"Who bullied you?"
Shang Wu spotted Jiang Chulong shedding little pearls of tears and immediately furrowed her willow-leaf brows.
"It was me... I cried on my own..."
Jiang Chulong pinched the hem of her clothes and mumbled timidly.
"What kind of beast would bully such a pitiful little girl?"
Shang Wu's sense of justice flared up. Hands on her hips, she declared, "Speak up without fear, sister will help you beat him to death."
"Master."
"Hmm?"
"Right there."
Li Mo pointed at the name ranked first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking displayed atop the Dragon Gate.
Shang Wu: "......"
She leaned back slightly, pursed her lips, and snorted, "Hmph, in a one-on-one, I could easily crush him... but it’d be a bit like bullying the weak. It’s up to you, disciple."
"?"
Li Mo pointed at himself.
Are you serious?
"When all the Hidden Dragon prodigies gather in the imperial capital, you can challenge him then."
"As long as you win, beating him up would be justified, fair, and reasonable."
Shang Wu gave a thumbs-up, signaling, "I believe in you, my precious disciple."
"And while you're at it, beat him up for me too."
"...What if I can't win?"
Li Mo’s lips twitched.
"If you can't win... gah~"
Shang Wu grabbed her own neck, rolled her eyes, and stuck out her tongue.
Jiang Chulong: "!"
The little princess had almost calmed down, but the thought of Brother Li being beaten into the same ghastly state as Shang Wu scared her into tears again.
"......"
Li Mo patted Jiang Chulong’s head, then suddenly had an idea.
He walked over to Ouyang and whispered something in his ear.
Ouyang’s eyes suddenly lit up. "Junior Brother Li, you’re an absolute genius among geniuses!"
The two quickly took out paper and began sketching.
Before long—
"Here."
"This... this is..."
A small booklet was handed to Jiang Chulong.
It had no cover, but the edges were neatly bound to prevent it from falling apart.
The first page revealed a drawing—a cute little girl carrying a small basket and holding a peach blossom branch.
The strokes were simple, but the skilled artistry gave the girl an irresistibly soft and adorable charm.
"It’s... me..."
Jiang Chulong wiped away the tears blurring her vision, finally calming down.
"Flip through it," Li Mo encouraged with a smile.
So the little princess placed the booklet on her lap and gently turned the pages. Each drawing depicted her scavenging through the streets, picking up scraps here and there.
The light gradually returned to Jiang Chulong’s eyes beneath the cloth covering them.
It’s drawn so well...
"Press the corner with your finger, like this."
"Then you can make the drawings move."
Li Mo guided her on how to flip through the booklet like an animation.
"You can... do it like this..."
Jiang Chulong copied his movements.
Sure enough, the characters in the booklet came to life!
In the drawings, she found a chibi-style wooden figurine of Li Mo, took it home, and buried it in the soil.
Then, seasons passed—spring to autumn.
The next year, a living, breathing Brother Li sprouted from the ground!
In the animation, the slightly goofy-looking Brother Li picked her up and spun her around in circles.
The end—flowers scattered in celebration!
Jiang Chulong burst into laughter, then whispered shyly,
"But actually... it was Brother Li who picked me up..."
"Let’s go cook something."
"Mm!"
......
The small courtyard the group had rented was nearing the end of its lease. But plans changed—when they first rented it, they hadn’t expected Ying Bing to become the Sword Prodigy of Hengyun and be required to give lectures at the Sword Pool.
Li Mo also hadn’t anticipated needing to spend every day copying the patterns of mystical stones.
So, they simply settled in at an inn instead.
The setting sun cast golden hues over Fish-Dragon Lake, and from the Dragon Gate, the sinking sun appeared to descend right into its center.
Ying Bing stood atop the open-air rooftop, waiting for the moon to rise.
"Hidden Dragon Ranking’s first place."
Gazing at Jiang Yu’s name on the Dragon Gate, its glow gradually dimming, Ying Bing couldn’t help but recall—
After she defeated the Great Yu Crown Prince in three strikes, Emperor Jingtai soon abdicated, becoming the Retired Emperor, and Jiang Yu ascended the throne.
Then, his temperament changed drastically.
Some said Jiang Yu had always been cruel, merely hiding it well before.
Others claimed his cultivation had gone awry.
Opinions varied, but one thing was certain—after his coronation, chaos spread across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and the Great Yu Dynasty teetered on the brink of collapse multiple times.
The truth behind it all remained unknown, even to her.
Clearing her mind, Ying Bing prepared for tonight’s meditation.
[Ding!]
[Countdown to next ranking comparison: Four days.]
The system reminded her punctually every day...
And then repeated the penalty details.
It was annoyingly persistent, as if afraid she’d forget.
"This time, the Hidden Dragon Ranking will be personally reviewed by Tian Miao."
Ying Bing lowered her gaze in contemplation.
With a miraculous system like this offering rewards—
She had to strive for it.
This time, she had gained some understanding of Li Mo’s soul and the divine will he embodied.
Her divine weapon, the True Phoenix Feather, could counter his.
As for divine techniques—
The move named "Heavenly Sword Descends" could be executed even at the lowest level of divine observation.
But that was something he couldn’t yet achieve.
Logically speaking—
This time’s outcome shouldn’t be unexpected.
Thoughts flowing through her mind, Ying Bing began her moonlit meditation.
......
In a private courtyard of the inn.
The entire space was filled with the fragrance of elixirs, though Xue Jing’s barrier prevented it from spreading outside.
Inside the Dragon-Tiger Cauldron, fiery serpents coiled and spat, the source of the medicinal aroma.
"Elder Xue really carries his cauldron everywhere."
Li Mo had taken a break from dual cultivation today.
"Overturning Heaven and Earth, the Mortal-Slaying Hammer" was the first divine technique he had mastered.
Yet, despite reaching perfection in it, he still couldn’t perform even the first stance—"Overturning Heaven."
He was still missing four profound pills.
So, the young disciple thought of the culinary—no, alchemical genius who rivaled his own skills—Elder Xue.
Not far away, the elixir refinement had reached the final stage—high heat to condense the essence.
"Master, the pill is done!"
The cauldron’s flames extinguished, and Tang Xiaobao jumped out, holding a five-lined pill in his small hand.
"Though it’s not due to any improvement in my alchemy."
Xue Jing took the pill, stroking his beard with a sigh.
"Alas, I remain one step away from becoming a grandmaster."
"...So you’re still just a master then."
Tang Xiaobao tilted his head and carefully placed the pill into a vial.
Li Mo shook his head and corrected seriously,
"No, it’s different. This is called ‘Peak Great Master of Alchemy, Half-Step Grandmaster.’"
"That’s... complicated..."
Tang Xiaobao blinked, barely comprehending. "So, you look down on regular masters, but can’t reach grandmaster, stuck in between?"
Li Mo: "......"
It seemed Senior Brother Xiaobao’s missing intelligence was indeed crucial.
After a long silence, Xue Jing sighed dramatically at the sky.
"I will spare no effort to ensure Xiaobao’s nine apertures are perfected."
"Master is so kind to me."
The touching scene of master-disciple affection was truly moving.
Xue Jing found his grand-disciple much more agreeable, regretting his past foolishness more and more.
"Li Mo, now that you’re a Hidden Dragon prodigy, you probably didn’t come here for pill refinement."
He had personally witnessed his grand-disciple treating six or seven-lined pills like snacks.
"Elder Xue sees all."
Li Mo nodded.
"So, you came to learn alchemy from me?"
Xue Jing beamed with pride, his smile grandfatherly.
Little Mo has finally come to his senses.
Indeed, Li Mo did not deny it.
He said earnestly:
"That's right. I wish to discuss with you the method of External Elixirs."
"?"
Unpleasant memories flooded Xue Jing's mind, and his smile vanished.
Never in his wildest dreams did he expect this.
His disciple's grand-disciple may have had an epiphany, but it seems he’s strayed onto an unorthodox path.
You’ve already reached the state of observing the divine, and yet you’re still obsessing over some External Elixir nonsense?!
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!
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
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!"
