Her Background

Hearing someone call her, Chen Ming opened his eyes and looked at Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu in front of him.

"You're still here? I thought you'd already gone home."

Chen Ming looked at Lan Mengqin in surprise. He hadn't expected her to still be there.

"What do you mean? Are you disappointed I haven't left? So you really are lusting after my Qianqiu's body, you pervert!"

"Sister Mengqin... stop..."

Dong Qianqiu was so embarrassed by Lan Mengqin's words that she wanted the ground to swallow her up. She could only try to stop Lan Mengqin from going on.

At the same time, Dong Qianqiu noticed that Sister Mengqin seemed to say such shameless things only when Chen Ming was around—and every time, she was the one being singled out.

"Qianqiu, don't take his side. Here, this is pepper spray. If he dares touch you, spray him in the eyes."

Lan Mengqin pulled out a can of pepper spray from some unknown brand and stuffed it into Dong Qianqiu's hands, telling her to be careful.

Chen Ming rubbed his forehead. Why was she so wary of him? Was she still holding a grudge?

"All right, let's go."

Chen Ming motioned for them to follow. Lan Mengqin came along, too. He glanced at the figure clinging to Dong Qianqiu's side and raised an eyebrow.

"Aren't you going home?"

"I'm in no hurry. But I don't trust Qianqiu going to your place alone. As her big sister, I should check it out, shouldn't I? Just in case you bully her."

"Suit yourself..."

Chen Ming didn't mind. He brought the two of them to a Small Villa near Tiantou Technology Academy. After half a year of hard work, he had finally managed to buy himself a little home by writing books and forging metal.

He often stayed here, or used it as an entrance to My World. As Lan Mengqin looked at the Small Villa, something about it struck her as odd.

"What's your house made of? It looks pretty nice."

Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu entered the Small Villa and spotted Di Qiu'er in the courtyard, swinging the Golden Dragon Spear.

"Oh, this? It's made of White Concrete Blocks."

Chen Ming explained. Lan Mengqin reached out and touched one. The material was quite smooth, and there was a Wool Carpet, too...

After looking around, they decided the place was pretty nice. Chen Ming went to the kitchen, while Qiu'er flopped down on the sofa and watched TV.

The three girls chatted quietly in the living room, occasionally peeking toward the figure busy in the kitchen. Especially...

Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu stared at the Extra Large Rice Cooker working away in the kitchen, unsure what to say. Then they thought about how much the siblings ate and decided it made sense.

Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu both gave dinner that night a glowing review. Chen Ming felt like his cooking was almost divine.

There were plenty of snacks he'd made, too. Tonight's treat was Black Jelly, which was delicious with rock sugar, brown sugar, or condensed milk.

Lan Mengqin planned to stay over that night, too. In the end, the three girls took over Chen Ming's master bedroom, leaving him to sleep in the guest room.

But that night, all of them spent their time cultivating. Dong Qianqiu noticed that her cultivation was much more efficient than usual, though she didn't know why.

The next day, Lan Mengqin gave Dong Qianqiu a long list of instructions before finally heading back to her own home.

In the living room

Chen Ming stretched and said:

"Since that's settled, let's go to My World."

"Sure."

Di Qiu'er placed her hand on the Grass Block in Chen Ming's hand and disappeared. Dong Qianqiu froze, staring at Chen Ming in confusion.

"What do you mean? Where?"

"Do you want to know about your background? Then come inside."

Chen Ming raised the Grass Block, indicating that she should put her hand on it. It would make inviting someone so much easier.

"My... background? You know about my background?"

Dong Qianqiu froze. She clearly hadn't expected Chen Ming to know about her background. He gave a slight nod.

"Do you want to know? Then come inside."

Dong Qianqiu stared at the Grass Block in his hand, lost in thought. She had no memories of her past, and wanted to know what had happened to her.

Besides, in the few months she'd spent with Chen Ming, he had never shown any intention of hurting her. He seemed trustworthy.

With that in mind, Dong Qianqiu placed her little hand on the Grass Block in Chen Ming's hand. A strange sensation washed over her, like she was touching grass.

The next second, the world spun around her.

[Di Qiu'er joined the game]

[Chen Ming joined the game]

[Dong Qianqiu joined the game]

Dong Qianqiu stared at the unfamiliar blocky world. Everything around her looked strange: the grass was made of blocks, and the trees were made of blocks.

There were even blocks that moved, some pink, some white... The whole place left her baffled.

"Where are we?"

A question mark appeared over Dong Qianqiu's head. She wondered where this completely unfamiliar world was. As she looked around, Chen Ming spread his golden dragon wings behind her and descended from the sky.

"Chen Ming, where are we?"

Dong Qianqiu asked in confusion. Chen Ming landed and explained:

"This is a new world. You could also call it a new planet."

Dong Qianqiu curiously examined the new things that had appeared before her: a status panel, a chat box, an Inventory, and so on.

"A new planet? Have we left Tiandou Planet?"

"More or less. We can go back whenever we want. I'll take you home first."

Chen Ming stepped toward her. Dong Qianqiu instinctively took a step back, only for Chen Ming to pull her into his arms and scoop her up in a princess carry.

Dong Qianqiu's body stiffened at once. She nearly punched him, but seeing him carry her off into the air with a flap of his wings, she held back.

She looked down and saw many pixel-art Soul Beasts: century-old, thousand-year-old, and ten-thousand-year-old ones. There was even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the distance.

Dong Qianqiu immediately understood why Chen Ming had carried her. She realized she had misjudged him and snuggled closer to him, wrapping her arms around him to keep herself from falling.

"So many Soul Beasts, but they look so strange."

"These are the Soul Beasts of this world. It's normal for Soul Beasts on different planets to look different, isn't it?"

The explanation made sense to Dong Qianqiu. The world was vast, so it was only natural that there would be all kinds of strange Soul Beasts and demon beasts—and even people.

After flying for a while, Dong Qianqiu soon saw a magnificent palace shining brilliantly in the distance.

"We're here."

Chen Ming gave her a heads-up. Dong Qianqiu stared at the extravagant palace and looked at him in surprise. Seriously, bro? You lived somewhere this nice?

Once they arrived, Dong Qianqiu curiously looked around and saw Di Qiu'er hammering metal in the Forging Room.

"Um... about my background..."

After sitting down, Dong Qianqiu pressed him for answers about her background. She was desperate to know.

"All right. But what I'm about to tell you might be hard to accept, so prepare yourself."

Chen Ming sat on the sofa and fixed her with a sharp gaze. Now that she was in his world, everything would be up to him.

If Dong Qianqiu chose to submit and pledge allegiance, then everyone would be happy. Di Qiu'er would gain another subordinate. But if she had other ideas... she could forget about ever leaving. After all, she knew too much.