"Brother... how could you do this?!" Liu Yuan pointed at the empty cup, her fingers trembling slightly.
"Did you really... drink both cups all by yourself?!"
The free milk tea!
The special straw!
Her romantic surprise!
All gone!
Su Qi watched as his sister's cheeks flushed red with anger, her expression resembling a puffed-up kitten. He leisurely wiped his mouth with a napkin.
With an utterly sincere tone, Su Qi remarked, "Hmm, it was pretty good. Just a bit too filling."
"......"
Liu Yuan felt a lump of frustration stuck in her chest, unable to rise or fall.
Was this about the taste?!
Was this about whether he was full or not?!
Ugh, just burst already...
She glared at Su Qi’s oblivious face, then at Yun Huang beside him, who was clearly struggling to hold back laughter.
With a pitiful "hmph," she turned her head away, wearing an expression that screamed, "I’m never talking to you again!"
Her small shoulders quivered slightly from anger.
Su Qi hadn’t expected his sister to react so strongly to his teasing...
He glanced at his data panel.
[Not every danger can be strolled through as casually as a walk in your own backyard.]
[True strength lies in power earned by oneself, not borrowed from another’s light.]
[Punishment Task: Collect 9,999 points of Joy within 24 hours as ‘protection fee.’]
[Optional Punishment Task: Embark on an... interesting adventure.]
So...
Given that his delightfully foolish—and point-rich—little sister was the only viable source...
If he wanted to gather 9,999 points in a day, he had no choice but to target her.
Hence, the earlier scene.
Su Qi might lack romantic experience, but he wasn’t actually dense enough to do something so ‘unbelievably stupid’ without reason.
"Brother... you did that on purpose!" Liu Yuan’s voice wavered with the threat of tears.
Su Qi had done it on purpose.
But would he admit it?
Clearly, he was bold in action but not in confession.
"Alright, alright." Su Qi reached out, intending to ruffle her hair as usual.
Liu Yuan dodged with lightning reflexes, evading his "claws" and shooting him a wary glare. "What?!"
His hand hovered mid-air, but he didn’t seem embarrassed. Instead, he smoothly withdrew it and gestured toward the door. "How about we head to the next spot?"
Liu Yuan pouted. Despite her anger, she hadn’t forgotten today’s plans.
She shot him one last glare, punctuated by a loud "hmph," signaling a temporary ceasefire.
But her expression made it clear: This isn’t over!
She latched onto Yun Huang’s arm, deliberately walking ahead and leaving Su Qi behind to emphasize her displeasure.
Her head drooped slightly, strands of hair veiling her profile, leaving only a sulky back-of-the-head visible.
Her shoulders continued to tremble, as if silently protesting her brother’s "tyranny."
Su Qi followed at a leisurely pace.
The afternoon sun was harsh, and the streets bustled with people.
Liu Yuan seemed to cool off a little, chattering animatedly to Yun Huang while occasionally glancing back to shoot Su Qi a sharp look—either checking if he was still there or continuing her silent condemnation.
Meanwhile, Su Qi pondered his next source of [Joy].
9,999 points. In one day.
The optional task mentioned an "interesting adventure."
Su Qi had little faith in the system’s idea of ‘interesting.’ Past experience told him that its version of ‘fun’ rarely aligned with his own.
So, the "protection fee" had to be paid.
But simply annoying Liu Yuan wasn’t efficient enough, and pushing her too far risked her actually ignoring him—which would backfire spectacularly.
Sensing the "pufferfish" had mostly deflated, Su Qi quickened his steps to catch up.
"Alright, don’t be mad." His voice softened slightly. "My bad."
Liu Yuan blinked, caught off guard.
Su Qi... actually apologized?
It wasn’t the most heartfelt apology, but still...
"Hmph!" She turned away again, though the tension in her face visibly eased.
"Next time, whatever you want to drink or eat," Su Qi continued casually, though his words carried weight, "just point it out. I’ll buy it for you."
Liu Yuan peeked at him from the corner of her eye.
Anything?
Really?
Her internal scales began to tip.
Sure, the free milk tea was gone... but in exchange, she could get anything she wanted? And, more importantly, it’d be bought by her brother...
Maybe... this wasn’t so bad?
After a long internal struggle, Liu Yuan finally succumbed to the temptation of "I’ll buy you anything."
In a small, reluctant mumble, she said, "You said it yourself..."
"Yeah." Su Qi agreed.
"No take-backs!"
"No take-backs."
Only then did Liu Yuan’s mood fully clear, though she couldn’t resist grumbling under her breath, "Brother’s such an idiot... He doesn’t get girls at all..."
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
tions: attribute allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specializing in mechanical alchemy, from crafting sorcerous battle armor to handcrafting mechanical maidens, his mechanical legion conquers endless realms... Relying on his wits, he begins with a student-teacher romance, wins over a female director, enslaves a female assassin and a underworld queen, becoming the husband of a Grand Duchess... He enslaves the Goddess of Magic from the divine realm, developing his power simultaneously in both the Wizard World and the Realm of Gods...
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
