One second, two seconds, three seconds.
Su Muwan stood obediently to the side, blinking her eyes. "Qin Luo, what do you see?"
"Uh..."
Qin Luo pondered for a moment before turning to Su Muwan with a smile. "Young Miss, the problem doesn’t seem too serious."
Su Muwan didn’t understand. "Not serious?!"
She emphasized, "Qin Luo, in my past life, I was stuck at the Xuantian Realm level. I know nothing about this so-called Canggu Realm!"
"Who knows how strong they are here?"
Su Muwan felt that, for the first time since her rebirth, the pressure was truly mounting.
Suddenly, she felt an inexplicable surge of excitement.
Could it be...
That pressure was fueling her motivation?!
It was back.
Everything was coming back.
This was the feeling!
Su Muwan suddenly felt as though her past self—the one who trained relentlessly—was returning.
Hearing this, Qin Luo thought for a moment before revealing a little. "Young Miss, you really don’t need to worry."
"Because... you’ve probably already experienced the Canggu Realm."
Su Muwan froze. "Huh?"
"Why?"
"Well..."
Qin Luo blinked. "To put it simply, Young Miss, you..."
"Were terrifying after death."
Su Muwan: ???
She didn’t want to understand, nor did she want to hear it.
In any case, she felt insulted.
Was she not terrifying *before* death too?!
But never mind.
Su Muwan pointed at Lan Xi, who was floating on the sea’s surface. "What should we do with this mermaid princess?"
"Kill her?"
The moment she said this, Lan Xi scrambled up from the water, her eyes red with protest. "I’m not a mermaid! I’m a dragon!!"
"A pure-blooded water dragon!"
"And besides..."
She clutched her chest, looking fearfully at Su Muwan. "I... I warn you, my father is the Sea King! If you kill me, the human race will be wiped from this world!"
Qin Luo raised an eyebrow, his lips curling into a faint smirk as he studied Lan Xi. "Dragon or mermaid, it doesn’t matter."
"Princess Lan Xi, given your current predicament, your father hasn’t come to save you."
"Does that mean you can’t contact him?"
"In other words... you’re at our mercy now?"
Su Muwan nodded in agreement, crossing her arms with a light hum. "Exactly! And don’t forget, you insulted us just now. We still haven’t settled that score!"
"But I’m kind-hearted. I don’t *have* to make things difficult for you. If you behave, we can even play together in the future."
Lan Xi paled, biting her lip as she weighed her options.
She was alone here. Who knew when her father would act? If things escalated, she might not escape unharmed.
Damn it...
Finally, she steeled herself and met Su Muwan’s gaze. "Then... what do you want me to do?"
"Simple."
Qin Luo took a step forward. "Just say, ‘I pledge eternal loyalty to Young Miss Su.’"
"Say that, and all past grudges will be forgiven."
Su Muwan gave Qin Luo a deadpan look.
*Why do you make everyone say this?*
Lan Xi’s eyes widened in disbelief. "What?! How could I, the Sixth Princess of the Sea Clan, swear loyalty to a human?!"
Her chest heaved with indignation—this was utterly humiliating.
Qin Luo nodded, smiling. "Is that so? Well, I’ve always wanted to try dragon meat."
"D-Dragon meat?!"
"You humans eat dragons?!"
Lan Xi was horrified. She glanced at the turbulent sea, then back at the two humans who looked dead serious. After a long internal struggle, she finally gritted her teeth and muttered, "I... I pledge eternal loyalty to Young Miss Su."
The next moment—
**[Army Command—Activated!]**
**[Congratulations, Master, for recruiting a key heroine for the antagonist! Reward: +10 Attribute Points!]**
At the same time, Lan Xi felt an inexplicable surge of affection and loyalty toward Su Muwan welling up in her heart.
The sudden change left her stunned, unable to process what had just happened.
*Did I... just get myself into trouble?*
A short while later...
By the riverbank.
Lan Xi submerged half her body in the water, cautiously eyeing Qin Luo and Su Muwan. "Then... I’ll go back now..."
"Go ahead. Just remember to bring us some intel next time."
"Mm."
Lan Xi nodded, then swam off toward the Sea Clan’s territory, followed by five little sharks.
Su Muwan watched the tiny sharks grow smaller in the distance, feeling a pang of reluctance. "Ah... goodbye, little sharks."
Qin Luo waved. "It’s not really goodbye. Next time we meet, they’ll probably be spirit beasts."
"Mm."
Su Muwan nodded, then turned and grabbed Qin Luo’s arm. "Qin Luo..."
"Yeah?"
"Between the mermaid princess and me... who’s prettier?"
"...Young Miss."
"Hm?"
"Don’t ask questions you already know the answer to."
"Hehe."
Su Muwan already knew, but she just wanted to hear it. She swung his arm playfully. "Come on, say it~ Say it~"
"Isn’t it obvious? Of course, Young Miss is the cutest."
"Ehehehe..."
...
...
The next day.
Early morning.
Alliance Headquarters.
"So... do we *really* have to do this?"
Ouyang Xuan stood in the bustling first-floor lobby, his face dark with exasperation.
Qin Luo blinked innocently beside him. "What do you mean, Minister Ouyang?"
"What do I mean?!"
Ouyang Xuan’s eyes bulged as he pointed around the lobby, his voice rising. "What the hell is up with this decor?!"
"Why are there so many shark plushies?! And why are the walls covered with portraits of Young Miss Su?!"
"And this random statue of Young Miss Su in the middle?! What is this?!"
Passing Alliance staff turned their heads at his outburst, curious.
Qin Luo, however, remained unbothered. He followed Ouyang Xuan’s finger and proudly explained, "Minister Ouyang, this is my carefully designed masterpiece."
"Shark plushies are adorable. They liven up the serious atmosphere of the Alliance HQ."
"But... what’s wrong with the HQ being serious?"
"The portraits of Young Miss Su are essential—they ward off evil spirits."
"These portraits look like they’re from a different dimension compared to Young Miss Su’s actual style..."
"And as for the statue..."
Qin Luo gave Ouyang Xuan a puzzled look. "Is it really so strange for the Alliance Leader to have a statue in the lobby?"
"Minister Ouyang, you’re being unreasonable."
Ouyang Xuan’s mouth twitched, his expression one of utter disbelief.
*What the—*
Since when did Miss Su become the alliance leader?
You call me "Director," but address Miss Su as "Leader"—are we just using whatever titles we feel like?
And another thing?
Who exactly is being unreasonable here?
No way...
Ouyang Xuan couldn’t shake the feeling that Su Muwan taking over as alliance leader might not be such a bad idea.
But why...?
Our alliance should already have a leader, shouldn’t it...?
Ah, whatever.
He cleared his throat lightly. "So, what brings you here so early in the morning?"
Hearing this, Qin Luo turned to Ouyang Xuan, a faint smirk playing on his lips. "I want... unrestricted access to the alliance's entire database."
Ouyang Xuan: ???
ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
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."
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
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?!
