"Ruirui-jie is right, it seems we've never really had a chance to chat alone before."
"I'm usually pretty quiet and don't know what topics to bring up."
"Does Ruirui-jie have anything she'd like to talk about?"
The topic of [Food] had been pretty much exhausted.
[Clothing] was relatively easy to understand.
But as for [Desire]—what exactly did that refer to? That required more careful consideration.
He couldn't just bluntly ask Ruirui-jie right off the bat:
"How long has it been since you last did it?"
That would be crossing every line in Pingchuan at once!
Judging by Ruirui-jie's demeanor and speech, she definitely didn't seem like someone with that kind of vibe.
"Little Yu, don't think like that. I actually find you very cheerful and bright."
"As for conversation topics... what we just discussed about favorite outfits was great."
"You probably haven't had a girlfriend yet, right? We could also talk about what kind of girls you like."
Mao Ruirui voiced her inner thoughts honestly.
If Lin Yu had asked someone else what they wanted to talk about,
most people would probably say "anything is fine."
Only a very few would suggest a broad but reasonable topic,
giving both sides enough room to explore.
But for some reason, this question became a "strong command-type" question in Mao Ruirui's mind.
Without thinking, she gave the most precise answer possible.
Outfits represented [Clothing].
Preferences in girls represented [Desire].
It made perfect sense.
Actually, chatting like this wasn't bad at all.
No need to worry about hidden meanings in each other's words or overanalyzing things.
Lin Yu glanced at Mao Ruirui's zebra-striped pajamas.
Then, tilting his head at a 45-degree angle toward the ceiling, he pretended to ponder:
"When it comes to outfits... I'm pretty simple."
"My favorite colors are black and white."
"And I really like mixing them together..."
[Ding!]
[Masterful move! Collected information about the Saint's preferred clothing style, which happens to match exactly what the Beast Garden Elder wore today, bringing her immense joy!]
[Reward: 20 Spirit Stones]
Noticing Mao Ruirui looking down at her own clothes,
Lin Yu followed her gaze:
"Hey!"
"That zebra-striped pajama set Ruirui-jie is wearing looks really nice."
"Haha, I can't see the back—does it come with a zebra tail?"
The next moment,
Mao Ruirui abruptly stood up from her chair.
She turned around, presenting her back to Lin Yu, and smoothed down the snug zebra-patterned dress.
The form-fitting cotton fabric perfectly outlined her curves,
even revealing the faint outline of her final line of defense through the dress's pattern.
"It's just a regular dress... no tail..."
After saying this,
Mao Ruirui "whooshed" back into her seat.
Her mind screamed: "!!!"
Oh my god... what am I doing?!
Little Yu was obviously just joking.
All she had to do was casually reply with something like "Haha, no tail," and that would've been the end of it.
But now... it's over, isn't it?
Little Yu is even looking down too embarrassed to meet my eyes.
What's wrong with me?!
Am I... that eager to show off in front of Little Yu?
Mao Ruirui naturally didn't know
that at this very moment,
Lin Yu had already conjured a virtual button in his mind.
Beside it materialized a little black devil and a little white angel.
The little angel kept saying:
Don't press it. If you do, you're done for—you'll lose your last shred of restraint.
The little devil kept chanting:
Woo-hoo~ feels good~ woo-hoo-hoo~ sooo comfy~
What started as a simple joke
had now allowed Lin Yu to fully appreciate the athletic girl's perfect figure.
How many more rounds of this test of human nature could Lin Yu endure?
He honestly had no idea.
So remember...
Never casually test human nature by posing questions within someone's comfort zone!
Lin Yu: "..."
Mao Ruirui: "..."
For a moment,
silence hung heavily between them.
Mao Ruirui deeply regretted her earlier actions.
Now, aside from nervously popping grapes into her mouth to ease the awkwardness, she had no idea what to say.
In her mind,
she must have looked like a stray cat prowling the alleyways at night.
She must have terrified Little Yu!
Unexpectedly,
Lin Yu spoke up:
"Sorry, Ruirui-jie, this might be a bit forward."
"But I still want to say..."
"Your figure is amazing—the best I've ever seen!"
"You can tell it's not that unhealthy kind of slim from starving yourself."
"Earlier, you asked me what kind of girls I like..."
Lin Yu paused deliberately, scratching his head with feigned shyness.
Such a small gesture, yet so devastatingly effective.
Mao Ruirui was practically on edge.
She wanted to hear it!
How could he stop at such a critical moment?
Don't stop now!
Everything Lin Yu had said up to this point
was just ordinary praise.
But coming from his lips and entering Mao Ruirui's ears,
it felt like a spring breeze caressing willow branches,
like morning dew tenderly kissing flower petals.
Her heart fluttered uncontrollably.
Under her eager gaze,
Lin Yu finally continued:
"I like girls who are optimistic, live healthily, and preferably... enjoy sports."
"As for looks, I don't dare hope for too much—average is fine. I'm not exactly a looker myself."
Mao Ruirui's cheeks burned: "!!!"
Every single trait... wasn't that exactly what she embodied?
Could it be...
Little Yu was hinting at her?
Seeing how he couldn't even look at her...
Did Little Yu secretly see her the same way she saw him—as...
[Ding!]
[Masterful move! Collected the Saint's romantic preferences, sending the Beast Garden Elder's heart aflutter!]
[Reward: 20 Spirit Stones]
[Ding!]
[The Beast Garden Elder and host's intimacy level has reached the threshold for "Soul Cultivation Union"!]
[Upon entering the sixth realm, "Crimson Love Awakening," they may become soul cultivation partners!]
[Initiating "Soul Cultivation Union" trial...]
[Shared Interests (Trial Task): Select a shared interest and, without outside interference, deepen your spiritual connection with the Beast Garden Elder!]
Hearing the system's trial task,
Lin Yu wasn't particularly shocked.
Their current pace was actually quite slow.
If he wanted to, he could floor the accelerator!
This trial—shared interests, no interruptions?
If we're talking about Lin Yu's interests...
Does "doing it passionately" count?
......
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ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
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?!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
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!
