142: First Date

“Are you free? I haven’t seen you message me in a while [Life Qi]. Let’s go to the movies tomorrow!” Qin Zijin sent a message.

He had been so busy these past few days that he almost forgot he had a girlfriend.

Su Yuan quickly apologized,

and readily agreed to go to the movies together.

“Sigh, women really do affect my Cultivation speed! But…”

“I’m willing to be addicted to feminine charm!!”

Su Yuan tidied himself up and happily left the house.

This was their first date after they officially became a couple!

They agreed to meet at the mall at ten, but Su Yuan arrived at nine-thirty. He then found that Qin Zijin had arrived even earlier.

“Sorry, sorry, I’m late!”

Su Yuan quickly offered an insincere apology.

“Did you forget you had a girlfriend? Hmph! Do your words from that day still count?”

Qin Zijin had changed from her usual neat battle suit into a cherry blossom-colored dress.

The skirt had a pleated style, revealing her slender, fair calves.

Her dark, long hair was not tied into a ponytail as usual, but flowed naturally over her shoulders.

“Goddess!”

Su Yuan had never seen Qin Zijin dressed like this before, and he was stunned at first sight!

“Of course they count! You’re already my girlfriend, and it’s no use denying it!”

Su Yuan walked over and directly took Qin Zijin’s small hand.

It was soft, just that feeling, so comfortable to hold.

“You’re really beautiful today!”

“Am I not usually beautiful?”

“You’re always beautiful, but you’re even more beautiful today!”

The two walked side by side, chatting about inconsequential things.

Qin Zijin was still a little shy.

Su Yuan, on the other hand, was open and generous.

He even looked around at other couples, feeling a bit smug when he saw single people.

He used to be particularly disgusted by terms like ‘single dog,’ ‘student dog,’ and ‘office worker dog.’

Single is single, why all the ‘dog’ talk?

But as he entered adolescence, watching his classmates fall in love around him,

when he went for a walk on the playground, others were in love; when he went to the small woods for some quiet, others were still in love.

He felt emo then.

He felt like a dog then, a single dog indeed!

At that time, he envied others who held their girlfriends’ hands.

And now, a fragrant, soft girlfriend,

sweet love, it was finally his turn!

“Are there any good movies recently?” Su Yuan asked.

Qin Zijin had already checked the cinema’s schedule and suggested, “There’s a movie called ‘Little Monsters of Langlang Mountain’ recently, and it seems to be quite good!”

“Hmm?”

Su Yuan was startled: “Langlang Mountain? Isn’t that the Secret Realm behind our school?”

“Yes! This ‘Little Monsters of Langlang Mountain’ is an animation adapted from our Secret Realm behind the mountain. The main creators of the animation even visited our school’s Secret Realm for inspiration,” Qin Zijin nodded.

“Ah?! Then we definitely have to go see it!”

Su Yuan really couldn’t imagine what kind of movie could be made from their Langlang Mountain Secret Realm.

This really piqued his interest.

Su Yuan went to buy movie tickets, popcorn, and milk tea, then they entered the cinema together.

Su Yuan could no longer clearly remember what the movie was like!

He only remembered his girlfriend’s hand was very soft!

“Is this the Wild Boar Demon we fought? It’s so cute, not like the one in the Secret Realm!”

Qin Zijin talked about the plot.

“Mhm, mhm, it’s really soft!”

“What did you say?”

“Nothing, nothing. I said the art style of this movie is very good, much better than the 3D style of current anime, and better than Japanese manga art style too!”

“Mhm, mhm, indeed!”

This ‘Little Monsters of Langlang Mountain’ honestly didn’t have much to do with the Langlang Mountain Secret Realm behind the school.

Only the types of monsters were the same: Wild Boar Demon, Crow Spirit, Toad Spirit, Wolf Head Leader.

It actually depicted the difficulties of a little monster’s survival, deeply resonating with working people!

Many couples like to get physical in the cinema.

Su Yuan was different.

He only used his hands, playing with Qin Zijin’s small hand throughout the entire movie.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to go further, but mainly he was afraid of scaring her away.

There’s always tomorrow! There’s always tomorrow!

After the movie,

the two held hands as they left the cinema and then wandered to the snack street.

Qin Zijin rarely ate street food on weekdays.

This time, accompanying Su Yuan, she seemed to find it quite novel and fun.

“You’re not allowed to go so many days without contacting me next time!” Qin Zijin looked at Su Yuan with wide eyes.

“I definitely won’t! I’ll message you every day!” Su Yuan promised.

“Okay!”

Qin Zijin held out her finger for a pinky promise. “What have you been busy with these past few days?”

Su Yuan chuckled as he hooked his pinky, then thought for a moment and told Qin Zijin the truth.

“What? The one who stole your sister’s ability was Senior Xiao? He even ambushed you that night? Are you okay?” Qin Zijin asked worriedly.

“I’m fine! You should know who I am! Although he Cultivated for three years longer than me and was two major Realms higher than me, he was no match for me at all. At that time, I…”

Su Yuan began to brag.

Qin Zijin indeed showed an admiring gaze, then became angry again.

“That Senior Xiao, I originally thought he was a good person, but I never expected him to be the Mastermind behind everything!”

She looked exasperated, like a cute pufferfish.

“I even went to get his autograph and a photo back then. When I get home, I’m going to tear them up and throw them in the trash!”

Qin Zijin was also a fangirl of Xiao Yunfei back then.

She admired his deeds of suppressing many ability Geniuses with his ordinary body.

Only today did she realize that he didn't rely on himself, but on the abilities stolen from Su Yuan’s sister.

“By the way, wasn’t there also someone from the neighboring school whose ability was stolen? Was that also his doing?”

Qin Zijin asked.

“Yes, the person you’re talking about is Jiang Lei, and his Innate Dao Body was also stolen by Xiao Yunfei!”

Speaking of Jiang Lei,

Su Yuan almost forgot.

He hadn’t yet revealed the Mastermind’s true identity to him, nor had he mentioned his previous discovery about leveling up by fighting monsters.

He hadn’t said anything about those.

After eating a few more snacks with Qin Zijin, such as stinky tofu and glutinous rice cakes with brown sugar,

they stayed until six in the evening.

Su Yuan took a taxi to drop Qin Zijin home. After Qin Zijin got out of the car,

he then had the driver turn to Jiang Lei’s residential complex.

He had been there several times before, so this visit was familiar.

He bought some fruit downstairs,

knocked on the door, and entered Jiang Lei’s home again.

This time, in addition to Jiang Lei’s grandmother, Old Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Lei’s parents were also home.

They were two ordinary middle-aged people with tired faces, seemingly working ordinary jobs.

It seemed that buying the Wind Spirit Body ability for Jiang Lei earlier truly emptied their family savings.

“Oh, little student, you’ve come to see Xiao Lei again. Xiao Lei has been much better recently, you should visit often!”

“Okay, Grandma Jiang, Jiang Lei is in his room, right? I’ll go find him!”

Before Su Yuan could finish speaking,

Jiang Lei had already heard the voice and opened the door. He didn’t bother with his parents,

and directly led Su Yuan into his room.

“What negative ability did you bring this time?” Jiang Lei asked expectantly.

“…I didn’t bring any abilities this time,”

“If you didn’t bring any abilities, then what are you doing here?” Jiang Lei asked, puzzled.

Su Yuan’s expression became a bit more serious: “I know who the Mastermind is!”