"Hello? Hello?"
Li Ke tentatively spoke into the dialogue box. To be honest, he thought this setup was a bit silly. Couldn't he just talk to Ahri directly? Why did he have to create a blue dialogue box in his mind and then press a button on it to speak to Ahri?
But that's how the system stipulates it, so Li Ke had no choice but to accept it.
The next moment, Ahri's surprised and joyful voice rang in Li Ke's mind.
"Li Ke, how did you do that? You, you're not in the Soul Blossom, you can talk to me in the Material Realm now?"
Hearing Ahri's voice, Li Ke smiled, then pressed the chat box Li Ke said, "Yes, I'm back in Zaun now. Well, just think of this as my new ability. From now on, I can come directly to you, but it seems to be one-sided."
"One-sided? What do you mean?"
Li Ke replied, "That means only I can come to you, not the other way around."
In Li Ke's view, this "new feature" is somewhat like a mobile MMORPG game; for example, it might be similar to the Chu Liuxiang that Li Ke once played.
However, I heard that the game was later renamed "A Dream of Jianghu" because of copyright issues.
Of course, most mobile online games on the market are based on the same template. Anyway, Li Ke thought that this new feature would not be unfamiliar to him. After a little exposure, Li Ke immediately knew how to use it.
Interestingly, in Soul Blossom, he is the only "player," while the others, such as Deity and powerful souls, are all "NPCs."
"So you can come chat with me every day from now on?" Ahri said happily.
Li Ke was taken aback, the image of the Little Fox jumping up flashing through his mind. He then said with amusement, "Have you forgotten something? The flow of time is different in our two realms. One day here is more than ten days there."
"That's true, but it's okay. You can talk to me every ten days or so from now on. By the way, Li Ke, where's my gift?"
"We'll have to save the gifts for next time. You can tell me what you want first, and also ask Kindred what she wants, so I can bring them all in next time," Li Ke replied.
Li Ke glanced at her and noticed that Ahri's favorability rating had increased, now reaching 605 points.
It seems that talking to Ahri every day and contacting her will increase her affection level?
Well, you know, this is more like a game setting. After all, in games, besides giving gifts to the characters you want to romance, another way is to greet them daily, which increases affection by five points each time.
"Then I'll have to think about it carefully," Ahri said with a grin.
After chatting with Ahri for a while, Li Ke tried a few more times and discovered that there was no limit to the number of times he could "send messages" to Ahri each day. In other words, Li Ke could talk to Ahri anytime he wanted, and whether or not she would reply was up to Ahri.
However, given Ahri's personality, she probably won't find it annoying, because Li Ke can tell that Ahri is having a really boring time in Soul Blossom.
Having severed the connection, Li Ke looked at the small face that had come closer, then he leaned down and gently pecked Jinx's smooth cheek.
What are you looking at me for?
Jinx wiped her face and said angrily, "Were you talking to that Fox again?"
"Whenever you space out, you're probably in that world. Tell me, did you just go to that world again?" Jinx was so smart. She saw Li Ke suddenly freeze, and even though it was only for a few seconds, it was enough for Jinx to be certain of the matter—that was Li Ke, who had gone to find that Fox again!
"When are you going to change your jealous nature? You used to eat Zaunite, then you ate Piltover, and now you don't even eat people anymore." Li Ke sighed and gently tapped Jinx's forehead. He nudged Jinx's head, then took the bag from her hand. Carrying a bunch of snacks, he raised his arm.
Jinx skillfully reached out and hugged Li Ke's arm, whimpering with a hint of resentment.
She is indeed prone to jealousy, a habit stemming from past insecurity. Although everything is improving now, Jinx retains this trait, and it's impossible for her to change it.
If she didn't throw tantrums and act like a scoundrel, would she still be Jinx?
Rules and regulations are not even in Jinx's dictionary!
"Isha! Your sister is back!"
As soon as they arrived at the door, Jinx rushed into the house before Li Ke, kicked the door open, and shouted loudly with her hands on her hips.
Li Ke peeked out and saw Isha sitting in the living room, doing her homework with the lights on.
Half a year has passed, and Isha has grown quite a bit taller. Her hair is still fluffy, but it's even longer. No matter how she styles her naturally curly hair, it always looks messy. Therefore, Isha still looks like a Scruffy Puppy.
With her Big Eyes open and mouth slightly agape, little Isha's expression was incredibly cute, revealing a row of pearly white teeth.
Great, Isha is past the age of losing her teeth now.
"Eeya!"
First she was stunned, then she screamed. Isha threw down her pen and ran barefoot towards Jinx.
The little guy, running headlong, immediately unleashed an Isha Charge on Jinx.
"Damn it! Are you trying to kill me?!" Jinx bent down and hugged Isha. The 1.4-meter-tall girl was not much shorter than Jinx, but Jinx was quite strong, so it was not difficult for her to lift Isha.
The little guy buried his face in Jinx's neck, inhaling Jinx scent deeply, and held Jinx back tightly with both hands.
Jinx had intended to tease Isha, but Isha in her arms was trembling with excitement.
Seeing this, Jinx took back Isha teasing remark and instead patted Isha's back with a gentle expression, saying softly, "Alright, I'm back now, aren't I?"
"Li Ke and I have agreed that next time we're going out for a long time, we'll take you with us."
Isha hummed, raised her head, and held out one hand towards Jinx, her little finger pointing upwards.
"I don't have a hand to pinky swear with you right now," Jinx rolled her eyes.
Seeing this, Li Ke put down the bag and reached out his hand.
"I'll pinky swear with you." Li Ke stood behind Jinx, close to Isha, and said with a smile.
Isha looked at Li Ke with increasing joy in her eyes. She stretched out her arm and hooked her fingers with Li Ke's.
It was muttering something under its breath, making incoherent noises.
Li Ke looked at Jinx, Jinx was holding Isha, and said seriously, "She said that after making a pinky promise, you can't lie, or you'll have to swallow a thousand needles."
"She only hummed a few times, did she really say that much?" Li Ke said to Jinx, speechless.
Jinx chuckled and offered no explanation. After all, she was the translator for Isha, so whatever she said went!
Li Ke reached out and ruffled Isha's fluffy head. The soft, bouncy hair felt wonderful to the touch. After a few rubs, Isha started to struggle against Jinx and then reached out her hands to Li Ke.
Li Ke was taken aback for a moment, then happily reached out and picked up Isha, taking her away from Jinx. He then leaned down and affectionately pressed his cheek against Isha's.
How to put it
For Li Ke, the first person he met after transmigrating to this world was Jinx, and the second was Isha. For Li Ke, Isha had long become an indispensable person in his life.
She's like a younger sister, but also like a daughter.
Then, Isha, who was being held by Li Ke, affectionately kissed Li Ke on the cheek, a really hard one, leaving a little saliva and a small mark on Li Ke's face.
"You kissed him but not me?!" Jinx yelled from the side.
"Why are you even jealous of Isha?" Li Ke laughed.
Jinx yelled, grabbed Isha's waist with her arms outstretched, trying to snatch Isha away from Li Ke, and shouted, "I'm jealous of both of you!"
Previously, it was Jinx that caused everything to explode!
Now it's Jinx's turn to eat it all!
"I'm your older sister!"
Jinx tried to grab it, Li Ke wouldn't let her, so he also hugged Isha.
Little Isha laughed and giggled as Jinx and Li Ke fought over her.
During the time that Li Ke and Jinx were away, Isha didn't have a difficult time.
Vi and Caitlyn visit her every day, and Old Man Silco comes to see her occasionally. She now has many friends her own age, so she is happy every day. However, she still feels lonely when Jinx and Li Ke are not around.
But now, both Li Ke and Jinx are back.
Isha kissed Li Ke's cheek once, then kissed Jinx's cheek.
She felt very happy.
Li Ke was happy to play along with Isha and Jinx; he genuinely enjoyed the experience.
Zaun is Li Ke's hometown, but Li Ke's real home is in this small place, because of the two people right now.
They are a family of three.