What else could Liu Yuan do?
She couldn’t very well say, "Su Qi, stop staring at my gear for more than five seconds."
Clearly, retreating to her room in four seconds was the optimal solution for these seven days.
But once back in her room, Liu Yuan found herself at a loss.
Normally,
an eighteen-year-old martial examinee like her would follow a routine: five days of training, two days off, from eight in the morning to five in the evening.
And the time at home in the evenings? That was for reviewing the day’s lessons and absorbing source energy to cultivate.
It sounded manageable, but in reality, it was exhausting.
But her?
Now she could cultivate automatically.
The time after school, which should’ve been when all martial examinees "grinded" and "pulled ahead," was suddenly free for her.
So what could she do?
Well, she could only pull out her phone and flirt with her "dear brother" for a while.
Of course, it definitely wasn’t the Su Qi outside her door, the one who couldn’t even pretend not to stare at other girls, his eyes practically glued to them.
...
Happy moments never last long.
Liu Yuan scrolled through past martial exam videos, occasionally chatting with her brother, and before she knew it, it was midnight.
But she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off today.
Her brother was replying slowly, and sometimes his answers didn’t even match her questions.
Still, she wasn’t the type to throw a tantrum over it.
Maybe he was just busy?
After all, a "successful man" like him couldn’t possibly be like Su Qi, holed up in his room all day tinkering with who-knows-what.
The thought that he was taking time out of his busy schedule to reply to her messages…
Just imagining it made her heart flutter.
Right then—
[Daily Adventure: Within a five-kilometer radius of the equipped, target the opposite-sex individual with the highest favorability and deliver three affectionate greetings: "I want," "I want," "I want more."]
[Current Target: Su Qi]
[Daily Adventure Reward: Temporary use of Special Passive ① for the day, +1 permanent boost to all gear attributes.]
Liu Yuan wasn’t a fan of staying up late, but for the sake of the [Daily Adventure], she forced herself to stay awake past midnight.
After all, if she waited until morning to complete it, wouldn’t she be losing a full eight hours of cultivation gains?
But when she saw the task…
Liu Yuan: ???
Yesterday’s friendly greeting was "Good morning," which she could understand.
But who in the world would consider this an affectionate greeting? Was this some kind of TV commercial?
Maybe she should just skip today’s task?
She wasn’t a three-year-old anymore. She might not know everything, but she wasn’t completely clueless either, not with how much information was floating around online.
There was no way she’d betray her brother like this.
Not even verbally.
A measly +1 to all attributes?
Forget it.
[Iris: Brother, I’m going to sleep now. Good night~]
[IWantToSleep: Ah, little Iris, good morning.]
Liu Yuan: …
See? This was exactly what she meant by "a little distracted."
Just as she was about to tuck her phone under her pillow and call it a night, her eyes lingered on the chat history.
...
The truth was, no matter how much a man liked a woman, there would always be moments when his attention wandered.
Su Qi was busy today.
No, he wasn’t gaming.
He was "doing something big."
Behind little Iris’s back, he was chatting with another woman.
On Jiangxia’s Cardholder Forum, Su Qi had stumbled across this post:
[Phoenix: Help. How do I kill the woman who gave birth to me? DM me. Deleting in one minute.]
Most people would either troll, bait, or mock a post like this.
But this was the Cardholder Forum.
Probably no one would bother responding.
Except…
Su Qi’s eyes practically lit up.
This kind of thing excited him almost as much as white thigh-highs.
So, Su Qi decided to give this girl a thorough lecture through the screen.
Someone who wouldn’t even call her "mother," referring to her instead as "the woman who gave birth to me"?
Misanthropic!
Rebellious!
Or maybe she’d suffered abuse at home.
Either way, Su Qi was determined to talk her out of it and steer her life in a better direction.
This was practically free [Brilliance] points.
[IWantToSleep: Why do you want to kill her?]
[Phoenix: Because I want to.]
[IWantToSleep: Wouldn’t keeping her alive to torment her slowly be better?]
[Phoenix: Good point. I’ll wait for the right opportunity.]
[Brilliance +1]
Su Qi: ???
Hold on, buddy.
Shouldn’t you be triggering [Joy] here?
Wait a second…
Did that mean…
She hadn’t taken it as a joke and had seriously considered his suggestion?
So, she’d downgraded from "murderer" to "abuser"?
And since he’d altered her life trajectory, he got [Brilliance].
No, no, no—sister, don’t do this! If things went south, he could be charged as an accomplice. Where would he cry then?
Suddenly, even little Iris’s messages lost their charm, and his replies became half-hearted.
Unless she sent more photos, of course.
He had to guide her.
He had to steer this [Phoenix] person away from her dangerous thoughts.
Never in his life had Su Qi imagined he’d one day need a keyboard to protect someone else’s mother.
...
Knock knock knock.
Just as Su Qi was deep in his righteous crusade,
his door was knocked.
The authorities?
Already?
That fast?
Su Qi would sooner believe that cyber police had traced his IP, stormed his doorstep,
and picked his lock than believe Liu Yuan would knock on his door at midnight.
He flung the door open and immediately raised his hands in surrender: "I’m innocent! I’m a law-abiding citizen! I’ll cooperate with any investigation!"
Liu Yuan: ???
What on earth was Su Qi up to now?
[Joy +117]
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
+ Slow Paced + Main Character Thrives Together with His Disciples】 Transmigrated into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakens a discipleship system that reveals the tags of his disciples! Starting from scratch, he builds the strongest sect. Disciple One: Li Yingling 【Gold Tag: Genius Cultivator】【Purple Tag: Extremely Lucky】【Blue Tag: Bewitchingly Beautiful】 Disciple Two: Li Hangtian 【Gold Tag: Reincarnated】【Purple Tag: Ruthless and Decisive】【Blue Tag: Loyal and Noble】 Disciple Three: ??? 【Orange Tag: Alluring Demoness】【???】【???】 Thus, in the cultivation world, an unremarkable little sect appears out of nowhere, but little do others know that each member of this sect is a powerhouse in their own right. The book is also known as: Cultivation? It's Exactly Like This!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
