I'm Just Playing Around, Now I'm Serious

"Senior has never met me before, so how can you say you like me?!" Ling Ju immediately added, her face flushing.

Ling Jing, however, raised an eyebrow and said, "But who in this world doesn't know that my sister Ling Ju is the most beautiful in the world? Besides, with Senior's divine abilities, do you really need to meet face-to-face to know someone? Senior has definitely seen you before."

"Perhaps Senior is willing to keep me because of my sister. After all, I offended Senior back then, and Senior didn't hold it against me."

At this moment, Ling Ju's mind was in a mess. Her cheeks were flushed, her brows were furrowed, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Ling Jing. For a moment, she didn't know what she was thinking. But soon, Ling Ju raised her head slightly and chided, "Stop talking nonsense. Who is Senior? How many divine maidens with beauty that could make the moon and flowers hide, and national grace and heavenly fragrance has Senior met? Senior is so outstanding, there must be divine maidens who admire Senior, yet Senior remains unmarried. This shows Senior's heart is set on the Great Dao and has no such thoughts."

Ling Jing shrugged indifferently and said, "Maybe Senior has eaten too much meat and wants to eat cabbage. Perhaps Senior likes your type. Who can say for sure?"

But at this statement, Ling Ju glared at Ling Jing and chided, "Who are you calling cabbage? How am I worse than others?!"

Seeing that Ling Ju was truly angry, Ling Jing scampered away, leaving Ling Ju alone in the room, her skin glowing, unsure of what to do.

In the early morning, Jing Pu woke up early and went to the backyard to tend to the plants he had planted a few days ago. With Shen Nong's help, these plants began to sprout within a week of planting, and in about a month, they would basically bear fruit.

However, to be honest, Jing Pu didn't feel as desperate for food anymore. Because of that Dragon Horse, Jing Pu could ride it to Qinghe Town to buy food whenever he was hungry. The round trip would only take a few hours.

Of course, being full and eating well were two different things. Growing his own food was still better.

Speaking of that Dragon Horse... Jing Pu kept it in the backyard. This Dragon Horse was intelligent and wouldn't eat the backyard vegetables or trample on the plants.

However, Jing Pu felt that his Dragon Horse seemed to have changed quite a bit.

Previously, the Dragon Horse was entirely jade white, but now, under the sunlight, it began to shimmer with gold, showing signs of transforming into a dragon.

As Jing Pu was feeding the Dragon Horse, Ling Jing's raspy voice sounded from outside his yard.

Listening to Ling Jing's voice, Jing Pu shook his head helplessly. This guy really came early every day.

When Jing Pu opened the door, he saw Ling Ju, Ling Jing, and Lie Chun standing at the entrance.

Normally, Jing Pu was used to seeing the scruffy appearances of Ling Jing and Lie Chun. Today, however, his eyes lit up.

Ling Ju seemed even more beautiful today. And by beautiful, it wasn't that Ling Ju had dressed up. On the contrary, today, Ling Ju was like a begonia under the flowers, with a graceful bearing in her simple attire.

She truly looked like a fairy descended to earth. Ling Ju was wearing a very plain outfit, with only a pair of golden earrings. At first glance, it seemed Ling Ju was genuinely here to help with the work, completely different from the ornate clothes she wore yesterday.

Ling Ju seemed even more beautiful today than yesterday. It wasn't that her clothes yesterday weren't beautiful, but those ornate clothes had somewhat overshadowed Ling Ju's own beauty.

Now, without those flashy clothes, one could only notice Ling Ju's inherent beauty. She was truly elegant like a fairy, her charm as captivating as flowing water.

Jing Pu was momentarily lost in her beauty.

Ling Ju, already flustered from yesterday's events, was now stared at by Jing Pu as soon as the door opened. Ling Ju's face, which could topple cities and nations, instantly turned completely red.

At this moment, Ling Ju looked at Jing Pu with a slight pout in her starry eyes and whispered, "Senior..."

Ling Ju's eyes were filled with autumn water, looking sideways as if seeing flowers through mist, not daring to meet Jing Pu's gaze.

Jing Pu was stunned. He smacked his lips. She was truly, unbelievably beautiful. Even though Jing Pu's Dao Heart had long reached the pinnacle, he couldn't help himself just now.

Immediately, Jing Pu, feeling a bit awkward, quickly stepped aside and said, "Quick, quick, come in."

After saying that, Jing Pu turned and walked away. Ling Jing, watching her sister's demeanor, proudly lifted her chin and said, "See, Sister? What did I tell you?"

At Ling Jing's words, Ling Ju snapped back to reality and glared at Ling Jing, "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up."

Seeing this completely different attitude, Ling Jing shrunk her neck, not daring to provoke Ling Ju further, and quickly followed Jing Pu ahead.

The task for today was simple. Jing Pu had already decided last night: they didn't need to do anything in the morning except fill in the large pits from yesterday.

Jing Pu's words carried weight now. Ling Jing and Lie Chun immediately went to get shovels from outside the small pavilion, preparing to shovel dirt.

Ling Ju also wanted to go. Jing Pu was surprised and immediately said, "Fairy Ling Ju, you don't need to go. Let those two handle this rough work; after all, it was their mess."

Their mess?

Ling Ju was initially confused, but soon she understood. Senior's meaning... was that it was their cultivation, so... Senior was going to devise a different cultivation for her?

Immediately, Ling Ju looked at Jing Pu with excitement and smiled, pursing her lips, "Then what should I do, Senior?"

Looking at Ling Ju's smiling face, Jing Pu was speechless. What a beautiful girl, but unfortunately, she was a fool. Couldn't you just sit here and drink tea? Why insist on working...

Finally, Jing Pu thought for a moment and then suddenly raised an eyebrow.

"Or, you could brew some tea. We'll be drinking some soon anyway."

Ling Ju immediately nodded excitedly.

"What about the tea?"

Jing Pu said at once, "It's in the jar on the bookshelf in my study. Go get some."

Ling Ju nodded and was about to leave when Jing Pu suddenly noticed something hanging from her waist that looked like a Bagua disk. He was immediately curious.

"What's that?"

Ling Ju blinked. Seeing Jing Pu looking at the miniature formation of the Lord of Ten Thousand Armies hanging from her waist, she immediately took it off and handed it to him with both hands.

"It's a formation."

Jing Pu took it and examined it carefully. Ling Ju, meanwhile, immediately walked into Jing Pu's room to get the tea.

After examining it for a while, Jing Pu realized it wasn't a Bagua formation, and he was a little disappointed, thinking he might see something familiar in this other world.

Just as Jing Pu was about to put it away to return to Ling Ju later.

Jing Pu suddenly noticed a button on the formation and curiously pressed it.

Buzzzzz!!

Jing Pu was instantly transported to a strange world!

This was a battlefield!!

It was on an open plain, with a large clock in the sky, counting down the time.

He had some soldiers under his command who listened to his orders. Jing Pu was only stunned for a moment before he immediately reacted. Huh??

Red Alert?!

Commanding a war??

What is this thing??

A game??

While Jing Pu was still dazed, he saw the distant enemy already letting out earth-shattering shouts and charging towards him.

Although Jing Pu couldn't figure out what this thing was right now.

However... let alone Jing Pu's God of War having reached the pinnacle, even in his previous life, Jing Pu was a master in Red Alert, capable of taking on seven brutal AI opponents solo.

Jing Pu immediately began commanding his soldiers.

Five minutes later...

Jing Pu emerged from the strange space, his expression somewhat complex.

This thing...

Was it that simple??

He had cleared it in five minutes!

Just as Jing Pu was lamenting that it wasn't very fun, Ling Ju, who was holding the tea, returned.

Ling Ju, upon her return, saw Jing Pu half-reclining on the bamboo chair, holding the formation. She was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jing Pu curiously.

"Senior?? Did you try it??"

Jing Pu nodded, somewhat bored, and while returning the formation, he said, "Yeah, five minutes."

Upon hearing Jing Pu's words, a hint of smugness appeared on Ling Ju's face. So the Senior could only last five minutes? She had lasted until seven minutes before losing.

Jing Pu immediately caught Ling Ju's slight smugness.

Huh??

Looking at Ling Ju's expression... it seemed like Ling Ju's score was much better than his??

For a moment, Jing Pu understood. Oh~~~

So this thing was a race against time!

Got it!

The formation he was about to hand back to Ling Ju was immediately retracted by Jing Pu the next second.

"I was just messing around earlier. Now I'm going to play seriously."