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"What a joke, my main focus is on technical skill."
Xuan Hao lazily replied in his mind, "The violence that I possess to suppress the continent is, in the end, just a tiny, insignificant addition to my entire being."
"Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu followed me willingly, not because I have big fists or can fight, but because I am Xuan Hao.
If they threw themselves at me just because of my strength and talent, what if someone stronger and more talented than me appeared one day?
Wouldn't they immediately switch their targets and abandon me?"
Xuan Hao looked at Liu Erlong, who was breathing evenly on the bed, and said, "My taste isn't that bad.
The girl I've chosen is definitely not the kind of shallow, snobbish girl."
Hearing his words, Ah Yin thought he was shameless, but she had to admit he had a knack for judging people.
She paused, then asked doubtfully, "So what are you planning to do next? Just sit here?"
"Of course I'll stay by her side and wait for her to wake up."
Xuan Hao sat down on the wooden chair next to him and adjusted himself into a comfortable position:
"I've spent most of the day taking care of her.
If I just leave like this, it would be a real waste of all my efforts.
When she wakes up and opens her eyes, the first person she sees is me.
Then, all the rare comfort and relaxation in her body will be subconsciously concentrated and projected onto me."
"It's the same principle as when you're dating, you deliberately take the girl to do some exciting games.
The excitement and impulse during the process, as well as the great sense of relaxation after the excitement subsides, can create a psychological illusion that transforms into dependence on the person next to you, which becomes a boost to the relationship."
"There's a lot of profound knowledge involved in all of this.
Take that mess you made back then, for example.
Why did you fall so deeply in love with Tang Hao?
Wasn't it because his Clear Sky Hammer was powerful and domineering enough to give you a strong visual impact and a sense of excitement?"
"In contrast to his background of overwhelming power, the clumsy tenderness he shows you becomes all the more precious.
This extreme 'contrast' is often the easiest way to touch a woman's heartstrings."
Xuan Hao ruthlessly tore away that romantic veil:
"What you think of as love at first sight or destined love can actually be precisely broken down and even perfectly reproduced step by step in the eyes of those who know their stuff."
Listening to Xuan Hao's cold and infuriatingly rational analysis, Ah Yin, who was inside the Qiankun Ring, not only did not refute it, but fell into a long silence.
After a long while, she asked through the mental link, her voice filled with deep doubt and a hint of confusion:
"You see everything so clearly, breaking down human emotions into meticulously calculated little tasks like doing business... Don't you feel tired?
Do you really enjoy the emotions you've calculated like this?"
Upon hearing this question, Xuan Hao paused slightly in his hand holding the water glass.
"There's nothing I can do." He gave a helpless twitch of his lips, a rare genuine emotion flashing in his eyes.
"That's why I've said it before: deep down I'm an extremely empty person who lacks these things, which is why I'm willing to pay and scheme without considering the cost."
"Actually, deep down I'm terrified of losing the warmth I've managed to hold onto. So, in every relationship, I always take the initiative to be the one who keeps giving.
There are even times when I know in my heart that my shameless way of trying to please them is somewhat pathetic."
At this point, Xuan Hao's eyes softened, and a genuine smile appeared on his lips.
"Fortunately, I've always been very lucky. None of these girls take my efforts for granted.
Every time I take the initiative to humble myself or go out of my way to please them, they always try to make up for it by doing more than they can afterward.
If I give them a piece of candy, they'll be so eager to buy me a whole string of candied hawthorns and stuff them into my mouth."
"I am really lucky and grateful that they are in my life."
Xuan Hao leaned back in his chair, looking at the dappled sunlight streaming in through the window:
"I'm happy every day.
Even though I put in a lot of effort to maintain these relationships, I've never felt tired. Because this isn't a one-man show.
As long as I take a step, they always rush towards me in an even more enthusiastic and unreserved way."
Xuan Hao chuckled lightly, summarizing with a hint of relief, "If I were really unlucky and encountered one of those cold stones that wouldn't react no matter how long I tried to warm it up, I would be in real trouble.
But thankfully, at least so far, I haven't encountered anyone who has given me that kind of trouble."
"Even someone as cold and arrogant as Bibi Dong, who is far away in Wuhun City, has been softened quite a bit by me over the past few years, hasn't she?"
"She's not an unyielding stone; she also experiences emotional fluctuations.
It's just that past traumas make her instinctively afraid.
So I know how to be tactful and give her enough space to relax."
After hearing these blunt, almost analytical remarks, A-Yin's doubts deepened. She coldly asked through the mental link,
"Since you've explained your schemes so clearly, what do you mean by laying all these traps bare for me now?
Aren't you afraid that knowing your hand will make you wary of everything from now on?"
"Are you guarding against me?"
Xuan Hao chuckled softly, as if he had heard a funny joke.
"Ah Yin, you don't actually think that you can guard against feelings just by seeing through the tricks, do you?"
"Stop joking. I'm not one of those young guys who only know how to use sweet talk and give cheap little gifts.
I know what kind of way to truly touch people's hearts." Xuan Hao looked at the sunlight outside the window, his eyes deep.
"Even if you know I'm trying to trick you and win you over, when it actually happens, your emotions and feelings will still waver involuntarily."
"If someone sees through the routine and has no reaction, it only means that the other person's acting is too fake and superficial."
"But I know how to put myself in someone else's shoes.
You absolutely can't defend against an attack that mixes sincerity with calculation."
Seeing that Ah Yin's spirit still showed a hint of stubbornness and disbelief, Xuan Hao shrugged: "What, you don't believe me?
If you don't believe me, you can ask Sister Ah Rou directly."
As he spoke, Xuan Hao had a thought and sent a wisp of his spiritual power into the 100,000-year-old soul bone of the Soft Bone Rabbit in his left leg, pulling A Rou's consciousness, who had been silently watching the show inside, into this spiritual chat as well.
A glimmer of light appeared, and Arou's gentle voice echoed in their minds, tinged with a helpless smile:
"Ayin, although I don't want to admit it, Xuanhao's skills in this area are indeed so formidable that they are hard to resist.
Even if you see through his thoughts perfectly, you will still willingly fall into the trap he has dug."
After Ah-rou's personal account, Ah-yin fell completely silent.
Xuan Hao picked up his water glass to moisten his throat and continued unhurriedly, "I can manipulate so many old foxes and clever people across the entire continent, and I can navigate between the two great empires and the Spirit Hall with ease.
How could I not know how to handle this kind of emotional issue between men and women?"
"Think about it, if someone who can calculate the general trend of the world and the complexities of human nature clearly appears flustered and helpless when it comes to emotional issues... then he is probably just pretending to be innocent to make you happy."
"As for the remaining 20% possibility, it's that he never truly understood how to manipulate people's hearts, and all his previous successes were purely due to luck."
He leaned back in his chair, his gaze falling on the peaceful face of the sleeping Liu Erlong.
"I've always been a very clear-headed person.
I've carefully considered everything that happens around me, including the problems caused by each person and each relationship."
"As for the carefree, thoughtless, and even somewhat reckless Xuan Hao that you usually see... that's just a mask I put on to make it easier for everyone to get along."
"If I were really that reckless, how could I possibly maintain such a complicated relationship?"
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