Douluo: I Can Become Stronger by Pitfalling Yu Xiaogang

Ning Rongrong barely heard any of what came after, because her mind was filled with, I'll definitely be by your side...

Ah!

This sudden happiness!

At that thought, strength surged through Ning Rongrong's entire body!

"I want to stay!" Ning Rongrong clenched her fair little fists, her eyes full of determination. "I can change. I definitely can!"

Zhang Tianyu smiled. "You don't actually have to force yourself."

"No." Ning Rongrong said, "I've figured it out. Just like Grandpa Jian used to say, a person's greatest enemy is themselves. Surrendering to yourself means being weak forever. Correcting your own flaws means challenging yourself!"

"I don't want to become a weak person who surrenders to herself. I want to become someone strong enough to change herself!"

Zhang Tianyu smiled. "Very good. If you need anything, tell me. I'll help you."

"Thank you, Tianyu." Ning Rongrong raised her head and gazed deeply at Zhang Tianyu. Then she suddenly stretched out her little arms and hugged him tightly.

Ah! So soft! So fragrant! So delicate!

Although it wasn't his first time hugging Ning Rongrong, that little body felt unbelievably nice every time.

Who needed a body pillow with this around?

"You're welcome. We're friends and classmates. We should help each other." Zhang Tianyu said, "I'll walk you back to your dorm."

"Mhm~" Ning Rongrong pulled away from Zhang Tianyu's embrace and obediently nodded.

When they arrived at Ning Rongrong's dormitory door, Xiao Wu was indeed sitting there waiting.

The moment she saw the two of them return together, her gaze immediately sharpened.

"You two..." Xiao Wu had barely said two words when Zhang Tianyu gave her a look telling her to calm down.

"I'll be leaving first, then." Zhang Tianyu said.

"Mhm, thank you." Ning Rongrong said gently.

Zhang Tianyu turned and left. Xiao Wu immediately asked Ning Rongrong impatiently, "What did you two talk about?"

Ning Rongrong didn't answer. Instead, she asked, "Xiao Wu, do you hate me?"

"Of course not. I actually think you did well. I also thought what Dai Mubai said was infuriating. It's just that Tianyu got along pretty well with him, so I didn't snap back at him for Tianyu's sake. But I support you for snapping at him!"

"Sigh." Ning Rongrong let out a soft sigh. "I really don't understand where the line is..."

"Huh?" Xiao Wu looked bewildered.

"It's nothing. I've figured it out now. I want to stay, and I want to change myself! Xiao Wu, can you supervise me starting today?"

"Huh? What?" Xiao Wu had a look of utter confusion.

But wait, you still haven't told me what you two talked about!

Deaf Horse Spirit

After returning to the dormitory, Zhang Tianyu didn't go inside right away. Instead, he leaped onto the roof.

These days, he had grown accustomed to going up to the roof to enjoy the evening breeze before bed.

Lying on the roof, watching the Giant Moon, and feeling the night breeze...

If he had a case of beer and some skewers right now, damn, life would be beautiful!

Especially here on the Douluo Continent, where there were none of those modern facilities and the environment hadn't been polluted.

The air was unbelievably fresh. Zhang Tianyu thought about it and realized that even the air in his rural hometown when he was little hadn't been this fresh.

Of course, what truly made Zhang Tianyu feel at ease was the graceful figure on the rooftop not far away.

Zhu Zhuqing.

"What did this girl eat growing up? They're all the same age, so why haven't Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong developed yet while she's grown so well?" Zhang Tianyu muttered under his breath.

"It's a matter of physique." the system replied.

"So you're saying her mother must have had that kind of huge, voluptuous figure?" Zhang Tianyu asked.

"Or perhaps her grandmother or maternal grandmother." the system replied.

"Why can't it be her father, grandfather, or maternal grandfather?" Zhang Tianyu asked.

System: ...

What hermaphrodites?

What bisexual traits?

Zhang Tianyu said, "Back on Earth, I'd seen cases where the mother's genes were completely ordinary, yet her biological daughter was extremely well-endowed. There were only two explanations: either the genes came from the father's side, or it was a mutation. So I looked into it, and sure enough, most of the female relatives on the father's side were very well-endowed."

"Is that why you dated that girl's aunt?" the system asked.

Zhang Tianyu rolled his eyes wildly. "Damn, you even know about that?"

The system didn't answer.

The silence made Zhang Tianyu slightly embarrassed. He said, "That beautiful older sister might've been her aunt, but she was only older by generation. In reality, she was only three years older than her. Think about it, twenty-five and twenty-eight aren't that different."

"Besides, since you can see some of my memories, you should know what kind of person I am. I have zero interest in plain-looking women."

The system asked again, "Is that why you dated that girl's grandmother?"

Zhang Tianyu: ...

"Can you stop peeking into my memories? Do you know that's an illegal invasion of someone else's privacy?"

"Strictly speaking, I cannot access your memories, Host. As you said, they are private, and I have no right to view them." the system said.

"Bullshit. Then how do you know?" Zhang Tianyu clearly didn't believe it.

"However, I can see the things you associate with."

Zhang Tianyu froze. "What does that mean?"

"For example, when people hear the word 'hawthorn,' many will instinctively associate it with sourness, and some may even salivate." the system explained.

"'Sourness' is an associative thought in the mind, while 'salivating' is a direct chain reaction from the body. Do you understand now?"

"Uh..."

"Just now, when we discussed that well-endowed girl, you immediately thought of her aunt and unconsciously recalled the scene of your three hundred rounds of battle with her aunt in a hotel. Those are all associative thoughts.

I can see those associations. If you wonder why I have this function, I can only say that it helps the system better fulfill your wishes."

"For example, before, when you were thinking about how to pitfall Yu Xiaogang, you didn't need to say anything. As the system, I would automatically list Tricking Items for you and have you complete tricking missions. That is why I can see your current thoughts and associations."

Alright.

"I think I need to explain something," Zhang Tianyu said. "Yes, I did date her grandmother, but it was the same situation as with her aunt. That grandmother wasn't her actual grandmother, but her biological grandmother's younger sister. She was born when her great-grandmother was already in her sixties, so she was only in her thirties at the time.

You know, your thirties are the perfect age, full of mature charm. And with a body like hers, she was like a perfectly ripe peach. With my personality, how could I not take a bite?"

The system once again asked, "And is that why you took her grandmother and aunt to a hotel together?"

"Uh..." Zhang Tianyu was numb. "Just turn off that function that lets you see my associations!"

"That has nothing to do with me," the system said. "You simply shouldn't associate those unhealthy things."

"How the hell am I supposed to not associate them? First, I'm a man with normal mental and physical needs. Second, I had the time of my life back then. How could I not think about it?"

The system fell silent for two seconds. "Mm, you did have the time of your life. Later, she herself joined in. You weren't playing Dou Dizhu with three people, but mahjong with four... Damn, four people. You were committing a crime, you know? Group obscenity."

"What crime? Stop trying to pin shit on me. We were just playing mahjong, nothing else." Zhang Tianyu said.

"Playing mahjong gave you the time of your life?" the system asked.

"Uh... We won money! Of course winning money feels amazing!"

"Oh, so it wasn't group obscenity. It was group gambling." the system said.

Zhang Tianyu: ...

Damn it, this was the first time he had ever seen a system so determined to drive its host into a corner!

Did it just have to slap a criminal label on him?

"Small stakes, just a few cents. Does that count as gambling?"

"You had the time of your life over a few cents?"

"I'm just that pathetic! Happy now?"

"Understood. Recorded."

What the hell are you recording? Recording what? Evidence of a crime?

After calming down and thinking about it, Zhang Tianyu felt that this Dog System had been acting strangely today.

Though the Dog System had taken verbal advantage of him on the day he first transmigrated here, it had behaved fairly normally after that, following the rules.

What was going on today? Was it done pretending? Was it revolting? Did it just want to insult its host? And not just insult him, but insult him to death?

"Please do not misunderstand. Everything I said was merely prompted by the situation." the system said politely.

Zhang Tianyu ignored it.

When he turned back to look at Zhu Zhuqing's rooftop, his heart instantly went cold.

Zhu Zhuqing was gone!

There was no need to guess. She had definitely gone back to her dormitory to sleep.

Sigh, there went the beauty again. Now he had nothing pleasant to look at.

It was all this Dog System's fault. It had ruined the mood at such a critical moment, scared off the beauty, and caused him huge losses!

"So aren't you going to compensate me with a Soul Tool or something?" Zhang Tianyu asked.

"Huh? What did you say, Host?"

"I said, compensate me with a Soul Tool or something."

"Huh? Speak louder?"

"I said! Give me! A Soul Tool!"

"You fainted? No, my readings show that all your physical indicators are completely normal."

"Fine. Nothing."

"Alrighty."

Going on a Date with Zhu Zhuqing!

What the hell do you mean, alrighty!

After cursing the system, Zhang Tianyu was feeling bored and opened the Live Map to see whether he could find some other amusement.

He immediately became excited.

Because he suddenly discovered that Zhu Zhuqing hadn't gone back to her dormitory at all. She was heading toward his dormitory!

Why was Zhu Zhuqing coming toward my dorm in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?

Was she here to see me?

What did she want with me? Play cards?

No, not that fast.

Then what was it?

Was she going to question why I climbed onto the roof every night?

But this is my dormitory's roof. I can go up whenever I want. She can't do anything about it.

While Zhang Tianyu was thinking, Zhu Zhuqing had already arrived at his dormitory door.

"Do you need something?" Zhang Tianyu asked kindly.

If you're delivering yourself to my door, then I'll have you!

A woman who comes to your door on her own and doesn't get eaten—what kind of man would that be?