"..."
"..."
"Hmm?" Slowly reaching out a hand, the long-haired girl lying on the bed slowly sat up. She sat there for a long time, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling before she slowly seemed to realize something.
"Is this... Hell... no, Heaven?"
Lowering her head slowly to look at her fair, tender palms, everything that had happened before felt like a nightmare.
"I..."
"Why have I gotten taller..."
The girl stood up and walked over to the mirror. The next moment, a flash of disbelief crossed her face.
"Is this... me?"
The face in the mirror was no different from before, yet it revealed a hint of incongruity. At this moment, Chao Yiyu's gaze fell on her hair. Her originally shoulder-length short hair had become long, giving off a completely different vibe.
And this place was her familiar room.
With a click, the door lock opened.
At this time, the short-haired girl who was sitting blankly on the sofa looked over, and the air went completely quiet for a few seconds.
"Yo? I, I seem to have been reborn and come back," Chao Yiyu spoke.
An Shiyu slowly withdrew her gaze. "To think I'm actually having hallucinations, sigh..."
It was as if she merely treated the Chao Yiyu standing not far away as an illusion.
"Thump." A ball of tissue flew over, hitting An Shiyu squarely on the head, sounding almost like a wooden fish being struck.
"Ouch, what are you doing?!"
An Shiyu shouted while clutching her head, but then she abruptly stood up, her eyes full of disbelief.
But in the very next second, her face instantly turned cold.
"Who are you?!"
"Why do you have the exact same face as her?!"
An Shiyu practically bounced off the sofa. In just a few steps, she pulled out a kunai and thrust it over!
Seeing this, Chao Yiyu backhandedly pulled a dagger from a nearby flower pot and clashed directly against the other's weapon. Sparks flew, accompanied by a crisp, ringing sound.
"You..." An Shiyu's eyes were full of suspicion.
"It's me."
"No! You're already dead!"
"How should I know?!"
Accompanied by the continuous clinking of their weapons crossing, An Shiyu finally realized something was amiss. She slowly lowered her weapon and frowned.
"Are you..."
"Is it really you?"
"Why?"
It seemed An Shiyu completely failed to understand where this Chao Yiyu had popped out from. After all, she had been present at the cremation. Moreover... the current Chao Yiyu looked slightly different.
This supernatural occurrence made it impossible for An Shiyu to process the information in her brain.
"I don't know either. When I opened my eyes, I was just in the room. Could it be that I've been reborn? That's how it always happens in novels: I've been reborn, and this time I will take back everything that belongs to me, or something like that." Chao Yiyu seemed to be in a great mood, continuously tossing and playing with the dagger in her hand.
Her thoughts were much simpler: whatever, as long as she could move, it was fine.
"You..." An Shiyu took a step forward and then looked the Chao Yiyu in front of her up and down.
A few seconds later, she pointed at herself. "Pinch me."
However, in the next moment, what greeted An Shiyu was a chop to the head from the other party.
"You jerk?!"
An Shiyu reached out her hand as if she wanted to strike back, but in the next second, she hugged Chao Yiyu.
Chao Yiyu froze for a moment, only to find that the front of her shirt was soaked. An Shiyu remained motionless, only letting out a muffled voice.
"I know this is a dream... but I want it to last just a little longer."
Chao Yiyu subconsciously hugged the girl in her arms. She looked at the surrounding scenery, and her gaze also lowered.
"Although I don't know why either, this doesn't seem to be a dream."
"I'm back..." she said softly.
...
...
It seemed to take quite a while to settle down before the two fishes finally calmed down.
After confirming that she wasn't dreaming, An Shiyu began to examine Chao Yiyu's body. She quickly discovered that the other party's figure had also changed. She was slightly taller than her, and even her slimes were quite a bit larger.
But the face was still the same.
"They say there used to be rumors of reincarnated people, where a person suddenly possesses the memories of another," Chao Yiyu said, then wondered, "Could I be in a situation like that?"
"I don't know, and I don't know how to explain this to the others either." An Shiyu shook her head. Her brain's CPU was completely fried. Moreover, why did the other party walk out of the room? Was it really a miracle?
This kind of thing, which went beyond common sense and the scope of knowledge, perhaps simply could not be explained from a scientific perspective.
"Then am I just like a normal person now?" Chao Yiyu said, then rolled her shoulders.
"The feeling of my body being full of energy again is surprisingly nice, you know?"
"I just hope I'm really not dreaming." At this moment, An Shiyu pinched the bridge of her nose, because she felt absolutely no sense of reality, especially when looking at the girl in front of her.
"Oh right, where's Uncle? Did he cry his heart out after I died?" Chao Yiyu asked.
"He didn't cry. Did you think everyone cared about you that much?" An Shiyu replied.
"Tch, you just cried all over my clothes, did you think everyone cared about you that much~"
"Get lost."
An Shiyu said in annoyance. Seeming to recall what Chao Yiyu had just asked, she added, "Uncle just went downstairs to buy groceries. If you go down now, you might run into him."
"Oh?"
"But if Uncle sees you, he'll probably get a huge shock. After all, you..." An Shiyu hesitated, not knowing what to say.
Besides, why did this girl's hair become long?
Was it really a case of possessing a body and being reborn?
At this moment, Chao Yiyu abruptly stood up and then walked quickly towards the door.
"I'm going out for a walk!"
An Shiyu froze for a second. By the time she snapped back to reality, Chao Yiyu had already grabbed her things and run out.
"You..."
"Well, what a restless girl." An Shiyu sighed.
An Shiyu then slightly raised her head and looked at the ceiling.
"I hope this isn't a dream."
...
Chao Yiyu quickly rushed downstairs. By now, she had arrived at the place outside the residential compound where they usually bought groceries.
And she also noticed that figure carrying bags.
Ye Shuang seemed to have just finished his shopping, his hands full of large and small bags.
Just as Chao Yiyu chased after him and patted Ye Shuang on the shoulder, intending to give him a surprise, in the very next moment, Chao Yiyu's expression froze.
Ye Shuang turned around in surprise, his gaze falling upon her.
A thousand words reached Chao Yiyu's lips, yet it was as if she couldn't say anything at all. She could only stare blankly at him and then speak,
"Yo..."
At this moment, Ye Shuang's eyes rested on her face.
It wasn't an expression of astonishment or shock, but rather a faint confusion. Then, he slowly spoke,
"Who are you?"
saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
