After Fang Yuanyuan made her announcement, she left the training ground. The others still looked stunned, as if they hadn't recovered from what had just happened.
Although Fang Yuanyuan didn't explicitly say that Gu Chenan was more suitable for the position of one of The Twelve Owls, everyone understood the implication of her words.
Wan Ke swallowed and stood up as well. "Mr. Gu, from now on, you are an official member of The Twelve Owls. I will notify the other members of this later."
Gu Chenan raised an eyebrow, seeming surprised. "Just... just like that? No ceremony needed?"
"No need, but if Mr. Gu wants a ceremony, that's also possible," Wan Ke said with a smile.
"No need, this is fine," Gu Chenan said, waving his hand dismissively.
Wan Ke smiled lightly, then turned his gaze to Lin Yu.
"Mr. Lin, sorry for wasting your trip here. For now, please stay with the organization. The Chief will arrange a suitable position for you."
At this moment, Lin Yu was still in a daze.
His gaze was fixed on the unconscious Hua Liran on the ground. His arms no longer hurt, but instead, he felt the frustration of having a tantalizing position snatched away from him.
The organization had called to confirm his appointment as one of The Twelve Owls, but this damned Gu Chenan had interfered once again.
If he couldn't become one of The Twelve Owls, then he wouldn't have access to the resources needed to destroy the Gu family and gain the power to kill Gu Chenan.
And on top of that, Gu Chenan had already won over Hoshino Kannon!
The double blow felt like being struck by lightning. The scene before his eyes spun, and everything around him felt surreal, like a dream.
Why... why?
What had he done wrong that made Hoshino Kannon leave him for Gu Chenan?
And then Hoshino Kannon had recommended Gu Chenan to the organization, leading to him taking away Lin Yu's position as one of The Twelve Owls.
What was going on?!
"Mr. Lin? Mr. Lin?"
Seeing that Lin Yu hadn't responded for a while, Wan Ke walked over and called out to him twice.
The calls snapped Lin Yu out of his daze. He nodded, "I... I understand."
Wan Ke nodded, then turned to the right and gestured.
A few men in black suits came in carrying a stretcher. They placed Hua Liran on it and swiftly left.
The efficiency was quite professional, one had to admit.
"Alright, everyone can head back now. I'll notify you about the next steps later," Wan Ke said before leaving the training ground with a file folder in hand.
Was that... it?
Lin Yu sighed in disappointment. As he got up, he noticed the three Hawks standing nearby from the corner of his eye.
Suddenly, his brow furrowed.
Just a moment ago, those three had said many flattering words to him. Although they weren't exactly fawning over him, they were certainly trying to ingratiate themselves.
His position as one of The Twelve Owls had been taken by Gu Chenan, but if he could get on good terms with these three Hawks...
With their combined strength, could they not deal with Gu Chenan alone?
With this thought in mind, Lin Yu's lips curved into a smirk as he turned to face the three.
"We..." He began, but then his eyes widened in surprise.
The three Hawks had quickly approached Gu Chenan and Hoshino Kannon.
"Congratulations, Mr. Gu. From today onwards, we are colleagues. Please let us know if you need anything."
"Mr. Gu, to be able to defeat Sister Hua - your strength is truly astonishing!"
"Mr. Gu has really opened our eyes!"
Lin Yu stared in disbelief, nearly losing his balance as he took two steps back.
His hopes of forming an alliance with the three Hawks vanished as quickly as they had appeared.
In truth, the three Hawks had never held much affection for Lin Yu.
They simply didn't want the upstart Gu Chenan to become one of The Twelve Owls.
But after witnessing Gu Chenan's formidable strength in defeating Hua Liran, the three were left in awe.
Deep down, they knew they were no match for Hua Liran.
That meant Gu Chenan's abilities far surpassed their own by an unknown degree.
As such, they had no intention of continuing to curry favor with Lin Yu while disparaging Gu Chenan.
On the contrary, they were terrified at the prospect of Gu Chenan seeking retribution for their earlier attitudes.
Their best course of action now was to get closer to Gu Chenan.
And of course, getting closer to Gu Chenan meant getting closer to Hoshino Kannon as well.
Why not kill two birds with one stone?
Sensing Lin Yu's gaze, Gu Chenan looked up and met his eyes with a faint smile.
Lin Yu quickly averted his gaze, gritting his teeth as boundless hatred filled his eyes. Without a word, he stormed out of the training ground.
...
Suhang.
The Li Family Residence.
"Who... who are you?" Li Rufeng, his hair disheveled and clothes stained with blood, sat on the ground, using his hands and feet to inch backward as he looked at the three Hawks with murderous eyes before him.
Blood flowed like a river all around.
The fresh crimson liquid had turned the entire Li Family compound into a hellish landscape.
Li Rufeng's disciples and family members had been slaughtered, leaving only Li Rufeng barely clinging to life.
Seeing the pathetic state of Li Rufeng, the bespectacled Cao Mang seemed puzzled.
The organization had said that the Li Family killed Gong Fei, so three Hawks were dispatched to eliminate them.
But after taking action, the Li Family's strength proved to be shockingly lacking.
Aside from Li Rufeng and a few others who showed some ability, the rest were utterly powerless.
And even Li Rufeng and his group were far weaker than they had anticipated.
Did they really kill Gong Fei?
If so, how did they manage to kill Gong Fei?
"Please, spare me! I can give you a large sum of money, a massive fortune!" Li Rufeng pleaded, backing into the corner with nowhere left to retreat.
Cao Mang removed his glasses and used a cloth to wipe away the blood stains before putting them back on.
"Money? Hah." He let out a cold laugh. "We can burn it for you."
Li Rufeng was horrified by his words. "Who sent you? Was it Gu Chenan?"
"Tell that young master Gu that I, Li Rufeng, made a mistake before. I apologize to him!"
"If he spares my life, I will immediately leave Suhang and never return!"
Hearing this, the three Hawks exchanged glances.
"Excuse me for interrupting," the middle-aged woman stepped forward. "Who is Gu Chenan?"
"Gu..." Li Rufeng froze.
They weren't sent by Gu Chenan?
Then who else could it be?
The Li Family had no other enemies aside from Gu Chenan!
"Enough talk. Let me take action. Gong Fei was a good brother of mine, so allow me to avenge him," Cao Mang said, his eyes narrowing.
Gong Fei?
Li Rufeng's eyes widened in realization.
That name sounded so familiar...
He lowered his gaze, deep in thought, then suddenly looked up in shock.
"Everyone, it wasn't our Li Family who killed Gong Fei!"
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
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!
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
