"Little Chi, should we take the first set of photos with your sister?"
"A side profile by the pond—you should practice mimicking her pose."
"Later, try to replicate it as closely as possible, just act naturally like you usually do."
As he spoke,
Lin Yu walked over to Little Chi and slung the tripod bag, reflector bag, camera bag…
all around her neck!
While loading her up, he endured her endless complaints:
"Do I have to carry everything? Can’t we just put them on the ground?"
"Are you sure there’s a dry spot? They won’t get dirty, right?"
"My neck… my neck’s about to break…"
Little Chi whined relentlessly,
hoping to tug at Lin Yu’s sympathy just a little.
However,
it had absolutely no effect.
All she got was Lin Yu sneaking a sharp pinch on her nose when Elder Chi wasn’t looking.
"Show some team spirit, you little glutton!"
"You think this is all?"
"We’re a ‘stand-in duo’—you’ll also handle the reflector, okay?"
"After the shoot, I’ll give you two packs of millet crisps from my room."
[Ding!]
[A masterstroke! The perfect reward leaves the Joyous Sect Bell Envoy utterly enchanted!]
[Reward: 50 spirit stones.]
Chi Qingchi: "!!!"
At the mention of millet crisps, Little Chi’s eyes lit up.
Lin Yu was truly the best in the world.
How did he always guess exactly what snack she was craving?
They hadn’t even talked about it!
Instantly straightening her back, she declared with righteous fervor:
"Millet crisps? Pfft!"
"I just want to contribute to the team!"
"Handling a reflector? Easy, super easy—leave it to me!"
"Got more bags? Give ’em here, I’ll carry everything!"
Lin Yu chuckled helplessly.
Sigh.
This Little Chi… always gave off vibes of being both easy and impossible to handle!
Their exchange didn’t draw much attention from Elder Chi.
Silently, Elder Chi walked to the banyan tree by the pond, listening to cicadas heralding summer.
Her mind was entirely preoccupied with one thought…
Had Lin Yu’s decision to photograph her first raised Little Chi’s suspicions?
If not…
then she’d be the first girl in Lin Yu’s camera, wouldn’t she?
The more she dwelled on it,
the more Chi Qingshui avoided glancing back at Little Chi,
afraid her expression might betray her.
Little did she know,
her boyfriend was quietly working his charms—
just not on her, but on her younger sister!
Meanwhile, Elder Chi smugly reveled in being "the first girl in his photos,"
unaware that even passersby found it hard to ignore the absurdity!
[Ding!]
[Unstoppable charisma! The Saint’s effortless charm devastates the entire Blazing Sea Demon Squad, leaving them utterly demoralized!]
[Reward: 100 + 50 + 50 + 50 spirit stones.]
Lin Yu suppressed a grin at the flood of notifications.
Oh?
Someone’s secretly crumbling already?
And we haven’t even started shooting!
Like hiding in the bushes, huh?
Better keep watching closely then…
In the thicket,
a few figures were already scratching their arms and legs restlessly.
After the heavy rain, the rising heat made the air stifling and damp—
a downright unbearable environment.
Still, they could tough it out… for now.
The only thing I can't stand is... the damn mosquitoes!
There are way too many of them!
Even the least bitten among the four of us has been bitten at least three or four times.
Sitting here motionless, feeding these bloodsuckers, might as well go donate blood for free—at least you'd get a certificate.
"Damn it, Hai-ge, should we move to another spot?"
"Lin Yu was just flirting with the younger sister behind the older sister's back, and now he's flirting with the older sister behind the younger sister's back!"
"Staying here like this isn't gonna solve anything..."
Gou Feng, who had just been loudly supporting Shi Yanhai, couldn't take it anymore and finally spoke up.
If he didn't say something soon, he felt like the mosquitoes would drain two pounds of blood from him!
Out of the four, he was the chubbiest.
And mosquitoes love chubby guys more!
After saying his piece, Gou Feng nudged Gao Yumin beside him.
Gao Yumin had been itching to leave from the start.
If he added a few more words now, maybe they could speed things up.
But Gao Yumin was no fool.
Oh?
When he suggested leaving earlier, didn’t they look down on him and tell him to shut up?
Now they’re waiting for him to speak?
Not a chance!
Gao Yumin was also among the least bitten.
"Dog Bro, are you even our brother? Leaving now?"
"Then all this waiting would’ve been for nothing!"
Gao Yumin suddenly switched his tone and started criticizing Gou Feng.
Gou Feng gave him a confused look: "???"
This bastard!
Was he setting him up?
Originally, this had nothing to do with Gao Yumin.
But after witnessing Lin Yu playing both sides—flirting with the younger sister behind the older sister's back, and vice versa—the situation changed entirely!
This was the life he wanted for himself!
What the hell made Lin Yu so special?
Looks-wise, he wasn’t bad either.
Shi Yanhai would rather be bitten to death by mosquitoes than leave.
Stomping his feet in anger, he growled:
"Lin Yu is such a scumbag, playing two girls at once!"
Gao Yumin, seething with resentment, sneered:
"Two? Captain, who are you underestimating here?"
"Did you all forget..."
"That shy girl Lin Yu was holding hands with at the food street the other day?"
"By my count, he’s probably juggling at least three!"
Zhao Bin, scratching the mosquito bites on his face as he recalled the scene at the food street, gasped:
"Those pretty girls at the table that day..."
"Don’t tell me they were all his?"
Gou Feng chimed in:
"Don’t exaggerate. You think Lin Yu’s some kind of god, handling that many?"
"Even if he were a time-management master... his body wouldn’t freaking allow it!"
"All I’m saying is, this bastard’s got some nerve, going after twin sisters at the same time!"
"Hey, wait..."
"Hai-ge! Hai-ge! I’ve got an idea!"
"Use your DSLR to snap evidence of Lin Yu’s scumbag behavior!"
"Aren’t we reviewing photography work in class tomorrow?"
"Let’s expose this bastard in front of everyone—show the whole class what kind of guy he really is!"
Shi Yanhai grabbed Gou Feng’s shoulder, his expression anything but pleased.
"Absolutely not!!"
"If we do that... Qingshui’s reputation will be ruined too!"
"She’s just confused, not a bad person!"
Gou Feng: "..."
Zhao Bin: "..."
Gao Yumin: "..."
...
(Second update for today. More coming soon! The live-action audiobook is out—check it out if you're interested!)
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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]
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!
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?!
