101: Am I still white? Can I become stronger just by sticking on something?

Three hours ago, Ruan Qingshu's words: "Wanna go out?" succeeded in giving Shen Pan a scare, almost reflexively causing him to blurt out:

"No dating minors!"

Although Ruan Qingshu was already an adult, she was barely over 1.5 meters tall, with a standard petite, uh, middle-schooler figure.

Shen Pan didn't want to get arrested by the police!

Fortunately, Ruan Qingshu explained in time: the two were just purely going shopping, not looking for a hookup.

She wanted to rely on physical contact to judge some things, and incidentally, to prove the viewpoint that they were same-source beings.

There are four types of interpersonal distances.

And the 0–45cm distance is already at the level of intimacy, far exceeding the way normal friends should interact.

So Shen Pan had originally intended to refuse, until...

[Arriving on the surface early and burying yourself to play dead, you witnessed the end of the Blue Star. After the powerful being whose face could not be seen and whose figure could not be remembered descended.]

[Seven Immortals were slaughtered with a casual wave, and hundreds of Senior Dao-merging experts were taken away by the other party. You saw the master of the Immortal Sword of Blue Star die of exhaustion, and you saw the Immortals of other worlds fighting back in despair but in vain.]

[The good news is that the unknown entity has no interest in an ant like you who is only at the Epic Rank!]

[You suddenly feel an inexplicable drowsiness flooding your heart, and your consciousness gradually blurs.]

["In the end, I still couldn't go back and fulfill the promise to Junior Sister..."]

[When you open your eyes again, you find that you were picked up by a Blue Star human.]

[That is a young girl without any extraordinary elements, just like you.]

[After living together for a few years on the Blue Star, which has lost all extraordinary elements and completely degenerated into a wasteland, the other party suddenly confesses to you.]

[Mission: Agree to the other party, do not let waiting become a regret!]

[Reward: One upgrade point, one skill point, one random Epic-Rank Talent!]

Shen Pan: "..."

It must be said that this System knows how to stir up trouble.

In the plot provided by the System, whenever it involves this protagonist from the cultivation world and there is a female character with an intimate relationship, the tasks given by the System always become strange!

Feeling the subtle attraction coming from Ruan Qingshu, Shen Pan's mouth twitched. He understood that she had most likely misunderstood something.

But since the mission had been triggered, he should take it seriously.

"Then let's go out."

After saying that, he took the initiative to reach out and hold Ruan Qingshu's delicate hand.

It was fair, slender, and soft, much like Jiang Ruolai's hand.

Only one detail was different.

Compared to Jiang Ruolai's neatly trimmed fingertips, Ruan Qingshu not only kept her nails long but also had a manicure...

Maybe this is the difference between a gold miner and a Three-No Loli?

Shen Pan tried his best not to think about scenes that couldn't pass censorship.

And from Ruan Qingshu's perspective, the moment Shen Pan's large hand covered hers, the other "her" deep in her brain happened to open eyes that were indifferent, dead, and viewed all things as chess pieces.

A vast, magnificent, and noble voice exploded in Ruan Qingshu's mind.

"Same-source... contact... not bad... closing the distance... agree."

Before Ruan Qingshu could ask, "Boom!!!"

It was as if some switch had been turned on.

She only felt that the attraction coming from Shen Pan was doubling every instant.

Every moment made Ruan Qingshu feel extreme pleasure, as if her sensitivity had unilaterally increased tenfold toward Shen Pan.

This intense impact almost shocked her silly!

"Ugh! Eek~"

Ruan Qingshu suddenly let out a muffled groan, as if suppressing something, biting her lip hard, not daring to let the sound that could accelerate a heartbeat leak out even a little.

She just wanted to try out what unexpected situation would happen if she got close to Shen Pan, this same-source being, but it absolutely did not mean she wanted to die of social embarrassment!

The other "her" had simply ruined her!

Looking at Ruan Qingshu, whose face was flushed, who had almost bitten through her lip, whose delicate body was trembling uncontrollably, and who was emitting a faint fragrance with eyes that had lost their highlights, Shen Pan was completely confused.

???

Not friends, it's just holding hands. You don't have to go that far!

He looked around worriedly, fearing that a "partner of justice" would jump out, accuse him of being a lolicon, and then arrest him.

If it developed into that kind of ending, he would have to live in another world.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Ruan Qingshu activated a shielding device so passersby wouldn't discover the clues.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

After a few seconds of blankness in her brain, Ruan Qingshu, who had slightly recovered, turned her head awkwardly, not daring to meet Shen Pan's probing gaze.

She couldn't even maintain her cold, emotionless voice:

"Sorry, I was thinking about some things just now, but I won't anymore."

She paused, then continued, blushing: "I need to buy a new set of clothes."

"Okay..."

Shen Pan acted as if he hadn't seen her previous loss of composure, silently slowing down his pace and adjusting his stride.

Sure enough, after they had been in close contact for a while, a strange feeling emerged in Shen Pan's heart.

It was as if Ruan Qingshu had voluntarily opened up permissions on her side.

His analysis speed of the Authority of Death was rapidly increasing.

In at most a week, Shen Pan felt he could develop another skill related to death!

And Ruan Qingshu's gains were also very obvious.

The cold, dead feeling on her body had completely disappeared.

This was a sign that the Power of Death leaking from her body was being completely controlled!

It's just that she was prone to being in a trance, and would just stop while walking.

...

Accompanying Ruan Qingshu after shopping, Shen Pan was sitting in a cafe resting.

His eyes looked somewhat unnatural as he looked at Ruan Qingshu, who was sitting on his lap with her back completely against his chest, her white-stockinged little feet swaying back and forth briskly, like a child.

Opening a shielding barrier really makes one feel bold!

Shen Pan shifted his body backward with a straight face:

"We've walked all afternoon, you should go home, right?"

Ruan Qingshu nodded with a dazed look in her eyes, then shook her head:

"No rush, let's go to your place for dinner before leaving."

As a best friend, she naturally had to give Ruolai some private space!

Moreover, she discovered that as long as she stuck to Shen Pan, her experience bar would slowly increase.

She was already almost Rank 44!

"Getting stronger by cuddling, this counts as role-playing too."

She had a premonition that Shen Pan would also have gains, maybe he could directly level up!

The two of them were indeed a same-source entity.

That connection originating from the Soul was even closer than biological siblings!

After continuing to hang out for another half hour, Ruan Qingshu reluctantly got up from Shen Pan's lap:

"It's about time, let's go back together."

When the two stepped through the sunset's afterglow to arrive at Shen Pan's residence, Ruan Qingshu naturally took out her keys to open the door.

As Shen Pan's landlord, it was reasonable for her to carry keys, right?

"You guys..."

A figure curled up on the sofa, hugging her legs, moved and poked out a small head from the side.

In the light, she revealed her flawless, exquisite face.

Jiang Ruolai looked at the two who were still holding hands even though they had returned home, a trace of dissatisfaction flashing in her eyes.

She admitted that she was indeed a little bit jealous.

However, for Jiang Ruolai, what made her feel most annoyed was not her best friend stealing her home, nor was it that Shen Pan was a lolicon.

It was that she actually felt like she was jealous of both of them at the same time!

It was as if she were a child abandoned at home by her parents!

Could it be that she was actually... very lacking in love?

"Qingshu!!!"

"You actually... you actually destroyed the friendly and harmonious atmosphere of the team!"

"Ruolai, what are you talking about? Shen Pan and I were just doing normal Dual Cultivation today."