After Lu Zixun dried his fur, he sat quietly next to Lin Siyin, reading a book, and silently opened the system.
"System, open the Mall."
It had been several days since he last visited the Mall, and wanting to enhance his strength, the Mall was doubtlessly the best choice.
Transforming Device: a mysterious superpower-related item, perhaps it could even transform someone into Ultraman Tiga?
Price: 100,000 feeling value.
Seeing the first item, Lu Zixun couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. What the heck was in this Mall now?
Fallen Angel (Juvenile): Capable of using dark superpower techniques to help the Host fight against enemies, and it could eventually grow into a Six-winged Angel with tremendous destructive power.
Price: 350,000 feeling value.
Bloodline Purification Pill: As the name implies, it can purify bloodline, enhancing the power of racial talents. It is only useful for those with unique bloodlines.
Price: 210,000 feeling value.
Soul Protection: Can link the souls of two people, sharing life and death.
Price: 50,000 feeling value.
Upon seeing the Bloodline Purification Pill, Lu Zixun’s eyes suddenly sparkled. He had been puzzled about how to make his Spiritual Fire stronger, and unexpectedly, the Mall had brought warmth to him.
But he was still short 20,000 feeling value. He checked the auto-refresh time and still had 18 hours. There was plenty of time.
As he lifted his head and glanced at Lin Siyin, who was reading next to him, Lu Zixun was considering what kind of excuse to come up with so that he could go out and earn more feeling value.
Liu Shishi rushed in from outside and called out to Lin Siyin, "Si Yin, can I borrow your Da Ju for a bit?"
"Ding—Detecting an expectation value of +500 from Liu Shishi."
"Hmm?" Putting down the book and looking at Liu Shishi, Lin Siyin asked puzzledly, "What do you need Da Ju for?"
"Oh, you have no idea." Taking a sip of water and catching her breath, Liu Shishi said, "My brother went crazy and dissed me at home for never having been in a relationship, and so my parents set up this, what, a ’Quality Youth Meeting’?"
Looking at Liu Shishi’s utterly dejected expression, Lu Zixun couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
"Ding—Detecting a suppressed laughter value of +3500 from Lin Siyin."
Raising her hand to ruffle Lu Zixun’s head, Lin Siyin suppressed her laughter, "Isn’t that a good thing? Our Miss Liu’s love life is about to bloom."
"Give me a break." Liu Shishi cast a resentful glance at Lin Siyin and said unhappily, "These so-called ’quality youths’ are all Casanovas. I don’t want to become part of their collection."
The novel term coming from Liu Shishi’s mouth made Lu Zixun stare blankly for a second, and after a while, Lu Zixun finally understood what Liu Shishi meant by Casanovas.
In other words, these so-called "quality youths" had lots of standbys and a messy private life.
Musing aloud, Lin Siyin looked at Liu Shishi with doubt, "Instead of taking Da Ju with you, it would be better to have Mu Tianzi accompany you."
At this unfamiliar name, Liu Shishi was taken aback. It was then that Lin Siyin remembered that Liu Shishi didn’t know Mu Tianzi.
With a slap to her forehead, Lin Siyin pushed Lu Zixun lightly, "Forget it, just take Da Ju with you. If those people have any foul intentions, Da Ju can protect you."
With a tilt of her head, Liu Shishi hugged Lu Zixun and said, "They wouldn’t dare have foul intentions, but with Da Ju accompanying me, I can find an excuse to leave anytime."
Waving her hand at Liu Shishi and Lu Zixun, Lin Siyin gathered her books, "Hurry up, don’t disturb my sleep. I still need to go to the music room later. Bring Da Ju back early, okay?"
"Alrighty, your servant is leaving."
After blowing Lin Siyin a kiss, Liu Shishi left the bedroom, holding Lu Zixun in her arms.
"Ding—Detected doubt value from Liu Shishi +500."
"Da Ju, why are you wearing that pretty Little Treasure Sword around your neck?"
Sitting in the car, Liu Shishi couldn’t help but ask Lu Zixun.
Little Treasure Sword?
Lu Zixun, startled for a moment, realized Liu Shishi was talking about the nano longsword,
and with a yawn, he said, "It’s broken, sent it for repairs."
Liu Shishi nodded with a hint of melancholy, "Later, let’s find some excuse to leave, okay? I’m not really keen on getting to know those people."
Lifting his head and looking at Liu Shishi with confusion, Lu Zixun shook his head, "If you didn’t want to go, you should have refused from the start, instead of making things so troublesome now."
"You don’t get it, Da Ju."
Petting Lu Zixun, Liu Shishi gazed out the car window at the rapidly passing scenery, "Some things, for the sake of the families’ reputation, one has to pretend to be willing even if they’re not."
Lu Zixun, who didn’t quite understand what these elite families were thinking, simply didn’t bother to ask and lay down quietly without a word.
Soon, they arrived at a villa located in the northern district of Lingchuan City.
Outside, there were several garish cars parked that Lu Zixun didn’t recognize, but he knew they must be exorbitantly expensive.
Escorted by Housekeeper Li, as Liu Shishi stepped out of the car, she transformed into someone with elegant poise, which was drastically different from her usual demeanor.
Just as Lu Zixun was about to think Liu Shishi had been parasitized by an Abnormal Creature, Liu Shishi furrowed her brows and looked at him.
"Ding—Detected surprise value from Liu Shishi +500."
"Da Ju...I never realized you were quite chubby."
Hearing such words coming from Liu Shishi’s mouth, Lu Zixun’s face darkened.
Struggling a bit in Liu Shishi’s arms, Lu Zixun leaped to the ground and started walking ahead on his own.
Seeing Lu Zixun actually getting upset, Liu Shishi covered her mouth to suppress a laugh and quickly followed, "Don’t be mad, okay? I’ll buy you something tasty to eat later."
At this moment, inside the manor, a man with gold wire-rimmed glasses was elegantly sipping his tea.
A housekeeper hurried in, whispering to the man, "Miss Liu of the Liu Family has arrived."
The man, who had been calm and composed, stood up abruptly, his face flushed red, and stammered while looking at the housekeeper, "Housekeeper Li, there’s nothing wrong with my outfit today, is there? It’s not too ostentatious, right?"
Housekeeper Li, seeing the young master in such a state, couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.
The young master was usually fine, but he became a completely different person when it came to Liu Shishi.
Especially for today’s gathering.
What was originally intended to be a private meeting with Liu Shishi somehow didn’t seem appropriate, so he ended up inviting a few other families for a joint get-together.
Sighing internally, Housekeeper Li continued to flatter his young master.
Entering the villa within the estate, the opulent decor and the reflected light made Lu Zixun’s eyes hurt.
"Ding—Detected doubt value from Gu Qing +8000."