Fine, since she wanted to play a part, he would play along.
He rested his hands behind his head and replied lazily, "Alright, alright, my young master."
Wang Dong'er was stunned.
He just agreed?
He wasn't even going to put up a fight?
The "if you don't submit, I'll beat you until you do" plan she had prepared hadn't come in handy at all.
"...Hmph! Are you dressed?"
"All dressed."
Wang Dong'er turned around.
Lin Ye was sitting on the bed, sunlight slanting in through the window and falling upon him.
His face was fair, his features were sharply defined, and a faint, ambiguous smile hung at the corners of his lips.
Wang Dong'er blinked.
Disguised as a boy, she had always felt she was good-looking enough.
She hadn't expected this guy to be not a bit inferior to her.
Did Dormitory 108 select people based on their looks?
"My name is Wang Dong. What's yours?" She steadied herself.
"I'm Lin Ye." Lin Ye smiled. "Take care of me from now on, Dong'er."
Wang Dong'er froze for a moment.
Dong'er?
How did he know her name was Dong'er?
Lin Ye realized he had let it slip.
Damn it, it just came out.
He quickly tried to patch it up. "That... Wang Dong, I'll just call you Dong'er, is that alright?"
Wang Dong'er was silent for a second.
Her face turned red again.
"...Suit yourself."
She stopped looking at him and turned to start tidying up her massive pile of luggage.
Fur blankets, changes of clothes, bottles, and jars were piled all over the floor.
Lin Ye stood up from the bed and walked over to her side.
"Let me help you pack."
"I won't touch your bedding, I'll just help you organize these odds and ends, okay?"
Wang Dong'er lowered her head, her voice dropping a few decibels. "...O-okay."
What was going on?
She had been fully prepared.
If her roommate didn't listen, she would just beat him up until he submitted.
But this roommate was incredibly gentle.
It left Wang Dong'er feeling a bit at a loss.
As they packed, Lin Ye called out to the system in his mind.
Bind Wang Dong'er.
After all, she was the original heroine, a character who would become a god, with top-tier talent.
How could Lin Ye possibly let her go?
[100 points consumed, current points: 262]
[Ding! Wang Dong'er successfully bound!]
[Obtained magic treasure: Leopard Skin Pouch!]
[Storage treasure, space size can be expanded or contracted!]
Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
A storage treasure? Space size can be expanded or contracted?
That meant... infinite space?!
This was great! It was much better than a storage soul tool!
He felt smug inside, his hands continuing to help Wang Dong'er pack her luggage while his face remained impassive.
As Wang Dong'er was busy spreading her fur mattress onto the bed, a sudden "ding" exploded in her mind.
A translucent screen materialized out of thin air before her eyes:
[Destined Goddess detected, Pit-Father System bound!]
Wang Dong'er: "???"
What?
She instinctively looked up at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye was squatting on the floor, helping her organize her various bottles and jars, looking completely normal.
"Lin Ye, did you hear or see anything?"
"Hm? No." Lin Ye looked up, his face full of confusion.
"Oh."
Wang Dong'er withdrew her gaze and looked back at the screen that only she could see.
A few more lines of text appeared on it:
[Eyes clear as the stars and moon,]
[A gentle fairy grace descends to the mortal realm!]
[Remember: You must not let others know of this system's existence!]
[The fated one has automatically received the main quest: Have many children and much happiness with your exclusive fated partner to receive generous rewards!]
[When you encounter your exclusive fated partner, the system panel will mark them with a peach heart!]
Wang Dong'er froze completely.
A system?
What was a system?
And what was a fated partner?
Have many children and much happiness???
The amount of information was so overwhelming that she couldn't digest it all at once.
However, her face had already turned uncontrollably red.
At this moment, the system panel in front of her changed again:
[Ding--]
[Received C-rank quest: Make your own bed]
[Time limit: 10 minutes!]
[Quest reward: Purify the sea of consciousness!]
[Quest failure penalty: Blurred consciousness!]
Wang Dong'er was stunned for a moment.
A quest? There were rewards for completing quests?
Was this for real?
But she was going to make the bed anyway.
She didn't understand what these rewards and penalties were; it all felt inexplicable.
Could someone be playing a prank on her?
She didn't pay it much mind and continued making the bed.
Lin Ye was squatting on the floor packing those items, and when he looked up, he happened to see Wang Dong'er leaning over the bed to spread the bedding.
She was sticking her bottom out, trying hard to tuck the four corners of the fur mattress flat.
Even though she was wearing loose trousers and trying hard to pass as a boy, the round and perky shape of her hips was clearly defined—she was obviously a girl.
And... she was actually quite sexy and cute.
Lin Ye took a few extra glances, silently withdrew his gaze, and lowered his head to continue packing the luggage.
Wang Dong'er's fur mattress was spread over the hard wooden bed, looking soft and comfortable.
As soon as she finished, the system panel in front of her changed:
[Ding! C-rank quest completed!]
[Reward: Purify the sea of consciousness!]
The next second, Wang Dong'er felt her consciousness become instantly much clearer!
It was as if the fog covering her eyes had been blown away, and everything before her became transparent and vivid.
The feeling of being shackled by something, which had always been there before, was gone!
Refreshing!
This system seemed to be real!?
What she did not know was that the wisp of divine consciousness Tang San had left inside this body had been unceremoniously kicked out by the system.
Like kicking a ball, with a "whoosh," that wisp of consciousness flew right out of Wang Dong'er's body.
It flew out of the dormitory building.
It flew out of Shrek City.
It flew toward the distant Star Dou Great Forest.
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.
A massive female Human-Faced Demon Spider was frantically devouring the surrounding soul beasts.
Its age was already approaching one hundred thousand years.
Its entire body radiated a violent aura, and every time its eight long legs swung, a soul beast would collapse with a scream.
Why was it so mad?
Because of resentment.
Ten thousand years ago, a human named Tang San had nearly slaughtered its entire Human-Faced Demon Spider clan.
Only it had survived, hanging on by a thread.
For these ten thousand years, it had relied on devouring other soul beasts, cultivating day and night without rest, forcibly raising its age to nearly one hundred thousand years.
It had sworn an oath!
Once it broke through to one hundred thousand years, it would transform into a human, then become a god, find that detestable Tang San, and tear him to shreds!
For their Human-Faced Demon Spider clan, the deeper the resentment, the faster the cultivation.
And just as it was feeding frantically, a streak of light flashed across the horizon.
That wisp of Tang San's consciousness flew straight into its body, hitting the mark perfectly.
The female Human-Faced Demon Spider shuddered, its eight legs freezing in place simultaneously.
A trace of confusion suddenly flickered through its blood-red compound eyes.
Meanwhile, in the dormitory.
Lin Ye received a system notification:
[Wang Dong'er has completed the mission, gained points: 52]
[Current system points: 304]
[Obtained one lucky draw chance!]
Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
It was here!
He chanted in his heart: Draw!
[Ding!]
[Congratulations on obtaining—Samadhi True Fire cultivation method!]
Lin Ye nearly jumped off his bed.
Samadhi True Fire?!
That was Nezha's signature ability!
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his excitement.
Calm down, calm down, I'll study it properly in a bit.
After helping Wang Dong'er pack her luggage, Lin Ye sat cross-legged on his bed, closed his eyes, and feigned an appearance of diligent cultivation.
Wang Dong'er glanced at him, muttering to herself: This kid is actually quite motivated? Working this hard?
Then she collapsed onto her soft fur mattress and sighed comfortably.
Packing is exhausting~
Lin Ye flipped through the cultivation manual that had appeared out of thin air in his mind.
[Samadhi True Fire · General Cultivation Outline]
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