Lin Yu: "..."
This time, upon hearing Xiao Fufu's words, Lin Yu didn’t respond immediately.
The little artist had learned to be mischievous.
It was hard to tell whether this was another deliberate attempt to lead him astray—to make him misunderstand something else.
As it turned out...
Lin Yu was overthinking it!
Ye Mengfu continued:
"I often play pool with my dad."
"Last time... I won."
As she spoke, she pointed at the scoreboard.
Lin Yu: "!!!"
Oh ho?
So Xiao Fufu isn’t just good at drawing—she’s also skilled at pool?
He’d never heard her mention it before.
But she wasn’t the type to brag. If she said she could do it, she definitely could.
Feeling a sudden surge of enthusiasm, Lin Yu ran his hand over the pool table and asked:
"Xiao Fufu, are you really that good?"
"Mind if I borrow your table for a few rounds?"
Ye Mengfu quickly dashed to the corner, placing her backpack and drawing board on the sofa.
Then, with practiced ease, she pulled off the dust cover from the pool table, racked the balls with the triangle, and even fetched chalk and a cue for Lin Yu.
The whole process took no more than a minute.
Her efficiency was downright shocking!
Lin Yu took his place at one end of the table, pointing at the cue ball with confidence.
"Xiao Fufu, you break first."
"I’m no amateur—if I break, you might not even get a turn."
"Ladies first, go ahead."
Ye Mengfu nodded obediently, picking a cue at random from the rack.
She placed the cue ball behind the line, closer to the cushion.
With a bridge hand steadying the cue, she took two practice strokes—then—
BANG!
The crisp sound echoed through the room, sending a jolt through Lin Yu’s heart.
Holy Ye Xiaoting?!
That break stance and power—it left him utterly stunned!
Wait…
You’re actually good at this?!
When Lin Yu first saw the pool table, he’d imagined a very different scenario…
Xiao Fufu~ bend a little lower~ keep your grip steady~
Follow through like this~ yes~ perfect~
But now?
After hearing about the scoreboard and witnessing her break, he realized—
Oh no.
Who’s teaching whom here?
Ye Mengfu wiped the chalk off her cue and glanced shyly at Lin Yu.
"I… I pocketed a ball…"
Lin Yu gestured for her to continue, forcing a smirk.
"Nice power. Big breaks usually lead to lucky shots—totally normal."
Then—
DANG!
DENG~
DANG!
DU~
…
A little over a minute later.
Ye Mengfu straightened up from the table, scanning the seven remaining solid-colored balls (the low numbers).
She turned to Lin Yu and asked softly:
"Should… should we keep score?"
Lin Yu wiped a bead of sweat from his temple: "..."
A break-and-run.
A break-and-run?!
Are you kidding me?!
With skills like that, why aren’t you playing professionally?!
What’s the point of this game?!
Lin Yu was, at best, a casual player.
Sinking more than three balls in a row depended entirely on lucky positioning.
Sure, his system might give him a slight edge, but it hadn’t taught him how to clear the table in one go!
If this kept up…
Was this even a game anymore?
This was just pure humiliation!
So, naturally…
Lin Yu resorted to his greatest talent.
"That round doesn’t count."
Ye Mengfu tilted her head in confusion: "???"
Lin Yu: "I didn’t even get a turn—how can I lose?"
Ye Mengfu: "Ah…???"
The bewilderment in her eyes was impossible to miss, even behind her glasses.
She’d never faced an opponent like Lin Yu before!
Without missing a beat, Lin Yu walked over to the scoreboard and reset it to 0–0.
Then, with complete nonchalance, he took position for the break.
"From now on, we’re keeping score for real."
Ye Mengfu couldn’t help but giggle.
She knew exactly what Lin Yu was doing—trying to erase that first round.
Lin Yu, ever the proud one, caught her smile and pressed further.
"Xiao Fufu, don’t laugh."
"How about we make this interesting?"
Ye Mengfu quickly schooled her expression.
"Make it… interesting? Like a bet?"
Lin Yu: "Exactly. A little wager."
Ye Mengfu didn’t hesitate: "Okay."
Lin Yu: "..."
Oh, great.
She’s treating me like easy prey!
She agreed that fast?!
Fine. Today, he’d teach Xiao Fufu a proper lesson.
He’d show her that skill wasn’t everything.
Want to have the last laugh?
Depends on who makes the rules!
Being good means nothing—in this world, it’s all about…
Lin Yu smirked.
He leaned down and broke.
DUANG!
No balls sank.
Now it was Xiao Fufu’s turn.
Lin Yu: "..."
Ye Mengfu didn’t let her guard down. She studied the table carefully, deciding which group to take.
But before she could analyze for more than five seconds—
Lin Yu: "Ten seconds! Nine, eight, seven…"
Ye Mengfu: "W-wait, that’s…"
She wanted to say that wasn’t fair—even professional matches allowed more time per shot.
For a casual game, shouldn’t they at least get fifteen seconds?
But before she could finish, Lin Yu had already counted down to three.
Panicked, Ye Mengfu hurriedly took a shot at an easy pocket, locking in the solids.
The rushed attempt left the cue ball in a less-than-ideal position.
Still, there was a long shot she could attempt.
Not daring to hesitate, she quickly lined up her next shot.
With only fifteen seconds, she had to act fast—no room for hesitation.
But just as she focused on the target ball…
She spotted Lin Yu’s face hovering near the pocket!
Ye Mengfu: "!!!"
CI~
The sudden sight of Lin Yu’s face made her hand slip—a complete miscue.
The cue ball veered sideways, lightly tapping one of Lin Yu’s striped balls instead.
Lin Yu straightened up triumphantly.
"Hey! That’s a foul, right?"
Ye Mengfu’s lips trembled slightly. She wanted to argue, but there was no denying it—she’d fouled.
Reluctantly, she nodded.
DANG~
DU~
Thanks to the foul and his enhanced vision, Lin Yu sank three balls in a row.
He was playing better than before his rebirth.
But catching up to Xiao Fufu’s level would take more time.
No rush.
Not like he needed to surpass her anyway!
When the turn passed back to Ye Mengfu, she was extra cautious this time.
Strangely, Lin Yu didn’t hover near the pockets. He just stood quietly to the side.
After she sank five balls, she started to think Lin Yu had finally decided to play fair.
But then—
Lin Yu: "Foul!"
Ye Mengfu: "Huh? N-no… I didn’t…?"
Lin Yu’s sudden call left her utterly baffled.
She’d only taken a couple of practice strokes—she hadn’t even hit the ball yet!
How could that be a foul?
Lin Yu walked over and pointed at the black eight-ball near the cue ball.
"Xiao Fufu, your chest just touched the eight-ball!"
"My eyes don’t lie. I saw it clearly."
Ye Mengfu: "???"
...
(Extra chapter delivered! Updates done for today—see you tomorrow, goodnight!)
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
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?"
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
