Chapter 1 What the Hell? Lust?!

Li Cheng颐 found it hard to imagine what level of male-female desire someone would need to reach to get a +2 intensity.

He looked around, making sure no one was paying attention to him. Zhuang Yijing was the only one who had spoken just now. "This is interesting," Li Cheng颐 thought, his interest piqued.

He couldn't let go of a powerhouse who could add +2 with a single glance. This kind of determined material was hard to find even when you were looking for it.

He pretended not to notice anything and turned to walk away.

It wasn't the right time to make contact, since they weren't familiar yet. There would be other opportunities later...

As the distance between them grew, the lust that had been added slowly disappeared because he couldn't eliminate the negative thoughts in time. This made Li Cheng颐 understand the mechanism of increasing negative thoughts even more.

He had to eliminate the negative thoughts actively and promptly after they were generated, either through humane destruction or by converting them into other emotions, to absorb them into negative thoughts.

Just dragging out the time didn't count...

He headed back towards the farm, but only halfway there, in the middle of the lawn, his phone rang. It was Da Xiong calling.

He picked it up and answered.

"Brother Cheng, Sister Tang is about to undergo her tribulation. She just got that," Da Xiong said in a low voice on the other end of the phone. "...Got a sign? Can you speak normally?" Li Cheng颐 said, speechless.

He thought Da Xiong was the most normal of the group, but now it seemed he was just better at hiding it.

"Okay, Sister Tang got a sign. It's a dead end in the stairwell, like an endless staircase. She just came out, and I'm at her house with her," Da Xiong said, now speaking normally.

"You guys are definitely better than me at researching and finding prototypes. What preparations need to be made? I can memory flash over there anytime," Li Cheng颐 responded immediately.

Cai Hong Tang had just helped him, getting injured because of merging with the dead end Grasping Hand. Now that she was getting a sign, he would help out proactively, both out of friendship and obligation.

"We're looking for the prototype, but we don't have much information. We can't flash into a dead end just because of a sign. Only when someone has completely entered and the dead end is stable can we flash in from the outside. So there's no rush now. As for preparations, Xiao Zong and I are already working on it," Da Xiong replied.

"That's good. We can't help with other things, but when it comes to fighting, we can still do something," Li Cheng颐 said seriously. "...We haven't found anyone else inside yet. Because Feiyi exoskeletons lose some functionality when they go in, their power will be weakened, so we're determining the time flow difference first."

"That's good. I'm on standby at any time," Li Cheng颐 replied. "Thanks, Brother Cheng!"

The phone hung up.

Li Cheng颐 breathed a sigh of relief. His thoughts, which had been a little sluggish, suddenly became active again.

Hearing that another dead end had appeared, he felt not danger, but a faint excitement.

"That's right... In this peaceful society, I possess the Evil Flower, but I have no use for it. I can't expose it, I can't fight, and I can't even use the Flower Language abilities casually.

Dead ends, those unrestrained places where the strong survive, are more suitable for me..." He suddenly understood.

"Perhaps, for the next Flower Language, I should choose an ability that is more beneficial to modern social development. If I could have the most advanced Feiyi, the most powerful intelligence gathering network, and research institutions to assist me, perhaps my exploration of dead ends could take several steps forward...

At least those Silent Little Store products that are stored away might be able to find a use. Wasn't that how the Ideal Land used the Silent Little Store?

They were able to grow and thrive. There was no reason why he, with the great weapon of the Flower Language ability, should be inferior to them.

Back at the lawn of the farm, someone had already set up a portable karaoke system in the nearby pergola and was belting out a song with a miniature microphone.

Although the singing was a bit off-key, the atmosphere was still great with the barbecue stand and drinks cart nearby. The farm had also hired a small band to provide accompaniment.

Li Cheng颐 returned without disturbing anyone and went back to his parents and eldest sister. His family had a separate table of food, eating in the small restaurant inside the farm.

He watched Li Qingpeng, Zhao Funing, and others singing and clapping on the lawn outside the restaurant, the atmosphere lively.

"Xiao颐, aren't you going to play with Dongzi and the others? It's rare to see so many people together," his mother, Feng Yurong, asked. "It's not that interesting. Too many people are too noisy. I don't like it," Li Cheng颐 said, shaking his head.

"I'm going to head back first after I eat. I have something to do," Li Chenjiu said coldly from the side.

Her temper seemed a bit better than before, but she was always preoccupied, giving people the feeling that she was very tired. Li Cheng颐 had asked the boss to help investigate, but he couldn't find out any details.

He only knew that she went to the suburbs every day, out of range of the Sky Eye, and he didn't know what she was doing.

"Then... are you still short of money?" Li Zhao was an honest man, at a loss for how to communicate with his daughter, and could only resort to clumsy methods.

"I'm not. I didn't pass the exam, so I don't need it," Li Chenjiu said coldly.

"If you have any difficulties, tell us. Although we may not be able to help, we can always give you some ideas..." Feng Yurong said gently.

"Can you be quiet?" Li Chenjiu frowned.

"Can you please show some respect when you speak to your parents?" Li Cheng颐 suddenly said.

Silence!

The atmosphere at the table instantly froze. Li Chenjiu's eyes widened as she stared at her younger brother.

It wasn't the first time she had spoken like that, and Li Cheng颐 had never retorted before. But this time he actually spoke up?

Li Zhao and Feng Yurong had also long been used to their eldest daughter's impoliteness, but they were a little at a loss with Li Cheng颐's sudden outburst of protection.

"Say what you just said again?" Li Chenjiu stood up abruptly, pointing at Li Cheng颐. "I said," Li Cheng颐 said, picking up his tea and taking a slow sip. "Your attitude just now was very impolite." He raised his eyes, meeting her gaze without flinching.

"What? Is there a problem with what I said?"

Outside, the atmosphere was lively and bustling, but in this corner of the restaurant, the atmosphere instantly turned from warm to freezing. "Come outside!" Li Chenjiu pushed back her chair, pointed at Li Cheng颐, and walked out of the restaurant.

Li Cheng颐 smiled. He didn't intervene before because he hadn't replaced the previous owner of this body yet, but now that he had, he couldn't stand to see that kind of ill-mannered behavior again.

He didn't mind personally taking the place of his predecessor and educating this good sister. After all, he was a dead end person.

Dead end people feared nothing and had no scruples. He pushed back his chair, stood up, and walked out of the restaurant.

"Xiao颐! Don't be impulsive. You know your sister's temper..." Feng Yurong quickly got up, worriedly grabbing his arm.

"It's okay, Mom. My sister and I are just having a friendly exchange. It's nothing serious."

He gently pried open Feng Yurong's fingers, took off his jacket and put it on the back of the chair, and walked out.

He had wanted to have a good exchange with this sister for a long time, but he had been too busy before and hadn't had the opportunity. This time he took the opportunity to lash out.

He walked out of the small restaurant, bypassed the area where people were singing and playing music, and came to a corner of the farm near a stream. Several stray cats were quietly drinking water by the stream, startled by the approaching two, and scurried away.

Li Chenjiu was already standing by the stream, arms crossed, looking at him coldly.

"You've been working out at the gym for a few days and think you're stronger, and your guts have gotten fatter, huh? Looks like it's been a long time since I disciplined you. Your skin is itching."

"Actually, I've wanted to teach you a lesson for a long time. I just didn't have the time before. The conflict between us because of your attitude at home hasn't been around for just a day or two. It's been building up for many years, right?"

Li Cheng颐 said calmly.

He didn't seem as angry as he had been in the restaurant.

"Fine, since I'm your sister, I'll let you have the first move." Li Chenjiu smiled contemptuously, pointing at her chest. "You can try your best, do everything you can. As long as you can hit me once, I'll stand here and let you beat me today!"

Whoosh!

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Cheng颐 had already turned into a phantom in the moonlight, rushing to her side with lightning speed. One punch.

Li Chenjiu had barely managed to raise her hand when she saw a fist already in front of her eyes. "How is he so fast!!??'"

"How is this possible!!?'

Her eyes widened, revealing an incredulous expression.

She desperately tried to raise her hands to protect her face, but she was too slow, too slow everywhere, and it was too late!

While her hands were still a fist's distance away from blocking her face.

Li Cheng颐's fist had already struck her left cheek squarely.

Bang!!

With a muffled sound.

Li Chenjiu was knocked heavily backwards, staggering several steps, almost losing her balance and falling to the ground. Blood spurted out of her nose, splashing on the grass, creating a faint dark red stain.

"How do you feel now?" Li Cheng颐 stood still, not pursuing, but looking at her calmly.

"You... you're practicing traditional martial arts?!" Li Chenjiu stabilized her body, touched her nose, and instantly recognized the style her younger brother was using.

"Not proficient yet. But it should be enough to deal with you," Li Cheng颐 replied.

Although he had hit his sister just now, he clearly felt that the moment of impact, most of his power was unloaded, leaving only a little to actually land.

It was just that Li Chenjiu didn't seem to have had many enhancement injections, and her physical fitness was far inferior to his after being strengthened by the Flower Scale Armor. Her reaction speed, strength, and physique were all inferior to his.

Plus, she was caught off guard, so she couldn't defend against it.

"Interesting..." Li Chenjiu chuckled a few times, wiped away the blood from her nose, and pressed down on both sides, quickly stopping the bleeding.

"But, do you think I've been working hard for so many years, that I'd be so easily defeated by a waste like you?!" "Impossible!!!"

She roared, rushing forward quickly. When she was about to approach Li Cheng颐, she took a wrong step and made a feint. It looked like she was going to kick with her knee, but in reality, her left elbow suddenly struck out, hitting Li Cheng颐's chest.

Poof.

Li Cheng颐 caught the elbow with one hand. He actually felt a bit of weight, even with his strength, and was immediately surprised by Li Chenjiu's strength.

He should be noted that his physique now had reached the limit of one ton of punching force, even without wearing the Flower Scale Armor. For her to make him feel a bit of weight.

It could be imagined that his sister must have received cost-effective enhancement injections in military school.

The price of enhancement injections ordered internally by the country must be much cheaper than those circulating on the market outside.

He suddenly remembered that Li Chenjiu had been going out to work and earn money every other day, and was constantly taking money from home as well. She had taken the exam many times before.

Now it seemed that she might have been going to get enhancement injections.