Watching Tang San look shocked, frightened, and utterly bewildered,
Zhang Tianyu struggled to hold back his laughter.
That was exactly how the [Empathy Talisman] worked: every sensation could be transmitted and felt in sync.
If you sealed Yu Xiaogang's meridians, you sealed your own meridians too.
If you "massaged" Yu Xiaogang, you were massaging yourself!
"Notification: Congratulations! You have completed the [Child of the Forest] mission! You simultaneously pranked both Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, earning double mission rewards: Reward Points +100, Soul Power Level +4."
Zhang Tianyu brought up his status panel:
[Host]: Zhang Tianyu
[Level]: 16
[Martial Souls]:
First Martial Soul: Yellow Springs (First Soul Ring unlocked)
Second Martial Soul: (Not unlocked)
[Soul Bones]: None
[Soul Tools]: None
[Domain]: Yellow Springs: Nine Nether Forest Domain
[Self-Created Soul Skills]: None
[Items]: None
[Gifts]: None
[Reward Points]: 180
Before he knew it, he was already level 16.
With a system, leveling up was fast.
As expected, all that nonsense about being Heaven's Chosen or Heaven's Favored Child was trash in front of a cheat!
Inside the Soul Hunting Forest,
Tang San had finally finished detoxifying Yu Xiaogang. Yu Xiaogang's complexion had returned to normal, and his breathing had steadied.
But Tang San's condition had taken a strange turn. His face had grown flushed, and his breathing had become somewhat hurried.
As for the reason,
it was, of course, that bizarre sensation from earlier!
Tang San was an old man, and one who had never gotten laid before.
After experiencing something like that, of course he'd turn red and his heart would race!
Watching through the surveillance function, Zhang Tianyu laughed to himself.
But just then,
the system, which had become noticeably less chatty after leveling up, suddenly spoke up out of the blue:
"Notification: Host, this might not be a good thing. What if Tang San really changes his tastes? The first person in danger would be you!"
Zhang Tianyu shuddered at that!
The laughter in his heart came to an abrupt halt!
Good grief!
That actually made sense!
He'd been so busy having fun, enjoying the sight of Tang San and Yu Xiaogang suffering and getting pranked,
that he'd forgotten about his own safety!
Zhang Tianyu suddenly remembered his previous life. Back then, Tang San had had several inexplicable thoughts about him!
At the memory, Zhang Tianyu felt a chill run down his back!
Damn it, looks like he'd better be careful. If he really pushed Tang San down the road to homosexuality this time, Zhang Tianyu would be in danger!
Having someone lurking in the shadows, keeping an eye on his chrysanthemum,
was a thought that sent a shiver down his spine!
"Notification: Host, don't be so absolute! In your previous life, Yu Xiaogang was affected by the [HOMO Special Effect Capsule] and changed his tastes. Flender was the first victim.
At first, Flender couldn't accept it either, but later on, didn't he—
So, Host, you—"
"Shut your mouth," Zhang Tianyu said, rolling his eyes. "Don't think I don't know what's going through that fujoshi system's head. I'm telling you now: give up on that idea. I won't indulge your fujoshi fantasies."
System: ...
Back in the present,
in the surveillance footage, Tang San gradually calmed down, and his face and expression slowly returned to normal.
Zhang Tianyu's suspended heart finally began to settle.
He really did have reason to worry.
That guy Tang San had not only had several inexplicable, bizarre thoughts about him in his previous life,
but last night, Tang San had even murmured his name in his sleep!
Tang San had no idea. Zhang Tianyu only knew because the system had recorded surveillance footage of him talking in his sleep.
When he'd heard Tang San mumble his name in a drowsy voice, his heart had nearly stopped!
Looking at the unconscious Yu Xiaogang, then at the energetic Tang San,
Zhang Tianyu raised a hand and rubbed his chin.
He'd been wrong to think the [Empathy Talisman] made every sensation synchronize perfectly. The item's effects had their limits.
For example, Yu Xiaogang had been poisoned and fallen unconscious, but Tang San hadn't.
Tang San had used an antidote beforehand to neutralize some of the poison.
Then, after successfully absorbing the Soul Ring, the surging Soul Power had washed through him and purged some more of the toxins.
On top of that, both the Soul Ring and the poison came from the Mandala Snake. Absorbing the Soul Ring meant Tang San had also absorbed some of the Mandala Snake's energy, which completely purified the last traces of poison in his body.
With no poison left in his system, he wouldn't pass out from poisoning like Yu Xiaogang.
"In other words, if one sensation is affected beforehand, then the other reactions and sensations that stem from it will differ to some degree. They won't synchronize perfectly."
"Exactly, Host. That's the [Butterfly Effect] of this item." The system explained, "In fact, many items have this effect. The more you use in the future, the more differences and novelties you'll discover."
Zhang Tianyu nodded. "Yeah. Looks like there really are a lot more new things after being reborn."
He hadn't seen many items with the [Butterfly Effect] before.
That made sense. If everything were exactly the same as before, it'd be no fun. There had to be something new.
But then Zhang Tianyu felt a little regretful.
After that, Yu Xiaogang remained unconscious for three whole days, and he kept running a fever throughout.
It was all because the poison had damaged his body and triggered its protective mechanisms.
Since it was caused by the poison, there was no way to synchronize it to Tang San.
What a pity!
If Tang San had to run a fever while looking after an unconscious, feverish Yu Xiaogang, it would have been even more torturous for him.
Zhang Tianyu knew from deep, personal experience just how miserable a fever could be!
However,
their sensations were transmitted to each other; it wasn't a one-way transmission.
Just like when Tang San's pants had suddenly gotten wet while absorbing the Soul Ring,
whenever Tang San relieved himself during those three days, the sensation would definitely synchronize to Yu Xiaogang.
And so...
Yu Xiaogang's pants got wet too!
This time,
Grandmaster Yu really had become Wet Pants Yu!
When Tang San saw Yu Xiaogang's pants were wet, he thought the area was simply damp, and that the heavy dew had soaked his clothes.
But when he walked closer to Yu Xiaogang,
and caught that indescribable smell,
he finally realized:
Yu Xiaogang had wet himself!
Tang San was completely: ...
He'd never imagined
that someone as grown-up as Yu Xiaogang would still wet his pants!
How embarrassing!
He gazed at Yu Xiaogang with a complicated expression and once again asked himself the question that cut to his soul:
What in the world had I found to make my teacher?!
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