“Is... is that so? What a coincidence...”
Ye Feng chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his head, unsure of what to say.
“Teacher, why are you here? Isn’t this a real estate office? Are you thinking of buying a house?”
Li Mucheng knew her excuse was a bit weak, so she quickly changed the subject. Seeing the real estate office behind Ye Feng, she curiously asked.
“Ah... I was just passing by to take a look. The place I’ve been renting isn’t very convenient, so I thought I’d see if I could find something more cost-effective.”
“I see... Teacher, actually, you don’t need to worry about housing. If you don’t mind, you could stay at my... nearby apartment. Don’t worry about the cost, I’ll have my father arrange it for you~”
Li Mucheng paused mid-sentence, realizing her intentions might be a bit too obvious, and quickly corrected herself.
“No, no! Mucheng, please don’t do that!”
Ye Feng immediately waved his hands, refusing Li Mucheng’s offer.
“Why... why not? Didn’t I come up with a good solution for you? Why are you rejecting my suggestion?”
Li Mucheng’s face turned pale, and the smile she had when she first saw Ye Feng disappeared. Her dark eyes stared intently at him.
“Mucheng, listen to me first, okay? I really appreciate your kindness, but I want to rely on myself to live a good life. I understand that you’re thinking of me, but I have my own principles. You’ll understand, right?”
Ye Feng sensed something off in Li Mucheng’s tone, like spotting a spark on a fuse, and quickly extinguished it. With someone like Li Mucheng, whose emotions could be unstable, it was important to respond promptly to avoid misunderstandings.
“I see... I understand.”
After hearing Ye Feng’s words, Li Mucheng didn’t push further. She knew what Ye Feng meant by his principles—his dignity. While her offer was well-intentioned, such special treatment would only make him uncomfortable, so she decided to let it go.
In truth, Li Mucheng’s only wish was to spend more time with Ye Feng. But if she said that outright, Ye Feng would likely reject her even more firmly, probably because of her status.
Ugh... I really want to live under the same roof as Teacher, but there’s no need to rush. Right now, I’m the only woman by his side. As long as I keep him close, he’ll eventually get used to my presence. If I just wait patiently, victory will be mine~
“Oh, by the way, Teacher, don’t forget to come to class this week. I’ll be waiting for you at home.”
“Class... but isn’t the estate still...”
“Even though the practical lessons are on hold, it’s still a good idea to brush up on some theory, right? You’ll come, won’t you?”
“Of course.”
“Then it’s settled. I’ll send you the address on your phone.”
“Sure, no problem. Well, Mucheng, I should get going now. I need to pick up some groceries.”
“Ah... alright then.”
Li Mucheng really wanted to follow Ye Feng home and try his homemade dinner, but she was already on edge after today’s “coincidental” meeting. If she pushed too hard, it might only upset Ye Feng, which wasn’t her goal.
“Take care on your way, Teacher. See you this weekend~”
“Yeah, see you, Mucheng.”
Just as Ye Feng turned to leave, Li Mucheng called out to him.
“Oh, Teacher! I have a question for you.”
“A question? What is it?”
“Do you like sweets? I was thinking of preparing some for you when you come over this weekend.”
“No need for that, I’m not really into overly sweet things.”
“Oh, I see... alright then...”
After watching Ye Feng disappear from view, Li Mucheng returned to the roadside, got into her car, and her expression turned serious.
If Teacher doesn’t like sweet things, why did he go to a dessert shop? I’ll have to look into this more carefully...
“Let’s go.”
“Yes, Miss.”
......
As Ye Feng walked home, he received the apartment address Li Mucheng had sent to his phone. After exchanging a few more messages, he ended the call.
“Stop her! Thief!”
Just as Ye Feng put his phone away, he heard someone shouting up ahead. Following the sound, he saw a grubby little girl clutching a stuffed doll, running toward him.
The passersby simply watched with curiosity, as no one wanted to get involved with a dirty little kid. It was more entertaining to just stand by and watch.
Seeing the girl on the verge of tears, Ye Feng stepped in front of her and stopped her. The girl bumped into his leg and looked up at him. When she saw his face, her lips trembled as she said, “Big brother... I... I’m sorry.”
“Why did you steal?”
Ye Feng asked calmly.
“Because... because I wanted to give this to Sister Shen for her birthday... but... but I don’t have any money...”
The girl’s voice grew quieter as she spoke, and from her weak tone and downcast eyes, it was clear she knew what she’d done was wrong. But why had she done it?
“You little brat! Why’d you stop running?”
At that moment, the shopkeeper caught up, his face red with anger. He glared at the girl, looking like he was about to grab her and give her a piece of his mind.
Just then, Ye Feng casually placed his hand on the girl’s head and said gently, “So this is what you wanted? No wonder you ran off like that. Just remember not to do this again, okay? You don’t want people misunderstanding you.”
“Huh?”
The girl looked up in surprise. She hadn’t expected this stranger to help her. She thought she’d be scolded or even hit.
“Big brother, you...”
“But you were still in the wrong this time. Apologize to this uncle, and don’t ever do something like this again, understand?”
Ye Feng didn’t mind the dirt on the girl’s clothes, gently stroking her dry hair. His tone carried a hint of authority, which quickly defused the shopkeeper’s anger.
“What’s this? I thought she was a thief.”
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?"
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.”
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?!
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
