Because things happened too suddenly, Su Muwan didn't even know where to begin with her complaints.
She glanced at the shifting atmosphere around her and cleared her throat lightly, "So, where is the real culprit?"
"It's simple."
Qin Luo leisurely walked over to the corpse. He looked around at everyone and said indifferently, "Let me ask you all, if you want to know the answer to something, wouldn't it be easiest to just ask the person involved?"
The person involved...
Everyone glanced at the thoroughly dead person involved...
The commander scratched the back of his head, "Minister, please stop joking. This person is dead. How can we ask him anything?"
"Unless he can come back to life..."
As he spoke.
Everyone saw Qin Luo point at the corpse on the ground.
Buzz—!
Gurgle!!
A shadowy aura enveloped the corpse, and in an instant.
The once-dead body stood alive and well before everyone.
"He's alive!!"
Everyone's expressions were filled with shock, their eyes wide and unblinking.
Su Muwan was also stunned.
Huh?
The two men in black suits also looked on with twitching faces.
What the—?
Where did this weirdo come from? And what kind of technique is this?
Is this some new move learned because of the spiritual energy resurgence?
Qin Luo walked over and stared at the man resurrected by the shadowy power, asking, "Tell us what happened."
"Yes, sir."
The man still had his consciousness.
Under everyone's horrified gazes, he slowly recounted the events.
A moment later.
Everyone understood.
The situation was simple.
This man was a low-ranking member of the Jiutian Family, a yakuza group in Cherry Blossom City.
He had come here to make a deal to buy Nightmare Powder.
The threatening message was to warn him not to buy Nightmare Powder from other yakuza families, or else they would expose his embezzlement of family funds.
The man scratched his cheek sheepishly, "Ah, I died because I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately. I just wanted to buy some to have sweet dreams, but who knew I’d die after just sniffing a bit of it?"
"Oh, please don’t tell my boss. This way of dying is too embarrassing..."
Snap!
Before he could finish.
Qin Luo snapped his fingers, dispelling the shadowy power.
The man turned back into a lifeless corpse right before everyone's eyes.
Everyone: ???
They were all stunned.
Wait!
Why did you kill him again!
And hey!
If you couldn’t sleep, just deal with it! Don’t die here, you idiot! We still have an event to run!
Su Muwan was also speechless, "What did I tell you? There are way too many lunatics in this world."
Kudo Ran’s face twitched even more.
Are you kidding me!!
Why would you take Nightmare Powder for insomnia, you idiot!!!
Qin Luo turned to the equally dumbfounded commander and said, "See? This is much faster than deduction, right?"
As soon as he said this.
Everyone turned to Qin Luo in unison, their faces filled with shock.
Hey! No one else can do this, you know!
And seriously! This is way beyond the scope of martial arts!!
The commander wiped his sweat and cautiously asked, "Um... Minister, where is the culprit then?"
Hearing this.
Qin Luo glanced at the two men in black and said with exasperation, "There are obviously two people who stand out here. Who do you think it is?"
Su Muwan nodded in agreement, "Exactly, exactly."
Uh...
Everyone looked at the men in black.
Then they looked at Su Muwan, who was emitting dark smoke.
Anyone normal would pick Su Muwan, right!!
And about standing out!
You two from Jiangcheng are the ones who stand out the most, okay!
With the matter resolved.
Wee-woo wee-woo wee-woo!
Outside the themed store.
"Kuso!! Damn law enforcers! Do you know what will happen if you arrest us two?"
"That’s right! Our boss won’t let you off!"
The two men in black shouted as they were shoved into the law enforcement vehicle.
"Hey hey hey!! I really don’t know those two!"
Kudo Ran, on the verge of tears, was pushed into another vehicle.
Meanwhile, Qin Luo.
The commander approached, bowing at a 90-degree angle, "Minister, my name is Yoshikawa Shunta!"
"I’m the chief of the 11th District Law Enforcement Bureau!"
Qin Luo nodded slightly. He glanced at the two men in black who were still causing trouble in the law enforcement vehicle and casually remarked, "Your law enforcers don’t seem to hold much authority here."
"Well..."
Yoshikawa Shunta forced a smile, "Cherry Blossom City is a complicated place. Various yakuza families have deep roots here, and many powerful martial artists are eager to join them."
"So... so... our law enforcers have to be extremely cautious when dealing with things."
As he spoke, a trace of helplessness and frustration flashed in Yoshikawa Shunta’s eyes.
A city controlled by the yakuza—this was nothing short of a humiliation for law enforcers like them!
But the yakuza were allowed to exist because this was the era of martial artists.
Oh, now it’s called the spiritual energy resurgence.
"By the way!"
Yoshikawa Shunta seemed to remember something and cautiously reminded Qin Luo, "Minister, please be careful when traveling around Cherry Blossom City these days."
"Why?"
Qin Luo became interested.
Su Muwan was nearby, eating a crepe.
Not bad, it’s pretty tasty.
How long is Qin Luo going to chat with this guy? I want to go somewhere else!
"Because..."
Yoshikawa Shunta lowered his voice, a hint of fear in his eyes, "With the spiritual energy resurgence, ancient ruins have begun to appear."
"The yakuza in Cherry Blossom City are also getting restless. Not long ago, they had a few small-scale skirmishes."
"I suspect that these conflicts will only grow larger, eventually engulfing the entire Cherry Blossom City."
"For the yakuza, their ultimate goal is to unify Cherry Blossom City!"
"The four strongest yakuza factions are the Jiutian Family, the Tsuruya Family, the Matsushita Family, and the Sakurada Family."
"They not only control over 70% of Cherry Blossom City’s economy but also command a terrifying army of martial artists!"
Qin Luo nodded, somewhat puzzled, "What about your alliance minister? Doesn’t he do anything?"
"Our minister..."
Yoshikawa Shunta’s expression turned sorrowful, "During the spiritual energy resurgence, the minister tried to stop the conflicts and maintain order... but he was beaten and hospitalized by the yakuza.."
Su Muwan: .....
Qin Luo: ......
Leaving the Detective Conan-themed street.
Crunch~
Su Muwan broke off a piece of her crepe and handed it to Qin Luo, "Here, Luo, try this."
"Huh, it’s pretty good."
Qin Luo smiled. He was dragging a suitcase and asked, "How long does the young lady plan to stay here?"
"Hmm...."
Su Muwan thought for a moment, then took a bite of her crepe and said happily, "I’ll go back after I’ve eaten everything I want to eat and visited all the places I want to see!"
Then, she complained, "It’s only the first day, and something like this happened. It’s totally messed up my schedule!"
"What was the young lady originally planning to do?"
Su Muwan blushed at the question, mumbling, "Nothing much!"
"Anyway."
She looked at the sunset, still a bit shaken, "I just hope nothing else happens in the next few days!"
Just as she said this.
"It really is you two!"
A cheerful voice came from behind them.
Qin Luo and Su Muwan turned to look.
It was a woman.
"Who are you?"
Su Muwan tilted her head, looking at Qin Luo, "Do you know her?"
"No idea."
Qin Luo was equally confused.
"Hey! I’m Jiutian Dudao! Jiutian Dudao!"
Jiutian Dudao swallowed what she was about to say.
She ran up to Qin Luo and Su Muwan angrily, pointing at herself, "The one who went to Jiangcheng to collaborate with Song Ming from the Rakshasa Palace!!!"
"Do you remember now?"
Rakshasa Palace, Song Ming?
Oh!
Su Muwan remembered.
She took two steps back, eyeing Jiutian Dudao warily, "Are you here for revenge?"
"Not at all!"
Jiutian Dudao shook her head, exasperated, "I still have that centipede your sidekick stuffed up my nose, remember?"
Qin Luo blinked, "A centipede? Me?"
"Yes!"
Jiutian Dudao was about to faint from anger.
You just casually shove a bug up someone’s nose and then casually forget about it!
These two! They’re still as terrible as ever!
"Alright, alright, what do you want? Qin Luo and I have other things to do!"
Su Muwan waved her hand impatiently.
I had a feeling that something troublesome was about to happen again.
Hearing this,
Jiutian Dudao's nerves calmed down a bit.
And then...
Thud!!
She promptly knelt on the ground, looking up with red, teary eyes, and cried out helplessly, "My Black Dragon Group has been disbanded!! Please, Miss Su, you have to help me!!"
"Hey!! What does your disbandment have to do with us? Don't kneel in front of us crying like that!"
Su Muwan was shocked.
Why did she just kneel like that?!
"Waaah! The Black Dragon Group was disbanded because you, Miss Su, crushed us!!"
"Before, I even went undercover for you at the Rakshasa Palace!! Even if there's no merit, there's still some effort!!"
This girl is just spouting nonsense...
"Wait! First, tell us how we can help?"
Su Muwan, disgusted, hid behind Qin Luo, only peeking her head out.
Sniff!
Jiutian Dudao sniffled, then looked up, crying, "It's simple!"
"Miss Su, you..."
"Take over Cherry Blossom City!!!"
Su Muwan: ?????
"I know that's definitely why you came here!!"
Su Muwan: ???
No!!
Su Muwan's eyes widened, completely stunned.
Hey!
I really just came here for a vacation!!!!
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
