"Kid, put some muscle into it! More force!"
"Right, that's it! Much better now!"
The shop owner wore a smug expression.
An Yi's face darkened.
Under the dim lighting, An Yi held a scraper in one hand and a hot towel in the other, meticulously wiping away the production dates on the plastic containers.
That's right—the female shop owner had summoned him to the warehouse to deal with these expired goods.
"Boss, isn't this illegal?" An Yi tossed the towel aside and spoke up.
Hearing this, the shop owner scoffed. "What's illegal about changing a production date and reprinting the code? Not paying wages and selling unregulated products is illegal too, but I’ve done all that without consequences. So what?"
"These are expired goods. They could kill someone!" An Yi said coolly.
The shop owner glared at him. "Don’t talk nonsense! Don’t screw this up, and keep your mouth shut—or I’ll make you regret it!"
Oh-ho, this shop owner’s got some nerve!
A mischievous grin curled at An Yi’s lips.
"Do a good job, and I’ll pay you properly! Just wipe all the unmarked dates off these unregulated products. I’ll be out front minding the store."
With that, the shop owner waddled out of the warehouse, her hefty frame swaying.
"Proper wages… wow, what a privilege."
An Yi shook his head inwardly and pulled out his phone from his pocket—still recording.
Good thing he’d kept a backup plan.
Ding! System Mission: [Trash the Place]! Reward: Skill Level +1, Villain Points +10!
[Trash the Place]
Objective: Cause property damage exceeding 10,000 yuan!
"Tsk, tsk, boss lady… the system made me do it. Don’t blame me!"
An Yi grabbed a dusty baseball bat from the warehouse, blew off the grime, and eyed the shelves stacked with expired drinks, alcohol, and food. His grin widened.
Thud!
The sound of the bat striking echoed.
Justice or no justice—he just wanted to smash things!
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"Welcome! Today’s special: spend 100, get 20 off!"
Lan Ruoxi handed out flyers with a sweet smile, but her expression froze when she saw who had walked in.
It was Lan Yihe—her father’s younger brother, her own uncle.
"Xi’xi, look at how you’re dressed. If your mother saw you like this, she’d be heartbroken!"
Lan Yihe spoke in a condescending tone, sighing theatrically.
"No need for your concern, Uncle," Lan Ruoxi replied, her usually gentle voice edged with rare sharpness.
Lan Yihe chuckled. "Still mad at your old uncle, huh? I already told you—I’m broke! Still 3 million in debt, see?"
His debt was common knowledge, so he saw no point hiding it.
At his words, Lan Ruoxi’s face turned icy.
Not long after her father’s death, he had kicked her and her mother out of their home.
If she hadn’t been desperate—unable to scrape together her mother’s surgery fees—she would never have lowered herself to borrowing from this monster.
"Don’t look at me like that. You’re still young—you don’t understand my struggles."
Unfazed, Lan Yihe grinned, his expression almost deceptively affectionate.
If Qiu Xu hadn’t taken a liking to his niece and wanted her as his girlfriend, he wouldn’t have bothered trying to mend fences with her.
Orphans and widows were easy targets, after all.
"If you have nothing else to say, don’t disturb my work," Lan Ruoxi said coldly.
"What, you don’t need money anymore? Giving up on your mother’s treatment? Think this measly job will earn you 200,000? Dream on!"
Lan Yihe sneered mercilessly.
"Brother Lan, no need to be so harsh on a girl."
Seizing the moment, Qiu Xu stepped forward, offering Lan Ruoxi a charming smile.
"Ah, Young Master Qiu!"
Lan Yihe straightened up. "Xi’xi, let me introduce you—this is the third son of the Qiu family. Their family owns Grandview Real Estate."
Many men in the supermarket had been drawn to Lan Ruoxi, and seeing their goddess cornered by a sleazy fat man and a young guy, they’d been ready to intervene.
But the mention of Grandview Real Estate made them freeze.
They were just ordinary folks—who’d dare pick a fight with one of Jiangbei City’s biggest tycoons?
Lan Ruoxi paled slightly.
She knew about Grandview Real Estate—she just didn’t understand why Lan Yihe had brought someone like this to her.
"200,000 is nothing. Your mother’s health comes first—I can lend it to you."
Qiu Xu smiled, his tone smooth.
Ordinary girls didn’t get this much effort from him.
But Lan Ruoxi was different. The fear in her eyes only stoked his protective instincts.
A girl with such spirit—he didn’t want to ruin her carelessly.
"N-no, thank you."
Lan Ruoxi lowered her head, uneasy.
She had no idea what he really wanted from her.
Hearing her refusal, Lan Yihe looked stunned. "What, your mother’s cured now? You know how hard it was for me to find someone willing to lend you money?"
"My mother’s fine! We don’t need your help—just leave us alone!" Lan Ruoxi gritted her teeth.
"Damn brat, you’re asking for a beating—"
Enraged, Lan Yihe’s face flushed crimson as he raised a meaty hand to slap her.
Then—
A hand shot out, gripping his wrist and stopping the strike midair.
It was An Yi.
Lan Yihe struggled but couldn’t break free. "Who the hell are you? Mind your own business!"
"Is he your dad?" An Yi asked Lan Ruoxi, raising an eyebrow.
She shook her head.
"Good. Then this won’t be a problem."
Baring his teeth in a grin, An Yi’s eyes turned razor-sharp. His fist lashed out like a hammer, crashing into Lan Yihe’s bloated face.
Thud!
Lan Yihe’s face contorted grotesquely as the punch sent him flying.
The force was unreal—his 200-pound body soared through the air like a sack of lard before tumbling across the pavement.
Qiu Xu, witnessing this up close, broke into a cold sweat.
This kid looked younger than him—how was he so strong?
Lan Ruoxi gasped, her beautiful eyes fixed on An Yi’s poised fist, her cheeks flushing pink.
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.
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!
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!
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
