No mistake!
That voice was unmistakably Lin Chen’s!
An Yi’s lips curled into a smirk. Was this little bastard actually asking him for a favor??
Hahaha!
Damn it all!
Lin Chen, you’ve finally come crawling to me!
Beg me!
The other end of the call, hearing no response, spoke up first: "This is Lin Chen."
"I know it’s you. What do you want? I’m busy here—every minute counts for millions."
An Yi sat on the bed, legs crossed, his expression dripping with arrogance.
"I’ve got a situation. I need your help."
Lin Chen’s voice was stiff, his tone serious.
Truth be told, An Yi was the last person he ever wanted to ask for anything!
Even through the phone, he could practically see An Yi’s smug, punchable grin.
But there was no choice. In all of Jiangbei City, the only one who could help him now was that bastard!
"Well, well, well! Am I hearing this right? The mighty Lin Chen, the legendary soldier, is actually begging little old me for help? I’m honored!"
An Yi’s tone oozed with the glee of a petty villain, barely holding back his laughter.
Then, his laughter died in his throat.
Because at that moment, the system’s voice rang out.
"Ding! Side quest triggered: [Aid the Chosen One].
Rewards: +100 Villain Points, +0.5 Charm Points, +50 Favorability from Lin Chen!"
Holy shit!
100 Villain Points!
The stingy system is finally splurging!!!
An Yi swallowed hard, his eyes gleaming with greed.
Usually, the system dangled measly 10-point rewards—this was ten times that in one go!
And there was even a 0.5 boost to Charm Points!
No idea what that did, but hey, better than nothing.
As for the 50 Favorability from Lin Chen… who cared!
Lin Chen took a deep breath on the other end, barely suppressing his anger. "Forget it if you don’t want to help!"
"Hey, hey, hold on! We’re brothers, no need to be so formal!"
An Yi quickly stopped him, chuckling. "What’s the matter? Just say the word—between us, no problem!"
Hearing An Yi’s exaggeratedly cheerful tone, Lin Chen frowned.
Something’s off here.
What’s this guy scheming now?
But there was no time to dwell on it. He gritted his teeth and said, "Let’s meet. Pick a place."
After hanging up, Shen Muxuan bounded over excitedly, her sparkling eyes full of mischief.
"I heard it, I heard it! A man just asked you out!"
An Yi: "…"
This silly girl, what kind of dramas has she been watching?!
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Evening.
The sky blazed with crimson hues, the riverbanks shrouded in twilight. The setting sun seemed to plunge into the water, staining both sky and river blood-red.
Two young figures stood by the shore, their shadows stretching long under the dying light.
"So, Qin Yao’s been kidnapped by the Heaven Organization?"
An Yi rubbed his chin, pretending to think deeply.
Not that he actually had any clue—he knew nothing about the backstory.
"Uncle Fu woke up. Based on what he said, there are at least two more A-rank assassins involved," Lin Chen said grimly.
An Yi raised an eyebrow. "A-rank assassins—are they strong?"
Lin Chen replied, "Their skills are probably on par with yours."
An Yi nodded. "Damn, that’s impressive. Absolute badasses!"
Lin Chen: "…"
After a moment, An Yi asked seriously, "Any leads?"
"Only this one."
With that, Lin Chen kicked over a nearby trash can.
A bound, muscular man with a mohawk tumbled out—Tiger Cannon, the assassin Lin Chen had previously defeated.
"Mmgh!"
Tiger Cannon glared hatefully at Lin Chen, struggling against his restraints.
"Wow, where’d you pick up this hunk?"
An Yi whistled, eyeing Tiger Cannon’s burly frame. "Not bad taste—solid build."
Ignoring An Yi’s nonsense, Lin Chen said coldly, "He’s tight-lipped. I’ve tried everything, but he won’t talk."
Assassins loyal to their organizations were trained to endure torture. Breaking them wasn’t easy.
An Yi gave Tiger Cannon a once-over.
Sure enough, the man bore signs of rough treatment—bruises, cuts—but he’d held firm.
Rip!
An Yi tore off the duct tape covering Tiger Cannon’s mouth.
"You little bastard! Just kill me already! You’ll get nothing from me!"
Watching Tiger Cannon’s unyielding defiance, An Yi couldn’t help but feel a twinge of admiration.
Now this was a man of steel.
"They’re trained to resist interrogation. Normal methods won’t work," Lin Chen said, frustrated.
An Yi smirked. "Oh really?"
Seeing the glint in An Yi’s eyes, Tiger Cannon felt an inexplicable chill down his spine.
What the hell was this guy planning?!
Squeak! Squeak!
An Yi suddenly produced a filthy, scraggly rat, its beady red eyes furious as it gnashed its teeth, trying to bite his fingers.
"That’s disgusting. Aren’t you worried about diseases?"
Lin Chen took a step back, grimacing.
He’d never been fond of rodents, especially not this stinking, mangy thing that reeked of decay.
An Yi grinned at the rat, its fur matted with grime. "Lin Chen, undo his belt."
"What? Why?" Lin Chen was baffled.
"Trust me, I’ve got a way to make him talk. Beating people up is so last-century."
An Yi waved a hand, as if he held the secrets of the universe.
Hearing this, Tiger Cannon’s face turned ashen.
That rat, ravenous and vicious… he had a terrible suspicion.
Lin Chen hesitated but obeyed, slicing through Tiger Cannon’s belt with a knife.
An Yi dangled the rat cheerfully. "Hungry, little guy? Time to show off your digging skills. Go wild."
Lin Chen frowned. "Where are you planning to put it?"
"Guess."
An Yi winked playfully.
Tiger Cannon’s rear suddenly felt very, very unsafe.
"Rats, y’see, love digging. Sharp claws, sharper teeth—they’ll gnaw through anything. And when they’re starving? Oh boy, they’ll chew through intestines, liver, kidneys, lungs… whatever’s in their way—"
"STOP! STOP! DON’T PUT IT IN! I’LL TALK! I’LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING!"
Tiger Cannon, a hardened assassin, burst into tears.
You monster!
What kind of sick, twisted mind comes up with this?!
This little bastard deserves to rot in hell!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
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?!
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!
