Accused by Group Members

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Anyway, photos aside, I still want to hear from you, Group Leader, who exactly do you think looks better?]

Meng Hongchen still refused to give up, hoping that Chu Mo would give her a definitive answer.

Haa~

Chu Mo opened his mouth to yawn, looked at the follow-up question on the screen, and replied casually.

[Chu Mo: You are cute, Nannan is a bit more mature.]

It wasn't a lie; after all, judging from the photos, the other girl was a total tsundere, and while she was cute, she lacked a certain flavor compared to Jiang Nannan.

He couldn't exactly be too explicit, though; there was bound to be a gap between photos and real-life interaction.

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Fine, then the last question: why is the group chat named Harem Family!]

[Chu Mo: This...]

[Revenge Girl: Isn't a harem something only emperors have? They call it three thousand beauties in the harem—could it be that the Group Leader wants that too!]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Eww, you really are a bad guy!]

What followed was an endless crusade. Aside from Huo Yu'er and Tang Ya, who had already gone to sleep, the remaining three were frantically attacking Chu Mo for being a scumbag who harbored delusions of starting a harem!

Chu Mo rubbed his forehead helplessly; it was randomly generated, not something he had named himself.

[System Message: "Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog" changed the group name to Sun Moon Empire Family.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: That's much better, hee hee.]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Why does it have to be the Sun Moon Empire? I want to change the name too!]

[System Message: "Dong'er is Not a Girl" changed the group name to Clear Sky Sect Family.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: ? What's good about this crappy name? It's not imposing at all!]

As Chu Mo watched them bicker over what the name should be, Huo Yu'er, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up.

[Grilled Fish Girl: I, I think the name doesn't really matter.]

As a girl who had been shunned since birth, she spent every day struggling to survive, eating only enough to keep from starving, never once having a full meal. Otherwise, how could her grilled fish skills be so good?

Hearing someone say they wanted to take her into their harem, she felt a little happy; at least someone was paying attention to her, so she rarely stepped in to take sides.

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Oh my, Grilled Fish girl, you haven't been bewitched by him, have you!]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Exactly, exactly! The Group Leader must be a total playboy, don't be fooled by him. He definitely just wants to possess you!]

Seeing these messages, black lines appeared on Chu Mo's forehead. What the heck? Although he did have a dream of starting a harem, wasn't 3,000 a bit too many?

[Chu Mo: 3,000 is a bit much, 30 is probably enough.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Scumbag!]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Scumbag!]

[Revenge Girl: Scumbag!]

[Grilled Fish Girl: Bad guy~]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: ...]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Your insults are too soft! Anyone who didn't know better would think you were flirting with him!]

The insecure girl Huo Yu'er couldn't bring herself to say anything truly nasty. Besides, based on her observations, the Group Leader clearly didn't know who would join the group either; it was highly likely that the so-called "cheat" automatically pulled them in.

[Grilled Fish Girl: I think the Group Leader is fine.]

[Chu Mo: Wuu, I'm so touched. Once I get to the academy, I'll definitely visit your stall to eat some grilled fish.]

[Grilled Fish Girl: Okay, I'll be waiting for you.]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Scumbag, I won't allow you to make a move on such an innocent girl. If you have any issues, come at me instead!]

Chu Mo pursed his lips. Why did he feel like he was being painted as the villain? He hadn't even said anything yet.

[Chu Mo: Fine, I was planning on asking Grilled Fish Girl to send a photo because I wanted to see what she looked like. Since you're so eager for me to make a move, why don't you send one instead!]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: You really do have bad intentions!]

[Grilled Fish Girl: If Group Leader brother wants to see, I can send one. After all, Sister Tang Ya sent one too, though I'm not very pretty.]

Chu Mo had originally just wanted to troll Dong'er to get her to stop chatting, never expecting her to have such malice toward him, nor did he expect Yu'er to actually agree.

[Grilled Fish Girl: [Image: The petite Huo Yu'er is hugging her legs with her left arm, her right hand pinching the corner of her quilt, her snow-white feet gripping the bedsheets tightly due to nervousness.]]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: You look quite cute, don't be insecure.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: You're just a bit thin, though. Is your pale complexion due to malnutrition?]

Meng Hongchen was actually quite warm-hearted. She could sense the insecurity in Huo Yu'er's tone, so she took the initiative to break the silence and cheer her on.

[Revenge Girl: Not bad, though you are indeed too thin.]

Huo Yu'er's malnourished appearance was quite obvious. Everyone here was sharp-eyed; the differences between her and them were clear at a glance.

[Chu Mo: You look good. I'll be at Shrek Academy in about 4 days. When I get there, I'll treat you to something delicious.]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Pfft, as if we need you. I can treat her tomorrow.]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: [Image (Wang Dong'er has blue-pink hair draped over her chest, wearing a blue-pink princess dress and white stockings, her eyes curved into crescents with a gentle smile on her lips, as if showing off her strength).]]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: This is mine. I originally wanted to replace the Grilled Fish Girl, but I didn't expect her to send one first.]

Seeing Wang Dong'er post the picture, Chu Mo was somewhat shocked. She had been quite cautious at first, only posting her legs, but now she had posted a full-body photo of herself for the sake of someone else.

He didn't know whether to call her naive or just too warm-hearted; was she pitying Yu'er?

It seemed he was the villain after all, even though he hadn't actually planned on bullying Huo Yu'er. Although the decisions he made later were indeed a bit unbearable, his initial resolve was genuine.

[Chu Mo: Why does it feel like I'm the bad guy?]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Isn't that the case?]

[Chu Mo: Of course not. I'm logging off too, I'm a bit sleepy. Goodnight.]

After saying that, Chu Mo didn't look at the replies and immediately turned on Do Not Disturb before closing the chat interface.

"Ha~"

Yawning once more, Chu Mo patted his face, straightened up from his reclining position, reached into the System Space to retrieve a pill for increasing cultivation, swallowed it, and sat cross-legged to begin his practice.

He was the only one using the Chat Group, and it didn't have the kind of function where a "ding" could grant him the power of a Titled Douluo or turn him into a god, but it did provide quite a few auxiliary benefits.

Whether it was finding medicinal herbs or receiving pill-making tutorials, it was all thanks to the Chat Group that he had been able to cultivate to his current level.

One should ideally use Martial Soul Possession while cultivating, yet Chu Mo did not; instead, there was a round, soft, and bouncy thing beside him!

A light green Slime!

That's right, this was Chu Mo's Martial Soul. As an external Martial Soul, its soft, weak attack power meant it was never taken seriously and was directly labeled as a Trash Spirit.

But Chu Mo had not given up, and this persistence had proven correct. He had already cultivated to over level 30, his speed had not decreased, his cheat was fully enabled, and his future was promising.