"Little Jiu is a Little Nine-Tailed Fox with a great destiny linked to the Palace Nine-Tailed Fox?"
"Luna is the prototype of a Moon Chanter, but not a Moon Chanter herself? Is she just a Cat Demon now that can transform for half an hour each day?"
Knowing he couldn't conceal the truth any longer, Ren Suo honestly confessed Luna's and Little Jiu's identities. Actually, there wasn't much to hide. It didn't really matter whether he talked about Little Jiu's identity. As for Luna's identity, Ren Suo simply hadn't had the chance to reveal it—he had indeed considered introducing her after returning to Heavenly Lotus Academy, or at least, he had considered it.
Since he had revealed it now, Ren Suo decided to pretend to be a sincerely honest little gentleman who definitely hadn't been withholding the information out of fear for his life.
The only reason he hadn't disclosed Luna's identity was that Ren Suo hadn't found an appropriate ti. It was absolutely not because he was afraid of others finding out he had to spend half an hour with a clothes-less Luna each day. Nor was it because during those tis, he had chatted with Qiao Muyi, phoned Dong Chengling, discussed the future with Gu Yueyan, or borrowed clothing from Ren Xingi...
If that were exposed, Ren Suo would beco the victim in this room. Besides, Ren Suo too was a victim, wasn't he?
Luna could actually conjure clothing out of thin air! She actually deceived Ren Suo! What was the aning of this? Did Ren Suo even want her clothing?
Although the clothing seed to be a Divine Spirit Robe gifted by a Moon Chanter, silky cool to the touch, and Ren Suo didn't know if it possessed any Transcendent effects, he wouldn't covet just a piece of her clothing! At the very least, Ren Suo would swap it with clothing he had bought for Luna! One piece a day, thirty a month, three hundred and sixty a year...
He noted the keywords: deity-specialized supply, Transcendent aura, free of charge.
If Luna had worn clothing after transforming earlier, Ren Suo definitely wouldn't have been so scared. He might even have volunteered to explain her origins with a traditional performance of the "Black Cat Transformation" for the girls. But if Luna transford without wearing any clothing, then the degree of Ren Suo's plight would depend on the number of onlooking females.
However, in her obliviousness, Luna had also learned so human etiquette from Ren Suo. She at least knew to wear clothing when others were present, and upon transforming, she would instinctively feel it and summon the Moon Goddess Gauze Robe. So Ren Suo had already forgiven Luna's secrecy because, thanks to Luna's deep love for him, he could still sit in one piece on the sofa, all limbs and head intact.
More than Luna, who had already transford once and now couldn't transform, everyone was more curious about Little Jiu in Dong Chengling's arms.
"A Little Nine-Tailed Fox?"
"Can she grow big?"
Dong Chengling nodded and said, "During the attack eight days ago, thanks to Little Jiu and Luna delaying the attackers in their transford states, Xing i and I were spared from danger."
Qiao Muyi asked, "Little Jiu, can you transform now?"
"Of course not—" Little Jiu subconsciously wanted to decline, but when her gaze t Qiao Muyi's eyes, her voice imdiately lowered, "—it's not that I can't."
"Alright then." Qiao Muyi stood up, took Little Jiu's hand, and said, "Let's go to the bedroom and see."
Everyone stood up; even the Black Cat climbed onto Gu Yueyan's shoulder, inviting itself to join the spectacle.
When they reached the bedroom door, everyone suddenly turned their heads, looking at Ren Suo who had also stood up.
"You are not allowed in!" Qiao Muyi blurted out.
"Why can't I enter?" Ren Suo looked bewildered. "I haven't really seen Little Jiu's Nine-Tailed Fox form either!"
Qiao Muyi looked at Ren Suo and sighed with a helpless expression, "Xiao Suo, if you want to see a beauty dressed in elentary school clothes, I'll wear them for you next ti, okay? Little Jiu is still a child!"
Qiao Muyi's words made it sound as if dozens of police officers were about to barge in and pin Ren Suo down as so kind of pervert.
Ren Suo was utterly defeated. He stepped aside to clear a path and said, "The bedroom isn't that big, so please don't mind. I'll wait for you in the living room."
Little Jiu blinked at Ren Suo, pouting silently. Before entering the room, she turned back to give Ren Suo a look as if she was about to shout, "Big brother, save !"
But Ren Suo could only turn away heartlessly as he watched Little Jiu being dragged into the dark little room by a group of powerful adults.
Feeling sorry for Little Jiu, Ren Suo returned to sit alone on the living room sofa. His powerful "Insight into the Mortal World" Skill let him catch so discordant noises coming from the master bedroom:
"The nine tails are so soft to touch; it feels so comfortable."
"Wow, real fox ears! They're so fluffy!"
"It slls so good. Is this the scent of a fox spirit?"
"Why do even elentary school students have such big chests!"
A few minutes later, the door to the master bedroom opened, and Little Jiu, with disheveled clothing, burst out wailing, throwing herself into Ren Suo's arms. She rubbed her little face against him, her face streaked with tears, looking aggrieved as she said to Ren Suo while sobbing, "Big brother, they bullied !"
Telling won't help. It's not like I don't get bullied too.
However, Ren Suo still carefully soothed Little Jiu, the Radiance of "Saving Lives and Healing the Injured" emanating from his hand as he gently stroked Little Jiu's little head.
Little Jiu had actually just been trying to escape from their clutches by acting cute and snuggling up to Ren Suo. Now, covered by the warm Healing Radiance, it took her just a few seconds to stop the pretend crying. She closed her eyes and fell deeply asleep in Ren Suo's arms—it was indeed her usual bedti as a primary school student.
Ren Suo put down Little Jiu, looked up, and examined everyone's expressions, noticing that aside from Ren Xingi looking particularly displeased, everyone else seed fine.
Though Little Jiu's Nine-Tailed Fox form after transforming was indeed enchantingly beautiful, Little Jiu rarely turned into this state. Ren Suo had ntioned that he seldom saw Little Jiu like this, which was not the sa as being able to see Luna every night. Moreover, everyone was well aware of Ren Suo's feelings for Little Jiu, which were pure familial love, devoid of any Filth. Thus, their attitudes towards Little Jiu were naturally different from their attitude towards Luna.
However, Ren Xingi had a different opinion, as her feelings for Ren Suo were also pure familial love, untainted by any Filth.
After this little interlude, everyone's mood relaxed a bit. Dong Chengling sat down and asked, "Since Little Jiu is related to the Palace Nine-Tailed Fox, why doesn't the Nine-Tailed Fox let Little Jiu live in the Fairy Palace? Although I'm confident that I can take good care of Little Jiu and provide her with enough educational resources... maybe living with her own kind would be the truest happiness for a minority species like her?"
Ren Suo thought for a mont and said, "It was the Fairy Palace that entrusted to take care of Little Jiu."
Ren Suo's adoption of Little Jiu was solely due to "My Life is Not Your Ga." The Fairy Palace was part of the Mini-World Ga Console, which ant that it was indeed the Fairy Palace that had entrusted Little Jiu to Ren Suo.
Qiao Muyi rested her chin on her hand and asked, "So, the grandfather who entrusted Little Jiu to you for adoption, was he just made up too? But Little Jiu has a complete birth history, records from public kindergarten, and even her vaccination records are all intact..."
"I asked soone from the Supernatural Organization to create a false identity for Little Jiu," Ren Suo thought and said. "Didn't I specifically invite you all for dinner on Winter Solstice? That al was in fact prepared with the help of the Food Goddess from the Fairy Palace."
"No wonder it was so delicious!" Gu Yueyan exclaid.
"I knew there was no way you, who even cooks instant noodles so-so, could suddenly have a culinary breakthrough..." Ren Xingi said.
"...I actually thought you were a one-in-a-million culinary prodigy..." Dong Chengling mused.
"The Food Goddess?" Qiao Muyi asked.
Ren Suo nodded and said, "Working for these Supernatural Organizations, making action plans, helping those chosen—I naturally have so rewards. These rewards include glimpsing a bit of the future, gaining a little enhancent in Abilities, and being able to summon strong mbers of the Supernatural Organization."
"When I created an identity for Little Jiu and cooked for you all, I directly spent so resources to have the strong mbers of the Supernatural Organization help out, and indeed, the effects were pretty good. Little Jiu's identity is Impenetrable, and after eating that al, didn't you all feel a slight increase in your Cultivation speed and Spell Awakening?"
Everyone was slightly taken aback, each with their thoughts.
Gu Yueyan's eyes flickered a bit. "That happened before Winter Solstice, and you said you only realized your feelings of love on The Dark Side of the Moon, right? But how co you spared no expense beforehand, asking the Food Goddess of the Fairy Palace to cook for us? And knitting scarves as gifts..."
Ren Suo patted his head and suddenly switched topics, asking, "By the way, is my suitcase still alive?"
"It's so dead that not even dust remains. Li Dan found so of your clothes by their scent, and Yu Kuangtu burned them directly."
Qiao Muyi, supporting her chin, said, "I wasn't at the scene. But since they were your clothes, and Yu Kuangtu chose to burn them instead of throwing them away, it seems the clothes Li Dan found must have been yours..."
"Let's just let the clothes go," Ren Suo quickly interjected, laughed, and said, "Hmm, in a couple of days, I will go to another shop to make them again. The Valentine's Day chocolates that I had originally prepared for you all in my suitcase—they're all gone now, so there's nothing I can do."
Dong Chengling, who had already received the chocolate of love, and Ren Xingi, who had received chocolate of familial affection, showed not the slightest surprise. Qiao Muyi found it a bit funny. "Valentine's Day, and you, a big guy, giving chocolates to girls?"
"I also find it a bit weird, so just tell directly what you want, and I'll consider it." Ren Suo dared not commit outright by saying, "Whatever you want, I'll give," because if Qiao Muyi wanted a "red-background double portrait asuring 53mm by 35mm," that would indeed be troubleso...
Just then, Dong Chengling suddenly said, "Wait a mont."
She then used Teleport to leave and returned after five seconds, holding a little bag in her hand, which Ren Suo recognized at a glance as the chocolate he had given to Dong Chengling.
There were seven or eight heart-shaped chocolates in the bag. Dong Chengling ate one herself and then divided the rest among everyone present; even Ren Suo and the Black Cat got a piece each.
Qiao Muyi, looking at the chocolate in her palm, said thoughtfully, "So... does this count as a Valentine's Day gift from Xiao Suo to ?"
"It's from to you," Dong Chengling emphasized once again.
Qiao Muyi glanced at Dong Chengling and smiled without arguing. The point was that Dong Chengling didn't want Ren Suo to give them gifts, but she also had no way to stop him. So she compromised by sharing her own gifts with them to keep them quiet. This way, she still managed to maintain the moral high ground, while they felt sowhat awkward about asking for more gifts.
It seed that a lot had indeed happened on this adventure, to the point where Dong Chengling had actually leveled up.
Rather than suffering a slight detrint to her own interests (or perhaps not at all), she would extinguish the possibility of others gaining an advantage; this was indeed an important specialization Skill of a little bitch. After all, it was a race where any ans could be employed, and the stagnation of others ant progress for oneself.
However, Qiao Muyi was slightly surprised because the premise of Dong Chengling's action was—that she didn't want to have any conflict with Ren Suo, not even a little bit. So soone as straightforward as Dong Chengling would choose such a roundabout, bitchy thod to achieve her goal.
Dong Chengling's current state was not a good sign for Qiao Muyi. Because she was in the sa state herself.
Ren Suo didn't realize all these intricate connections. As he ate chocolate, he said, "Gu Yueyan, you just asked why I would treat you all well even before confirming my own feelings, but you've already ntioned the answer."
Ren Suo paused. "I 'discover' my feelings, not 'invent' them—discovery ans it's a process of becoming aware of sothing that has always existed."
"So I think..." Ren Suo blinked and said, "I actually have liked you guys for a very, very long ti."
Qiao Muyi looked at Ren Suo, then turned her head towards Dong Chengling and said, "I've noticed that he can now say 'I like you guys' very skillfully, shalessly, and naturally."
Dong Chengling nodded emphatically in agreent.
Gu Yueyan muttered, "Is it really okay to use the opportunity of asking Fairy Palace World Tree mbers for help on these things?"
"Of course, it's good," Ren Suo laughed. "These opportunities an nothing if you don't use them when you should. If I get more rewards in the future, I even want to invite them to Earth to hang out and play occasionally. You can et them whenever you want."
Ren Xingi snickered, "Invite them to visit your ho? Bro, don't forget you're also the kind of person who doesn't like going out."
"Oh right, then invite them here..."
"But this place isn't big either." Ren Xingi looked around and said, "Just a few of us sitting in the living room already feels a bit cramped. And at best, the decoration is just barely adequate. Isn't it a bit disrespectful to invite Transcendent beings here?"
Dong Chengling nodded. "Indeed, if possible, it would be best to switch to a bigger place."
Gu Yueyan suddenly had a brainstorm. "Mr. Suo, didn't you say you're the Earth Hospitality Officer? Why not open a shop specifically for hosting Transcendent beings, what do you think?"
Qiao Muyi also suggested, "How about opening a small bar!"
Ren Suo was slightly taken aback. "Why a small bar?"
"Are you going to open a skewer and hot pot restaurant, a Cantonese banquet hall, or a rice noodle shop?" Qiao Muyi said impatiently. "Other than a coffee and cake shop, a small bar is more suitable for chatting. But coffee and cake shops, to a certain extent, do require so skill."
"A small bar, on the other hand, is different. You don't even need to know how to mix drinks; just sell alcohol directly. Usually, you just need to wipe glasses and sweep the floor. The technical requirent isn't high, which suits you as the Earth Hospitality Officer, right? If you're lazy, you can just close the bar when there are no Transcendent beings visiting and open it when they do. After all, alcohol has a long shelf life."
Ren Suo thought seriously and said, "If the conditions are right, I'll consider it."
Although Ren Suo was not yet at the point where he could casually invite others to visit Earth, he knew that as long as he kept playing persistently and wasn't killed by the Mini-World Ga Console, he would eventually beco a veteran Player. By then, he would definitely have accumulated a lot of resources like 'Rippling Spring Sounds.'
If he really had that many resources, Ren Suo would mostly consider giving his ga characters so benefits. The adventurer said he wanted to return to Earth for fun, didn't he? The Truth Seeker said she wanted to buy clothes, didn't she? Then just let them co to Earth for a holiday.
By that ti, Ren Suo would most likely be financially independent and honorably retired, or perhaps taken care of by soone, making it a perfect ti to open a shop like a small bar. No need to make a profit, just specifically to welco these old ga friends to vacation on Earth. As for staff, there was no worry—Ren Suo had ample human resources.
Although Ren Suo knew this was a boring fantasy about the future, the thought had beco a seed deeply rooted in his mind, waiting for the day to sprout and grow.
After discussing all this, the living room fell into Silence.
This ti, there was no character like Lin Xianyu to break the Silence.
The clock hands moved past 12 o'clock silently. It was now February 28th.
From the ti Ren Suo returned from The Dark Side of the Moon and woke up from a month's coma until now, he had lived a total of 28 days with impunity.
In these 28 days, he did the following things:
He went to Lianjiang City overnight to catch Qiao Muyi who was alone, they had a gentle yet deadly battle, and in the end, Ren Suo was counter-killed;
He made a death announcent on the phone to Dong Chengling;
He got caught by Gu Yueyan while sleeping at the base before New Year, followed by Gu Wenyi and Gu Yuexuan who ca over for a group fight; Ren Suo was outnumbered and killed by Gu Yueyan;
He went to catch Dong Chengling who was alone during the New Year, but Dong Chengling caught him first with Teleport. With Dong Chengling's fierce operation, Ren Suo was nearly killed beyond recognition;
In the Didra Plane, Ren Suo was ambushed and critically hit by Ren Xingi, and put up a tough fight despite Serious Injuries.
And almost every day, Ren Suo had to spar with Luna.
And now, it was February 28th.
Everyone was gathered together.
The last ti there was such a full assembly, Ren Suo still thought Zhao Huo deserved to die. Although he still held the sa view now, his stance had undergone so slight changes.
The silent living room was like the calm before a storm.
An earth-shattering, chaotic group battle seed inevitable.
But Ren Suo couldn't stand idly by and watch it all happen.
In an effort to lighten the mood, Ren Suo took the initiative to find a topic to break the Silence. "Ah, it's past midnight already. How should we arrange for sleeping tonight?"
Far from easing the atmosphere, it beca even more solemn.
Suddenly, Qiao Muyi said, "Cheng Ling, not only has your ho been repaired, but it's even been refurbished better than before. This is the work of the Cultivator construction crew working overti all night, with no odors or formaldehyde, so you can rest assured and live there."
Dong Chengling turned to Gu Yueyan. "Yueyan, you squeeze in with Little Jiu tonight."
Gu Yueyan's eyes flickered. She reached out to grab the nape of the fleeing Black Cat's neck, pondered for a mont, and nodded in agreent.
"Xiao Qiao, you'll squeeze in with tonight," Dong Chengling said, staring at Qiao Muyi.
Qiao Muyi frowned slightly, then her face broke into a smile. "That sounds good. It's been several months since I slept with you."
Dong Chengling was slightly puzzled—she didn't rember ever sleeping with Qiao Muyi before.
However, she didn't dwell on it for long and turned her head to Ren Xingi. "Xingi, are you going back to your dormitory to sleep? You have all your luggage; you can go straight back to the dormitory."
Ren Xingi blinked her eyes and tried to sound nonchalant. "I'm planning to stay directly at my bro's place tonight—"
Dong Chengling interjected, "Oh right, there's a large sofa at my place. You can make do with it for tonight, alright?"
My bro has a guest room, and you want to sleep on your sofa?
"Teacher Dong, this..." Ren Xingi wanted to refuse, but at that mont, Dong Chengling asked again, "Alright?"
Although Dong Chengling's voice sounded completely normal, Ren Xingi, faced with those clear, beautiful eyes that hid a deadly intent, couldn't utter her refusal. She could only nod like a pecking chick.
"Then it's settled. We won't disturb your rest. Suo, good night."
"Goodbye, Mr. Suo."
"Bro, I'll leave my luggage here for now."
"See you tomorrow, Xiao Suo."
"OW."
The four won, a cat, and a loli left in quick succession, and Ren Suo didn't get a chance to say a word throughout the process.
He looked around at the empty living room, feeling a mix of lancholy and worry.
Although a group battle hadn't broken out, which would have been the worst outco, the current situation wasn't much better—it was like several groups deciding the victor amongst themselves before facing the boss, then letting the victor take on the boss for the reward. As both the boss and the reward, Ren Suo naturally didn't feel too great about that.
But because of his position, Ren Suo couldn't get involved in these competitors' showdown, and he was indeed very tired now. The day had been exhausting. He had played dead in the Platinum Tower, escaped with Dong Chengling and Ren Xingi, fought as a Truth Seeker, and then binged on food and drink to recover Energy. Even an iron man would be overwheld, let alone Ren Suo, who was at best a Paper Person.
He yawned, washed up, then got into bed ready for Sleep.
Before sleeping, Ren Suo took out his phone to charge it (the battery had long since drained over the eight days in the Didra Plane).
As soon as the screen lit up, a WeChat notification popped up—
Zhao Huo: "I've been tricked by you shaless pair! I sent them lingerie as a Valentine's Day gift, and now I'm screwed!"
The instant he saw the ssage, all the lancholy, worry, sadness, and Fear in Ren Suo's heart were wiped away.
In their place rose a high-spirited fighting spirit, a firm Determination, and a Courage that embraced death!
Ren Suo closed his eyes, silently chanting Zhao Huo's na, as if his body was suddenly filled with Endless Energy!
A true companion is soone you watch fall, with no ti to rescue or mourn, but you step over their body, stand firmly on the battlefield, and keep fighting for a shared dream!
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