Family Joy!
This establishment, which sounds like an old-fashioned little restaurant, is actually one of the most famous bathhouses and entertainment clubs in Yunzhou City.
Renowned alongside Jiangbei City's Night Blossom, both are hailed as "paradise for men."
At this moment, inside a luxurious private room in the club...
On a lavish king-sized bed, a voluptuous and delicate beauty threw off the covers, standing up gracefully—completely naked.
In the soft bedding lay two equally bare men.
The men even had monastic scars on their heads—clearly, they were monks!
Now, the two monks were deep in slumber, their dark eye sockets, sunken cheeks, and sickly pale complexions betraying their exhaustion.
"Ah, young men really have the stamina!"
The woman's eyes sparkled with mischief as she smiled and stroked their bald heads.
A phone rang. The woman grabbed her phone from the nightstand and glanced at the caller ID. Instantly, her expression turned serious, and she answered cautiously: "Holy Maiden!"
Indeed, the caller was none other than the Holy Maiden of the Joyous Sect!
"I've encountered that An Yi you mentioned," a cold, detached voice came through.
The woman's eyes lit up. "Really? You’ve found him?"
The Holy Maiden's voice remained cool. "Yes, it's confirmed to be him."
"Holy Maiden, what do you think of him? In my forty years, I’ve never encountered purer Yang energy—it’s almost as if he doesn’t belong to this world!" the woman gushed excitedly.
If the Holy Maiden could break through her current limits and advance her cultivation further because of this, the woman’s contribution would be monumental!
The Holy Maiden’s voice remained indifferent. "I’ll test him first. That’s all."
The woman clutched her phone, trembling with excitement.
The Joyous Sect had been relentlessly suppressed by other major factions, and their only hope for resurgence lay with the Holy Maiden—Shangguan Qianqian!
"Get up, you lazy donkeys! We’re going again!"
"N-no more... I’m spent!"
"Me too!"
"Ahh—!"
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Movie Theater.
An Yi yawned boredly as he stared at the screen.
The movie was titled Where is Diaochan?
Though it had gained some popularity upon release, even sparking a brief sensation, it was now nearing the end of its theatrical run. Hardly anyone came to watch at this point.
As a result, the entire theater was empty—giving An Yi the feeling of having booked a private screening.
"Nie Qinglan still isn’t here!"
An Yi grumbled, munching on popcorn.
Originally, he had planned to visit the job market to recruit employees and scout for a couple of "generous investors" to discuss factory funding.
After all, leaving everything to Lan Ruoxi made him feel like a useless boss.
But Nie Qinglan had insisted she could secure investors for him—on one condition: he had to watch a movie with her first.
An Yi naturally refused. Wasn’t this just selling his charm?
Yet here he was, having bought tickets, Coke, and popcorn in advance. The movie was about to start, but Nie Qinglan was nowhere in sight.
"The movie’s starting soon. Are you coming or not?"
An Yi chewed his popcorn lazily as he spoke into his phone.
"I—I’m on my way! Just wait a bit!"
Nie Qinglan’s flustered voice came through.
In her dorm, she hung up and frantically held up clothes to the mirror, dissatisfied with every option.
"Why don’t I have any normal clothes?!" she muttered, frowning.
She had wanted to wear a pretty dress, only to realize—
Her wardrobe was filled with outrageous, garish outfits, not a single seductive miniskirt in sight. Even her black stockings had nothing to pair with!
Worse, she didn’t know how to do her makeup.
After a haphazard attempt, her face looked downright bizarre.
"Such a perfect opportunity... Now there’s no time to buy new clothes! Ugh! So annoying!"
Nie Qinglan pouted, on the verge of tears.
After a moment’s hesitation, she gritted her teeth, washed off the makeup, and went bare-faced—black stockings paired with ripped jeans. Time to roll!
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In the dimly lit theater, An Yi squinted, engrossed.
Initially, he hadn’t wanted to watch, especially not some historically butchered film.
To him, it was pure nonsense!
But the female lead was stunning.
Her beauty—
Truly worthy of the phrase "fish sink, geese fall, the moon hides, flowers shy."
Like a fairy from the moon palace, cold yet exuding an indescribable allure.
Especially those flowing, expressive eyes—they seemed to speak!
Half an hour in, An Yi still had no clue about the plot. He’d been too busy staring at the actress.
Then, a delicate hand sneaked into his popcorn bucket and swiped a piece.
An Yi was furious!
Who dared freeload off him?!
But when he turned to the woman beside him, he froze.
Sitting next to him was an incredibly beautiful girl.
Around twenty years old, with flawless features—even up close, not a single imperfection. Her aura was cool yet strangely enchanting.
Such a contradictory combination, yet she pulled it off perfectly.
The girl met An Yi’s gaze, popped the stolen popcorn into her mouth, and said flatly, "Forgot to buy my own. You don’t mind, do you?"
"N-no, not at all!"
An Yi stammered, glancing between her and the screen.
After a double take, he confirmed—
Holy crap! She looks exactly like her!
No mistake about it!
This girl was none other than Nie Qinglan’s idol, Shangguan Qianqian!
The female lead of Where is Diaochan—Diaochan herself!
Just moments ago, he was watching the movie, and now the heroine had leaped right out of the screen!
He thought only Sadako could pull off something like this!
"You seem surprised," Shangguan Qianqian said, gazing at him with a faint smile.
Ding! This target meets the [Love Expert] criteria!
Hearing the system’s prompt, An Yi wasn’t the least bit shocked.
With looks like hers, if she didn’t score at least a 9, then no woman in the world would meet the standard!
The corners of An Yi’s lips curled into a grin as he enthusiastically said, "Shangguan Qianqian! I’m a huge fan of yours. Never thought I’d meet my idol—I’m so excited!"
Then, without missing a beat, he added, "Mind if I ask… do you sleep with fans?"
Shangguan Qianqian’s lips twitched slightly as she replied coolly, "Oh? I’m truly flattered."
But An Yi fell into deep thought.
This woman was no ordinary person!
Far from it!
Extremely far from it!
Because above her head, there was a label displaying a whopping 100-point Destiny Value!!!
No mistake about it—
A Child of Destiny! Though he hadn’t expected it to be a woman.
Staring at Shangguan Qianqian, An Yi steadied himself.
A Child of Destiny!
And not just any—this one was already at max level. Subduing her would mean completing his objective outright.
Lin Chen, Zhang Fan, and Chen Bing—all three had full 100-point Destiny Values.
But he hadn’t managed to recruit a single one of them!
Lin Chen was a no-brainer—a major romantic rival. The two clashed every time they met!
That guy was the Child of Destiny he’d interacted with the most since unlocking the [Asura Godhood] main questline, yet there wasn’t even a hint of recruitment progress.
Zhang Fan was currently playing the villain, with conflicts and friction between them. The chances of winning him over were practically zero—whether he’d ever repent and become useful was still a mystery.
As for Chen Bing? That guy was the real cheat! And he was following the Shadow Puppeteer route!
For all An Yi knew, he was lurking somewhere right now, secretly observing and scribbling notes in some little black book!
So this time, he had to handle things carefully—no more screw-ups!
An Yi was dead serious now.
And he was even prepared to sell his own charm to make this max-level female Child of Destiny submit!
"You have a certain scent about you," Shangguan Qianqian murmured, her delicate figure leaning closer.
An Yi instinctively glanced down at his feet, still in slippers.
Huh? No smell here!
"What scent?" he asked, clearing his throat in curiosity.
"Take a whiff yourself."
Shangguan Qianqian drew near, her breath—like white mist—brushing against An Yi’s face.
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
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!
