Gu Lingfei froze, casting a puzzled glance at Jiang Che.
Her expression seemed to ask: Didn’t you explain our relationship to her?
Jiang Che shrugged, offering a helpless smile in response.
"Ugh, what a scumbag!" Gu Lingfei muttered under her breath.
"Ahem... Ningning, you’ve got it wrong this time. Jiang Che and I aren’t pretending to be a couple—we’re the real deal!"
Gu Lingfei had initially planned to brush it off, but after a moment’s thought, she decided to be honest. After all, there was no way to keep something like this hidden forever.
Better to lay it all out now than risk a messy confrontation later!
The moment Gu Lingfei finished speaking, Ji Ningxue on the other end of the call fell into a prolonged silence.
Even through the phone screen, Jiang Che could practically smell the brewing storm of a classic romantic showdown.
Not that it bothered him much. A little drama was nothing to a man bold enough to maintain a harem. What was one more confrontation to him?
After nearly a minute of silence, Ji Ningxue finally spoke.
"Feifei... is this true?"
Her voice carried a faint tremor, something entirely unfamiliar for the usually unshakable business magnate.
As a strong-willed woman, Ji Ningxue had absolute confidence in her judgment. She’d been certain that Gu Lingfei and Jiang Che were just putting on an act—which was why she’d allowed herself to indulge so freely.
But now... her scalp prickled with dread.
"Of course! Che and I have been official for ages~" Gu Lingfei teased, deliberately dancing on Ji Ningxue’s already frayed nerves.
"Oh... I... I see."
Even through the screen, the devastation in Ji Ningxue’s voice was palpable.
"Alright, alright, I’ll stop messing with you, Ningxue. I already know about you and Che."
Ji Ningxue’s heart lurched—like a thief caught red-handed by the owner.
"Feifei, I... I didn’t mean to..."
A whirlwind of possibilities flashed through her mind. Should she bow out gracefully? Or fight for what she wanted? The thought of stepping aside filled her with unbearable reluctance.
Even if her current role was that of the "other woman," Jiang Che was the first man who had ever truly broken through her defenses. No matter how wrong it was... she still wanted to fight for him.
But Gu Lingfei’s next sentence short-circuited her brain entirely.
"Ningxue, that waste Xiao Chen isn’t worthy of you. Only someone like Che is a match for you. Welcome to our big family~"
"Wha—what? Big family?" Ji Ningxue was utterly baffled.
She’d done some basic research on Jiang Che and knew he had plenty of admirers—a charming, flirtatious young man.
But this? This was beyond anything she could have imagined.
"Look, some things are too complicated to explain over the phone. Tomorrow, I’ll have Che pick you up and bring you to the Jiang family estate. You’ll understand once you see it for yourself."
Gu Lingfei sighed, rubbing her temples before shooting Jiang Che a glare.
[You little playboy, you handle the explanations tomorrow.]
Jiang Che smirked, taking the phone from her without hesitation.
What kind of man would hide behind a woman forever?
"Hey, Ningxue-jie? I’ll come get you tomorrow. Make sure to dress up nice, alright?"
"Jiang Che!!!"
Safe to say, Ji Ningxue wouldn’t be getting much sleep tonight.
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Meanwhile, across the ocean...
Xiao Chen had arrived in his own domain.
"All hail the Dragon King!"
"All hail the Asura!"
"All hail the War God!"
A row of subordinates knelt before Xiao Chen, who now stood clad in a sleek black suit and sunglasses—exuding an air of untouchable dominance.
"Rise."
Gone was the desperate, lovestruck fool. In his place stood a man radiating confidence, his smirk sharp and unyielding—every inch the ruthless underworld kingpin.
"Lord Asura, we recently accepted a mission at the Asura Hall. Initial intel classified the target as Silver-tier, but we’ve suffered repeated failures. We escalated to Gold, then Platinum, even Diamond-tier assassins—all unsuccessful. The target is... formidable."
Xiao Chen frowned and waved a dismissive hand. "Send the five Master-tier assassins. That should settle it."
His tone brooked no argument.
As the Asura Hall’s King of Assassins, he couldn’t possibly dirty his hands with such trivial matters.
What would that do to his image?
"By the way, how many mercenaries are currently available in the War God Pavilion?" he asked.
"Reporting to the War God, we have roughly 1,000 deployable mercenaries at present."
Xiao Chen nodded, satisfied.
A private army of 1,000 was nothing to scoff at—even in volatile regions like the Middle East.
Of course, the War God Pavilion wasn’t his true trump card. That honor belonged to the Dragon King Palace!
Within its ranks lay his ten thousand elite warriors and a million-strong army!
"I intend to mobilize all my forces and bring them to China. Any objections?"
His announcement left the room stunned.
"My Lord... the Dragon King Palace’s registered personnel number in the millions. Transporting them all to China would cost a fortune in airfare alone!"
"At 20,000 yuan per ticket, a million men would cost 20 billion!"
Xiao Chen’s frown deepened. "A mere 20 billion? Are you telling me my Dragon King Palace—with its million-strong army—can’t scrape together that much?"
Long Xu, one of his subordinates, twitched. "Lord Dragon King... the Dragon King Palace is technically a security company. Most of our members are scattered worldwide working as security guards. Recalling them now would be... impractical."
"Besides, security work isn’t as lucrative these days. The majority are just registered in name—they’ve already quit. The actual number we can mobilize... is less than one-tenth."
Xiao Chen’s rage erupted. "What have you all been doing? I was only in China for three years! How could the Dragon King Palace fall so far without me?"
Clearly, without its Dragon King at the helm, the organization had lost its very soul!
"Please calm yourself, my Lord," Long Dan said, bowing deeply. "Your ten thousand elite warriors have already begun gathering upon hearing of your return."
The mention of ten thousand elite warriors soothed Xiao Chen’s fury slightly.
Those so-called million-strong army? Not even worth a single hair of his true elites!
Just then, a distant rumble shook the ground, as though an entire cavalry was charging forth.
They were here!
Finally!
As the dust settled, four towering figures—each nearly eight feet tall—stood before Xiao Chen.
Emblazoned across their foreheads were four bold characters:
‘Ten’ — ‘Thousand’ — ‘Elite’ — ‘Warriors’
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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!
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
