CHAPTER 68: CHAPTER 68: WHERE IS HIS BIG, SOFT, SWEET RUAN RUAN

[Detected driver’s mental tension, initiating forced offline procedure]

Su Ruan only heard the mechanical female voice, and then a familiar dizziness hit her. She was directly kicked offline.

Su Ruan abruptly opened her eyes, her chest heaved once, and she took a deep breath before starting the button to enter the Second World again.

Perhaps she was much calmer, so this time the forced offline procedure did not kick her offline, but compared to the previous almost instant entry into the Second World, the entry speed was noticeably slower this time.

Probably the system was scanning and judging her mental state, allowing only qualified individuals to enter the Second World.

Meanwhile, on the training field, Lu Shinian, realizing Su Ruan was gone, sat up in confusion.

The Mecha was also retrieved into the system space due to the disappearance of its driver, leaving Lu Shinian as the only one with a lonely heavy Mecha on the entire training field.

Lu Shinian sat in the cockpit, looking around somewhat bewildered.

Where his spiritual power touched was all empty.

His Ruan Ruan, so big, so soft, so sweet, was gone!

His left hand claw pressed fiercely onto the control panel in front, producing a sizzling sound and faintly emerging black smoke. Lu Shinian violently damaged it.

The system initiated the emergency procedure, ejecting Lu Shinian from the Mecha. The tall Mecha collapsed to the ground, twitched once, and was completely scrapped.

Su Ruan came back online to see this scene.

Lu Shinian sat dazedly on the ground, his legs spread apart, with his clothes torn revealing his broad chest and beautiful mermaid lines.

Two wolf ears were drooping in front, and his wolf tail lay weakly on the ground, expressing a hint of pity.

His head bowed slightly, making it difficult to discern the emotions in his eyes, only the slightly pursed lips could be seen.

As soon as Su Ruan stood still, Lu Shinian seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up at her.

When he saw it was her, his eyes lit up, and his wolf tail instantly lifted up, wagging happily.

"Ruan Ruan, woo woo, I thought you didn’t want me anymore."

Whimpering, he rushed towards her, knocking her to the ground, burying his head at her neck, and gently licking.

Su Ruan slightly tilted her head, gasped warmly, and said: "Let’s go back first."

The training field wasn’t a good place.

Lu Shinian lifted his head, obediently nodding, "Listening to Ruan Ruan."

Su Ruan pulled Lu Shinian out of the training field and used the rare item—space transfer, returning directly to the house she rented.

This item was set previously to prevent unexpected situations; unexpectedly, it really came in handy today.

Lu Shinian’s mask was nowhere to be found; he was entirely exposed before Su Ruan, his furry head rubbing against Su Ruan, and as he rubbed, he began unbuttoning her clothes.

Su Ruan: ...

She took out the Energy Stone she had purified earlier and placed it into Lu Shinian’s palm.

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On the other side, outside the training field.

Ji Bai was incredulous that he and the Second Master had been kicked out, but his face showed certainty as he said, "They must be up to something inside, otherwise they wouldn’t have kicked us out!"

The Second Master cast a glance at him, his voice cold and unruly, "Have you contacted Ye Qing?"

Ji Bai coughed lightly, rubbed his nose, and whispered, "Not yet."

"But I heard Ye Qing has been searching for someone in the Second World recently, he’ll likely stay for a long time."

The Second Master’s eyes slightly narrowed, "Looking for someone?"

"Yes." Ji Bai looked secretive, "Heard he’s looking for a girl."

The Second Master vaguely guessed something, "Is the girl named Su?"

Ye Qing shook his head, "I heard she’s called Tang Susu?"

"Tangtang Su?" The Second Master frowned slightly; had he guessed wrong, Ye Qing wasn’t looking for his sister?

Given Big Brother’s fiery temper, upon seeing the sister marrying Lu Shinian, he would certainly find ways to contact her.

He thought Ye Qing came to this Second World to find his sister, since the sister’s name was "Su", not expecting they were looking for someone named "Tangtang Su"?

"Second Master, should we help them find her?" Ji Bai asked in a low voice.

"No need." The Second Master regained his usual wickedness, curling his lips, "Them finding people has nothing to do with us."

"Mind your own business."

"Yes, yes, yes." Ji Bai quickly responded, not daring to ask more questions.

The Second Master glanced at the closed training field, his eyes flashing briefly, "Let’s go."

Ji Bai glanced at the training field too, muttering secretly, "They sure know how to have fun."

Then he quickly followed the Second Master’s footsteps and soon left the training center.

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Over at Su Ruan’s side, Lu Shinian fell into a deep sleep after absorbing the Energy Stone Su Ruan had purified.

The Energy Stone had already turned into powder, which she kept away. She tidied up her clothes, preparing to buy a mask just like the one he had worn on his face before, when Lu Shinian’s eyelashes trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Su Ruan: !!!

"Ruan..." Before finishing speaking, Lu Shinian seemed to realize something, paused instantly, restrained his expression, calling seemingly indifferently, "Su."

He didn’t seem to have realized the mask on his face was gone.

Su Ruan didn’t expose him, only chuckled lightly and said, "Hmm, how do you feel now?"

Lu Shinian slightly furrowed his brows, recalling what had just happened.

His last memory remained when he was controlling the Mecha to guide Su Ruan.

Afterward... what happened?

Lu Shinian’s expression paused, raising his hand to touch his mask, fingertips directly touching his face.

His mask was gone.

Which also meant...

Lu Shinian raised his eyes to glance at Su Ruan, seeing her smiling at him.

"Did I enter the Ancestral Stage?"

Though phrased as a question, it was spoken with certainty.

Su Ruan nodded, "Yes, you also knocked me to the ground."

A rare flicker of annoyance passed in Lu Shinian’s eyes, "Sorry."

Su Ruan sat in front of him, chuckling lightly, the corner of her mouth curved, "Sorry for what?"

Her fingertip pointed to the center of Lu Shinian’s chest, seemingly absentmindedly drawing circles, "Is it sorry for knocking me down, or..."

She paused briefly, her body leaning slightly forward, whispering into Lu Shinian’s ear, followed by a soft laugh.

"Or was it for deceiving me, claiming to be Little Sweet?"

Her voice was soft and alluring, drawing Lu Shinian’s throat to move subtly, his large hand restrained yet uncontrollably gripping Su Ruan’s wrist.

"Both." Lu Shinian stared straight at Su Ruan, "When did you know?"

Su Ruan raised a playful eyebrow, "Why not let the Commander guess?"

Guess when she figured out he was Lu Shinian.

Lu Shinian silently looked at Su Ruan, it took a full minute before he slowly spoke: