“What? Don’t you have anything to say?”
Having finally spilled her life story without getting the reaction she wanted, Liu Ruyi pouted with dissatisfaction.
“No.”
Ye Shu was speechless.
He truly couldn’t think of anything good to say to a woman who had saved him yet was stained with countless bloodshed. In the past, he thought that as long as he kept his distance and avoided entanglements, he could just cut ties with a single sword strike if it came to it—such melodramatic twists wouldn’t befall him. But now, it seemed fate loved to toy with him; the more he fled, the harder it was to escape.
His thoughts were in complete turmoil.
“What do you really want?”
He asked again, returning to the initial question.
“Heh heh...”
Hearing that, Liu Ruyi seemed to recall something. Her eyes twinkled as a sly smile spread across her face. “Even the honorable and loyal Lord of All Under Heaven finds himself troubled? What I want is simple.”
She held up two fingers and wiggled them in front of him.
“I saved your life, so you owe me a debt of gratitude, right?”
“That’s true.”
Ye Shu nodded.
“Good. Now I’ll give you two choices.”
Liu Ruyi folded down one finger. “Either you marry me here and now.”
“???”
The moment those words left her mouth, Ye Shu couldn’t keep his composure.
What in the world was this woman saying?
Trying to trap me with marriage? Haki Liu, you shameless fiend.
Seeing his reaction, Liu Ruyi’s eyes curved into crescents, and she folded down another finger.
“Or you promise me three conditions.”
“Choose.”
“I’ll take the three conditions.” Without a second’s hesitation, Ye Shu answered flatly.
Liu Ruyi was taken aback for a moment, then covered her face with laughter. “As expected of our Lord of All Under Heaven—my beauty didn’t even make you hesitate for a moment.”
“Won’t you reconsider?”
“What’s there to reconsider?” Ye Shu wore a look of pure righteousness, not even glancing at Liu Ruyi.
“Name your conditions.”
“So impatient? Won’t you let this humble maid think it over?”
Liu Ruyi chuckled softly, then suddenly stepped forward and gently lifted his chin, staring straight into his eyes with mockery.
Meeting her gaze, Ye Shu’s heart stirred.
Damn it. A bad feeling crept over him.
And sure enough, she spoke slowly—
“First condition, simple enough. I want you… to marry me.”
Ye Shu: “?”
“Isn’t that the same as the first choice?!”
“Are you messing with me?!”
“That’s right~”
Liu Ruyi looked at him with feigned grievance. “I already asked if you wanted to reconsider. You chose the three conditions yourself. I didn’t force you.”
“But you… you set the trap for me!”
Watching her triumphant yet deliberately pitiful expression, Ye Shu felt like crying but had no tears. He hadn’t expected her to dig a hole for him to jump into—and then bury himself.
Long story short, he was basically gifting her two extra conditions.
“What now?”
Liu Ruyi let out a flirtatious laugh, leaning against Ye Shu, her lips brushing his ear as she whispered, “Surely Master Ye doesn’t want to be a man who breaks his word?”
At those words, Ye Shu froze instantly.
He felt as if all the strength had drained from his spine, leaving him limp and powerless. He collapsed into his chair, staring blankly at the ceiling as two streams of tears slid down his cheeks.
“Xiaobai… I’m useless… I’ve been outsmarted by this seductress…”
“Sigh…”
“Tsk tsk tsk, that’s all it takes?”
Liu Ruyi chuckled, straightened her clothes, and turned to leave.
“Stay put. I’ll go prepare for the wedding.”
With that, she beckoned to Aqi, who stood in the corner. “Come on. Let’s get our groom a proper set of clothes.”
“Understood.”
Aqi replied and followed her out, leaving Ye Shu alone in the room, questioning his life.
How had things ended up like this?
…
Within three days, the dilapidated stone house was bedecked with lanterns and decorations.
Fiery red lanterns hung from every corner, a large scarlet bed stood at the center of the chamber, draped in pillows embroidered with Mandarin ducks, and a pair of dragon-and-phoenix wedding candles flickered by the bedhead.
Clad in a grand red wedding robe, Ye Shu sat on the edge of the bed.
Click—
The door gently creaked open, and Liu Ruyi stepped in, wearing a crimson wedding dress. Her face bore no veil, revealing an exquisitely stunning visage—arched brows like paintings, lips as rosy as rouge.
Without a trace of makeup, she still outshone countless worldly beauties.
Even Ye Shu had to admit that Liu Ruyi’s beauty was natural and irresistible.
“Come, let’s drink this nuptial cup.”
Ye Shu didn’t refuse. He obediently took the cup and linked arms with her, bringing it to his lips.
A flicker of surprise crossed Liu Ruyi’s eyes.
“I thought you’d struggle. I didn’t expect you to be so cooperative.”
“…”
Ye Shu shot her a look before downing the wine in resigned defeat.
“Heh heh…”
Liu Ruyi drank her wine, her pale cheeks flushing slightly as she smiled. “Are you thinking right now that you’ll definitely escape this place?”
“…”
“I know you want to leave.”
Liu Ruyi spoke as if to herself, her face tipsy with a natural confidence.
“But you can’t. Because I know you too well.”
“Do you realize? The only reason you’re still alive and no one has come after you is that I vouched to everyone that you’d become part of the demonic path. They all believe it. That’s how a righteous sect disciple like you survives in this den of wolves at the demonic headquarters.”
“But if you leave, if you go—”
Liu Ruyi suddenly leaned in, her forehead touching his, her nose brushing his as her big eyes locked onto his, reflecting his face in her pupils.
“Then I will die.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
