"Bring him over," Su Hua ordered coldly.
The bodyguards had no choice but to escort Kristy to Su Hua.
Su Hua stared at the blue-eyed, blonde-haired Kristy. From the way Kristy had called out "Lin Xuan" earlier, she could tell the other party didn’t speak English.
So, she switched to fluent English and asked, "You just said… Lin Xuan?"
"Yes," Kristy nodded. "A man who claimed to be from the Mourning organization approached me. He asked me to deliver a message to you, beautiful lady."
Jiang Qing’s palms were slick with sweat.
This was it.
She couldn’t hide Young Master Lin’s situation any longer.
If Su Hua found out that Lin Xuan was with the Mourning organization, she would undoubtedly rush there to save him.
Would this ruin Lin Xuan’s plans?
And more importantly… Zhao Long had orchestrated all of this to lure Su Hua into the Mourning organization’s trap. If she went, wouldn’t she be walking right into his scheme?
Jiang Qing’s mind was a chaotic mess.
No matter how desperate she felt, there was no way to stop Su Hua now.
Su Hua’s heart clenched tightly, a wave of intense unease washing over her.
She balled her fists, forcing herself to stay composed.
"What message did he ask you to deliver?" Su Hua’s voice was hoarse as she questioned.
Kristy replied, "They said Lin Xuan is in their hands."
Su Hua clutched at her chest.
Her thoughts immediately flew to the Lin Xuan in Night Garden.
No…
Wasn’t A-Xuan still lying safely in Night Garden?
Kristy continued, "If you want to save Lin Xuan, Su Hua, you must go to the Mourning organization alone."
"He also asked me to give you this. He said the address is inside."
Kristy handed Su Hua an envelope.
Glancing at the suited bodyguards surrounding Su Hua, he knew he couldn’t stay long. The moment Su Hua took the envelope, Kristy quickly left.
Su Hua tore it open immediately.
Inside was an address where she was to go, along with a photo of Lin Xuan lying on a medical bed.
A-Xuan…
Su Hua’s pupils constricted.
This was her A-Xuan!
How could he be lying on a bed like this?
She thought of the Lin Xuan in Night Garden and pulled up the surveillance feed—only to see "Lin Xuan" still lying there peacefully, asleep.
No wonder…
She had always felt something off about the man in Night Garden.
So, the one there really was an imposter all along.
Su Hua recalled Jiang Qing’s strange behavior over the past day.
The inexplicably broken SIM card, the logged-out WeChat account…
It was clear Jiang Qing had been involved in this.
Su Hua turned to Jiang Qing, her gaze as cold as death.
Jiang Qing immediately lowered her head. "S-Su Hua…" she stammered.
Su Hua’s voice was icy. "Explain. Now."
This time, Jiang Qing didn’t dare hide the truth.
"Su Hua, it’s like this," she said, keeping her head bowed. "Young Master Lin… When you had that episode, he asked me about the cause. Since he had managed to leave the Mourning organization safely last time—even dealt them a heavy blow—I thought he might have a way."
"So, I told him about their contact with you."
"To keep you safe, Young Master Lin devised a plan. He decided to infiltrate and destroy the Mourning organization alone. He said he would deliberately let himself be captured."
Jiang Qing could feel the chilling gaze on her growing sharper.
She didn’t dare look up.
"Jiang Qing, this is the second time," Su Hua said, her lips curling into a cold smile.
The first time, Jiang Qing had hidden Lin Xuan’s involvement with the Mourning organization.
Now, she had helped him walk straight into danger.
She truly deserved death.
Jiang Qing pressed her lips together. "Su Hua, Young Master Lin said he wouldn’t be in danger. Maybe… maybe we should wait? He might send good news soon."
"Wait?" Su Hua’s eyes burned with fury. "So I should just watch A-Xuan die?"
Having been an assassin in the Mourning organization for years, she knew exactly what kind of man Zhao Long was.
If she didn’t go, Zhao Long would kill Lin Xuan without hesitation.
Even if she did go…
A-Xuan might still… die.
But she had to cling to even the slimmest hope.
Once, Lin Xuan had tried to escape Night Garden. It had been pouring rain, and he’d fled into the mountains alone. He tripped and tumbled down the slope.
By the time her men found him, he was pale, barely breathing—injured, bleeding heavily, suffering from hypothermia.
The doctor had said that even with his best efforts, A-Xuan only had a 30% chance of survival.
That day…
She had stayed by his side, clutching his hand tightly.
As she watched the frail man lying on the bed, endless terror had engulfed her.
She remembered that fear vividly.
She never wanted to experience it again.
"Jiang Qing." Su Hua suddenly reached out, gripping Jiang Qing’s throat, her fingers tightening slowly.
Her eyes were dark, filled with boundless fury.
If not for Jiang Qing’s help, A-Xuan wouldn’t have known about the Mourning organization. He wouldn’t have escaped Night Garden and been captured.
Anyone who endangered A-Xuan deserved to die.
Su Hua’s heart had room only for Lin Xuan. Whether it was Jiang Qing or even Old Master Su—her own grandfather—if they dared harm him, she would show no mercy.
Jiang Qing closed her eyes, offering no resistance. There wasn’t a trace of resentment in her heart.
Young Master Lin was Su Hua’s life.
The moment she had agreed to help him escape Night Garden, she had prepared herself for this outcome.
She had betrayed Su Hua’s trust. Death was only natural.
Her hands fell limp, accepting her fate.
The head bodyguard stepped forward. "Miss, Young Master Lin is in the Mourning organization’s hands right now. We need all hands to save him. This isn’t the time to deal with Secretary Jiang. Shouldn’t we wait until after rescuing Young Master Lin?"
Su Hua’s brows furrowed tightly.
Finally, she released Jiang Qing with a cold glance.
"Cough—cough—" Jiang Qing gasped for air, her legs giving out. One hand braced against the floor, the other clutching her throat as she coughed violently.
Su Hua’s voice was devoid of emotion. "Pray that A-Xuan is unharmed."
Her gaze returned to the photo of Lin Xuan on the medical bed.
"A-Xuan, wait for me," she whispered. "I won’t let anything happen to you."
If the Mourning organization would spare A-Xuan, she would willingly return to being "Ling," resuming her old life—a shadowy existence with no purpose beyond killing.
But…
She couldn’t bear the thought.
She wanted nothing more than to stay by A-Xuan’s side forever.
"Book the earliest flight to the Golden Triangle," Su Hua commanded.
"Yes."
Her subordinates immediately obeyed.
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.
【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.)
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
