Chapter 110 The Apocalypse Manor 23 (Part 1)
"Then are you?" you pressed.
Ling Xiao shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint our manor lord. I'm just a lonely soul wandering in the apocalypse; I can hardly be considered a strong person."
"If that strange object in your hand were to fall on me, I would be easily injured. Do you want to try?"
"However, since the manor lord has already sensed that I am extraordinary, why not treat me specially and let me witness your dance?"
You looked at Ling Xiao with surprise, trying to find the answer in his eyes, wanting to know what this person really wanted to do.
"Unfortunately, he hid it very well, or perhaps he really didn't have any purpose at all."
You asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you? Why can't I sense any energy fluctuations within you?"
"Perhaps it's because I'm too weak that you can't sense me, but the aura emanating from you fascinates me and can help me become stronger."
"You tilted your head, showing absolutely no trust in what he said."
"With a single blow of your nunchaku, you really did smash Ling Xiao to pieces."
You: ...He's that weak? This is an ending you never imagined.
"You have finished the simulation."
"Simulation complete! Current anomaly value: 90 points. Simulation duration: 5 minutes."
To find out more, you continue the simulation.
"Load forward!"
"Why can my aura help you become stronger? That's a pretty cliché excuse." You stared at Ling Xiao in disbelief.
"Because you are a Yin-Yang Deceptive Body, also known as a Half-Deceptive Body."
"Some supernatural beings are terrified of this kind of person, while others adore them. I am the latter."
"you:......"
"This is an outcome you never imagined."
"You finally decided to agree to his request. This person revealed that he was a wandering ghost, which already acknowledged his strange identity."
"You thought you wouldn't encounter anything strange on your first night here, but unexpectedly, something strange still happened."
"However, this time the strangeness is different from the previous ones."
"Is it because this dungeon is completely different from the previous ones, the challenge mode has changed, so the eerie atmosphere has also changed its style?"
"As the owner of the manor, you seem to see humanity being gradually tested in the face of the apocalypse."
"I wonder what those who go out to collect the ghost coins will experience in the days to come, and what choices they will make."
"Just like you now, in the eyes of the people of the Dragon Kingdom, you no longer have the significance you had in the first instance."
"You know you are no longer a hero that the nation is proud of, and the word 'hero' is gradually disappearing from the comments."
"Instead, the question is why the third instance is still you, not them."
"This dungeon is really easy. They could clear it at the highest level just like everyone else."
"You're too kind!"
"They seem to have forgotten why you were challenging, for whom you were challenging, why you killed, and why you didn't kill."
"Right now, you can only hope that even if this monster is bad, its strength won't be able to threaten you and your brother."
"Otherwise, things might get tough for this instance from now on."
"You turned on the record player at the afternoon tea station."
"To the sound of music, I danced hand in hand with Ling Xiao."
"Your movements were very clumsy, but Ling Xiao was very patient."
"You are like the final fate of the prince and princess in a crystal ball."
"At that moment, Wenjiu returned."
"Sis, you got a set meal?" Wen Jiu asked in surprise.
"His words interrupted your dancing, but you've never been interested in dancing anyway, and five minutes are up."
"The dance steps stopped, the music stopped."
"Ling Xiao paid you 100,000 Ghost Coins, which increased your earnings to around 160,000."
"Of course, this is just a simulation."
"Excuse me, sir, I need to help my younger brother." You followed Wenjiu into the kitchen, one after the other.
Upon hearing this, Ling Xiao obediently sat back down on the sofa next to the dining table.
"Upon arriving at the kitchen, you put all the fruit your younger brother had picked into the system space."
"If the fruit picked these past two days were given to one person for continuous cultivation..."
"The energy it contains is enough to quickly create a C-level superhuman."
"However, haste makes waste. Neither you nor your brother want to start consuming fruit endlessly. You prefer to slowly process and absorb the nutrients through vegetables."
"This month has been a process of both clearing the level and improving my own abilities."
...
"You leave the kitchen, leaving your younger brother to cook alone."
In the lobby, Ling Xiao was applying foundation to her face, looking rather bored.
"So that's why his face was so pale, because he was wearing foundation."
"The reason I'm wearing foundation is because there's a burn scar on my face that I need to cover up."
"How did you get burned? Was it before you became a monster?" you asked him curiously.
"Do you find it strange that boys care about their appearance and love beauty?" Ling Xiao asked earnestly, her eyes sincere and innocent.
You smiled faintly and replied, "It's not surprising. Everyone has the right to appreciate beauty; the desire for beauty is universal, regardless of gender."
"In my country, even some courtiers would ask: 'Who is more handsome, me or Xu Gong?'"
"In common parlance, there's a saying: 'Women adorn themselves for those who appreciate them, and men go poor for those who appreciate them.' But the reverse seems to hold true as well: 'Men adorn themselves for those who appreciate them, and women go poor for those who appreciate them.'"
"Some boys will learn makeup and fashion, or even take out loans to get plastic surgery, all to become more attractive for someone they like, and girls do the same."
"Because it largely depends on the person you care about, whether they are someone who judges by appearance."
"Or even if they don't care about looks, guys will still want to be with the person they like."
"The same principle applies to becoming more fond of dressing up, using foundation to cover up blemishes and make one's face look perfect, and carefully coordinating outfits to appear taller."
"Sometimes, paying attention to one's appearance is simply a way of respecting others, and also a way of respecting oneself; it's not necessarily for the person you like."
"But I don't support people who can't afford cosmetic surgery taking out loans, nor do I support excessive anxiety about one's appearance, unless the appearance has severely impacted their private life and caused them unbearable suffering."
"But if you don't care so much about what others think, you'll gradually let go of your anxiety and prejudice about your appearance, and honestly accept that you're better off this way."
"Our bodies, hair, and skin are gifts from our parents, and we dare not damage them. No matter what our appearance is like, it is a gift from our parents, and we should cherish it."
"A good-looking and elegant person relies 30% on natural beauty and 70% on how they dress."
"No matter how good-looking you are, if you don't know how to dress and are too sloppy, others will still dislike you. Of course, it's best to cultivate both inner and outer beauty."
"Instead of covering up your scars with foundation, why not let your complexion return to normal and smile gently? Just your silhouette might be enough to captivate many hearts."
Ling Xiao nodded. He never expected that you had so many reasons to explain things to him.
"When I saw the scars on his face, my first reaction wasn't to look down on or hate him, but to ask him how he got burned."
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