Three Cobblers Make a Zhuge Liang, but What About Five Goblins?

At those words, Ah Yin nodded firmly.

She lowered her head to look at Lin Chuan's still somewhat boyish face, feeling an irrepressible tenderness in her heart that finally flowed forth like spring water breaking through ice.

Without another word, Ah Yin pulled Lin Chuan straight into her arms.

Lin Chuan's eyes widened as he felt his body collide with something soft.

Why did this feel so familiar?

Now I remember. Wasn't this just like what happened with Zhang Lexuan earlier?

Just then.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ah Yin lowered her head and gently planted a kiss on Lin Chuan's cheek.

After that kiss, a faint blush spread across Ah Yin's cheeks. With a hint of maidenly shyness, she said softly:

"Lord Auspicious Beast, I don't have anything valuable on me. This is all I have to offer. Of course, I know it's far from enough..."

As she spoke, Ah Yin leaned slightly forward, bringing her lips close to Lin Chuan's ear. Her breath fragrant as orchids, she whispered a few words.

As for what she said, perhaps only Lin Chuan knew.

Once she finished, Ah Yin did not dare look Lin Chuan in the eyes.

With a thought, she vanished on the spot. When she reappeared, she was already inside the Heaven and Earth Great World.

Lin Chuan touched the spot Ah Yin had just kissed, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.

Especially after those final words of hers, he had truly begun looking forward to life six years from now.

PS: I'm getting ready to pick up the pace. In a few chapters, we'll jump straight to six years later. I already can't wait to write that part...

Lin Chuan turned his gaze toward Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, who lay unconscious on the ground, their breaths as faint as gossamer.

In an instant, an evil plan flooded his mind.

Then, with a thought, he completely screened off the Heaven and Earth Great World from the outside world.

What came next would truly sear the eyes. It was not at all suitable for women like Ah Yin and Zhang Lexuan to watch.

Once that was settled, Lin Chuan found two thick vines and bound Yu Xiaogang and Tang San tightly from top to bottom.

Then he grabbed one end of the vines and dragged the two of them toward a cave, bumping and jolting along the way.

The cave was dark and damp, with the musty smell of a place that never saw daylight.

After arriving, Lin Chuan untied the vines, then retrieved the Goblin Summoning Card from the System Space with a thought.

With a crunch as he crushed it, green light flared inside the cave.

The light faded, and five goblins appeared on the spot.

The five goblins were as short and squat as winter melons, their skin all wrinkled. Their looks were a veritable dance of demons, each ugly in its own distinctive way.

They were the sort of creatures one glance at would give you nightmares that night.

Lin Chuan glanced over the five goblins, then looked at Yu Xiaogang and his disciple.

He immediately looked as though he had discovered a priceless treasure and said excitedly:

"Little Scumbag, oh, Little Scumbag, you and your master are truly blessed, and not just a little, either! You actually get goblins to wait on you! Hahaha..."

By the end, Lin Chuan himself could no longer keep a straight face and clutched his stomach, laughing.

Just then, all five goblins looked at Lin Chuan and let out a string of babbling cries.

Naturally, Lin Chuan understood them.

After all, they were products of the system, and he had summoned them himself. It wasn't too much to ask for them to come with a voice pack, was it?

Besides, their meaning could not have been clearer.

"Sir, what do you need us to do next?"

Lin Chuan pointed at the unconscious Yu Xiaogang and Tang San on the ground and said with a broad smile:

"What you need to do next is very simple. See these two unconscious fellows? Bring out your signature skills-the ones in your professional field-and give them a proper reception."

At this point, something occurred to him, and he added with a perfectly serious expression:

"Oh, right, these two are still out cold. Make sure you wake them up. Otherwise, they won't get to see your sincerity, and that would really be a huge loss."

At those words, the five goblins' eyes lit up.

Their boss actually wanted them to bring out their professional expertise. This was simply wonderful.

This request had landed squarely in their comfort zone.

Fighting was certainly beyond them, but if they were being asked to bring out these ancestral skills, they guaranteed there would be no problem.

And so, the goblins danced with excitement, wildly babbling away.

Translated, they meant: "Boss, don't worry. We'll do a proper job and make sure you're satisfied."

Lin Chuan nodded in satisfaction and gave them a thumbs-up:

"Very good. I'll leave this place to you. I'll come back after you've finished serving this master and disciple. Remember, they mustn't be awake when I come in."

With that said.

Lin Chuan did not linger and left the cave straightaway.

He had no desire to stay and watch what happened next, mainly because it would truly sear his eyes.

Lin Chuan was genuinely afraid that watching would give him a stye and leave him unable to sleep that night.

After Lin Chuan left.

The five goblins stared at the unconscious Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, caught in a dilemma.

Their boss needed them to wake these two up. Otherwise, the pair would not get to see the sincerity of their professional expertise.

But here was the problem: these two were sleeping like dead pigs. What would be the right way to wake them?

As the saying went, three cobblers made a Zhuge Liang.

Now that five goblins had gathered, although there wasn't a complete brain to be found among them.

They were more than capable of squeezing out a rotten idea.

Two of the goblins exchanged a glance, confirming with their eyes that each understood the other.

Then they stepped forward, reached toward Yu Xiaogang's and Tang San's faces, and launched straight into a physical wake-up routine.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Crisp slaps rang out inside the cave.

Those few slaps produced immediate results.

Yu Xiaogang's and Tang San's previously fairly normal faces were now red tinged with purple, swollen beyond recognition.

Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they had been stung by hornets.

The physical wake-up method really did work.

Those few slaps truly jolted Yu Xiaogang and Tang San awake by force.

Upon waking, both felt as though every bone in their bodies had fallen apart. They were utterly exhausted and in considerable pain.

Their faces also burned fiercely.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San propped themselves up.

As luck would have it, neither noticed the five goblins surrounding them.

Because the first thing each saw was the other.

Seeing Tang San's ragged clothes and face swollen like a pig's head, Yu Xiaogang immediately began gloating. He almost failed to suppress the upward twitch of his lips and laughed aloud.