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!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
'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.
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?!
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.
