“What?”
The clan leader looked at Shen Du, who had come to find him, his face full of shock: “You… you’re not planning to surrender?”
“No, didn’t we agree on this before?”
“Why the sudden change of heart about surrendering?”
“Besides, our Shen clan has already met with General Zhang Shi and agreed on a verbal pact!”
Shen Du said calmly: “Clan leader, you said it yourself—it’s just a verbal pact, non-binding.”
“And even if it were binding, so what?”
“We’re going to fight either way!”
“Once the fighting starts, we become enemies!”
“It’s kill or be killed!”
“So… it doesn’t matter!”
“We just won’t surrender!”
The clan leader nearly went mad, along with the Shen clan members behind him.
They had already made full preparations.
They were just waiting to pack everything up and then march in a grand procession to surrender to General Zhang Shi, to surrender to the Lord Duke.
And now this?
Wasn’t this deliberately provoking General Zhang Shi?
“Shen Du, don’t joke with me like this!”
“If our Linjiang Shazui Water Village dares to do this, we’ll be making a fool of General Zhang Shi. Hmph, General Zhang Shi once roamed the northern frontier—his methods are something our Shen clan simply cannot withstand!”
“Besides…”
“The heirs of our Shen clan are still in General Zhang Shi’s hands.”
“Can you really stand by and watch our Shen clan’s bloodline be cut off, watch our entire Shen clan be wiped out?”
These words were shouted with all his might, spelling out the most terrifying consequences.
But Shen Du, whose will was as firm as iron, didn’t care in the least.
He said calmly: “So what if the Shen clan’s bloodline is cut off?”
“So what if our Shen clan is wiped out?”
“None of that matters compared to Lan Xiang!”
“I have already promised Lan Xiang: I will not surrender to Ren Tianye. If Ren Tianye wants to take our water village, let’s see if he can fight his way in!”
Having conveyed his unshakable resolve to the clansmen, Shen Du turned and left. He had clearly upset Lan Xiang today, so he had to go accompany her immediately.
That was the top priority!
And the moment he left, the Shen clansmen, already in an uproar, exploded. Especially after the news spread to all clan members—the clamor was like a raging wave on the sea, earth-shattering.
“Is Shen Du out of his mind? Before, for the sake of a woman, he refused to continue the Shen clan’s bloodline. We put up with it, resigned to dragging things out. But what kind of situation are we in now?”
“If Shen Du does this, there’s no need to think twice—our Shen family is completely finished. Getting wiped out is only a matter of time.”
“Damn it, after all this, our Shen clan’s legacy isn’t as important as one woman. I say we just replace Shen Du, let someone else be the village chief.”
“That won’t work, will it? Shen Du is the only direct blood descendant of the Shen family for nine generations. If we replace him, who else can take over? One of us uncles, brothers-in-law, or nephews?”
“Ha… Shen Du used to be the sole direct descendant, but now… things are different!”
…
At these words, many people’s eyes lit up.
Yes!
Now… things were different!
There was another person with Shen clan blood!
Young, perhaps, but the bloodline was pure!
So… there should be a plan!
…
Inside the inn.
“Shh… shh… shh…”
On the whetstone, a gleaming blade was being carefully sharpened. It was rinsed with water, then felt by hand to test its edge.
Satisfied at last, Zhou Xiong’s deputy squad leader nodded.
The blade was ready!
The mission could now be prepared!
“Deputy squad leader…”
A nearby attendant said: “Are we really going to do this? This Linjiang Shazui Water Village is the Shen clan’s territory. If we assassinate Shen Du on their home ground… that’s too dangerous!”
Yet the deputy squad leader’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.
He said flatly: “Dangerous?”
“You call this dangerous?”
“Wait until General Zhang Shi’s army comes in—that’ll be real danger!”
“That damn Shen Du has shattered the good life I was hoping for. Now I’ll have to fight for it myself!”
“If he refuses to surrender, then he dies!”
“And his woman—she dies too!”
With that, the deputy squad leader swept his gaze over several attendants and said: “You all know what kind of good life the Lord Duke offers, so I won’t go on about it.”
“One thing: bet it all today, and tomorrow we live well!”
“Don’t bet, and we wait to die!”
“Any brother willing to risk his life—come find me tonight. We’ll go for Shen Du. Those who are afraid… hm, just watch us eat and drink like kings!”
…
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
+ 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!
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
