With the sound of "bang bang bang" gunfire, many of the people shielding Zhao Long fell to the ground.
"Boss, we need to get out of here," one of Zhao Long's subordinates urged. "Most of our men are unconscious. We don’t have the strength to fight back against them. It’s too dangerous—we should leave now."
"No."
Zhao Long's gaze darkened as he stared ahead.
"Today, Lin Xuan must die!"
Only if Lin Xuan died could "Ling" return to his side—his most formidable assassin. Only then could the name "Ling" once again strike fear across the international underworld.
Zhao Long's hand suddenly produced a crossbow from nowhere.
This crossbow could fire four arrows in rapid succession.
With a flick of his fingers, the arrows shot through the air, swift and unstoppable.
Lin Xuan moved to dodge.
Su Hua's heart clenched.
"Ah Xuan, watch out!"
She rushed forward and pushed Lin Xuan aside.
An arrow grazed her waist, leaving a bloody gash.
Jiang Qing, witnessing this, was baffled. "???"
At a time like this, CEO Su was still playing the martyr?
She could have dodged safely—why deliberately get herself hurt?
"Lin Xuan," Zhao Long sneered, "those arrows are coated with my signature poison. Without the antidote, death comes in three days."
"Lin Xuan, isn’t she the one you care about most? Then make Ling return to me. Otherwise, you’ll have to watch her die!"
"Hahahaha!"
"Think it over, then come find me."
With that, Zhao Long pressed a hidden mechanism. An opening appeared behind him, and he leaped into it with his closest men, vanishing from sight.
Lin Xuan had no time to worry about Zhao Long’s escape—even if he fired, he couldn’t stop him now.
Instead, he steadied Su Hua, quickly checking her pulse.
His eyes trembled violently.
The poison was a lethal blend of seven deadly toxins, meticulously brewed under precise conditions.
Just as Zhao Long had said—without the antidote, death would come in three days.
Lin Xuan knew the cure, but it required seven days to prepare. There was no time.
Would he have to watch Hua Bao die—or hand her over to the Shadow Organization?
Wang Ba scratched his head. "Well, the Golden Dragon Gang’s been paid, and the job’s done. We’ll be on our way now. Young Master Lin, if you ever need us again, don’t hesitate to call."
His eyes kept drifting toward Su Hua.
No denying it—CEO Su was stunning. Wealthy, beautiful.
But was she really in danger?
She was their gang’s golden goose. They couldn’t afford to lose her.
Then again, Lin Xuan’s medical skills were legendary. Surely he could save her.
Reassured, Wang Ba led the Golden Dragon Gang away in a grand procession.
Soon, he doubled back.
"Almost forgot something important," he muttered to himself.
"Listen up, all Golden Dragon Gang members!" Wang Ba barked. "Search every corner of the Shadow Organization’s hideout. Take anything valuable—leave nothing behind!"
Jiang Qing watched as the gang members eagerly looted the Shadow Organization’s treasures, her lips twitching.
No wonder they were under Young Master Lin’s command.
Their shamelessness matched his perfectly.
"Hua Bao." Lin Xuan held Su Hua close, letting her lean against him. His voice was soft, almost to himself. "Don’t worry. I’ll save you. You won’t die, and you won’t have to return to Zhao Long as an assassin."
Hua Bao would be fine!
The poison was fast-acting. Soon, Su Hua’s body grew weak, her once-vibrant lips now pale.
Hearing Lin Xuan’s words, a faint light flickered in her eyes.
So… Ah Xuan didn’t hate her for being an assassin?
Before coming here, she’d been terrified he’d think her cruel.
"Ah Xuan."
She weakly grasped his hand. "Don’t run away. Stay with me, okay?"
"Of course, of course. I’ll stay by your side, Hua Bao. I won’t leave."
Lin Xuan lifted her into his arms and boarded the plane back to Night Garden.
Su Hua fell unconscious.
Lin Xuan checked her pulse—just asleep, for now. He exhaled in relief.
"Young Master Lin, do you have a way to cure CEO Su?" Jiang Qing asked anxiously.
"No," Lin Xuan admitted grimly.
Jiang Qing deflated.
Her fists clenched.
"If we can’t find the antidote, CEO Su will die. Must she really go back to the Shadow Organization? That place devours people whole." She murmured to herself.
Her face twisted in anguish—but inwardly, she gave herself a silent pat on the back.
I never expected her acting skills to be this good.
"No."
Lin Xuan pressed his lips together. "No matter what, I won’t let anything happen to Hua Bao."
After returning to Night Garden,
Lin Xuan divided his time between caring for Su Hua and retreating into his research space, working tirelessly day and night to develop an antidote for her.
Over the past three days, he hadn’t shaved, bathed, or changed his clothes, letting his appearance become unkempt.
He wandered around in a daze, as if he had lost his soul.
Gazing at the woman on the bed, her entire body shrouded in an aura of death, he forced himself to continue administering acupuncture to Su Hua.
He needed to perform the acupuncture and administer medicine for seven consecutive days for her condition to recover.
But.
Even though he knew how to treat her, it was useless.
Because after being poisoned, Su Hua only had three days left.
"Hua Bao."
Lin Xuan held Su Hua’s icy hand. "I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gone after the Mourning Syndicate on my own."
If he hadn’t sought them out, Hua Bao wouldn’t have followed, wouldn’t have gotten hurt, wouldn’t have been poisoned.
"Ah Xuan."
Su Hua weakly opened her eyes. "Don’t run away anymore, okay?"
"I won’t, I won’t. Hua Bao, I’ll never run away again in this lifetime," Lin Xuan rasped, his voice hoarse with emotion.
A faint glimmer flashed through Su Hua’s eyes.
Ah Xuan was being so obedient now…
"And, Ah Xuan, don’t put yourself in danger anymore," Su Hua added.
"Alright, alright. I’ll listen to whatever Hua Bao says."
At this point, he would agree to anything she asked.
Su Hua’s lashes fluttered as she watched Lin Xuan’s worried, fearful expression. She wanted so badly to tell him the truth.
But she couldn’t.
She needed Ah Xuan to worry, to be afraid—otherwise, he wouldn’t learn his lesson. Next time, he’d just throw himself into danger again.
"Ah Xuan." Su Hua’s cold fingers traced Lin Xuan’s brows, his nose, his lips, before finally resting on his cheek.
"I love you. So much… so, so much…"
After speaking, Su Hua, weakened beyond endurance, slipped back into unconsciousness.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
transmigrates into the role of a villainous rich second-generation kid in an urban fantasy novel, and gets bound to a god-tier choice system. Right at the start, he catches the female lead stealing exam papers! This triggers the villain's choice options! [Choice 1: Pretend you didn't see anything] [Choice 2: Loudly call her out, drawing everyone's attention] [Choice 3: ...] And thus, a twisted villain is born. To avoid getting killed by the protagonist, he has no choice but to take down all the protagonists first. Jiang Che: Nobody understands being twisted better than me!
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.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
