Meng Wenzhou shot Liu Bo a sidelong glance.
"Enough with the chatter. We're still short one car. I'm not too keen on driving myself. Ziming, Ji Bo, Old Chu—which of you three will take the last one?"
Chu Qiunan was the first to raise his hand. "I... I'd like to drive one, but I only have one car in Haicheng right now."
"Then why even bring it up? What about you two?" Meng Wenzhou smirked, shifting his gaze to Zhang Ziming and Ji Bo.
The two exchanged a glance before Ji Bo spoke up. "Ziming, why don’t you take it? I’d love to help out, but... I don’t have an SUV..."
Zhang Ziming picked up a beer from the table, took a swig, and nodded casually. "Fine, I’ll drive one."
Seeing their decision, Meng Wenzhou leaned back, interlacing his fingers behind his head. "Ziming, what car do you drive?"
"RS Q8."
"RS Q8? That’s a performance car. Hmm..." Meng Wenzhou pondered for a moment before adding, "Actually, never mind. I’ll drive. Your car’s suspension is too stiff, and it’s not comfortable for long rides. We’ve got a long road trip ahead—we need something that’s both off-road capable and comfortable, or our backs will be wrecked."
Hearing this, Pan Ning, who had been quietly sipping her drink and listening, remarked coolly, "Finally, you’re being useful for once."
"Hey, I just took the chance to slack off when someone else was driving before~"
"But this time, we’ll all have to take turns behind the wheel. It’s a long drive, and one person shouldn’t bear the whole burden."
Zhang Ziming grinned and nodded. "So, Old Meng, what are you driving?"
"My Range Rover~"
"Isn’t that a bit too... executive? Hope it doesn’t break down halfway."
Meng Wenzhou straightened up and shot Zhang Ziming an amused look. "Are you kidding me? Questioning a Range Rover’s off-road chops?"
"Isn’t it just a luxury SUV?"
"Shame on you, calling yourself a car enthusiast. The Range Rover isn’t just comfy—it’s a beast off-road. Crushing an uninhabited zone? Piece of cake~"
"Heh, I’ll admit I’m not too familiar with SUVs."
"Alright, enough talk. It’s settled—I’ll drive one, Old Su will take another, and Fatty handles the third. Three cars should do it~"
"Sweet~ Cheers, everyone~"
......
After another half-hour of casual conversation, they set aside the logistics and focused on drinking, games, and banter.
By midnight, Meng Wenzhou checked the time and suggested, "Let’s call it a night. We’ve got an early start tomorrow to prep our gear."
"Sounds good. Time to bounce~"
As everyone stood up, Chu Qiunan pulled out his phone and headed into the bar to settle the tab.
Two minutes later, the group reconvened on the sidewalk.
Su Yang glanced around. "Did everyone call a driver?"
"Just did," Liu Bo replied with a grin.
Just then, a taxi sped down the road. Zhang Ziming stepped to the curb and flagged it down. "I’ll skip the driver. My place isn’t far. I’ll come back for my car tomorrow. Later~"
"Sure, whatever."
The taxi pulled up, and Zhang Ziming waved goodbye before hopping in and disappearing down the street.
Next, Su Qingci walked to the roadside and hailed another cab. When it arrived, she turned to Su Yang and the others with a smile. "Su Yang, Meng, Sis Pan, I’m off too~"
"Got it. Message the group when you’re home."
"Mm-hmm, will do~"
Su Qingci slid into the backseat, waving energetically through the window as the taxi sped away.
After her departure, Tang Ziyun also bid farewell and caught a ride home.
The remaining group waited for their designated drivers.
As they chatted on the sidewalk, Su Yang’s driver arrived first, pedaling up on a compact electric folding bike.
Su Yang turned to Meng Wenzhou and Liu Bo. "I’m out too. Let’s finalize our departure time tomorrow night in the group chat after everyone’s ready."
"No problem. Drop a message when you’re home."
"Got it."
Before Su Yang could move, Meng Qianyu suddenly spun around, flashing a grin at Meng Wenzhou and the others. "I’m off too~"
With that, she dashed to the Rolls-Royce Cullinan, yanked open the rear door, and slipped inside.
The group froze.
Meng Wenzhou and Liu Bo were merely surprised, but Chu Qiunan and Ji Bo? Their jaws practically hit the pavement as they gaped at Meng Qianyu in Su Yang’s car.
Pan Ning riding with Su Yang was one thing—but Meng Qianyu too? What was going on?
"Uh... what’s this?" Ji Bo stammered, pointing at the Cullinan.
Su Yang sighed. "It’s... complicated. Let’s just say—"
Pan Ning cut in, tugging his arm. "Enough talk. Let’s go."
"Alright, we’re leaving. See you guys."
Su Yang let Pan Ning pull him away, offering a quick wave to the stunned group before climbing into the driver’s seat.
As the Cullinan vanished down the road, Chu Qiunan and Ji Bo exchanged bewildered glances, utterly speechless.
......
Twenty minutes later, the driver expertly pulled the Cullinan up to the gates of Jingyutai Villas.
Su Yang, seated in the passenger seat, spoke calmly. "Thanks, man. Just drop us here."
"Not going inside?"
"Nah, no need to trouble you further."
"Alright, boss. Give me a sec to grab my bike."
The driver hopped out, retrieving his electric bike from the trunk.
Su Yang exited as well, tipping the driver an extra 188 yuan through the app before nodding and taking the wheel, driving into the villa complex.
Watching the Cullinan disappear behind the gates, the driver exhaled deeply, muttering to himself, "Now that’s the life... damn, I’m jealous."
He lingered for a moment, staring wistfully at the opulent entrance of Jingyutai Villas.
Ding!
A new ride request pinged on his app.
Snapping out of his daze, the driver checked his phone and chuckled wryly.
Accepting the job, he mounted his bike and pedaled off into the night.
......
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.
+ Slow Paced + Main Character Thrives Together with His Disciples】 Transmigrated into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakens a discipleship system that reveals the tags of his disciples! Starting from scratch, he builds the strongest sect. Disciple One: Li Yingling 【Gold Tag: Genius Cultivator】【Purple Tag: Extremely Lucky】【Blue Tag: Bewitchingly Beautiful】 Disciple Two: Li Hangtian 【Gold Tag: Reincarnated】【Purple Tag: Ruthless and Decisive】【Blue Tag: Loyal and Noble】 Disciple Three: ??? 【Orange Tag: Alluring Demoness】【???】【???】 Thus, in the cultivation world, an unremarkable little sect appears out of nowhere, but little do others know that each member of this sect is a powerhouse in their own right. The book is also known as: Cultivation? It's Exactly Like This!
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?!
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!
