Yi Shuangzi remained silent for a long time.
Fengling jumped up and pinched Chen Miemie's ear:
"You're still trying to stir up trouble in the middle? Let me make it clear to you guys, protection is one thing, but the position of [Dean] will never be yielded. Even if Old Man Deng doesn't make it, I will be the one to take over."
"What!" Chen Miemie was shocked. "You, a mere homeroom teacher, can skip countless ranks and become the school's dean directly?"
Fengling looked displeased. "Who do you think I am? If I only had ability without a background, do you think just anyone could become the leader of the investigation team?"
Chen Miemie was unconvinced. "Who are you then?"
"The previous [Chief] was surnamed Feng."
Chen Miemie immediately took a huge leap backward, distancing himself from the two women to avoid getting caught in the crossfire if they started fighting.
The previous [Chief] was someone who had participated in the sneak attack on Bishop Yi.
Even if Fengling and Yi Shuangzi didn't carry on the grudges of the previous generation, they shouldn't be walking together so amicably.
Unexpectedly, Yi Shuangzi showed no reaction.
Chen Miemie slowly edged his way back over. "You guys aren't going to fight?"
Yi Shuangzi said, "Thank you, Teacher Fengling. Thinking back on it now, when I was in the lower grades, you were also one of the people secretly protecting me."
"You are the student, and I am the teacher. It's only right."
"Teach, with such a massive background, why did you come here to be an ordinary teacher?"
Fengling glared at Chen Miemie. "Ordinary my foot! Do you think your class is an ordinary class? Not only is there a whole bunch of problem children, but they are all people with powerful connections. Who else but me could keep them in line?"
"Then why are you leading another batch now?"
"What else am I supposed to do? I don't want to go to the city hall and deal with all their deception and scheming. If I stay at the school, I have to do something."
After expressing her gratitude, Yi Shuangzi put on a serious face. "Teacher Fengling, I am grateful to you and the Dean, but I will still fight for my family's honor."
Fengling waved her hand. "Then fight for it with your own abilities. The reason I chose to come to the school is actually the same as Old Man Deng; I hate those troublesome matters at the city hall. But it can't be helped, the position of [Dean] cannot be given up right now."
"Why?"
"Because what Sixiang City needs the most right now is the school, not the church."
Yi Shuangzi left the school.
Chen Miemie was told to stay behind by Fengling.
Room 1, District C, the academy's infirmary.
"Teach, what do you need me for? I deal with a myriad of affairs every day, I'm very busy."
"Have you gotten completely mixed up with the Yi family?"
"No, I thought Old Man Deng had screwed me over, so I came to investigate together with them. I didn't agree to the power struggle that came after."
"That's good. It's almost impossible for the Yi family to rise again, so don't choose the wrong side."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"What do you think? Ten years ago, regardless of whether they were victims or not, the Sun Bishop got a bunch of people killed. This time, the Moon Bishop has provoked public outrage across the whole city. Do you really think there will still be a place for a [Bishop] among the Big Three?"
Hearing this, Chen Miemie immediately felt that it made sense.
Whether it was ordinary citizens, mystics from secret societies, or powerful families, probably no one in the entire city wanted to see the church come to power.
Yi Shuangzi's Yi family was rooted in the Sun Church, so didn't that mean they had no hope?
Chen Miemie slyly whispered into Fengling's ear, "Then you become the [Dean], and I'll back you up."
Fengling pushed him away.
"No need to whisper, it's just the two of us here."
"This is where you lack vigilance. Haven't you heard that walls have ears?"
"Hehe, did you forget? No one in the entire school dares to come near my infirmary."
Chen Miemie shook his head, showing his disbelief.
Fengling gave an eerie smile. "Then I'll let you experience how powerful I am after breaking through to [Mystery] Rank 5."
Following Fengling's voice.
The entire room came alive.
The walls, the floor, and the ceiling all took on a fleshy texture, and then... squeezed out countless eyes.
"Holy crap!" Chen Miemie never knew he had trypophobia, but today he learned that when things got dense enough, he definitely did.
Thousands upon thousands of eyes looked at Chen Miemie from all directions, without a single blind spot.
Chen Miemie didn't dare to move, because if he did, he would step on the eyes right by his feet.
Fengling smiled playfully at Chen Miemie. "How about it? Do you think I can be certain whether there's anyone around or not?"
The scene was incredibly eerie.
Chen Miemie felt as if he were inside the body of a giant beast, surrounded by eyes.
And what was even more bizarre was...
There wasn't a single trace of fear on Chen Miemie's face.
He didn't dare to move simply because he was worried about crushing these cute eyes and hurting Fengling.
"Teach, this is amazing! This is simply art!" Chen Miemie widened his eyes, meeting the surrounding gazes one by one.
Without waiting for Fengling to answer, he continued to marvel:
"Wow, there are subtle differences in every pupil. The details, such amazing details!"
"This blood-red one is beautiful, and that one with a big windmill inside is not bad either. Hmm? Is this one over here double-pupiled?"
Fengling was a bit confused.
"Chen Miemie, you're not scared?"
Chen Miemie was also confused.
"Why would I be scared? It's not like I'm surrounded by swords and blades. I'm just being looked at by some eyes, can looks kill me?"
Fengling waved her hand, and the room full of eyes disappeared, returning the room to the original infirmary.
She came to a conclusion: "Never mind. Chen Miemie belongs to the mentally abnormal category, so it's normal for him not to be scared."
Chen Miemie looked around, seemingly regretting the disappearance of the beautiful scenery.
"Teach, you're really something. I feel like if this ability of yours advances to [Mystery] Rank 6, it will definitely be super fierce."
"Hehe, [Mystery] Rank 6... I wouldn't dare break through to that. That's just courting death."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I have no faith. Whether it's the sun or the moon, I don't believe in them. I only believe in my own eyes."
"No, Teach, you do have faith."
"Wouldn't I know myself whether I have it or not?" Fengling rolled her eyes at Chen Miemie.
Chen Miemie wasn't joking around.
He spoke very seriously.
"What you believe in is your own [Mystery], and Mystery is the characteristic of that yellow moon. Therefore, you are destined to be a believer in the Eternal Moon."
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
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.
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."
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.”
