"A little bit."
Lin Yu nodded sheepishly.
"You should go to the hospital. It's swollen like that. You should get an X-ray to see if any bones are injured."
Tao Yaoyao said with concern.
Lin Yu nodded. What Tao Yaoyao said made sense; he really should go to the hospital to avoid any lasting issues from delayed treatment.
He took out his phone and called Lang Hua, wanting to see if he had time to accompany him to the hospital.
The call connected, and after talking for a while, Lin Yu learned that Lang Hua wasn't on campus. He was currently visiting a scenic spot outside S City. Even if he turned back right now, it would take at least two hours to get back.
No other choice, Lin Yu could only call Lv Pengju and Wu Zhen.
Lv Pengju's phone didn't get through; who knew what he was busy with. Wu Zhen was also off-campus, though he was within S City proper, but it would still take about an hour for him to get back.
Hanging up the phone, Lin Yu felt somewhat awkward. Tao Yaoyao was still standing nearby.
Having made several calls in a row without finding anyone to help, he couldn't help but blush a little.
Simultaneously, a sense of desolation began to spread in his heart.
It truly was like being a stranger alone in a foreign land.
When something happens, you can't even call someone to help.
Lin Yu's expression turned gloomy, and he let out a faint, almost imperceptible sigh.
Tao Yaoyao had been quietly watching from the side. Seeing Lin Yu put down his phone and seemingly having no intention to make more calls, she gently asked:
"Should I accompany you to the hospital then?"
Lin Yu looked up at Tao Yaoyao, his gaze flickering. After a moment of hesitation, he still intended to refuse.
Although Lin Yu was very reluctant to admit it, when he was about to get beaten up earlier and was suddenly shielded behind Tao Yaoyao, his heart inevitably trembled, as if struck by something.
Was he, the damsel in distress saved by the beauty, experiencing love at first sight?
Lin Yu pondered this secretly for a moment, feeling that it probably didn't count as that.
However, because of this incident, he had developed some favorable feelings towards Tao Yaoyao, which he couldn't deny.
If this were his original world, Lin Yu would try hard to transform these feelings into platonic friendship. He would treat Tao Yaoyao as a close buddy, a good friend, of course, maintaining the basic sense of distance between men and women.
But this wasn't his original world.
Although the people in this world were equally flesh and blood, with their own emotions and lives, there was an existence in this world that his original world didn't have...
Well, you couldn't say it didn't exist.
At least the "Destiny" in his original world wasn't targeting him!
So, in this world where he was targeted everywhere, Lin Yu planned to be extra careful and cautious, striving to avoid anything that might lead to the disastrous ending from the original plot!
And Lin Yu was indeed somewhat afraid.
Ever since crossing over, the women he had gotten deeply involved with had all become very troublesome in the end.
Although things seemed okay for now, with everyone busy with their own lives and seemingly mostly disconnected, who knew what might happen in the future?
Therefore, with other members of the opposite sex, it was still best to maintain as much distance as possible.
Lin Yu looked at Tao Yaoyao, opened his mouth, and was just about to refuse when he suddenly noticed she had picked up her phone and held it to her ear, seemingly making a call.
Lin Yu tactfully closed his mouth, planning to speak later.
The call seemed to connect. Tao Yaoyao's moist, full lips parted slightly as she spoke in a soft, gentle voice:
"Someone is injured at the South Campus basketball court. Please come here."
As she spoke, she glanced at Lin Yu, then withdrew her gaze and continued:
"Bring a stretcher, or a wheelchair would also work. His leg injury is quite serious; walking would be inconvenient."
Lin Yu opened his mouth. A cool breeze blew past, rustling the clusters of leaves on the tree branches. In the end, Lin Yu couldn't bring himself to voice his refusal, only softly uttering two words:
"Thank you."
"It's nothing."
Tao Yaoyao gave a light smile. She took a few steps, crossed the two-meter-wide white gravel path, and came to the bench opposite Lin Yu. She turned slowly, placed her hands behind her thighs, gently gathered her skirt, and sat on the empty bench.
At S University, there were many white gravel paths like the one before them. They were like white chalk, winding through the campus woods and around the lakes, drawn for students and teachers to walk on and enjoy the scenery.
But the people at S University rarely seemed to have such leisurely sentiment. White gravel paths were everywhere, yet people were seldom seen on them, a wasted effort.
The path Lin Yu was on was the same. If you didn't count the distant basketball courts, you could hardly see a soul here.
But that wasn't so bad either.
The duet of leaves and wind was quite pleasant to listen to.
Gradually, Lin Yu's gaze shifted from the forest scenery to Tao Yaoyao sitting on the opposite bench.
She sat quietly, holding her phone with both hands, her head slightly lowered, seemingly sending messages to someone.
With no one else around, Lin Yu happened to have a question, not too big nor too small, that he wanted to ask her. So he spoke up softly, calling:
"Tao... Vice-Chairman Tao?"
Lin Yu wasn't sure how to address her, so he borrowed the title others had used for Tao Yaoyao.
"What is it?"
Tao Yaoyao looked up, her gaze questioning.
Lin Yu paused briefly, gathered his words, and then asked:
"Do you know someone named Tang Manman?"
"Tang Manman?"
Tao Yaoyao repeated the name, blinked twice, thought for a moment, then shook her head and said:
"No, I don't."
Getting the answer, Lin Yu simply said "Oh" and didn't ask further. However, Tao Yaoyao seemed intrigued by the topic and pressed:
"Suddenly asking about this, is there something going on?"
Lin Yu hesitated, gave a slight tug at the corner of his mouth, and said:
"It's nothing, just curious. Occasionally, very occasionally, I feel like I mistake you for her."
"So I thought I'd ask if you know each other, if you're related or something like that."
Tao Yaoyao's brow furrowed slightly. She thought seriously for a moment, then shook her head and said:
"Probably not. I don't remember any relatives with the surname Tang in our family."
Lin Yu nodded. Having gotten his answer, he didn't pursue the topic further.
Tao Yaoyao, however, seemed not to have let go of the question yet. She picked up her phone, glanced at it absentmindedly, then put it down again, looking at Lin Yu with curiosity and asking:
"You mistake me for her?"
"Do she and I look very much alike?"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
