"Teacher, promise me you'll be careful, okay?"
Li Mucheng buried her face into Ye Feng's chest, her voice filled with concern for him.
"Alright, don't worry, Mucheng."
The girl's hair cascaded like a waterfall, and seeing Li Mucheng's vulnerable expression, Ye Feng couldn't help but pull her into his embrace.
"Everything will be fine."
"Mmm..."
After a brief hug, Li Mucheng reluctantly pulled away from Ye Feng's arms. Under his puzzled gaze, she spoke up.
"Teacher, I have something urgent to take care of. Would it be alright if I stepped away for a while?"
"Of course, that’s no problem at all. Mucheng, your personal freedom is yours—you don’t need to ask me for permission."
"Of course I do!"
Li Mucheng took Ye Feng's hand and gently pressed it against her cheek. With lips slightly pursed, she gave him a sweet smile, her eyes brimming with longing for happiness.
"As the person you love, it’s only natural to share where we’re going. That way, we can always find each other~"
"Ahem... I-I understand. Mucheng, you should go ahead."
Ye Feng tried to mask his embarrassment with a cough, but no matter how hard he tried to suppress it, Li Mucheng’s sharp eyes caught on. Still, she chose not to tease him. After planting a soft kiss on his palm, she turned and left the hall. Compared to staying with Ye Feng, she had something far more important to attend to.
"Phew..."
Only when Li Mucheng’s figure disappeared from sight did Ye Feng finally let out a sigh of relief. For some reason, he felt like Li Mucheng had been breaking down his composure more and more lately. Under her advances, he had no way to resist—perhaps because he had already opened his heart to her.
"Right! Back when I was with Mucheng earlier, I thought I heard the system’s voice... I’ve been recovering these past few days and haven’t checked in with it. Maybe I should go back to my room and see if it was just my imagination."
With some time to himself, Ye Feng didn’t linger in the living room any longer and headed straight for his room. The system hadn’t assigned him any special tasks lately—the only rewards he received now were from interacting with the girls. That meant his remaining lifespan had become even more precious. But Xie Yuyan remained an obstacle on his path. If he didn’t deal with her properly, things could take a disastrous turn.
Once back in his room, Ye Feng immediately pulled up the system panel. Sure enough, upon closer inspection, he noticed something unusual.
First, Li Mucheng’s affection progress was still at 100%, but the bar below it had somehow dropped to 0%. That meant she no longer harbored an intense possessiveness toward him—at least for now. This was ultimately a good thing. After spending these past few days with Li Mucheng, Ye Feng could clearly feel her care and deep affection. But still...
"Sigh."
Ye Feng sighed and shifted his gaze to an unlocked entry in the system’s gallery. Originally, there had only been two entries—"Shadowed One" and "Bloody Rose." But now, a new one had appeared: "Black Morning Glory."
"Black Morning Glory? Black... morning glory..."
Muttering the name under his breath, Ye Feng’s mind flashed to Li Mucheng. Without thinking, he instinctively spoke her name aloud.
"Li Mucheng."
[Ding. Black Morning Glory gallery entry unlocked. Current gallery unlock progress: 2/4. Gallery completion progress: 1/4.]
Huh?
Ye Feng frowned at the system’s message. The first part made sense, but the terms "unlock progress" and "completion progress" left him puzzled.
What exactly did these terms mean? "Unlock progress" probably referred to gathering information about the girls through interactions. So far, he knew "Black Morning Glory" represented Li Mucheng, and "Bloody Rose" stood for Xie Yuyan. But who was this "Shadowed One"...?
"Ah!"
An idea suddenly struck him. Since he’d already unlocked gallery entries for two of the girls he’d interacted with, that left only Shen Mengli and Su Yuxin. If he said both their names out loud, one of them had to match the remaining entry, right?
With that in mind, Ye Feng first called out Shen Mengli’s name—but the system gave no response.
No? Then if "Shadowed One" wasn’t Shen Mengli, it had to be Su Yuxin!
"......"
Yet again, silence. His plan clearly didn’t work.
It seemed the only way to identify the "Shadowed One" was through further interactions with the remaining two girls.
But what did "completion progress" actually mean...?
As Ye Feng skimmed through the gallery section, he suddenly noticed a small line of text beneath the completion progress. Focusing on it, he read: (Upon full completion of the gallery, the lifespan timer will be disabled.)
"!!!!"
Just moments ago, he’d been relaxed, thinking about how to deepen his bond with Su Yuxin tomorrow. But now, after reading that line, he sat bolt upright.
What?! Disable the lifespan timer? Does that mean... I’ll finally be free from the system’s control?
Ye Feng gasped aloud, his excitement impossible to contain. The only reason he’d been completing the system’s tasks was to survive. Now that the system had revealed a way to rid himself of this cursed lifespan countdown, how could he not be thrilled? He was practically itching to fulfill the conditions immediately—after all, this meant true freedom...
But then, Ye Feng caught himself. He was getting too carried away. Rushing into things with this mindset would only lead to mistakes. Forcing himself to calm down, he carefully considered how to advance the gallery’s completion progress. So far, he’d only achieved a quarter of it.
......
"Well? Is everything prepared?"
Li Mucheng took a sip of coffee from the table, her expression serious as she looked at Ah Fu standing before her.
"Yes, Miss. Everything is in place. Aside from the Su family’s security detail, we’ve stationed additional sentries around the amusement park. At the slightest sign of trouble, we’ll intervene immediately."
"Good... That’s good. No matter what, we must ensure Teacher’s safety."
"Understood!"
Once her conversation with Ah Fu concluded, Li Mucheng tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, her stern demeanor softening into something gentler.
"Now... it’s time to return to Teacher’s side."
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
] [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!"
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!
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
