"No... impossible! How could this happen?"
Just as Li Mucheng and Su Yuxin, escorted by security personnel, were making their way up the mountain, Li Mucheng froze in place as if struck by lightning the moment she saw the blinking red dot on her phone disappear.
Su Yuxin, who had been walking with her head down, noticed Li Mucheng’s abrupt halt and sensed something was wrong. It seemed likely that Ye Feng was facing another crisis, so she stepped closer and asked softly, "Wh-what’s wrong, Mucheng?"
Li Mucheng ignored Su Yuxin’s question, her eyes wide with disbelief as she stared fixedly at her phone screen.
"No... no, it must just be a minor glitch. I just need to restart the program."
She muttered to herself, clearly unable to accept what had just happened.
"That device was so well hidden—there’s no way Xie Yuyan could’ve found it... No way... This can’t be..."
"Mucheng, can you tell me what’s going on? Maybe I can help."
Seeing Li Mucheng shift from calm to frantic, Su Yuxin grew increasingly uneasy and leaned in to look at the phone. Once she saw what was happening, she understood the reason for Li Mucheng’s distress.
"Mucheng... did you put a tracker on Ye Feng?"
"How... how did you know?"
At the mention of the tracker, Li Mucheng snapped out of her daze. A suspicion formed in her mind—Su Yuxin seemed to know about this. Maybe...
"Actually, I... I also put a similar device in the stuffed toy I gave Ye Feng. But I haven’t had the chance to activate it yet."
Hearing that Su Yuxin had done the same, Li Mucheng didn’t bother arguing. She quickly stuffed her phone back into her pocket and grabbed Su Yuxin’s shoulders urgently.
"Yuxin! Please, can you find out where he is? I promised to protect him... I promised..."
"Mucheng..."
Su Yuxin had never seen Li Mucheng like this before. In her mind, Li Mucheng had always been the epitome of cool, composed intelligence. But now, her expression was downright frightening.
Still, Su Yuxin quickly snapped out of her own shock and pulled out a small smart tablet from her bag. She had originally planned to test the tracking device in the strawberry plushie while making an excuse to step away, but things had escalated too suddenly. Now was the time to use it.
Beep.
With a few taps from Su Yuxin, the screen lit up with a soft chime. Meanwhile, a distraught Li Mucheng leaned in closer.
"Please... we have to find him..."
As the screen flickered, Su Yuxin expected to see Ye Feng’s location appear on the map. Instead, all that showed up was static—a mess of white noise.
"Wh-what?! Xie Yuyan even accounted for this?!"
Her fingers trembled as she frantically tapped the controls, but the tracker refused to respond. It was then that both of them realized Xie Yuyan had likely cut off every possible way to track Ye Feng.
"How... how is this possible? How did Xie Yuyan know I tampered with the strawberry plushie? How did she figure it out?!"
With no way left to locate Ye Feng, Su Yuxin turned to Li Mucheng with desperate eyes. Clearly, she had no idea what to do—after all, Ye Feng had never taught her these skills.
"No! I can’t give up! He’s still waiting for me. I won’t let him down!"
Having lost all other options, Li Mucheng didn’t even glance back at Su Yuxin, who stood frozen in place. She simply turned and marched up the mountain with her team, leaving Su Yuxin behind.
But just as she had gone a few dozen meters, Su Yuxin’s voice called out from behind.
"Mucheng! Wait... I might still have another way!"
"Another way?"
......
Thud.
A heavy sound echoed as Xie Yuyan dumped Ye Feng inside a natural cave. Watching him panting weakly, she crouched down and gently stroked his head.
"Ye Feng, why won’t you just yield? Do you really care about those so-called students of yours? Don’t you see? I’m the one who loves you the most..."
"Ha... ha..."
Ye Feng glared at her from the corner of his eye, his expression complicated as he spoke.
"Xie Yuyan, you still don’t understand where you went wrong, do you? My heart never changed. It was you... you who pushed me away, step by step."
"You’re lying!"
At his words, Xie Yuyan’s calm demeanor shattered instantly, her voice erupting into uncontrolled fury.
"You’re the one who kept getting close to those women! You never gave your heart to me!"
"No... Xie Yuyan, you’re wrong. I’ve always... always loved you..."
"Enough!"
Her scream reverberated through the cave, followed by an oppressive silence.
"Do you really think a few sweet words will make me believe you? The old me might’ve fallen for your lies, but not anymore."
"......"
Seeing her reaction, Ye Feng sighed deeply. He knew nothing he said would convince her. Better to save his strength and wait for a chance to escape.
"Hah... now you’re silent? Finally realizing your tricks won’t work?"
When he didn’t respond, Xie Yuyan sneered, though her body trembled involuntarily.
"Say something! Why won’t you speak?! You must be guilty... you must be!"
Her voice shook as she shouted, knowing full well that her loud accusations only betrayed her own insecurity.
She couldn’t accept the truth—that Ye Feng had loved her all along. Because deep down, she knew she had already crossed a point of no return. There was no turning back now.
"Ye Feng... just wait here quietly. I’ll be back soon."
After one last glance at his motionless form, Xie Yuyan turned and left, though unease still gnawed at her. The search teams were closing in, and if she didn’t intervene, they’d find her hideout soon.
Only when her footsteps faded did Ye Feng finally relax. To avoid falling for another one of Xie Yuyan’s traps, he decided to stay put for a while, biding his time. After all, this might be his last chance to escape.
] [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!"
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)
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!" "......"
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!
