Nalan Yanran? Breaking off the engagement? Three Year Agreement?
What did any of this even mean?
The Nalan Yanran mentioned by the system was Mu Ningxue.
Although Mu Ningxue and he had been betrothed since childhood, their relationship was very good.
There was absolutely no sign of them breaking off the engagement.
Dongfang Chen suspected that if he proposed breaking off the engagement to Mu Ningxue right now, this Ice Block might even shed a few little pearls on the spot.
Suddenly, Dongfang Chen noticed a blind spot.
He asked in his heart.
"System, the mission you issued doesn't force me to break off the engagement, right? It only asks me to make a Three Year Agreement with Mu Ningxue?"
[Error. The mission target is Nalan Yanran. Host, please do not mistake the person.]
Dongfang Chen: "..."
He felt his fists harden.
This useless system!
Dongfang Chen asked again, "The Plot Mission doesn't require me to break off the engagement with Nalan Yanran, right?"
[That's right. You only need to make a Three Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran. However, the content of the agreement must be a duel.]
Good. He didn't have to break off the engagement, and Nalan Yanran—no, Mu Ningxue—wouldn't have to shed any little pearls either.
Actually, even if the system required him to break off the engagement to complete the mission, Dongfang Chen still wouldn't do it, because he couldn't bear to see Mu Ningxue shed any little pearls.
However, this Three Year Agreement wasn't that easy to make.
What suitable reason should he find?
After thinking for a while, Dongfang Chen's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Xuexue, why don't we make an agreement?"
"What agreement?" Mu Ningxue tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Three years from now—or, more accurately, in less than three years, when we graduate from high school, we'll have a match. If you win, I'll go to the Imperial Capital Academy with you. If I win..."
"And what will you do if you win?"
"Hehe, if I win, you'll put on that outfit I bought for you before. How about it..."
The moment Dongfang Chen finished speaking, the temperature of the surrounding air began to drop faintly.
Mu Ningxue was as cold as frost as she stared straight at Dongfang Chen.
Dongfang Chen chuckled. Little Xuexue wasn't angry. She was merely shy.
After all, that outfit Dongfang Chen had bought for Mu Ningxue before... Calling it an outfit was a bit of an exaggeration, since the part with the most fabric was around the waist.
"Fine." Mu Ningxue's face gradually filled with embarrassment, but her tone remained icy.
[Ding. The host has reached a Three Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran.] [Mission Reward: Purple Crystal Winged Lion King Cub (Third Tier Magical Beast)] [Notice: This mission is divided into stages.] [Next Stage: Obtain victory in the Three Year Agreement] [Mission Reward: Purple Crystal Winged Lion King (Sixth Order Magical Beast)]
Looking at Mu Ningxue's cold yet shy expression, Dongfang Chen could no longer hold himself back. He pulled her into his arms.
Mu Ningxue was cold, but her body was soft and fragrant.
Compared with Ye Xin Xia, Mu Ningxue's frequent exercise had given her a more supple figure.
If Ye Xin Xia's little feet were like ice cream, then Mu Ningxue's feet were more like works of art.
Not just her feet—Mu Ningxue seemed like a work of art from head to toe, naturally carved without the slightest flaw.
After the two of them had been intimate for quite a while, Mu Ningxue finally remembered that she hadn't visited her family after returning to Bocheng, so she had no choice but to go home first.
As for Ye Xin Xia, she was cooking at home.
Ever since she had regained a certain degree of mobility in both legs, Ye Xin Xia had become especially fond of doing housework.
According to her, it was all to train her body.
Dongfang Chen could only let her have her way.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dongfang Chen also prepared to inspect the reward the system had just given him.
Purple Crystal Winged Lion King?
This was a Sixth Order Magical Beast from Battle Through the Heavens, an existence comparable to a Dou Emperor.
Although the system had only rewarded him with a Purple Crystal Winged Lion King Cub, it still possessed the strength of a Third Tier Magical Beast. Compared with the Demons of the Full-Time Magician World, it was roughly at the commander level.
After Dongfang Chen claimed the system reward in his mind,
a Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King about the size of an adult lion appeared before him.
This Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King looked similar to a lion. Its entire body was covered in purple skin, and all four of its paws were covered in purple crystals. On its lion-like head was a spiraling horn resembling a unicorn's, with clusters of purple flames swirling around it.
These flames were the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Companion Beast Fire, and their power was no weaker than a Soul Seed Flame.
If it were an adult Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, the power of its flames would probably be even more terrifying!
"Little one, do you have a name?" Dongfang Chen asked.
After hearing Dongfang Chen's question, the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King wriggled its adorable nose.
"I don't have a name, but my mother always calls me Little Purple."
The Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King wasn't strong enough to speak human language yet.
She was using the system's power to communicate with Dongfang Chen mentally.
The magical beasts produced by the system had one hundred percent loyalty to Dongfang Chen, so he had no need to worry about betrayal.
"Then I'll call you Little Purple from now on too."
Dongfang Chen thought for a moment, then rummaged through his Storage Ring and took out a portion of Companion Purple Crystal Source, handing it to Little Purple.
He had obtained this from one of his previous check-in rewards. He had used some of it when improving his Dou Qi Cultivation, but plenty remained. It was perfect for building a relationship with Little Purple.
"Mmm! Thank you, Master!"
Little Purple opened her lion's maw and rubbed it against Dongfang Chen's face for quite a while.
"By the way, Little Purple, are you male or female?"
Thinking of how the protagonists in novels would lift their pets' tails to distinguish their sex after obtaining them, Dongfang Chen couldn't help wanting to try it himself.
"Master, don't! I'm a girl!!!"
Little Purple's shy voice rang out in Dongfang Chen's mind.
He could only give up on lifting Little Purple's tail.
At that moment, Ye Xin Xia opened the door to Dongfang Chen's room.
"Brother Chen, dinner's ready. Do you want to eat first, or take a bath first? Or perhaps..."
Ye Xin Xia's soft, sweet voice rang out.
But in the next second, she froze.
Because she saw Little Purple in the room.
"Br... Brother Chen, why is there a Demon in the room?"
If not for her trust in Dongfang Chen, Ye Xin Xia probably would have screamed the instant she saw Little Purple.
Dongfang Chen explained, "Xin Xia, she isn't a Demon. She's my Summoned Beast, and her name is Little Purple."
Dongfang Chen's Summoning Element had also reached Initial Level 2, which conveniently gave him a plausible explanation for Little Purple's appearance.
"Little Purple, get to know Xin Xia. She's your mistress."
Upon hearing Dongfang Chen's order, Little Purple walked over to Ye Xin Xia and rubbed her large head against her clothes.
"So she's Brother Chen's Summoned Beast. You scared me to death."
Ye Xin Xia patted her chest, then gathered her courage and touched Little Purple's head.
"Master, after absorbing the Purple Crystal Source, I'm going to sleep for a while. Can I return to the System Space? If you want to summon me in the future, you can summon me directly from the System Space."
"Mm, go back."
Dongfang Chen waved his hand and sent Little Purple back into the System Space.
Seeing Little Purple disappear, Ye Xin Xia knew that Dongfang Chen had summoned her back.
So she looked at Dongfang Chen and said,
"Brother Chen, come eat. Otherwise, it'll get cold soon."
"That's not right. That isn't what Xin Xia said just now."
Dongfang Chen wrapped his arms around Ye Xin Xia with a mischievous smile.
The girl's faintly flushed face made Dongfang Chen unable to resist the urge to tease her.
"Xin Xia hadn't finished speaking just now. I don't want to eat or take a bath right now. What came after that again?"
Dongfang Chen's words made Ye Xin Xia's face turn bright red. "Brother Chen, you're awful~"
Seeing the girl's bashful appearance, Dongfang Chen could no longer hold back and gently kissed her lips.
Only after the girl had been kissed until she went limp in his arms did Dongfang Chen release her smugly.
"All right, go eat."
If Ye Xin Xia were old enough, dinner definitely wouldn't be happening tonight.
"Mm..."
Ye Xin Xia knew what Dongfang Chen was worried about.
However, she had already come up with a plan in her heart.
Once she graduated from high school and became an adult, she would definitely... definitely get ahead of Sister Mu Ningxue!
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