Chapter 138
Not leaving?
Waiting for you to eat me up and wipe me clean?!
I'm an Innocent Chu Nan!
After pouring a glass of water for the drunk girl, Gu Ran ran back to the next room.
The first thing he did upon entering the door was rush into the bathroom and turn the water temperature to the lowest.
Splash—
The freezing water poured down over his head.
The bone-chilling coldness finally forcibly suppressed the explosive heat in his body.
Gu Ran supported himself on the wet tiles with both hands, looking at himself in the mirror with slightly red corners of his eyes, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
An eighteen-year-old body, too much firepower.
If that girl had pulled his clothes just a bit more just now, he was afraid he would have chosen the former in tonight's multiple-choice question of "beast" and "worse than a beast".
"Color is emptiness, emptiness is color..."
Muttering the Heart-Clearing Mantra twice, Gu Ran came out wrapped in a bath towel and dug out a heavy laptop from his suitcase.
Developer backend data showed that "Temple Run" had completely dominated overseas.
With the blessing of the App Store recommendation slot, daily active users skyrocketed exponentially.
These foreigners probably hadn't seen what a dimensional strike was.
Gu Ran's fingers tapped rapidly, and the underlying code of the next game, "Fruit Ninja", began to jump on the screen.
The current smartphone market was still a blue ocean.
Penguin hadn't turned around yet, and those otakus at miHoYo were still worrying about rent.
This was the best of times, and it was also his time.
"The code architecture is almost done, but I'm missing an artist."
Outsourcing wasn't reliable; he needed his own people.
A figure flashed through his mind.
The fashionable and beautiful teacher—Li Sinan.
Calculating the time, that "bomb" was about to explode, right?
In his past life, she was falsely accused by parents and left sadly. In this life, why not come with me to change the world?
After typing the last line of code, the time was 4:30 AM.
Gu Ran closed the laptop, stood up, and stretched, his joints popping.
Sleep?
Nonexistent.
There was still a drunkard next door waiting for a wake-up call.
After all, she had been clamoring to see the sunrise for a long time.
...
Next door, Room 201.
Ye Zhenzhen groggily got up to go to the bathroom, but as soon as she stood up, she felt a splitting headache and her throat was so dry it felt like she had swallowed a pound of sand.
Who am I?
Where am I?
Hugging the quilt and kneeling on the bed, her mind wandered for two seconds before her brain rebooted.
Thump, thump, thump.
Before she could fully recover, the balcony's French window was suddenly knocked on.
Ye Zhenzhen was instantly scared out of her wits.
This was the second floor!
She stiffly turned her head, and by the morning light, she saw a tall figure standing outside the window.
Dressed in refreshing white clothes, hands in his pockets, bearing a mouthful of stark white teeth at her.
Gu 'Dog' Ran?!
While the girl was still in a state of confusion, Gu Ran skillfully pushed open the unlocked French window and swaggered in.
"Morning, Dr. Ye."
Gu Ran leaned against the doorframe, his gaze sweeping over her recklessly, and said in a punchable tone:
"Quite a unique look, did you just get hit by an Italian cannon?"
Ye Zhenzhen subconsciously touched her hair.
Frizzed.
She looked down again.
Her collar was crooked, and her pajama pants were rolled up to her knees, revealing a section of fair calf.
"Ah—!"
A scream caught in her throat, and the recovered girl dashed into the bathroom at the speed of a hundred-meter sprint.
Bang!
Locked!
"Gu 'Dog' Ran! Are you sick! How did you get in!"
"Climbed over."
Outside the door came someone's righteous voice, "Long legs, willful. What, not welcome?"
Welcome your big head ghost!
This guy was addicted to taking the back door every day, wasn't he?
Even when staying at a homestay, he could find one with a balcony?
Ye Zhenzhen leaned on the sink, looking at the red-faced madwoman in the mirror, wishing she could die on the spot.
Wait.
As her consciousness returned, the fragmented memories from last night began to madly attack her brain.
"Gu Ran, I'm so tired..."
"If only we weren't siblings..."
"But I think I kind of like the bastard..."
And finally, that fierce bite, the sensation of biting his shoulder...
Boom!
The girl felt that at this moment, she was a little dead.
Biting?
Confessing?
And acting spoiled on her stupid brother's back?
This wasn't just social death; this was being cremated on the spot!
"Dr. Ye? Did you fall into the pit?"
Gu Ran knocked on the door panel, "We're leaving for Dongzha in ten minutes. If you don't come out, I'll go in and help you brush your teeth."
"You dare!"
"Watch me."
Five minutes later.
The bathroom door opened a crack.
The neatly dressed Ye Zhenzhen dawdled out, head down, submissive like a quail.
"Drink it."
A thermos cup was handed to her.
"Honey water, warm." Gu Ran stuffed it into her hand, "Don't show off if you don't have the tolerance, you're bad at drinking but love to drink."
Ye Zhenzhen held the cup, her nose filled with sweet fragrance.
The words she originally wanted to curse were stuck in her throat.
The warm liquid went down her throat, instantly relieving the burning sensation in her stomach.
"What are you standing there for? Change your shoes."
Gu Ran pointed to the flat white shoes on the ground, "Don't wear your high-heeled sandals anymore. Dongzha is all flagstone roads. If you sprain your ankle, I won't carry you."
Hearing this, the girl's dead memories attacked her madly again.
"You... don't say anymore."
Ye Zhenzhen pursed her lips, reaching out to poke the chattering Gu Ran.
The latter raised an eyebrow, "Then hurry up and put on your shoes."
"Oh."
Hearing this, the girl obediently sat down, the corner of her mouth curling up imperceptibly.
At least this kid has some filial piety~
...
5:30 AM, Dongzha.
The river was covered in thin mist, and the air was damp and cold.
"Cold?"
On the awning boat, Gu Ran asked.
Ye Zhenzhen shrank her neck. Wearing only a T-shirt was indeed cold, but being stubborn was necessary: "Not cold, my body is fine."
The next second, a sports jacket with body heat covered her.
Zipping it straight to her chin, Gu Ran reached out to put his arm around her shoulder, pulling her into his arms.
"Don't move."
Just as the girl was about to struggle, her stupid brother's voice came from above her head: "The boat is rocking, if you fall in, no one will save you."
Excuse!
This boat was so steady she could embroider on it!
But in the end, Ye Zhenzhen didn't push away her stupid brother who was full of lies.
The boy's embrace had a nice lemongrass scent, like a safe haven.
The girl's body only stiffened for a moment before slowly softening, like a lazy cat, unconsciously resting her head on his chest, quietly listening to someone's heartbeat, the corners of her mouth rising accordingly.
The boat sailed into open water, and the east turned golden red.
"Ye Zhenzhen, look, the sun is coming out."
A red sun broke through the clouds, ten thousand golden rays spilling over the water, plating the entire Wuzhen in gold.
"So beautiful..."
Ye Zhenzhen murmured to herself.
But Gu Ran didn't continue to watch the sunrise.
Instead, he turned his head, his gaze falling on the girl's face in his arms.
The morning light plated her with a soft glow, her eyelashes trembling slightly, breathtakingly beautiful.
You are looking at the scenery.
And I am looking at you.
"Yes, very beautiful," Gu Ran said meaningfully.
Ye Zhenzhen noticed a hot gaze, and her cheeks flushed.
...
It was already 7:00 AM when they returned to the homestay.
After shooing the sleepy Ye Zhenzhen back to her room to catch up on sleep, Gu Ran had just returned to his room when his Penguin notification tone started bombarding him madly.
It was all from Ye Jinliang.
[Golden Spear Never Falls]: Brother Ran! Something big happened!
[Golden Spear Never Falls]: Where are you? You're not answering your phone!
[Golden Spear Never Falls]: Our English teacher, Li Sinan, is done for!
[Golden Spear Never Falls]: The average English scores were low this time, and a bunch of parents have teamed up to make a scene at the school!
[Golden Spear Never Falls]: They're saying Teacher Li is too young, dresses too provocatively, and is trying to seduce the male students! Now they're taking the fuss all the way to the Education Bureau to force her to resign!
Looking at the words on the screen, Gu Ran's eyes instantly turned cold.
Sure enough, it was happening again.
In his previous life, Li Sinan's future was completely ruined by these fabricated allegations about her moral character, and she eventually disappeared without a trace.
Such a brilliant person, swallowed up by the prejudices of society.
But this time, things would be different.
Teacher Li, just wait and change the world with me!
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.
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
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
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
