"Is your fiancé named Ye?"
An Yi revealed a mysterious smile.
They had come here for the wedding.
Xu Liu rolled his eyes and said, "What Ye! The fiancé's surname is Qi—Qi Zun, the son of the City Lord of Qi City! They're almost married!"
Upon hearing that, Ye Tian's face froze instantly.
"How is that possible!"
Ye Tian grabbed Xu Liu by the collar, lifting his bulky body off the ground, his eyes bloodshot.
Xu Yiyun had once said she would wait for him!
How could she be marrying someone else? This gold-tooth bastard must be lying to him!
"Let go—you bastard, let go—you're choking me..."
Xu Liu struggled, his face turning red.
The other thugs saw this and moved forward, ready to act.
An Yi appeared in a flash, blocking the crowd of thugs, and said calmly, "Stop."
Ye Tian, hearing this, calmed down and slowly released Xu Liu's collar.
"Dammit!"
Xu Liu fell to the ground, coughing heavily and cursing.
He hadn't expected this kid to be so strong!
"I'm telling you two, if you don't pay up the twenty gold coins and two silver coins for the meal today, you're not leaving!"
Xu Liu rubbed his neck, stood up, and behind him, the group of thugs glared menacingly.
"Twenty gold coins?" An Yi raised an eyebrow.
That wasn't just a meal—it was eating gold!
"Broke?"
Xu Liu grinned, showing a sinister smile.
The other diners watched like it was free entertainment.
"Too low. Small-minded! Such fine food for only twenty gold coins? That's not nearly enough!"
An Yi said earnestly, "In my opinion, it should be at least thirty gold coins."
"Are you mocking me?"
Xu Liu raised an eyebrow, unsure of what An Yi was up to.
The ingredients might be a bit expensive, but definitely not worth twenty gold coins and two silver.
Xu Liu was clearly trying to swindle these outsiders out of their money.
"Mocking you? Every word I say is true!"
An Yi slung his arm around Xu Liu's shoulder and laughed, "This amount is a real bargain!"
"Then pay up!"
Xu Liu said through gritted teeth.
An Yi grinned, showing a smile, and said, "As for money—easy!"
Out came a large bag, which An Yi hauled out.
Two gold coins accidentally fell out, clinking with a crisp sound.
Xu Liu, seeing the heavy money bag, felt his eyelids twitch.
It was like a signal.
Then, with a clatter, gold coins poured out, ringing as they hit the counter and scattered onto the floor.
"Enough?"
An Yi asked with a chuckle.
Xu Liu was stunned, barely able to speak.
But An Yi kept tilting the bag, spilling coins nonstop. In no time, a small pile formed—at least a few hundred pieces.
For a moment, all the diners stared wide-eyed at the glittering pile of gold, dumbfounded.
Yet the coins from An Yi's bag didn't stop.
More and more fell onto the counter.
The sound of gold coins hitting the wood echoed like the most beautiful music in the world.
"Enough or not?"
An Yi asked with an easy smile.
But by now, Xu Liu was dizzy with the sudden rush of fortune, as if in a dream.
Even Ye Tian was shocked, baffled as to where An Yi had gotten so much money.
"Enough... I guess."
Xu Liu stared at the gold coins, greed flickering in his eyes.
Swoosh!
An Yi grabbed a handful of gold coins and tossed them into the crowd.
Instantly, the diners below went wild, rushing forward, scrambling and fighting to grab them!
"Everyone, eat, drink, and have fun!"
An Yi laughed loudly. "Tonight, everything's on Mister An!"
"Long live Mister An!"
"Long live Mister An!"
In an instant, the entire Xu Family Restaurant erupted into chaos.
Cheers and shouts filled the air!
The liquor jars on the counter were snatched up in seconds, completely cleared out, as countless people clamored for menus.
An Yi shouted, "Don't you dare be shy! Take whatever you want—put it all on my tab! I've got money to burn!!"
Xu Liu, staring at the gleaming gold coins, was almost overwhelmed by the rush of fortune. He quickly said, "Everyone, order whatever you like—the kitchen has plenty of supplies... Hurry up, bring in more staff! We can't keep up!"
High-end ingredients that usually had to be tricked out of honest customers were now in hot demand, flying out of the kitchen nonstop.
Soon, the waitstaff was running around in circles.
In the back kitchen, the chefs were practically hurling their woks.
The diners were as thrilled as if it were New Year's.
A dish for seven or eight gold coins—who could afford that normally?
Now that a sucker was footing the bill, they weren't going to hold back!
"Who ordered the main course? Break that habit! Lobster will fill you up just fine!"
"Look at you—way too chubby. Eat something light! Matsutake mushrooms! Hey, waiter, ten plates of matsutake!"
"Bro, I'm telling you, treat this wine like grape juice—just chug it from the jar! Drink by the crate!"
"..."
An Yi moved among the diners, earning cheers and applause from the whole crowd.
His popularity was off the charts!
Even their own parents had never treated them this well!
Ye Tian stood stunned, at a loss.
He couldn't for the life of him figure out how this guy had suddenly become so filthy rich!
Xu Liu, looking as respectful as a grandson, sidled up and said, “Bro, how’s this? Satisfied with the arrangements?”
“Pretty good.”
An Yi said with a grin. “But I still prefer that arrogant look you had at the start. Bring it back.”
At the door, a scruffy old man, drawn by the aroma of meat and wine wafting from the restaurant, licked his lips in craving. He pointed at a table and asked with eager eyes, “Young man, could I have a bite or two?”
An Yi glanced over and walked up to him. “Old sir, eat to your heart’s content! Just one rule—don’t pick the cheap stuff!”
“Oh, right-o!”
The scruffy old man beamed with joy and quickly shuffled in, delighted.
An Yi called out in all directions.
“Waiter! First, bring this old gentleman a plate of that Flame Bull hindquarter steak!”
Top-tier wine. Top-tier ingredients.
Jade platters piled with delicacies.
Glasses clinked, cups were raised and passed around.
That meal got all the diners in the place hyped up, every last one of them grinning from ear to ear.
The scruffy old man also ate until his belly was round as a drum. He patted it with a greasy hand and cracked a smile. “Not bad. I, Zhao Dongcheng, consider you a friend from now on.”
An Yi laughed heartily. “You’re a straight shooter, old sir. Have you had enough?”
Zhao Dongcheng nodded. “Completely satisfied.”
Off to the side, amid the wild revelry, Ye Tian sat unmoved.
He was still lost in the shadow of Xu Yiyun’s impending marriage, unable to pull himself out.
An Yi chuckled lightly. “Old sir, let’s clear out!”
With that, An Yi grabbed Ye Tian, and in a flicker of movement, they vanished from Xu Family Restaurant.
Zhao Dongcheng wiped his mouth. “Haha, interesting kid.”
Then, his form shifted, and he too slipped out of the restaurant in a flash.
But at that moment, the crowd was still partying and didn’t notice the slightest change.
“We’re rich! We’re rich!”
Xu Liu carefully packed one gold coin after another into a bulging money pouch, his grin never letting up.
With all this money earned for the Xu family, he was sure to rise to a core position in the clan!
Then, without warning, the gold coins in his hand crumbled like grains of sand, slipping through his fingers.
Xu Liu froze, staring at the vanishing coins in disbelief. He rubbed his eyes hard.
Where were the coins?!
When he looked at the big sack, his whole body went numb, as if drenched in ice water from head to toe.
The big sack was empty! Every last coin was gone!
“Son of a bitch! Seal the doors! Nobody leaves!!!”
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!
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?!
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
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.
