In the carriage heading to Chu Chu's house from Jinxian Academy, He Yunxiao kept thinking about how to help Xiaoxiao win Chu Fan's favor.
For a protagonist like Chu Fan in a light novel, there are essentially two ways to woo him.
One is external, the other is internal.
The other path is similar to "arranged marriage." Examples include imperial marriage, betrothal at birth, deathbed entrustment of a child, forced marriage by elders, and many other tropes. Essentially, these methods use the protagonist's most valued "righteousness" to pressure him into choosing the female lead. Because of this sense of righteousness, the male lead will inevitably choose the female lead, thus placing the pressure on her.
If the female lead were to "break off the engagement," it would turn into a story of "Don't underestimate a young man's potential."
If the female lead agrees but doesn't like the male lead, then he is a "son-in-law who marries into the family".
If the female lead agrees but also likes the male lead very much, then it will turn into a "wife-chasing hell." The male lead doesn't care about the female lead at first, but after she dies, he realizes how good she was and suddenly becomes very fond of her. So he starts a crazy pursuit of his wife, eventually becoming stronger along the way, and the ending is sweet.
The inner path is similar to "love growing over time." The key is the length of time spent together. For example, things might be uneventful, then a crisis occurs, and both parties realize their feelings. Or, there might be ups and downs, arguments and disagreements, then a crisis arises, and the two confront their feelings for each other, finally confirming their relationship.
Chu Fan and Chu Xiaoxiao were all alone, with no relatives, and they didn't know anyone like their mentor.
He Yunxiao thought about it and dismissed the idea of using external factors to help Xiaoxiao. Among the external factors, only the emperor's bestowal of marriage would work, but this was only effective against the protagonist who was in a weak position at the beginning of the novel. Now that Chu Fan was about to become a Grandmaster, the emperor could no longer control him much.
He Yunxiao then realized that given Xiaoxiao and Chu Fan's relationship, it wasn't realistic to expect them to constantly bicker. Therefore, the only way to repair their sibling bond seemed to be a combination of a peaceful life and escalating crises. Simple interactions had already been proven useless by Xiaoxiao over the past decade; a crisis was necessary to stimulate the protagonist's dulled mind.
Chu Fan is in danger, and Xiao Xiao takes good care of him. Chu Fan suddenly realizes his mistakes and vows to treat Xiao Xiao well. Or perhaps, in a ridiculously melodramatic way, Xiao Xiao takes a sword for Chu Fan. She blocks it, but not completely; she dies, but not completely. Chu Fan feels deeply indebted to Xiao Xiao, and thus devotes himself wholeheartedly to treating her well.
To put Chu Fan or Xiao Xiao in danger, they need to be seriously injured, or at least appear to be seriously injured.
He Yunxiao had a headache.
With his ordinary ninth-rank strength, he couldn't even seriously injure Chu Fan, let alone defeat Chu Fan without using a sword.
According to the typical novel formula, no one of the protagonist's peers can compare to him. The only ones who can put pressure on him are those who are one level higher in cultivation, such as various "old man", "elder", "gang leader", "master" and so on.
In other words, if he wanted to pose a threat to Chu Fan, he would have to be at the Grandmaster level.
As He Yunxiao pondered this, he told Ma De to quickly take a detour and buy a bunch of delicious food.
Chu Chu needs to work hard to advance to the Grandmaster level.
In the afternoon, He Yunxiao knocked on the protagonist's door, carrying a large bag of snacks.
"Who is it?" It was Xiaoxiao's voice.
“Me,” He Yunxiao said.
Xiao Xiao had agreed, but when the door opened, it was Chu Chu who had.
"Come in."
Chu Chu opened the door for He Yunxiao.
He Yunxiao had visited the protagonist's home many times and was now very familiar with it.
Stepping into the protagonist's house, he reached down and grabbed Chu Chu's small hand. As he led Chu Chu forward, he closed the courtyard gate with his foot.
"Chuchu, please pass on your skills!"
Chu Chu held He Yunxiao's hand and silently transferred her energy to him.
In the protagonist's courtyard, with the protagonist absent, He Yunxiao, the villain, seems more like the head of the household.
He led Chu Chu into her bedroom with practiced ease. He first placed a large bag of snacks on the table, then moved two chairs side by side, one for Chu Chu and one for himself.
He Yunxiao deliberately opened the package and took out one small snack after another. "Chuchu, which one do you want to eat?"
"I am not hungry."
He Yunxiao nodded and said, "Then let's have some raisin cake."
With one hand holding Chu Chu's small hand, He Yunxiao had to use his other hand to unwrap the sweet cake. Unwrapping the complicated packaging with one hand was a bit of a struggle, but He Yunxiao miraculously managed to take out the sweet cake and bring it to Chu Chu's lips with a simple act of force.
Rubbing Chuchu's delicate little hand, He Yunxiao said, "Chuchu, try it. It's especially delicious."
He Yunxiao knew that Chu Chu wasn't the type to love sweets or snacks, but she disliked complicated things and troubles.
Chu Chu didn't intend to eat this at first, but He Yunxiao kept massaging her little hands and coaxing her with sweet words. Finally, Chu Chu couldn't resist and took a small bite of the sweet cake.
The pastry itself is soft and sweet, and the addition of raisins' sweet and sour flavor makes it truly delicious.
Although He Yunxiao boldly tried various ways to coax Chu Chu into eating, he was very careful to observe Chu Chu's expression. If he sensed something was wrong or Chu Chu didn't like it, he was ready to stop immediately.
Conversely, once you discover that Chu Chu seems to like him, you can increase your efforts.
Seeing that Chu Chu neither frowned nor showed displeasure after eating the sweet cake, He Yunxiao boldly coaxed her, "Chu Chu, please have another bite."
When Chu Chu saw that He Yunxiao was "begging" her, even if he wasn't sincere, she still gave him face by opening her small mouth slightly and taking another bite.
To please Chu Chu and coax her to eat, He Yunxiao kept holding the sweet cake to her mouth. As soon as she showed any desire to eat, He Yunxiao would immediately satisfy her.
After coaxing Chuchu for a long time, I finally got her to finish the pastry, bite by bite.
To be fair, although Chu Chu refers to herself as "the real person" and seems to have a high seniority, that's not the case at all when she eats. At least Xiao Xiao is a picky eater, while Chu Chu is completely capricious, eating a little when she wants to and not eating anything when she doesn't.
Last time at Zuixianju, He Yunxiao had to coax Chu Chu to eat, and now he has to coax her again for a few snacks. She's even harder to please than a little brat. Because he can't beat her.
When it comes to eating, Nanzhu's wife is the most obedient. She'll eat whatever you give her, and she'll even quietly nibble on her food like a little hamster.
After feeding Chu Chu the snacks, He Yunxiao tentatively revealed his purpose.
"Chuchu, I want to ask you something."
"explain."
"At this rate of skill transfer, when will I approximately become a Grandmaster?"
"ten years."
"ten……"
Ten years as a grandmaster, and the flowers have faded and the vegetables have gone cold!
Never underestimate the protagonist's cheat code! Ten years is more than enough for Chu Fan to become a Grandmaster, and invincible!
How can they fight Chu Fan now? If they can't win, how can they create a crisis? Without a crisis, how can they repair the siblings' relationship? What will happen to Chu Chu if they don't repair their relationship?
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