"Not fat." Lan Xiaoke shook her head like a rattle-drum, her entire body radiating resistance, seemingly terrified that Ye Chuan would drag her off to exercise with Luo Xi.
As she spoke, Lan Xiaoke even took a deep breath to suck in her little belly, which only made her schoolbag seem larger.
Luo Xi reached out and poked a ticklish spot on Lan Xiaoke's body, causing the latter to immediately burst into giggles, "Hahaha, ticklish spot."
"Go work out?" Ye Chuan pinched Lan Xiaoke's cheek with one hand; it was soft and squishy, like a piece of cake.
"Mmm, I'm not going... wuwuwu, I want to cultivate, I want to become a cultivation expert," Lan Xiaoke made muffled sounds, clearly having zero interest in physical exercise.
The biggest homebody in the house was probably Lan Xiaoke. Ke Ning at least had things to do.
But Lan Xiaoke was different.
She was idle every day.
However, Lan Xiaoke had already started cultivating immortality, and now, being a Golden Core stage cultivator, her body, having undergone cleansing, indeed wouldn't have any health issues.
Lan Xiaoke even started acting spoiled, flopping face-down on the sofa and lying perfectly still, as if cosplaying a paramecium.
"It's okay if she doesn't go, Chuan-chuan, don't force Xiaoke." Luo Xi said to Ye Chuan with a smile.
Ye Chuan glanced over but didn't say anything.
It wasn't the weekend. After making breakfast, Luo Xi went to the academy for classes. After all, she recently had to participate in a host competition, making her schedule the fullest in the house.
As for Ye Chuan, he still had to go to the Tianxuan Continent to be the forging shop boss. He hadn't earned enough spirit stones yet, and he hadn't even hooked a big fish.
He also had a one-time adventure world in his hands that he needed to find time to clear and claim the rewards from.
"Busy, being busy is good." Just as Ye Chuan was thinking that, he noticed Lan Xiaoke was still lying face-down on the sofa, motionless.
Whap! A spanking sound rang out.
"Oww, that hurts!"
Ye Chuan returned to his room. He tidied up the things in his backpack a bit, checked his balance, and decided to save up more to try and upgrade his Demon Sword and Ten Thousand Soul Banner to +14.
"Never mind, just start it!"
Ye Chuan selected the adventure world and directly entered the Tianxuan Continent—
Making money was the priority.
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...
After entering the Tianxuan Continent, today's daily quest popped up in front of Ye Chuan.
[Daily Quest:
Forging Shop Revenue: 500,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones
Reward: Enhancement Potion]
"Five hundred thousand?" Seeing this amount, Ye Chuan withdrew his gaze.
Daily quests were different from side quests; they were simpler. Also, doing daily quests allowed you to exchange for other rewards. Currently, Ye Chuan had already exchanged for one Tenant Companion Card, planning to get a card for an otherworldly tenant to move in later.
"Let's make money first."
Appearing in the private room of the forging shop, Ye Chuan looked at the surroundings. Because the room was decorated using his own decoration function, the setup here was actually quite modern.
Whether it was the soft bed, the wardrobe, or even the bathroom, they were all created through the decoration function.
But for now, he should go find that little fox first.
Ye Chuan left his private room, took a couple of steps, and arrived at the door of another private room. He reached out and knocked, "Hu Li, are you up?"
A flustered sound immediately came from inside, accompanied by the noise of bumping into something, followed by the sound of a fall. "Boss... ah... mmm boss, I'm coming."
The door opened, and Ye Chuan saw a disheveled Hu Li, her face dusty, even her pair of ears had a bit of dust on them.
Seeing this, Ye Chuan casually used his spiritual power to blow the dust off her face and said, "What's the rush?"
"I was just sleeping..." Hu Li said, somewhat embarrassed, her two small hands fidgeting together.
"If you were sleeping, why be in such a hurry?" Seeing Hu Li like this, Ye Chuan found it somewhat amusing. He glanced at the gentle sunlight outside the window.
"Wash up, and we'll go out for some breakfast."
"Okay, boss." Hu Li immediately turned around to wash her face.
Ye Chuan took Hu Li to a breakfast shop across the street.
This shop seemed somewhat famous in Xuanjing City, specializing in breakfast. It was said their ingredients included low-grade spirit rice, which could refresh the mind and was very popular with cultivators.
However, the prices weren't something ordinary folks could afford; it mainly served cultivators.
As soon as they entered with the little fox girl beside him, a rich aroma wafted over.
The shop wasn't big, with about ten wooden tables, already quite a few patrons seated.
Smelling the food's aroma, the little loli beside him was already looking on eagerly, clearly her stomach starting to growl.
Ye Chuan found a seat by the window and sat down. Hu Li obediently sat across from him, placing her hands neatly on her lap. Her fluffy ears twitched from time to time as she curiously looked around.
"Boss, two bowls of spirit rice porridge, a plate of crystal steamed dumplings, and an order of osmanthus cake," Ye Chuan called to the waiter.
"Right away! Please wait a moment, honored guest!" The waiter responded briskly and turned to the kitchen.
Before long, breakfast was served.
The spirit grain porridge was served in white porcelain bowls. The porridge was thick, emitting a faint rice fragrance, with a small sprinkle of green scallions on top, looking very appetizing.
Hu Li didn't move, just sat there obediently.
"What, don't like it?" Ye Chuan asked.
Hu Li immediately shook her head, "Boss, you eat first. It's fine for me."
"Why?"
Hu Li said softly, "I... I'm used to it. When I was hungry before, I ate leftovers... although it never really filled me up either..."
"That was before. Didn't I tell you not to mention the past?" Ye Chuan placed a spoon in Hu Li's hand.
"Since I gave you a name, you should live well with your new identity."
Hearing this, Hu Li pressed her fingers against the spoon, suddenly smiling, "Boss, I'm so happy."
"Happy coming to work every day? Sounds quite the corporate drone." Ye Chuan ate a crystal dumpling.
Hu Li picked up the spoon and took small sips of the spirit grain porridge, her eyes slightly squinting like a contented little kitten.
She had been staying in the shop for the past few days, rarely coming out to eat. Tasting these delicious breakfast foods now filled her face with joy.
Seeing her like this, Ye Chuan picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and handed it to her. "Try this, it's good."
Hu Li quickly took it, took a small bite. The soft, glutinous texture and sweet flavor made her eyes light up, and she nodded vigorously. "Delicious! Boss, this is really good!"
Just as the two were enjoying their meal, two diners at the next table started chatting in lowered voices. Their voices, though not loud, just happened to reach Ye Chuan and Hu Li's ears.
"Hey, have you heard? That shop across the street, 'The World's Number One Forging Master,' is really popular lately!"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
