The monkey snatched the banana from Shang Yan's hand.
That's right, not only bananas, but his phone was also stolen by the monkey.
Shang Yan was so angry that he almost died when he saw the evil monkey holding his banana in its left hand and his phone in its right, baring its teeth and strutting at him.
He never imagined that the monkeys at the Cangnan City Zoo would be so evil.
I saw someone recommend coming here before, but how come there are such naughty monkeys? They're not cute at all.
"Hey, give it back to me!" Shang Yan shouted. He reached out to grab the phone from the monkey's hand, but the monkey was deliberately playing tricks on him, and Shang Yan couldn't catch it no matter how many times he tried.
Bananas don't matter, but my phone absolutely cannot be damaged.
Standing next to Shang Yan, Zhou Ping pursed his lips and stared at the monkey with some displeasure.
He flipped over into the garden, his movements swift and clean, and before the monkey could react, he quickly snatched the phone from its hand.
After turning over, Zhou Ping handed the phone to Shang Yan, saying, "Take this carefully, don't let it steal it again."
Touched, Shang Yan took the phone and carefully put it back in his pocket, not forgetting to make a face at the bewildered monkey.
"Hehehe..."
After making a face, he ignored the furious monkey and dragged Zhou Ping away.
"No wonder there are so few people here to see the monkeys. Turns out, all these people are mischievous monkeys!" Shang Yan muttered to himself as he walked along the road.
"Yeah, pretty bad," Zhou Ping replied seriously.
Just as the two were walking forward, Shang Yan suddenly stopped.
It was 019 who called out to him, "[Host, someone nearby is using the Forbidden Ruins. It seems to be used on ordinary people.]"
"How could someone use that on an ordinary person...?" Shang Yan paused noticeably, unsure of his words. "Was it someone from the Church of the Ancient Gods, or someone else?"
"I don't know, I just noticed a different energy fluctuation and wanted to tell you. Also, if you go any further, you should run into that person," 019 reminded you.
Shang Yan took two steps back, and Zhou Ping looked at him. "What's wrong?"
Could it be that he was bullied by those monkeys and was so angry that he wanted to go back and fight them again?
Zhou Ping secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead. If Shang Yan really fought with those monkeys, he would definitely be surrounded by onlookers.
"Zhou Ping, do you feel something? It seems like someone is using the Forbidden Ruins up ahead." Shang Yan pointed ahead. "There are unusual energy fluctuations."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping nodded. "Yes, I noticed."
Wait, did he already realize it?
"Shall we go and take a look?" Shang Yan suggested, unsure of what the situation was ahead.
Zhou Ping glanced ahead, then looked down at Shang Yan, and slowly shook his head. "Maybe... we shouldn't go."
“Aren’t you curious, and don’t know what that person’s purpose is in using the Forbidden Ruins? It can’t hurt to go and take a look…” Shang Yan finished speaking and had already stepped towards the direction that 019 had mentioned where the Forbidden Ruins energy was located.
Seeing this, Zhou Ping quickly followed.
"I have a premonition..." It's better for the two of them not to go.
However, before Zhou Ping could finish speaking, Shang Yan had already pulled him to hide in a secluded corner.
Some ambiguous sounds came from ahead. Shang Yan peeked out and his gaze froze when he saw the scenery in front of him.
A hand reached out from behind and covered his eyes. "Maybe we should just leave..."
Not far from the two, a couple was kissing passionately. Zhou Ping, who was peeking for the first time, blushed and felt a little embarrassed.
Shang Yan reached out and tried to pry Zhou Ping's hand away from his view, but he couldn't get it off; his vision was still blocked.
He hadn't seen much when Zhou Ping covered his eyes. He was a little anxious, "Why are you blocking my view?"
"...Don't look." Zhou Ping said this dryly, then tightened his grip on Shang Yan's eyes.
The couple opposite them had already started taking off their clothes, and the sound of fabric rubbing together could be heard.
Shang Yan reached out and haphazardly touched Zhou Ping behind him, "Why can you see it, but I can't?"
"..." Zhou Ping thought for a long time but couldn't figure out how to reply.
Finally, he sincerely said, according to his own heart, "It just won't work."
Shang Yan, "..."
Forget it, there's no reasoning with him.
Now the two of them are squatting here watching other people kiss so passionately, and the worst part is that Shang Yan can't see it. "Forget it, let's go."
What's the point of looking at this? You can't see anything at all; Zhou Ping saw it all!
It seems that the energy fluctuations from that forbidden abyss may have originated from one of the couple. Perhaps they were kissing so passionately that they accidentally released their own forbidden abyss.
After finding an excuse, Shang Yan prepared to turn around and leave.
Zhou Ping, contrary to his usual behavior, stood behind him, motionless.
Before Shang Yan could speak, the hand that was originally on his eyes moved down and covered his mouth.
Now Shang Yan finally understood exactly what had happened.
The man in the couple who were kissing so passionately suddenly turned ashen-faced, as if his life force had been drained, and his skin even began to wither.
This scene was truly thrilling. Shang Yan had originally thought that Zhou Ping had changed his mind and wanted to show him something different, but now he was both surprised and shocked.
Shang Yan swallowed hard and took a step back.
After finishing the man's drug, the beautiful woman raised her head and looked excitedly in Shang Yan's direction.
"Two young men have also sneaked in~", her voice carried a satisfied, seductive tone, and her gaze toward Shang Yan and Zhou Ping flickered with a strange excitement.
Shang Yan couldn't help but gag twice, "Ugh..."
It really wasn't his fault. When the woman turned her gaze to him, Shang Yan smelled an extremely unpleasant odor.
Zhou Ping reached out and patted his back to help him catch his breath.
"Why did you use the forbidden energy on ordinary people?" Zhou Ping frowned, naturally sensing the strangeness of the person in front of him.
"Isn't the answer obvious?" the woman stepped forward. "To satisfy myself, of course!"
As she drew closer, Shang Yan couldn't help but gag again.
A stench of decaying life assaulted Shang Yan's nostrils, almost making him roll his eyes back.
After Zhou Ping pulled Shang Yan back more than ten meters, Shang Yan finally felt a little better.
"Little brother, how about you keep your big sister company and have some fun? I promise you'll..."
Zhou Ping helped Shang Yan take a step back and said, "Get lost."
Holding the wooden sword he always carried, he said to the woman who kept approaching, "Stay away, or I won't be polite."
"Hahaha... Why are you being so polite?" She took another step forward, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Shang Yan and Zhou Ping, completely disregarding the wooden sword.
You think you can hurt her with just a wooden sword?
Shang Yan had already put on a mask, and he clenched his fists. "The Ancient God Church? Doesn't look like it. Are you a malignant superhuman?"
In the world of Godslayer, there are special teams whose missions are to hunt down and eliminate extremely dangerous and malignant superhumans within the country, in order to maintain domestic peace and stability. The person in front of you should be a malignant superhuman.
Her forbidden energy is likely related to allure, and when she uses her abilities, she can also absorb the vital energy of others.
Upon hearing Shang Yan's words, the woman in front of her narrowed her eyes and, without further ado, pounced on the two of them with her hands forming claws.
Zhou Ping reacted extremely quickly and slashed out with his sword, sending her flying ten meters away. He held back some of the force in his strike, only knocking the woman unconscious.
"Well done, Zhou Ping." Shang Yan patted Zhou Ping on the shoulder and then took out his phone to call Captain Chen. "Hello, Captain? I've encountered a vicious superhuman here. She's been knocked unconscious."
"Yes, Zhou Ping and I are at the Cangnan City Zoo right now. That vicious superhuman just attacked ordinary people..."
After hanging up the phone, Shang Yan pulled Zhou Ping to the side of the vicious superhuman. "Captain Chen said to keep an eye on her, because someone will arrest her soon."
“Okay.” Zhou Ping stood silently beside Shang Yan.
"What realm is she at?" Shang Yan is currently in the mid-stage of the Pool Realm and cannot discern the realm of this superhuman.
“A little more than you…” Zhou Ping described, “Peak of the Pool Realm.”
Shang Yan nodded, then suddenly turned and asked, "And what about you?"
Zhou Ping slowly shook his head. "I don't know."
"Huh?" Shang Yan turned to look at him, and seeing that he was indeed somewhat confused, he seemed to be deep in thought.
【019, do you know?】 Let the system take a look.
"Curious?" 019 hummed twice. Was it finally time for it to make its appearance?
[Curious.] Shang Yan was genuinely curious. Zhou Ping had fought with ease last night, even defeating the Mist-Hidden Demon from the Sea Realm with a single sword strike. No matter the strength of the Mist-Hidden Demon, it was all a matter of one sword strike for him.
Zhou Ping's strength is definitely above the Sea Realm level.
[In the Boundless Realm, his strength is still rising, increasing every day, especially as he reads novels.] Even 019 thinks Zhou Ping is truly a prodigy.
Nobody can level up just by reading a novel.
"But it must be related to his forbidden realm; he has a powerful heart," 019 said with some emotion.
Shang Yan was initially surprised, then happy for Zhou Ping. "That's great! With such strength, he can definitely protect himself."
"I've found another powerful backer," Shang Yan muttered to himself as he talked to 019. "019, did you do something to me?"
019, [?]
[You little idiot, don't slander me without evidence.] 019 wondered what Shang Yan had remembered.
[No, it's one thing that my cultivation level is improving slowly, but overusing this ability will also make me stupid! There's something wrong with the ability produced by this system!]
[And I've been stuck in the Pool Realm for a month now, no matter how much I get beaten up, I can't level up. Is this your doing?]
019 snorted. "That wasn't produced by the system at all; it was clearly your own ability."
[Your own abilities are the problem, yet you blame it on the system?] 019's business acumen has always been top-notch in the system world, and upon hearing Shang Yan's question, it refuted him almost without thinking.
Shang Yan, [...]
"Then why don't you give me a system-generated ability?" So, all the abilities 019 showed before were awakened by himself?
Shang Yan never expected that he was so exceptionally talented.
Although his strength increased slowly, he had a lot of skills.
"...It won't fit; your soul is somewhat rejecting me," 019 said quietly. "There's something wrong with your soul."
Shang Yan, [...]
He seems to have grasped the key point. Could it be that his occasional cognitive and memory confusion is due to the problem with his soul that 019 mentioned?
This is ridiculous! [I was perfectly lucid and my mind was working perfectly fine in my own world before.]
"Did you mess up my brain?" he questioned.
019, […Damn it, I only bound myself to you because you seemed smart, who knew you'd become stupid after coming to this world?]
It even suspected that Shang Yan was pretending to be smart, which is no different from fraud.
After Shang Yan was admitted to Sunshine Mental Hospital, 019 coaxed this little idiot like he was his own son every day.
According to the database I've consulted, your overuse of your abilities has led to instability in your mind and even some abnormal changes, which is the root cause of your cognitive and memory confusion.
In short, this kind of change cannot be treated with medication; you can only recover on your own. I've also done a lot of research during this period.
As for why your strength level can't be improved, I don't know either. Logically speaking, Shang Yan should have advanced long ago.
"Okay..." Shang Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with a bold idea.
"Zhou Ping, let's have a spar when we get home," he suddenly said out of the blue.
Standing next to him, Zhou Ping hid the sword behind his back and shook his head very seriously, "No, I won't fight."
How could he possibly hit Shang Yan?
Shang Yan is already sick. What if he hits Shang Yan and doesn't control his strength, making the person even more mentally impaired?
If he didn't control his strength and killed someone... Zhou Ping shook his head in alarm.
"No, I won't hit you," he refused repeatedly, shaking his head vigorously.
"Hey, it's just a friendly spar. You can beat me up... My cultivation level has been stuck, but maybe if you put some pressure on me, I'll advance." Shang Yan leaned closer. "We'll find a secluded spot to spar then."
Seeing that Shang Yan was determined to do things his own way, no amount of persuasion could dissuade him.
"..." Zhou Ping silently lowered his head, not uttering a sound or responding at all.
After waiting for a while, someone finally arrived.
They were unfamiliar faces; they had taken away the vicious superhuman who had been knocked unconscious by Zhou Ping.
"Thank you all," one of them said, then dealt with the other body.
After they all left, Zhou Ping asked, "Want to continue shopping?"
"Since we're already here, let's look around before we leave."
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Thank you all for recommending the book. This is a sincere thank you from a humble author.
Because I need to update three chapters a day for another book, this one has been updating very slowly. Sometimes I even have to make up for the word count. Thank you all for your support and understanding!
Another book will be finished next month. I'll be writing this one for two months, starting with three chapters a day. You can keep it going for now. I won't abandon it.
This is supposed to be a heartwarming, funny, and sweet story, with a slice-of-life style. The relationship between the two characters will progress slowly, but very naturally.
One of them is all talk and no action (Shang Yan), while the other is neither willing to speak nor act (Zhou Ping), so they will be slower.
At this point, the character outline is quite clear. What I wrote is: a talkative, straightforward, and clueless bottom x a silent, shy, and upright top.
Thank you everyone for your support!
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