"What? Shuang'er is in trouble?"
Chen Hao, who was in the security room of Qiangsheng Group, suddenly received a call from his old father. At first, he was thrilled to hear that Chen Tiansheng had broken through to the Grandmaster level.
But soon, he was hit with devastating news!
His younger sister... Shuang'er, had ventured into the secular world and offended the Jiang Family by beating up the grandson of their Grandmaster.
"That's right, Hao'er, you need to be careful. Your sister has offended the grandson of a Grandmaster, and now she's been taken as a maid by that Young Master Jiang."
After hearing his father's words, Chen Hao was so furious that his scalp tingled, and his anger was impossible to hide.
"Father! Where is Shuang'er? I need to save her!"
"That Young Master Jiang sounds like a spoiled brat. How could they push Shuang'er into such a mess?"
But when Chen Tiansheng heard Chen Hao's words, he was terrified, trembling like a leaf.
"Son! I'm telling you this not so you can seek revenge for Shuang'er! You need to stay put... and come back to Chen Village immediately! That Young Master Jiang is backed by the ancient martial Jiang Family... a top-tier clan. You must have heard of Jiang Yunhuang, the martial arts leader, right?"
Chen Hao fell silent.
He wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but he wasn't stupid either.
A Grandmaster at the Heavenly Force level was someone who could crush their Chen Village effortlessly. Even if he broke through to the Grandmaster level overnight, it wouldn't make a difference!
"How could Shuang'er offend someone like that?"
Who exactly was this Young Master Jiang?
But soon, a figure that made his blood boil came to mind.
Jiang Che!
That Jiang Che seemed to have quite a reputation in Hangcheng, being the son of some wealthy tycoon. Could this Young Master Jiang be... him?
"Father, is that Young Master Jiang named Jiang Che?"
As soon as he asked, Chen Tiansheng was stunned, then exclaimed with hope.
"Hao'er, are you familiar with that Young Master Jiang? Can you try to plead for leniency?"
Chen Hao: "......"
His face turned ashen, as if he had just eaten something disgusting.
Familiar? Sure, you could say that!
That scoundrel who stole his beloved Qin Qiaoqiao had now taken his sister as a maid?
Hearing Chen Hao's silence, Chen Tiansheng paused for a moment.
"Hao'er, don't tell me you have a grudge against that Young Master Jiang too?"
Chen Hao remained silent, then abruptly hung up the phone.
His expression was dark and terrifying, and in a fit of rage, he swept everything off the table.
"Jiang Che!!! Damn you! You took Qiaoqiao, and now you're going after my sister too?"
He knew exactly how despicable Jiang Che was!
Despite already having Qin Qiaoqiao, Jiang Che still flirted with Ye Mengyao and Yu Wan'er... If his pure and innocent sister stayed by that scoundrel's side for too long... she'd be devoured without a trace.
"No... no! I have to save Shuang'er. I can't let her fall into Jiang Che's hands!"
Chen Hao was panicking. He hadn't been this angry even when he saw Qin Qiaoqiao being carried into a hotel by Jiang Che!
This was his sister! His own flesh and blood!
But soon, a sense of helplessness washed over him. Jiang Che's influence was too great.
He had thought Jiang Che was just an ordinary rich kid, but now he was being told... Jiang Che was backed by the Jiang Family from the Capital City, with a Grandmaster as his grandfather?
What chance did he have?
But sitting around and doing nothing wasn't in his nature!
"No—"
Chen Hao's mentality shattered, and at the same time, the energy within his body became chaotic.
"Boom—"
A powerful surge of internal force erupted through his limbs and bones. He had broken through the barrier of Half-Step Dark Force, fully stepping into the realm of Dark Force.
But he felt no joy.
A bitter smile appeared on his face. "So what if I've reached Dark Force? I'm still at their mercy."
......
Meanwhile.
In a suburban area outside Hangcheng.
A young man stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle. Beside him... four or five thugs armed with clubs lay on the ground.
"You can leave now. I, Ye Liangchen, do good deeds without leaving my name!"
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for pulling off a profound act of showing off. Reward: 5 days of internal force.]
Nearby, a mother and daughter were trembling in fear. The middle-aged woman held the hand of a little girl with pigtails.
"Benefactor... you... you're truly a good person."
The mother and daughter had just come from the village and had been robbed, but fortunately, they ran into Ye Liangchen, who couldn't resist the opportunity to show off.
After all, he was bound to the [Strongest Show-Off System], where showing off made him stronger. A day without showing off felt unbearable.
"No need for thanks," Ye Liangchen glanced at the mother and daughter.
The woman was a bit too old, and the little girl was only four or five. If she were fourteen or fifteen, it would be perfect... he could take her in as a little sister and raise her.
"Benefactor..." The middle-aged woman hesitated.
"Is there something wrong?"
"Do you have any money? We need to go into the city to find the child's father, but we've lost all our money... we can't even afford food now."
Ye Liangchen thought for a moment, then took out the last 1,024 yuan from his pocket and handed it all to the mother and daughter.
"Take this... it's just pocket change for me."
The mother and daughter exchanged a glance. The money... was a mix of bills and coins, and the young man in front of them didn't look like someone who had much to spare.
"Benefactor... do you have any more? This might not be enough for the fare."
Ye Liangchen: "......"
Damn it, I shouldn't have tried to show off.
[Ding! Host has shown off being broke. Reward: 1 second of internal force.]
Ye Liangchen: "......"
"Ahem... I'll be going now."
Ye Liangchen quickly made his escape.
"Ah, with no money, I'll have to rely on my legs. Good thing I'm strong enough."
But just then, Ye Liangchen received a call.
His expression quickly turned strange.
"What? The ancient martial Chen Family has offended the Jiang Family from the Capital City? Shuang'er even hit the young master of the Jiang Family?"
"Father, is Shuang'er okay?" Ye Liangchen was anxious.
Even though Chen Ningshuang had publicly broken off their engagement, humiliating him, he still couldn't let go of her.
After all, as the protagonist, aside from showing off... women were his only other focus!
"Liangchen! What are you thinking? Chen Ningshuang has already broken off the engagement with our Ye Family, humiliating us. Don't tell me you still have feelings for her?"
His father's voice was filled with anger!
"Father, of course not. I'm just thinking about the agreement three years from now. If something happens to Chen Ningshuang... wouldn't that agreement be meaningless?"
"By the way, Father, I broke through a level yesterday and reached the peak of mid-stage Dark Force."
Ye Liangchen's voice was tinged with pride. He had been showing off non-stop these past few days, slowly accumulating strength... and finally broke through a small level.
Although his progress was a bit slow, he believed... he would soar soon!
His father, however, wasn't too impressed. He was almost ready to give up on his useless son.
"Chen Ningshuang is now a maid to Young Master Jiang. You better not provoke them, understand?"
Young Master Jiang?
Ye Liangchen's eyes filled with disdain. He had also heard about this young master of the Jiang Family from his elders—a guy even more useless than him, relying solely on his prestigious family background.
But he wasn't afraid. With enough time, even a Grandmaster would be nothing to him.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
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.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
