Su Xiyan looked at Chen Shuo with utter disbelief: "Chen Shuo! Can't you be a bit more serious?"
"I'm already really worried, but you're still so carefree and nonchalant."
Seeing Su Xiyan's anxious demeanor, Chen Shuo couldn't help but pinch her delicate little face: "Don't worry! I'm the King of Ghosts, those vampire hunters and the like are nothing to me."
"Besides, don't I still have you? You'll protect me, won't you?"
After saying that, Chen Shuo wrapped himself in the blanket like a fuzzy caterpillar, rolling and curling up next to Su Xiyan, resting his head on her slender thighs.
Su Xiyan looked down, her long, fair fingers gently threading through Chen Shuo's hair.
Chen Shuo's hair was relatively short, and each strand had a rather stiff and coarse texture, completely different from the soft, silky feel of a woman's hair.
Is this what a man's hair feels like?
Su Xiyan found it quite novel.
Chen Shuo really didn't take those vampire hunters at Su Xiyan's sister's wedding seriously.
In Su Xiyan's eyes, he was the King of Ghosts.
But in reality, he had already completely transcended the realm of the Ghost Saint!
And with the system's blessing, those vampire hunters posed no threat to Chen Shuo at all.
However, he did enjoy Su Xiyan's concern for him.
In the middle of the night, after a tiring day, Su Xiyan didn't sleep but came specifically to tell Chen Shuo about her relative's identity as a vampire hunter.
This concern and trust warmed Chen Shuo's heart.
The feeling of being cared for is truly wonderful!
And being cared for by such a beautiful, aloof goddess is even better!
Chen Shuo leaned against Su Xiyan's thighs, surrounded by her scent.
The fragrance of her body wash, shampoo, and body lotion were all quite familiar to him. Combined with her favorite perfume, it formed a unique aroma deeply ingrained in Chen Shuo's heart.
"Alright, go to sleep now!" After sharing her worries with Chen Shuo, Su Xiyan was reassured by him and decided to return to her own room to sleep.
But Chen Shuo's head was still resting on her thighs.
Hearing Su Xiyan say she was leaving, Chen Shuo reached out and hugged her thighs.
"If you leave, who's going to keep my bed warm for me?"
"The weather's gotten colder again, dear lady, won't you lend me your embrace to keep me warm?"
"I'll return it to you next year when it's warmer."
Chen Shuo's eyes gazed at Su Xiyan, filled with a warm, gentle glow.
A handsome, sweet-talking little puppy brother with hidden talents - who wouldn't be charmed by him?
Su Xiyan felt she couldn't bear to reject Chen Shuo like this.
But she couldn't just easily agree, could she?
As the dating expert Cheng Xinran had said, never let a man obtain you too easily.
Anything obtained too easily would never be truly cherished!
Just as she was about to be mesmerized by Chen Shuo, Su Xiyan remembered Cheng Xinran's words and immediately snapped out of it.
Chen Shuo wants it, so she should just give in?
No way!
She wouldn't let Chen Shuo obtain her so easily!!
With that thought, Su Xiyan's eyes regained their former icy demeanor.
She pulled her thighs away from Chen Shuo's grasp, stood up, and straightened her fluffy robe: "Go to sleep early, and wake up early to make breakfast."
"Tomorrow morning, I want to have rolled pancakes and red bean porridge, so remember to wake up early to cook the porridge."
With that, she strode away with her long legs, swiftly leaving Chen Shuo's room.
Her cold, straight back disappeared outside Chen Shuo's door.
The door she closed with a bang resounded loudly.
Chen Shuo sat on the bed, feeling a chill sweep over him.
Without the warmth of the older sister's embrace, this autumn night suddenly felt bitterly cold.
Chen Shuo couldn't help but tighten his little blanket around himself, thinking that he really was too slow to react. Su Xiyan had already lain on his bed, but he failed to take any further action??
Didn't he say he'd let Su Xiyan take the initiative?
Chen Shuo, Chen Shuo, you really need to stay patient!
He imagined Su Xiyan's appearance when she couldn't resist taking the initiative, with a glimmer of what Su Xiyan called "garbage color" in his eyes.
Su Yuanying came to Su City and became the overall leader of the vampire hunters there.
The old factions that were still fixated on Tang Zhiyuan were now all under Su Yuanying's command, overwhelmed by her formidable and awe-inspiring presence.
It must be said that Su Yuanying's arrival brought an unprecedented unity among the vampire hunters in Su City.
Perhaps this was the power of personal charisma!
In the eyes of the other vampire hunters in Su City, Su Yuanying and Tang Zhiyuan were two completely different types of leaders.
Tang Zhiyuan advocated indiscriminate killing of all vampires, regardless of whether they were good or evil, employing an approach of total eradication!
But Su Yuanying had her own ideas. She advised her subordinate vampire hunters that, while protecting themselves, they could investigate the backgrounds of the vampires they hunted. If there were kind, harmless vampires who had never hurt anyone, they could be spared for her use.
As for what exactly she intended to use them for, Su Yuanying didn't elaborate.
Perhaps she was leaving a way out for that young man named Chen Shuo.
No one dared to question or challenge Su Yuanying's decision.
Only Su Xiyan and Cheng Xinran knew that Su Yuanying was a complete woman-obsessed maniac! For the sake of her daughter's lifelong happiness, Su Yuanying was willing to change some of the old rules for vampire hunters.
No one in Su City dared to question or resist her actions. However, in this era of the internet, Su Yuanying's decision soon caused a great stir among vampire hunters in neighboring regions.
This might just be a new trend!
The ancient pattern between vampire hunters and vampires was about to change once again!
The photos of Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan taken at the bridal salon were quickly displayed on various LED advertising screens in a loop.
Anyone who knew Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan recognized them in the ads.
Su Xiyan's car was taken for maintenance, so after school, instead of taking a cab, Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan walked shoulder to shoulder in the evening glow towards Sea Coast Apartments.
It had been a long time since they had taken a leisurely stroll like this together.
Su Xiyan's phone kept ringing non-stop, until she found it annoying and switched it to silent mode.
Chen Shuo asked, "Your phone keeps ringing, why don't you check it?"
Su Xiyan frowned, "The people I know are just too nosy."
"It's just an advertisement with us taking bridal photos, but so many people have nothing better to do than to ask about it?"
Chen Shuo asked curiously, "Ask what?"
Su Xiyan replied, "Of course, they're asking if we're actually dating! Some gossipy elders even asked when we're getting married."
Chen Shuo stopped in his tracks and looked at Su Xiyan earnestly, "Why don't we just make it official on our social media then?"
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
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.
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.”
