Wanchunting Garden was designated as the lodging place for the Hundred Flowers Sect.
During the gathering, Huang Donglai had already gone around to notify everyone, so by now, people were arriving one after another and settling into Wanchunting Garden.
The first thing Tu Yan did upon entering her room was open the window.
And just then—
Li Mo, having just shown the distinguished guests around the newly renovated Fengyue Pavilion, stepped out alone.
Mentally tallying up the returns on his investments, his grin was wider than a pig’s during New Year celebrations.
"?"
Tu Yan raised a delicate eyebrow, her eyes narrowing like crescent moons.
Wasn’t that the renowned "Wife-Blessing Battle Soul"?
He... came out of Fengyue Pavilion?
As someone with half a foot in the profession, how could she not know what kind of place that was?
The top-ranked young prodigy of the Hidden Dragons List, emerging from such a place, and looking so pleased with himself...
"No matter how exceptional, men are still just men..."
Tu Yan froze for a moment, her gaze flickering.
All crows under heaven are equally black—she’d seen plenty of them. The only difference was that some men didn’t bother hiding it, while others were harder to read.
For her, this was actually ideal...
As she pondered, another woman hurried out from inside and handed something to Li Mo, who glanced at it before pocketing it.
"His lover?"
Tu Yan scrutinized the woman.
Her attire was simple, but every movement carried an innate sensuality—not deliberate, but a habit unconsciously cultivated over time.
Yet even by Tu Yan’s standards, the woman’s face was undeniably stunning.
Tu Yan and the other disciples from the Harmony Sect couldn’t help but compare themselves.
"Isn’t that Hua Nongying?"
"Look at her demeanor—could she be trying to reform after meeting the Little Overlord?"
"Doesn’t he already have someone? Rumor has it he and the Cold Fairy are a match made in heaven."
"What cat doesn’t sneak a bite? No matter how beautiful the flowers at home are, the wild ones by the roadside always smell sweeter."
"Hua Nongying is an untouched courtesan. She might rival Senior Sister Tu in looks, but when it comes to real skill? She’s miles behind."
The junior sisters giggled like a chorus of songbirds.
"Looking for a beating?" Tu Yan pretended to scold them, but her chin lifted slightly.
Before, she hadn’t been confident.
Now, she was certain—with just the slightest effort...
"Senior Sister, should we create an opportunity for you to meet him today?" asked a junior sister in pale purple robes.
"Not yet. The comrades from the Yin-Yang Hall have sent word. Let’s discuss official matters with them first."
Snap—
The window closed.
...
Below, on the dimly lit street.
"Someone was watching me just now?"
Li Mo’s senses were exceptionally sharp—he’d detected a gaze laced with ill intent.
Turning around, he caught sight of a window shutting.
Seeing him pause, Hua Nongying seized the moment, stepping closer with even more deliberate grace, her eyes shimmering like stars in the night.
Who could resist such allure?
Born with a seductive charm, paired with her modest attire, the contrast only heightened her appeal.
She’d put thought into this outfit.
What did men love most?
Corrupting the virtuous and redeeming the fallen... Her "reformed" appearance made her all the more captivating.
"Master, the night is deep. Why not rest here? Don’t you have business with the owner of Wanchunting Garden tomorrow?"
"?"
Li Mo leaned back slightly.
Then, leveraging the footwork of the Hidden Dragons’ top ranker, he maintained a safe distance.
Was Hua Nongying beautiful?
The top courtesan of the Imperial Capital, a peerless beauty on the Hundred Flowers Ranking—how could she not be enchanting? But truthfully, after spending so much time with the "Ice Block," she was merely "pretty, but uninteresting" in his eyes.
Especially since the Ice Block wasn’t just a bad Ice Block anymore.
Li Mo had discovered she’d unlocked a darkened version!
The Phoenix Heavenly Empress, the sole holder of a crimson destiny—if she fully embraced the darkness, what would become of him? What would become of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?
"No!" Li Mo refused without hesitation, his tone final.
"This servant will prepare—Huh?"
Hua Nongying was stunned. She hadn’t expected even this to fail.
So she blurted out:
"Is this servant not...?"
"Sis, you’re beautiful."
"Then why...?"
"For world peace."
...
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
