"Don't worry, I don't need you to treat me this time."

Zhao Huo, who was using his "spirit" to strengthen his chopsticks, making them like a sharp scalpel to cut open the shell of the hairy crab, rolled his eyes and said stubbornly, "It's not like I can't afford it."

"Thank you, Boss Zhao—" Ren Suo immediately echoed.

"But Boss Ren is in a good mood today, so I won't spoil his mood."

Zhao Huo glanced at Xiao Jiu who was attacking a pile of crayfish on the opposite table, and asked softly: "Xiao Jiu is really not yours..."

Ren Suo shook his head repeatedly: "How could it be mine? Xiaojiu is already 8 years old. If it is really mine, wouldn't I be 15 years old..."

"Fifteen is fine. A hundred years ago, many people became parents in their teens."

Qiao Muyi, who came back with a plate of seafood, heard their conversation and sat next to Ren Suo with interest. She smiled and said, "Or are you still not good enough at the age of 15?"

Ren Suo's tone froze. Unlike Zhao Huo, Qiao Muyi was a powerful venomous snake. It was simply uncomfortable to chat with her. So he handed her a mooncake flatteringly: "Double yolk snowy skin lotus seed mooncake, the egg yolk is oozing with oil, try it."

"Thank you." Qiao Muyi took it with a smile.

At this time, Xiao Jiu, who was tearing the crayfish with his bare hands, shouted, "Xiao Jiu wants to eat too."

"This mooncake is so big, I definitely can't eat it, it's too greasy. Cut it into eight pieces and share it with everyone." Qiao Muyi took a knife to cut the mooncake and said, "Besides, if you eat too much mooncake at the seafood buffet, you'll lose out."

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ren Suo had previously made an appointment with Zhao Zili for a seafood buffet, so he decided to go all out and invite his friends out for a seafood buffet as if it were a holiday.

Most of the people he knew were cultivators, and they made good use of their time to practice every day. Few of them went home for the holidays. In addition to Xiao Jiu, there were Bai Ji, Dong Chengling, Qiao Muyi, Ren Xingmei, Gu Yueyan, and Lin Xianyu, all of whom were bound.

Zhao Huo brought Sun Shu with him. It seemed that he was going to play with Sun Shu and "other friends" today.

However, since Ren Suo had made an appointment with him, Zhao Huo put the two things together.

Ren Suo suddenly remembered this and asked Zhao Huo where the 'other friends' were. Zhao Huo replied, "They all had something urgent to do today. I didn't expect that they would stand me up... Alas."

Ren Suo glanced at Sun Shu, whose pretty face was blushing, and then patted Zhao Huo's shoulder earnestly, saying:

"Brother, listen to my advice. Practice hard and strive to become invulnerable to swords and knives as soon as possible... As if that's not enough, it would be best if you could withstand bullets. After all, it's hard to predict the will of heaven and the human heart. Fortune and disaster can happen at any time."

Originally Ren Suo thought that his beautiful, rich and wealthy fiancée had the advantage of timing, and his childhood sweetheart Xiao Meng had the advantage of location, so Sun Shu should have no chance. Unexpectedly, Sun Shu had the advantage of people!

It seems that it is still unknown who will kill Zhao Huolu!

Based on such a wonderful emotional situation, I will definitely make Ren Suo my friend, Zhao Huo!

Although Ren Suo's words were strange, his tone was unusually sincere. Zhao Huo accepted his kindness and said, "Don't worry about me. Come on, I'm almost promoted to the third level."

“Would you like to make a bet on who will be promoted to the third rank first?” Ren Suo asked with a smile.

Hearing the word "gamble", Zhao Huo got scared. He still remembered the last time he was slapped in the face. He shook his head and changed the subject: "Captain Qiao is here too. I remember Deputy Director Yu is also very familiar with you, right?"

"Him?" Ren Suo chuckled twice: "He's probably alone with his beauty now... Mu Yi, did Yu Kuangtu take a day off today?"

"Yeah." Qiao Muyi picked up a piece of salmon sashimi and said, "Captain Li Dan is on duty today, and Deputy Director Yu seems to have disappeared early in the morning.

Actually, many people in the Countermeasures Bureau went home to celebrate the holiday today, but in theory, the deputy director with the strongest combat power should be in charge of the Countermeasures Bureau. Captain Li Dan also seemed to be planning to take a holiday, but he agreed to stay after being persuaded by the deputy director. "

It is not surprising that Qiao Muyi knows so much information. The main ingredients she uses to make the poisonous chicken soup are the gossips she hears in daily life.

"He already has a girlfriend?" Zhao Huo only found out now: "How old is she?"

"Yes, and he's a freshman in our college." Ren Suo said, "I can't tell you who it is, but he caught up with others in their senior year of high school."

Zhao Huo said "Oh". At this time, Ren Suo glanced at his circle of friends, raised his eyebrows, and handed the phone to them.

I saw a picture posted by a person named "Rain Ripples" in Ren Suo's circle of friends. The background was a busy commercial street. When taking the picture, you can look down, so you can't take a picture of the head, only the man's clothes and the girl's sailor uniform.

Under the 'Ripples of Rain', a person named 'Ripples of Rain' posted this on his Moments: "My practice went very smoothly today, I will try to achieve the fourth level as soon as possible!"

Zhao Huo blinked his eyes: "Actually, I think skipping work is a very bad thing... Especially skipping work with a girl in a sailor suit, it's really too enviable... It's too bad."

Ren Suo also said: "Why not add a sentence like 'I am so happy shopping with my girlfriend' to the picture and send it to Li Dan."

"You men's jealousy is so ugly." Qiao Muyi said as she controlled Ren Suo's phone, transferred the picture from the circle of friends to her phone, opened the PS software and started operating it smoothly.

Xiaojiu, who witnessed the whole process of the incident, tilted her head in confusion, but when she saw the older brothers and sisters opposite her were smiling knowingly, she also smiled and dealt with the grilled steak in front of her.

Sun Shu next to her blinked, lowered her head, opened the shopping app on her phone, and searched for "sailor suit"...

At this time, there was a noisy sound coming from the passage not far away. Ren Suo and others looked over and found that Bai Ji and others were being harassed by a group of fangirls.

To be precise, only Bai Ji was entangled, and Dong Chengling and the others were blocked and couldn't pass.

"Is it the handsome guy in "The Killer"? "

"Really? Can we take a photo together?"

"Can you make me an ice flower, handsome?"

"Handsome guy, who do you think is more handsome, the Asgardian killer or you?"

"Handsome, do you have any pictures of you and the Asgardian killer?"

Bai Ji and the others took great effort to break away from the crowd of fans. Ren Suo smiled and said, "Bai Ji, remember to wear sunglasses and a mask next time you go out—you are already a celebrity."

Ren Xingmei also said: "You have to wear sunglasses in school. Now many female students say they want to have children for Teacher Bai."

Lin Xianyu said faintly: "There are people like this among male students, too."

Gu Yueyan snorted: "These people say nice things, but they didn't even join the hard training class. They don't admire Teacher Bai's strength at all."

Bai Ji waved his hands and said helplessly: "Don't make fun of me, everyone will probably forget about me in a few days. I am not like Captain Qiao. Captain Qiao is a celebrity now, and is known as the strongest female cultivator in Lianjiang City. It seems that Captain Qiao will be busy in the future, and it will be difficult for her to get together with us again."

Qiao Muyi narrowed his eyes, looked at Bai Ji and said:

"But compared to liking Teacher Bai, everyone seems to like pairing Teacher Bai up with someone else. People on the Internet think that Teacher Bai and the Asgard Killer are a couple. Of course, there are also some heretical cults that recognize the CPs of 'Teacher Bai x Blood Demon' and 'Teacher Bai x Ink Master'..."

“How disgusting.”

Sun Shu frowned and said, "The rotten girls on the Internet are really..."

Gu Yueyan nodded: "I don't know what's the point of going crazy when I see two handsome guys."

Ren Xingmei spread her hands and said, "Yes, in fact, there are also female students who fantasize about Teacher Bai having affairs with other teachers or other doctors. Some even approve of the combination of 'Teacher Bai x my brother'. It's really horrible."

Bai Ji glanced at them, then looked at Qiao Muyi, and nodded slowly: "Yes, women nowadays are really too scary..."

Women are really scary, fortunately he doesn't like women.

At this time, Ren Suo said, "Bai Ji, Cheng Ling, I'm sorry to bother you these days."

Dong Chengling shook his head: "It's no trouble. I'm also very happy that Xiaojiu can live with me."

Xiao Jiu also nodded heavily, with black pepper juice all over her little face, and said happily: "I sleep and take a bath with Sister Ling every day, I am so happy!"

'Sleep together, bathe together'...

Everyone's imaginations immediately ran wild, but the subject of their imaginations varied from person to person.

Bai Ji: "I didn't do anything. Xiaojiu has all the necessary documents, so it's easy to enroll her. The teachers like her very much."

Xiao Jiu nodded quickly and interrupted, "Yeah, the female teacher there is very good! Big brother, you have to come over next time!"

Bai Ji continued, "You really don't need to treat me to a meal, or we can just cook a few side dishes at home..."

"Of course not. If it were me, I might have to make several trips." Ren Suo refused righteously: "Besides, you have helped me so much, so don't refuse this small reward from me."

Yes, this time it was Ren Suo who treated everyone, which was not easy for him - although he was not stingy, he had no need to spend money on weekdays, so he developed a frugal character.

However, almost all the people he invited were bonded people. If spending some money could maintain the relationship between bonded people or even deepen it, then it would certainly be worth it.

Moreover, Bai Ji helped solve Xiaojiu's enrollment problem, and Dong Chengling directly took care of Xiaojiu with him, saving Ren Suo a lot of effort, so it was only right for him to treat him to a meal.

"Brother Ren, did we help you too?" asked Lin Xianyu who was eating crabs. Gu Yueyan and Ren Xingmei also looked at Ren Suo.

Lin Xianyu chuckled in response: "I definitely don't have it, but the squad leader does."

Gu Yueyan’s expected response: “Yes.”

Ren Xingmei’s expected response: “Yes.”

After wearing the "listening headphones", the ability of "desire detection" has indeed become much more practical.

"Of course. Just with you by my side, I have endless power." Ren Suo looked at them and smiled.

Although they are rarely used, "Storm Control" and "Waxing and Shining" are both extremely practical attack bonds.

Not to mention the rapid progress of her younger sister - she was able to master English and "Shan Yi" so quickly in just eight days of being idle, and the rapid progress has played a big role.

But of course Ren Suo couldn't directly tell the reason for the bond, so he could only make up a few reasons to express his gratitude.

"Sister, if you hadn't taken care of me the past few days, I might have been in a mess. Thank you for being with me at that time."

"Yue Yan, um, can I call you that? Although you are harsh in words, you are actually very nice to me and have helped me many times at critical moments."

"Especially Xianyu. If it weren't for you, I might have to take more detours," Ren Suo said with a smile, "Thank you so much."

Ren Suo's words were half true and half false. The false part was that he heard Lin Xianyu's response and thought that Lin Xianyu needed more encouragement, so he specifically pointed her out; the true part was that if it wasn't for Lin Xianyu, Ren Suo might not have been able to come up with the "self-harm quick kill flow" in the second level of "My Life Is Not Your Game" to trap himself...

Lin Xianyu was stunned for a moment, then laughed and ate the crabs to get by.

Wow, this Brother Ren is so insidious. We must be careful not to fall into his trap.

He invited me to dinner, spoke nicely, and often helped me with treatment. He is a very nice person.

But I won’t be as stupid as the class monitor and fall into the trap!

At this time, Ren Suo heard three messages from the "listening headphones":

"Lin Xianyu's bond level has increased."

"Ren Xingmei's bond level has increased."

"Gu Yueyan's bond level has increased."

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After eating and drinking, everyone went home. Xiaojiu also followed Dong Chengling home to take a shower. Ren Suo was downstairs in his house and saw the black cat enjoying the cool air again.

It had been a long time since the last time he teased it, but the cat still held a grudge and glared at him as soon as he came over.

Ren Suo had no choice but to learn to meow, and bought some spicy milk fish, and had a good chat with it before he let it resume the previous contract and help Ren Suo check for any suspicious people.

However, Ren Suo added a task: when Ren Suo is at home, if Black Cat sees Xiao Jiu coming, he must also notify him.

Then Ren Suo can turn off the game console in advance to avoid being in a hurry.

"As for how to notify me... just make my balcony window ring, and I'll figure it out."

The black cat glanced at Ren Suo, seeming a little surprised.

"I've been understanding cat language for a long time," Ren Suo said with a smile, "When you usually show off to your friends, you don't pay attention to the volume."

The black cat turned its head to the side without saying anything. Ren Suo stroked its little head and it did not resist: "If you can transform, then do so. We have a special organization to study the skills, but in your current form, you can only figure it out on your own."

Ren Suo was not surprised that the black cat that he had been petting downstairs also awakened its special powers.

Ren Suo turned on his phone and chatted with Kallen and Yuffie about the boring gossip in the Fairy Palace over the past two days. When he learned that they had returned to England safely, he breathed a sigh of relief - there should be no more games involving Kallen for the time being.

That’s right, the world has already irreversibly moved towards a future that no one can predict.

Humans can't, but small world game consoles can.

“It’s a small world, and it’s fun!”

After taking a shower and sitting on the sofa, Ren Suo looked at the lower right corner of the icons of the three games.

The disc is still spinning.

It means that reality is being changed.

The three games were suddenly updated at the same time two days ago, but they were all extremely minor updates - the version number only increased by 0.01, which seemed like only one or two bugs were fixed.

It can even be said that it doesn't matter if Ren Suo does nothing, because this update does not require any operation from Ren Suo.

But in fact, this update is of great significance.

Entering "Jedi Priest" and choosing the additional game content "Give Favors and Expect Rewards", Ren Suo saw the fat Zhao Zili standing in the holy land of light, quietly chanting prayers.

Ren Suo hadn't used Zhao Zili to show off for quite some time. There was no doubt that the time for Zhao Zili to come had already cooled down.

However, the option for Zhao Zili's advent is gray.

The advent time changed from cooling down to 'charging'.

Even in the kingdom of the three gods, Zhao Zili can listen to the prayers of the people on Earth and choose three to four people to bless them every day. Only when the prayers of the people on Earth reach a certain number, Zhao Zili will come to Earth.

Even if Ren Suo did not limit the area, Zhao Zili would randomly select people from all over the world to pray, but he would not stop blessing them - under the supervision of the three gods, Zhao Zili no longer had time to rest and had to respond to the expectations of believers every day.

Of course, Zhao Zili’s strength will gradually increase as a result.

On the other side, the situation is similar in "Midnight Walker" - Ren Suo places the Collector in Mumbai to collect the energy of desire, but the Collector now has a new way of collecting: full of evil.

Whenever a vicious and violent person appears who cannot turn back, the collector will temporarily stop collecting, move to another area like a ghost wandering in the middle of the night, and directly find this evil person to feed him shit point by point.

This process naturally does not require Ren Suo to control it, and generally speaking, people who have committed many evil deeds can make the collector gain a lot of rampage desire, which is more efficient than "farming".

If "Jedi Priest" and "Late Night Ghost" made Ren Suo feel a little weird, then "Spirit of the Devouring World" foreshadowed something.

"Spirit of the Devouring World" has no mini-quests or other DLCs, and completing the game is the end.

However, after the update, Ren Suo entered the game again and found that the Devouring World Spirit had a status:

"The spirit that devours the world is opening the small spirit storage."

"Listening Earphones" explained it this way: "Some small, sporadic spirit treasures suddenly appeared on Earth. The powerful world-devouring spirits were quietly opening up the small spirit treasures to further evolve themselves."

There was still no need for Ren Suo to control it, but the act of devouring the Spirit of the World made Ren Suo realize that the world was changing.

A small spiritual treasure suddenly appeared?

There is no suddenness in this world, only inevitability with makeup and masks on.

Standing behind "Jedi Priest" are three Outer Gods: the Lord of Wind, Rain and Snow, the Lord of Billions of Lights, and the Eternal Burning Heart; and the source of power for the Collector in "Midnight Walker" is the complex of world desires.

They have already sensed something, or even gained something, and so they have strengthened the abilities of Zhao Zili and the Collector.

The Spirit of the Devouring World is a special existence with the most mysterious origin among other game characters, so it is not surprising that it has such a keen sense of touch.

Ren Suo opened the "World Store" and saw no promotion - he had already sacrificed the Mid-Autumn Festival promotion.

Since there was no promotion for the Small World game console, Ren Suo had no choice but to wait.

He has a hunch that the game in October might unveil another veil on the earth.

Although "Clear Spring Flowing Sound" can only be used once at most, Ren Suo still has a trump card.

He opened the content storage library, which was basically filled with treasure chests and keys that Ren Suo already owned.

Among them, there is a key that is pure white and brilliant, and almost entirely made up of light!