Little Loli is So Cute, Xu Sanshi Ties Up the Ah San System!

Lin Ye shoved it into her hands and said nonchalantly, "Take it. Since we're friends, I won't charge you."

Xiao Xiao took the milk tea, her face flushing even deeper. Friends? He said we were friends...

She cradled the warm milk tea and took a cautious sip.

"Wow! This is so delicious!"

Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up instantly, sparkling like two little stars.

"No wonder so many people are lining up to buy it! Lin Ye, you're amazing!"

Lin Ye felt a bit embarrassed by her praise; he scratched his head and laughed, "Haha, then you should come by often."

Xiao Xiao stood beside Lin Ye, contentedly clutching her milk tea and taking small sips.

After a few mouthfuls, her expression suddenly turned serious. She stood on her tiptoes, leaned toward Lin Ye's ear, and lowered her voice.

"Lin Ye, I think it's more important for us to focus on cultivation right now. The Freshman Assessment starts in just over two months. If we don't pass, we'll be directly expelled."

Lin Ye looked at the worry etched across Xiao Xiao's delicate face and sighed inwardly.

Xiao Xiao was under way too much pressure.

It was no wonder that in the original story, she had specifically added a century-old soul ring to her second martial soul just to pass the assessment.

Sigh, Zhou Yi really is a menace.

Lin Ye patted her shoulder to comfort her. "Xiao Xiao, don't be so nervous. With your talent, you'll definitely pass the assessment with ease."

Xiao Xiao bit her lip, looking at him with lingering doubt. "Really...?"

Her worried expression made her look like a kitten caught in the rain, tugging at one's heartstrings.

Lin Ye thought for a moment and decided to give her a hand.

He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Wait until I close up shop, and I'll give you something~"

Xiao Xiao looked up, her large, watery eyes fixed on Lin Ye, her voice filled with curiosity and anticipation.

"Hm? What is it?"

Lin Ye looked into those clear eyes and couldn't help but smile.

Still so cute. It's better for a little loli to be carefree.

He reached out and gently patted Xiao Xiao's head.

Xiao Xiao's body stiffened slightly, then she acted as if she'd been scalded, shyly lowering her head as her ears turned burning red.

Just then, a system panel popped up silently before her:

[Congratulations on completing the main quest: More Children More Blessings phase task!]

[Soul power increased by one level!]

Xiao Xiao's eyes widened, and she froze in place.

Just by having Lin Ye pat her head... her soul power increased by a level?!

She felt the warm current surging out of nowhere within her body, her heart churning with shock.

System, you really understand me!

I want to just hang onto Lin Ye right now...

She peeked up through the gaps in her bangs at Lin Ye's handsome profile, her heart drumming like a beat.

Just then, an ill-timed voice rang out:

"Yo, selling this swill again?"

A sarcastic voice drifted in from the edge of the crowd.

The girls scattered to the sides, dodging as if they had seen a plague god.

Xu Sanshi strode over with an arrogant gait, waving a folding fan.

He was dressed in a golden young master's outfit today, his hair slicked back until it shone.

However, the smile on his face looked incredibly punchable.

Lin Ye glanced at him, his hands not stopping as he continued to make milk tea for the customers in line.

"Xu Sanshi? If you want a drink, pay up. One Gold Soul Coin per cup, no credit."

Xu Sanshi snapped his folding fan shut with a clack, tapped the blackboard on the stall with the tip of the fan, and curled his lip.

"Me? Sure, I'll buy your whole stall! I'll take the person and the stall, lock, stock, and barrel!"

Lin Ye looked up, staring at him with unfriendly eyes. "Are you looking for trouble?"

Xu Sanshi leaned in with a grin, lowering his voice to a volume only the two of them could hear.

"Lin Ye, is it? We aren't done with what happened last time! You ambushed me and made me lose all face; we'll settle this score slowly."

With that, he straightened up, raised his voice, and shouted to the crowd waiting in line:

"Everyone, take a look! He doesn't even have the raw ingredients here, so how is he making milk tea for everyone? Who knows what kind of stuff he's added to it? Is this even drinkable?"

As soon as these words were spoken, a wave of whispers erupted in the surrounding crowd.

"That's right, I've never seen him take out any ingredients..."

"Could there really be something wrong with it?"

"But I didn't feel any discomfort after drinking it..."

Lin Ye's expression darkened. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Xiao grabbed his arm, her small hand gripping him tightly.

"Lin Ye, why don't we just leave..."

Xiao Xiao whispered, her voice tinged with timidity.

"We can't afford to provoke him. He's a fifth-year senior from a prominent family, known as the 'Strongest Defense of the Outer Courtyard'..."

Lin Ye looked down at Xiao Xiao's eyes, which were filled with worry, and a surge of anger welled up in his heart.

This Xu Sanshi, was he still bitter about being defeated by me in the Soul Fighting Zone last time, so he came here to pick a fight?

It seemed he really needed to be taught a lesson!

He chanted silently in his heart: System, bind Xu Sanshi!

[Do you wish to spend 100 points to bind Xu Sanshi? Current points: 320]

Confirm!

[Ding! Sub-system successfully bound to Xu Sanshi!]

[Current remaining system points: 220]

[Received binding system reward!]

[Magic Treasure: Gold Brick!]

[A brick-shaped throwing weapon made of pure gold, alias "Immortal-Striking Gold Brick," possessing area-of-effect damage capabilities!]

Lin Ye's eyes lit up.

A gold brick?

This thing... was a good item!

Not only was it made of pure gold and painful to hit someone with, but it could also be mass-produced to sell for money!

Why bother selling milk tea anymore? There was no need!

At this moment, Xu Sanshi was still shaking his head and shouting, completely unaware that a pale blue screen had appeared right in front of him.

It was a translucent light screen emitting a faint blue glow, with lines of text flickering across it.

Xu Sanshi froze for a moment and instinctively rubbed his eyes.

What the hell was this?

He scanned his surroundings.

The eyes of the crowd were all fixed on him—some curious, some watching the spectacle, and some gloating.

But not a single person was staring at the blue screen that had suddenly popped up in front of him.

Could they not see it?

His heart jolted, and he shifted his gaze back to the translucent light screen.

The text on the screen was appearing line by line:

[Detected a practitioner of back-door shortcuts, Ah San System bound!]

[Never walk the righteous path,]

[All shortcuts lie behind!]

[Remember: Do not let others know of this system's existence!]

Xu Sanshi's pupils constricted slightly, and his heart rate accelerated abruptly.

Before he could even digest these few lines, new content popped up on the screen:

[Ding! Ah San System main quest unlocked!]

[Walk the sky, walk the earth, walk the air! Everything can be back-doored! For every back door taken, you gain one Ah San point!]

[The more bizarre the creature/object, the higher the Ah San points!]

[Ah San points can be exchanged for various generous rewards! Including: leveling up, increasing soul ring age, soul bones, and more!]

[Current Ah San points: 0]