Experience Delivered to Her Door

[What's wrong?! Host, are you okay?]

Startled by the sudden spike in her heart rate, the system shuddered. Its dormant code instantly sprang into full operation, and even its emergency protection program lit up with a pale blue warning light.

Wh-wh-wh... why isn't he wearing any clothes?! Aaaah! she screamed in her mind, the tips of her ears burning so red they looked ready to bleed.

The system detected no malice from the red-haired sentinel and breathed a sigh of relief. But before it had fully relaxed, it sucked in another sharp breath:

[Holy crap, experience points delivered right to our door! Aaaah!]

[Wool! And from a big fat sheep, too! Hurry up and shear him! Don't let him get away!]

The system had been rather depressed all day about failing to shear Lin He, that big fat sheep. Who would have thought someone else would come knocking instead!

Yuqing was utterly confused. Her mind still hadn't recovered from the shock of a half-naked handsome guy barging in during the middle of the night. The red hair beneath her palm was soft and slightly wavy, and he was still nuzzling restlessly into the crook of her neck like a distressed big dog, his warm breath spilling over her collarbone.

She reached out to hold his nuzzling head still, accidentally brushing his burning ear with her fingertips. His whole body trembled, and he let out a muffled groan. "Quit rubbing against me, bro."

[He's close to a Level Eight Berserk State. It's a lot like Ers's situation back then, but this guy's willpower is so strong that he still hasn't lost his mind.]

The system said excitedly:

[Host, lower his contamination level and your spiritual power will increase by a huge amount. That's much faster than training by playing games every day!]

"Wait." Yuqing suddenly realized something. She grabbed the red-haired youth by the hair and gave it a merciless tug, then turned to the system. "System bro, why are you even more excited than I am?"

[Hehe, well, host, I forgot to tell you. The system needs energy to keep running and upgrade, too. The stronger the host is, the more complete the system's functions will be, and the more cheats it can unlock.]

01010 was a little embarrassed. At best, it was currently a chat companion plus a learning machine; it was still too weak.

She released his red hair and gently pressed her fingertips against an acupoint on the back of his neck instead. Her palm rested against his burning skin, and she could feel the hard, taut lines of his muscles:

"Fine, I'm definitely shearing this sheep."

As soon as she spoke, pale white spiritual power slowly flowed from her palm. Like a stream of warm water, it seeped along his taut nerves and into his Spiritual Sea, little by little.

Liechuan's entire body shuddered violently. His fingers, which had been clutching the bedsheet tightly, clenched even harder, their pads turning white. It felt so good, as though he were soaking in warm water. The toxins gnawing at his nerves were gently enveloped and crushed, and the sharp pain receded like the tide.

Unable to help himself, he leaned closer, pressing his cheek against the side of her neck. His nose brushed her soft, fine hair as he greedily breathed in the scent laced with Guide Pheromone, a suppressed yet satisfied groan escaping his throat.

She could clearly sense the violence surging through his Spiritual Sea, and beneath it, the exhaustion he could barely hold out against any longer. She softened her spiritual power, soothing the restless toxins bit by bit. Her fingertips slowly slid down from the back of his neck, brushing over his prominent shoulder blade as she calmed his tense body:

"Don't move around." Yuqing pressed her fingertips against the protruding bone at the back of his neck and gently brushed his sweat-dampened bangs aside with her other hand. Meanwhile, her consciousness slowly sank into the depths of her own Mindscape.

A snow-white ball of fluff lay curled up fast asleep, its belly rising and falling with each breath. Since absorbing the toxins in Han Yu's Spiritual Sea last time, Bai Ze had visibly grown a size bigger. Its fur was fluffier and glossier, and even the little horns on its head had grown a little, though it still looked like a round little white cat.

"Little White, come out and eat."

"Meow~"

Bai Ze twitched its ears and slowly opened its round golden eyes. The moment it heard "eat," it perked right up.

Its tail held high, it padded over to her consciousness in tiny steps, nudged her fingertips with its head, and gave a soft meow.

That little bit of toxin last time had barely been a mouthful and had long since been completely digested. It was starving now, and even through the spiritual barrier, it could smell the strong scent of toxins drifting from Liechuan. Its eyes lit up like little light bulbs.

"Be good and don't resist. It'll save you some suffering."

Bai Ze could hardly be called gentle when it ate toxins. Even with her water ability as a safeguard, it would make a sentinel resist instinctively. And Bai Ze had grown quite a bit now, so its movements would definitely be even wilder than before. There were no restraint straps or bite guards here. If he really went berserk, she would have a hard time controlling a sentinel nearly two meters tall.

Liechuan buried his face in the crook of her shoulder, his muddled consciousness swelling as it soaked in the soft, warm spiritual power. But what remained of his reason gave him a sudden tug. He was only a hair's breadth from losing control. What if he hurt her...

He struggled to lift his heavy eyelids. The flush at the corners of his eyes spread all the way to his temples, and a watery haze veiled his golden pupils. It took a long time for his gaze to focus on the bedside table. He raised a hand, his fingertips trembling badly as he pointed vaguely in that direction. His voice was as hoarse as scraping sandpaper, and every word took tremendous effort. "G-Guide miss... very... dangerous. Use... this..."

Yuqing looked in the direction he was pointing, her eyes widening as she froze completely.

Wait, dude, what kind of kink is this? You came so well prepared?

The toys on the bedside table were even more eye-searing than the ones in the treatment room cabinet.

The tip of Yuqing's nose suddenly grew hot, and the familiar aching pressure welled up. Realizing she was in trouble, she hurriedly took her hand off the back of his neck to cover her nose, but she was a step too late. Warm liquid seeped through her fingers.

Well, looks like my nose was destined to bleed its fill today.

Bai Ze looked up at the stunned Yuqing, then at Liechuan, whose consciousness was fading on the bed. Seemingly tired of waiting, it flicked its tail, turned around, and trotted over to the bedside table.

It stood on its hind legs and braced itself against the edge of the table, gripped the black leather bite guard in its little teeth, and shook its head. Then it carried the guard back, set it down by Yuqing's feet, and raised its head with an impatient meow.

Hurry up and put it on him! Don't hold up my meal!

Yuqing covered her nose with one hand while clumsily fitting the bite guard onto the redhead with the other. As soon as it was in place, Bai Ze eagerly burrowed into his Mindscape and began eating its fill!

As the toxins rapidly dissipated, a huge figure deep within the Mindscape gradually broke free of the black mist's restraints.

It was a griffin with reddish-gold coloring all over. When spread, its wings nearly blotted out the sky and sun, and its beak and claws were sharp, but its eyes held a trace of confusion. It shook its wings, casting off the black aura clinging to its body, and soon noticed the little white ball with its head buried in its meal.

The griffin tilted its head curiously and approached on quiet feet. Its enormous head carefully nuzzled toward Bai Ze, wanting to get close to the little creature that had saved it.

But as soon as it came near, Bai Ze abruptly raised its head, half a clump of black mist still clutched in its mouth, its eyes wide and round. It lifted a little padded paw and kicked the griffin hard in the head as it leaned in.

"Meow!"

No one gets to interrupt my meal!

The kick sent the griffin staggering backward. Its enormous wings flapped twice, nearly striking the spiritual barrier. It lowered its head in grievance and settled obediently on the ground some distance away. It didn't dare approach again, only sneaking glances at Bai Ze with its round eyes.