Chen Shuo only wanted to live a simple life with Su Xiyan, believing that the grudges and conflicts between other vampires and Demon Hunters had little to do with him.
After all, Chen Shuo's goal was quite simple: to reverse his bloodline as soon as possible and then live a shameless little life with the cold and beautiful school belle, Su Xiyan.
That was enough for him.
However, as the saying goes, "The tree desires stillness, but the wind keeps blowing."
The more one pursues a peaceful happiness, the more trouble comes knocking at the door.
Chen Shuo had a vague feeling that no matter how he tried to stay out of it, he would be dragged into the situation with the Demon King vampire coming to Su City.
Su Yuanying seemed to be holding back, his heart apparently concealing countless mysteries, but he wouldn't tell Chen Shuo.
At first, Chen Shuo wanted to ask, but later he felt it was better not to get involved!
All matters in the world can be resolved with two sentences:
The first: None of my damn business!
The second: None of your damn business!
Chen Shuo didn't want to be at the center of the whirlpool, so he had been keeping a low profile lately.
Time flew by quickly, and another week passed.
Su Yuanying seemed very busy this week, only calling Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan a few times to ask if the Demon King had shown up.
Even when Chen Shuo deliberately asked about the vampire Demon King, Su Yuanying avoided the topic.
Chen Shuo couldn't help but complain to Su Xiyan: "Is your dad always this concerned about saving face?"
"If he can't handle the Demon King, he could tell me! After all, I'm a... a Demon King too, I'm sure I could help, right?"
Su Xiyan replied: "My dad has always been like this, trying to solve everything by himself."
"Besides, my dad thinks you have more important things to do."
Chen Shuo was full of question marks: "Hmm?"
"What could be more important than catching the Demon King?"
Su Xiyan: "Of course there is! My dad's intention is very clear, he wants you to protect me well!"
Chen Shuo didn't react immediately, pointing at himself: "You're a Demon Hunter, and you need me to protect you?"
"Could it be that your dad already knows about my strength?"
Su Xiyan: "Yeah, he probably knows the gist of it! Even if you don't say it, with his experience, he's already guessed eight or nine out of ten."
"Chen Shuo, you have to understand, my dad has been in a high position for a long time, and he's very smart."
"We have no secrets in front of him."
Chen Shuo outwardly agreed with Su Xiyan's words, even praising Su Yuanying.
But inwardly, he was quite pleased.
He thought to himself that not even Su Xiyan, who spent day and night with him, could fathom his secrets, let alone Su Yuanying!
This was his trump card, and he couldn't reveal it unless absolutely necessary.
Many familiar people knew Chen Shuo was strong, but they didn't know exactly how strong he was.
In the deep of night, after midnight, even the stars were too lazy to shine, hiding behind the clouds.
In the old town of Su City, because of plans for redevelopment, the original residents had all moved away.
Only cold streetlights illuminated the dilapidated old neighborhood. The factories that once burned the midnight oil were now just ruins overgrown with weeds, still flaunting their former glory.
Like an unwilling old man, clinging to his last breath, refusing to let go.
On the walls, large red circles contained the character for "demolish."
Excess paint dripped down the walls, looking very much like blood from a torn wound!
In this wasteland abandoned by humans, another species that couldn't bear the light was hidden—vampires.
Because the Demon Hunters in Su City were too strong, vampires had become their prey. In the eyes of Demon Hunters, vampires weren't even considered beings with equal rights, but merely stepping stones for Demon Hunters to level up.
Vampires could only eke out a living in places where sunlight couldn't reach.
However, recently, the vampires in Su City seemed to have seen the first ray of dawn!
Because! A Demon King had come to Su City!
The arrival of Demon King Xiao Mingchen was like a shot of adrenaline for the dying vampires.
It made the vampires who had lost hope gather together again, and even start discussing strategies to exterminate the Demon Hunters.
At this moment, Xiao Mingchen was wearing a long black down jacket, a knitted hat on his head, and behind black-framed glasses, a pair of hawk-like eyes were hidden. A dark red light flickered in his eye sockets.
The black down jacket paired with dark jeans and a pair of luxury brand trendy shoes made Xiao Mingchen look like a very fashionable middle-aged man who knew how to dress himself. If one didn't know he was a Demon King, they might think he was the most popular image spokesperson in the entertainment industry!
Xiao Mingchen sat casually in the center of the ruins.
Behind him was an old sofa abandoned by humans.
Xiao Mingchen's aura was so strong! Even sitting on a shabby sofa, he gave off an air of ruling the world!
The vampires below stood bowing, extremely respectful.
Each vampire's eye sockets flickered with a dim red light!
Finally, Su City had a Demon King to back them up!
The two older vampires standing at the front took turns reporting the situation in Su City over the past few years to Xiao Mingchen.
Xiao Mingchen listened with his eyes half-closed, expressionless.
Even when the vampires spoke with tears and snot, their tone full of hatred, Xiao Mingchen's expression remained unchanged, without any fluctuation.
After listening, the vampires below began to plot and scheme:
"Now we're not just a disorganized mob! We finally have a Demon King!"
"Why don't we take advantage of this time before the Demon Hunters have fully integrated with Su Yuanying and wipe them all out!"
"Yes! We've been wanting to avenge our fallen comrades for so long!"
"Lead us to kill all the Demon Hunters!! Kill, kill, kill!!"
...
The vampires seemed to be on an adrenaline high, willing to follow the Demon King to their deaths if asked.
The vampires, in their extreme excitement, only thought about quickly going with the Demon King to seek revenge.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Mingchen had other plans in mind.
Xiao Mingchen, who had been silent all this time, slowly opened his mouth and asked in a low, hoarse voice: "That one called Chen Shuo, I hear he's a traitor among vampires?"
At the mention of Chen Shuo's name, the vampires below burned with anger:
"Ptui!!"
"This Chen Shuo not only lives with a Demon Hunter called Su Xiyan, but he has also helped Demon Hunters hunt down our kind!"
"If we catch this traitor, I'll make sure to torture him good!!"
Xiao Mingchen remained calm:
"No rush,"
"If we want to exterminate all the Demon Hunters in Su City, this Chen Shuo is the key breakthrough point!"
"Don't act rashly before I give the order."
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
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.
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!
