I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist

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Six hours quickly passed, and Liang Xiao Rou only felt like she had just finished fighting the evil spirit, and before she knew it, the reward time was over.

But a proud and arrogant person is still proud and arrogant, at least in front of Qin Shi Meng and the others, she couldn’t be proud, and when the time was up, Liang Xiao Rou jumped down from Ye Yong’s leg, saying something like: “I finally endured it, Shi Meng, you should be careful, this guy is not trustworthy. If he does anything to you, just shout, and I’ll come out to beat him up for you.”

She said it as if it were true.

Ye Yong pretended to be nonchalant, spreading out his hand, and wiggling his fingers a few times, as if grasping or holding something.

Liang Xiao Rou couldn’t help but bite her lip, and her hands subtly covered her buttocks.

Qin Shi Meng didn’t notice Liang Xiao Rou’s action, and it was her turn to receive the reward next, and to be honest, she was quite nervous.

It is now eight in the evening, and Ye Yong deliberately delayed dinner to wait for her.

Wu Xue and Xiao Huan hurriedly returned to their room with the spirit vegetables they could eat. Hua Ningyan was clearly engrossed in her cultivation, not emerging at all.

With the heavens, the earth, and the people aligned, Ye Yong tapped his fingers on the table for a moment, gazing at the unmoving figure of the Empress Qin: “Shimeng, do you wish to exchange for your reward?”

The Empress Qin visibly trembled, taking a deep breath: “Thank you for your trouble…”

Once she spoke, she moved toward Ye Yong like a marionette, her movements stiff and mechanical.

(Last time I saw her was in V5, and now she’s in V6. You all, the ones who give rewards, are my machines of suffering, aren’t you?)

How much do I owe? 82 + 10 = 92, not bad, just shy of a hundred.

I had planned to update more frequently starting a couple of days ago, but then I ate something wrong, got gastroenteritis, felt awful, and my stomach issues flared up again—truly toxic. But today is much better; I will strive to do better.)

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102 May Have to Spend the Night Outside

Liang Xiaorou witnessed the entire process of how Qin Shimeng sat down, and the subtle changes that flickered across Ye Yong’s face.

Ah, men. They say they like me in any form, any posture, yet they still prefer the grand.

Liang Xiaorou scoffed inwardly, but possessing a celestial body that could shift in size at will, she was not truly angry. In fact, if Ye Yong were to show fervor for her current form, she might even reconsider whether there was something amiss with his standards and preferences in choosing a partner.

Watching the two of them huddled together, an inexplicable sense of strangeness began to blossom in Liang Xiaorou’s heart.

On one side stood the man she admired, and on the other, her closest friend, bound by life and death. She couldn’t help but feel a pang of jealousy, yet she also wanted to cheer her friend on; it was a whirlwind of complex and contradictory emotions.

However, considering that Qin Shimeng likely experienced something similar that morning, she chose to give them space, knowing she should learn from Qin Shimeng’s example.

Out of sight, out of mind. After nibbling on a few bites, Liang Xiaorou declared her intention to retreat to the closed-door room for cultivation and swiftly exited the scene.

The living room was soon left with only Qin Shi Meng and Ye Yong.

Ye Yong thought this development was still quite good, as the female leads didn’t show any obvious signs of rivalry or jealousy, but instead gave each other space and time to be alone, already showing a harmonious harem trend. However, he didn’t relax his pride, as he was very clear that this was related to the number of female leads and their cultivation levels.

Currently, there were only four female leads. Wu Xue felt inferior about her background and didn’t dare to speak up. Qin Shi Meng and Liang Xiao Rou had established a bond of life and death in the secret realm, and wouldn’t be hostile towards each other. Wu Xue, in their eyes, was like a personal maid, and as for what most young masters’ personal maids were used for… those who understood knew, and they couldn’t change Wu Xue’s identity, so they could only acknowledge her existence. Hua Jing Yan was currently only responsible for being cute and hadn’t transformed into a human, except for Wu Xue, who had a sense of crisis, Qin Shi Meng and Liang Xiao Rou didn’t feel any competitive pressure.

To put it simply, there were currently few female leads, and everyone’s cultivation levels were still low, equivalent to the newbie friendship period, making it easy to deepen relationships. When they reached the middle and later stages, everyone’s cultivation levels would increase, and they would have the pride of the strong, and the number of female leads would also increase. If they didn’t handle it well, the harem would likely ignite.

The novel’s plot hadn’t had any explosive events, except for Long Tian having the protagonist’s halo, and he was too busy fighting, being pursued, and counter-attacking to have time to accompany the female leads. After all, not having time to accompany them meant the female leads wouldn’t have any interactions, and naturally, there wouldn’t be any conflicts.

But reality was different. To reverse the situation, Ye Yong had a high probability of successfully capturing the female leads, and in reality, he had spent time accompanying them, which was vastly different from the novel, where they were simply rescued and then admired. Even Ye Yong doubted that if he asked the female leads in the novel why they liked Long Tian, they might not be able to answer.

In short, they were just being manipulated by fate, getting to know Long Tian, being rescued by him, and then liking him, creating/trapping themselves in some trouble, and advancing the story’s development.

In Ye Yong’s reality, they were more detailed, living people, and most importantly, Ye Yong didn’t have the protagonist’s halo, making it easy to die, so he had to be careful.

However, worrying about such distant things was useless, and Ye Yong thought it was better to maintain this development, enjoy the time spent with the female leads, and avoid having a cold ending.

Ye Yong picked up a pastry and placed it near Qin Shi Meng’s mouth. Qin Shi Meng had just opened her red lips when Ye Yong moved the pastry away, then brought it close again, and finally put it in his own mouth.

Qin Shi Meng turned her head and gave Ye Yong a glance, as if saying, “Are you playing with me?”

Ye Yong didn’t swallow the pastry but bit into half of it, his eyes smiling, slowly moving closer to Qin Shi Meng, stopping at a certain distance.

He hadn’t eaten pork, but he had seen pork meat.

Qin Shi Meng wasn’t stupid and understood Ye Yong’s intentions. Her face grew redder, and she slightly opened her lips, completing the remaining distance, biting into the other half of the pastry.

The pastry, which was originally sweet, tasted even sweeter now.

Ye Yong continued to bite into half of the pastry, feeding her the other half, repeating this several times. After Qin Shi Meng adapted, she actively leaned in to bite into the pastry again, but Ye Yong suddenly let go, and the pastry fell, directly sealing Qin Shi Meng’s red lips.

Qin Shi Meng couldn’t withstand such teasing, her eyes widening, and by the time she reacted, her head had already started to spin.

Ye Yong put down his chopsticks, his hands resting on the beauty’s waist, slowly moving upwards, and Qin Shi Meng’s entire body began to tremble, feeling like the places he touched were burning hot.

The living room was filled with the dispersal of hormones, and both of them were somewhat lost in the moment, Ye Yong’s hands becoming bolder, slipping into Qin Shi Meng’s clothes.

Qin Shi Meng was like she had been electrocuted, her waist unable to straighten.

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