Upon hearing this, Lu Yun subconsciously glanced at Panning, who was a few meters away, and said, "Panpan..."
Su Yang naturally knew what Lu Yun meant. He smiled and said, "It's fine. I'll teach you in the shallower part later."
"Alright then," Lu Yun nodded in agreement.
"Let's go. We need to buy swimsuits first."
"Okay~"
The group of seventeen walked cheerfully toward a small grove of trees a few dozen meters to the left.
Soon, after passing through the grove, they saw a row of small roadside shops located at the boundary between the walkway and the beach.
Besides selling swimming gear, there were also shops selling coffee, milk tea, and snacks.
Several shops had seating areas for customers outside, each seat shaded by an umbrella.
At that moment, a few shops already had tourists browsing.
At the end of the row of shops stood a larger two-story building that housed changing rooms, restrooms, and some dining options, specially serving visitors who came to play here, similar to a service area along a highway.
A few dozen meters away from this "service area" were three white buildings, which was where the hot air balloon rides were.
"Let's play by the seaside first, then we'll go ride the hot air balloons," Meng Wenzhou said, looking at the girls.
"Okay. Those who didn't bring swimsuits, go buy some first."
"Let's go. I left the shorts I wore to the hot springs yesterday in the changing room," Liu Bo said with a laugh.
"Buy a new pair."
The group split up to buy swimsuits. The three guys, as usual, had their swim trunks picked out in just a few minutes.
After buying their trunks, Su Yang ran over to a coffee shop and smiled at the staff member standing inside. "Hi, beautiful. I'd like 17 iced Americanos, please."
"17 cups?"
"That's right."
"It might take a little while, then."
"No worries. Start making them, and I'll pay you now," Su Yang said, pulling out some of the local currency he had exchanged earlier.
"Just go ahead with the order. I'll come back to pick them up."
"Sure, sir."
Su Yang smiled, turned around, and walked toward Meng Wenzhou and Liu Bo, who were sitting under a sunshade.
"You bought coffee?"
"Yeah. Haven't they finished shopping yet?"
"Still picking. I'm curious if they'll buy conservative swimsuits again now that we're at the beach," Meng Wenzhou said with a cigarette dangling from his lips.
Su Yang grabbed a cigarette from the pack on the table and lit one. "Probably not."
Meanwhile, Panning, Lu Yun, and the others were browsing swimsuits in a shop. The variety here was far greater than at the hot spring place from last night.
They were overwhelmed by the choices. Since they were going to the beach today, everyone planned to pick a nice, sexy swimsuit.
Panning quickly spotted a black, deep-V, triangle-back, halter-neck one-piece swimsuit. Although it was a one-piece, the triangle cutout at the back and the deep V-neck made it no less appealing than a bikini—perhaps even more alluring.
This type of swimsuit really tested one's figure. Those with great bodies looked exceptionally sexy in it, while those with average builds should avoid trying it.
Of course, Panning's figure could pull off any outfit effortlessly. With genes like hers, she could afford to be bold.
Meng Qianyu and Lu Yun were also browsing. Although Lu Yun had become much more outgoing, she still hesitated to try a bikini. Even though she could easily pull it off, she was still a bit shy deep down.
Meng Qianyu was bolder in this regard. She eventually settled on a black leopard-print three-piece bikini.
Seeing this, Lu Yun scratched her head and said, "Qianyu, are you buying a bikini?"
"Yeah, what's up?"
"Isn't it a bit too revealing?"
"Oh, come on, Sister Lu. When swimming at the beach, you have to wear a bikini to look good. With figures like ours, it'd be a shame not to."
"Really?"
"Of course! Sister Lu, you'll look stunning in a bikini! Let me pick one for you."
"No, no, I'd rather just go with a two-piece set."
"Oh, don't be shy, Sister Lu. I'm not afraid, so why should you be? It's settled—bikini it is!"
Before Lu Yun could protest, Meng Qianyu hurried over to the area displaying bikinis.
Just thinking about wearing a bikini in front of Su Yang made Lu Yun's cheeks flush.
Just then, Zhuang Mengli pulled Su Qingci over from the shop next door. Seeing Lu Yun, the two hurried in.
Zhuang Mengli smiled and asked, "Xiao Lu, have you picked yours yet?"
"Not yet. Have you all chosen yours?"
"Yeah. Need us to help you pick?"
"Qianyu is helping me look."
"Oh, okay. What about the others?"
"No idea. Probably shopping in other shops."
"By the way, what style did you get?" Lu Yun asked, eyeing the bag Zhuang Mengli was carrying.
"A bikini."
"All of you are wearing bikinis?"
"Yeah, of course. At the beach, you've got to wear bikinis—sexy, you know!" Zhuang Mengli giggled.
As they chatted, Meng Qianyu came out from the back, holding a bikini in each hand. She asked Lu Yun, "Sister Lu, which one do you like?"
Lu Yun turned to look and immediately felt a wave of reluctance. The fabric was just too minimal.
In one hand, Meng Qianyu held a blue-and-white plaid three-piece bikini; in the other, a light purple halter-neck bikini.
"The blue-and-white plaid one is cute!" Zhuang Mengli tilted her head and said.
"You think so?"
"Mhm! Xiao Su, what do you think?"
"I like that one too."
"Then it's settled, Sister Lu," Meng Qianyu said cheerfully.
Seeing everyone else going for bikinis, Lu Yun stopped hesitating and decided to give it a try. She nodded. "Okay!"
"Great. Let's check out."
Panning came over then, and the group went to the checkout counter to pay.
When they walked out of the shop, Ren Lingxi, Tang Ziyun, Jiang Xiaotang, and Jiali came out from other stores as well.
Everyone had made their purchases and headed toward Su Yang and the other two, who were seated not far away.
Su Yang had already picked up the coffee. Seeing the group of beautiful women approaching, he immediately waved. "Ladies, over here!"
As they got closer, they smiled and thanked Su Yang, each taking a cup of coffee.
"All done shopping?" Meng Wenzhou asked.
"Yeah."
"Good... I'm really looking forward to seeing your swimsuits today."
"You can look forward to nothing!" Meng Qianyu shot Meng Wenzhou a glare.
"Hey? Little miss, you've been getting pretty mouthy with me lately. Watch yourself."
"Neh neh neh~" Meng Qianyu made a face at Meng Wenzhou, then stuck a straw into her coffee and took a sip.
"Alright, alright. Just you wait."
The sibling banter was a regular occurrence, and everyone was used to it. Su Yang shook his head with a smile. "Come on, let's change and hit the water!"
"Alright."
The group grabbed their belongings and headed toward the "service area" not far away.
Su Yang, Meng Wenzhou, and Liu Bo quickly changed into their swim trunks and walked to the beach, sipping their unfinished coffee as they waited.
Seven or eight minutes later, the girls began to file out.
"Hurry, hurry, here they come!" Liu Bo called out eagerly.
Su Yang and Meng Wenzhou turned to look at the entrance, and saw Jiali and her three companions walking out first.
The four of them were naturally wearing bikinis, even sexier than the ones they had worn in the hot springs last night.
Jiali was the most eye-catching, mainly because her figure was absolutely incredible. The system’s rating was still authoritative—95 points really wasn’t just for show.
She was well-endowed where it mattered and slim where she should be. If only she were a couple of inches taller, she would have been perfect.
The four of them saw Su Yang and the others standing on the beach and jogged over, waving and smiling.
“Holy shit! Holy shit! Don’t run! Don’t run! I can’t handle it! I can’t handle it!” Meng Wenzhou quickly turned his head to look into the distance.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to look—it was just that the impact of the four of them running was too intense. He was afraid he might lose control and have some reaction, so he hurriedly looked away.
“Brother Meng, you’re a veteran of seniority, and you still can’t control yourself?” Liu Bo laughed.
“Get lost!”
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!
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.
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!" "......"
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
