A Special Mission Appears: First, Romance!

First, it depends on the strength of the other party; the stronger they are, the greater the Emotion Points they contribute.

Secondly, it depends on the influence of the characters in the original work. For example, Qian Renxue's strength is not currently very strong, but her character has a great influence, so the Emotion Points generated is very high.

The third factor is the fluctuation of one's own Emotion Points. This is negligible compared to the first two factors. For example, even if a passerby is surprised, they will not contribute Emotion Points exceeding three digits.

Fortunately, there weren't many Lottery Points left. In the end, we traded over 600,000 Emotion Points for everyone's lives.

Lin Luo flipped through the system panel and, sure enough, saw that the special missions interface had been reorganized.

However, only one task is displayed.

[Task 1: Establish a romantic relationship with Xue Fu (Task Value: 1000 Soul Ring Age)]

[Follow-up mission to be determined...]

Ha, I guessed right. The reward for the special mission is to increase the lifespan of the Soul Ring.

However, this time not all the tasks were released at once.

Lin Luo stared at the first task and began to think quietly.

The reward of a thousand years is enough to turn the Soul Ring purple, but in Lin Luo's opinion, this reward is ultimately a bit too lenient.

After all, the red Soul Ring is definitely not the end; there's also the Million-Year Soul Ring, which would require a reward of hundreds of thousands of years.

Hundreds of thousands in annual rewards... just how difficult must the tasks be to match that?

Therefore, from the system's perspective, this first task is currently the simplest...

Dating Xue Fu, well, it doesn't seem too difficult now.

After yesterday's events, Lin Luo was surprised to find that Xue Fu had actually taken the initiative to save him. When did this princess, who had always disliked him, change her mind?

Although Lin Luo doesn't plan to date, Xue Fu's behavior yesterday did win him some favor, which shows that Xue Fu also has some feelings for him, so establishing a romantic relationship wouldn't be difficult.

The main problem is that Lin Luo himself doesn't want to be in a relationship... But, a six-year-old's relationship is unpredictable; it's like playing house, and they can just find an excuse to break up later.

Thinking of this, Lin Luo's guilt immediately lessened.

"Woke up?!"

Qian Renxue rushed over after finishing her work in the study. When she saw her son wake up, her face lit up with joy.

"Are you feeling unwell? Are you dizzy?"

"I've been sleeping for a while, and I feel a little dizzy, Mom..."

Having survived the ordeal, Lin Luo suddenly felt the beauty of life and how precious it was to be able to embrace Qian Renxue.

He opened his arms and hugged her, burying his head in Qian Renxue's fragrant and soft bosom.

Although Qian Renxue had many questions in her mind, she didn't plan to ask them unless Lin Luo told her.

Who Lin Luo is, what his identity is, or what his purpose in coming into this world is—none of that matters.

"Mommy will rub it for you." Qian Renxue's slender white fingertips rested on Lin Luo's temples, gently rubbing them.

"Gurgle, gurgle—" Lin Luo's stomach growled.

Qian Renxue smiled and said, "It's not mealtime yet. Let's wait a little longer, or have some pastries to tide us over."

Lin Luo didn't speak, staring at her chest...

Qian Renxue stopped rubbing her temples, pinched Lin Luo's cheeks with both hands, and said gently but with a hint of seriousness, "Luo'er is all grown up now, that's what you ate when you were little!"

Although the child had long since turned six years old, at this moment Qian Renxue felt as if Luo'er in front of her had turned back into a tiny little girl.

Lin Luo didn't speak, but reached out and picked a withered leaf from Qian Renxue's chest and threw it on the ground.

Then she blinked her clear eyes and looked at her mother.

Qian Renxue fell silent.

It turns out I was overthinking things.

Around noon, Lin Luo enjoyed a hearty meal, which was food that Qian Renxue had ordered people to purchase from the imperial city.

The food from the Imperial Kitchen is truly inedible now. Qian Renxue is even worried that the food prepared by the Imperial Kitchen at the Prince's full moon banquet might cause all the guests to fall into silence.

"Rest well at the palace today. She Long went to the academy to ask for leave for you."

At the dinner table, Qian Renxue patted Lin Luo's head and, as if remembering something, added, "Oh, right, She Long said that the little girl from the Prince's family specifically ran out of the academy to stop him and ask him questions."

Lin Luo, his mouth greasy, looked up and asked, "What are you asking?"

"I'm asking how you're feeling."

After speaking, Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes revealed a subtle scrutinizing gaze.

Lin Luo was startled, and the delicious food in her mouth fell into the bowl with a clatter.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue quickly picked up a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, smiling, "Don't be nervous, I'm just quite surprised that her relationship with you is really as good as you said."

"Because I... reason with people." Lin Luo continued eating, but he was surprised. He had been saying they had a good relationship before, but he really didn't know how the little princess had suddenly changed her opinion of him.

Is this girl a lovesick fool? Infatuated with my looks? No... she seems more innocent and naive than the type to be a lovesick girl.

Lin Luo suddenly realized something: if Xue Fu was treating him well, wouldn't Xue Qian be furious?

This kid is a complete siscon, to an astonishing degree. If anyone in the academy glances at Xue Fu, Xue Qian will stare at them for an hour.

If I were to date his sister... ugh.

Forget it, if he won't stop me, I'll try to reason with him again. I was just worried he wouldn't dare to provoke me.

"I remember she also volunteered to protect you yesterday, Luo'er. This little girl is quite nice, and cute too, right? Let's see if we can win her over."

Qian Renxue said happily.

But Lin Luo didn't need to look up to guess that the woman had a mocking smile on her face.

The defection was a ruse; the real purpose was to test whether the son liked the other person.

Lin Luo remained silent.

Don't you think she's cute?

Qian Renxue asked another question, her small hand resting on the edge of the table, her chin propped up on the back of her hand, her beautiful eyes looking at Lin Luo expectantly.

"A little..." Lin Luo replied casually.

But Qian Renxue's next words almost made him spit out his food.

Qian Renxue: "Who do you think is cuter, me or her?"

"Hmm--"

Seeing Lin Luo almost choke on the question, her face turning red from holding it in, Qian Renxue immediately slapped the table and laughed heartily, as if she had successfully teased the other party and felt a great sense of accomplishment.

the next day.

Lin Luo slung her little schoolbag over her shoulder and, with her short legs, headed towards the school gate.

On the other side, the prince and his sister also stepped out of their carriage.

Xue Qian, like a true man, got off the carriage first, then put his arm around his sister's waist and helped her down.

Upon seeing Lin Luo appear at the door, Xue Fu's big eyes lit up, and a happy smile spread across her face. She called out, "Lin Luo!"

Lin Luo turned her head.

Just as he was about to give up, he felt a pair of eyes staring Youyou at him.

Those eyes came from the carriage where She Long had stopped.

Qian Renxue came to see him off in person today.

"I can't reveal that my relationship with Xue Fu is just so-so..." Lin Luo smiled and raised his hand in greeting.

Xue Fu nodded, her bright eyes glancing at Lin Luo one more time before she said nothing more, turning to pull her brother into the academy.

But she noticed that her brother Xue Qian's face was ashen, and he looked as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.