In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight peeked through the gap in the curtains and playfully jumped into the bedroom of the small apartment.
The air was filled with a fresh scent of dust, the characteristic smell of a morning in Nuoding City.
Dante opened his eyes early.
Then, he turned his head to look beside him.
He saw Xiao Wu hugging a giant carrot pillow, curled up like a shrimp, sleeping soundly.
Her long eyelashes were still trembling slightly, and she muttered unintelligible sleep talk from time to time, her brows occasionally furrowing as if she were still arguing with someone in her dream.
"This girl..."
Dante shook his head helplessly; he didn't even need to guess to know that she must have stayed up late again last night.
And Dante was right, because last night, Dugu Yan had shared the rewards she received in the chat group.
Qian Renxue was there stirring up trouble, suggesting Dugu Yan should pledge herself in marriage and so on.
This really made Xiao Wu angry!
Clearly she was the first one there, so why should Dugu Yan pledge herself?
If anyone was going to pledge themselves, it should be her!
Last night, Xiao Wu had a verbal war against the group until late before she finally fell asleep.
Dante had already learned from the System that the owners of the Diary copys had all been added to a group chat.
"She's clearly a rabbit, so why does she live like a night owl?"
Dante reached out and unceremoniously pinched Xiao Wu's soft little nose.
"Wake up! The sun is already shining on your butt; it's time to get up and Cultivate!"
"Mmm..."
Her breathing blocked, Xiao Wu grunted in dissatisfaction, slapped away Dante's hand, turned over with her back to him, and buried her head in the pillow.
"So sleepy... don't be noisy..."
"Five more minutes... just five minutes..."
Her voice was soft and husky, filled with deep exhaustion.
Dante raised an eyebrow, a mischievous smirk appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Five minutes?
Like I'd believe you!
"Since you won't get up, don't blame me for being impolite."
Dante reached out with both hands, heading directly for the soft flesh of Xiao Wu's waist, where she was most ticklish.
"Tickle attack!"
"Ya!"
Xiao Wu instantly sprang up from the bed as if she had been electrocuted.
"Hahaha! Don't! Stop tickling!"
"Dante! You bastard! Hahaha! It tickles so much!"
Xiao Wu rolled around on the bed, trying to dodge Dante's devilish hands. Tears of laughter were squeezed out of her eyes, and her small face was instantly flushed red.
After this bout of playfulness, her sleepiness was completely gone.
"Whew, whew..."
Xiao Wu sat on the bed panting, her hair messy like a bird's nest, glaring resentfully at Dante.
"What was that for? It's just five more minutes of sleep."
"Xiao Wu, I'm asking you something serious."
Dante's smile faded, and his expression became a bit more serious: "Do you want your second spirit ring to be a thousand-year one directly?"
"Eh?"
Xiao Wu's hand, which was tidying her hair, suddenly paused, stunned by the sudden question.
She blinked her large eyes, looking incredulous: "Thousand-year?"
"Dante, are you still dreaming?"
"Even though I have Innate Full Spirit Power and a decent Physique, given my current physical strength, my second spirit ring would probably only be around eight hundred years."
Dante nodded without explaining much, but instead flicked his wrist.
From his spirit tool, he took out a small piece of pre-cut, crystal-clear gelatinous substance that looked like top-grade amber.
"Maybe not before, but with this, it's possible."
Dante handed the ten thousand year whale glue, which emitted a faint exotic fragrance, to Xiao Wu.
"This thing, well..." Dante paused, coming up with an excuse, "My Master gave it to me. After eating it, it can improve your Physique. If you eat it long-term, by the time your cultivation reaches level twenty, you'll be able to absorb a thousand-year spirit ring."
Xiao Wu leaned in curiously, twitched her little nose, and sniffed it.
"It smells so good..."
It was a very pure aura of energy, which had a natural attraction for her as a transformed Spirit Beast.
Moreover, Dante was the one who gave it to her.
Xiao Wu trusted Dante one hundred percent.
So, without even thinking, the girl reached out her small hand, grabbed the piece of Whale Gum, and swallowed it in one gulp!
The movement was so fast and smooth that Dante didn't even have time to reach out and stop her.
"Mmm... the texture is soft and bouncy."
Xiao Wu commented while chewing, her eyes curving into crescents:
"It tastes pretty good! It's a bit like that Shark Fin Jelly I had at the hotel before."
"Is there more? I feel like this bit isn't enough to fill the gaps between my teeth."
However, when Dante saw Xiao Wu swallow the entire piece of ten thousand year whale glue, his expression changed instantly.
"Holy crap!"
"You... you swallowed it all?!"
Dante's voice went out of tune.
He hadn't even finished what he was saying!
Although this ten thousand year whale glue had been tempered by the System to remove Impurities and its medicinal properties were much milder...
It was still essentially a substance of extreme Yang!
Xiao Wu looked at Dante's expression as if he were facing a formidable enemy and tilted her head in confusion:
"Dante, what's wrong?"
"Can't this thing be eaten raw? Does it need to be cooked?"
"But I've already swallowed it."
Dante looked at the innocent rabbit and sighed heavily, feeling a headache coming on.
"Who told you to eat so fast!"
"I hadn't even finished speaking!"
Dante scratched his head awkwardly, his eyes darting around:
"This thing is indeed called Whale Gum. It's said that they sell it in large towns outside as well."
"But what's sold on the market is basically ten-year or hundred-year quality."
"Those things are basically not used for cultivation."
Xiao Wu blinked: "Then what are they used for?"
Dante took a deep breath and braced himself to explain: "It's used to boost virility, which is to say... it's an aphrodisiac."
"..."
The air suddenly went silent for three seconds.
Xiao Wu's small face turned from fair to pink, then to bright red, and finally looked like it was about to drip blood!
"Aphro... aphrodisiac?!"
Xiao Wu's eyes widened. She subconsciously crossed her arms over her chest, shrank back, and looked at Dante alertly.
"Dante! You... you pervert!"
"We've only lived together for a short time, and your true nature is already exposed!"
"To actually... actually give me this kind of medicine!"
Xiao Wu's voice was both shy and anxious, even carrying a hint of a sob: "No, it's not okay!"
"Even though... even though I like you a lot too..."
"But we're still too young! This kind of thing... can only happen after we grow up!"
Xiao Wu's heart was thumping wildly, and her mind had already begun to fill with all sorts of indescribable scenes.
It's over, it's over!
After taking this kind of medicine, will I lose my mind?
And then do something beastly to Dante?
Seeing the girl's thoughts straying further and further, Dante stepped forward in annoyance and gave her a flick on the forehead.
Thump!
"Ouch!"
Xiao Wu clutched her forehead, her eyes welling with tears.
"What on earth are you thinking!"