The next day.
"Hahaha~"
Su Muwan and Qin Luo walked through the headquarters lobby, yawning.
Su Muwan, her eyes half-closed and looking utterly exhausted, muttered, "So tired... so sleepy... Why do I have to attend a meeting so early in the morning?"
Whether it was because of that strange dream from yesterday or the effects of water magic, Su Muwan was now both physically and mentally drained.
But the main reason was...
Swish!
Su Muwan opened her eyes and pointed at Qin Luo, who was glowing with energy beside her, and exclaimed, "Hey! Qin Luo, why do you always look so energetic every day?"
With his stamina maxed out and his addiction to pure love, Qin Luo genuinely didn’t know what it meant to feel tired.
Hearing this, Qin Luo gave her a playful smile and said, "Miss, isn’t it a good thing that I’m energetic?"
"Uh..."
Su Muwan was momentarily stunned, and then, perhaps thinking of something, her face suddenly turned red.
She glared at Qin Luo and snorted, "Pervert."
Qin Luo chuckled helplessly. If we're talking about being a pervert...
Compared to you, Miss, I’m nothing...
Just as he was thinking this, Su Muwan frowned suspiciously and looked at him, "Are you secretly bad-mouthing me in your head? My intuition radar is very accurate."
"...Cough, of course not."
"Hmph! You better not be!"
Click!
They arrived at the meeting room.
Everyone was already there.
Su Bailian, upon seeing Su Muwan and Qin Luo, immediately stood up from her plush sofa seat and greeted them warmly, "Good morning, Sister Su!"
Heh...
Su Muwan glanced at Su Bailian’s exclusive throne-like seat and couldn’t help but roll her eyes, "Morning, Little Lotus."
Su Bailian blinked innocently and said, "Oh, stop it! Call me Lianlian, okay?"
With everyone present, Ouyang Xuan, seated at the head of the table, began the core members' meeting.
He spoke in a serious tone, "I believe everyone is already aware of the situation."
"At 3 a.m. this morning, 36 towering peaks, each ten thousand meters high, suddenly appeared in the outskirts of Xinghuan City."
"According to the research department's investigation of ancient texts, this is the work of the ancient faction—[Misty Sect]!"
"They excel in setting up terrifying formations based on terrain and geographical locations."
"Every disciple of this sect, if placed in the modern world, would be considered a master of formations!"
Su Muwan and Qin Luo sat below.
The former fiddled with Qin Luo’s fingernails, muttering boredly, "What’s all this about? Ancient factions, Misty Sect... sounds like something out of a fantasy novel."
"Don’t you think so, Qin Luo?"
As she played with his hand, Su Muwan looked up at Qin Luo.
Hehe, Qin Luo is so handsome.
Hearing this, Qin Luo smiled slightly and leaned closer to Su Muwan, whispering in her ear, "Miss, with these ancient factions emerging, countless prodigies will appear. Shouldn’t you be more cautious?"
"Ah, it’s fine!"
"Relax, relax!"
Su Muwan waved her hand dismissively, her expression carefree, "If the ancient factions want to show up, let them! They’ll be the ones fighting each other first!"
"After all, they’ll all be trying to expand their territories. We just need to make sure we don’t provoke them!"
Qin Luo understood.
Looking at Su Muwan’s calm demeanor, he couldn’t help but smile inwardly.
Such a composed attitude—no wonder she’s destined to become the greatest antagonist in the future!
With that, Qin Luo also relaxed and reached out to hold Su Muwan’s cold, delicate hand.
"Qin Luo, what are you doing?"
Su Muwan was startled.
Qin Luo gave her a mischievous smile, "What’s wrong, Miss? You can play with my hand, but I can’t play with yours?"
Play...
Perhaps recalling something embarrassing, Su Muwan glared at Qin Luo and huffed, "Qin Luo! You’re getting more and more audacious!"
"This isn’t audacity, Miss. Your hand is cold. I’m just warming it up."
"Hmph!"
Meanwhile, Ouyang Xuan continued discussing matters that could potentially change the world’s landscape.
At the same time, he glanced at the most crucial pair in the room.
When he saw the two of them ignoring everything and being all lovey-dovey, his eye twitched.
After half a second of contemplation, he decided to ignore them for now.
He continued, "Additionally, based on instrument readings and predictions, the first wave of ancient factions will awaken and emerge within a week."
"As I mentioned in yesterday’s emergency meeting,"
"We need to focus our attention on... the Great Yan Dynasty!"
As soon as he finished speaking, both Su Muwan and Qin Luo froze.
They turned their heads to look at Ouyang Xuan.
The Great what?
Great Yan Dynasty??
Su Muwan blinked.
Why does that name sound so familiar?
Qin Luo also frowned. The Great Yan Dynasty?
Wasn’t that the dynasty from the dream last night with the bronze cauldron...
Wait, wait...
As if realizing something crucial, Qin Luo sat up straight and asked Ouyang Xuan, "Do you have any information on the Great Yan Dynasty?"
Seeing Qin Luo speak up, Ouyang Xuan nodded and projected the relevant images.
Hum—!
As the majestic backdrop of the dynasty appeared before everyone, Qin Luo’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Yes, it was exactly the same as the scene from the dream.
The reason?
It was that magnificent library!
Ouyang Xuan explained, "The Great Yan Dynasty was a powerful empire in ancient times."
"They once faced a war of annihilation. According to surviving records, their downfall was caused by the fourth princess of the dynasty."
"This fourth princess was referred to by the people of the dynasty as... the Calamity!"
"Because, at birth, the spiritual energy she possessed was considered demonic... the energy of frost!"
"This was utterly inconceivable in a dynasty where everyone wielded the energy of true fire."
The fourth princess... frost energy...
It all matched up...
Qin Luo suddenly realized something.
Su Muwan, on the other hand, tugged at Qin Luo’s arm, whispering in confusion, "Qin Luo, Qin Luo, why does this Great Yan Dynasty seem so similar to the dream we had last night?"
It wasn’t just similar... it was practically identical...
Qin Luo suddenly realized that the bronze cauldron might indeed hold some inexplicable secret!
[True Dream].
This was something the little dog had emphasized when introducing the cauldron.
It mentioned that the bronze cauldron had a chance to trigger a true dream, but the effects were unknown.
Considering the true dream of Su Muwan’s childhood from before, the effect was likely...
Changing the future!!
No way... changing the future?
That’s too fantastical.
The novel world I transmigrated into wasn’t supposed to have things like this...
Qin Luo rubbed his temples. He’d rather believe that the bronze cauldron simply allowed him and Su Muwan to experience someone else’s perspective in a vivid dream.
But... the sudden appearance of the doll proved that the bronze cauldron might indeed be capable of altering the future.
The future had changed? That’s why the doll returned.
"So, how did the Great Yan Dynasty rise again?"
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!
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!
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.
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
