Shi Yuan stormed down the hallway.
His robes were hastily tied, his hair was still a disaster, and he looked like a man who had just escaped from a war zone.
[Ding! Choice C selected! Outcome: Qi Yan's affection changed from -70% to -65%!]
Shi Yuan stopped walking.
"It went up? I kicked him out of bed and his affection went up?"
[Ding! Correct! Target finds your aggressive behavior intriguing!]
"That's insane. Completely insane."
[Ding! New task arriving!]
[Task 2: First Encounter]
[You will see Qi Yan again soon. What is your approach?]
[A. Avoid him completely.]
[B. Act like nothing happened.]
[C. Confront him about last night.]
[D. Flirt with him to confuse him further.]
Shi Yuan stared at the options.
"Why would I flirt with him? Why would any of these be reasonable choices?"
[Ding! Host has 30 seconds to select!]
"I'm not doing this. I'm an assassin, not some lovesick fool playing games with his murderer."
[Ding! 25 seconds remaining! And note he's not your murderer yet]
"This is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous."
[Ding! 15 seconds remaining!]
"Fine! I'll just—"
"Shi Yuan."
Qi Yan's voice came from behind him.
Close.
Too close.
Shi Yuan spun around.
Qi Yan stood there.
He was fully dressed now, his hair still slightly damp, his eyes fixed on Shi Yuan with an expression that was impossible to read.
[Ding! Target detected! Task 2 timer paused! Host must respond!]
[Qi Yan is approaching. What will you do?]
[A. Run.]
[B. Stay and face him calmly.]
[C. Insult him again.]
[D. Smile sweetly.]
Shi Yuan's eyes twitched.
"What kind of hell did I transmigrate into?"
Still, he forced himself to calm down.
So many crazy things had already happened.
Transmigration.
A system.
Waking up next to his murderer.
Having sex with his murderer.
Kicking his murderer.
With all things happening today, having a voice in his head telling him what to do shouldn't be surprising.
He looked at the options again.
[A. Run.]
[B. Stay and face him calmly.]
[C. Insult him again.]
[D. Smile sweetly.]
"Running would be cowardly.." he thought.
"Insulting him again would be satisfying but not smart. Smiling sweetly? Absolutely not."
He took a deep breath.
He chose B.
[Ding! Choice B selected! Stay and face him calmly!]
Shi Yuan straightened his posture. He smoothed his expression into something neutral, controlled. The blank face, the one he wore before a kill.
Now he just needed to decide how to handle this conversation. The system's earlier task still needed an answer.
[Task 2: First Encounter]
[Qi Yan is approaching. What is your approach for this conversation?]
[A. Avoid him completely.]
[B. Act like nothing happened.]
[C. Confront him about last night.]
[D. Flirt with him to confuse him further.]
Shi Yuan considered his options.
"Avoid him completely? He's already here. Too late for that. Confront him? About what? He doesn't even know what he did. Flirt with him? Absolutely not."
He chose B.
[Ding! Choice B selected! Act like nothing happened!]
Qi Yan walked closer. His eyes never left Shi Yuan's face.
"You left quickly."
Shi Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Did you expect me to stay and chat?"
Qi Yan's jaw tightened. "Getting all high and mighty after using me as your personal rent boy.."
-_-
Shi Yuan's face flushed.
Then he laughed.
"Rent boy? It seems this rent boy has a mind of his own, leaving marks like this all over my body. One would think I had a wild night with my lover.." wrapping his hands around Qi Yan's collar, he dragged him only stopping when they were inches apart. "Are you my lover, Qi Yan?"
-_-
There was a visible hint of disdain on Qi Yan's face as he slapped Shi Yuan's hands away from his collar.
"You wish. You don't deserve a man like me."
Shi Yuan scoffed, a sneer appearing on his lips. "That's right, I'm the one who doesn't deserve you, so I'll suggest you never try that stunt you pulled off yesterday. You claim you hate me, yet you love my body. Even going as far as to drug me.."
Qi Yan's face flushed, gritting his teeth, the veins on his forehead becoming visible.
"I wasn't the one who gave you that aphrodisiac, your so called friends we're planning on having their way with you. Perhaps you should worry more about them and less about me."
After that, he took a step to the side and walked away.
Shi Yuan stood rooted to the ground, check on his friends? They were the ones who gave him the aphrodisiac?
Then why wouldn't he remember anything? The only thing he could remember was being next to Qi Yan, as to how he got there or what he was doing before that, he couldn't remember.
[Oh Oh. It seems someone has erased your memories. Particularly memories of whoever gave you that aphrodisiac.]
Shi Yuan frowned, if it were really his friend then which one?
The previous Shi Yuan was surrounded by many people.
It would be hard to pick out the culprit.
He guessed he'd just have to stay away from them for the time being.
"Hey system, I've completed three tasks. What's my reward?"
[-_-]
[I don't want to be called System anymore..]
….
"That's literally the first thing you said, what do you want to be called then?"
[.... thinking]
[Momo]
-_-
"Momo? Are you sure? I almost feel embarrassed calling you that.."
Momo hissed slightly. [Well, luckily for me I have no shame.]
Shi Yuan smoothened his robe.
Time to head back to Azure Cloud sect.
He, Shi Yuan was a core disciple and his current ranking was Nascent soul stage.
While his beloved rival had gotten to Soul formation, he guessed this was what had pushed the previous Shi Yuan to the breakpoint because Qi Yan used every opportunity to rub it in Shi Yuan's face that he was better.
"Ah, he really does know how to get on his or rather my nerves."