Chapter 55: Demon Sect’s Superior Secret Technique - Golden Snake Bone-Entwining Hand

Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Demon Sect’s Superior Secret Technique - Golden Snake Bone-Entwining Hand

A whole semester had passed since the fever incident. By now, Han Wenwen had finally saved up some spare cash through her gaming videos over the past few months. After deducting her living expenses, she had over eight thousand yuan left in her account. Every time she checked her balance, she couldn’t help but sigh in amazement, wishing she had known how capable Lin Zhengran was sooner so she could have asked him to teach her earlier.

On the streets of the small town’s electronics market, Lin Zhengran and Han Wenwen walked into a store specializing in electronic products. They were here today to buy a computer.

While they were browsing, the system’s voice chimed in as usual.

[Ever since you formed a contract with the Demon Sect Witch, you have imparted your Inner Power Heart Method to her, allowing her cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds. In return, she often gives back to you using the methods and medicinal decoctions she learned in the Demon Sect, helping your cultivation progress even further.]

[Today, lacking a handy weapon, she has asked you to accompany her to the weapon shop to choose one. After selecting a suitable weapon, she might find another way to reward you. However, you are also curious about something else. Over the past few days, you have noticed that the Demon Sect Witch seems to be keeping something bottled up in her heart, and it appears to be related to you.]

Lin Zhengran glanced at Han Wenwen beside him without a word and smoothly opened his status panel to take a look.

[Your current Spiritual Qi level is Level 42.]

[Your current attributes are:]

[Strength: 47] [Reaching 50 grants the special ability to maintain muscle mass without exercising.]

[Energy: 42] [Reaching 60 grants the special ability to go seven times a night without fatigue.]

[Physical Strength: 51] [Reaching 70 grants the special ability to double physical strength and triple endurance in tasks.]

[Charm: 45] [You have unlocked the Double Affection ability.]

His level hadn’t increased much over the past six months because neither Xiao Heqing nor Jiang Xueli had experienced any major events. However, Lin Zhengran had recently marked some dates on his calendar. In a few months, both He Qing and Jiang Xueli would have crucial competitions and performances. When that time came, his Spiritual Energy Cultivation should skyrocket by a few levels, perhaps even touching the edge of Level 50.

"Welcome! What are you looking to buy?"

As the two of them walked into the shop, Lin Zhengran stated that they wanted to buy a desktop computer and rattled off a list of hardware models to the owner. After the man brought out the items, Lin Zhengran picked out a few components and set them aside. The owner looked at him, and he looked up at the owner. Suddenly, both of them chuckled.

"Sir," Lin Zhengran said, "how about we swap out these few parts?"

"Oh, come on, these are all brand new," the owner groaned. He then took away the second-hand hardware. "Ah, fine, fine, I’ll swap them out for you." He brought over the genuinely new components and handed them to Lin Zhengran.

Not many people actually knew the ins and outs of buying computer parts. Still, it was normal to occasionally run into an expert like Lin Zhengran. To the owner, it just meant making a little less profit.

Han Wenwen had also noticed what was going on. With her high emotional intelligence, the little fox naturally understood the situation. She asked softly beside him, "You know about computers too?"

"Just a little."

She clapped her hands lightly in admiration. "That’s amazing! You know how to do everything." She leaned in and whispered into his ear, so only the two of them could hear, "Otherwise, we would have been ripped off again."

Lin Zhengran was used to her flattering demeanor and didn’t make a big deal out of it. "The desktop I picked out for you costs around four thousand yuan. It’s more than enough for recording videos. Even if you start live-streaming later, it’ll hold up for a while. If you find the stream lagging by then, you can upgrade to something more expensive."

The shop owner looked at the brand-new components with heartache and couldn’t help but sigh casually. "Young lady, to be honest, this friend of yours is quite something. He picked out all the best components of the same model. I’m not making a dime off this."

Lin Zhengran thought to himself that there was no way the man wasn’t turning a profit. If he hadn’t been worried about receiving refurbished parts online, he wouldn’t have spent the extra money to handpick them at a physical store.

Han Wenwen smiled at the owner’s words. "He is pretty amazing."

Seeing that Lin Zhengran was already watching the owner assemble the PC case, a faint blush crept onto her cheeks. She mused that every time they went shopping like this, it truly felt as though they were a couple.

Noticing her staring at him, Lin Zhengran asked, "What’s wrong? Is there anything else you need to buy?"

"No," Han Wenwen replied with a smile.

The two took a taxi back and set up the desktop computer along with the external accessories they had bought earlier in her rented room.

The moment it officially booted up, Han Wenwen was overjoyed. "It’s on! I finally have the very first computer of my life!" The little fox was incredibly grateful to him. "This is all thanks to you, Lin Zhengran."

Lin Zhengran told her to try playing a game while recording to see how it performed. Han Wenwen quickly tested it out, and it ran flawlessly. Riding the high of having a new computer, she played several matches back-to-back and smoothly recorded the audio for her videos while she was at it.

Lin Zhengran took off his jacket, lay down on her bed, and scrolled through her video account.

In just a few months, Han Wenwen’s follower count had surpassed forty thousand, growing at a rapid pace. As for her income, since making videos was inherently unstable, it fluctuated. But even so, she had earned over ten thousand yuan in the past few months—far exceeding what she used to make working day and night at low-paying part-time jobs.

"With this follower base, you can stream for a few days during this year’s winter break. By then, your followers should roughly double again," he said, before noticing Han Wenwen walking over.

The little fox half-squatted on the floor, resting her upper body on his legs.

Lin Zhengran looked at her blankly. "Why are you lying on my legs?"

Han Wenwen stared at him with her foxy eyes. "If you weren’t here, I don’t know how much extra money I would have spent buying a computer today. How should I thank you?"

Lin Zhengran bent one of his legs, making it impossible for her to continue leaning on him. "Let me think."

Han Wenwen took off her shoes, climbed onto the bed, and sat sideways beside him. Because they had spent so much time together in this rented apartment over the summer vacation, there was no awkwardness between them, even when they were completely alone.

Lin Zhengran thought that a meal would be the easiest reward, but it was meaningless. He had already let Han Wenwen treat him to hotpot far too many times. No matter how good something was, one would eventually build up a tolerance to it. The system had reminded him long ago that the cultivation boost gained from eating hotpot was now negligible.

Suddenly, Han Wenwen gently suggested, "How about... I give you a massage? I’ve specifically studied it online recently, and I even asked Qingqing for advice."

[An exquisite, top-tier Cultivation Technique exclusive to the women of the Demon Sect: the Golden Snake Bone-Entwining Hand. Although this Cultivation Technique cannot increase one’s cultivation level, it can simultaneously boost multiple attributes. It is one of the most favored Cultivation Techniques for those who fight above their weight class and feign weakness to catch their enemies off guard. However, because this Cultivation Technique can only be used on others, very few even within the Demon Sect have mastered it.]

He thought it was amusing that a simple massage was being dressed up in such grandiose terms. Still, he wondered why the system hadn’t said anything when He Qing massaged him before. Could it be that Han Wenwen’s massages were different?

"A massage?" Lin Zhengran asked. "Why did you learn that?"

Blinking her foxy eyes, Han Wenwen replied charmingly, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "Once I learned it, I could give you massages. What other reason could there be?"

Lin Zhengran felt that this reason amounted to saying nothing at all.

Han Wenwen tilted her head with a beaming smile. "Mainly because a massage doesn’t cost money. Otherwise, I actually feel pretty bad about my wallet every time I treat you to a meal. With a massage, you get to feel comfortable, and I get to save some money."

He lay flat on the bed, indifferent to her reasoning. "That works. I’m actually a bit tired, so go ahead. I’ll take a nap."

"Do you want to rest your head on my lap?" Han Wenwen asked. "It’ll be easier for me to massage you."

"No need, this is fine."

Looking slightly disappointed, she took Lin Zhengran’s hand. She stroked his fingers one by one before slowly kneading his palm. Then, she knelt by his head and used her hands to massage his forehead and temples.

Lin Zhengran opened his eyes in surprise at her movements. It really was much more comfortable than He Qing’s massage. That silly girl had applied very light pressure, as if she were afraid to touch him, but Han Wenwen’s strength and technique were incredibly soothing.

"What’s wrong?" Han Wenwen asked. "Is it too light or too heavy?"

"It’s fine. It feels great."

"I read online that massaging the temples helps people sleep better," Han Wenwen explained. "You can give it a try."

He closed his eyes and, enveloped in that soothing state, quickly drifted off to sleep. An unknown amount of time passed, marked only by the occasional sound of vehicles passing by on the streets outside the residential complex.

Han Wenwen looked down at his sleeping face, her hand movements gradually slowing down. A blush had long since crept onto her cheeks. "The real reason for the massage... is this," she murmured to herself, as if confessing to a certain someone.

She slowly leaned down. With one hand, she nervously tucked a stray lock of long hair behind her ear so it wouldn’t fall, and gently pressed a kiss to his forehead.

After a moment, she slowly pulled away. Gazing affectionately at the boy so close to her, she whispered to herself, "If I had any doubts before, now I’m absolutely certain that I’ve completely fallen in love with you, Lin Zhengran~"