Divine Ability, Primary Perception

Xu Mu watched Ye Yu eat with a smile and asked, "How does it taste?"

"Delicious!"

Ye Yu nodded emphatically.

It truly was the most delicious meal she had ever tasted in her life.

Back when the Ye family hadn’t fallen, she had been a young lady of the household.

They had hired chefs specifically to cook for her.

But their skills were nowhere near Xu Mu’s.

Not to mention, after the Ye family’s downfall, Ye Yu had mostly eaten cafeteria food at school.

On Fridays when she returned home, her older sister would prepare simple home-cooked dishes.

Unconsciously, Ye Yu’s eyes grew slightly red.

"What’s wrong?" Xu Mu looked up and asked.

"It’s just so good… wuwu!"

Ye Yu wiped her tears with her sleeve, and a few black characters floated above her head.

[Affection +10]

Xu Mu smiled. Ye Yu’s affection had finally moved.

All his effort hadn’t been in vain.

After all, up until now, Ye Yu had hated him the most.

Once everyone had eaten their fill, Ye Yu clutched her slightly bloated stomach and sprawled on the sofa.

Suddenly, she realized her posture was unladylike—what if Xu Mu slapped her again?

At the thought, she immediately stiffened and sat up straight.

"What? Feeling like a stranger in your own home?"

Xu Mu walked over and placed a hand on Ye Yu’s shoulder.

Ye Yu’s body instinctively trembled, expecting him to hit her.

But Xu Mu simply gave her a light push, letting her slump back onto the sofa.

[Affection +10]

Xu Mu grinned and sat down beside her.

Ye Tong, who had just finished washing the dishes, looked at the two sitting side by side on the sofa and felt an inexplicable joy.

Thinking about it, this was the first time since the Ye family’s downfall that she had felt so relaxed and happy.

"You said you wanted to do something on your own. Have you decided what?"

Xu Mu turned to Ye Tong as she walked over and asked with a smile.

"Not yet…"

Ye Tong lowered her head sheepishly.

She had spent the whole day talking to her sister about Xu Mu and hadn’t given it any thought.

"No rush. You’ve got a fallback plan—if nothing works out, you can always work for us."

Xu Mu stood up and approached Ye Tong.

Ye Tong nodded, then flinched slightly when Xu Mu took her hand.

Her face immediately flushed red.

"Ye Yu, we’re heading to bed. You should rest early too."

Xu Mu led Ye Tong upstairs by the hand.

"Huh? But it’s only eight o’clock!"

Ye Yu glanced at the time on her phone.

"What do you know? Early to bed, early to rise keeps you healthy."

Xu Mu shot her a look. "You should rest early too."

So what if it was eight?

Now that Xu Mu’s physical abilities had improved so much, he had endless stamina—it’d be a waste not to put it to use.

---

Today, Xu Mu had been studying The Peach Blossom Spring, as he had always been a history enthusiast.

He could recite it flawlessly and perform it perfectly.

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In the next room, Ye Yu lay in bed scrolling through her phone. As time passed, she realized she had misjudged Xu Mu.

Her body showed no unusual reactions—clearly, she had overthought things. Xu Mu hadn’t drugged her at all.

Pulling the blanket over her head, she slowly drifted off to sleep.

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The next morning.

Xu Mu opened his eyes to find Ye Tong still fast asleep beside him, just like the day before.

He checked his system and saw that he had enough points for a ten-draw.

Thanks to Ye Tong and Su Yaya, he had accumulated enough.

Right now, he urgently needed to strengthen himself. Aside from the formidable Dragon King, that Military King would likely cause trouble soon.

Clicking on the roulette, Xu Mu immediately went for the ten-draw.

[Ding! Host has triggered a hidden rule—ten-draw grants one bonus spin.]

Xu Mu was surprised. It seemed this system had plenty of hidden features.

He’d have to explore them later.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained 20 attribute points.]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained 10 attribute points.]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained 20 attribute points.]

...

Xu Mu now understood—attribute points were the baseline reward, the bare minimum.

If he didn’t get anything good, the system would at least give him these.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained a Desert Eagle.]

What the—?

Xu Mu’s heart skipped a beat. What kind of reward was this?

He could actually get real-world items?

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained the title "Sharpshooter."]

"Nice, nice!"

Xu Mu muttered to himself.

Living in a country with strict gun control, Xu Mu had never handled a firearm before.

But he had heard of this pistol’s reputation—heavy, with strong recoil, making it impractical for combat.

Within seven steps, he could shoot fast and accurately.

But beyond that, he had no confidence.

Now, with this title, he had no worries.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained a divine-tier ability: Level 1 Perception.]

At this, Xu Mu sat bolt upright in bed.

A divine-tier ability—this was his first time getting something like this.

However, he didn’t inspect it immediately, waiting to see if there were more rewards.

But in the end, he was disappointed.

Aside from these three, the remaining eight spins only gave attribute points.

Ignoring the points for now, he first checked the description of the divine-tier ability.

Reading the text, Xu Mu was stunned. As expected of a divine-tier skill—even at Level 1, it was overpowered.

This ability allowed him to sense all living beings within a hundred-meter radius.

Closing his eyes, he could clearly detect Ye Yu sleeping in the next room.

However, this perception was like thermal imaging—he could only see outlines, not details.

Even so, it was ridiculously powerful.

Xu Mu expanded his perception to its maximum range—and his pupils abruptly constricted.

He quickly got up and went to the desk, opening his laptop to check the surveillance feed.

Through the camera outside the villa’s courtyard, he spotted a woman in casual clothes, wearing a mask and a cap, standing by the wrought-iron gate, recording a video.

After finishing, she pocketed her phone and walked away casually.

Xu Mu didn’t know who she was, but two possibilities came to mind.

First—she could be Lin Yang’s subordinate.

After all, Xu Mu had humiliated him repeatedly, and Lin Yang would want revenge.

Second—it could be Meng Wanyue.

She was investigating the Dragon King’s sister and younger sister.

If it was Meng Wanyue, the situation was dangerous.

Thankfully, he had already dismantled the doghouse.

If she had recorded footage of the Dragon King’s sister living in a doghouse, the Dragon King himself might descend within days.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Mu marveled at how incredible this divine-tier ability was.

After getting dressed, he headed to the bathroom—he needed to inspect the Desert Eagle.

If he took it out in front of Ye Tong and she happened to wake up, he had no idea how she’d react.

Opening his inventory, he found the silver Desert Eagle inside.

Xu Mu expertly released the magazine—and froze.

"Seriously? No bullets?"

Was he supposed to fight in close combat using the gun as a blunt weapon?

Sighing, he realized he’d have to keep spinning for a chance at ammunition.

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Ye Tong had actually been awake for a while. Like the day before, she didn’t dare open her eyes.

Afraid Xu Mu would come after her again.

He was too strong—she felt like she was breaking.

A thought crossed her mind: maybe she should let Xu Mu go find other women.

Let others share the burden a little—as long as Xu Mu continued treating her as well as he had these past two days, she wouldn’t mind.