「At night, in the living room.」
The three sisters sat side by side on the sofa, each blissfully munching on strawberries. Su Yan, the only male in the household, was silently engaging in high-intensity training behind the sofa, preparing for the upcoming college entrance exams.
One hundred push-ups!
One hundred squats!
One hundred sit-ups!
With one-minute intervals between sets.
Su Yan strictly followed this routine, training furiously, with significant results. After a few rounds of exercise, his Qi and Blood Value had reached an astonishing level. Simultaneously, his body grew increasingly stronger, his entire being filled with power. Su Yan was now several times stronger than he had been during the day.
With just one finger, he could have poked the Fox Demon, an Advanced Level Being from earlier today, to death. There was no need for a fist at all.
"Su Yan, you better confess. Did you secretly eat some Liuwei Dihuang Fruit?" Seeing her brother, who was usually sickly, suddenly become so robust, Su Erke, who sat on the sofa eating strawberries, was deeply perplexed.
Under normal circumstances, her brother would be out of breath after walking just a couple of steps, much less now, having only recently been discharged from the hospital. The fact that he wasn't bedridden and recuperating was already a sign of a good recovery. How could he possibly be so vigorous?
Su Erke's expression clearly showed her thoughts: My brother can't possibly be this strong!
"I'm telling you, Erke, you dunce, have you lost your mind? A single Liuwei Dihuang Fruit costs 100,000 yuan. Even if I sold you, I couldn't afford it!" Su Yan strongly objected.
Little Beans listened to their interaction, a confused look spreading across her chubby face.
What? Liuwei Dihuang Fruit? Is it edible?
Little Beans didn't know what the Liuwei Dihuang Fruit her brother and sister were talking about actually was. But no matter what, it had the word 'fruit' in its name, which sounded delicious.
After swallowing the strawberry in her mouth, Little Beans gulped and asked, "Susu pot, what exactly is Liuwei Dihuang Fruit? Is it yummy? I want to eat it too!"
Little Beans had no idea what 100,000 yuan meant; all she could think about was the fruit. She took a strawberry from the plate, then jumped off the sofa and wobbled over to Su Yan, stopping in front of him. While eating the strawberry, she asked, "Susu pot, do you have any Liuwei Dihuang Fruits left? Can you give Little Beans one, please?"
"Brother Susu doesn't have any. Your Second Sister is the one who has them; go ask her," Su Yan unhesitatingly shifted the foodie monster's aggro onto his younger sister.
Upon hearing this, Little Beans immediately scampered over to her Second Sister, whining and begging her for Liuwei Dihuang Fruits.
Su Erke paid no attention to her gluttonous little sister and turned to ask her older sister, "Sister Yike, you've been really weird tonight, staying completely silent."
Su Erke felt very perplexed. Usually, her older sister loved chatting with her about entertainment gossip and the like. Why was she acting as if she were mute now, not having said a word all evening?
Seeing the puzzled look on Su Erke's face, Su Yan, the instigator who was intensely working out nearby, really wanted to tell her:
Your Sister Yike wouldn't be talking, of course. After all, she just experienced 'Social Death.' And as everyone knows, dead people don't speak. They just go ABA ABA ABA...
THUMP THUMP THUMP...
Suddenly, a series of urgent thumping sounds came from the living room window.
"Sister Yike, I'm scared!" Startled by these sudden thumping sounds, Little Beans was immediately frightened, quickly running to hide behind her sister.
The nearby Su Erke was also extremely scared. Without a second thought, she immediately hid behind her Sister Yike, just like Little Beans.
It wasn't just the two of them. Even the typically unflappable Su Yike found herself frowning at that moment, her expression slightly uneasy.
This world was indeed too dangerous. Monster attacks on humans happened from time to time, leaving everyone in constant fear for their safety. Especially at night, when all sorts of monsters and ghosts came out, many indescribable events involving demons and monsters tended to occur. It was only natural for the three sisters to feel scared.
Su Yan, on the other hand, seemed much more composed than his three sisters. Because he was now very strong. Exceptionally strong. He could, without exaggeration, beat up almost any Advanced Level Beings with ease. As long as he didn't encounter a Rare level or higher terrifying creature, he was confident he could pin it to the ground and give it a thorough thrashing.
"Su Yan, go check out what's happening by the window!"
The unknown is always filled with unease. Su Erke was extremely scared at the moment and could only urge her older brother to investigate.
"Why should I be the one to go look, and not you?" Su Yan was somewhat unwilling.
Su Erke pouted upon hearing this and said righteously, "Because I'm still a child!"
Fair enough... Su Yan found himself at a loss for words in the face of his sister's retort. Her words sounded surprisingly logical, and he couldn't find any reason to refute them. On top of that, his Big Sister Yike was also looking at him with pleading eyes. In the end, as the older brother, he had to reluctantly step forward.
He moved silently towards the window and stopped. Without a second thought, Su Yan grabbed the corner of the curtain and pulled it aside, revealing two pitch-black figures.
Since it was nighttime, he couldn't see the two figures clearly at first. He could only make out their silhouettes. One was larger, and the other was smaller, but they both seemed quite simple-minded.
If he had to describe them, they would probably look like this:
The larger one: `ԅ(º A ºԅ)
The smaller one: ╭(º A º`)╮
At that very moment, these two unidentifiable things were using their pitch-black bodies to constantly slam against the window. Each impact made the glass rattle, as if they were trying to break through.
Fortunately, the windows in this game world were made of special materials, and their construction was sufficiently stable. The two dark figures attempting to break in couldn't force their way through immediately.
Suddenly, two screens popped up from the depths of Su Yan's mind, appearing to the left and right in his mind's eye.
The left screen showed the larger figure.
[Name]: Da Hanhan
[Species]: Solitary Ghost
[Level]: Advanced
[Skill]: Ghost Soul Technique
The right screen showed the smaller figure.
[Name]: Xiao Hanhan
[Species]: Solitary Ghost
[Level]: Ordinary
[Skill]: Ghost Soul Technique
Seeing the information on the screens, Su Yan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly. The names of these two simpletons are truly ridiculous; they must have offended the designer, he thought.
"Brother, is there something outside the window?" Seeing her older brother appearing to examine something, Su Yike, who was sitting on the couch, couldn't help but feel anxious.
"It's alright, no big deal. Just a couple of pitch-black things slamming against the glass," Su Yan answered calmly.
At the mention of something banging against the glass outside, Little Beans immediately became terrified. Struggling to overcome her unease, she asked shakily, "Susu pot, those two things outside... they aren't some kind of monsters or ghosts, are they?"
Su Yan turned, saw his food-loving sister looking quite scared, and then gently reassured her, "Don't be scared. They're just ghosts."
Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ: "Ghosts...ghosts!?"
All three sisters on the couch shuddered in unison, so frightened they were on the verge of tears.
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