Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

Xi Mingzhu remembered, but didn't take it to heart.

Don't take Lu Tiannan's words too seriously; that's what he's thought from the beginning.

Shen Yi parted his thin lips slightly, "Second floor copy."

Lu Tiannan chuckled softly, his gaze scrutinizing him with a probing look.

"Brother, are you afraid I won't go?"

Xi Mingzhu remained silent. He was unaware of Lu Tiannan's current progress, but 0561 had told him that Lu Tiannan's progress was much faster than the protagonist's in the later stages.

It's not the number of floors, but the sheer number of them far exceeds the protagonist's efforts.

If the opponent isn't the villain, then the first person to clear the seventh floor might not be the protagonist.

Unfortunately, those who are given the role of stepping stones can only end up dying.

"My answer is yes. No matter which floor my brother wants to go to, I'll go with him, and I'll try my best to keep up even if I can't."

Too serious, overly serious.

"..." Xi Mingzhu never intended to force the other party to their death; risking one's life was not his goal.

So one person pursed their lips and remained silent, while the other waited for the other's reaction.

Before long, Lu Tiannan pretended to be cute again, tilting his head and smiling at Shen Yi.

"Are you satisfied with this answer, brother..."

Instead of answering, Xi Mingzhu asked, "Are we going now?"

Lu Tiannan really couldn't understand Shen Yi's thinking. He had just woken up from his coma and was already asking him if he wanted to go to a dungeon. Did he really treat dungeons like his home?

"Brother, get some rest for the night and take good care of yourself. You may not care, but I do."

“Let’s go tomorrow.” Xi Mingzhu made that agreement with Lu Tiannan.

The two tacitly agreed to continue living together. When Xi Mingzhu went to take a shower, Lu Tiannan took out a deck of cards from his pocket.

Now is not the right time to give it to him; we have to wait until Shen Yi is truly used to his presence and can take a joke with him.

He didn't want to fall out with the other party.

I haven't had enough fun yet.

There is ample time.

The playing cards slipped through his fingers and eventually ended up in his pocket.

Lu Tiannan lay on the bed humming a little tune, listening to the sound of running water in the bathroom.

He yawned lazily and called out to Shen Yi, who was taking a shower, "Brother, don't forget to use the shower gel I brought."

Such generosity and sharing are rare.

I wanted my brother to have his favorite flavor.

After showering and quickly drying their hair, the two ordered some food.

After finishing his meal, Lu Tiannan placed one leg on the bed and the other on the ground.

His lazy and complacent demeanor somewhat reveals his true nature.

Xi Mingzhu thought to himself, "They both know what's going on between them. Isn't Lu Tiannan tired of pretending like this?"

Lu Tiannan noticed Shen Yi's gaze, turned his head and grinned at Shen Yi.

"Brother, you've been staring at me for so long, you can't look away for a second. Do you like me that much?"

Xi Mingzhu lowered his eyes, averted his gaze, and said calmly, "No."

Lu Tiannan rubbed his chin with his fingertips and spoke again in a troubled tone: "How can you like me? Brother, teach me, so I can try harder."

Xi Mingzhu recalled that when he was at the Lin family, the eldest daughter of the Lin family had asked him the same question before—"Master Xi, how can you like me? I am sincere."

It doesn't matter whether it's genuine or not, I won't accept it anyway.

It doesn't matter.

Don't waste time on things that don't matter.

Lu Tiannan was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then turned away hurtfully and curled his legs up on the bed in a sullen manner.

He looked unhappy.

Xi Mingzhu ignored him and lay on her side talking to 0561 about her awakened talent.

"Holy Redemption, have you heard of it?"

0561 shook its head blankly, "The original timeline didn't have this talent, host."

Xi Mingzhu didn't hold out much hope either, as his arrival would have too much of an impact.

"Without specific instructions, I don't know how to use it."

0561: "Could it be a passive talent? Redemption sounds like a healing-type talent."

Xi Mingzhu took out his device to check his points. Actually, there was no need to rush to run the dungeon.

0561 peeked over and saw that Professor Mingzhu was excitedly reading posts on the player forum.

Many people sell information about clearing dungeons in the game.

Xi Mingzhu was drawn to a certain title: "Essential Survival Tips You Must Learn When Entering a Dungeon."

Price in points: 666.

0561 is a system with its own original storyline, how can we let the host be attracted by other players' forum posts?

This concerns dignity; it is absolutely unacceptable.

"Host, don't look at these weird posts while I'm here! I'm very reliable!!"

0561 frantically tries to convince himself that he is useful.

Xi Mingzhu glanced at 0561 indifferently, "For example?"

0561 was tumbling in mid-air. "For example, I know a lot about the dungeons the main characters have fought and the later information."

"Ah."

There was no enthusiastic response as expected; everyone was disappointed.

"Host, do you think I'm not powerful enough?" 0561's tone was tinged with a hint of sadness and resentment.

It also wants to become a powerful system, but it is a novice and lacks experience.

"sharp."

Xi Mingzhu felt that she had it tough enough to be stuck with an unlucky system. She turned over and found that Lu Tiannan had his back to her, his head down and he was not saying a word.

Because of what just happened? But he wasn't wrong.

Is she genuinely sensitive, or is she just acting?

Xi Mingzhu fell asleep as she lay there. Strangely enough, she had been sleeping exceptionally soundly these past two days, with a comforting fragrance lingering in her nostrils.

Lu Tiannan didn't know what was wrong with him. He originally intended to tease Shen Yi, but as he teased her, he realized that he was getting humiliated and it wasn't fun anymore.

Liking someone is a non-issue; upon closer reflection, Shen Yi's statement makes sense.

I really don't understand my own feelings.

Lu Tiannan put the matter out of his mind and prepared to lie down to sleep, but when he turned around, he saw Shen Yi lying on her side facing him.

Yesterday we were wary and kept our backs to each other, but today we're sleeping face to face.

Brother, you're really saying one thing and meaning another.

Lu Tiannan's displeasure vanished completely, and he gently put his arm around Shen Yi's waist and fell asleep again.

That night, I slept peacefully.

The familiar scene repeated itself the next morning.

Xi Mingzhu opened her eyes to find herself entangled by an octopus, and she secretly regretted forgetting about it.

Knowing full well how bad Lu Tiannan's sleeping posture is, she still let him sleep next to her; she's incredibly careless.

They should have been tied up, why did you forget?

Xi Mingzhu recalled how he had stared at Lu Tiannan's back yesterday, and believing he had done nothing wrong, he didn't say anything to comfort him. Then, a wave of drowsiness washed over him, and he closed his eyes and fell asleep without any defenses.

The subtle fragrance makes you want to immerse yourself in it.

I slept soundly all night, so much so that I didn't wake up even when the octopus was entangled like this.

This was something that had never happened before when I was refining pills at the Lin family; he was sleeping so soundly, it was very strange.

Perhaps it's because of the body transplant.

Xi Mingzhu tried to convince himself that he slept too soundly.

But Lu Tiannan's matter was still dealt with by kicking him.

This time, Lu Tiannan immediately let go after being kicked and greeted Shen Yi very obediently, "Good morning, brother."

He didn't care at all that he had just been kicked awake.

In fact, Lu Tiannan slept more comfortably than ever before, without even showing any morning grumpiness.