Online Game: Evil Dragon Against The Heaven - 191

The scene shifts back to Tianchen City, where Ye Tian Xie fully restores his health and starts walking towards his home. None of the three system tasks were simple. The Mercenary Mission was straightforward—defeat enemies and clear stages. However, the Faction Mission and Pet Mission evidently required exploration and cooperation.

After experiencing the Ice Absolute Wolf Den once, Ye Tian Xie realized how challenging it would be to complete the Pet Mission alone. The terrifying Ice Bone Absolute Path made it clear he urgently needed a priest.

Hmm… come to think of it, wasn’t the strongest healing priest right by his side?

Today marked Posui Chenxin’s first official 『workday』 at Guo Guo’s little cottage. Its beauty and luxury made her feel as if she were dreaming. Compared to where she used to live, this place was nothing short of paradise. If given the chance to stay here often, she wouldn’t want to leave, even without earning any income. Every girl instinctively yearns for beauty and warmth. Likewise, even the thriftiest girl harbors a deep love for luxury.

Although she was alone all day, she didn’t dislike the solitude. On the contrary, she silently enjoyed it.

From yesterday to today, she felt a lingering sense of unreality…as if happiness and hope had arrived so suddenly and unexpectedly.

For her sister, for their future, and for this opportunity, she had to work hard and take it seriously.

In the morning, she familiarized herself with everything in the cottage. In the afternoon, she picked ripe fruits, displayed them in the dining room, and meticulously organized everything that could be arranged. The homes in the world of Destiny required as much care as those in the real world.

She actually wanted to bring her sister here. The environment might improve her mood and, perhaps, even lead to miraculous progress in her condition. However, since this place wasn’t hers, she didn’t dare to act rashly and risk offending its owner. Moreover, her sister’s illness required long periods of rest. Even playing a virtual game posed a significant strain on her.

When the door opened, Posui Chenxin heard the notification and quickly ran from the backyard to greet Ye Tian Xie. As soon as she received the prompt of his return, she felt an indescribable sense of excitement and joy… though she instinctively ignored these emotions. She also couldn’t grasp what these feelings meant.

Seeing that Fei Fei wasn’t home, Ye Tian Xie raised an eyebrow in slight surprise. He sat in the hall, and Posui Chenxin soon served him a freshly brewed cup of fragrant tea. Then, she sat across from him, lowering her head slightly, unsure of what to say.

“Chenxin, can you tell me about yourself?” Ye Tian Xie asked casually, taking a sip of tea and setting the cup down.

Thinking of her painful past, which she never wanted to recall, Posui Chenxin’s face turned pale from its earlier blush. Her shifting expressions made Ye Tian Xie’s heart stir. He became even more certain that her gaze and the feeling she gave him spoke of a deeply painful—perhaps even tragic—past. Recalling it would be like tearing open old wounds.

He quickly added, “I was just asking casually. You don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to.” Then, half-jokingly, he said, “Sometimes, men’s curiosity can be very strong.”

Posui Chenxin lightly bit her lip, her expression dim and tense as she said, “Big Brother Xie Tian, you are my friend, and you’ve helped me so much… I shouldn’t hide anything from you, but… but… those things, I really don’t want to…”

“If the past is too painful to remember, then don’t look back. Like me—any memories I don’t want to recall, I never think about again,” Ye Tian Xie said, looking into her panicked eyes with a gentle smile. His breezy smile instantly calmed Posui Chenxin’s tense heart. She nodded gratefully and softly replied, “Mm.”

“Do you have anyone by your side now to keep you company?” Ye Tian Xie asked casually.

“Mm… I have a younger sister, my biological sister.” Thinking of the poor girl abandoned by fate—her only sister, her only relative—a faint, bitter smile appeared on her face. The deep sorrow hidden in her heart flickered in her eyes.

Although she hid it well, Ye Tian Xie still read something from her eyes. His heart trembled again. Two seemingly casual questions had unknowingly deepened his understanding of this girl.

Ye Tian Xie smoothly changed the subject and said in a light-hearted tone, “In any case, you’re now the official housekeeper I worked so hard to find. You need to take care of all the miscellaneous things here every day… If you slack off, I’ll dock your salary.”

The half-joking tone lightened the atmosphere, which had grown heavy, and Posui Chenxin bent slightly in response. “I’ll do my best.”

Ye Tian Xie knew that since coming here, Posui Chenxin had felt mostly nervous and uneasy. No matter how much she tried to hide it, the sense of being 『helped』 was too significant. Only by letting her gradually adapt to her role and feel worthy of his 『help』 could her heart truly settle. For someone fragile and deeply wounded, the heart is the most sensitive.

What Ye Tian Xie could do to help her was limited to this. The rest would depend on her. Because he had experienced a tragic past himself, he chose to help her, but it didn’t mean he would intervene in her fate without reason. At least for now, he had no intention to overreach.

At this moment, Posui Chenxin’s nervous and respectful posture before him resembled that of a little maid.

Ye Tian Xie took out two snow wolf pelts he had collected from his backpack and placed them in Posui Chenxin’s hands, who looked at him with confusion. He said, “Chenxin, please run to the tailor shop for me and have the tailor make two sets of cold-resistant clothing. Let the tailor quote the price for any additional materials needed…Mm, in the future, I’ll have to trouble you with a lot of errands like this.”

“No trouble at all, not at all! I’ll go right away,” she replied.

Posui Chenxin was in a delicate state of mind. Her kind heart dictated that if she were to receive 1,000 gold coins daily while remaining idle, she would feel incredibly uneasy, as if she owed Ye Tian Xie a great debt. However, if she stayed busy, even if physically exhausted, her heart would feel light and at ease.

Thus, in Guo Guo’s little cottage, she meticulously cared for every corner. Any 『task』Ye Tian Xie entrusted to her, she would eagerly complete as soon as possible.

Watching Posui Chenxin’s hurried figure running off, Ye Tian Xie smiled faintly and muttered, “A girl like this… the perfect choice for a wife. I wonder who will have the fortune to heal her wounded heart and enter her emotional ocean.”

Raising his wrist, Ye Tian Xie called out, “Fei Fei, where are you?”

On the other end of the communicator…

“Huh? Tian Xie, you finally came out! Earlier, when I called you, it kept saying you were in a special map… I’m leveling up with Big Brother Zuo and Qiu Shui down south, bullying little deer… Huff! Those two are really hopeless. Such weak and adorable little deer, yet it takes both of them so~~ long to defeat them. They’re miles behind my amazing Tian Xie!”

Zuo Po Jun’s disgruntled voice rang out lazily: “Miss Su, we’ve said it a hundred times already—our monster-killing speed is absolutely god-level. It’s only because you’re used to Second Brother’s insane methods that you think…”

“Hey! Hmph, you two are sworn brothers, aren’t you? How shameless of you to say that,” Su Fei Fei teased with a playful tone.

Murong Qiu Shui interjected with a melancholic sigh, “That’s why your Tian Xie is Second Brother, and we can only be Third Brother and Fourth Brother.”

“Alright, my Tian Xie is back, so I’m not playing with you anymore. Bye-bye!”

Hanging up the communicator, Su Fei Fei eagerly teleported back to the city, not even sparing time to say goodbye to Zuo Po Jun and Murong Qiu Shui.

Zuo Po Jun rubbed his nose and muttered, “Phew, the experience-leeching princess finally left.”

“Nonono, my dear Third Brother, don’t you think having the beautiful, kind, and compassionate Fei Fei by our side, with her healing skills full of love, made it so we had nothing to worry about? Our speed in dealing with these poor creatures nearly doubled… If I could choose, how I wish she’d forget our radiant Second Brother and stay here with us… Oh!! I would treat her even better than Second Brother does.”

Zuo Po Jun shot him a disdainful look. “Would you dare say the same in front of Second Brother?”

“Only if I got tired of this beautiful world!”

“…”

“Speaking of which, hearing Second Brother’s voice makes me feel like I forgot something important.”

“Something important… Oh!! Second Brother’s voice reminded me of the Heavenly Soul Mercenary Group’s summons!”

“Crap!! Back to the city! I have to join the Heavenly Soul Mercenary Group! Aaah!!”

In Tianchen City, Tailor Shop

“Hello, Aunt Yu, could you please use these as the basic materials to make two cold-resistant garments for me?” Posui Chenxin arrived at the tailor shop, politely handing over two pieces of snow wolf pelt to the shop owner, Aunt Yu.

Legend had it that Aunt Yu wasn’t just an aunt but also a Heavenly Absolute-level tailoring master.

As Aunt Yu accepted the snow wolf pelts, she was holding a needle—not a terrifying Ice Soul Enchantment Needle, but… an embroidery needle.

Posui Chenxin’s politeness and her soft, delicate voice made Aunt Yu take a second look at her. Then, after inspecting the pelts briefly, Aunt Yu was moved and said, “Snow wolf pelts, from the snow wolves of the Ice Absolute Wolf Den in the extreme north of the Lost Continent. Snow wolves are rare, a special type of wolf that can freely survive in extremely cold environments. If made into coats, their pelts would provide excellent cold resistance… Young lady, did you bring any other materials, or gems for inlaying?”

“No… Are there any necessary materials I can purchase directly from you?” Posui Chenxin asked, clearly nervous. After all, this was the first task Ye Tian Xie had entrusted her with, and she didn’t want to disappoint him in the slightest.