"Notice: Current mission progress: 66.7%. You've completed the conditions for tricking Xiao Wu and earning her favor."
This wasn't that hard!
"Notice: Host, you're getting more and more skilled at using this system's items. A little bug that cost less than 10 points successfully tricked Xiao Wu and earned you a huge boost in her favor. Impressive, impressive!"
Zhang Tianyu fell silent for two seconds, then said in his mind, "Actually, I know what you want to say. You can just call me a scumbag. I don't mind."
Well, this was awkward... The system was stunned.
The host is amazing! He actually guessed what I was thinking!
"It's not like you haven't called me that plenty of times before," Zhang Tianyu thought.
Xiao Wu angrily squeezed the Flying Centipede as hard as she could, then hurled it away.
Zhang Tianyu crooked a finger. The Flying Centipede turned invisible as soon as it hit the ground, then crawled into his hand and burrowed into his palm. He stored it in the System Space.
This little bug could be reused. As long as it wasn't killed, it could be used three times.
Xiao Wu had squeezed it pretty hard just then, but unfortunately, the Journey to the West dimension was far beyond the Douluo Continent dimension.
So even if Xiao Wu used all her strength, she couldn't crush the little bug from Journey to the West.
"But at least I can relax now." Zhang Tianyu sprawled comfortably on the grass and let out a long breath.
Xiao Wu also took a deep breath, then lay down beside Zhang Tianyu.
The night breeze stirred gently, the moon shone bright, and all things lay still.
No matter which plane a village belonged to, they all had one thing in common: at night, they became especially quiet. They weren't like cities, with their damned nightlife.
Though all around them was quiet, Xiao Wu couldn't calm down. The moment when Zhang Tianyu had seen her just now kept replaying in her mind.
Zhang Tianyu was thinking, too.
He'd already fulfilled two conditions. Now he was figuring out how to fulfill the third: getting Xiao Wu to willingly become someone close to him.
He soon came up with an idea and asked, "We've talked about me. Now tell me about you. You said your situation was similar to mine. Are you the only one left in your family, too?"
At that question, Xiao Wu's racing heart immediately settled down.
She was silent for a long while before answering, "My situation is similar to yours, but maybe I'm a little better off, because I still have two very good friends."
Zhang Tianyu smiled. "You mean me and Ah San?"
Xiao Wu shook her head. "No. Back in my hometown, I had two very good friends. They always looked after me, protected me, and treated me well. They were like family."
Zhang Tianyu nodded. "Like family, but in the end... sigh, they weren't family."
Xiao Wu's delicate body trembled slightly, and a sheen of tears seemed to gather in her eyes.
The moment was right! Now!
Zhang Tianyu sat up and looked at Xiao Wu earnestly. "You've lost your family, and so have I. If you don't mind, can I be your family?"
Xiao Wu froze. Looking at Zhang Tianyu's handsome face and sincere eyes, she felt her heart stir.
After a few seconds of silence, she lowered her head, not daring to meet his gaze, and said softly, "If you become my family, I'm afraid you'll regret it."
"Why?" Zhang Tianyu asked.
"Because... because a lot of people might want to kill me someday." Xiao Wu still didn't dare look up at him.
"Kill you?" Zhang Tianyu laughed. "As long as I'm alive, I can promise no one will hurt you!"
Hearing those words, delivered with such unshakable resolve, Xiao Wu's delicate body began to tremble.
At last, she lifted her head and looked at Zhang Tianyu, touched.
"But what if someone really powerful wants to kill me? Someone at the level of a Soul Douluo, or even a Titled Douluo?"
Zhang Tianyu looked straight into her eyes. "Even if a god wanted to kill you, I'd stand in front of you! As long as I'm alive, I'll never let anyone hurt you!"
"Notice: Ahem, Host, that wasn't enough! Your performance this time wasn't as good as last time!"
"Quiet. I'm not done yet," Zhang Tianyu thought.
As he spoke, Zhang Tianyu took Xiao Wu's hand and said firmly, "Even if I die, my soul will protect you until the very last moment! They'd have to grind my bones to dust and scatter my soul before they could stop me!"
"Notice: 666! Tang San only said he'd let people walk over his corpse, and last time you only said your corpse would become a wall to protect her. But this time you've gone and become an undying war god, huh? You're going to protect her even after death, as a spirit? Tang San can't hold a candle to you!"
Xiao Wu gripped Zhang Tianyu's hand tightly, her eyes turning red.
Then she nodded gently but firmly.
"I'm willing!"
"Notice: Congratulations! The [Tricks for Winning a Girl's Heart] mission is complete! Mission rewards: Soul Power Level +2, Reward Points +20, Random Spirit Bone Unlock Progress +50%."
Zhang Tianyu smiled tenderly. See? He'd done it.
Xiao Wu had a hundred thousand years of cultivation, but so what?
When it came to love, she was a complete novice.
She was no match for a super scum—no, a super Casanova like him!
To deal with a girl like her, he didn't even need to use any special moves. A few simple, basic maneuvers were enough to win her over with ease!
After that, he kept chatting with Xiao Wu. Now that their relationship had grown closer, he could clearly feel the difference in how she treated him.
Before, they'd been good friends.
Now, they really felt like family.
The tenderness in her eyes couldn't be concealed.
He took a moment to check his status.
His Soul Power Level had reached level eighteen.
Zhang Tianyu sighed.
Questing really was a fast way to level up!
If he could level up this quickly by doing quests, who'd bother meditating?
It wasn't that he didn't want to meditate. As a modern person, he found meditation unbearably dull!
Almost every time he meditated, he couldn't help wanting to fall asleep.
His eyelids felt as heavy as if they were weighed down with lead.
Ahem, he was getting off track. He'd better focus on the girl in front of him first.
Half an hour later,
The two returned to Tang San's home hand in hand.
Tang San could clearly tell that their relationship had changed.
Really, it was obvious.
As long as Tang San wasn't blind, he could see it.
Xiao Wu's gaze toward Zhang Tianyu hadn't been nearly so tender before!
So,
Had the two of them finally punctured that layer of window paper?
Oh, no!
Please, no!
You're only six years old, you two!
What are you doing?!
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