My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 144 - 133: Subtle Influence

"How’s it?"

In the room.

Lin Ying’s two snow-white, voluptuous long legs crossed over each other. Following the graceful line of her thighs down, there was a pair of white high heels, which because she was sitting, caused the arches of the shoes to curve slightly, forming a seductive arc. It was indeed beautiful.

In the end, she forcefully dragged Chen Lusi back into the room.

"..."

Chen Lusi glanced at her, then shifted his gaze, lowering his head to look at his phone, continuing to scroll through the takeout app, pondering what to eat for dinner.

"... Does it look good?"

Lin Ying got up from the bed, leaned over, and gently placed her hand on his shoulder, continuing to ask. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Stir-fried vegetables, snow peas with bacon, and steamed ribs in soy sauce."

Chen Lusi didn’t answer, instead, he turned his phone over to show her: "Do you want anything else to eat?"

"Don’t change the subject."

Lin Ying glanced at the phone, quickly shifted her gaze back to Chen Lusi’s face: "I asked if it looks good."

Chen Lusi sighed helplessly: "Now I’m asking if you’re going to eat, answer me first."

"Not eating, too fat."

Lin Ying directly refused, then looked down at herself: "After all, you just said I was fat."

Chen Lusi frowned slightly: "Who said you were fat?"

"Then what did you mean to say just now?" Lin Ying immediately raised her head, blinking her eyes.

Chen Lusi: "..."

He lowered his head again, picking up his phone: "Let’s add sweet and sour pork."

"Your turn."

Lin Ying held onto Chen Lusi’s shoulder, gently shaking him insistently: "Does it look good?"

"It looks good."

"You didn’t even look."

"..."

Chen Lusi took a glance down.

Lin Ying’s rounded, pristine long legs were together, the white high heels elongated her calf curves, making the exquisite silhouette even more pleasing to the eye.

"It looks good." Chen Lusi replied again.

Lin Ying tilted her head: "Then do you want to see other combinations?"

Chen Lusi: "..."

"Like normal skirts, and these suit pants."

Lin Ying went to the wardrobe, opened it, then took out two outfits: "Oh, and black stockings... you can try this first."

With that, she put the clothes back and then took out a pair of socks, returning to Chen Lusi and handing them to him, saying: "Help me out."

Though she didn’t show it clearly, there was a feeling... she seemed quite thrilled.

As if she had found Chen Lusi’s weakness and started relentlessly attacking it.

"..."

Chen Lusi sighed, turning his gaze away once more.

"Are you blushing again?"

Lin Ying, in her high heels, intentionally circled to face Chen Lusi.

"I was just impulsive just now, stop fussing."

Chen Lusi was a bit helpless: "I really wasn’t trying to look."

Lin Ying looked at his chiseled face and said: "Then tell me, is your face hot now? Just tell me, and I’ll stop teasing."

Chen Lusi: "..."

Lin Ying leaned forward, pressing closer, as if to pressurize him into admitting it.

And her skin was truly good, her face fair, delicate, and pristine.

Warm breath brushed against his face.

Chen Lusi turned his head slightly: "It’s hot, okay?"

"Pfft..."

Hearing Chen Lusi admit it, Lin Ying leaned on him, her shoulders gently shaking, she whispered: "It’s so rare."

"Laugh if you want."

"Hahaha."

Hearing that, Lin Ying laughed out loud, her body shaking with laughter, saying: "I can’t believe you blushed because of me."

Seeing her laughing so freely without regard for her image, Chen Lusi could only helplessly encircle her slender waist, saying: "Don’t get too excited, teasing once or twice is enough, I already said it was an accident."

"I don’t believe it."

Lin Ying rubbed her forehead against his shoulder: "You did it on purpose."

Chen Lusi: "..."

"Also."

Lin Ying moved forward, suddenly leaning in close to Chen Lusi, reaching around him with her arms through his armpits, embracing him back.

Then she raised her head, leaning to his ear, her red lips parted slightly: "Your intuition isn’t wrong."

Chen Lusi: "..."

He had a feeling.

This time, he’d be mocked by Lin Ying for life.

...

Lin Ying was indeed very excited... she’d been teasing him the whole night, and only after finishing dinner, and taking a bath, did she reluctantly calm down.

And when Chen Lusi was drying her hair, he could finally quiet his mind and reflect on everything that happened today.

Leaving aside the matters of the Monkey Anomaly Realm.

What the little girl said today, and his own changes, were indeed troubling him.

Though what that little girl said was enigmatic.

But what she mentioned about the authority didn’t seem like just a single ability, and it didn’t match with Chen Lusi’s current Authority Ability at all.

Limbs turning into blades.

How is that related to not wanting to die, becoming stronger, starting over?

... Not wanting to die, the Clockwork Man.

Chen Lusi suddenly paused in his actions; this did seem to relate somewhat.

In the Lu Hao incident, he indeed resurrected.

And that little girl said, ’Not wanting you to die gave rise to the Clockwork Man.’

Chen Lusi thought of this, couldn’t help but look at the back of Lin Ying’s head.

"What’s wrong?"

Noticing Chen Lusi had stopped tending to her hair, Lin Ying curiously asked.

"Do you remember the little girl who appeared when I first received the authority?" Chen Lusi hesitated for a moment before asking.

Lin Ying, back facing him, nodded gently: "I remember, she was quite cute. Why?"

"Do you know her?" Chen Lusi asked again.

"Hmm."

Lin Ying shook her head from side to side.

"Then never mind."

Chen Lusi continued tending to her smooth, long hair, without asking further.

In fact, it might not be related to Lin Ying after all.

Even if there is a connection, she wouldn’t hurt herself.

Besides, the little girl mentioned not only the Clockwork Man... but also the Shadow and Wheelchair Man.

And when she described these folks... none of them matched my current Authority.

So what exactly does my current Authority ability count as?

If the Clockwork Man represents resurrection, what do the Shadow and Wheelchair Man represent?

Becoming stronger? Starting over?

What does it mean to be strong? How can one start over?

Also... the last thing the little girl said, returning desire to me, what did that mean?

He doesn’t feel he lacks desire, because he needs to eat every day.

That should count as desire too.

But after the little girl disappeared... things became strange again, and that’s a fact.

Until now.

Chen Lusi still couldn’t figure out why he did that earlier.

The only explanation seemed to be an obsession.

Otherwise, having grown up together, things shouldn’t have turned out that way.

"..."

Chen Lusi frowned, the more he thought, the more confused he became.

Indeed... riddlers are really annoying.

He sighed, then turned off the hairdryer: "All done."

Lin Ying gathered her newly dried, silky long hair, then turned around to face Chen Lusi: "Shall we go house hunting tomorrow?"

"If you have time, then tomorrow it is."

Chen Lusi pondered for a moment, and replied: "Are there any houses nearby?"

"I don’t know, we can take a look around. It feels like it’s been ages since we went out together."

Lin Ying showed a look of anticipation: "Speaking of which, it’s also been a long time since we lived together, nearly four years, right?"

"Hmm."

Chen Lusi observed Lin Ying who was kneeling on the sofa, and this time didn’t feel inexplicably flustered, and sighed in relief.

Lin Ying noticed his gaze but didn’t mind and continued to ask: "Will you return home after renting the house?"

"After helping you move."

Chen Lusi responded: "Then I’ll go see Lin Wan, as I promised, and also bring some clothes down."

"Remember to let her know in advance."

Lin Ying thought for a while and advised: "Some time ago, she said she was bored being home alone, so she moved into the school dormitory, saying she wanted to experience the undercurrents among roommates."

"..."

Chen Lusi shook his head helplessly, then picked up his phone to send Lin Wan a message.

But as soon as he unlocked it.

He saw a notification of over 99 new messages from the corporate chat app.

He hesitated for a moment but didn’t open it, opting instead to check regular messages.

Unexpectedly, there was a new message there too, from Xia Panqiu.

The message was sent half an hour ago.

The content was simple.

"Good evening..."

Chen Lusi looked at Xia Panqiu’s message, thought for a moment, and replied, "Good evening."

Soon after he sent his message, Xia Panqiu replied: "Are you back?"

"I’m back."

Chen Lusi didn’t expect her to reply so quickly, so he continued typing: "But I can’t make it to Celestial Strategy Trading right now. I need to go back home for a bit, could you please let Miss Si Yujie know?"

Message sent.

On the other side, Xia Panqiu paused for a long time before asking: "When will you come?"

Chen Lusi: "Not sure yet."

Xia Panqiu: "..."

Seeing her ellipsis, Chen Lusi hesitated and replied: "Sorry, I might not be able to help you with your cultivation for now."

"It’s okay, I’ll wait for you..."

The phone vibrated.

Xia Panqiu had replied, and then added: "Besides, my ’First Line’ practice is looking pretty good lately..."

"Congratulations."

Seeing Xia Panqiu’s message, remembering her holding the Horse-Cutting Saber, he expressed a subtle congratulation, then exited the chat window to prepare a message for Lin Wan.

"Such a dummy... but it’s nice."

At this moment.

Lin Ying’s voice suddenly sounded.

Chen Lusi smelled a familiar gentle fragrance and looked up to find Lin Ying, hands on the sofa, stretching her fair neck to look at his phone screen.

"Who’s the dummy?"

He lowered his head to type a message to Lin Wan, asking as he did so.

Just as the message was sent, Lin Wan replied.

"[Confetti][Confetti][Confetti]."

Lin Wan had sent three confetti emojis.

Seeing Lin Wan’s message, Lin Ying replied: "I’m talking about my silly sister."

Just as she finished speaking.

The phone vibrated again.

After sending the confetti emojis, Lin Wan asked: "Is my silly sister coming back too?"

Chen Lusi: "..."

Lin Ying, silent for a moment, suddenly snatched the phone from Chen Lusi and leaned back against him, taking over the reply: "Not coming back. Your silly sister not only isn’t returning but plans not to give you next month’s allowance."

"Wait... are you Lin Ying?"

"I’m your silly sister."

"..."

On the other side.

Being leaned upon, smelling Lin Ying’s pleasant scent, Chen Lusi instinctively wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her up slightly, letting her fully lean against him.

The motion was entirely natural.

This time, Chen Lusi didn’t feel anything odd, after all, they knew each other too well.

But Lin Ying paused, momentarily forgetting to reply.

Unexpectedly, the groundbreaking change did not take place.

Yet some things seemed to be subtly happening in the background.

Changes in certain details are often most deeply felt by those close by.

...

At the same time.

In Qinyuan and Mansion, on a different floor.

Inside the rented room, Xia Panqiu held her phone, looking at Chen Lusi’s last "congratulations" message, gently squeezed the phone, then slowly lowered her head, feeling somewhat down.

But soon, she thought of something, habitually glanced around her room.