Chapter 107
Smack!
A small fist hit flesh.
Bzz~
Suddenly feeling his vision go black, Gu Ran hurriedly got up.
Pushing away Ye Zhenzhen who was straddling him, he quickly covered his eyes.
"Why did it go dark? Ye Zhenzhen, did you blind me?"
Ye Zhenzhen: "..."
This guy...
Is too shameless!
"Open... open those dog eyes of yours wide, there's a blackout!"
The young girl curled up into a small ball, sizing up the surrounding darkness, but didn't forget to keep a fierce tone.
Then she gave him an embarrassed and annoyed glare, but unfortunately, the other party couldn't see it at all.
It was like winking at a blind man...
A blackout?
Lighting up his phone screen, Gu Ran fumbled his way to the window by the faint light.
The sky was heavily overcast, and strong winds were howling.
Bean-sized raindrops pelted against the glass window, and the whole world was shrouded in a gray haze.
A typhoon is coming?
Frowning, he turned his head and voiced this conclusion to the older sister cowering in place behind him.
A... typhoon?
Hearing this, Ye Zhenzhen furrowed her brows. Just as she was about to say something, a loud boom came from outside the window.
Pattering raindrops splashed into the room, scaring her into a sudden shiver.
"Gu 'Dog' Ran! You... close the window..."
Biting her lip lightly, her voice trembled a little. Combined with the rosy flush on her cheeks from fright, she looked even more charming at this moment.
However, the unromantic younger brother didn't appreciate the scenery at this moment...
"Ye Zhenzhen, it really is a typhoon, the rain is warm!"
Gu Ran reached his hand out the window, then turned back with a face full of pleasant surprise.
In the pitch-black living room, he could only vaguely see a shadowy figure curled up on the floor and didn't notice anything else.
Idiot!
Cursing softly in her heart, Ye Zhenzhen tried hard to calm herself down, then fumbled to stand up.
"Are there any candles in the house? If so, light a couple so we can continue eating, otherwise the food will get cold."
She sat down calmly, not forgetting to tidy her messy hair.
Although he couldn't see her movements clearly, he could feel that the girl had recovered her aloof temperament. Gu Ran found this quite magical.
Using the light from his phone, he rummaged around for a long time but couldn't find any candles. However, he did find a not-so-bright flashlight.
"No candles, but there's a flashlight. It seems to be running out of battery though, we'll just have to make do."
Gu Ran gestured with the flashlight, then shoved the light against his chin and made a ghost face.
Ye Zhenzhen: "!!!"
Turning her head and seeing this terrifying look, she was so scared she almost lost all color in her face.
"Are... are you asking for death..."
She muttered a curse, but feeling it wasn't enough to vent her anger, she stepped forward and added a kick to finish it.
"Ye Zhenzhen, when Aunt Ye comes back, I'm definitely going to complain. This is pure domestic violence!"
Rubbing his calf that had been kicked by a pure white cotton sock, Gu Ran was secretly satisfied, but still played the victim after getting an advantage.
"You wouldn't dare!"
"Why wouldn't I dare?"
"If you dare make false complaints, you're dead!!!"
"Heh, you even dare to monopolize the lawsuit, huh..."
"..."
...
Dinner was finished by the dim light of the flashlight.
Gu Ran got up and was about to go back to his room to rest, but Ye Zhenzhen grabbed his arm.
"Where... where are you going?"
"Back to my room?"
"Aren't you... going to clear the dishes?"
The aloof girl subconsciously looked around the pitch-black surroundings, then frowned tightly and asked.
Gu Ran, addicted to laziness, shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently.
"Ah, it's pitch black, I'll clean them up tomorrow morning."
"No, you can't!"
Ye Zhenzhen resolutely rejected this proposal, very resistant to being left alone in this dark living room.
Defeated by this girl's stubbornness, Gu Ran helplessly tried to reason with her, "Since I cooked the meal, can you go wash the dishes?"
"Then, then you have to stay and hold the light for me."
The aloof, shivering girl tightly gripped the flashlight and continued to bargain.
Hearing this, Gu Ran raised his eyebrows, quietly leaned forward, and stared at the girl's exquisite face.
Is this girl... scared?
"What... what are you doing?"
Feeling his hot breath on her face, the girl's face uncontrollably turned red again.
However, Gu Ran had already leaned back and didn't see this scene.
He didn't make her clear the table; instead, he picked up the dishes himself.
Just let the useless older sister stay there!
Having found the domineering girl's weakness, he felt like a serf who had finally turned things around and started singing.
While washing the dishes, he even hummed happily, leaving Ye Zhenzhen completely baffled.
This guy...
What is he so happy about?
Because he's washing dishes?
Then she'll just leave it all to him in the future.
After all, a kind-hearted older sister should always satisfy some of her silly younger brother's little hobbies.
After cleaning up, having caught his sister's little weakness, Gu Ran happily raised his eyebrows.
Looking at the girl gripping the flashlight tightly, Gu Ran deliberately said.
"Sigh, finally done cleaning up. My back is so sore, I need to go back and rest."
As his voice fell, the girl opposite him pursed her lips. She heard the implied meaning but didn't reply.
Seeing this, Gu Ran curled his lip, turned to look at the violent storm outside the window, and gloated.
"Tsk, this thunder sounds like the end of the world. Will you be able to sleep tonight?"
As if responding to his words, just as he finished speaking.
A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the entire room.
Immediately after, deafening thunder rolled in, as if it was going to tear the entire sky apart.
Ye Zhenzhen shrank her neck in fear, just like a quail.
Subconsciously, she ran over to the opposite side and tightly grabbed the hem of her bad brother's clothes.
Turning around to look at the girl peeking out timidly, Gu Ran raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but laugh.
"Ye Zhenzhen, are you afraid of thunder or the dark?"
"Nonsense!"
Feeling her authority as an older sister challenged, Ye Zhenzhen immediately let go of his clothes.
She puffed out her chest, putting on a proud look.
As if to show: how could a strong older sister be afraid of such a trivial thing?
Looking at her serious little face, the corners of Gu Ran's mouth curved up slightly.
"I'm a little tired and want to rest first. My fearless sister should rest early too..."
After saying that, using the faint light of his phone, he turned and fumbled his way back to his room.
Click, the sound of the door closing.
Ye Zhenzhen: "???"
Is he a dog?!
Usually, he sneaks into her room more often than anyone else. Now that he saw she was a little scared, he actually ran back to his own room!
Son of a bitch!
She didn't need this rebellious, stinky younger brother anyway.
She was just a little bit scared, just a tiny bit...
Staring at the tightly closed door, she gave it a fierce glare, bit her lip, clutched the flashlight to her chest, and walked quickly back to her own room.
Outside the window, the thunder grew louder and louder, and the lightning became more frequent, occasionally lighting up the entire room.
Seeing the various shadows cast on the wall by the lightning, her mind uncontrollably started thinking about random, scary things.
Especially the horror movies she had watched in the past; massive amounts of terrifying plots popped into her head for free, and she immediately dove under the covers.
Instantly, everything went silent.
Except for the rolling thunder...
Huddled under the blanket, her heartbeat accelerated with each clap of thunder.
Thump thump thump!
A sudden knock on the door made her heart skip a beat...
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
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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!" "......"
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