The Haunted House, Master Bedroom.
"Really strange... this 'Great Misfortune' doesn't seem so unfortunate after all?"
After staying on high alert for a long time, Zhong Yi and the other two couldn't help but voice their confusion.
Little did they know, not far beneath them, someone was silently bearing the burden for their safety.
At that moment, only three bone slips remained in the Yin-Yang Divination Sticks' tube.
Seeing that even the [Great Misfortune] had no visible effect, the trio grew even more emboldened.
"Let's try again!"
Zhou Qiaoling's eyes sparkled with excitement.
Her sanity was at its peak, and her courage had never been greater.
With a grin, she drew another slip from the remaining ones.
On the bone slip, a tiny human figure was enveloped by the massive wings of a benevolent-looking spirit bird.
Beneath it were the words:
[Great Fortune: Salvation in Desperation]
"Wow!!! I hit the jackpot!!!"
Zhou Qiaoling cheered, eagerly awaiting the arrival of her "prize."
But after a long wait, nothing happened.
"How odd..."
"Are these bone slips just a trick? Why is there no effect at all?"
"Salvation in desperation? But I haven't encountered any desperate situation..."
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The Basement.
On the damp, shadowy floor lay a corpse—its eyes, ears, nose, and mouth bleeding, its face a ghastly shade of bluish-white.
The limbs and neck were twisted at unnatural angles, a sight of utter horror.
Zhou Yue, now in his spectral form, stared at his own lifeless body, a bitter taste in his mouth.
Not long ago, the malevolent entity that had promised not to attack for five minutes had suddenly chased him relentlessly.
The moment its hands touched his eyes, his life was snuffed out, leaving him a wandering spirit.
"This is so bizarre... wasn't there supposed to be a protection period? Where was mine..."
Zhou Yue muttered to himself, his face twisted in frustration.
Just then, a shimmering golden feather drifted down before him.
"Who's there?"
Curious, he turned around and saw a dignified spirit bird hovering behind him.
Its enormous golden wings wrapped around him.
Streams of golden spiritual energy flowed into his soul, filling him with waves of warmth and vitality...
The next moment,
Zhou Yue's soul returned to his body, resurrecting him.
"I... I'm alive again!?"
Overwhelmed with joy, he looked around.
The ghostly old woman who had haunted him earlier was nowhere to be seen.
"She's gone... thank goodness..."
Relieved, Zhou Yue hurriedly climbed up the stairs.
With a gentle push,
The previously locked iron door swung open effortlessly!
"The door... it's open!!"
Ecstatic, he dashed toward the light.
"My luck has turned, haha! My luck has turned!!!"
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The Bedroom.
"Phew, thank goodness it's [Illusory Mirage]! Another [Misfortune] would've been bad!"
Zhou Qiaoling patted her chest in relief as she stared at yet another [Illusory Mirage] slip.
Every time a bone slip was drawn, there was a chance it would transform into [Illusory Mirage], nullifying the previous omen and leaving nothing in its wake.
She had drawn two [Misfortune] slips in a row, both miraculously averted.
Just as the three were engrossed in studying the Yin-Yang Divination Sticks, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from behind.
"...Haha! My luck has turned!!"
They turned to look.
Zhou Yue, his face smeared with dirt and his clothes in tatters, limped toward them, leaning heavily on the railing.
His wretched appearance stood in stark contrast to the trio, who were having the time of their lives under the bright candlelight of the master bedroom.
At the sight, Zhong Yi froze for a moment before stifling a laugh and asking curiously,
"Old Zhou? Where have you been all this time? And... what happened to you? How did you end up like this?"
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.
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
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!
ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
