The Chaos Era, Year 1818.
The heavy head smashed into the snow with a dull thud, as if even the howling winter wind held its breath in response.
When Xia Lun threw out the Snow Wolf King's head, crusted with frost and dark red blood, the Snow Spirit village fell into a momentary dead silence before erupting into cheers.
"The Snow Wolf King was actually killed!"
"We're safe now! We don't have to live in fear anymore!"
"Thank goodness, we can finally get a good night's sleep."
"Thank you so much, human adventurers... Here is the promised reward."
The Snow Spirit Elder handed over a fist-sized, diamond-shaped crystal.
The Ice Soul Crystal was a translucent pale blue, devoid of any impurities. When faint light pierced through it, the interior of the crystal scattered countless mesmerizing halos of deep blue.
Xia Lun took the Ice Soul Crystal, immediately feeling a faint chill against his skin.
Xia Lun stared at the Ice Soul Crystal in his hand and remained silent for a moment. He was just about to speak when Liyana interrupted him.
"It would be a bit of a pity to sell this thing, wouldn't it?" Liyana snatched the Ice Soul Crystal from Xia Lun's hand and began to play with it, holding it up to the sun to watch it sparkle.
"Of course. An Ice Soul Crystal is definitely a priceless treasure," Moke chimed in.
"But there's only one, and there are five of us. How should we divide it... This thing can't be cut, right?" Liyana toyed with the crystal, letting its icy blue luster dance between her fingers as she glanced over her companions.
"Cutting it would destroy its perfect internal structure, causing the magic inside to easily dissipate," Moke nodded.
"Then let's give it to someone who can use it... Aina, it's yours." Liyana tossed the Ice Soul Crystal through the air in a graceful arc, landing it right into Aina's arms nearby. "Captain Xia Lun, you don't mind, do you?"
"Uh..." Xia Lun was caught off guard.
Xia Lun had actually wanted to advocate for Aina to have it, but considering it was their team's reward, he had to take everyone's feelings into account, making him a bit hesitant to speak up.
Xia Lun looked at Musen and Moke with a hint of apology.
Musen smiled and nodded. "This is fine."
"I don't mind either," Moke shrugged. "We can't use it anyway."
Aina looked at the Ice Soul Crystal in her hands, then glanced at Xia Lun, and finally looked around at her companions with a complex expression.
"Since everyone has agreed, you should accept it."
Aina nodded gently and reached up to pull down the brim of her hood. "Thank you."
This item would indeed be of great benefit to her.
Xia Lun and the others intended to leave, but the Snow Spirits urged them to stay, insisting on hosting them properly for a few days.
Since they might not have many opportunities to visit this place again in the future, coupled with Liyana's relentless pleading, Xia Lun eventually agreed.
"Oh! This is my first time seeing such heavy snow!" Liyana frolicked happily in the snow, packing a snowball and throwing it at Moke.
Moke dodged it by a hair's breadth. The snowball brushed past his cheek, narrowly missing a direct hit to his face.
"Bastard... what are you doing?"
Liyana gave a mischievous grin, and another snowball flew toward Xia Lun.
"Hum—"
A magic barrier erected itself in front of Xia Lun. The snowball smashed against the barrier and instantly disintegrated into fluffy snow powder, rustling down.
"Thank you," Xia Lun said to Aina, slowly releasing his right hand from the hilt of his sword at his waist.
Liyana noticed this detail.
Just now... did this guy instinctively try to draw his sword, intending to slice the snowball in half?
Liyana shrank her neck back. That was too scary; she decided not to play with him anymore.
"Smack—"
While Liyana was distracted, a solid snowball exploded precisely on her face, covering it in freezing slush.
"Hahaha! Serves you right!" Moke pointed at Liyana, laughing gloatingly.
Liyana looked in disbelief at the culprit. "Musen, you actually sneak-attacked me?"
She hadn't expected the usually honest and simple-minded Musen to do such a thing.
"It's fine," Musen grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. "Even if you get hurt, I can heal you."
"Hey!"
A snowball splattered against Musen's large bald head.
"Don't look down on archers, you bastard!" Liyana shouted with the vindictive thrill of revenge.
A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.
At night, a large pot was set up inside the snow house. Various ingredients bobbed up and down in the boiling broth, much like the ups and downs of life.
"Hot, hot, hot—" Liyana popped a piece of fatty meat into her mouth.
"Oh! What kind of meat is this? It's so tender... Full of fat, this is pure bliss..." Liyana covered her mouth as steam billowed out.
"I heard from the Snow Spirits that it's the meat of a pack beast from the snowy plains," Moke said as he ladled a bowl of soup for himself.
The snow house was very large; even with all the members of the Wings of Dawn sleeping here, there was still plenty of space.
"By the way, Moke, how far have things progressed between you and the little rabbit?" Liyana suddenly asked Moke.
It just didn't feel right to eat without chatting about something.
"Huh? Why should I tell you?" Moke rolled his eyes at Liyana.
Liyana continued, "I didn't see you at the tavern at night... You two spent the night together, right? Did you do it?"
"What... what are you talking about! Bastard!" Moke's face flushed crimson. "How is that possible! We aren't even married yet!"
"Ah? You didn't go to an inn? Then you didn't just lie on the grass looking at the stars, did you?"
Moke's fists clenched; this girl had actually guessed it right.
"Liyana!" Xia Lun softly reprimanded her.
"Alright, then I'll just say one last thing... Moke, you might be interested in this." Liyana held up a finger, her face turning serious.
"I have a feeling it's nothing good," Moke grimaced.
"Next time you see Miss Shila, you can try blindfolding her eyes," Liyana said mysteriously.
"Huh? Why?" Moke looked confused.
"I heard that for creatures like rabbits, as long as you cover their eyes, no matter what you do to them, they won't feel much..." Liyana revealed a lewd smile. "And then, you can..."
Moke remained silent, then chased after Liyana to beat her up.
"Ah! Moke, why are you hitting me?"
"I'm doing this for your own good, so you can get the little rabbit faster and have kids early!"
"Stop hitting me... It hurts! Xia Lun, Musen, save me!"
Xia Lun nonchalantly placed a piece of meat into Aina's bowl. After Aina offered a piece of fatty meat to Xia Lun's mouth, she suddenly remembered that Xia Lun's hand was already healed, but Xia Lun had already swallowed it in one bite.
Moke chased Liyana all around the room.
"How many times do I have to say it! Shila is a person, not a rabbit! Not a rabbit!"
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
