(1)Xiao Yang had a long, long dream.In the dream, he was tied to an enormous jade bed. Ye Qingxuan was injecting poison into his veins, Yan Hongling was roasting the soles of his feet with true fire, Lin Hanyi was scraping his bones with a sword, Feng Ling'er was polishing her sword by treating his organs as a sheath, and Jiang Chenyu was calmly tallying up a ledger:"Kidney mortgage fee, daily interest 10%...""Help me—!!"Xiao Yang bolted upright, finding himself lying in a clean and elegant side room. Sunlight streamed through the lattice window, casting warm patterns across the brocade blanket, and the air smelled faintly of calming incense.
[Ding! Host has been unconscious for 3 days and 2 hours][Multiple energy infusions detected][Current status:Ye Qingxuan Affection: 45% (Angry)Yan Hongling Affection: 55% (Excited)Lin Hanyi Affection: 40% (Confused)Feng Ling'er Affection: 35% (Curious)Jiang Chenyu Affection: 25% (Scheming)]
Just as Xiao Yang was about to check his body's condition, the door creaked open.A silver-haired, violet-eyed girl floated in—yes, floated, her feet hovering three inches above the floor, and not even casting a shadow beneath her skirt."You're awake?" the girl tilted her head, strange runes flickering in her pupils. "Let me introduce myself. I'm Liuli, the manifestation of your affection-thread system."
(2)Xiao Yang stared at the girl who claimed to be his system. His brain promptly crashed.Liuli looked about sixteen or seventeen, with a petite, porcelain doll-like frame. A crystal hairpin shimmered in her silver hair, lines of code flowing endlessly within it. She wore a semi-transparent gauzy dress, and beneath its hem, seven glowing bands—each in a different color—spiraled around her legs, corresponding to the seven threads of affection from seven heroines.The weirdest part? When Xiao Yang looked at her, a game-like info panel popped into view:
[Liuli (System Manifestation: Chaotic Affection Thread)][Current Fusion Level: 12%][Threat Level: ★★★★★][Note: Capable of altering certain Heavenly Dao rules]
"W-Wait…" Xiao Yang stammered, "Isn't the system supposed to be in my head?"Liuli gave him a look like he was an idiot. "What, do you prefer internal monologues?"
(3)After half an hour of painfully mismatched conversation, Xiao Yang finally pieced together the situation—Due to receiving energy infusions from five heroines simultaneously, the affection-thread system overloaded and became... this sharp-tongued loli in front of him.And the worst part?"You're telling me, because the system became physical…" Xiao Yang's voice trembled, "The girls can now track me?!"Liuli dangled her legs from the windowsill, nibbling on a candied fruit skewer. "To be exact, they can smell you.""Smell what?""The scent of a hormonal male in estrus, mixed with Heavenly Dao fortune."Expressionless, she pulled up a glowing screen. "According to the calculations, Ye Qingxuan will arrive at the battlefield in 23 minutes."Xiao Yang sprang up like a carp leaping from water. "RUN!!"
(4)Behind the mountain of Xuantian Sect, Xiao Yang huddled in the bushes, shivering."This is your grand escape plan?" Liuli floated beside him, munching on her skewers. "Cowering like a horny gopher?"Xiao Yang gritted his teeth. "If you hadn't materialized out of nowhere, I'd have…""Already been drained dry by them, one by one." Liuli licked some syrup off her finger. "Oh, by the way, Yan Hongling's Fire Phoenix has already locked onto this area."Almost as if on cue, the sky in the distance turned crimson like a blazing fire, and a clear phoenix cry echoed faintly.
[Ding! Pursuit network detected][Current encirclement rate: 200 meters per minute][Estimated capture time: 7 minutes 32 seconds]
Xiao Yang panicked. "You said you can modify the system rules, right?! Teleport me outta here!"Liuli blinked. "Sure. But it'll cost you.""What cost?"She gave a mischievous grin, gently pulling down her collar to reveal a glowing rune on her collarbone. "Kiss here. Inject essence energy."Xiao Yang: "..."What kind of lewd system is this?!
(5)In the final moments, with the pursuers only 300 meters away, Xiao Yang shamefully lowered his head... and kissed her.Her skin was cold like jade, and the moment their lips touched, he felt one-third of his essence energy drain away. At the same time, the rune on her collarbone lit up, and a complex teleportation array appeared beneath their feet.
[Ding! Rule modification initiated][Temporary Permission: Spatial Jump][Cost: Unable to use any heroine-based abilities for 24 hours]
"Hold on tight~" Liuli grinned, wrapping her arms around his neck. "The first time's always dizzy…"As the world spun, Xiao Yang faintly heard furious shouts from all directions:"Xiao Yang!""Junior brother!""Man!""Scabbard!""Debtor!"
(6)When his vision cleared, Xiao Yang found himself standing inside a strange cave. The walls were covered in ancient runes, and a massive bronze mirror hovered in the center."This is…?""A Heavenly Dao loophole," Liuli said, straightening her clothes. "Left behind during the fall of the old Dao. My birthplace."She floated toward the mirror and touched it.A chill ran down Xiao Yang's spine—The reflection didn't copy her movements. Instead, it smiled."You finally brought him," said Mirror-Liuli, licking her lips. "Such a delicious vessel…"Real Liuli's face paled. "Crap! It's a Malicious Thought Entity!"The bronze mirror rippled, and a pale hand shot out, grabbing Xiao Yang's collar and yanking him in!
(7)
[Warning! Warning!][High-level Heavenly Dao virus detected][Immediate disconnection advised]
Half of Xiao Yang's body had already been pulled inside the mirror. In horror, he saw countless twisted dimensions within—and inside each one was a different version of himself, being used in horrifying ways:—Dissolved in poison by Ye Qingxuan.—Roasted on a spit by Yan Hongling.—Used as a literal scabbard by Lin Hanyi.—Had his teeth knocked out one-by-one by Jiang Chenyu's golden abacus…
"Do you see it?" whispered Mirror-Liuli beside his ear. "These are all your possible futures…"Just as Xiao Yang was about to be completely dragged in, Real Liuli lunged forward——and bit his ear!
[Ding! Ultimate Protocol Activated][Host Permissions Temporarily Unlocked][Seven Affection Threads: Forced Activation!]
BOOM—!Five radiant beams of light shot down from the heavens, piercing the cave and blasting the bronze mirror! Inside each beam stood a feminine figure—
"Touch my potion slave and die!" Ye Qingxuan's poison tattoos danced madly."Junior brother is my fire seed!" Yan Hongling's flames scorched the world."You still owe me." Jiang Chenyu's golden threads sealed space."Return my scabbard." Feng Ling'er sliced the void with her blade.Lin Hanyi said nothing—her sword energy rested quietly against Mirror-Liuli's throat.
(8)As the mirror realm shattered, Xiao Yang heard Mirror-Liuli's final maniacal laugh:"It's no use… we will meet again…"Liuli smashed the bronze mirror with a palm strike and collapsed to the floor, panting. Xiao Yang finally noticed—her silver hair was turning gray at a visible rate."You… okay?""Won't die." She glared weakly at him. "But I need… energy."Then she suddenly grabbed him by the collar—and bit down hard on his lips!
[Ding! Energy replenishment complete][Current Fusion: 25%][New Function Unlocked: Affection Thread Harmonization (Can reduce shura field intensity)]
Xiao Yang clutched his bleeding mouth. "Are you a freaking vampire?!"Liuli licked a blood droplet from her lips and gave a sly smile. "Want some good news?""The five girls… have already locked onto this cave."
(9)When the five furious heroines burst through the cave door—They saw Liuli pinning a half-naked, bleeding Xiao Yang to the floor.The air froze.Poison needles, fire whips, sword energy, spatial blades, golden abacus—All drawn simultaneously.
[Ding! Lethal killing intent detected][System advice: Prepare your last words]
Tears welled in Xiao Yang's eyes as he raised his hands in surrender:"I swear this was a system malfunction… Do you believe me?"
(Next chapter preview: Chapter 6 — "How Do I Survive This Shura Field?!")
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