Mini World Game Console-Chapter 666 - 667: What Dong Chengling is best at is correcting mistakes

It was a clear, cheerful day. The lake shimmered with sparkling waves, and the warm sunlight, sliced by the tender new leaf buds, fell in fragments onto the soil. The slightly chilly, fresh air rushed toward him, making Ren Suo feel a hint of relaxation.

Ren Suo had received nine years of compulsory education and was an outstanding member of the Vanguard Team, so he knew that people inside a moving vehicle, although stationary relative to the vehicle, were in high-speed motion relative to the ground. Thus, if someone were thrown from the vehicle, they would land face-first, utterly disfigured.

Therefore, Ren Suo had always believed that one should not be in a state of high-speed movement during spatial teleportation.

It turned out that Ren Suo's common sense was indeed at the level of nine years of compulsory education. When teleporting through space, the frame of reference had already shifted from the ground to the entire universe. As a creature from the third planet in the Solar System, even if he stood still, he was constantly in high-speed motion due to Earth's rotation and revolution from the universe's perspective.

Earth revolved at a speed of 30km/s and rotated at 466m/s. Every time Ren Suo teleported, it was like jumping out of the perpetually drifting 'Earth Ship' and then hopping into another compartment.

If Spatial Movement could ignore even that speed, then the speed at which he was traveling in a car was naturally negligible.

"So, when I teleported here and lunged forward, was it actually psychological suggestion? Because I knew I had been in a car, so…"

"I initially thought it was your psychological suggestion, but now I think you might have done it on purpose," said Dong Chengling, whom Ren Suo was holding, in a light and breezy manner.

Although she said that, she gently wrapped her arms around Ren Suo's waist. The winters in Lian Province were not very cold, especially since both of them were cultivators and wore little. Without the hindrance of thick clothes, they could both feel each other's warmth and heartbeats.

Ren Suo let out a sigh of relief. Suddenly teleported here, and seeing Dong Chengling right before his eyes, he was both shocked and overjoyed, and without thinking, he reached out to embrace her.

Upon reflection, it had been quite a while since Ren Suo and Dong Chengling had last seen each other. The last time they had met was just after Ren Suo had left The Dark Side of the Moon, but he had fainted again just a few seconds after regaining consciousness.

After waking up, Ren Suo had met with Qiao Muyi, Luna, and Gu Yueyan in succession. He then spent a few days eating meals cooked by his mother, especially over the New Year's holidays, which basically consisted of reheating and repeatedly eating the same dishes from New Year's Day. Ren Suo had even started craving instant noodles.

Therefore, Ren Suo had been missing Dong Chengling and her cooking all the more.

That's what he had believed before, but after holding Dong Chengling, he realized that more than wanting Dong Chengling to cook for him, he wanted to 'devour' Dong Chengling herself.

I have been corrupted by Qiao Muyi, thought Ren Suo.

But compared to other reunions, Ren Suo didn't feel much joy at this moment. Instead, he felt an unusual sense of security, like a strange creature having found another strange creature.

Ren Suo and Dong Chengling were both too simple, too transparent. From the beginning of their acquaintance, their interactions had been straightforward, without any detours or compromises, striking each other with the purest of intentions. Generally, such individuals either drift apart due to differences in core values or become close friends due to aligned perspectives. Consequently, neither of them had many friends.

But Ren Suo could understand and admired Dong Chengling's seriousness and aloofness, while Dong Chengling found Ren Suo's fastidiousness and occasional laziness adorable.

After embracing quietly for over ten seconds, his phone suddenly rang. "Let me tear apart this dim universe at dawn, a three-foot green light, rotating to cleanse the dust~"

The sudden ringtone broke their sweet tranquility. Ren Suo took out his phone and answered, "Little sister, I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

"Hm? Where am I?"

At that moment, Dong Chengling tapped Ren Suo on the shoulder and motioned for him to hand her the phone. Without hesitation, Ren Suo complied. Dong Chengling took the phone and said, "Xing Mei, don't worry. I just really missed your brother and wanted to see him soon, so I pulled him over. You guys follow the GPS to my place, and I'll bring your brother back with me."

Ren Suo and Dong Chengling had previously agreed that the entire Ren Family would visit her home on the third day of the New Year to pay a New Year's call, officially to visit the Ren Family's adopted daughter, Ren Xiaojiu.

Ren Suo was sitting in the car when he suddenly disappeared from his spot, causing his family members to be momentarily dumbfounded. While Ren's father and Ren's mother were still debating whether they had left their son behind, Ren Xingmei had finally snapped out of it and dialed Ren Suo's phone.

Once Dong Chengling hung up, Ren Suo scratched his head awkwardly, revealing a simple smile. "You missed me too, huh?"

"Yes," Dong Chengling said openly as she handed back the phone. "Your family is about ten minutes away. Do you want to continue?"

"No... let's continue." Ren Suo hesitated for half a second to put down his phone and then reached out to wrap his arms around Dong Chengling's waist again.

It was only then that Ren Suo noticed Dong Chengling was not as serene as he had imagined. When they were close, Dong Chengling's expression also became a bit shy, her cheeks showing a faint blush, but she bravely responded and didn't avoid Ren Suo's gaze, as if he were a somewhat challenging but mandatory textbook she had to conquer.

Ren Suo looked around. He saw the lake and the forest, with few people around, and a path in the distance where men, women, and children were leisurely strolling. He asked, "Where are we?"

"The park. Look, do you see that building? That's my middle school building. After school, I sometimes liked to bring a book here to sit and read until it was almost dinner time before heading home."

"Reading books? What did you read in middle school?"

"Books my father bought me. All kinds of stuff: 'Stellar Space: The Century of Planets,' 'One Hundred Thousand Whys,' 'Boule de Suif,' and 'Tiger Team,' things like that."

"That sounds like very casual reading. I thought you'd be doing English weekly quizzes or something."

"I would do my homework seriously at home. Coming to the park was just to relax and read some interesting leisure books." Dong Chengling looked at Ren Suo and said, "Do I really look like a boring person to you?"

"Yes," Ren Suo nodded. "To the average person, you seem like a very serious teacher, a dedicated cultivator, living a monotonous life, going between two points, not following dramas, not watching anime, not viewing short videos, not reading novels—either cultivating, cooking, preparing teaching plans, or reading books..."

Feeling Dong Chengling's hands tightening around his waist, Ren Suo chuckled and gently cupped her face. "But I'm not the average person. I think you're super cute, Cheng Ling."

Facing Ren Suo's clumsy flattery, Dong Chengling showed no particular reaction, just smiling and looking straight at him. Ren Suo locked eyes with her for over ten seconds, gently adjusted a stray strand of hair from her forehead, and then naturally kissed her.

Dong Chengling shyly dodged at first but soon actively responded to Ren Suo. She never shied away from challenges. Facing obscure books, she would read them thoroughly. Encountering difficult spells, she would practice them over and over. If there was a dish she didn't know how to cook, she would try again and again. Whatever she set out to do, there was nothing she couldn't achieve, no matter what it was.

After a long while, their lips parted.

Just like the relationship between Ren Suo and Dong Chengling, everything happened naturally and calmly. Perhaps learning from Luna, Ren Suo couldn't help but hug Dong Chengling and nuzzle his face against hers like a child seeking comfort, which made her laugh. She reached out to straighten his collar and then took the initiative to cup his face and kissed him awkwardly.

This time, Ren Suo used all his skills to give Dong Chengling a good first kissing experience. He began to think about many things: how to address Dong Chengling's parents later, whether to hold Dong Chengling's hand when meeting his parents and sister, and whether Little Jiu would adapt to this change.

As his thoughts wandered, Ren Suo considered the distant future: whether to buy a larger house to give Dong Chengling a study, whether Dong Chengling would want to join the Great Wall, and whether he could skip getting a driver's license altogether. He imagined stepping out and hitching a ride in a 'Cheng Ling-mobile,' instantly reaching anywhere from south to north. And since Dong Chengling liked Little Jiu so much, did she really like kids?

By the time Ren Suo had almost settled on a name for a second child in his head, this campaign initiated by Dong Chengling also came to an end as she declared it. She held Ren Suo's face, sticking her little tongue out to lick her lips.

After thinking seriously for a few seconds, she raised her head. Her eyes, sparkling like stars, gazed at Ren Suo with affection as she softly said,

"Kissing someone you like is actually quite comfortable. I used to think it was just a ritualistic activity," Dong Chengling said. "Your lips are so sweet, and your technique is really good."

"Really? I don't think my toothpaste is sweet..." Ren Suo had never really discussed this kind of topic before. Seeing Dong Chengling seriously discussing it with him, he said somewhat embarrassedly, "If I could make your first kiss experience a bit better..."

"My experience was very good, but this wasn't your first kiss, was it?"

"Hmm?" Ren Suo blinked.

"You're so proficient," Dong Chengling said with a smile. "I followed your lead for a bit, and I feel I need a lot more practice to be as skilled as you. Who did you practice with? Was it Xiao Qiao, Xiao Yan, or that little sister Luna I haven't met? How many times have you actually practiced?"

Ren Suo's body stiffened. He carefully looked at Dong Chengling and, after choosing his words carefully, said quietly, "All of them..."

"So how far have you gone with them?" Dong Chengling didn't seem very angry but rather curiously continued questioning.

"Just like with you. It hasn't gone any further," Ren Suo hurriedly shook his head. "I absolutely won't mess around until I have figured out a solution."

Dong Chengling seemed a bit puzzled. She touched her own lips and then pointed at Ren Suo's. "...Isn't this messing around?"

Ren Suo pondered for a moment and said, "According to conventional views, aside from marriage and having children, other things don't really count as messing around. After all, there are no specific, irreversible losses involved."

According to Zhao Huo, it's 'like in anime, where the male and female protagonists can hug and kiss and go around in circles a hundred times, but they just won't confess and always remain in that maddening state of 'just friends.''

In fact, Ren Suo did want to mess around; or rather, he was very eager to unlock this particular life achievement. But until he was sure he could bear the consequences, he didn't dare, out of a sense of responsibility and a survival instinct.

But Dong Chengling did not agree with such a 'conventional' view and frowned. "Suo, there's a problem with what you're saying."

"You think that by carefully maintaining our relationship and not going any further, you are being responsible. However, in reality, if you wanted to be romantic with me, I might agree. So from my perspective, you and I are already in a complete romantic relationship, and it won't change just because you are holding back."

"You think you haven't messed around. But after I clearly accepted your confession, the fact that you still like other people *is* messing around."

Dong Chengling ruthlessly shredded Ren Suo's painstakingly maintained composure, thoroughly dissecting his scoundrel nature and completely pulverizing his self-satisfying, pointless views. Ren Suo was left speechless, especially under the judgment of Dong Chengling's pure and beautiful eyes. He truly felt his guilt was overwhelming and wished he could be stuffed into a pig cage and drowned.

"I... I know I'm wrong." Although he said this, Ren Suo still held Dong Chengling's slender waist tightly. "But I can't change, I don't want to change, and I even want to persist."

Ren Suo looked seriously at Dong Chengling and said, "Cheng Ling, do you believe me? I will definitely give you, give Young Master Mu, give Yueyan a satisfying answer. I will figure out a way to make everyone happy."

Without any reason, Ren Suo felt that as long as a little more time passed, he definitely would find a way to solve these entangled relationships. It had only been a year, and playing the Mini-World Game Console had dramatically changed the world, his cultivation level approached the fourth transformation, and he had even gained four girlfriends at once.

So, he had good reason to believe that with more time, the world would definitely undergo more changes. For example, the Mysterious Country might enact a law allowing 'cultivator marriages to be resolved autonomously without legal restrictions.' In short, by then his romantic problems might just be a minor issue!

After all, girlfriend problems wouldn't cause the end of the world. There must be a way!

When playing games, Ren Suo most hated those heart-wrenching plots and stupid male protagonists that arose from love triangles and quadrangles, often resulting in outcomes like 'one couple forms, another pair is pushed together, and one person is left miserable.' Even though Ren Suo eventually became the type of protagonist he despised most, he believed he could avoid that sort of heartache!

If you don't even have the courage and determination to challenge societal norms and change the plot, what kind of hardcore player are you? A huge cheat like the Mini-World Game Console had fallen right into his lap. How could Ren Suo act like those stupid protagonists who fussed over ridiculous issues and truly became one himself?

No backing down!

But before Ren Suo found the solution, he needed to soothe his lover. Reflecting on this, and seeing the perfect timing and circumstances, he decided to start with Dong Chengling!

In Ren Suo's eyes, Dong Chengling was the perfect domestic type of wife—suitable for both the living room and the kitchen, kind, considerate, dignified, generous, with her own life pursuits, and truly integrated into his life. Although he couldn't say he was specifically targeting the easy ones, starting with the easiest and moving to the more difficult ones was certainly the right choice.

However, when faced with Ren Suo's question, Dong Chengling unusually avoided it and instead brought up something from her childhood. "Do you remember? When I was in middle school, my grandfather passed away."

Ren Suo paused for a moment, then remembered the content of the 'High Energy Ahead' game, and nodded. "I remember."

"When Grandpa died, he had been sick for a long time. To pay for Grandpa's treatment, my family owed quite a bit of money. Although we paid it off later, my parents became very frugal. When I saw a book I liked and wanted them to buy it, they rarely agreed. It wasn't that they didn't have money, but they said I needed to focus on my studies and not read those 'unnecessary books.'"

Although he didn't know what Dong Chengling wanted to say, Ren Suo still nodded. "Yes, my parents are the same. When I see a game console I like, they wouldn't buy it for me either, telling me to focus on my studies…"

"But I still got the books I wanted later. Why do you think that was?" Dong Chengling asked.

"You used your New Year's money to buy them yourself?" Ren Suo guessed based on his own experience.

Dong Chengling shook her head. "No, I consistently ranked first in my grade. My parents had no reason not to buy them for me."

Indeed, a struggling student could hardly imagine how joyful the life of a top student could be.

"At that time, I realized one thing," Dong Chengling said slowly. "Whatever you want, whatever choices you want to make, must all be based on having some capital of your own. You can't rely on someone else's charity. Even parents can't meet all your demands. But if you have sufficient capital, you can obtain everything you want."

Ren Suo blinked, feeling that Dong Chengling's tone was somewhat off.

"So from that time, I strived to study hard, go to university, and then graduate school, aiming to become a successful person."

"After the resurgence of Spiritual Energy, I deeply understood that the future would definitely belong to cultivators. Because, no matter if you are an emperor or a general, a renowned beauty, or possess captivating allure, none can contend with the natural laws of birth, aging, sickness, and death, or the passage of time. Only by transcending humanity can one surpass limits and witness more spectacular vistas…"

"Meanwhile, as I diligently pursued cultivation and improved my abilities, it also meant I was mastering more resources, obtaining more power, and… controlling greater levels of violence."

Dong Chengling gently stroked Ren Suo's neck. "Suo, although you think I'm very cute and like me a lot, I know I'm not an inherently interesting person, and I seldom show my desires. Because I believe nothing is more interesting than cultivation, and no achievement is more pride-inducing than advancement…"

"Cultivation is my desire, and this desire is not loftier than watching dramas or reading novels."

"But interestingly, I used to have to 'work' through things like studying to satisfy my desires. Now, while fulfilling my desires, I am also continually increasing my capital. That's why I'm so diligent in cultivation."

"Unknowingly, I have also become the 'successful person' I dreamt of being as a child."

Dong Chengling pulled out the Spiritual Energy Coordinate Necklace from under Ren Suo's clothing. "So, why do you think that, as a child, I wanted to become a successful person?"

Ren Suo blinked and hugged Dong Chengling, trying to use a kiss to ease the tense atmosphere. Dong Chengling happily accepted his service and even took the opportunity to practice her skills, but she did not plan to let him off.

"Because I know, if I want something, I have to grab it myself. If I'm not qualified to grab it, then I become qualified."

Dong Chengling pressed the Spiritual Energy Coordinate Necklace, and its gem lit up with a pink radiance.

"I have diligently practiced cultivation and have now become a Fourth-Stage Cultivator. Although I didn't care before, in reality, I can now easily obtain whatever I want. I can easily accomplish whatever I wish. No one can bully me, not even the Tactical Bureau."

"I am Dong Chengling, a Fourth-Stage Cultivator, and I am entitled to obtain everything I deserve."

Dong Chengling gently pressed her finger against Ren Suo's lips. Facing his trembling gaze, she offered a calm smile and said softly, "Suo, I will forgive you. Everyone makes mistakes; I understand that. And don't worry. As a teacher, my greatest skill is helping people correct their mistakes."