Zhong Qianqian took a deep breath, turned on her computer, and logged onto a bookmarked website.
"Xu Mu, before we do this, can we watch something first, to let me... get into the mood."
Zhong Qianqian's voice was as quiet as a mosquito as she clicked on a romance anime.
"What mood?"
Just as Xu Mu was speaking, he noticed Zhong Qianqian drag the progress bar to a scene where the male and female leads were already getting down to business.
Anime characters usually had highly exaggerated figures.
On the screen right now, the female lead could be described in one phrase: bigger than her head.
He was completely dumbfounded. What was going on? Even though it was pretty nice to look at.
"You... aren't you a bit too bold? I was just joking last time, you actually plan to watch this with me?"
Xu Mu looked at Zhong Qianqian and asked.
"Ah?"
Zhong Qianqian widened her eyes, her tone stammering, "You... you don't want to do... that... with me?"
"Do what, exactly?"
Xu Mu asked in confusion.
"I... Ah! I want to die, I'm going to jump off a building!"
Zhong Qianqian immediately slapped her hand onto the PC's power button, turning the computer completely off.
Her cheeks were flushed bright red, and tears were starting to well up. She quickly got up, jumped onto the bed, and covered herself with the quilt.
"What's wrong with you?"
Xu Mu walked over and asked.
"I..."
Zhong Qianqian gulped. Since things had already reached this point, she didn't bother hiding it anymore. "You gave me such a precious medicinal pill for no reason, and then said there was a good show coming up. I thought you wanted me to... keep you company."
"Holy crap! You really have a rich imagination. You've helped me so much, it's only right that I give you a pill."
Xu Mu said with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhong Qianqian's complexion returned to normal.
[Affection +20]
So she had misunderstood him all along; Xu Mu had never even thought about such a thing.
Thinking about it carefully now, Ye Chen was really far inferior to Xu Mu.
She had helped Ye Chen so much in the past and got nothing in return.
She had only helped Xu Mu a few times—and it wasn't even difficult—yet he had taken out such a precious pill for her.
How could the gap between people be so huge?
"No! This pill is too precious, I absolutely cannot accept it!"
Zhong Qianqian crawled out from under the covers again.
Even though she really wanted the pill, compared to its value, what she had done for Xu Mu was far too little.
"You're really interesting. Do I have to make you do something before you can take it with peace of mind?"
Xu Mu smiled and walked up to Zhong Qianqian.
"That's right! I can't accept a reward without merit, otherwise my conscience won't be at peace!"
Zhong Qianqian raised her hand and returned the pill to Xu Mu. "You can have me do a few more things for you, and then give me the pill."
"Then eat it first, and help me with things later."
Xu Mu said with a smile.
Hearing this, a wave of emotion washed over Zhong Qianqian's face.
[Affection +15]
"Xu Mu, you're a good person."
Zhong Qianqian took a deep breath and swallowed the pill.
Feeling the gradually strengthening power within her body made Zhong Qianqian feel a bit hot.
Suddenly, she felt as if she had broken through a barrier, her strength rising to a whole new level compared to before.
Zhong Qianqian looked excited. "I've entered the Hidden Energy stage! I've entered the Hidden Energy stage!"
Xu Mu looked at her cheering and jumping for joy, and couldn't help but shake his head. This woman was really easy to satisfy.
"Now I kind of want to go home and show off a bit!"
Saying this, Zhong Qianqian looked at Xu Mu with firm eyes. "Xu Mu, what do you want me to do? I'm going all out. As long as you don't ask me to die, I'll do anything."
"Are you sure?"
Xu Mu suddenly smiled. This Zhong Qianqian did have some capital.
"Yes!"
Zhong Qianqian nodded heavily.
"I want to drink milk tea, but without the tea."
Xu Mu said with a smile.
"Then I'll order you some lemonade..."
Zhong Qianqian was halfway through speaking when she suddenly looked down. "You... you want to..."
"Yes, I like to get my goods straight from the source, without letting middlemen make a profit."
Xu Mu said indifferently.
Zhong Qianqian's cheeks instantly turned bright red. She spat softly, "Tch! You're just a typical man in the end. I'll go wash up."
But for some reason, she actually felt a trace of joy in her heart, as it proved that her assets had a strong attraction to Xu Mu.
She remembered that Ye Tong's were quite a bit lacking compared to hers.
[Affection +5]
"Hahaha! No need, I'll put it on my tab and drink it next time."
Xu Mu waved his hand at Zhong Qianqian. "I'm leaving first, you don't need to see me out."
Zhong Qianqian was a bit surprised. Was Xu Mu just joking?
She followed behind Xu Mu and watched him leave.
Closing the door, her heart was still pounding wildly. She was fully prepared to do it, but he didn't want it anymore.
"This Xu Mu... is so annoying."
[Affection +10]
...
On his way back, Xu Mu received another call from Xu Ningbing, asking him to come over.
He arrived at the Xu Group.
Xu Mu took the elevator to the CEO's office.
Pushing the door open, Xu Ningbing was sitting in the boss's chair.
Sitting on the sofa to the side were two people, exactly Cui Yunshen and Qian Shan from yesterday.
Seeing Xu Mu, Cui Yunshen's expression turned somewhat hostile.
Xu Mu smiled and greeted him, "Isn't this Young Master Cui? How come you've chased me all the way here?"
"Kid! You're the one who played tricks yesterday, right?"
Cui Yunshen growled.
"What tricks?"
Xu Mu asked, feigning ignorance.
"Stop f*cking playing dumb. You were completely fine yesterday. Liu Lei personally told me that you blew the drug into his mouth."
Cui Yunshen continued, "And my bodyguard, you're the one who brought him to Liu Lei's room."
"It was me, so what?"
Xu Mu put his hands in his pockets, walked up to Xu Ningbing's desk, and sat on it. "Liu Lei tried to set me up, am I not allowed to teach him a lesson?"
"I knew it was you! Xu Mu, I will remember this insult. I swear right here and now, I will pay you back a hundredfold!"
Cui Yunshen said sternly, his face dark.
"Young Master Cui, I can't agree with that. How did I insult you?"
Xu Mu laughed.
"Didn't you just say that Liu Lei and..."
"That's right, I dealt with Liu Lei, but I didn't deal with you. I didn't even know where you were, so how could I deal with you?"
Xu Mu interrupted him. "Since things have come to this, I can't be bothered to hide it. I taught Liu Lei a lesson with Yan Baizhi's help. As for you, it was Yan Baizhi who sent people to make a move on you."
Hearing this, Cui Yunshen narrowed his eyes. This point was indeed suspicious.
How could Xu Mu, an outsider, be so clear about their plans?
There must have been someone helping him from behind. So it was that wretched girl, Yan Baizhi.
"Young Master Cui, this should be your phone, right?"
Xu Mu took out Cui Yunshen's phone and tossed it onto the sofa.
Cui Yunshen immediately caught the phone and at a glance saw the newest video, which was exactly of him and that Sister Wang.
"F*ck!"
Cui Yunshen felt disgusted just seeing the footage, and forcefully smashed the phone onto the ground.
"The man beside Yan Baizhi is my enemy. She deliberately approached us yesterday just to make you deal with me."
Xu Mu shrugged. "Your enemy is the Yan family, not us."
"Does she have a copy of the video from this phone?"
Cui Yunshen asked, pointing at the ground.
"No, I took this phone with me. They have no idea about your video."
Xu Mu spread his hands and said, "It's no use smashing the phone. I still have a backup."
"You are threatening me," Cui Yunshen said coldly.
"Just self-preservation. If you dare make a move against the Xu family, I'll release the video and completely destroy your reputation."
Xu Mu smiled and added, "However, if you take care of Yan Baizhi, I will delete the backup."

ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!

rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!

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.”

pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"