Life is tough, and even an immortal master sighs.
Lu Hongshen wasn’t originally from the Xuantian Realm. By a stroke of fate, he was whisked away by a bronze artifact.
There, he grew from a clueless mortal into an immortal master.
Only he knew how much hardship he had endured along the way.
After becoming an immortal master, he thought he would never have to bow to anyone again, nor would he ever suffer humiliation!
Yet! Now, that feeling seemed to have returned.
Under the moonlight,
he was surrounded by a crowd of curious onlookers.
“I always thought this guy was a bit off, and now I’ve been proven right.”
“Exactly, Master Qin said it himself—everyone has a share in the ancient ruins. Just line up, show your ID, and claim your opportunity.”
“Yeah, what era are we living in? There’s no need to fight over this stuff anymore.”
“Right, after I get my opportunity, I’m heading home to catch up on the latest anime.”
Lu Hongshen covered his face, his ears filled with mocking and disdainful voices.
His pupils trembled in shock.
What were these people saying?
Even though he knew this was an era of martial artists,
wasn’t it the same as the Xuantian Realm?
The strong prey on the weak, and only the powerful could seize opportunities, while the weak were left with scraps—or nothing at all.
But... what were these people talking about?
Lining up to claim opportunities?
Huh?
As he pondered this,
tap, tap, tap.
The sound of footsteps slowly approached.
The crowd gradually quieted down.
Then, a sarcastic voice reached Lu Hongshen’s ears: “Hey, you don’t look like a local martial artist from Jiang City.”
“Where did you sneak in from?”
Hearing the commotion, Lu Hongshen looked up and saw, for the first time, the person everyone had been talking about these past few days—Master Qin.
The man’s gaze seemed even more arrogant than his own, and he was dressed in a black trench coat.
What a coincidence!
Qin Luo looked down at Lu Hongshen, who was covering his face and questioning his life choices, with a cheerful expression.
He had expected that, given the nature of these so-called “chosen ones,” they would inevitably try to steal the spotlight.
So, it was no surprise that they would meddle in the ancient ruins.
But...
What Qin Luo didn’t expect was that this guy would make such a grand entrance!
Well, at least it saved him the trouble of looking for him.
Seeing that the other party remained silent, Qin Luo smirked cruelly: “Kid! Not talking, huh?”
“Do you see who’s standing next to me?”
“The ruler of Jiang City, Miss Su Muwan! If you know what’s good for you, cripple your limbs, kowtow, and apologize to everyone waiting in line!”
“Otherwise!”
“You’ll never rise to prominence in Jiang City!”
Wait, wait, wait! Here we go again!
As he listened,
Su Muwan, who was standing nearby, quickly pulled Qin Luo back and gave him a look of exasperation as she glanced at Lu Hongshen, who was still questioning his life choices.
Wait a minute!
No wonder this guy looked so familiar!
Isn’t this the T0 chosen one from my past life—the guy who kept calling himself “this venerable one,” just like the Dragon King?
She couldn’t remember his exact name, but she recalled people calling him “Immortal Master Lu”!
He wasn’t exactly weak, but he wasn’t overwhelmingly strong either.
In any case!
It’s best not to provoke him!
Su Muwan looked at Lu Hongshen, who had already been slapped across the face.
*Slap!*
She facepalmed.
Well, it’s too late now.
I don’t even want to comment on how fast Qin Luo is at throwing hands!
“What’s wrong, Miss Su?”
Qin Luo blinked innocently.
He was in the middle of a verbal assault.
“Never mind, just carry on.”
Su Muwan waved her hand helplessly.
Whatever.
It’s just one T0 reset. No big deal.
Qin Luo understood and asked, “Miss Su, are you saying I shouldn’t waste my breath on this trash?”
“Hey, hey, hey... when did I say that...”
The XuanYuan grandfather and grandson duo were also dumbfounded.
Dude, what’s going on here?
You were bragging so much earlier.
And now you’ve been slapped down from the heavens in one hit?
What are we supposed to do now?!
Lu Hongshen, covering his swollen cheek, glared at the two people who were casually discussing him.
His gaze gradually sharpened, and his eyes burned with anger.
So, these two were Qin Luo and Su Muwan?!!
He had heard so many rumors about them over the past few days.
So, he was confident—absolutely certain!!
“Su Muwan,” Lu Hongshen said coldly, “you actually sent your subordinate to attack this venerable one?”
“Do you know who this venerable one is...?”
Before he could finish,
*Slap!!*
“Ugh—!”
Qin Luo delivered another slap and scolded, “How dare you speak so disrespectfully?! This slap is for your blindness! You don’t even recognize my Miss Su!”
“And ‘this venerable one’? The last guy who called himself that is already in the hospital!”
Lu Hongshen’s cheeks were now swollen on both sides, and he was completely bewildered.
What was going on?
Why... couldn’t he move?!
Most importantly,
Lu Hongshen was stunned: “Su Muwan... you actually attacked this venerable one?”
Su Muwan was at a loss for words.
Let me ask you this.
How would you feel if you saw someone lying on the ground, covering their face, and then haughtily demanding to know why they were being slapped?
Su Muwan’s response was, setting aside feelings for a moment,
why do you all keep thinking I’m the one telling Qin Luo to hit people?!
“Sigh...”
Su Muwan took a deep breath and her expression darkened.
She had been slacking off for a while in this life, forgetting how she dealt with these chosen ones in her past life!
If the tiger doesn’t show its claws, you’ll mistake it for a kitten!
With that thought, icy spiritual energy gathered at her fingertips, and she sneered, “This venerable one?”
“Like Qin Luo said, the last guy who called himself that!”
“Is already in the hospital!”
As she spoke,
her gaze sharpened, and the spiritual energy at her fingertips surged toward Lu Hongshen.
*Splat!!*
The energy enveloped his entire body, instantly freezing all his meridians.
“Cough!!”
A mouthful of blood sprayed from Lu Hongshen’s mouth, and his pupils contracted in shock.
I... am crippled...
How... how... how is this possible?!
How could there be such a powerful figure in this world?
[Congratulations, Master, for performing a lackey’s duty against the T0 protagonist of “The Strongest Immortal Master in the City,” Lu Hongshen.]
[Current reward attribute points: 10!]
A system notification popped up.
Qin Luo looked at Su Muwan in surprise.
Wow, she usually never bothered to take action.
Why did she just cripple a T0 protagonist this time?
But that didn’t stop him from showering her with praise. Qin Luo clapped: “As expected of Miss Su, effortlessly taking down this troublemaker who disrupted the city’s order.”
“Hmph!”
Su Muwan snorted lightly and retracted her spiritual energy.
After a few seconds,
she let out a relieved sigh.
The main reason she had crippled a T0 protagonist was...
to test whether she still had that cursed villainous constitution.
As everyone knew, whenever she took action against a chosen one, some old geezer would inevitably show up to rescue them.
But...
it had been a while now, and nothing unusual had happened.
Could it be...
Su Muwan looked up at the sky, her eyes filled with joy.
Could it be?!
After spending so much time with Qin Luo, had her villainous constitution been cleansed?!
So...
I’ve...
been redeemed...
Just as she was thinking this,
*Boom!!!*
“......”
A golden light shot up from the ancient ruins into the sky.
Then,
an ancient voice echoed.
[Who dares to bully my XuanYuan descendants?!]
“!!!”
The XuanYuan grandfather and grandson duo immediately perked up and shouted excitedly, “Ancestor!!! It’s Ancestor XuanYuan!!!”
Huh?
Su Hongshen was momentarily stunned.
Then her pupils trembled in shock.
Are you kidding me?! There’s a delay now?!!
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
at random stations. Passengers can choose to disembark and explore, or stay on board and wait for departure. This world holds endless treasures, but also unknown dangers. The goal is to explore stations, gather resources, upgrade the train, and survive. Unlike others who received food in their newcomer gift packages, Qi Xiao got a module card that activated a special ability—Station Forecast. Every time the train starts moving, it updates detailed information about the next station, warning of dangers and revealing potential treasures. While others must cautiously explore, Qi Xiao can rapidly develop his strength by relying on the station forecasts. [Next Station: Sunshine Gym, a large fitness center with no dangers.] [Next Station: Cai Family Village, contains zombie chickens, danger level: 2. One level-1 treasure chest located in the village chief's house at the center.] [Next Station: Three Mountains Station, contains one large supermarket, no dangers.]
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
iving with nine beautiful women. [Ding! Welcome back to the Joyous Sect, Host…] Lin Yu: ??? I’m clearly in a shared rental, but you’re saying I’m in the Joyous Sect? Watering plants is now [Tending to Spiritual Flora]? Cooking becomes [Researching Elixirs]? Making the bed turns into [Setting Up Formations]? A gentle and innocent auntie, twin classmates, a mysterious hacker girl on leave, a severely socially anxious artist, an elementary school Chinese teacher, a community hospital nurse, a pet shop owner, an antique clock restorer… This system… is kinda interesting.
