After Su Wanli left, no one else came. Ye Feng, looking at the several missed calls on his phone, began to grow anxious.
Logically speaking, even if Xie Yuyan was asleep, she should have woken up by now. Why hasn’t there been any movement? Could something have happened to her?
Ye Feng really wanted to go back and check on her. After all, Xie Yuyan was being targeted by the Dark Palace and was in constant danger. However, his body was too weak to even get out of bed, leaving him feeling utterly helpless.
Wait, didn’t the system give me an emergency task to rescue Li Mucheng? I think I completed it. Let’s see what rewards I got.
Thinking this, Ye Feng quickly summoned the system. Sure enough, upon opening the panel, he received two rewards. Upon closer inspection, he found that one was for completing the emergency task of rescuing Li Mucheng, and the other was for Li Mucheng’s progress breaking through 89% to reach 90%. It had been a long time since he was stuck at 89%.
Great, finally some payoff.
Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief. At least now he had completed a few tasks. Although things had been peaceful before, watching his life timer decrease day by day had been weighing heavily on him.
Without delay, Ye Feng accepted the rewards for rescuing Li Mucheng.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the emergency task. Rewards are being distributed...]
[Congratulations, host, on receiving 1 month of life time, unlocking the hidden permissions of the illustrated guide, and obtaining a radar detector.]
Huh? New stuff again?
Ye Feng was quite satisfied with the additional month of life time, but he was puzzled by the latter two items, which he had never seen before.
Well, I’ll just take all the rewards first and check them out one by one.
With that thought, Ye Feng skipped the detailed descriptions of the items and proceeded to claim the reward for reaching 90% progress with Li Mucheng.
[90% progress completed. Rewards are being distributed.]
[Congratulations, host, on receiving half a month of life time, a universal key, and the skill "Rest and Recuperation."]
Hmm... that’s it? Still, not bad.
Seeing that he had gained nearly two months of life time, Ye Feng felt somewhat relieved. As for the other rewards, he had acquired a new skill and a new item. He quickly opened his status panel to check out the new items.
[Radar Detector: Displays the specific structure of the surrounding terrain, making it easier to understand the environment around you. However, it does not detect the presence of living beings (range: 100 meters).]
So, it’s just a terrain scanner? And it’s a one-time-use item at that. Feels a bit useless, honestly. Besides, I don’t really need this thing right now.
Still, it was a reward from the system, so Ye Feng reluctantly stored it away, thinking it might come in handy someday.
Oh, right. I also unlocked some kind of permission for the illustrated guide.
Thinking this, Ye Feng quickly navigated to the illustrated guide interface. Sure enough, he found a separate section labeled "Exploration Panel." According to the guide, it seemed like he needed to uncover something significant, though for some reason, Ye Feng felt a slight unease looking at the exploration panel. He wasn’t sure what the system meant by "exploration."
Finally, the last reward was a skill called "Rest and Recuperation." Upon opening it, he found that the skill allowed him to recover his physical condition faster, similar to the concept of "expelling the old and absorbing the new" in cultivation. It seemed like a skill for restoring his body.
Hmm, this skill isn’t bad. Even though I have the "Strengthen Body" skill, that only increases my physical limits. If my recovery can’t keep up, I’ll still end up exhausted. This skill will help replenish my energy steadily.
What a great skill!
Ye Feng thought to himself that since his current physical condition wasn’t great, this skill would help him recover faster. It was like the system had read his mind—quite considerate, really.
Afterward, Ye Feng quickly reviewed everything to make sure he hadn’t missed anything. Once he was satisfied, he closed his eyes to rest for a while.
I hope Xie Yuyan is alright.
* * *
Meanwhile, outside Ye Feng’s apartment building, a person dressed in heavy clothing and wearing a baseball cap glanced back at the entrance of the building. Their eyes were filled with endless sorrow and anger. Then, they turned and disappeared into the night. A short while later, several more people arrived at the same spot. After inspecting the area, they followed in the direction the first person had gone.
* * *
"Shh—"
A blade flashed, cutting the arm of a Dark Palace member. At the same time, a bullet whizzed past Xie Yuyan’s cheek. Had she been even a second slower, the bullet would have pierced her skull.
"Stop! Didn’t you hear the boss’s orders?!"
Shan Yang barked at one of his subordinates.
"The boss said we need her alive. Why are you shooting at her vital points?"
"S-sorry, sir," the Dark Palace member quickly apologized, though he was visibly shaken by Xie Yuyan’s lightning-fast reflexes.
So this is the skill of Cold Snake, the top assassin. Truly terrifying.
Shan Yang, however, looked at Xie Yuyan, who was surrounded, and sneered. "Cold Snake, you’ve grown old. A bullet grazed your face—something that would never have happened in your prime."
"Tch..."
Xie Yuyan didn’t respond to Shan Yang’s taunts. She knew he wasn’t attacking because he wanted her to exhaust her energy on his underlings. Only then would he feel confident enough to capture her alive. If things continued like this, she would fall right into his trap. Besides, she had no idea how Ye Feng was doing. She couldn’t afford to let anything happen to herself.
No... I can’t lose him... I can’t lose anything else!
"Ha!"
Xie Yuyan found an opening and launched a fierce attack on one of the members. Just as she slashed the man’s abdomen, a square-shaped object landed at Shan Yang’s feet.
"Huh? A smoke grenade? How does she have something like this? Could it be those mercenaries? Useless idiots!"
By the time Shan Yang realized Xie Yuyan had a backup plan, it was too late. She had already disappeared. The other members wanted to chase after her, but Shan Yang stopped them.
"Let her go. All Dark Palace members are converging here. She won’t get far. Erase our tracks and prepare to retreat."
"Yes, sir!"
"Run, Cold Snake. Let’s see how long you can keep running. No one’s coming to save you."
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
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.
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】
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!
