In an instant, the faces of Lu Zhe and Shen Bing both turned pale.
"Today is Monday..."
"Yao Yao will be upset and sad!"
"Upset and sad? Just think about us being caught in this state, we'll have psychological scars for life!"
"What should we do?"
What should they do?
Still, what could they do?
This was Lu Zhe's first time experiencing such a situation, and he had no experience at all.
But he understood that no matter how close their relationship with the girls was, they absolutely could not let them see this scene.
Voices of young girls came from outside the cave:
"Hey, there's a warm air flow coming out!"
"Yeah, it's a bit like a hot spring."
"There's a hot spring here too? That's much closer than the one by the volcano..."
"Let's go check it out!"
Seeing that the girls were about to come in, Lu Zhe didn't have time to think. With one arm around Bing, and the other arm holding their bundle of clothes, he quickly ran deeper into the cave!
"Hurry..." Lu Zhe whispered.
"Yeah!" Shen Bing nodded.
The two quickly put their clothes on. Fortunately, the clothes weren't too difficult to wear. Within 40 seconds, they were both fully dressed.
At that moment, Ning Shu walked in and was pleasantly surprised to see them.
"Lu Zhe, Bing Sis?"
"Oh, you're here?"
"Great, I found you right away!"
"How lucky!"
Shen Bing smoothed her tousled hair: "Hey Ning, Qianqian, Yao Yao, and Xiaoguo, why did you all come here?"
"We came to find you!"
Lu Zhe gently and warmly rebuked them: "Didn't I tell you to stay at the camp? It's so dangerous to go out at this time."
Although they were rebuked, the four girls were somewhat touched. They could feel that Lu Zhe truly cared about them.
"We were just worried about you!" Jiang Yao walked over and gently took Lu Zhe's arm: "We were so worried, you know?"
Lu Zhe lightly kissed Jiang Yao's tender hand: "But it's quite timely that you showed up. We didn't know how to get back to the camp, and then we ran into you."
"Haha, this place isn't far from the camp at all."
Seeing Lu Zhe and Jiang Yao's loving interaction, Tang Xiaoguo pouted in frustration nearby.
Shen Bing secretly glanced at Lu Zhe, and when their eyes met, she smiled faintly.
Lu Zhe felt helpless. Surrounded by so many adorable girls, his heart was stirred by one after another. He didn't know when this would ever end!
At that moment, the perceptive Jiang Yao sensed something was amiss.
"Bing Sis, Lu Zhe, you two didn't do anything strange behind our backs, did you?"
Shen Bing smiled: "You little girls, don't let your minds wander!"
"Really?"
"Of course not!"
Then, Jiang Yao said: "Bing Sis, I remember you taught us how to tell if someone is lying before."
Shen Bing was taken aback: "Eh?"
The other three girls looked at each other.
Ning Shu said: "That thing, it's more tiring for boys than girls! Lu Zhe wouldn't sweat and breathe heavily when catching alligators, but he would only do that during that thing..." As she spoke, Ning Shu raised her head and said solemnly.
Shen Bing froze!
To be frank, Lu Zhe did look like he had engaged in some strenuous activity.
Jiang Yao added: "Second, both of them would appear shy and flushed! For some reason, you two do seem a bit flushed right now."
Shen Bing nervously touched her face: "Really...?"
Lin Qianqian said softly: "Although Bing Sis looks cute when flushed, this does seem a bit unusual."
"And the third point!"
Tang Xiaoguo stood up, her eyes shining with a Conan-like wisdom, giving everyone a new appreciation for her.
She remained silent for a while, building the tension until it was almost suffocating, then suddenly scratched her head: "What was the third one again?"
Everyone nearly fainted at the same time.
Jiang Yao added: "A girl's walking posture might change a bit!"
"I didn't notice that though. Why don't you walk a couple of steps, Bing Sis?"
"No way!" Shen Bing blushed: "I taught you how to read people, and you're using it on me!"
Ning Shu said: "That's called applying what you've learned, Bing Sis, don't mind!"
"Besides! It's not 100% accurate, didn't you get it wrong with Qianqian at first?"
"True..."
"Then your method isn't for reading people, it's for wronging people!"
At this point, Shen Bing could only laugh bitterly. She had no way to argue further, so she said: "Those methods are mostly for dealing with criminals! We're all good kids, of course they don't apply!"
"Oh... I see!"
"I thought... never mind!"
Shen Bing breathed a sigh of relief for narrowly escaping, but just as she was smiling secretly, Jiang Yao noticed something else!
"Hey, what's this?"
As she spoke, she picked up a heavy, long pouch.
Shen Bing's face instantly reddened.
That was her and Lu Zhe's creation.
Each time they used it, they would squeeze out the contents, trying to use it multiple times. But the last time, because they almost got caught, they had only tied the opening and forgotten to deal with it.
Seeing this, Shen Bing even wanted to snatch it away immediately.
However, before Shen Bing could act, Ning Shu had already grabbed the used item and was holding it awkwardly.
"Why did you... keep this thing?"
Jiang Yao said: "But you can't just throw it away! It's bad if it hits a child! Even if it doesn't hit a child, it's not good if it hits some flowers or plants!"
Tang Xiaoguo nodded: "Yeah, what if an ape picked it up? If Lu Zhe and Bing Sis didn't help you retrieve it, you'd be really embarrassed."
Ning Shu muttered "Yeah", clutching the used item with an apologetic and embarrassed look: "I'll... be more careful next time!"
As she spoke, she carefully put it away.
Shen Bing smiled bitterly. For some inexplicable reason, she had been wrongly blamed.
Although it was Lu Zhe's inside, there were traces of her body fluid on it too!
She glanced at Ning Shu and felt a twinge of guilt and helplessness.
Jiang Yao nodded, then pulled Lu Zhe aside: "Lu Zhe, to further prove your innocence, I've decided to provide you with the appropriate protection and proof."
Lu Zhe was a bit confused: "How does that prove it?"
Jiang Yao smiled and tiptoed to whisper in Lu Zhe's ear: "Time to do homework!"
Homework?
They hadn't slept much the night before, and they had already done several assignments. Why did Yao Yao want more?
If he were an ordinary man, he would probably have run out of energy already.
Fortunately, Lu Zhe was no ordinary person!
His strength, endurance, and recovery were more than ten times that of a normal person, so giving Yao Yao another lesson was definitely doable.
But of course, that wasn't possible right now. There were more important things to do.
"Now that everyone's here, there's a hot spring inside. We can wash up before leaving. Huh? There's a bear too?"
"The one from the camp?"
"Yeah..."
"Let me take it out and tie it up!"
With that, Lu Zhe led the sun bear out of the cave.
The sunlight was brighter than before, and Lu Zhe used a red rope to tie up the sun bear and left it by a large tree at the entrance.
Next, he could wash up with them again...
Thinking of this, Lu Zhe couldn't help but look forward to it.

] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"

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.”

pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"

young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."