The July heat in Saint Callen was stifling.
Luo Wei stood at the school gate, surrounded by students carrying luggage and waving goodbye to each other, as it was the first day of summer vacation.
In the midst of summer, the girls' skirts grew shorter, and the lively, youthful scene made Luo Wei pause for a moment to appreciate it.
Of course, he wasn’t standing there just to watch. Today was the day they were setting off for the duke's territory.
“Hey, Luo Wei, why aren’t you going home?”
A classmate greeted him, and he turned to see his female deskmate and her friends.
“Are you waiting for someone?”
“Could it be your girlfriend?”
“Hmm…” Luo Wei responded vaguely.
“What? Really?!”
The classmates were utterly shocked, as they had never seen him get close to any girl other than his sister.
Immediately, no one wanted to leave anymore, eager to see who Luo Wei’s “mysterious girlfriend” was.
After a while, they finally got their answer.
A stunningly beautiful woman with a perfect figure walked gracefully toward them, clearly heading for Luo Wei.
“She’s coming! She’s coming!” The classmates’ gazes were filled with gossipy excitement.
But when the woman got closer and took off her sunglasses, the students immediately deflated.
“It’s just Teacher Evelyn…”
They had never seen their teacher dressed so youthfully before. At first glance, she could easily be mistaken for a beautiful senior student.
Evelyn glanced at them and frowned slightly. “Why are you all still hanging around the gate on the first day of vacation?”
The students chuckled awkwardly, some already scattering like birds and beasts.
Evelyn put her sunglasses back on and turned to Luo Wei.
“Let’s go home.”
“Oh, okay, let’s go.”
Their exchange left the classmates dumbfounded.
“Home??”
The female deskmate pointed at them in surprise. “Teacher Evelyn, Luo Wei… do you two live in the same place?”
Luo Wei casually explained, “We’re neighbors. Like, really close neighbors.”
The class monitor suddenly understood. “Ah! That makes sense. I was wondering.”
“Well, I’m off. Have a great vacation!” Luo Wei waved and left with Evelyn.
The classmates gradually dispersed.
Only then did the female deskmate, watching their retreating figures, suddenly remember something.
“Wait, hold on!”
“Girlfriend??”
…
After leaving the school and arriving home, Luo Wei found Tilis dozing off on the couch, clearly exhausted.
“Big brother’s back!” Helena was using all six of her hands to pack the luggage for their trip.
Since it was another long journey, there was a lot to bring. Luo Wei walked over and saw the luggage neatly arranged. He smiled and patted Helena’s head. “Good job. I’ll make you something delicious later!”
Helena grinned sweetly. “Big brother’s the best~”
Luo Wei then used the magic pouch Tilis had given him to store all the luggage.
Evelyn watched in amazement. “Now we won’t have to worry about running out of suitcase space on our trips.”
Luo Wei glanced at her. Among them, Evelyn had the most stuff—skincare products, makeup, and a different outfit every day. If he hadn’t stopped her, she would have tried to bring her entire wardrobe...
Every perilous journey turned into a vacation for her. Teacher Evelyn really knew how to enjoy life...
As Luo Wei put away the magic pouch, Tilis woke up.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked at Luo Wei groggily.
“Mmm…”
“You’re back… Let’s get going, then!”
Luo Wei looked at the dark circles under her eyes and sighed. “You didn’t sleep last night, did you?”
Tilis had brought the school’s steam engine home and had been locked in her room all night, tinkering with it.
Tinkering in her room wasn’t a problem, but the occasional loud explosions coming from her room were terrifying...
Luo Wei couldn’t help but feel that Tilis was more likely to be blown up by a malfunctioning steam boiler than to die from overworking herself...
Tilis chuckled. “No, I slept a little. I just couldn’t stop working on my new project last night… Since everyone’s here, I’ll send you off now.”
During their previous trip to Brugge, Helena had been traumatized by the three-day train ride and refused to take the train again. Luckily, with Tilis around, Luo Wei’s family no longer had to worry about the hassles of long-distance travel.
Long-distance teleportation consumed a massive amount of magical energy. As Tilis chanted the lengthy incantation, the living room filled with an increasingly bright blue light.
In an instant, the scenery before them changed from the old house in Saint Callen to a vast, desolate northern plateau.
The higher altitude made the previously stifling summer weather much cooler. Helena gazed at the distant, rugged snow-capped mountains and couldn’t help but widen her eyes.
“It’s so beautiful…”
Luo Wei’s eyes also turned to the horizon, where a black castle complex stood among the towering mountains, like a fortress guarding the northern frontier.
That was the Thornflower Castle, where Teacher Evelyn had grown up—the heart of the Abraham Duchy in the north.
“Alright, this is as far as I can take you,” Tilis said with a smile. “Teleporting uses too much magical energy and could attract the attention of the church. If you head north for a bit, you’ll reach a town in the duchy. I won’t accompany you further.”
“Aren’t you coming, Tilis?” Evelyn asked. “You could at least visit my home!”
“I’m very busy, you know~” Tilis declined with a smile.
“Alright.” Evelyn knew that both Tilis and Ophelia were swamped with work.
Tilis was either conducting research or handling matters for the Magical Hermit Society, while Ophelia had been busy lately, hosting the visiting papal delegation. The tension between the two churches kept her running around all day.
“But,” Tilis added with a smile, “don’t worry too much about this trip. Distance means nothing to me. Once you’re in the castle, I’ll be watching over you from the shadows.”
Evelyn couldn’t help but grumble to herself, “In the Thornflower Castle of the Abraham family, on such an important occasion as my father’s birthday celebration, with all the distinguished guests…”
“What danger could there possibly be…?”
Luo Wei silently glanced at her. Could it be… that the Abraham family itself is the greatest danger?
After saying her goodbyes, Tilis still felt a little uneasy about Luo Wei and quietly approached him.
“You’ve got all the magical items I gave you, right? They’re in your magic pouch?”
Luo Wei nodded. “Yeah, why?”
Tilis suddenly blushed. She glanced at Evelyn and Helena, then leaned in closer to whisper in Luo Wei’s ear.
“Among the things I’ve given you, there’s a ring, um... I think it’s much prettier than Ophelia’s. Plus, it can be used for long-distance communication. If you ever miss me...”
Luo Wei immediately gave her a suspicious look.
A ring... for long-distance communication? Why does that sound so familiar?
“Don’t get the wrong idea!” Tilis quickly waved her hands.
“I won’t force you to wear it, and it won’t be impossible to take off either! Don’t worry! I’m not a control freak like Ophelia! This really isn’t for surveillance.”
“Alright, I believe you.” Luo Wei silently extended a hand, feeling like all five of his fingers would eventually be adorned with rings...
After explaining all this, Tilis smiled, waved, and disappeared from everyone’s sight.
When Luo Wei’s group set off on their journey and had traveled a great distance...
Back at the old mansion, Tilis gazed at the magical image of Luo Wei and flashed a sly, triumphant smile.
No surveillance? Yeah, right!
Doubt Ophelia, understand Ophelia, become Ophelia!
Hehe.
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.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
