"Pretty much. Treating you to lunch is no problem—just help me smooth things over with Luo Xi." Ye Chuan chatted casually with An Shiyu, though he didn’t mention anything about the system. He only said that he’d successfully rented out one of his properties at a pretty good rate.
"So, you really got dumped?" An Shiyu swayed slightly as she walked beside him. She’d overheard Luo Xi’s conversation with Ye Chuan earlier and couldn’t resist asking.
"What else?" Ye Chuan replied.
"True. A man with nothing going for him except his face." An Shiyu nodded in agreement. In her eyes, Ye Chuan’s only redeeming quality was his looks.
Oh, right—he was also a decent cook. Both she and Luo Xi had tried his food before.
Ye Chuan smirked. "I’m this handsome and single. Why don’t you take me off the market? Just treat me to meals every day."
"Tch. I already have someone," An Shiyu said, shoving her hands into her pockets.
"Who?" Ye Chuan was surprised. How could someone with her terrible personality have a partner?
"The top student in our grade."
Ye Chuan seemed to recognize the guy and frowned. "Doesn’t he already have a girlfriend? Some rich girl, right?"
"I’m the side chick."
"Huh?" Sometimes, Ye Chuan couldn’t follow An Shiyu’s train of thought, even though they’d known each other since middle school.
As they walked back to the classroom side by side, Ye Chuan immediately spotted Luo Xi sitting at her desk, arranging her textbooks. The moment their eyes met, she stuck out her tongue at him and turned her head away, ignoring him.
Clearly, she was still upset.
The classroom was mostly empty. Ye Chuan took his seat and pulled out his phone, opening the Universal Landlord APP before tapping into Bai Qianshuang’s room.
Inside a miniature room model, a chibi version of Bai Qianshuang sat cross-legged on the bed, her big eyes blinking—adorable beyond words. In the corner, Ye Chuan noticed a log recording recent events:
[Bai Qianshuang practiced cultivation for a while, then got hungry.]
[Bai Qianshuang practiced cultivation for a while, then got even hungrier.]
[Bai Qianshuang resisted temptation and focused on cultivation.]
[Bai Qianshuang achieved mental clarity.]
[Bai Qianshuang ate all the breakfast on the table.]
...
[Bai Qianshuang is still hungry.]
...
Ye Chuan: "..."
If she was hungry, she should just eat properly. But her appetite was way beyond what he’d expected.
Maybe her body burned energy too fast, and without spiritual energy to replenish it, she got hungrier more easily?
[You have obtained an item related to Bai Qianshuang. Would you like to retrieve it?] A pop-up appeared.
Ye Chuan was surprised he’d gotten another item related to Bai Qianshuang today. He wondered what would happen if he didn’t retrieve it.
After tapping "No," he noticed a backpack icon in the app. Inside, a golden pill had appeared.
Ye Chuan’s eyes lit up.
Could this be… medicine to cure his condition?
He tapped on it, and a detailed window popped up:
[Item: Tiger Strength Pill
Low-grade elixir. Consuming one permanently increases physical strength. Effects diminish with repeated use.]
[Note: Increasing Bai Qianshuang’s favorability will unlock rarer related items.]
Seeing that it wasn’t a cure, Ye Chuan felt a pang of disappointment. But since it promised a permanent strength boost, it was still way better than yesterday’s belt.
He clicked "Retrieve," and a golden pill materialized in his palm, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.
Tossing it into his mouth, an indescribable, revolting stench hit him—like week-old kitchen garbage left to rot. But the taste quickly transformed into a mild herbal sweetness, spreading warmth throughout his body.
"Crack." Ye Chuan flexed his arm, unsure how much stronger he’d actually gotten. He glanced at the short-haired girl nearby. "Oi, Shiyu, let me lift you."
"Not interested."
He turned to Luo Xi. "Luo, my beauty, can I carry you?"
"Hmph." Luo Xi snorted, still ignoring him. Clearly, she hadn’t forgiven him yet.
With both friends refusing, Ye Chuan rubbed his chin and eyed his desk, stuffed with university textbooks. It wasn’t light, but lifting it with one hand should’ve been impossible.
He gripped the edge and—whoosh—the desk rose effortlessly, as if it were made of foam.
"No way?!" The sudden surge in strength stunned him.
"What’s with the freakout?" An Shiyu asked.
"I don’t eat beef."
An Shiyu: "?"
Are you stupid?
Just as Ye Chuan set the desk down and took his seat, a group entered the classroom. Leading them was a curly-haired woman with bright red lips, arms crossed, followed by three or four guys.
Their eyes immediately locked onto Ye Chuan by the window.
"..." The woman frowned but strode toward him anyway.
"Did you hear? Zhao Ruyan broke up with Ye Chuan. Rumor has it she’s with Huang Haotian now."
"Who knows? Where do you guys even get this gossip?"
"Whatever. Grab the popcorn—this’ll be fun."
Whispers spread as the classmates turned to watch. Zhao Ruyan stopped at Ye Chuan’s desk, her frown deepening.
Meanwhile, Ye Chuan propped his chin on his hand, gazing melancholically out the window at a perfect 45-degree angle.
"Ye Chuan! Don’t you have anything to say for yourself?!" Zhao Ruyan kicked his desk.
Ye Chuan withdrew his gaze, plucking an imaginary strand of wind from the air.
"Our fate has run its course, fair lady. Why cling to what’s already gone? Let the wind carry it away."
Silence.
"Bullshit! I dumped you, you hear me?!" Zhao Ruyan exploded. His words made it sound like she was the one heartbroken and chasing after him.
"Give back everything I ever gave you!"
"Feelings?"
"Money! You mooched off me for a whole month!" Zhao Ruyan snapped. "I thought you actually owned a building, but it’s just some rundown place in the slums. You liar! I want ten times back!"
Ye Chuan scratched his head. "A month’s worth of meals… probably in the toilet by now. You might find some leftovers if you dig around. Ten times might be tough, but I can send you the toilet’s GPS coordinates later?"
Zhao Ruyan’s fists clenched—hard.
Just then, a familiar ponytail, carrying the scent of shampoo, stepped in front of Ye Chuan.
Luo Xi shielded him, glaring at Zhao Ruyan and her entourage. "Zhao Ruyan, you never had pure intentions with Ye Chuan from the start. How can you call him a liar?"
"And he treated you well, didn’t he? Ran errands, did your assignments, wrote reports for you!"
"You’re the one who cheated. That’s the real problem here."
"I don’t care! Luo Xi, get out of my way!"
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?!
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!
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
