Chapter 2: Don’t Get Too Close If You’re Fine
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Back inside Cold Wind Cave, Lin Nan noticed no one was around and secretly wiped away a cold sweat.
It seemed like it was her first time speaking in front of over four thousand people. Looking back now, it was indeed a bit thrilling.
In her memory, only the scale of a university opening or graduation ceremony could compare.
Of course, the speakers at those events were all school elites and leaders; she had never imagined she would stand at the podium.
But what she didn’t expect was that the regrets from back then would one day be realized in a game world.
Facing more than four thousand pairs of eyes, she managed to speak fluently throughout her entire speech without stumbling, and it even sparked quite a reaction. She had to admit, she seemed to have a bit of a talent for this.
Now back in her personal space, she allowed herself to gloat a little. Dropping a few points in her Cold Value didn’t bother her at all.
After all, 880,000 was still a solid number.
If Cold Moon didn’t pull any crazy stunts, Cold Wind City just gained over three thousand people. It would take at least a few months to gradually digest and integrate them into the newly revised internal order.
And then she prayed that yesterday’s strange phenomenon hadn’t attracted anyone’s attention.
With that, her survival plan could continue to move forward.
Finally, she could be a bit happy.
While casually humming a tune, Lin Nan skipped into the cave.
The butterfly demons serving as maids were nearby in the bedrooms,
so she was quite sure no one was around.
But just then, a faint voice came from behind her,
“Sister, your singing is still so terrible…”
Startled by the sudden voice, Lin Nan almost forgot how great her jumping ability was and nearly knocked herself on the ceiling.
【Your Cold Value -186】
Frightened, Lin Nan instinctively patted her chest, her back pressed tightly against the wall.
She had just been a hair’s breadth away from releasing a storm of Black Snow,
but if she had, the whole Cold Wind Cave would probably have collapsed in an instant.
Lucky for her, she managed to rein in that power and focused her gaze on the source of the voice.
A figure slowly stood up from the shadows. When the distant firelight reflected off his profile, Lin Nan finally recognized him.
It was the boy who had saved her.
d*mn, he sneaked into her bed last night, and she hadn’t even had the chance to settle the score,
not to mention how much food he had stuffed himself with later on; she’d let that slide for the sake of him saving her life.
But what on earth was he doing squatting at her door? And she happened to pass by without feeling a thing.
There was definitely something off here.
With her current strength, while she might still be somewhat behind the top demons, ordinary experts were no match for her. What surprised her was that she hadn’t sensed this guy’s presence at all.
Who exactly was this boy named Shiyuan?
“Hey, when did you start squatting here?” Lin Nan asked.
Shiyuan blinked his innocent eyes, “I wanted to wait for you to come back, so I’ve been guarding here.”
“Why do you call me sister? Do we know each other?”
Scratching his head, Shiyuan said, “I don’t know, I can’t remember anything. But when I see you, I just know you’re my sister. It can’t be wrong!”
Lin Nan couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on. After all that, it turned out this somewhat dim-witted boy was just in a stream of consciousness mode.
Debating with someone like this and expecting to win with reason and logic was utterly impossible.
But she had to ask the questions anyway,
Lin Nan tried her best to keep her tone steady, avoiding any provocation.
“I want to know, why were you in my bed this morning?”
“It was cold outside.”
“Don’t you know there are thick blankets on my bed?”
“But I think it’s warmer over here.”
Lin Nan couldn’t help but clench her fists, taking a deep breath and reminding herself that he was just a dimwit; could she really reason with a dimwit?
She had to be patient, or follow his line of thinking to help him realize how absurd his actions were! This was important.
“What do you call me?”
“Sister.”
“Then do you listen to your sister?”
“Of course.”
“Don’t enter my bedroom without permission, got it? That’s your sister’s order.”
Shiyuan responded with an “oh,”
“But what if something happens to you? If I’m not by your side, I worry.”
“You don’t need to worry, I can take care of myself.”
“But…”
“No buts!”
Lin Nan was nearly losing her cool, her tone rising involuntarily.
【Your Cold Value -189】
The butterfly demons near the bedroom had heard the exchange in the hallway and couldn’t help but smile knowingly.
Little did they expect that the usually aloof Cold Moon Great King had turned into a different person ever since bringing that unknown boy back.
Not only were her interactions with him delightfully amusing, but there was also an air of spoiling about her.
If he weren’t someone she liked, he’d probably have been sent packing long ago.
A clear example: despite this boy breaking into the King’s bed in the middle of the night, he seemed to suffer no consequences at all.
That definitely indicated he was her type.
But the Great King occasionally felt shy and didn’t want to admit in front of others that she liked someone younger than her.
“Did you hear that? You’re not allowed to enter or leave my bedroom without my permission!”
Lin Nan emphasized once more.
Shiyuan suddenly wore a pitiful expression, “Then can I just wait at your bedroom door? Is that okay?”
“No way!” Lin Nan cut him off decisively, “Now that your injuries are healed, I will arrange another place for you to live starting today.”
She didn’t want to wake up one day and get scared again.
This kid seemed invulnerable, and he had saved her life before, so out of both kindness and reason, she couldn’t just go at him.
For now, let him stay in Cold Wind City. When this dimwit remembers his own background, they could make plans then.
“Sister, I finally found you. Can’t you let me stay with you?”
Shiyuan’s head drooped, and his hands rubbed nervously in front of him.
At that moment, Lin Nan really felt a twinge of compassion, as if her heartstrings had been plucked; could it be her former self had really known this boy?
She shook her head, pushing the thought aside.
No matter what, she still couldn’t accept someone getting too close to her without reason.
Prevention was key.
Ignoring Shiyuan’s pleading gaze, Lin Nan called for Little Drill Wind.
“Arrange a place for him in the city. Preferably a single dorm, and find him some work to do. That’s it.”
“Understood, Your Majesty.”
Little Drill Wind looked a bit bewildered. What was with this random guy popping up in Cold Wind Cave? What was his relationship with the King?
Just then, he noticed a few nearby maids flashing knowing smiles.
