Ye Feng found it hard to speak when faced with Shen Mengli's smiling eyes and teasing tone, but seeing her hands instinctively wrap around his arm, he could only sigh and give in.
"Alright, alright! I'll tell you, just don't look at me like you're going to eat me alive."
"Hehe, it's better for Little Feng to be honest, otherwise I'll pester you to death~"
Shen Mengli blinked playfully. Ye Feng's submission made her drop the idea of teasing him further.
After that, Ye Feng suddenly took hold of Shen Mengli's small hand. She became much more docile, allowing him to lead her to the sofa in the living room and sit down.
Shen Mengli didn't ask what was wrong. Instead, she stared intently at him with her bright, expressive eyes. The gentle smile on her face seemed to be telling him not to be so nervous.
"Mengli, what I'm about to say is related to the system. I don't fully understand it yet myself; I just got the news."
Hearing the word "system," the smile on Shen Mengli's face instantly froze. Before Ye Feng could continue, she placed a finger against his lips and asked cautiously, "Is it good news or bad news?"
"I suppose... it's good news."
"Then go ahead and tell me, Little Feng. As long as it's not bad news."
Hearing this, a heavy stone seemed to lift from Shen Mengli's heart. She relaxed and leaned against Ye Feng's shoulder. Her gaze inadvertently swept over the shadows in the hallway, catching a glimpse of a dark figure quickly retreating into the depths.
"It's just that... I've completed all the missions, and the compendium is fully unlocked. The system said something about issuing a final reward, but I haven't had the chance to check it yet."
"A final reward? You completed all the missions?"
Shen Mengli repeated his key points word by word, her vibrant eyes darting around before she quickly looked up at him.
"Then check it right now, Little Feng! It might be a great outcome!"
Her anticipation made Ye Feng's heart race as well. He immediately summoned the system panel in his mind. When he opened the reward he had received, he froze on the sofa, as if he had been struck by a paralyzing spell.
After a long while, Shen Mengli noticed something was wrong. Just as she was about to ask him how he was doing, Ye Feng suddenly reached out in excitement and tightly grabbed her wrist.
"Meng... Mengli! It's... it's over, it's all over!"
"What are you saying, Little Feng? What is over?"
Shen Mengli didn't understand why he had become so excited, but judging from his reaction, it had to be incredibly good news.
"Do you remember what I told you before about the life time?"
"Yes."
Ye Feng choked up suddenly. He took a long, deep breath before trembling as he spoke, "The reward this time is different from usual. This time, the reward is forever..."
"Forever! So that means..."
Shen Mengli covered her small mouth in shock, looking at him with disbelief. But the expression of absolute relief on Ye Feng's face proved that everything he said was true.
"Is it... is it finally over? That's wonderful, Little Feng, that's truly wonderful."
Deeply moved by Ye Feng's liberation, Shen Mengli threw her arms around him, burying herself in his embrace. She wept softly, crying tears of joy for him.
"Yeah, it's finally over..."
Ye Feng gently hugged her waist and sighed with emotion. When he discovered that the system's mission reward this time was permanent life time, he had been in a daze himself. Only after accepting this reality did he slowly return to normal.
"Everything... is over."
Ye Feng slowly closed his eyes. Memories of his arrival here and everything that had happened since flashed through his mind. Back then, he had been forced to do things he didn't want to do just to survive. Today, it was finally all over.
"This is great, Little Feng. Now we can finally live a carefree life. Isn't that right, Sister Yuyan?"
"Yuyan?"
Hearing Shen Mengli's words, Ye Feng quickly opened his eyes. Following her gaze toward the hallway, he indeed saw a shadow gradually stepping out from the darkness.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation. I just wanted to..."
Xie Yuyan pursed her lips, not quite daring to meet Ye Feng's eyes, terrified that he would despise her for eavesdropping.
"It's fine. Little Feng and I weren't whispering secrets anyway, and everyone would have found out about this sooner or later."
"Um... then if there's nothing else..."
"Yuyan."
Ye Feng called out to stop Xie Yuyan, who was trying to escape. After seeing her delicate body tremble slightly, he continued.
"Do you want to come sit with us?"
"..."
"Okay."
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
