Transmigrated Into A Book And Became A Heartthrob Male Protagonist - Chapter 12

Mixed with the constant chiming of the System, Lin Qing spent an entire day eavesdropping. He even had to switch rooms to continue listening whenever the Passion Points stalled. By the time he reached the daily quota and realized he was almost starting to doubt whether he had become a total deviant, he had finally barely reached the target.

On the second day, Lin Qing returned to the brothel and repeated the process. However, the Passion Points extracted from random passersby were minimal. As his visits became more frequent, the increments dropped from ten points down to barely five. He had to stay for the entire day just to scrape together the required five hundred points.

The morning cock crowed, and the sounds in the private rooms finally ceased. Lin Qing sat perched on a roof beam, looking haggard and weak as if his very soul had been drained. “Master, this cannot continue.”

If he kept listening like this, he would truly lose his mind. Furthermore, spending all day eavesdropping left him no time to cultivate and grow stronger. However, things only went from bad to worse.

[Dear User, today’s Passion Point goal is one thousand.] The System’s tone was filled with schadenfreude. It wanted to see how the host would dodge the requirement this time.

Lin Qing snapped back, [You broken System! Why is the price increasing?]

[Do not forget, Dear User, the plot begins to shift today. As your suitors increase in the future, the daily Passion Point requirement will only continue to rise.]

Lin Qing suddenly remembered the original plot. In the original story, the protagonist would return to spend several decadent days with his disciple before the Demon King and Demon Lord inevitably sought him out, officially starting their life as a quartet. Although the current Demon King and Demon Lord were busy dealing with the medicine he had forced upon them and would not arrive soon, the System still followed the original timeline’s standards.

Lin Qing cursed under his breath. He used voice transmission to speak to the Demon King hidden somewhere on his person. “Master, roughly how much energy do you need to absorb before you can confront the System?”

“At your current pace,” the Demon King replied, “three to five years.”

Lin Qing was speechless. In three to five years, the suitors vying for the Green Lotus Immortal Venerable would be enough to fill the entire palace hall.

The Demon King thought for a moment and added, “However, if you could provide the same level of energy as when you trapped the Demon King and Demon Lord, I could help you deal with this System in just a few months.”

Hearing this, Lin Qing felt a slight sense of relief. There was still a way out.

[System, does the System Mall have a medicine that makes people addicted to and dependent on intimacy?]

The System immediately provided a recommendation. [Of course, Dear User! We have the Heart-Following Tonic. Not only will it make you addicted to love and intimacy, but it will also convert pain into pleasure, increase your physical flexibility, and make you more receptive to various romantic encounters. We also have a Charm Stacking item that can transform your body to]

Lin Qing interrupted, [Enough. I will take the first one. How many Little Yellow Flowers?]

[Dear User, it costs only twenty Little Yellow Flowers.]

At this point, both Lin Qing and the System fell silent. Lin Qing’s account held a pathetic balance of only two flowers. After a moment of silence, Lin Qing asked, “Can I buy it on credit?”

The System’s voice regained its cheerfulness. [Of course you can, Dear User!]

In principle, credit was not allowed, but the System was willing to invest heavily to get Lin Qing to complete the mission. It dipped into its own pocket to exchange the pill and hurriedly placed it in Lin Qing’s hand, fearing he might change his mind. [Quickly, take it! Once you do, we can start the mission.]

Other hosts were proactive, becoming wealthy within days of arriving in a new world. Only its host was a miser whose few earned flowers were spent on supporting characters, leaving a balance in the single digits.

“Thanks, System,” Lin Qing responded with a rare touch of politeness. He then tucked the pill away.

The System had a bad feeling. [Dear User, are you not going to eat it?]

Lin Qing topped his response with a smirk. [I never said it was for me.]

Such a useful item was obviously meant for that treacherous disciple who loved drugging people. Having made his plan, Lin Qing immediately summoned Yun Fan to the main hall. Hearing that his Master wanted to see him, Yun Fan threw down his broom and ran over joyfully. “This disciple greets Master.”

Lin Qing flashed to Yun Fan’s side without a word, grabbed his chin, and forced the pill down his throat. Yun Fan tried to cough it up, but the medicine dissolved instantly. He asked nervously, “Master, what did you give me?”

Lin Qing patted his cheek. “Something good that will satisfy your daily fantasies.”

Yun Fan panicked for a moment, but then seemed to realize something and calmed down. He even looked a bit excited. “Master, so you knew all along.”

[Ding! Detected: Yun Fan’s Passion Level increased by 5.]

Lin Qing immediately retracted his hand. This boy really was having lewd thoughts every single day. The medicine took effect quickly. Yun Fan’s body felt as if it were on fire, and he began tugging at his clothes to cool down. He reached out to grab Lin Qing’s robe. “Master, I feel so strange.”

Lin Qing directly threw out the Immortal Binding Lock, tying him up from neck to toe. Yun Fan wriggled like an earthworm, trying desperately to move toward Lin Qing. His voice was completely controlled by desire, and his gaze was full of longing as he stared at Lin Qing. “Master, please, give it to me.”

Lin Qing immediately felt a pang of regret. He should have waited until they arrived at the destination before feeding him the medicine; now his ears would have to endure this torture the whole way. He hung Yun Fan behind his immortal sword like a piece of pork and flew toward a dense forest.

Yun Fan, who had been crying out in the air, caught a mouthful of cold wind and could no longer speak, leaving him only able to moan and writhe. Lin Qing looked down from above, searching for the thickest concentration of vines. He then retracted the Immortal Binding Lock, and Yun Fan, no longer supported by the rope, fell straight down.

As a cultivator, his body was strong enough that a fall from that height would not kill him. Yun Fan rolled onto the ground, his consciousness blurred and his expression dazed. He muttered, “Master, Master, where are you? Do not leave me, Master.”

The vines in the dense forest began to move slowly with a rustling sound. They coiled around the prey’s ankles. Sensing that the prey had no ability to resist, countless vines emerged from the branches, quickly binding the prey and hoisting him into the air. The vines clung to his body, wrapping and tightening around him.

“Master, Master! Master, I am yours! Master, Master, I love you so much!”

Listening to the shouting below, the Demon King said in a dark voice, “Cut out his tongue so he can no longer scream.”

Lin Qing was speechless. He did not need to act, however, because the vines also seemed to find Yun Fan too loud. They covered his mouth and nose, silencing him.

[Ding! Detected: Yun Fan’s Passion Level increased by 200.]

[Ding! Detected: Vine Spirit’s Passion Level increased by 100.]

[Ding! Detected]

[Notice: Congratulations, Host. The daily mini-theater is complete. Reward: 2 Little Yellow Flowers.]

The System interjected, [Dear User, the Vine Spirit is a creature needed for a future main plot point. By disrupting the timeline like this, you will fail the future mission. You will face punishment eventually.]

Lin Qing replied, [You do not need to worry about that.]

He knew what the System meant, but as the Passion Point requirements increased, this strategy of robbing Peter to pay Paul was the best way he could think of for now. He only hoped that by the time he needed to settle the debt, his Demon King Master would have absorbed enough energy to suppress the System for him.