Hua Wuyan frowned silently. She hadn’t even spoken, hadn’t done anything at all, and her Favorability Rating had already dropped by 10.
It seemed the System’s analysis of Ouyang Huiye’s personality was spot on—this man was unpredictable and moody, and it was difficult for him to develop goodwill toward anyone.
In the book, the female lead Xu Qingtian was protected by Heavenly Providence, and not long after saving Ouyang Huiye, she had him completely devoted to her.
It seemed she would need to rely on the grace of saving his life to trigger any psychological change in this kind of villainous character.
Whatever. Save the man first, then talk about everything else. “If I save you, what will you give me in return?”
“If you can save me, I, Ouyang Huiye, will do whatever you command from now on.”
Hua Wuyan lifted her foot and lightly stepped on his chest, which was rising and falling weakly. She could feel the elasticity of the muscle lines beneath her sole, and a scorching warmth seeped through the bottom of her foot.
“I don’t need you to do whatever I command. I want you—to do whatever I please.”
[Ding! Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating +20. Current Favorability Rating: 10%.]
“???”
She stepped on him once and his Favorability Rating shot up by 20?
An absurd thought flashed through her mind.
Beneath Ouyang Huiye’s gloomy and cold exterior, was there actually a masochistic heart hidden away?
Ouyang Huiye’s heart leaped at her words. This stimulation to his sympathetic nerves was even more intense than the severe injuries covering his body.
If she could truly save him, what harm was there in agreeing?
Do whatever she pleases with him?
Just hearing it made his nerves tingle with excitement.
Hua Wuyan pushed her tongue against the inside of her cheek, scrutinizing Ouyang Huiye’s face, which was obscured by blood and grime.
“If I save you, I want everything from this day forward—your body, your heart, and even your life—to belong to me.”
[Ding! Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating +5. Current Favorability Rating: 15%. Keep it up, Host.]
His Favorability Rating went up again! She hadn’t expected that beneath Ouyang Huiye’s cold exterior lay such a thrilling hidden personality.
The more forcefully and domineeringly she treated him, the faster his Favorability Rating toward her climbed.
It seemed things were getting more interesting.
The streetlight above the bridge let out a crackling “buzz” as it flickered, casting shifting light and shadow across Ouyang Huiye’s face.
A hint of seductive smile traced across his blood-covered features. His breath was weak, but his voice carried a tantalizing hoarseness. “Fine.”
“As long as you can kill all these people, from now on, I’ll be your dog.”
Having cultivated for over a thousand years in the immortal cultivation world, Hua Wuyan could see at a glance the mockery in Ouyang Huiye’s eyes.
This little thing didn’t seem to believe she could save him at all.
Hmph, no matter. Once she disposed of these people, there would be plenty of time to properly train him.
She had already spotted a bulletproof vest in the System Mall. The exchange price for one bulletproof vest was 1 Opportunity Point.
But her account only had 0.9 Opportunity Points left.
“System, loan me 0.1 Opportunity Points, then exchange it for the bulletproof vest.”
[Due to the Host’s good credit history, 0.1 Opportunity Points have been loaned to you. The bulletproof vest has been exchanged and equipped on the Host.]
The night was dark, and the other party didn’t seem to notice she was now wearing an extra bulletproof vest.
Everything was ready.
Her slender legs stepped over Ouyang Huiye’s body, and she struck first, charging into the crowd with her long blade.
The blade had just claimed one man’s life when the leader’s gun muzzle was already aimed at her chest with sadistic amusement.
This little girl was too uncanny—best to just kill her to be safe. “Little girl, don’t try to play hero in your next life.”
A gunshot rang out, and Ouyang Huiye, lying on the ground, let out a sigh. The interest in his eyes faded, his nerves shifting from excitement to calm, his gaze turning cold once more.
“What a pity.”
[Ding! Detected a decrease of 10 in Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating toward the Host.]
At that moment, Hua Wuyan looked at the hole in her clothes and furrowed her brow slightly.
That damned Ouyang Huiye—did he really think she’d been shot dead?
How dare he underestimate her!
“Damn, how is this chick unharmed?”
“Are you blind? That black thing showing through the hole in her clothes is a bulletproof vest!”
“Who the hell wears a bulletproof vest to fight zombies?”
Hua Wuyan let out a cold laugh. “Me.” The moment she spoke, she charged forward and engaged the dozen or so men in battle.
Back in the day, when she’d fought to enter the Cultivation Mountain Gate, she’d carved her way through a crowd of seekers just like this.
Those who slaughtered their way into cultivation sects to train for immortality were far more vicious and formidable than the men before her.
Though she had lost all her cultivation now, her body—strengthened by the spiritual energy of over fifty Crystal Cores—was light and agile, and her strength far surpassed that of the dozen men facing her.
Her long blade sank into flesh with every swing, bringing back the feeling of her first days in the Cultivation Realm.
“Tch, not even a challenge.”
Sensing something amiss, Ouyang Huiye turned his head toward the direction of the fight. In just a few minutes, more than a dozen bodies lay on the ground. All had been killed within three strikes.
A hint of excitement crept into his expression.
She’s alive!
[Ding! Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating toward you has increased by 20. Current Favorability Rating: 25%.]
Hua Wuyan walked over and kicked him in the leg. “Thought I was dead?”
Ouyang Huiye stared at her with a cold, expressionless face, saying nothing.
She crouched down to examine his wounds.
The wounds on his thigh and arm were shallow knife cuts. The two largest wounds were both on his abdomen—judging by their shape and the way the muscle had turned outward, they were gunshot wounds. There was also a stab wound from a blade.
Both wounds were deep and bleeding profusely.
“You’re badly injured. If you don’t get treatment soon, you’ll bleed out and die.”
“Wait—what’s this?”
Hua Wuyan tore open his undershirt and spotted a blackened scratch mark on his left ribs.
“You got scratched by a zombie?”
Ouyang Huiye gave a bitter smile. “Since you’ve found out, just kill me.”
Hua Wuyan frowned again and again, staring hard at the wound with wide eyes.
“System, if Ouyang Huiye turns into a zombie, does that mean he can no longer serve as the female lead’s opportunity aid?”
[Host, deliberately allowing an important character in the book’s world to die is a serious violation of balance. The System will execute the Host.]
“Why is it execution again? It’s not like I killed him—I’m just respecting his fate.”
Raising Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating to 100% could take forever. Those thousand Opportunity Points were nowhere in sight.
But to cure his poison, she’d have to give him the Detoxification Pill she’d just exchanged for 10 Opportunity Points.
That was her own lifeline.
[Host, a single Detoxification Pill can save him. If you don’t save him, the System will determine that you maliciously caused the death of an important character in the book.
However, the System can give the Host an advance notice.
If Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating toward you exceeds 60%, the System will reward you with 200 Opportunity Points.]
A 10-point Detoxification Pill in exchange for 200 Opportunity Points? This deal was a guaranteed win!
“Save him, of course I must save him! Saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.”
She retrieved the Detoxification Pill from the System Mall, pinched open Ouyang Huiye’s mouth, and shoved the pill inside.
His lips were soft, but his gaze was sharp.
That contrast of delicate charm and indignant anger was utterly thrilling.
If his face weren’t so dirty, she’d have been tempted to taste him.
Ouyang Huiye coughed violently for a while before managing to swallow the pill, then furrowed his brow with a fierce expression.
“What did you feed me?”
Hua Wuyan pressed her foot harder against Ouyang Huiye’s chest. “I really don’t like the way you’re looking at me right now, or the tone you’re using with me.
If you’re going to be a dog, you need to know your place. I saved you, so you should be wagging your tail at me. Understand?”
[Ding! Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating toward the Host has increased by 20. Keep it up, Host! His Favorability Rating is now at 45%. Raise it another 15% to earn the Opportunity Points reward!
However, the System must remind you that the 0.1 Opportunity Points you borrowed must be repaid within 24 hours. Otherwise, the Host will be required to pay the System 200% interest daily.]
“You crooked merchant! 200% interest—that’s outright loan sharking! I protest! I refuse!”
“Protest denied. The countdown begins!”