9 PM.
Gu Chenan saw that Hoshino Kannon didn't seem to have any movement, so he left the Xiao residence.
Under the dim streetlights.
Hoshino Kannon, dressed in a black lolita outfit, stood silently.
Ever since she stood there, it seemed like she had never moved, like a soulless zombie.
A sudden glance made her look quite like a terrifying female ghost from a horror movie.
Gu Chenan, with his hands in his pockets, walked towards the streetlight, his shadow stretching long.
"What are you doing?" Gu Chenan asked.
Hoshino Kannon raised her reddened eyes, glaring resentfully at Gu Chenan, "Preparing to kill her."
Taken aback by Hoshino Kannon's sudden look, Gu Chenan was startled.
[Sister, you've been standing here for two hours, haven't you changed your position even once? Aren't you tired?]
[Besides, if you're going to cosplay as a female ghost, at least change into a white dress and let your hair cover your face. Hey~ That would be authentic!]
"Didn't you say you weren't going to kill Xiao Jian? What's up, changed your mind again?" Gu Chenan raised his eyebrows.
"Not killing him." Hoshino Kannon shook her head absentmindedly.
"Then what are you doing here?" Gu Chenan was somewhat perplexed.
At that moment, Xiao Yajie walked out of the mansion, and Hoshino Kannon instantly raised her eyebrows, "Kill her!"
As she spoke, Hoshino Kannon's figure flashed towards Xiao Yajie at lightning speed, and at the same time, she had two slender sharp spikes in her hands.
Xiao Yajie's pupils dilated sharply, and she froze in place out of fear.
Hoshino Kannon's face twisted, and the spikes in her hands stabbed viciously towards Xiao Yajie's chest.
But just as the spikes were less than five centimeters away from Xiao Yajie, they suddenly stopped.
"What the hell are you trying to do?" Gu Chenan gripped Hoshino Kannon's wrists tightly and asked through gritted teeth.
Hoshino Kannon was momentarily dazed, turning to look at Gu Chenan, and the spikes slipped from her hands onto the ground.
"Gu... Young Master..." She turned to look at the trembling Xiao Yajie and hurriedly said, "No, it's not like that."
"Miss Xiao, quickly go inside, it's dangerous here."
After cautioning her, Gu Chenan dragged Hoshino Kannon by the wrist to the old Phoenix tree nearby.
With her back against the Phoenix tree, Gu Chenan forcefully pinned his hands on the tree, glaring at Hoshino Kannon, "Speak, why did you try to attack Xiao Yajie, and what the hell is Lin Yu up to?"
Hoshino Kannon looked up at Gu Chenan and swallowed, "It's not..."
Before she could finish, Gu Chenan cut her off sternly, "Stop making excuses, spill it!"
Hearing this, Hoshino Kannon was taken aback, then suddenly grinned.
"Young Master, you seem so concerned about that Miss Xiao, do you two have an affair or something?" As she spoke, Hoshino Kannon smiled seductively and placed her hands around Gu Chenan's neck.
Gu Chenan forcefully shook Hoshino Kannon's hands off his neck and pointed at her, "Stop fooling around, spill it!"
"What do you want me to say?" Hoshino Kannon tilted her head and feigned a puzzled look.
"Don't play dumb, spill it."
Hoshino Kannon smiled slightly and whined, "Kannon doesn't know what to say~"
Hoshino Kannon's act of feigning ignorance infuriated Gu Chenan completely. He grabbed her throat and squeezed tightly, "Don't think I won't kill you!"
"Go ahead." Hoshino Kannon didn't resist, even using both hands to grip Gu Chenan's wrists, preventing him from letting go.
"You...!"
Gu Chenan gritted his teeth and persisted for a moment, but eventually let out an exasperated sigh and flung Hoshino Kannon's hands away, turning to leave, "Lunatic."
But after taking a few steps, he heard Hoshino Kannon say from behind, "Young Master, go on a date with me tomorrow?"
Gu Chenan turned his head, "Do you think that's possible?"
Hoshino Kannon hesitated, "Very possible. I want to go see a movie, it's no fun going alone... you know, I'm not familiar with life in Suhang and have no one who can accompany me."
"You were about to kill Xiao Yajie just now, and now you're asking me to go on a date with you. Are you really stupid or just pretending to be?" Gu Chenan asked.
Hoshino Kannon didn't seem to have heard what Gu Chenan said. After thinking for a moment, she said, "If you accompany me, I'll agree to one of your requests."
As she spoke, she slowly lifted the hem of her lolita dress, exposing the absolute territory above her knee-high socks and a glimpse of her black panties, "Any request is fine~"
"Heh."
Gu Chenan scoffed dismissively, "You think I'll still believe you?"
"What do I have to do to make you believe me?" Hoshino Kannon grew anxious.
Gu Chenan looked around, then smiled, "I'll ask you this, can you ensure the complete protection of the Xiao family for me?"
"Yes!" Hoshino Kannon nodded firmly, "As long as I protect the Xiao family thoroughly, you'll go on a date with me, right?"
Gu Chenan nodded, neither confirming nor denying.
"Got it, then I'll stay right here!" Hoshino Kannon exclaimed joyfully.
Gu Chenan took a few steps, then turned back, "It's a deal, you stay right here, no matter what happens, don't leave, even if Lin Yu comes looking for you or your little organization comes looking for you."
"You don't have to tell me!" Hoshino Kannon said arrogantly.
Gu Chenan returned to the Xiao residence and reassured the terrified Xiao Yajie before standing by the window again.
"Young Master, why isn't that woman leaving?" Ma Bing asked.
Gu Chenan shook his head, "Call all the security personnel from home to guard the Xiao residence, and you stay here and keep an eye on her too."
"Understood."
Gazing at Hoshino Kannon outside the mansion, Gu Chenan's brows furrowed slightly.
If Hoshino Kannon truly stayed put there, it would be better than her disappearing and reappearing erratically in her fits of madness.
If Gu Chenan had refused, Hoshino Kannon would have left this place and gone who-knows-where, and once Gu Chenan lost track of her whereabouts, there's no telling what chaos she might cause.
After all, this woman was a complete lunatic.
In hindsight, he should have just obediently sent her back home after their date.
He never could have anticipated that she would try to attack Xiao Yajie earlier.
His first thought was that Lin Yu had ordered her to kill Xiao Yajie, but upon careful consideration, that was completely impossible.
How could Lin Yu, with his womanizing personality, harm someone he considered his woman?
So this left Gu Chenan quite perplexed.
Hoshino Kannon and Xiao Yajie had no grudge against each other, did she simply intend to attack Xiao Yajie out of boredom after having had a full meal?
Gu Chenan didn't dwell on it too much. The martial artists of the Xiao family, along with Ma Bing and his bodyguards, could easily overpower Hoshino Kannon.
...
Soon, it was very late.
The gate opened, and Gu Chenan drove out.
Beep beep!
He honked his horn and rolled down the window, addressing Hoshino Kannon under the streetlight, "I'll come back tomorrow. If you truly intend to help me protect the Xiao family thoroughly, then thank you in advance."
Then Gu Chenan's tone changed, "But if you're planning any mischief, then you can try."
Hoshino Kannon folded her arms smugly, "You should start thinking about what to do on our date instead."
"This date will be an overnight one, and you're not allowed to go home at night!"
Gu Chenan nodded, rolled up the window, and drove away from the Xiao residence.
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
invincible power, Gu Changge transmigrates into a fantasy world, bound to a sign-in system that grants him cultivation rewards and various peerless treasures daily. While others struggle desperately to break through their cultivation realms, he has long since reached the pinnacle of the Great Dao, becoming a reclusive Emperor whose true strength even he himself cannot fathom. Originally planning to lie low and retire peacefully on Purple Bamboo Peak, the system suddenly issues a new task — take on disciples. With no other choice, Gu Changge casually picks up a few disciples: The eldest disciple, born with a War God Constitution, is thrown a copy of "War God Stratagems" by him, and ends up conquering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, becoming a peerless War God who sweeps across the cosmos. The second disciple, possessing a Chaos Sword Body, can break all techniques with a single sword, his swordsmanship unmatched throughout history. He points his sword at the heavens: "My master said, the sword and the man stand together. If the sword perishes... my master will give me another one." The third disciple, a reborn Empress who returns to her throne, her elegance and grace overshadowing all beings. And without anyone noticing, his own sect, the Qingxuan Sect, has become the number one sect on the continent. Looking at these unbelievably formidable disciples, Gu Changge, holding the "Primordial Purple Qi" he just signed in for, falls into deep thought: — Wasn't this supposed to be a peaceful retirement? How did I become the ultimate master?!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
