"How about it? Your father has already said it... I am the long-lost, virtuous son-in-law of your Chen family!"
"Shuang'er, it's clear... I'm quite loved by your parents and relatives, aren't I?"
Jiang Che laughed heartily.
Meanwhile, Chen Ningshuang was completely stunned, her mind replaying the scene from earlier, feeling a sharp pang in her heart.
Yet, she didn't harbor any resentment toward them, for she felt she didn't deserve to.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Shuang'er, have you thought it over?"
"Thought what over?" Chen Ningshuang still couldn't get used to Jiang Che's touch; the unfamiliar contact from a man filled her with fear and disgust.
"Having a child! Your father wants you to give me a son, but personally, I don't much care for sons. I prefer daughters... Of course, if you could give me twins—a boy and a girl—that'd be even better."
Jiang Che's words filled Chen Ningshuang with utter terror!
So much so that her breath hitched, and she stared at the young man before her in disbelief.
[No... impossible! I'd rather die than bear your child.]
She was terrified. Before this, she had stayed by Jiang Che's side with a sense of fearless sacrifice, fully aware that he would eventually take her innocence.
But she wasn't afraid then; she thought of it as nothing more than being bitten by a dog.
Yet now, Jiang Che wanted her to get pregnant and have his child?
That was entirely different. If she bore Jiang Che's child, her entire life would be irrevocably tied to this scoundrel.
The mere thought of herself with a swollen belly made her tremble with fear.
No!
"You... don't you dare!"
Chen Ningshuang fled in a panic, even losing one of her shoes in the process.
"Hmph—such a coward."
Jiang Che wasn't in a hurry. Chen Ningshuang had no way to escape now. A cat toys with its prey before devouring it, after all.
...
Bai Jie, who had infiltrated the maid team, was growing restless.
She had heard it all too clearly—Jiang Che wanted Chen Ningshuang to get pregnant?
The mere thought of pregnancy made her heart race with excitement.
If she were to carry Jiang Che's child, it would create an unbreakable bond between them. Perhaps she could even win his love through the child!
To be honest, Bai Jie had always felt inferior since entering the Jiang household.
Every girl here held a higher status than her. Yu Wan'er, for instance, was doted on by Jiang Che to the point of madness, leaving Bai Jie seething with jealousy but powerless to change it.
Ye Mengyao, Bai Qiangwei, Qin Qiaoqiao, Dong'er... all of them likely held a higher place in Jiang Che's heart than she, a mere maid, ever could.
Once, she had been infatuated with Jiang Che, but after finally winning his affection, she grew greedy.
She wanted Jiang Che's love!
Jiang Che glanced at Bai Jie, seeing right through her thoughts.
It was a bit unsettling; Bai Jie was no ordinary obsessive fan.
...
After leaving the Jiang residence, Jiang Che went to find his two lackeys, Liu Tie and Wang Zheng.
"Master Jiang! What are your orders?"
"We'll go through fire and water for you!"
As Jiang Che's first batch of followers, their loyalty was unquestionable.
"Oh? And who's this?" Jiang Che pointed to a burly man standing behind them, who looked quite imposing.
Wang Zheng quickly explained with a smile, "Master Jiang, this is Xu Pojun, the former boxing champion from our family's arena. He's currently at the half-step to the peak of martial arts, making him a formidable expert."
The two of them only knew Jiang Che as the son of the wealthiest man in the city, unaware of his other identity.
"Master Jiang, greetings!" Xu Pojun stood with his hands behind his back, not bowing or scraping simply because Jiang Che was the heir to a fortune.
A master of martial arts should not be disrespected, and a half-step to the peak was still a master!
Jiang Che merely glanced at the burly man, thinking to himself that this guy must be a beast when it comes to drinking and fighting.
Casually, he released a fraction of his own power, which was at the peak level of martial arts.
"Thud!"
A crisp sound rang out. Less than a second after Jiang Che revealed his true strength, Xu Pojun dropped to his knees.
"Master Jiang, whatever you need, just say the word. I, Xu, will lay down my life for you."
Jiang Che: "..."
What a spineless guy. But then again, there's nothing wrong with that—it's how you stay alive.
"Listen up, all three of you. Our target has shifted... There's a guy named Ye Liangchen from the Ancient Martial Arts Ye Family. Once you find him, start messing with him."
"This guy loves to show off, and I won't allow anyone in Hangcheng to be that full of themselves!"
Liu Tie and Wang Zheng both understood perfectly. Whether it was Lin Yu and Su Han before or Ye Liangchen now, anyone Jiang Che singled out was in for a world of trouble.
"Master Jiang, don't worry. With us around, this Ye Liangchen won't get a chance to show off!"
Wang Zheng thumped his chest confidently.
Their little trio was already taking shape. Liu Tie and Wang Zheng were in charge of stirring up trouble, while Xu Pojun served as the muscle, ready to handle any fallout.
"Good. Do well, and you'll be handsomely rewarded."
Jiang Che nodded slightly. Liu Tie and Wang Zheng were different from Houzi, who loved dolls. These two came from wealthy, influential families, so dolls wouldn't interest them.
But for them, a verbal promise from Jiang Che was worth more than any amount of money.
After Jiang Che left, Liu Tie and Wang Zheng glanced down at Xu Pojun, who was still kneeling on the ground.
"Brother Xu, why are you still kneeling? Didn't you say a master of martial arts shouldn't be disrespected?"
Xu Pojun remained silent, his mind reeling from the shock. He never expected that this young Master Jiang would be a martial arts master at the peak level!
"Master Wang, how old is Master Jiang this year?"
Wang Zheng scratched his head. "Master Jiang just turned 18 last year, so he's 19 now."
Xu Pojun's lips twitched. A 19-year-old at the peak level of martial arts? What kind of monster was he?
He was absolutely certain that Jiang Che had the backing of a powerful ancient martial arts family, far beyond what a mere wandering martial artist like himself could ever hope to achieve.
From that moment on, his attitude toward Jiang Che became even more humble.
If he had once been a proud martial arts master, now... just call him Little Xu.
"Alright, we've got a new mission. Let's give this Ye Liangchen a hard time."
Xu Pojun stood up, picked up a pebble from the roadside, and crushed it effortlessly into powder.
"Master Wang, leave it to me... Even if it's a pair of iron balls, I can crush them to dust."
Wang Zheng grinned mischievously. "Perfect. My family's training room is short on sparring partners lately."
Meanwhile, as Ye Liangchen stepped into Hangcheng, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
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.
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 + 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!
