Ye Chuan really hadn't expected the princess to make him a snack. He lifted the white cloth and took a look, finding some cookies inside. But a princess probably wouldn't know how to make this sort of thing, right?
Meeting Ye Chuan's inquiring gaze, Irena smiled, seemingly a bit embarrassed. "I learned how to make them. I don't know if they'll suit your taste."
Ye Chuan took a bite.
Probably because they were freshly baked, they were crisp and tasted decent.
"Not bad," Ye Chuan said.
Hearing Ye Chuan say that, Irena looked as if she breathed a sigh of relief. She slowly set down the small basket in her hands. "That's great."
"Did you make these specifically for me?"
Ye Chuan's words instantly made Irena's face turn red. She looked left and right before finally giving a soft "Mm." "Lord Xi Xi has been working too hard lately. I couldn't think of a way to repay you right away, so..."
Irena was very poor right now. She had no money to offer, so she could only offer her heartfelt intentions.
"Thanks," Ye Chuan said, stuffing a cookie into Elara's mouth as well.
"Awoo~" Elara was already on the verge of magical exhaustion. Being held in one of Ye Chuan's arms, her limbs dangled back and forth like playdough. With a cookie in her stomach, she immediately revealed a blissful expression.
"Delicious!"
"That's good," Irena smiled.
As night fell, it was just about time for Ye Chuan to log off.
"Quitting time, quitting time." Ye Chuan originally wanted to log out of the Aether Continent directly, but on second thought, he realized he hadn't visited the Succubus Parlor lately.
That wouldn't do.
How was he supposed to complete his side quest?
Of course, it wasn't because Ye Chuan wanted a massage. He just wanted the quest rewards. What if the Succubus Parlor went out of business because it lacked his share of revenue?
If it went bankrupt, how could he finish his quest?
At this thought, Ye Chuan immediately flew back to Isu Town.
The night in Isu Town was steeped in a somewhat ambiguous warm light. The magic lanterns at the entrance of the Succubus Parlor in the alley flickered and swayed, casting brilliant colors upon the wooden doors.
Ye Chuan pushed the door open and entered. The familiar scent of incense wafted over him, mixed with faint magical fluctuations.
The parlor was as lively as ever. The passing succubus attendants had slender figures and gentle smiles. Seeing Ye Chuan come in, they all bowed in greeting.
"Oh, dear customer! You're finally here!" The little succubus Sophia swayed her small pink tail, a sweet smile on her face. She trotted over to Ye Chuan, looking up with a face full of joy.
"You haven't visited our parlor in so long. Have you been busy lately?"
Pressed against her modest curves, Ye Chuan simply said, "I have indeed been quite busy lately."
"That makes sense. There's a war going on, so business has been tough," Sophia said, then asked Ye Chuan what service he wanted.
"Numbers 11 and 6," Ye Chuan said. He still preferred the well-endowed twin succubi to give him a massage.
But Sophia waved her hand, still smiling as she recommended:
"Customer, those sisters happen to have the day off today!"
"Why don't you try our number 1 masseuse, Nini, again? She's our parlor's ace. Didn't you say it felt great after she massaged you last time?"
After saying that, she patted her flat chest, guaranteeing his comfort.
Ye Chuan stroked his chin, not thinking too much of it.
"Alright, her it is."
"Okay!" Sophia's eyes lit up. She quickly turned to instruct an attendant to call Nini, while she stood obediently to the side and poured Ye Chuan a glass of fruit wine.
"Just a moment, Nini will be right here."
A moment later, the sound of soft footsteps approached.
Nini wore a light purple gauze dress, her long hair loosely tied up. With a gentle smile on her face and her black tail swaying softly behind her, she walked up to Ye Chuan and bowed:
"Customer, sorry to keep you waiting."
Her demeanor was as gentle as ever, but there seemed to be a trace of imperceptible exhaustion hidden deep in her eyes.
"Please follow me."
"Mm."
After arriving at the room, Ye Chuan changed his clothes and lay face down. Nini expertly picked up the essential oils and gently applied them to Ye Chuan's neck and shoulders.
Her technique was as delicate as ever, the pressure just right. His muscles, originally tense from teleportation and combat, gradually relaxed under her massage.
The faint, refreshing scent of vegetation lingered at his nose, mixed with Nini's unique magical aura, causing Ye Chuan to involuntarily breathe a sigh of relief.
Not bad, not bad.
Though if the twins were massaging him, Ye Chuan could have rested his head on them.
"As the ace masseuse, you must make a lot of money, right?" Ye Chuan asked with his eyes closed, casually finding a topic to chat about. His tone was flat, purely just to pass the time.
Nini's massaging movements paused for a moment before returning to normal. Her voice was soft but carried a hint of strain:
"The income really isn't bad, it's just... there are a lot of places I need to spend money."
Her fingertips tightened slightly. "My mother... she's sick. I need to save money to treat her."
She stopped halfway through, seemingly unwilling to bring it up any further. The exhaustion in her eyes deepened a bit more.
A sick mother, a broken girl...
Ye Chuan opened his eyes and glanced at her. Seeing that she didn't want to say more, he didn't press the issue and closed his eyes again to enjoy the massage.
Seeing this, Nini breathed a sigh of relief and focused entirely on her massage techniques.
After the massage ended, Ye Chuan got up and stretched his limbs. He felt relaxed all over, and his blood flow seemed much smoother.
Not bad.
It was just a pity that the well-endowed girls weren't working, otherwise he could have gone for another package.
He went to Sophia to pay and casually brought up Nini's situation. "Sophia, what kind of illness does Nini's mother have?"
"Customer, did Nini talk to you about her mother?"
Ye Chuan was curious. "Why?"
"Both Nini and her mother are sick. It's a very rare blood disease, seemingly genetic."
Sophia lowered her voice, her tone full of worry.
"This disease is very hard to treat. They have to hire a Tier 5 Healer just to barely keep the condition under control. But Tier 5 Healers are incredibly rare, they are equivalent to Platinum-rank adventurers. Not only are they hard to find, but their consultation fees are also terrifyingly high."
She paused, then added:
"Most of the money Nini has saved over the years has been spent on her mother's medical bills. She just has to endure her own illness. She's stubborn and doesn't like telling others about these things, afraid of being a burden."
With no other choice, Nini could only take on more clients. And Sophia, as the Succubus Parlor's little poster girl, was happy to recommend Nini to others more often.
That was all she could do.
Hearing this, Ye Chuan tilted his head slightly. A rare blood disease? A Tier 5 Healer?
These might be monumental problems for others, but for Ye Chuan, it didn't seem like a very difficult matter at all.
"Is it that hard to hire a Tier 5?" Ye Chuan asked instead.
"A Tier 5 is equivalent to a Platinum-rank adventurer. There are too few of them, and they generally aren't willing to take on this kind of commission. If you want to raise the price to attract them, you have to save up a lot of money." Sophia spread her hands.
"There's just no other way."
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?!
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
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!
