[ You Have Received A Direct Message From 'Dat Peach' ]

[ All Messages Are Encrypted From Other Observers and Transmitter ]

The CEO stared at the screen and blinked. Would Bao really not see it? He turned to the creature and asked, "Then why do you speak then?"

"Well, that's.. I can give live commentary, you know? You're so boring that I have to interact with you for you to stop being so deadass boring. Even the gods of death are more alive than you are!" The creature grumbled but said nothing about the screen.

"I see."

He checked the message..

Dat Peach: Yes, yes, I'm dat Peach! Or that is what I want to say. Either way, welcome to the whims of the universe. I should have recruited you to RO if I knew that you were going to hate it this much—for now, this patch is a trifle gift.

CEO: trifle gift?

Dat Peach: RO is different from LSO, me interacting too much can get me ultra banned. But you're interesting enough, so you get a gift and generous contributions from me more than those stingy Observers.

While it wasn't necessarily true, as some had given him 1000 Charm Points, she was the first VIP Observer and had spent more. However, it was all very suspicious.

CEO: Are you sure that I can trust you?

Dat Peach: Trust me enough to tell me your plans of universal dominion? I dunno man, sounds kinda risky. I'm still on the edge and I'm leagues powerful than you

CEO: I haven't said anything like that

Li Yang frowned. Was his intentions that obvious?

Dat Peach: Let's see, a young CEO in control of his life and future outcome suddenly receives a System that tries to chart the course of his life for all eternity—only someone lost in life or extremely into harems and power would take relish in it. You hate it. You know it. We know it. Now you're just a ticking time bomb waiting to happen—do you go to the heavenly realm and exact your revenge? Some ARE waiting for that. Kinkly.

CEO: .. Is that so?

Li Yang received a headbutt on his shoulder and glanced at Bao. The Panda-like creature gave him a sharp look. "Did my words actually hurt your feelings? Ignore it and do what you have to do."

"Hmmm?"

"What are you standing around here for, you have a schedule!"

Li Yang temporarily dismissed the direct messaging and headed to the Shen Society building. He kept the words of the Moderator in the back of his mind and wondered if he should trust this Peach. Li Yang wanted to believe that someone open and frank with him was to be trusted—but even someone like that would have their own agendas for being scrupulously honest.

[ Would You Like To Open 'Unofficial System Patch'? ]

The CEO let the notification drop as he knocked on the fourth floor and saw someone open the door. It was one of the other employees of Shen An Na and her brother. It was the same guy who offered a suggestion to use the 'qi-dispelling talisman' albeit he couldn't recall this man's name.

He asked, "Do you know where Miss Taiga and Ying Yue He are?"

"..." the guy pointed upwards.

Li Yang nodded. "Alright. Thank you."

"Mhmm."

He went to the rooftop and ignored the Panda who was making remarks about the other guy. "And I thought I'd never see you talk more than another person—weird folks, I tell you. Was he supposed to be mute, or is this an effect of being a cultivator?"

"You don't have to mock someone for being reserved with their speech," Li Yang said. He glanced briefly over his shoulder at the creature. "It can be quite draining for some and anxiety inducing for others."

"Sure, yadayada. You did actually well for someone like you." The creature shrugged unapologetically. "I mean, you're probably never going to be charismatic like others—but you weren't so bad during the board meeting and all that. I guess you're expecting me to not judge you as harshly, huh? Too bad I still will."

He thought back to the meeting and shrugged back. His eyes on the door that led to the rooftop. "The boardroom meeting place is a stage and you sometimes have to present yourself."

"Wut..?" The creature looked like it was close to tears of laughter.

He sighed. "Nevermind." Li Yang reached out for the door and opened it, and saw that there was nothing on the other side. At least at initial glance—it was an empty rooftop devoid of anything or anyone.

Which was fair when the night sky above him made it uncomfortable to be at the rooftop in this hour. The CEO however felt a stirring in the air or rather the monumental presence of qi. He stared in front of the empty place until he felt a burning sensation across his face and he dodged to the left.

The veil of the world disappeared and shifted to its true scenario. A smoke and charred building appeared at the place where he had been standing, and he saw the presence of three people on the rooftop. Taiga gave him a laugh and waved, "Your spiritual senses are improving, Bossman! You got here by yourself."

He glanced at the burnt cement and then back at her. "Or else I would have been burnt to a crisp and at your own doing. It seems a little contradictory to the idea of hiring you as a bodyguard."

"Yeah, that was risky, Taiga." Mou Gu shook his head and clicked his tongue. "You would have to pay for his healing or medical expenses—and he's the one paying you in the first place."

Taiga crossed her arms over her chest. "It is only through death-defying experiences that one can improve."

"We could still have a controlled environment, while the effects may be slower. It is no doubt the safer path to becoming stronger," Li Yang said. He shook his head and then saw his secretary with a look of relief on her face. That was in spite of her face looking like she had crossed a land full of soot. "Miss He, I did not expect you to be here frankly. You have a little something on your face."

"Little something?" Mou Gu chuckle. "Girl, you could have sunk your face into a charcoal pit of dust and you would have looked the same."

The CEO held the small treasure chest in one hand and then took a handkerchief from his pocket. He stepped towards her and offered the fabric—she thanked him. He nodded and then glanced at Mou Gu. "I recall that you are a chef. Are you capable of brewing these pearls for me?"

"Pearls?"

He opened the box and showed it. "I obtained black ocean pearls from a certain supplier. What I learned from Miss Lifen was that I had to crush one and mix it in a large batch, but perhaps you can create a thicker and purer consistency for me?"

Taiga wrinkled her nose. "Tea Temptress."

Li Yang raised a brow at those words, but glanced back at the pink-haired man. "Would that be alright for you? I could pay you to prepare it for me. Or give you three pearls as payment." He could have probably gotten it for free with Bo Lifen but she needed to visit her grandmother and this was his best option.

The CEO still hadn't exactly tried how far his physical capabilities had increased, but this was more convenient for him.

"Ah, the life of the rich and famous truly are unimaginable even for us cultivators," Mou Gu sighed and snatched a pearl from the chest. "I'll do it. Let me just keep this one as a remembrance. I guess we'll call it a day in our training today?"

Ying Yue He gave the man a look. "I don't exactly see how it is a 'we' when you spent the hour or so cheering from the sidelines."

"Hey, I gave you some tips!"

The CEO couldn't help but feel like his own training was lacking, however he had focused on something else today. Perhaps unlike his secretary and everyone else here, he had his own cheat that allowed him to worry less about training and instead focus on achieving the Main Quests.

[ Total Current Charm Points: 23438 ]

He still had enough time to do what he wanted and perhaps finish up things that needed to be looked after too. His situation with Luo Ju Di and the child she brought into his life, lessening his workload and also taking care of his secretary? Speaking of which, he glanced at his secretary's status and opened the Charm Shop.

[ Name: Ying Yue He ]historical

[ Age: 26 years old ]

[ Cultivation: Qi Condensation First Stage (1/9) ]

[ Body Cultivation: Flesh Training - Body Transformation ]

[ Constitution: Gourmet Body (36%) ]

[ Bloodline: Epicurean Bloodline (awakened) - Concentration (15.99%) ]

[ Roots: Wood (11.2%) / Earth (14.8%) / Water (12.3%) ]

[ Sect: Olympian Corp ]

[ Cultivation Methods ]

[ Blossoming Vine Scripture (Mortal) ]

Power: Extremely Weak

Comprehension: Beginner ( 10/32)

Stage: Qi Condensation (1/9)

Ying Yue He only took around a day or so to begin the first stage of cultivation? He had to purchase the Qi Condensation - I in actually starting his cultivation, but she achieved it even without that. Was it the Spiritual Blossoming Tea that had really helped?

Or perhaps it was her special constitution and bloodline. He focused on one thing in the note section:

[ Notes ]

Epicurean Bloodline and Gourmet Constitution allows the Individual to Highly Benefit from Resources

It was both the Spiritual Root Blossoming Tea and of her own constitution and bloodline. But there was something in the System's Charm Shop that could help her further and it would simply cost him 500 Charm Points.

'Can I purchase Constitution Refinement for Miss Ying Yue He?'

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Note: I'm adding new privilege tiers on April 1 and 2! So you won't be able to purchase for awhile :)