A mysterious realm descends, and I defy fate in comics.

Chapter 144 Children Who Leave Home Will Always Return

Jiang Xingni broke free from Xiao Jiming's fingers that were pinching her cheek.

Although Xiao Jiming didn't actually exert much force, he just appeared aggressive.

Jiang Xingni didn't expect that Xiao Jiming would say what she hadn't asked: "Actually, it's a product of superpowers."

In this world, superpowers are a very secretive thing.

Although everyone possesses superpowers, no one would inquire about another's superpowers without a reason, nor would anyone tell another person what their superpower is without a reason.

Jiang Xingni was well aware of this unspoken rule.

Even with Song Juexiao, she only knew that his special ability was related to his voice, and she wouldn't ask him for details.

Xiao Jiming's supernatural abilities have become even more mysterious.

As the main character, if the official guidebook for the manga has a preview version, then Xiao Jiming will definitely not appear among the characters.

The main character should always remain hidden until the very end, when they finally appear to turn the tide or something.

Therefore, Jiang Xingni had no desire to investigate Xiao Jiming's superpowers. He thought that even if they were to be revealed, it should be in the later stages of the comic, when the plot and the villains had been basically revealed.

He then told Jiang Xingni so frankly.

Jiang Xingni couldn't help but look at Xiao Jiming with suspicion.

He still had that innocent smile on his face: "Hey, don't you believe me?"

"Even if I don't say anything, can't the stars tell?"

Jiang Xingni suddenly realized where that strange feeling in his words came from.

She glanced at Xiao Jiming speechlessly: "Don't talk like Su Yanzhi."

—So it turns out it's because Xiao Jiming's speech now has that same feigned innocence yet infuriating quality that Su Yanzhi uses!

Xiao Jiming couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He then became serious, and the smile on his face returned to its usual aloofness.

He was smiling, but it was hard to clearly see what was really in his eyes.

Jiang Xingni cursed inwardly again, wondering why all the male characters in the main cast loved to laugh so much.

Well, except for He Jingtong.

However, the laughter between Xiao Jiming and Su Yanzhi is different. If both of them are bad guys, Su Yanzhi is openly bad, while Xiao Jiming is secretly bad.

"But that's true," Xiao Jiming said. "Anyway, even if I didn't say it, you could tell, couldn't you?"

That statement is true.

But precisely because Jiang Xing noticed his own superpower, the bracelet on Xiao Jiming's wrist remained silent, which only made things more puzzling.

If it really was related to supernatural abilities, Jiang Xingni should have noticed the bracelet on Xiao Jiming's hand the moment he saw him.

It is only now that we have noticed it, and we still need to guess and cannot determine its function.

Jiang Xingni raised his eyelids and narrowed his eyes.

Either Xiao Jiming was testing her—but what need did Xiao Jiming have to test her? Or it was a problem with the bracelet itself.

"Can it hide itself?" Jiang Xingni asked tentatively.

The moment Jiang Xingni uttered those words, the scene before her eyes suddenly changed.

The bracelet, which was originally unremarkable and even a bit chuunibyou in Jiang Xingni's eyes, was completely transformed because of the words Jiang Xingni blurted out.

Black light spots emanated from Xiao Jiming's body and connected to the bracelet, even flickering with his breath.

Like a real living thing, it rises and falls.

Xiao Jiming's smile became even more genuine.

"See?" he said, looking refreshed. "Didn't I just say it? Even if I didn't say it, you could have figured it out."

He even extended his wrist towards Jiang Xingni, gesturing for her to touch his bracelet.

"But it might be related to my special abilities," Xiao Jiming said casually. "I can't take it off."

Xiao Jiming didn't think it was important.

Superpowers are naturally an integral part of the superpowered person's body.

Jiang Xingni would not cut off his own eyes just to see the world through the eyes of ordinary people.

Song Juexiao would not want to cut off his tongue out of fear of his superpower.

Even for Pei Zhaoye and Su Yanzhi, their superpowers had long been a part of them, so there was no reason for them to abandon what was near and seek what was far, and no reason for them to go against what was already part of them.

Just like ordinary people—unless they have nothing better to do, they wouldn't try to do daily life without using one of their own hands.

For them, superpowers are like a third hand.

It was just a bracelet that couldn't be taken off once it was put on, and Xiao Jiming didn't care about it, taking it for granted as part of himself.

Jiang Xing stared at him suspiciously for a while.

What Xiao Jiming took for granted and didn't think much of was a completely different story in Jiang Xingni's eyes.

Black specks of light swirled around Xiao Jiming, but they were different from the supernatural power specks of the others she had seen.

They clung to Xiao Jiming like bloodsuckers, their movements solely focused on him.

And this is especially true for bracelets.

It was unclear whether the light it emitted wrapped around Xiao Jiming's body, or whether the light circled around Xiao Jiming before finally returning to the bracelet.

In short, that bracelet was no good.

Jiang Xingni calmly made a judgment in his mind.

She reaffirmed her belief once again—anything that's close to the protagonist is definitely not simple.

"When did you awaken your superpowers?" Jiang Xingni's fingertips touched his bracelet.

The black speck of light deftly bypassed Jiang Xingni's hand and headed in another direction.

Xiao Jiming did not understand Jiang Xingni's purpose in asking this question.

"...Probably when I was a child?" Xiao Jiming couldn't quite remember.

His superpowers had been with him for far too long, and he could hardly remember anything from before he had them.

"Why do you ask that?" Xiao Jiming countered. "And when did you awaken your special ability?"

Jiang Xingni vaguely brushed off the topic: "About the same as you."

After all, Jiang Xingni couldn't very well say that his superpower had only been awakened for a short time, less than two months.

Anyway, no one will ask for specifics.

Even though some people questioned why Jiang Xingni had awakened his superpowers for so long without being discovered.

—Isn't there still Xiao Jiming blocking the way?

All she needs to do then is follow Xiao Jiming.

Anyone can cross a river by feeling for stones!

Jiang Xingni lowered his head and stared at the bracelet for a while.

It's probably related to the main storyline of this comic.

So this is the real main storyline?

Xiao Jiming grew up in the Lower City, where her parents also died.

There's something strange about the lower town.

Even if they leave this city, they will eventually return because of the lower city area.

She stared at her hands.

A mysterious premonition struck her.

—She's been targeted.