“By the way, did you get Uncle and Auntie into the game?”
Luo Taozhi stopped her random thoughts. She set aside her worries about the future for now and decided to focus on the present.
“Oh, right. Speaking of that…” Xiao Nanchu’s expression turned subtle. “My parents seem to already be in the game.”
He hadn’t been in the game all the time these past few days, and it didn’t take much time to call his parents anyway.
“And it’s not just my parents who entered the game. All the friends they know have entered the game too.”
“A bunch of uncles and aunties are actually this ahead of the curve?”
Luo Taozhi was surprised too. Shouldn’t older people dislike games?
“Uh…” Xiao Nanchu’s expression grew even stranger. “It’s not just that they’re ahead. I heard they even started a guild in the game and took two first kills in Novice Village No. 024.”
Whoa, Uncle and Auntie are really making progress!
Luo Taozhi was stunned. Taking two first kills in a novice village was almost as impressive as what she had done.
“Tsk tsk, Uncle and Auntie aren’t secret experts, are they? Did they hold back on teaching you? How come you haven’t gotten a single first kill?”
Compared to Uncle and Auntie, Xiao Nanchu was just so bad. How could he not get a single first kill in a place a thousand years ago with no player competition?
“They used a guild to gang up and chip down health, okay! Besides, where was I supposed to get a first kill in that place? It’s not like I could kill people.”
“Then figure it out yourself. I’m going back to log in. Remember to try the experiment we agreed on and see if that thousand-year-old account of yours can actually be operated.”
Luo Taozhi shrugged, turned around, and headed back to her room. She had said everything she needed to say to Xiao Nanchu. The remaining time had to be spent logging in as quickly as possible.
“Wait!”
Just as Luo Taozhi turned, Xiao Nanchu’s voice rang in her ears.
“What time is it now?”
“About noon. Why? Aren’t you going to eat lunch?”
“…Eat.”
One thing at a time.
What was happening in the game was important, but was eating not a big deal?
Luo Taozhi swore she wasn’t hungry. As a dignified Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator, she naturally didn’t need to eat.
But Xiao Nanchu still had to eat, right?
She was only staying to help him finish his meal, afraid he wouldn’t be able to eat it all alone!
With that thought in mind, her feet had already turned back. She walked straight to the bed, quietly crouched on the floor with her legs folded.
Leaning slightly, she poked her head forward half an inch. To see his phone more clearly, she got closer, her head almost buried in Xiao Nanchu’s chest.
“Hey, move aside! You’re blocking my phone. How am I supposed to order?”
Xiao Nanchu complained, but his gaze was incredibly gentle.
Luo Taozhi like this was much more pleasing to the eye.
Her previous serious expression had made him feel unfamiliar and uneasy.
He didn’t know why, but he just didn’t like seeing Luo Taozhi’s other side.
That first time at the supermarket, when she was surrounded and instinctively put on that cold Fairy expression, it had made him uncomfortable.
Then later, when he accidentally saw something he shouldn’t have, Luo Taozhi walked ahead expressionlessly, and people instinctively avoided her.
And just now, that serious look on her face.
Every time Luo Taozhi showed that appearance from another world, a sense of dread rose in his heart.
He… he felt like he was afraid.
Afraid that Luo Taozhi would completely become that person. Afraid that she would never again show that relaxed, goofy side.
He would rather hear Luo Taozhi call him her good son every day than see her put on that cold face.
This feeling was strange, appearing for no reason, as if it wasn’t his own thought.
In any case, he was afraid of that version of Luo Taozhi. His instinct told him he couldn’t let her become that.
Otherwise, the consequences would be terrible!
His hand naturally landed on Luo Taozhi’s little head and gently rubbed it.
Luo Taozhi didn’t resist. She just moved slightly with his force, making room for the phone but still keeping a distance where she could see.
“What do you want to eat?”
“Mm… I don’t know.”
“Snail noodles?”
“Sure!”
Luo Taozhi was not picky. As long as it was tasty, she was willing to eat it. After all, nothing could be worse than the Bigu Pills distributed by the sect.
Two bowls of snail noodles and two bottles of cola. The delivery was ordered quickly, but it would still take half an hour to arrive.
“Not enough time to log in and do anything… How about I teach you a cultivation technique?”
Luo Taozhi looked at the estimated delivery time on the phone screen, hesitated, and decided not to log in just yet.
“A cultivation technique?” Xiao Nanchu was about to put on his device, but he stopped when he heard her words. “What cultivation technique? I’m not…”
He abruptly stopped mid-sentence.
That’s right! He also had spiritual energy in reality now!
“Mhm, your current spiritual energy hasn’t reached Qi Refining Layer 1 yet, but basic training is still fine!”
She had started practicing this technique right after escaping the life of a little beggar, joining a sect, and being introduced to spiritual energy.
“Come on, move over!” She sat down from the floor onto Xiao Nanchu’s bed and pushed him to the other side.
“Sit up straight!”
Seeing that Xiao Nanchu had obediently sat cross-legged on the bed, Luo Taozhi began to work.
“Just sitting like that won’t work. Your posture has to be right! Now, get in from this position!”
“H-How am I supposed to get in?”
“Put some effort into it!”
“I… I’m trying my best!”
“No, no! Push it further inside!”
“I can’t get it in! Really can’t!”
Helpless because Xiao Nanchu’s body was too stiff, Luo Taozhi had to guide him hand over hand, adjusting his posture little by little.
To push the rigid Xiao Nanchu down, she had to use her own weight to help.
“Dammit! Don’t press down on me! Ow ow ow! I’m dying! I’m dying!”
“Stop yelling! Not using spiritual energy to press you down is already my greatest mercy!”
Under Luo Taozhi’s torment, Xiao Nanchu couldn’t believe he could even make such a pose!
How had she just folded his leg? Could his hand really twist to that angle?
But no matter what, the basic posture was barely achieved.
“See? It can be done, right? Are you a man? You kept shouting. When I practiced back then, no one was as gentle as me! They used spiritual energy to force you down!”
Luo Taozhi looked with satisfaction at Xiao Nanchu, whose body was bent beyond the limits of human anatomy.
Any normal person trying this would probably break a bone on the spot.