Seeing Jiang Mengyun stand up, Su Yang thought to himself: 'So she's a distant relative. Nice. And most importantly, she's from Haicheng—perfectly tailored for me.'
'Sometimes I wonder if these women are arranged by the system. How is it that no matter where I go, I always run into beauties?'
—System, was this your doing?
The system remained silent...
As he pondered, Jiang Mengyun quickly walked past him.
A faint, enchanting fragrance drifted into Su Yang's nose. 'Smells pretty good.'
He chuckled and turned to head toward the backyard.
The backyard was bustling with activity—people were coming in and out of the kitchen entrance, Song Da was washing vegetables by the basin, and Song Anquan was chopping firewood.
Spotting Su Yang approaching, Song Anquan, mid-swing with the axe, grinned and called out, "You're up?"
"Yep. Where's the bathroom?"
"Over there." Song Anquan pointed to a small detached hut on the right side of the yard.
Su Yang nodded. "Got it. I'll wash up first, then come help you chop."
"Sweet. There's a ton of firewood—my arms are already sore."
Song Da, washing vegetables nearby, laughed. "I offered to chop earlier, but you refused. You had to pick the harder job when washing veggies is way easier."
Song Anquan smirked. "I'm young, man. You're old—stick to washing veggies."
"Shut it, you're the old one!" Song Da flicked a handful of water at him from the basin.
Su Yang shook his head with a laugh and headed to the bathroom.
He knocked first, and after confirming no one was inside, he pushed the door open.
After using the toilet and freshening up, Su Yang stepped out feeling refreshed.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
Seeing Song Anquan's chopping form starting to falter, Su Yang strode over and grinned. "Go take a break. Let me show you how it's done."
"Pfft, yeah right. I grew up in the countryside—no one my age chops better than me."
Su Yang smirked. "Well, today you’ve met your match. Hand me the axe."
Skeptical, Song Anquan passed the axe over while Song Da, crouched by the veggies, watched with amusement.
"Bro Su, you know how to chop wood?"
Su Yang glanced at him. "Does this even require skill? Just swing and split. Watch and learn."
"Man, I don’t buy it. You’re a city boy—no way you’ve done this before. Here, I’ll set it up. Show me."
Su Yang rubbed his nose, grinning. "Alright."
Once Song Anquan placed a log on the chopping block, Su Yang took aim, swung the axe down with just the right force—
CRACK!
A crisp sound rang out as the log split cleanly in half, falling to the ground.
"Whoa! You actually know how?!"
"Told you. I don’t do things unless I’m sure."
"But chopping wood looks easy—it takes technique. You’ve done this before?"
Su Yang shook his head. "Watched others do it. First time trying myself."
"Damn, you’ve got a natural talent. Wanna move to the countryside and chop wood full-time?"
"Yeah, I’ll chop you instead."
"Ha!"
As they joked, Su Yang bent down, placed another log on the block, and swung again. Another crisp CRACK!—another perfect split.
"Damn, Yang! You’re killing it. Alright, you take over. I’ll rest."
"Leave it to me."
"There’s still a lot left."
"No problem. Easy." Su Yang continued swinging effortlessly.
[Ding! Detected host enjoying wood-chopping activity. Reward: 800,000.]
"Bro Su, you’re good. Better than me, honestly. And your form looks seasoned—no way this is your first time."
Su Yang kept chopping. "Swear it is."
"Then you’ve got a gift for this."
Su Yang chuckled. "A gift for chopping wood. Sounds impressive yet kinda lame."
"Ha!"
The three bantered cheerfully until a graceful figure approached from the house.
From his periphery, Su Yang recognized Chen Qi immediately.
He glanced up and nodded in greeting.
Chen Qi smiled back and stepped closer. "Chopping firewood?"
"Yep."
"Need any help?"
Su Yang looked to Song Anquan, deferring to him as the host.
Song Anquan waved it off. "Nah, just relax in the living room. Leave the rough work to my man here."
Su Yang shot him a sidelong glance and added, "Yeah, take it easy. We’ll probably need help decorating later—you can pitch in then."
Chen Qi nodded. "Okay~ I’ll just watch you chop, Su."
"Sure."
Su Yang grinned inwardly. ‘Having a girl watch? Not bad.’
His gaze drifted to the kitchen on the left side of the yard—a separate structure like the bathroom, but much larger.
People moved in and out, but Jiang Mengyun was nowhere in sight.
Shrugging, he resumed chopping.
CRACK!
The split log flew to either side.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Chen Qi applauded from the sidelines. "You’re amazing, Su!"
Su Yang laughed. "It’s just chopping wood. But hey, encouragement does help. Feels motivating."
Song Anquan, squatting nearby, teased, "No kidding. Nobody cheered for me. If my Qi-mei was here hyping me up, I’d have energy too!"
Su Yang straightened. "Then get back to work."
"Nah, I’ll rest a bit longer."
"You’re hopeless." Su Yang resumed, eyeing the remaining pile—at least fifty logs left.
But for him, this was light exercise. His arms wouldn’t tire even if he kept going nonstop.
Just then, a soft voice spoke up:
"Can I try?"
"Hm?" Su Yang turned to see Jiang Mengyun walking toward him.
Song Da and Song Anquan, still crouched, gaped at her.
"Who’s that?" Song Da whispered.
"No clue. Looks familiar, but I can’t place the name."
"Damn. She’s stunning."
As they muttered, Su Yang smiled at Jiang Mengyun. "Sure. But do you know how?"
"No, but you make it look easy. I’d like to try."
"Alright, here." He handed her the axe.
Jiang Mengyun stepped forward, accepting it with a small smile.
Su Yang set up a log for her. "Go ahead."
"Any tips?"
"Just aim for the middle and swing."
"Okay~"
Gripping the axe with both hands, Jiang Mengyun swung awkwardly.
Thud!
The blade grazed the log’s edge, striking the block instead. The log toppled over.
Su Yang chuckled. "Missed the mark."
Jiang Mengyun picked it up and repositioned it. "How do I aim better?"
"Or should I teach you myself?"
......
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!
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
