In the blink of an eye, Ye Shuang had been in this timeline for several years.
Like any normal middle school student, he went to and from school every day with Chen Qin, Fu Yao, and the others. He had grown accustomed to this life, with his family and friends right by his side.
He had even grown deeply attached to it all.
With Ye Shuang's help, Fu Yao's tragedy never occurred. Instead, she successfully entered First High School alongside Chen Qin.
Fugui didn't end up cross-dressing either. Although he still looked like a bit of a delinquent, he was surprisingly reliable and even managed to keep up with his studies. However, neither he nor Chen Hai made it into First High, ending up at a fairly decent high school instead.
Today was the first day of school at First High, but Ye Shuang had only one thing on his mind—
The day Yu You was kidnapped seemed to be approaching.
Calculating the years, it should be sometime this year.
To pinpoint the exact day, Ye Shuang had already gone to that residential area in advance to scout it out.
"Oh, you mean that couple? I do remember them, but it doesn't seem like they have any kids," the security guard, who had grown familiar with Ye Shuang, said with a smile. "But why are you always asking about their family?"
Ye Shuang just smiled. "I was just curious and asking around. They're actually distant relatives of mine. They're so afraid of us nagging them that they don't even reply to our messages."
"So that's how it is. Thanks for the cigarettes, young man."
"No problem."
Ye Shuang shook his head. To get on good terms with these security guards, he naturally had to buy them some cigarettes and alcohol. It was all about social tact.
"Alright, I'm off to school then."
"Go on, go on. Such a good kid, no wonder you got into First High."
Leaving the residential area, Ye Shuang took the iPhone 4S out of his pocket and checked the time. "Looks like it's not today. If I come over and ask every day, they'll get suspicious, won't they?"
Would that alert the enemy?
If that couple got suspicious because of him and ended up moving away, Ye Shuang would really have a headache on his hands.
Under these circumstances, it would be best to wait a while before coming back.
He pondered for a few seconds before turning around and leaving.
After all, he still had to attend the opening ceremony.
After taking a taxi to school, Ye Shuang ran into Chen Qin and Fu Yao at the school gates.
The two girls had shed some of their youthful immaturity. Although they wore the standard white school uniforms with red and black stripes, the outfits couldn't hide their developing figures.
"Ye, are you done with your business?" Chen Qin asked.
"Yeah..." Ye Shuang nodded.
"Let's go, let's go."
"Okay."
Upon entering the school, Ye Shuang handed over his phone. After all, regular high schools were different from Yinshan Academy and didn't allow phones. Just like before, they were assigned to Class 1. It seemed that nothing much had changed from the past.
"Hehe, there are so many people."
"Ye, Fu Yao and I are going to line up on the girls' side." Although Chen Qin was a bit reluctant to leave Ye Shuang's side, she blinked her beautiful eyes and walked toward the girls' line in the distance.
Ye Shuang just smiled.
After taking his place in the boys' line, a male student next to him spoke up, "Hey handsome, are you Ye Shuang?"
"Hmm? You know me?" Ye Shuang looked a bit surprised. He recognized this boy, but in this timeline, the other party shouldn't know him yet, right?
"Yeah, we went to the same middle school. I was in Class 9, right next door." The bespectacled boy acted as if they were already old friends. "You seem really close to those two beauties. What's your relationship?"
"Fiancées," Ye Shuang joked, instantly making the bespectacled boy's eyes widen.
"I'm kidding."
"Man, I knew it. But seriously, how is your brain wired? You were the top scorer in this year's high school entrance exam, right?"
"I guess so," Ye Shuang said.
"What do you mean 'guess so'? With your grades, I bet you'll get early admission to a top university."
"We'll see." Facing this chatty old classmate, Ye Shuang appeared quite accustomed to it. After all, when he first met him, he knew the guy was a loudmouth, but his character was actually fine.
He was just a bit perverted.
"Excuse me, coming through, oh, it's a bit crowded." A female voice rang out as a figure squeezed through the line.
She finally paused slightly in front of Ye Shuang. "Oh?"
It was a tall teenage girl. The moment she appeared, a fragrant scent drifted to his nose. She had flowing black hair and a beauty mark adorning her eyelid.
"Oh, a handsome guy." The girl observed him curiously. Just then, the crowd suddenly surged, and her body was pressed right up against Ye Shuang, her soft curves pushing against him.
"Ah," the girl let out a surprised gasp, and the scent on her body grew even stronger.
Ye Shuang froze for a moment. This girl...
Zhao Mengyao?
"Why are you looking at me like that? Thinking of doing something bad?" Noticing Ye Shuang's expression, Zhao Mengyao blinked playfully. "No way."
Saying that, she squeezed through again and returned to her spot.
Afterward, Zhao Mengyao stood in her place, laughing and chatting with the classmates next to her. Her beautiful profile drew the gazes of quite a few people.
Ye Shuang slowly withdrew his gaze.
It seemed... something like this had happened in his previous life too?
But why didn't he have much memory of it?
Ye Shuang pinched the bridge of his nose and stopped thinking about it.
Because if he had to make the choice again, he definitely wouldn't choose Zhao Mengyao.
Meanwhile, as if sensing something, Zhao Mengyao suddenly turned her head, her gaze landing on Ye Shuang not far away.
"Mengyao, what are you looking at?" a girl asked.
"Nothing. What's that boy's name?"
"Hehe, already getting a crush on your first day of high school? That guy is Ye Shuang. I know him."
"Ye Shuang?" Zhao Mengyao thought for a moment, then suddenly narrowed her eyes and smiled. "He's pretty handsome. Handsome and tall."
"But you shouldn't get any ideas about him. He has a girlfriend, and it's someone you know."
"Who?"
"Chen Qin. You remember her, right?"
"Her..." Zhao Mengyao was a little surprised to hear that name. She scanned the girls' line ahead and finally locked onto a girl with her hair tied in a simple ponytail.
Although Chen Qin was also very pretty, wearing a ponytail only gave off an innocent, pure vibe. She was far less eye-catching than Zhao Mengyao with her flowing hair. After all, in an environment where no one really dressed up, Zhao Mengyao was the true focal point in the eyes of most boys.
"Are you serious? Girlfriend?"
"I'm just guessing. They hang out together all day, so they're probably dating. I mean, normal friends of the opposite sex aren't that intimate."
Hearing this, Zhao Mengyao thought for a moment, then suddenly gave a wicked smile.
"Who's prettier, me or Chen Qin?"
"You, of course, Mengyao."
"Hehe, then what if I were to steal this guy named Ye Shuang away..."
"Wow, you're so bad."
"Hehe, who told Chen Qin to be so annoying."
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!
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.”
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
