195: Chapter 195 One at a time, starting with the little loli.

After exiting the virtual cultivation room, Lin Yun got up and headed to school.

Nine-Story Cultivation Tower, sixth floor.

640 times gravity, 20 times Universe energy concentration.

Lin Yun sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and activated the Micro-Perception state.

Everything inside his body appeared with absolute clarity in his perception.

Above the Dantian ocean of Qi and blood, it was completely empty.

Following the records in the secret manual of the Nine-Grade Golden Core Art, he began to mobilize his Qi and blood to construct a fake Golden Core in his Dantian.

This process was extremely complex.

It was not simply condensing Qi and blood together, but rather like building with blocks.

Layer by layer, brick by brick.

Following a specific structure and sequence, he had to build an extremely precise and complex energy core.

Every flow of Qi and blood, every connection of nodes, had to be precise and flawless.

The slightest deviation would lead to failure and wasted effort.

Lin Yun concentrated fully, constructing it meticulously.

Time ticked away second by second.

I do not know how much time had passed, but finally, an extremely tiny phantom appeared in his Dantian.

That was the prototype of the fake Golden Core.

Very small, very faint, and very unstable.

Lin Yun was neither sad nor happy, and continued to construct it.

He knew that this was less than five percent complete.

Five percent, insignificant.

Qi and blood were being consumed rapidly.

While constructing, he operated the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method to absorb Universe energy and convert it into Qi and blood to replenish himself.

Absorption, conversion, consumption.

Construction, stabilization, advancement.

The prototype of the fake Golden Core gradually thickened and grew larger, bit by bit.

Six percent...

Seven percent...

Eight percent...

Boom!

The fake Golden Core suddenly collapsed, turning into countless fragments of Qi and blood, dissipating in his Dantian.

Lin Yun opened his eyes, his expression calm.

Failed again.

He stood up and stretched his muscles and bones.

This was just routine.

Tomorrow, continue.

The night was deep.

The lights in the master bedroom of the Lin Family Manor finally went out.

The lingering ambiguous atmosphere in the air was incredibly thick.

In the darkness, only soft breathing remained.

Lin Yun lay on the large, soft bed, and Su Yingxue curled up in his arms like a lazy cat, her warm breath brushing against his chest.

"Husband..."

Su Yingxue's voice carried a hint of drowsiness, yet she forced herself to speak.

"How is the progress between you and the three of them, including Qiao Shiyu?"

Lin Yun lowered his head and kissed the top of her hair: "It's going well."

He thought for a moment and then said: "But I always feel like... something is still missing."

Su Yingxue gently poked his chest: "Is it because you are always with the three of them together every time?"

Lin Yun carefully recalled.

It seemed... that was indeed the case.

Ever since he met Qiao Shiyu and the others, every time they met, it was the three of them together.

Guiding their Cultivate together, eating together, and going out to play were also together.

He had never asked any of them out alone.

Seeing him lost in thought, Su Yingxue chuckled: "Husband, you can try asking them out individually. One by one, that way feelings can heat up."

Lin Yun lowered his head and kissed her again: "You understand best."

Su Yingxue proudly rubbed against his chin and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Lin Yun looked at the ceiling, his heart beginning to plan.

Tomorrow... who should I ask first?

The morning sunlight spilled into Qiao Shiyu's room.

"Ding-dong—"

The Communicator's notification sound woke her from her sleep.

Qiao Shiyu groggily reached for the Communicator and squinted at it...

Then, her whole body sprang up from the bed as if electrocuted!

[Brother Lin Yun: Are you free today? Accompany me to a place, just the two of us.]

"Ahhhhh...!"

Qiao Shiyu let out a scream, hugged the Communicator, and rolled three times on the bed, almost rolling onto the floor.

Brother Lin Yun asked her out!

Asked her out alone!

Just the two of them!

She held the Communicator, looked at it again and again, confirmed it three times, and finally believed it was real.

Then... another burst of screaming.

After the excitement.

Qiao Shiyu immediately rushed into the washroom and finished washing up at the fastest speed.

Then she rummaged through the entire wardrobe and picked out the prettiest set of clothes.

After getting dressed, she looked at herself in the mirror again and again, confirmed she was cute enough, and then left the house satisfied.

An hour later.

At the intersection from the manor area to the school, Bai Lulu and Qiao Feifei arrived at the same time.

Looking at Qiao Feifei in front of her, Bai Lulu asked with a frown: "Where is Little Bean? Why isn't she with you?"

Qiao Feifei shook her head, her tone carrying a hint of confusion: "I don't know. Little Auntie went out early in the morning. I sent her a message, but she didn't reply."

Bai Lulu opened the Communicator and sent a message to Qiao Shiyu: [Where are you?]

Soon, a reply came: [Something came up today, not going to school~ (accompanied by a smug emoji)]

Bai Lulu's frown deepened.

She looked at Qiao Feifei: "Did you receive a message from Brother Lin Yun?"

Qiao Feifei opened the Communicator and took a look: "Received it. Brother Lin Yun said he isn't going to school today."

Bai Lulu's eyes narrowed.

Something is wrong.

Definitely something is wrong.

She remembered the smug emoji in Qiao Shiyu's message just now, and a sense of foreboding welled up in her heart.

Qiao Feifei noticed her abnormality: "Bai Lulu, what's wrong? Doesn't Brother Lin Yun often do this? Sometimes with the sisters..."

Speaking of this, Qiao Feifei blushed.

As for the rest of the words, she was too embarrassed to say them out loud.

Bai Lulu shook her head: "It's not that."

She looked at Qiao Feifei, her eyes sharp: "Little Bean isn't going to school today either. And did you see the tone of her reply just now?"

Qiao Feifei recalled the "smug" emoji on Bai Lulu's Communicator, and a thought suddenly flashed through her mind: "Could it be... Brother Lin Yun asked Little Auntie out alone to play?"

"Or, did Little Auntie ask Brother Lin Yun?"

"It must be like that!"

Bai Lulu said, gritting her teeth, a flash of urgency in her eyes.

"This Little Bean, to think she secretly asked Brother Lin Yun out alone, it's too much!"

Meanwhile, on a bustling street in Tianshui City.

Lin Yun stood at the agreed location, his gaze falling on the figure walking from afar, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.

Today, Qiao Shiyu was exceptionally cute.

Her silver-white twin tails were combed neatly, with light blue ribbons tied at the ends of her hair.

On her upper body was a white Peter Pan collar shirt.

On her lower body was a light blue pleated skirt, the hem reaching above her knees, revealing a pair of straight, fair calves.

On her feet were a pair of white leather shoes, paired with white short socks.

The whole person was fresh and sweet, like a little princess who had walked out of a painting.

Qiao Shiyu walked up to him, her cheeks slightly flushed, her tone sweet and soft: "Brother Lin Yun... I'm here..."

Lin Yun smiled and rubbed her head: "You look very beautiful today."

Qiao Shiyu's face turned even redder, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

"Let's go." Lin Yun extended his hand.

Qiao Shiyu looked at his broad palm, her heartbeat like a drum, and she cautiously held it.

The moment their hands clasped, she felt like her whole self was about to float away.