(1)Xiao Yang had never felt so "energized" in his life.The moment the love gu powder scattered, his blood roared to a boil, skin flushed unnaturally red, muscles tensed uncontrollably, and a certain part of him went full combat mode—making his pants bulge with an absurd arc.Worse yet, his five senses exploded with sensitivity—The delicate fragrance of Ye Qingxuan, the heat radiating from Yan Hongling's skin, the icy scent in Lin Hanyi's hair, the flowing spiritual energy inside Feng Ling'er's translucent body, the faint outline of Jiang Chenyu's legs beneath her golden dress...All of it. Clear. Intensified. By a hundred times.
"…Holy…shit…" Xiao Yang gritted the words out, legs clenched tight, forehead to the floor, struggling with every last shred of rationality not to pounce on the nearest warm, female body.
[Ding! Love Gu · Yearning Bone activated][Effect: Forced into heat. Duration: 12 hours.][Resistance check…][Insufficient love-thread resistance!][System Suggestion: Find someone to 'resolve' it.]
"Resolve your damn face!" Xiao Yang growled.
(2)Ah Man skipped over, emerald eyes sparkling mischievously."Well? Isn't my little butterfly amazing? It was fed with the blood of 999 lovesick fools and jilted lovers…"
Before she could finish, Xiao Yang grabbed her wrist tightly, his voice rough and hoarse, "Antidote."
"Nope~" Ah Man stuck out her tongue. "But I could be your cure—ah!"
Ye Qingxuan's poison dart brushed past Ah Man's nose, burying deep into the stone wall.
"He's my drug slave." Ye Qingxuan's violet eyes gleamed coldly, poison veins spreading up her neck. "No outsiders allowed."
Flames surged around Yan Hongling. "Little junior brother's heat poison… only fire can cure~"
Lin Hanyi tapped her sword sheath to Xiao Yang's back. "Sword aura redirection."
Feng Ling'er began undoing her sash. "Sheath maintenance."
Jiang Chenyu pulled out her golden abacus. "Dual cultivation fee calculated by market rates—"
"Shut! Up!!!" Xiao Yang roared.
Suddenly, the love threads inside him went berserk. Five-colored lights burst out of his body, weaving into a bizarre rune above the cave ceiling.
(3)
[Warning! Energy overload!][Love Thread Rampage Mode engaged!][Host entering…]
The system notification cut off abruptly—Because Xiao Yang did something that left everyone utterly speechless.
He grabbed the unsuspecting Liuli, who was just watching the chaos from the sidelines, slammed her against the wall——and kissed her!
"Mm?!" Liuli's eyes flew wide open as the melon in her hands hit the ground with a thud.
The kiss was aggressive, desperate. Xiao Yang kissed like a man dying of thirst in a desert, greedily devouring the coolness of Liuli's lips.The translucent system girl began flickering with code glitches, her silver hair floating unnaturally, legs instinctively wrapping around his waist.
[Ding! System core breached!][Energy feedback initiated…][Love Gu neutralization progress: 15%... 37%...]
The five heroines stood frozen in shock.Ye Qingxuan dropped her poison jar.Yan Hongling's flame whip fizzled out.Lin Hanyi's sword clattered to the floor.Feng Ling'er stopped fading out of reality.Jiang Chenyu's golden abacus scattered everywhere...
But Ah Man was the most stunned."Wait… THAT's a system?! You actually kissed that?!"
(4)When Xiao Yang finally let go, Liuli had turned into a flickering orb of glitchy light, melting weakly in his arms.
"T-Tastes… nice…" she murmured woozily. "But… my CPU is on fire…"
Xiao Yang licked his lips. The heat in his body had indeed eased slightly. But something else was off—Inside him, a strange new energy was now circulating between the seven love threads.
[Ding! New Feature Unlocked][Love Thread Harmony · Advanced Version][Effect: Temporarily borrow linked abilities through physical intimacy.][Available: Ye Qingxuan – Poison Immunity (50%), Yan Hongling – Fire Absorption (30%)...]
Ah Man suddenly clapped with delight. "Aha! So that's what the love gu does! It lets you absorb their powers!"
She bounced in front of him, eyes glittering with excitement. "Wanna try mine? With my gu, you could use multiple abilities at once~"
Before Xiao Yang could reply, five terrifying auras locked onto her.
"Die." Ye Qingxuan's needles fired like rain.
"Roast her!" Yan Hongling's fire phoenix erupted.
"Sword Burial." Lin Hanyi slashed the air, tearing space apart.
"Crush." Feng Ling'er formed a spatial cage.
"Compensate me!" Jiang Chenyu cast her golden net.
Ah Man screamed and hid behind Xiao Yang. "Save me, Love Gu King!"
(5)Just as the brawl was about to break out, Liuli suddenly reformed into her humanoid form and raised her arms—A translucent light shield expanded, absorbing all incoming attacks.
[System Alert][Host's life signs critically low][Initiating Protection Protocol][All love-thread linked targets forcibly calmed for 10 minutes]
The girls all froze mid-attack like someone had hit pause.Ah Man peeked from behind Xiao Yang. "Whoa… that's what system power looks like?"
Liuli floated to Xiao Yang, expression serious."Listen. The love gu gave you temporary access to 'Love Thread Harmony.' But each time you use it… you'll need to…"
She paused, face flushing porcelain pink.
"Need what?" Xiao Yang had a bad feeling.
Liuli fidgeted. "You need to replenish… um… life energy… through… k-kisses…"
Xiao Yang: "…"
What kind of pervy cultivation method is this?!
(6)The ten-minute cooldown ended way too fast.
Because Ah Man, being the chaos gremlin she was, released another batch of love gu butterflies...
"Let's not fight~" she twirled through the air, scattering glittering powder. "Let's play a game!"
The moment the colorful powder spread, Xiao Yang knew—he was doomed.
Ye Qingxuan's violet eyes glistened;Yan Hongling's skin flushed alluring pink;Lin Hanyi's ears turned crimson;Feng Ling'er's translucent body shimmered with ripples;Jiang Chenyu dropped her abacus again...
Most terrifying of all, Liuli entered system overdrive—Her silver hair flew upward, and streams of data flashed rapidly in her eyes.
[Warning! Warning!][Mass heat state detected!][Calculating host survival probability...][Conclusion: He's going to die. For real.]
Xiao Yang made a split-second decision—He grabbed Liuli, kicked Ah Man out of the way, and sprinted deeper into the cave like his life depended on it.
"Xiao Yang!" came five angry voices in unison."Love Gu King~ Don't run~" Ah Man's teasing call followed right behind.
(7)Deep in the cave, Xiao Yang huddled inside a narrow crevice, clutching the overloaded and steaming Liuli.
"So…" she whispered weakly, "what's your plan now?"
Xiao Yang looked toward the flickering lights approaching. He gulped."Is there, uh, a reset-all-affection-values button?"
"There is." Liuli smiled sweetly like a devil."Kiss me a hundred times and you unlock the format option."
Xiao Yang: "…"
What the hell kind of cursed training path is this?!
Just then, footsteps echoed outside the crack.
"Found you~" Ah Man's mischievous face peeked down, emerald eyes glowing in the dark."Love Gu King~ Wanna make a deal?"
She waved a golden gu container."This is the 'Heart Link Gu'—it can temporarily balance the rampaging love threads~"
Xiao Yang narrowed his eyes. "What's the price?"
Ah Man grinned innocently. "Be my test subject~"
(8)When the five heroines finally tracked him down, what they saw turned them to stone once again—
Xiao Yang was pinned to a stone altar by Ah Man.Her tribal skirt flipped up, revealing toned, tanned legs as she straddled his waist.A golden light thread connected their chests, and within it, countless tiny gu insects swam.
"What… are you two doing?" Ye Qingxuan's voice was cold as hell itself.
Ah Man turned around with the most innocent smile. "Planting a gu~"
She patted Xiao Yang's chest. "Now the Love Gu King has my life-bound gu inside him. We share our lives~"
[Ding! New Bond Detected][Ah Man (Gu Immortal · Green Love Thread)][Bond Level: 40% (Test Subject)][New Ability Acquired: Gu Poison Immunity]
Xiao Yang lay there, utterly done with life."…Just kill me already…"