Everyday life and Myriad Forms, All Under Control (two chapters in one)

Lu Xiu rolled her eyes at Shen Nian, ignoring her words, and walked straight over to sit down between the two of them. At the same time, she casually summoned the System Panel and asked, "What were you two talking about just now?"

"What are you going to talk about?" Shen Nian asked, turning her head to the side.

"I'm asking you."

Lu Xiu opened the forum. "I just came out and saw you kicking your legs and cursing for no reason."

She's just talking to herself.

Shen Nian opened her mouth, about to speak.

But Jian Li, who had been somewhat stunned, spoke first and answered for her, raising her hand at the same time.

Lu Xiu felt as if the air in the living room had rippled slightly.

Immediately afterwards.

A small, warm, and dry vortex appeared out of thin air around her, like countless tiny combs that ran through every strand of her hair from bottom to top.

Accompanied by a slight whistling sound of wind.

Before long, her long hair, which had been sticking wet to her cheeks, and her t-shirt, which had been soaked with water, instantly became dry and refreshed under the gentle flow of air.

The cyclone dissipated.

Jian Li lowered her hand.

"I must say, your skill is really useful."

Lu Xiu turned to look at Jian Li: "Thank you."

Jian Li gently shook her head.

Lu Xiu thought for a moment, still somewhat curious. "So what did Shen Nian just say to himself?"

This time it was Shen Nian's turn to interject. "That's where you're wrong. How could you pry into a young girl's private conversations?"

"Fine, don't tell me then."

Lu Xiu smoothed her hair, finding it somewhat amusing.

I don't know what they're up to, all this secrecy, like they're having private bedroom talk...

"I'll take a shower too." Jian Li Shen Nian didn't say anything, Jian Li seemed relieved, got up from the sofa, and turned to walk towards the bathroom.

She wasn't just relieving her fatigue; when Lu Xiu and King's Scion were fighting, the corpses of the frontline monsters that made up their physical bodies fell down, and almost everyone present was splattered with them.

This also includes Jian Li.

"I wanted to wash first..."

Shen Nian watched Jian Li until the bathroom door closed, then turned away and whispered, "She's really experienced when it comes to sneaking away..." "What sneaking away? So what exactly were you talking about?"

While browsing through the forum posts, Lu Xiu casually asked, "Jian Li is gone, so you can finally tell me, right?"

"It's really nothing..."

Shen Nian hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "It's just a small matter."

That's all.

As if to distract Lu Xiu Lu Xiu, she moved closer, examining Lu Xiu's eyes, and suddenly said, "Speaking of which, Lu Xiu, your eyes look especially beautiful right now... Can't this skill be used for a long time? Why do I rarely see it?" Lu Xiu was taken aback, subconsciously raising her hand to touch her eyes, only then realizing that Crimson King Eyes hadn't been turned off after the battle. "It's not that it can't be used for a long time."

Lu Xiu lowered her hand and shook her head. "Don't you find it strange? I walk around with these red eyes all the time." Shen Nian chuckled, "You're the Mother of Berserkers now, why would you care about this..."

Lu Xiu glared at her lightly: "You called me a red dog, didn't you?" "No way!"

Shen Nian quickly waved her hand in denial, then looked at Lu Xiu's beautiful and refined face and asked, "I'm just a little curious, what exactly is the effect of your eyes turning red? Why can you instantly see through the hidden King's Scion?"

"You don't know? I remember you looked at the Judgment panel, right?"

As Lu Xiu spoke, she pulled up the relevant instructions and showed them to her.

Shen Nian tilted her head slightly, looking at the panel in mid-air, then slowly widened her beautiful eyes. "So powerful... Not only can it have an exceptionally keen sense of death, see through all pseudo-death and parasitic states, but it can also ignore bright light and darkness, and finally intimidate enemies?"

The last two are newly added effects.

Lu Xiu explained, "Previously, we could only detect all states of pseudo-death and parasitic existence."

"That's still very strong..."

Shen Nian carefully read through the skill descriptions on the panel twice, muttering to herself.

Then.

She suddenly stood up abruptly, walked to Lu Xiu, and grabbed Lu Xiu's arm. "Lu Xiu, Lu Xiu, stand up first!" Lu Xiu looked up from the System Panel, puzzled, at Shen Nian's sudden excitement, and stood up as she was pulled: "What?" "Can you try using intimidation on me?"

Shen Nian was eager to try. "I want to see how your high level of Mental Strength will affect me when you use intimidation. Although I know your Mental Strength is stronger than King's Scion's, I really have no idea exactly how much stronger..." Lu Xiu gave her a strange look. "Are you sure?"

to be honest.

Lu Xiu really wanted to try using deterrence...

After all, she hadn't tried out this new feature yet.

"Sure..."

Shen Nian nodded vigorously, then looked at Lu Xiu, who was standing prettily in front of her.

The wide hem of her white shirt barely covered her upper legs; she walked barefoot on the carpet, and her freshly dried hair emitted a faint fragrance.

At this moment, Lu Xiu... to be honest, doesn't seem to pose much of a threat.

I should be able to last at least two seconds, right?

As Shen Nian pondered this, she straightened her back.

"Bring it on."

"Alright, get ready." Lu Xiu hesitated for a moment, then looked directly into Shen Nian's beautiful eyes and launched a show of intimidation.

A subtle blush flickered in the depths of her eyes.

In an instant.

Shen Nian's entire attention was drawn to Lu Xiu's eyes; all thoughts vanished from her mind, leaving only a blank. And what followed was fear.

Shen Nian suddenly felt that the person standing in front of her was no longer the seemingly harmless, domestic girl, but a high and mighty monarch...

She was surrounded by a murderous aura, and around her was Corpse Mountain, Blood Sea. It was looking at her, not caring whether she was alive or dead, nor who she was. She was just looking at her. The spiritual Heavy Pressure that seemed to be above all things swept over her like a vast torrent... smack!

It didn't even last a second.

Shen Nian had no chance to resist at all. Without even a groan, her legs buckled, and she knelt before Lu Xiu with a thud. This was a thousand times more terrifying than facing King's Scion directly on the front lines in Sea City...

At least when facing the King's Scion, there is still the barrier of contamination.

But faced with Lu Xiu's intimidation, they completely collapsed instantly.

Shen Nian realized that she was kneeling. She was stunned for a moment, then her gaze slowly traveled up the long, snow-white legs in front of her, climbing over mountains and valleys, and finally settled on Lu Xiu's face.

On the other side, the crimson in Lu Xiu's beautiful eyes slowly stopped flowing, and she looked down with a blank expression at Shen Nian kneeling at her feet.

The atmosphere in the living room became somewhat awkward for a moment.

"Lu Xiu... you really went that far?!"

Shen Nian felt the sensation of her knees hitting the ground, finally snapped out of her daze, and spoke up.

"You said you wanted to try it yourself..."

Lu Xiu looked down at her, blinked, and gradually became more assertive.

"You didn't have to make me kneel down like that..."

Shen Nian glared shyly at Lu Xiu: "If you hit me so hard, I'll bite you!"

Seeing Shen Nian kneeling on the ground, looking furious, Lu Xiu couldn't help but laugh, "You can't blame me for this. It's because your Mental Strength isn't high enough. Theoretically, the deterrent effect shouldn't be that exaggerated..."

Is this even human language??

"You made me kneel, fine, but you even called me bad?! I'm really angry!"

Mind Energy leaned forward abruptly, opened her arms, and grabbed Lu Xiu's smooth, white legs. Then, she opened her mouth and bit down on Lu Xiu's cool, delicate thigh. "No... you really are biting me!"

Lu Xiu almost lost her balance from being hugged so tightly. She felt a bite on her thigh and jolted awake. She immediately raised her right hand and punched Shen Nian on the head.

Shen Nian felt a sharp pain in her head and finally realized what she had done.

Her ears instantly turned bright red. Seeing the faint teeth marks on Lu Xiu's long, slender legs, she quickly released her grip, covered her head, and collapsed onto the carpet. "... That name really wasn't wrong."

Lu Xiu withdrew her fist, then glared at Shen Nian on the ground with annoyance. "You actually bit me? You're really like a dog."

But after saying that...

Lu Xiu still reached out her hand to her.

Shen Nian lay on the carpet, covering her head and shielding her face with her arm. Her ears were burning hot as she tried to hide the shame of having inexplicably bitten someone's leg earlier.

"Stand up!"

Until Lu Xiu spoke.

She shyly placed her hand in Lu Xiu's palm.

Lu Xiu helped her up. The two sat back down on the sofa.

"That was subconscious."

Shen Nian reached up and smoothed the hair from her earlobe to cover her burning ears, while explaining, "Because it really is..."

Lu Xiu ignored her, simply bringing her long legs together and moving to the side.

"I won't bite again! Do you know how much you've hurt me?"

Seeing this, Shen Nian pursed her red lips and said, "At most, I'll let you bite me back..."

Lu Xiu turned her head. "Really?"

"Fake·..."

Lu Xiu rolled her eyes at her again and continued browsing the forum.

She noticed that Lu Xiu was ignoring her.

Shen Nian lowered her hand from her ear and then secretly glanced at Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu's profile appeared incredibly gentle in the warm light of the living room, a strand of hair falling down, adding to her charm. Shen Nian averted her gaze, thinking of what had just happened, and couldn't help but smile.

But soon, her smile faded, she sighed deeply, and looked up at the ceiling.

The difference is huge...

Only those who have truly experienced the terrifying power of that instant can understand the incredible heights Lu Xiu's Mental Strength has reached. Shen Nian could sense that it wasn't even a formal skill release; Lu Xiu had come with a playful attitude. All she felt was the tremor of the Crimson King Eyes, yet even that slight tremor was enough to overwhelm her for a second. Her mental defenses collapsed instantly, and she knelt on the ground without any resistance...

It's truly despairing.

Thinking of this...

Shen Nian slowly raised her fair right hand under the light, the relaxed expression on her face fading as she murmured to herself, "Indeed... the gap is still too big."

Let's go to other dungeons with Jian Li! Any dungeon that rewards Mental Strength!

Additionally, if there are any version events or special promotions... be sure to participate as soon as possible.

Otherwise, you really would only be able to live as a dog.

Lu Xiu vaguely heard Shen Nian's murmur and turned her head to look at her, "Hmm? What did you say?"

"It's nothing..." Shen Nian immediately lowered her hand upon hearing this, looked at Lu Xiu, and smiled brightly, "Just talking to myself."

"That's really weird."

Lu Xiu reached out and patted her fair forehead.

Actually, Shen Nian is older than her, but for some reason, Lu Xiu just can't see her as an older sister.

Didn't you just ask me what Jian Li and I talked about?

Shen Nian was patted on the shoulder, but she didn't mind at all and just smiled.

Lu Xiu: "Yes, but you don't want to say."

Shen Nian's expression turned serious as she softly said, "Actually, Jian Li feels a little guilty. She feels like she didn't help you much in Sea City, and that we're drifting further and further apart."

"I talked to her about this while you were showering. If you have the chance, you could try to talk to her and offer some advice."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiu turned her head to look in the direction of the bathroom, her brows furrowing slightly. "Why would you think that?"

Shen Nian looked at Lu Xiu's blushing eyes and smiled gently, her tone tinged with emotion. "Because you are too dazzling, Lu Xiu. You are like the sun high in the sky, everyone is attracted by your light, unconsciously changed by you... Only you yourself are completely unaware of it, like a fool."

Lu Xiu:...? Who are you calling a jerk?!

at the same time.

In the bathroom.

Warm steam filled the frosted glass, creating a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere in the bathroom.

The rising steam slightly obscured Jian Li body, but even through the hazy mist, one could still see that her skin was smooth, fair, and radiant with a creamy sheen.

Jian Li stood under the showerhead, eyes closed, letting the water wash over her long hair, water droplets slowly sliding down her snow-white skin. After a while...

She opened her eyes, glanced at the water droplets falling in front of her, then lowered her head slightly to look at the light-colored floor tiles splashing with water and her own fair toes.

The events that happened in Sea City kept replaying in her mind.

At the same time, Lu Xiu's face was also shown on camera.

She pursed her lips, then slowly raised her slender, fair right hand.

The next moment.

The hundreds of water droplets that were originally gushing wildly from the showerhead all stopped abruptly in mid-air just before they were about to fall. Then, Jian Li spread his five fingers and gently pulled them back.

The thousands of water droplets suspended in mid-air immediately floated upwards and flew backwards, transforming into crystal-clear water lines flowing upstream, hovering before her eyes.

This is not her innate skill [Silver Dragon].

This is a talent skill she Plunder from Jian Ning... called [Myriad Forms, All Under Control].

This was the first time Jian Li had used this skill voluntarily.

Jian Li stared at the water droplets hovering in front of her, and her face was reflected in each tiny droplet.

What exactly am I resisting...?

She stared at her blurry reflection in the water droplets, stood there for a moment, then gently clenched her fist. Instantly, the thousands of water droplets regained their gravity and scattered into a misty spray. She tilted her head back and let the water wash over her again, then reached out and turned off the tap.

A few minutes later.

Jian Li changed into new clothes, then pushed open the bathroom door and walked into the living room.

As soon as Shen Nian saw the bathroom door open, she jumped up from the sofa. "The bathroom is finally free! I'm going to take a shower too!"

Before she could finish speaking, she quickly stepped past Jian Li and dashed into the bathroom with astonishing speed.

Jian Li turned her head and glanced in the direction Shen Nian had disappeared, her long eyelashes drooping slightly, a hint of doubt on her face.

On the other side, Lu Xiu also turned off the System Panel that was floating in mid-air and turned her gaze to the silver-haired girl who had just finished taking a bath.

The heat hadn't completely dissipated, Jian Li aloof face was flushed with a touch of pink, losing its usual unapproachable aura. Paired with shorts and sandals, she looked exceptionally fresh and charming.

Furthermore, Lu Xiu finally understood why Shen Nian had blurted out "truly white" earlier...

She really is fair-skinned...

Indeed, looking at your own things and looking at others' things are completely different things.

Jian Li walked over and sat down naturally next to Lu Xiu, asking softly, "What's wrong with Shen Nian?"

"I'm afraid you'll hit me."

Lu Xiu turned her head and chuckled, "Shen Nian said you felt you weren't much of a help in Sea City..."

Jian Li immediately turned her head to look towards the bathroom.

The sound of a lock being opened came from the other end. Shen Nian was clearly eavesdropping.

"Stop looking, I forced her to say it."

Lu Xiu moved closer to Jian Li, then casually bumped her knee with her legs. "Look at me."

Their long, slender, and fair legs were pressed together under the warm light.

The moment skin touches skin.

Jian Li immediately looked away from Lu Xiu and whispered, "I just feel the gap is a bit too big..."

"That's because I'm Architect. Do you know how much Mental Strength attribute I get as a reward for constructing a dungeon?"

Lu Xiu raised her fair fingers. "The highest I've ever done was 12 points, a full 12 points! And ever since Outlast, in order to enhance my combat power, I haven't done any of the most terrifying dungeons that increase Mental Strength the fastest."

So it's normal that your Mental Strength isn't high. I've tried those system dungeons too, and it's definitely easier to obtain other attributes than Mental Strength... It's normal that you feel powerless against the enemies you encountered this time, otherwise my dungeon setup would have been a waste.

Don't worry, your Mental Strength attributes will get stronger and stronger. The Bloodborne Dungeon should give you a significant boost to your Mental Strength attributes. If that's not enough, I'll make you something like Silent Hill...

Jian Li was silent for a moment after hearing this, then whispered, "This name doesn't sound quite right..."

"Silent Hill?" Lu Xiu chuckled, recalling the game. "That's certainly not good."

Don't listen to Shen Nian's nonsense.

Jian Li looked at Lu Xiu's smiling face, somewhat dazed, and then explained, "I'm not feeling bad, I just want to improve myself." "Really?"

"Um."

Jian Li nodded. "Whether it's facing the King's Scion or the Liberation Skill you mentioned before, both basically require Mental Strength. You've already proven that this attribute is really important, and I want to achieve that as well."

This way, a situation like Sea City's will not occur again.

"I see... I understand."

Lu Xiu suddenly realized. "Then do your best to Bloodborne. If there's a chance later, I'll make you a few more mentally challenging dungeons... as long as you can handle it."

Upon hearing this, Jian Li's beautiful eyes lit up. "... Like Resident Evil?"

Lu Xiu was somewhat surprised. "You like this instance?"

"Hmm... very touching."

Jian Li nodded gently. "Although it was very hard, Ethan finally saved his wife..." Lu Xiu looked at Jian Li's profile.

really.

Jian Li actually has a lot of emotions, but she rarely shows them.

So she thought about it and ultimately decided not to spoil Ethan's ending... She just chuckled and said, "Next time I'll make a similar instance, but let's make it clear beforehand... if you're scared, you're not allowed to bite. That dog-like character in the story is a prime example; I don't want to get bitten by a cat again." Jian Li was taken aback when she heard this:... A dog-like character?"

Lu Xiu pointed downwards.

Jian Li followed Lu Xiu's fair fingers and noticed a faint tooth mark on Lu Xiu's long, smooth leg.

Actually, Shen Nian didn't use any force at all, and didn't even break the skin, but Lu Xiu's skin was indeed fair, so even the slightest red mark was particularly noticeable.

Jian Li turned her head to look at the bathroom again.

Crack! Crack!

I heard the sound of someone checking if the bathroom door was locked.

Jian Li withdrew her gaze.

Lu Xiu pinched Jian Li's soft earlobe and laughed, "Don't be like her." Jian Li nodded, then glanced at Lu Xiu's long legs together. As if possessed, she stretched out her slender, cool fingertips and gently touched Lu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand and punched Jian Li on the head, amused, "You're touching me instead of biting me, huh?"

Jian Li immediately withdrew her hand, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her face. "I didn't..."

"What were you doing just now?"

Jian Li was even more embarrassed. Looking at Lu Xiu, she thought for a moment, then pressed her long, slender legs together and whispered, "... How about I let you touch it back?" "... Really?"

Lu Xiu's beautiful eyes lit up.

Jian Li nodded and moved closer to Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu reached out and gently pinched it.

It feels like silk.

Sculpting someone else's work is completely different from sculpting your own...

As Lu Xiu pondered this, she began to pinch and knead the skin with a research-oriented mindset, even feeling the different parts of the skin.

It's so soft and delicate, you can't help but love it...

Wait a moment.

Lu Xiu suddenly realized what she was doing...

She raised her head.

Jian Li blinked.

Lu Xiu immediately withdrew her hand, turned her head away, and her fair ears slowly blushed.

Seeing Lu Xiu's appearance, Jian Li, then sat further back on the sofa, curled up her long, shapely, fair legs, moved closer to Lu Xiu, and whispered, "Want more?"

"Don't want!"

Seeing that Jian Li didn't mind at all and even asked if she wanted some, Lu Xiu's fair face flushed red.

She made Jian Li put her legs down again, then lay down directly on the sofa, resting her head on Jian Li's pressed thighs, and forced herself to say, "I was just testing where it was softer..."

As she spoke, she picked up a cushion and covered her face.

to be honest.

She herself couldn't believe it when she said it... What on earth is all this nonsense!

On the other side.

Jian Li looked down at Lu Xiu, who was resting her head on her lap, her face hidden behind a cushion but her bright red ears peeking out, and smiled faintly. So she likes this...

But soon...

She suppressed her smile, pursed her lips, reached out and summoned the System Panel, opening the skill list.

Next.

Her gaze lingered on the regular skills, settling on a talent skill located at the very bottom.

Jian Li glanced at the skills on the panel, then at Lu Xiu lying on her lap, took a deep breath, and made up her mind.

Franca.

The Imperial Palace.

Rosalind abruptly looked up at the Guard before her. "So, what they mean from Nine Provinces is... the unusual activity at the front is the emergence of King-class Monster? So the monster that wiped out the Third Legion yesterday was a King-level monster?!"