Legendary Person: I brought my skills back to reality!

Xu Hao held Lin Ya in his arms as they lay on the bed, feeling her warm body. Lin Ya shifted slightly in his embrace, seemingly hesitant. Xu Hao looked down at her and asked with concern, "What's wrong, sis? Is something the matter?"

Lin Ya raised her head, her eyes darting around, her lips trembling slightly: "Xu Hao, I... my father wants to see you."

Xu Hao was taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing through his mind. He knew that Lin Ya's father was an extremely rigid and serious successful businessman who usually had high expectations for Lin Ya. He and Lin Ya had only just started dating, and the fact that he was already meeting her parents so soon left him somewhat at a loss.

"When?" Xu Hao asked.

“Tomorrow at noon,” Lin Ya said softly, her hands nervously twisting together, “he asked us to meet at a teahouse near his company.”

Xu Hao took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He gently cupped Lin Ya's face, making her look directly into his eyes. "Don't worry, sis, I'll do my best."

Lin Ya forced a smile and nodded. "I knew you could do it, but I'm still a little nervous."

Lin Ya sighed softly, a hint of helplessness in her eyes: "I know this is a bit...difficult, but I'm not young anymore, and my family has been urging me to get married. My father just wants to meet you, that's all."

Looking into Lin Ya's sincere eyes, Xu Hao's heart softened. He knew Lin Ya usually endured a lot of pressure, especially from her family. He gently stroked her cheek and said tenderly, "Okay, sister, I promise you. We'll go see your father together tomorrow night."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ya's eyes flashed with gratitude, and she hugged Xu Hao tightly: "Thank you, Xu Hao. I know this is quite difficult for you."

Xu Hao smiled and nodded, silently making up his mind that he must perform his best in front of Lin Ya's father. Not for any other reason than that Lin Ya had taken care of him without hesitation when he was down on his luck, and he could not let that kindness down.

Besides, I'm not the worthless salesperson I used to be. Even putting aside my skills, I'm worth tens of millions, and I have a legitimate government job!

After talking for a while, Lin Ya finally fell into a deep sleep in Xu Hao's arms. Her breathing gradually became steady, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

Looking at her sleeping peacefully, Xu Hao felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He gently tucked the blanket around her to make sure she wouldn't catch a cold.

Xu Hao looked up at the wall clock; it was time.

He quietly got out of bed, trying not to make a sound, afraid of waking Lin Ya. He walked to a corner of the room, sat down in a chair, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes.

"System, enter the game world," Xu Hao silently instructed in his mind.

Xu Hao stood in the square of Tucheng, looked around, and checked his backpack again. He had all the poison, mana potions, talismans, and random items, confirming that he was ready.

This time, he planned to level up in the Centipede Cave, which contained various monsters such as giant worms, jumping bees, pincers, and evil pincers. Compared to the Stone Tomb, although the individual experience points were not as high as those from the red and black pigs, the number of monsters here was much greater, and their defense and magic resistance were relatively low. If you think about it carefully, it would still be faster to level up than fighting pigs in the Stone Tomb.

Especially when you go deep into the area, find a secluded spawn point, and use your second class to monopolize the area, it's a really fun thing.

Xu Hao used three random teleportation scrolls and finally arrived at a place not too far from the centipede cave entrance. He looked around to make sure no other players were there, then followed the familiar path towards the cave entrance. Just as he was focused on what was ahead, he suddenly heard a rumbling sound, like some kind of creature moving rapidly.

Xu Hao immediately stopped and quickly scanned his surroundings, trying to find the source of the sound. Just then, his gaze fell behind a boulder, where a huge figure was slowly moving. It was a giant multi-horned worm.

The giant multi-horned beetle is a variant of the multi-horned beetle, several times larger than the ordinary one. Its entire body is covered with a hard, deep blue exoskeleton that gleams coldly in the sunlight. Its sharp, pointed horns seem ready to pierce any obstacle, sending chills down one's spine.

Xu Hao knew that this monster held a similar status in the Mengzhong region as the half-orc warriors of Bichon. It was guaranteed to drop loot, but nothing of value. Xu Hao was about to ignore it and leave when suddenly he stopped.

Hmm? Equivalent to a half-orc warrior? Half-orc... warrior?

Xu Hao suddenly remembered that when he was still a novice, he was chased around by a half-orc warrior in Bichon and almost lost his life.

Xu Hao was furious. He hadn't had time to deal with that thing lately, but since he'd run into you, he figured you were just unlucky!

The giant multi-horned beetle seemed to have spotted Xu Hao as well, letting out a low roar and charging forward.

Seeing the giant multi-horned beetle charging towards him, Xu Hao swiftly dodged to the side, deftly avoiding its sharp impact. With a thought, he summoned a skeleton warrior, who immediately stood in front of Xu Hao, wielding an axe and engaging the multi-horned beetle in fierce combat.

The giant multi-horned beetle's sharp horns gleamed deadly in the sunlight as it fiercely attacked the skeleton warrior, attempting to tear him apart. However, Xu Hao didn't give it that chance. He quickly retreated a few steps, raised his hand to gather magic power, and unleashed a lightning bolt at the multi-horned beetle. The lightning snaked swiftly, striking the multi-horned beetle's hard exoskeleton with a deafening roar.

The centipede was struck by lightning, and its body trembled violently, seemingly caught off guard by the sudden attack.

If the multi-horned beetle could talk, it would probably be cursing right now: "You summoned a skeleton and then struck me with lightning? What kind of trick is this? GM, come quick!"

Xu Hao pressed his advantage, unleashing another lightning bolt that struck its target precisely. The multi-horned worm's movements slowed, clearly indicating it had suffered a severe blow.

Just then, the skeleton warrior seized the opportunity, swinging his axe down fiercely, striking the multi-horned worm in its vital spot. The multi-horned worm let out a shrill wail, its massive body crashing to the ground, turning into a pile of spoils.

Xu Hao stepped forward to examine the items and found several small bottles of red and blue potions scattered on the ground—common drops from monster battles. However, among these ordinary items, a necklace gleaming faintly caught his attention.

Xu Hao bent down and picked it up, discovering it was a Phoenix Pearl Necklace. Looking at its attributes, he exclaimed, "Holy crap! 1-4 in Taoist magic, plus 0-1 in attack?!"

What great luck!

Xu Hao is currently wearing the Phoenix Pearl, a minor top-tier item with a Taoist skill level of 1-3. The level 22 Taoist is in an awkward position; he doesn't want to wear the level 17 Phoenix Pearl because it's beneath him, and he can't wear the level 24 bamboo flute right now.

Now that we have Phoenix Pearls of level 1-3, we can make do with them.

With that in mind, Xu Hao put on the new necklace and headed straight for the centipede cave.