After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

The master said he had seen all sorts of situations.

I've had contact with most of the top young celebrities in mainland China, both in terms of looks and overall appeal.

But... she really had never seen such a scene before.

Just looking at Xing Zhuoshi's smile.

My back felt tense, and my fingertips trembled slightly from the strain.

Deterrence!

That stemmed from the intimidation of the elders!

So, looking back now, the game's mechanics seem incredibly unreasonable.

That's awesome... no.

that's terrible!

Simply increase a girl's affection level. For every heart that increases her affection level, everyone who is close to her, or who is close to her, will also gain a little affection.

If you max out a girl's favorability rating, those who are too close to her might also gain a heart or two in favorability rating towards you.

Is this reasonable?

If you steal someone's partner, the victim will be extremely grateful. If you steal all of someone's partners, their goodwill towards you will skyrocket to the point that they'll practically offer themselves up to you.

Hmm... That's weird, let me take another look.

This is too wooden...it doesn't make sense.

Of course--

Shi Yan was not such an evil person.

She doesn't have the air of a tyrant, and Shi Yan still has some integrity.

But... just thinking about this kind of setting.

Shi Yan suddenly thought of someone.

Ming Zhongle.

That would be fun.

At first, Ming Zhongqing had a good impression of him, but that guy hated him to the core.

Therefore... his attitude towards Ming Zhongqing is worth pondering.

It's like being in a game.

Generally, when someone commits murder, the hatred towards them from their relatives will increase dramatically.

But one time... after Shi Yan took revenge on someone, his Daoist partner and daughter's affection for him suddenly skyrocketed.

Shi Yan was completely dumbfounded.

The reverse is also true—

All I can say is that Ming Zhongle's tragic fate is entirely justified.

Shi Yan wished he could be even worse off.

Beside Shi Yan, Xing Qiyan could clearly feel the tension in Shi Yan's body.

That feeling... seemed even more intense than when Shi Yan, my younger sister... no, back then when he was still Young Master Shi Yan, saw me outside Nanjun City.

However, Xing Qiyan didn't think too much about it.

She simply thought it was because Shi Yan's younger sister was meeting her elders for the first time and was a little nervous.

“Sister Shiyan, you don’t need to be so nervous…” Xing Qiyan hugged Shiyan’s arm and gently rubbed her soft little face against Shiyan’s shoulder.

"My mother is very easy to talk to..."

"And... Mother has seen the scroll at Sister Jiu'er's place, and she really likes Sister Shiyan too..."

Shi Yan could barely contain his smile.

Xing Qiyan's words did not relax Shi Yan; instead, they made her even more nervous.

"I like it very much..."

"If your mother likes me a lot... then you're out of the picture."

"Silly boy."

"And also..."

"From the Taiyi Sect to the Starry Sky Division, what the hell are you guys?!"

"Why do they all... have so much free time that they like to collect other people's portraits?"

"Is it really that good?"

"Quick...let me see."

Shi Yan felt there must be something fishy about this.

Wen Ruya would help Wen Qieyun publish the illustrated scrolls just because she wanted to have some fun.

But... it will definitely not be like this now.

It seems like wherever she goes, she encounters her little fangirls. Wen Ruya isn't the type to heavily promote this kind of thing.

That woman can be as lazy as a cat.

It's too much trouble for her to do it herself.

Moreover... Wen Ruya has no reason to make enemies everywhere.

In the game, this guy has kicked every restaurant in the entire country.

Almost every girl who had even the slightest connection with her, except for Xiaxia and those she couldn't easily or couldn't beat, had been sparred with by her.

Otherwise, why would she be called the Dao Embryo Demoness?

Therefore... there must be something fishy about this.

Thinking back to what Chunlu Ren, his fan 'promotion leader,' had said to him before at Taiyi Sect...

My own scrolls are not easy to buy.

Besides the fact that Wenqieyun's production is low and its shipment is slow.

Besides signing a series of contracts with the Love Sea Demon Sect to ship the goods, there is another crucial point.

One of the most untouchable people in the entire land of China.

The head of Langya Pavilion, the owner of a well-known chain of taverns... she practically controls most of the produced scrolls.

"hiss--"

The teacher seemed to have vaguely realized something.

It really was that bastard!

That bastard is definitely the one!

I'll wait until I've sorted out this matter in Jizhou.

I'm determined to find that guy and get to the bottom of this.

It's time to kick the tavern door open, even if she closes it.

Xing Qiyan held onto Shi Yan's arm... She could sense that Shi Yan seemed even more nervous.

"Did I say something wrong?"

"I was afraid that Shi Yan would be nervous, so I didn't tell her... because my sister Jiu'er is an excessive homebody and doesn't want to go far at all."

"Not to mention contacting the Love Sea Demon Sect or the Langya Pavilion."

"so..."

"Those scrolls that Sister Jiu'er collects were all bought by Mother."

"Ayan..." The girl wanted to say something more.

Xing Qiyan's voice was excessively soft; she was just lowering her voice, as if she were clinging to Shi Yan's arm and acting coquettishly.

No, you can completely remove 'as if'.

"I'm not nervous." Taking a deep breath, Shi Yan gently squeezed Xing Qiyan's small hand.

A girl's small hands have that uniquely delicate quality that comes with youth.

She stared at Shi Yan, her eyes seemingly misty with tears.

Logically speaking, in front of Xing Zhuoshi... especially... when it was the 'first' time meeting Xing Zhuoshi, Shi Yan shouldn't have been so close to Xing Qiyan.

Xing Qiyan seemed to want to wrap her whole body around his arm.

That would give Xingzhuo a less than pleasant impression.

However... that's the general case.

The current situation is that Xingzhuoshi's initial level of affection for him was already too high, and Shiyan couldn't be happier for the woman to dislike him.

But... she was clearly overthinking it.

Once you've built up a positive impression, you'll see people through a filter.

You originally asked someone with a goodwill rating of "a casual acquaintance" or "a complete stranger" to reconcile with her enemy.

Her affection for you will only plummet.

However... if you max out her affection level, then it's a completely different story.

All she could say was... "Since it's Shirou... I'll give it a try."

She's too well-behaved.

Holding Xing Qiyan's hand, Shi Yan slowly stepped into the Xing family's courtyard.

Xing Zhuo's eyebrows and eyes slowly curved upwards.

She simply glanced back and forth between Xing Qiyan and Shi Yan meaningfully.