Little System regained control over her panic and, intertwining her fingers, said in a defensive tone, "Master... believe me, I am not doing this intentionally. But think about it—if our Host only fights these ordinary street thugs and low-level warriors, it won't have any significant impact on his strength. Only when he stands before a renowned and powerful cultivator will his God-Demon Physique feel true pressure and become powerful in the real sense! After all, even a diamond requires immense pressure to be refined, right?"
The echoing voice on the screen softened slightly, as if considering her argument. Feeling a bit more courageous, Little System lowered her voice and asked inquisitively, "By the way, Master... where is The Great Master? He hasn't been seen for quite some time."
The sound of a cold sigh emerged from the screen, as if describing a massive predicament. The mysterious voice replied:
"As for the Great Master... no one knows what he's up to. With so much happening here, he just left after telling me—'I'm going... to find love!'"
Upon hearing this, Little System's mouth hung open once again. She found it nearly impossible to suppress her laughter. She remembered how eccentric and carefree the Great Master was, despite being the most powerful being in the cultivation world. She was almost about to burst into a fit of giggles, but suddenly remembered she was standing before her Master.
She immediately covered her mouth tightly with both hands. Her eyes sparkled with mischief, and her entire body trembled in the attempt to stifle her laughter.
Little System thought to herself, "The Great Master is truly something else! The whole world trembles at his power, and he's off on a 'quest for love'! I wish Ye Fang knew this!"
Meanwhile, Ye Fang was still standing in the crowded market. Though he couldn't hear the conversation, he saw Little System suddenly clutching her mouth and shaking in the air as if she were having a seizure.
He whispered, "Hey! What happened to you? One moment you're scared, the next you're hiding your face... has one of your screws really come loose?"
Without removing her hands from her mouth, Little System simply gestured for him to 'be quiet.' She feared that if she opened her mouth, her laughter would echo through the entire market.
Ye Fang saw Little System trembling strangely in the air. Thinking something was broken, he raised his hand in front of everyone and began to pat her lightly in the air, as if he were trying to fix a broken radio.
"What happened, Little System? Why aren't you saying anything? Speak up, open your mouth!" Ye Fang said, shaking her in the air.
The people in the market, the City Lord's daughters, and the passersby all froze. All they could see was Ye Fang slapping the empty air and mumbling like a madman. Wang Mei and Wang Ling looked at each other, a clear doubt now visible in their eyes—was this great warrior, who had saved them at the gate yesterday, actually mentally stable?
Finally, Little System's patience snapped. She opened her mouth and began to laugh out loud. Her laughter was so intense that she started rolling around in the air.
"Hahaha! Host... you have no idea! What the Master just said... the Great Master... he... he has gone on a 'quest for love'! Hahaha!" Little System kept repeating the same thing over and over.
Ye Fang was completely confused. A giant 'question mark' was visible on his face. He thought to himself, "What nonsense is she talking about? What Master? What love? Has one of her circuits shorted out? Or has her software crashed because she absorbed too much energy?"
The surrounding cultivators began to whisper openly now.
"Look, I told you! This boy is definitely crazy."
"So much power at such a young age... it must have affected his brain. Look at how he's patting the air."
Wang Ling gently grabbed Ye Fang's arm and shook him, "Master Ye Fang? Are... are you okay? Who are you patting? There's nothing there."
Ye Fang suddenly realized he had become a spectacle again. He immediately lowered his hand and, with a dry laugh, said, "Oh... that... nothing! That was actually a very 'rare' mosquito in the air. Yes! That's it, I was just shooing it away. A very stubborn mosquito."
In his mind, he cursed Little System with words that couldn't be found in any dictionary. Meanwhile, Little System was still laughing and repeating, "Quest for love... the Great Master and love! Hahaha!"
Ye Fang clutched his head. He was now afraid that people would send him to an asylum before the match even began.
In the heart of this great city of martial arts and cultivation, Ye Fang's face had turned red with anger. He narrowed his eyes and screamed at Little System in his mind, "Hey! Shut up! What Master? What nonsense are you talking about? Which 'Great Master' went to find love? Has your brain gone out to graze?"
But Little System seemed to hear nothing. She continued to laugh like a maniac while performing somersaults in the air. Meanwhile, on the blue screen, the mysterious Master had also lost his seriousness. Seeing Little System's laughter, he too began to roar with laughter.
The strange thing was that Ye Fang could neither see that screen nor hear the voice of Master Situ. He could only see his Little System rolling in the air.
The people in the market were genuinely starting to get scared. Wang Mei and Wang Ling took a step back.
"Look at his face!" a passerby in the crowd shouted. "A moment ago he was slapping the air, and now look at that scary and weird expression! He is definitely insane."
Then a cultivator named Gao Feng said mockingly, "I think instead of being sent to the Arena, he should be sent to a madhouse. His 'treatment' would be much better there. Who knows, he might start wrestling the air in the middle of a match!"
Wang Ling innocently whispered in her elder sister's ear, "Sister, should we tell Father that Master Ye Fang's mental state is a bit... 'fragile'? I'm scared."
When Ye Fang heard these words, his anger reached the heavens. Glaring at Little System, he said in his mind, "See that? Because of your madness, the whole of Sanmiao City thinks I'm a lunatic! If you don't shut up right now, I swear I'll sell you in the System Store!"
Little System regained some control over her laughter and, while hiccuping, said, "Haha... sorry Host! But that Master... love... haha! Okay, okay, I'm quiet."
Ye Fang took a deep breath, relaxed his facial muscles, and looked at the sisters with a fake smile. "Oh, please don't worry. That... that mosquito was flying in a very amusing way, and seeing it just gave me a... quirky feeling."
But Gao Feng and the others still looked at him with suspicion. A rumor had now spread throughout Sanmiao City that the city's new 'warrior' was a bit eccentric.
Suddenly, a loud drum roll echoed from the direction of the arena. The time for the match was drawing near. Ye Fang thought, "Well, it's for the best. Now I'll answer them all with my fists, so they know exactly what this 'madman' can do!"