Perhaps it was because he had been scolded by Qin Ran, Chasing the Wind did not run out again in the afternoon. After he finished eating, he went to lie by the lake pit and watched as Qin Ran walked around the bottom of the lake with all kinds of strange measuring tools.
After lying there for a while, he suddenly realized there was an additional sleepy-eyed white fox next to him. This fox had pure white fur and five fluffy tails, very beautiful, also lying there watching the bottom of the lake pit.
He roared politely at the fox.
"Ao..." Tushan Youyou lazily yawned, casually responding to Chasing the Wind.
A tiger and a fox both lay by the lake, one with a sturdy, powerful tiger tail, and the other with a fluffy, cute fox tail. They were generally the same size, both pure white, looking quite well-matched.
Long Qiqi, watching this scene from the Linghuai tree, suddenly felt a sour feeling in her heart for some reason. She murmured, "I was here first."
"Ao..." The five-tailed white fox asked the Xuanming Spirit Tiger.
"Formation." The Xuanming Spirit Tiger replied.
The five-tailed white fox then fell silent, seemingly lost in thought. Soon after, she stood up straight and transformed into an alluring beauty, then asked Qin Ran at the bottom of the lake, "Can you still set up formations?"
Qin Ran looked back and saw the white, abundant curves on the lake shore - it was too beautiful a sight that he involuntarily averted his gaze.
"A little." He replied.
Tushan Youyou's eyes lit up and she asked, "Can you teach me how?"
"You want to learn formations?" Qin Ran asked.
"I want to learn so much more! Formations, pill refining, alchemy, poetry, music, chess, calligraphy, painting... I want to learn them all!" Tushan Youyou said spiritedly.
Qin Ran looked at her eager appearance, recalling legends of fox spirits in strange tales.
Those fox spirits really liked seducing scholars and disguising themselves as students to sneak into academies to read books. Both were related to reading - it seemed that learning was truly in the nature of fox spirits.
"I can teach you, no problem. But what you want to learn, each area is profoundly vast. Even specializing in just one would require endless effort... Formations in particular..." He said to Tushan Youyou, "My intelligence is decent, yet researching formations for nearly twenty years, I've barely scratched the surface."
"That's fine, I can learn slowly!" Tushan Youyou went from lazy to motivated - she seemed intent on systematically learning all areas of knowledge completely.
She jumped down into the lake pit and came to Qin Ran's side, asking "Chasing the Wind said you were setting up a formation - is this setting up a formation? What all needs to be done?"
She had an innate, intoxicating fragrance about her that Qin Ran found hard to resist. He quietly sidled away, replying:
"Surveying distances to plan the size and distribution of the formation pattern; gauging the spiritual energy density to adjust the corresponding parts of the formation; surveying the spiritual energy and terrain flows..."
Qin Ran explained as he took measurements. He was not petty - since Tushan Youyou wanted to learn, he explained to her in detail.
And Tushan Youyou was indeed a quick study, listening attentively...so her fragrant, supple body unconsciously drew very close to Qin Ran.
In front of the hut, Li Shiyin finished sword practice and went over to Chasing the Wind's side to check on her esteemed master, but instead...
She saw her master intimately associating with that fox spirit, adulterer and adulteress!
Li Shiyin's anger instantly flared up. Gritting her teeth furiously, she asked, "Master, would you like to see if my sword is sharp enough?"
Qin Ran panicked in that instant. He replied, "I was just teaching her about formations!"
What did 'protesting too much' mean?
As soon as he said it, he felt it was wrong - he had a clear conscience and was just teaching about formations. And the one above was his disciple! What was he afraid of? Why did he need to explain anything?
"Cough!" At this thought, Qin Ran's expression grew severe. Acting properly, he took out Elementary Introduction to Formations from his storage bag and handed it to Tushan Youyou, sternly saying:
"This is foundational formation knowledge. Read through this first. After you've thoroughly understood this book, you may begin researching formations."
Ah, although there were countless just reasons, a true man could yield if he must. Sometimes retreating was still necessary.
Tushan Youyou took Elementary Introduction to Formations - it was a massive book, very heavy, she almost didn't grasp it firmly. She flipped open the pages and saw them densely packed with tiny ant-like words that made her eyes swim.
"What, I have to finish reading such a thick book before I can start learning formations?" She paged through the thickness and doubted Qin Ran was blowing her off, asking, "How long would that take?"
"I read that book on and off for five years..." Qin Ran said.
Tushan Youyou examined Qin Ran closely and discovered he didn't seem to be lying.
"Alright..." It seemed she truly had to read such a book. She could only resign herself, dejectedly taking up the book and turning to fly towards the lake.
Seeing Tushan Youyou leave, Qin Ran breathed a sigh of relief. Though uncertain why, he had a guilty conscience despite not actually doing anything wrong. He was just teaching formations. And the one above was his disciple! What was there to be anxious over?
Tushan Youyou flew up onto the lake bank, opened Elementary Introduction to Formations on her knees, reading as she walked.
"Fox spirit!"
Suddenly she heard someone gnashing their teeth and cursing at her from the side.
She was baffled and looked over at the curser... Li Shiyin nodded, "That's right, I'm a fox spirit!"
"Shameless, seducing another's master..." Li Shiyin continued scolding.
Hearing this, Tushan Youyou looked Li Shiyin up and down, causing Li Shiyin to feel embarrassed, before clicking her tongue disapprovingly and continuing on her way.
She left the lake and arrived at the flower tree in front of the hut, sitting on the swing.
Tushan Youyou laid the book open on her knees and saw an enormous venomous snake in the Linghuai tree flicking its tongue at her with intense malice. She was mystified and said, "I really am a fox spirit, right?"
Long Qiqi flicked her tongue, cursing inwardly, "Yes, yes, yes!"
"Chasing the Wind!" Qin Ran called loudly from the lake bottom, "Bring the formation materials over, come down and help me set up the formation..."
"Ao..." Chasing the Wind yawned and got up, using the wind to swirl up the formation materials Qin Ran had prepared in advance, blowing them all down to the lake bottom.
The large wooden bucket containing the materials crashed onto the lake bottom with a "clang". Seeing this, Qin Ran flew up and kicked Chasing the Wind in the face, scolding, "Don't you know to be gentle?! Wouldn't you feel bad if you broke it?"
The kick sent Chasing the Wind rolling several times along the bottom of the lake. He dazedly crawled up...
He felt this beating was unfounded.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
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."
