Mian blinked.
It seemed... he wouldn't have his memory erased after all?
He was actually quite pleased by this news.
He truly considered Aise to be one of his closest confidants.
After all, they had once shared a body—there was no relationship more intimate than that, a bond of complete mutual understanding.
Though inwardly happy, Mian dared not show it. His facial muscles remained taut, and he held back any trace of a smile.
Because the Aina standing before him looked rather displeased.
The atmosphere around them was frozen like ice, heavy and suffocating. Aina stared fixedly at Mian.
"What's wrong?" Xia Lun patted Aina's shoulder gently. "Is there a problem?"
"Her memory was interfered with by the Goddess, so I can't intervene."
"You can't interfere either? Is the Goddess that powerful?" Xia Lun was quite taken aback. Hadn't the Goddess already been killed by Aina? Yet even Aina couldn't undo the contingency the Goddess had left behind.
He naturally assumed that the current Aina was stronger than the old Goddess had been.
A trace of complex emotion flickered across Aina's face, but she quickly buried it. "There are... some things about this that are hard to explain."
Xia Lun nodded silently. Perhaps the Demon Lord was better at combat; in the realm of memory modification, she might not be as experienced as the Goddess.
"The Goddess... what did she say to you?"
Aina turned back to Mian. Her voice was crisp and pleasant, but to Mian, it felt as biting as a winter wind.
"She... The Goddess asked me to see Aise through to the end..." Mian lowered his eyelids, his voice unconsciously softening. Facing these two, he dared not conceal anything.
"Just as I thought! Aise ending up like this is that bitch's doing!" Aina's aura suddenly turned dangerous, her tone growing even colder.
Mian instinctively shrank his neck, wisely refraining from commenting on that disrespectful title. At this critical juncture, he only wanted to minimize his presence.
Xia Lun gently took Aina's pale little hand.
"Alright, Aina, calm down... don't take it too hard."
Feeling the warmth of his hand, Aina's gaze gradually softened.
"Is there something you want to say?" Xia Lun asked softly, noticing Mian's hesitant expression.
"I... Lady Aina... The Goddess approached Aise to suppress his desires..."
Even though he knew Aina had an extremely poor opinion of the Goddess, Mian managed to force out these words despite his fear.
"What did you say?" Aina's voice chilled again, like a barrel of dangerous gunpowder ready to explode at any moment, obliterating everything around.
Mian immediately regretted speaking out of turn.
But now that the words were out—like water spilled—they could not be taken back.
"In secret... the Goddess helped Aise suppress his murderous impulses, so that he could stay with Mr. Xia Lun until adulthood," Mian continued, gritting his teeth.
Mian swallowed hard, his throat dry. At this point, he had no care for how things might develop later.
Xia Lun quickly scratched Aina's palm, signaling her to calm down.
At that moment, Mian felt as if Aina's gaze had turned into a dagger pressed against his throat.
"Spit it out clearly," Aina said flatly.
Mian breathed a sigh of relief.
Though Aina's tone was still icy, he detected no murderous intent within it.
He was going to live.
Daring not to hide anything now, Mian recounted everything—the memories of Aise he had witnessed, and the memories the Goddess had entrusted to him—in full detail.
"I see." Xia Lun nodded thoughtfully.
He had actually been puzzled before... As Aise's father, Xia Lun knew his son's strength best. He also had a general understanding of Mian's abilities.
Under normal circumstances, no matter how hard Mian struggled, he stood no chance of defeating Aise. Xia Lun had long been wondering how Mian had managed it.
It turned out the Goddess had interfered. The unexpected intervention of the already-deceased Goddess, though surprising, made everything make sense.
As for Mian, he felt rather sheepish—he had promised the Goddess he wouldn't reveal this, but Aina's overwhelming presence was too much. A single look from her had made him spill everything like beans rolling out of a jar.
"Is that so?"
After hearing Mian finish, Aina merely said it lightly, seeming unfazed.
But Xia Lun could feel the slight trembling in his wife's hand. Her heart was not as calm as her appearance suggested.
As for what exactly Aina was feeling at that moment... Xia Lun couldn't quite put it into words.
"Alright, let's leave this topic here for now." Xia Lun quickly stepped forward to diffuse the tension, turning to Mian. "Mian... one more thing. How is your body feeling right now?"
Xia Lun hadn't forgotten that the power of an entire magic stone vein remained inside Mian.
"I feel fine," Mian said, looking at his chest where a strange black pattern had appeared. He felt no discomfort.
It seemed to be a seal left by Aise, buying him a brief respite from an immediate explosion. He could sense the vast energy contained within, like a dormant volcano—calm on the surface but fraught with hidden danger.
But no one could guarantee whether the seal would suddenly fail.
For now, Mian was like a walking time bomb. If left unchecked, and if that magical power within him were to erupt unexpectedly, everything around him would be wiped out.
Perhaps that was also Aise's intention... Though it sounded somewhat conspiratorial, Xia Lun had to consider the possibility.
"That's simple."
Aina casually pulled out a piece of parchment, on which was drawn a complex magic array... Every line contained an arcane flow of magical energy. Even glancing at it made Xia Lun dizzy.
"This is a magic transfer array," Aina explained, her fingertip tapping the parchment. "Since this kid has such a pure and massive magical power inside him that he can't control... we just need to transfer it somewhere else and the problem is solved."
"Is that so?" Xia Lun was a bit taken aback. Aina made it sound far too easy. "And transfer it to where?"
He couldn't think of anything capable of bearing such immense power.
"Do you even need to ask?" Aina's lips curled into a meaningful smile, her gaze sweeping over Xia Lun. "Naturally, it goes to someone whose physical strength is formidable enough to withstand this energy."
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!
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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】
