Chapter 136 Dragon Travels the World (5)
Chapter 136 Dragon Travels the World (5)
"I'm sorry, there are just too many mysteries that make me... distrust you." Dong Qianyue sighed helplessly.
Although she knew that her successful transformation into a dragon was entirely due to Yingying's perseverance, she still didn't trust Yingying.
As modern people, we all know that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Even children know this, let alone adults.
If one could avoid death, if one could be resurrected, who wouldn't want that?
But... is it really that simple?
Throughout China's five thousand years of history, there have been many emperors who sought immortality, but did any of them succeed?
While immortality is unattainable, is resurrection possible?
Dong Qianyue asked herself, "I have nothing special to offer, and I don't have any special abilities. Why was I chosen by the system to have the chance to be resurrected and travel back in time?"
Dong Qianyue had noticed long ago that Yingying and the matchmaker system seemed to be two separate entities. Although they did not conflict, there was a sense of incongruity between them.
However, neither of them gave Dong Qianyue the feeling of malice, and this strange contradiction made it difficult for Dong Qianyue to fully trust Yingying.
I don't trust the host either.
"why?"
[Insufficient host privileges to know.]
Yingying sighed helplessly: [This wasn't just a way to appease the host.]
There are some things that the current host cannot know.
When someone lacks the ability to access secrets, concealment is the best approach. The only way to uncover the answers is through continuous effort.
[Or perhaps, in the host's eyes, Yingying is not trustworthy, just as Yingying cannot trust the host.]
However, like the matchmaking system, Yingying would never harm her host.
Although Yingying's goals and the matchmaking system are different, we are both working towards the same objective.
Yingying's face was full of seriousness. She nodded firmly and continued, "There are many things I can't say outright, but... whether it's a dream or a bubble, only you, the host, can judge for yourself."
[The host wishes to be resurrected and to rewind time; the items in the Matchmaker System shop can indeed accomplish this.]
[And I—Yingying—do indeed desperately need blessing points, but I truly cannot explain why at this moment.]
There are many secrets between us, and we both have the same need for blessing points. I know it's hard for you to trust me, host.
The reason I can name them isn't just because of the circumstances at the time, or to inspire you, but because...
[Host, you've noticed something, haven't you?]
"When I was in the vacation space, as an observer, although I was traveling, I was also watching the multitude of NPCs." Dong Qianyue sighed softly and nodded, "That night on the beacon tower, I looked up at the starry sky."
"If I calm down and think about it carefully, I do have some guesses." Dong Qianyue's gaze drifted into the distance: "Their personalities are all different, as if they are each other, without the slightest resemblance."
“But there’s a feeling… I can’t quite put my finger on it.” Dong Qianyue joked, “It’s hard to connect the impetuous Yang Yan’an with the aloof Zhang Junyao, and even harder to connect the honest and simple Guo Likai with the gentle and refined Shi Muchen.”
"Not to mention the villainous BOSS, Baili Jue." Dong Qianyue couldn't help but smile. "Everyone else has a bright and positive image, or at the very least, they are just ordinary people. Unlike Baili Jue, the villainous BOSS."
Dong Qianyue couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Although the villain isn't involved in organized crime and the protagonist isn't exactly a good guy, a villain is still a villain."
"Heh~ Even so, I still feel a strange sense of familiarity with them." Dong Qianyue looked at Yingying and said, "So..."
[Host, as I said before, only you can judge whether something is real or just a fleeting dream.]
Right now, I can't say anything.
Just consider it... a match made in heaven.
"A match made in heaven?" Dong Qianyue sighed softly, and finally said nothing.
After thinking for a moment and adding the points, Dong Qianyue summoned her control panel.
Name: Li Xiaoyu/Dong Xiaoli (Dong Qianyue)
Race: Carp Spirit/Dragon (Human)
Gender: Female
Age: 300 (22)
Intelligence: 12 (48)
Mental strength: 80 (50)
Combat strength: 50 (25)
Appearance score: 80 (45)
Skills: Heavenly Rain, Divine Dragon Form, Cloud and Rain Technique, Dream Weaving in the Mist
Items: Map (Permanent), Immortal Spring Water
Blessing Value: 300
Free points: 0
"System, Dong Xiaoli's intelligence..." Dong Xiaoli was speechless as she looked at her intelligence of 12 points.
[Host, although Dong Xiaoli has lived for three hundred years, for the first three hundred years she was a fish with only three seconds of memory!]
[These 12 points of intelligence were only gained after transforming into a dragon and undergoing physical optimization.]
So, after all these 300 years, you've just grown old without growing any brains, haven't you?
But then again, Dong Xiaoli was originally just a carp spirit, a carp spirit with a three-second memory...
"Sigh~" Dong Xiaoli sighed deeply: "So Li Xiaoyu is Li Xiaoyu, Li Xiaoyu after Dong Xiaoli transformed into a dragon. Li Xiaoyu is Dong Xiaoli and yet not Dong Xiaoli. Why is it so convoluted!"
As if some knot had been untied between her and Yingying, Dong Xiaoli jokingly said, "Then why not Dong Xiaoyu?"
[Which of the following names do you think sounds better: Dong Xiaoli, Dong Xiaoyu, or Dong Liyu?]
When you return to the mortal realm, you can't still be called Little Fish Li!
This surname is not found in the Hundred Family Surnames.
Just as Dong Xiaoli was worrying about her intelligence, she remembered the Immortal Spring Water in her system panel.
These were items that Dong Qianyue had exchanged in Dong Ping's world, and the Immortal Spring Water was still not used up even when that world ended.
The Immortal Spring Water was not used in the later worlds. Although the Immortal Spring Water only has a slight effect of cleansing the marrow and strengthening the body, it should be able to improve the current physical condition of this body!
"Yingying, if I drink all the remaining Immortal Spring Water, will my physical condition improve as shown on the panel?"
[Host, are you joking?] Yingying rolled her eyes and said, [Your current body is that of a demigod, a demigod who has undergone a baptism of heavenly lightning.]
[Immortal Spring Water is merely the water of an immortal spring; how can it compare to heavenly lightning?]
[Furthermore, as I've already stated, your intelligence has already been enhanced after undergoing the baptism of heavenly lightning following your dragon transformation; this is already your limit.]
To further enhance intelligence, one would need to consume an elixir of immortality.
[Given your current immortal lineage in this world, there's no way you can obtain this except through the system shop.]
Dong Xiaoli sighed helplessly, "Alright, then let's buy it."
[Host, so...]
Yingying looked at Dong Xiaoli with some surprise. It was the first time she had seen her host so decisively and proactively go to buy things. For a moment, she didn't know how to describe her feelings and Dong Xiaoli's actions.
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