"At 10 PM yesterday, bizarre incidents occurred suddenly across multiple regions in the country, with spatial rifts appearing without warning in cities, rural areas, and other locations."
"These rifts varied in shape and size, with some emitting eerie energy fluctuations, sparking extreme panic among the public."
"As the rifts emerged, unknown monsters poured out from within. These creatures, grotesque and terrifying in appearance, caused severe destruction wherever they went, posing a direct threat to civilian lives and safety, while pushing social order to the brink of collapse."
"Following the incidents, the nation swiftly activated its highest-level emergency response. The military immediately deployed elite forces to all affected areas, coordinating with local police and drones for rescue and containment operations."
"After over ten hours of intense combat, the military successfully repelled all monsters. Currently, stability has largely been restored in multiple cities, though relevant authorities continue monitoring and cleanup efforts to prevent similar incidents from recurring."
"The successful handling of this crisis fully demonstrates the country’s efficient organizational capabilities and formidable emergency response strength, as well as the military’s unwavering resolve to protect the homeland and its people with fearless courage."
"Once again, we urge residents in cities yet to fully recover to stay indoors to avoid unnecessary danger."
"That concludes our report on this incident."
Ye Chuan sat on his living room couch and picked up the remote to turn off the TV news broadcast.
The rift incident in his city had indeed ended overnight, and the monsters that emerged were no match for modern military firepower—they were quickly riddled with bullets.
However, given the sheer number of rifts, the military couldn’t rescue every city immediately. Aside from Ye Chuan’s city, many others were still battling the creatures.
"But compared to those monsters from the spatial rifts…" Ye Chuan turned his gaze toward a figure lying on the couch.
"What’s the deal with this one?"
On the couch lay a young woman in a white lab coat, her short bob framing her face as she remained unconscious.
Luo Xi had brought her back.
She claimed the girl had fallen out of a spatial rift.
Upon hearing this, Ye Chuan immediately took her home.
"Chuan, she doesn’t seem like a monster. That place was way too dangerous," Luo Xi said, standing nearby and observing the girl.
Dressed in modern attire, she looked nothing like the creatures they’d seen.
But Ye Chuan checked his phone—this girl was likely connected to the new tenants, which was why he’d brought her back.
Since she hadn’t woken up yet, he had no idea who she was.
Wearing such contemporary clothing—which world did she come from?
Would the new tenants include modern people too?
As Ye Chuan pondered, Luo Xi tugged at his sleeve and held up her phone. "Chuan, look at this."
Ye Chuan turned—
On Luo Xi’s screen was a video showing Ye Chuan himself wielding the Crimson Peak Sword, facing thousands of demonic beasts. Like a scene from a blockbuster, he cut them down one by one with effortless precision.
Ye Chuan hadn’t expected the footage to be recorded, let alone in such high definition.
Humans truly never missed a chance to pull out their phones, even in the most perilous moments.
"Chuan, are you hiding something from me?" Luo Xi asked, her tone teasing, as if she’d caught a cheating cat. "Hmph, hmph."
"Nope," Ye Chuan shrugged.
Luo Xi pouted adorably and pinched his arm. "Oh, really? You think I’m that easy to fool?"
"I’m serious," Ye Chuan said, raising his hands innocently.
"Remember when I told you at the barbecue stall? I met a rich immortal lady who taught me cultivation. You even said I should write a novel about it."
Luo Xi blinked, her expression faltering.
Oh… right. He had mentioned that.
Ye Chuan pointed at Bai Qianshuang, who sat quietly sipping tea nearby. "Yeah, that’s the rich lady."
Bai Qianshuang tilted her head slightly, expressionless.
Rich lady?
"I thought you were joking!"
"See? You didn’t believe me, and now you’re blaming me for keeping secrets." Ye Chuan pinched Luo Xi’s cheek and sighed dramatically. "Life’s tough."
"Hmph, you always disguise the truth as jokes," Luo Xi retorted, knowing him all too well.
Ye Chuan chuckled.
"Chuan, what’s going to happen to us now? With monsters appearing everywhere, how can ordinary people protect themselves?" Luo Xi’s voice carried a hint of worry.
Their neighborhood hadn’t been attacked last night, so their parents were safe. But if something had happened… Luo Xi didn’t even want to imagine the consequences.
Rumors said many had died in the incident.
"We’ll live as we always have. Should we stop eating or living just because there’s danger?" Ye Chuan replied. "Though things might change from now on."
The internet had already gone wild—first over the rift monsters, then over the emergence of superhumans.
The crisis had forced many superhumans to reveal themselves, and their existence had sent shockwaves online.
Monsters were one thing, but now there were people with supernatural abilities too?
It felt like a novel’s plot had come to life—everyone was leveling up, only to realize they were just NPCs… cannon fodder!
"So that’s why you suddenly became stronger and richer," Luo Xi murmured, finally connecting the dots.
But it didn’t matter. Ye Chuan was still Ye Chuan.
No matter how he changed, to Luo Xi, he’d always be the same.
"Classes at Silver Mountain Academy are suspended for now. Let’s just stay home these next few days, okay?" Luo Xi suggested.
The academy had suffered minimal casualties, thanks to Ye Chuan and Bai Qianshuang’s intervention. Aside from initial losses, things had stabilized quickly.
"Mm."
Ye Chuan’s gaze returned to the unconscious girl on the couch. She slept peacefully, her steady breathing the only sign she wasn’t dead.
"Even the Revitalizing Pill didn’t work." Ye Chuan turned to their resident loli elder. "Lilith, can you figure out what’s wrong?"
"Mental exhaustion. She just needs to sleep it off," Lilith answered.
Sleep?
"How long?"
"Three to five days, at least."
Hearing this, Ye Chuan scooped up the girl and carried her to a spare room.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
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.
. 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!"
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.”
