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Life Exchange Game

Xia Yu finds himself in an alternate world where he belongs to a single-parent, a financially struggling family. Unlike his previous life as a well-off only child. After living for 18 years with no system, Xia Yu unexpectedly receives an odd "body-swapping game" system. The system allows him to swap or take over the bodies of of any Human or Animal for eight hours a day, in turn acquires various skills called "bonuses" after a successful swap, gaining their speciality. Curiosity and the desire to escape from his mundane life leads Xia Yu to experiment with the system. Ding- [Body exchange has been completed.] [Generating bonus based on the other party's body...] [Obtained bonuses: Music lv1, Painting lv1, Flower Arrangement lv1.] "Well It seems I don't need to sell this body's kidney or get a loan in their name anymore."

Xenal · Urban
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446 Chs

Wen Ziyin: Can't Fit In

Using the spare field, Xia Yu arrived at Wen Ziying's side.

"You're here." Wen Ziying's voice was calm.

"What's the matter?" Xia Yu imitated Wen Ziying's footsteps and continued walking forward.

"I want you to help me catch someone." Wen Ziying said.

"I can't do anything illegal." Xia Yu replied.

"Aren't you a person from the future, a superpower?" Wen Ziying asked in surprise.

"Can people from the future and superpowers be exempt from national laws?" Xia Yu said righteously, "Not to mention people from the future and superpowers, even if a god with the power to create a world does so, they must still be bound by law."

"Tsk." Wen Ziying made a displeased sound.

"Tell me, what do you want to do?" Xia Yu was curious why Wen Ziying wanted to catch someone.

"Well, you don't have to tie him up in the basement, just catch him and ask him a few questions." Wen Ziying lowered her request.

"Who do you want to catch? Your boyfriend? Or someone else?" Xia Yu became even more curious.

"I don't have a boyfriend." Wen Ziying replied, "It's a guy who's stalking me."

"A stalker? You can be a little more aggressive with this kind of guy." Xia Yu relaxed, as long as Wen Ziying wanted to deal with a criminal, there was no need for politeness.

"First, we catch him and ask a few questions. If it's not a regular case, then lock him up in the basement." Wen Ziying said after hearing Xia Yu's suggestion.

"… I said, being a little more aggressive means giving a beating, not imprisoning - that's illegal!" Xia Yu felt that Wen Ziying was a bit dangerous, "Where did you get a basement in your apartment?"

"I bought a house in the suburbs, there's a basement there." Being a best-selling author, Wen Ziying was not short on money.

Pausing for a moment, Wen Ziying continued: "It is fully equipped inside."

"It's not a matter of whether there's equipment or not!" Xia Yu became more vigilant, "What kind of equipment are you talking about, were you planning this?"

"I bought a set of equipment just because it was needed for a plot in a book I wrote before."

After hearing Wen Ziying's explanation, Xia Yu relaxed.

"Let's talk about him now, how do we lure him out? Do I walk to a deserted place and let him show up?" Xia Yu spoke of the plan.

"It's useless, he's not stalking today." Wen Ziying said.

"Then, shall I come back tomorrow?" Xia Yu felt a bit troublesome.

"He won't come tomorrow either, he's probably given up." Wen Ziying said.

"How do we find him then?" Xia Yu felt even more difficult.

"I've already found his house. Turn left now, pass a traffic light and turn right, and the first residential area is his. Wait at the entrance of the community until around four o'clock, and you'll see the stalker."

"How do you know all these details?" Xia Yu felt something was wrong.

"I've already done some investigation, but I dare not confront him directly because I can't beat him or outrun him."

Wen Ziying's explanation was flawless, Xia Yu believed it, but still felt something was off.

Following Wen Ziying's guidance, he arrived at the residential area.

It was a low-rise old neighborhood, but it was still newer than the house sold by Xia Dongyang. This place is close to schools, it can barely be considered a school district house, and living here can be considered an average family for Zi Ling. So, stalking Wen Ziying is just perverted? It's only three o'clock now, an hour away from four. Xia Yu sat in the milk tea shop next to the street until three forty, hiding behind a tree on the side of the road, waiting for the stalker to come back.

At fifty-eight minutes past, a high school student with a backpack walked towards the gate. The high school student looked around and seemed a little nervous. "It's him," Wen Ziying and Xia Yu said. When the high school student came to the front of the security room, Xia Yu walked out from behind the tree.

Xia Yu had anticipated the stalker's reaction to the target, including being overjoyed, suddenly exploding, etc., but he did not expect that the high school student would actually choose to flee. Xia Yu hurriedly chased after him. He was agile and could use all his strength to run. Although Wen Ziying's physical fitness was not good, running at full strength was still faster than the high school student.

The high school student also noticed this and threw his backpack to the ground, speeding up. Even so, the high school student's speed was no match for Xia Yu, but he crossed the road and stopped Xia Yu for a moment. The distance between the two was widened, and although Xia Yu quickly caught up, his body already felt exhausted. Wen Ziying's body really wasn't that great.

The high school student ran into an alley and knocked over bicycles on the side of the road in an attempt to stop Xia Yu. Xia Yu didn't slow down, and when he arrived at the bicycles, he jumped straight over them. Seeing that his arrangement not only failed to work but also slowed his own speed, the high school student gritted his teeth and slipped into the adjacent alley.

He often walked through these alleys and was familiar with the roads. Now, he was entering a dead-end. However, it was only for ordinary people. When the high school student reached the wall in the alley, he jumped up, pushed hard against the wall, grabbed the edge, and sat atop it. He turned his head to give Xia Yu a triumphant smile but saw Xia Yu leaped and grabbed the edge of the wall.

Was it that fierce?! The high school student immediately stood up. He didn't jump into the courtyard on the wall, as it was private property with a closed gate, and the walls were smoother than the outside, making it difficult to climb back up. In short, if he went down, he would be trapped. The only way out was to walk across the top of the wall and jump to another alley.

The wall was only one foot wide, walking on it wasn't easy. He had fallen into the yard many times before finally mastering the ability to walk on it. There was no way the other party could do it. Standing on the wall, the high school student walked quickly. He quickly walked halfway and turned back to check on Xia Yu.

As expected, he didn't see Xia Yu's figure. As he showed a triumphant smile, a voice came from behind him. "Hurry up and walk," Xia Yu urged. The high school student's expression stiffened; when he had just passed a corner and did not pay attention to what was behind him, Wen Ziying had come up behind him!

He hurriedly walked forward.

Xia Yu followed behind him. Just now, Xia Yu could have caught the high school student, but at this moment they were on the wall, and if they were not careful, both of them would fall off, so it was not suitable to catch him.

The high school student jumped into the alley ahead and continued to run forward, while Xia Yu chased after him.

Walking on the high wall gave Xia Yu a break, allowing him to move at full speed after coming down. The distance between him and the high school student quickly shortened.

Just as Xia Yu was about to catch the high school student, he saw him crash into the wall ahead.

It was a narrow gap between two walls, just wide enough for a person to squeeze through sideways. The high school student squeezed into this gap.

Xia Yu immediately turned sideways, wanting to enter too.

He successfully managed to get his head in, but his chest was stuck.

The high school student had already anticipated Xia Yu's predicament. He twisted his head and gave Xia Yu a smug look.

How sinister!

Xia Yu was in difficulty, and in this case, he could only watch helplessly as the other party ran away.

Should he squeeze himself in?