"How did you do that? Don't you have no cultivation at all?" Xue Yi was puzzled in his mind.
This was too outrageous and inconceivable!
Under his puzzled gaze, Xiao Qingruo sighed slightly.
"I didn't intend to say it, but it looks like I have to tell you today."
"Say it, say it quickly!" Xue Yi was almost dying of curiosity.
Xiao Qingruo looked at him with complex emotions and said, "Actually... I can make a move once every month. It's not an illusion, but real combat. My cultivation realm and disguise are the same, 3rd Layer of the Long Life Realm."
"This..."
Xue Yi's eyes widened in surprise.
So her strength was not completely fake!
Just what kind of system did she have?
This young lady, could she really become a peerless powerhouse someday??
Xiao Qingruo continued, "The manor lord inspects my strength once a month, so I save that one chance for the first day of each month. His guess is right, once I leave the manor I'm powerless. Only on the first day of each month am I truly powerful."
Illusions could fool passersby, but not those closest to her.
She was able to live safely under Xu Conglong's nose all these years thanks to this monthly chance, not by pure deception.
"Xue Yi,"
Xiao Qingruo was still looking at him.
"Miss..."
Xue Yi felt very complicated.
He thought he was already quite outrageous, getting a free Emperor Grade Cultivation Technique as soon as he arrived in this world, and it took him 3 years to fully comprehend it.
He didn't expect this young lady to be even more outrageous, actually having the strength of the 3rd Layer of the Long Life Realm!
She was only 17 years old!
Normally, Long Life Realm powerhouses started at least in their forties and fifties!
Although it was just a one time chance per month, combined with her exquisite acting and extensive knowledge, she had risen meteorically over the past decade. It was almost real!
"Thank you for telling me the truth, otherwise the risk of exposure would have increased a lot more." She said. Her previous anger was gone, replaced with faint joy and gratitude.
"I was forced to do this. Being caught in the middle is the hardest. Now that we have no more secrets, we can speak more plainly. Let's work together to deal with the manor lord's test." Xue Yi said solemnly.
Xiao Qingruo nodded, "Yes, with your real strength and my fake strength, as long as we handle it properly and don't encounter too powerful enemies, we should be safe from exposure."
"Before that, answer me one question first."
Xiao Qingruo: "Go ahead."
Xue Yi asked her, "Why do you pretend to be so powerful? The risks are so high, yet you persist. I won't believe it if there's no purpose!"
Xiao Qingruo smiled slightly, "If I said it was just for fun, would you believe it?"
Xue Yi firmly shook his head.
"Alright."
She smiled again and explained, "Then I'll tell you the truth. Actually I'm trying to reach higher, to see if I can obtain treasures that can reforge my bones and cleanse my marrow. You know, trash doesn't have to stay trash forever. There are many treasures in this world that can improve one's aptitude. As long as I pretend successfully enough, I can obtain a lot of resources. One day when I get a treasure that can cleanse my marrow and obtain the aptitude to cultivate, with all the cultivation techniques in my mind, I can absolutely become a very powerful expert."
"I see..."
Xue Yi could feel her sincerity. She was telling the truth this time.
A person with no aptitude, relying on an illusion system and a monthly chance to make a move, dared to go so far.
She was quite bold!
Beyond boldness, she also had meticulous thoughts. Otherwise she would have died countless times over the years!
"Alright, now that we've cleared the air, we can trust each other. You can tell me about anything you encounter outside in the future, and we'll think of solutions together. Especially things on the manor lord's side, we must be cautious!"
Xiao Qingruo was in a good mood. The manor lord's attitude had always been a knot in her heart. She didn't expect it to be resolved so easily because of Xue Yi, which was an unexpected delight.
Xue Yi was also in a good mood now.
Learning more of the young miss's secrets reassured him that he no longer needed to be anxious about this little trash.
"In a few days the manor lord will send us out. When we come back, I'll start bragging to him about your strength, pretend you really made a move, so he'll feel relieved and trust you." Xue Yi said.
Xiao Qingruo thought for a bit, "Don't exaggerate too much either, or else if he suddenly tests me twice a month one day, it'll be troublesome."
"OK."
The room became quiet as both stopped talking.
The tense atmosphere had finally dissipated.
Sitting in the chair, Xue Yi felt like the rain had passed and the skies had cleared, the weather had turned for the better. His whole body felt much more relaxed.
At this moment, Xiao Qingruo stood up and walked over to him with a smile, saying, "Xue Yi, nice to meet you."
Then she extended a hand towards him.
This gesture was very odd.
A handshake?
That wasn't a custom in this world!
Xue Yi was secretly surprised.
What was going on? Was she testing him?
How did she start suspecting him?
No, he absolutely could not fall for this!
Xue Yi pretended not to understand the meaning of this gesture, and asked in puzzlement, "Happy to be happy, why are you giving me your hand? Could it be... you want to reward me? Hehe..."
Then he grinned and grabbed her small hand, rubbing and squeezing it, experiencing the soft and smooth jade hand of this peerless beauty.
"You! Let go!"
After being grabbed and rubbed by him for a while, Xiao Qingruo realized the test had failed. She angrily shook off his hand and ran into the bedroom.
Xue Yi laughed and said, "Young miss, you've already rewarded me, so you shouldn't be angry about earlier, right?"
"I'm still angry! Furious!" She spoke in an annoyed tone.
Xue Yi joked with her for a few more sentences before stopping. He then observed his newly obtained weapon.
In his heart he was thinking, this test of hers was probably not because she had noticed anything, but rather...
Loneliness.
Xue Yi also had this feeling.
Although coming to this world felt very exciting and thrilling, the loneliness was also indescribable.
Everything here was different from his past life. Although he didn't have to work as hard as a corporate slave in his past life, in some ways it was less free and more dangerous here, with the possibility of losing his life over trivial matters at any time. He had to tread carefully.
Especially late at night, it was easiest to miss his previous life.
In the guards' quarters he had a few friends, and he had only been in this world for 3 years.
Even he felt some loneliness, let alone the young miss. Xiao Qingruo stood too high up, had been here even longer than him, so her loneliness was imaginable...
Today as they cleared up their misunderstanding, they both untied a knot in their hearts.
Xiao Qingruo probably felt that she finally had a friend, so she was in a very good mood.
She made this test hoping for a response.
If Xue Yi really responded, showing he was a "fellow countryman", she would be even happier, and their relationship would become closer.
But... this was not what Xue Yi wanted.
Sharing some secrets could be joyful.
But some secrets were best kept to oneself.
Especially when one's strength was still insufficient, one had to be prudent.
After all, who knew how many "fellow countrymen" there were in this world, and what role one played after coming to this world.
Until everything was clear, or... until he became an invincible powerhouse, any carelessness could lead to irrevocable consequences.
He had already taken a big gamble today, he didn't dare to gamble anymore.
Perhaps there would be a chance to tell her in the future.
But definitely not now.
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!
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
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.
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?"
