Su Qingyu was running into some difficulties.
Bai Xiaoya felt it even more keenly than she did herself, because those small hands clung to her big thigh with apparent strength, yet in reality… it felt a bit like a massage.
It was like one of those girls who just couldn’t twist open a bottle cap, exerting all their might, but the cap simply wouldn’t budge.
But Su Qingyu was really trying her best.
She gripped the Great White Thigh firmly with both hands, her small face taut with effort, gathering strength from her waist and core, then summoned all her power—
“Ei yi…ya!”
She didn’t manage to pry it open but let go on her own and tumbled backward onto the bed with a thud.
The room fell silent.
After a moment’s pause, Bai Xiaoya tentatively whispered, “How about we just give up this time?”
“No way!”
Su Qingyu flipped over in an instant, her petite body moving gracefully.
After a brief thought, she reached out and grabbed the flute lying nearby.
“You open it yourself, or I’ll have to use this.”
Bai Xiaoya froze for a moment, not immediately understanding.
Did she mean to control her with the mysterious power of the flute, or was she threatening to use the flute’s physical properties to.
Both options sounded pretty scary!
“Think carefully. If I end up using this,” Su Qingyu’s soft voice turned firm, “then you can get ready to cosplay as the Raiden Shogun!”
Ah, so it was the former.
Well… no, that was pretty bad too.
Bai Xiaoya sized up the situation and decided to yield for now, relaxing her body.
It was okay; she had survived worse at Bai Xia’s place before.
This shouldn’t be too bad.
Though, come to think of it, why did both female leads’ methods of revenge involve this kind of thing?
It definitely seemed strange.
“Hmph, smart choice,” Su Qingyu said with satisfaction as she pulled apart Bai Xiaoya’s Great White Thigh, pressing her petite frame close.
“Mmm~”
“Ooh!”
Both girls made soft sounds.
The comfortable sigh was from Bai Xiaoya, while Su Qingyu was quietly cheering herself on.
The intimate closeness of the two young flowers was like the name of February itself.
Because February is early spring—an unstable season when early spring rains nourish the ground free of weeds, nurturing all things until flowers bloom in warmth.
At first, Bai Xiaoya hadn’t realized what was happening until Su Qingyu softly lay on her, trembling gently, and then it dawned on her.
No wonder she had suddenly felt something “heartwarming” earlier.
The girl’s feelings became complicated.
“No, sister…”
“Don’t say anything more!”
Su Qingyu struggled to lift her golden-haired little head, her loli face flushed bright red.
She bit her lip and stammered, her blue watery eyes brimming with tears, tiny pearls glistening in the corners.
In that moment, Bai Xiaoya suddenly understood why the Task hadn’t been completed.
Whether it was the delicate little white flower she showed at school with classmates or the harsh, foul-mouthed tone she used with subordinates—it was all an act.
The delicate flower was a facade for daily life; the sternness was a professional mask.
And her true self—
“Baby,” Bai Xiaoya sighed, “you’re really a delicate little flower who collapses easily, thinks she’s amazing, but in reality, you’re just a weakling who falls over with no stamina.”
[Ding dong~ Congratulations, host, for completing Task: Unveil Her Veil. You have earned two Prize Draws. Due to the rapid completion, one of the rewards has been upgraded to the Intermediate Prize Pool. Please settle the rewards in private.]
This was the real answer.
Without the recent deep understanding, it would have been nearly impossible to succeed.
“Don’t say that!”
Su Qingyu flailed her small hands, covering Bai Xiaoya’s mouth to stop her from speaking further.
But the eyes are the windows to the soul.
Under the gaze of the big-breasted woman’s beautiful wine-red eyes, Su Qingyu’s delicate face flushed even more.
What to do? Should she cover her eyes with the other hand?
But then she’d have no support, and would collapse onto the Great White Rabbit again, and then they’d be stuck pressed together once more.
If that happened, who knew what else would follow…
Su Qingyu went through a round of mental gymnastics, her little head so embarrassed it felt like steam was about to burst out.
“You, you just stay put. I’m going to tidy up, and then I’ll come back and unlock you.”
She pushed herself up with effort, got off the bed, and her pair of white, tender legs wobbled unsteadily, as if drunk.
Bai Xiaoya’s hands were still tied to the bedpost.
She couldn’t escape or even play on her phone, so she could only stare at the ceiling and sigh helplessly.
Honestly, with her hands tied and no resistance or retaliation, and Su Qingyu having stuck close for a while and then knocked her out, there was nothing more to say.
Better just look at the overtime pay.
[Confirming settlement, drawing primary reward, drawing intermediate reward—Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Gravity Opposer. From this day forward, the Great White Rabbit General will no longer succumb to gravity’s pull, maintaining a proud and lofty posture at all times.]
What use was that?
Bai Xiaoya twitched the corner of her mouth and shook her head, continuing with the next draw.
[Drawing from the Intermediate Prize Pool—Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Inspiration Physique. Whenever affected by a Mysterious Item, the host will have a subtle sense of it and possesses a certain degree of resistance to control, with the actual effect varying by the item’s level.]
Related to Mysterious Items?
Bai Xiaoya recalled Su Qingyu’s harmonica and flute, as well as the pocket watches she’d heard about in the trading area, and drifted into thought.
Meanwhile, in the next room, Su Qingyu drank a glass of plain water to hydrate, then steadied her mind to check the Task settlement.
[Congratulations on completing Task: Hyper Similarity!]
The golden-haired loli snorted softly, thinking, so what if she knocked someone out?
The Task was done.
The question was, did it affect anything?
[Since this is the first time undertaking this series of Tasks, there are no additional requirements. Future tasks will have certain conditions; please improve your skills accordingly.]
Su Qingyu’s small face twitched, the warmth fading and a bit of redness returning.
“It’s okay,” she whispered, “practice makes perfect.”
When she first got the flute, she hadn’t played well at all, but she only got better with time.
“Wait, there will be this Task again?”
Su Qingyu suddenly realized something.
“How many times?”
[Unlimited. As long as specific conditions are met—“What bad things Bai Xiaoya has done”—this Task will be issued.]
The golden-haired loli’s breathing quickened.
“Un… unlimited!”
She had seen many records of Mysterious Items in her family’s Library.
Among the benefit-type Mysterious Items, permanent boosts to attributes always had a usage limit, with the highest being four or five times.
Now it was time to see the strength of the boost.
[Proceed with a Random Draw?]
“Draw!”
[Drawing from the Prize Pool—]
The roulette passed quickly through many categories—Strength, Agility, and so on.
When it hovered over “Mysterious” for a moment, Su Qingyu’s heart skipped a beat.
Wait, that one was Stamina?
Her eyes lit up, but the pointer quickly slid past and landed on “Agility.”
A bit of a pity, but after reading the effect, she got excited again.
[You have gained Agility Enhancement: Proud Performer. Your tongue and speech have been greatly enhanced, making you more adept at using wind instruments (including the two Mysterious Items you already own).]
[Additionally, through learning, you may unlock some special Skills. Evaluation: A highly fitting enhancement. It is hoped the host will make good use of it and find inspiration to improve their own level.]
Su Qingyu didn’t notice the last line because she realized, judging by the magnitude of the boost, the Prize Pool category, and the unlimited draws, this Mysterious Item “Bai Xiaoya” was giving out for the Tasks might surpass all known items in level.
“Awesome,” the golden-haired loli clenched her tiny fists excitedly, as if her legs no longer felt so sore.
“This is made just for me!”
***
A few kilometers away, a black-haired beauty who looked freshly of age but was actually a first-year JK sat on a bus headed to the District.
Li Butler had made progress.
He’d been pulling strings for several days and finally uncovered a clue—those people had rented a place in the Sunshine Baiyuan Community a week ago.