Ling Qianhe scooped Lin Muci into his arms.
Her heart was still beating rapidly, thumping so hard she could almost hear it!
He lowered his head and crushed his lips against hers with fierce intensity. She widened her eyes, looking into his, and saw a flustered reflection of herself.
The little system was eager to spectate.
"Qianhe's blackening value has actually increased, hahahaha..."
"Eh? Host, your heart rate is too fast, way too fast?"
"Why are you so flustered?"
"I really don't understand you."
"Why are you so nervous?"
"It's not like this sort of thing hasn't happened many times before?"
Even though it had happened many times, that didn't mean she wouldn't be nervous. Lin Muci trembled all over. Nervously, she wrapped her arms around him. He raised an eyebrow, and in the darkness, the smile on his lips was as cold as the pale moonlight. The handsome, attractive man possessed a beauty comparable to an immortal vampire. He leaned closer to her lips and ground against them forcefully.
A cool mint scent.
It permeated every corner of her body.
The moment of contact.
It felt like a raging fire.
Her entire being became hazy and indistinct under his touch. He kissed her inch by inch, their breaths mingling, their affections deep and lingering.
"Xiao Ci, I love you."
"I can't live without you."
...
This time, Lin Muci truly and utterly fainted.
Ling Qianhe, however, remained awake.
He gazed at her peaceful sleeping face.
Compared to his previous frenzied state, Ling Qianhe appeared much gentler as he looked at Lin Muci, who had fallen into a deep sleep. He lowered his head and gently kissed her lips.
She did not wake up.
Her body merely trembled slightly.
Like a bud about to bloom.
His fingertips traced her cheek inch by inch.
And then, in the next second.
Inside Ling Qianhe's mind.
A voice suddenly, abruptly echoed.
"I can help you keep her forever. You should already know that she is a task-taker in this world. Task-takers do not remain in one world forever."
"You are merely a攻略 target in her world. When her mission is complete, she will naturally leave."
"All you will receive is an empty shell devoid of soul, much like—"
The voice paused for a moment, then continued emotionlessly.
"Much like the puppet before."
"Do you want to continue like this?"
"As long as she completes her mission, she will definitely leave you!"
This abrupt voice suddenly appeared in Ling Qianhe's consciousness. If it were anyone else, they would have panicked, but Ling Qianhe's expression remained calm and collected. Without any hesitation, he retorted.
"She will not leave me."
"I don't care who you are. But even gods cannot separate us."
He responded to the mysterious voice in his mind this way.
The emotionless voice snorted coldly.
"Her system is a top-tier cosmic system... making her leave is a piece of cake?"
"Only I have the chance to contend with her main system. Because I am the will of this world— if you use human terms, I am fate, the existence that determines human destiny from the unseen."
"Ling Qianhe, you are a possessor of extremely strong fated luck, born to be a world-changer."
"Otherwise, she wouldn't have sought you out."
"If you do as I say, you can contend with her main system and keep her."
"Isn't that good?"
"I know you yearn to keep her more than anyone else. After all, your affection for her has already surpassed one hundred percent."
Ling Qianhe fell silent for a moment, then retorted.
"Affection? What is that?"
The voice stated.
"That is... something only she can see."
Ling Qianhe narrowed his eyes.
"Then can I see her affection?"
"What is her affection for me?"
The being in his mind, who claimed to be the world's will, froze.
"You want to see her affection?"
"Wait... she is a task-taker, not under my control... I might not be able to do that."
Ling Qianhe sneered.
"If you can't even do this, you're utterly useless."
Perhaps only he dared to call the voice in his mind useless so imperiously.
Furthermore, he seemed completely unfazed by the voice's appearance.
The other party became somewhat irate.
"Useless? Humble and foolish mortal... I am a great being capable of contending with the superior of the system in her mind!"
"Humans respect me immensely! I am a deity in the eyes of the world!"
Ling Qianhe did not hesitate to retort.
"Someone who instills temptation in people's minds, a deity? I think demon is more fitting. You don't even know Xiao Ci's affection, you're probably the most useless kind among demons."
"Why should I believe you?"
The other party fell silent.
As expected of the world's destined villain.
He had character.
He... really couldn't do anything about Ling Qianhe.
"I will try to see if I can help you see her affection later... but I suggest you don't get your hopes up. Task-takers have already erased their own emotions across countless worlds. Therefore, they are incapable of falling in love with anyone."
"Her feelings for you are definitely not love."
Upon hearing the other party's definitive statement.
Ling Qianhe appeared extremely confident.
"Her feelings for me are definitely not love?"
The corners of his lips curved slightly. His eyes became astonishingly bright.
"That's not necessarily true."
"If it's me."
"She will love."
It was unclear where his confidence stemmed from.
Ling Qianhe said.
"I know you want to use me. You and Xiao Ci's system are probably enemies. You're looking for me, most likely with ill intentions. You want to make Xiao Ci fail her mission? You tell me, by doing so you can keep her— but you've hidden a very important detail."
"If she fails her mission, will there be a punishment?"
"If the punishment is her annihilation, what will happen?"
"I cannot take such a risk."
The voice in his mind was silent for a long time before finally saying.
"She... she will not be annihilated."
"You can rest assured about that."
"Lin Muci will absolutely not be annihilated."
Ling Qianhe did not believe him at all.
"Why should I believe you instead of believing Xiao Ci?" Da Feng Novel Network
To him.
Lin Muci was the only one.
He wouldn't take even a one-in-ten-thousand chance.
He didn't care if the voice appearing in his mind was a god, a demon, another system, or anything else, he would only listen to Xiao Ci.
He would only fulfill her every wish.
Help her complete her mission!
As for others.
Other matters.
Who did they think they were?
He didn't care!