Not knowing his limits, the final decision
"Huh? Sister Rongrong! How's the choosing going?"
Just then, Luo Yang came over and asked, utterly oblivious to the mood.
Tushan Rongrong was displeased and did not want to deal with him, so she turned and walked away.
"??"
Seeing Sister Rongrong suddenly ignore him, Luo Yang was baffled, as lost as a towering monk unable to find his own head.
Something was off about the atmosphere, too.
Thinking back, he realized that Sister Rongrong's smile had disappeared, and her eyes seemed to have been open.
Hiss...
Luo Yang could not help sucking in a cold breath.
Knowing Sister Rongrong's temperament well, he immediately realized that she was angry and that the situation was very serious. He switched off the speakers at once and stopped speaking loudly.
He just did not know what had made her angry. Hadn't everything been fine a moment ago?
A woman's heart really was the hardest thing in the world to understand...
"Sister Rongrong, are you going to pick Sister Yaya?"
Only after dropping his frivolous manner did Luo Yang dare speak to Tushan Rongrong again. Seeing her stop before the "Fox Spirit Matchmaker" counter and gaze at Tushan Yaya's figure, he thought she wanted to choose Tushan Yaya.
Tushan Yaya, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, head of Tushan, leader of the Demon Alliance, second of the three sisters, and the ultimate sister fanatic. She had cultivated her ice demonic power to its utmost pinnacle, the Absolute Zero Domain-a realm that could freeze the Tear of the Void and that even the supremely fierce and yang Pure Yang Flame could not melt.
After drinking alcohol, her demonic power would increase dramatically as well.
Converted to the Dou Qi Continent's scale, she would be at least a Five-Star Dou Zong, and at her strongest, she could even reach the Dou Zun level.
Luo Yang had just snatched Qing Lin ahead of Xiao Yan, and the causality he now possessed was just enough to activate Tushan Yaya at her lowest strength.
"I am considering it, but not now."
Expressionless, Tushan Rongrong let her gaze linger on Tushan Yaya's figure for a moment before looking away. Her wide, adorable eyes slowly narrowed back into slits.
"Huh? Why?"
Not wanting to use his brain, Luo Yang blurted out the question.
"Have you forgotten what I told you?" Seeing Luo Yang act stupid, Tushan Rongrong wanted to flick his forehead again, but because of her height, she could not reach even on tiptoe.
Seeing this, Luo Yang bent over and brought his head closer, baring his teeth in a "silly grin."
A rose need not grow taller; a gentleman would bend down himself.
"Idiot..."
Seeing him volunteer to be hit, Tushan Rongrong chided him.
Her somewhat gloomy mood improved considerably, and the hand that had been poised to flick his forehead merely tapped it lightly in the end.
Then, without keeping him in suspense any longer, she explained why she was not choosing Sister Yaya.
"Sister Yaya only has Sister Honghong in her heart. Luoluo, the way you are now, you can't handle Sister Yaya."
After hearing Tushan Rongrong say that, Luo Yang thought it over and felt that she had a point.
An ordinary person really could not handle Tushan Yaya.
"I... I think I could take a gamble..."
Take a gamble, and a bicycle could become a motorcycle.
He was, after all, a youth who did not know how high the heavens were or how deep the earth ran. Luo Yang actually dreamed of conquering the head of Tushan.
Although Tushan Yaya was indeed somewhat easier than Tushan Rongrong, that did not mean there was no difficulty. She was only easy compared to Tushan Rongrong. Taken on her own, it was hard-extremely hard, even.
As hard as ascending to heaven.
But what if it worked...
It was all because Luo Yang harbored a sliver of hope that he might get lucky.
"Hehe, you really do dare to dream, kid. Then what if we add Medusa? Put those two together, and it won't be as simple as one plus one..."
But the next second, Tushan Rongrong doused his fantasies with a bucket of cold water.
Right, there was Queen Medusa, too. Their main purpose in coming to the Tagor Desert this time was Queen Medusa and the vast amount of causality she carried.
Tushan's ruler, Tushan Yaya, plus Medusa, queen of the Snake-People Tribe...
Tsk, tsk, tsk. That kind of shuraba really would be deadly. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
"So don't reach too far beyond your grasp. Wait until you're strong enough before considering conquering Sister Yaya," Tushan Rongrong said mildly.
The young master could not be bothered to think, so as his maid and "strategist," she had to account for every future possibility, sweep away his obstacles, and pave his way.
"What about you, Sister Rongrong? Once I become stronger, can I conquer you, too?"
Luo Yang took the opportunity to voice what was in his heart.
Those words caught Tushan Rongrong somewhat off guard, but she recovered after a pause of just 0.25 seconds, her eyes opening just a tiny bit...
"You little brat, now you even dare flirt with me?"
"Spare me, Sister Rongrong~"
Luo Yang begged for mercy again and again as Tushan Rongrong pinched his ear. It did not hurt, but he had to look as though it hurt terribly.
After their brief bout of playful bickering, Tushan Rongrong resumed choosing.
"Sister Rongrong, how about this one?"
Luo Yang picked up the [Bikini Empress Hancock 1/6] from the waifu section and asked Tushan Rongrong's opinion.
Once activated, she would possess at least the strength of a One-Star Dou Zong, enough to deal with the current situation in the Tagor Desert.
But...
"No." Seeing Hancock's proud assets practically bursting out over her chest, Tushan Rongrong rejected her without hesitation.
"Oh."
Since Tushan Rongrong disagreed, Luo Yang obediently put her down.
"What about this one?"
He picked up another. This time, Luo Yang chose [1/4 Huo Ling'er].
Placed in the Dou Qi Continent, Huo Ling'er at this stage would have roughly the strength of a Four- to Five-Star Dou Zong.
"No." Seeing another large chest and long legs, Tushan Rongrong could not possibly agree.
[Yan Lingji 1/8 removable version, Two-Star Dou Zong]
"No."
[Bunny girl Rui Mengmeng 1/6, Five-Star Dou Zong]
"No..."
After that, Luo Yang recommended another seven or eight "waifus" in succession, all possessing both looks and strength, but Tushan Rongrong firmly rejected every one.
Luo Yang wanted to ask why, but Tushan Rongrong would not say.
Gradually, Luo Yang guessed at one possibility.
He was not brainless; he simply could not be bothered to use his brain.
Aside from the "lolis," every single figure in the waifu section had big boobs and long legs. By Tushan Rongrong's current selection criteria, he could not choose any of them.
Since Sister Rongrong would not let him choose a "waifu," then Luo Yang would...
"Then I'll choose this."
This time, Luo Yang did not ask Tushan Rongrong. Instead, he went straight to another major section and made his final decision.
"Rather than relying on others, I might as well improve myself. I've been under your protection for so long, Sister Rongrong. I want to protect you, too!"
Tushan Rongrong opened her eyes slightly. Seeing the "***" in Luo Yang's hands, she smiled faintly, a little warmth rising in her heart...
"...This one is fine. But... becoming a man I can rely on won't be so easy..."
After making their choice, Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong passed through the exit and returned to the Dou Qi Continent, their consciousnesses returning to their bodies.
They had spent over half an hour inside, while outside, only the blink of an eye had passed.
When he encountered danger, Luo Yang could also use this invincibility frame to briefly rest and regroup or fetch reinforcements.
"Young master, Sister Rongrong, time to eat..."
A little while later, Qing Lin's voice came from outside the door.
Luo Yang went to open the door and took the tray from Qing Lin's hands.
Qing Lin was used to serving others, so she still felt somewhat unaccustomed to being treated so courteously by Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong. After all, at this time yesterday, she had still been doing dirty, exhausting work in the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.