In Lin Yu's life plan,
"Showing off in front of classmates" was never part of the agenda.
After graduation, 90% of his classmates would drift apart, never crossing paths again.
Wasting time on such things seemed utterly pointless.
Yet, as Lin Yu basked in the thunderous applause around him,
a tiny flicker of vanity swelled in his chest, filling him with unexpected satisfaction.
This was an experience his past self had never known—
especially seeing the forced claps from the members of the Blazing Sea Demon Crew.
The sheer pettiness of it made his heart soar!
Lin Yu pressed his palms together, fingertips touching his nose,
and bowed humbly—not once, not twice, but several times.
Three bows would’ve been… suspicious.
Little Chi reacted similarly, thanking the cheering crowd profusely.
Chi Qingshui stood proudly nearby, clapping for Lin Yu and her sister with a warm smile—
until it froze abruptly on her face.
Lv Rou, who’d just messaged Chi Qingshui moments ago, came skipping over with a grin,
holding out a pink rose to Lin Yu.
"This flower is for the white moonlight in my heart—my darling Kaneki!"
"Lin Yu, your cosplay was spot-on!"
"It’s a prop leftover from our shoot yesterday. Consider it a tribute to Kaneki."
"Everyone gave applause—how could we skip the flowers?"
Lin Yu stared at the rose, inwardly marveling.
Damn. Impressive.
Only Sister Rou could pull this off!
Her flawless delivery left no room for refusal.
How could he say no?
The flower wasn’t for him—it was for "Kaneki," the character he’d cosplayed.
Rejecting it wouldn’t just be rude; it’d humiliate Lv Rou in front of everyone.
He’d look like a socially inept fool.
But accepting it?
That’d give Big Chi (Chi Qingshui) ammo to tease him later.
He could already hear her sarcastic jabs in his head.
After a mental debate lasting seconds, Lin Yu nodded graciously and took the rose.
The moment it touched his hand, the crowd erupted into playful jeers,
dragging up their past roleplay assignments to tease the pair.
"Oho~ Is the General’s Wife making her move IRL?"
"Idiot, ‘mistresses’ ‘make moves’—this is just PDA!"
"Hah! Should’ve brought flowers to the shoot yesterday, Madame General!"
"Who says she didn’t? You think they’d report bedroom affairs to you?"
"HAHAHAHA!"
"......"
The room buzzed with laughter.
Though Lv Rou scolded the jokers playfully,
her flushed face looked more like getting caught than denial.
This level of finesse? Most couldn’t hope to match her.
Chi Qingshui could only force an awkward smile, powerless to retort.
The whole scene had nothing to do with her—she had no place to intervene.
Besides,
her relationship with Lin Yu was still underground. She wasn’t ready to go public yet.
As the noise died down, Lin Yu finally spoke up:
"Alright, alright, settle down! I’m not even in the anime club—
I just helped Little Chi out at the con. Never expected to win anything."
"A talented horse is common, but a discerning judge? Rare."
"This flower belongs to my judge—Little Chi!"
"Sorry, Lv Rou—borrowing your gift to honor Buddha!"
With that, he handed the rose to Little Chi,
his gaze briefly locking with Chi Qingshui’s.
[Ding!]
[Masterstroke! The Saint’s "borrowed flower" move earns his Dao Companion’s silent praise!]
[Reward: 50 Spirit Stones.]
Their eyes spoke volumes:
Chi Qingshui’s smirk said: Hmph. Smooth talker.
Lin Yu’s shrug replied: Her idea, not mine~
The move seemed simple,
but it sent a clear-yet-subtle message to the class:
He and Lv Rou aren’t a thing.
If they were, why would he give her gift to another girl?
Suddenly, Little Chi’s feelings seemed more important than Lv Rou’s.
The subtext screamed:
Little Chi > Lv Rou!
This was just a joke—don’t read into it.
Lv Rou, of course, felt the sting firsthand.
But for now, all she could do was smile.
Yet Lin Yu miscalculated one thing:
Little Chi’s reaction.
[Ding!]
[Masterstroke! The Saint’s public flower-giving sends the Joyous Sect Bell Envoy’s heart racing!]
[Reward: 50 Spirit Stones.]
Little Chi accepted the rose without Lin Yu’s reservations—
but that didn’t mean she lacked thoughts of her own.
Lately, she’d spent a lot of time with Lin Yu, even weathering "adversity" together.
His presence in her mind had grown… vivid.
She’d always suspected something between him and her sister.
But after dreaming of him repeatedly,
a wild idea took root:
What if Lin Yu’s closeness to Sister is just… to get closer to me?
With that mindset, his rose gesture hit differently.
If Lin Yu confessed to her in real life…
She might actually be… happy?
The only problem?
If Sister found out, their parents would too!
Living under the same roof, how could they hide it?
She couldn’t even stash a manga properly—how would she hide a whole boyfriend?
Speaking of manga—
Little Chi’s mind flashed to last night’s horror.
Drunk Chi Qingshui had been terrifying.
She’d dragged Little Chi to her room,
flipped through the hidden manga page by page,
scolding every panel, twisting her ear every two pages—
traumatizing her thoroughly!
Not only was the manga confiscated,
but a surprise inspection uncovered two more.
One she’d hidden for ages, waiting for the perfect time to savor.
Now? Gone before she’d even read it.
Thunk!
A knock on her head snapped her back.
Chi Qingshui glared.
"Quit daydreaming. Sit down. What’s on your mind?"
Little Chi rubbed her head.
"Uh… just thinking about lunch."
......
(Update delivered! More battles tomorrow!)
【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?!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
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!
