[Ding!]
[A brilliant move! The Saint's proactive approach has left the Astrology Pavilion Elder's heart in disarray!]
[Reward: 50 Spirit Stones]
Shen Jiuyi: "!!!"
Ever since they finished dinner and started watching the movie,
Shen Jiuyi felt her heartbeat gradually accelerating, completely beyond her control.
The composed expression on her face was entirely feigned.
After all,
she had been wearing a poker face for years.
Pretending wasn't that difficult for her.
Her great-grandmother had once said that she needed to keep her heart as calm as still water to safely navigate the turbulent first half of her life and avoid falling into her destined tribulation.
Shen Jiuyi had always kept her great-grandmother's words in mind.
Now,
not only had the tribulation her great-grandmother spoke of come to pass,
but even though Shen Jiuyi wanted to resist, she couldn't escape the interference of her dreams.
She chose to use a direct, extreme method to resolve her own confusion.
Shen Jiuyi didn't know if her choice was right...
She only knew that
right now, she felt more flustered than anything, not as resistant as she had imagined.
Lin Yu was right...
Her purpose for coming here tonight was clear.
So why keep deliberately maintaining distance, waiting for Lin Yu to "call the shots"?
Lin Yu was willing to be the "tool" to help her solve her problem.
Perhaps she should be a bit more proactive herself, to make what was about to happen less awkward.
In the movies...
that's how it's always done, right?
It was true that Shen Jiuyi liked zombie movies.
But that didn't mean she only watched one genre.
In a sense,
her range of viewing exceeded even the King of Dirty Jokes!
She was only slightly less experienced than the film-savvy Maomao.
Shen Jiuyi stood up, her expression shifting as she looked over at Lin Yu.
Lin Yu: "???"
Noticing Shen Jiuyi's gaze, Lin Yu's heart genuinely skipped a beat.
Wasn't this just about sitting closer to watch the movie?
What did this resolute look in her eyes mean?
It was as if she had made some firm decision.
Was something as simple as closing the distance something that required such a huge resolve in Shen Jiuyi's mind?
Well, as long as the outcome was good.
Lin Yu made room on the side closer to the wall.
His meaning was clear.
He wanted Shen Jiuyi to sit on the side near the headboard, while he would sit a bit closer to the foot of the bed.
Unexpectedly,
after walking over, Shen Jiuyi directly took off her slippers and climbed onto the other side of the bed.
Leaning against the headboard, using a pillow for back support, she half-reclined.
Lin Yu: "!!!"
Just a moment ago, she was unbearably reserved, and now she's completely at ease?
Just how much resolve did that take?!
Naturally, Lin Yu didn't know that Shen Jiuyi had just made a major decision in her heart.
Since things were developing smoothly, he was happy to see it.
What was even more interesting was that Shen Jiuyi, after getting settled, actually turned the question back on Lin Yu:
"This is the comfortable way to watch, right? No need to sit down there."
Lin Yu: "???"
Alright, alright.
This move genuinely caught Lin Yu off guard.
Putting on a brave face, huh?
Fine!
Let's see if Shen Jiuyi had truly figured things out and was planning to completely let her guard down.
Lin Yu went with the flow and leaned against the other side as well, even opening the nearby summer quilt and draping it over both of their legs.
If this were before,
such an intimate gesture would undoubtedly have made Shen Jiuyi uncomfortable.
Whether from her facial reaction or her body language, some signs would have been visible.
But this time...
Shen Jiuyi showed no reaction at all?
As if what Lin Yu had done was the most ordinary little thing.
Oh ho?
Lin Yu was genuinely surprised.
He hadn't expected Shen Jiuyi to truly adopt a new attitude.
How did she manage it?
To suddenly understand such a significant principle in such a short time!
It seemed that even if Lin Yu proposed something even harder to accept now, Shen Jiuyi would no longer feel any aversion.
"This movie is a bit scary to watch, isn't it?"
"How about... we change to a different movie?"
Lin Yu asked tentatively.
Changing the atmosphere first was the way to achieve his goal, step by step.
Watching a zombie film...
really didn't help set the mood!
What if, in the heat of the moment, he glanced over...
and saw a bald zombie...
How utterly unlucky would that be?
What's the difference between that and watching that and accidentally seeing your bald boss at the wrong moment?
To avoid awkward situations, prevention was naturally best.
Anyway, judging by Shen Jiuyi's current state, as long as Lin Yu's conditions weren't too excessive, they were worth a try.
Just as Lin Yu had anticipated.
Shen Jiuyi said straightforwardly:
"No problem, you can watch whatever you like."
"If you want to set the mood, putting on an adult film is fine too."
Lin Yu: "!!!"
Huh?
What on earth happened in that moment just now?
What's going on?
Such a liberation of his natural instincts genuinely left Lin Yu somewhat unprepared.
It wasn't that Lin Yu didn't want to respond, he was just a bit stunned and didn't know how to continue the conversation.
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.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
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]
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!
