"Come in."
The door of a spacious apartment in a residential complex slowly swung open as the mechanical female voice sounded.
An Shiyu's footsteps were light and unhurried. After turning on the light, she walked over to the sofa and sat down.
She slowly extended her hand, her fingertips barely detecting any pulse.
An Shiyu: "..."
From the shadows nearby, someone stood with their arms crossed. "What did you do today?"
"Before dying, I did something naughty with an old man."
"Eh, I don’t believe you," the other person lazily replied.
An Shiyu didn’t bother explaining further. She lay back on the sofa and closed her eyes to rest. At this point, she had no energy left to say more. The relentless fatigue in her body made her want to close her eyes and sleep at every moment.
But even An Shiyu herself didn’t know whether, once her eyes shut,
they would ever open again...
The sofa dipped slightly as someone sat beside her, and then she felt a slight prickling sensation in her palm. The girl opened her eyes slightly to find a blister pack of pills in her hand.
Inside the silver packaging, a single pill sat quietly in place.
"There’s good news and bad news."
An Shiyu didn’t look up. She stared at the pill in her hand, a few strands of hair falling over her forehead. "What’s the good news?"
"The good news... the medicine has been developed. It’s the one in your hand," the other person said slowly.
"And the bad news?"
"It’s a prototype."
An Shiyu remained calm, as if this outcome didn’t surprise her at all. She had long grown accustomed to not hoping for anything, so disappointment never came.
Still, she couldn’t help but feel a faint pang of loss deep down.
Ah, well. Used to it.
"Can I take it?" she asked.
"Seems to have a slight effect. It can temporarily restore you... but you can only take it once. As for how long it lasts..." The other person shrugged.
"Once." An Shiyu pinched the pill between her fingers, as if playing with it.
"That’s enough... for the last time."
The other person looked at An Shiyu. "Are you really not reconsidering?"
"At this point, do you even need to ask?" The girl slowly stood up and walked toward her room.
Her steps paused for a moment, and she added, as if joking,
"Oh, and when I die, don’t show up at my funeral. You’ll scare the guests."
"..."
"Idiot..."
...
The next day, Yinshan Academy.
"Alright, mark time—march!"
"One-two-one, one-two-one."
"There’ll be a military boxing demonstration later. If anyone’s interested, you can sign up to learn."
The final day of military training proceeded as usual. Ye Shuang directed the students but noticed that An Shiyu hadn’t come today.
Not only that—she hadn’t shown up at the infirmary either.
"..." Ye Shuang couldn’t help but wonder. Even when he messaged her, there was no response, just like the last time she had disappeared for a month without a trace.
"Alright, take a break for now."
When rest time came, Ye Shuang sat on the steps and took a casual sip of mineral water.
His gaze drifted toward Bai Yuyou and noticed that the two girls seemed about to approach him. But the next second, he spotted a figure sneaking closer, looking like she wanted to come near but didn’t dare.
"Hmm?" Ye Shuang found the girl somewhat familiar, which surprised him.
Meanwhile, over by Bai Yuyou—
The two girls had been about to go chat with Ye Shuang, but Bai Yuyou seemed to notice something. She glanced sideways and saw a petite girl approaching, hesitating as if afraid to get closer.
"Ah, it’s that girl from yesterday," Tang Keke said, following Bai Yuyou’s gaze to Tao Xiaotao.
Realizing she’d been spotted, Tao Xiaotao finally walked over, nervously wringing her hands as if unsure what to say.
"What’s wrong?" Bai Yuyou asked.
"I-I... I didn’t mean anything, I just..." Tao Xiaotao stammered, her face flushing with embarrassment.
"Stuttering is okay... Take your time and it’ll get better," Bai Yuyou said, as if understanding perfectly.
Tao Xiaotao froze for a moment.
Perhaps because of Bai Yuyou’s interruption, she relaxed slightly. "Um, the bag I had yesterday... I think I left it here."
"Did... did you see it?"
"Oh?" Tang Keke suddenly remembered. "You mean that green bag? The one with all the bottles and stuff?"
"Yes, yes!"
"Don’t worry, we threw it in the trash for you," Tang Keke said cheerfully. "Since you forgot it, we figured we’d toss it."
Tao Xiaotao’s voice rose slightly. "The trash?!"
"Yeah, wasn’t it supposed to go there anyway?" Tang Keke said. "It was just garbage."
Tao Xiaotao: "..."
"Yeah... it was supposed to go in the trash," she muttered dejectedly, turning away. "Just like me."
The background around Tao Xiaotao seemed to fade into grayscale as she crouched down, hugging her knees, completely devoid of hope.
Tang Keke and Bai Yuyou exchanged glances, confused by her reaction.
Bai Yuyou then asked, "Were the bottles important to you?"
"Yeah."
Tao Xiaotao stood up listlessly, shuffling back to her spot like a zombie.
"Did... did I do something wrong? Was there something personal in there?" Tang Keke watched her lifeless retreating figure and murmured, "Should I go dig the bag out?!"
"The bag... was taken by the cleaning lady," Bai Yuyou said. "She looked really happy."
"Ah..."
Time passed quickly, and soon it was lunch break.
Ye Shuang was about to take Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke to the cafeteria—
"Let’s eat." Bai Yuyou was about to follow when she noticed someone heading in the opposite direction.
It was Tao Xiaotao.
Tiny, like a little kitten.
"What’s up, Yuyou?"
"That girl..."
Tang Keke also noticed Tao Xiaotao leaving and tilted her head. "Isn’t she going to the cafeteria? If she’s eating off-campus, it’s pretty far. She should take the shuttle or ride a bike."
Bai Yuyou whispered, "I want to follow her."
"Huh?" Tang Keke seemed to understand. After exchanging a glance, the two girls immediately sneaked off, leaving Ye Shuang with just a quick,
"Brother, can you grab us some food? We’ll be right back!"
Ye Shuang watched the two girls skulking around and rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"What are these two up to, tailing a classmate?"
Just then, his phone rang.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
