Chapter 33
Who are these people? Why are they all suddenly developing emotional values towards me?
Just as the Shen family was discussing how they were about to face a "great disaster," Shen Shu'an was looking at the system panel with a puzzled expression.
Shen Shu'an cultivates, system announces, Shen Shu'an stops cultivating, Shen Shu'an is puzzled.
Shen Shu'an: "?"
"Who are these people? Why are they all suddenly developing emotional responses towards me?"
"Let me see, Jin Xin? Wang Laowu? Zhang Laoer?... Zhan Lesi??"
"Wait a minute, Zhang Lao Er, Zhang Lao Er, Elder Lao Er?!"
"The divination master, the divination master, the fourth elder?!"
Shen Shu'an was speechless: "How could the original author just randomly choose names like that!"
"And... um, Shen Yue? That sounds familiar, is he also surnamed Shen?"
Shen Shu'an muttered to herself, trying hard to recall.
At this moment, the system spoke up: "[Host, that's your second uncle.]"
Shen Shu'an suddenly realized: "Oh right, Second Uncle!"
She remembered! She remembered everything!
In her physical memory, her second uncle was a particularly arrogant and annoying child, but actually kind-hearted, who always brought her candied hawthorns.
It's not that my second uncle didn't want to bring something nice, it's just that he didn't have any money. Every three days there was a minor mishap, and every ten days there was a major one. He lost all his allowance.
Little Shen Shuan was unaware that she was so angry that she chased after her second uncle every day and even pulled out a lot of his hair.
Thinking of this, Shen Shuan felt a pang of guilt as she considered her second uncle's thinning hair.
"But how come he only has 100 emotion points? That's even less than this guy named Jin Xin. Uncle isn't that stingy, is he?"
Shen Shuan looked at the prompt on the system panel and muttered to himself in confusion.
[Host, it's because your second uncle lacks talent, not because he's stingy, it's just that he's not very talented.]
Shen Shu'an: "..."
"Duckling, you're not allowed to talk about my second uncle like that!"
"My second uncle is so pitiful!"
System is innocent: [Host, I'm just telling the truth and answering your questions.]
[Jin Xin, whose name sounds auspicious, is a guest elder in your family and also a Nascent Soul cultivator.]
Shen Shu'an understood, recalling her second uncle from her memories, and said with sympathy, "Is his talent greater than my second uncle's?"
No, not exactly.
Shen Shu'an choked, "What is that?"
[His cousin is an elder in the Holy Bright Sect and knows more about your situation, which is why he reacted so strongly.]
At this point, Shen Shu'an asked curiously, "What's going on with me? Has my story spread throughout the Holy Bright Sect yet?"
The system chuckled; the little host had already taken the bait: [Host, want to know? It costs 20 points to know.]
Shen Shu'an froze, then gritted her teeth, wincing in pain: "Yaya, you'd better give me some valuable information!"
【Alright, host, thank you for your patronage.】
In short, everyone knows you're currently in the Holy Bright Sect!
[You are that exceptionally talented junior sister, forcibly abducted by the Dragon Clan, forced to join them despite humiliation, and whose heart remains with the Holy Bright Sect even though she is on Dragon Island!]
The system's message was a bit too long, and Shen Shu'an couldn't quite process it all at once.
She silently repeated to herself, trying to make sense of it: "Uh, I was forcibly abducted by the dragons? Hmm, that's true."
"But why am I forced to endure humiliation and be... no, what do you mean? Does it mean I'm a spy sent out by the Holy Bright Sect?"
Shen Shuan was shocked.
[Host, don't worry about this.]
Anyway, you're quite famous in the Holy Bright Sect now. Everyone's waiting for you to return and participate in the sect's grand competition to witness your extraordinary talent.
Shen Shu'an: "?"
"I was doing really well in my cultivation lately, and tonight, staying at the Dragon Palace made me so happy that I even broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining. I'm quite pleased with myself."
"Why are you suddenly putting pressure on me?"
Shen Shu'an frowned, Shen Shu'an thought...
Two seconds later, Shen Shu'an concluded: "Damn it, if you wanted pressure, just say so. Why did you have to lie to me about 20 points?"
System: [No, host, that's not the point. The point is, you're quite famous within the Holy Bright Sect right now. Don't you have anything to say?]
Shen Shuan thought for a moment, then said with a pained expression, "What's the use of being famous? It hasn't contributed any emotional points to me."
At this point, Shen Shu'an felt as if her heart was being torn apart, and a look of regret appeared on her face: "Alas, I still don't know enough people!"
"Yaya, get me some business cards and name tags ready right now. I want to wear them when I return to the clan so I can get to know everyone!"
"Whether I'm a prodigy or not, what I really enjoy is making friends with everyone!"
The system paused for a moment, then said speechlessly: [Host, just say you want emotion points. But didn't you say before that being a genius isn't good either?]
Shen Shu'an frowned slightly and sighed, "Yaya, I've thought about it seriously, and I really can't pretend to be a pig!"
"I'd rather push myself to improve than play the fool!"
"This is perfect. I was looking to learn sword techniques, and my hometown sent me a whole bunch of emotion points."
"This time, I'm purely grateful to my hometown!"
After expressing her sincere gratitude, Shen Shu'an waved her hand and said, "Come on, Ya Ya, add some more!"
The system responded immediately: [Yes, host. Comprehending the sword technique requires 5000 points. Do you confirm the purchase?]
Shen Shu'an's smile froze. She silently lowered her hands from her hips, sat down cross-legged again, and said solemnly, "Why is it so expensive?"
[Host, this is the opening chapter of a Heaven-Rank sword technique, and that sword technique complements another Heaven-Rank cultivation technique.]
Shen Shu'an's eyes lit up. "Is it my master's 'Sky-Piercing Moon-Chasing Sword' and 'Mysterious Ice Heavenly Heart Technique'?"
[Yes, host. 】
Shen Shuan swallowed hard and clenched her fist: "Yaya, then you can save these 1,000 points for me first."
"In less than half a month, a month... well, anyway, I'll definitely learn this sword technique before the competition!"
With that, Shen Shu'an closed her eyes, focused on circulating the internal energy within her body, and began to cultivate frantically.
In the inconspicuous upper right corner of the system panel, the words "[50% Cultivation Efficiency Boost]" are displayed.
Recently, Shen Shuan's stress level has remained stable at 10-20 points.
Seeing Shen Shuan's nonchalant demeanor, the system was secretly getting anxious.
It feels extremely uncomfortable if the stress doesn't reach its host!
This finally put some pressure on Shen Shu'an, and the system was satisfied.
However, it couldn't help but mutter to itself: "Sure enough, the host is good in every way, except that he can't handle pressure at all!"
The next second, Shen Shu'an frowned, thinking to the system, "I'm cultivating, duck, stop buzzing in my head!"
system:【……?】
You're the one buzzing and whining, how dare you insult the leader?
Shen Shu'an cultivates, system announces, Shen Shu'an stops cultivating, Shen Shu'an is puzzled.
Shen Shu'an: "?"
"Who are these people? Why are they all suddenly developing emotional responses towards me?"
"Let me see, Jin Xin? Wang Laowu? Zhang Laoer?... Zhan Lesi??"
"Wait a minute, Zhang Lao Er, Zhang Lao Er, Elder Lao Er?!"
"The divination master, the divination master, the fourth elder?!"
Shen Shu'an was speechless: "How could the original author just randomly choose names like that!"
"And... um, Shen Yue? That sounds familiar, is he also surnamed Shen?"
Shen Shu'an muttered to herself, trying hard to recall.
At this moment, the system spoke up: "[Host, that's your second uncle.]"
Shen Shu'an suddenly realized: "Oh right, Second Uncle!"
She remembered! She remembered everything!
In her physical memory, her second uncle was a particularly arrogant and annoying child, but actually kind-hearted, who always brought her candied hawthorns.
It's not that my second uncle didn't want to bring something nice, it's just that he didn't have any money. Every three days there was a minor mishap, and every ten days there was a major one. He lost all his allowance.
Little Shen Shuan was unaware that she was so angry that she chased after her second uncle every day and even pulled out a lot of his hair.
Thinking of this, Shen Shuan felt a pang of guilt as she considered her second uncle's thinning hair.
"But how come he only has 100 emotion points? That's even less than this guy named Jin Xin. Uncle isn't that stingy, is he?"
Shen Shuan looked at the prompt on the system panel and muttered to himself in confusion.
[Host, it's because your second uncle lacks talent, not because he's stingy, it's just that he's not very talented.]
Shen Shu'an: "..."
"Duckling, you're not allowed to talk about my second uncle like that!"
"My second uncle is so pitiful!"
System is innocent: [Host, I'm just telling the truth and answering your questions.]
[Jin Xin, whose name sounds auspicious, is a guest elder in your family and also a Nascent Soul cultivator.]
Shen Shu'an understood, recalling her second uncle from her memories, and said with sympathy, "Is his talent greater than my second uncle's?"
No, not exactly.
Shen Shu'an choked, "What is that?"
[His cousin is an elder in the Holy Bright Sect and knows more about your situation, which is why he reacted so strongly.]
At this point, Shen Shu'an asked curiously, "What's going on with me? Has my story spread throughout the Holy Bright Sect yet?"
The system chuckled; the little host had already taken the bait: [Host, want to know? It costs 20 points to know.]
Shen Shu'an froze, then gritted her teeth, wincing in pain: "Yaya, you'd better give me some valuable information!"
【Alright, host, thank you for your patronage.】
In short, everyone knows you're currently in the Holy Bright Sect!
[You are that exceptionally talented junior sister, forcibly abducted by the Dragon Clan, forced to join them despite humiliation, and whose heart remains with the Holy Bright Sect even though she is on Dragon Island!]
The system's message was a bit too long, and Shen Shu'an couldn't quite process it all at once.
She silently repeated to herself, trying to make sense of it: "Uh, I was forcibly abducted by the dragons? Hmm, that's true."
"But why am I forced to endure humiliation and be... no, what do you mean? Does it mean I'm a spy sent out by the Holy Bright Sect?"
Shen Shuan was shocked.
[Host, don't worry about this.]
Anyway, you're quite famous in the Holy Bright Sect now. Everyone's waiting for you to return and participate in the sect's grand competition to witness your extraordinary talent.
Shen Shu'an: "?"
"I was doing really well in my cultivation lately, and tonight, staying at the Dragon Palace made me so happy that I even broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining. I'm quite pleased with myself."
"Why are you suddenly putting pressure on me?"
Shen Shu'an frowned, Shen Shu'an thought...
Two seconds later, Shen Shu'an concluded: "Damn it, if you wanted pressure, just say so. Why did you have to lie to me about 20 points?"
System: [No, host, that's not the point. The point is, you're quite famous within the Holy Bright Sect right now. Don't you have anything to say?]
Shen Shuan thought for a moment, then said with a pained expression, "What's the use of being famous? It hasn't contributed any emotional points to me."
At this point, Shen Shu'an felt as if her heart was being torn apart, and a look of regret appeared on her face: "Alas, I still don't know enough people!"
"Yaya, get me some business cards and name tags ready right now. I want to wear them when I return to the clan so I can get to know everyone!"
"Whether I'm a prodigy or not, what I really enjoy is making friends with everyone!"
The system paused for a moment, then said speechlessly: [Host, just say you want emotion points. But didn't you say before that being a genius isn't good either?]
Shen Shu'an frowned slightly and sighed, "Yaya, I've thought about it seriously, and I really can't pretend to be a pig!"
"I'd rather push myself to improve than play the fool!"
"This is perfect. I was looking to learn sword techniques, and my hometown sent me a whole bunch of emotion points."
"This time, I'm purely grateful to my hometown!"
After expressing her sincere gratitude, Shen Shu'an waved her hand and said, "Come on, Ya Ya, add some more!"
The system responded immediately: [Yes, host. Comprehending the sword technique requires 5000 points. Do you confirm the purchase?]
Shen Shu'an's smile froze. She silently lowered her hands from her hips, sat down cross-legged again, and said solemnly, "Why is it so expensive?"
[Host, this is the opening chapter of a Heaven-Rank sword technique, and that sword technique complements another Heaven-Rank cultivation technique.]
Shen Shu'an's eyes lit up. "Is it my master's 'Sky-Piercing Moon-Chasing Sword' and 'Mysterious Ice Heavenly Heart Technique'?"
[Yes, host. 】
Shen Shuan swallowed hard and clenched her fist: "Yaya, then you can save these 1,000 points for me first."
"In less than half a month, a month... well, anyway, I'll definitely learn this sword technique before the competition!"
With that, Shen Shu'an closed her eyes, focused on circulating the internal energy within her body, and began to cultivate frantically.
In the inconspicuous upper right corner of the system panel, the words "[50% Cultivation Efficiency Boost]" are displayed.
Recently, Shen Shuan's stress level has remained stable at 10-20 points.
Seeing Shen Shuan's nonchalant demeanor, the system was secretly getting anxious.
It feels extremely uncomfortable if the stress doesn't reach its host!
This finally put some pressure on Shen Shu'an, and the system was satisfied.
However, it couldn't help but mutter to itself: "Sure enough, the host is good in every way, except that he can't handle pressure at all!"
The next second, Shen Shu'an frowned, thinking to the system, "I'm cultivating, duck, stop buzzing in my head!"
system:【……?】
You're the one buzzing and whining, how dare you insult the leader?