Indirect Kiss? Xiao Wu's Self-inflicted Strategy!

Meanwhile.

On the bustling streets of Nuoding City.

Lin Yuan, the instigator behind it all, was currently enjoying his "raising" time with a contented expression.

"Wow! This looks so delicious!"

Xiao Wu pointed at a stick of candied hawthorn from a roadside stall, her eyes practically glowing.

"Buy it."

He had just received his subsidy, and with his previous savings added in, raising one rabbit was more than affordable.

Watching Xiao Wu adorably munch on the candied hawthorn with a satisfied look, the corner of Lin Yuan's mouth rose slightly.

Although he had written all sorts of wild things in his diary, like "raising" and "not refining copper."

He knew perfectly well that this was not merely for farming rewards. It was also to find himself a companion in this unfamiliar world.

Being alone and knowing nothing but tedious cultivation would be far too boring.

Forget children being unable to settle down and cultivate—even as a college graduate in his previous life, he had found it difficult to immerse himself in cultivation for long periods.

Even if he knew that cultivating meant progress and gaining power.

Resisting that kind of monotony required tremendous mental strength.

That was why cultivation required a balance between work and rest.

Besides, who could refuse a fragrant, soft Hundred Thousand Year Rogue Rabbit whose eyes were filled entirely with you?

Right now, she was still only a delicately adorable little loli and had yet to fully grow up.

But Lin Yuan had read the Original Work.

Give her another ten years to fully mature, and that figure, that character design, would definitely be stunning!

So while Xiao Wu had only just entered Soul Master society and was still relatively innocent, he needed to train her... cough, cough, no, he needed to make his move!

Those nearest the water get the moon first. That was wisdom passed down by the ancestors.

Just as Lin Yuan was making plans in his heart.

"Lin Yuan, have a bite too!"

Xiao Wu suddenly stood on tiptoe and held the half-eaten candied hawthorn to Lin Yuan's mouth, speaking with a grin.

Lin Yuan froze for a moment, then did not stand on ceremony and took a bite directly.

"Mm, pretty sweet."

"Hehe, right?"

Xiao Wu smiled even more happily, her two dimples faintly appearing.

However, the next second.

After Lin Yuan swallowed the hawthorn in his mouth, he suddenly raised a brow and said in a meaningful tone:

"But Xiao Wu, you can't do this with other people in the future."

"Only someone as kind-hearted as me wouldn't mind your saliva."

Xiao Wu: ???

Xiao Wu's smile instantly froze. A second later, she realized what he meant.

"Y-you... who are you saying has saliva!"

Embarrassment and indignation surged through her heart. Xiao Wu's pink Pretty face turned red all the way to her Ear Roots with a whoosh.

She raised her right foot, clad in a little pink leather shoe, and viciously stomped at the top of Lin Yuan's foot!

"Hmph! So what if it's my saliva! This young lady is still fragrant!"

"You're the one complaining? This young lady hasn't even complained about you!"

Lin Yuan had been prepared. He shifted slightly to the side and easily dodged this "Rabbit Kicks Eagle."

Watching Xiao Wu's flustered, furious appearance, Lin Yuan Shrugged and put on an "innocent" expression.

"I'm just telling the truth. Girls should be more reserved."

"You..."

Xiao Wu stomped her feet in anger. In the end, she gave a cold snort, turned her head away, and viciously bit into the remaining candied hawthorn as though it were Lin Yuan's flesh.

Yet the moment she turned her back, doubts began to surface in her heart.

"I would never do that with anyone else..."

The atmosphere had just been too nice. Seeing Lin Yuan watching her eat the whole time, she had instinctively offered it to him.

She had not thought that much about it at all.

Only after Lin Yuan pointed it out did she realize it belatedly.

The same stick of candied hawthorn, one bite from you and one bite from me...

"Th-this... isn't this the Indirect Kiss the books talked about?"

Boom!

Xiao Wu only felt her entire body grow hot. Her cheeks especially were so hot that they seemed about to burn.

She had not even thought about it that way!

Yet Lin Yuan, that Straight Man, had pointed it out directly!

Aaaah!

This rabbit was dying of embarrassment!

"I must be crazy..."

Xiao Wu covered her burning cheeks and wailed inwardly.

"We've only known each other for two days!"

"Was it because he carried me back to the dormitory yesterday that I lowered my guard around him?"

Looking at Xiao Wu's somewhat panicked back ahead of him, a mischievous smile Appeared at the corner of Lin Yuan's mouth.

This rabbit's Self-inflicted Strategy Progress Bar seemed to be moving even faster than he had expected.

After lunch in the city, Lin Yuan brought Xiao Wu, who had yet to recover from her embarrassment, back to Nuoding Academy.

That afternoon, the two of them tacitly chose to go to the library and classrooms.

Although Lin Yuan was a Transmigrator with God's perspective.

He was not omniscient or omnipotent.

When it came to the detailed Soul Beast knowledge, herb encyclopedias, history, and geography of this world, he did not know much more than the locals.

If he wanted to establish himself in this world, relying on cheats alone would not be enough. He needed brains too.

So apart from practicing spearwork in the Early Morning, he spent nearly all his remaining time frantically absorbing knowledge or meditating and cultivating.

Of course, at his current level, he could not yet go days and nights without sleep like High-level Soul Masters.

Meditating for a few hours a day was already his limit.

Before long, another fulfilling day Passed amid busy study and cultivation.

Deep Night, Zero O'Clock.

The familiar Mechanical Prompt Tone rang in Lin Yuan's mind right on schedule.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing Today's Diary!]

[Reward obtained: Spiritual Power cultivation secret art—Soul Shattering Spirit Refining Art (Beginner)!]

Lin Yuan abruptly opened his eyes, and a trace of delight Flashed through his Double Pupils.

A Spiritual Power Cultivation Method!

This was a good thing!

One had to know that in the Early Stage of Douluo Continent, aside from Tang San's Purple Demon Eye, there were almost no systematic methods for cultivating Spiritual Power.

The strength of one's Spiritual Power directly determined control over Soul Skills, resistance to illusions, and whether one could absorb Soul Rings Over Ten Thousand Years!

"Directly entering the Beginner stage saves me the time needed for comprehension. Not bad."

Lin Yuan immediately began examining the Cultivation Method information in his mind.

However, as he kept reading, his expression gradually became strange.

"Hiss..."

"Constantly shatter, reorganize, and regenerate Spiritual Power?"

"To temper the resilience and intensity of Spiritual Power this way?"

Wasn't this just self-torture?!

It was like breaking Bones and letting them grow back. They might become harder afterward, but the process...

"System, are you sure you're not messing with me?"

The corner of Lin Yuan's mouth twitched.

He seriously suspected that the system thought his life was too comfortable and had deliberately decided to increase the difficulty for him.

Moreover, according to the Cultivation Method's introduction.

This cultivation method consumed an enormous amount of mental energy. It was best used alongside Medicinal Materials with properties that nourished Spiritual Power as a Medicinal Guide, as that would produce the best results.

"Spiritual Power herbs..."

A place instantly surfaced in Lin Yuan's mind.

"Sunset Forest, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"

"There's a Celestial Herb there called Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew that can increase Spiritual Power. And in such a huge place, there should be other Medicinal Materials that can cultivate Spiritual Power too!"

"It seems that once I'm a little stronger, I have to pay Dugu Bo's lair a visit."