"I'm full, so I'll go upstairs first," Yuna said, rushing off.
"Why did you eat so little today? Did I put too much salt?" Emily tasted a spoonful of the soup she had made.
It had just the right amount of salt and tasted delicious.
With that, she held the bowl of soup to Lin Feng's mouth, intentionally making this intimate gesture to assert her authority over Kandis. "Take a sip and taste the seasoning."
"Didn't I just finish a bowl?" Lin Feng looked at Emily with a strange expression and drank it all in one go.
If he could, he would have eaten the bowl as well.
"It tastes great, right, my husband?"
Hearing those two words, Lin Feng felt extremely embarrassed.
Given their relationship, it wasn't excessive to use that nickname, but it still felt awkward to hear.
"How could anything my wife makes not taste good?"
Emily smiled faintly, nodding in satisfaction.
She had performed exceptionally well, and she deserved a good reward tonight.
While everyone's attention was focused on Lin Feng and the others, Yuna muttered under her breath and planned to slip away. "I ate too much dry rations at lunch today, so I'm not hungry yet."
But she had barely taken a few steps when Lin Feng intercepted her.
"Wait a moment, it's your turn to wash the dishes today!"
This sentence left Yuna at a loss.
She didn't know whether to stay or go.
"Master, let's switch. You wash today, and I'll wash tomorrow," Yuna blinked her eyes and acted spoiled.
She desperately wanted to escape from this place.
But then she realized that Kandis would be staying here today and eating together tomorrow, so it seemed like something she would have to face sooner or later.
Yuna sat back down and served herself another bowl.
As she ate this meal, she felt a mix of emotions and was on edge.
Finally, when she finished eating, Yuna thought that once she washed the dishes, she could go upstairs. In an instant, she felt a bit relieved.
But at that moment, she heard the one voice she least wanted to hear from behind her.
"Yuna, let me help you." Kandis walked into the kitchen, holding a dishcloth for washing.
"No need, I can do it myself," Yuna said with her head down.
Kandis took a plate and started wiping it, ignoring Yuna's protest.
Seeing that the situation was settled, Yuna stopped struggling and silently washed the dishes.
Occasionally, she would steal a glance at Kandis, observing her current appearance.
There weren't any major changes in her features; she could be recognized at a glance.
The only notable difference was probably her figure.
"Yuna." Kandis suddenly spoke.
"Yes?"
Kandis stopped scrubbing the dishes and carefully observed Yuna. "Have we met before?"
Yuna wanted to say yes but couldn't bring herself to say it. She could only look at Kandis, wide-eyed.
"When I was little, I used to play alone in the forest. You look a bit like my playmate back then, a little girl from the Silver Wolf Tribe."
Kandis moved closer to Yuna, openly observing her. "Your eyes are especially similar. Although they may seem serious and fierce, they are actually very gentle."
"At that time, my parents had high expectations of me and hired many teachers for me—magic, etiquette, cooking, swordsmanship... They overwhelmed me."
"Whenever I can't take it anymore, I escape to a small stream in the forest and hide there secretly."
"One time, I saw that little girl from the Silver Wolf Tribe. At first, she was somewhat cautious, but I always went there and always met her, and we became acquainted with each other..."
Upon hearing this, Yuna couldn't hold back anymore and hugged Kandis tightly.
"Oh? What's wrong?" Kandis smiled faintly, now certain of something.
"After so many years, you still remember." Finding a childhood playmate and having them remember every little detail between the two of them truly made Yuna very happy.
Every friend was precious to her.
"It's really you. When you and Lin Feng came back, I recognized you at first sight, but I wasn't completely sure." Kandis gently patted Yuna's shoulder.
After years apart, the two of them talked a lot and stayed together since finishing the dishes.
"When I was caught and confined at home for two months, when I came back to find you, I couldn't find you anymore," Kandis shrugged.
"I thought you never came back, and I thought you hated me," Yuna rubbed her eyes.
Meanwhile, outside the door, three individuals were eavesdropping with their ears pressed against it.
"They recognized each other. Let's go back."
"Let's go back. I thought something happened when I saw Yuna suddenly hugging your ex-girlfriend," Emily scratched her bunny ears.
"So, she's my sister's friend. She shouldn't be a bad person." Yuli perked up her ears warily, still not completely at ease with Kandis.
In her mind, humans were divided into two categories.
The first category was Lin Feng.
The second category was jerks.
"Don't worry, she's a super nice person and has no prejudice against orcs." Lin Feng rubbed Yuli's ears. "Good girl, go back and have a good sleep. If you want to read, don't stay up too late."
After coaxing Yuli back to her room, Lin Feng and Emily also prepared to sleep.
"You're closing your eyes so early?"
"Yeah, it seems like Yuna won't come to me today to touch my ears and pull my tail." Lin Feng sat up and massaged Emily's shoulders.
She was taller, so her shoulders easily got sore.
"You must be tired today, right? The difficulty level of that maze was quite high."
"Yeah, I'm pretty tired." Emily nodded and lay down directly, spreading her legs slightly apart and throwing a seductive look.
Like this, Lin Feng immediately understood what she wanted to do.
"But today, you can't, right?"
During the day, Emily rarely showed restraint, but today was one of the few days she did.
Usually, she would probably be rubbing up against him everywhere.
"This is a reward for you. I'm especially satisfied with your performance today, and you understood with just a hint." Emily kissed Lin Feng on the lips, her eyes full of affection.
"But it will hurt, won't it? So let's reward each other tomorrow."
Emily pouted slightly and lightly kicked Lin Feng.
"You underestimate me. This little pain is nothing I can't bear." Emily supported Lin Feng's shoulder and mischievously raised her eyebrows. "You can do it in your favorite way."
"Wait a moment."
Lin Feng brought Emily's water cup and, without waiting for her reaction, plucked a petal from the Holy Flower and dropped it into the water.
The clear water instantly turned red.
"Holy Flower! What... why did you pluck the petals!" Emily immediately grew anxious and pouted, ready to strike.
"What's there to be afraid of? They'll grow back next year anyway. Besides..."
After listening, Emily looked at Lin Feng with disdain.
"No wonder something felt off the other day. I thought it was because I was reaching a certain age, but I never expected you to meddle with it."
"It was your mother who instructed me to do this." Since his mother-in-law wasn't around, he could easily shift the blame.
In a way, he wasn't lying.
After all, his mother-in-law had subtly implied it...
"And you, acting clueless instead of telling me the real reason while I scratched my head! Instead, you played dumb!" Emily snatched the water cup and drank it all, and her skin became rosy in no time.
The seal was lifted!
"No more rewards for you. Watch how I teach you a lesson!" Emily tackled him directly.
And then the house began to shake.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
Resolve] Gu Yang was once a true disciple of the Falling Cloud Sect, but after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation regressed, his foundation was damaged, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he was about to be demoted to a menial servant. At his moment of despair, he awakened the [Daily Intelligence System]. By refreshing it daily, he could learn about countless hidden opportunities and secrets within the cultivation world! [Today's intelligence has been refreshed] [White Intelligence: One month ago, the Foundation Establishment spiritual item "Profound Ice Spirit Marrow" used by the host to attempt his breakthrough contained a trace of the poison "Bone-Corrobing Spirit-Dissolving Powder".] [Purple Intelligence: Tonight during the Yin hour (3-5 AM), a wisp of "Golden Crow Primordial Flame" will overflow... If this flame is devoured, it can recast the shattered cultivation foundation, fully restore cultivation, and awaken the one-in-ten-thousand—Primordial Supreme Yang Body. [Click to view coordinates]] [Golden Intelligence: Shen Qingyue, a Golden Core elder of the Falling Cloud Sect who possesses the Nine Yin Body, suffers from backlash of cold energy every full moon night, causing her strength to plummet and excruciating pain. Grand Elder Zhao Wuji has secretly bribed Shen Qingyue's personal maid, Hongxiu, and learned the rear gate array node of the protective formation "Clouds and Mist Veiling the Sun Array". Tomorrow late at night, he intends to take advantage of Shen Qingyue's flare-up of the cold poison, when she is weak and unable to resist, to use a secret technique to refine her into a cauldron and force her into a Daoist partnership. [Click to view coordinates]] The cultivation world is a jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and human hearts are as treacherous as ghosts? Sorry, but I can read the script! From then on, relying on his informational advantage, Gu Yang proceeded step by step with careful planning. Seizing opportunities, plundering fortunes. Selling intelligence. Playing rivals against each other. Step by step, he ultimately became the Immortal Emperor!
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
o a martial world and obtained a system that allowed him to draw one entry per year. Unfortunately, all he drew were useless white-tier entries. The probability for high-quality entries was extremely low, with the highest-tier mythic entry having a mere 0.001% chance! To increase the probability, he had to improve his martial realm, but he lacked the innate talent for cultivation. At the age of eighteen, Chen Yi fell into the hands of a gang and was forced into hard labor. Just as his life seemed destined for a bleak end, on his 18th entry draw, he actually pulled a mythic entry—Simulator! In the simulation, he could also draw one entry every year that passed, and upon ending the simulation, he would inherit all entries and his martial realm! In his first simulation, Chen Yi struggled desperately just to survive, knowing that living one more year meant one more entry draw! Finally, with hair turned white, he drew the entry he had longed for—Low-Grade Innate Talent! "Hahaha! Don't bully the old and poor! Time to cultivate and inherit my cultivation base!" ... From then on, Chen Yi continuously simulated and drew entries, his martial realm soaring higher and higher! Epic, legendary, and even mythic entries were gathered into his collection one after another! "What demon race or devil race? What dark turmoil? I don't know anything about that. They just charged at me screaming 'How can you possibly ascend to immortality?!' and got stuck to my fists, unable to be shaken off. Blind spots, speed bumps... go talk to my simulator. We're all struggling to survive out here. I'm trying so hard, so how are they still alive?"
