No Dating Within the Gang

A familiar wooden cabin.

The candlelight flickered gently, casting a warm and cozy glow.

Zhong Yi picked up the cup of goat milk and drained it in one gulp.

With a *swish*, the bedroom door was pushed open, and Su Di'er walked out wearing a brand-new Fairy Skirt.

The young girl looked timid. She had applied carefully selected rouge to her face, and her short black hair scattered over her forehead.

This was the gift Zhong Yi had chosen for Su Di'er not long ago.

That day, they had left the previous inn in a sorry state, so Su Di'er hadn't opened it until now. He hadn't expected her to wear it at this moment.

Su Di'er was a natural beauty.

Dressed up specifically for this moment, her features looked as if they had bloomed early, leaving Zhong Yi somewhat dazed.

"Li Ang."

Su Di'er tilted her head and pointed at her clothes.

"Do you like it?"

Zhong Yi's face turned beet red. He grabbed the goat milk and gulped it down loudly, nodding indistinctly.

The girl smiled. "Then say it out loud."

"I like it."

Zhong Yi opened his mouth, sounding a bit wooden.

At this moment, he couldn't distinguish whether it was Li Ang from the plot speaking, or himself.

He shook his head, feeling his mouth and tongue go dry.

"Are... are you thirsty?"

Su Di'er smiled mischievously and refilled Zhong Yi's cup.

Zhong Yi said nothing, simply grabbing the cup and pouring it into his mouth.

In the original movie from Lu Ze's past life, the heroine Mathilda made no secret of her love for Léon, even boldly confessing it in this scene.

After all, the dress the original Léon chose for Mathilda was a mature, sexy, low-cut dress.

But in this illusion world with its high degree of freedom, the clothes players gave Su Di'er varied, influencing the future direction to some extent.

In this plot node, every player's Su Di'er was wearing the gift personally chosen by that player.

Mu Yawen's Illusion World.

"Does it look good?"

Su Di'er struggled to lift her arm, showing off the outfit.

Mu Yawen looked her up and down and gave a simple, honest smile. "Sharp."

Hearing Mu Yawen's answer, Su Di'er wiped the sweat from her forehead and beamed happily.

This was an armored suit Mu Yawen had specially selected for Su Di'er, weighted with tens of kilograms of special materials inside.

Mu Yawen smiled and patted Su Di'er's head. "Once you can walk freely in this, your cultivation realm will reach the next level~"

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Zhou Yue's Illusion World.

"This... must be very expensive, right?"

Su Di'er held her skirt hem carefully, afraid the corners would touch the ground and get dirty.

This gorgeous official fairy robe was visibly expensive in both material and jewelry.

"Expensive? Not at all! Your master got lucky and won it at the card table!"

Zhou Yue rubbed his nose proudly.

The girl couldn't help but tease, "Li Ang, it's impossible for you to win anything at a card table... Your lying skills are as bad as your card skills!"

"Uh... I remembered wrong. I won it playing ring toss at a night market stall."

Exposed, Zhou Yue blushed and quickly changed his excuse.

The gift he bought for Su Di'er was the most expensive item in the shop.

It was only because Zhou Yue was a hardcore grinder, completing every task with high scores, that he could scrape together this much money.

He had spent his entire fortune, but seeing Su Di'er wearing it now, his heart felt sweet.

For him, money could always be earned later.

Even if he learned fewer skills in the illusion, he could make up for it with technique. It wasn't an issue at all.

"Tch, I knew you were lying..."

Su Di'er pouted. She naturally knew a street vendor wouldn't have such a precious gift.

She looked at Zhou Yue, light dancing in her eyes. "If only you were my brother..."

Zhou Yue's expression changed drastically, and he shook his head with a firm gaze. "You absolutely cannot be my sister!"

The thought of Su Di'er becoming like Zhou Qiaoling gave him a headache.

Hearing this, a blush rose on the girl's cheeks. "Li Ang, do you mean...?"

Zhou Yue blinked, not reacting immediately.

Meanwhile, in his livestream chat, the barrage of comments had already started jeering.

[Su Di'er: I treat you as a brother, but you want to hit on me?]

[Oh no, the plot is getting weird.]

[Every single True Disciple of the Spirit Sky Sect is a blockhead???]

[Spirit Sky Sect? More like the Heartless Sect!]

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Under the teasing of the bullet comments, Zhou Yue finally realized what was happening and waved his hands. "No, no, no, that's not what I meant, I..."

"Actually, it's okay if you did mean that."

"I didn't..."

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Zhou Qiaoling's Illusion World.

Su Di'er was wearing a magnificent red bridal gown, complete with a veil, looking exquisitely dressed.

"Does it look good?"

A faint blush hovered on Su Di'er's face.

"It looks great!"

Zhou Qiaoling looked her up and down, giggling as she gave her approval.

Back when she bought the gift, she had spent a huge sum on this item, which had genuinely shocked the onlookers in her livestream.

This was completely different from the usually stingy Little Zhou!

"Fellow Daoists, this is called saving where you can and spending where you should... keep the kid happy, and she'll earn me even more later!"

Zhou Qiaoling whispered a defense against the doubts in the bullet comments.

In the illusion world, she had unlocked a long-term hidden storyline, leading Su Di'er to control a whole street of beggars.

Now, she acted very much like the leader of the Beggar Sect.

Zhou Qiaoling was the Gang Leader, and Su Di'er was the Deputy Leader.

"Li Ang, do you... want me to marry you?"

Su Di'er looked at Zhou Qiaoling with total seriousness.

"Pfft—!!"

Zhou Qiaoling sprayed the goat milk right out of her mouth.

She had only bought this outfit for Su Di'er because she thought it would look good on her.

Though, thinking about snuggling with a quirky, beautiful girl every day didn't seem too bad?

"Uh, that actually seems..."

Just as she was about to agree, a mysterious force quickly silenced her.

Her Behavior Score plummeted; clearly, "Li Ang" was trying hard to prevent this from happening.

Frightened, Zhou Qiaoling quickly changed her tune. "Su Di'er, you're still young, let's talk about this later..."

The girl opposite her, however, had a determined gaze. "No, Li Ang, I've already fallen in love with you."

"Su Di'er..."

Zhou Qiaoling sighed, trying to salvage her Behavior Score.

"It looks like we'll have to establish a new gang rule: no dating allowed within the gang."

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Li Meran's Illusion World.

Looking at the elegant yet dignified pale blue gauze dress on the girl, the usually cold and indifferent Li Meran revealed a rare, satisfied smile.

She had picked a gauze dress from a shop and then went to a tailor to have it modified and custom-made.

The prototype was the "Fragrant Snow Water Orchid" skin from *Naraka: Bladepoint*.

"This style is so beautiful, I've never seen it in the city... Who designed it?"

Su Di'er spun around happily in circles.

Li Meran took a tiny sip of goat milk. "An old friend."

"If one day I could wear this outfit and dance with a sword like the sword immortals the storytellers talk about... Whoa, that would be so cool!"

Su Di'er couldn't help but fall into a fantasy.

Li Moran pinched the young girl's cheek. "That day will come."