Dou Youyou called Dou Junwan, and the Dou family arrived at Dou Youyou's side fully armed. Her father, in particular, was extremely anxious.
"Youyou, are you alright? How dare the Ji family do something like this, they're courting death!"
Dou Youyou replied, "I'm fine. Where is Ji Liu?"
Dou Junwan said, "We're trying to contact him, but it seems the Ji family hasn't been able to reach Ji Liu either. I don't know if they're deliberately stalling or if they genuinely can't find him!"
Dou Youyou said, "Okay, let's go back first!"
Dou Junwan felt a lingering fear, regretting not stopping Dou Youyou from leaving in the first place, otherwise, this wouldn't have happened.
"Youyou, don't worry. I will definitely pursue this matter to the end. They dared to harm my daughter, and the Ji family must pay the price!"
On the way back.
They encountered a traffic accident.
"What's going on up ahead? It was fine when I came through just now!"
Dou Junwan remarked, "A small car has been crushed into a pancake. When we passed earlier, there weren't this many people. It's just strange that the offending vehicle can't be seen!"
Dou Youyou squinted and realized it was Ji Liu's car.
"Sister, this looks like Ji Liu's car!"
Dou Junwan's heart skipped a beat.
"Stop the car!"
Everyone got out to investigate. Indeed, based on the license plate, the car was the one that had picked up Dou Youyou.
Dou Junwan scoffed, "Serves him right! Dying like this is too good for him!"
Dou Youyou sighed, "Forget it. He's received his due punishment. The person is dead, there's nothing more to say!"
Dou Junwan chided, "You're just too soft-hearted. Otherwise, you wouldn't have fallen for Ji Liu's trick!"
Dou Youyou had always been doted on by her family, and it was difficult for her to be ruthless on the spot.
It was a pity she didn't know who had avenged her and punished that devil.
This car accident looked very peculiar.
There were no signs of impact on the road, and it was even questionable whether another vehicle was involved.
In the game, Ritian yawned and sprawled on the doghouse built by Dou Youyou and Zhang Pingfan!
Since getting the doghouse, Ritian hadn't slept inside; instead, he preferred sleeping on top of it, finding it more comfortable.
At this moment, Zhang Pingfan was learning to paint.
While Zhang Pingfan had patience, he lacked the talent for painting.
His painting skills were a mess.
For some reason, the painting skill was different from other skills.
This one truly required Zhang Pingfan to put in effort to paint in order to gain experience.
"Paint my sister! Can't you start with something simple? You want me to draw a dragon right from the start, why don't you just fly to heaven? Can't I draw an apple?"
Of course, the NPC before him wasn't as intelligent as him and continued to instruct Zhang Pingfan on how to paint a dragon step by step.
Zhang Pingfan was about to break down.
Drawing a dragon without any foundation was as absurd as a fool's dream.
After an unknown period.
Dou Youyou contacted him.
"Master, why aren't you in the small courtyard?"
Zhang Pingfan replied, "I'm at the newly opened art studio!"
"Master, do you want to learn painting? I'll be right there!"
When she saw what Zhang Pingfan had drawn, a loach, she was astonished.
"Master, your loach painting is quite good!"
Zhang Pingfan pointed to the background board in front of him.
"I'm drawing a dragon. Which of your eyes saw this as a loach?"
"Pfft!"
Dou Youyou couldn't help but burst into laughter, doubling over.
"Master, that's a dragon, and you drew a loach. They are fundamentally different creatures!"
Zhang Pingfan knew it, but his abilities were limited, and this was the best he could do.
"What are you laughing at? Come on if you think you can do better!"
"I'm coming, don't underestimate me. Painting is my forte. I won first place in the city-wide painting competition when I was a child!"
"Alright, stop showing off in front of me. I'm already frustrated. This is my quest!"
"Hehe, Master, how about I teach you?"
Zhang Pingfan looked at Dou Youyou with a hint of disbelief.
"Are you sure you won first place in the painting competition?"
"Yes, I still have my award trophy at home. Do you want to see it?"
Zhang Pingfan glanced at the NPC teaching him to paint, then at Dou Youyou. The NPC was too troublesome to communicate with.
"Fine, then you teach me!"
Dou Youyou excitedly pulled up a small stool and sat beside Zhang Pingfan.
"Master, when drawing something, we first need to measure its dimensions. We use the pen in our hands to visually gauge the length of the object we need to draw. Look..."
Under Dou Youyou's guidance, Zhang Pingfan finally got onto the right track with his painting.
"Master, something just happened to me!"
Zhang Pingfan asked, "What happened? Are those big families bothering you again?"
"With your deterrence, they wouldn't dare to act rashly. It's Ji Liu from the Ji family!"
"Oh, I heard you mention him. He's your sister's fiancé, right?"
"Yes, but now, strictly speaking, he's not. And that guy just died in a car accident!"
Zhang Pingfan frowned.
"What happened?"
Dou Youyou told her master everything that had happened.
The paintbrush in Zhang Pingfan's hand snapped as he gripped it.
"Damn Ji family! Only I can bully my disciple. Moreover, his intentions were impure. It's good that he's dead, but he shouldn't have gotten off so easily. If you hadn't awakened your powers in reality, I can't imagine what would have happened!"
"Master already knew? So this is the awakened power!"
"Yes, the strength of everyone's awakened power is directly proportional to their strength in the game. I wonder what level yours is!"
"Level? Master, what is that?"
Zhang Pingfan explained, "When a player reaches level 30, they can awaken powers in reality. However, not everyone's awakened power is the same; there are differences in strength, divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow, with Heaven being the highest and Yellow being the lowest!"
Dou Youyou looked at her fist. Earlier, she, a weak woman, had managed to subdue more than a dozen people in one go. She must have awakened the highest level, Heaven.
"Master, how can we determine that?"
This question stumped Zhang Pingfan. The system had only informed him about the levels of awakened powers but not how to determine them.
"Uh, I'm not too sure yet. Later, there should be specialized departments to organize power testing!"
"Oh, so am I a legendary awakened person now?"
"Awakened person? That's a good name. The whole world is about to undergo earth-shattering changes. Have you ever read fantasy novels?"
Dou Youyou shook her head, "No, but I think I understand what you mean!"
"Yes, so whether it's you or your family, you all need to become stronger as quickly as possible. This world will no longer be the same as it is now!"
"Understood, Master. After logging off tonight, I'll tell my sister and the others. But don't slack off now, let's continue painting!"
Zhang Pingfan dotingly patted Dou Youyou's head, but his heart was filled with extreme anger towards the Ji family.