Slap!
Qin Hao returned the favor with a backhanded slap to Shen Suning's face. The smack echoed even crisper than the one before.
Shen Suning's face was knocked to the side. Under the moonlight, the half of her face that Qin Hao had struck flushed red, making her profound eyes appear even darker.
"You hit me? You're just a rented Dao Companion, a cheap tramp who lives off women, and you dare to hit me?"
Shen Suning's voice was neither loud nor soft, but Qin Hao detected something very strange in it.
Was it his illusion? Although she acted furious, her eyes clearly showed that she quite enjoyed it...
Qin Hao shook his head and sneered. "What? You're allowed to hit me, but I can't hit you? This is called returning the courtesy!"
"And another thing! I've smiled like this since I was a kid. It's not my smile that's lewd; it's your mind. Your mortal desires are not severed, and your lust is acting up!"
"You are the most, absolutely most lewd nun in the Three Realms and Nine Heavens!"
Shen Suning trembled. Panic finally cracked her usually emotionless face. She stumbled back several steps, shaking her head as she retreated.
"I am not! I have severed all emotions and forsaken love! I am untainted by the romance between men and women! I am not the kind of person you say I am!"
Seeing Shen Suning in this state, the corners of Qin Hao's mouth curled up slightly.
"Severed emotions and forsaken love? Someone who has truly done that shouldn't feel anything toward anyone. Why do you loathe men so much? The more you loathe them, the more it proves that men are occupying your mind!"
As Shen Suning backed away, Qin Hao pressed forward.
"Look at this Wangchen Nunnery! What has it become under your teachings? What happened to the self-cultivation of ascetics? Where did you throw it all away? From three miles away, one can hear men's voices; from thirty feet away, one can smell men's scent."
"Even my polite smile is twisted into a lewd grin by you. You call this severing emotions? Abbess, stop deceiving yourself! You've carved men right into your heart."
"Abbess, admit it. You are the most lewd nun in the world!"
Driven back by Qin Hao's words, Shen Suning retreated until she reached the edge of the pool, with nowhere left to go.
"Don't be like this... I'm not."
Shen Suning lowered her head, completely afraid to meet Qin Hao's eyes.
At this moment, Qin Hao finally realized something was wrong. Shen Suning was, after all, a mighty Immortal King. Logically, Qin Hao shouldn't be able to see through her.
But right now, as Qin Hao's Dual Pupils slightly rotated, he discovered that Shen Suning's body was completely empty. There wasn't a single trace of spiritual energy fluctuation; she was like a hollowed-out vessel.
"Your cultivation base? It's gone?"
Shen Suning stiffened, her beautiful eyes suddenly filling with panic and guardedness.
She hugged herself tightly, her voice trembling slightly. "What... what do you want to do? I'm warning you, I've only temporarily lost my cultivation due to a heart demon. It will recover sooner or later. If you dare to do anything improper to me, I absolutely won't let you off once my cultivation returns!"
Qin Hao looked her up and down with wanton amusement. "Without your cultivation, what the hell are you pretending for in front of me?"
"A heart demon? Haha, Abbess, could your heart demon possibly have something to do with men?"
As Qin Hao continued to close in, Shen Suning simply closed her eyes. Qin Hao was right; her heart demon was indeed related to men.
Since childhood, her master had taught her that men were the dirtiest things in the world. She was told that men would ruin her, make her fall into depravity, and doom her to eternal damnation.
Her master taught her to stay as far away from men as possible—best never to see, hear, or smell one for her entire life.
Shen Suning did exactly that. Through tens of thousands of years of bitter cultivation, she had never seen a man. She turned a three-hundred-mile radius around the Wangchen Nunnery into a forbidden zone. If any man came near, she would have her disciples chase them away.
Yet, the more she did this, the more she thought about men. She wanted to know what men were really like, and whether they were truly as terrifying as her master claimed.
Shen Suning didn't dare to enter the secular world or taint herself with romance. Originally, she thought everything would just continue like this, guarding the Wangchen Nunnery in peace, isolated from the world.
But a week ago, while she was in secluded meditation, a damned jade pendant somehow appeared in her hand. The jade pendant stated it could provide a service called Renting a Dao Companion.
At first, Shen Suning scoffed at it and casually tossed the jade pendant aside.
But the message transmitted by that jade pendant took root and buried itself deep in her heart.
While meditating, her mind was entirely filled with the thought of renting a Dao Companion. In that very moment, her heart demon sprouted uncontrollably. At the same time, her cultivation base began to slowly slip away like sand in an hourglass.
Finally, after her cultivation had completely dissipated, Shen Suning realized she couldn't go on like this. Whoever tied the bell must untie it. Since this whole ordeal started because of renting a Dao Companion, then she would simply rent one. Perhaps that would dispel her heart demon.
The moment she laid eyes on Qin Hao, Shen Suning knew she was doomed. Men were indeed exactly as her master had described—the most terrifying creatures in the world. With just one glance, her state of mind, which had remained as placid as an ancient well for tens of thousands of years, began to throb uncontrollably.
Especially the moment he smiled at her. He looked so handsome when he smiled. It felt as if something had slammed into her chest, and she actually gave birth to the reckless urge to throw herself into Qin Hao's arms.
To cover up her lapse in composure, she had struck out and slapped Qin Hao.
She never expected Qin Hao to actually return the slap. It was this very slap that made Shen Suning realize her master was right: men truly were an incredibly terrifying existence.
She had clearly been hit by the man in front of her, yet she couldn't bring herself to hate it! She even felt a lingering desire for more. What kind of terrifying divine ability was this?!
Was this divine ability something every man possessed, or was it exclusive to the man before her?
Thinking of this, Shen Suning tilted her head up, her eyelashes fluttering, and her red lips pouting slightly.
Seeing this scene, Qin Hao was amused. She was already asking for a kiss? Hey, you're a mighty Immortal King, for crying out loud. Could you show a little restraint? Acting like this really cheapens your status.
Qin Hao curled his lip, turned around, and walked straight ashore.
Shen Suning was still waiting. The water rippled, and she heard the sound of splashing gradually fading away.
She opened her eyes. Under the moonlight, Qin Hao had already reached the edge of the pool.
"You..." Shen Suning began, her voice a bit hoarse. She wanted to ask why Qin Hao wasn't coming over, but she couldn't bring herself to say the words.
She could only stand in the pool, watching Qin Hao on the shore.
Qin Hao glanced at Shen Suning, who was still soaking in the water, and said:
"You're not an Immortal King right now. Be careful not to catch a cold staying in the water for so long."
With that, Qin Hao slightly bent his fingers. A powerful suction force pulled Shen Suning right in front of him. Then, Qin Hao took out his own clothes from his storage bag and draped them over Shen Suning's shoulders.
"Little lustful nun, don't go doing anything weird with my clothes."
Qin Hao's remark made Shen Suning's face flush completely red. She glared at him fiercely:
"You're the lustful one! Your whole family is lustful!"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
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?"
] [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!"
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."
