Thoughts drifted far away.
Looking at Tilis, who was lost in deep contemplation, Luo Wei pulled her and sat down on a park bench, cradling her like a snowball on his lap. She didn't even notice the intimate nature of this pose or how close they were becoming. When facing Luo Wei, the witch always quickly let her guard down. Luo Wei had a hunch that if she was deep in thought, she wouldn't notice if he did something... so he wanted to give it a try.
The result?
"Luo Wei!!" Tilis's face turned bright red in an instant.
"Stop touching me everywhere! I'm thinking!"
"Seriously!"
She indignantly escaped from Luo Wei's embrace, stamping her feet in the snow and glaring at him. Luo Wei innocently blinked, "You think your thoughts, I touch what I want!"
"Disgraceful! Big scoundrel! I'm so mad!" Tilis had no more mind to continue her magical pondering; she was furious and about to leave.
Luo Wei tugged her back with a firm grip. Facing the pouting witch, he dropped his rascal smile and adopted a solemn, earnest expression.
"Humans today don't need mages to lead and protect them, but that doesn't mean they don't need mages at all."
Tilis shed her embarrassment and became equally serious.
"Luo Wei, you mean..."
Luo Wei gave her a helpless look. "Why are your mage brains so stuck? Always swinging from one extreme to another..."
"Mages definitely have their uses. The world's science is just starting out, but the mystical has had thousands of years of accumulation. There are still many problems science cannot solve - isn't that where your advantage lies?"
Tilis nodded her little head, "Yes, but..."
"No buts!" Luo Wei cut her off, "Most of your hermit order are remnants from the age of the magic empire. That's why you're too proud and self-important!"
Luo Wei sneered, "Besides, who said mages can't coexist with us? Aren't there several royal mages in Charlton II's palace? Thanks to their protection, the royal princes and princesses rarely fell sick, and the old emperor, who should have died ten years ago, keeps living thanks to the magic..."
Mentioning those 'royal mages', Tilis revealed disdain.
"Those palace lapdogs, I disdain joining them."
"Yes, yes!" Luo Wei smiled wryly at her, "You're virtuous, you're noble, you're saviors of humanity!"
At Luo Wei's mockery, Tilis scrunched up her face.
Luo Wei gave another example, "Forget the royal mages, look at the family mages of the major clans, the Imperial Astrology Association, the divination shops in Saint Callen, the battle mages in the military... You all still have your uses, and quite significant ones at that. Why aren't they being excluded?"
Tilis still looked down on them, "What's the point of doing those things?"
Luo Wei got a little irritated, "Then tell me, what's meaningful?"
Tilis put her hands on her hips and said with justification: "In studies, tirelessly researching the mysteries of magic, touching the truth. In practice, transforming society, building a better world!"
Luo Wei felt a chill in his heart.
He silently looked at the witch, proud and haughty in her speech.
Although still adorable, her unintentional words carried something terrifying...
Seeing her about to start up her usual spiel on the 'New World', Luo Wei grabbed Tilis and pulled her out of the school.
"Hey!!" Tilis gave a surprised yelp, "I haven't finished yet! Where are you taking me?!"
Luo Wei glanced back with annoyance, "On a date!"
"Oh..." Tilis muttered, "But I really haven't finished..."
"Less chatter, or I'll shut you up!"
"Hmph... even if you shut me up, I still have to say—"
"I'll do it with my mouth!"
Hearing this, the witch finally stopped talking...
...
Later, Luo Wei took Tilis around town, sampling many sweet treats girls love, and even took her to see a circus performance, including the famous guillotine act of that magician.
Of course, Tilis wasn't very well-behaved during the show. Luo Wei didn't know how much effort it took to keep the witch from jumping on stage to expose the trick...
"Our date almost got ruined by you." Luo Wei said exasperatedly as they walked.
Tilis didn't understand why such a deceptive act was entertaining, pouting and looking resentful.
"He didn't really cut off his head! I just wanted to help him out..."
Luo Wei widened his eyes in anger, "It's magic performance! Just for show!"
He felt he really needed to correct Tilis's absurd notion. That magician was a real, living figure in Saint Callen, and Luo Wei was afraid Tilis might really twist off his head if she met him next time...
Tilis snorted, "I thought he was an aberration, or even practiced some dark magic. Turns out he's just a charlatan, just like you - both deceivers..."
Luo Wei argued, "Where am I deceiving?"
Tilis narrowed her eyes at Luo Wei, "Hmph, you said you'd take me to a performance, but as soon as the lights went out..."
"Your hands started wandering everywhere, touching my..."
"My..."
Luo Wei blinked, "Touching where?"
Tilis's face turned red, "You ask that!"
Luo Wei laughed, "Tell me, where?"
Tilis pinched her wits out of Luo Wei's side and turned away, refusing to talk to him.
Luo Wei chuckled and wrapped his arms around the pouting Tilis. "But we're on a date. Don't dates go like this?"
Tilis suddenly turned around with a puzzled look.
"Is that true?"
Luo Wei said earnestly, "Believe me, for this date, I specially reviewed a lot of textbooks, and they all say that appropriate intimate contact helps deepen feelings and maintain mental health."
Tilis looked blankly at him; she had no experience of this kind, so she had no idea that Luo Wei was making it all up.
"So dating has so many nuances... it's actually an interesting learning..."
"That's for sure." Luo Wei lied without blushing, "There's still much to learn! You have a lot to take in indeed."
Blithefully nodding, Tilis let Luo Wei guide her towards an eating establishment.
"Now I can touch freely, right?"
"Ah! No! Still no!!"
...
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.
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."
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?!
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
