Are you really trying to cultivate immortality? Something feels off.

When Tan Suiting stepped down from the ring, the first person he saw was Xie Weixing, who was waiting for him with his arms crossed.

"Senior brother." His tone was a little indifferent, unlike usual, when he would automatically activate his second personality upon seeing a lion.

Xie Weixing keenly noticed the dragon's weakness and reached out to support it.

"I told you not to act so arrogantly," Xie Weixing said in a low voice, his lips still slightly pursed as he gently bit his teeth, "you got your comeuppance."

Tan Suiting leaned against him, feeling down because of her depleted spiritual energy. She turned her head and buried half of her face in the crook of his neck, whispering in protest, "You told me to conserve my strength."

"Oh, so you're listening to me now," Xie Weixing chuckled, his tone full of mockery. "Why didn't you listen to anything else I said?"

Tan Suiting recalled what had happened between the two of them on the bed one night and realized that he hadn't been very obedient, so he frowned and remained silent.

"What happened to the encouragement-based education?" Yu Xintang disagreed with Xie Weixing's words and looked at Tan Suiting with a loving expression. "Second Senior Brother thinks you're very capable. Come on, Little Dragon, do you want to become even more capable? How about I give you something good?"

He's been driven crazy by the Jianxuan Fuling lately, regretting and hating himself countless times for impulsively accepting it.

Bad pen. Crazy pen. Harmful pen.

He even felt that Tan Suiting and the others gave him this pen back then because they saw him living too comfortably, and that they had collectively plotted to torment him. So recently, he has been busy looking for a new owner for this silly pen.

When Xie Weixing heard this a few days ago, he sneered and didn't even bother to curse him. His short comment was: "A fool is looking for a fool."

"Can't you just get lost?" Shen Chunri's face was full of disgust and shock. "You actually set your sights on Xiaolong? He's an idiot who can't even draw basic talismans correctly and almost cursed himself to mute. You want him to play with the Mysterious Spirit Resurrection? Yu Xintang, you're heartless, ruthless, and cruel. You want to kill us all?"

Yu Xintang slapped Shen Chunri's face, ruthlessly shoving her away, and still smiled as she looked at Tan Suiting, whose face was half buried in Xie Weixing's neck: "How about it, Xiaolong? My good junior brother, my dear junior brother, I guarantee you'll be perfect for this artifact. Can you bear to refuse me?"

Xie Weixing crossed his arms, looking straight ahead, but smiled without saying a word.

Shen Chunri was grumbling as he tidied his messed-up bangs.

Don't touch our Shen Mei's bangs.

[Oh? Who's been giving our snake a cultural lesson lately? You used the word four times in two consecutive sentences! Mom really has to praise you!]

[The upstairs mom continues to spoil her child. Hasn't she noticed that whenever the snake tries to be cultured, it's either by swearing or by using roundabout ways to insult people?]

[My son, Xiaolong, came home crying today. He said that although a boy with dyed hair and lion ears is very nice to him, smells nice, and says he'll play with him forever, why is there a little girl with green hair who keeps mocking him? He's being bullied just because he can't draw talismans? How can your teacher be responsible?]

[Oh, okay, parent, please turn left and contact Director Fu. She's been in charge of these kids lately. Just keep walking to the left, she's the tall, 1.8-meter-tall woman in purple carrying a heavy sword.]

[To the parents in the observation room, Sister Fuyao is here to heal you!]

Shen Chunri grumbled and tried to start over after he finished tidying up, but Yu Xintang, with her back turned, precisely covered his forehead and lifted it again.

Young Master Yu didn't turn his head. There was no gloating in his eyes, only his determination to give away this silly pen he had today.

[Yu Xintang, keep bullying people, keep being the group bully]

[Isn't our Yu Shao supposed to be the group's punching bag? He's got his comeback today, hasn't he?]

[It looks like it's going to stick to the pan.]

The system wondered: Is that Mirroring the Mysterious Spirit Realm really that difficult? Isn't Yu Xintang known as the number one genius in Penglai Realm who cultivates both talismans and arrays, able to read ten lines at a glance and remember everything she sees? Why is she being tortured like this?

Xie Weixing raised an eyebrow: If you're so awesome, how come you couldn't pass the advanced system exam?

He had glanced at the basic cultivation techniques Feng Yu had given Yu Xintang, and was stunned after just one look. He almost thought Feng Yu had some grand ambition he hadn't yet realized, and that he wanted Young Master Yu to take the civil service exam in the cultivation world. Oh, it's not that simple.

Stop kidding, this is just the basic technique. You'd believe it if someone told you that after learning the whole thing you'd automatically ascend to the divine realm and become the Jade Emperor.

Haha. As expected, those who play video games can't handle academic classes.

Welcome to another episode of "The True Colors of a Competitor"!

[It's like seeing my favorite team. A few illiterate guys who didn't even finish high school were asking the chat how to spell "谄媚" (cánmèi, meaning flattery), while their teammates were asking what "谄媚" meant, and another was asking if it wasn't "陷媚" (xiànmèi, meaning to seduce or flatter). I'm hopeless.]

[I'm a die-hard fan of a certain reptile, and I've resigned myself to always precisely picking the least cultured person in a crowd to like.]

[Shen Chunri: You might as well put it more clearly.]

[I'm laughing so hard I'm going to throw up. What can I do? I can only sing you a song to put this whole mess to rest.]

[You caused all that trouble, so I'll have to deal with the rest.]

The system was shocked: What does this have to do with whether I pass the exam or not? Advanced systems require experience points. Dude, tell me yourself, have you ever honestly followed a single storyline since you transmigrated into this book? How am I supposed to level up?

Most normal people would feel a little guilty upon hearing such words, but fortunately, your brother is not awake and has nothing to do with normal people.

He sneered: What? Didn't I earn you cultivation points? Look at those advanced systems, do you think they give more rewards in a year than you earn in a day? You lazy dog, shut up and start sucking up to your big daddy.

Even if he hasn't completed a single storyline, he's still the undisputed number one on the entire site's popularity chart in the observation room. He could accept it if the system knelt down and called him "Dad, your son is here to show you filial piety."

They only dare to speak the truth when they are genuine consumers.

The system was speechless for a long time, then realized that not a single word of this awful statement was false. Unable to find a way to refute it, it became furious: "You say Yu Xintang, just say Yu Xintang. Why are you suddenly cursing me here? Is there a free egg to be won for attacking your own system?"

Xie Weixing laughed: "When Young Master Yu just lied about saying that Jianxuan Fuling was suitable for the Dragon Palace, it was just like that god-like person with the online name 'Second Child Dad' covering his crotch and saying that he had sealed his roots this year. I suddenly realized that he is quite similar to you."

The system's lips curled into a smile: What's the same? Handsome? Cultured? Happy family? Promising future?

Xie Weixing was silent for a while, and when he spoke again, his tone was filled with a strange admiration. He chuckled and said: "I've prepared so much in advance, and you're still fantasizing about what nice things I'll say?"

system:?

Xie Weixing: Sure enough, two laughs. Neither of them is shameless enough to be so self-righteous.

system:.

Even a masochist would want to retaliate after hearing Xie Weixing's words.

Tan Suiting smelled the faint fragrance emanating from Xie Weixing's delicate skin, peeked out with one eye, and glanced at Yu Xintang.

Young Master Yu's face was practically frozen from smiling. He said in a gentle, affected voice that was almost sickeningly sweet, "Little Long, how good is your senior brother to you? When there's something good, you're the first person I think of."

"Your senior brother is truly devoted to you; are you willing to betray me?"

After resting, Tan Suiting removed himself from Xie Weixing's shoulder, his expression returning to its usual indifference.

He remained silent for a while, then turned his head to look at Yu Xintang, his tone calm and his voice neither loud nor soft: "Thank you, Second Senior Brother, it feels much better to have vomited it up."

Yu Xintang:?

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone! I feel like I'm getting back into the swing of things, hehe. Thanks to [Eating Oranges in Segments] for the gift qwq Thank you, Orange Segments teacher! No need to send any more big gifts, I don't have any drafts saved up /smiles