Qin Ze and Mi Xue'er's eyes lit up, and they immediately plunged into the battle.
Duan Chen leaned back in his chair, petting the cat in his arms, and casually grabbed a bag of chips from the cabinet.
"Tsk, that guy Wu Suowei, he knows how to live..."
"Meow meow~~"
Little Scamp nudged him, lazily snuggling into Duan Chen's embrace to nap.
Just then, Hong Lian flashed, and Hong Ying danced down beside him. She leaned gently against Duan Chen, her soft, fragrant hand taking the chip bag, taking out chips one by one, and feeding them to Duan Chen's mouth.
She was like a considerate little wife.
"Is my husband thirsty? Shall I boil you a cup of hot water?"
"No need, sit here and watch with me."
So the two of them watched the battle and ate leisurely.
Hong Ying glanced at Duan Chen from the corner of her eye, eating the chips he handed her, her heart filled with warm love.
Sharing a bag of snacks, sitting side-by-side watching a 'movie', a date in plain sight...
This is love!
A warmth suddenly rose from the hairpin, and Duan Chen noticed that the hairpin's affection level had upgraded.
[lv5/10 — lv6/10.]
The red-clothed bride glowed with a soft light, and new power flowed into her, breaking through some invisible taboos once more.
Duan Chen: ??? I don't think I've done anything, and it's upgraded again?
Hong Ying lowered her head shyly, her face flushed, with a faint trace of blood appearing.
Meanwhile, the battle was about to erupt.
Lu Zhai, caught between the ghost-faced monster and Qin and Nan, was miserable.
"Damn it, you might as well give me a quick death."
"You want to die now? Don't you think it's too late? Let's play for a while, no rush." Duan Chen cheerfully opened a can of soda.
The true "fat house" Lu Zhai, however, couldn't be happy.
Eating my food, drinking my drinks, smashing my figurines of wives, showing off affection in front of me, and forcing me to level up with two newbies... Are you a devil?!
He was furious but dared not speak, as he couldn't defeat them and had to submit.
At this moment, Qin Ze circled the room, found a cleaver in the kitchen, and returned to the battlefield.
The young man seemed to be holding such a sharp weapon for the first time. His face was tense with nervousness, and after several attempts, he couldn't get close to Lu Zhai.
Mi Xue'er stood aside, holding her drawing book, wanting to draw something, but repeatedly failed due to the unstable environment.
"Annoying! You're making me so angry!" Mi Xue'er was flustered, almost throwing her brush down.
"Xue'er, how about we give up fighting alone and cooperate?" Qin Ze had sustained several bloody scratches from the ghost-faced monster after several attempts.
"How do we cooperate?"
"I'll create a quiet environment for you, and you can draw?"
"Qin Ze, you're quite good at support, don't renege if you lose!"
So Qin Ze gave up on sneaking up on Lu Zhai and stood in front of Mi Xue'er, helping her defend against the flying claws.
"Quick!"
Mi Xue'er concentrated her attention, gathering spiritual energy into her brush, and soon drew an exaggeratedly shaped pistol.
She picked up the drawn gun and tried to aim at Lu Zhai, but the fat Lu Zhai was incredibly agile, darting around the space. She shouted anxiously:
"What do I do? I can't aim at it!"
"Then just shoot randomly, you'll hit it eventually." Qin Ze said calmly.
"That makes sense!" Mi Xue'er's eyes lit up, and she pulled the trigger.
Although the paper gun didn't have much power, bullets flew all over the room, and two even whizzed past Duan Chen's hair, scaring Little Scamp so much that its fur stood on end, and it burrowed deeper into Duan Chen's embrace.
"Hey, hey, hey... kids, this won't do if it continues like this." Duan Chen gently stroked Little Scamp to comfort it, showing a disappointed look. "Maybe we should just give up."
"No!"
"No!"
The two spoke in unison, their eyes shining with unwavering determination.
Clearly, Qin Ze and Mi Xue'er also realized that this was their first real fight, and their experience and courage were severely lacking.
Although Lu Zhai now resembled a human by 80%, his movements and demeanor had become bizarre during the fight, completely unlike anything a human could do.
Therefore, instinctively, they still held a fear of unknown creatures.
"Xue'er, we're not good with guns, can you draw something else?"
"Yes, but we're not good with other weapons either."
"Think about what we're good at."
"Using money," Mi Xue'er blurted out.
"..."
"How about we try to smash it to death with money?"
Mi Xue'er cleared her throat and said to Lu Zhai, who was darting around the room, "Excuse me, Mr. Sea Monster, I'll give you a million dollars, can you stand still so I can aim?"
Lu Zhai went mad, "Damn it! I'm not human, but I'm not brainless!"
"Then is 2 million enough?" Mi Xue'er took out her phone. "I'll transfer it immediately."
Qin Ze wryly slapped his forehead. Was this about the amount of money?
Lu Zhai wildly swung a cushion to defend himself, but he stopped darting around.
"Deal, I'll give you three shots!"
What? Money is really omnipotent? Qin Ze was dumbfounded and gave Mi Xue'er a thumbs-up.
"It's transferred, now it's my turn." Mi Xue'er raised her gun to aim. Lu Zhai indeed didn't move anymore. He was counting on this little girl who couldn't use a gun to miss him.
Even if she hit him, the strangely shaped paper gun in her hand couldn't kill him. Besides, after becoming human, without a source of income, he could barely afford takeout, let alone buy more figurine wives. He might as well gamble.
Bang, bang, bang!
Mi Xue'er fired three shots in a row, all missing the target.
"Hahahaha! I won the gamble!" Lu Zhai excitedly picked up a figurine from the floor and kissed it.
Mi Xue'er's face was extremely grim. She couldn't hit the enemy even when they stood still. Brother Duan Chen must think she was utterly useless.
Qin Ze patted her shoulder to comfort her, "It's okay, Xue'er. Some people just have bad aim. Don't draw guns next time."
Mi Xue'er, full of anger with nowhere to vent, suddenly put her hands on her hips and aggressively poked Qin Ze's chest, forcing him to retreat.
"I have bad aim? You do it then! Young Master Qin, you probably haven't even touched a cleaver in your life, so where's your ability? Eaten by dogs?"
Being spoken to like that by the girl he liked, Qin Ze felt a bit embarrassed. He flicked his fingers, and a copper coin appeared at his fingertips, but he never had the chance to use it.
Seeing that the two were at an impasse, Duan Chen kindly offered a reminder: "Awakened ones don't just awaken abilities, but also physical qualities far beyond ordinary people. Don't overlook the spiritual energy flowing within you."
Spiritual energy flowing within?
The two concentrated and felt a surge of spiritual energy.
"Concentrate spiritual energy into your fists, and even a weak woman can deliver a thousand-pound punch; concentrate it in your feet, and a fatty can perform lightness footwork; concentrate it in defensive areas, and you can become impervious to blades and spears... The uses are infinite, and you'll have to discover and experience them yourselves."
With Duan Chen's guidance, the two tried to mobilize their spiritual energy and immediately showed expressions of joy.
However, their current spiritual energy reserves were too small. After mobilizing their spiritual energy to the fullest for just one minute, they were so exhausted that they were covered in sweat and collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath.
"Meow~ Meow meow~~"
Little Scamp blinked its eyes, as if saying: These two are no good.
Duan Chen patted its little head and smiled slightly, "Give the children some time, let's wait a bit longer..."
Lu Zhai, having profited greatly, did not find himself in a better situation. He had sustained several injuries and was close to exhaustion, but the white-clothed vengeful spirit gave him no rest. In the time it took him to wipe his sweat, his back was scratched four more times.
He glanced at Duan Chen, and seeing that Duan Chen had no intention of joining, he ferociously charged towards the door.
"You damn fatty, where do you think you're running!"