[System notification, friendly suggestion: Please enter the "Fire Domain" to participate in the trial...]
"No, I refuse!"
Hao Ren rejected the system before it could finish.
As a mature "cowardly cultivator," there was no way he would be going into dungeons! Not in this lifetime!
[Beep beep beep... Buzz... Buzz buzz...]
The enraged system started speaking gibberish again.
Hao Ren remained unfazed. He ignored the system and prepared to put away the "Sacred Fire Token."
Even though he wouldn't use it himself, this thing was a treasure, and it was always good to keep it.
Just then, something unexpected happened.
"Su Muxue of the Medicine King Manor, here to pay respects to the senior!"
Su Muxue, who had been missing for half a month, appeared at this very moment.
Su Muxue was still as breathtakingly beautiful and ethereal as ever, a faint smile gracing her lips.
Elegant!
Beautiful!
Noble!
...
Hao Ren frowned.
He hadn't paid much attention to Su Muxue these past few days. What had this woman been up to?
At this moment, Su Muxue had arrived at the cave entrance. She clasped her fists in greeting, her tone neither humble nor overbearing.
"Senior, this is my first time meeting you. I specifically prepared three gifts to express my gratitude. They are but a small token of my esteem!"
First time meeting?
Heh, this woman was truly interesting!
They had met before, hadn't they?
Half a month ago, they had already crossed paths.
However, back then, Su Muxue had been clad in "black robes" and in "stealth mode," hidden in the shadows.
Hao Ren knew Su Muxue was lurking in the shadows.
Su Muxue knew Hao Ren knew she was lurking in the shadows.
They both knew.
See through it, but don't say it!
Now, this woman, making her first formal visit, immediately presented three "gifts." How thoughtful!
You don't hit a smiling person. Since someone was offering gifts, Hao Ren had Xiao Longnu go outside the cave to retrieve them.
Hao Ren himself would not show his face.
As a "cowardly cultivator," he had no desire to be exposed to others.
Xiao Longnu walked out of the cave. This was her first face-to-face encounter with Su Muxue.
Su Muxue smiled and handed over the three gift boxes, "Thank you!"
Su Muxue's demeanor was impeccable, polite, elegant, and neither humble nor overbearing.
The Golden Core stage powerhouses present secretly nodded in approval.
This woman is extraordinary!
When they faced the "mysterious senior," or even his maid, they were trembling and filled with a fawning mentality. They could never achieve Su Muxue's composed grace.
Xiao Longnu took the three gift boxes from Su Muxue. She looked at Su Muxue's stunning face and couldn't help but frown.
Xiao Longnu was already a super beauty, but compared to Su Muxue, she was still slightly inferior.
It wasn't that Xiao Longnu's beauty was less than Su Muxue's; in terms of looks alone, both beauties were outstanding in their own way.
The key was Su Muxue's aura.
Su Muxue possessed an innate elegance and noble temperament. She was like a peerless Tianshan snow lotus, sacred and inviolable!
Dislike!
Xiao Longnu frowned. She admitted she strongly disliked Su Muxue.
Although this was their first meeting, Xiao Longnu disliked Su Muxue from the bottom of her heart.
She instinctively sensed that this woman was very interested in her master.
Absolutely not!
No way!
She couldn't let this woman steal her master!
Xiao Longnu cast a deep, lingering glance at Su Muxue, then, carrying the three gift boxes, returned to the cave.
Su Muxue, for her part, merely smiled and paid it no mind.
She had seen many such gazes as Xiao Longnu's before.
Jealousy, it's only natural!
In this world, few women didn't envy her!
A faint smile played on Su Muxue's lips, her gaze deep and shimmering with an inexplicable light, fixed on the direction of the cave.
Heh, I wonder what the "mysterious senior's" reaction will be after seeing the gifts?
Xiao Longnu quickly brought the three gift boxes to Hao Ren.
She pouted, clearly unhappy.
Hao Ren checked his "friend status" and had already learned about the "clash" between the two women.
Hao Ren assumed Xiao Longnu was unhappy because she felt outmatched. He chuckled and tried to comfort her.
"What's the use of Su Muxue being beautiful? There's one thing she'll never be able to compare to you... she's not as big as you!"
As he spoke, Hao Ren unconsciously glanced at Xiao Longnu's chest.
Holy crap!
She's grown bigger again!
Hao Ren
(￣(oo)￣)
His nostrils flared, and he felt the urge to have a nosebleed. This was a disaster!
For his own safety, Hao Ren quickly averted his gaze.
Xiao Longnu's mood brightened from gloomy to sunny. Although she didn't understand what Hao Ren meant by "big," she was still very happy.
Xiao Longnu beamed, her smile radiant, and she threw her arms around Hao Ren's.
"Master, you're the best!"
Xiao Longnu's movement was so sudden that the soft, yielding touch from her chest was transmitted instantly... *duang*... *duang*... *duang*...
Can't take it!
I can't take it!
Hao Ren felt a fiery heat in his nose; he was truly about to bleed!
Amitabha, blessed be!
Hao Ren chanted the Heart Sutra in his mind, and it took him great effort to calm his restless heart.
Let's open the gifts!
Hao Ren opened the first gift.
Three... grains of rice!
Uh, that's right, the gift box quietly contained three grains of rice.
However, these three grains of rice were clearly no ordinary items. Each one was as long as an adult's forearm, slender and long, like dragon teeth.
The rice grains shimmered with light, imbued with spiritual energy, incredibly divine!
What is this?
[Ding! Congratulations, scumbag host, you have obtained three "Dragon Tooth Rice" grains.]
Hao Ren
(╬╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Angry!
System, you damn thing, are you ever going to stop calling me "scumbag"?
[Ding! System's Soul Trilemma: Question 1, did the host make a move on "Xiao Longnu" just now?]
"Of course not, I never make the first move. I'm a good person!"
[Ding! System's Soul Trilemma: Question 2, did the host reject "Xiao Longnu" just now?]
"Uh... well, there's a reason I didn't reject her. It was mainly out of fear of hurting Xiao Longnu... she initiated the hug, I couldn't just push her away, could I? I'm a good person..."
[Ding! System's Soul Trilemma: Question 3, will the host take responsibility for "Xiao Longnu" in the future?]
"Uh... responsibility, as a cowardly cultivator, I can't even leave the cave, how can I take responsibility... Hey, hey, hey, System, are you picking a fight with me..."
Hao Ren had a "verbal sparring match" with the system in his mind. In the past, he always came out on top, making the system spew gibberish in anger.
This time, however, Hao Ren was utterly defeated by the system's retort.
In the end, Hao Ren himself felt like a "scumbag who neither makes the first move, nor rejects, nor takes responsibility."
Alas!
Life, it's too melodramatic!
Hao Ren composed himself and began to examine the detailed attributes of the "Dragon Tooth Rice."
[Item Name: Dragon Tooth Rice]
[Grade: Earth Grade Tier 9]
[Detailed Description: One of the most supreme "Spirit Rice." Long-term consumption can extend lifespan, enhance cultivation, and offers numerous benefits, with no adverse side effects...]