Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be a Victim's Child

The twilight was blood-red, and thick, dark red light shone through the broken window made of iron plates and plastic, casting dappled shadows inside the room.

Shao Linshen leaned against the plastic bed that smelled musty, and with the help of this eerie light, he finally saw the faces of the three people in the room clearly.

But then, a semi-transparent spirit floated above the middle-aged man's head.

The spirit looked exactly like the man, and at this moment it was hooking one leg around the back of the man's neck, while the other leg kept kicking the man's head, each movement bringing up wisps of faint black mist.

Behind the middle-aged woman beside her, another spirit was lying.

The woman's spirit looked at Shao Linshen with concern in her eyes, glancing at him from time to time. Her hands gripped the middle-aged woman's neck tightly, her knuckles turning white, as if she were using all her strength.

Behind the couple, a girl sat with a spirit identical to her on her shoulder.

The spirit held the girl's head tightly with both hands, its sharp nails digging deep into her eye sockets. At the same time, it opened its blood-red maw and frantically bit at the top of the girl's head, making the scene exceptionally terrifying and bizarre.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard the three souls struggled, the family of three in front of them remained completely unaware.

As the movements of the souls became more intense, they separated from their physical bodies at an increasingly faster pace, and their illusory forms began to become more and more transparent, as if they might dissipate into the twilight at any moment.

Shao Linshen's heart tightened suddenly. Pretending not to notice anything, he clutched his chest and coughed violently, his brows furrowed tightly, and weakly said:

"Mom and Dad, I feel really unwell. I'm afraid there's something wrong with that meat. Please take me to a clinic as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the three members of the Wu family, who had been on edge, immediately relaxed.

Wu's mother immediately glared at him, her sharp voice echoing in the small, cramped room:

"What are you looking at? Is the treatment station a place for ordinary people like us to go?"

"I think you're just ungrateful. We finally have meat at home, and you're acting all dramatic. Why are you the only one feeling unwell, while the three of us are fine?"

Mr. Wu quickly nodded in agreement:

"Lin Shen, your mother is right. You know our family's situation. That treatment station is for people with superpowers."

"The rent is due again in a few days, and we don't have any extra crystal cores..."

“I have the crystal core,” Shao Linshen interrupted.

Mr. Wu was taken aback, then frowned deeply: "Where did you get the crystal core? How come I don't know about it?"

“I had saved up more than a hundred coins while working for others. I was afraid you would find them if I kept them at home, so I secretly hid them in a nearby place.”

Shao Linshen lied without batting an eye, his eyes filled with pain:

“Mom and Dad, I’m really feeling terrible. If you think we can’t go to the treatment center, we can go to Uncle Liu’s place and buy some herbs.”

The three members of the Wu family exchanged glances, about to offer to help him retrieve the crystal core, when Shao Linshen spoke first:

"By the way, the place where I hid the crystal cores is quite remote. You probably won't be able to find it without me leading the way."

"Dad, why don't you carry me there and we can get the things back?"

Wu's mother spoke first:

"It's almost completely dark outside, it's not safe to go out there. How about we go tomorrow?"

You seem to be doing alright right now. Drink more water, get some sleep, and you might feel better tomorrow.

Mr. Wu frowned, a greedy glint flashing in his eyes.

After all, the monthly residence fee collected from the perimeter of the base is 50 crimson crystal cores per person.

The original owner of this body risked his life every day to go out with a nearby team to kill venomous thorn rats, and could only dig up one red crystal core for every three rats.

Each of the fanged spiny rats was about the size of a medium-sized dog in his previous life. The original owner could only collect five or six rats even with his hard work and skill. If it were Wu's father, he probably wouldn't be able to get even one.

This means that the more than one hundred crystal cores in Shaolin Shen's hands are enough for his family of three to live comfortably for a month.

Thinking of this, he made the decision:

"The child's health is the most important thing. Since Lin Shen has his own crystal core, it wouldn't hurt for us to go and get it as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he looked at Shao Linshen, who was still lying on the bed, and frowned, saying:

"Can you get up now? Your dad is exhausted after a long day and really can't carry you. How about I help you out?"

"...Shall I give it a try?"

Shao Linshen braced his hands on the plastic board, struggling to get up. He stretched his neck forward with difficulty, but finally collapsed helplessly, looking at the three of them with innocent eyes.

Wu's father's lips twitched slightly, but he reluctantly bent down and carried the person on his back.

Throughout the entire exchange, Wu's mother kept a close eye on Shao Linshen's expression. Seeing that he showed no unusual reaction, she suggested:

“I’m worried about you two going out. Since the place isn’t far, Liang and Xiaoxue will accompany you.”

As he spoke, he winked at his daughter.

Wu Jingxin pouted in dissatisfaction, secretly glared at Shao Linshen, and still reluctantly followed him out.

The mother and daughter carefully followed behind the "father and son," each holding a sharpened wooden stick.

The chaotic settlement was filled with makeshift houses built from scrap materials. Rotting garbage piled up along the roadside, and a nauseating stench permeated the air.

Several mutated rats lurked in the shadows, their scarlet eyes gleaming eerily in the darkness.

The group gripped the wooden sticks in their hands, looking around nervously. About twenty minutes later, the three of them arrived at an open space, following Shao Linshen's directions.

Thick layers of feces and garbage had piled up here, and the stench was almost suffocating. Swarms of mutated flies buzzed and hovered freely in the air.

Wu Jingxin immediately gagged and took several steps back in disgust.

"Why did you hide this in a place like this? Are you deliberately making fun of us?"

The Wu couple also looked at Shao Linshen with suspicion.

Shao Linshen dismounted from Wu's father's back and said calmly:

"If I hadn't hidden it here, it would have been stolen long ago."

"Look, the crystal core is hidden over there. Mom and Dad, could you please help me dig it out?"

He pointed shakily to the nearest pile of dung.

The Wu couple's faces instantly turned ashen. But since they had already come all this way, they were unwilling to give up so easily.

They looked at Shao Linshen, who was coughing violently while covering his mouth, staggering as if he would collapse at any moment.

Left with no other choice, the couple could only hold their noses and use sticks to search through the pile of dung.

Seeing this, Wu Jingxin retched again and stepped aside.

Shao Linshen felt a tightness in his chest as he looked at the three people whose souls were about to completely leave their bodies.

Taking advantage of the Wu family's distraction, he quickly picked up a few stones, channeled his mental energy, and accurately struck them on the back of the neck.

"boom!"

The three men fell to the ground one after another, landing squarely next to the dung heap. Even though they were unconscious, their bodies continued to twitch unconsciously.

Shao Linshen stretched his slightly numb arms and dragged the three of them to a cleaner place.

He looked up at the three soul entities floating in the air, his voice trembling as he said:

"Mom, Dad, and my little sister!"

The three souls shuddered violently, their eyes filled with shock and joy.

They only realized after their bodies were possessed that people truly have souls, and that these souls could be seen by the living.

Shao Xiaomei shouted excitedly:

"Great, bro, you can see us?!"

Just as Shao's parents were about to float toward their son, they suddenly stopped when they saw the three members of the Wu family on the ground.

They protectively shielded their daughter, their expressions shifting for a moment before turning bitter as they said:

“Sir, please stop teasing us. In our current state, we pose no threat to you whatsoever.”

Previously, when they heard that some psychic ability users could possess the bodies of ordinary people through mind transfer, they just treated it as a story.

Unexpectedly, they ran into this kind of person, and several times in a row.

Shao's parents looked on with sorrow, filled with worry as they gazed at the people before them, wondering where their son had gone and why they hadn't seen his soul.