Wang Ming chuckled, sharing in the joy of the inheritance the Great General was about to receive. He immediately accepted the order and headed straight for the Young Duke.
Young Duke Lu Jun was completely bewildered at this moment.
This is not right!
This is not right at all!
He had clearly come to show Ren Tianye who was boss, so how did it turn into Ren Tianye demanding an inheritance from him?
Seriously, how could someone be so shameless? His father had only been Ren Tianye's mentor for a mere two or three days. How could Ren Tianye use that to snatch the inheritance?
Was he insane?!
But the next moment, Wang Ming's face appeared before him.
He remembered this face all too well. Back in Yunji City, it was Wang Ming who had physically dealt with him. Those scenes were etched deeply into his memory, and now, overlapping with the figure before him, they instantly turned into a nightmare that violently struck his soul.
Young Duke Lu Jun let out a loud yell.
"No!"
Unfortunately, it was too late!
Wang Ming had already leaned over, grabbed him, and thrown him horizontally across the back of his horse, much like capturing an enemy general alive on the battlefield!
"Alright, everyone..."
Seeing that the matter was settled, Ren Tianye looked at the funeral procession before him and said, "Go on back!"
"What remains is an inheritance issue concerning our Duke of Fuguo's estate."
"Don't stay here to watch the show."
With a faint smile, Ren Tianye turned his horse around and headed back.
His heart was filled with joy.
Last time in Yunji City, because he had captured the Young Duke, he had managed to extort seventy thousand sets of equipment from Lu Qing. Today, the strongest forces in his Northern Frontier Army still relied on that very equipment.
This time, having captured the Young Duke again with such a convenient excuse, he wondered how much more Lu Qing would deliver to him.
He could hardly wait!
However, in this world, one person's joy is often another's sorrow. The instigator and mastermind behind this entire incident, Gu Qingyue, was absolutely dumbfounded when she heard the news.
"How could this happen?"
"This is not right!"
"Should not Ren Tianye have obediently knelt down and kowtowed, or else bear the infamy of the whole world? How..."
"How did he end up fighting for an inheritance?"
"What the hell kind of inheritance is he fighting for!"
Gu Qingyue was going crazy, and what drove her even crazier was the news that Young Duke Lu Jun was currently being brutally beaten by Ren Tianye's subordinates, his miserable screams echoing endlessly!
Gu Qingyue shivered.
After all, she and the Young Duke had known each other since childhood. How could she sit back and watch the Young Duke suffer like this?
She immediately sent someone to bring the Young Duke back.
The messenger returned in less than an hour, but there was no sign of the Young Duke.
"Miss, Ren Tianye said that this is a private matter of the Duke of Fuguo's estate and no one else's business. He would not give face even if the Emperor of Heaven himself came!"
Gu Qingyue asked anxiously, "Did you not tell Ren Tianye what I instructed you to say?"
"I did. I warned Ren Tianye that whatever torture he inflicted on the Young Duke, you would replicate exactly on Duke Ren. But... after hearing that, Ren Tianye actually had the Young Duke beaten even harder!"
Gu Qingyue was speechless.
Harder?
Wait, how did it get even harder?
She could not help but frown. After a moment, she finally figured it out: "So that is how it is!"
"So that is how it is!"
"Duke Ren, oh Duke Ren. I did not expect that despite your cowardly appearance, you are actually a true hero, willing to pay such a heavy price to support your son!"
Having thought it through completely, Gu Qingyue knew she could not just sit and wait. She had to find a way to rescue the Young Duke from Ren Tianye's hands.
Since Ren Tianye would not give any of them face, he probably would not even heed a request from the Prime Minister.
In that case...
There was only one person Ren Tianye could not afford to ignore!
That was Lu Qing!
Lu Qing was the Great General of the capital, commanding two hundred thousand troops inside and outside the city. Ren Tianye had come by imperial decree; he might ignore others, but he had to give face to Lu Qing!
And Lu Qing...
Would be more than willing to save the Young Duke.
Without delay, she set off immediately and hurried to the Duke of Fuguo's estate. Just as she entered the gates, she saw the old steward of the Duke of Fuguo's estate walking out, covering his bleeding face!
"What happened?"
Gu Qingyue stopped the old steward and asked.
"No, it is nothing!"
"What exactly happened?"
"It is just that Madam and Master had a little disagreement. Madam accidentally shattered a vase, and this old servant's face was scratched by the flying shards."
Gu Qingyue's brow furrowed immediately.
The Master the old steward referred to was naturally the current de facto ruler of the Duke of Fuguo's estate, Lu Qing, and the Madam was, of course, the original Madam, Ruyue.
But...
Everyone knew that Lu Qing loved Ruyue deeply. He cherished her so much that he feared dropping her if he held her in his hands, and feared melting her if he held her in his mouth. How... how could they have a little disagreement?
From the looks of it, the two of them must have had a quarrel, right?!
When she questioned the old steward further, he only gave vague answers and brushed it off, though he was sighing inwardly.
What you cannot have is always the best.
Once you get it, it might not be the best anymore.
Besides, with such an intense level of passionate love, as soon as it cooled down even slightly, how could conflicts not arise?
Since the old steward would not say, Gu Qingyue did not press the matter. She headed straight for Ruyue's boudoir. After all, as a junior and a fellow woman, she had visited countless times before.
Before she even arrived, she heard a noise coming from the room.
Crash!
It sounded like a vase smashing onto the floor!
Gu Qingyue jumped in fright and quickly stopped in her tracks.
Lu Qing's voice then drifted out from the room.
"Ruyue, what are you doing?"
Ruyue's voice was as gentle as ever, but her reply was filled with sorrow. "You brought the sea of stars and crossed mountains and rivers to rush to me. I thought I had finally found the love of my life. Hah, only now do I realize that you do not understand me at all!"
Lu Qing's voice was clearly breaking down, his tone growing anxious. "Then tell me! If you do not tell me, how am I supposed to understand you?"
"True understanding requires no words!"
"If you just tell me, will I not understand?"
"What is the point of saying it out loud? You should understand even if I do not say it!"
Lu Qing was obviously even more exasperated. "Ruyue, I am not a fortune teller! How am I supposed to know what you mean!"
Ruyue's tone instantly flattened. "I do not mean anything!"
Lu Qing also completely lost his patience and said dejectedly, "This is really meaningless!"
But Ruyue's pitch instantly soared. "Right, so now when I speak, you think it is meaningless, is that it?"
Lu Qing continued to crumble. "Did I say it was meaningless?"
Ruyue retorted, "So if I say it is meaningless, it is meaningless?"
"Then why do you not tell me, what exactly do you mean?"
"Fine!" Ruyue's tone instantly went up an octave. "Then I will tell you right now what I mean..."
"This is exactly what I mean!"
...
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
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."
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.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
