139: Chapter 139 Don't worry about not having enough time, we can always skip him for a day.

In the hours that followed, the overall vibe completely changed.

Lu Li had originally just sat nearby giving verbal guidance, but Shen Qingxue's gameplay was simply too anxiety-inducing.

Clearly there was a treasure chest ahead, yet she insisted on detouring from the left, resulting in a cliff on the left where she fell down and died.

Clearly there was a teleport waypoint ahead, yet she insisted on provoking the roadside mobs, getting chased around by a bunch of slimes for the better part of the day.

"No... why are you running? Fight them!" Lu Li was so anxious he was slapping his thighs.

"I can't beat them!"

Shen Qingxue's voice rarely carried a hint of panic, her fingers frantically tapping on the screen, but under her control, the character simply wouldn't listen.

"Cast your skill! That red button in the bottom right corner! See it? That's the ultimate, just press it once!"

Lu Li was so anxious he was almost about to take over himself.

"Which one is it? I'm about to get beaten to death, is it this one?"

Shen Qingxue hurriedly pressed it, resulting in the character jumping in place, and then getting knocked flying by a mob's axe again.

"Oh good grief, that's jump! The glowing one on the left!"

Shen Qingxue finally found the ultimate button, and the moment she pressed it, the screen finally quieted down.

She let out a long breath, her whole body relaxing as she leaned back against the sofa, the corners of her lips curving slightly.

"Humph, dead now, right."

Lu Li looked at her look of relief and couldn't help laughing.

"What were you panicking about just now? Just those few mobs, you could beat them even by standing still."

Shen Qingxue turned her head and glared at him.

"I wasn't panicking."

"If you weren't panicking, why were you running?"

"I... I was pulling mobs, do you even understand."

Lu Li's lips twitched, holding back laughter.

Pulling mobs? Ending up chased by a bunch of monsters for half a street, Shen Qingxue's skill at stubbornly talking back seemed pretty decent too.

"Fine, fine, fine, pulling mobs. If you say it's pulling mobs, then it's pulling mobs." Lu Li raised his hands in surrender with a smile.

Shen Qingxue snorted, withdrew her gaze, and continued controlling the character to move forward.

"There's a fork in the road ahead, go left or right?"

Lu Li leaned over to take a look at the screen.

"The left is the quest point, the right has a hidden treasure chest, where do you want to go first?"

"The treasure chest."

Shen Qingxue hardly hesitated.

Lu Li raised an eyebrow and couldn't help laughing.

"Yo, quite the gamer, knowing to grab rewards before doing quests."

"What are you laughing at?" Shen Qingxue glared at him.

Lu Li hurriedly covered his mouth.

"I just think that the way you play games... is quite cute."

As soon as those words fell, the living room fell silent for a split second.

Shen Qingxue turned her head away, refusing to look at him, her earlobes slowly dyeing with a thin layer of blush.

"So childish."

She muttered softly, but there was not the slightest hint of anger in her tone, carrying instead a trace of indescribable softness.

Lu Li also realized what he had just said, quickly clearing his throat and pretending nothing had happened as his gaze drifted out the window.

The sky outside the window had already grown dark.

"Good grief, it's already this late?"

Lu Li glanced at the time; it was past seven.

Shen Qingxue followed his gaze toward the window, her whole body suddenly freezing for a moment as she quickly picked up her phone to check the time.

How much? Seven-thirty?!

She put down her phone, the expression on her face turning from relaxed to annoyed, her brows slightly furrowing as the corners of her lips involuntarily pressed together.

"Didn't we agree to play for just a little while? How did it get dark while we were playing?"

Lu Li leaned back against the sofa, crossing his legs and spreading his hands with a nonchalant expression.

"You got addicted, blame me?"

Shen Qingxue glared at him, quickly picking up her phone to open the Douyin backend.

Sure enough, the direct messages and video comments were already too numerous to look through, most of them urging for the complete audio source of the love song.

"This is bad, we won't be able to release the song so punctually now."

Her tone carried a hint of annoyance, especially when looking at those comments urging for updates, her brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

Lu Li turned his head to glance at her phone screen, filled entirely with requests for updates.

He didn't even need to guess to know that the comment section of his own account was probably in the exact same situation.

But! Eh~ He just refused to look, because as long as I haven't seen it, the matter doesn't exist~

"It's fine, worst case we just ghost them for a day."

Lu Li offered her a little comfort.

Shen Qingxue raised her head to look at him, her expression somewhat complicated.

"Ghost them for a day?"

"That's right, ghost them for a day."

Lu Li said leisurely with his hands pillowed behind his head.

"Think about it, the more anxious the fans wait, the higher their expectations will be. When we release the complete version tomorrow or the day after, won't the effect be even better?"

Shen Qingxue thought about it, feeling like it made some sense, yet feeling like something was a bit off.

"But... wouldn't this be a bit bad? In the past, we basically never procrastinated."

"What's so bad about it? We didn't sign a contract saying we must release it today."

Lu Li paused and added another sentence.

"Besides, look at those major manufacturers, which ones don't delay their releases? Delays are the norm, and punctuality is the exception."

Shen Qingxue's lips twitched slightly.

"You're just spouting crooked logic."

"Trajectories are paths too! Crooked logic is logic too."

Lu Li grinned and said.

Hearing this, Shen Qingxue's gaze still fell on those comments urging for updates, still hesitating.

"It's fine, listen to me, it's just ghosting them for a day~ After we finish eating later, we'll continue, yuanshen! Launch!"

Lu Li's words didn't have any comforting effect at all, instead making Shen Qingxue glare at him.

"Stop hesitating, I'll make this decision for you, I'll play the bad guy."

Lu Li grinned cheerfully, too lazy to wait any longer, and simply snatched Shen Qingxue's phone, helping her edit the caption and posting it out.

[No audio source update for today, ghosting you guys for a day~ Love you guys~]

The moment this sentence was posted, the comment section immediately became lively.

Countless people wailed in despair, their grievances practically numerous enough to resurrect the Evil Sword Immortal.

[Good grief! I thought the official version was out, but it turned out to be a pigeon!]

[No!! These are not words the goddess could say]

[That's right, this tone... this is definitely something Lu Li would say]

[Lu Li! I know you posted this! F***ing beast, beast! Ah!!!]

[Oh no, my goddess has really been corrupted by Lu Li, wuwuwu]

Shen Qingxue leaned over to take a look at the comment section, her lips twitching slightly.

"What did you post?"

"Ghosting them for a day, what else could I post, except it seems I posted it using your account."

Lu Li handed the phone back to her with an innocent look.

Shen Qingxue didn't know whether to laugh or cry; she ended up taking the blame for Lu Li just like that?