Ding!
A heaven-defying operation has compelled the Hehuan Sect Bell Messenger to personally serve you, making it only a matter of time before you become an indispensable member of the sect!
Reward: 20 Spirit Stones
At the dining table.
Lin Yu rotated his neck, enjoying Chi Qingchi's shoulder massage service.
Her soft little hands kneaded his shoulders; whether his body felt comfortable was one thing, but his heart truly enjoyed it.
Lin Yu was very satisfied with Chi Qingchi's service.
He was genuinely a bit displeased with the system's description.
What did it mean, 'compelled'?
Hehuan Sect Bell Messenger.
It sounded like a rather unimportant sinecure.
He imagined it was probably no different from a 'Cleansing Altar Messenger'.
Couldn't he, a dignified Outer Sect Provisional Disciple, enjoy such a service?
A moment later.
Chi Qingchi complained wistfully, "Xiao Lin, is that enough? My hands are so sore."
Lin Yu: "I wouldn't mind if you used your feet either."
Chi Qingchi's eyes widened: "You! Xiao Lin, you're so perverted... I never noticed it before; you're truly a dark-bellied man skilled at disguise!"
Lin Yu: "Oh, from 'pervert' to 'Xiao Lin', and now from 'Xiao Lin' to 'dark-bellied man'. I think maybe we should reconsider the KFC thing..."
Chi Qingchi quickly changed her tune: "Take it back, take it back! You can't go back on your word, I've been massaging for ten minutes!"
For the sake of ice cream, chicken nuggets, and iced cola, she could only temporarily yield to his demonic clutches.
But her heart was truly indignant.
Chi Qingchi simply raised her elbow, deliberately applying force to Lin Yu's shoulder.
And surprisingly.
The kneading force earlier was too light, so Lin Yu's experience wasn't very strong.
Now the strength was just right, and it was getting better.
He really felt a bit reluctant to let Chi Qingchi go.
Lin Yu looked back at her. For a girl whose information panel had already been opened, he only needed a thought to bring up her information box again.
In the 【Intimacy Level with Host】 column, the original value of 30% had already become 31%.
The efficiency was quite good.
After a short interaction, and without even completing her eight major wishes, it had already increased by 1%.
As long as he put in some effort and time, it shouldn't be difficult to reach max level.
By observing Chi Qingchi's information panel, Lin Yu gained a deeper understanding of the system.
If the intimacy level was too low, he couldn't check how many Dao Companions the other party had.
Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed very reasonable.
When facing an unfamiliar member of the opposite sex, if you don't delve deep into understanding them, how can you know if they are a 'sea king' or 'sea queen' (playboy/playgirl)?
Not long after.
Lin Yu took Chi Qingchi to the 24-hour KFC near his Apartment.
Taking a two-dimensional girl out onto the street resulted in high Return Rate wherever they went.
Whether it was 2014 or the future Lin Yu had lived in, the number of Lolita dress girls was very small.
If the girl's Appearance were even more striking, in the future, she might be surrounded for a street photoshoot.
The current atmosphere wasn't that crazy yet.
But it still allowed Lin Yu to experience the feeling of being envied by passersby.
It wasn't that he was blindly confident, feeling good about himself and thinking that passing men were envious.
It was purely the system tattling.
Ding!
A heaven-defying operation! You and the Hehuan Sect Bell Messenger entered the world as a pair, mistakenly believed by the public to be each other's Dao Companions, attracting widespread envy!
Reward: 20 Spirit Stones
...
After arriving at KFC.
Lin Yu had Chi Qingchi find a seat, while he went to the counter to order.
Ice cream, chicken nuggets, cola – nothing was left out; he ordered the full spread.
One consumption, three times the mission reward!
Lin Yu himself ordered an extra half-price ice cream to cool down.
It wasn't to save money, which is why he didn't order anything else.
It was simply because he had already eaten breakfast and had no room left in his stomach.
Two ice creams couldn't be carried on a tray. After Lin Yu picked up the tray, the little sister serving the food thoughtfully tucked the ice cream into the crook of his hand.
During the process of placing the ice cream, their hands inevitably touched.
Lin Yu curiously tried to activate the information panel.
He wanted to see if any peculiar information panel would appear for the little sister serving the food.
The result.
It did appear.
A blank white board popped up with a question mark drawn on it.
The system's prompt followed immediately...
Ding!
You must remember, non-Hehuan Sect Dao Friends, you cannot conspire with those of different paths!
Those who can develop into the Host's Dao Companions must be fellow Zong You of the Hehuan Sect!
Lin Yu thanked her and turned to leave.
He hadn't intended to touch her; he was just trying it out of curiosity.
Now it seemed the system had determined that his Apartment was the Hehuan Sect's main base.
Once he left the door, it would prompt him to 'enter the world'.
The restriction on Dao Companions could only be the tenants within the Apartment.
As for the number, hehe, it was certainly sufficient.
But which man would complain about having too many 'Dao Companions'?
So, to summarize, the system's Dao Companions, missions, and rewards... all revolved around the people inside the Apartment and were ineffective for those outside the Apartment.
Narrowing the target range also allowed for greater focus.
Ineffective for people outside the Apartment...
Lin Yu: "!!!"
As he walked.
Lin Yu suddenly realized a detail he had previously overlooked!
He quickly went to the table where Chi Qingchi was sitting, placed down the chicken nuggets and cola, and then swiftly handed the ice cream to Chi Qingchi.
A smooth combo of actions, followed by a series of system broadcasts.
Ding!
Congratulations to the Host for successfully completing the daily mission 'Dining Needs (Ice Cream)', gaining 50 sect contribution and 20 Spirit Stones!
Congratulations to the Host for successfully completing the daily mission 'Dining Needs (Fried Chicken Nuggets)', gaining 50 sect contribution and 20 Spirit Stones!
Congratulations to the Host for successfully completing the daily mission 'Dining Needs (Cola)', gaining 50 sect contribution and 20 Spirit Stones!
Current Data:
sect contribution: 150
Spirit Stones: 160
Chi Qingchi thanked him repeatedly with starry eyes, completely engrossed by the snacks.
So much so that she didn't notice Lin Yu's incredibly astonished expression at all.
One operation, three waves of rewards.
The value of his hourly wage was constantly increasing.
Logically speaking, Lin Yu should have been ecstatic about this.
But all his attention was now completely drawn to something else...
The system only targeted people within the Apartment; this was a verified and explicitly stated fact by the system's prompts.
According to this rule.
Where did his Soul Cultivation Dao Companion come from?
If he hadn't seen Qimeng Auntie's data before, he might have guessed it was her.
After all.
Within the Apartment, besides her, Lin Yu had no other close female acquaintances.
Yet, he clearly saw that Qimeng Auntie's Dao Companion count was 0.
So, after ruling out her suspicion.
With Lin Yu's limited twenty-year experience, only that 'online girlfriend' remained!
Her relationship with Lin Yu also most closely fit the identity of a Soul Cultivation Dao Companion.
Their interaction was limited to spirit and text, with no real-life contact.
Considering everything.
The conclusion that could be drawn was:
His online girlfriend, his Soul Cultivation Dao Companion, was one of the others in the Apartment besides Qimeng Auntie!
Oh, my goodness!
How could his pure and innocent self back then not have noticed at all?
Someone was playing 'under the lamp is dark' with him!
Who could it be?
Lin Yu first glanced at Chi Qingchi sitting opposite him.
She was eating her ice cream so eagerly that it got on her chin.
She wasn't flustered at all, wiping it with a tissue, then eagerly continuing to eat.
And it got on her chin again.
Repeating the wiping motion.
Lin Yu: "..."
First, rule out Xiao Chi.
Although he hadn't seen Xiao Chi's Dao Companion count.
Such an undisguised girl couldn't hide things.
Furthermore.
According to Lin Yu's speculation.
To be mutual Soul Cultivation Dao Companions, there would at least be some manifestation in their intimacy level.
The intimacy level of 'friends and neighbors' was likely insufficient.
Moreover, being mutual Soul Cultivation Dao Companions meant the other party also had a good impression of him.
It wasn't as simple as just teasing him.
Oh dear.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu truly felt a bit regretful.
How could he have missed it back then?
Lin Yu took out his phone and opened WeChat.
The first chat box was his conversation with his online girlfriend.
Online name: Chen Meng Ting Yu
A name with a touch of literary flair.
The chat history stopped at 10:30 last night, just before Lin Yu decided to pull an all-nighter.
Looking at the content, Lin Yu finally remembered the real reason he drank so much beer last night...
Yesterday was their one-year anniversary of online dating.
The introverted and timid Lin Yu, for the first time, boldly asked, "Is there any chance we could meet?"
What he got in return was, "Isn't it good to keep our current relationship?"
One initiative from an introverted person resulted in deeper introversion and self-inflicted torment of feigned illness.
He even deliberately took pictures of a few cans of beer in the chat.
Half-sulkily sending a message to the other party: Heh heh, celebrating our one-year anniversary.
Pain!
So much pain!
So much pain that Lin Yu's toes were about to dig through the KFC floor.
No, big brother.
You're a University Student in your third year!
Still pulling that decadent literature act.
If it weren't for fear of pain, Lin Yu would really want to slap himself twice.
The last two replies were from Chen Meng Ting Yu:
Happy anniversary.
Don't be like this, why are you drinking so much beer?
And then there was no then.
Lin Yu, being aloof, didn't reply, punishing himself by chugging beer...
He truly deserved to be single back then!
It was a miracle he didn't scare the girl to death.
...
At the same time.
On the small road outside the KFC.
A young man and woman walked by, holding hands.
The man's eyes involuntarily looked towards the couple by the window inside the store.
The woman noticed the man's gaze, immediately pouted and frowned, raising her hand to pinch his arm hard.
The man winced in pain: "Ow, hiss!"
The woman snapped: "Is Lolita pretty? So you like this style of girl!"
After speaking, she immediately let go of the man's hand, preparing to walk ahead by herself.
Seeing this, the man quickly chuckled, grabbed her hand again, and explained:
"How could that be? Heaven knows, I only like you."
"I just didn't expect to see someone familiar here."
"Zhao Yuhao from our class, you know him too!"
The woman looked at the man and woman inside the KFC, suspiciously saying:
"Don't give me that, Zhao Yuhao is a bit fat, I have an impression of him."
"That guy is so thin, how could it be Zhao Yuhao."
"Zhao Yuhao isn't as fair-skinned as him either!"
The man quickly pulled out his phone, found Zhao Yuhao's WeChat, and showed it, saying:
"Not the guy, it's that girl!"
"Look, Zhao Yuhao posted about it in his Moments, a group photo from their anime club."
"She's the little goddess Zhao Yuhao has been chasing for two years!"
Upon hearing about live gossip.
The woman's expression softened, and she picked up the phone as if it were a major event.
Comparing the girl in the photo with Chi Qingchi's face inside the store.
"It's true! It's really her!"
"Then... isn't she cheating?"
The woman covered her mouth in surprise.
However, looking at Lin Yu's profile, the woman also very much understood Chi Qingchi's 'cheating' behavior.
Zhao Yuhao's looks simply couldn't compare to Lin Yu's in the store.
Most University Students are not very sensible, still largely stuck in the stage of judging people by their looks.
The man raised his phone, carefully took a picture of the store, and chuckled:
"Hehe, whether she's cheating or not is hard to say."
"Anyway, Zhao Yuhao often brags to us that he's already 'taken her down'."
"He also said how awesome it was to have a two-dimensional girlfriend."
"Now I'll send it to him and see how he can still brag!"