"Wooo—"
Above the ocean, an incredibly luxurious cruise ship sailed slowly.
Du Wanyi, wearing a bikini, lay on a makeshift lounge chair set up on the deck. She felt the salty sea breeze blowing toward her. On a small table nearby sat a glass of lemonade, packed with lemon slices.
Well... iced tea lemonade still counted as lemonade, and it was filled to the brim with ice cubes.
A long straw rested right by Du Wanyi's mouth. She simply pouted her lips to easily reach it and took a huge, greedy slurp.
"So refreshing! Who on earth invented this stuff?" Du Wanyi exclaimed with a look of pure contentment.
She had completely forgotten that she was only here to escape being hunted down by the eldest miss. Life was just like that saying—since you can't resist it, you might as well lie back and enjoy it!
Woohoo!
It was perfect. She had been cooped up at home for so long and hadn't been out for a stroll in quite a while. She could use this chance to take a little trip and visit an old friend along the way.
The ship's destination... Da'ao City!
"Beep, beep, beep..."
"Hello, Hehe, it's me. Did you miss me?"
Meanwhile.
In the central district of Da'ao City, inside a luxurious flower arrangement room.
The noble lady, who was in the middle of arranging flowers, looked a bit stiff when she heard her old friend's voice over the phone... Although they hadn't seen each other for a while, because of the Madam, their relationship remained extremely "passionate."
The noble lady's real name was Xia He. She was also an eldest miss within aristocratic circles with a prominent status. However, she didn't belong to the Dragon Country's circles, but rather the overseas ones. Because she was mixed-race, she mingled in both.
Her main base of operations was still abroad; the Dragon Country side was just a small portion, which wasn't very obvious.
Her acquaintance with Du Wanyi was brought about by fate. Du Wanyi received most of her education in Dragon Country, spending only a small fraction of her time studying abroad to see the world.
Of course, for the Madam, the term "studying abroad" wasn't entirely accurate in a sense. It was nothing more than moving from one place to another to be a local tyrant.
The Du family's main branch was indeed in Dragon Country, but their overseas influence was equally massive. As the future head of the Du family and the sole heir of the main bloodline, Du Wanyi was naturally under heavy protection.
The places she attended school and studied abroad had to be absolutely trustworthy, and she needed protection from local forces. Ultimately, they hit it off with the Xia family, which Xia He belonged to.
The two met around that time, when they were both only in their early teens.
Even back then, Xia He had already witnessed the terror of what it meant to be an "Overlord." From the day Du Wanyi arrived at the school and at their home, there wasn't a single moment of peace.
Fortunately, the two never had any major conflicts and got along quite well. Over time, they became friends, good sisters, and besties...
Her study abroad days passed quickly, and Du Wanyi returned to Dragon Country. Their brief encounter soon ended, but the friendship between the two did not. They maintained constant contact and communication over the years.
Unlike Du Wanyi, who possessed absolute authority in the Du family, Xia He was not so lucky. She had many siblings at home, and the infighting was endless. As they grew older, the struggles only became more intense.
Many became cannon fodder, dying under mysterious circumstances—meaning they were physically dead.
Perhaps out of wariness of the Du family, Xia He did not face any physical threats to her life, but her days weren't exactly easy either. Later on, she met the Casino King.
In him, she felt an unprecedented sense of security and the feeling of a real home. The two quickly fell in love, despite the significant age gap...
When Du Wanyi found out about this, she was furious. In the words of the Madam at the time: "That damn old geezer, an old cow eating tender grass! Just watch me teach him a lesson he won't forget!"
She had originally planned to go cause a scene and smash up his place, but ultimately gave up after Xia He persuaded her otherwise. The two even had a fight over this matter and talked about cutting ties at the time...
But it wasn't long before a certain Madam "revived" their friendship.
What happened next played out a bit like a satisfying female-lead novel. Using her husband's power, Xia He swallowed up her rightful share of her family's assets—a rather substantial portion. As for her other siblings, they were left to fight over the scraps.
Xia He was absolutely brilliant, and she was ruthless enough when getting things done. She wasn't nearly as gentle as she appeared on the surface... After all, even the Madam looked harmless on the outside.
Later came her pregnancy, the jealousy of the other wives, secret backstabbing... the Casino King's fury, the will, the warnings... and finally, it evolved into the current situation.
The situation stabilized. Xia He had no interest in domestic infighting; she only wanted to see her daughter grow up happily, and she herself turned into a laid-back Madam...
Her only concern now was that her daughter was still in her rebellious phase and easily deceived. She needed to keep a closer eye on things, hoping to find someone who would love and take care of her daughter for the rest of her life.
They didn't lack anything else; they had more than enough money to spend freely. As long as their Tongtong liked it, nothing else... mattered. Even being a bit of a playboy was acceptable.
After all, Xia He had her own experiences in this regard and wasn't opposed to a man being a playboy.
Being entirely devoted to one person for a lifetime was fundamentally against human nature, which is why marriage vows and oaths existed in the first place...
But it didn't matter. Whether you truly loved someone or not, the heart wouldn't lie. As for all the other rumors and gossip, they didn't matter.
The noble lady replied softly, her tone very gentle: "Yes, I missed you. Wanyi, when are you coming to see me? Or should I go see you?"
The noble lady spoke with a smile, like an old friend she hadn't seen in years.
"Mwah! Hehe, you're still the one who treats me the best. Boohoo, they only know how to bully me, boohoo..." Du Wanyi's aggrieved, tearful complaints came through the phone.
The noble lady: "..."
Who?
Who would bully you?
For a moment, the noble lady wondered if she had heard wrong, or if she simply hadn't woken up yet. Otherwise, how could she be hearing such words?
Having known her for so long, she had genuinely never seen anyone capable of bullying her bestie. She had, however, seen plenty of people beaten into a pulp, considering her friend's innate superhuman strength...
"Who bullied you?" the noble lady asked.
"A very stubborn loser!" Du Wanyi replied decisively.
Who?
The noble lady searched her mind for anyone who matched her bestie's description and found... no such person existed.
All of these adjectives were new. Whether it was "stubborn" or "loser," it was the first time she had ever heard her bestie use them.
"Sigh, let's not talk about this sad matter. I'm almost there. Hehe, come down and pick me up. Tonight we'll sleep in the same bed. I'll hug you, lean into your embrace, and eat the little cakes you feed me. We can talk about the details then."
Du Wanyi began to "order from the menu."
The noble lady: "..."
The noble lady stiffened, sat up straight, and set the flowers in her hands aside, realizing the severity of the situation. "Wanyi, you haven't... already arrived, have you?"
"Yeah, I have arrived at the pier. Get a couple more cars to pick me up. I am a person of status, after all; too few cars would lower my prestige."
The wealthy lady: "???"
It was late afternoon, the setting sun hanging low in the sky.
Du Wanyi dragged her suitcase and jumped down from the luxury cruise ship with a loud crash. The iron deck vibrated twice, completely dumbfounding the onlookers. Some were taking pictures, and many muttered classic Chinese curse words... Holy crap, is she even human!
She is practically Superman!
The wealthy lady and her entourage had been waiting on the shore for a long time, forming a dense crowd. There was also the grand display Du Wanyi had requested: dozens of exclusive cars lined up in a long row, drawing a crowd of onlookers who gasped in awe. Even though she had expected it, the wealthy lady's mouth still twitched when she saw her best friend's domineering entrance.
"Ohayo, Hehe, did you miss me!" Du Wanyi blew a kiss to the wealthy lady, ran over quickly, threw herself into the other woman's arms, and frantically...
Talent, talent, talent... (Cthulhu whispers, truly immersive edition, immerse, immerse, immerse...)
The wealthy lady: "..."
Wanyi, if you keep this up, I am going to call the police, you female hooligan!
An evil smile appeared on Du Wanyi's face: "Heh heh..."
"Beep beep beep..."
"Doudou is calling..."
She had just arrived, and Brother Doudou's call came right on its heels. So punctual, was this not a kind of talent in itself?
Du Wanyi looked annoyed but still answered the phone: "Damn it, Doudou, you had better have a real emergency to talk about, or I will beat you into a sausage."
Shen Ming: "..."
The wealthy lady: "..."
"It is serious business, serious business. Wanyi, calm down a bit," Shen Ming sweatdropped.
"Fine, what is it?" Du Wanyi asked, looking annoyed, reluctantly deciding to hear him out.
"Hanhan seems to be looking for you, and he sounds pretty anxious. He has called me several times asking where you are. Wanyi, you..."
"Beep beep beep..."
"Sorry, the number you have dialed cannot be reached at the moment..."
Shen Ming: "???"
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
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pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
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.
