"This way!"
Zhang Fan grabbed Xue Ruirui's hand and pulled her into the alleyway to hide. His expression was grim and cold.
People from the Poison Sect!
How did they discover his whereabouts?
Xue Ruirui's face was pale as she clutched Zhang Fan's arm tightly.
Just as they were about to leave, they realized their car had been tampered with.
People were already lying in wait for them.
They were all members of the Poison Sect! This was retaliation!
"Ah Fan..."
Xue Ruirui gripped Zhang Fan's arm, her delicate body trembling.
The narrow confines of the alley were secluded and hidden, even more desolate at night.
Yet, both of them looked extremely nervous.
The Poison Sect had mobilized too many people this time. It was so many that it felt eerie.
"I'm here. Don't be afraid," Zhang Fan whispered, gazing outward. His usually gentle eyes gradually took on a frosty chill.
He knew better than anyone what kind of trash made up the Poison Sect.
He was their Sect Master, after all.
They were all felons worthy of execution by the law enforcement bureau, guilty of heinous crimes. They were demons in human skin who couldn't redeem their sins even if they died a hundred times.
He had put in a lot of effort back then to rein them in and control them.
If he were alone, he had plenty of ways to slaughter this bunch.
But now...
Looking at Xue Ruirui, Zhang Fan took a deep breath and said softly, "Wait. We'll leave after they go."
Xue Ruirui nodded, her expression resolute.
She possessed the strength of the Transformation Realm. Although she wasn't incredibly powerful, if Zhang Fan really had to fight, she would put her life on the line right beside him!
"Where are they?! Damn it, I just saw them."
"Be careful. You know how cunning that kid Zhang Fan is."
Two voices drifted over from a distance.
"Skill: Eagle Eye!"
Zhang Fan's gaze penetrated the wall, observing the two approaching figures from afar as he focused.
Unexpectedly, upon reaching the narrow alley, the pair didn't turn back but instead walked closer.
"Hey, did you see that pregnant woman? She's got a pretty face. Tsk tsk, really does it for me."
"That's Zhang Fan's wife. Do you dare touch her?"
"Why wouldn't I dare? Let me tell you, pregnant women like that are the best! I've actually tried it! Afterward, I cut off the woman's head and sliced the baby out with a knife. Guess what happened?"
"What happened?"
"It hadn't even taken human shape yet. Just a sticky mess. It was disgusting as hell! I couldn't eat for days."
"Hahaha, you totally deserved that!"
The two laughed and chatted as they walked, gradually getting closer to the alley.
Xue Ruirui's body trembled even more violently, whether from anger or fear.
Slash!
Two jets of blood sprayed into the air!
The throats of the two men who had just been spewing filth were neatly slit by a dagger. They collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"Heartless animals!"
Xue Ruirui looked at the corpses on the ground, still filled with resentment.
Zhang Fan slowly sheathed his knife. "Let's go, quickly!"
He pushed his Eagle Eye skill to its limit, constantly searching for the best route.
The Poison Sect members were already sweeping the area in large numbers.
However, using his Eagle Eye, he was able to avoid them perfectly every time.
After all, under his guidance in the past, the Poison Sect had turned danger into safety many times!
Zhang Fan scooped Xue Ruirui up into his arms. His figure moved like a ghost, running silently through the night.
As long as they made it out of this zone, they would be safe!
"Let's not go home. We should just leave!" Xue Ruirui whispered.
That small home, though modest, held too many unforgettable memories. Abandoning it now was truly difficult.
Zhang Fan nodded.
Under the circumstances, this was the only option.
Since they had tracked down their location, the house was no longer safe.
As they were running, Zhang Fan suddenly felt a bone-chilling coldness.
"Look out!"
Xue Ruirui screamed.
A black vine lashed out at them!
Zhang Fan gritted his teeth, turned sideways quickly, and took the blow with his back.
The vine whipped him viciously!
He staggered back a few steps, forcibly steadying himself.
"So, you are Zhang Fan!"
A woman wrapped entirely in bandages slowly emerged from the darkness.
Zhang Fan stared at her with a cold gaze.
This woman was strange; she had been hiding underground just moments ago.
"Who are you?" Zhang Fan asked icily.
There was no expert like this in the Poison Sect!
The woman pulled apart the bandages over her mouth, revealing a hideous, distorted face and a terrifying smile. "I am Ghost Vine!"
Zhang Fan's eyes grew colder.
This woman was not simple. An ambush had been set here long ago; for a mile around, the ground was filled with vein-like vines.
"Ruirui!"
Zhang Fan said softly.
Xue Ruirui nodded, gritting her teeth. "Whatever happens, I'm with you!"
Zhang Fan shook his head gently and whispered, "I'm sorry."
"Idiot, what are you apologizing for!"
Xue Ruirui's voice choked with emotion. She could no longer put on a brave front, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Run north!"
Zhang Fan leaned close to her ear and whispered.
This was the final checkpoint. With his Eagle Eye, he could see that the north was unguarded.
With Xue Ruirui's strength, she could definitely escape.
"You..." Xue Ruirui opened her mouth slightly.
Zhang Fan exhaled and smiled. "Ruirui, do it for our child!"
Xue Ruirui sobbed, tears streaming down her face, and nodded vigorously. "You be careful!"
She understood that she was just a burden to Zhang Fan. Staying here would only drag him down!
"Running is useless!"
Ghost Vine laughed hideously. A mass of vines shot up from the ground!
They loomed over Xue Ruirui!
Slash!
Two daggers sliced through the air, creating blade beams that shredded the vines to pieces!
Zhang Fan stared at Ghost Vine with cold eyes, his killing intent erupting instantly!
Ghost Vine grinned. "Not bad. No wonder you won the Boss's favor!"
Xue Ruirui took one last look at Zhang Fan, grit her teeth, and ran with all her might.
Seeing Xue Ruirui escape, the fierce tension in Zhang Fan's eyes finally softened.
"Heh, trash! Emotions only blunt your blade!"
Ghost Vine sneered. She walked forward slowly, swaying her curvaceous body, which contrasted sharply with her hideous face.
Truly an angel's body with a devil's face!
"I don't recall having any dealings with the Hundred Ghosts Sect!"
Zhang Fan said coldly.
Both operated in the darkness, but the Poison Sect and the Hundred Ghosts Sect had always stayed out of each other's way.
He didn't understand why the Hundred Ghosts Sect wanted him dead.
Ghost Vine said indifferently, "Our Boss thinks highly of you and wishes to recruit you."
"This is the Hundred Ghosts Sect's method of recruitment?" Zhang Fan asked icily.
"The current you no longer has any value for recruitment. Back then, the Boss admired your ruthless and vicious nature, but unfortunately, that's gone now."
Ghost Vine said with a smile, swaying her hips as she slowly approached. "However, the Boss seems to have discovered something even more interesting now."
Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes, revealing a hint of coldness as he gripped his daggers tighter.
"There is something very mysterious inside your body that interests the Boss greatly!"
Ghost Vine walked forward slowly, but in a flash, she appeared behind Zhang Fan and struck suddenly.
Zhang Fan's pupils constricted.
He knew that the mysterious thing she spoke of was the Poison Master System!
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
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."
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
