The air here was thick with a familiar scent, enclosed within a confined space.
Lin Ran instinctively looked up and, sure enough, spotted an opening.
Through it streamed beams of light, revealing dazzling specks of starlight—more breathtaking than any observatory.
Lin Ran reached out, his fingers tracing the carvings on the stone wall.
The dim light only allowed him to make out vague outlines. Etched into the rock was a depiction of a stone, upon which two indistinct figures gazed upward.
The blurred silhouettes seemed to exude a mysterious allure, drawing Lin Ran in.
One appeared to be an adult, the other a child—small in stature, radiating innocence.
This is… A wave of inexplicable familiarity washed over Lin Ran, his mind swirling with thoughts.
He recognized it—this was the scene from that night when he and Luo Yao had stargazed together!
Back then, just like the two figures in the carving, they had looked up at the sky, as if the entire world had narrowed down to just the two of them.
So this was Luo Yao’s "secret hideout." But why was it here?
"Yao Yao, this… No way?"
Lin Ran was certain—this wasn’t a replica. That left only one possibility.
"I had the entire cliff face excavated and transported here. This was my favorite place as a child—my stargazing spot, the place I’d come to whenever I missed you. To me, it’s like home."
"When did you move it here?"
Luo Yao thought for a moment. "The excavation took over a year, and transporting it took another year or so. It arrived about six months ago, and I had it installed here."
"My god."
Lin Ran gave a thumbs-up, genuinely impressed. Luo Yao was capable of anything.
"Do you remember, in this very space, you once stabbed my backpack?"
Luo Yao nodded.
"There was something in your bag. I reacted on instinct and stabbed it. Then something jumped out…"
At this, Luo Yao froze momentarily before shaking her head.
Whatever had taken that fatal strike couldn’t have survived.
Even if it had, it wouldn’t still be alive now—it had been so many years.
"It jumped out… probably a cat."
Lin Ran: "His name was Xiao Hei. He was my friend."
"Friend?"
The word made Luo Yao tense up. She had killed Lin Ran’s friend?
Sure, killing a cat wasn’t a big deal, but she worried Lin Ran might still feel hurt whenever he remembered it.
"Yeah, but don’t worry. Xiao Hei didn’t die. He’s still alive. I’ll introduce you two someday."
Luo Yao hadn’t expected that black cat to be so resilient. So the one she’d seen at the estate back then must have been it.
Wait—Lin Ran had once asked if there were any cats at the estate.
Did that mean Xiao Hei had been living there all along?
But why hadn’t she known?
That wasn’t the main issue, though. The real question was…
"A’Ran, do you like Xiao Hei? Will he take away your affection?"
Lin Ran shook his head. "Xiao Hei is just a friend, no different from Wu Zhishang. Brothers, friends—none of them compare to you."
Luo Yao relaxed slightly, considering whether she should spare Xiao Hei’s life if they ever met.
"But don’t men have a saying? ‘Brothers are like limbs, women like clothes. Clothes can be changed, but limbs can’t be cut off.’"
Lin Ran couldn’t help but laugh. It seemed Luo Yao was veering into childish territory.
"That’s not right at all. I could survive losing a limb, but if I walked outside naked, I’d suffer social death—might as well be actually dead."
"In my world, you’ll always come first. I’ve said it before, and it’ll always be true."
Lin Ran understood Luo Yao perfectly—she was a wife with a pathological possessiveness toward him.
A classic yandere.
What defined a yandere?
Extreme emotional possessiveness, volatile moods, a twisted personality—but also the deepest love.
They couldn’t stand others liking the person they loved, let alone their beloved showing affection to someone else.
Another trait was their lack of security, especially when rivals appeared—even if those rivals weren’t human.
So, to all those who romanticize yanderes, take note: real-life yanderes aren’t as charming as in fiction. Stay safe.
Luo Yao embodied every yandere trait, and these weren’t things that could easily change.
Without constant reassurance, you might just end up as another victim of their blade.
Of course, Luo Yao was a different kind of yandere—she was the heroine of "Tom Without Fur."
"A’Ran, thank you for always giving me that sense of security. I know my issues, but I just can’t control them. Will you ever grow tired of me? Start to hate me?"
Lin Ran: "Ask the people reading this—would any of them hate a wife like you? You’re the best Yao Yao in the whole world."
One of a kind, unparalleled.
If Xiao Hei were here, he’d probably mock, "Oooh, the best Yao Yao in the whole world~"
Tears glistened in Luo Yao’s eyes as Lin Ran pulled her into his embrace.
"My Yao Yao is exactly the way I love her most."
Luo Yao inhaled Lin Ran’s scent, losing herself in bliss.
"A’Ran, let’s not leave tonight. Let’s stay here, okay?"
"Sure."
Suddenly, Luo Yao locked eyes with him.
"Then I have one last question for you."
"Go ahead."
"If I had killed that cat back then… would you have hated me?"
Lin Ran didn’t hesitate. "Don’t talk nonsense. Even if you’d killed me, I wouldn’t hate you."
They held each other close, the starry sky above them, the person they loved most right before their eyes.
Wasn’t this the very essence of love and happiness?
But by nightfall, they were freezing their butts off.
Lin Ran took off his coat and draped it over Luo Yao—a basic act of chivalry.
"Yao Yao, you’re on your period. It’s a bit too chilly here."
Luo Yao didn’t want to leave and pouted. "I’m not cold. I have you. Are you cold?"
"Freezing. Now I finally understand that saying."
"Which one?"
Lin Ran imitated the dopey expression of a husky. "I’m a wolf from the north, but in the south, I’ve frozen into a dog."
I’m a wolf from the north, but in the south, I’ve frozen into a dog.
Luo Yao couldn’t help but burst into laughter—a rare, adorable sight from the usually icy CEO.
"I’ll have someone bring heating equipment."
Soon, Uncle Fu arrived with a team, delivering heaters.
"Young Miss, it’s quite cold here. Perhaps it’s best to return to the villa."
Luo Yao shot him a glance that made Uncle Fu’s scalp tingle.
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.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
+ Slow Paced + Main Character Thrives Together with His Disciples】 Transmigrated into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakens a discipleship system that reveals the tags of his disciples! Starting from scratch, he builds the strongest sect. Disciple One: Li Yingling 【Gold Tag: Genius Cultivator】【Purple Tag: Extremely Lucky】【Blue Tag: Bewitchingly Beautiful】 Disciple Two: Li Hangtian 【Gold Tag: Reincarnated】【Purple Tag: Ruthless and Decisive】【Blue Tag: Loyal and Noble】 Disciple Three: ??? 【Orange Tag: Alluring Demoness】【???】【???】 Thus, in the cultivation world, an unremarkable little sect appears out of nowhere, but little do others know that each member of this sect is a powerhouse in their own right. The book is also known as: Cultivation? It's Exactly Like This!
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!
