Chapter 68: Your Virtual Girlfriend Has Joined the Sword Pavilion

The trip to Tianmen Mountain ended on a sour note.

Cai Yifan was driven mad by the wolf, turning his title as a Shaolin lay disciple into a joke.

Song Zichen and Wang Yitao's public personas also crumbled completely, as the two men proved to be less brave than the girls when faced with danger. Thanks to the cameraman's dedication, Su Xingchen's image as a kind-hearted lamb went viral, while Zhang Lulu, though not particularly outstanding, also gained some popularity.

But the one who truly exploded in fame and sparked heated discussions across the internet was the middle school girl who fought the wolf, and the bald yet impossibly handsome national heartthrob, Chen Huaian, who remained terrifyingly calm in the face of danger.

Of course, the title of "National Heartthrob" was given by netizens.

Although this episode of Adventures on the Edge ended in an accident, it brought immense popularity to the show. Since no one died, the danger was quickly downplayed online, replaced by a flood of memes featuring the male celebrities' various breakdown expressions.

Chen Huaian also had his fair share of memes.

However, since he remained so calm, there were no unflattering expressions to mock, so every meme of him was ridiculously handsome.

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Receptionist A: "The handsome guy from Room 418 is back!"

Receptionist B: "Really? This morning I asked the cleaning lady to check, and he wasn't there yet~"

Receptionist A: "What do you think? Should we try adding him on WeChat?"

Receptionist B: "Come on, I'm just a hotel receptionist. He'd never be interested in me."

Lin Lingling stood in front of the counter, listening to the two girls' conversation with a look of exasperation.

She was very short, barely taller than the counter itself.

The counter had several 32-inch computers on it, which almost completely blocked her lower face.

"Hello, I'd like to book Room 417," Lin Lingling said, holding up her ID card with both hands.

Receptionist A continued: "Oh, you're not ugly. What if he likes you?"

"Hello, I'd like to book Room 417!"

Receptionist B: "But I'm almost 180 pounds…"

Receptionist A: "That's fine! Curvy is in these days~"

Lin Lingling couldn't take it anymore. She took a deep breath and shouted, "For heaven's sake! I want to book Room 417! Can you hear me?!"

The two receptionists finally noticed her.

"Oh, sorry, little sister. Room 417 is already occupied~"

"What about 419?"

"419 is still available."

"I'll take it for a month. Here's my card!" Lin Lingling slapped her bank card on the counter with a blank expression. After swiping the card, she pulled her massive suitcase into the elevator without another word.

As the elevator doors closed, Lin Lingling couldn't help but recall last night's events.

After confirming that the talismans in Chen Huaian's hands were the real deal, her first thought was that Chen Huaian was the big shot. But she quickly felt something was off. First, Chen Huaian had no internal energy—he was just an ordinary person. Second, when she tested him, he knew nothing.

On the way down the mountain, she secretly asked Chen Huaian if he was a General-level.

Chen Huaian looked at her like she was an idiot and replied, "I'm more of a comparative-level."

Not giving up, she continued to test him with secret codes.

She said, "Friends come from afar," expecting the response to be, "Isn't it a demon?" But Chen Huaian's reply was, "Even if they're far, they must be punished."

Another code: she asked, "Can't see the true face of Mount Lu," but he answered, "Only know how to shoot eagles with a bow."

It was a complete mess.

From the clear yet clueless look in his eyes, Lin Lingling knew.

This ridiculously handsome guy had no idea about the Demon Slayer Division.

But where did Chen Huaian get those talismans?

Who was he?

Did he know how to use them?

Was he just an ordinary person who stumbled upon these treasures?

As a Demon Slayer, besides killing demons, she also had the task of finding companions—ordinary people who were affected by the spiritual awakening and showed unusual abilities.

One reason was to educate them about the existence of the Demon Slayer Division.

The other was to prevent them from becoming "Homelanders."

In recent years, there had been a surge in bizarre serial murder cases. Some were committed by demons, but others were done by humans who had gained extraordinary powers. In fact, these humans with abnormal abilities were often more terrifying than demons.

She returned the talismans to Chen Huaian.

Even with her irresistibly cute, youthful face, she couldn't keep them. But she didn't let Chen Huaian off the hook.

Today, she tracked Chen Huaian and moved into the room next to his to determine which category he fell into.

If he was just an ordinary person who happened to acquire those talismans, she would find a way to reclaim these dangerous items, perhaps by buying them. Of course, she admitted she was also very tempted by those precious talismans.

Standing in front of Room 419, Lin Lingling stared at the closed door of Room 418 across the hall in silence.

A talisman was neatly pasted on the door—the same kind that had blown up the wolf demon on the mountain.

"For heaven's sake, does he even know how to use these?!"

Lin Lingling scratched her head, feeling like she was about to lose her mind.

What if he really was a big shot hiding his identity for a secret mission? Wouldn't her approach be like a flood washing over the Dragon King's temple?

"Whatever, I'll stay for a few days and observe first."

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Meanwhile, in Room 418.

Chen Huaian shared half of the freshly bought duck necks with Baji.

Then he happily plugged in his phone, turned it on, and opened the virtual girlfriend app.

After a night of chaos, he had spent the latter half of the night at the police station.

He didn't understand why he had to give a statement at the police station after being attacked by a wild beast, surrounded by a large number of guards as if it were a terrorist attack. It was quite an eye-opener.

"Qingran must have joined Lingxi Valley."

Chen Huaian thought to himself.

Lingxi Valley—it sounded like a sect with many girls. Wouldn't that be a feast for the eyes?

However, when he opened the game, it wasn't what he expected.

There were no ancient buildings with green bricks and tiles.

No lotus ponds under the moonlight, no clusters of flowers.

Only ruins and devastation everywhere.

What the hell? Where is this? Is this Lingxi Valley?

The legendary medical sect full of women? Are you kidding?

The sect's plaque was shattered, and the characters on it were unreadable!

Chen Huaian slowly typed out a question mark.

At that moment, a game notification popped up:

[Your virtual girlfriend, Li Qingran, has joined the sect "Sword Pavilion."]

[Sword Pavilion—a sect of sword cultivators. Due to the unique nature of sword cultivation, this sect is also known as the poorest sect in the Cangyun Realm.]

Chen Huaian: "…"

Divine Calculations?

Get out here!

He's applying for a disability refund!

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