Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

"Oh?" Zhang Lexuan glanced at Jiang Nannan with interest, a hint of appreciation and ambiguity flashing in her light blue eyes. She slowly bent down, leaning close to Lu Cheng's ear and breathing softly, "It seems your sweetheart isn't someone to be trifled with..."

"Sigh, if your sister finds out that you personally give me medicinal baths, dry my hair, and train my body every day, won't she be angry?"

"If she knew that you were already involved in this game, using everyone as pawns, and exhausting everything for me... wouldn't she be jealous?"

"She probably won't hit me, right? That's scary~ Unlike me, I only feel sorry for my brother." Zhang Lexuan blinked her beautiful eyes playfully, a carefree smile curving her lips.

Lu Cheng: "..."

"Hey!"

All of this seemed ordinary, even somewhat frustrating, to Lu Cheng, but to Jiang Nannan, it was a real provocation.

The beauty glared at Zhang Lexuan with her pink eyes, angrily grabbed Lu Cheng's arm, and pulled him sharply towards her.

"Senior! If you really want to play any role-playing games, you can call me 'sister,' but please stop tormenting Xiao Cheng! He's such an honest and kind boy; he can't stand your antics." Jiang Nannan's beautiful eyes were full of indignation, displaying the kind of spirit of an older sister standing up for her younger brother who had been bullied.

The delicate, beautiful woman who had been held in Lu Cheng's arms earlier, her legs weak and her body limp, making her blushing, was no longer there. At this moment, Jiang Nannan even had a hint of shrewishness.

After all, in her eyes, her eldest sister was like a mother, and Lu Cheng was her only younger brother, even though he was adopted and they had no blood relation.

Without a father, the entire family has been supported by her hard work outside all these years. Without any support or reliance, she can only make herself unapproachable and more shrewish in order to deal with the wolves and tigers who covet her beauty.

Lu Cheng's lips twitched.

Covering face.

He didn't consider himself cunning or treacherous, but he was definitely not honest or simple either. He just never imagined that in Sister Nan's mind, he would be... like this.

"Pfft, hahaha..."

Zhang Lexuan couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter, clutching her stomach.

She laughed so hard she was shaking, even leaning on Lu Cheng's shoulder, tears welling up in her beautiful eyes: "Brother, she said you're honest and kind, hahahahaha."

Lu Cheng: "..."

He let out a soft breath and glanced at Jiang Nannan with a complicated look in his eyes: "Nannan, this is a misunderstanding. Le Xuan... she didn't mean me any harm. She's just a lively person with a quirky personality, so she likes to joke with me."

"..." Upon hearing this, Jiang Nannan hesitated for a moment before slowly sitting down, but in the girl's eyes, there was still some doubt.

After all, Lu Cheng's attitude was clearly very rigid.

Therefore, she did not hesitate to squeeze to the other side of Lu Cheng. Although it was winter, the Star Dou Great Forest was like spring all year round. So, although she was wearing clothes, they were quite thin. When they were pressed together, it was as if their skin was touching, and they could even feel each other's warm skin.

Without realizing it, she had also begun to compete with him.

She helped Lu Cheng pick up food, and even put it directly into his mouth.

Zhang Lexuan watched with a smile, but didn't offer any further explanation.

"Oh right, Xiao Cheng, didn't you bring me a gift? Why don't you take it out and let me see it?" Jiang Nannan suddenly remembered something and slowly said.

Lu Cheng: "..."

He let out a breath, forced a smile, and handed Jiang's mother a string of jade pendants. "Mom, these jade pendants have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Wearing them for a long time can nourish your body and mind..."

Then she handed out a bracelet, decorated with a lifelike pink rabbit design.

"I need you to put this on for me." Jiang Nannan bit her red lips and handed her fair wrist to Lu Cheng, her eyes filled with excitement and pride.

“Okay.” Lu Cheng nodded and gently put the bracelet on.

"Brother, you went on a long trip, didn't you prepare any gifts for me?" Zhang Lexuan rested her chin on one hand, while idly twirling her hair with the other, her light blue eyes filled with anticipation.

it's over...

Lu Cheng's body stiffened.

He knew that this meal was no ordinary meal.

Don't let them eat me up in a minute.

"Yes, there is." Lu Cheng nodded emphatically.

He then took out a jade hairpin from his storage ring, with a wind chime hanging from the back, tinkling and making a clear and pleasant sound.

The scene seemed to freeze.

Zhang Lexuan's initially playful gaze was gradually drawn to the jade hairpin, which seemed to possess some kind of magic, completely calming the beauty down.

"elder brother……"

Zhang Lexuan's lips moved, her voice trembled slightly, and her light blue eyes stared intently at Lu Cheng.

"Can you help me put it on?"

"it is good."

Lu Cheng nodded, skillfully approached the beauty from behind, and untied her hair clip, revealing her smooth, black hair cascading over her shoulders like large waves.

With practiced skill, she quickly and easily tied the hairpin.

At this moment, the beauty is no different from the one in my memory.

Her eyes gradually reddened, and her gaze towards Lu Cheng became increasingly infatuated.

Chapter 72 Lu Cheng: It seems like things have gone too far.

"Brother, am I pretty?"

Zhang Lexuan stared at Lu Cheng, a smile spreading across her lips like a blooming blue flower. In that instant, the world lost its color, and even Jiang Nannan, the most beautiful woman in the outer courtyard, was completely overshadowed.

“Beautiful!” Lu Cheng nodded emphatically.

Her behavior today was very strange. Everything seemed calm on the surface, but he knew that it was because of her self-protective mechanism after the extreme emotional fluctuations, which was temporarily suppressing all the painful and unforgettable memories.

That's why, in Lu Cheng's eyes, she was like a dormant volcano, her emotions teetering on the edge of spiraling out of control.

There's no way around it; it would be hard for anyone to accept.

The other, Erzhuzi, who was emotionally stable, had his clan wiped out and was almost driven insane by his brother's betrayal. He was only pulled back from the brink of depravity by the "bonds" of his teammates.

But Zhang Lexuan... could only heal herself.

Her heart had long been shattered into pieces. After all, when she set up this game to try and get a higher score in the simulator, she was raising Zhang Lexuan on the same scale as raising a BOSS.

But who would have thought that after successfully raising the BOSS, the simulator would also release the BOSS?

Lu Cheng: "..."

He didn't apologize to Zhang Lexuan because any apology at that moment would be too cheap.

……

Outside the courtyard.

Inside a horse-drawn carriage.

"Xiao Tao has already told me."

Zhang Lexuan lowered her eyes, her delicate hand gently stroking the jade hairpin, which swayed slightly and made a silvery sound.

On her stunningly beautiful face, the playfulness from before slowly faded, replaced by a forced indifference and hatred, even... an extreme greed, a gaze that seemed to want to meld Lu Cheng into its body.

“Brother, I don’t hate you. I’m so happy that you came to Shrek Academy, really happy. Today is the happiest day Le Xuan has had in years, but…”

"What if you leave tomorrow?" Zhang Lexuan sat opposite Lu Cheng, her chin resting on her hand, her light blue eyes carrying a hint of danger and coldness.

"Just like before, they casually abandoned me, and then acted like a great hero, arranging everything I didn't want for me. What should I do?"

"Brother, now that our positions are reversed, I am no longer the little girl who could be easily fooled."

“How about I destroy your martial spirit…” Lu Cheng breathed a faint breath into your ear, stirring your heartstrings, “Then we’ll go far away and spend the rest of our lives together on a deserted island. Don’t worry, brother, I won’t mind if you get old. After you die, I will leave with you.”

"I will bear you a bunch of children, leave behind our bloodline and offspring, I can do anything for you..." Zhang Lexuan's fair arms wrapped around Lu Cheng's shoulders, her stunningly beautiful face pressed tightly against his, her moist breath filling his neck, making him feel itchy.

Lu Cheng's throat bobbed: "..."

That's it.

This has really gone too far.

The much-anticipated boss-raising segment was about to begin, and I excitedly died right in front of the boss, only to find that the boss had broken through the dimensional barrier and chased after me.

Isn't this a fucking simulator?

Nobody told me it would happen offline!

"Le Xuan, I was wrong," Lu Cheng said bitterly.

“There are many things I shouldn’t have kept from you. Indeed, you have the right to know. Many things were done on my own initiative, judging you by my own standards… I repent, I am guilty.”

"..."

The scene was somewhat quiet.

Lu Cheng also clearly felt the "big sister" beside him suddenly stiffen and look at him with a resentful gaze.

"Brother, you're still the same as always..."

Zhang Lexuan uttered two words softly.

"treacherous."

Lu Cheng sighed softly.

The atmosphere around them seemed to shift from gloomy to sunny, the dark and cold aura gradually fading away, replaced by Zhang Lexuan's gentle and sweet smile: "In that case, brother, you can't lie to me anymore."

"If there's a next time..."

She whispered in Lu Cheng's ear, her breath sweet as orchids: "I won't give you another chance to explain, brother."

……

Six months later.

Shrek City.

On the magnificent streets.

Zhang Lexuan parted her red lips slightly, licking a hot grilled sausage, "The taste is good, it's just a pity... it's too small."

"Brother, what do you think?"

The beautiful woman smiled and looked at Lu Cheng beside her.