Lin Xingluo

After spending some more tender time with Xiao Xun'er at home, Lin Yu took Yao Chen and flashed over to the shop.

Nalan Yanran was sitting at the counter, idly playing with her fingers. When she saw Lin Yu arrive, her eyes lit up, and she was about to run over to him.

Just then, Lin Yu spoke to Nalan Yanran coldly. "Shouldn't you be running away?"

Hearing the chill in Lin Yu's voice, Nalan Yanran stopped in her tracks, a wave of disappointment rising in her heart.

Why do I feel disappointed...

"Hmph! I'd never do something so cowardly!" With that, Nalan Yanran huffily walked to the side and sat down.

Yao Chen quietly said to Lin Yu from the side, "My friend, this girl likes you... Hehe, you know what I mean." Yao Chen wore a lecherous grin.

Lin Yu's mouth twitched as he glared at Yao Chen. This old man is a Half-Saint? Why doesn't he seem like one at all? Why do I suddenly want to punch him so badly?

Yao Chen's heart tightened under Lin Yu's glare. He immediately put on an unconcerned expression and looked around aimlessly.

"You can leave," Lin Yu said to Nalan Yanran, his tone softening slightly.

Hearing those three words, Nalan Yanran's heart trembled. She felt terribly miserable for some reason, yet said nothing.

After a brief silence, Nalan Yanran shouted at Lin Yu, "I'm not leaving! No matter what, I'm not leaving!"

"Uh..." Now Lin Yu was dumbfounded. Do you really think this is your home? I'm letting you go—can't you tell?

Lin Yu scratched his head and said to Nalan Yanran, "I mean I'm letting you go. You can return to the Misty Cloud Sect!"

Hearing Lin Yu say that, Nalan Yanran muttered softly, "Hmph, anyway, I'm not leaving. What can you do about it?" She looked completely unfazed. Even Nalan Yanran herself did not know why she was acting this way!

Still, it gave her a certain charm.

Lin Yu slapped his forehead. Damn! How did I never realize Nalan Yanran was this shameless?

Helplessly, Lin Yu said to Nalan Yanran, "Then let's do it as we originally agreed. Wait for your master to come and take you away!" He secretly thought, When your master comes, I'll have to fleece him hard!

As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, Nalan Yanran brightened and abruptly sat upright. Then she realized it was rather improper, awkwardly scratched her head, and sat back down.

Yao Chen watched the two of them, and that lecherous grin appeared on his face again. His old face was like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Lin Yu added, "But you can't stay here for free. You have to pay, understand?"

"You!" Nalan Yanran was speechless. He was the one who had kept her here, and now he wanted to charge her... Though it seemed like she was the one insisting on staying now... Whatever, she had no money anyway!

"No money. Just one life!" Nalan Yanran said viciously.

Lin Yu's mouth twitched. This Nalan Yanran was a little different from the original story!

"No money is fine too. Learn how to cook! From now on, you'll be in charge of the meals every day!" Lin Yu had no choice but to settle for this.

"Fine! I'll cook! I'll poison you to death!" With that, Nalan Yanran ran out.

Lin Yu did not stop her. He thought Nalan Yanran could not accept his demand and had left. It was fine if she left, but what he never expected was that Nalan Yanran was actually heading for the Xiao Family!

After returning to the Xiao Family, Nalan Yanran headed straight toward the courtyard where she was staying.

At that moment, a young girl was busy in the courtyard kitchen.

She held a spatula in one hand, stir-frying the contents of the wok, while using the other to add something into it.

The girl's originally rosy cheeks were now covered in soot, but her large, sparkling eyes remained bright.

Before long, she brought out a plate of food. She picked up her chopsticks and took a bite, only to immediately spit it out.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! Why is it so salty? It looked so easy when Brother Lin Yu made it..." This girl was none other than Xiao Xun'er!

"What are you doing?" A voice rang out, pulling Xiao Xun'er from her thoughts.

She turned toward the sound and saw a graceful young girl standing at the doorway. The girl wore a moon-white robe, with green jade pendants hanging from her earlobes, radiating an air of nobility at all times.

Seeing who had come, Xiao Xun'er quickly blocked the plate of food behind her and snapped, "Hmph! None of your business!" Her eyes kept darting about.

Nalan Yanran looked at the dish behind Xiao Xun'er and said, "So you can't cook either." She looked at Xiao Xun'er with a smiling face.

"You're the one who can't cook! Want to compete?" How could Xiao Xun'er tolerate this woman claiming that she could not cook?

"Sure, let's compete!" Nalan Yanran's competitive spirit rose as well. She refused to believe that, as the Misty Cloud Sect's favored prodigy, she could not beat her.

And thus began the tale of two girls sharing a room and battling over pots, bowls, and ladles.

Inside the shop

Lin Yu sat at the counter, idly flipping through Battle Through the Heavens. He had exchanged one system point for this book from the system. Since he was in the world of Battle Through the Heavens, it was best to review some of the plot.

Meanwhile, Yao Chen was off to the side consolidating his cultivation. Restoring his physical body this time had allowed him to break through to Dou Zun in one stroke and become a Half-Saint!

"System, are you there?" Lin Yu suddenly thought of something and called out to the system.

"I'm here, Host!" The system's voice rang out, and a little girl appeared before Lin Yu!

The little girl looked to be around twelve years old. She wore a red dress, and her long, glossy black hair draped over her shoulders. Her small face was fair and tender, while beneath her curved brows were a pair of large, sparkling eyes. Below them sat a delicate nose, along with her pursed little lips. She was absolutely adorable!

Lin Yu stroked his chin as he examined the girl before him. "I've noticed you're becoming more and more human! You don't even have that notification tone when you speak anymore!"

"Umm... Theoretically, once I evolve into my final form, I can transform into a human! This is only a projection for now!" The system spread her hands cutely. She no longer had that unapproachable aura from before; now, she was simply adorable and a little airheaded.

Lin Yu thought for a moment. "How about this? Since we're on the same side now, I'll call you Lin Xingluo! From now on, I'm your older brother, and you're my little sister, okay?"

"Whatever the host says goes!" Xingluo spread her hands cutely again.

"You have to call me big brother!"

"Okay, Host!"

"Call me big brother."

"Okay, Host Big Brother!"

Lin Yu: ...

"By the way, Xingluo, can you turn my information into a status panel?" Lin Yu decided not to bicker with her anymore. It was time to get down to business.

"Of course. Please wait a moment, Big Brother!" Xingluo vanished after saying that. When she reappeared, she brought a status panel with her. Its contents were as follows:

Host: Lin Yu

Realm: Dou Zun (1 Star)

Harem: Xiao Xun'er (Lover), Nalan Yanran (Entangled)

Physique: Chaos Immortal Body

Bloodline: Ancestral Dragon Bloodline

Cultivation Method: Flame Mantra (Profound Tier High Grade)

Weapons: Asura Demon Sword, Bone Spirit Cold Flame

Points: 13669

How could such a cute system possibly be a villain?! He absolutely had to make her his little sister!