“......”
The two lying on the ground stared at each other, reading the same emotion in each other’s eyes.
“You bastard...”
The Linen Girl gritted her silver teeth. “And here I thought you were a decent guy. I never expected you to pull a trick like this!”
“This is entrapment!”
“How is this any different from demonic practices?”
“You’re not a good person!”
She threw his own insults right back at him, her face puffing up like a big steamed bun, flushed red with anger.
“Tch, witch!”
Ye Shu shot back without backing down.
“I saved your life, and you repay me by robbing me blind—this is karma!”
“Kid, greed will be the end of you.”
“Damn you...”
Hearing her own mockery parroted back at her, the Linen Girl nearly ground her teeth to dust. She couldn’t believe there was someone this shameless in the world!
And so they stared each other down, neither willing to yield.
“I might as well be talking to a wall,” Ye Shu sighed helplessly. “This isn’t getting us anywhere. How about this: I’ll count to three, and we break the binding spell together. Then we go our separate ways, and pretend none of this ever happened.”
Hearing this, the Linen Girl agreed readily.
“Fine.”
“Alright, I’ll count to three. On three, we lift the spell together.”
“One...”
“Two...”
“Three!”
Ye Shu barked loudly, but nothing happened. They were still bound, staring at each other, the situation awkward as hell.
“You said you’d untie it!”
“You said you’d untie it!”
“I knew you wouldn’t let go!”
“I knew you wouldn’t let go!”
“......”
They spoke at the same time, even using the exact same words.
For a moment, both fell silent.
Damn, it’s like they learned from the same teacher—neither can outplay the other.
“You untie first.”
“You untie first.”
“You untie first.”
“You untie first.”
They sank into another round of standoff, neither trusting the other, just wasting time.
The forest echoed only with their bickering.
By the time the sun began to set in the west, they still hadn’t stopped arguing, trading insults and even moving on to giving each other nicknames.
“Bumpkin!”
“Little Village Girl!”
As their verbal sparring raged on, the Sacred Land disciples, whom Ye Shu had knocked unconscious earlier, finally stirred awake, groaning and rubbing their heads. Blinking groggily, they saw the country bumpkin who had just beaten them up now bound with golden ropes, and the little village girl clutching the sacred medicine also wrapped in golden threads.
It took them a few moments to process the scene.
Though they didn’t know why, it looked like both of them were trapped and couldn’t move.
“Where’s my storage ring?” someone suddenly cried out.
The others realized they had been stripped clean, their belongings gone.
Instantly, seven or eight pairs of eyes shot toward them, glaring at Ye Shu and the Little Village Girl with fury and resentment. “You two must have taken our stuff!”
The leader gritted his teeth, glaring coldly at Ye Shu.
He didn’t know why Ye Shu couldn’t move, but this was a golden opportunity!
At the same time, Ye Shu and the Little Village Girl noticed the group had woken up, and their hearts sank.
Oh, crap.
“Damn it... untie me now...”
Ye Shu lowered his voice, frantically signaling the Linen Girl with his eyes. “Let me loose, or we’re both done for today.”
“Why should I?” the Linen Girl whispered back defiantly. “Why don’t you untie me first? I’m not the one who beat them up and robbed them—what do I have to fear?”
“Aren’t you afraid they’ll cook you alive?” Ye Shu warned dramatically.
After all, this girl’s appearance was hardly appealing—face full of freckles, wearing a headscarf and coarse linen—thoroughly rustic. Who’d bother with her?
“If I untie you, what’s stopping you from running?”
“Then if you untie me, what’s stopping you from running?”
They fell into yet another endless loop, while the group had already surrounded them, glaring coldly at Ye Shu.
“Hey, you were so high and mighty just now, weren’t you?” the lead disciple sneered, fury burning in his eyes. “Now look at you—can’t even move, huh? You hit me pretty hard earlier...”
He clenched his teeth, rage spilling out.
“I let you live, and you don’t know when to quit?” Ye Shu said coldly, his killing intent sharp.
“Kill him!”
Without hesitation, the leader gave the order. He didn’t know why Ye Shu was immobilized, but he knew delay bred trouble. Seeing that Ye Shu really couldn’t move, he acted immediately.
“Yes, sir!”
The disciples responded in unison, striking with full force. Spiritual energy surged as their palm winds howled, aimed straight at his vital points.
Bound by the golden shackles, Ye Shu could only watch the attacks closing in.
Just when all seemed lost—
“Undo!”
A sharp command rang out, and the chains around Ye Shu receded like a tide, clattering to the ground.
“What?”
The group panicked and turned to flee.
But it was too late.
Ye Shu stomped the ground, his figure flashing instantly in front of one disciple. He grabbed the man’s head with one hand and said coldly, “When I couldn’t move, you mangy curs were pretty cocky.”
Then—bang!
The disciple crumpled to the ground, not even letting out a scream.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In a flash, a series of dull explosions rang out.
Ye Shu stood alone under the dusk light, casually flicking blood off his hand. He turned to the Linen Girl and barked, “Undo!”
The golden threads fell into his hand, transforming back into a shimmering colorful tree.
“Hmph, I guess you keep your word,” the Linen Girl said, twisting her waist. She wrinkled her nose at the bloody scene but didn’t say more. After all, they had nearly been killed just now.
“Alright, I’m off.”
She picked up the golden lock from the ground, dusted it off, and tucked it into her robe. Waving at Ye Shu, she turned to leave.
“Wait,” Ye Shu called out. “I still don’t know your name.”
Anyone who dared to con him was worth remembering.
“Fine, you’re persistent,” the Linen Girl said, shaking her head. “Listen up! Your granny here has a name I never change, and I sit as I stand. My surname is Mu, single name Xi.”
“Mu as in water and wood, Xi as in sunset—got it?”
Ye Shu nodded. “Good, I’ll remember that.”
I’m keeping this grudge!
“Alright, what’s your name?” Mu Xi crossed her arms, looking at him. “Fair’s fair.”
“Me?”
Ye Shu smiled slightly.
“My name is... Shi Bei.”
nce】【Lighthearted Comedy】【Ultimate Gentleman's Novel】【Viewer Discretion Advised for Under 16】 The mightiest human hero, Sharen Morian, is resurrected after a thousand years by his wife—the Demon King. This is not your typical hero-vs-demon-king tale.
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.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
