Luo Yao’s gaze was sharp as a blade: "I must admit, it’s a bit unexpected. But since you’ve made it out alive, fate must have spared you. If you want revenge, come for me anytime. I’ll be ready."
"Good. Then prepare to lose everything. Every ounce of suffering I endured, you’ll taste it too." With that, he tore off his shirt, revealing a body covered in scars—not a single patch of skin untouched.
Luo Yao narrowed her eyes, remaining silent.
Luo Wuyou suddenly burst into laughter again.
"Heh! Heheh! Don’t be so tense, dear niece. At least for now, I won’t do anything. If you tell me where your second uncle is hiding, we might even become friends."
Luo Yao: "I don’t know where he is. If you think I’m the one who imprisoned him, there’s nothing more to say."
Luo Wuyou’s smile vanished again: "You really won’t talk?"
Luo Yao stared at him as if he were an idiot.
"What do you want?"
Luo Wuyou enunciated each word slowly: "Then we’ll see."
With that, he vanished from the study. Gazing at the spot where Luo Wuyou had disappeared, Luo Yao murmured to herself,
"Auntie, do you really think you escaped on your own merits?"
"But showing up here—that was your mistake."
From that day on, security across the estate was upgraded once more. Even the perimeter walls were fitted with high-voltage wiring. Anyone foolish enough to trespass wouldn’t live to tell the tale.
Returning to her room, Lin Ran could clearly sense Luo Yao’s somber mood. Without hesitation, he pulled her into his arms.
As her husband, no matter what happened, Lin Ran was prepared to stand by her through thick and thin.
He would never let her shoulder any burden alone.
Q: When Luo Yao is in a bad mood, what’s the best way to cheer her up?
A: Make her feel loved.
Their fingers intertwined, breaths mingling, noses brushing lightly—their hearts ignited with heat.
"Ah Ran, I’m hungry."
Lin Ran: "What do you want to eat?"
Luo Yao: "You."
Lin Ran effortlessly drew her closer, his tender caresses soothing her restless spirit. Luo Yao leaned in, seeking his lips.
Like a bee savoring nectar, the kiss lingered endlessly before finally breaking. Lin Ran gazed at her, eyes soft, and before she could speak, he captured her lips again, trailing kisses up to her forehead until their heated gazes locked.
The frenzy began.
That night, Luo Yao transformed back into her wild, devilish self, deepening the mark on Lin Ran’s shoulder…
The weekend itinerary was entirely Lin Ran’s doing.
On the first day, he took Luo Yao around the capital like any ordinary couple. Though they wore masks, they still turned heads everywhere they went.
Luo Yao experienced many things she never had before—arcades, ice-skating, even bungee jumping together.
Simple joys, but shared with the one she loved, they became unforgettable.
Luo Yao thought, Maybe staying like this forever wouldn’t be so bad.
After dinner, Lin Ran had their chauffeur drive them to a famous scenic spot in the neighboring city’s outskirts—Mount Wangfeng.
The mountain was closed at night, but Lin Ran’s "financial persuasion" ensured they’d ascend that evening.
After resting for a few hours, they set off under the predawn sky, their bodyguards trailing at a distance.
As they climbed, Lin Ran hooked his index finger lightly around Luo Yao’s.
"Do you know why I’m giving you this finger?"
"Why?"
"Because all fingers lead to the heart. You’re not just holding my hand—you’re holding my heart."
Luo Yao smirked. "Watch your mouth."
"Why?" Lin Ran blinked.
"Because I might kiss you anytime." With that, she pecked his lips. Lin Ran touched his mouth, grinning like a fool.
This was the Luo Yao he loved most—carefree, joyful, unafraid to show affection.
"What are you staring at?" Luo Yao caught him smiling at her.
"At how beautiful you are. You must’ve been a soda in your past life—every time I see you, I bubble over with happiness."
Luo Yao plopped onto the ground. "That’s the cheesiest line ever. I’m tired. Carry this ‘soda’ up the mountain, Ah Ran. If you’re fast, we might still catch the sunrise."
Lin Ran crouched down obligingly, and Luo Yao climbed onto his back, her breath warm against his ear. In that moment, Lin Ran felt the entire world melt away.
Sweat trickled down his forehead, and Luo Yao reached up to wipe it away—but refused to let go.
If love had tiers, Lin Ran was certain this was the highest.
As the sky lightened, they finally reached the summit.
Suddenly, Lin Ran pointed to the horizon. "Look, the sunrise is starting."
Luo Yao turned, just in time to catch the first golden rays breaking through.
While her attention was diverted, Lin Ran made his move. When she glanced back, her breath hitched.
Lin Ran was on one knee, holding a dazzling diamond ring that glimmered in the dawn’s glow.
"Miss Luo Yao, this is yours. Once you wear it, there’s no turning back—no leaving, no abandoning. Ever."
Her heart skipped. She was falling—no, fallen—into the trap called love.
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
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!
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.
