When his phone charged up and there was enough power to turn it on, Lin Xuan Qi couldn't wait and tapped into the 'My Virtual Girlfriend' game.
A notification appeared after the game loaded.
[Zhao Jia Rui is in danger due to the ice wolf's poison.]
[Vitality: 50%]
He frowned as he searched for Zhao Jia Rui in the surroundings.
It took him a few moments before finding her lying on the ground in a corner, shivering uncontrollably.
He frowned and tapped on the 'Items' option in the user interface to see if there was something that could help.
Nothing.
It was empty.
Lin Xuan Qi then tapped on the 'Shop' option and a menu appeared.
There were tabs with different categories like Pills, Weapons, Clothes, Accommodation, Cultivation Techniques and Farming.
He clicked on the pills tab and another menu appeared, with different pills for selection.
Most were grayed out except two, Qi Refining Pill and the Poison Recovery Pill.
After he selected the Poison Recovery Pill, a notification appeared on the screen.
[All pills on 80% offer!]
[Buy 10 x Poison Recovery Pill and 10 x Qi Refining Pill for $100.]
[Purchase? Y/N]
Lin Xuan Qi hesitated for a moment.
$100 was above his normal spending threshold.
He looked at Zhao Jia Rui shivering much more vigorously in the background and he glanced over at his medical report on the table.
"Fuck it." He said and tapped on the 'Y' option.
[Ding!]
[Thank you for your purchase.]
[Delivering immediately with Booster Pack now.]
At least there's no need to purchase the Booster Pack again. Lin Xuan Qi thought to himself.
Zhao Jia Rui felt her life force getting weaker as the ice wolf's poison wreaked havoc inside her body.
She thought about her parents and the injustice she had gone through.
It was unfair for her to die now.
Her vision began to blur just as she heard a small thud.
"More killers to hunt for me?"
This startled her and she focused hard to see what had happened.
To her relief, Zhao Jia Rui saw that two bottles of pills had appeared out of nowhere.
"Thank you elder or ancestor."
She didn't know who or what level of cultivation the person that helped her was, so she addressed the person as elder or ancestor.
Using the last bit of her strength, she took the bottles of pills and opened the stopper.
From the looks and smell she recognized that they were Qi Refining Pills and Poison Recovery Pills.
They weren't cheap and cost a fortune.
Disciples in the Thunder Sword Sect had to take on missions for a few months to try and save up for just a Qi Refining Pill or Poison Recovery Pill.
But right now, she had two bottles of the pills right in her hand.
The next moment she shook her head and laughed at herself.
The elder or ancestor just used up fifty or more Heavenly Level fire talismans, what's a few bottles of pills.
Zhao Jia Rui quickly took out a Poison Recovery Pill and swallowed it.
After a few moments, she stopped shivering, and warmth came back into her body.
The ice wolf's poison was slowly cleared by the Poison Recovery Pill.
[Ding!]
[Zhao Jia Rui's ice wolf poison has been cured.]
[Vitality: 60%]
[Purchase a sumptuous meal for $5 for her? Y/N]
Lin Xuan Qi smirked and tapped on the 'Y' option immediately.
After spending $100, what was $5 to him.
A meal with rice, roasted chicken, mushroom soup, steamed fish and braised beef appeared on the table in the wooden hut.
The aroma of the food immediately filled the air.
When Zhao Jia Rui smelled the food, it reminded her of how hungry she was.
Running away from the ice wolves had used up most of her energy.
After struggling for a bit, she was finally able to stand up and walk over to the table.
Zhao Jia Rui was pleasantly surprised when she saw that there were even utensils like chopsticks and spoons for her.
The elder or ancestor is such a detailed and kind person. She thought.
Lin Xuan Qi placed his phone on the desk, and he opened the fast food he had bought on the way back home.
To hell with all the healthy food.
All he wants to do now is to be happy.
Taking a huge bite out of his burger, Lin Xuan Qi watched and ate together with Zhao Jia Rui.
...
After she was done, Zhao Jia Rui bowed and said silently, "Thank you so much for the pills and meal. I would like to know your name so that I can repay your kindness."
Lin Xuan Qi nodded approvingly at her attitude, but he didn't have any way to communicate with Zhao Jia Rui for now.
But Zhao Jia Rui was disappointed again after a few moments when she didn't get any response from the elder.
Another notification appeared again on the screen.
[Want to purchase with $10 to see Zhao Jia Rui's affection for you. Y/N]
He frowned and then tapped 'Y' on the option.
Whoever made this 'My Virtual Girlfriend' game was indeed very creative.
Another user interface appeared.
[Zhao Jia Rui's affection to Host: 70%]
[Gain more affection points for more rewards, as she reveals more of herself to you.]
Lin Xuan Qi frowned at the game designer's cunningness again.
A word play trying to trick all the innocent young men into giving up all their money.
He was not one to fall for it.
However, somehow, he was glad to now have an objective to divert his attention from the issues he was facing in real life.
It was a tangible objective with some numbers at least.
Not "hang on and you'll recover" or "you'll be ok" type of bullshit he had to endure day in and day out.
[Ding!]
Another notification disrupted Lin Xuan Qi's thoughts.
He looked at the notification and got intrigued.
[Congrats on getting 70% affection points, you've unlocked the Sect Builder feature.]
He anxiously clicked on the new option that appeared in the menu.
It had several options but with only two that weren't grayed out.
[Sect Builder Feature]
[1. Select Sect Location]
[2. Farming Spiritual Crops]
Others were options like creating manuscripts and alchemy etc.
He grinned at the possibilities of this game and clicked on the 'Select Sect Location' option.