Qin Luo and Su Muwan walked hand in hand, leisurely enjoying the gentle breeze of late summer.
The trees on both sides of the street were lush, and sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.
Their pace was unhurried, as if savoring this rare moment of leisure.
As Su Muwan walked, she sneakily glanced at Qin Luo out of the corner of her eye.
She noticed a trace of tension on his face that was hard to detect, but more so, a gentle smile.
This expression made her secretly pleased, and she couldn’t help but hold his arm tighter.
It seemed like this was the first time she had gone out to shop with Qin Luo without the usual roles of employer and employee.
Although she didn’t know where Qin Luo was taking her, she was enjoying the moment nonetheless.
On Qin Luo’s side, after glancing at the tail following them out of the corner of his eye, he turned his head and said softly, "Little Su, before we reach our destination, I’d like to formally introduce myself."
"My name is Qin Luo."
Little Su?
Su Muwan blinked, suddenly realizing that Qin Luo hadn’t called her "Miss Su" today.
She looked up at him, her lips curving into a smile, "Qin Luo."
"My name is Su Muwan. Remember that name, because someday, she will stand at the pinnacle of martial arts."
Qin Luo chuckled, then slowly let go of Su Muwan’s hand, prompting a slight confusion in her gaze.
He extended his other hand, and a deep shadow began to swirl in his palm.
The shadow flowed like a black ribbon, encircling them.
"Are you ready, Su Muwan?"
"Have you ever... experienced shadow travel?"
Shadow travel?
Su Muwan was startled.
In the next moment, the shadow's ribbon swiftly enveloped their surroundings, and the surroundings began to blur.
In the darkness, Su Muwan felt as though she were traversing a tunnel through time and space, with only the sound of wind howling in her ears.
But soon, the howling faded.
"...
"
Su Muwan felt Qin Luo’s arm tightly around her, giving her an unprecedented sense of security.
After a few moments, the darkness began to recede.
The sound of flowing water reached Su Muwan’s ears.
When she opened her eyes and saw what was in front of them, she was stunned.
Her expression was stunned, her eyes filled with disbelief and astonishment: "This place... no way?!!"
The scene before them was like a dream. Su Muwan and Qin Luo found themselves in a magical underwater world.
What made it magical was that this place was not the dark and gloomy sea, but bright and clear, like the underwater world in a comic.
The surrounding blue water was as clear as a jewel, with sunlight filtering through the surface, casting dappled light and shadow.
Colorful coral reefs stretched out around them, each piece of coral displaying unparalleled natural beauty like a work of art.
Multicolored small fish darted among them like twinkling stars in the sky, their scales shimmering in the sunlight.
A group of tropical fish, yellow and blue, curiously circled around Su Muwan, their scales glistening under the sunlight.
It seemed there was some kind of barrier around Su Muwan and Qin Luo, preventing the fish from getting too close.
In the distance, clusters of jellyfish floated like dreams, their tendrils gently swaying in the water, emitting soft glows that illuminated the surroundings.
Su Muwan’s gaze was drawn to a large sandbank, where a beautiful underwater garden lay.
Various marine plants swayed slightly, their colors vibrant and arranged in intricate patterns.
"This place... is so beautiful."
Su Muwan murmured, her eyes filled with joy.
She turned her head, her gaze excited as she looked at Qin Luo and couldn’t help but ask, "Qin Luo, how did you do this?"
Saying this, she reached out her hand, wanting to touch the tropical fish swimming around them.
However, as if there was a barrier, her hand couldn’t reach them.
Qin Luo looked at her with a smile and said softly, "I’m not sure what’s fun in Jiang City.
"But I do know that this place, Su Muwan, you’ve never been to. And since you’ve never been, I wanted to bring you here to see it."
"As for how I did it..."
Qin Luo’s lips curved slightly as he reached out and took Su Muwan’s wrist in his hand, holding it as she looked at him with a hint of shyness.
He guided her hand toward the fish swimming around them.
This time, Su Muwan felt her fingertips being gently touched by the curious fish.
And Qin Luo provided the answer: "It’s another one of my abilities, shadow manipulation."
"Shadow manipulation?"
"Yes."
Qin Luo explained to Su Muwan, "The location we’re in now is actually within the shadow of the sea."
"That’s how we can stay dry and breathe inside."
"Also..."
"The reason the sea here is so clear and bright is because of..."
"... the power of the shadows."
As he spoke, a flicker of dim light shone in Qin Luo’s eyes.
Hum—!
It was as if a light had suddenly been turned on. In Su Muwan’s joyful gaze, the entire sea became even brighter and clearer.
The vibrant world unfolded before her eyes.
"Qin Luo..."
Su Muwan murmured softly as she watched.
Qin Luo smiled slightly, "Well, are you satisfied?"
Just as Qin Luo was waiting to hear what Su Muwan would say, she turned her head, her eyes sparkling.
"I want to see sharks!"
"......"
....
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Elsewhere.
"What?! Where did they go?!"
"How did they just... vanish?"
Su Bailian and Alicia ran out from behind.
They looked at each other in disbelief.
What was going on?
Just now, Su Muwan and Qin Luo were definitely here, but...
But how did they suddenly disappear?
Was that even reasonable?
Huang Lingyu and the others couldn’t hide anymore and jumped out, "Hey! It’s all because you were tailing Big Brother Qin! That’s why he ditched us!"
Qin Luo’s sudden disappearance clearly meant they had been discovered!
But who had been found out?
Huang Lingyu looked at Su Bailian and Alicia, and the answer was obvious!
"???"
Su Bailian, unaware of the people behind her, saw them and immediately took off her sunglasses, pointing at Huang Lingyu and cursing, "Nonsense! Don’t spread rumors! We’re here to help Su Muwan confess!"
"Help the boss?"
Hearing this, Huang Lingyu was stunned and looked at her older brother, "Brother! Do you know her?"
Could they be on the same side?
Huang Lingfeng: ......
He remained silent for a while, then turned his head and whispered, "She’s the boss’s sister, Su Bailian."
"?"
Huang Lingyu relaxed.
Oh, so she’s the boss’s sister, Su Bailian.
Wait, Su Bailian?
Huang Lingyu suddenly realized something and looked at Su Bailian in shock, "You’re not the White Lotus Master, are you?!"
Seeing that someone else recognized her, Su Bailian proudly huffed, "Hmph!"
"Wow! White Lotus Master, I’m your fan!!"
"Hmph!"
Alicia looked at Huang Lingyu and the others. She suddenly understood something and pointed out, "What about you?"
"Are you here to help Qin Luo and Su Muwan confess, too?"
Hearing this, Huang Lingyu stopped pretending, "Hehe."
"Oh, well, let’s not talk about that. Do you know where Big Brother and Qin Luo went?"
Huang Lingyu looked at the two.
The two glanced at each other and then shrugged, "We don’t know."
"Huh?"
Before Huang Lingyu could say anything, Alicia shook her head and said, "But we know where they’ll go next."
"Where?"
"The Ferris wheel!"
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
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.
