Three days later, the Su family banquet was held as scheduled.
The main residence of the Su family was festively decorated and bustling with activity.
In the courtyard, servants bustled about, preparing various delicacies and drinks.
Inside the main hall, long tables were filled with all kinds of exquisite dishes, their aromas wafting through the air.
In addition, there was a huge stage, an essential element for every family banquet of the Su family, known for their martial arts tradition.
And that meant... martial arts competitions!
Su Muwan wore a long black dress, looking elegant and noble.
She paced back and forth inside the hall.
Her expression was tense.
Tsk, these three days had passed too quickly, hadn't they?
It felt like only a day had gone by, and now it was already time for the family banquet to begin.
Su Muwan was nervous because in her previous life, she hadn't attended the banquet, so she didn't know exactly what had happened.
In her memory, the banquet seemed to have passed smoothly, but shortly after it ended, her grandfather had passed away.
Not being able to see her grandfather one last time was one of her biggest regrets from her previous life.
*Deep breath*
Relax, Su Muwan, this life will probably pass uneventfully just like the last one...
Wait, no.
Su Muwan suddenly remembered something and looked towards Qin Luo, who was standing obediently to the side.
Qin Luo was wearing a black coat, looking like a dutiful attendant.
Noticing Su Muwan's gaze, he smiled slightly.
It seemed as if he had taken to heart all the reminders she had given him over the past three days.
But Su Muwan was still not at ease.
So she walked over to Qin Luo's side, glared at him, and whispered a reminder: "Qin Luo, there will be many relatives here today, but unlike the main family, they usually won't speak rudely to me. However, if such a situation does arise, you understand?"
Qin Luo of course understood. He nodded and replied, "Don't worry, Young Miss. I'll be mindful."
"Good."
Su Muwan felt relieved.
But in reality, she was just scaring herself.
After all, how many people would be foolish enough to provoke her?
She was, after all, the daughter of the current family head, wasn't she?
It shouldn't, wouldn't, and couldn't happen.
At that moment,
A commotion arose from the entrance.
Qin Luo and Su Muwan looked over.
They saw,
A man with an elegant demeanor slowly entered the hall, surrounded by a group of people. His appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Wang City Yuwen Hua!!"
"It's actually Young Master Yuwen!!"
"Why would someone from the Yuwen family of Wang City come to our Su family banquet in Jiang City?"
"Hey! Look beside Young Master Yuwen, isn't that Uncle Tian's eldest son, Su Tian'ao?"
"Oh, I remember now. Su Tian'ao went to Wang City to develop his career a long time ago. This means... he's aligned himself with Yuwen Hua?!"
"Hiss... With the Yuwen family's support, doesn't this mean the Su Tian family is almost certain to inherit the position of the next family head??"
Wang City... Yuwen Hua?
Su Muwan's expression remained unchanged, but internally she was recalling her memories of him.
Yuwen Hua, the eldest young master of the Yuwen family in Wang City.
He was famous for his handsome appearance and elegant manners.
Moreover, in terms of martial arts, he was a genius among geniuses.
However...
Su Muwan remembered that in her previous life, after she arrived in Wang City, she found him too pretentious, even more so than herself, so she had destroyed his martial arts cultivation with a single Ice Palm strike.
This had established her reputation in Wang City.
But... in this life...
Well, she was no longer the person she had been in her previous life.
Su Muwan blinked, now she just wanted to keep a low profile.
As for Qin Luo,
When he saw Yuwen Hua, a system prompt appeared in his mind.
He blinked.
Yuwen Hua?
He actually knows that the Battle God's Command is with Tang Wenyu and her daughter?
So his purpose is to test Su Muwan's strength on behalf of the person behind him??
Isn't this purely coming to seek trouble?
At this moment,
[Detected "Su Family Banquet" plot]
[Please complete the S-rank lackey event, Master!]
[Task reward: Rumors and Whispers (What the master says will be believed by others due to the antagonist's reputation)]
Hearing the system prompt, Qin Luo suddenly understood.
Does this reward mean that as long as Su Muwan has a formidable reputation, others will believe what he says because of her reputation?
Is that what it means??
In reality,
Yuwen Hua wore a smile, his eyes gentle yet profound, as if he could see through people's hearts.
As he walked, he scanned everyone at the banquet.
When his gaze fell upon Su Muwan and Qin Luo,
A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.
So this is Su Muwan and that rumored attendant who knows the Taixuan Thirteen Needles?
Let's not even mention whether Su Muwan is truly a martial arts genius or not.
Just looking at this attendant... there doesn't seem to be anything remarkable about him.
As expected, rumors are just rumors.
No matter, this young master will soon test Su Muwan's true abilities.
I will prove to that great person... that this Su Muwan is nothing but a grain of sand before him.
Thinking this, Yuwen Hua was escorted to his seat by the crowd.
His appearance not only caught the eyes of the women present but also earned the respect of many men.
"Wow! Young Master Yuwen is really handsome!"
"Indeed! To think such a noble young man from Wang City would appear in Jiang City!"
"That's right, although our Su family is powerful, compared to the Yuwen family of Wang City, we're still a bit lacking."
Yuwen Hua took his seat, with a powerful old man standing behind him, surveying the banquet hall with a stern expression.
Ready to eliminate any fool who dared to harm his young master.
Among the crowd of admirers,
A man fawningly said, "Young Master Yuwen, that attendant standing behind Su Muwan is Qin Luo, the one who knows the Taixuan Thirteen Needles. If you could obtain the Taixuan Thirteen Needles, I believe Young Master Yuwen's influence in Wang City would become even more formidable!"
Hearing this,
Yuwen Hua sneered and shook his head, "You're all mistaken. This boy doesn't know the Taixuan Thirteen Needles at all."
Everyone was stunned, "He doesn't?"
"Heh, this boy might have fooled you, but he can't fool me. I can see that his palms have no calluses, they're even more delicate than a model's hands. How could someone like that possibly have learned the Taixuan Thirteen Needles?"
"Years ago, I witnessed the demeanor of the [Divine Doctor], his hands were full of calluses from practicing needle techniques."
"Enough about this minor character."
"What's the situation with this Su Muwan? I notice she hasn't displayed any particularly arrogant behavior."
Hearing this,
The Su Tian family quickly said, "Young Master Yuwen, please don't be deceived by her disguise."
Huang Yu, whose face was still swollen, also chimed in, "That's right, Young Master Yuwen. This little bitch's favorite trick is to have her attendant stand in front, while she pulls the strings from behind!"
"Oh?"
"Interesting."
Yuwen Hua seemed to think of the great person behind him, but...
Heh, his great person was the most perfect being in this world. This Su Muwan was nothing but a speck of dust in comparison.
Thinking this,
Yuwen Hua glanced at a woman in the crowd who was fawning over him, and pointed at her saying, "Hey, you..."
The person, hearing this, patted the little boy beside her, nodded, and respectfully smiled, "Leave it to me!"
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
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."
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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?!
