Hu Yuying couldn't help but giggle foolishly as she glanced at the people around her, stealing occasional looks at Long Aotian. It all felt a bit surreal—Long Aotian had suddenly appeared by her side. Now, walking together, it was as if they had returned to their days in Haiwan City. Though the surroundings were unfamiliar, she didn’t feel the slightest bit of fear.
"What’s so funny?" Long Aotian wasn’t oblivious to her little antics and spoke with mock annoyance.
"I missed you, Long Aotian."
The words caught Long Aotian off guard, but seeing the joy in Hu Yuying’s eyes, he found himself replying without thinking, "Long Aotian missed you too."
The moment the words left his mouth, both Hu Yuying and Long Aotian froze in surprise.
Then Hu Yuying broke into a bright, radiant smile. Under the glow of the setting sun, their shadows stretched long across the ground. She tilted her head slightly, and their shadows touched, as if one was resting against the other’s shoulder.
"Long Aotian, I’m so happy today," Hu Yuying murmured softly.
"Yeah," Long Aotian replied, scratching his head with a grin. Though he clearly looked just as happy, he stubbornly refused to admit it outright.
That expression of his—more than any toothy grin—made him seem utterly radiant.
"So, are you happy too, Long Aotian?" Hu Yuying asked in a small, hopeful voice.
"Just a little. Not a bit more than that!" Long Aotian answered with exaggerated seriousness.
Hu Yuying quickly stepped in front of him. "Liar! You’re totally happy too!"
"Oh? You calling me a liar? You asking for a beating?" Long Aotian’s tone was tough, but his lips twitched with amusement.
"Long Aotian~~ Can’t you stop threatening to beat me all the time?"
"Are you seriously whining now?"
"Will you still beat me if I whine?"
"Behave, and I won’t."
"Then I’ll be the best-behaved."
"Fine. I’ll let you off this time."
The young man and the girl wandered through the unfamiliar city, their hearts brimming with dreams of the future and endless possibilities.
"Are we eating here?" Hu Yuying eyed the upscale mall ahead, the well-dressed crowds making her feel out of place. More than that, she worried about Long Aotian spending too much.
"Cheapskate. Long Aotian’s treating you."
"Long Aotian, let’s go somewhere else. Anywhere’s fine as long as we get full," Hu Yuying quickly tugged at his sleeve.
She still remembered the terrifying way Long Aotian had splurged when they’d strolled through Haiwan City’s shopping district. And when they’d first arrived in Capital City, if Qingxue hadn’t been there, she would’ve dragged Long Aotian away from that ridiculously expensive duck dish.
Long Aotian pinched her cheek playfully. "Long Aotian’s treating you. Eat well, put on some weight. You’re greedy for money, shamelessly ogling me, yet too stingy to eat properly."
Being pinched by Long Aotian felt so nice.
Still, she weakly protested, "But I eat just fine!"
It wasn’t a complete lie—A University’s cafeteria was both delicious and affordable.
"If you eat well on your own, shouldn’t Long Aotian treat you even better? Otherwise, what’s the point of calling me Long Aotian?"
"Are we going or not? If not, I really will beat you."
"Fine, fine~" Hu Yuying stole another glance at Long Aotian before reluctantly walking forward.
To her, what they ate didn’t matter—only who she ate with.
And if it was with Long Aotian, she’d do her best to save him money.
"What’re you muttering? Long Aotian hasn’t beaten anyone in a while. Don’t give me a reason, or one punch might make you cry for days."
Hu Yuying wasn’t actually scared. She knew Long Aotian couldn’t stand seeing her cry—he’d panic, flounder, and he’d never actually hit her.
But even so, she played along, pretending to be terrified, because only then could she shamelessly stick by his side.
Long Aotian led her through the mall, stuffing her with food at every turn.
"Long Aotian, I really can’t eat anymore," Hu Yuying groaned, genuinely overwhelmed.
Every dish he thought was delicious, he bought for her.
And while it was delicious, her stomach had limits.
She couldn’t shake the feeling that Long Aotian was trying to make up for all the time they’d spent apart in a single day.
Even if it was just her imagination, the thought made her heart swell with happiness.
She peeked at Long Aotian again. Pure bliss.
After their feast, Long Aotian led her out of the mall.
The moment they stepped outside, Hu Yuying felt a weight lift off her shoulders.
"Long Aotian, is that a park over there? Let’s take a walk to digest," she suggested.
She didn’t want their time together to end so soon.
"Sure," Long Aotian agreed. Not because he didn’t want to go back yet—just because walking off a meal sounded reasonable.
The park was spacious, filled mostly with elderly folks and children.
To the left were recreational facilities—a large open area and semicircular stone seating.
Straight ahead lay a small grove, beyond which was an artificial lake, with even more space stretching behind it.
But Long Aotian and Hu Yuying didn’t venture far, stopping at the lakeshore.
"Ah!"
"Careful!" Long Aotian quickly steadied her. "You okay?"
Hu Yuying’s lashes fluttered as she smiled up at him. "I’m fine."
If not for the tears glistening in her eyes, Long Aotian might’ve believed her.
"Liar!"
Hu Yuying ducked her head sheepishly. "Am I just… really clumsy?"
"Who trips while walking?"
"Yeah, you’re hopeless. What would you do without Long Aotian? Can’t even take care of yourself."
He helped her over to a large rock by the lake and sat her down.
"Did you twist your ankle?" Long Aotian crouched in front of her, concerned.
Dazed, Hu Yuying nodded.
Only when Long Aotian’s hand closed around her ankle did she snap back to reality. A shiver ran through her, and she instinctively tried to pull away.
"W-Wait—"
"What’s wrong?" Long Aotian looked up, puzzled.
Hu Yuying’s heart raced. Where his fingers touched, her skin burned, the heat creeping up her leg.
Her breath hitched, and she couldn’t meet his gaze. The tips of her ears, hidden beneath her hair, flushed crimson.
"I… I… didn’t wash my feet today…"
[January 1st, 2025—Happy New Year! Wishing everyone peace, joy, luck, health, and prosperity. Most importantly—be happy!]
"Scenes unchanging year after year, loved ones remaining by your side season after season. Please take your seats, everyone—the 2025 train is charging up. Countdown: 3, 2, 1… Power on, let the journey begin!"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
【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.)
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
