[ Ding! Chat Group experience has reached the required amount. Upgrade now?]
Ye Qiong looked at the system notification and decisively chose to confirm.
"Upgrade!"
[System Notification: Congratulations! The Douluo Chat Group has been upgraded to LV2! New features unlocked!]
[System Notification: The "Private Chat" feature has been added. The Group Owner can initiate private chats with any group member, and vice versa.]
[System Notification: Group members can now upload "Pictures and Short Videos."]
A series of notification chimes rang in Ye Qiong's mind, while the same messages popped up in the chat interface.
[First Cute Bunny: !!!]
[First Cute Bunny: It upgraded? Chat groups can upgrade?]
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Wow! It's true! I've never heard of a chat group upgrading before. This is an eye-opener.]
[I Am Not Yanzi: New features, private chat? Pictures? Videos? What are those? They sound really interesting!]
Ye Qiong watched the lively chat and nodded with satisfaction.
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: As you can see, the chat group has upgraded and gained some new features.]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: Private chat means you can talk to me one-on-one without anyone else seeing.]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: Pictures and videos mean you can take photos or videos of things you see—or of yourselves—and post them in the group to share with everyone.]
Ye Qiong's explanation instantly set the female members buzzing with excitement.
They could take pictures of themselves and share them in the group?
That was so novel!
[I Am Not Yanzi: Really? Let me try!]
The next second, a picture appeared in the chat.
The person's face was out of frame. The camera pointed up from below, capturing only a pair of long, straight legs wrapped in black silk stockings. The snug fabric traced their curves, leading up to a slender waist.
[I Am Not Yanzi: How is it? Did I take a decent picture?]
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Whoa! Those legs! I love them!]
[Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox: Heh, nothing special.]
As soon as she'd said that, Hu Liena uploaded a picture of her own.
Her face was out of frame too. Standing sideways in front of a mirror, she captured the striking curves of her waist and hips.
[Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox: @Face-Tanking Ultimate, Group Owner, you be the judge. Whose looks better?]
[I Am Not Yanzi: Yeah, yeah! @Face-Tanking Ultimate, hurry up and be the judge!]
The sudden competition had the spectators buzzing with excitement.
[Begonia Blossoms: Well... I'll join in too!]
Ye Lingling posted a picture of her delicate, fair collarbones.
[6G Sky Wing: ...]
Inside the Crown Prince Residence, Qian Renxue looked at the messages on the screen and curled her lips in disdain. Yet, as if possessed, she took a picture of her own waist from the side in front of a mirror and tapped Send.
In an instant, the group filled with beautiful pictures, leaving everyone dazzled.
[I Am Not Yanzi: @Face-Tanking Ultimate, don't just sit there! Hurry up and rate us!]
[Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox: Hurry, hurry!]
Looking at all the pictures, Ye Qiong felt a hot rush shoot straight up his nose.
He wiped his nose and silently typed.
"Mi?"
Mimi, nestled in Ye Qiong's arms, tilted her head, not understanding why he'd suddenly gotten a nosebleed.
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: Ahem. After a fair and impartial ruling by your Group Owner...]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: The winners are... Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox's waist and I Am Not Yanzi's legs!]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: Thumbs-up.JPG.]
[Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox: Group Owner, you still haven't explained how to make videos.]
Ye Qiong continued answering questions about filming videos in the group.
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: Don't rush. I'll send you a tutorial.]
Ye Qiong spent some emotion points and tossed the Short Video Filming Beginner's Guide into the group.
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: To help you understand more clearly, I'll give you a demonstration myself.]
Ye Qiong opened the system's virtual camera frame and aimed it at the bewildered Mimi in his arms.
The fluffy pink little dumpling stared into the camera with her beautiful, wide eyes. She tentatively reached out a tiny paw and pressed it, letting out a curious chirp.
"Mimi?"
Ye Qiong casually sent the video to the group.
[Ding! Group Owner "Face-Tanking Ultimate" uploaded the short video file Mimi's Confusion.]
The video instantly set the whole group ablaze.
[First Cute Bunny: Aaaah! What is that? So cute!]
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: My god! What kind of creature is that? So fluffy! I want to pet it!]
[Begonia Blossoms: My heart is melting... @Face-Tanking Ultimate, Group Owner, is that your Soul Beast?]
Faced with all the girls' questions, Ye Qiong smiled faintly.
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: No, it isn't a Soul Beast.]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: It's my Martial Soul.]
The group fell silent for a moment. A few seconds later, everyone was even more excited.
[I Am Not Yanzi: A Martial Soul? Your Martial Soul actually looks like that?]
[Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox: How can there be such a cute Martial Soul? I love it!]
[6G Sky Wing: ...It really is special.]
[First Cute Bunny: Big Brother Group Owner, can I pet it? Just once!]
Girls really couldn't resist cute things. Mimi's appearance had captured their hearts in an instant.
Just then, Ye Qiong received several private chat requests.
[Ding! "I Am Not Yanzi" has initiated a private chat with you.]
[Ding! "Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox" has initiated a private chat with you.]
Ye Qiong opened them, and the messages from the two girls sent his blood surging.
Good grief. They were going this far right off the bat?
Each of them had sent Ye Qiong two or three pictures, each more daring than the ones they'd posted earlier.
[I Am Not Yanzi: Group Owner, what do you think of these pictures? Just tell me your name and where you are, and I'll send you even prettier ones.]
[Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox: Group Owner, do you like my figure? Just tell me your information, and I can even take pictures with my teacher and send them to you~]
Using this to test an official? What official could possibly withstand such a test?
Ye Qiong grinned as he looked at the messages. They wanted his information and location?
They could forget it. Even if he told them, they wouldn't be able to find him.
So Ye Qiong sent each of them two messages.
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: Mm, you know how to behave.]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: But don't rush. There'll be plenty of chances in the future. We'll talk next time.]
Next time, maybe.
After fobbing the two of them off, Ye Qiong saw that Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others had sent him private chat invitations too. He accepted them one by one and brushed them off with similar replies.
Finally, his gaze settled on Xiao Wu's profile picture.
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: @First Cute Bunny, your name is Xiao Wu, right?]
On the carriage, Xiao Wu's expression suddenly stiffened.
[First Cute Bunny: Y-you... how did you know?]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: Don't be surprised. The moment you joined the group, I calculated who you were.]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: Otherwise, how do you think I could've revealed all those things earlier?]
Xiao Wu immediately believed Ye Qiong's explanation. After all, what he'd done earlier really had seemed miraculous.
[First Cute Bunny: Group Owner, why are you asking?]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: To make sure you're safe.]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: You know, I just calculated that you're both safe and in great danger right now.]
Xiao Wu was completely confused.
[First Cute Bunny: What does that mean? Safe and in danger?]
[Face-Tanking Ultimate: You've already caught the attention of a Titled Douluo.]
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