"What exactly are the backgrounds of that dragon and that bird?"
An Yi asked seriously.
This world seemed far less simple than he had imagined.
The car drove through a tunnel.
*Click!*
A lighter sparked, igniting a cigarette. The flame illuminated Hongtian's dog head, casting flickering shadows.
At this moment, Hongtian looked both brooding and mysterious.
*Clatter!* The chain was yanked upward.
"Don't you smoke in here!"
"Damn it, let go! Let go of me!"
After his unsmoked Huazi cigarette was flicked away, Hongtian spoke leisurely, "Five thousand years ago, this world was a barbaric wasteland where demon beasts ran rampant and the human race was the underdog. Among the demon beasts, we three were the strongest—what you call the Three Calamities. Of course, I was the most badass of the lot."
"Just a moment ago, you said the Big Black Dragon was the most badass!"
An Yi gripped the steering wheel and rolled his eyes at the dog.
"Don't sweat the details! Do you want to hear the story or not?"
Hongtian snapped in annoyance. He cleared his throat and continued, "I, Hongtian, am a Heavenly Dog in my true form! Those stupid humans even framed me for lunar eclipses, claiming I was eating the moon.
"The Big Black Dragon's true form is a Yinglong, and his name is Long Tianyuan. Back in the day, he protected you humans quite a bit. The fact that the Great Xia race has survived until today is largely due to his contributions. Legend has it he's still the totem divine beast of Great Xia.
"As for that bird, his true form is a Roc, and his name is Nie Xuan. He feeds on dragons and fought Long Tianyuan constantly during the barbaric era.
"Of course, if it weren't for the civil war between us Three Fiends, you humans never would have had a chance to rise."
Hearing this, An Yi looked curious. "Since you guys are so powerful, why were you sealed away?"
"Because you humans rose to power," Hongtian said with a yawn, looking like he didn't want to discuss it further.
An Yi pondered for a moment. "Those gods?"
He had vaguely heard legends about those gods.
He used to think they were just myths, but now it seemed there was some truth to them.
"Yeah..."
Hongtian nodded reluctantly.
As one of the once-glorious Three Calamities, being sealed by the human race wasn't exactly something to brag about.
Hongtian thought of something and added, "By the way, that kid named Long Aoyun? He's Long Tianyuan's grandson. I guess you could call him the third generation!"
"He's related to the Three Fiends, too?"
An Yi's hands froze on the wheel as he spoke in shock.
He knew that Long Aoyun's true form was a dragon.
He was likely related to Long Aoxue in his storage space, too, even though Long Aoxue claimed not to know him.
But he never expected that guy to be a descendant of the barbaric Three Fiends!
Hongtian curled his lip. "Is that so strange? A few days ago, that guy named Nie Chengwen came looking for me, saying he wanted to restore the glory of the Three Fiends. Oh, right, he's Nie Xuan's son. Theoretically speaking, he's the second generation..."
Hearing this, An Yi was instantly furious.
"Damn it! Why are you only telling me something this important now?!"
"You never asked... Let go! Let go of me!"
...
"Ye Sisi, I like you. From the first moment I saw you, I fell for you. Will you go out with me?"
"No, that's too simple!"
"Hello, Ye Sisi. Would you be willing to become Wang Yuan's girlfriend?"
"That's not great either; it might backfire."
The night was enchanting under the dim yellow streetlights.
Wang Yuan, dressed in a sharp suit and holding a bouquet of bright red roses, wore a look of excitement and anticipation as he rehearsed his confession over and over.
Four whole months.
He had been pursuing her for four whole months, and he was finally about to win over Ye Sisi, the campus belle of Donghai University!
Just thinking about the potential outcome made his heart race.
He had never liked anyone as much as he did today!
Waiting for a text from Ye Sisi every day was his greatest joy.
Movies, shopping, dining out, amusement parks... every date made his heart flutter.
Wang Yuan felt the time was right.
"Phew, Wang Yuan! Be brave! You can do this!"
Wang Yuan clenched his fist to pump himself up, adjusted his hair, and strode forward confidently.
On the other side.
Ye Sisi stood by the roadside, frowning slightly as she looked at the gloomy sky. "That retard. He asks someone out without even checking the weather forecast. It's about to rain."
The person she was meeting was a senior who had already graduated from Donghai University.
She had originally thought he was just a broke loser, so she kept him on the hook.
Unexpectedly, this loser had surprisingly deep pockets. After four months of lavish spending and luxury, he could still afford to keep up with her demands.
Thinking of this, Ye Sisi hesitated.
The guy didn't look like a rich person.
What if he wasn't actually wealthy and was secretly using his parents' retirement fund to spoil her?
After all, she had encountered simps like that before.
With that in mind, Ye Sisi secretly resolved to cut ties with him.
It wasn't that she had grown a conscience, but rather that she didn't want things to blow up and cause trouble for herself.
That senior was pursuing her too crazily; she had never seen such a desperate simp before!
Ye Sisi was getting impatient waiting.
Just then, her eyes lit up as she spotted a luxury Porsche stopping not far away.
"Trash! What terrible teammates! What? You want my address?! F*ck, you bastard, don't you wimp out!"
Qiu Xu went AFK in a rage and scrolled through his contacts.
He was ready to contact an expert hacker to track down that kid from the game for a face-to-face chat in the real world.
*Knock, knock!*
There was a soft tapping on the glass.
Qiu Xu rolled down the window, looking at the pretty girl outside, and was momentarily stunned. "Who are you?"
"Hey handsome, going my way? Could you give me a lift?" Ye Sisi put her hands behind her back and blinked playfully.
Qiu Xu looked Ye Sisi up and down.
*Top-tier goods!*
In terms of looks, Ye Sisi was still a notch below Qin Yao.
The reason she could rank among the campus belles of Donghai University was that she wasn't as unattainable as Qin Yao; she was much more approachable.
Her high-level "tea art" skills made every man who interacted with her feel like they might have a chance to get lucky.
Qiu Xu's lips curled into a wicked smile. "Of course. For such a beautiful lady, I'd be going your way even if you wanted to go to Mars."
Who didn't like a free hookup?
Especially when the quality was this good!
"You're so funny."
Ye Sisi giggled, opened the door, and hopped into the passenger seat.
She knew that rich second-generation heirs like him were just looking for fun.
She got it!
But wasn't she doing the same? What if she accidentally managed to charm him?
Then she would become a wealthy wife, living a life of luxury and extravagance forever.
She couldn't save her beautiful body for those losers to enjoy; did they even deserve it?
Qiu Xu looked at the legs in the passenger seat and grinned, his large hand slowly reaching over...
*Thud!*
A bouquet of roses hit the ground.
Wang Yuan's carefully styled hair was now a mess. He took two steps, unable to hold it in any longer. Soul-crushed and looking like a beaten dog, he slumped dejectedly onto the curb.
Four months...
Heh. He thought he had found the true love he would protect for a lifetime.
He had been heartbroken many times, but this time, he had truly fallen in love. He had imagined their wedding, the simple happiness of married life, taking their children to school together...
A fine drizzle began to fall from the sky.
Wang Yuan stared blankly ahead, seemingly oblivious as the rain soaked his hair and his expensive suit.
"Ding! Misfortune Points +1000!"
The crisp sound of a system notification rang out.
A smile of utter bitterness tugged at the corners of Wang Yuan's lips. By now, he couldn't tell if it was rain or tears washing over his face.
"Boss, why did you have to give me this System? I could have kept on lying to myself..."
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.
] [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?!
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!
