[Ding! Detected the Host engaging in indulgent yoga training. Reward: Lottery Draw Chance +1.]
[Detected S-Class Goddess Xia Lin's favorability +1. Reward: Lottery Draw Chance +1.]
After a session of yoga, Xia Lin was left limp on the yoga mat, her eyes glazed with desire.
Su Bai, on the other hand, had only broken a light sweat.
To be able to bring Xia Lin such pleasure in this kind of situation, without even engaging in a "proper battle," was truly a rare achievement.
"I can't believe it didn't trigger a special achievement, just a standard indulgence reward. One star!" Su Bai complained silently.
It should be known that such a feat required incredibly robust physical fitness, a mindset that was both bold and meticulous, and quite a bit of technique.
"Little brother, I think I need to take a shower first..."
"Wouldn't it be better to shower at the clubhouse?" Su Bai asked, somewhat puzzled.
Xia Lin blushed immediately. "No way. We're going there to see Grandma Ouyang. If she sees me looking disheveled... Oh, it's just embarrassing. She is an elder, after all."
"Alright, then you go shower, Sister. I'll wash up too," Su Bai said, expressing his understanding.
Not all elders were as unconventional as Aunt Jiang.
One still had to have manners, tentatively speaking.
While showering, Su Bai couldn't help but imagine: what kind of aura would an old Chinese medicine practitioner who served Shanghai's high society possess?
Would it be an immortal style, with a flowing white beard... wait, no, it's an old grandma, not an old grandpa; she wouldn't have a beard.
She should probably be the type who was slightly chubby, with a kind and benevolent face, radiating the pleasant scent of herbal medicine...
After a cold shower, Su Bai's restlessness settled down.
By the time he was packed and ready, Xia Lin had restored her glamorous image and appeared gracefully beside the Porsche Panamera.
"Sister Lin, you're so fast. How did you get to the parking lot already..."
"Why? Do you think all girls dally around when they shower?"
"Not necessarily... but your speed is genuinely impressive."
Su Bai truly admired it. After all, his other female confidantes took quite a long time to shower.
Xia Lin seemed very proud of her special skill. In fact, this was similar to her work style: vigorous and resolute, never dragging things out.
Of course, she would never show this pride outwardly in normal times. These little girlish emotions were hidden away, shown only to those she was most intimate with.
On the way, Xia Lin made a phone call, presumably to that Grandma Ouyang.
The other party indicated that preparations were complete and they could come at any time.
Judging by the voice, the elderly woman seemed quite hale and hearty. It was already quite late, yet she was still so energetic.
"By the way, brother Su Bai, can you handle a strong massage?" Xia Lin suddenly remembered something, a lively smile appearing at the corners of her mouth. "Grandma Ouyang has very strong hands."
"No fear here, bring it on!" Su Bai looked completely relaxed.
Although he didn't know how much force he could actually withstand during a massage, one couldn't be cowardly about such small matters. It was better to boast first.
...
"Awoo—it hurts, it hurts! Grandma, go easy—"
About fifteen minutes later.
Su Bai suffered a tragic slap to the face.
In the therapy room of the clubhouse, an elegant elderly woman wearing silk loungewear was gripping Su Bai's cervical spine, kneading it back and forth.
It was like a mother cat fussing over a kitten.
Su Bai let out screams like a ghost wailing or a wolf howling, which made Xia Lin, who was watching from the side, giggle continuously.
She still remembered when she was a child and received physiotherapy from Grandma Ouyang for the first time; the scene hadn't been much better than this.
But after it was over, it really felt comfortable!
It was a sensation of the body's Qi and blood flowing freely.
Seeing Su Bai making such a fuss was actually kind of cute. Xia Lin felt that coming here today was the right choice.
"Young man, your body is quite good. This cervical spine, these shoulders... tsk tsk, no issues at all. That's too rare," Grandma Ouyang praised.
Different from Su Bai's imagination, the grandma didn't have a slightly chubby figure. Instead, she was thin and tall, standing close to 1.8 meters. For a Chinese woman of that generation, this was an absolutely rare height.
Paired with her stern, unsmiling face and weathered voice, she looked like a senior sister from a cultivation sect in a Xianxia world who practiced the Path of Ruthlessness.
However, according to Xia Lin, the grandma just looked fierce; her temper was actually quite good.
"...Are there really no issues?" Su Bai grimaced in pain, a bit skeptical. "Then why is it so incredibly painful?"
"Eh, pain is correct. If it doesn't hurt, there's no effect. Whether it hurts or not has nothing to do with whether your body parts are malfunctioning."
"But I heard that if the dampness in the body is heavy..."
Taking advantage of a moment when Grandma Ouyang was resting, Su Bai seized the opportunity to cut in and started chatting about physiotherapy with Grandma Ouyang.
He didn't know how the basic knowledge provided by the System would measure up in the grandma's eyes.
The result proved that the System was reliable as always. Grandma Ouyang's mood became increasingly spirited, her eyes grew brighter, and she looked as if she had met a kindred spirit too late in life.
Although Su Bai's insights weren't anything special, his basic knowledge was solid, with no errors or omissions.
This was actually quite rare.
Halfway through the conversation, Grandma Ouyang's mouth was dry. She took a sip of water and looked at Xia Lin with deep meaning.
"Little Lin, this fiancé of yours is not an ordinary person. There aren't many young people as steady as him these days."
"...Grandma, how did he become a fiancé? We are just... just dating."
Xia Lin nervously tucked a stray hair behind her ear and stole a glance at Su Bai. Seeing that he didn't object and was just smiling, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
How should she put it? This younger brother was a scumbag who never gave her a direct response. He only said he liked her during their intimate moments when emotions were running high.
Forget it. Su Bai wasn't just like this with her; he was a terrible flirt with other girls too.
Unexpectedly, Su Bai took the initiative to correct her: "Not a boyfriend. Sister Lin explicitly said she wanted to marry me, and I agreed."
"When did you agree? How come I didn't know?"
"Oh, well, I've agreed now anyway... This agreement, you see, doesn't need to be too explicit. Proposing is something that should have a sense of ritual. Wait until I graduate, and then Sister Lin can formally propose to me."
"...Hahaha, you really are..."
Xia Lin covered her mouth, laughing endlessly at Su Bai's teasing. You could never predict what strange words would pop out of this guy's mouth.
Grandma Ouyang, meanwhile, appreciated this young man even more.
To be honest, in the Shanghai circle, it wasn't unheard of for only daughters to find boyfriends from out of town. But those boys... how to put it... really couldn't compare to Su Bai.
Mainly in terms of temperament. Su Bai's level of emotional stability, as well as his manner of being neither humble nor arrogant, was truly hard to achieve. Considering he was only eighteen, it could only be attributed to natural talent.
Furthermore, this kid definitely had ability and money. That was the greatest foundation for being neither humble nor arrogant. A young man with nothing to his name would find it very difficult to remain poised in the face of favor or disgrace.
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
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?!
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!
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?
