Baiyun City is a second-tier city in Lianjiang Province, just 60 kilometers away from the provincial capital Lianjiang.
Ren Suo went to the train station and chose to take the high-speed train back to Lianjiang East Railway Station. The journey only took half an hour and the ticket was only 45 yuan - there were no seats. It was almost New Year's Eve, so he was lucky to still have a standing seat.
When it was time to check the tickets, he went down to the lane and waited. The high-speed train had not arrived yet, and the lane was empty. Ren Suo subconsciously stayed away from the lane without guardrails - if someone squeezed him down, even if the high-speed train would slow down when it arrived, even if he was a third-level monk who was proficient in "gauze clothes", Ren Suo was sure that he would be crushed into a paper man like a mosquito.
Of course, Ren Suo would definitely have enough time to use movement spells like "Ghost Sprint" to leave, but Ren Suo's principle was to never stand under a dangerous wall. He would not take risks if he could avoid them, and would not get beaten if he could avoid getting beaten.
But principles are meant to be broken.
The high-speed train arrived at the station. After the people inside came out, Ren Suo quickly entered the carriage and found a seat near the door to lean against, waiting for the train to start.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Just now, Ren Suo left home in one go and took a bus to the train station. He didn't think too much about it. Now that he was standing on the bus without moving, it allowed him to calm down and think about what would happen next.
The train slowly started to move. Ren Suo turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window. The ambiguous night gradually swallowed up the last trace of light blue in the sky. As he got closer and closer to Lianjiang River, Ren Suo felt like a student who had not done his winter vacation homework and was discovered by the teacher, and was now on his way to the teacher's office.
Knowing that a violent storm was about to occur, Ren Suo was of course nervous.
Honestly speaking, Qiao Muyi didn't even want to answer the phone right now, so Ren Suo had no idea what she would do if he approached her directly.
Whether he was beaten up or simply turned away by her, Ren Suo would feel very uncomfortable.
His network of relationships is very small and narrow, because he knew very early on that life is a train where some people get on and some get off, and there are no eternal friends. Even the best of friends will drift apart due to work, life, and love - this is human nature, but Ren Suo finds it difficult to accept, especially after he went through elementary school, junior high school, high school, and college, and all his classmates and friends became strangers in the circle of friends whose real names he might not even remember.
So he was too lazy to invest in feelings and just played games obediently. After all, games are really more fun than singing karaoke or playing ball.
Ren Suo didn't know when his "destined to be alone" mentality changed. It might have been when he obtained the "Bond System" - from then on, his attitude towards friends with whom he had bonds slowly changed.
Ren Suo believed in the Small World Game Console so much that he subconsciously believed that the bond system was the best guarantee for their relationship.
Ren Suo certainly didn't want to use the bond system to control and influence them. He didn't have such ambition and courage. He just felt that because of the existence of the "bond", they would at least not... become strangers again.
Ren Suo doesn't want to share his happiness or sorrow with his friends, but he is not a person who likes loneliness. He just doesn't like disappointment.
This group of acquaintances who "can see the progress bar and level" completely solved Ren Suo's worries.
The 'bond relationship' is two-way. As long as the bottom line and principles are not involved, Ren Suo and they will not alienate each other - of course, the premise is that Ren Suo must reach a corresponding bond relationship with them. He must 'once had' in order to 'last forever'.
The winter solstice feast that consumed all of Ren Suo's "Clear Spring Flowing Sound"'s available summoning time actually meant that Ren Suo was also affected by the "Bonding System".
Otherwise, according to his previous personality, he would at most summon the cook to cook for his family.
The 'bond system' only gave him a reason to treat others, for example, they would practice faster after eating the food cooked by the cook, and not only would their bond abilities be enhanced, but it would also help him more in real life and work, and so on... What really drove Ren Suo to act was his own will.
They hold a very important place in his heart.
Well, except for Zhao Huo. Actually, Ren Suo treated that meal as a last meal for Zhao Huo before his execution. Now it seems... it is the last meal for both of them.
So Ren Suo knew exactly how he felt: If Qiao Muyi distanced herself from him and hated him because of this, he would be so upset that he would want to play games all night for ten consecutive days and nights, then sleep for ten consecutive days and nights, and then let his clone give him massages for ten consecutive days and nights...
Of course, Ren Suo also knew that with his eloquence, and his inability to lie or flatter, the possibility of repairing this relationship was extremely low.
In fact, Ren Suo had also thought that it would be better to just ignore it and let the two sides slowly become distant.
After all, he had no solution, and he couldn't give any results to the problems of Dong Chengling and Gu Yueyan. So just letting Qiao Muyi leave was actually a solution.
The result would be the same whether he went or not, so why should he go and suffer the consequences?
But this idea was shattered by Ren Suo himself after he tossed and turned in bed with a pillow in his arms for a few minutes - because he thought it was too stupid.
What are you doing? Do you think you are the male lead in a 7 o'clock family drama about misery? Do nothing, just wait for the plot to advance on its own, and then regret it years later when the willows on the bank are covered with morning breeze and the waning moon shines?
When Ren Suo was a kid watching TV series with his mom, what he hated most was the 'silly male protagonist who doesn't even chase after his wife'. He swore that he would never become such a person... Of course, at that time Ren Suo didn't think he had the chance to become such a person, nor did he think such a thing would happen in reality. It can only be said that the world is really mysterious, and the screenwriter who wrote that kind of sad TV series must be a bad guy who has multiple relationships at the same time.
Rather than going through countless sleepless nights of tossing and turning and constant regret in the future, Ren Suo chose to face tonight's storm head-on.
What am I afraid of? Will she, Master Mu, beat me to death?
Will she beat me to death?
Will she beat me to death?
…
Ren Suo pondered for a moment, then silently equipped the "Magician's Feather of Immortality from Standing Still".
Because he used the super derivative ability "Flash" of "So Close, So Far Away" on the Dark Side of the Moon, and now "So Close, So Far Away" is still on cooldown, his only way to teleport is this teleportation feather.
No, I'm still a little scared.
Ren Suo chose to go to the bathroom to relax, but he had only taken two steps when he was stopped by a high school student wearing a backpack, glasses and school uniform: "Please, are you Brother Ren Suo, the 'Holy Fist Lotus Seed'?"
Ren Suo was confused. What the hell? Holy Fist Lotus Seed?
"I am indeed Ren Suo, but I am not some Holy Fist Lotus Seed..."
"It's really Ren Suo!" The student shouted excitedly, "Ren Suo, the Holy Fist Lotus Seed, ranked 39th on the Third Level Combat Strength List!"
"What?"
The people nearby immediately became noisy.
"Is there a monk from the monk list here?!"
"It looks like it really is Ren Suo! He's so handsome in the video!"
"That's right." Ren Suo immediately restrained his expression and looked around calmly: "I am Ren Suo. Thank you all for your support, but sir, why do you call me Holy Fist Lotus Seed...?"
Amid the sound of camera calls and flashes, Ren Suo finally understood what was happening—it turned out that the complete version of the battle power rankings had been released.
Previously, Gu Wenyi and his team came to Tianlian Academy to evaluate the combat power of the third-level cultivators in order to formulate the Xuan Kingdom combat power list. The power of official public opinion was so huge that during the month when Ren Suo was in a coma, the combat power list was completely publicized after it was completed, and instantly became a hot topic in Xuan Kingdom.
Moreover, the combat power list is not just a list of names. Every person on the list has a corresponding combat video, allowing all ordinary people to understand how powerful these people on the list are!
However, the one hundred strong men on the list all belong to the Xuan Kingdom's military and countermeasures system, and they stand on the side of the majority of the people. Also, due to economic development and the guidance of public opinion, the patriotic enthusiasm of the people is high, and these one hundred state-certified monks are naturally sought after by the people.
Ren Suo smiled reservedly like a star, and pushed his way through the crowd step by step toward the toilet.
However, the high school student who recognized Ren Suo was really enthusiastic. He held Ren Suo and kept asking, "Mr. Ren, how can I become a cultivator? I think I was admitted to Tianlian College!"
Ren Suo, who wanted to go to the toilet, was pestered and had no choice but to answer: "If you do your winter vacation homework well and get good grades, you may be able to pass the exam."
The high school student was stuck for a moment, and then asked: "I heard that you are very good at healing magic, Mr. Ren, can you treat the acne on my face?"
"If you work hard and finish your winter vacation homework quickly, and go to bed early and get up early, you can solve the problem."
The high school student was not giving up: "Mr. Ren, you are so amazing, can you write me a letter of recommendation? I really want to go to Tianlian College to become a monk."
"If you have finished your winter vacation homework now, then I will consider it."
The high school student wanted to say something, but in the end he could only let go sadly.
Ren Suo, in turn, patted his shoulder in fear and comforted him, "Do you understand the importance of winter vacation homework? You should finish it as soon as the vacation starts. Now that I don't have to do winter vacation homework, I realize how precious and important it is. Don't regret it later."
Feeling that he had done another good deed, Ren Suo walked into the toilet contentedly, closed the toilet lid and sat down - there was no other way, there were too many people outside, and compared to going out and being harassed by those strangers, Ren Suo would rather be a toilet bully who occupied the toilet without taking a shit.
Ren Suo, who was finally able to be alone, took out his mobile phone, connected to the high-speed rail's wifi, and checked the ranking information online.
Ren Suo was a little confused. Logically, there were a hundred people on the list, and Ren Suo was only ranked 39th. He shouldn't have attracted much attention. People only paid attention to the top ten at most. What was there to pay attention to about him being ranked 39th?
But when Ren Suo opened the rankings, he immediately understood why.
In addition to gender, name, ranking and a brief description of strength, the ranking also includes current position.
For example, Ren Suo is: "No. 39, Ren Suo, male, skilled in extraordinary abilities such as healing, movement and close combat, a healing monk in Tianlian College."
In a whole row of positions that are all about 'Countermeasures Combat Monk', 'Academy Spell Instructor', and 'Military Combat Monk', Ren Suo's position of 'Healing Monk' is really super eye-catching.
Ren Suo searched the name 'Ren Suo' on the web, and then there appeared a bunch of ridiculous discussions such as 'The Strongest Nanny', 'The Holy Fist Nanny Is Honest', 'Every Doctor Is an Expert in Human Anatomy', etc.
He has many nicknames, such as 'Tomahawk Milk', 'Strong Fist Milk Dad', etc., but the most recognized nickname is 'Holy Fist Lotus Seed'.
Holy Fist refers to his fighting skills, and Lotus Seed is the name of a very beneficial Chinese medicinal herb. Ren Suo works in Lianjiang, so he is called Lotus Seed.
Ren Suo was quite satisfied with this nickname, but lotus seeds were mostly used in making soup, so he felt that it had a bad meaning...
Ren Suo watched his battle video. The official editing technology was good, and it fully showed his heroic figure beating Gu Yuexuan.
In the video, Gu Yuexuan was like a newbie who hadn't woken up yet. Although he could cut a 40-meter-long scar, he was beaten back repeatedly by the advanced player Ren Suo's Turtle Punch.
This video inspired Ren Suo - yes, I am strong too! Ren Suo, be tough, don't be a coward!
Then Ren Suo looked at the rankings of the others.
Yu Kuangtu - No. 10, also known as the 'Nanli Fiery Soul'.
Bai Ji - No. 9, known as the 'Crystal Palace Master'.
Qiao Muyi——No. 4, known as the 'Witch of Disaster'.
"...You can't be a coward when it comes to things related to Master Mu."
While browsing the news, Ren Suo saw the message "Renetzer updated video". He opened the barrage video app and found that the most watched video this week was the analysis video of "The Moon Singer" - you know, "The Moon Singer" has been broadcast for a month, but its analysis and commentary is still popular!
Ren Suo opened the video and glanced at the time. It was 24 minutes in total.
The seven-day Conferred God War was condensed into these 24 minutes by Ren Neiser. Ren Suo quickly browsed through it and found that it was basically about the competition for each Silver Moon Crystal, with the main perspective being on the other Moon God Apostles.
So when Luna appeared, the comments were like this:
"Dark Side of the Moon, your emperor is here!"
"You've been beaten by her more than a dozen times, why haven't you learned your lesson yet?"
"It is indeed a luxury to hope that humans can always remain rational."
"I can't bear to watch any more."
"Long live the goddess!"
"I have been supporting Goddess Luna since I was born!"
When Luna was fighting the monster Moon God, a narration suddenly appeared on the screen. It was Luna's voice, briefly describing the conspiracy to kill Moon God. The style of the barrage suddenly changed:
"This is too dark. Fortunately, there is a goddess, otherwise our dream world would be ruled by this alien."
"What's the difference between being ruled by aliens and being ruled by a blue-haired idiot like this? Maybe everyone is equal in the former."
"As expected, there is no such thing as a free lunch. There are only traps and nitpickers."
The ending of the video is naturally that Luna invites the moon to the ninth heaven and turns into the pure moon goddess.
In the entire video, there was no sign of Ren Suo and Gu Yueyan. After all, they had never participated in the battle.
Even the battle at the Crystal Cathedral started directly with Luna fighting other apostles in her wedding dress. Although some people commented in the barrage, "Who is the groom?", "I can't hide it any longer, it's me", "The goddess turned out to be a wife", "Isn't that better", etc., this little episode was over quickly.
After watching this video, the train arrived at the station.
Ren Suo walked out of the train station, thought for a moment, and called Li Dan to ask for Qiao Muyi's home address.
Li Dan congratulated him on his awakening, and then gave Qiao Muyi's address very straightforwardly. She didn't ask anything, but mentioned that "Deputy Director Qiao has been in a bad mood this month. Several extraordinary criminals she caught were beaten half to death by her."
Ren Suo silently prepared "The Return of the Demon King: Destruction of Shadows" to strengthen the defense of "Gauze Clothes" at any time.
Qiao Muyi lives in a community near the subway station. If Ren Suo can get out alive, he can take the subway directly back to Tianlian College.
He didn't lie to his mother and sister, he really came back to get something - the Small World game console.
Because of the Chinese New Year, he has to stay at home for at least ten days. Now it is February, so Ren Suo naturally wants to take the Small World game console home to play this month's free games.
He missed out on the free games in January, so he couldn't miss the games in February.
Of course, the premise is...
To survive.
When we arrived at the community where Qiao Muyi lived, it was already completely dark.
The property management of Qiao Muyi's community was very professional. If Ren Suo wanted to go in, he had to swipe his access card or notify the residents. But Ren Suo had his own trick - wait for others to come, then pretend to have forgotten to bring his access card and walk in naturally.
Fortunately, Ren Suo tidied himself up before going out and looked presentable. The security guard glanced at him and then looked away.
Ren Suo stood at the door of Qiao Muyi's house and took several deep breaths, but his finger was on the doorbell and he couldn't press it.
After hesitating for several minutes, when Ren Suo was about to close his eyes and ring the death knell of hell, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from behind: "Are you so scared?"
Ren Suo was started and turned his back to the door in an instant, and saw a living Qiao Muyi in casual clothes standing behind him holding a convenience store bag.
Ren Suo instantly shifted his gaze to the white wall next to him and shook his head like a fan: "I, I'm not scared."
"I've been watching you from behind for a few minutes." Qiao Muyi took out the key and motioned for Ren Suo to get out of the way so she could open the door.
Ren Suo looked embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: "You just came back from outside? But did you take the elevator? Why didn't I hear the elevator sound?"
Qiao Muyi lived on the 9th floor. This building also had an elevator, and there was a loud beep when the elevator door opened. Logically, Ren Suo would have heard it when she took the elevator up.
"I didn't take the elevator, I walked up." Qiao Muyi calmly opened the security door.
"Oh...exercise?" Ren Suo chatted awkwardly.
"No, I knew you were coming from the security guard, so I took the stairs up on purpose." Qiao Muyi glanced at him, "It was a great sight to see, and it wasn't a waste of me climbing nine flights of stairs."
Although Qiao Muyi seemed to be making fun of Ren Suo, she didn't smile at all, and the corners of her mouth didn't even move.
"Wow, am I so famous that even the security guards know me?" Ren Suo continued the awkward conversation.
Qiao Muyi shook the key and opened the second wooden door: "No, the surveillance camera at the entrance security booth has a facial recognition function. I input your face, and the security guard will notify me as soon as he sees it's you."
Ren Suo was a little surprised: "You knew I would come today?"
"I hope you will come one day." Qiao Muyi opened the second wooden door and walked in. Suddenly, his voice became lazy: "Xiao~Suo~"
"Yes!" Ren Suo was started and responded immediately.
Then Qiao Muyi looked at him with a very subtle expression. At this time, a fat orange cat came running over from the house and rubbed against Qiao Muyi's feet.
Qiao Muyi put on slippers at the entrance, picked up the fat orange cat and petted it: "Xiao~Suo~, meet Xiao Suo. Xiao Suo, meet Xiao Suo."
Ren Suo pointed at the orange cat in Qiao Muyi's arms and asked in disbelief, "It's also called Xiao Suo?"
"...What do you think?" Qiao Muyi glanced at him.
"No."
"That's good. Xiao Suo is much better behaved than you." Qiao Muyi touched the orange cat's head and said, "Especially after being neutered, it won't bark randomly, its urine isn't so smelly, it knows when to act cute, and it won't hug its toys and make trouble... There are spare slippers in the shoe cabinet."
After Qiao Muyi finished speaking, she carried the orange cat in her arms. Ren Suo didn't dare to say anything - yes, besides death, there is also the option of sterilization.
After changing into slippers and going in, Ren Suo discovered that Qiao Muyi was gone, and only the orange cat was left in the living room.
Ren Suo's "Cat Evolution" finally worked. He hooked his finger and the orange cat jumped onto his lap. He asked quietly, "Is your master angry?"
"Meow~"
"So, how angry are you...?"
"Meow~"
"You're so angry... I'm so sorry for you." Ren Suo stroked the orange cat's back with compassion, and the orange cat nodded with a complicated expression.
At this time, Qiao Muyi came out of the bedroom, sat on the sofa, and took out a steaming lunch box from the bag.
"Um, Mr. Mu, should we have a chat?" Ren Suo asked courageously while holding the orange cat.
Qiao Muyi thought about it and nodded: "Yes, we need to talk."
Then she looked at Ren Suo and asked seriously:
"Do you want to die?"
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