Outside the hospital.
"Hehehe, this 100,000 yuan can keep me happy for another month."
The white-bearded old man looked at the 100,000 yuan that had just been deposited into his bank account, and his smile was so wide it could barely be contained.
Indeed, this old man was none other than the "Fake Miracle Doctor" Ai Shouying.
Although nearly 70 years old, he was still in excellent health. His greatest pleasure in life was being an extra in Hengdian, where he might catch a glimpse of some popular female celebrities and enjoy the free boxed meals provided by the film crew.
Just then, a voice filled with resentment suddenly rang out behind him.
"You old bastard, why did you impersonate me? It was clearly me who saved that woman!"
Lin Yu, clutching his buttocks and limping, rushed up to Ai Shouying, glaring at him with fury.
The old man put down his phone and sized up Lin Yu. "What? You got a problem with that?"
He picked his nose, looking completely unbothered, like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water.
Lin Yu was on the verge of losing it.
After being kicked out of the hospital, he had planned to storm back in and demand an explanation, but the hospital had blacklisted him and wouldn't let him in.
He wanted to seek revenge on Jiang Che, but he knew full well... he was no match for that guy anymore.
From the kick Jiang Che had delivered earlier, Lin Yu had sensed a trace of Transform Force, an aura that belonged to someone of a higher level.
Transform Force crushes Dark Force!
Although Lin Yu was confident in his current strength, having reached the peak of Dark Force, he wasn't arrogant enough to think he could take on a Transform Force expert.
That's right... during those two weeks in the basement with "Brother Qiang," Lin Yu's strength had undergone a dramatic transformation. He had jumped two levels, going from mid-stage Dark Force to the peak of Dark Force.
He had become much more enlightened during that time.
But even with this breakthrough, he was still no match for Jiang Che, and that was what truly drove him to despair.
So, he could only vent his anger on this old man. After all, you pick the softest persimmon to squeeze.
Looking at Ai Shouying's sleazy appearance, Lin Yu was so angry he could kill.
"You old bastard, you teamed up with that Jiang guy to mess with me, didn't you? If I don't beat you so bad you need a cane today, I won't be a Lin!"
Lin Yu swung his fist. There was no one around, and no surveillance cameras either. Beating up this old man wouldn't be a problem.
Ever since coming down from the mountain, he had been constantly humiliated, bullied at every turn. He had never been able to show off properly, and every time he tried, he got slapped in the face.
It was driving him crazy.
Ai Shouying narrowed his eyes slightly. "Kid, are you trying to bully a 69-year-old man?"
"Damn right I am! Not only am I going to bully you, I'm going to beat the crap out of you!"
If he couldn't beat Jiang Che, he could at least take on some old geezer, right?
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, ready to give the old man a beating. Of course... Lin Yu didn't use his Dark Force. If he accidentally killed the old man, he'd be in big trouble.
Ai Shouying's sleazy smile disappeared, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes. With a wave of his hand...
A terrifying burst of energy erupted, forming a shockwave that sent Lin Yu flying.
He slammed into the wall with a loud crash.
"Bang!"
Lin Yu was thrown into the wall yet again. If it weren't for the fact that he was the chosen one, anyone else would have been killed by now.
Lin Yu, dazed and trembling, struggled to his feet, looking at the old man with fear in his eyes.
"Energy... energy force? You're..."
For a moment, he had felt an overwhelming pressure from the old man, even more terrifying than his own master's.
His assassin master was at the peak of Transform Force. If this old man was stronger than that... there was only one possibility.
Internal energy transformed into Gang Force, erupting from within. At the very least, this old man was a master at the Gang Force level!
"Are you... a grandmaster?"
But Ai Shouying ignored him, returning to his sleazy old man demeanor. He picked his nose, dug out a big booger, and flicked it.
With the help of his energy force, it flew straight into Lin Yu's mouth.
"Idiot, is this what the Ghost Doctor Sect produces? You should just go home and sleep!"
"That old fool Lin Xiaotian, even his disciples are just little fools!"
Lin Yu was furious when he heard Ai Shouying call his master a fool, but he didn't dare show it.
This man was a grandmaster! He could crush him with a single finger!
"Old... old master, do you know my master?"
Without hesitation, Lin Yu dropped to his knees.
And then he started crying.
But unfortunately, Ai Shouying didn't listen to a word he said. He just patted his butt and walked away.
"Master, old master, please help me!"
Lin Yu broke down in tears. He had once thought that after entering the secular world, he would carve out his own path.
But reality had hit him hard.
Ai Shouying just sneered. "Big ambitions, small brains, fierce on the outside but weak on the inside. Trash!"
With that, he walked away. He had no intention of getting involved in Lin Yu's affairs.
What he needed to do now was... decide which foot massage parlor to visit tonight. He'd heard the one in the east of the city had some skilled masseuses...
"No—"
Lin Yu felt as if he had lost something important once again.
......
Jiang Che, on the other hand, had no idea that the old man he had randomly picked from the film crew was actually a grandmaster-level expert.
Leaning against the headboard, he glanced at Ye Mengyao beside him.
Ye Mengyao, noticing his gaze, lowered her head, looking nervous.
The proud Miss Ye had been so manipulated by Jiang Che that she was now constantly anxious.
Jiang Che sighed inwardly. This kind of insecure girl wasn't what he wanted.
"Mengyao, I think we need to talk."
At these words, Ye Mengyao's delicate body trembled slightly.
Ever since the birthday party, she had been in a daze, sometimes even losing sight of who she was. She was terrified of being abandoned by Jiang Che.
And with more and more girls around Jiang Che, she wanted to be jealous... but she didn't have the right to be, because she had rejected Jiang Che multiple times in the past.
"Jiang... Jiang Che, what do you want to say?"
Ye Mengyao's voice trembled slightly. Was Jiang Che going to dump her?
Was this the end?
She could tell that Jiang Che liked Wan'er more. In comparison... she felt utterly inferior.
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
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!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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.
