The Forty-Fourth Chapter: The Life-System Girl Idol-Little Cat, Little Mouse

"Hahaha, first try at a kiss. That was fun."

Zeng Mo embraced Qing'er, who was nestled in his arms, feeling a surge of satisfaction. He pulled her upright and smiled at her.

"Hey, you said you'd teach me, but you ended up grabbing my shoulder."

"Wait, you're moving too fast."

"Then I'll show you the moves slowly. Watch carefully. First, you put your arms around my neck, and then the other hand..."

"So that's how it's done. Then I'll try..."

Following Zeng Mo's instructions, Qing'er suddenly worked up her courage and managed a somewhat awkward embrace around his neck.

The result was that she immediately got embarrassed and held herself stiffly, then quickly straightened her soft, delicate body and shyly sat back down beside Zeng Mo.

Feeling the soft, substantial weight in his arms, Zeng Mo reached out to push Qing'er away. She naturally stood up and glared at him. "Enough, that's how it's done. You're just too slow. It's easy to get cramps if you keep that up."

"Then I'll try again." Qing'er looked at him.

"Forget it. Even if you tried a hundred more times, you still wouldn't get it."

The two of them stared at each other.

"Fine, I'm not trying anymore. I'm going to take a shower." Qing'er stood up and headed for the bathroom.

The door clicked shut behind her.

[The host had pushed back the Netherworld's three most secluded demon clans, earning 1,000 Survival Points.]

"Pushed back the Netherworld's three secluded demon clans? That's quite a first kiss."

Zeng Mo gave a derisive laugh and flopped down onto the sofa.

"Honey, stay over tonight?"

Yu Lin sat down beside Zeng Mo, then turned and climbed onto his lap. She put her hands around his neck and sat face-to-face with him, her tiny waist twisting like a snake as she moved against him, as if she wanted to set him on fire.

Zeng Mo felt that he had lately been plagued by misfortune, and even his strength couldn't make him feel at ease. "I'm tired of staying at home. Those movies..."

"Those can wait. We can watch them tomorrow, too."

"Then..."

"Then what? Don't tell me you're scared of your wife."

Yu Lin's teasing jab struck a nerve, and Zeng Mo was annoyed.

"Damn it, a man should be the strongest of all. How could I be scared? Come on, show me what you've got."

Zeng Mo suddenly stood up, lifted Yu Lin, and headed straight for the bathroom. Qing'er, who was hiding behind the bathroom door, heard what he said and immediately realized he was trying to prove himself.

Half an hour later.

A notification rang in Zeng Mo's ear.

[The host had subdued a three-star ghost-type divine servant, earning 100 Survival Points.]

The next morning, at five o'clock.

The same notification rang again.

Before long, the bedroom door opened. Zeng Mo walked out, satisfied after getting plenty of sleep, rubbed the wall, and headed toward the bathroom, muttering to himself.

"That woman. Three hours of sleep in one night, and she's still full of energy."

Qing'er had woken up early. She opened the door, wanting to find some water to drink. Just as she was about to go in, she saw Zeng Mo rubbing the wall as he came out of the bathroom. He gave her a charming smile.

"What happened to being the strongest man around? Looks like you can barely walk."

He poured her a glass of water, then sat by the vanity and stared blankly ahead, his mind drifting. He had no idea what he was thinking. Finally, after searching online for a way to handle the awkward situation, he got up and left.

Zeng Mo came out of the bedroom and saw Qing'er sitting at the vanity. He walked over and greeted her.

"Up so early?"

"Couldn't sleep. You woke me up first thing this morning." Qing'er complained, unable to help glancing at him.

Zeng Mo grinned and looked at the vanity in front of Qing'er.

Inside it was a video showing someone teaching how to embrace another person.

Immediately, he laughed. "Mornings are the best time to study. How about I use the embrace I taught you and you use the method shown in that video to hold me?"

Qing'er thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

The two of them went to the living room.

"Breakfast is ready." Zeng Mo called out.

"Oh, okay."

In the blink of an eye, Zeng Mo used his quick movements to give Qing'er another awkward embrace.

A notification rang out.

[100 Survival Points received.]

"How come you're so fast every time?" Qing'er complained.

"That time, I went slow."

The two of them stared at each other.

"Let's stop for now. We'll study again tomorrow. I'm going to take a shower, then I'll go back to sleep."

"All right."

Zeng Mo nodded and watched Qing'er go into the bathroom. When he heard the notification ring in his ear again, he couldn't help smiling.

He turned and walked into the study. After telling her he had some business to take care of, he headed downstairs.

He began today's daily routine of earning points.

First, he ran around the neighborhood, then went to the park to ask around for an opponent. By noon, he had gotten into a fight and earned 1,500 Survival Points.

After that, he ran around the city, then went to the west side, where he earned another 200 Survival Points.

At around three in the afternoon.

Wearing a mask, he put on a new pair of arms and went to a small alley, where he mingled with the hoodlums who were extorting people.

Sure enough.

He pretended to be an unlucky passerby, got into another fight with the thugs, and earned 580 Survival Points. Satisfied, he headed home.

Zeng Mo returned to the villa and saw Xiao Yue and Little Cat there.

He went into the bedroom, glanced at the Netherworld God's statue hanging on the wall, then sat down on the bed. He focused his awareness, trying to enter the divine realm and see whether she was there.

But when he noticed the new mask on the desk beside the bed, he remembered that he needed to keep a low profile.

He really wanted to go see her, but that would probably bring trouble. He stood up and picked up the little rice cooker he'd been using.

Zeng Mo walked over and picked it up. The phone rang.

After answering, he heard Little Cat's voice.

"Master, you're back."

"Is that new phone for me?" Zeng Mo asked.

"Yes, Master. I wanted to add you as a friend on WeChat, but it wouldn't let me add someone I didn't know. Since the police would treat contacting you as a matter involving a stranger, I didn't know when you'd be coming back, so I had to install a monitoring device at the entrance to your home before I left. That way, as soon as you got back, I'd send you the new phone."

Zeng Mo remembered that his WeChat account wouldn't let him add new friends. He'd even set it to block requests from strangers, and the phone had been directly linked to the highest-level security system.

As a result, even though he'd left his phone behind yesterday, he'd forgotten about it.

That was quite embarrassing.

"Keep the phone with you. When the courier comes tomorrow, I'll add you as a friend."

"Okay, Master. I've already edited the movie you wanted. Once you add me on WeChat, I'll send it to you." Little Cat replied.

"Okay. Where are you now?"

"Master, Little Cat and I are near the city's zoo. We're planning to buy all the cheap houses in the area south of the urban district today. Once the contract's signed, we'll come back and find you. You said you were planning to renovate that haunted property."

"All right, go ahead."

Zeng Mo hung up and waited until Little Cat had handed the phone to her friend. Only then did he take out his own Xiaomi phone and search for the two of them on WeChat.

It didn't take long.

He found his friend's account.

Her WeChat name was one she'd chosen herself: Little Cat and Little Mouse. The profile picture also seemed to show the two of them.

Zeng Mo sent a friend request.

The next moment, it went through.

Little Cat: "Master, I'll send you the movie now."

Little Mouse: "Master."

Zeng Mo replied to Xiao Yue with a quick greeting, then added Little Mouse as a friend and opened her profile to have a look.

The movie soon came through.

Zeng Mo opened it and couldn't help being astonished.

Little Cat wasn't just a life-system girl idol with lots of hidden skills.

Inside the movie.

The original park had been transformed into a mountainous region, its paths shrouded in hazy darkness.

The group of people were dressed like Taoist priests, just as Xiao Yue had requested. Their expressions were vivid, and they all wore fear-stricken looks as they stared ahead.

Beyond them, Yu Lin was shown hovering in the air and chasing Qing'er. The effects surrounding them were vivid, with a pink haze one moment and a scattering of peach blossoms the next.

"Anyone who didn't know better would think this was a short clip from some ghost movie."

Zeng Mo thought to himself.