Chapter 89
Look me in the eye, Xuan Yi! How can you reject me for the sake of so-called peace and in
Nighttime, in Shen Shuan's courtyard.
While practicing her swordplay with swift movements, Shen Shu'an pondered the duck in her mind.
"Hiss, duck, why is Ancestor Wangxu throwing such complex emotions at me today?"
"The emotions are complex; what exactly is it?"
Shen Shuan recalled the scene in Mingyan Cave this morning, completely bewildered.
During the process of inviting the Divine Lord Zhuqiong to discuss the manufacture of the magic armor, the Old Ancestor Wangxu seemed fine, but every now and then he would look at her with affection.
But before she could figure it out, a system notification sounded: "...Ancestor Wangxu's emotions are complicated, collected..."
Shen Shu'an: "???"
What's going on here? A perfectly normal system prompt suddenly turned into an emotion prompt, giving me the strange feeling of being in a puzzle walkthrough.
Shen Shuan: I'm doing legitimate cultivation, pressure cultivation, not some other weird stuff!
Duck was silent for a moment, then rubbed its backend circuitry after a few seconds: [Host, Duck doesn't know either, it just feels weird.]
[Well, how about I upgrade it again, host? Let's see if we can refine the judgment of emotion value collection!]
Shen Shu'an: "?"
Shen Shu'an paused in his sword-wielding hand, frowned slightly, and sensed something was amiss.
What if the duckling gets upgraded to be too smart? Her silly duckling is the real duckling!
"No need for that, Duck, don't put too much pressure on yourself. You shouldn't bear so much responsibility!"
Shen Shu'an quickly called for a stop, her gaze full of affection.
Duck: [QAQ, Host!!!]
Shen Shu'an: "Duck!!!"
However, after a couple of seconds of being touched, Duck suddenly remembered the important matter: [Host, we need to repay the points we borrowed earlier, or we'll be overdue.]
Shen Shuan was taken aback, realizing she had almost forgotten about it. She had borrowed 100 points at the time, but when the 250 limit was approved, she felt it sounded too bad and didn't take out the loan.
Recalling his past achievements, Shen Shu'an glanced at his current points balance of 9000 and waved his hand dismissively: "Sure, we're doing well now, it's a good opportunity to show the system headquarters our integrity!"
As Shen Shu'an spoke, a sword light flashed from his hand, and the sword energy was initially formed.
Back then, was it reasonable to only give a genius like her a total loan credit limit of 350?
Things change every three months, and she is no longer the person she used to be!
It's just a mere hundred points; it's not worth crossing her moral bottom line!
【Alright, host, we'll process your repayment now. You can repay next time you need to.】
"Get the duck on the counter off its microchip!"
Shen Shuan interrupted the mechanized process of the ducks with a stern rebuke.
A sudden surge of electricity crackled through the duck-shaped chip. [Hiss, host, sorry, sorry, the duck's old problem is acting up again.]
Shen Shu'an stopped wielding her sword, put her hands on her hips, and shook her head sadly. "Alas, it's not easy for anyone."
"Duck, how many points do I need to get rid of this aftereffect?"
Duck was taken aback, then moved once more. After a few seconds of silence, it whispered, "[...Host, this requires chip maintenance and partial formatting. It's not worth it...]"
Shen Shu'an frowned: "Yaya, just tell me how many points!"
Duck hesitated for a moment: [Host, this costs 150 points, but it's okay, it's just some residual program!]
Shen Shu'an closed her eyes and looked up at the sky. Her eyes welled up with tears. She looked up at the bright moon in the sky and felt a surge of emotion.
She said decisively, "It's okay, Ya Ya, I'll pay the points. You can go do that kind of nursing job."
As she spoke, the girl's eyes, reflecting the moonlight, softened unusually: "Yaya, for you, it's worth it. How could it not be worth it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Shu'an thought to herself, "Why did today's expenses add up to exactly 250 points? Are they just fixated on those 250 points?"
At this moment, the duck was so moved that it typed out two lines of crying code in the background.
【┭┮﹏┭┮，Host！！！！！】
Shen Shu'an: "Duck!!!!!"
After a moment of overwhelming emotion that went straight to the chip, Duck's gaze swept over the words "Pressure Value: 76 points" on the system panel, and her eyes instantly sharpened.
Recently, the host's stress level has been hovering between 60 and 80 points. To be frank, it has never seen a host under such stress!
Since the host and the duck are connected at heart, the duck will also have to go all out!
Two seconds later, Shen Shu'an heard Duck's serious notification voice in her ear—
[Host, a new event just launched at the headquarters of the Multiverse Counter today: Talent Loan, limited to 5 slots for a limited time!]
[Host, we can now forge a report and apply for a spot. If successful, the loan can be repaid in three years with a monthly interest of 12 points. Duck Duck has done the math, and it seems quite cost-effective. Host, shall we apply?]
Shen Shu'an: "???"
Under the moonlight, Shen Shu'an immediately stood at attention. She straightened her body, her large eyes, still slightly red, glaring at him.
"No, Duck, how come you're so well-informed?"
Based on her past life experience, such good things usually wouldn't even reach someone as insignificant as her before all the spots were snapped up.
[Host, don't worry about that. Ducks have their own lineage.]
After listening to Ya Ya's domineering statement, Shen Shu'an realized after a moment's thought that the information must have come from Ya Ya's former colleague.
However, this also proves that YaYa is now very influential in the entertainment industry!
Shen Shu'an felt somewhat relieved, and her face also lit up. She sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard and solemnly said, "Yaya, explain in detail how you forged the report!"
……
Meanwhile, in Xuan Yi's courtyard.
Xuan Yi sat cross-legged on the eaves, his eyes closed as he continuously circulated his inner energy, beads of sweat constantly forming on his forehead.
"Stop holding back, accept me, Xuan Yi, I am you, and you are me!"
Several soul flames flickered beside him, the largest of which roared, appearing even more terrifying under the cold white moonlight.
Xuan Yi frowned slightly, ignoring it, but still increased the speed at which he silently recited the incantation.
However, seeing that Xuan Yi ignored it, the soul fire became even more furious, and it swelled up to a huge size.
"Xuan Yi, we were born as one. I've been with you through so many difficult times, and now you want to abandon me? That's not fair!"
"Evil thoughts, evil thoughts? That's an awful word. If it weren't for me, how could you have survived in the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range?"
"If it weren't for me, you would have been swallowed whole when you faced that giant bear-like monster!"
The soul fire roared, seemingly extremely angry and aggrieved, and a wisp of black flame spread out, rushing straight towards Xuan Yi's forehead.
"Look me in the eye, Xuan Yi!"
"Accept me? How can you reject me for the sake of so-called peace and tranquility?"
While practicing her swordplay with swift movements, Shen Shu'an pondered the duck in her mind.
"Hiss, duck, why is Ancestor Wangxu throwing such complex emotions at me today?"
"The emotions are complex; what exactly is it?"
Shen Shuan recalled the scene in Mingyan Cave this morning, completely bewildered.
During the process of inviting the Divine Lord Zhuqiong to discuss the manufacture of the magic armor, the Old Ancestor Wangxu seemed fine, but every now and then he would look at her with affection.
But before she could figure it out, a system notification sounded: "...Ancestor Wangxu's emotions are complicated, collected..."
Shen Shu'an: "???"
What's going on here? A perfectly normal system prompt suddenly turned into an emotion prompt, giving me the strange feeling of being in a puzzle walkthrough.
Shen Shuan: I'm doing legitimate cultivation, pressure cultivation, not some other weird stuff!
Duck was silent for a moment, then rubbed its backend circuitry after a few seconds: [Host, Duck doesn't know either, it just feels weird.]
[Well, how about I upgrade it again, host? Let's see if we can refine the judgment of emotion value collection!]
Shen Shu'an: "?"
Shen Shu'an paused in his sword-wielding hand, frowned slightly, and sensed something was amiss.
What if the duckling gets upgraded to be too smart? Her silly duckling is the real duckling!
"No need for that, Duck, don't put too much pressure on yourself. You shouldn't bear so much responsibility!"
Shen Shu'an quickly called for a stop, her gaze full of affection.
Duck: [QAQ, Host!!!]
Shen Shu'an: "Duck!!!"
However, after a couple of seconds of being touched, Duck suddenly remembered the important matter: [Host, we need to repay the points we borrowed earlier, or we'll be overdue.]
Shen Shuan was taken aback, realizing she had almost forgotten about it. She had borrowed 100 points at the time, but when the 250 limit was approved, she felt it sounded too bad and didn't take out the loan.
Recalling his past achievements, Shen Shu'an glanced at his current points balance of 9000 and waved his hand dismissively: "Sure, we're doing well now, it's a good opportunity to show the system headquarters our integrity!"
As Shen Shu'an spoke, a sword light flashed from his hand, and the sword energy was initially formed.
Back then, was it reasonable to only give a genius like her a total loan credit limit of 350?
Things change every three months, and she is no longer the person she used to be!
It's just a mere hundred points; it's not worth crossing her moral bottom line!
【Alright, host, we'll process your repayment now. You can repay next time you need to.】
"Get the duck on the counter off its microchip!"
Shen Shuan interrupted the mechanized process of the ducks with a stern rebuke.
A sudden surge of electricity crackled through the duck-shaped chip. [Hiss, host, sorry, sorry, the duck's old problem is acting up again.]
Shen Shu'an stopped wielding her sword, put her hands on her hips, and shook her head sadly. "Alas, it's not easy for anyone."
"Duck, how many points do I need to get rid of this aftereffect?"
Duck was taken aback, then moved once more. After a few seconds of silence, it whispered, "[...Host, this requires chip maintenance and partial formatting. It's not worth it...]"
Shen Shu'an frowned: "Yaya, just tell me how many points!"
Duck hesitated for a moment: [Host, this costs 150 points, but it's okay, it's just some residual program!]
Shen Shu'an closed her eyes and looked up at the sky. Her eyes welled up with tears. She looked up at the bright moon in the sky and felt a surge of emotion.
She said decisively, "It's okay, Ya Ya, I'll pay the points. You can go do that kind of nursing job."
As she spoke, the girl's eyes, reflecting the moonlight, softened unusually: "Yaya, for you, it's worth it. How could it not be worth it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Shu'an thought to herself, "Why did today's expenses add up to exactly 250 points? Are they just fixated on those 250 points?"
At this moment, the duck was so moved that it typed out two lines of crying code in the background.
【┭┮﹏┭┮，Host！！！！！】
Shen Shu'an: "Duck!!!!!"
After a moment of overwhelming emotion that went straight to the chip, Duck's gaze swept over the words "Pressure Value: 76 points" on the system panel, and her eyes instantly sharpened.
Recently, the host's stress level has been hovering between 60 and 80 points. To be frank, it has never seen a host under such stress!
Since the host and the duck are connected at heart, the duck will also have to go all out!
Two seconds later, Shen Shu'an heard Duck's serious notification voice in her ear—
[Host, a new event just launched at the headquarters of the Multiverse Counter today: Talent Loan, limited to 5 slots for a limited time!]
[Host, we can now forge a report and apply for a spot. If successful, the loan can be repaid in three years with a monthly interest of 12 points. Duck Duck has done the math, and it seems quite cost-effective. Host, shall we apply?]
Shen Shu'an: "???"
Under the moonlight, Shen Shu'an immediately stood at attention. She straightened her body, her large eyes, still slightly red, glaring at him.
"No, Duck, how come you're so well-informed?"
Based on her past life experience, such good things usually wouldn't even reach someone as insignificant as her before all the spots were snapped up.
[Host, don't worry about that. Ducks have their own lineage.]
After listening to Ya Ya's domineering statement, Shen Shu'an realized after a moment's thought that the information must have come from Ya Ya's former colleague.
However, this also proves that YaYa is now very influential in the entertainment industry!
Shen Shu'an felt somewhat relieved, and her face also lit up. She sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard and solemnly said, "Yaya, explain in detail how you forged the report!"
……
Meanwhile, in Xuan Yi's courtyard.
Xuan Yi sat cross-legged on the eaves, his eyes closed as he continuously circulated his inner energy, beads of sweat constantly forming on his forehead.
"Stop holding back, accept me, Xuan Yi, I am you, and you are me!"
Several soul flames flickered beside him, the largest of which roared, appearing even more terrifying under the cold white moonlight.
Xuan Yi frowned slightly, ignoring it, but still increased the speed at which he silently recited the incantation.
However, seeing that Xuan Yi ignored it, the soul fire became even more furious, and it swelled up to a huge size.
"Xuan Yi, we were born as one. I've been with you through so many difficult times, and now you want to abandon me? That's not fair!"
"Evil thoughts, evil thoughts? That's an awful word. If it weren't for me, how could you have survived in the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range?"
"If it weren't for me, you would have been swallowed whole when you faced that giant bear-like monster!"
The soul fire roared, seemingly extremely angry and aggrieved, and a wisp of black flame spread out, rushing straight towards Xuan Yi's forehead.
"Look me in the eye, Xuan Yi!"
"Accept me? How can you reject me for the sake of so-called peace and tranquility?"