After finishing everything, Chen Shuo prepared to head home.
However, just before leaving, he was grabbed by Shen Xu, who didn't want to express gratitude, but rather...
Begged him to keep today's events a secret.
Although Chen Shuo was somewhat exasperated, he reluctantly agreed after Shen Xu's desperate pleading.
This guy already had a bad reputation, so why did he still care about saving face?
Did he think people wouldn't figure it out if Chen Shuo didn't say anything?
The cheap perfume smell on him was enough to explain everything.
Why would a grown man smell like a woman? Wasn't that obviously suspicious?
After saying goodbye to Shen Xu, Chen Shuo rushed back home immediately.
After this series of events, he needed to talk to Su Xiyan about the risks involved and warn her to be careful.
After all, they couldn't always be together, and if something happened when they were apart, it could be disastrous.
But as soon as he reached the front door, the brightly lit interior made Chen Shuo pause.
Su Xiyan usually left a light on for Chen Shuo, but never like this with every light blazing. This made Chen Shuo feel uneasy.
"Oh no, could it be..."
A bad feeling arose, and Chen Shuo didn't dare delay. He quickened his pace and hurried inside.
The moment he pushed open the door, his tension eased somewhat.
The scene before his eyes was Su Xiyan talking with her father, and beside them sat a person Chen Shuo didn't recognize.
This person was an elderly man wearing a Zhongshan suit, with white hair but a youthful face. Although his temples were graying, his eyes sparkled with vitality, exuding an air of vigor.
Moreover, at first glance, Chen Shuo could sense that the aura emanating from him was different from ordinary people. Even just sitting there quietly, he gave off an imposing presence.
This kind of aura was something even Su Yuanying didn't possess, which made Chen Shuo's gaze linger on him.
The old man clearly noticed Chen Shuo as well. While Chen Shuo was observing him, the elder stared straight back at Chen Shuo.
His eagle-like sharp gaze seemed to want to penetrate to Chen Shuo's very core.
Chen Shuo didn't hesitate and immediately activated his system to scan the person before him. What he discovered was shocking.
[Name: Xu Changjun, Age: 78, Level: Legendary Demon Hunter, Personality: Decisive, hates evil, shows no mercy when drawing his sword...]
Seeing these striking words, Chen Shuo's heart was filled with complex emotions. What he had expected had finally come, but he hadn't anticipated it would happen so quickly.
A Legendary Demon Hunter - Chen Shuo had always thought they only existed in legends. Seeing one in person for the first time made him feel somewhat surreal.
The man's personality also gave him some concern - hating evil and being decisive.
If he discovered Chen Shuo's identity, then...
Seeing Chen Shuo return, Su Xiyan quickly stood up to greet him: "You're back! Let me introduce you - this is Elder Xu, a senior from the Demon Hunters' Guild who just arrived from the capital."
"Hello, Elder Xu!" Chen Shuo nodded to Xu Changjun, maintaining a neither humble nor arrogant demeanor throughout.
Chen Shuo had no particular fondness for the man before him, but also no significantly negative impression.
He just didn't know why, but this person's appearance made him feel uneasy. Especially the strong Demon Hunter aura around him, which also contained the resentful energy of many slain vampires.
This was enough to prove that this man had killed countless demons, which was why he was shrouded in that resentful energy.
It's no exaggeration to say that just that hint of resentful energy could make ordinary vampires collapse in fear on the spot.
Fortunately, Chen Shuo was a Demon Saint. Although he could sense that aura, it didn't have much effect on him.
Under Su Xiyan's introduction, the old man also rose from his seat and walked directly towards Chen Shuo: "Young man, you're too polite. As Su family's son-in-law, you haven't disappointed me. You have both looks and bearing."
Xu Changjun's words were deeply meaningful, especially the way he sized up Chen Shuo, as if he wanted to devour him.
"Elder Xu, my son-in-law is shy around strangers. If he's impolite in any way, please forgive him," Su Yuanying quickly intervened, sensing the awkward atmosphere.
"Brother Su, look at you, getting all protective. I'm just having a simple chat, don't be so nervous," Xu Changjun said with a smile, but his gaze never left Chen Shuo.
"Not at all, have some tea, have some tea!" Su Yuanying continued to smooth things over, while Su Xiyan, also afraid that Chen Shuo's true nature might be discovered, stepped forward to play hostess.
"Grandpa Xu, this tea is this year's fresh Maojian, top quality. It's rare in the capital. You must try it while you're here. If you like it, I can have some sent to you when you return."
Faced with their attempts to change the subject, Xu Changjun remained unmoved: "No rush. We can drink tea anytime, but people... you don't get to meet them just any time."
"For some reason, meeting this young man gives me a sense of familiarity, especially the aura around him. It feels very familiar!"
Xu Changjun's sudden remark made the Su father and daughter break out in a cold sweat. They exchanged worried glances.
If Chen Shuo's identity was discovered by this man, the consequences would be unthinkable.
He was a Legendary Demon Hunter. Although Su Yuanying was half a step into the legendary realm, that half step was an enormous gap.
Even if father and daughter joined forces, they couldn't hold this man back for a moment.
Moreover, this Legendary Demon Hunter had even slain Demon Kings before. Although Chen Shuo was also a Demon King, he would have no chance against this man.
"Elder Xu, you're joking again. This is your first meeting, how could there be any familiarity? It's just that my son-in-law has a kind face," Su Yuanying tried to smooth things over again, but his words were completely ignored by Xu Changjun.
Xu Changjun stepped closer to Chen Shuo and even started sniffing him lightly.
This abrupt behavior made Chen Shuo instinctively step back, but he had barely moved half a step when Xu Changjun grabbed his shoulder: "Wait, why do you smell like a vampire?"
At these words, Chen Shuo's heart skipped a beat. In the next moment, the cold energy within his body condensed. He had made full preparations.
If the other party made a move, he would strike back immediately.
"Did you just have contact with a female vampire? At least a Half Ghost King level of power?"
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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!" "......"
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!
