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Shen Yuan has a hobby that people call unhealthy. He says that reading web novels is not weird and completely normal. Sure. It’s normal until you look at his room. You would see one character with a black and red theme everywhere. On all sides of the wall, on the bed, on a huge case, on his desk, everywhere! His obsession with this one character was so extreme, that whenever he opens his mouth, you’d eventually hear him tell his adventures.
Shen Yuan checked the time on his monitor after typing for hours on his computer. He didn’t realise the time had passed so quickly when he’s arguing with some stupid no brainer horny fan of Airplane Shooting Towards the Sky. He doesn’t expect them to be there to read for the plot, but at least have common sense when reading the story! How did Wife #372’s clothes suddenly disappear when she’s only walking with the protagonist? There wasn’t even a plant nearby that could melt any substance or monsters! It wasn’t explained throughout the whole chapter and when he cursed out the author for that, his fans started to defend him saying that it doesn’t matter. Idiots. All of them are idiots.
It was already 4AM when he had enough arguing with them. He regrets wasting time explaining things to people who were only there to jerk their disgusting meat on some badly written novel by another virgin. He turned off his computer and sorted all his things out including his personal Luo Binghe merchandise. He can’t risk missing any of them once he wakes up.
Luo Binghe just finished courting one of the females he encountered when he was visiting a nearby town for one of his lovely wives when he was suddenly pulled on a dream by an unknown person. The scenery was completely different from the usual view he always sees. He thought that he conquered every land that he knew, yet this one feels surreal. Especially the person in front of him. He tried to sense if there was an abnormality on the other, but it surprised him when he didn't even possess any hint of spiritual flow on him. He’s weaker than any mortal he has ever encountered so how did he manage to drag him?
He looked at his room and what he saw surprised him even more. His face is everywhere in the room. There were multiple paintings plastered on the wall and a case of long cloth that had his face on it placed on the bed. There’s even tons of small versions of him, some have a funny shape made out of smooth weird material. He lifted one of the mini versions of him and was amazed by how detailed it was. Its hair, eyes, body and even its clothes were perfectly sculpted.
After investigating the figurines, he looked back at the person that dwells in the room, he was staring at a glowing box muttering something. He walked closer to hear him, in case he was doing sorcery on him, as he was about to hold Xin Mo, he felt that it was missing from his usual place.
Luo Binghe should worry knowing his weapon is nowhere to be found, but since the person in front of him is powerless as a mice and currently in a dream, he disregarded that plan and proceed to approach him,
What Luo Binghe heard when he could finally understand what the man was saying was truly shocking. This person knows his life. His childhood, his suffering from his scum shizun, what happened in the Immortal Alliance Conference, and even in the abyss. Some of his wives know the trauma of what he suffered in his childhood, but to hear it from a man he doesn’t even recognize, Luo Binghe doesn’t know how to react.
He could easily kill this man. He knows so many of his secrets that even his long-time wife, Ning Yingying doesn't know. But what could a weak mortal do to the Saintly Ruler of the Demon Realm and the one who united the three realms?
He did nothing. He simply observed and listened to him talk. It feels unnatural to hear someone defend him with such an intense voice. Of course, many have defended him before. There was a time where the cultivation world sided with him when he was facing his scum shizun to face the trials, but this person feels different.
The way he talks as if he went and watched him face all the trials he had in his life. Like he understands his suffering and his inner personality. He attempted to touch the person but the man turned around and the dream ended.
The last thing he saw was the surprised reddened face from the other. He doesn’t know if it was from the sheer embarrassment or if he was mad.
Shen Yuan woke up from the call on his phone. His face immediately went sour when he saw the screen that showed Jiu-ge. He doesn’t want to be nagged at the first thing in the morning but he still answers the phone because he doesn’t want to anger his brother.
“A-Yuan.”
“Yes, Jiu-ge? It’s so early, what do you need for me?” Shen Yuan is sure he heard his brother sigh.
“Did you just wake up? It’s already 11AM, A-Yuan. Go fix your things. I’m going there.”
The call ended immediately as he was about to open his mouth. Shen Yuan knew his brother was close already and convincing him was never his forte. Just as he thought of that, the door rings and the person who called him shows up in his living room without even letting the owner of the house open it for him.
He came to greet his brother which in turn eyed him up and down to check his well-being. He noticed the 2 plastic bags on his both sides that were full of various ingredients. Oh, It’s probably that time of the month again where his family takes turns to make sure he eats healthily. “Jiu-ge~ Are you gonna sleep here?” Shen Jiu is still looking at the living room before he turns to Shen Yuan. “I’m not but I’m gonna stay till dinner.”
“Oh, okay. Are you gonna cook?” Shen Yuan sat on the sofa as he watched his brother put the things he brought in the kitchen. “Who else do you think would cook?” He can see his brother roll his eyes even though he’s facing his back. He closed his mouth and opened the TV instead to not annoy his brother because he sure as hell was not risking it when his brother cooks so well for him.
After finishing one movie, he heard his brother call him to say that the food was almost ready. He didn’t know he was hungry until he smelled the food in the kitchen and his stomach made a noise. After turning off the TV, he made a beeline to the kitchen and helped his brother for their lunch.
They talked about how their meimei scored the top of their exam and how their da-ge is flying back to China after a successful business trip. They catch up with so many things that Shen Yuan didn’t notice that he had already finished his food. This was a trick his brother always used to finish his food. Seeing Shen Jiu smiling, he doesn’t bother to complain about it.
They spent time until Shen Jiu bid his goodbye to go home. As he was about to go and watch more movies, he saw his phone light up and a notification appeared. Proud Immortal Demon Way has updated. Ah, there goes Shen Yuan’s movie time. He went to his room to read Airplane’s abomination.
Airplane posted 2 new chapters where Luo Binghe went to explore for an unknown reason and met another beauty to add on his harem. He didn’t even explain why and where Binghe was going. His expectation for the author has failed once again, he’s not sure why he’s still hoping for Airplane to fix the novel. After finishing the new chapters, he cracked his knuckles to list all the problems in the chapter and added his personal complaints. After he’s satisfied, he walks to his bed and prepares to sleep.
When Luo Binghe was kicked out from the dream, he immediately stood up to grab Xin Mo and slashed right through the air. He doesn’t know where his destination is but he needs to find him. He tries to convince himself that he simply wants to conquer, he wants to dominate and rule every land and gain their respect. But he knows deep inside that his goal is deeper than that.
His curiosity over the man in the dream is overwhelming that he wants to see him again. Adding Xin Mo’s intense reaction, his heart pumped for many reasons. He will see that person and he will not stop until he satiates the feeling inside of him.