Chapter 153: Qin Yumo Arrives

At this moment, the internet was in an uproar over the legendary battle that had just taken place.

"The Ten Blades are simply incredible. With a wave of his hand, he took down seven horned winged beasts."

"I never imagined there were so many supernaturals and aliens on Earth. Earth is far too dangerous—I want to go back to Mars."

"Has anyone else noticed that the Sword Immortal who appeared later looks strikingly similar to the Sword Immortal from the TV series 'Legend of the Sword and Fairy,' which was produced by Xiao Shen? I suspect the Sword Immortal in the series was actually based on the real one."

"Truth-seeker upstairs! Could it be that Xiao Shen is also from Shu Mountain? Or maybe Xiao Shen himself is a supernatural, which would explain why he knows so much about Shu Mountain."

"After hearing everyone's reasoning, I feel chills… There's a conspiracy—a shocking plot! Xiao Shen is actually a supernatural!"

Xiao Xie paid no attention to the speculations swirling online. Though their guesses came close to the truth, as long as he didn’t admit anything, no one could do anything to him. It was much like in his previous life, when many believed Jin Yong was actually a member of the martial world, but in the end, nothing ever came of it.

"Over thirteen million worship points!" Xiao Xie looked at his accumulated worship points, unable to suppress his astonishment. Earning so many points was beyond his expectations; he'd thought that coming to the world of Love Apartment would earn him a few million at best. Who could have anticipated the existence of aliens, and that they would send monsters to wreak havoc—allowing Xiao Xie to emerge as the savior and reap such a bounty of worship points.

"Do you wish to draw a prize, Master?" Little Fei flew to Xiao Xie's side and asked.

"No need, I'm just checking. I'll wait until I return to the world of Battle Through the Heavens before drawing." Xiao Xie shook his head.

"Understood."

In the worship space, Xiao Xie retrieved the ten relatively intact corpses of the horned winged beasts and used the Bone Summoning Technique to call forth ten skeletal monsters, each towering fifty meters tall. After reinforcing them with the Flames of Hell, he shrank them down to ten meters. Though their bodies grew smaller, their strength actually increased—now each of these skeletal monsters was as powerful as a one-star Dou Zun.

He then transformed the ten monsters into ten bone beads, each the size of a fingertip, strung together into a bracelet, which he wore on his wrist.

In the blink of an eye, eleven months had passed since Xiao Xie arrived in Love Apartment. Only one month remained before he would return to the continent of Battle Through the Heavens.

Several new tenants had moved into Love Apartment: Zhang Wei and Tang Youyou, just as in the original story. Zhang Wei, as per usual, was tricked by Lü Ziqiao and Zeng Xiaoxian, attending a singles party and missing his own wedding.

Wanyu and Zhanbo went off on their world tour as in the original, and Meijia had temporarily left Love Apartment. So now Guangu, Lü Ziqiao, Zeng Xiaoxian, and Zhang Wei lived in 3602, while Xiao Xie, Hu Yifei, and Tang Youyou resided in 3601. However, ever since Xiao Xie started dating bby, he stayed at her place whenever she was available, only returning to Love Apartment when she was away filming or working on advertisements.

After returning to Love Apartment, Xiao Xie discovered that Hu Yifei and Tang Youyou were not home, so he went across the hall. As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw Zhang Wei sitting on the couch in the living room, dropping Yida chewing gum one by one into a jar, muttering, "She'll come today. She won't come today!"

"Xiao Xie, you’re back just in time. Please talk some sense into Zhang Wei! If that girl doesn’t show up soon, Zhang Wei will have enough chewing gum to reflect light!" Guangu said, exasperated.

"What’s going on?" Xiao Xie chuckled.

At that moment, Zeng Xiaoxian burst in from outside, shouting, "Big news! That girl, Qin Yumou, is actually Hu Yifei’s high school classmate! She’s moving into 3601!"

Zhang Wei sprang from the sofa, calling out excitedly, "Qin Yumou? What a lovely name!"

Lü Ziqiao, looking pained, patted Zhang Wei’s shoulder and said, "Zhang Wei, think carefully. She’s Hu Yifei’s classmate!"

Zhang Wei remembered Hu Yifei’s infamous mouse-slaying incident and shivered, unnerved.

Just then, Hu Yifei and Qin Yumou entered together. Seeing everyone gathered, Hu Yifei said, "Perfect. Let me introduce our new roommate—my high school classmate, Qin Yumou!"

"Xiao Xie, you’re back!" Hu Yifei noticed him and greeted him, a hint of surprise in her voice.

"You’re Xiao Shen! I can't believe you live here too. I’m your fan—my name is Qin Yumou. It’s a pleasure to meet you!" Recognizing Xiao Xie, Qin Yumou spoke excitedly.

"Hello! Just call me Xiao Xie. We’re roommates now." Xiao Xie extended his hand to shake hers, nearly overwhelming Qin Yumou with excitement.

"Yumou, there’s no need to be so formal. Xiao Xie is very easygoing," Hu Yifei said, patting the overly excited Qin Yumou. She then smiled at Xiao Xie, "Xiao Xie, since Yumou just moved in, don’t you have something to offer her as a landlord?"

"Next month’s rent is free," Xiao Xie replied with a wave. He smiled at Hu Yifei, "Will that suffice?"

"Yes," Hu Yifei nodded, giving Xiao Xie a look of approval.

Hu Yifei proceeded to introduce Qin Yumou to Zeng Xiaoxian and the others.

After the introductions, Hu Yifei glared at Zeng Xiaoxian and said, "Zeng Xiaoxian, I asked you to find help to move Yumou’s luggage. But we waited ages and you never showed up."

"I’m moving it now!" Zeng Xiaoxian replied, awkward.

Zeng Xiaoxian, Zhang Wei, Lü Ziqiao, and Guangu hurried after Hu Yifei to fetch Qin Yumou’s belongings. Only then did they realize Qin Yumou had also just moved in upstairs. A few days prior, she’d bumped into Hu Yifei by chance in the elevator. Qin Yumou and Hu Yifei had known each other since childhood, sharing the same class through elementary, middle, and high school. With Yifei’s enthusiastic invitation, Qin Yumou decided to move to 3601.

Qin Feng and the others trudged upstairs to Yumou’s room, expecting that a girl wouldn’t have much luggage. But upon entering, they were stunned: the room was packed wall-to-wall with large and small bags, all kinds of suitcases filling the space.

"Hey! Are you even men? Complaining about moving a bit of luggage!" Hu Yifei and Qin Yumou walked leisurely behind, hands empty, along with Xiao Xie, while Zeng Xiaoxian and the others struggled with the bags up front. At first, eager to impress Qin Yumou, the four men took on all the heavy lifting themselves—and then disaster struck.

"Hu Yifei! I protest! Why are only we moving things? Why doesn’t Xiao Xie have to help?" Zeng Xiaoxian objected.

Hu Yifei shook her head, "Xiao Xie just gave Yumou a month’s free rent. How could we ask him to move luggage too? You four should carry the bags as a welcome gift for Yumou!"

After moving all the luggage, the four men collapsed on the sofa, gasping for breath.

Hu Yifei looked at them with disdain, "You four are useless. Just a bit of moving and you’re exhausted."

Zeng Xiaoxian defended himself weakly, "Her luggage really is heavy!"

Hu Yifei gave him a dismissive glance, walked over to a large suitcase, and, with one hand, lifted it effortlessly. "Is this what you call heavy?"

Zeng Xiaoxian stared, mouth agape, at Yifei holding the suitcase single-handedly. He dared not say a word, fearing she’d toss the suitcase at him.

Xiao Xie stepped in to smooth things over, "Yifei, since Yumou has moved in today, let’s celebrate at the bar. It’ll be a proper welcome for her."

Hu Yifei glanced at Zeng Xiaoxian, "Learn from him! Let’s go to the bar." Then, calling Tang Youyou, everyone headed out together.

At the bar, after ordering their drinks, Hu Yifei was especially lively, chatting away with Yumou about their school days, the two of them immersed in cheerful reminiscence.