Half an hour later.
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Su Qi returned to his room.
Naturally, nothing had happened during that half hour.
It was just that his cooking skills had been rather disappointing at dinner, so neither of them had eaten much.
As a result, his younger sister took matters into her own hands and whipped up a late-night snack.
Of course, her culinary skills weren’t much better either—she just boiled some dumplings for him.
Lying on his bed, he pulled out his phone.
【Iris invites you to connect via Bluetooth.】
Huh?
Was his sister planning to come clean because of that late-night snack?
She even changed her Bluetooth name to 【Iris】.
Su Qi was curious to see how this little brat intended to reveal the truth.
Accept.
【Iris has shared a photo with you.】
【View now: A picture of exclusive equipment with spoils of war.jpg】
【Iris: Pathetic big brother, no match for me.】
【Iris: Pathetic big brother, goodnight~】
Su Qi: ……
He had never imagined their identities would be exposed in such an absurd way…
Why did it feel like some bizarre plotline had been triggered?
And wasn’t there a hint of… role reversal here?
Could "The Sky of Fate" really be a documentary?
……
The next morning.
Sunlight seeped through the gaps in the curtains.
Su Qi, unusually, had trouble sleeping.
Last night, his sister had held his hand for a while.
In return, he had held onto her "equipment" for a bit—call it even.
And then there was that "pathetic big brother" remark, followed immediately by the rapid-fire notifications of points flooding his screen for seven straight seconds.
All of it had played on loop in his mind the entire night.
It gave him the absurd feeling that… the cabbage he’d been guarding might actually be the one doing the uprooting.
On the other hand… he couldn’t say he minded?
In fact… he might even be looking forward to it?
Ugh!
A true man stands tall between heaven and earth—how could he resign himself to being… beneath?
But if he didn’t resign himself, what else could he do?
Su Qi shook his head, trying to fling out those chaotic thoughts.
He got out of bed, washed up, and headed to the living room.
Liu Yuan’s door was still tightly shut.
Su Qi hesitated but decided not to knock.
Let her sleep a little longer.
He walked to the kitchen, planning to throw together a quick breakfast.
Opening the fridge, he found nothing but a few bottles of drinks, some frozen food, and… the pre-made meals he’d bought days ago.
Su Qi sighed.
When it came to life skills, he and Liu Yuan were truly a match made in mediocrity.
Back when they ate separately, it hadn’t mattered much. But now that they were sharing meals, maybe… they should improve their diet a little?
At the very least, they couldn’t keep relying on pre-made meals for every meal.
He took out two packs of frozen dumplings and tossed them into the microwave.
Just then, his phone buzzed.
Pulling it out, he saw the caller ID: "Old Jiang."
He answered.
"Hey, Old Jiang, calling this early? Ruining my beauty sleep."
Guardian Jiang’s voice came through, unusually serious: "Cut the jokes. Get over here now. I’ve approved what Su Muxue discussed with you yesterday, but there’s a new development."
Su Qi raised an eyebrow. "Oh? I thought we were waiting for higher approval?"
"Things have changed. I have discretionary authority. Stop wasting time and get here." Guardian Jiang sounded exhausted. "I’ll send you the address."
Without waiting for a response, he hung up.
"Beep—beep—beep—"
Su Qi stared at his phone, thoughtful.
Guardian Jiang’s tone had been unusually grave.
Seemed like the situation with the Descenders was even more complicated than Su Muxue had described.
"Ding." A new message arrived—an address, not too far from his place, about a 20-minute cab ride.
Su Qi returned to the living room just as the microwave beeped. The dumplings were ready.
He grabbed two plates, divided the dumplings, and set them on the table.
After a moment’s thought, he also took out two cartons of milk from the fridge.
Once everything was set, he glanced again at Liu Yuan’s closed door but still didn’t disturb her.
He wolfed down his share of breakfast, changed clothes, grabbed his keys, and headed out.
Before leaving, he sent a quick text to his sister: "Guardian Jiang needs me for something. Heading out."
No response came.
Su Qi didn’t dwell on it and stepped out.
……
Not long after Su Qi left.
Liu Yuan’s door creaked open slightly.
A small head peeked out, scanning the room to confirm he was really gone before exhaling in relief and tiptoeing out.
Honestly, last night’s behavior had been… strange.
She was still herself.
No external influence had taken hold.
But there’d been a sense of… recklessness.
Like when someone acts impulsively in the heat of the moment.
That’s why she didn’t dare face Su Qi directly today.
Hiding behind the door, she could only catch fragmented thoughts drifting into her mind.
"Improve… meals."
"No more… pre-made food."
"Little sister’s dumpling skills need work."
She realized her ability wasn’t all that powerful.
It wasn’t mind-reading or eavesdropping on thoughts.
It was just…
She could pick up on things Su Qi wanted her to know but couldn’t bring himself to say.
The stronger his desire for her to know, the clearer the message.
For example, yesterday, when he was hiding behind the door, she could only sense faint emotions.
Today, she caught half a sentence…
As for why there was also a full sentence…
Ahem…
Just a coincidence.
and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
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!
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
