"What were you doing the night before last?"
Lin Chen's expression stiffened, "Just because you slipped up once doesn't mean you have to mock me all the time."
"The Host System may despise the hypocrisy of humans, but it is indeed related to that incident."
"You mean this opportunity was given by Qin Lan?" Lin Chen suddenly remembered something.
"It seems the host isn't too foolish. Your luck is simply against the heavens. With such fortune, your body has been transformed by Qin Lan's essence blood, and you now possess the dragon bloodline."
"Dragon bloodline?" Lin Chen looked puzzled.
"The dragon bloodline is the closest vessel to that of a god, and with the dragon bloodline protecting you, when the host advances level, the success rate will be one hundred percent."
"A one hundred percent advancement rate?" Lin Chen was so lucky, he was almost ecstatic.
After Qi Refinement, it's the Foundation Establishment, and during the start of advancing in Foundation Establishment, there's always a certain failure rate. Failure not only damages the body but more importantly, can cause regression in cultivation levels. Many cultivators spend their whole lives unable to reach the Foundation Establishment due to this reason.
"Who exactly is Qin Lan, and how powerful is her essence blood?" Lin Chen curbed the ecstatic joy in his heart and asked curiously.
"Sorry, host level too low, permission to understand Qin Lan's identity is not granted."
"Damn, always too low level. System, don't you know what flexibility means?"
"Host, in the vast universe, Earth is just the tip of the iceberg. As you level up, the secrets you learn will increase. Knowing too much now is not conducive to your growth."
"Alright, you win," Lin Chen said reluctantly, nodding his head.
Ever since acquiring the popularity system, Lin Chen's desire for the mysterious world often mentioned by the system had grown. What would the interstellar world often talked about by the system look like?
Lin Chen opened his eyes to find Xue Ying staring at him intently, her beautiful eyes tinged with shyness, her expression incredibly ambiguous.
Xue Ying had thought Lin Chen would sleep a bit longer, but him suddenly opening his eyes caused her cheeks to flush as she quickly averted her gaze.
"You're awake!" Xue Ying said, trying to sound calm.
"Mmm, how long have I slept?" Lin Chen rubbed his eyes, pretending he had just woken up.
Xue Ying glanced at her watch. "You've been asleep for three hours."
"That long, huh? You must be starving. Let's go, I'll cook some new dishes for you today." Having gained such a huge advantage, Lin Chen was in a great mood.
Just as they walked into the restaurant, Zhao Xiaowen came up to greet them, "Lin Chen, I have some good news for you. The Everlasting Restaurant across the street has been shut down."
It turned out that after Li Dafu was arrested, Everlasting Restaurant was found to have committed tax evasion and used gutter oil among other violations, leading several departments to close it down.
"He got what he deserved. I'll cook a few new dishes today to celebrate," Lin Chen smiled and walked into the kitchen.
Hearing that Lin Chen was making new dishes today, both Xue Ying and Zhao Xiaowen drooled at the prospect of being the first to taste Lin Chen's new creations, which had become one of the happiest things for the two beauties.
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the restaurant, a Porsche slowly stopped next to Xue Ying's car. A young man in Hermes clothing took off his sunglasses, glanced at the BMW's license plate, and a sly smile crossed his lips as he walked toward the Private Chef Restaurant.
Behind him, two men in black disembarked from a Mercedes and followed the young man closely into the Private Chef Restaurant.
Xue Ying was sitting at the dining table, flipping through a magazine when the young man pushed the door open and walked in.
"Sir, our restaurant isn't open yet; please wait a moment," a polite waiter said.
The young man frowned and snorted, "I wouldn't eat in this roadside diner. I am here to find someone."
Saying this, the young man rudely pushed past the waiter, his gaze landing on Xue Ying.
"Xue-yin, you're here? Why are you eating in this kind of roadside shop? It's so unhygienic. Come on, I'll take you to the Emperor Hotel for some Western food," the young man said cheerily as he approached Xue Ying.
Xue Ying looked up to see the man, her eyes revealing a hint of panic.
The visitor, Du Wei, was the leader of DY's notorious "Four Young Evils," and the sole heir of DY's foremost influential family, the Du family.
The Du family's influence in DY was so extensive it could be described as having the power to cover the sky with one hand; their formidable background deterred almost everyone from provoking them.
As the only scion of the Du family, Du Wei had been spoiled to the skies, perfectly exemplifying the saying 'recklessly widespread, perpetrating every conceivable evil.'
In the circle, he was well-known as a playboy who had brought calamity upon countless girls.
It was rumored Du Wei had peculiar tastes, and the girls he'd been involved with ended up battered or even mentally deranged, with some unable to endure the humiliation and ultimately committing suicide by jumping from buildings.
Despite all this, Du Wei still lived a carefree life, with his family smoothing over even the most enormous disasters for him.
In DY's upper social circles, the mention of Du Wei almost always elicited a fear, so Xue Ying felt a similar dread when she saw him.
"Du Wei, I actually like these roadside shops. Please invite someone else," Xue Ying straightly declined Du Wei's invitation.
Xue Ying's close friend had been taken by Du Wei to have a late-night meal and had ended up jumping from a building the next day, her body terribly mutilated in a dreadful state of death.
Therefore, Xue Ying knew that Du Wei's invitation was nothing short of a trap that she would never step into.
Du Wei forced a smile, "Xue-yin, are you still mad at me? I was wrong last time."
Half a month ago at a banquet, Du Wei had gone as far as to attempt violence on Xue Ying, and if it weren't for her brother Xue Shan who appeared, she might have been ravaged by this scoundrel.
"Enough, Du Wei. I've told you we're not suitable. Please stop pestering me," Xue Ying finally burst out, unable to tolerate further.
At this, Du Wei's expression finally darkened, his face twisting malignly, "Xue Ying, you know well, there hasn't been a woman I, Du Wei, want that dares to refuse me."
Hearing Du Wei's words, Xue Ying defiantly replied, "Then I'll be the first."
Du Wei suddenly sneered, "Your Xue family might seem reputable to others, but in my eyes, it's nothing. Plus, your brother has already returned to the army to serve, no one can help you now. Today, whether you like it or not, you are going with me. Let's see who can save you."
"I will not go with you," Xue Ying bit her lip and said.
Hearing Xue Ying's words, Du Wei scoffed, "Xue Ying, you're asking for this. Today I'll teach you what it means to be my woman. You two, take her to my car."
No sooner had Du Wei spoken than the two bodyguards behind him rushed out, heading straight for Xue Ying.
Xue Ying hadn't expected Du Wei to be so arrogant as to actually make a move on her directly.
At this point, waiter Xiao Zhang could no longer stand by and stepped forward, positioning himself in front of Xue Ying and addressed Du Wei, "Sir, if Miss Xue doesn't want to go with you, why must you force her?"