about this worthless bead, can you?" Lin Qingying asked, puzzled, as she followed Chu Feng's gaze to her own neck.
"What? This worthless bead is actually a keepsake?" Lin Qingying exclaimed, a look of disgust on her face as she quickly removed the bead from her neck and tossed it to Chu Feng.
Finally, it's in my hands! Five years... I'm a full five years ahead of schedule...
After firmly grasping the bead from mid-air, the excited Chu Feng wished he could roar out loud.
"Then I won't disturb you and your new flame!"
No longer needing to act, Chu Feng spoke indifferently to Lin Qingying. Then, he eagerly turned, pushed out of the crowd, and strode quickly towards the school exit.
After getting a room in the nearest hotel, Chu Feng locked all the doors and windows, drew the curtains, and finally took out a steel needle he had prepared, pricking his own index finger.
Without a change in expression, he squeezed out a drop of blood and carefully let it fall onto the emerald green bead.
Accompanied by a flash of fluorescent light, the blood that dripped onto the bead's surface instantly vanished. As Chu Feng watched with anticipation, a white light suddenly burst forth from within the bead and shot into the space between his eyebrows.
"DING! System activation key detected, initiating Demon Hunting System!"
"HAHA!"
Hearing the notification sound that abruptly appeared in his mind, Chu Feng finally laughed out loud without restraint.
Five years! This time, I'm a full five years ahead!
Extremely excited, Chu Feng recalled his previous life. In his past life, it was five years later, by a stroke of luck, that he activated the system beside Lin Qingying's corpse. However, before he could understand anything, he lost consciousness under an Evil Spirit's attack.
"DING! Demon Hunting System activation successful!"
Host: Chu Feng
Identity: Demon Hunter (Unawakened)
Lifespan: 74
Strength: 8
Physique: 7
Spirit: 10
Spiritual Power: 0
(The peak Attributes for a normal human are 10)
Item: Starter Gift Package (Unopened)
Seeing the familiar interface appear before his eyes, Chu Feng suppressed his excitement.
System, are you there?
"DING! The Demon Hunting System is at your service!"
Following Chu Feng's mental inquiry, a crisp voice sounded in his mind.
Introduce yourself!
"The system originated from Earth, the source of the endless universe. Countless years ago, it was brought to Blue Star by a nameless individual who tore through space and time. It was activated by the system key fifteen seconds ago."
Wait! Who is this nameless individual?
"DING! There is no answer to this question in the system's database."