“Mmm~ Little Xiao, I’m hungry.”
“Coming! How about some rice noodle rolls and shrimp dumplings?”
“Hmm, not bad.”
“Little Xiao~ I’m thirsty!”
“On it! Milk tea or cola?”
“Hmm, milk tea~”
…
“Little Xiao~ Come rub my shoulders~”
Luo Taozhi’s smug voice rang incessantly in Xiao Nanchu’s ears.
“Enough! Luo Taozhi, don’t go too far!”
Xiao Nanchu’s teeth were nearly grinding to dust.
This girl’s demands had evolved from being hungry and thirsty at the start, to wanting breakfast, milk tea, and cola. Fine, he’d pay for it, but he even had to deliver it to her personally. The girl wouldn’t even step out of her door!
Now, the requests were getting more and more outrageous; she even wanted a massage!
“Huh? Is it too much? Isn’t this a reward I’m bestowing upon you~?”
Luo Taozhi picked up her cola and took a deep gulp, then tilted her head to look at the complaining Xiao Nanchu with a look of feigned confusion. Her voice was filled with a sense of entitlement.
“A reward?” Xiao Nanchu was stunned.
Then, he was practically driven to laughter by her audacity.
“You spend my money, make me fetch it, and now you want a massage! And this is my blessing? Should I be thanking you too!?”
“Of course!”
Ignoring his complaints entirely, Luo Taozhi picked up the helmet nearby and sprawled comfortably on the bed. She didn’t forget to keep pestering him:
“I’m only giving you this reward because you’ve been so dutiful with the breakfast and cola. It’s only because it’s you; anyone else wouldn’t get this treatment.”
As she spoke, she reached back and pulled the blanket down slightly, revealing her smooth, pale nape and a small portion of her back.
“Hurry up and massage me. I’m going online to play. If you don’t do it now, forget it.”
With that, the light on the helmet flickered on. She had clearly entered the game.
Looking at Luo Taozhi lying defenselessly on the bed, Xiao Nanchu’s lips couldn’t help but twitch.
‘Is she just too trusting of me, or what? How can she just turn her back to me like that? Isn’t she afraid I’ll do something?’
He wouldn’t dare do anything truly over the line, but if he did something while she was gaming…
*Heh heh heh!*
Looking at the exposed patch of her smooth back, a bold idea suddenly surfaced in Xiao Nanchu’s mind.
He pressed his lips together firmly, fearing he might make a sound.
Xiao Nanchu stepped out of the room and returned a moment later, clutching a dark, blunt object. He approached her defenseless back.
A moment later, Xiao Nanchu walked out of Luo Taozhi’s room with a satisfied expression. He returned to his own room, put on his gaming glasses, and started the game.
Even as the glasses emitted a streak of light and he logged in, his lips were still curled in a smile.
**[Welcome, Player Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage, to the game]**
When Xiao Nanchu logged back in, Luo Taozhi was nowhere to be seen. He glanced at the World Channel.
‘Yep, keeping my identity a secret from her was definitely the right move.’
The World Channel was currently a mess.
**[Xiao Taozhi: Where is that guy with the sword at the Novice Village entrance?!]**
**[Xiao Taozhi: Where is that guy with the sword at the Novice Village entrance?!]**
**[Feifeifei: The big shot is still spamming the screen. Didn’t the other expert already go offline?]**
**[Xiao Taozhi: Where is that guy with the sword at the Novice Village entrance?!]**
**[Why Are You Anxious: Who knows what’s in the heart of a pro~]**
**[Xiao Taozhi: Where is that guy with the sword at the Novice Village entrance?!]**
**[To Be Honest: Why did the Rank One person on the Level Leaderboard drop down? Did they log off?]**
**[Even Dogs Don’t Eat Cilantro: No idea. Master Menghu is already Level 3.]**
**[Xiao Taozhi: Novice Village entrance…]**
‘Heh, this girl really doesn’t give up. She’s still spamming. It’s not like I offended her that much, right?’
Xiao Nanchu didn’t realize that initially, Luo Taozhi was only curious about this player named “Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage.” She just wanted to see which player could kill her in one hit with such high damage.
But then she had been repeatedly slaughtered by him!
There were several times when she was so close to winning, only dozens of HP away!!!
And yet, she was still killed in one hit by that damn guy every time!
Repeatedly, over and over, she was insta-killed!
No one could stand that.
‘It’s all because of the game’s latency. If I could use my real body, I definitely wouldn’t lose!’
In her real body, she wouldn’t make a single mistake all day. That guy wouldn’t even have a chance to touch her!
Luo Taozhi was typing away in the public chat while casually slaying a Little Wild Wolf nearby.
**[Little Wild Wolf]**
**[Level 5]**
**[HP: 400]**
**[Qi Attack: 100]**
**[Qi Defense: 30]**
**[Skill: Bite]**
A Level 5 monster!
Its stats were nearly double that of a Small Wild Boar!
It was still a one-hit kill, but the speed attribute — which wasn’t shown on the panel — had also doubled. The difficulty was far more than just twice as high.
To Luo Taozhi, however, there was no difference. At most, it just took a bit longer to secure the kill.
She kept muttering to herself: “That guy Xiao Nanchu didn’t massage me at all. Seriously, I only gave him that reward because I felt sorry for him.”
-22!
-26!
…
*Awoo!*
As she spoke, the wail of the Little Wild Wolf interrupted her train of thought.
The wolf’s corpse dissolved into points of light, leaving only the system notifications in her mind.
**[Congratulations! You have killed a Little Wild Wolf (Level 5). Experience +300]**
**[Wolf Pelt x2]**
**[Wolf Meat x1]**
**[Wolf Tooth Necklace x1]**
**[Congratulations, Player Xiao Taozhi! Your experience bar is full. You have leveled up]**
**[Level 2 → Level 3]**
Finally, a level up. Luo Taozhi slowed her typing speed and opened her Attribute Panel.
**[Attribute Panel]**
Name: Xiao Taozhi
Level: 3
HP: 300/300
MP: 300/300
Mental Power: 20
Qi Attack: 20
Qi Defense: 20
Skills: Basic Swordplay +, Basic Footwork +, Longsword Mastery +
“Tsk,” Luo Taozhi let out a soft sound of dissatisfaction.
Her stats had barely increased. These attributes, which she hadn’t cared about before, had become very important after her clash with “Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage.”
After all, she had been so close!
‘If my attributes were just a little bit higher!’
But there was no use dwelling on it. Luo Taozhi’s gaze shifted to the dropped Wolf Tooth Necklace.
‘A piece of equipment dropped. Not bad.’
This was the first piece of gear she had ever found.
**[Wolf Tooth Necklace] (Equippable)**
**[Required Level: 3]**
**[Qi Attack +20]**
**[Qi Defense +15]**
**[How could you have the heart to do that to such a cute wolfie… You’re so mean! There are three pieces to this set!]**
After equipping it, Luo Taozhi looked at her panel again. Her Qi Attack and Qi Defense stats had both increased.
It seemed that the attributes of starter gear didn’t show up on the personal Attribute Panel at all…