Lin Yu suddenly felt his mouth go dry.
This kind of scene...
She shouldn’t be called "auntie"—"fairy aunt" would be more fitting.
Before this, Aunt Qimeng’s clothing style had always leaned toward loose and comfortable.
Lin Yu had never paid close attention to her actual figure.
He only knew it was curvaceous where it should be.
Thanks to the "gauze robe’s" limited-time perk, he could now catch glimpses of her true form through the sheer fabric.
The reason it was called a "limited-time" perk?
Because in Lin Yu’s vision, a translucent countdown timer appeared.
[1:59:02]…
[1:59:01]…
The meaning was clear—the duration of the [Forbidden Zone Exploration Talisman] was only two hours.
Aside from the countdown, there was also a virtual [Switch] option.
As Lin Yu walked further into the room, he tried switching it.
With a slight mental nudge, the real room returned.
It was as if the previous scene had been an illusion.
When he switched again, the illusion was back!
Who needs the original when you’ve got the enhanced version?
This function was completely unnecessary!
"Xiao Yu, these are the shoes I bought for you today. What do you think of the style?"
Lin Yu: "..."
Well.
He’d have to switch back to the original for now.
Otherwise, judging the shoes based solely on the "white cloth boots" in "Fairy Qimeng’s" hands would be impossible.
"Ah, right, Aunt Qimeng, do you have spare slippers in your room?"
"I’ve been running around all day—I should wash my feet first."
"Otherwise, this would be pretty awkward..."
Though he claimed it was awkward, his expression remained perfectly natural.
For most young people, something like this might be mortifying.
But for Lin Yu?
It meant nothing.
Chen Qimeng, of course, cared deeply about Lin Yu’s dignity.
She hurriedly fetched a pair of white slippers for him.
"Yes, yes, wear these!"
Under the effect of the Forbidden Zone Exploration Talisman, Chen Qimeng, with her fluttering sleeves, presented a pair of translucent, milky-white openwork slippers to Lin Yu.
The scene was so ethereal and pristine that it stirred an inexplicable feeling in him.
Using anything in the room now felt like a sacrilege against a celestial being—a sinful thrill.
Around the slippers, faint golden light shimmered, visible only upon closer inspection.
Since entering, Lin Yu had been curious about the glowing objects and their effects.
Now was the perfect chance to test them.
"Thanks, Auntie. I’ll go rinse off in the bathroom—be quick."
With that, Lin Yu took the slippers.
The moment he touched them, a system prompt chimed.
[Ding!]
[The fairy aunt’s private slippers—wearing them may grant miraculous effects?]
Lin Yu: "!!!"
The [Forbidden Zone Exploration Talisman]!
So it wasn’t just about switching aesthetics.
The golden-glowing items…
Were actually treasures waiting to be discovered?
Now this felt like a proper secret realm exploration!
Lin Yu hurried to the bathroom door, kicked off his shoes, and slipped on the slippers Chen Qimeng had given him.
[Ding!]
[During forbidden zone exploration, obtained and equipped "Radiant Fairy Slippers"!]
[Reward: 20 Sect Contribution Points, 50 Spirit Stones.]
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host! Your relationship with the Acting Sect Leader has deepened, reaching the sixth tier: "Close Friends and Neighbors"!]
[Reward: 50 Spirit Stones.]
Now this was interesting.
Not only did he gain Spirit Stones, but also Sect Contribution Points!
The Forbidden Zone Exploration Talisman was absolutely amazing.
Right now, Lin Yu was in desperate need of Spirit Stones.
With so many golden glimmers around, he could farm them comfortably.
Lin Yu glanced back at Aunt Qimeng.
She was sitting on a "jade couch," hands resting at her sides, watching him wear her slippers with lowered eyes.
Hiss.
So wearing her slippers was what triggered the relationship upgrade?
Was it…
Like the psychology of a man seeing a woman wear his shirt—and nothing else?
Was this some kind of special possessiveness?
Upon entering the bathroom, it resembled a mist-shrouded secret realm.
The elegant brown wood accents and shimmering bottles and jars made it seem like a fairy’s bathing quarters.
On the floor lay an object.
Its golden glow was even brighter than the "fairy slippers."
Lin Yu reached out and touched it.
[Ding!]
[An artifact seemingly used by the fairy to nurture her jade-like feet. Sharing a soak with her may yield extraordinary rewards?]
Under the talisman’s effect, it appeared as a large wooden tub embedded with water-blue Spirit Stones.
When the effect was turned off, it was just an "electric foot-soaking bucket."
The fully open, lidless design was quite trendy back in 2014.
At the bottom of the tub were four foot-shaped patterns with various raised bumps.
Probably meant to wiggle around when powered on, simulating a massage effect.
The foot-soaking bucket was at least somewhat useful.
The massage function, though? Pure scam material for that era.
Aunt Qimeng was usually so frugal—why would she spend money on this?
And judging by the footprints… it was a dual-person tub!
Now, how could he casually suggest: "Auntie, let’s soak our feet together?"
It all felt bizarre beyond words.
Yet this system was clearly tempting him!
[Possibly extraordinary rewards]...
If he missed this chance, would there be another?
From the moment Auntie Qimeng waited for him to return, to her behavior after he entered the house—
Now was the time.
If Lin Yu made an odd request, Auntie Qimeng might feel awkward, but the likelihood of her refusing wasn’t high!
"Auntie Qimeng, when did you buy this new foot bath? Is it any good?"
Hearing Lin Yu’s question, Chen Qimeng got up and walked to the bathroom door.
"Oh, Xiao Yu, you mean this?"
"This was a gift from Aunt Liu, a regular at my shop."
"Honestly, I don’t know if it’s good or not—I’ve never used it."
Lin Yu vaguely recalled the image of Granny Liu:
"Is that the Granny Liu whose husband has trouble with his legs?"
"I think I remember her..."
Chen Qimeng nodded in confirmation.
"Yes, yes, that’s her."
"She went on one of those ten-yuan group tours and ended up sitting through hours of sales pitches."
"When she came back, she inexplicably bought a foot bath."
"Then, just a few days later..."
"Her husband went on another free group tour and had to endure a whole day of lectures."
"He came back with another foot bath, just like that."
"So Aunt Liu said since they had more than they needed, they gave me a brand-new one."
Lin Yu and Chen Qimeng exchanged a glance.
Both couldn’t help but laugh.
Makes perfect sense.
These so-called ten-yuan or free senior group tours?
They’re just schemes to drag you in for sales pitches.
They’ll do anything to make you spend money.
Otherwise,
since when do such freebies fall from the sky?
"Auntie Qimeng, it’d be a waste to just leave it unused."
"Why don’t we try it together and see if this ‘high-tech’ thing actually works?"
"It’s... for two people, right?"
Seizing the perfectly relaxed atmosphere, Lin Yu smoothly suggested they give it a try.
Chen Qimeng’s smile froze on her face.
Her tension became visibly palpable...
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?!
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!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
