"Hope you can handle my moves next, darling~ I’ve been practicing hard lately."
As soon as Xie Yuyan finished speaking, she lunged at Ye Feng with lightning speed, her attacks precise and ruthless. Every slash of her dagger aimed for vital points that would incapacitate him.
Without his shield, Ye Feng could only retreat, dodging each of her strikes. Every time Xie Yuyan nearly grazed him, his quick reflexes and agility allowed him to evade at the last moment.
Yet Xie Yuyan’s aggression didn’t wane despite his evasions. To her, this was her final chance. If she couldn’t seize Ye Feng firmly in her grasp, the happiness she envisioned would vanish in an instant.
"Slice—"
A wound opened on Ye Feng’s arm, and Xie Yuyan’s frenzy only intensified.
"Hehe... Looks like I’m one step ahead, Ye Feng. I don’t want to hurt you any further. Why don’t you just behave and wait for my good news, hmm?"
"......"
Ye Feng’s lifeless eyes gave her the answer. Xie Yuyan sighed, shrugging helplessly.
"Still so stubborn, I see. If you refuse to yield, then this ends here."
She advanced step by step, while Ye Feng, blood dripping from his arm, staggered back. As the adrenaline faded, a searing pain shot through his wounded limb.
"Don’t worry, Ye Feng. I’ll take good care of you for the rest of your life. By then, we’ll be the most loving couple~"
The moment those words left her lips, her dagger flashed toward Ye Feng’s other wrist. But just then, a blinding light erupted from behind him, disrupting her control over the situation.
"Vroom!"
"Teacher! Get in the car!"
To Ye Feng’s surprise, Li Mucheng’s voice rang out from behind. The intense glare made it impossible to turn, but a slender hand gripped his collar, yanking him backward with all its might.
"No! Come back... Come back to me!"
Feeling Ye Feng slip further away, Xie Yuyan squinted and charged recklessly after him. Just as she closed the distance, Li Mucheng pulled Ye Feng into the car.
"Ah Fu! Drive, now!"
"Vroom!"
The engine roared, and the car sped away, vanishing from Xie Yuyan’s sight.
"......"
Left standing motionless at the alley’s end, Xie Yuyan showed no trace of regret or anger. Instead, she licked the blood from her dagger, her expression melting into intoxicated bliss.
"Useless. It’s all futile. If you want to make this game more interesting... then I’ll play along~"
Dark clouds loomed over Shucheng’s sky as her silhouette dissolved into the abyss of night.
"Mucheng... How did you—?"
Cradled in Li Mucheng’s arms, Ye Feng was still shaken. He knew—had she not arrived, Xie Yuyan’s dagger would have pierced his other wrist, sealing his fate.
"Just hang on, Teacher. We’re heading to the estate. The police and medics are already alerted. No one will hurt you anymore!"
Li Mucheng gave him a reassuring look before retrieving a first-aid kit from the backseat.
"Teacher, in case that woman poisoned the blade, let me disinfect it with alcohol, okay?"
"Y-Yeah... But Mucheng, why are you here? I told you on the phone—"
"Because I was worried about you!"
She unscrewed the alcohol bottle as she spoke.
"I knew it was risky, but you’re the most important person to me! I’d come no matter the cost—even if it meant death!"
"Mucheng..."
Her fierce words struck Ye Feng deeply. Her transformation was the last thing he’d expected.
"Alright, Teacher. This might sting, so bear with me."
She pressed an alcohol-soaked cloth to his wound. Despite bracing himself, the pain sent tremors through his body.
"Teacher..."
Li Mucheng shut her eyes, unable to watch, silently cursing herself for not arriving sooner. Just a little earlier, and he’d have been spared this agony.
"It’s fine, Mucheng. The pain’s nothing. I should be thanking you. But how did you find me?"
"Um... You probably already guessed. Back when I was immature, I... planted a tracker in the phone I gave you. That’s how..."
"......"
Noticing the tense silence, Li Mucheng hastily added, "But I’m not like that anymore! Please believe me!"
"Yeah... I get it. Let’s leave the past behind."
Ye Feng brushed it off, sensing the awkwardness. The pain in his arm had dulled to numbness.
"Could you bandage it for me, Mucheng?"
"O-Okay!"
Relieved he wasn’t holding her past against her, she hurriedly wrapped the wound.
"Teacher, why did Xie Yuyan suddenly attack you? Was it... because of the mask?"
"Huh? Mask? What mask?"
Ye Feng frowned, confused.
"Y-You know... your mask..."
Li Mucheng glanced at Ah Fu, then leaned in, whispering almost inaudibly.
"I mean... the Fox’s mask."
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
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?"
+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
