Very few college students ever get to see a campus at five in the morning during summer.
That’s because college students basically don’t have mornings.
And besides…
Those who do have mornings are all on summer break.
Only people who know how to take life slowly would spend their time observing a campus at five in the morning.
People like Lin Yu.
Walking around the track at five on a summer morning was actually pretty interesting.
You’d discover that you couldn’t hear a single cicada!
That was because cicadas were “morning singers.” They didn’t start calling until after five-thirty, when they gradually began to wake up.
Even more interestingly, the cicadas that called in the morning, at noon, in the afternoon, and at night weren’t the same group.
The morning belonged to the mingming cicada, noon to the tussore cicada, and night to the autumn cicada.
They took turns calling, working together to proclaim the height of summer.
After staying up all night, it was easy for the mind to wander.
Lin Yu was even pondering a question.
What if…
There had originally been a kind of cicada that called between midnight and five in the morning?
Only humans who wanted to sleep had wiped them out long ago!
And then, like dragons, they became creatures that later generations believed had never existed?
But then, thinking about it more carefully…
If humans really had been able to kill dragons, wouldn’t that mean people in the past really could cultivate immortality?
With a system, did he count as someone who cultivated immortality?
And if so, wouldn’t that make him…
“I circulate the microcosmic orbit~ Chanting spells and forming hand seals~ I am originally a little immortal from Mount Longhu~ A Taoist who has attained the Way~~”
Before he knew it, he had begun humming the song aloud.
After staying up all night, his brain really did have trouble focusing.
He strolled past the track lights that had yet to go out.
His shadow stretched from far ahead to right beneath him.
In the brightening morning, it looked somewhat faint.
Lin Yu slowed his steps and lowered his head, lost in thought once more.
What if…
Shadows had lives of their own?
Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that you and your shadow were one body with two lives.
People had emotions—happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy—as well as the ability to put on a benevolent face while hiding a ruthless heart.
Maybe shadows were actually the most honest “people” in the world—the ones most eager to become truly human.
Whether people cried or laughed, felt good or bad…
Their shadows were always candid, steady, optimistic, and positive.
When the light came, I went to work. When the light left, I went to sleep.
If that was the case, could one also say that…
The “person” everyone most wanted to become was actually inside each person’s heart?
Emmmm…
No wonder humans still couldn’t be replaced by AI even ten-odd years later.
AI was just a logical program. It couldn’t possibly predict what went on in the human mind.
Much less predict human behavior.
For example, right now.
The “person” inside Lin Yu—who was even more real than Lin Yu himself—
was being attacked by two other real “people.”
One was kicking it, while the other was… swinging a stick?
“Who’s stepping on my shadow?!”
Lin Yu shouted over his shoulder, annoyed.
When he saw the two people behind him…
Lin Yu rubbed his eyes hard.
Damn it!
Had staying up all night really made him hallucinate?
His body was fine, but had his brain short-circuited?
He had actually seen Ying’er and Maomao on the track at Pingchuan University!
It wasn’t that it was impossible for them to appear at Pingchuan University.
The problem was that it was five in the morning!
Normally, this was the time when they would be playing on their computers and just getting ready to go to sleep.
Why had they come here?
“Master! Heehee, it really is us!”
“Don’t look like you’ve seen a ghost!”
Mo Shangying came bouncing over to Lin Yu’s side.
In her hand were two fried dough sticks, each longer than her head.
“Yu really is here…”
“Sis Rui guessed right!”
Maomao followed, still visibly astonished.
Lin Yu vigorously rubbed Ying’er’s head, unable to stop himself from exclaiming:
“What the hell?”
“You two don’t sleep in the middle of the night, so what are you doing at a college track?”
Mo Shangying pouted.
“Does that make sense? Isn’t the middle of the day when you’re supposed to carry out your daily activities?”
“Here, have one of mine!”
Lin Yu stared at the fried dough stick Ying’er held out to him. “…”
Did we really have to put it that way?
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."
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...
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
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?"
