At night, Jiangnan returned to his room!
Looking at himself in the mirror.
He couldn’t help but fall into deep thought!
Hmm…
Though both eye sockets were bruised!
It still didn’t affect his charming, handsome face!
Quite symmetrical, actually?
Pretty great~
Still, he popped a Beauty Pill!
To fix things up!
After all, no one thinks they’re too handsome…
After all this, Jiangnan couldn’t contain his excitement.
He finally took out the Heart-Pounding Popping Candy!
The system description promised powerful effects!
And it was a rare, proper prize.
After all, the Marrow-Cleansing Spirit Fruit and Beauty Pills were no joke!
Then Jiangnan stared dumbfounded at the popping candy!
What was with the cartoonish packaging?
And it even came with a straw?
Damn!
What kind of tacky presentation was this!
I’m too old for this stuff, it’s so inappropriate!
Jiangnan gritted his teeth!
Who cares!
He tore open the packet, jabbed in the straw.
And sucked hard!
With more gusto than Qian’er smoking!
The whole bag of Heart-Pounding Popping Candy went straight into his mouth.
Oh?
So sweet!
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But before Jiangnan could enjoy it!
Suddenly…
A loud “Bang!” exploded!
Right in his mouth!
It stunned him!
His head buzzing!
He lay stiff as a corpse on the bed!
Face full of panic?
“Damn!”
“What is this stuff!”
“Popping candy? Not some C4 bomb?”
That intense?
Before Jiangnan could recover.
A storm of explosions erupted in his mouth!
“Bang! Bang!”
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Like setting off 20,000 firecrackers in his mouth!
Or a crate of double-bang fireworks!
His mouth went numb!
This time, Jiangnan finally understood why it was called Heart-Pounding Popping Candy!
It was way too “bang”!
“Ow!”
He couldn’t hold back, crying out.
A series of noises came from his mouth!
“Bang bang bang bang pop! Da da da da da!”
So intense!
Even a blue-flame Gatling gun couldn’t match this firepower!
Jiangnan quickly shut his mouth!
His body writhed on the bed, trembling!
Hands gripping the sheets, tears of regret streaming from his eyes!
Shouldn’t have trusted the system!
Now not only was his mouth numb! His whole body tingled!
Jiangnan could only endure the bombardment!
But his body was undergoing astonishing changes!
The surrounding spiritual energy surged toward him at ten times the usual speed!
Pushing his cultivation from Bronze Three-Star to Bronze Four-Star!
…
Meanwhile, in Xia Yao’s room on the second floor!
Ten breezy shorts were laid out on the bed, her face slightly flushed.
“I’ll just try them on… no big deal!”
“It’s Xiaonan’s kind gesture, after all!”
She picked a blue pair and slipped them on!
Looking down at herself, she nodded, feeling fabulous!
Then she quickly checked if the door was locked!
Xia Yao’s face grew redder!
For some reason, it just felt so embarrassing!
Then she beastified!
Under the moonlight, wolf ears perked up, a fluffy silver tail swaying gently!
Absolutely stunning!
As expected, just like Xiaonan said, these Hulk-brand shorts perfectly suited her half-beast form!
Just then, a “da da da” sound came from downstairs.
Like a machine gun firing or a tractor starting?
Startled, Xia Yao retracted her ears and tail, full of suspicion.
What’s going on?
She dressed and opened the door!
Zhong Yingxue poked her head out, their eyes meeting, both puzzled.
They went to Jiangnan’s room together!
The moment they opened the door, they froze!
Jiangnan’s eyes were vacant, as if his soul had left!
Tears in his eyes, a faint sadness on his face!
Drenched in sweat, still twitching on the bed…
The moment they saw Jiangnan’s profile!
Both Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao felt their hearts race!
The more they looked, the more appealing he seemed!
How could they like him so much!
Zhong Yingxue, worried, “Xiaonan? Why are you crying?”
Xia Yao, “Crying so sadly? The blanket’s all wet?”
Jiangnan: …
That’s sweat, okay!
The Heart-Pounding Popping Candy’s effect was just wearing off!
It was way too intense!
Xia Yao sat on the bed, gently wiping Jiangnan’s tears, her face full of concern, “Don’t cry! I’m sorry, did I make you cry by bullying you?”
“I won’t hit or bite you anymore, okay?”
Zhong Yingxue hugged Jiangnan, patting his back gently.
“Xiaonan, don’t be scared! Xuexue’s here, did you have a nightmare?”
Jiangnan: ???
What’s going on!
Zhong Yingxue’s gaze was too tender!
Radiating maternal warmth!
Even the big bad wolf was so gentle?
Her soft voice was practically melting him?
Was this the Heart-Pounding Popping Candy’s charm boost?
Too awesome!
It even stirred a hint of guilt in Jiangnan!
“Um… I have this weird condition!”
“Can’t sleep at night! Only sleep with someone beside me!”
Pushing his luck?
No way he’d not push his luck!
Guilt? Jiangnan loved it!
Zhong Yingxue’s face flushed, “No way! But… I can give you a hug…”
Xia Yao glared, “Pfft! No hugs for him! Hmph, I haven’t even hugged like that!”
“And I was so worried about you!”
“Go be sleepless!”
She grabbed Zhong Yingxue’s hand and left.
Jiangnan stared at Xia Yao’s back, stunned?
Hulk-brand shorts? She wore them already?
Hmph!
Says she doesn’t like them!
But her body’s honest!
As Xia Yao and Zhong Yingxue left Jiangnan’s room!
“By the way, Xuexue! Don’t you think Xiaonan looks extra appealing tonight?”
“For a moment, I thought he was totally my type!”
Zhong Yingxue’s face reddened, “Yeah… heart-racing kind!”
“So weird!”
Jiangnan, eavesdropping via a spatial wormhole, chuckled!
Looks like the Heart-Pounding Popping Candy really makes others fall for you!
But the effect has limits!
It can’t change someone’s subconscious!
Forget that, the tenfold spiritual energy absorption alone is insane!
If he could keep it up, his cultivation would skyrocket!
Just too intense!
So bang!
Looks like he needs to earn more resentment points.
In the days that followed, Jiangnan trained hard with the two beauties during the day, teaching them close combat!
At night, he set up a stall with Wu Liang!
After closing, he went to Wu Liang’s secret base to teach him broadsword and shield techniques!
Every day brought good gains!
Plus, the seven pounds of spirit beads in Jiangnan’s hands!
Enough for the group to use over the summer!
No need to suffer in the spirit ruins, the summer was fulfilling!
That evening, Jiangnan was fiddling with his phone.
Suddenly, a friend request popped up!
From “Luo Tianhong”?
Real name as the username, even her ID photo as the avatar!
In the photo, Luo Tianhong looked youthful, with short hair!
Absolutely stunning!
Friend request?
Hmph!
Jiangnan rejected it outright!
A man’s gotta have some backbone!
Think you can just add my WeChat?
I’m the man nine billion girls can never have!
But the next moment!
His phone rang.
“Hello?”
“Want to die?”
“Accept it now!”
Jiangnan shivered, recalling Lynx pummeling a giant bear.
He quickly accepted the friend request!
Hmph?
Just being practical! Practical, that’s all!
Survival comes first!
