Nie Xiaoqian forcefully suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and remained silent, watching this new world quietly while also listening to An Yang introduce everything around her, introducing this world, her mind gradually sinking into it.
How can these young girls dress with so little, actually exposing their chests and legs on the main street, simply no different from courtesans!
Eating while walking, what kind of behavior is this, how can she get married in the future!
Showing affection in public, arms linked, simply without any regard for etiquette!
And... what kind of characters are these!
Soon, she began to accept it.
"Our world is more open, with a lot fewer rules and restrictions. Many things that you couldn't do before due to feudal etiquette, you can boldly do now."
"Open? Feudal?"
Nie Xiaoqian remembered these two words, interlocking her five fingers with An Yang's.
At first, she was still embarrassed when An Yang held her hand on the street. After all, how things were at home was a home matter, and outside was different. But gradually, seeing more hand-holding couples, she slowly got used to it, and even held on tighter and tighter.
This world was undoubtedly unfamiliar to her, and the only familiar thing was probably An Yang. While feeling fearful of her surroundings, she grew even more dependent on An Yang.
Before long, Nie Xiaoqian felt something was amiss, making her somewhat flustered: "An Yang gongzi, why are they all looking at me?"
An Yang stopped in his tracks, walked around in front of her, pressed his hands on her shoulders, and said with a smile: "Because you are too pretty."
Nie Xiaoqian's expression shifted, and she actually stood on tiptoe to give him a dragonfly-water-like kiss on the cheek, saying: "An Yang gongzi, is what you said about doing whatever you want just like this?"
An Yang was stunned, actually feeling his old face flush slightly with embarrassment, and he nodded stiffly, saying: "Smart."
The two continued to walk forward, conversing in low voices continuously, looking like their bond was very deep.
"This is a car, equivalent to a horse carriage, which can speed along the highway like flying. This is a motorcycle, just like a fine steed."
"This is a neon light, very pretty, right? But its technology is actually very simple, and there's no need to delve deeply into it. Just knowing that it can emit light is enough."
"These women dress very little, but it's actually quite normal. Later I'll also take you to buy a few outfits; you can't always wear this attire."
"There is a kind of energy in our world called electricity, and many things rely on it to run. It is very magical; it can make electric lamps emit dazzling light, can make machines spin, can cook rice, can make speakers produce sound, can..."
Nie Xiaoqian had a tall figure and a beautiful face, and the most outstanding part was her classical and graceful temperament, which attracted the gazes of quite a few people.
Relatively speaking, An Yang was quite ordinary. However, having undergone the baptism of three worlds, his temperament had also transcended that of an ordinary person. Ordinary people couldn't quite see this point, but the confidence and composure on his face were self-evident.
"There is a shopping mall over there, let's go inside and take a look."
"Okay."
Nie Xiaoqian was somewhat apprehensive. It had been a long time since she had walked the streets to buy things, let alone such a bustling night market.
Her personality was not weak by nature, but back then she was a female ghost harming people for the Thousand-Year Tree Demon. Now, having broken away from the identity of a female ghost, no longer harming people, and having An Yang as her backing, upon coming to a completely unfamiliar place, the classical feminine gentleness hidden in her original nature was fully displayed.
After spending the whole evening browsing clothing stores, he bought several sets of clothes for Nie Xiaoqian—some revealing arms and legs, some not; some in a youthful style, some in a queen-like style. Of course, there were also pajamas and undergarments.
It was evident that Nie Xiaoqian was very happy. She even temporarily forgot the pressure brought by the new world, and even learned from the couples on the roadside to take the initiative to hook her arm around An Yang's, her full and springy breasts constantly rubbing against his arm with the rhythm of her steps.
Passing by a supermarket, An Yang went in and bought quite a few books, including early childhood education, simple Chinese characters, world development history, and so on. He also found a place to have a key duplicated and handed it to Nie Xiaoqian.
"From now on, you are the mistress of my home!"
Nie Xiaoqian nodded shyly.
Returning home, Nie Xiaoqian took the initiative to walk in front, just to turn on the light with her own hands. It was clear that she had a deep obsession with this gadget.
An Yang first taught her how to open the security door and use the elevator, as well as some simple everyday common sense. Then he spent half an hour teaching her to recognize Arabic numerals, and subsequently began teaching her some simple, commonly used simplified Chinese characters.
It had to be said that Nie Xiaoqian was very smart, which perhaps had to do with her coming from an official's family and being well-read in books and propriety. Many Chinese characters she learned as soon as she was taught, and she quickly drew inferences from other instances. Once she mastered the similarities and patterns between simplified and traditional Chinese characters, she could even guess some without being taught.
Late at night, An Yang yawned.
Nie Xiaoqian looked at him with heartache: "An Yang gongzi, we'd better go rest first!"
An Yang smiled and said: "You're not allowed to call me that anymore from now on."
Nie Xiaoqian's face flushed, blocking her brows with an orchid-fingered gesture, but she was ultimately not a young girl anymore, and asked: "Then what should I call you, husband?"
An Yang was stunned, shook his head and said: "As you like, calling me An Yang is also quite good. Many married couples call each other by their full names directly, and when they want to call each other husband, they call them hubby."
"Is... is this okay, An Yang... hubby?"
"Good, of course good! Xiaoqian, a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold, let's go rest!"
An Yang smiled, scooped up Nie Xiaoqian from the sofa in one motion, walked toward the bedroom, threw her onto the bed, and fiercely pounced on her.
"Ah... mm!"
Soon, Nie Xiaoqian's exclamation turned into gasps. In her flurry, she reached out and pointed a finger, and with a pop, the room light went out in response.
The night was already past the halfway mark when An Yang heard the sound of someone talking, instantly waking up from his sound sleep. His five senses and reaction speed at this moment far exceeded ordinary people.
There was no sign of Nie Xiaoqian beside him, and the sound came from the living room. He rubbed his drowsy eyes, put on slippers, and pulled open the bedroom door, indeed seeing Nie Xiaoqian sitting on the sofa, while the source of the sound was actually the television!
Nie Xiaoqian was startled and said: "Did I wake you?"
An Yang shook his head: "No, I got up to use the restroom. How did you manage to turn this on?"
Nie Xiaoqian smiled embarrassedly and said: "I couldn't sleep, so I got up to take a casual look. I don't know how it lit up, and then it wouldn't turn off."
An Yang walked over, sat beside her, and asked: "What, can't sleep? Is it that you miss Lanruo Temple?"
"No, it's that I already slept a whole day inside the Demon Core during the daytime, and I really can't sleep anymore."
An Yang was stunned, and only then did he experience a sudden realization.
He finally understood why ghosts in movies never rested for a whole night—it turned out they slept the entire day!
Nie Xiaoqian thought for a moment, stood up, and said: "An Yang... hubby, I'll accompany you inside to rest."
An Yang looked at his watch; it was already five in the morning. He simply grabbed Nie Xiaoqian, pulled her down to sit on his lap, wrapped his arms around her, and said: "Since we're both awake anyway, why not keep you company and watch television."
Nie Xiaoqian's eyes lit up: "So this is called television? Is it also a kind of technology?"
An Yang nodded: "Yes, only it's very complex. I don't understand the specific principles either; as long as you know how to use it, that's enough."
Nie Xiaoqian sighed emotionally and said: "Technology is truly magical. In many places, it's even more magical than Daoist magic!"
An Yang smiled. Fortunately, she didn't think the people inside the television were real.
He accompanied Nie Xiaoqian until dawn before finally returning to bed, only to find that he couldn't sleep anymore. He wanted to practice cultivation, but the residential compound was inherently a cluster of reinforced concrete buildings with too many people, so spiritual energy was extremely scarce. Left with nothing to do out of boredom, he took out his mobile phone to take a look, and his eyes instantly widened!
He discovered that his attributes had changed!
Rubbing his eyes and looking again, they had indeed changed!
Chosen One: An Yang
Physical Quality:
Physique: 2.2
Strength: 2.1
Speed: 2
Brainpower: 2
Unallocated Quality Points: 1
Mastered Skills:
Mastery of Combat (Intermediate)
Firearms Mastery (Intermediate)
English Mastery (Intermediate)
Military Literacy Mastery (Intermediate)
Instrument Mastery (Intermediate)
Unallocated Skill Points: 2
Prop/Ability:
Portable Space (1 cubic meter)
Skill Stealing (Pending use)
Gate of Space (Pending use)
Other Abilities:
Kunlun Art (Level 1)
Heaven and Earth, Limitless, Cosmos Borrow Law (Level 3)
An "Other Abilities" category had been added, actually cataloging the Kunlun Art and "Heaven and Earth, Limitless, Cosmos Borrow Law" learned within the mission worlds into it, and grading them.
"Kunlun Art, Heaven and Earth, Limitless, Cosmos Borrow Law... what do this level 1 and level 3 mean? Could it be that the system automatically graded the skills, or does it mean I have reached a certain level of these abilities?"
An Yang thought for a moment and felt the latter possibility was much greater.
Yet at this very moment, the phone screen lit up.
"The Chosen One has completed the Prelude, activating subsequent missions. The Chosen One has completed three Origin Worlds, activating the Natural World!"
"World selection in progress... Selection complete. Mission generation in progress... Generation complete!"
Just as An Yang was puzzled, several lines of Chinese characters emerged on the phone screen, and a cold voice rang out.
Mission World: Apocalypse World No. 94567 (Natural World)
Mission Time: 1463 hours and 54 minutes later
Mission Objectives: 1. Survive for one year, 2. Kill 5,000 zombies
Initial Skills: Driving Mastery (Intermediate), Melee Weapon Mastery (Intermediate)
Mission Success: Reward prop/ability *1, skill point *1, physical quality points *2
Mission Failure: None
"Apocalypse World! Zombies!"
An Yang's eyes widened. The next mission world turned out to be an apocalyptic world with zombies. If it was truly like the zombies in movies and novels, and he accidentally got infected, wouldn't he turn into a zombie!
After calming down, he still noticed the difference in this mission: "System, what are Origin Worlds and Natural Worlds? What is the difference?"
"Origin Worlds are worlds created by the system using Origin Force based on existing fantasies, whereas Natural Worlds are worlds derived naturally."
An Yang experienced a sudden realization.
The difference between man-made and non-man-made!
No wonder Origin Worlds were all movie worlds, while this Natural World must be real. Its logic would undoubtedly be much tighter, but at the same time, this meant he would lose control over the plot and the ability to foresee events in advance!
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