Lin Yu snapped back to reality, his mind now clear.
After conducting a "void divination" in his heart—analyzing his birth chart, the current moment, and his present circumstances—he finally understood.
He had grasped the significance of Shen Buyao, the "Celestial Lone Star," and himself, the "Dominant Fortunebearer."
Before replicating the full skill set, Lin Yu had firmly dismissed the idea of so-called fate.
But after delving deeper and considering his current situation…
He had to admit.
The fact that the I Ching and predictive studies were eventually incorporated into doctoral programs wasn’t entirely without merit.
After decades of denouncing superstition, it had gained recognition within the education system.
True mysticism had triumphed over science!
"You two seemed so engrossed in your conversation, I didn’t want to interrupt."
"All that talk about chasing or not… I really couldn’t follow."
Lin Yu replied offhandedly.
Shen Buyao, however, was quite pleased with his answer.
Now this was a masterclass in playing dumb!
Of course, such matters couldn’t be explained in detail to Big Moo.
Big Moo was also a magnet for romantic misfortune—telling her would yield neither help nor insight.
It’d be like talking to a wall.
Yet.
Lin Yu’s seemingly indifferent response drew a prolonged stare from Shen Jiuyi.
A direct, unblinking, laser-focused gaze!
Lin Yu: "…"
The intensity of her scrutiny made even Lin Yu second-guess himself.
Had he misspoken somehow?
He hadn’t even said anything substantial!
"Buyao, mind if I borrow Lin Yu for a moment?"
"I’d like to have a private word with him before the deal."
Shen Buyao frowned and instinctively retorted:
"Big Moo, are you doing this on purpose?!"
"He’s his own person—what do you mean 'borrow'?"
"Did everything I just said go in one ear and out the other?"
Shen Jiuyi ignored her, keeping her eyes locked on Lin Yu as she said:
"In the past, you would’ve snapped back with…"
"'The hell can’t be said here? Why the secrecy?'"
Shen Buyao: "!!!"
Lin Yu: "…"
Touche.
Family really does know family best.
With just one sentence, Shen Jiuyi had perfectly channeled Antique Sis’s vibe.
Shen Buyao bit her lip, seething internally.
She glanced at Lin Yu, as if seeking his opinion.
Lin Yu, for his part, was curious to hear what this IQ-145 "divination prodigy" wanted to discuss privately.
"Buyao-jie, I’ll go chat with Jiuyi-jie for a bit then."
Shen Buyao had no grounds to object.
She pointed at her own eyes, then at Shen Jiuyi, and warned:
"Big Moo, if you dare badmouth me, you’re dead meat!"
With that, Shen Buyao strode out of the Treasureless Pavilion’s main hall.
Watching her leave, Shen Jiuyi sighed and remarked:
"Buyao may seem domineering, but deep down, she’s quite foolish…"
Lin Yu: "Yeah, I can sense that."
Shen Jiuyi: "Or in cruder terms—a dumbass."
Lin Yu: "Huh?"
Shen Jiuyi: "Just stating facts. Truth often sounds harsh."
Lin Yu: "…"
No wonder Antique Sis always gritted her teeth at the mention of this "Aunt Jiu," ready to throw hands at any moment.
She totally deserves it!
Buyao had literally just finished saying "don’t badmouth me."
Couldn’t she at least wait a beat before insulting her?
And Shen Jiuyi’s poker face made it impossible for Lin Yu to tell whether she was joking or dead serious.
Before he could recover, Shen Jiuyi dropped another bombshell:
"Take a seat. Let’s discuss Buyao’s potential… 'retaliatory tutoring' campaign against you."
Lin Yu: "???"
"W-wait a second!"
"Jiuyi-jie, how can you say something like that so casually?!"
Shen Jiuyi paused mid-step toward the table and turned back:
"Was my phrasing not in human language?"
Lin Yu: "…"
Thank god this was happening inside the Treasureless Pavilion.
If she socialized like this out in the real world, she’d get her ass kicked daily.
Resigned, Lin Yu followed her to the table and took the initiative:
"Jiuyi-jie, let’s get to the point. I’ll treat what you just said as a joke."
"What exactly did you want to discuss?"
"Trying to pry about the antiques in my possession?"
He played along casually.
Though he knew Shen Jiuyi likely wanted to talk about Antique Sis, from an "outsider’s" perspective, he was a player with no visibility.
To maintain his wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing act, he couldn’t reveal too much.
Shen Jiuyi picked up the teapot, skillfully pouring Lin Yu a cup:
"I couldn’t care less about antiques."
"Lin Yu, I only want to talk about Buyao."
"Ever since childhood—"
(Ten thousand words of exhaustive backstory later)
Lin Yu drank cup after cup of tea as Shen Jiuyi recounted every minute detail of Antique Sis’s past.
Despite being several years younger than Shen Buyao, Shen Jiuyi spoke as if she’d "watched her grow up."
The "Celestial Lone Star" fate meant Shen Buyao had never formed deep connections with the opposite sex.
Even with her friend Huang Feirong, Shen Buyao mostly stayed in touch online throughout the year, meeting in person no more than once a month.
There was a time when Shen Buyao naively went to Shen Jiuyi with a question:
If she and her best friend called each other "husband" and "wife" online or in games, would it bring misfortune to others?
After learning it wouldn’t, Shen Buyao remained addicted to gaming up to this day.
"We’ve talked about Buyao for a while now. Let’s talk about you."
"Buyao is like a little girl trapped in a dark place, surrounded by heavy iron doors:"
"The Shen family is one door, her fate is another, her past experiences are yet another, her restricted social circle is another, her self-isolated heart is another, and her lonely future is yet another door."
"But you…"
Lin Yu: "The Imperial Guard?"
Shen Jiuyi: "A window."
Lin Yu: "Oh…"
Shen Jiuyi: "Don’t get it?"
Lin Yu: "Not at all!"
Shen Jiuyi’s gaze shifted slightly as she asked Lin Yu:
"If suddenly, a girl appeared in this world."
"And you could do anything to her without facing moral or legal consequences."
"What would you do?"
Lin Yu’s face flushed red: "…"
However, he quickly snapped out of it:
"That’s… that’s not a proper analogy!"
"What do you mean ‘no legal consequences’?"
"I’d still call the police!"
Shen Jiuyi nodded and continued:
"Then let me rephrase it…"
"Imagine a prisoner who’s been locked up for twenty years is finally released."
"And in the outside world, you’re the only person of the opposite sex."
Lin Yu’s face turned red again: "…"
This "Kingdom of Women" hypothetical was strangely evocative.
"Tsk!"
"Even though I still think your analogy is flawed, I kinda get the gist."
"But mutual feelings matter—forced affection isn’t sweet…"
Shen Jiuyi: "But it quenches thirst. Would a dying man complain if the melon isn’t sweet?"
Lin Yu: "???"
"That doesn’t mean I have to go along with whatever Buyao wants!"
"You should at least ask how I feel about it, right?"
Shen Jiuyi: "I won’t ask."
Lin Yu: "???"
Where’s Shen Buyao… or that antique of a sister?!
Get in here and deal with her!
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."
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
