Lu Chaosheng froze.
Wanqin had taken the wedding ring?
His Wanqin had collected the wedding ring without telling him?
What did that mean?
“General Lu, you and Miss Wanqin have always been inseparable, the loves of each other’s lives. So although our shop has a rule that only the person who placed the order may collect it…”
“...we took it upon ourselves to hand over the wedding ring when Miss Wanqin came to collect it.”
The shopkeeper explained cautiously, “We know we acted against the rules in this matter. It was entirely the shop’s fault, and we are willing to compensate you for any losses, General. We only hope it will not spoil your joyful mood.”
“And we beg that you show mercy and be somewhat lenient with our humble shop.”
The shopkeeper had said everything he could, yet Lu Chaosheng’s face was filled only with stunned disbelief. Just as the shopkeeper was struggling to guess what Lu Chaosheng truly thought, Lu Chaosheng abruptly rose to his feet and strode out.
The shopkeeper’s words kept replaying in his mind.
He could not stop thinking about them.
“Why would Wanqin take the wedding ring before our wedding?”
“It was supposed to be my surprise for her.”
“Who asks for a surprise before the wedding?”
“Would it still be a surprise then?”
Lu Chaosheng’s mind was in turmoil, tangled like a hopeless knot.
He was desperate to find Wanqin and ask her what was going on. Yet no matter where he searched, he could not find her. It was as though she had vanished from the face of the earth.
Still, sometimes fortune could turn in an instant.
Lu Chaosheng had only just returned gloomily to the gates of his residence when an urgent voice called out from afar.
“General Lu! General Lu—!”
Turning his head, Lu Chaosheng saw the shopkeeper. The man was panting heavily, drenched in sweat, yet his face was full of delight.
“Hah... General, I finally caught up to you. Well... Miss Wanqin has returned. She’s at the shop.”
“She has the wedding ring with her.”
Clearly, the shopkeeper had sprinted all this way to distance himself from any potential blame and avoid provoking Lu Chaosheng in the slightest. That was why he had rushed over to deliver this good news.
And it truly was good news to Lu Chaosheng.
“Really?”
“Wanqin is at the shop?”
Once the shopkeeper confirmed it, Lu Chaosheng immediately broke into a full sprint toward the store.
He left the shopkeeper utterly dumbfounded.
“Wait, General Lu, I just ran all the way here... Couldn’t we take a carriage? Or ride horses, at least?”
“I really, really, really can’t run anymore!”
The shopkeeper wailed miserably, but he did not dare stay behind. He could only force himself to run after him.
Farther and farther they went!
Fortunately, the distance was not too great. Just before his heart felt ready to burst out of his chest, he saw Lu Chaosheng rush into the shop.
But then...
Lu Chaosheng stopped.
“General Lu, you’ve already reached the door. Why aren’t you going in? Please, don’t torment this humble shop any further!”
The shopkeeper complained, unaware that Lu Chaosheng had truly been struck as if by lightning.
The moment he entered, his eyes fell upon the wedding ring he had painstakingly made.
But that ring was not in the hand of his childhood sweetheart, Ning Wanqin.
It was...
In the hand of a man.
Worn on that man’s left ring finger.
That was a wedding ring!
A wedding ring—symbolizing a lifelong, one-and-only devotion!
How... could it be worn on another man’s finger?
And on the ring finger of his left hand, no less!
Lu Chaosheng’s body went weak. He forced himself to stand firm through sheer willpower, then suddenly charged forward.
Raising his leg, he delivered a savage kick to the man with a loud *bang!*
The kick was devastating. It sent the man spinning through the air before he crashed down, letting out an earth-shaking scream.
Only then did Lu Chaosheng see clearly that this man was none other than one of the naval commanders under his command.
The man had always been utterly useless, someone Lu Chaosheng had never thought highly of. Yet, out of consideration for Ning Wanqin—his childhood sweetheart—he had promoted the fellow again and again, until he had finally become a commander.
Lu Chaosheng also knew that this man had always been close to Wanqin. But he had never imagined...
That this man would have the audacity to wear the ring he had personally made!
A wedding ring, at that!
Previously, for Wanqin’s sake, he had rarely bothered with this good-for-nothing. But there was only so much a man could endure. Lu Chaosheng had limits too!
His eyes bloodshot and his fury blazing, he rushed forward and kicked him again!
*Bang!*
The force of Lu Chaosheng’s kick was anything but ordinary. Another scream rang out, as miserable as if the man’s parents had died!
The commotion completely alarmed everyone in the shop.
As the crowd gathered around to watch the spectacle in astonishment, a beautiful figure pushed through the throng and rushed in.
With a fearlessly defiant stance, she placed herself in front of Lu Chaosheng. Then she shrieked hysterically, “Lu Chaosheng, what are you doing?”
It was Wanqin!
After Lu Chaosheng halted, Ning Wanqin turned around with a face full of concern and helped the useless commander up from the floor. Anxiously and gently, she asked, “Moyan, are you all right?”
“I-I’m fine!”
Shen Moyan climbed to his feet and cast a fearful glance at Lu Chaosheng before saying softly, “General Lu is really terrifying!”
“I don’t know what happened. He suddenly came over and started hitting me. Maybe I haven’t shown him enough respect in daily life, and he got angry. Sigh, it’s all my fault.”
“I should have been more cautious in my words and actions.”
“I made General Lu so furious. I truly deserve to die!”
Ning Wanqin’s emotions had already been on the verge of exploding, and those words pushed her straight over the edge. Her eyes reddened almost instantly.
She stood up, fixed Lu Chaosheng with an intensely forceful glare, and seemed ready to erupt with rage.
“Lu Chaosheng, have you lost your mind?”
“If you’re sick, then go take your medicine.”
“Why did you hit Moyan for no reason? He is all alone in the world. He came to the Jiangbei Fortress Complex to serve as a commander, and he already suffers who knows how much exclusion every day. He’s been through enough, and yet you still laid hands on him!”
“Are you even human?”
Her furious shouting drew an ever-growing crowd. Clearly, everyone had already begun treating this as the biggest spectacle in Zhenjiang City.
Given Lu Chaosheng’s usual dislike of drawing attention, he would normally have immediately tried to calm things down—turning a major issue into a minor one, and a minor one into nothing at all. Whatever the matter was, they could discuss it after returning home.
But now, Lu Chaosheng simply stood there.
Without moving.
Like a wooden statue.
Because...
After seeing Shen Moyan wearing the wedding ring he had crafted with his own hands, he then caught sight of Ning Wanqin—the woman most important to him—dressed in bridal attire!
Ning Wanqin...
She was wearing a phoenix crown and crimson bridal robes!
The brilliant red of her wedding dress set off the rosy blush in her cheeks, making her features all the more exquisite. Beneath the dangling hairpins, her face possessed a breathtaking beauty.
This was how he had imagined Wanqin on their wedding day—the most beautiful version of her, the one he had longed to see day and night!
But now...
Ning Wanqin had appeared before him exactly as she had in his dreams, openly standing in this shop. And beside her was Shen Moyan!
Shen Moyan, wearing the wedding ring he had so carefully prepared!
At that moment, Lu Chaosheng’s head throbbed as though it were splitting apart.
The world spun around him, and he felt as though he were about to faint!
...
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.
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?”
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
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."
