That night, Duke walked out of Su Qi Luo's room and returned to his own cat house.
After entering the cat house, Duke heard a series of purring sounds.
Following the sound, Duke saw Xiao Ha 13 lying on his back in his own dog kennel, with his head resting on the large bone that he had gnawed clean.
Seeing the dog in this state, Duke hooked over a nearby blanket with his paw and covered it over the dog's belly.
After finishing this, Duke carried a book of elixir formulas in his mouth, jumped onto the window sill, looked at the still bright moonlight outside, and also put this book of elixir formulas into the Black Cauldron to start refining it.
Duke, who had already shown Su Qi Luo his uniqueness, now had to do was to constantly become stronger, and change Su Qi Luo.
Children are the most innocent and sensitive at this time.
They can best feel who is good to them and who is not.
Although Duke had impure motives, if he treated Su Qi Luo sincerely, it would undoubtedly make her more dependent on Duke.
And there was now a shared secret between Duke and Su Qi Luo, which would make Su Qi Luo care for and rely on him even more.
In addition to this was constantly practicing and becoming stronger.
The founding patriarch of the Ganzhi Beast Control Sect was indeed a great talent, able to create cultivation techniques suitable for animals through reverse engineering the beast shape fist.
However, Duke currently only had this most basic cultivation technique, which was still not enough.
What he could do at this stage was to maximize the Tiger-Leopard Stance with the aid of the Black Cauldron, to make himself stronger.
With this thought, Duke also took out the freshly refined book pill, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it down.
After the book pill entered his stomach, a burst of ineffable heat also exploded.
Duke's figure changed, assuming the stance, his eyes dispassionate, and he began standing stances to temper his body.
In the deep of the night, the trembling cat's mouth and nose breathed out faint white steam, his chest and abdomen rumbled continuously, appearing rather miraculous.
...
The next day, noon.
"General, General, let's go to class!"
After finishing lunch, Su Qi Luo waved at Duke, and Duke also walked out of his cat house, yawning as he strode towards Su Qi Luo.
Bending down to pick up the white cat in her arms, Su Qi Luo, accompanied by servants, left Langya Palace and headed straight for XiuWu Pavilion.
Still traveling by boat, from Langya Island where Langya Palace was located, to the island where XiuWu Pavilion was located.
All the way, the small boat cut through the waves, water snakes swam ceaselessly alongside the hull, and Duke, held in Su Qi Luo's arms, looked up at the big sun hanging in the sky.
A question suddenly welled up in his heart.
What season was it now?
For some reason, there seemed to be no seasonal changes in the Su house, the climate was spring-like all year round, warm and comfortable.
Apart from this, there were rarely even clouds on ordinary days, let alone rain or wind.
It was very strange.
"General, we've arrived!"
Su Qi Luo's voice came, and Duke also pressed this confusion to the bottom of his heart, and looked ahead. Not far away, clusters of buildings on the island gradually became clear as the boat approached.
XiuWu Pavilion, arrived.
...
"Miss, be careful getting off the boat."
Su Qi Luo was about to get off the boat, when Autumn Water anxiously spoke. But Su Qi Luo was completely unconcerned. Her usual cultivation level was almost at the Flesh Tempering stage, even if she was hit in the face with a brick, she would be fine.
Let alone jumping from the boat to the dock.
"Autumn Water, go back, come pick me up again at dusk!"
Su Qi Luo instructed Autumn Water while standing on the dock, then holding Duke, she turned and left. Autumn Water watched Su Qi Luo's departing back and immediately called out, "Miss, study hard in class!"
Su Qi Luo did not respond to Autumn Water, but followed the dock all the way to the hall of XiuWu Pavilion.
After entering the hall, Duke discovered that some people had arrived before Su Qi Luo, including the chubby Su Xin Kuan from before.
Holding the cat, Su Qi Luo's eyes scanned the hall and said in a low voice to Duke, "Brother 13, they haven't come yet!"
Duke patted Su Qi Luo's arm and gave the little girl a look, signalling her to go out first.
After waiting in the hall for a while, Su Qi Luo turned and left the hall, which made Su Xin Kuan blink, wondering why his little sister seemed a little different today?
"General, what should we do next?"
Su Qi Luo held Duke and walked out of the hall. Duke looked left and right, patting Su Qi Luo's shoulder, and let out a meow.
Su Qi Luo blinked and guessed, "Do you want me to go find them somewhere?"
But Duke jumped out of Su Qi Luo's arms and landed on the floor. After turning left and right, he ran off following the scent.
Seeing Duke run away, Su Qi Luo hurriedly followed Duke's footsteps.
Before long, Su Qi Luo followed Duke to the latrine behind XiuWu Pavilion. Looking at the unpresentable place in front of her, Su Qi Luo frowned, "General, what are we doing here?"
Duke pointed at the toilet, then pointed at Su Qi Luo.
"You want me to wait here?"
Su Qi Luo tentatively spoke. Duke nodded repeatedly, you wait here, I'll go bring that little brat over to you.
"Alright!"
"I'll wait here then."
Su Qi Luo obediently waited in front of the latrine, but Duke shook his head and nudged Su Qi Luo, signalling her to go in.
"You want me to go in?"
Duke nodded again. Su Qi Luo said doubtfully, "Then I'll go in and wait, be careful General!"
Before Su Qi Luo could finish, Duke had already run off without looking back.
Watching Duke run away, although Su Qi Luo was puzzled, she still obediently went into the latrine and waited honestly for Duke to return.
...
On the dock.
A child wearing fitted workout clothes jumped from the boat onto the dock. As soon as he stood still, he said to the servant behind him, "Alright, you guys go back."
"Come pick me up later!"
"Yes, Young Master Du, be careful."
"Stop yammering, I'm going to class!"
Thirteen's Su Xin Du waved his hand dismissively, not wanting to say more, and strode towards XiuWu Pavilion. After just a few steps, he saw a white cat crouching at the end of the dock, watching him leisurely.
"This cat..."
"Brother Du, wait for me!"
Twelve's Su Xin Ling and Ten's Su Xin Xi, who often played with Thirteen's Su Xin Du, greeted Su Xin Du as they stepped onto the dock together.
"Brother Ling, Brother Xi, you're here!"
Su Xin Du nodded at the other two children. Su Xin Ling moved closer to Su Xin Du and asked curiously, "Brother Du, what were you looking at just now?"
"Do you see that white cat, isn't it little sister's?"
Su Xin Du pointed at the white cat ahead. After glancing at the white cat, Su Xin Xi directly said, "It must be hers. She's the only one who brings a cat to class."
"And I haven't heard of any cats or dogs living in XiuWu Pavilion."
"Brother Du, could it be you want to...?"
Su Xin Ling sensed Su Xin Du's intention. A cold smile appeared on Su Xin Du's face. "That girl snatched the spiritual dog I had reserved at the beast park before, I'm still upset these days. She dares to bring her cat here."
"So Brother Du means...?"
"Catch that cat, then slaughter it!"
A trace of fierceness unfitting for his age appeared on Su Xin Du's face. Hearing this, the other two children were also eager to try.
"I've never killed a cat before!" Su Xin Ling rubbed his fists and said, "Brother Du, how should we do it?"
"First catch that cat, then can't we do whatever we want with it?!"
Su Xindu finished speaking, and the three youngsters looked at each other before walking towards Du ke in unison.
The three didn't actively look at Du ke, instead chatting about other things as they slowly approached Du ke. Seeing the three mischievous kids drawing near with ulterior motives in their eyes, Du ke immediately narrowed his eyes.
Something was off!
In the next moment,
"Grab him!"
Su Xindu roared and the youngster recklessly pounced at Du ke with astounding speed, too fast for an average person to react.
However, felines possess far superior reflexes compared to humans. Even though these three kids practiced martial arts, they were still too slow for Du ke.
"Roar!"
With a raspy yell, Du ke leapt into the air right before Su Xindu's pounce, turning to run towards the well as he landed.
Having pounced at nothing, Su Xindu's hands touched the ground as he tumbled and fell.
"Chase him!"
Watching the white cat sprint away, the three kids hurriedly gave chase.
Keeping low as he ran, Du ke looked back to see the three in pursuit. He couldn't help but tug the corners of his mouth.
He was just thinking of an excuse to get them to chase him, and now they had saved him the trouble.
The three kids ran after him of their own accord.
"Cut him off!"
"That cat's heading towards the well."
"Heh, he's courting death. That area is deserted, we can finish him off and no one will know."
As the three kids chased the cat, another pair of eyes quietly watched.
"What are these kids up to?"
At the same time, Du ke had arrived at the well entrance. The cat lingering by the entrance glanced back at the three youngsters before directly slipping into the well.
"The cat ran into the well."
"He's seeking his own doom!"
"After him!"
The three kids entered the well, and upon doing so immediately saw Su Qiluo waiting inside.
"Little sister, what are you doing here?"
After sprinting hundreds of meters, Su Xindu looked composedly at Su Qiluo. Behind her, Du ke also appeared, eyeing the three kids maliciously.
Su Qiluo lowered her head to glance at Du ke. Du ke gave her an encouraging look.
Girl, don't be afraid!
With me backing you up, annihilate your peers!
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
