Chapter 271 - 273: Upgrading the Dual System

Chapter 271: Chapter 273: Upgrading the Dual System

"Who knew they would resort to dirty tricks?" Fu Feng listened, his face flushing with embarrassment.

According to Luoluo’s original plan, he was supposed to use a honey trap, lure Hua Jinxin into following him back, and then draw out the person pulling the strings.

Who would have thought Gu Wanyi would come out from behind and use Soul Grass on him, causing him to temporarily lose his senses.

All he could say was that he had been careless. He never expected the mother-and-daughter pair to conspire against him together.

Losing face in front of Su Luoluo was one thing, but being ridiculed by Xi Yi on top of it all made Fu Feng secretly resolve to improve his strength no matter what.

Su Luoluo was unaware of Fu Feng’s inner resolve. Right now, she was thinking about how to deal with Hua Jinxin.

"They didn’t succeed this time, so they’ll definitely be back for more," Su Luoluo said with a slight frown.

"I was careless. Don’t worry, Luoluo. The next time they come, I absolutely won’t fall for it."

Xi Yi sneered from the side. "I think you’d better just come clean. What’s the relationship between you and her?"

Su Luoluo was also very curious why that bird was so set on Fu Feng.

Fu Feng grabbed a handful of leaves and began to explain reluctantly, "This whole thing is my great-grandfather’s fault. He insisted on a marriage alliance with the Xuan Birds. When my Father was born, the Xuan Birds didn’t have any females, so he escaped it. But by my generation, they happened to have a female, so now they’ve set their sights on me. The reason I came to the Lower Domain was to avoid being with that bossy, damn Xuan Bird."

After he finished, Fu Feng promised Su Luoluo, "Don’t worry, Luoluo. I’m not interested in her at all. I only like you."

Even if Fu Feng hadn’t said anything, Su Luoluo had already guessed most of it. His situation, however, seemed a bit more unfortunate than she’d imagined.

She thought his Father was forcing him, but it turned out to be his great-grandfather.

"Isn’t that just an arranged marriage from birth? Fu Feng, it’s not my place to say, but this is your mess. You need to solve it yourself. Don’t drag Luoluo into it," Xi Yi said, seizing the opportunity to lecture him.

Fu Feng hated being lectured by Xi Yi. It made him feel inferior. But this time, what he said was actually reasonable, leaving Fu Feng unable to argue back.

"This really is my fault. Luoluo, I’ll definitely take care of it."

Su Luoluo’s eyes darkened. "Too late," she said coldly.

"What?" Fu Feng froze, taken aback by her words.

Su Luoluo said faintly, "They’ve already provoked me. I have no intention of letting them go."

’Who do they think they are, plotting against me whenever they please? I’m a person, not an object. Since they decided to provoke me, they can forget about being let off the hook.’

Hearing this, Xi Yi frowned. "Luoluo, this is a matter of the Upper Domain. It would be best if we didn’t get involved."

Su Luoluo turned her faint, piercing gaze on Xi Yi. "What? You don’t think I can do it?"

Xi Yi looked at Su Luoluo’s petite frame and meager cultivation, finding it hard to agree with her claim that she could handle it.

However, he still put it tactfully, "Of course not. How could someone as smart as Luoluo fail? I just don’t want to let this guy, Fu Feng, off so easily. This is his own problem, so he should be the one to solve it."

After speaking, Xi Yi shot a look at Fu Feng. Although Fu Feng was resentful, he knew deep down that if even he had fallen for their tricks, it was even less certain that Luoluo could win.

He quickly nodded and said, "That’s right. This started because of me, and I’ll be the one to solve it. Luoluo, there’s no need for you to get angry at them."

Su Luoluo sneered inwardly. ’Hmph. Nice words, but in the end, you still don’t believe in me.’

’Just wait until Dongfang Luanhe’s Crystal Stones arrive. I’ll show them. Their jaws will drop.’

With that, Fu Feng gave Su Luoluo a tight hug. Just as Xi Yi, seeing him take advantage of the situation, was about to say something, Fu Feng transformed into an emerald Dragon Sparrow. He soared into the twilight, his cry echoing through the clouds, "Luoluo, wait for me for three days! I’ll make them break off the engagement!"

Su Luoluo had wanted to say that even without the marriage alliance, this matter wouldn’t be so easy to resolve, but Fu Feng flew off before she could, so she had to drop it.

’Forget it. I should just focus on my cultivation for now.’

’I’ll deal with it when he gets back.’

She glanced one last time at the distant Fu Feng, then withdrew her gaze and said to Xi Yi, "Since he’s fine, let’s head back."

On the way back, Xi Yi’s movements were still as steady as ever, but Su Luoluo was in no mood to appreciate it. She called out her system and demanded, "System, you can talk now, right? Why did you suddenly shut down?"

The system’s mechanical voice explained, "Host, I didn’t do it on purpose. It was all because I was under attack. To ensure the Host’s safety, I had no choice but to temporarily shut down."

"An attack?"

"Aren’t you just a broken-down system? What could possibly attack you?"

’It’s a lifeless thing. Who would even bother with it?’

Hearing this, the system retorted righteously, "Host, just as you humans have enemies, so do we systems."

"There’s a virus, a bug of a system, that’s always trying to tamper with other systems to seize control and oppose the Heavenly Dao. So, we could only temporarily cut off your support to weaken its offensive power."

"You’re actually that weak? You have to shut down just to dodge its attacks?" Hearing the system’s explanation, Su Luoluo felt no sympathy, only contempt.

’If I’d known I was bound to such a weak system, I would have just relied on myself from the start.’

"Weak? Host, your words are breaking my heart. We decided to shut down to protect you from being attacked. By the way, I should remind you, this Flaw System is related to you as well."

"Are you kidding me? You’re the one who insisted on binding to me, and now you can’t even guarantee my safety. Don’t tell me my capture targets are going to turn into villains at any moment!"

"That won’t happen. Rest assured, Host, we aren’t that weak."

"It’s your nemesis, Su Nuannuan. She has bound herself to the Flaw System’s pirated version of the Charming System. It copied our system and modified it to grant rewards for completing capture missions."

"Wait, what did you say? Su Nuannuan is bound to a Charming System? You mean she’s still alive?"

"Yes. She is currently in the Abyss Sea."

’Seriously? Why is that damn ghost so hard to kill?’

"To ensure the Host’s safety, I recommend that you upgrade the system."

"Upgrade the system? You’re not trying to set me up, are you? I don’t want to upgrade."

Based on her experience in the Post-apocalypse, system upgrades were generally never a good thing.

"Host, I still recommend you upgrade. The Flaw System is going to launch attacks against your five capture targets. If they succeed, all your previous capture missions will fail, there will be a risk of system collapse, and you will be taken ’offline’ prematurely."

It sounded like she had no choice but to upgrade. "So, what exactly does your system upgrade include?"

"The newly upgraded system, in addition to the Romantic Brain System, will also run a ’Strong Female Lead System’ in parallel."

’A Strong Female Lead System? Interesting. That sounds much better than the previous Romantic Brain System.’

"In that case, does this mean I don’t have to complete the previous missions?"

"No. Our system still believes there is nothing wrong with the Romantic Brain System. However, special circumstances require special measures. The romantic brain missions will be moved to a hidden side-quest branch.

’Hilarious. Hidden, my ass. As Su Luoluo saw it, the system just couldn’t admit its own failure, was trying to save face, and forced a dual-system setup.’

Still, it was a good thing for her. She had always thought those romantic brain missions were insane, and now she was finally free.

"If I upgrade, do I get any rewards?"

Although she didn’t have much of a choice, Su Luoluo still wanted to squeeze out some extra benefits for herself.

"If the Host agrees to upgrade the system, you will be rewarded with one copy of the ’Crystal Stone Cultivation Guide’ to aid your cultivation."

’This reward is actually pretty useful.’

"In that case, I agree to the upgrade!"

"Understood. Updating the system for the Host.

"DING! Congratulations, Host, on the successful dual-system upgrade. The reward has been distributed to your inventory. The Host may check it at any time."