Hong Ran took on the role of keeping the mood lively.
"Tonight is for having fun, so I'll set the example," she said, grabbing a bottle, opening it, pouring a glass, and clinking it with everyone one by one.
She finally came to Su Yang, who gave her a thumbs-up and praised, "Not bad, Ranran! Quite bold! Big Sister!"
"What nonsense are you talking? Drink!"
"Alright, cheers." They both tilted their heads back and downed their drinks.
After finishing, Su Yang grabbed a bottle and made a round as well, and Liu Wenjing was about to follow suit.
Hong Ran saw this and stopped her: "No need for you, otherwise everyone else would have to take a round too. That's unnecessary. Let's just sing and have fun."
"Alright then." Liu Wenjing agreed and sat back down.
At that moment, He Yuqing looked toward Chen Yuxi and Lin Chuxia and laughed, "You two new beauties, how about you start us off with a song?"
"Sure, I'll go pick a song. Yuxi, what do you want to sing? We can do a duet for everyone."
"I'm easy. You choose."
"Okay~"
Lin Chuxia got up and trotted over to the song-selection console by the big screen, her skirt swaying back and forth.
Su Yang couldn't help but let his gaze linger.
Every woman present tonight had more or less some interest in him, so he was bound to get extra attention.
His covert glance at Lin Chuxia happened to be caught by He Yuqing.
She smiled slyly and called out to Su Yang, "Su Yang, why are you sitting alone by the door? Come sit over here!"
"Yeah, are you scared we're going to eat you alive or something?" Liu Wenjing chimed in from the side.
Su Yang took a sip of his drink and thought to himself, 'Scared? Scared of what?'
"No, I was just smoking by the door earlier. I figured since you're all ladies, I'd keep a bit of distance."
"But you're not smoking now, so come sit closer."
Meanwhile, Lin Chuxia was picking a song, and the other five were sitting in a row, from left to right: He Yuqing, Liu Wenjing, Hong Ran, Chen Yuxi, and Qin Su.
Su Yang glanced at their positions and thought, 'Interesting. Where am I supposed to sit?'
As he thought about it, he got up, and all the women stared at him, their faces full of anticipation for whose side he would choose.
Unbeknownst to them, a formidable drinking game showdown had officially begun.
Qin Su's eyes were soft and tender, Chen Yuxi showed no special emotion for now, Hong Ran crossed her arms with an amused gossip-expression, Liu Wenjing sent covert signals, and He Yuqing kept throwing flirtatious glances his way.
Su Yang had been in many situations like this, surrounded by beautiful women, but tonight was different—everyone was a new friend, no need to overthink it.
He had his answer the moment he stood up: sit next to whoever is the prettiest. Simple as that.
He grabbed a freshly opened bottle and walked straight toward Qin Su.
Seeing Su Yang heading her way, Qin Su felt a warm glow inside, even a hint of secret pride.
Su Yang hurried over to stand in front of Qin Su and Chen Yuxi. He originally planned to sit in the empty spot beside Qin Su.
But Lin Chuxia, who had finished picking her song, got there first and sat down. He had no choice but to shift a step toward Chen Yuxi.
"Yuxi, can you scoot over a bit?"
"Oh, sure." Chen Yuxi made some room, and Su Yang plopped down between her and Qin Su.
Seeing this, He Yuqing and Liu Wenjing on the other side felt a twinge of discomfort, though they didn't show it outwardly.
In a gathering like this—one guy and all gorgeous single women—the only handsome man was bound to become the center of attention. Everyone had their own agenda.
The screen then switched as Lin Chuxia selected a duet love song.
The microphones were handed to her and Chen Yuxi.
After the intro, they took turns singing line by line.
Liu Wenjing glanced at Su Yang nearby, then looked at the dice cup on the table. She twirled her eyes, started pouring drinks, and then tilted her head and called out, "Brother Su Yang~"
"Hm?" Su Yang was humming along to the song and turned at the sound of his name.
Liu Wenjing raised her glass toward him: "Brother Su Yang, would you have a drink with me, one-on-one?"
"Of course, here's to it." Su Yang picked up his bottle and clinked it from a distance before downing it in one go.
Liu Wenjing followed suit and finished hers, then picked up the dice cup and continued: "Brother Su Yang, you've got quite the tolerance. How about we play some dice? Loser drinks. I'm challenging you one-on-one."
Hearing this, Su Yang chuckled, "Sure."
"Then come sit over here—it's too far to play comfortably."
Su Yang nodded: "Fine." He stood up and walked toward Liu Wenjing, about to sit between her and Hong Ran.
But He Yuqing immediately waved him over: "Su Yang, come sit here. I'll join in too."
Su Yang glanced at the empty space between the two women and smiled: "Alright."
He stepped over and sat down between them.
Liu Wenjing shifted a little closer to Su Yang, then handed him the dice cup: "Sister Qing, let me have a couple of rounds with Brother Su Yang first. You can jump in after."
"Sure, I'll see what you two are made of."
"OK."
On the other side, Qin Su's expression subtly shifted.
Su Yang had been sitting fine next to her, and within moments her good friend had called him away.
She suddenly regretted inviting Liu Wenjing out.
The two of them often went out to sing and drink together.
There had been other handsome guys around before, but she had never seen Liu Wenjing take the initiative with a man like this.
She always used to act aloof and wait for guys to come talk to her. What was going on tonight? It was out of character.
Qin Su glanced sideways at the two playing dice—intimate gestures, faces full of smiles.
A wave of jealousy suddenly washed over her.
Hong Ran noticed her expression, smirked quietly, got up, and sat down beside her.
"What's wrong, Susu?"
"Nothing."
"Really? Well then, let's share a drink."
"Sure."
...
On the other side, Su Yang and Liu Wenjing played three rounds of dice in a row. Su Yang won all three, and Liu Wenjing downed three drinks.
She looked at him with a mix of admiration and playful complaint: "Brother Su Yang, how are you so good at this?"
"Not bad, not bad. Want me to go easy on you?"
"No! I have to beat you fair and square on my own."
They continued shaking the dice cup, and He Yuqing, watching from the side, said, "Jingjing, you've had three in a row. How about a break? Let me take a crack at him."
"One more round, just one."
"Fine."
The last round ended quickly—another win for Su Yang. Liu Wenjing pouted and threw a little tantrum in a cute voice: "Ugh! So annoying! Can't win even one!"
"Heh heh, no big deal. I'm not rushing you to drink. Take a breath and drink when you're ready." Su Yang laughed.
"It's fine, I can hold my liquor. This is nothing. Cheers!" Liu Wenjing poured another glass and knocked it back.
Su Yang clapped: "Nice, nice. Quick and clean."
He Yuqing then scooted closer, picked up the dice cup, and said, "You're pretty impressive. Let me have a go with you."
"Sure, same rule—one glass per round?"
"Of course."
They poured their drinks and started shaking the dice.
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.
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?!
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
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!
