I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

"Are these enough?"

With a gentle wave of her hand, Liu Mengxian sent out more than a dozen streams of light that landed in front of Yan Ziming, radiating a shimmering black light.

"?!"

Yan Ziming was dumbfounded; these were all SS-grade obsidian crystals!

In terms of value, it is completely comparable to the fifty S-grade obsidian stones obtained by the Great Sage, and its effects are roughly the same.

If used on a younger sister, she can achieve a breakthrough in just one day.

"Xian'er, where did you suddenly get so many—?!" Yan Ziming was so surprised that she couldn't speak. In just over ten minutes, had she killed hundreds of SS-level mutated species?

Liu Mengxian's answer was also very simple: "I borrowed it from someone."

"Borrowed? It's not some kind of loan shark, is it?"

Yan Zimo asked in shock, then cursed himself for being stupid, wondering which loan shark could afford to lend so many SS-grade crystal cores.

However, Liu Mengxian's next answer surprised her even more: "It could be considered usury, right?"

You've been forcibly borrowing our food; you'll have to pay it back sooner or later!

Recalling the last words spoken by that exasperated little figure, Liu Mengxian said this.

"Uh..." Yan Ziming was speechless. Surely Xian'er wouldn't have gone to the government to borrow it, would she?

With her connections, she could definitely borrow it from the right person, and even taking it directly wouldn't be a problem.

"Just accept it, and here's another one." Liu Mengxian tossed Yan Ziming a 'red sun', which she caught.

But when she caught it, she almost burned her hand.

Holding the 'Red Sun' in his hands, Yan Ziming exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! This is!!! SSS-rank?!"

"I borrowed this too, so I'll make good use of it."

"Xian'er..." Yan Ziming looked at her with gratitude. This was more than enough. Why would he need to go through all that trouble of selling that thing?

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Liu Mengxian smiled and tapped her smooth forehead.

"Thank you... Ouch!"

Yan Ziming suddenly cried out in pain, clutching his forehead, and fell backward off the sofa to the ground.

As she stood up, she saw Liu Mengxian with slightly furrowed brows and a hint of anger in her eyes. "Do you still remember what we agreed on?"

Ah this.

I almost forgot, six months ago I made an agreement with Liu Mengxian that we shouldn't use words like "thank you" between us, as it would seem a bit too formal.

It seems like the one who said it had to accept punishment from the other... Hmm?!

"Of course I remember..."

For some reason, Yan Ziming suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.

She must have been infected by her weird sister after all.

However... since the person to be punished is probably just like during military training, it's best not to have too high expectations.

Liu Mengxian continued to look at her without speaking, which made Yan Ziming feel uneasy. She couldn't help but complete the sentence: "The party that violates the rules must accept the punishment from the other party..."

"What do you suggest?" Liu Mengxian continued to ask.

Yan Ziming felt a chill run down his spine and was momentarily uneasy.

The woman named Liu Mengxian smiled slightly, a faint smile blooming on her beautiful face. "Then let's keep it."

"Hmm..." Yan Ziming breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Liu Mengxian would come up with an unexpected punishment.

"When will you go out again?" Putting that matter aside for now, Liu Mengxian asked about her itinerary.

Since he had promised Mu Mu that he would stay a few more days, Yan Ziming naturally wouldn't leave so soon. He replied, "It will be about time after Qianxue breaks through, at the latest the day after tomorrow."

It's only been three days, including today... oh well.

"Let's watch TV for a while."

Seeing that the atmosphere seemed to be getting cold, Yan Ziming quickly tried to liven things up. He found the remote control in the gap between the sofas, turned on the TV, turned the volume down to the minimum, skipped the boring news, and stopped at a rather unusual TV channel.

This is one of Yan Ziming's favorite shows; it specifically shows anime from Japan. If Yan Ziming remembers correctly, it seems to be a yuri (lesbian) romance anime...

The plot goes like this: the second female lead likes the female lead, and the female lead loses a bet with the second female lead and is forced to accept a punishment from her.

"That...punishment is...?"

"Heh heh~~ You've heard of Pocky Game, right?"

"Eh, eh, eh!? A Pocky game?! Could it be?!?"

"That's right, it is—"

drop......

As soon as the sound came on, the TV was turned off. Liu Mengxian was engrossed in watching (?) when she turned her head and saw Yan Ziming holding the remote control, breathing rapidly as he maintained the action of turning off the TV.

Liu Mengxian closed her starry eyes slightly, a hint of a smile on her face, "Mo'er."

"Ah."

What is a Pocky game?

"...Uh, it's just a game."

"That sounds good."

"Huh?! Could it be?!?!"

Yan Ziming: Are you there? Could you please remove the security camera from my house?

43. Orange (high sugar)

"No, no, no, no, it's not that, Xian'er, you?!"

Upon hearing that Liu Mengxian had such thoughts, Yan Ziming quickly waved his hand to explain, but the words caught in his throat due to some kind of expectation in his heart.

"Seeing how resistant you are, how about we use this Pocky game as punishment?"

"Huh? Is there?"

I'm overjoyed, how could I possibly resist?

Hmph, as expected of me, what a brilliant move of feigning indifference!

—It was just empty boasting.

Yan Ziming was actually in a complete panic, so panicked that he even wanted to splash cold water on his head to calm himself down.

After all, Pocky is that kind of game where, whether it's between a man and a woman or between two women, the relationship can develop in a strange direction after they've done it!

She seemed to see a very promising future for the orange grove.

Liu Mengxian suddenly said to Yan Ziming in a very serious tone, "You must keep the promises you made."

Well, Yan Ziming could no longer tell whether this was Xian'er's personal desire or her life motto.

In short... just avoid doing anything that might upset her, right?

"Hmm... Hmm, Xian'er, come with me."

Yan Ziming swayed as she walked toward her room, her steps unsteady and scattered. Her black stockings, which had lost their grip, made a pleasant, muffled sound on the wooden floor.

She was genuinely panicked.

Just like when she was in school, and was called to the podium by the teacher to explain that she had just scribbled down a PowerPoint presentation about watching anime in order to finish her homework, she felt anxious and uneasy.

Ah... my vision is getting a little dark. Given my current physical condition, this shouldn't be happening...

The body... is out of control...

thump--

"Is it really that scary?" Liu Mengxian asked, frowning, as she caught Yan Ziming as he fell backward.

Did I misunderstand the Pocky game? Was it not the kind of game where I could tease Mo'er, but some kind of terrible punishment?

"Well, it's not scary at all, on the contrary, it's a pretty good game... it's just that my mental fortitude isn't strong enough."

Yan Ziming leaned against Liu Mengxian's soft body and said weakly.

"That won't do. Your mental fortitude is still so poor." Liu Mengxian's starry eyes showed a hint of melancholy as she earnestly admonished her.

"..."

I didn't get the point...

Is there no other way but to accept it?

Struggling to get up, Yan Ziming made sure to lock the door tightly to prevent any 'gatekeeper' from breaking in.

Then, under Liu Mengxian's gaze, he walked to the bedside table, opened the third drawer, and took out a square red box with the words "jelly flavor" printed on it.

Yan Ziming tore open the box along the lines and took out one. "This is it."

"Is this food?"