Luo Taozhi and Xiao Nanchu had met in college. Over the course of four years, they became best friends who shared everything. On the day before graduation, Nanchu received news that his friend Luo Taozhi was missing; the reason for his disappearance was unknown.
By the time the police contacted him, Luo Taozhi had been gone for four months. Since he had grown up in an orphanage, if it hadn’t been for the landlord coming to demand unpaid rent, no one might have discovered he was missing.
So, was Luo Taozhi’s appearance before him now a good thing?
However, the one point Xiao Nanchu couldn’t wrap his head around was the gender. As his roommate, Luo Taozhi should, by all rights, be the same gender as him. Furthermore, in terms of looks, the original Luo Taozhi possessed an appearance that was, at most, slightly above average. Even with plastic surgery, it was impossible to transform into the breathtaking beauty standing before him now.
Therefore…
“Why are you looking at me with those eyes! My name is Luo Taozhi now—’Tao’ as in peach tree, and ‘Zhi’ as in peach branch,” Luo Taozhi said, her hands on her hips as she spoke triumphantly to the distracted Xiao Nanchu.
“As your father, I’ll permit you to call me by my original name, but everyone else outside calls me the Peach Branch Sword Immortal!”
Xiao Nanchu tentatively reached out his hand, wanting to feel the girl’s forehead.
“What are you doing? Thinking of getting handsy? I know my current appearance is stunning, but looking is enough! Touching is just too creepy!” Luo Taozhi dodged Xiao Nanchu’s probing hand with a look of disgust.
“Pah, where is the ‘stunning’? You’re just an average girl…”
Even though he spoke those words, Xiao Nanchu’s voice grew smaller and smaller toward the end. In his heart, he actually agreed with her statement. After all, the girl before him was truly beautiful—so beautiful she didn’t seem like a character that could exist in reality.
“Tch, keep acting tough. Do you think I don’t know what my own face looks like?”
“By all rights, a beautiful girl of my level could have anyone she wanted!”
Luo Taozhi saw through Xiao Nanchu’s act at a glance. Did her looks even need an evaluation? She wasn’t bragging! Her title as the Peach Branch Fairy in the cultivation world wasn’t earned through martial prowess alone!
While it was true she was invincible within her rank—punching the Holy Sons of sacred lands, kicking the Senior Sisters of demon sects, and even holding her own against elders a rank higher than her—she had to admit that her beauty was indeed more famous than her combat strength…
“So you really are Luo Taozhi?”
Xiao Nanchu was still in disbelief. Who would believe that the buddy they shared a dorm with had turned into this!
“Does your father have to leak his ID card details to you before you’ll behave?”
“What if it was just leaked by a—”
“Then back in college when you were chasing that Senior, and she told you to come to the hotel in the middle of the night to help her deliver—”
“Stop!” Xiao Nanchu turned visibly red. He hurried to interrupt her: “Dad! I believe you, Dad! Luo Dad! Just shut up!”
“Wouldn’t it have been better to just do that from the start~”
Luo Taozhi looked smugly at Xiao Nanchu, who was so flushed he looked like he wanted to challenge her to an octagon cage match right then and there. She didn’t know what this guy had been thinking back then. His family seemed quite wealthy, yet he let himself be played by that Senior like poor Tom the cat.
She wasn’t like him. Back then, she was always just going between the dorm and the classroom! She never gave any Seniors a chance to play her!
“So you really are Luo Taozhi!”
Now that his dark history had been accurately recited, Xiao Nanchu basically accepted the fact that this beautiful girl was Luo Taozhi. After all, no one else would know about that embarrassing history except for Luo Taozhi, who happened to be working part-time at the hotel back then. Even if a hacker doxed him, they couldn’t possibly know he had done such a thing!
“Seriously, it’s so noisy. Why are you still doubting me, man!” Luo Taozhi was getting a bit annoyed. She had said everything she needed to say, so why did Xiao Nanchu still have that wary look on his face?
“No, I’m not. I believe you. I really do!”
“Bullshit! Your face is written all over with disbelief! What do I have to do for you to believe your father? Name your terms!”
“I do believe you. I didn’t say I didn’t.”
Xiao Nanchu truly did believe her; it was just that he found it very difficult to accept that the beauty in front of him was Luo Taozhi. However, from Luo Taozhi’s perspective, it was a different story. She had said all she could, yet Xiao Nanchu’s eyes kept avoiding her. Wasn’t that just a sign of disbelief?
“Xiao Nanchu! You… you!!”
Luo Taozhi was fuming. She stammered for a long time but couldn’t get another word out. She turned around to walk out the door, appearing deeply disappointed in Xiao Nanchu.
One step, two steps, three steps…
Just as Luo Taozhi was about to exit the room, she suddenly stopped. She whipped her head back and yelled at Xiao Nanchu:
“Xiao the Virgin, damn you! You’re really not going to stop me!”
Then, like a tiger pouncing down a mountain, she lunged toward Xiao Nanchu!
“Wait, wait, wait!”
A beautiful flying throat lock!
Before Xiao Nanchu could react, Luo Taozhi had already pounced in front of him. Using her momentum, she locked his throat and pinned him to the ground. Then, she transitioned into a cross armbar, her legs tightly clamping Xiao Nanchu’s arm, locking him firmly to the floor.
“You’ve really done it now! Your father humbled himself so much, yet you still dare to put on airs. You’ve really forgotten the days when I dominated you, haven’t you!”
It was a familiar feeling. That brat Luo Taozhi used to love locking him up like this too. Except now… to be honest, it was pure enjoyment.
Luo Taozhi seemed afraid of breaking him, so the force she used was even lighter than before, meaning he didn’t feel any pain at all. All he could perceive was the faint, fresh scent of peach blossoms from the girl and the soft sensation of her touch.
Xiao Nanchu was extremely smart—smart enough that he immediately turned his head in the direction he most definitely should have turned.
But all that met his eyes was a patch of mist.
Why was there a patch of mist?
Luo Taozhi, who was currently locking Xiao Nanchu down, keenly sensed that something was wrong. By all rights, Xiao Nanchu should have immediately begged for mercy or tried to resist. How could there be no sound at all? She hadn’t used much force, so there was no way she had knocked him unconscious! That meant only…
“Does it look good?”
“I can’t see anything…” Xiao Nanchu answered subconsciously. Only after he finished speaking did he realize the situation was bad.
“It’s all mist, right? Do you really want the mist to clear away~”
The words spoken were so tempting—if only her tone didn’t sound like she was about to commit murder.
“No, no, I wouldn’t dare.”
Xiao Nanchu clearly felt the strength of the grip on his arm increase. He hurried to beg the girl for mercy. Upon hearing his plea, Luo Taozhi triumphantly released his hand.
“Even if you dared, it wouldn’t matter~ This dress I’m wearing isn’t just for looks~ It’s a treasure that comes with an anti-gravity hem and mysterious mist safety pants!”
He didn’t understand. Xiao Nanchu had no idea what she was talking about. He had never heard of such high-tech things. However, since the girl had let go, he sat up from the floor and rubbed his aching shoulder. He looked at the girl before him and, after a moment of hesitation, spoke…
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