
The Chinese Room was an experiment proposed by American philosopher, John Searle, in 1980. A person who only spoke English was locked in a room, with only a small window to communicate with the outside world. Any communication would be written, but he had a Chinese dictionary with him. Notes written in Chinese would be sent into the room through the window, and the person in the room was able to translate and respond using the dictionary. Even though he didn't understand Chinese, he was able to convince outsiders that he knew Chinese well because he used the dictionary.
Searle used this experiment to pass the Turing Test. No existing AIs could surpass the restrictions of the Chinese Room test. To the person asking the questions, the computer responded as if it were intelligent, while in reality it had no idea what was going on.　　
The Turing Test was an experiment constructed by Alan Turing in 1950, in which an evaluator and two players were separated, and could only type to communicate. If the evaluator couldn't tell which player was human and which player was a machine, the machine passed, deemed as having human-like intelligence. 　　
This elfin was able make the readers think that it was a person who played the prank. If it were indeed an AI, it passed the Turing Test.　
Was passing the Turing Test sufficient for an AI? Searle's experiment proved it wasn't.　
The discourse between the two experiments was enough to write a thick book, but Zhang Zian had only heard a little of it.　　
Why did it have to be Chinese Room? Why not Portuguese Room? Or German Room? The reason was that most westerners believed Chinese was the most difficult language and couldn't be mastered by humans. 　　
The Chinese Room experiment wasn't as well-known as Schrödinger's cat, but everyone in the AI and computer science field knew about it.　　
Zhang Zian's speculation lingered in his mind for a moment, then he rejected the idea. It was too far-fetched.　
First of all, the experiment had nothing to do with animals.　　
Secondly, "AlphaDog" was a nickname for the super computer AlphaGo used by Chinese people. As "Dog" had the same pronunciation as "Go," the name became viral somehow. However, AlphaGo was not a dog.　
Lastly, even if there were a dog named "Alpha" that became an elfin, AI was developing rapidly these days, with lots of money and technology being invested. Everybody was optimistic about the prospect of AI in the 21st century. The AlphaDog's Strength of Faith should be growing. How did it fade rapidly?　
Considering everything, Zhang Zian thought that his speculation was wrong. The elfin couldn't have been an AI elfin.　　　
He took out his phone and opened the game interface. If one of the elfins in the game was an AI, it had to be the Navigation Elfin.　　
AlphaGo didn't qualify as an elfin. It was nothing more than a prototype AI, it wasn't bada** enough.　　
"Navigation Elfin, are you there?" he whispered. He unmuted the phone and turned the volume extremely low.　
[Navigation Elfin]: At your service.　　
"Are you an AI?" 　
[Navigation Elfin]: I'm your Navigation Elfin.　　
When Zhang Zian first downloaded the game, he thought the Navigation Elfin was a 24 hour customer service agent, so it was safe to say that the Navigation Elfin passed the Turing Test with flying colors.　　
Mr. Zhou was reading when, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Zhang Zian speaking to his phone. He reminded him, "Young man, cell phones aren't allowed."
Zhang Zian smiled and locked the screen. "I got it."　
His eyes fell back to the computer screen and asked another question in English.
[The Hottie]: What book is it?
The chatroom didn't have a private chatting option, so all conversations were displayed for all to see.　　
Soon, the elfin replied in English, with an answer hidden between the numbers. It was hard and tiresome to read.　　
[3.1415926]: My book. I want my book. 
[The Hottie]: Is it an important book?　　
[3.1415926]: Without the book, I'll disappear from this world. 
Zhang Zian was relieved. It appeared that the book was the key to capturing the elfin.　
The others didn't feel the same way. To them, this person just wanted attention, or maybe even a donation. They were all book lovers, but even so, they'd never say that they'd die without books.　　
Zhang Zian understood the difference between "disappearing" and "dying," but the others didn't.　
Some thought the pranker was suffering from a psychological disorder, so girls like Coco developed sympathy. 　　
[Coco]: What's the name of the book? We can help you look for it. 
[3.1415926]: It has no name. 
[Coco]: No name? You at least know what the book is about, right?
For the bookworms who spent all day in the library, finding a book was their area of expertise, not even the librarians could do a better job. Coco and the others were confident. As long as the pranker revealed the content of the book, they'd be able to narrow it down and find the book.　　
Zhang Zian knew that he wasn't as good as them in this area, so he watched silently.　
[3.1415926]: Life. The universe. Everything. 
[Coco]: Ha! I've read that book! Why did you say it didn't have a name? Is it the third volume of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams? I'll get it for you! 
Many of the other readers have read this classic science fiction book. Some of them left their seats and searched with Coco, passing Zhang Zian. Some headed to the second floor for the Chinese version, and some went to the third floor to look for the version in English. They weren't normally so enthusiastic and quick. This time, though, they wanted to know the prankster's identity. 
If it claims that it'll die without the book, it'll have to come and get it, right? Zhang Zian didn't move from his chair, just continued with his thinking.　　
He knew that it wasn't as easy as it seemed, otherwise this elfin wouldn't have been "extremely difficult" to hunt.　



1. Download a suspicious game
2. Catch a few magical pets as partners
3. Go through interesting daily routines and lead the pet shop to a whole new level

Fortunately, Qiao Nan was the one who posed this question today. If it was someone else, it would be so embarrassing if she could not answer it.
It was only until this moment that Shi Qing finally understood. Although she was often the top scorer in the cohort, there was nothing great about it. Regardless of how strong one was, there would always be someone better than them. This saying was never a hoax. 
At the sight of how knowledgeable Qiao Nan was, Shi Qing pursed her lips. She then made up her mind to study and learn well so that she could keep up with Qiao Nan. 
As per what her father's words, it was not unjustified at all that she had scored half a point mark less than Qiao Nan. In fact, it did not reflect the actual gap between Qiao Nan and her.
After flipping a few pages of the Oxford Dictionary, Qiao Nan felt much better. 
Just as what Shi Qing said, it was not easy to buy the authentic Oxford Dictionary because it was comprehensive and thus extraordinarily thick. The English dictionary that the Zhu family bought for Qiao Nan previously was useful but not as comprehensive.
As an individual who would like to deepen the studies of English Language, of course, Qiao Nan needed the Oxford Dictionary.
It was just that the Zhu family bought all these for her previously. Qiao Nan would feel embarrassed to express what she needed. Anyway, those given by the Zhu family were usable too. When she started to earn money in the future, she could always find a way to buy it herself then.
"Thanks for the dictionary. I profited." Qiao Nan smilingly accepted the dictionary without hesitation. "After this dictionary comes to my house, you can forget about having it back. There's a price to pay for sharing each other's weals and woes. I've suffered with you. You won't be unwilling to let me benefit from this, right?" Qiao Nan sounded bold and righteous as she took advantage of Shi Qing.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, are you a mythical beast? After it went into your pocket, I can forget about retrieving it?" Shi Qing laughed. "There's a saying that gifts blind the eyes. Qiao Nan, you took my gift. Don't regret it. From now onward, you're mine." 
"…" Obviously, Shi Qing refused to suffer any loss.
Now, the situations of Qiao Nan and Qiu Chenxi's classes were close to Qiao Nan's prediction. The number of students in Qiu Chenxi's class basically hovered at over twenty.
"Teacher Xiao Qiao, I'm quite interested in English. As such, I have a few questions that I would like to seek your advice on. I wonder if you are free at the moment." This was unlike Qiu Chenxi's class where everyone left immediately upon the end of it. At Qiao Nan's end, this type of situation gradually occurred.
Upon the end of the class, there would always be a few people who would look for Qiao Nan at the stage to ask some questions.
"Sure, you may ask." Qiao Nan was clearing up the table.
"That is… How do you usually improve your English language skills?"
"We generally classify English into two categories, oral and writing. Which aspect do you wish to improve on?" Qiao Nan put down her books and looked at the student seriously. 
"Okay…" The soldier hesitated for a while. "Actually, I wish to improve my writing. I know a little of what you taught but I don't know how to write them. It feels strange. I'm afraid I will forget them soon."
"Writing…" Such strive for progress was hard to come by. "If you wish to improve your writing, I'll give you three suggestions. First, if you can afford it, buy an English dictionary. The more comprehensive it is, the better. Memorize it every day. If you can memorize the English dictionary, your writing will definitely not be poor. There will even be great progress in your grammar. Second, buy some novels to read. The best is those with Chinese on one side and English translations on the other. Third, find some foreign films to watch. Remember, those English films with both English and Chinese subtitles. The third method will not only help in your writing but also your oral skills." 
"So complicated?" The soldier was dumbfounded. He was just trying his luck when he asked these questions.
Given Qiao Nan's age, coupled with the fact that she usually taught them English that was more practical for daily use and the common and simple English knowledge, the solider was not confident if he would really receive an answer after he posed this question. 
Unexpectedly, Qiao Nan not only replied to him but also gave him three suggestions.
Qiao Nan's teaching advice was professional but was not especially difficult to carry out.
"Thank you, Teacher Xiao Qiao. I will certainly do so. Then, Teacher Xiao Qiao, do you have any good recommendations?" The soldier asked another question.
To Qiao Nan, she felt that this question was difficult to answer. It would be making things difficult for the soldier. "As to what kind of good recommendations, that will depend on your needs and your current standard of English. As of now, it'd be better if you learn from the basics. Buy an ordinary dictionary will do. The dictionaries that are sold in our country are generally suitable for you. As for the second method, I'm not too sure what kinds of books are published nowadays. To avoid the situation of losing interest in reading, it's best that you choose short or medium-length bilingual novels to buy. Please don't buy long novels. As for the third method, you must pick the films with a genre that you like. For example, shootout or science fiction. It's best not to try the topics that you're not interested in." 
Qiao Nan could only recommend things that would only be available a few years or even a few decades later. If she stated those titles now, she would expose her secret.
"Thank you, Teacher Xiao Qiao. I know what to do now!" The soldier's eyes lit up. Qiao Nan gave a very specific answer. After having some directions, of course, the soldier would know how to improve his English if he was eager to do so.
"Don't mention it. Right, I nearly forgot. Maybe you can go and find these items." Qiao Nan tore out a piece of paper and then wrote some English teaching materials. Those were English language teaching materials used for the nine years of compulsory education. "You can read these few volumes of textbooks. The first volume teaches you the basic stuff. If you can afford it, you can also buy a tape recorder. This is because these teaching materials will normally come with a set of listening tapes. You will yield twice the results by doing half the work if you learn and listen at the same time."
"But it'll be hard to find these textbooks." The soldier did not feel ashamed about reading the textbooks studied by children, but he felt that it was too difficult to find these books. He was not someone who was schooling.
"They are very easy to find. Now is the best time to do so. Actually, at the end of every semester, many parents will think that the textbooks are not useful anymore as their children have completed their studies, particularly those whose children have graduated. These parents will sell away all the textbooks. You can look for secondhand stores. There are many books and things there. They are also very cheap. You don't need to spend much. It's just that it may be more troublesome to search for the books. You have to take some time to do so. Those books that I introduced to you are the core ones. If you really go to that place to look for them, you can also get some practice materials at the same time."
"Really?" The soldier's eyes turned even brighter. He was so emotional that the veins on his neck looked like they were exploding. 


Qiao Nan: Crap! I am your biological daughter, yet I am treated as if I was picked up from the streets. In fact, you treat me worse than that!

Mother Qiao: Qiao Nan, you are not as pretty or smart as your elder sister. You are not as blessed as her. You have no right to study, marry, or to have your happiness!

Qiao Nan: Why am I not allowed to study, marry, or to seek my happiness? I will find a man right now and marry him!

Qiao Nan is dumbstruck upon discovering that the man right beside her is a powerful figure in the quad—the person who has the most promising prospects to be the future Chief.

Qiao Nan stares at the well-built man in front of her. He has firm abs and cold, chilling eyes. She swallows the lump in her throat as she says her greetings, "Good Morning, Chief!"

At Peachwood, Ning Xi was looking through the comments on her Weibo.
Within the few days that "Dream Chaser" had been showing in theatres, the number of Ning Xi's Weibo fans had broken through 20 million and it was insanely increasing.
The fans had begun to intimately address Ning Xi as "Bro Xi". Of course, even more people were calling her "Husband" and "Prince Charming".
[If Bro Xi posts a photo in a male outfit, I will swallow five boxes of shampoo, copy the complete works of the news broadcast, break open a durian with my bare hands, crush a huge rock with my chest, knock my head against bricks, bungee jump without a rope, and catch a naked sword with my hands, eat tangerines with the skin on, copy the entire Chinese dictionary, proverb dictionary, Chinese-English dictionary, the Book of Dao, the Three Character Classic, the Classic of Mountain and Sea, the three hundred Tang dynasty poems, the five hundred Song dynasty poems! That's how confident I am!]
[Ning Xi, you've been suspected of theft! Many maidens have been saying that you have stolen their hearts, but now they are punishing you and telling you, 'Be responsible for flirting! Or else, we will chase you to the ends of the Earth!']
[Husband, if you were a little ugly, I might still want to shop, watch movies, have Western food, take a walk and admire the night sky, while talking about poetry and life philosophy with you, but you're so handsome that it makes me only want to sleep with you!]
[How's a life of being unable to sleep with Bro Xi different from being a piece of salted fish?]
...
Probably because Ning Xi had made such a memorable impression of the movie's character into everyone's hearts, apart from the many confessions, many people were even questioning Ning Xi's sexuality and wondering if she liked girls...
As she went through all of the overwhelming comments about wanting to sleep with her and just thinking about the fact that they were all girls, Ning Xi felt quite pleased about it.
Lu Tingxiao obviously saw the comments too. With a poker face, he said, "Why are all the girls nowadays so...unreserved?"
When she saw Lu Tingxiao's serious expression, Ning Xi laughed. "This is just a way for everyone to express that they like me! For example, I'm like them with you..."
Ning Xi closed in to his ear and whispered, "Better to sleep with you than ten miles of spring, better to sleep with you than enchanting you, better to sleep with you than to be loyal to you, better to sleep with you than have thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, better to sleep with you than..."
The man squinted as he rolled over and pushed her down. "You have to be responsible for flirting with me."
Hey! The devil had actually picked up the fans' words!
Truly applying what he studied...
Ning Xi quickly replied, "Of course, as much as I flirt, I'll only be responsible for you, okay!? Besides...I like men, are you still not sure about this?"
The moment he said that, the man kissed her hard until her petal-like lips swelled up slightly before he was satisfied.
He thought he could be indifferent to all of this, but the truth was that no matter how many times he experienced it, even if they were just girls, as long as he saw them overbearingly covet his wife, he still could not bear it.
Still, this girl was increasingly understanding of him. She had a way of resolving his worries every time.
The thing he hated and abstained from the most was having his emotions be controlled by others. However, before her, he endured this punishment gladly, even enjoying the feeling of her controlling him.
Ning Xi suddenly thought of something and got up immediately. "Mmm, oh yes, Lu Tingxiao, wait for me. I'm going to change. Help me take a picture! Director Chen said that our box office is about to surpass $ 5 million. They need the leads to give the fans some rewards! I thought about it... There were most requests for me wearing a male outfit. They will definitely love it!"


After five years, Ning Xi returned to the place that had pushed her away — home. With a sister who turned her parents against her and made her childhood sweetheart betray her, the odds seemed grey.
However, five years abroad had changed her, and she came home to fulfil her childhood dream of becoming an actress. Despite her evil sister still out to get her, tables will be turned. 
One day, after falling into one of her sister's schemes, she saves an adorable kid and found herself staying at his house to help him come out of his shell. Slowly, his father Lu Tingxiao began falling for her. This was before they realised how their lives had been intertwined all this while without their knowledge.

Chapter 1227: Be Responsible For Flirting
Sa Peachwood, tinitignan ni Ning Xi ang mga comment sa Weibo niya.
Sa ilang araw na lumalabas sa sinehan ang "Dream Chaser", umabot na sa 20 million ang fans ni Ning Xi sa Weibo at lalo pang dumadami.
Nagsisimula na rin ang fans na tawagin si Ning Xi bilang "Bro Xi". Syempre, mas marami ring mga tao ang tumatawag sa kanya na "Asawa" at "Prince Charming".
[Kung mag-popost ng picture si Bro Xi na nakabihis lalaki, lulunok ako ng limang karton ng shampoo, kokopyahin at isusulat ko lahat ng nasa news broadcast, bibiyakin ko 'yung durian gamit lang ang kamay ko, pupulbusin ko 'yung isang malaking bato gamit ang dibdib ko, iuuntog ko 'yung ulo ko sa semento, magba-bungee jump ako nang walang tali, sasalo ako ng espada gamit lang ang kamay ko, kakain ako ng dalandan na may balat pa, kokopyahin ko ang buong Chinese dictionary, proverb dictionary, Chinese-English dictionary, ang Book of Dao, ang Three Character Classic, ang Classic of Mountain and Sea, ang three hundred Tang dynasty poems, at ang five hundred Song dynasty poems! Ganyan ako ka-sigurado!]
[Ning Xi, inaakusahan ka namin ng pagnanakaw! Maraming dalaga ang nagsabing ninakaw mo ang mga puso nila,kaya ngayon pinaparusahan ka nila at sinasabi nilang kailangan mong 'Panagutan mo ang pag-akit mo sa amin! Kung hindi, hahabulin ka namin hanggang sa dulo ng mundo!']
[Asawa ko, kung medyo mas pangit ka lang, maiisipan ko pang mamalengke, manood ng pelikula, kumain ng Western food, maglakad lakad at hangaan ang langit tuwing gabi, pag-usapan ang poetry o mga life philosophy kasama ka, pero sobrang gwapo mo gusto lang kitang makasama sa kama palagi!]
[Ano'ng pinagkaiba ng buhay na 'di makakasiping kay Bro Xi mula sa pagiging isang daing na bangus?]
…
Dahil siguro sa hindi malilimutang pagganap ni Ning Xi na tumatak sa mga puso ng manonood, bukod sa napakaraming mga umamin, marami rin ang kinukwestiyon ang sekswalidad ni Ning Xi at kung nagkakagusto nga ba siya sa babae…
Habang binabasa niya ang lahat ng napakaraming comments ng mga tao na gusto siyang ikama at kapag iniisip niyang puro babae ang mga 'to, natutuwa si Ning Xi.
Mukhang nakikita rin ni Lu Tingxiao ang mga comment. Tuwid lang ang mukha niya at nagsalita ito, "Bakit 'yung mga babae ngayon napaka…harot?"
Nang makita ni Ning Xi ang itsura ni Lu Tingxiao, natawa siya. "Ganito lang sila magsabi na gusto nila ako! Kunwari, ganyan din ako sa'yo…"
Lumapit si Ning Xi sa tenga ni Lu Tingxiao at bumulong, "Mas mabuting makatabi ka sa kama kaysa sa sampung kilometro ng batis, mas masayang kasama ka sa kama kaysa akitin ka, mas mabuting maikama ka kaysa maging tapat sa'yo,mas mabuting ikama ka kaysa sa libu-libong haba ng bundok at ilog, mas mabuting ikama ka kaysa…"
Nanliit ang mga mata ni Lu Tingxiao, umikot ito at itinulak si Ning Xi pababa. "Kailangan mong panagutan 'tong panlalandi mo sa'kin."
Uy! Nagamit ng demonyo ang salita ng fans!
Nagagamit niya talaga ang natututunan niya…
Mabilis na sumagot si Ning Xi, "Syempre, kahit na kailangan kong maging flirt minsan, ikaw lang ang pananagutan ko, okay!? Isa pa…lalaki ang gusto ko, 'di ka pa ba sigurado dun?"
Nang sabihin niya 'yun, hinalikan siya ng lalaki ng napakatindi hanggang halos mamaga ang malalambot niyang mga labi at hanggang makuntento ang lalaki.
Akala ni Lu Tingxiao ay 'di na siya naaapektuhan ng mga 'to, pero ang totoo ay kahit ilang beses niyang maranasan, kahit na babae pa sila, basta nakikita niyang gusto nilang agawin ang asawa niya, 'di niya ito kaya.
Kahit ganun, napakahaba pa rin ng pasensya ni Ning Xi sa kanya. May paraan ang dalaga para tanggalin ang pag-aalala niya palagi.
Ang pinaka-ayaw niya at ang iniiwasan niya ay ang makontrol ng iba ang emosyon niya. Pero, sa harap ni Ning Xi, masaya siyang nagpapasailalim dito at ineenjoy niya pa ang pagkontrol nito sa kanya.
May naalala bigla si Ning Xi at napatayo ito. "Mmm, oo nga pala, Lu Tingxiao, hintayin mo 'ko. Magbibihis lang ako. TUlungan mo akong kumha ng picture! Sabi ni Director Cehn, lalagpas na ng $5 million ang box office natin. Gusto nilang bigyan ng reward ang mga fans! Ngayong naiisip ko 'yun…karamihan ng request ay makita akong nakabihis lalaki. Siguradong magugustuhan nila 'yun!"


SYNOPSIS

“Honey, gusto ko talaga ‘yung script sa drama…Kaya lang medyo mas maraming sex scenes ngayon. Pwede ko pa bang tanggapin?”
Kalmadong sumagot si Lu Tingxiao, “Sige lang.”
Nang gabing ‘yun, bumangon si Ning Xi mula sa kama nang nanginginig ang mga binti at nakakapit sa mga rail.
Tinanong siya ulit ni Lu Tingxiao, “Gusto mo pa bang kunin ‘yung project?”


The police caught the two suspects on the night the evidence was found. Jiang Ru-Yi sent pictures of the scene to Xia Lei via WeChat and it was indeed the suited man and sexy lady he had welded the key for.

The case was cracked at this point and Jiang Ru-Yi's position as Chief secured. As to what sort of relics were in the ship - it was hard to tell. Xia Lei was not concerned about it at all since all his attention was now on learning.

He had gone to a bookshop and purchased books worth thousands of yuan when he had returned from Thunder Horse Workshop in the afternoon. English, German, Japanese, French and other books on learning languages, plus specialised books on machine processing. These tens of books occupied two large boxes. A normal person would require at least ten years of effort to study and master their contents.

Xia Lei, however, did not need more than ten years to learn. In the hour since receiving the pictures from Jiang Ru-Yi, he had finished reading 'The English-Chinese Dictionary'. His way of reading was unique too - he did not concern himself with understanding the meaning of the words. He just swept his gaze over the pages and was done with it.

Xia Lei closed the book and shut his eyes. Images of what he had just read surfaced in his mind, and every piece of writing, every paragraph, every line, even all the punctuation were all in his head!

The hardest part of learning a foreign language was memorising the vocabulary but he'd just memorised the entire English-Chinese dictionary in an hour. With progress such as this, there was no need to spend years to master a foreign language like English.

"Big Brother? Your room light's still on. What are you doing up so late?" Xia Xue's voice came from beyond the door.

Xia Lei looked at the alarm clock on his bedside cabinet and found that it was past midnight. "I'm reading," he said.

"Sleep earlier. You still need to go to the shop early tomorrow, so don't tax yourself," chided Xia Xue.

"Mm, I'll be going to bed. You should, too." Xia Lei switched off the lights.

"Big Brother, I'll go to the shop to help out tomorrow," said Xia Xue.

"No need. There's not much else to do in the shop. Xiao-An and myself are enough," said Xia Lei.

"Okay, then I'll go to school for extra lessons." The sound of slippered feet could be heard stepping away beyond the door. Xia Xue had gone back to her room.

Xia Lei laid on his bed and closed his eyes, still recalling the contents of The English-Chinese Dictionary. He was too excited to sleep.

Early next morning, Xia Lei brought several books with him to Thunder Horse Workshop and found Ma Xiao-An already busying himself about the shop.

"Why are you so early?" Xia Lei was surprised.

Ma Xiao-An smiled as he said, "I couldn't sleep. We can open for business sooner if I finish up what needs to be done quickly. Heehee, I can't wait for that day to arrive."

Xia Lei laughed, "I think so too; we brothers are of one mind. Thunder Horse Workshop will definitely succeed."

Ma Xiao-An's gaze alighted on the pile of books in Xia Lei's hands and he asked curiously, "What did you bring all these books for? What sort of books are they?"

"These are reference books like 'Welding Engineer Handbook' and 'Precise Machine Processing' and others. I plan to read these when the renovation guy comes later."

"Can you finish reading all these? You brought so many." Ma Xiao-An's eyes were full of doubt. People normally brought just one book and that was enough - who would bring so many thick books at once like Xia Lei did?

Xia Lei just smiled and said nothing. Inside, he wondered, "Would you still think that way if you knew I memorised the entire English-Chinese Dictionary and English Grammar last night?"

The two busied themselves with work till the renovator arrived in a three-wheeled cargo vehicle with all his tools and renovation materials.

Xia Lei's plan was to re-paint the walls and change the ceiling tiles to new gypsum boards to create a clean and tidy look. The tools and equipment would also be rearranged to optimise the use of space in the shop. The overall aim was to improve the image of the shop; it would no longer be a little roadside shop but a trustworthy, tasteful establishment.

It held no meaning for Xia Lei to run a machine shop just to weld some ratty-tatty cars or fix broken rice cookers. He wanted high-end orders like complicated welding, precision mechanical parts processing and so on. This was also his original intent in establishing Thunder Horse Workshop.

Xia Lei moved a chair out to the entrance for reading when the renovator entered. Ma Xiao-An had nothing else to do so he started to do odd jobs to help the renovator.

An afternoon passed just like that and Xia Lei finished two thick machining specialisation books.

Just as Xia Lei and Ma Xiao-An were about to invite the renovator to join them for a meal at a little restaurant nearby, a red Volkswagen Polo stopped by the side of the road.

Jiang Ru-Yi alighted from the car dressed in a white short-sleeved round-necked T-shirt and tight black short skirt, matched with flesh-coloured stockings and black high-heels. She was like a refreshing vision in summer, pleasing to the eye.

What Xia Lei saw was not just that - he also saw black lace underwear and a purple bra. These then vanished before his eyes, and Jiang Ru-Yi seemed to have become a primitive tribal girl, coming out of a cave to pick a leaf to shyly cover her body…

A patch of material on Xia Lei's body slowly stretched tight and he quickly looked away. Too bad the image of a beautiful pale landscape still lingered in his mind. After seeing her naked several times, he came to the conclusion that Jiang Ru-Yi's buttocks were very sexy.

"Why can't I ever control the desire to look at her with my X-ray vision?" thought Xia Lei. He still couldn't figure it out.

Ma Xiao-An clicked his tongue in appreciation, then spoke in a low tone to Xia Lei, "Sister-in-law's got a good figure! Looks like you won't be joining us for dinner. Go, go. You should focus on wooing your future bride. I'll entertain the renovator."

"Sister-in-law, my foot. How many times must I tell you for you to believe me? There's nothing between us." Xia Lei had nothing more to say about it.

Ma Xiao-An chuckled, "I won't believe you even if you deny it 10,000 times."

Xia Lei was speechless.

"Lei!" Jiang Ru-Yi walked over, a sweet smile on her face, "Is this your workshop? Not bad."

"It's so-so." Xia Lei gave her a look. "Don't you have work today? Why are you dressed like that?"

"The higher-ups gave me three days off for cracking the case. I'm off duty now. Why? Do I look bad in these clothes?" said Jiang Ru-Yi.

Xia Lei smiled as he replied, "You look good but you don't look like a Police Chief."

Jiang Ru-Yi rolled her eyes at him. "Who still wears their uniform when they're not at work? When I'm off duty, I'm a beautiful young woman so of course I'll wear nice clothes. It's a waste if I don't since I have such a nice body, don't you agree?"

"Agree, my foot. You're praising yourself!" thought Xia Lei.

Ma Xiao-An put on a flattering smile, "Sister-in… Uh, Big Sister Jiang, hello."

Jiang Ru-Yi smiled back. "Ma Xiao-An, weren't you saying you were going for a meal with the renovator? Why are you still here?"

Ma Xiao-An was speechless.

A few minutes later, Ma Xiao-An and the renovator disappeared from Jiang Ru-Yi and Xia Lei's sight.

Xia Lei voiced his question then, "Why did you chase Xiao-An away?"

Jiang Ru-Yi laughed, "How can I invite you to a Western meal if I don't chase him away? I'd have to spend a lot more money with an extra person around."

Xia Lei paused. "It was just casual talk… Are you really treating me to Western cuisine?"

"Of course! Did you think I was joking?" Jiang Ru-Yi took Xia Lei's hand, "Let's go. I've already booked us a table."

Xia Lei held back. "You're dressed nicely but I'm in work clothes. It's not appropriate."

"Don't worry, I brought your clothes. They're in my car so you can get changed in there," said Jiang Ru-Yi.

"Huh?" Xia Lei was surprised, "How do you have my clothes?"

"I got them from your place, of course. Your sister was home. How else did I know where your workshop is?" Jiang Ru-Yi pulled Xia Lei forward.

Xia Lei bit the bullet and got into the car. There was indeed his suit on the seat and even his leather shoes. Jiang Ru-Yi was a woman who paid attention to detail.

"Hurry up. What are you waiting for? Get changed," urged Jiang Ru-Yi.

"How am I supposed to change with you watching?" asked Xia Lei embarrassedly.

"I've seen your bare butt before, so what is there to be shy about?"

"That was when we were kids!" Xia Lei's face was red.

"Isn't the body you had as a child still your body?" Jiang Ru-Yi rolled her eyes at Xia Lei.

Xia Lei stared back at her, mute. He wanted to say that his little soldier was the size of a black-eyed pea back then but it wasn't like that now. The black-eyed pea had changed into a banana - was that still the same?

"Gah, you're so troublesome. Fine, I won't look at you, okay? Hurry up." Jiang Ru-Yi turned her head away.

Xia Lei sighed, then reached to pull off his shirt. Jiang Ru-Yi was true to her word and did not turn around. After he took off his work-pants and was left in his briefs, however, she suddenly turned back to stare at him.

"Haha!" Jiang Ru-Yi laughed, happy that her evil plan had worked. Her gaze landed on that place and that place was standing proud and tall. Seeing it seemed to touch a nerve and her pink face flushed red as she scolded, "Did all your nutrition go to that one place? Pervert!"

Xia Lei was speechless.

Though she called him a pervert, her gaze did not leave that perverted place.

Xia Lei was pissed and threw caution to the wind. He grasped the elastic band of his briefs and pulled it downwards as he said, "You should have brought my underwear too, right? If you want to look, I'll change into it for you."

"Bleurgh! No way! My eyes!" Jiang Ru-Yi became embarrassed and turned her head away.

Xia Lei laughed. He'd found Jiang Ru-Yi's weak point. His eye twitched and her clothing evaporated like mist, leaving a bare view of a slender waist and perky butt. Since she molested him with her eyes, he should repay her the favor, shouldn't he?

Xia Lei, whose parents were no longer around, had to work hard to support himself and his sister. One day, he got into an accident at work which burnt his left eye. After he awoke in the hospital bed, he discovered that his eye was not blind – it gained abilities! Now, he is using these abilities to right wrongs and make a better life for himself and others. Will Xia Lei triumph over the corrupt and privileged with his newfound power?

I am destined to be the protagonist of this era!

Warning: Mature content

5 chapter every 2 days until i catch up with the original..
Thank u for your help and support

The police caught the two suspects on the night the evidence was found. Jiang Ru-Yi sent pictures of the scene to Xia Lei via WeChat and it was indeed the suited man and sexy lady he had welded the key for.
The case was cracked at this point and Jiang Ru-Yi's position as Chief secured. As to what sort of relics were in the ship – it was hard to tell. Xia Lei was not concerned about it at all since all his attention was now on learning.
He had gone to a bookshop and purchased books worth thousands of yuan when he had returned from Thunder Horse Workshop in the afternoon. English, German, Japanese, French and other books on learning languages, plus specialised books on machine processing. These tens of books occupied two large boxes. A normal person would require at least ten years of effort to study and master their contents.
Xia Lei, however, did not need more than ten years to learn. In the hour since receiving the pictures from Jiang Ru-Yi, he had finished reading 'The English-Chinese Dictionary'. His way of reading was unique too – he did not concern himself with understanding the meaning of the words. He just swept his gaze over the pages and was done with it.
Xia Lei closed the book and shut his eyes. Images of what he had just read surfaced in his mind, and every piece of writing, every paragraph, every line, even all the punctuation were all in his head!
 
The hardest part of learning a foreign language was memorising the vocabulary but he'd just memorised the entire English-Chinese dictionary in an hour. With progress such as this, there was no need to spend years to master a foreign language like English.
"Big Brother? Your room light's still on. What are you doing up so late?" Xia Xue's voice came from beyond the door.
Xia Lei looked at the alarm clock on his bedside cabinet and found that it was past midnight. "I'm reading," he said.
"Sleep earlier. You still need to go to the shop early tomorrow, so don't tax yourself," chided Xia Xue.
"Mm, I'll be going to bed. You should, too." Xia Lei switched off the lights.
"Big Brother, I'll go to the shop to help out tomorrow," said Xia Xue.
"No need. There's not much else to do in the shop. Xiao-An and myself are enough," said Xia Lei.
"Okay, then I'll go to school for extra lessons." The sound of slippered feet could be heard stepping away beyond the door. Xia Xue had gone back to her room.
Xia Lei laid on his bed and closed his eyes, still recalling the contents of The English-Chinese Dictionary. He was too excited to sleep.
Early next morning, Xia Lei brought several books with him to Thunder Horse Workshop and found Ma Xiao-An already busying himself about the shop.
"Why are you so early?" Xia Lei was surprised.
Ma Xiao-An smiled as he said, "I couldn't sleep. We can open for business sooner if I finish up what needs to be done quickly. Heehee, I can't wait for that day to arrive."
Xia Lei laughed, "I think so too; we brothers are of one mind. Thunder Horse Workshop will definitely succeed."
Ma Xiao-An's gaze alighted on the pile of books in Xia Lei's hands and he asked curiously, "What did you bring all these books for? What sort of books are they?"
"These are reference books like 'Welding Engineer Handbook' and 'Precise Machine Processing' and others. I plan to read these when the renovation guy comes later."
 
"Can you finish reading all these? You brought so many." Ma Xiao-An's eyes were full of doubt. People normally brought just one book and that was enough – who would bring so many thick books at once like Xia Lei did?
Xia Lei just smiled and said nothing. Inside, he wondered, "Would you still think that way if you knew I memorised the entire English-Chinese Dictionary and English Grammar last night?"
The two busied themselves with work till the renovator arrived in a three-wheeled cargo vehicle with all his tools and renovation materials.
Xia Lei's plan was to re-paint the walls and change the ceiling tiles to new gypsum boards to create a clean and tidy look. The tools and equipment would also be rearranged to optimise the use of space in the shop. The overall aim was to improve the image of the shop; it would no longer be a little roadside shop but a trustworthy, tasteful establishment.
It held no meaning for Xia Lei to run a machine shop just to weld some ratty-tatty cars or fix broken rice cookers. He wanted high-end orders like complicated welding, precision mechanical parts processing and so on. This was also his original intent in establishing Thunder Horse Workshop.
Xia Lei moved a chair out to the entrance for reading when the renovator entered. Ma Xiao-An had nothing else to do so he started to do odd jobs to help the renovator.
An afternoon passed just like that and Xia Lei finished two thick machining specialisation books.
Just as Xia Lei and Ma Xiao-An were about to invite the renovator to join them for a meal at a little restaurant nearby, a red Volkswagen Polo stopped by the side of the road.
Jiang Ru-Yi alighted from the car dressed in a white short-sleeved round-necked T-shirt and tight black short skirt, matched with flesh-coloured stockings and black high-heels. She was like a refreshing vision in summer, pleasing to the eye.
What Xia Lei saw was not just that – he also saw black lace underwear and a purple bra. These then vanished before his eyes, and Jiang Ru-Yi seemed to have become a primitive tribal girl, coming out of a cave to pick a leaf to shyly cover her body…
A patch of material on Xia Lei's body slowly stretched tight and he quickly looked away. Too bad the image of a beautiful pale landscape still lingered in his mind. After seeing her naked several times, he came to the conclusion that Jiang Ru-Yi's buttocks were very sexy.
"Why can't I ever control the desire to look at her with my X-ray vision?" thought Xia Lei. He still couldn't figure it out.
Ma Xiao-An clicked his tongue in appreciation, then spoke in a low tone to Xia Lei, "Sister-in-law's got a good figure! Looks like you won't be joining us for dinner. Go, go. You should focus on wooing your future bride. I'll entertain the renovator."
"Sister-in-law, my foot. How many times must I tell you for you to believe me? There's nothing between us." Xia Lei had nothing more to say about it.
Ma Xiao-An chuckled, "I won't believe you even if you deny it 10,000 times."
Xia Lei was speechless.
"Lei!" Jiang Ru-Yi walked over, a sweet smile on her face, "Is this your workshop? Not bad."
"It's so-so." Xia Lei gave her a look. "Don't you have work today? Why are you dressed like that?"
"The higher-ups gave me three days off for cracking the case. I'm off duty now. Why? Do I look bad in these clothes?" said Jiang Ru-Yi.
Xia Lei smiled as he replied, "You look good but you don't look like a Police Chief."
 
Jiang Ru-Yi rolled her eyes at him. "Who still wears their uniform when they're not at work? When I'm off duty, I'm a beautiful young woman so of course I'll wear nice clothes. It's a waste if I don't since I have such a nice body, don't you agree?"
"Agree, my foot. You're praising yourself!" thought Xia Lei.
Ma Xiao-An put on a flattering smile, "Sister-in… Uh, Big Sister Jiang, hello."
Jiang Ru-Yi smiled back. "Ma Xiao-An, weren't you saying you were going for a meal with the renovator? Why are you still here?"
Ma Xiao-An was speechless.
A few minutes later, Ma Xiao-An and the renovator disappeared from Jiang Ru-Yi and Xia Lei's sight.
Xia Lei voiced his question then, "Why did you chase Xiao-An away?"
Jiang Ru-Yi laughed, "How can I invite you to a Western meal if I don't chase him away? I'd have to spend a lot more money with an extra person around."
Xia Lei paused. "It was just casual talk… Are you really treating me to Western cuisine?"
"Of course! Did you think I was joking?" Jiang Ru-Yi took Xia Lei's hand, "Let's go. I've already booked us a table."
Xia Lei held back. "You're dressed nicely but I'm in work clothes. It's not appropriate."
"Don't worry, I brought your clothes. They're in my car so you can get changed in there," said Jiang Ru-Yi.
"Huh?" Xia Lei was surprised, "How do you have my clothes?"
"I got them from your place, of course. Your sister was home. How else did I know where your workshop is?" Jiang Ru-Yi pulled Xia Lei forward.
Xia Lei bit the bullet and got into the car. There was indeed his suit on the seat and even his leather shoes. Jiang Ru-Yi was a woman who paid attention to detail.
"Hurry up. What are you waiting for? Get changed," urged Jiang Ru-Yi.
"How am I supposed to change with you watching?" asked Xia Lei embarrassedly.
"I've seen your bare butt before, so what is there to be shy about?"
"That was when we were kids!" Xia Lei's face was red.
"Isn't the body you had as a child still your body?" Jiang Ru-Yi rolled her eyes at Xia Lei.
Xia Lei stared back at her, mute. He wanted to say that his little soldier was the size of a black-eyed pea back then but it wasn't like that now. The black-eyed pea had changed into a banana – was that still the same?
"Gah, you're so troublesome. Fine, I won't look at you, okay? Hurry up." Jiang Ru-Yi turned her head away.
Xia Lei sighed, then reached to pull off his shirt. Jiang Ru-Yi was true to her word and did not turn around. After he took off his work-pants and was left in his briefs, however, she suddenly turned back to stare at him.
"Haha!" Jiang Ru-Yi laughed, happy that her evil plan had worked. Her gaze landed on that place and that place was standing proud and tall. Seeing it seemed to touch a nerve and her pink face flushed red as she scolded, "Did all your nutrition go to that one place? Pervert!"
Xia Lei was speechless.
Though she called him a pervert, her gaze did not leave that perverted place.
Xia Lei was pissed and threw caution to the wind. He grasped the elastic band of his briefs and pulled it downwards as he said, "You should have brought my underwear too, right? If you want to look, I'll change into it for you."
"Bleurgh! No way! My eyes!" Jiang Ru-Yi became embarrassed and turned her head away.
Xia Lei laughed. He'd found Jiang Ru-Yi's weak point. His eye twitched and her clothing evaporated like mist, leaving a bare view of a slender waist and perky butt. Since she molested him with her eyes, he should repay her the favor, shouldn't he?

Xia Lei, whose parents were no longer around, had to work hard to support himself and his sister. One day, he got into an accident at work which burnt his left eye. After he awoke in the hospital bed, he discovered that his eye was not blind – it gained abilities! Now, he is using these abilities to right wrongs and make a better life for himself and others. Will Xia Lei triumph over the corrupt and privileged with his newfound power?

I am destined to be the protagonist of this era!

"In the future, you'll be Sword Two," Chu Xian said to Sword Two, not really caring if he understood or not.
After that short session, Chu Xian turned to the basin with the pufferfish. After a quick transformation, he devoured the fish.
"Ding. Devoured Pufferfish, gained Poisonous Body."
The gift was slightly lackluster - Poisonous Body only made some of his inner organs and a couple other body parts poisonous and he could apparently ingest poison with no problems, but he couldn't release any poison himself.
It was a defensive gift, and Chu Xian wasn't thrilled by its potential. If he was ever in a situation where he was getting eaten, poisoning the enemy through his own meat wouldn't be high up on the priority list.
It wasn't much, but it was something. It hadn't taken much effort to gain, and it was unlikely that having too many gifts would ever be a bad thing.
Chu Xian transformed back into human form and took a moment to let his surroundings sink in. He was surrounded by three naked men. He took a moment and smacked his own face; this really would be a moment he'd never be able to explain.
After making a quick recovery, Chu Xian barked out some orders before running over to the compound market. "Alright, don't go anywhere. I'll go get some clothes!"
After purchasing three sets of clothes and shoes, Chu Xian made two more stops - one at the library beside the elementary school to buy some books and a Xinhua dictionary and one to pick up some food.
When he returned home, the mermen were all standing in the same position, still naked. Chu Xian shook his head speechlessly. "Put these on. Ah, never mind. Old Huang, let me show you how to put these on. Remember this!"
Chu Xian taught him how to put on the clothes then he suggested tentatively, "You help the others wear theirs!"
To his astonishment, Old Huang worked quickly and helped Sword One and Sword Two into their clothes. Although this picture was really quite beautiful to look at, the most remarkable thing was Old Huang's learning abilities.
"Okay, here. Come over, I'll teach you Chinese characters and how to speak. Look at this…" Chu Xian said, swiftly putting on his elementary school teacher hat, beginning with the basics.
"F*cking genius!"
Two minutes later, Chu Xian slapped his thigh and forgot that elementary school teachers didn't yell curse words at their students. The twenty-six letters he spent a couple months learning were all absorbed and memorized by Old Huang in one go, and he could even repeat them back to him flawlessly.
"If he had more time, Old Huang might become an impressive professor among mermen!" Chu Xian looked Old Huang over with shining and not at all perverted eyes before he continued teaching.
Pinyin, Chinese characters, basic arithmetic … Chu Xian only taught Old Huang for an hour, yet he already understood everything. At this point, Chu Xian could just simply give Old Huang the books and let him study by himself.
"Amazing! Brilliant! Haha!" Chu Xian laughed excitedly and tossed the Xinhua dictionary to Old Huang. He basked in the brilliance of his creation.
When dinner time came, Chu Xian twitched as the three mermen dug voraciously into the food, conveniently forgetting how he himself leveled up in the first place. Each of the mermen ate a twentieth of their weight, and the lightest of the three was Sword One who weighed around a hundred and fifty catties.
If you took a twentieth of a hundred and fifty, you got 7.5 catties. Chu Xian rejoiced in the shameless word count fluff and that the mermen only needed one meal a day. Otherwise, it would take a huge amount of money to feed them.
"Although they've been created and are stable, their lack of identities is still a problem. I also need to find a place for them to stay. No doubt the suburbs will be safer."
"I can easily solve the problem of their identifies with money, and as for a place...!"
Chu Xian thought to himself and decided to buy a villa the next day. Considering the amount of fish he could still rule absolutely, he still had space for eleven more mermen.
Putting them up in one of the compounds wasn't too safe, at least while the mermen were still bumbling twats, so he needed a place with fewer surrounding people.
Conveniently, there were many villas outside Hai Qing located around mountains or close to the sea, and he had the influence and money to buy one as a mermen home base. If the Avengers ever came knocking, they could just slip into the sea.
Although they had been formed into humans, because of the system, their ability to live in the sea didn't change at all.
After thinking so much, Chu Xian was satisfied, so he told the three mermen they could sleep on the sofa when they felt tired before he retired to his chambers.
Old Huang, Sword One, and Sword Two were mermen, but some of their more fishy characteristics hadn't changed. While it wasn't true that fish never slept, they only slept for very short periods of time, except of course for the fish that hibernated, but they didn't matter.
While Chu Xian was sleeping, his evil creation mastermind robot, Old Huang, flipped through the Xinhua dictionary, spending less than a minute on each page while still memorizing every word.
Sword One and Sword Two were beginning to grow out of their stupefied states and were looking around and touching things in a perfectly normal and not at all suspicious manner.
Sometime later, Old Huang called out to the completely normal and not at all suspicious pair. "Sword One, Sword Two, come over. I'll teach you how to study the Xinhua dictionary!"
Chu Xian told Sword One and Sword Two to listen to Old Huang, so they obediently walked over to him.
"Come, repeat after me!'
If Chu Xian had a full bladder, got up to use the restroom in the middle of the night, and just so happened to glance over at the scene, he would've been quite startled. His evil genius robot creation Old Huang had only been alive for less than a day, but he could already speak so fluently!
But if he looked more closely and saw that Old Huang was teaching Sword One and Sword Two words from a dictionary, he might've cried instead.
As it was, Chu Xian had no problem restraining his bladder that night and instead, woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. After he washed his face and brushed his teeth, he walked out onto the scene of the three mermen.
"You two, read with me. Sword One, you first. Your name is Sword One."
"Your name is Sword One!'
"When you say it yourself, you should say: 'My name is Sword One.' Try again."
"My name is Sword One."
"That's right, and what is my name?"
"My name is Old Huang!"
"That's you, not me!"
"Oh, you are Old Huang."
"Pa!" Chu Xian slapped his head audibly and rubbed his face, as he was accustomed to doing in a perfectly normal manner and…. He was a little surprised and a little pleased but also somewhat speechless.
"Old Huang is four or five times smarter than Sword One and Sword Two." Chu Xian noted, quoting a statistic from his mermen handbook. "He has a genius's mind but lacks knowledge and experience, and Sword One and Sword Two are like eighteen-year-old young men. They can already learn quite fast." It had only taken them a night to say their names. They were already turning out to be strapping young men, far above ordinary.
"With this speed," Chu Xian monologued, "They'll be able to join society in a couple weeks then they can follow me into the world and definitely not do anything suspicious like trying to conquer it."
Chu Xian smiled. "It's too bad there are too few large fish. I'll need to go to the harbor to buy some more. If I'd known I needed more earlier, I would've just spent the fifty thousand to buy the tuna!"
"Come, Old Huang. Come, I'll teach you how to cook!"
Chu Xian already decided to cultivate his crazy genius robot mermen into a superman as any fine evil mastermind would've done. He was planning on making Old Huang study everything.
En, this way, he would have someone to make breakfast for him in the future!


A chance to change, challenge destiny, make dreams a reality, and live a legend! A regular man gains a system that allows him to turn into a fish! 
In the modern world, a young man gains an unconventional system that gives him the power to transform into a fish! With this strange power, he shoots for the stars!

Mom brought me to the bookshelves in the living room. She started picking out a few thick books and carried them over to the table with the help of her Qi, where she sat me down beside the stack of books.

"Here, this is all the dictionaries we have in our library. If you want more, then I'll have to go to the clan library to get some more, and most of them are probably copies. At any rate, if you want some more, I can go get them for you~" 

"Uhn Uhn! I want all of them!" I nodded my head vigorously.

"Eh~? But it's going to be troublesome, and it's so far away~" Mom whined

"...Can I not have them?" I asked with puppy eyes.

"...Can! Of course, you can! But mommy wants a kiss from Yan Yan as a reward first!" Mom said as she drew her cheek closer.

'A kiss? Uh... Sure. Mom probably means on the cheek, but she has never once shown me a kiss on the cheek, so I HAVE to do it the only way she's shown... 😏'

When mom's cheek is right in front of me, I grabbed her cheeks and moved her face towards me, and kissed mom on the lips. And with a hearty *Muuuuaah~!* sound, I separated from mom's luscious, tender lips, after which I smiled widely at her.

"Is that enough?" I asked while still smiling widely.

Mom was dumbfoundedly staring at me while touching her lips with her fingers.

"Y-you, where did you learn that huh!" Mom asked in a fake angry tone with a slight flush on her face, as if hiding her embarrassment.

"Hmm? From you and dad. Don't mom and dad always kiss each other on the lips?" I innocently said.

"E-eh? Uhhhh..." Mom paused, as if like she was thinking back to all the times she had kissed dad since I was born.

'I'm not wrong, I think. I've never seen mom and dad kiss anywhere else besides the lips... The lower ones are still lips, and I ain't no kissin' no one else's dicc.'

"Uuuuuu... Fine. But next time, kiss mommy on the cheek okay?" Mom groaned with her cheeks getting more flushed than before.

"But why?" I 'innocently' and 'curiously' asked.

"B-be-because, kissing on the lips is for people who l-love each other!"

"But I love mommy~ Does mommy not love me?" I asked with tears threatening to spill from my puppy eyes.

'Wow. I suddenly became a real actress. Women' bodies can be very scary sometimes.
I remember that after a certain age, I just couldn't cry anymore, even if something sad happened. Only if it was something that was truly touching, combined together with staring at that touching thing without blinking could I truly get my tears out, most probably because my eyes were dry, heh.
But I'm in a girl's body now, a baby no less, and this capacity for acting is truly amazing...'

"No no! Of course not! Mommy loves you very very much, as much as I love daddy! Maybe even more!" Mom denied in a hurry, afraid to give out the wrong impression.

"Really?" I lightly bit the bottom part of my lips.

"En! En! En! Mommy loves you veeeeeeeerry much!" Mom hurriedly nodded her head.

"Yaaaaaaay~! Mommy loves me veeeeeeeerry much! I love mommy beeeeeeeeary much too~!" I happily cried out with a silly grin while stretching my arms out towards mom's face, gesturing for a hug.

Mom helplessly smiled too and complied, carried me up and hugging my head at her shoulders, supporting my butt with her other hand. And we stayed like that as I pretended to fall asleep. Mom then grabbed the cloth she used all the time to tie me snugly to her chest, and went on with her work.

'Well, I guess this is the best way to end it. Any other way would've been awkward, I think. Man. I really wanna just read some books, especially the ones on cultivation and stuff. For things like that, I really need some proper basics and concepts to get some inspiration on how to move onwards...and confirm a few ideas. Otherwise, there's really nothing much I can do right now.'
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Evening time.

My eyes fluttered open as hunger struck my stomach.
'...I actually fell asleep... Sigh. I'll just wait until tomorrow to start the reading binge then.' 
I savoured the taste of my milk meal and then went back to sleep.

'Sigh... A baby's life is great, eat, sleep, poop. Rinse and repeat. Sleeeeep is guuuuuud~...'
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'Huh, I woke up. What time is it?'

I looked outside at the closed window saw no light coming in, only pitch-black darkness.

'Welp, I might as well continue on with my routine until morning.' I thought as I began my body moving routine of burst and endurance.
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'Whew. The sunlight's peeking through already, so it's a little after dawn I guess. Time to chill until my morning meal. Then onwards to knowledge galore! Hahahahaha!' I crazily thought.

'Kuhum Kuhum. Relax, me. Deep breaths.'

*Huuuuuuuup*
*Haaaaaaaaaa*

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After enjoying a delicious, luscious meal, I finally began to ask mom to bring me all the books.

"Mommy, can you bring me all the dicktionaariess in the clan library? I will stay here on the table to finish the ones here. You promised me~" I acted in a spoiled manner.

"Okay, okay, fine. Be careful okay, don't fall off the table, it will hurt very bad." Mom cautioned.

"Ouchie?"

"Yes, A lot of very ouchie pain will come to you if you fall of the table, so be very, very careful, okay?"

"Uhn!"

"I'm going now~"

"En, buh-bye~" I said as I waved my hands.

'Yasssss. Now, I can go full throttle. Just nice, I can train the activation speed of my abilities.'

I began flipping open the first dictionary to the first page.

'Well then, let's begin the training.'

『Ascendance』, 100% Activate!

With『Ascendance』active, I began looking through the whole page, committing all of its contents to memory first, then contemplating on its meanings. Then I attempt to use the words in every way possible, after which, I compare my understanding with the dictionary's definition, sorting out which ways were wrong and which ways were right, then repeating the process until I have no more ideas left.

'Whew I'm done with this page, plenty more left to go.'

『Ascendance』, Deactivate!

I moved my fingers to turn the page over, then repeated what I did with the previous page. Like such, the activation and deactivation of『Ascendance』became smoother and smoother, soon, becoming second nature as I read, commit to memory, understand, contemplate, experiment with its usage, compare right and wrong, then rinse and repeat, until no more is left, then I move onto the next page, deactivating『Ascendance』before I move on to the next page, then reactivating『Ascendance』again before I start on the next page.
With constant repetition, the process of understanding the words as best as I could became smoother, faster, and easier. I sunk into the reverie and enjoyment of understanding and improving my knowledge, until I finished the last page of the dictionary, at which point I was awoken from my reverie

"Whew. That was amazing. This really makes gathering knowledge much less boring. If I hadn't had the cheat known as『Ascendance』, I really wouldn't have come this far, this fast as easily on my own. I might actually get addicted to this. And it's a great addiction to have." I thought out loud.

Reactivating『Ascendance』, I began my retrospection at the contents of the dictionary, truly surprised at the ease I've remembered everything.

'This is amazing. Is this the so-called Memory Palace? I've always felt it was kinda bullshitty kind of thing, but this one's pretty amazing. I would rather call it Memory Database. It's not an actual database, but it really does make me wanna create a copy of my brain that handles all the processing stuff. I know it's possible with mana, but whether I can do the same with Qi remains yet to be seen...'

"Well, I should read all of these dictionaries and brush up my understanding of the Chinese language. It would be really, really embarrassing if I end up unable to understand what other people wrote or said. After reading everything, I should reread everything again and compare my new understandings. I should have new ideas and inspirations after reading the whole lot. 
After all, my foundations of the Chinese language is just far too shallow when compared to the whole language. Really, a huge pain in the ass, but at least, a good way to train my learning." I said to myself as I rubbed my chin.

I then continued onwards with my plans, doing everything as far as I could, and then repeating it again, addicted to the feeling of easily remembering everything thanks to『Ascendance』, and time easily flowed past like a rushing river towards the sea.
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"Hum hu hum hum hum~ I hope Yan Yan is okay, I'm a little worried. Also, I hope Yan Yan is happy with the books I brought her. Who knew the clan library had so many dictionaries? I brought all of them in my space ring without telling the elder, but these kinds of books are common anyway, everybody living in the clan mansion has their own copies." An Xin spoke to herself as she hummed and skipped across the clan compound speedily.

"Ah, I'm back~!" An Xin shouted out when she reached the courtyard that belongs to her and her husband.

"Hmm? Yan Yan? Are you okay? Hello~?" An Xin worriedly called out as she quickly removed her boots and went into the living room when her daughter did not respond.

"Yan Yan! Are.. you... o...kay...?"

An Xin saw her daughter still on the table, staring intently at the pages of the dictionary for a few tens of breaths of time, before turning her head to the next page for the same amount of time, and smoothly turning over the pages before repeating the process again.

"Yan Yan?" An Xin gingerly asked.

Her daughter never responded, continuing on staring at the dictionary.

"Hello~? Yan Yan? Heaven to Yan Yan~?" An Xin continued to call out, but to no avail, as Hui Yan still did not respond.

'Wow, Yan Yan is so focused on the dictionary that she can't even hear me. If she can cultivate, she would surely make leaps and bounds with such single-minded focus. Not many children could just sit down and meditate to gather the Qi of Heaven and Earth after all.' An Xin thought to herself, proud of the promise her daughter has shown.

'I guess I'll just watch over her then, until she finished with what she was doing...
Hmm? Hold on, how many of the dictionaries has she read?'

As she thought that, Hui Yan finished the dictionary she was holding and placed it on a large stack of thick books, and took another dictionary from a stack of 2 books, leaving one lone book by itself on the table, to the left of Hui Yan.

"She read so many dictionaries already?? Yan Yan really is amazing! Even as a kid, I could barely finish one dictionary, and even now, I wouldn't be able to sit through the whole stack of books...
No, I don't want to lose, I won't lose to my daughter!" An Xin shouted to herself as a fire blazed in her eyes, the part of her that hates to lose flaring up.

She began taking out all the dictionaries she found in the clan library, and placed it all on the large carpet that covers almost the whole living room, and started taking one and reading it.
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Evening time...

"I'm back! ...Xin Xin?" Wei Bai shouted from the courtyard as he took off his boots before entering the living room.

"......Xin Xin? What's going on?" Wei Bai asked, speechless at the sight that covers the living room.

"..Huh? Bai Bai, you're back?" An Xin haggardly said as she looked up.

"What's going on here?" Wei Bai repeated his question.

"Weeeeell. I saw Yan Yan so absorbed in reading the dictionaries, that I just didn't want to lose, so I started as well, but It's really, really boooring. I don't get how Yan Yan can stand this for so long. And you know what? After reading the last book, she reorganized the dictionaries and started rereading from the first one she started reading from when I gave her the books again!" An Xin complained.

"...Well, what do you want me to do?"

"..."

"There isn't anything I can do you know? If Yan'er wants to read, let her read."

"B-bu-but!..." An Xin trailed off.
*Haaaaaaaaaa*
"Fiiiiiine. Let's just go have some fun. I want to relax myself after that stressful ordeal. Yan Yan is very absorbed in the dictionaries, she couldn't even hear me!" An Xin whined as she pulled Wei Bai's arm towards the bedroom.

"Sigh. Sometimes, I feel like I spoil you more than you spoil Yan Yan..." Wei Bai sighed.

"Uhuhu~ Isn't that a good thing~?" She cheekily smirked.

"Who knows?"

The couple continued their bantering in whispers, as they secretly moved into the bedroom and closed the doors tight, enjoying their happy time together.

WARNING - This novel contains content that is not suitable for those whose mental age have not reached adulthood. If you think you are mature enough, think again, whether you can stomach the cruelties of reality, like killing, torturing, raping, enslaving, etc. and accept that such cruelty is a natural way of life, true to its desires. Whether or not you are mature enough, can only be decided by yourself, and only after thorough introspection. After all that, and you still think this is a book worth peeking, then you will not be stopped anymore. You have been warned. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Also, there won't be much romance when it comes to the main character, so don't expect much....maybe. You shall see. 
I don't know why it's labeled a fantasy romance novel just because there's a female lead.... I clearly chose Fantasy only... with a female leading the story. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thus begins the spinning of a tale, of a certain railgu-*cough* I mean cultivator, who wishes nothing more than to live forever, so that the nearly never-ending things that they want to do can be leisurely done, -I mean, who doesn't want to take it easy?- while keeping a low profile, not to attract attention. Can they truly do so though??? Find out in the next episode of Dragon Ba-*cough cough* I mean, find out in this slow, but steady tale about a lazy, yet extremely curious low-key(?) cultivator! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ah Yes, one last thing, the picture used does not actually belong to me. If you're the artist, and do not wish for this picture to be used, please inform me. All due credits to the original artist.

Mo Jingshen recovered very quickly. Perhaps after sleeping for two months without moving, his wounds had a lot of more room to heal, unlike before when his wounds were easily torn up.
Except that he was a little thinner, he was no different from before.
He remained as cold and dignified as she remembered. He was still the man she was familiar with.
The only difference was that he stopped smiling at her, and his eyes no longer stopped at her. Even if they were sitting in the same plane, even if they were sitting in the same row and he was right beside her, she felt he was far, far away from her.
After a while, Ji Nuan suddenly laid her hand on his leg, and the man, who had closed his eyes, opened them and stared at her coldly. "What are you doing?"
She looked at her hand on his lap, then at his apparently unhappy look, and pursed her lips. "Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom."
Although there was plenty of room in the first class, he, tall and long-legged, sat on the outside of the aisle, and she couldn't get out unless he moved.
Mo Jingshen looked at her again and moved his leg.
Ji Nuan withdrew her hand awkwardly. As she got up, the plane passed an area of turbulence and suddenly bumped. Perhaps unintentionally or deliberately, she stumbled and fell into his arms. Though she could stabilize her body, she still put her hands on his legs. At the same time, she leaned forward and almost fell into his arms, and their faces were only a finger apart.
At such a close distance, he looked at her deadpan. Her heart was pounding, but she said calmly, "Sorry, I lost my footing."
Mo Jingshen: "…"
Before getting up, she deliberately pressed her hand hard on his leg, touching his "golden thigh" to her heart's content—which she had not been allowed to lately—before she turned to go to the bathroom not far from the first-class cabin.
Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, she forced a smile. Feeling that the smile didn't look good, she pulled the corners of her mouth up with her hands and didn't put down her hand until a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
They were going back to Hai City, to their original world, to their original life.
Divorce? Of course, she wouldn't get divorced.
But she had been so alienated by him that she seemed unable to maintain the status quo. In this marriage, what mattered was not dignity, pride, or self-esteem. He had done so much for her, both when she knew and when she didn't know. Not long ago, he had almost died for her. If she easily gave up and left him, she would fail him, as well as herself.
Anyway, they were husband and wife, which was a reasonable and legal relationship. At the worst, she would chase him from behind. If he retreated, she would step forward; if he were cold, she would be warm; if he avoided her, she would take the initiative; if he were expressionless, she would smile at him.
As Mrs. Mo, it was perfectly legal and legitimate for her to get into his bed!
As long as she took the initiative, he could not, however powerful, take away the title of Mrs. Mo from her unless she agreed to divorce.
Ji Nuan smiled at the mirror again. She didn't go out until she felt her smile was natural and beautiful.
When she returned to her seat, she passed him as he rose and looked up at his stern face. She suddenly stood on her tiptoes and whispered in his ear when no stewardesses were passing by. "Honey, after several days of pondering, I've finally come to a decision."
After hearing her call him "Honey," he coldly glanced at her as if looking at a madwoman.
As she had made up her mind to win him back, she wouldn't give up easily, so she still smiled and looked into his dark, placid eyes, whispering, "I've decided… I won't agree to divorce you even if you put a knife to my neck."
Hearing her words, he gave her a sharp look. Without waiting for him to speak, she went back into her seat, fastened her seatbelt, and picked up a magazine to read, eager to fly back to Hai City.
Mo Jingshen didn't say anything. He certainly didn't plan to discuss their divorce on the plane.
After reading the magazine for a while, Ji Nuan patted him from time to time, asking him to get a glass of water, a blanket, or a headset for her. She spoke to him almost every half hour. Although the man ignored her, Ji Nuan still patted his hand after half an hour as if he had never rejected her. 
Mo Jingshen's eyes grew a little colder. He looked at her.
"I haven't studied French. I don't understand these words. Don't you know many languages? What does this paragraph mean?" Ji Nuan asked, solemnly placing the magazine before him and pointing to the French passage on the last page. 
Seemingly annoyed by her clumsy acting skill and stupid pickup lines, he had no intention of speaking to her.
"Help me translate it into Chinese. It's not very long, two or three sentences at most," she asked again, pointing to the passage in French.
Mo Jingshen looked at the part she pointed to, his eyes deep and unfathomable, but he didn't translate it for her.
It was about three hours from the plane's landing in Hai City, and Ji Nuan had been looking at the French passage. Across the aisle sat a French student with a Chinese to French dictionary in his hand. Ji Nuan borrowed the dictionary from him and looked up word by word. 
In the end, she took a pen and wrote down the translation on her boarding pass.
Quoi qu'il se passe, si une personne t'aime réellement, elle reviendra toujours avec le temps.
No matter what happens, if someone really loves you, with time, he/she will come back eventually.
Ji Nuan returned the dictionary to the French student and set before Mo Jingshen's eyes what she had just written.
She looked at him with bright eyes. "Did I translate it correctly?"
Mo Jingshen glanced at the neat line of words she had written on the boarding pass and kept silent, but his eyes remained cold. When she drew near him and asked again, he looked at her with a look like a knife that would cut her, saying indifferently, "It has many meanings. Self-sentimental people often translate a very simple sentence into an extremely romantic one. Generally speaking, self-sentimental people are pathetic." 
The smile on Ji Nuan's lips spread instead of fading away. "It is better to be sentimental than impersonal."


Having been reborn, she takes one glance at her ridiculously handsome husband and wonders if she had suffered from brain damage back then—she had actually demanded for a divorce with him. Repeatedly! 

In her previous life, she had been deceived by her relatives who eventually led her to her tragic death. With this second chance at life, she vows to cozy up to her husband both literally and figuratively to destroy all her enemies and to take down the women who hid behind their scheming, innocent facades. She would be in control of her own happiness!

This is a sweet, doting love story featuring an intelligent female lead and a perfect male lead who's good at turning her knobs.

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